Regardless of age, what need do humans have? 	 Faitalia te tulaga matua, ne a mea tāua e ‵tau o maua ne tino katoa?


Rather than repent, Jehoash had Zechariah stoned to death. 	 I lō te salamō, ne fakatonu atu a Ioasa ke peipei a Sakalia ki fatu ke oko ki te mate.


Paul wrote: “Continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely if anyone has a cause for complaint against another. 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “Ke fakatau fesoasoani koutou i a koutou eiloa, ke fakatau fakamagalo foki koutou i a koutou eiloa, manafai e isi se mea e se malie ei te suā tino ki te suā tino.


“Before kings is where he will station himself.” 	 “E ‵tau o nofo [a ia] i tafa o tupu.”


3. (a) To make wise decisions, we should have faith in what? (b) What questions will we consider? 	 3. (a) Ke fai a fakaikuga ‵poto, ne a mea e ‵tau o fakatuanaki tatou ki ei? (e) Ne a fesili ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei?


There they were “appointed a daily allowance from the delicacies of the king and from his drinking wine, even to nourish them for three years, that at the end of these they might stand before the king.”—Daniel 1:3-5. 	 I konā ne “fai atu foki a te fakatonuga a te tupu ke fagai a tamataene konā ki meakai mo uaina pelā eiloa mo meakai mo uaina e ‵kai ei ana tino ma‵luga i te palesi. Kafai ko kātoa te tolu o tausaga o te fakamasaniga a latou konā, ko avatu ei ki mua o te tupu.”—Tanielu 1:3-5.


An Impartial God—A Message for All 	 Se Fekau mō Tino Katoa Mai se Atua sē Fakailoga Tino


And it worked! 	 Kae ne aogā eiloa!


Some parents regarded a girl as a greater burden—they would have to find her a mate and give a dowry, and they would not be able to depend on her for support in their old age. 	 E ‵kilo atu a nisi mātua ki te tamaliki fafine e pelā me se amoga e tai ‵mafa atu—e ‵tau o ‵sala ne lāua se avaga ma tou fafine kae tuku atu se ‵togi ki te tagata telā e avaga ki ei, kae ka sē mafai o fakalagolago lāua ki tou fafine ke fesoasoani atu ki te olaga ma‵tua o lāua.


(Deuteronomy 18:10-12) Be a good student of God’s Word, remembering that Jesus Christ repeatedly referred to God’s Word when he was tempted by the Devil. 	 (Teutelonome 18:10-12) Ke sukesuke faka‵lei koe ki te Muna a te Atua, kae ke masaua me ne siki mai fakafia ne Iesu Keliso a pati mai te Tusi Tapu i te taimi ne fakaosoosogina ei a ia ne te Tiapolo.


And he had the unforgiving slave imprisoned until he repaid all that he owed. 	 Tenā ne ‵pei ei ne ia te tavini sē alofa fakamagalo ki te falepuipui ke oko eiloa ki te taimi ne magalo ei tena kaitalafu.


Some may reason that those who do make plans end up disillusioned and disappointed. 	 E fai mai a nisi tino me ko oti ne fanoa‵noa a nisi tino ona ko te se taunu o olotou palani.


Today, the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures is appreciated for its clarity, fidelity to the Bible text, and usefulness in our ministry. 	 I aso nei e fia‵fia eiloa a tino e tokouke ki te ‵fuliga o te New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures ona ko te manino mo tena tautali fakapilipili atu ki te ‵fuliga tonu o te Tusi Tapu, mo tena aoga ki te faiga o te galuega talai.


• What can young people learn from Jesus’ example? 	 • Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne talavou mai i te fakaakoakoga a Iesu?


“Satan himself keeps transforming himself into an angel of light. 	 “A Satani e fulifuli faeloa ne ia a ia eiloa ko te mea ke fai a ia e pelā me se agelu o te mainaga.


Let us consider some key factors to keep in mind. 	 Ke na onoono nei tatou ki nisi pogai e se ‵tau ei o manava‵se tatou.


That blessing is revealed at Deuteronomy 30:19, 20. 	 E fakaasi mai a te fakamanuiaga tenā i te Teutelonome 30:19, 20.


In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus stated: “Happy are those hungering and thirsting for righteousness, since they will be filled.” 	 I te Lauga i luga i te mauga, ne fai atu a Iesu: “Amutia a latou kolā e fia‵kai kae fia inu i te amiotonu; me ma‵kona latou.”


(Colossians 1:15, 16) These include other spirit creatures, the universe, the productive earth, and all forms of physical life on our globe. 	 (Kolose 1:15, 16) E aofia i ei a nisi tino faka-te-agaga, te lagi kātoa, te lalolagi ola ‵lei, mo mea ola katoa i te ‵tou lalolagi.


Today, Jehovah answers our prayers in a similar manner. 	 E tali mai foki a Ieova ki ‵tou ‵talo i se auala penā i aso nei.


