A young woman in the Philippines, for example, wanted to share in the full-time ministry. However, she did not have a job to support herself. 	 E pelā mo se fafine i Filipaina telā ne manako malosi ke kau atu ki te taviniga tumau kae, ne seki ai sena galuega ‵togi mo ana tausi.


15 Today, such loving-kindness is a mark of God’s people. 	 15 I aso nei a te alofa tumau se fakailoga o tino o te Atua.


And if he happens to find it, I certainly tell you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety-nine that have not strayed. 	 E a, e se tuku ne ia a te iva sefulu iva mamoe i tafatafa o te mauga, kae fano o ‵sala a te mamoe ne galo?


However, the employee has an opportunity to express his feelings to the owner of the company, who is a kind, reasonable man. 	 Kae e maua ne te tino galue se avanoaga ke fakaasi atu ana lagonaga ki te pule o te kamupane, telā e atafai kae uiga faigofie.


Second, my children can learn honesty only if they see it in me.” 	 A ko te lua, e mafai o tauloto ne aku tama‵liki a te fakamaoni māfai fua e lavea ne latou me e fakamaoni foki au.”


How we appreciate the humility of the elders who do cooperate as a body! 	 Ko oko eiloa ‵tou loto fakafetai ki te loto maulalo o toeaina kolā e ga‵lue fakatasi e pelā me se foitino!


18 Some Christians in Timothy’s time apparently had similar thoughts. 	 18 Ne penā eiloa a mafaufauga o nisi Kelisiano i aso o Timoteo.


(1 Samuel 16:1–31:13) 	 (1 Samuelu 16:1–31:13)


Indeed, in 1943, when the war was at its height, two new schools were announced. 	 E tonu, i te ‵kiiga eiloa o te taua i te 1943, ne faka‵pula mai ei a te faka‵tuga o akoga e lua.


Are you benefiting from modern-day examples of faith in your congregation? 	 E mata, e maua ne koe a mea aoga mai fakaakoakoga o te fakatuanaki i ‵tou aso nei i loto i ‵tou fakapotopotoga?


In just one night, God’s angel destroyed “every valiant, mighty man” in the Assyrian army, so that Sennacherib was forced to return home humiliated. 	 I te po fua e tasi, ne tamate ne te agelu a te Atua “a sotia mo ofisa” o te kautau Asulia, tenā ne faimālō ei a Sanelivi ke toe foki ki tena fale mo te māsiasi.


If he sees that your words and actions spring from a good relationship with Jehovah, he may be more motivated to cultivate such a relationship himself. 	 Kafai e matea atu ne ia me i au pati mo au faifaiga e māfua mai i se fesokotakiga ‵lei mo Ieova, ka sili atu te fakamalosi ki a ia ke ati aka te fesokotakiga tenā i tena olaga.


(Prov. 29:22) One who is justified in expressing his displeasure must carefully control his anger to avoid damaging valuable relationships. 	 (Faataoto 29:22) A te tino telā e toka o fakaasi atu tena sē fiafia e ‵tau o pule faka‵lei atu ki tena kaitaua ko te mea ke mo a ma fakamasei ei a te fesokotakiga tāua.


[Blurb on page 23] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 11]


But I want you to be wise as to what is good, but innocent as to what is evil.” 	 Au e manako ke ‵poto koutou ki mea ‵lei, kae ke va‵lea ki mea masei.”


(Romans 7:21-25) Even so, his humility and honesty raise our respect for him rather than diminish it. 	 (Loma 7:21-25) Mai tena loto maulalo mo tena fakamaoni, ko gasolo aka foki ei o āva malosi tatou ki a ia.


(Acts 10:34, 35) We have many Scriptural examples that show how godly fear moved individuals to do what was right in various trying circumstances. 	 (Galuega 10:34, 35) E uke ‵ki eiloa a fakatakitakiga faka-te-Tusi Tapu kolā e fakaasi mai ei a te auala ne fakamalosi aka ei te mataku ki te Atua a nisi tino ke fai te mea tonu i taimi kese‵kese ne fakafesagai atu ei latou ki mea faiga‵ta.


Some scholars try to explain the miracles in the Bible as merely natural events that occurred without divine intervention. 	 E taumafai a nisi tino a‵koga o fakamatala a vavega i te Tusi Tapu e pelā me ne mea ‵tupu fua o te natula kolā e ‵tupu kae e se aofia te Atua i ei.


• What steps might we take to make our ministry more successful? 	 Ne a tala e fakaasi mai ei te fiafia i te tukuatuga o mea faka-te-agaga?


Therefore, pray for holy spirit, in line with Jesus’ words: “Keep on asking, and it will be given you; keep on seeking, and you will find; keep on knocking, and it will be opened to you. . . . 	 Tela la, ke ‵talo mō te agaga tapu, e ‵tusa mo pati a Iesu: “Akai atu, kae ka tuku mai ki a koutou; salasala atu, kae ke maua ne koutou; tukituki atu, kae ka ‵tala mai ki a koutou. . . .


After that Isaac sent them away . . . in peace.”—Gen. 26:26-31. 	 Ne fakatofa atu a Isaako ki a latou . . . mo te fealofani [io me ko te filemu].”—Kenese 26:26-31.


“Happy are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake.”—Matthew 5:10. 	 “Amutia a latou kolā e fakasauāgina i te amiotonu.”—MATAIO 5:10.


It was solidly based and Scripturally founded. 	 Ne fakavae eiloa te mea tenā ki te Tusi Tapu.


13 Jesus highlighted the close bond between the other sheep and the little flock in his parable of the sheep and the goats, included in his prophecy on “the conclusion of the system of things.” 	 13 Ne faka‵mafa mai ne Iesu te fesokotakiga ‵pili i te va o nisi mamoe mo te lafu mamoe foliki i tena tala fakatusa ki mamoe mo kouti, telā ne aofia i tena valoaga e uiga ki “te gataga o te lalolagi.”


21 Those who make obedience to Jehovah their way of life experience even now the fulfillment of Proverbs 1:33, which says: “As for the one listening [obediently] to me, he will reside in security and be undisturbed from dread of calamity.” 	 21 A tino kolā e faka‵logo nei ki a Ieova ka lagona ne latou te fakataunuga o pati i te Faataoto 1:33, telā e fai mai, penei: “Kae so se tino e saga tonu [fakalogo] mai ki a au ka maua ne ia te saogalemu. Ka tokagamalie tena olaga, kae seai se mea e mataku ki ei.”


He had been dead. 	 Ne mate eiloa tou tagata.


16 Paula was reared a Catholic, but by the time she was a young adult, she considered herself an agnostic. 	 16 Ne tupu aka a Paula i se kāiga Katolika. Kae i te taimi ko matua ei tou fafine, ne sē mautinoa i a ia me isi se Atua io me seai.


These were held in the woods, weather permitting. 	 Ne fai eiloa i te vao, telā e fetaui ‵lei eiloa mo te tau o te aso.


Recall that when Noah and his family emerged from the ark after the Flood, Jehovah told them: “A fear of you and a terror of you will continue upon every living creature of the earth.” 	 Masaua, me i te taimi ne ulu mai ei a Noa mo tena kāiga ki tua mo te vaka i te otiga o te Lolo, ne fai atu a Ieova ki a latou: “A manu vaefa katoa, mo manu eva, e pelā foki mo ika ka ola mo te ma‵taku ki a koutou.”


David, in turn, acknowledged that Jehovah had used her to restrain him from doing what would have made him guilty before God. 	 Kae ko Tavita, telā ne iloa ‵lei ne ia me ne fakaaoga ne Ieova tou fafine ke taofi aka ei a ia mai te faiga o se mea telā ka nofo sala ei a ia i mua o te Atua.


Would you awaken a doctor to ask him for help? 	 E mata, ka ‵fagu ne koe se tokita mō se fesoasoani?


Jesus said: “Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. 	 Ne fai mai Iesu: “A te tino telā e nofo mo aku fakatonuga kae fakalogo ki ei, ko ia tenā e alofa mai ki a au.


We are promised that Jehovah will always make available protection from things that can endanger our spirituality. 	 Ne folafola mai ki a tatou me i a Ieova ka tuku mai faeloa ne ia a te puipuiga mai i mea kolā e mafai o fakamasei ‵tou malosi i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


My bed was often a woven mat on a wooden floor. 	 E moe sāle au i se papa i luga i te fola laupapa.


What characterizes lionlike and cobralike persecution? 	 Ne a mea e ‵kese ei a fakasauaga e pelā me se leona fekai mo se gata?


Jesus was referring to the hope of everlasting life for his anointed followers in heaven and for others on earth. 	 Ne fakasino atu eiloa a Iesu ki te fakamoemoega ke ola ki te se-gata-mai i te lagi mō ana soko fakaekegina, kae ko nisi tino aka ko te ola i te lalolagi.


17 Peter, John, and James witnessed the transfiguration. 	 17 Ne molimau a Petelu, Ioane, mo Iakopo ki te ‵fuliga o foliga o Iesu.


Moreover, its literal rendering of the original writings has provided the basis for continuous progress in the understanding of divine truth. 	 E se gata i ei, a te ‵fuliga tonu o tusitusiga mua ne tuku mai i ei se fakavae mō te tumau i te gasolo atu ki mua a te malamalama o muna‵tonu mai te Atua.


You are cordially invited to come to a Kingdom Hall near you and hear such prayers for yourself. 	 E ‵kami atu koe ke vau ki se Kingdom Hall telā e pili atu ki a koe kae ke fakalogo koe ki vaegā ‵talo penā.


“At the funeral, the Anglican minister said that God needs good people and takes them early.* This angered me because we desperately needed our father. 	 “I te lotu o te fanoanoa, ne fai mai se faifeau o te lotu Anglican me e manako te Atua ki tino ‵lei kae puke fakavave ne ia latou.* Ne kaitaua au i te mea tenei me ne manakogina malosi ‵ki ne matou te motou tamana.


2 Jesus identified that helper and explained how it would assist his disciples. He told them: “These things, however, I did not tell you at first, because I was with you. 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki a latou, penei: “Ne seki fai atu ne au ki a koutou a mea konei i te kamataga, i a tatou koi ‵nofo tasi . . .


(Matthew 7:12) There is, however, a far more important reason for us to be forgiving. 	 (Mataio 7:12) Kae e isi aka foki se pogai e sili atu i te tāua ke maua te loto fakamagalo.


Christians today can and should make use of available legal provisions “in the defending and legally establishing of the good news.”—Phil. 1:7. 	 E mafai kae e ‵tau o fakaaogā ne Kelisiano i aso nei olotou saolotoga mai lalo i te tulafono ke “faka‵mautakitaki te tala ‵lei.”—Filipi 1:7.


Many there have found that nothing prevents them from taking a stand for Jehovah and symbolizing this by Christian baptism.—Acts 8:26-36. 	 Ko oti ne iloa ne tino e tokouke i konā me seai se mea e taofi aka ei latou mai te fakaasiatuga o te lotou tulaga mō Ieova kae ‵tau o fai penā mai te papatisoga faka-Kelisiano.—Galuega 8:26-36.


(Song of Sol. 1:2; 2:6) Christian marriage partners should treat each other with tenderness. 	 (Pese. 1:2; 2:6) E ‵tau o fakatau fakaasi atu ne se tauavaga Kelisiano a te uiga atafai.


(Matthew 24:13, 14; 28:19, 20) We need endurance to continue gathering together with our brothers, even though we may feel the weight of pressures from the world. 	 (Mataio 24:13, 14; 28:19, 20) E manakogina te kufaki ke tumau tatou i te maopoopo fakatasi mo ‵tou taina, e ui eiloa e lagona ne tatou te uke o fakamalosiga mai te lalolagi.


(Jonah 4:1-3) Why? 	 (Iona 4:1-3) Kaia?


What can we learn from reading the life stories of missionaries? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai te fai‵tau ki tala o misionale?


(John 11:11) Nevertheless, after some time each of these died again. 	 (Ioane 11:11) Kae ui i ei, ne toe ‵mate eiloa a tino konei mai tua ifo i ei.


9 As we greet our brothers at the Kingdom Hall and other places, we can pay attention to those whom we have not seen or with whom we have not spoken recently. 	 9 I te taimi e fakatalofa atu ei tatou ki ‵tou taina i te Kingdom Hall mo nisi koga, e mafai o ‵saga tonu atu tatou ki tino kolā e seki fetaui aka eiloa fakamuli tatou.


(Romans 1:16, 17; Colossians 1:5; Hebrews 10:39) Endurance and self-control are also vital. 	 (Loma 1:16, 17; Kolose 1:5; Epelu 10:39) E tāua foki a te kufaki mo te loto pulea.


(Rom. 10:14) You may not feel fully qualified to shoulder such a responsibility. 	 (Loma 10:14) Kāti e se mafaufau koe me e lava tou atamai ke amo se vaegā tiute penā.


But my spiritual brothers helped me to view things differently. 	 Kae ne fesoasoani mai oku taina faka-te-agaga ke maua ne au se kilokiloga ‵kese e uiga ki ei.


(Exodus 3:2, 7, 8) In this regard, God had work for Moses to do, but it had to be done Jehovah’s way. 	 (Esoto 3:2, 7, 8) Ona ko te mea tenei, ne manako ei te Atua ke fai ne Mose se galuega, kae ne ‵tau eiloa o fai ne ia i te auala o Ieova.


“Arguments and disrespect were the norm. 	 Ne fai eiloa a kinauga mo te sē āva mo fai ne mea masani.


If we allow our sense of urgency to fade, we may be unprepared to fend off attacks that come our way and may be caught unawares when Jehovah’s day finally arrives. 	 Kafai e talia ne tatou ke se tumau i te matapula‵pula, e mafai o se toka tatou o ‵teke atu ki mea kolā e fe‵paki mo tatou kae ‵poi tatou me ko oko mai te aso o Ieova.


11 Spiritual Israel would benefit greatly from guidance from God through his Son. 	 11 Ne maua eiloa ne te Isalaelu faka-te-agaga a mea aoga mai te takitakiga a te Atua e auala i tena Tama.