8 What makes the call to reconciliation all the more remarkable is that even though the breach was solely one-sided—caused by man’s rebellion in Eden—God himself took the initiative to mend the breach. 	 8 A te mea e fakaofoofogia ei a te kalagaga mō te faka‵leiga me e tiga eiloa ne māfua mai a te fakamaseiga o te lotou fesokotakiga mo te Atua i te ‵tekeatuga o te tagata i Etena—kae ne gasuesue muamua eiloa a te Atua ke faka‵lei aka a te mea tenā.


Water, electricity, and stomach problems—they all come and go, but we can conduct as many Bible studies as we want!” 	 E maua faeloa ne māua a fakalavelave ki vai, iti, mo te ‵mae o te tinae, kae ne mafai ne māua o fai akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu i te uke telā e ma‵nako māua ki ei!”


1, 2. What is involved in looking intently at Jesus? 	 1, 2. Ne a mea e aofia i te kilo atu faeloa ki a Iesu?


9, 10. On what does Jehovah’s blessing depend, meaning what to us? 	 9, 10. Se a te mea e faka‵na ki ei a fakamanuiaga a Ieova, kae se a tena uiga mō tatou?


Many Jews rejected Jesus and his teachings because they doggedly clung to the Mosaic Law. 	 Ne ‵teke atu a tino Iutaia e tokouke ki a Iesu mo ana akoakoga ona ko te fia puke ‵mautakitaki ki te Tulafono a Mose.


Such pride is definitely something that we as Christians should guard against. 	 Tenā eiloa te vaegā fakamatamata e ‵tau o ‵teke atu ki ei tatou e Kelisiano.


Noé recalls: “I have never felt alone, as Jehovah has always been very close to me. 	 Ne toe fai mai a Noé, penei: “Ne nofo pili mai faeloa a Ieova ki a au, tela la ne seki iloa aka loa ne au ke tiakina mai au ne ia.


Thus, the believers have had it “from the beginning” of their lives as Christians. 	 Tela la, ko leva ne maua ne tino tali‵tonu a mea konā “mai i te kamataga” o olotou olaga e pelā me ne Kelisiano.


(Romans 2:4; 11:22) How the first couple, Adam and Eve, must have appreciated that fact! 	 (Loma 2:4; 11:22) Ne ‵tau eiloa o loto fakafetai te tauavaga muamua, ko Atamu mo Eva, ki te mea tenā!


▪ Shortly before his death, Jesus addressed a gross injustice taking place in the temple. 	 ▪ Mai mua malie eiloa o tena mate, ne faipati a Iesu ki se faifaiga sē fakamaoni kae matagā i loto i te faletapu.


Jesus lived a course of perfect obedience. 	 Ne fakalogo katoatoa a Iesu i tena olaga.


The conduct of others never creates an excuse for our becoming bitter toward God or for abandoning a faithful course. 	 E se ‵tau eiloa o fakaaoga ne tatou a amioga a nisi tino mo fai se fakamasakoga ke kaitaua ei tatou ki te Atua io me ke fulitua atu ki se olaga fakamaoni.


Their examples can help you as they did Barış, from Turkey, who said: “Franz Reiter was a young brother who was executed because he refused to join Hitler’s army. 	 Ne fai mai a Baris mai Turkey, penei: “A Franz Reiter se taina talavou e tokotasi telā ne tamate me ne seki talia ne ia ke kau atu ki te kautau a Hitler.


Do not rush through the material, but endeavor to reach the student’s heart. 	 Ke mo a ma fai fakavave fua te akoga, kae taumafai ke oko tonu atu ki te loto o te tino akoga.


Many were convinced that he was teaching the truth, and they “became believers.” 	 Ne lotoma‵lie a tino e tokouke me ne akoako ne tou tagata a te munatonu, kae ne fai latou mo ‘tino tali‵tonu.’


Appreciating Jehovah’s Qualities 	 Ke Malamalama Kae Loto Fakafetai mō Uiga o Ieova


Even though we may not know our circuit overseer and his wife very well, do we eagerly show them hospitality? (3 John 5-8) With our busy schedules as well as the stresses of daily living, how important it is that we “do not forget hospitality”! 	 E tiga eiloa e se masani ‵lei tatou mo te ‵tou ovasia o te fenua mo tena avaga, e mata, e ma‵nako eiloa tatou o fakaasi atu te uiga talimālō ki a laua? (3 Ioa. 5-8) Faitalia te uke o ‵tou fakalavelave pelā foki mo te manava‵se ki mea e tausi ei ‵tou ola, kae e tāua eiloa ke “sa puli i a [tatou] a te uiga talimālō”!


The Bible warns us not to let our imperfect heart or mere sentiment rule when we are making decisions. 	 E fakatonu mai te Tusi Tapu ke mo a eiloa e talia ke takitaki tatou ne ‵tou loto se ‵lei katoatoa io me ko mafaufauga sē aoga, māfai ko fai ‵tou fakaikuga.


More and more, religious leaders condone practices that are expressly condemned in the Bible. 	 Kae ko sē fia ‵saga atu a takitaki lotu e tokouke ki faifaiga kolā e taku fakamasei ne te Tusi Tapu.


David got the point!—2 Sam. 12:1-7, 13. 	 Ne iloa ei ne Tavita me ko agasala a ia ki a Ieova!—2 Samu. 12:1-7, 13.