7 When Esau and Jacob were 15 years old, their grandfather Abraham died, but Jehovah’s promise to Abraham did not die. 	 7 I te taimi ko 15 ei tausaga o Esau mo Iakopo te ma‵tua, ne mate te lā tupuna ko Apelaamo, kae ko te tautoga a Ieova ki a Apelaamo ne tumau eiloa.


How extensive were the arrangements for singing in worship in ancient Israel? 	 E pefea te uke o fakatokatokaga mō te usuga o pese i te tapuakiga i Isalaelu mua?


(Exodus 5:19-21; 6:9) When the Israelites were leaving Egypt, they were alarmed to see Egyptian chariots in pursuit. 	 (Esoto 5:19-21; 6:9) I te taimi ne tiakina ei ne te kau Isalaelu a Aikupito, ne ma‵taku latou i te laveaatuga o kaliota a te kau Aikupito e ‵tele atu o afuli latou.


5 Admitting that marriage calls for adjustments, Cathy[1] says: “As a single sister, I was independent and took care of myself. 	 5 E uiga ki fakamafuli‵fuliga i te olaga avaga, ne fai ‵tonu mai a Cathy, [1] penei: “E pelā me se tuagane taka, ne pule loa au i aku mea e fai kae ne tausi eiloa ne au toku olaga.


Why should we not conclude that the way of the truth is too difficult? 	 Kaia e se ‵tau ei o fakaiku aka ne tatou me ko tō faigata te auala o te munatonu?


Paradise will be restored to this earth. 	 Ka toe fakafoki mai a te palataiso ki te lalolagi.


11 What about the moral climate of today? 	 11 Kae e a te tulaga o amioga i aso nei?


In a different process, blood may be directed to a machine that temporarily carries on a function normally handled by body organs (for example, the heart, lungs, or kidneys). 	 I te suā togafiti, kāti ka ave keatea te toto kae fakatafe atu ki se masini telā ka galue pelā mo nisi vaega o te foitino (e pelā mo te fatu, māmā, io me ko nonu).


The last book of the Bible, Revelation, describes this climactic event as “the war of the great day of God the Almighty,” to which “the kings of the entire inhabited earth” are being gathered together. 	 E fakamatala mai i te tusi fakaoti o te Tusi Tapu ko Fakaasiga, a te mea tenei e pelā me ko “te taua i te aso lasi o te Atua e o ia te Malosi Katoatoa,” telā ka fakamaopoopo ki ei a “tupu i te lalolagi kātoa.”


Once the load was placed on their head or shoulders, they could easily balance it with one hand “while the other hand was holding the missile.” 	 I te taimi e tō ei te amoga ki te ulu io me ko te tuauma, ko faigofie ei o fakapaleni aka te amoga tenā ki tena lima fua e tasi “ka ko te suā lima e pukepuke i te mea tau.”


He had a purpose in life, that of doing God’s will. 	 E isi sena galuega tāua ne fai i tena olaga, ko te faiga te loto o te Atua.


In August 1950, Jehovah’s Witnesses were banned in East Germany. 	 I a Aokuso 1950 ne fakatapu ei a Molimau a Ieova i Siamani ki Saegālā kae ne ‵pei te fia selau o tino, e aofia i ei a Frieda, ki falepuipui.


For example, Revelation 1:3 says: “Happy is he who reads aloud and those who hear the words of this prophecy.” 	 E pelā mo pati e fai mai i te Fakaasiga 1:3: “Amutia a te tino telā e faitau ki te tusi nei, amutia foki a latou kolā e faka‵logo ki te talaiga fakapelofeta.”


And God as righteous is testing out heart and kidneys.” 	 Me i a koe ko te Atua amiotonu, telā e fakamasino ne koe omotou mafaufauga mo omotou manakoga.”


How does making plans involve your heart? 	 E aofia pefea tou loto i te faiga o au palani?


(Read Philippians 3:13, 14.) 	 (Faitau te Filipi 3:13, 14.)


In 1993, Sharon wrote: “Feeling like an utter failure, I . . . plunged into a three-year period of deep depression. . . . 	 I te 1993, ne tusi mai a Sharon penei: “Ne nofo au mo te loto māfatia i tausaga e tolu, . . .


Remember, our Father will not consider us beyond hope if we humble ourselves before him. 	 Masaua, me ka taui mai ne te ‵tou Tamana i se taimi fakamuli a latou kolā e loto maulalo.


ANSWER: Under God’s Kingdom, the earth will become a paradise and faithful humans will enjoy perfect health, permanent peace, and endless life. 	 TALI: Mai lalo o te Malo o te Atua, ka fai a te lalolagi mo fai se palataiso, kae ka maua ne tino fakamaoni a te ola ‵lei katoatoa, te filemu tumau mo te ola se-gata-mai.


The words of Psalm 126:6 have proved true many times: “The one that without fail goes forth, even weeping, carrying along a bagful of seed, will without fail come in with a joyful cry, carrying along his sheaves.” 	 Ko oti ne fakamaoni fakafia mai a pati konei i te Salamo 126:6: “A latou kola ne tagi i te lotou ologa o ‵toki a fuataga, ka ‵foki mai mo te pese fiafia i te laku maiga o fuaga o te taukai.”


The Bible does not teach that we are helpless victims of our fleshly desires 	 Ne a fakaakoakoga ‵kese e lua kolā e fakaasi mai i ei te tāua o te ‵tele keatea mai i fakaosoosoga? 11.


Jesus’ words indicated that he was now introducing that new covenant, which would replace the Law covenant that Jehovah had established with Israel through Moses. 	 Ne fakaasi mai i pati a Iesu me ko kamata ne ia te feagaiga fou, telā ka sui ne ia te feagaiga telā ne fai ne Ieova mo tino Isalaelu e auala i a Mose.


10 While contemplating Christian dedication and baptism, some may wonder, ‘Why can I not worship God without dedicating myself to him?’ 	 10 I te taimi koi mafaufau ei koe ki te tukuatuga mo te papatisoga, e mafai o mafau‵fau penei a nisi tino, ‘Kaia e se mafai ei o tapuaki atu au ki te Atua e aunoa mo te tuku atu ki a ia?’


The people were about to bury the only son of a widow. 	 Ko fai o tanu ne tino te tama tagata e tokotasi eiloa a se fafine ko mate tena avaga.


Family heads today recognize that they have a Scriptural responsibility to provide for their family’s material needs. 	 E iloa ne ulu o kāiga i aso nei me e isi se lotou tiute faka-te-Tusi Tapu ke tausi atu ki olotou kāiga i te feitu faka-te-foitino.


They have been neglected and blinded spiritually by false religious shepherds. 	 Ne fakata‵mala kae ne faka‵kivi atu a tausi mamoe fakalotu ‵se ki a latou i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


What Can We Learn From a Criminal? 	 Se a te Mea e Mafai o Tauloto ne Tatou Mai i se Pagota?


From that moment on, Israel became a people dedicated to God, his “special property.” 	 Mai te taimi eiloa tenā, ne tukugina atu ei a tino Isalaelu ki te Atua e pelā me ko ana “tino ‵tonu.”


The Bible does not specifically state that the animal used in tempting Eve had previously had legs but lost them. 	 E se fakaasi tonu mai i te Tusi Tapu me ne isi muamua ne vae o te manu telā ne takitaki‵se ne ia a Eva.


However, most have done so only for a brief time and on a limited scale. 	 Kae ne fai fua ne nisi tino mō se taimi toetoe i se koga foliki.


Many people would be willing to accept any therapy that seems to offer immediate benefit, even a therapy having known health risks, as is true of blood products. 	 E fia‵fia a tino e tokouke ke talia so se togafiti telā e ‵lei fakavave i ei se masaki, ke oko ki togafiti tai fakama‵taku, e pelā mo te fakaaogāga o te toto.


Flight became increasingly difficult. 	 Ko gasolo aka eiloa o faigata malosi atu ke tiakina a Ielusalema.


When we finished the course, we were assigned to serve in the district work. 	 I te otiga te mā akoga, ne ‵tofi māua ke ga‵lue pelā me se ovasia o te atufenua.


20 “The faithful and discreet slave” regularly exhorts God’s people to stay spiritually vigilant and to keep their senses. 	 20 E fakamasaua mai faeloa ne “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto” ki tino o te Atua ke tumau i te matapula‵pula faka-te-agaga.


So virtually everyone who wants to understand God’s Word must read a translation of it—even those who know modern-day Hebrew or Greek. 	 Tela la, toeitiiti ko tino katoa kolā e maina i te Muna a te Atua e ‵tau o fai‵tau ki te ‵fuliga tenā—ke oko foki loa ki a latou kolā e iloa ne latou te ‵gana Epelu mo te ‵gana Eleni i aso nei.


[Pictures on page 16, 17] 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o ‵sala aka tatou ki uiga ‵lei o tino, kae e mafai pefea o fai tatou penā? 16.


When Israel fell captive to the Philistines, “in time Jehovah’s spirit started to impel” Samson to deliver Israel. 	 I te taimi ne ‵nofo fakapagota ei te kau Isalaelu mai lalo i te kau Filisitia, “ka ko te Aliki ne tuku atu ne ia” ki a Samasoni a te malosi ke faka‵sao a te kau Isalaelu mai i te kau Filisitia.


6 Before her romantic attachment led to adultery, Mary came to her senses. 	 6 A koituai o iku atu tena fiafai ki te mulilua, ne toe maua ne Malia se mafaufau ‵lei.


And be assured that the opportunity of life without end is really open to you. 	 Kae ke fakatalitonu atu me i te avanoaga e uiga ki te ola telā e seai sena gatamaiga e avanoa atu nei ki a koe.


Learn From Israel’s Salvation 	 Akoakoga Tāua Mai te Faka‵saoga o te Kau Isalaelu


“You must inculcate [God’s commandments] in your son and speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road and when you lie down and when you get up.”—Deuteronomy 6:7. 	 Kafai e ‵nofo koutou i otou fale, sa puli o fakamasausau faeloa a tulafono konā, pelā foki manafai e olo koutou ki se koga, io me manava koutou, pelā foki i taimi e ga‵lue ei koutou.”—Teutelonome 6:7.


Although many things have changed over the centuries, the essential aspects of conventions have not. 	 E tigā eiloa e uke a mea ne ‵fuli i senitenali ko ‵teka, kae ko feitu tāua o fono konei e seki ‵fuli.


Would the apostles tremble with fear before such an imposing and hostile assembly? 	 E mata, ka polepole te avā apositolo i te ma‵taku māfai e ‵tu laua i mua o se vaegā fono maluga penā, telā e ‵teke atu ki te lotou galuega?


(Mark 13:10) To that prophecy, Jesus added the command recorded in the final verses of Matthew’s Gospel: “Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you.” 	 (Maleko 13:10) Ne toe fakaopoopo atu ne Iesu te fakatonuga i fuaiupu fakaoti o te Evagelia a Mataio ki te valoaga tenā: “Olo atu koutou ki fenua katoa ke fai a tino i ei mo oku soko; papatiso foki latou i te igoa o te Tamana, te Tama mo te Agaga Tapu. Akoako atu foki latou ke faka‵logo ki mea katoa kolā ne fakatonu atu ne au ki a koutou.”


All of us thus speak and think in agreement, and this contributes to our unity. 	 Tela la, e ‵pau ‵lei a ‵tou pati mo mea kolā e mafau‵fau tatou ki ei, kae e fai i ei ke fealofani tatou.


(Matthew 10:32-37; John 15:20, 21) There are various reasons for this. 	 (Mataio 10:32-37; Ioane 15:20, 21) E kese‵kese a pogai e fai ei latou penā.


“First, go and gather all the feathers,” the wise man responded. 	 “Muamua la, fano o toe fakamaopoopo mai a ‵fulu katoa konā,” ko te tali a te tagata poto.


How might we provide consolation if we find it difficult to do so in person? 	 E mafai pefea o tuku atu ne tatou a fakamafanafanaga māfai e faigata ke faipati ‵tonu atu tatou ki te tino?


In 1997 one of the priests agreed to retire. 	 I te 1997 ne talia ne te faifeau e tokotasi ke litaea a ia.


How could they? 	 E mafai pefea o tali‵tonu latou?


Jehovah commissioned Jeremiah as his prophet to preach a message of judgment on apostate Jerusalem and Judah. 	 Ne ‵tau o folafola atu ne Ielemia a te fekau telā ka fakamasino ne Ieova ki ei a tino Ielusalema mo tino Iuta me i a latou e tapuaki ki atua ‵se.


Jehovah further says: “I proceeded to send before you Moses, Aaron and Miriam.” 	 Ne toe fai atu foki a Ieova, penei: “Ne uga ne au a Mose, Alona mo Miliama ke takitaki ne latou a koutou.”


(Matthew 12:49) He had not given up on them. 	 (Mataio 12:49) Ne seki ‵fiu tou tagata i a latou.


“But I realized that the counsel is from Jehovah, and he tells us only what is for our benefit. 	 Kae ne iloa aka ne au me ne aumai ne Ieova te fakatonuga tenā, kae e fakatonu mai fua ne ia a mea kolā e aogā ki a tatou.


When Jesus’ human parents went to Jerusalem some 40 days after his birth, they presented a sacrificial offering prescribed by the Law. 	 I te taimi ne olo atu ei a mātua o Iesu ki Ielusalema i se 40 aso mai tua o tena fanaumaiga, ne ofo atu ne laua se taulaga e ‵tusa mo te Tulafono.


While considering these, you can be certain of this: True Christians will never become victims of “apatheism.” 	 I te taimi e mafaufau ei ki ei, e mafai o fakamautinoa aka ne koe a te mea tenei: A Kelisiano ‵Tonu e se mafai o “sē fia ‵saga atu ki te Atua.”


Of course, with children the unexpected may happen at the most inopportune moments. 	 Kae e tonu la me e mafai o tupu fakafuasei se fakalavelave ki se tama‵liki i aso kolā e fai ei a fakatasiga.


We knew that we were going unless we were ill. 	 Ne iloa ‵lei ne matou me ka olo atu matou seiloga ko ma‵saki matou.


(See opening image.) (b) How did angels assist the governing body? (c) How did God’s Word guide the governing body? 	 (Ke onoono ki te ata i te kamataga.) (e) Ne fesoasoani atu pefea a agelu ki te potukau pule? (i) Ne takitaki pefea ne te Muna a te Atua a te potukau pule?


16, 17. In harmony with Psalm 37:7, for what is it now the time, and why? 16 The psalmist’s next words are: “Keep silent before Jehovah and wait longingly for him. Do not show yourself heated up at anyone making his way successful, at the man carrying out his ideas.” 	 16 Ne toe fai mai te faisalamo, penei: “Fifilemu kae fakatalitali ki te taimi e fai ei ne te Aliki a te mea e ‵tau o fai; sa manavase koe ki tino kolā e manuia, io me ki tino kolā e taunu ‵lei a fuafuaga ma‵sei a latou.”


30 Teach Your Children—A Secret You Can Tell Others 	 PESE: 75, 116 TE AOGA O MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA KONEI


19 It is easy to take for granted the musical accompaniment that we enjoy at our special assembly days, circuit assemblies, and district conventions. 	 19 Se mea faigofie ke se mafaufau ‵mafa tatou ki pese fakatagi‵tagi i taimi o ‵tou fono fakapito, fono i te fenua mo fono i te atufenua.


(Gen. 18:2-5; 19:1-3) Paul alludes to these examples in order to encourage the Hebrew Christians to show brotherly love by being hospitable. 	 (Kene. 18:2-5; 19:1-3) Ne fakasae aka ne Paulo a fakakoakoga konei ko te mea ke fakamalosi atu ki Kelisiano Epelu ke fakaasi atu te alofa fakataina mai te uiga talimālō.


Of course, what constitutes good manners varies from place to place. 	 E tonu, e kese‵kese a mea kolā e aofia i uiga āva i koga katoa.


When Israel listened to God, the nation received his blessing. 	 I te taimi ne faka‵logo ei a tino Isalaelu ki te Atua, ne maua ne latou ana fakamanuiaga.


Whom does this beast attack? 	 Ko oi e oso atu ki ei a te manu tenei?


(2 Pet. 3:11; 1 Pet. 2:12) We must have ‘love among ourselves.’ 	 (2 Petelu 3:11; 1 Petelu 2:12) E ‵tau o maua te ‘alofa i va o tatou.’


(Matthew 28:19) Some are raised by their loving Christian parents, who daily give them the opportunity to learn about God.—Deuteronomy 6:6, 7; Ephesians 6:4. 	 (Mataio 28:19) Ne puti aka a nisi tama‵liki ne olotou mātua Kelisiano, kolā e tuku atu ne latou a te avanoaga i aso katoa ki a latou ke tauloto e uiga ki te Atua.—Teutelonome 6:6, 7; Efeso 6:4.


In another psalm, David sang: “Let the sayings of my mouth and the meditation of my heart become pleasurable before you, O Jehovah my Rock and my Redeemer.” 	 I te salamo e tasi, ne usu mai a Tavita, penei: “Te Aliki, toku lafiga mo toku fakaolataga, ke talia mai ne koe aku muna mo oku mafaufauga.”


You Can Know Jehovah by Name 	 E Mafai o Iloa ne Koe a te Igoa o Ieova


JUNE 10-16, 2013 	 IUNI 10-16, 2013


Love for God and neighbor and the urgency of the Kingdom-preaching work move God’s people “to come forward . . . with a gift in hand for Jehovah” by making voluntary donations. 	 A te alofa ki te Atua, ‵tou tuakoi mo te fakavave o talai atu a te Malo e fakamalosi ei ke avatu ne tino a olotou “taulaga mo te lotomalie ki a Ieova mo te loto kātoa” mai te tuku atu olotou meaalofa.


Yes, it is Jehovah’s blessing that “makes rich”!—Numbers 16:13; Deuteronomy 4:5-8; 11:8-15. 	 Ao, ko te fakamanuiaga fua a Ieova e maua mai i ei te “maumea”!—Numela 16:13; Teutelonome 4:5-8; 11:8-15.


• Why is it important to make peace with an offended brother? 	 • Kaia e tāua ei ke faka‵lei tou va mo se taina telā e se fiafia ki a koe?


They were the only nation given God’s “word” and “his regulations and judgments.” 	 Ko latou fua te fenua ne tuku atu ki ei a “pati” a te Atua mo “tulafono fo‵liki mo fakamasinoga.”


Jewish Christians were already severely persecuted for abandoning their former religion. 	 Ka momea aka te uke o fakasauaga e maua ne Kelisiano māfai e talia ne latou a tino mai fenua fakaa‵tea kolā e seki pilitome ke fai pelā me ne taina o latou.


I also discovered heavy-metal music and started to dream of becoming a rock star. 	 Ne tuku faka‵sau atu foki au ki pese ko heavy-metal, kae ne kamata au o moemiti ke fai au mo tino usuusu takutakua.


12 In time, many of the children in that town grew up, got married, and settled down there. 	 12 Fakamuli loa ne ‵tupu aka a tama‵liki e tokouke i te fa‵kai tenā, ne avaga latou kae ne ‵togi olotou fale nofo i konā.


(Matt. 6:33) This means putting Jehovah’s standard of what is right and what is wrong ahead of human norms. 	 (Mataio 6:33) E fakauiga te mea tenei ki te fakamuamua ne tatou a tulaga o Ieova e uiga ki te mea tonu mo te mea ‵se i lō tulafono a tino.


As Paul says, Jesus instituted the Lord’s Evening Meal “in the night in which [Jesus] was going to be handed over” by Judas Iscariot to the Jewish religious leaders who pressured the Romans to impale Christ. 	 E pelā mo pati a Paulo, ne fakamanatu ne Iesu a te ‵Kaiga a te Aliki i te “po eiloa telā ne fakalata ei a [Iesu]” ne Iuta te Isikaliota ki takitaki lotu Iutaia kolā ne fakamalosi atu ki te kau Loma ke fakasataulo a Keliso.


(Ephesians 6:18, 19; Colossians 4:2, 3) How good it is that you mention fellow believers in your prayers, as Epaphras did!—Colossians 4:12. 	 (Efeso 6:18, 19; Kolose 4:2, 3) E pefea te ‵lei ke aofia i ‵tou ‵talo, a ‵tou taina tali‵tonu, e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne Epafala!—Kolose 4:12.


My grandfather played the violin and was the conductor of an orchestra that specialized in classical religious music. 	 A toku tupuna tagata e tātā i te violin kae ko te takitaki o se potukau usu pese i pese lotu.


Jesus’ compassion was evident when he resurrected Jairus’ daughter 	 Ne lavea faka‵lei atu a te alofa atafai o Iesu i te taimi ne fakatu mai ei ne ia a te tama fafine a Iailo


Jehovah, however, is perfect in the absolute sense. 	 Kae e ‵lei katoatoa eiloa a Ieova.


2 On his way home, the prophet unexpectedly met up with an old man from nearby Bethel. 	 2 I tena auala o foki ki tena fale, ne fetaui fakapoi a te pelofeta mo se toeaina mai i te fakai pili ko Peteli.


Therefore advertise, advertise, advertise, the King and his kingdom.” 	 Tela la, fakasalalau atu, fakasalalau atu, fakasalalau atu, a te Tupu mo tena malo.”


Honest people contribute to a climate of trust and confidence, which leads to healthy attitudes and promotes strong human relationships. 	 E fakamalosi aka ne tino fakamaoni a te avā uiga ko te talitonu mo te fakatuaga, kae e iku atu i ei ki manatu ‵lei mo fesokotakiga ‵lei i va o tino.


Jehovah Guides His People in the Way of Life, Mar. 	 E Takitaki ne Ieova Ana Tino i te Auala ki te Ola, Mati


Some parents grieve such losses intensely. 	 E fanoa‵noa malosi a nisi mātua i te galo atu o se pepe penā.


(Prov. 15:28) Consider how this proves beneficial when we face questions regarding employment. 	 (Faataoto 15:28) Mafaufau la ki auala e fakamaoni mai ei te aoga o te mea tenei māfai ko fakafesagai atu tatou ki fesili e uiga ki te galuega.


Are you proud of them, but at the same time, do you sometimes wish they were nearer? 	 E mata, e fakamatamata koe e uiga ki a latou, kae mafaufau foki koe ko te mea ke ‵nofo pili mai fua latou?


Even so, when we accept help, we want to do so in the right spirit. 	 Kae kafai foki eiloa e talia ne tatou te fesoasoani, e ‵tau o fai penā mo te kilokiloga tonu.


What part can discernment play in answering a taunt from a peer? 	 Kaia e manakogina ei a te loto malamalama i te taimi telā e tali atu ei ki fesili fakaitaita mai i se taugasoa?


Look under BIBLE TEACHINGS > BIBLE STUDY TOOLS. 	 Onoono ki tusi mai lalo i BIBLE TEACHINGS > MEA FAIGALUEGA MŌ TE SUKESUKEGA KI TE TUSI TAPU.


Is it merely a harmless game to put one’s trust in luck? 	 E mata, a te kemupolo se tafaoga telā e sē fakamataku ke tuku atu ki ei a te loto talitonu o te tino ke maua ei se manuia i se vaegā auala penei?


Such feelings give us some insight into what it means to walk with God. 	 E tuku mai ne vaegā lagonaga penā ke malamalama tatou i te uiga o te sa‵sale mo te Atua.


In addition, millions are killed by old diseases, including tuberculosis (TB), now operating in tandem with AIDS and other new diseases. 	 I tafa i ei, e lau i miliona a tino ne tamate ne masaki mua, e aofia i ei te tīpī (TB), e pelā foki mo te SELAMETE mo nisi masaki ‵fou.


(John 15:13) Can we imperfect humans imitate the love shown to us by Jehovah and Jesus? 	 (Ioa. 15:13) E mata, e mafai ne tatou, tino sē ‵lei katoatoa o fakaakoako ki te alofa ne fakaasi mai ne Ieova mo Iesu?


This is no mere dream, and no force in the universe can prevent Jehovah from making this hope a reality. 	 A te mea tenei e se se moemiti fua, kae e seai eiloa se malosi i te lagi mo te lalolagi e mafai o taofi ne ia a Ieova mai te fakataunuga o te fakamoemoega tenei.


(2 Corinthians 2:11) We know that he is making great efforts to distract us so as to slow us down in our service to God. 	 (2 Kolinito 2:11) E iloa ne tatou me e taumafai malosi tou tagata ke fai ei ke ‵sipa keatea ‵tou mata, io me ke fai ei ke faifai malie fua te ‵tou taviniga ki te Atua.


On the other hand, it is good for children to feel the undesirable consequences of wrong behavior. 	 Kae i te suā feitu, se mea ‵lei foki ke iloa ne tama‵liki a ikuga ma‵sei o amioga sē ‵lei.


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He was driven to the depths of poverty and despair. 	 Ne iku atu eiloa a ia ki te tulaga mativa kae puapuaga.


(Hebrews 10:26-31) How tragic it would be if you were to carry sin to that point! 	 (Epelu 10:26-31) Ma‵faga o mea fakamataku māfai e agasala tatou mo te iloa tonu!


He has determined exactly when the end will come. 	 Ko oti ne fakamautinoa mai ne ia te taimi o te gataga.


(Matt. 4:8-10) They refused to burn incense in honor of the Roman emperor. 	 (Mataio 4:8-10) Ne ita latou ma ‵sunu a mea fakama‵nogi e fakaaloalo ei ki te tupu o Loma.


The darkness will be completely dispelled, and faithful ones will be bathed in Jehovah’s light for all eternity. 	 Ka fakaseai katoatoa i ei a te pouliga, kae ka sikomia a tino fakamaoni i te mainaga o Ieova ki te se-gata-mai.


Because they were lukewarm, Christ was going to vomit them out of his mouth. 	 Ka luaki ne Iesu latou keatea mai tena gutu ona ko te mea e mafanafana fua latou.


15 Many have expressed appreciation for the outstanding benefits they are receiving from Jehovah’s organization. 	 15 E tokouke a tino ne fakaasi mai te lotou loto fakafetai mo mea aoga tu ‵kese ne maua ne latou mai te fakapotopotoga a Ieova.


No, for it was an expression of God’s love, which helped them to “go on growing in the undeserved kindness and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”—2 Pet. 3:18. 	 Ikai, i mea konā se fakaasiga o te alofa o te Atua, telā ne fesoasoani atu ki a latou “ke ola faeloa . . . i te alofa tauanoa mo te poto e uiga ki te ‵tou Aliki mo te ‵tou Fakaola ko Iesu Keliso.”—2 Pe. 3:18.


From the day of their child’s birth, parents should have the intent to make a disciple, assisting their child to become a dedicated, baptized servant of Jehovah. 	 I te taimi e fa‵nau ei latou, e ‵tau o maua ne mātua a te manakoga ke fai a soko, fesoasoani atu ki olotou tama‵liki ke fai pelā me ne tino tukugina atu, ne tavini papatiso a Ieova.


And why is it so pleasant to watch a graceful deer bounding along or a flock of sheep grazing in a meadow? 	 Kae kaia e fakafiafia ei ke onoono atu ki lanu kese‵kese o te nuanua io me ko te gali o te sulu mai o te masina mai i te lagi telā e ‵fonu i fetu?


19 The Devil knows that his time is short, and he intensifies his efforts to conquer us. 	 19 E iloa ne te Tiapolo me ko toetoe fua tena taimi, kae e fakauke malosi atu ana taumafaiga ke fakatakavale ne ia tatou.


8 Once, a rich young Israelite ruler asked Jesus: “What must I do to inherit everlasting life?” 	 8 E tasi te aso, ne fesili atu penei se tamataene maukoloa ki a Iesu: “Se a taku mea ka fai ke maua ei ne au a te ola se gata mai?”


22 A joyful welcome awaits those returning to Jehovah. 	 22 E faka‵tali mai eiloa te fiafia ki tino kolā e toe ‵foki atu ki a Ieova.


Where Is God? 	 Tefea Te Atua?


It seemed to him that he was always getting into trouble. 	 Ne foliga mai ki a ia me e ‵tupu faeloa a fakalavelave ki a ia.


In a tone of frustration, he asked: “Who are the responsible bearers of the gospel of the Kingdom?” 	 Ne fesili atu a ia i se leo kaitaua: “Ko oi a tino e ‵tau o folafola atu ne latou a te tala ‵lei o te Malo?”