Jesse 	 Iese


The innocent mate may be unable to eat, may lose weight, and may become emotionally troubled. 	 Kāti ka se ‵lei te kai, e tō tino, kae gasolo o se ‵lei foki ana lagonaga.


They quiet any fears and doubts that we may have and fill us with hope. 	 E fakaseai ne latou a te mataku mo te fakalotolotolua kolā ne mafai o isi i a tatou, kae e fai i ei ke maua ne tatou se fakamoemoega.


(1 Timothy 6:16) How, then, can we imitate him? 	 (1 Timoteo 6:16) E mafai pefea ne tatou o fakaakoako atu ki a ia?


Some ridicule godliness itself, but in these “last days,” former Christians who have become apostates often prove to be especially scornful in their ridicule. 	 E fakatauemu atu a nisi tino ki te tausiga o tulafono a te Atua, kae i “aso fakaoti” konei, e fakatauemu malosi atu eiloa a tino kolā ne fai muamua pelā me ne Kelisiano kae ko fai nei pelā me ne aposetate.


36:17, 22, 23. Jehovah’s word always comes true.—1 Kings 9:7, 8; Jeremiah 25:9-11. 	 36:17, 22, 23. E taunu faeloa a muna a Ieova.—1 Tupu 9:7, 8; Ielemia 25:9-11.


PEOPLE whose job it is to save lives usually work with a sense of urgency. 	 A TINO kolā i a latou a te galuega ko te faka‵saoga o ola e masani o ga‵lue mo te lagonaga me e ‵tau o fai fakavave.


Authorization was no longer to be given to translate or print Bibles in the vernacular. 	 I lō te fai penā, kafai e faitau kae mafaufau ‵loto a Iosua ki te “tusi o te Tulafono,” kae ka poto a ia i ana mea e fai.—Iosua 1:8; Salamo 1:1-3. 17.


(Matt. 5:43-48) The command to love our neighbor is second only to the command to love Jehovah. 	 (Mata. 5:43-48) A te tulafono ke a‵lofa ki ‵tou tuakoi e tulaga lua ki te tulafono ke a‵lofa ki a Ieova.


They faithfully prepare for and conduct congregation meetings, work side by side with us in preaching the “good news of the Kingdom,” and provide Scriptural advice when we need it. 	 E fakatoka kae fai foki ne latou mo te fakamaoni a fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga, e ga‵lue fakatasi tatou i te talaiatuga o te “Tala ‵Lei o te Malo,” kae tuku mai i ei a fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu māfai e ma‵nako tatou ki ei.


(Gal. 1:11–2:14) Counteracting their false teachings, Paul makes the point: “A man is declared righteous, not due to works of law, but only through faith toward Christ Jesus.”—Gal. 2:16. 	 (Kalatia 1:11–2:14) Mai te ‵teke atu ki olotou akoakoga ‵se, ne fai atu ne Paulo te manatu tenei: “I te tino e se takuamiotonugina i galuega a te Tulafono, ka ko te fakatuanaki ki a Iesu Keliso.”—Kalatia 2:16.


“He is the One teaching us more than the beasts of the earth, and he makes us wiser than even the flying creatures of the heavens.”—JOB 35:11. 	 “Ne fai ne ia tatou ke ‵poto, ke ‵poto atu i manu o te laukele mo manu eva.”—IOPU 35:11.


The wife of an aged man, she showed kindness to the prophet Elisha and his attendant. 	 A te fafine tenā ko te avaga a se toeaina, kae ne atafai eiloa a ia ki te pelofeta ko Elisaia mo tena tavini.


WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS: God said: “I take delight, not in the death of the wicked one, but in that someone wicked turns back from his way and actually keeps living.” 	 PATI A TE TUSI TAPU: Muna a te Atua: “Au e se fiafia ke lavea ne au se tino agasala ke mate. E sili atu toku fiafia ke lavea ne au me ko se toe agasala kae ke ola.”


Many meeting parts are based on articles in Our Kingdom Ministry, another tool provided to equip us for our vital work. 20. How may we benefit fully from the meetings and assemblies? 	 A te ukega o tofiga i te fakatasiga e fakavae katoa ki Te ‵Tou Taviniga ‵Malu mō te Malo telā se mea faigaluega ne fakatoka ke apo tatou i te faiga o ‵tou galuega tāua tenei.


WEEK OF MARCH 21-27, 2016 	 TE VAIASO I A MATI 21-27, 2016


The Vital Role of Our Meetings 	 Te Pogai Taūa o Fakatasitasiga


He is interested in you, concerned about your welfare, and determined to help you. 	 A ia e fiafia ki a koe, e manavase ki tou olaga, kae manako ke fesoasoani atu ki a koe.


(Mic. 5:7; John 10:16) Do we value our message of Kingdom good news as part of Jehovah’s provision of life-sustaining spiritual moisture? 	 (Mika 5:7; Ioa. 10:16) E mata, e fakatāua ne tatou a te fekau o te tala ‵lei o te Malo e pelā me se vaega o te fakatokaga a Ieova ke maua ei te ola ‵lei i te feitu faka-te-agaga?


Is it logical to believe that it is immaterial to Almighty God how we worship him? 	 E mata, e ‵tau o tali‵tonu tatou me e ‵lei fua ke tapuaki atu tatou ki te Atua Malosi i so se auala?