In what ways can we show self-sacrificing love for our brothers? 	 I auala fea e mafai ei ne tatou o fakaasi atu a te alofa tonu mō ‵tou taina?


As the “Hearer of prayer,” Jehovah is pleased to listen to all sincere prayers. 	 E pelā me ko te Tino telā e ‘tali mai ki talosaga, e fiafia eiloa a Ieova ke fakalogo mai ki ‵talo katoa kolā e fai atu mo te fakamaoni.


Rather, the elder kindly points out the specific areas of concern and reviews the goals and procedures. 	 Kae e mafai o fakasino atu se toeaina atafai ki feitu tāua kolā e ‵tau saga tonu a ia ki ei kae toe fakamatala atu a mea e ‵tau o fai ne ia.


To do so takes effort and the displaying of Christian qualities, one of which is being yielding. 	 E manakogina a taumafaiga e uke ke fai penā mo te fakaasiatuga o uiga faka-Kelisiano, kae tasi mai i ei ko te loto malamalama.


What is involved in putting away abusive speech? 	 Ne a mea e aofia i te kalo keatea mai te pati ma‵sei?


Jehovah’s angel repeated the instructions he had given to Manoah’s wife. 	 Ne toe fakafoki atu ne te agelu a Ieova a fakatonuga kolā ne tuku atu ne ia ki te avaga a Manoa.


“An answer, when mild, turns away rage, but a word causing pain makes anger to come up.”—Proverbs 15:1. 	 “A te tali i te leo filemu e galo ei te kaitaua, kae kafai se tino e tali mo te leo malosi e fakatupu fua ne ia te kaitaua.” —Faataoto 15:1.


How unfitting for a Christian to display those characteristics! 	 E pefea te se ‵lei ke fakaasi atu ne se Kelisiano a vaegā uiga penā!


As a result, an increasing number of “other sheep” are now becoming worshipers of Jehovah. 	 E pelā me se ikuga ko oti ne fanaka ki luga te aofaki o “nisi mamoe” kolā ko fai pelā me ne tino tapuaki ki a Ieova.


• How should we prepare our heart to consult God’s Word? 	 E pefea te tāua o sukesukega totino mo te mafaufau ‵loto ki ei?


Others have moved to areas in their own countries where there is a greater need for Kingdom proclaimers. 	 Ko oti ne olo atu a nisi tino ki koga i olotou fenua eiloa kolā e manakogina malosi i ei a tino talai o te Malo.


“The truly wise woman has built up her house,” says Proverbs 14:1, “but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.” 	 E fai mai penei te Faataoto 14:1: “A fāfine ata‵mai e atiake ne latou a kāiga nofo lei, ka ko fāfine va‵lea e ofa ne latou te nofo ‵lei o olotou kāiga.”


When we do so, we promote unity in the family of Jehovah’s worshippers. 	 Kafai e fai tatou penā, ko fakamalosi aka eiloa ne tatou te ‵kau fakatasi i te kāiga o tino tapuaki o Ieova.


8 There are also many “little ones” among Jehovah’s people who have been taught Jehovah’s standards by their parents but who need to convince themselves of the rightness of his will. 	 8 E tokouke foki a “tama‵liki” i tino o Ieova kolā ne akoako atu ne olotou mātua e uiga ki tulafono a Ieova kae nei la e ‵tau eiloa o fakamaoni aka ne latou i a latou eiloa me e tonu te loto o te Atua.


(Read Jeremiah 24:1-3.) 	 (Faitau te Ielemia 24:1-3.)


2. (a) Why is it not surprising that people have become spiritually apathetic? (b) What danger does indifference pose to true Christians? 	 2. (a) Kaia e se ofo ei tatou i te se fia ‵saga mai o tino ki mea faka-te-agaga? (e) Se a te mea e fakamataku ei ki Kelisiano ‵tonu a te sē fia ‵saga atu ki mea faka-te-agaga?


Benefiting From Jehovah’s Sovereignty 	 Mea Aogā Mai te Pulega Sili a Ieova


Yet, during the conference several representatives grumbled about one prime minister’s remarks, which were said to be a hate-filled attack on the Jews. 	 Kae ne ‵musu mo te fāmeo a nisi sui i ei ki pati fatufatu a te ulu o te malo e tokotasi ki luga i tino Iutaia.


That was very helpful, and I continued to make spiritual progress. Though I was still struggling with my limited ability to communicate, my hearing friends were careful to make sure that I understood everything. 	 E ui eiloa koi taua malosi atu au ki toku vāivāiga ko te fesokotaki atu, e fakaeteete malosi oku taugasoa kolā e ‵logo olotou taliga ko te mea ke malamalama au i mea katoa.


Realistically, though, standing up for what is right will not always win praise from others. 	 E tonu, ka se fia‵fia faeloa a nisi tino māfai ko fai ne tatou a te mea tonu.


8 Consider an example. 	 8 Mafaufau ki se fakaakoakoga.


This is because maturity, as we have seen, is not internal or hidden, but it is marked by clearly discernible characteristics that can benefit and build up others. 	 Me i te matua, e pelā mo mea ko oti ne matea ne tatou, e se se mea i loto io me se mea ‵funa, kae e fakailoga ki uiga mateagofie kolā e mafai o maua i ei a mea aogā kae fakamalosi aka foki i ei a nisi tino.


But we need not try too hard to erase all signs of aging. 	 Kae e se ‵tau o taumafai malosi tatou o fakaseai katoa a failoga o te tulaga matua.


14, 15. (a) How did Jehovah mercifully care for his sinful people? (b) What do we learn from God’s dealings with his chosen nation? 	 14, 15. (a) Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Ieova a te alofa fakamagalo ki ana tino agasala? (e) Se a te mea e tauloto ne tatou mai i faifaiga a te Atua ki tena fenua filifilia?


How does he try to exert that influence on individuals? 	 E taumafai pefea a Satani o fakamalosi a tino taki tokotasi?


One reference work states: “The Jews, on their way into exile, were compelled to bake their bread in pits dug in the ground, so that their bread was mixed with grit.” 	 E fai mai se tusi e tasi penei: “I te taimi ne ave fakapagota ei latou, ne faimālōgina te kau Iuta ke tao olotou falaoa i poko kolā ne keli i te laukele, ne palutaki ei olotou falaoa mo one mo kilikili.”


1 Why? 	 1 Kaia?


13 Evidence of holy spirit. 	 13 Fakamaoniga o te agaga tapu.


(Jer. 17:9) Let us therefore learn from such accounts and be quick to reject wrong thoughts and desires. 	 (Ielemia 17:9) Tela la, ke na iloa ne tatou a akoakoga tāua mai i vaegā tala penā kae ke vave o ‵teke atu ki manatu mo manakoga ‵se.


The apostle Peter wrote to husbands: “Continue dwelling in like manner with [your wives] according to knowledge, assigning them honor as to a weaker vessel, the feminine one, since you are also heirs with them of the undeserved favor of life, in order for your prayers not to be hindered.”*—1 Peter 3:7. 	 Ne tusi atu te apositolo ko Petelu ki tāgata a‵vaga: “A koutou e tāgata, i te otou ‵nofo tasi mo otou avaga, e ‵tau o iloa ne koutou me vāivāi latou; tela la, e ‵tau mo koe o atafai ki ei mo te āva, me maua fakatasi ne koutou mo latou a te meaalofa a te Atua ko te ola. Ke fai ne koutou a te mea nei, ko te mea ke seai se mea e fakalavelave atu ki otou talosaga.”*—1 Petelu 3:7.


• Will your music be played at a reasonable volume? 	 • Ka se tō ma‵luga a pese kolā e faka‵tagi atu?


Better With No Religion? 	 E Mata, e ‵Lei Atu ke Seai ne Lotu?


How can we show that we are trying to maintain integrity? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu me e taumafai tatou ke fakatumau te ‵tou fakamaoni?


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God would raise up from Abraham’s family line an offspring who would bring blessings to all mankind. 	 Ne fakasae aka ne te Atua mai i te kāiga o Apelaamo se tamaliki telā ka aumai ne ia a fakamanuiaga ki tino katoa.


They feel as did the psalmist, who wrote: “How I do love your law! I ponder over it all day long.”—Ps. 119:97. 	 Ne ‵pau olotou lagonaga mo te faisalamo telā ne tusi mai penei: “Ko oko eiloa au i te fiafia ki tau tulafono.”—Sala. 119:97.


Differences can often be solved by our humbly covering over the matter in love 	 E mafai o faka‵lei sāle aka a kinauga mai te fakamagalo atu mo te loto maulalo ona ko te alofa


Reap the benefits of arriving early at meetings 	 Ke maua a mea aoga mai te oko vave atu ki fakatasiga


Every day, we face decisions small and great. 	 E isi faeloa ne fakaikuga, ‵lasi io me fo‵liki, e ‵tau o fai ne tatou i aso takitasi.


Of all of Jehovah’s servants, Jesus, God’s beloved Son, was surely the foremost target of Satan. 	 Mai tavini katoa a Ieova, ne saga malosi atu a Satani ki te Tama fagasele a te Atua ko Iesu.


I began reading the Bible in my last year of high school, and it took me about two years to read it completely. 	 Ne kamata au o faitau ki te Tusi Tapu i toku tausaga fakaoti i te akoga maluga, kae nofo ki te lua tausaga ne faitau ei ne au te Tusi Tapu kātoa.


In 2000, it was purchased by a Swiss antiquities dealer. 	 I te tausaga e 2,000, ne ‵togi ei ne te tino faipisinisi mai Switzerland a te tusi.


Trust in Jehovah With All Your Heart 	 Talitonu ki a Ieova mo Tou Loto Kātoa


(Job 21:7-13; Ps. 37:1; Jer. 12:1; Hab. 1:1-4, 13) Indeed, all who desire to serve Jehovah must come to grips with and accept the answer to this problem: Is serving and obeying God the best thing to do? 	 (Iopu 21:7- 13; Salamo 37:1; Ielemia 12:1; Sapakuka 1:1-4, 13) E tonu, a latou katoa kolā e ma‵nako o tavini ki a Ieova e ‵tau o mafaufau faka‵lei kae talia ne latou a te tali ki te fakalavelave tenei: E mata, a te tavini atu mo te fakalogo ki te Atua ko te ‵toe mea tāua e ‵tau o fai ne tatou?


10 As he did in Eden, Satan also today targets the inexperienced. 	 10 E taua atu foki a Satani ki a latou kolā e se lasi te lotou iloa i aso nei e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne ia i Etena.


Delphine did. 	 Ne fai penā a Delphine.


Bible translator Edgar J. Goodspeed explains that this forgery was “designed to give currency to the description contained in the painters’ manuals about the personal appearance of Jesus.” 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne te tino fulitusi o te Tusi Tapu, ko Edgar J. Goodspeed me ne fai a fakamatalaga ‵loi konā “ke fakasalalau atu ei a fakamatalaga i tusi a tino ‵lomi ata e uiga ki foliga o Iesu.”


Those gathered constitute “a mighty nation” of more than eight million happy people who “are rendering [God] sacred service day and night.” 	 A tino kolā e fakamaopoopo mai e aofia i ei se “atufenua malosi” o tino fia‵fia e sili atu mo te toko valu miliona kolā “e fai ne latou te taviniga tapu ki [te Atua] i te ao mo te po.”


They would no doubt have been amazed to see the fulfillment of those few words that we now read at Matthew 24:14. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua me ka ofo latou i te fakataunuga o pati kolā e faitau nei ne tatou i te Mataio 24:14.


16 As our love for Jehovah and for our Christian brothers deepens, we can more closely imitate Jehovah in the way we view others. 	 16 I te momea aka o te ‵tou a‵lofa ki a Ieova mo taina Kelisiano, e mafai ei o tai fakapili‵pili atu tatou ki a Ieova i ‵tou kilokiloga ki nisi tino.


(Matthew 6:31-34) They also earnestly try to reflect a Christlike personality, even under the most trying circumstances. 	 (Mataio 6:31-34) E taumafai foki latou ke fakaakoako atu ki uiga o Keliso, ke oko foki loa ki taimi kolā e fe‵paki ei latou mo toe tulaga faiga‵ta.


6. (a) What does the account about the miraculous catch of fish illustrate regarding the type of obedience that Jesus requires? (b) How can we imitate Jesus? 	 6. (a) E fakaasi mai pefea i te tala e uiga ki te mauaga fakavavega o ika a te vaegā fakalogo telā e manako ki ei a Iesu? (e) E mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu tatou ki a Iesu?


13 To whatever extent we are able to produce Kingdom fruitage, we will be moved to “go on and keep bearing fruit” when we keep in mind why we are doing so. 	 Kafai e masaua faeloa ne tatou te pogai e fai ei te galuega talai ka fakamalosi aka i ei tatou “ko te mea ke ‵fua mai ne fuaga, kae ke tumau” faeloa i ei.


One Christian evangelizer in Asia recalls a missionary from the eighth class of the Watchtower Bible School of Gilead. 	 E masaua ne te tino e tokotasi i Asia a te misionale tokotasi mai i te valu o vasega o te Akoga a te Faleleoleo Maluga mo te Tusi Tapu i Kiliata.


Earlier, Noah also began testing the environment to see if it was safe and habitable. 	 Mai mua atu, ne kamata a Noa o tofotofo aka me ko ‵lei te koga i tua ma nofo a tino i ei io me ikai.


For example, according to a headline in the Manila Bulletin, the Asian Development Bank reported that “Asia can eradicate poverty in 25 years.” 	 E pelā mo te nusipepa ko te Manila Bulletin, ne lipoti mai i ei ne te Asian Development Bank me “e mafai ne Asia o fakaseai katoatoa atu a te olaga mativa i se 25 tausaga mai mua nei.”


His assurance that the temple would be built must have brought hope to their tired hearts. 	 Kāti ne fakamalosi aka a fakamoemoega o tino loto vāi‵vai ne tena fakatalitonuga me ka toe faite te faletapu.


But Jehovah’s Witnesses do not make compromises to seek admiration or acceptance. 	 Kae e se gutugutulua a Molimau a Ieova ke maua a tavaega io me ke talia latou ne tino.