Peter, whose name means “A Piece of Rock,” indeed lived up to his name, for he displayed rocklike qualities. 	 A Petelu, telā e fakauiga tena igoa ki “Se Potu Kaupapa,” ne ola eiloa e ‵tusa mo tena igoa, me ne fakaasi atu ne ia a uiga e pelā me se kaupapa.


(Titus 1:7, 9, The Amplified Bible) Early Christians were admonished to reject “the philosophy and empty deception according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary things of the world and not according to Christ.”—Colossians 2:8. 	 (Tito 1:7, 9, The Amplified Bible) Ne fakatonu atu ki Kelisiano mua ke ‵teke atu ki “poto mo takolekolega mo munatuku a tino e ‵tusa mo tuu mo aganuu, mo poto fakavae o te lalolagi kae e se fakavae ki a Keliso.”—Kolose 2:8.


(Psalm 124:7, 8) So let us pray that Jehovah will deliver us from the traps of “the birdcatcher”!—Matthew 6:13. 	 (Salamo 124:7, 8) Tela la, ke na ‵talo eiloa tatou ke faka‵sao tatou ne Ieova mai malei a “te tino fai manu.”—Mataio 6:13.


The same is true of other aspects of our Christian routine. 	 E penā foki eiloa a nisi vaega o ‵tou faifaiga masani faka-Kelisiano.


Jesus does not want [his] disciples [to be] disappointed. 	 E se manako a Iesu [ke] fanoa‵noa [ana] soko.


ANSWER: No. 	 TALI: Ikai.


If you have, your heart surely went out to them. 	 Kafai ko oti ne lavea ne koe, kāti ne alofa malosi eiloa koe ki a latou.


THE CURTAIN 	 TE ‵PUI LAUGATU


Surely Moses’ leadership of Israel was not oppressive, for he was “by far the meekest of all the men who were upon the surface of the ground.” 	 E mautinoa eiloa me e se tō silia te pulega a Mose ki luga i te kau Isalaelu, me i a “Mose se tagata loto malalo; ko te toe tagata loto malalo eiloa i te lalolagi.”


The apostle Peter wrote: “All of you be like-minded, showing fellow feeling, having brotherly affection, tenderly compassionate.” (1 Peter 3:8) For instance, when a family of needy Christians had to move to a new area for health reasons, fellow believers there let them use a house rent-free for six months. 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Petelu: “E ‵tau o tasi katoa otou mafaufauga pelā foki mo otou lagona; ke fakatau a‵lofa koutou e pelā mo ne tautaina, ke fakatau atafai.” (1 Petelu 3:8) E pelā mo te taimi ne olo atu ei se kāiga Kelisiano ki se koga fou ona ko tulaga o masaki, ne tuku atu ne taina tali‵tonu i konā se fale ke fakaaogā ne latou e aunoa mo se ‵togi i masina e ono.


Clearly, pursuing the goal of everlasting life requires endurance. 	 E manino ‵lei me i te taumafai atu ki te fakamoemoega ko te ola se-gata-mai e manakogina i ei a te kufaki.


Such confusion over commonly accepted values, however, has not stopped some people from searching for a moral code. 	 Ko te vaegā ‵numi tenā e uiga ki te mauaga o amioga ‵lei, ne fai ei ke salasala atu faeloa a nisi tino ki se fakatokaga e uiga ki amioga ‵lei.


1, 2. Why is the imminent attack by “Gog of the land of Magog” of greater consequence than is the threat of international terrorism? 	 E FAI mai nisi tino me i amioga takafia‵toa ko te taua atu ki tino o te lalolagi kātoa ke oko foki ki te olaga masani o tino.


Rather, their faith should be firmly established on facts.—Hebrews 11:1. 	 I lō fai penā, ne ‵tau eiloa o faka‵mautakitaki te lotou fakatuanaki ki luga i mea ‵tonu.—Epelu 11:1.


(Josh. 1:8) Later, the kings who ruled God’s people followed a similar routine. 	 (Iosu. 1:8) Fakamuli ifo, a tupu kolā ne takitaki ne latou a tino o te Atua mai tua ifo, ne fai katoa penā.


• Why should we hope in Jehovah constantly? 	 • Kaia e ‵tau ei o fakamoe‵moe faeloa tatou ki a Ieova?


To make matters worse, his hasty and selfish decision got him into serious financial problems. 	 E se gata fua i konā, ona ko tena pati ‵pole mo tena kaiū ne oko mai foki a fakalavelave ki tou tagata i mea tau tupe.


“Success smiled upon me; prestige and privilege accompanied me,” she said, “but on the inside, there was a void, a deep dissatisfaction.” 	 “Ne manuia eiloa au; ne maua ne au a tulaga taulia kae ne fakaaloalogina foki au,” ko ana pati, “kae e isi eiloa se mea i toku loto telā e seki lotomalie katoatoa au ki ei.”


The young man said: “I have kept all these.” 	 Ne fai atu te tamataene tenā: “Ko oti ne tausi ne au a fakatonuga katoa konei.”


11 Much is involved in the preaching of the good news. 	 11 E uke a mea e aofia sāle i te talaiga o te tala ‵lei.


13, 14. (a) What situations can work against unity in a marriage? (b) What are some things marriage mates can do to strengthen their bond as “one flesh”? 	 13, 14. (a) Ne a tulaga e mafai o ‵teke atu ki te fealofani i se fakaipoipoga? (e) Ne a nisi mea e mafai o fai ne te tauavaga ke fakamalosi aka ei te lā feagaiga e pelā me se “foitino e tasi”?


Describing people living in “the last days,” Paul wrote: “Men will become utterly self-centred, greedy for money . . . They will be utterly lacking in gratitude.” (2 Timothy 3:1-5, Phillips) What a contrast such ones are to true Christians, who by means of heartfelt prayer, willing obedience, and whole-souled service demonstrate their appreciation for all that God has done for them!—Psalm 62:8; Mark 12:30; 1 John 5:3. 	 I tena fakamatalaga e uiga ki tino kolā e ola “i aso fakaoti,” ne tusi mai a Paulo: “Ko tino ka ma‵natu fakapito, kaima‵nako ki tupe . . . ka seai lele se loto fakafetai.” (2 Timoteo 3:1-5, Phillips) Ko tafaga te ‵kese o tino penā mai Kelisiano ‵tonu, kolā e auala i olotou ‵talo mai te ‵kanoloto, te lotou faka‵logo mo te lotou taviniga mo te loto kātoa e fakaasi atu ei te lotou loto fakafetai mō mea kolā ko oti ne fai ne te Atua mō latou!—Salamo 62:8; Maleko 12:30; 1 Ioane 5:3.


(Matthew 23:38) God withdrew his blessing from the religious system in which Mary had been raised.—Galatians 2:15, 16. 	 (Mataio 23:38) Ne seki fakamanuia ne te Atua a te lotu telā ne tupu aka i ei a Malia.—Kalatia 2:15, 16.


Nevertheless, with his parents’ support, Ryan was able to endure faithfully. 	 Kae e ui loa i ei, ne mafai ne Ryan o tumau i tena fakatuanaki mai te ‵lago malosi atu o ana mātua.


“The wages sin pays is death,” wrote the apostle Paul, “but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord.” 	 “Me i te taui o te agasala ko te mate,” ko pati a te apositolo ko Paulo, “ka ko te meaalofa faivasaga a te Atua; ko te ola se gata mai i a Keliso Iesu te ‵tou Aliki.”


Such pornography might feature gang rape, bondage, sadistic torture, the brutalizing of women, or even child pornography. 	 E mafai o aofia i vaegā amioga finalalolagi penā a te pukemālō o se fafine e tokotasi ne se potukau o tāgata, te saisai o te fafine kae fakasolosolo ki ei a tāgata, faiga o amioga sē ‵tau ki fāfine, ke oko ki faifaiga finalalolagi ki tama‵liki.


When the Croatian version of the Christian Greek Scriptures was released in 1999, thousands gave way to tears of joy. 	 I te taimi ne ‵tala mai ei a Tusitusiga Kelisiano Faka-Eleni i te ‵gana Croatia i te 1999, ne ‵tagi te fia afe o tino ona ko te fiafia.


As foretold, Jesus ‘was despised and considered to be of no account’ by those who refused to believe the evidence. 	 E pelā mo te mea ne ‵valo mai, ‘ne takalia‵lia ki a ia kae fakaseaoga’ ne latou kolā ne seki fia tali‵tonu ki te fakamaoniga tenā.


He gave us thinking ability to solve problems and plan for the future. 	 Ne tuku mai ne ia te atamai o te mafaufau ke faka‵lei aka ei a fakalavelave kae ke fai foki a palani mō aso mai mua.


(Ephesians 4:24, 32) God’s spirit also produces in us its fruitage—love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, and self-control. 	 (Efeso 4:24, 32) E ‵toki foki ne te agaga o te Atua i loto i a tatou ana fuataga—ko te alofa, te fiafia, te filemu, te kufaki, te mataalofa, te ‵lei, te fakamaoni, te loto malalo, mo te loto pulea.


Taking advantage of her inexperience, he set out to trick and seduce her. 	 A te fakaaogaga faka‵lei o te sē lava o te atamai o Eva, ne fakatoka ei tou tagata ke fakatogafiti kae faka‵se ne ia tou fafine.


WHY IS OUR PREACHING URGENT? 	 KAIA E FAKAVAVE EI ‵TOU TALAIGA?


Why were the Ten Commandments of great importance? 	 Kaia ne tāua malosi ei a Tulafono e Sefulu?


(Genesis 3:15) As the one through whom the Seed would come, Abraham would naturally be the focus of satanic enmity. 	 (Kenese 3:15) Ona ko te mea e vau te Fanau telā ne folafola mai i te gafa o ia, ka fai faeloa a Apelamo mo fai te fili o Satani.


And how are our lives and happiness involved? 	 Kae e aofia pefea a ‵tou olaga mo te ‵tou tulaga fia‵fia i ei?


Jehovah’s Witnesses are organized to preach the good news and to make disciples. 	 Ne fakatoka eiloa a Molimau a Ieova ke talai atu te ‵tala ‵lei kae ke fai a soko.