Overuse of alcohol can cause any of the following problems: 	 A te fakaaogaga ‵se o te kava e mafai o fakatupu ne ia so se fakalavelave mai lalo nei:


(Ex. 20:17) The angel who became Satan the Devil developed a covetous desire to resemble the Most High and to be worshipped. 	 (Esoto 20:17) Ne ati aka ne te agelu telā ne fai fakamuli mo fai a Satani te Tiapolo se vaegā manakoga kaimanako penā, ke fai a ia pelā me ko te ‵Toe Pule Sili kae ke tapuaki atu foki ki a ia.


Men of God Who Prefigured the Christ 	 Tagata o te Atua Kolā ne Fakaata Mai ne Latou a Keliso


With that in mind, let us examine how by recalling and meditating on your own experiences, you can maintain, refresh, and build on the love and the zeal you first felt for God and the truth. 	 Mai te masaua ne tatou te mea tenā, ke na iloilo aka ne tatou me mai te masaua mo te mafaufau ‵loto ki mea kolā ne ‵tupu ki a koe, ko mafai ei o fakatumau, fakafou kae ati aka ne koe te alofa mo te loto finafinau telā ne maua muamua ne koe mō te Atua mo te munatonu.


What may younger ones do to help their congregation be united? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne taina talavou ke fesoasoani atu ki olotou fakapotopotoga ke ‵kau fakatasi?


To illustrate: After too many drinks, a drunkard may be in a hilarious mood. 	 Ke fai se fakatusa: Mai tua o te inuga ki meainu ma‵losi e uke, kāti e mafai eiloa a te tino vale o katakata faeloa.


And how can we avoid becoming such a person? 	 Kae e mafai pefea o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai i te faiga tenā?


(Psalm 49:7) The first eight psalms of the second collection are attributed to the sons of Korah. 	 (Salamo 49:7) A salamo e valu muamua o te lua o vaega ne fakasino tonu atu ki tama tāgata a Kola.


1, 2. (a) Why is it encouraging to see families attending Christian meetings together? (b) What are some challenges that families face in order to get to meetings on time? 	 1, 2. (a) Kaia e fakamalosi loto ei ke lavea atu me e ‵kau atu a kāiga ki fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano? (e) Ne a nisi mea faiga‵ta e fe‵paki mo kāiga i olotou taumafaiga ke oko atu ki fakatasiga mai mua o te taimi?


‘Humbling ourselves under the mighty hand of God’ will bring true exaltation.—1 Corinthians 1:26-31; 1 Peter 5:6. 	 Kafai ‘e loto ma‵lalo tatou mai lalo o lima ‵mafi o te Atua,’ ka fakamaluga ‵tonu aka i ei tatou.—1 Kolinito 1:26-31; 1 Petelu 5:6.


I will pay my vows to Jehovah in the presence of all his people.”—Ps. 116:12, 14. 	 I taimi e maopoopo ei ana tino katoa; ka avatu ei ne au ki a ia a mea kolā ne tauto au ki ei.”—Sala. 116:12, 14.


The entertainment industry has fed people’s imagination with horrific scenes of a coming “Armageddon.” 	 Ko oti ne faka‵fonu ne ata i tamunei, televise, mo vitiō a mafaufauga o tino ki mea fakama‵taku kolā ka ‵tupu i “Amaketo.”


‘Clothe Yourselves With Long-Suffering’ 	 ‘Ke Taofi ‵Mau Koutou ki te Kufaki’


Four Aspects of Cleanness 	 Feitu e Fa o te Tu ‵Mā


He ‘scatters’ knowledge as he gradually highlights just one Bible truth at a time and builds on it, taking into consideration the response of his hearer. 	 E “fakasalalau” malielie atu ne ia te poto i te faka‵mafa atu fua o se manatu tonu e tasi mai te Tusi Tapu, kae saga tonu atu ki te tali a te tino fakalogologo.


The disciple James wrote: “The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, reasonable, ready to obey, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, not hypocritical.” 	 Ne tusi mai te soko ko Iakopo: “Kae ko te poto mai te lagi e tulaga muamua i te ‵ma, e filemu, e loto malamalama, e toka o fakalogo, e ‵fonu i te alofa fakamagalo mo fuataga ‵lei, e se fakailoga tino, e se amio ‵pelo.”


2370 Beginning of the Flood 	 2370 Taimi ne kamata ei te Lolo


Understandably, she has sometimes found it difficult to attend congregation meetings. 	 E maina tatou, me i nisi taimi e faigata ‵ki ke kau atu a ia ki fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga.


Delphine, mentioned earlier, recalls: “After my 18-year-old daughter died, the pain was so great that I did not believe that I would be able to continue living. 	 E masaua ne Delphine, telā ne taku mai muamua: “Mai tua o te mateatuga o taku tama fafine telā ko 18 ana tausaga, ne logo‵mae malosi au kae ne seki talitonu au me ka mafai o tumau au i te ola.


13. (a) What is remarkable about constellations? (b) How is it evident that scientists do not know “the statutes of the heavens”? 	 13. (a) Se a te mea e fakaofoofogia i ei a fakaputugā fetu? (e) E fakamautinoa mai pefea me e se iloa ‵lei ne saienitisi a “tulafono o te lagi”?


This requires that we set spiritual priorities and use our time wisely.—Ephesians 5:15, 16; Philippians 1:10. 	 E aofia i te mea tenei a te fakamuamua o mea faka-te-agaga mo te fakaaogāga faka‵lei mo te poto o ‵tou taimi.—Efeso 5:15, 16; Filipi 1:10.


Personal study of the Bible is the prime way we listen to Jehovah. 	 A te faiga o sukesukega totino ki te Tusi Tapu ko te auala muamua e fakalogo‵logo ei tatou ki a Ieova.


Yet, Asa basically did not deviate from God’s ways, for his heart was “completely devoted” to God. 	 Kae ne seki fulitua a Asa ki auala o te Atua, me ne tavini atu a ia mo te loto kātoa ki te Atua.


No doubt you, like many others, are attracted to the idea of living in a world with no more devastating disasters. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua me ‵pau eiloa koe mo nisi tino kolā e ma‵nako o ola i se lalolagi telā e se toe ai i ei ne fakalavelave ‵tupu fakafuasei.


This was the beginning of my mother’s interest in the truth. 	 Tenā eiloa te taimi ne kamata ei o fiafia toku mātua o sukesuke ki te munatonu.


Why do so many ask for something they cannot define? 	 Kaia e fakamolemole atu ei a tino e tokouke ki se mea telā e se mafai ne latou o fakamatala aka?


No, that has not been the case. 	 Ikai, e se tenā eiloa te mea e tupu.


(Genesis 1:28) To help us appreciate the infallibility of his purpose, consider the first prophecy recorded in the Bible. 	 (Kenese 1:28) Ko te mea ke mafai o malamalama tatou i te mautinoa o tena fuafuaga, ke mafaufau ki te valoaga muamua eiloa telā ne tusi i te Tusi Tapu.


Eventually, she took the children, left him, and went to live in Tahiti. 	 Fakamuli ifo ne ave keatea ne tou fafine a tamaliki, kae tiakina tou tagata, kae ne olo atu o ‵nofo i Tahiti.


Love, as it is described in the Bible, involves both the mind and the heart. 	 A te alofa telā e fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu, e aofia i ei te mafaufau mo te loto.


7 Christians today may face similar tests. Like Abram, we may feel pressure to put material interests ahead of theocratic concerns. 	 E pelā mo Apelamo, kāti e maua ne tatou a fakamalosiga ke fakamuamua a mea faka-te-foitino i lō mea tau te tapuakiga.


Why, some students begin seminary studies as believers in the Bible but graduate as skeptics! 	 Se mea fakapoi me ko oti ne kamata ne nisi tino olotou akoakoga i akoga maluga e pelā me ne tino tali‵tonu ki te Tusi Tapu kae iku mai e pelā me ne tino sē tali‵tonu ki ei!


As in Micah’s time, many now claim to serve God. 	 E pelā mo aso o Mika, e tokouke a tino i aso nei e fai mai me tavini atu latou ki te Atua.


What warning did Peter give regarding the last days? 14 The apostle Peter too demonstrated a sense of urgency. 	 I te lua o ana tusi, ne fakailoa mai ne ia me e isi ne tino fakatauemu i aso fakaoti—aposetate mo tino fakalotolotolua—kolā e pulea ne olotou manakoga ma‵sei, ka faka‵sae aka ne latou a fesili e uiga ki te fakatasi mai o Keliso.


This is the first of four occurrences of that phrase in the Bible, and these four passages can have a direct bearing on our future, even foretelling it. 	 Tenei loa te taimi muamua mai i taimi e fa e maua ei te tugāpati tenā i te Tusi Tapu. Kae e ‵valo tonu mai i fuaiupu e fa konā a mea kolā ka ‵tupu ki a tatou.


But what made Daniel come to Europe? 	 Kae se a te mea ne fai ei a Tanielu ke fanatu ki Eulopa?


But some Jews, and later many non-Jews, took note of these events and evaluated them correctly. 	 Kae ui i ei, ne ‵saga atu a nisi tino Iutaia mo tino tokouke mai fenua fakaa‵tea ki faifaiga konā kae ne fuafua aka faka‵lei ne latou te mea e ‵tau o fai.


The chief priests may have included the heads of the 24 divisions of the priesthood; prominent members of high-priestly families; and former high priests who had been deposed, such as Annas.—1 Chronicles 24:1-19; Matthew 2:4; Mark 8:31; Acts 4:6. 	 E mafai o aofia i faitaulaga pule a ulu o kāiga e 24 o te kau faitaulaga; tino tāua mai kāiga o faitaulaga sili; mo faitaulaga sili mua kolā ne tapale kea‵tea, e pelā mo Anasa.—1 Nofoaiga Tupu 24:1-19; Mataio 2:4; Maleko 8:31; Galuega 4:6.


They assigned us a weekly Bible reading, and we prepared questions and answers for meetings called Bible Bees. 	 Ne ‵tofi aka ne latou a matou ki te faitauga i te vaiaso ki te Tusi Tapu, kae ne fakatoka ne matou a fesili mo tali mō maopoopoga kolā ne fakatoka ne taina.


(Romans 13:9, 10) Love will move us to look for ways to work what is good toward others. 	 (Loma 13:9, 10) Ka fakamalosi aka tatou ne te alofa ke ‵kilo atu ki auala e mafai ei o fai ne tatou a mea ‵lei ki nisi tino.


With that simple statement, Jesus captured the essence of true generosity. 	 Mai te faipatiga faigofie tenā, ne fakamalamalama mai ne Iesu a te uiga o te kaimalie tonu.


We had cookouts and played games. 	 Ne kuka kae ‵kai matou i te tafafale o te fale kae fai foki motou tafaoga.


He might even become a praiser of Jehovah.—1 Peter 2:12. 	 E mafai foki o fai a ia mo fai se tino telā e tavae atu ki a Ieova.—1 Petelu 2:12.


WHEN discussing the future of man and the earth, the apostle Peter wrote: “There are new heavens and a new earth that we are awaiting according to his [God’s] promise, and in these righteousness is to dwell.” (2 Peter 3:13) A promise of “new heavens and a new earth” was originally given through the prophet Isaiah. 	 I ANA pati e uiga ki mea ka ‵tupu i aso mai mua ki tino mo te lalolagi, ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Petelu: “Ka ko te Atua, ko oti ne folafola mai ne ia te lagi fou mo te lalolagi fou, e nofo i ei a te amiotonu, kae tenei eiloa e fakatalitali tatou ki ei.” (2 Petelu 3:13) A te folafolaga e uiga ki te “lalolagi fou mo te lagi fou” ne tuku mai muamua e auala i te pelofeta ko Isaia.


(Daniel 2:44) In the Our Father, or the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus taught his disciples to pray: “Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth.” 	 (Tanielu 2:44) Ne akoako ne Iesu ana soko i te ‵Talo a te Aliki, ke ‵talo atu 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.”


You likely would not charge out of his office like a fireman on an emergency call. 	 Kāti ka sē tele fakavave koe ki tua mo tena ofisa e pelā me se tagata ‵ta afi ko tele ki se kalaga fakavave.


It is based on a higher principle. 	 Me e fakavae eiloa ki se tulaga tai maluga atu.


She overcame many tests and trials. 	 Ne manumalo a ia i tofotofoga e uke.


Christian parents wisely provide their children from infancy with a strong spiritual environment 	 E akoako atu mo te poto ne mātua Kelisiano ki olotou tama‵liki talu mai te taimi koi pepe ei se olaga faka-te-agaga malosi


Man-made national boundaries, which today in some sense mark every human as a foreigner, will no longer exist. 	 Ka se toe iai ne tuakoi o fenua kolā ne fai ne tāgata kolā e fai ei a tino taki tokotasi i aso nei e pelā me se tino fakaatea.


It is usually called the Sermon on the Mount. 	 E fakaigoa sāle ki te Lauga i Luga i te Mauga.


But as servants of God, they found true joy in keeping their integrity to him. 	 Kae e pelā me ne tavini a te Atua, a te fiafia tonu ne fai ei ke fakamaoni latou ki te Atua.


The Bible provides chronological information that allows for a careful count back to the beginning of human history. 	 E maua i te Tusi Tapu a te fakasologa o fakamatalaga kolā e mafai ei ne tatou o galue aka te taimi ne kamata ei te olaga o tino.


Because the neural tube in my spine failed to close completely, nerve damage has made it difficult for me to walk and has caused other serious health problems. 	 Ona ko ala paipa i toku ivi-tua ko sē ma‵pono ‵lei, ne fai ne te uaua masei ke faigata au o sasale kae ne māfua aka i ei a nisi masaki matagā.


Set Your Heart on Spiritual Treasures, June 	 Tuku Atu Tou Loto ki Koloa Faka-te-Agaga, Iuni


Jesus warned that a person who harbors smoldering wrath against his brother is committing a serious sin. 	 Ne fakailoa mai ne Iesu me i te tino telā e ita fakamoemoe ki tena taina ko fai ne ia se agasala matagā.


Thus, he is the only reliable guide as to what constitutes successful rulership. 	 Tela la, ko ia fua tokotasi te takitaki e fakatuagagina telā e iku manuia tena pulega.