Then we had an exquisite menu and excellent music; it was superb. 	 Oti aka ne ‵kai matou ki meakai tafasili i te ‵gali, kae fakalogo‵logo ki toe pese ‵gali; ko se faka‵tau eiloa i te gali.


“Earthquakes have claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the last 100 years,” states another source. 	 E fai mai se isi tusi: “Ko oti ne ‵mate atu te fia selau afe o tino i mafuie i tausaga e 100 ko ‵teka atu nei.”


To illustrate: A wife might have special talents that she uses for the benefit of the family. 	 Ke fai se fakatusa: Kāti e isi se taleni fakapito a te fafine avaga telā e fakaaoga ne ia ke aoga ki tena kāiga.


Paul had followed what course when he was in Ephesus for some years? 	 Ne a mea ne fai ne Paulo i tausaga e uke ne nofo atu ei a ia i Efeso?


Far from being intimidated, however, the apostles were determined to obey the angelic command to preach. 	 Kae i lō te ma‵taku, ne fakaiku aka ne apositolo ke faka‵logo latou ki te fakatonuga a te agelu ke talai atu.


WHO NEED ENCOURAGEMENT? 	 KO OI E MANAKOGINA NE IA A FAKAMALOSIGA?


What counsel does the Bible offer regarding the need to keep clear of false worship? 	 Ne a fakatakitakiga e tuku mai i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te manakoga ke ‵kalo keatea mai lotu ‵se?


A Christian is permitted to drink wine in moderation. 	 E talia ke inu faka‵tau se Kelisiano ki meainu ma‵losi.


That cannot refer to normal tears that wash our sensitive eyes, nor can it refer to tears of joy. 	 E se mafai o fakauiga fua i ei ki loimata masani kolā e ‵sali mai i ‵tou mata, kae e se mafai foki o fakauiga ki loimata o te fiafia.


His love is not restricted to those in the local congregation. 	 Kae e se gata fua tena alofa ki tino i tena fakapotopotoga.


How should “the signs of the times” affect us? 	 E pokotia pefea ‵tou faifaiga ona ko ‘fakailoga o te vaitaimi tenei’?


So that many might live, he willingly endured a painful death on a stake. 	 Ko te mea ke mafai o ola a tino e tokouke, ne loto fiafia a ia ke kufaki te mate fakalogo‵mae i luga i se pou.


Will You Follow Jehovah’s Loving Guidance? 	 E Mata, ka Tautali Koe ki te Takitakiga Alofa a Ieova?


After destroying the city of Laish, or Leshem, the Danites build their own city and name it Dan. 	 Mai tua o te fakamaseiga o te fa‵kai ko Laisa, ne fakatu aka ei ne tino Tanu se fa‵kai i konā mō latou eiloa kae fakaigoa ne latou ki a Tanu.


20 In 70 C.E., the Jewish system of things, with its temple and priesthood, came to its end. 	 20 I te 70 T.A., ne palele atu a fakanofonofoga a te kau Iutaia, fakatasi mo te lotou faletapu mo olotou faitaulaga.


One is the importance of whole-souled service to Jehovah right now. 	 E tasi mai i ei ko te tāua o te tavini atu ki a Ieova mo te loto kātoa i te taimi nei.


(Luke 8:1; 10:1) They do not simply expect people to come to them. 	 (Luka 8:1; 10:1) E se fakamoe‵moe latou ke olo atu a tino ki a latou.


“Do remember me, O my God, for good.”—NEHEMIAH 13:31. 1. 	 “Te Atua, masaua mai foki au i mea konā ne fai ne au.”—NEEMIA 13:22.


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18 Abram again put his unquestioning trust in Jehovah. 	 18 Ne toe fakalagolago katoatoa atu a Apelamo ki a Ieova.


This was at the end of the first world war. 	 A te mea tenei ne tupu i te fakaotiga o te taua i te lalolagi.


I made rapid progress, for I knew that I had found the truth. 	 Ne gasolo malielie au ki mua, me ko iloa ne au te munatonu.


May each of us continue to supplicate God, lean on him, and ‘muster up boldness’ as we look to him for help. 	 Ke na tumau eiloa tatou taki tokotasi i te fakatagi atu ki te Atua, fakalagolago ki a ia, kae ‘loto malosi’ i te taimi e ‵kilo atu ei tatou ki a ia mō se fesoasoani.


So Esau despised the birthright.”—Gen. 25:29-34. 	 E penā eiloa te manatu māmā o Esau ki tena tofi toekimua.”—Kene. 25:29-34.


the man who was used in the parting of the Red Sea? 	 tagata telā ne fakaaoga i te ‵vaega o te Tai ‵Kula?


After all, faithful people in Bible times asked similar questions. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e ‵sili sāle atu ne tino fakamaoni i taimi o te Tusi Tapu a fesili tai ‵pau penā.


(1 Ki. 3:23-27) Or recall Pharaoh’s daughter who saved baby Moses’ life. 	 (1 Tupu 3:23-27) Io me mafau‵fau ki te tamaliki fafine a te Falao telā ne fakasao ne ia a te ola o te pepe ko Mose.


How does love for Jehovah move us to keep on the watch? 	 E fakamalosi aka pefea tatou ne te alofa ki a Ieova ke tumau tatou i te matapula‵pula?


Jesus set an outstanding example in this regard. 	 Ne tuku mai ne Iesu se fakaakoakoga tafasili i te gali i te feitu tenei.


What You Can Do 	 Te Mea e Mafai o Fai ne Koe


(Luke 19:37) No generation since then has witnessed such things, and what Jesus accomplished on earth “through the sacrifice of himself” will not be repeated.—Heb. 9:26; John 14:19. 	 (Luka 19:37) E seai eiloa se kautama talu mai te taimi tenā ne molimau ne ia a vaegā mea penā, kae ka se toe fai eiloa ne Iesu a mea kolā ne fai ne ia i te lalolagi e auala “i te ofo atu o ia ke fai mo taulaga.”—Epelu 9:26; Ioane 14:19.


So why has God chosen to allow the issue to go on, giving Satan time to try to prove his point? 	 Tela la, kaia ne filifili aka ei ne te Atua ke talia ne ia ke tumau eiloa te mataupu tenei mō se taimi leva, mai te tuku atu o te taimi ki a Satani ke taumafai o fakamaoni aka te ‵tonu o ana pati?


They ended, as it were, in a tragic crash, resulting in sin and death for themselves and for their future offspring. 	 E pelā mo te mea e iloa atu, ne iku atu eiloa ki te agasala mo te ‵mate o lāua penā foki a lā tama‵liki.


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How was Jesus an example of one who had a meaningful life? 	 Ne fai pefea a Iesu mo fai se fakaakoakoga o te tino telā ne maua ne ia se olaga aoga?


REVELATION 11:18 	 FAKAASIGA 11:18


We must take time to learn about his views, attitudes, abilities, accomplishments, likes, and dislikes. 	 E ‵tau o fakaavanoa ne tatou a taimi ke iloa ne tatou ana kilokiloga, ana uiga, ana mea e mafai o fai mo mea ko oti ne fai ne ia, mea e kausaki ki ei, mea e fiafia ki ei mo mea e se fiafia ki ei.


MANY things in life can be viewed either positively or negatively, depending on our attitude. 	 E MAFAI ne tatou o fia‵fia ki nisi mea i te olaga nei io me e se fia‵fia ki ei e ‵tusa loa mo ‵tou kilokiloga.


Mankind’s Problems Soon to End! 	 Ko Pili o Fakagata Atu a Fakalavelave o Tino!


For seven years, God’s people had suffered under Midianite oppression. 	 Ne ‵nofo fakaa‵lofa a tino o te Atua mai lalo i te pulega fakasauā a tino Mitiana i tausaga e fitu.


Were I to try to count them, they are more than even the grains of sand.” 	 Kafai e lau ne au, e uke atu i one.”


Throughout his life, Jesus perfectly obeyed God’s Law. 	 I tena olaga kātoa, ne fakalogo katoatoa a Iesu ki te Tulafono a te Atua.


Apostates feigning love are as dangerous to our faith as rocks hidden below water are to ships or swimmers. 	 A aposetate a‵lofa fakaloiloi e fakama‵taku ki ‵tou fakatuanaki me e fai latou e pelā me ne akau sē lavea ki vaka mo tino uku.


During what seem to be the darkest moments, our Shepherd is with us, and he will safeguard us. 	 I taimi pouli tagataga konā, e ‵kau fakatasi mai faeloa a ‵tou Tausi Mamoe ki a tatou, kae puipui ne ia tatou.


3 Jehovah’s worshippers are precious to him. 	 3 E tāua a tino tapuaki a Ieova ki a ia.


8 Being imperfect descendants of Adam, we are inclined to err, to do what is bad, to sin. 	 8 Ona ko tatou ne tino sē ‵lei katoatoa ne mafua mai i a Atamu, e ma‵nako faeloa tatou o fai a mea ‵se, fai a mea ma‵sei kae agasala.


For us to have faith like that of David, we too must think seriously. 	 Ko te mea ke maua ne tatou te fakatuanaki telā ne maua ne Tavita, e ‵tau foki o mafaufau ‵loto tatou ki ei.


Three other regions of the old Roman Empire—Spain, the Netherlands, and France—were far more influential. 	 Ke oko mai ki te 17 senitenali, ne tāua malosi atu a malo konei i lō Peletania.


8 Now that Jehovah has allowed thousands of years for humans to experiment with rulership independent from him, he is justified in clearing all these forms of rule off the earth and replacing them with his own government. 	 8 Ona ko te mea ko oti ne talia ne Ieova ke tofotofo aka a tāgata ki vaegā pulega kese‵kese i tafa o tena pulega, e maua eiloa ne ia te saolotoga ke fakaseai so se vaegā pulega i te lalolagi kae sui ki tena malo.


What did Peter mean when he admonished Christians to “put away . . . all sorts of backbiting”? 	 Se a te mea ne fakauiga ki ei a Petelu i tena fakamalosiga ki Kelisiano ke “tiakina . . . te gutu fatufatu”?