STUDY ARTICLES FOR: JUNE 4–JULY 8, 2018 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA I A: IUNI 4–IULAI 8, 2018


(Psalm 86:5) Yes, if we repent of our sins and strive hard not to repeat them, we may benefit from Jehovah’s forgiveness. 	 (Salamo 86:5) E tonu, kafai e sala‵mo tatou ki ‵tou agasala kae taumafai malosi ke sē toe fai te mea tenā, ka mafai ei o aogā ki a tatou a te loto fakamagalo o Ieova.


And accepting discipline from Jehovah, as given by Christian elders, keeps us on the way to life.—Prov. 4:13. 	 Kae ko te taliaga o polopolokiga mai i a Ieova, e auala i toeaina Kelisiano, e fai ei ke tumau tatou i te auala ki te ola.— Faata. 4:13.


How does being slaves of God affect the decisions we make in life? 	 E pokotia pefea te ‵tou tulaga e pelā me ne pologa a te Atua i ‵tou fakaikuga e fai i te olaga?


(John 6:44) By means of the preaching work and by means of holy spirit, Jehovah is drawing sheeplike individuals, “the desirable things of all the nations.” 	 (Ioane 6:44) E auala i te galuega talai mo te agaga tapu, e takitaki ne Ieova ana mamoe, kolā e fai pelā me ne “koloa tāua” ki a ia.


The door to his organization is still open. 	 Koi tala mai te mataloa ki tena fakapotopotoga.


In other words, could you lose your money if the business fails? 	 I nisi tugāpati, e mata, ka ‵galo atu au tupe māfai ko mate te pisinisi?


From birth on, cerebral palsy robbed me of childhood joys.” 	 Talu mai taku fanaumaiga, ne taofi aka ne toku masaki i te faiai [cerebral palsy] a te fiafia telā ne ‵tau o maua ne au kae koi foliki ei au.”


And you have become her children, provided you keep on doing good and not fearing any cause for terror.”—1 Peter 3:3-6. 	 A koutou ko ana tama fāfine manafai e fai ne koutou te ‵lei, kae sa ma‵taku foki ki so se mea.”—1 Petelu 3:3-6.


“Stand Firm and See the Salvation of Jehovah” 	 ‘Tu Makeke ke Lavea Atu te Faka‵saoga a Ieova’


Instead, he wrote: “If any man is reaching out for an office of overseer, he is desirous of a fine work.” (1 Tim. 3:1, 4) “Reaching out” requires of Christian men that they develop a strong desire to work hard at acquiring needed spiritual qualities in order to serve their brothers. 	 I lo te fai penā, ne tusi mai a ia: “Kafai se tino e fia fai a ia mo [“toeaina i te fakapotopotoga,” NW], e manako a ia ki galuega ‵lei.” (1 Timoteo 3:1, 4) Kafai se tagata Kelisiano e “fia fai a ia” mo toeaina i te fakapotopotoga, e manakogina ke ati aka ne ia se manakoga ke galue malosi ke maua ne ia a uiga faka-te-agaga ko te mea ke tavini atu ki olotou taina.


(Matthew 6:9, 10; 24:14) Although not the possession of all people, Jehovah’s truth is available as a free gift to all who seek it, whatever their nationality, race, or cultural background. 	 (Mataio 6:9, 10; 24:14) E ui eiloa e se maina a tino katoa i te munatonu a Ieova, e tuku mai ne ia a tena munatonu tenā e pelā me se meaalofa ki tino katoa kolā e salasala ki ei, faitalia te lotou telega, fenua, io me ko te kāiga ne vau i ei.


(Ephesians 6:12) Paul urged Christians: “Put on the complete suit of armor from God that you may be able to stand firm against the machinations [crafty acts, footnote] of the Devil.” 	 (Efeso 6:12) Ne fakamalosi atu a Paulo ki Kelisiano: “Ke fakaeke ki luga i a koutou a meatau katoa kolā ne tuku atu ne te Atua, ko te mea ke mafai ne koutou o agai atu ki auala ma‵sei [togafiti, fakamatalaga fakaopoopo, “NW o te Tiapolo.”


Of course, when we disown ourselves, Jehovah becomes our Owner. 	 E tonu, kafai ko tiakina ne tatou a tatou eiloa, ko pule ei tatou ne Ieova.


This definition fits the context. 	 Tenā loa tena uiga i te fakamatalaga tenei.


By what means does Christ lead his followers today, and what is involved in walking as he did? 	 I auala fea e takitaki ei ne Keliso ana soko i aso nei, kae ne a mea e aofia i te ola i te auala ne ola ei a ia?


It may take time, patience, and perseverance. 	 Kati ka manakogina i ei a taimi, te loto kufaki, mo te loto ‵mau.


No human can cause God to put a limit on His mercy. 	 E seai se tino e mafai o fakatapulā ne ia te alofa fakamagalo o te Atua.


The true God felt regret in the case of the Ninevites; that is, he changed his intention regarding them. 	 E uiga ki Nineva, ne ‵fuli te mafaufau o te Atua tonu; tenā, ne ‵fuli ei tena fuafuaga e uiga ki a latou.


Make melody to the glory of his name. Render his praise glorious.”—Psalm 66:1, 2. 	 Ke usu pese atu koutou ki te ‵malu o tena igoa; tuku atu ki a ia te vikiga.”—Salamo 66:1, 2.


Not because he literally has a grotesque, ugly body. 	 E se ko tena uiga me e isi sena foitino fakamataku kae fakafoufou.


6 Since Jehovah, the Universal Sovereign, has always been exercising his power and mightiness, why is there a need for the Kingdom of God? 	 6 Ona ko te mea e fakagalue faeloa ne Ieova, te Pule Tafasili i te Maluga i te lagi mo te lalolagi, a tena ‵mana mo tena malosi, kaia e manakogina ei te Malo o te Atua?


“Put on the complete suit of armor from God that you may be able to stand firm against the machinations of the Devil.”—EPHESIANS 6:11. 	 “Ke fakaeke ki luga i a koutou a meatau katoa kolā ne tuku atu ne te Atua, ko te mea ke mafai ne koutou o agai atu ki auala ma‵sei o te Tiapolo.”—EFESO 6:11.


How does speaking the truth promote unity, and why is it difficult for some to be truthful? 	 E fakamalosi aka pefea ne te faipati ki te mea tonu a te ‵kau fakatasi, kae kaia e faigata ei ke fai‵pati a nisi tino ki te mea tonu?


Then we can express genuine appreciation for whatever comfort our brothers are able to provide, viewing it as coming from Jehovah.—Proverbs 12:25; 17:17. 	 Kafai e fai penā, ka mafai ne tatou o fakaasi atu te loto fakafetai tonu ona ko fakamafanafanaga e tuku mai ne ‵tou taina, me e iloa ne tatou me e mafua mai te fesoasoani tenā mai i a Ieova.—Faataoto 12:25; 17:17.


Consider the law given to Israel regarding the seizing of a man’s garment as security for a loan. 	 Mafaufau ki te tulafono ne tuku atu ki te kau Isalaelu e uiga ki te pukega o te gatu o se tuakoi e pelā me se puipuiga ki tena kaitalafu.


IS ARMAGEDDON A NATURAL DISASTER? 	 E MATA, AMAKETO SE FAKALAVELAVE O TE NATULA?


(Psalm 94:19) Let us consider some of these consoling statements from God’s Word that will help us to appreciate more fully that we are valued by God and that he will reward us as we continue to do his will. 	 (Salamo 94:19) Ke mafau‵fau nei tatou ki pati fakamafanafana i te Muna a te Atua kolā ka fesoasoani mai ke malamalama faka‵lei tatou me e fakatāua tatou ne te Atua, kae ka tuku mai ne ia ki a tatou te taui māfai e tumau tatou i te faiga o tena loto.


• Leaving shoes upside down brings bad luck 	 • A te tiakina atu fua o taka kae ‵fuli ki lalo e aumai ei te malaia


How do we react when we realize that the conflict seen in vision by Daniel—God’s war of Armageddon—is very close? 	 Ne a ‵tou mea e fai ona ko te mea e maina tatou me ko pili mai te fepakiga telā ne matea atu ne Tanielu—ko te taua a te Atua i a Amaketo?


José, who is in his 70’s and has served as an elder for decades, recently underwent extensive surgery. 	 A José, telā ko 70 tupu ana tausaga kae ne tavini atu pelā me se toeaina i te fia o tausaga, ne fai se ‵tipiga lasi eiloa ki ei.


They also confirm that the calm of Kingdom rule is near. 	 E fakamautinoa mai foki ne mea konei me ko pili mai eiloa a te pulega o te Malo.


[Blurb on page 8] 	 [Fakamatalaga o te Ata i te itulau e 8]


Are you making the most of your opportunities in God’s service? 	 E mata, e fakaaoga faka‵lei ne koe a avanoaga e uke e maua ne koe i te tavini ki te Atua?


What do you remember about it? 	 Ne a mea e masaua ne koe i ei?


She also read relevant Bible passages showing Jehovah’s ability to sustain his people during difficulties, and other helpful information. 	 E faitau foki tou fafine ki tala tai ‵pau i te Tusi Tapu kolā e fakaasi mai i ei a te atamai o Ieova ke fesoasoani atu ki ana tino i taimi faiga‵ta, mo nisi fakamatalaga fesoasoani aka foki.


3, 4. What is implied by our addressing Jehovah as “our Father”? 	 3, 4. Se a te uiga o te taku ne tatou a Ieova me ko “te motou Tamana”?


His words can give us guidance in this time of the end. 	 E mafai o tuku mai ne ana pati ki a tatou a takitakiga i te taimi tenei o te gataga.


There I met John O. (Johnny) Brehmer, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 I konā ne fetaui ei au mo John O. (Johnny) Brehmer, se tokotasi o Molimau a Ieova.


One way is to compare your thinking with that of the faithful ones of old, such as King David, who wrote: “To do your will, O my God, I have delighted, and your law is within my inward parts.” 	 E tasi te auala ko te fakatusatusaga o ou mafaufauga mo mafaufauga o tino fakamaoni i aso mua, e pelā mo te tupu ko Tavita, telā ne tusi mai penei: “Toku Atua, e fiafia au o fai tou loto! E tausi ne au au akoakoga i toku loto.”


What motivates individuals like Akinori and Mario to turn their life around and find true satisfaction and joy in living? 	 Se a te mea ne fakamalosi atu ki tino pelā mo Akinori mo Malio ke ‵fuli lā olaga kae ke maua se lotomalie mo te fiafia tonu ki te ola?


With that example of Israel in mind, it is not surprising that throughout the ages, government in the hands of humans who do not know Jehovah has failed to bring permanent good results. 	 Mai i te mafau‵fau ki te mea tenā, e sē se mea fakapoi me ne seki iku manuia a pulega a tino kolā e se iloa ne latou a Ieova i te fia o tausaga o aumai a ikuga ‵lei kae tumau.


As a result of this ongoing arrangement, many brothers and sisters made new friends and are determined to continue to widen out in their associations. 	 Ona ko te fai faeloa o te fakatokaga tenei, ne maua ne taina mo tuagane e tokouke a taugasoa ‵fou kae fakaiku aka ke tumau te aofia o nisi tino i olotou maopoopoga.


The apostle Paul noted: “Nearly all things are cleansed with blood according to the Law, and unless blood is poured out no forgiveness takes place.” 	 Ne fai mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “E ‵tusa mo te Tulafono, e faka‵magina a mea katoa i te toto; tela la, e seai se fakamagaloga o agasala, manafai e se fakamaligi te toto.”


(Matt. 19:9; Heb. 13:4) What, then, about separating from one’s marriage mate? 	 (Mata. 19:9; Epe. 13:4) Kae e a te mavae o te avaga?


(1 Corinthians 2:11, 12) Without divine help, we could never become genuine followers of Jesus and devoted worshippers of Jehovah. 	 (1 Kolinito 2:11, 12) E aunoa mo te fesoasoani o te Atua, e se mafai lele o fai tatou mo fai ne soko tonu o Iesu mo tino tapuaki tukugina atu o Ieova.


The only permanent solution is found at Revelation 11:18. 	 A te faka‵leiga tumau fua e tasi e maua i te Fakaasiga 11:18.


They were on their way to a convention at which Milan’s parents intended to get baptized. 	 Ne faima‵laga atu latou ki se fono o te atufenua telā ka papatiso i ei a mātua o Milan.


Jehovah is his name. . . . 	 ‘Te Aliki, a tou lima fakaatamai . . . e fatifati fakalikiliki eiloa ne ia ou fili.


For example, at Proverbs 22:7, we read: “He who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.” 	 E pelā mo te Faataoto 22:7, e fai‵tau tatou, penei: “Kafai e kaitalafu ne koe ne tupe mai i se tino, ko tena uiga a koe ko pologa i te tino ne kaitalafu koe i ei.”


“BECAUSE OF MY INTEGRITY YOU HAVE UPHELD ME” 	 “KE FESOASOANI MAI KOE KI A AU, ME E FAI NE AU TE MEA TONU”


That is understandable because customs and even legal requirements vary according to location and era. 	 E malamalama tatou i te mea tenā ona ko te kese‵kese o tuu mo aganuu mo tulafono a malo i koga kese‵kese mo taimi kese‵kese.


Says Psalm 32:8: “I shall make you have insight and instruct you in the way you should go. 	 E fai mai te Salamo 32:8: “Ka akoako atu ne au ki a koe te auala e ‵tau o fano koe i ei; ka fakatonutonu kae akoako ne au a koe.”


(Ephesians 1:20-22; Acts 2:32-36) Christ thus began to rule but in a limited sense. 	 (Efeso 1:20-22; Galuega 2:32-36) Tela la, ne kamata o pule mai a Keliso kae i se auala foliki fua.


(Genesis 3:1-7, 14, 15) Centuries would pass before those prophetic words were fully understood. 	 (Kenese 3:1-7, 14, 15) Ne ‵teka atu te fia o senitenali a koi tuai o maina ‵lei a tino i pati fakapelofeta konā.


• Why do we become slaves of God? 	 • Kaia e fai ei tatou e pelā me ne pologa a te Atua?


What did Isaac tell Jacob to do, and how may Jacob have felt? 	 Se a te mea ne fai atu ne Isaako ki a Iakopo ke fai, kae ne pefea a lagonaga o Iakopo?


In time, King David was forced to flee for his life. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne ‵tau o sola keatea a Tavita ma tamate a ia.


Her brothers are angry with her because the shepherd boy whom she loves has invited her to go for a walk with him on a lovely spring day. 	 E ita ana tuagane ki a ia me ko oti ne ‵kami tou fafine ne te tamataene tausi mamoe telā e fiafai a ia ki ei, ke olo laua o sa‵sale i se aso gali e tasi.


(Heb. 11:35) Sometime after the Kingdom’s birth in 1914, all such faithful anointed ones, who were sleeping in death, were raised to spirit life in heaven to share with Jesus in his rulership over mankind.—Rev. 20:4. 	 (Epe. 11:35) I se taimi mai tua ifo o te fanaumaiga o te Malo i te 1914, ne toe faka‵tu aka ei te kau fakaekegina fakamaoni kolā ne ‵moe i te mate ki te ola faka-te-agaga i te lagi ke pule fakatasi mo Iesu i tena pulega fakatupu ki tino katoa.—Fa. 20:4.


Our Responsibility as Children 	 ‵Tou Tiute e Pelā me ne Tama‵liki


These Bible Students and others like them were determined to serve Jehovah based on their understanding of love and loyalty. 	 Ne fakaiku aka ne Tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu konei mo nisi tino ke tavini atu latou ki a Ieova ona ko te lotou a‵lofa mo te fakamaoni.


Naboth, his sons, and their families will experience perfect justice when Jehovah resurrects the righteous ones. 	 Ka maua eiloa ne Napota, ana tama tagata, mo olotou kāiga a te fakamasinoga ‵lei katoatoa i te taimi e toe faka‵tu mai ei ne Ieova a tino amio‵tonu.


To share in it takes time, energy, preparation, training, and the use of personal resources. Yet, Paul also wrote: “Both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to wise and to senseless ones I am a debtor: so there is eagerness on my part to declare the good news also to you there in Rome.” 	 Ne toe tusi mai a Paulo, penei: “Au ne ligina ne taku feagaiga ki tino Eleni, pelā foki ki tino o fenua fakaa‵tea, tino ‵poto mo tino va‵lea: tela la, ko oko eiloa i toku fia folafola atu te tala ‵lei ki a koutou konā i Loma.”


(1 Chronicles 10:1–29:30) 	 (1 Nofoaiga Tupu 10:1–29:30)


Think of the immoral man in Corinth who went after “the flesh” and had to be disfellowshipped. 	 Mafaufau ki te tagata i Kolinito telā ne fai ne ia a amioga ma‵sei kae tautali atu i mea “faka-te-foitino” kae ne ‵tau o faka‵tea.


The go-between was a trustworthy servant who was devoted to Jehovah God, whom Isaac worshipped. 	 A te avefekau se tavini fakamaoni telā ne tavini katoatoa atu ki a Ieova te Atua, telā ne tapuaki atu foki ki ei a Isaako.


16 We must admit that it is not always easy to make a decision that shows good judgment, that is sensible, and that takes all factors into account. 	 16 E iloa ‵lei ne tatou me e se faigofie faeloa ke fai a fakaikuga kolā e fakaasi atu ei a faka‵tauga ‵lei, filifiliga ‵poto, mo mea katoa kolā e aofia i ei a ‵tou teuga.


Moses urged the Israelites to choose life ‘by loving Jehovah their God, by listening to his voice and by sticking to him.’—Deut. 30:19, 20. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a Mose ki te kau Isalaelu ke filifili ki te ola ‘mai i te a‵lofa ki a Ieova te lotou Atua, mai i te faka‵logo ki tena leo kae ‵piki ‵mau ki a ia.’—Teutelonome 30:19, 20.


Why do we long for the coming of God’s Kingdom? 	 Kaia e fakamoe‵moe ei tatou ki te oko mai o te Malo o te Atua?


15 Kindness is displayed when we show interest in others by means of friendly and helpful words and acts. 	 15 A te mataalofa e fakaasi atu māfai e fia‵fia tatou ki nisi tino e auala i ‵tou pati mo faifaiga aogā kolā e fai ki a latou.


First, he prays that his disciples be no part of Satan’s unholy world. 	 Te mea muamua, e ‵talo atu a ia ke sē fai ana soko mo fai ne vaega o te lalolagi a Satani.


Elihu’s words presented the wonderful prospect of everlasting life. 	 Ne tuku mai i pati a Eliu se fakamoemoega tafasili i te gali o te ola se-gata-mai.


We should also not overlook the struggle some have to forgive someone who has offended them or has sinned against them. 	 Ke mo a foki e manatu mā‵ma tatou ki te taumafai malosi o nisi tino ke fakamagalo atu ne latou se tino telā ne fakamasei ne ia latou io me ne agasala atu ki a latou.


What We Learn From Mary 	 Se a te Aoga o Iesu ki Tou Olaga?


First, there was the tithe. 	 Muamua la, ko te fakatokaga e uiga ki te tasi-vae-sefulu.


But both can bear in mind Paul’s loving advice to married Christians: “Do not be depriving each other of it, except by mutual consent for an appointed time, that you may devote time to prayer and may come together again, that Satan may not keep tempting you for your lack of self-regulation.”—1 Corinthians 7:3, 5. 	 Kae e mafai o masaua ne laua tokolua te fakamalosiga alofa a Paulo ki Kelisiano a‵vaga: “Sa ‵teke te manako o te suā tino ne te suā tino, seiloga eiloa ko ma‵lie koulua ke se fai mō se vaitaimi, ko te mea ke fakaaogā olua taimi konā mō ‵talo; ka oti ake la, ko fai ei alua faiga fakatauavaga, ko te mea ke se fai te olua sē mafai o kufaki mo mea e tuku atu ei koulua ki te fakaosoosoga a Satani.”—1 Kolinito 7:3, 5.


Rather than using them for selfish purposes, we want to use them in furthering Kingdom interests and in helping those in need. 	 I lō te fakaaogāga o mea konā ki manakoga kaima‵nako, e ma‵nako tatou ke fakaaogā a mea konā i te fakalauefaatuga o manakoga o te Malo kae ke fesoasoani atu foki tino kolā e ma‵nako ki se fesoasoani.


In order to avoid such calamities, a wise person takes note of the signs pointing to danger and acts accordingly. 	 Ko te mea ke ‵kalo keatea mai vaegā fakalavelave penā, e saga faka‵lei atu se tino poto ki fakailoga kolā e fakasino atu ki mea fakama‵taku konā kae gasuesue o fai a mea kolā e ‵tau o fai.


4 One way to demonstrate our trust in Jehovah is by turning to him in prayer. 	 4 A te auala e tasi ke fakaasi atu ei te ‵tou tali‵tonu ki a Ieova ko te ‵fuli atu ki a ia i te faiga o ‵talo.


I sit down and listen to what they have to say. 	 E sagasaga au ki lalo o fakalogologo ki olotou pati e fai mai.


“People of the nations that do not have [God’s] law do by nature the things of the law.”—ROMANS 2:14. 	 “E se maua ne fenua fakaa‵tea te Tulafono, kae kafai e fai ne latou a fakatonuga o te Tulafono i te loto lagona, ne tulafono mea konā ki a latou.”—LOMA 2:14.


How did Jesus emphasize that we should not look back in a figurative sense? 	 Ne faka‵mafa mai pefea ne Iesu me e se ‵tau o toe ‵kilo tatou ki tua i se auala fakatusa?


Jogbehah 	 Kipeona


He has made it possible for humans everywhere to learn and speak the one and only pure language. 	 Ko oti ne fakaavanoa ne ia i koga katoa te auala ke iloa ei ne tino katoa te ‵gana ‵ma eiloa e tasi.


One of the rulers might be called a warrior who built an empire. 	 E tokotasi te tino pule ne fai pelā me se toa telā ne fakatu aka ne ia se emupaea.


We are interested in helping all to come to an accurate knowledge of God. 	 E fia‵fia tatou o fesoasoani atu ki tino katoa ke maua ne latou te iloaga tonu e uiga ki te Atua.


17 Past mistakes. 	 17 Mea ‵se ko ‵teka.


(John 4:6) He did, however, become acquainted with the sicknesses of those to whom he preached. 	 (Ioane 4:6) Kae ne masani a ia mo masaki o tino kolā ne talai atu a ia ki ei.


(Matthew 24:30) Too late they will realize that no one can stand against Jehovah. 	 (Mataio 24:30) Ko tō talimuli te lotou iloa me e seai se nafa o Ieova.


16 Today, Jehovah guides us with his Word, the Bible. 	 16 I aso nei, e takitaki tatou ne Ieova ki tena Muna, ko te Tusi Tapu.


24 Teach Your Children—Rahab Listened to the News 	 SETEMA 28, 2009-OKETOPA 4, 2009 Ke Taofi ‵Mau ki te Kilokiloga a Keliso


(Read Romans 3:23.) 	 (Faitau te Loma 3:23.)


They hated unjust profit, which indicated moral strength that would prevent them from being corrupted by power. 	 Ne takalia‵lia latou ki togafiti fakaloi‵loi, telā e fakaasi mai i ei me e ‵tau o malosi ‵lei latou ke puipui ei latou mai te faka‵segofie ne te uiga ko te fia pule.


Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the modern-language New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. 	 A te Tusi siki mai te Kenese ki te Malaki ne siki mai katoa i te Tusi Tapu i te ‵gana Tuvalu fakatasi mo fakailoga kolā e fakaaoga sale i aso nei, Seiloga ke fakailoa atu me e se penā.


The foregoing facts show that humans have the capacity for doing good to others. 	 E fakaasi mai i mea konā me e mafai eiloa ne tino o fai a mea ‵lei mō nisi tino.


The more we learn about it, the greater our appreciation for Jehovah’s “wonderful” works will be. 	 Ko te uke o mea e tauloto ne koe e uiga ki ei, ko te lasi foki o tou loto fakafetai ki galuega “‵gali” ne fai ne Ieova.


Putting aside one’s selfish or mundane pursuits in order to do God’s will is indeed refreshing and restful. 	 A te ‵teke atu ki uiga kaiū io me ko fakamoemoega faka-te-lalolagi ko te mea ke fai te loto o te Atua e fakamalosi loto kae e maua foki i ei te filemu.


And Jehovah’s foremost Witness, the resurrected Christ Jesus, assured his disciples that he would back them up in this important work: “Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations . . . 	 Kae ko te Molimau tafa sili a Ieova, ko Keliso Iesu telā ne toetu aka, ne taku tonu atu ki ana soko me ka ‵lago atu a ia ki latou i te galuega tāua tenei: “Tela la, olo atu koutou ki fenua katoa o fai a tino i ei mo fai a soko . . .


May we, therefore, maintain integrity to Jehovah so that we can enjoy everlasting life in his promised new world and see the day when he will indeed have delivered the afflicted one permanently! 	 Tela la, ke na tumau tatou i te fakamaoni ki a Ieova ko te mea ke maua ne tatou a te ola se-gata-mai i te lalolagi fou telā ko oti ne folafola mai kae ka lavea atu ei ne tatou a te aso telā ka faka‵sao katoatoa ei ne ia a tino fakaa‵lofa!


Of what did Jesus warn, and how does this contrast with the actions of Jesus’ faithful followers? 	 Se a te fakailoaga ne fai atu ne Iesu, kae e ‵kese pefea a te mea tenei mo faifaiga a soko fakamaoni o Iesu?


To Be Forgiven, We Must Forgive 	 Ke Fakamagalo Mai, e ‵Tau o Fakamagalo Atu


Christendom’s Trinitarian God? 	 Ko te Atua Tolutasi Tapu?


I firmly believe that it is Jehovah’s will for me to be right here in Mandalay.” 	 E talitonu au me ko te loto eiloa o Ieova ke nofo atu au i Mandalay.”


As he was nailed, hands and feet, to a wooden pole and left to hang there while people reviled him? 	 I te taimi ne tuki ei ana lima mo vae ki te pou kae tuku ke tautau i ei ke fakatauemu atu a tino ki a ia?


He called me and said: ‘In Myanmar the basic transportation is the bus. 	 Ne telefoni mai a ia kae fai mai: ‘I Myanmar, a tino e masani loa o olo i pasi.


5 Why must we be willing to accept the need to wait for Jehovah to act? 	 5 Kaia e ‵tau ei o loto fia‵fia tatou o faka‵tali ki a Ieova ke gasuesue?


STUDY ARTICLES FOR: JULY 3-30, 2017 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA I A: IULAI 3-30, 2017


• why is it important to keep morally and spiritually clean? 	 • kaia e tāua ei ke tumau i te ‵ma i mea tau amioga mo te feitu faka-te-agaga?


10 In the Christian Greek Scriptures, we also read that resurrections took place in the presence of God’s representatives. 	 10 I Tusitusiga Kelisiano Eleni, e fai‵tau foki tatou ki toe‵tuga ne fai i mua o sui o te Atua.


12 An improper romantic relationship could develop at your place of employment. 	 12 E mafai eiloa o ati aka se fesokotakiga fakafamau sē ‵tau i tou koga galue.


What are some Bible truths that cause new Bible students to be joyful? 	 Ne a nisi muna‵tonu mai te Tusi Tapu kolā e fakafiafia atu ki tino ‵fou kolā e fai olotou a‵koga i ei?


19 “You young men and also you virgins,” entreats the Bible, “let them praise the name of Jehovah, for his name alone is unreachably high. 	 19 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Tamataene mo tamāfine . . . ke ‵viki atu katoa latou ki te igoa o te Aliki [ko Ieova]!


Wise King Solomon wrote: “When anyone is replying to a matter before he hears it, that is foolishness on his part and a humiliation.” 	 Ne tusi mai a te tupu poto ko Solomona: “Fakalogologo muamua koi tuai o fai tau tali. Kafai e se fakalogo mua koe ko tena uiga koe e supa kae valea.”


(Matthew 13:19-23) Others may respond later when conditions in the world or in their life change. 	 (Mataio 13:19-23) E mafai o ‵saga tonu mai a nisi tino māfai ko ma‵fuli a tulaga i te lalolagi io me ko olotou olaga.


Why can you be confident that your relationship with God will strengthen you? 	 Kaia e talitonu ei koe, me i tou fesokotakiga mo te Atua ka fai pelā me se fakamalosiga ki a koe?


For the most part, one hair seems just like the next, and no single hair seems to deserve our particular scrutiny. 	 Kae e pelā me e ‵pau katoa a lauulu, kae e manatu mā‵mā tatou ki te lauulu fua e tasi.


I began writing to her with news about the congregation, and she would write back to tell me of her success in the ministry in the Boston area. 	 Ne kamata o tusitusi atu au ki tou fafine o fai atu a tala o te fakapotopotoga, kae ne toe tusi mai a ia o fakamatala mai a te gali o tena galuega talai i Boston.


Korah was a Kohathite Levite, and he enjoyed many privileges, which likely included seeing the deliverance of the nation through the Red Sea, supporting Jehovah’s judgment against disobedient Israelites at Mount Sinai, and having a role in transporting the ark of the covenant. 	 E isi foki sena tusaga ne fai i te fakamasinoga a Ieova ki tino Isalaelu fakalogoga‵ta i te mauga o Sinai, kae ne fesoasoani atu a ia i te avega o te pusa o te feagaia.


[Picture on page 7] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 10]


As we await the end of Satan’s wicked system, we all need godly patience, never running ahead of God or giving up because we are discouraged. 	 E manakogina ke faka‵tali tatou ki te takitakiga a te Atua kae ke sē ‵fiu ona ko tatou ko loto vāi‵vai.


Do Not Let Your Love Grow Cold, May 	 Ke mo a ma Gasolo Ifo Tou Alofa, Me


(Prov. 17:3) Instead, God saw that he could be molded into a desirable vessel—in fact, “a chosen vessel” to bear witness “to the nations as well as to kings and the sons of Israel.” 	 (Faata. 17:3) Kae, ne lavea ne te Atua me e mafai o ‵fuli ne ia ki se tino aoga—a te ‵tonuga loa, “ne filifili” a ia ke molimau “ki fenua fakaa‵tea e pelā foki mo tupu mo te fanauga a Isalaelu.”


17 Sharing in spiritual activities refreshes us. 	 17 A te aofia i fakatokaga faka-te-agaga e fakamalosi ne ia tatou.


In fact, part of Jesus’ model prayer contains the words: “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” (Matt. 6:12) Of course, this does not refer to forgiving financial debts. 	 A te tonuga loa, e aofia i te ‵talo fakaakoako a Iesu a pati konei: “Fakamagalo mai omotou agasala e pelā mo matou e fakamagalo atu ki tino kolā e agasala mai ki a matou.”—Mataio 6:12.


How do we fill our treasure store with revealed truths, and what are the benefits of doing so? 	 E faka‵fonu aka pefea ne tatou ‵tou fale koloa ki muna‵tonu kolā ko oti ne fakaasi mai, kae ne a mea aoga e maua mai i ei?


It may be difficult to engage in Christian activities. 	 Kāti ka faigatā foki o kau atu ki galuega faka-Kelisiano.


(Gal. 6:10; 1 Pet. 4:10) Clearly, Jehovah wants us to do what we can to benefit ourselves and others. 	 (Kala. 6:10; 1 Pe. 4:10) E manino ‵lei i ei, me e manako a Ieova ke fai ne tatou a te mea e mafai o fai ke aoga ki a tatou mo nisi tino.


Illustrating the Need to Be Watchful 	 Se Tala Fakatusa e Uiga ki te Aogā o te Matapulapula


Jehovah listened to my prayers and always gave me the strength I needed.” 	 Ne fakalogologo mai eiloa a Ieova ki aku ‵talo kae ne tuku mai faeloa ne ia a te malosi e manakogina ne au.”


WEEK OF AUGUST 15-21, 2016 	 TE VAIASO I A AOKUSO 15-21, 2016


Priscilla and Aquila “expounded the way of God more correctly” to Apollos 	 Ne ave ne Pisila mo Akuila a Apolo kae “akoako atu faka‵lei ki a ia a Ala Tonu o te Atua”


What made him reject them? 	 Kaia ne seki fiafia ei a ia ki taulaga konā?


20. How can we succeed in displaying mildness? 	 20 E kese‵kese a uiga o tino.


That issue could be decided quickly. 	 E mafai eiloa o fakaiku fakavave aka te fesili tenā.


12 Back in the garden of Eden, Adam and Eve listened to Satan, and Adam rebelled against Jehovah. 	 12 I te fatoaga o Etena, ne faka‵logo a Atamu mo Eva ki a Satani, kae ne ‵teke atu ei Atamu ki a Ieova.


Such determination to put Kingdom interests first shows that we value God’s friendship and spiritual riches far more than what today’s commercial world can offer. 	 A fakaikuga ke fakamuamua faeloa a manakoga o te Malo, se fakaasiga me e fakatāua ne tatou a ‵tou va fakataugasoa mo te Atua e pelā foki mo koloa faka-te-agaga i lō mea fakapisinisi kolā e ofo mai ne te lalolagi nei.


History proves that Jeremiah’s statement, uttered under inspiration, about the inability of humans to govern themselves is correct. 	 E fakamaoni mai ne tala mua me i pati a Ielemia, kolā ne tusi mai lalo i te takitakiga a te agaga tapu, e uiga ki te sē mafai ne tino o pule atu ki a latou, e tonu ‵ki eiloa.


• A book of legends with underlying moral lessons 	 • Se tusi o tala mua telā e maua i ei a akoakoga i mea tau amioga


He was no longer the man I had married.” 	 Ko ‵kese ‵ki a ia mo te taimi ne fakaipoipo ei māua.”


(Ps. 122:1; Heb. 2:12) God’s Word states that Paul and Barnabas spent “considerable time speaking with boldness by the authority of Jehovah.” 	 (Salamo 122:1; Epelu 2:12) E fai mai te Muna a te Atua me ne fakaaogā ne Paulo mo Panapa a taimi “tai leva atu kae fai‵pati atu mo te loto ‵toa e uiga ki [a Ieova].”


The number of imperfect humans taken into the Kingdom covenant is 144,000. 	 A te aofaki o tino sē ‵lei katoatoa kolā ka aofia i te feagaiga o te Malo e toko 144,000.


As Christians, we do well to cultivate and demonstrate the mind of Christ in this regard. 	 E pelā me ne Kelisiano, se mea ‵lei ke fakamalosi aka kae fakaasi atu foki ne tatou te mafaufau o Keliso i te feitu tenā.


Third, each one of us is personally involved in the issue of integrity. 	 Te tolu, tino taki tokotasi e aofia i se kinauga e uiga ki te fakamaoni.


However, there are several other aspects of spirituality that we should consider. 	 Kae e isi aka ne nāi vaega o uiga faka-te-agaga e ‵tau o sau‵tala tatou ki ei.


(Matthew 26:69-75) Clearly, we must be careful to avoid lies, for Jehovah hates “a false tongue.” 	 (Mataio 26:69-75) E fakaasi ‵tonu mai i ei, me e ‵tau o fakaeteete tatou ke mo a e ‵loi sāle me e se fiafia a Ieova ki “te laulaufaiva pelo.”


Who, then, really are you to be answering back to God?”—Romans 9:14-20. 	 Ka ko oi koe e talitali atu ei koe ki te Atua?”—Loma 9:14-20.


High-quality materials of wood, stone, and metal will be freely available to build beautiful homes. 	 A laupapa ma‵losi, fatu mo fiti ka mafai o faite ki ei a fale ‵gali.


What is one of the important choices that young people make, and why does that choice have long-term consequences? 	 Se a te filifiliga tāua e tasi e ‵tau o fai ne talavou, kae kaia e aogā ‵ki ei te filifiliga tenā i se taimi leva?


Regardless of the method or methods you would like to use, please first contact the branch office that serves your country to see which methods are available in the country. 	 Faitalia me se a te auala e fakaaoga ne koe, fesokotaki muamua ki te ofisa lagolago telā e nofo tou fenua mai lalo i ei me ne a auala e mafai o fakaaoga i tou fenua.


As for the one listening to me, he will reside in security and be undisturbed from dread of calamity.” 	 Kae ko so se tino e saga tonu mai ki a au ka maua ne ia te saogalemu. Ka tokagamalie tena olaga, kae e seai se mea e mataku ki ei.”


For some time, he likely experienced vivid memories of his suffering. 	 Mō se taimi tai leva, kāti ne mafaufau kae fakaataata eiloa ne ia ana logo‵maega.


Jesus was always respectful to others. 	 Ne fakaasi atu faeloa ne Iesu te āva ki nisi tino.


The apostle Peter wrote: “Sanctify the Christ as Lord in your hearts, always ready to make a defense before everyone that demands of you a reason for the hope in you, but doing so together with a mild temper and deep respect.” (1 Peter 3:15) Are you ready to defend your beliefs? 	 Ne tusi mai a te apositolo ko Petelu: “Kae ava ki a Keliso i otou loto, kae ke fai foki ne koutou a ia ke fai mo otou Aliki. Ke toka koutou i so se taimi o fakamatala atu ki so se tino e fesili mai ki a koutou, ke fakamatala atu a te fakamoemoega tena e i a koutou.” (1 Petelu 3:15) E mata, ko toka koe o fakamatala atu ou talitonuga?


11 In the dark days during which Isaiah lived and in the even darker days thereafter when the Babylonians carried Jehovah’s nation off into captivity, what kind of guidance did Jehovah supply? 	 11 I aso o te pouliga i taimi ne ola ei a Isaia mo aso tai pouli atu mai tua ifo o te ave fakapagotaga ne te kau Papelonia a te atufenua o Ieova, se a te vaegā puipuiga telā ne tuku atu ne Ieova?


(Ps. 25:4, 5) As you meditate on a Bible passage, you might consider questions like these: ‘How can I apply this information in my family? 	 (Sala. 25:4, 5) I te taimi e mafaufau ‵loto ei koe ki se fuaiupu i te Tusi Tapu, e mafai o mafaufau koe ki fesili penei: “E mafai pefea o fakagalue aka ne au a te fakamatalaga tenei i toku kāiga?


12 Ancient King David, who had been delivered from many grievous trials, expressed these words in song: “Taste and see that Jehovah is good; happy is the man who takes refuge in him.” 	 12 A te tupu mua ko Tavita, telā ne sao mai i tofotofoga fakafanoa‵noa e uke, ne fakaasi mai ne ia a pati konei i se pese: “‵Tofo aka kae ka lavea atu a te ‵lei o Ieova; e fiafia a te tagata telā e faka‵lafi ki a ia.”


One such principle is found at Proverbs 18:13: “When anyone is replying to a matter before he hears it, that is foolishness on his part and a humiliation.” 	 E tasi te fakatakitakiga penā e maua i te Faataoto 18:13: “Fakalogologo muamua koi tuai o fai tau tali. Kafai e se fakalogo mua koe ko tena uiga koe e supa kae valea.”


It mentions hundreds of millions of faithful spirit creatures who live there. 	 E aofia i ei a te fia selau miliona o tino faka-te-agaga fakamaoni e ‵nofo i ei.


Notice what we are counseled to do: “Throw all your anxiety upon him.” 	 Mafaufau la ki pati fakatonutonu kolā ne fai mai ke fai ne tatou: “Fakaeke katoa ki luga i a ia a mea e manava‵se ei koutou.”


We thus have ample reason to be convinced that he always does what is right and fair.—Job 37:23. 	 Tela la, e lava kae ‵toe a pogai ke tali‵tonu ei tatou me e fai faeloa ne ia te mea tonu kae paleni ‵lei.—Iopu 37:23.


Thus, Jesus added: “My load is light.” 	 E se gata i ei, ne toe fakaopoopo mai a Iesu, penei: “Kae māmā foki [taku amoga].”


12. (a) What poor example did some first-century Christians set? (b) On what should we fix our thoughts? 	 12. (a) Se a te fakaakoakoga sē ‵lei ne tuku mai ne nisi Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua? (e) Ne a mea e ‵tau o ‵saga tonu atu tatou ki ei?


(Romans 10:2, 3) Taking in this knowledge and acting in harmony with what the Bible says will enable us to be pleasing to God. 	 (Loma 10:2, 3) Kafai e talia ne tatou te poto tenei kae ola e ‵tusa mo mea e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu ka fai ei ke fakafiafia atu tatou ki te Atua.


And what rewards do we receive when we do all we can to obey Jesus’ command: “Go therefore and make disciples”?—Matt. 28:19. 	 Kae ne a fakamanuiaga e maua ne tatou māfai e fai ne tatou te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai ke faka‵logo ki te fakatonuga a Iesu: “Olo atu koutou ki fenua katoa ke fai a tino i ei mo oku soko”?—Mataio 28:19.


Incredulously, they respond: “Rabbi, just lately the Judeans were seeking to stone you, and are you going there again?” 	 Ne ofo latou i ei kae ne tali atu penei: “Te Faiakoga, ne fatoa teka atu fua nei te taimi ne fia peipei ei koe ki fatu ne tino Iutaia, ka ko mafaufau foki koe ke toe foki koe ki ei?”


As a result, the seedlike Kingdom message took root and grew, as it were, into a wheat stalk that, in time, was ready to bear fruit. 	 Tela la, ne ‵mau a aka o te fuaga telā ko te fekau o te Malo i ‵tou loto kae ola aka, kae ‵fua mai ki kau saito, telā ko toka ke ‵fua fakamuli mai ki fuataga.


Later he wrote: “Persevere in prayer.” (1 Thess. 5:17; Rom. 12:12) Communication through prayer is the foundation of a close relationship with God. 	 Fakamuli ifo ne tusi mai a ia: “Ke ‵talo faeloa.” (1 Tesa. 5:17; Loma 12:12) A te faipati atu e auala i ‵talo ko te fakavae o se fesokotakiga ‵pili mo te Atua.


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Note what happened after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf of Mexico in August 2005. 	 Mafaufau la ki mea ne ‵tupu mai tua o te Alikeni ko te Katrina telā ne poko i te Gulf o Mekisiko i a Aokuso 2005.