Resolved to be loyal to the king appointed by God, Hushai met David on the Mount of Olives.—2 Sam. 15:30, 32. 	 Ne fakaiku aka ne Husai ke fakamaoni a ia ki te tupu telā ne filifili ne te Atua, mai te fakafetaui atu eiloa a ia ki a Tavita i te Mauga o Olive.—2 Samu. 15:30, 32.


To reassure and strengthen him, Jehovah kindly gave him a personal demonstration of divine power. 	 Ke fakatalitonu kae fakamalosi atu ki a ia, ne avatu faka‵lei ne Ieova se fakaasiga totino o te malosi o te Atua ki a ia.


Jesus—The Foremost Example of Courage 	 Iesu—Te ‵Toe Fakaakoakoga Sili o te Loto Toa


(Heb. 4:15) How good it is to know that the King Jesus Christ is now ruling in heaven and is eager to bring suffering humans relief! 	 (Epelu 4:15) Ko oko eiloa i te gali ke iloa atu me ko pule mai nei a te Tupu ko Iesu Keliso i te lagi kae ko manako foki o faka‵sao ne ia a tino mai logo‵maega!


Satan will be removed from the stage, headed for eventual oblivion, and God’s will shall certainly prevail. 	 Ka ave keatea a te tulaga pule o Satani kae fakaseai atu, kae mautinoa eiloa me ka manumalo te Atua.


That helped us to see that serving Jehovah full-time is not dependent solely on our own resources or the support of our family. 	 Ne fesoasoani mai a te sau‵talaga tenā ke lavea ne māua me i te taviniga tumau ki a Ieova e se fakalagolago katoatoa ki mea e maua ne tatou io me ko te ‵lago mai o ‵tou kāiga.


4 Obedience each day in “what is least” is important for two reasons. 	 4 E lua a pogai e tāua ei a te faka‵logo i aso katoa ki “mea fo‵liki.”


Yes, Jehovah knows us so well that it is as though he has examined every aspect and every corner of our existence. 	 (Teutelonome 13:14) E tonu, e iloa ‵lei tatou ne Ieova me e sukesuke ne ia a vaega katoa o ‵tou olaga.


Despite the strain, he takes time to aim the arrow. 	 Faitalia te faigata o te mea tenā, e faka‵tonu faka‵lei eiloa ne ia tena matasana ki te koga telā ka sana ki ei.


They have become good neighbors and friends, taking an interest in the well-being of their fellow man. 	 Ko oti ne fai latou mo fai ne tuakoi mo taugasoa ‵lei, mai te lotou amanaia ki nisi tino.


A three-day trip followed, giving time for somber reflection. 	 Ne fai te malaga tenā i aso e tolu, kae ne maua ne ia se avanoaga ke mafaufau ‵loto ki ei.


Rather, they allowed for the depth of appreciation a servant of Jehovah had in his heart to prompt him to act. 	 I lō te fai penā, a te aofaki o mea e ofo atu e faka‵na eiloa ki te lasi o te loto fakafetai o te tavini a Ieova.


All three felt emotional pain when they were in sore straits. 	 Ne logo‵mae eiloa a lagonaga o latou konei e tokotolu.


14 Now let us reevaluate the actions of the householder. 	 14 Ke toe iloilo aka ne tatou a mea ne fai ne te pule.


14 We will have the courage needed to give a witness without any fear of shame if we cherish “the word of truth” and ‘keep God’s law constantly.’ 	 14 Ka maua eiloa ne tatou a te loto toa ke talai atu e aunoa mo te mataku io me ko te mā māfai e fakatāua ne tatou “te mea tonu” kae ‘faka‵logo ki tulafono a te Atua i taimi katoa.’


The branch office that directs the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the country dispatched three vehicles per day to assist Witnesses who were still en route and to search for any who might be lost. 	 Ne fakatoka foki ne te ofisa pule telā e pule ki te galuega a Molimau a Ieova i te fenua eiloa tenā a motoka e tolu i aso takitatasi ke fesoasoani atu ki Molimau kolā koi olo atu io me ke sala aka ki tino kolā ne ‵galo.


(Ephesians 4:31, 32) She is convinced that learning to be peaceable has enabled her to have the best possible relationships with family members and others. 	 (Efeso 4:31, 32) Ne talitonu tou fafine me i te tauloto ke uiga filemu ne fesoasoani atu ke maua a toe fesokotakiga ‵lei mo ana kāiga pelā foki mo nisi tino.


He said: “This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come.” 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “A te Tala ‵Lei tenei e uiga ki te Malo, e fakamatala atu ki te lalolagi kātoa, mo fai te molimau ki tino katoa; ko oko mai ei te gataga.”


It is vital that we not let ourselves be trapped by misguided or perverted love. 	 Se mea tāua ke mo a ma talia ke ‵po aka tatou ne te alofa ‵se kae fai fakaatea tenei.


• What situation faced Israel when Psalm 83 was written? 	 • Se a te tulaga ne fepaki mo Isalaelu i te taimi ne tusi ei te Salamo e 83?


• Why should we not allow fear of failure or reluctance to accept responsibility to hold us back from baptism? 	 • Kaia e se ‵tau ei o talia ne tatou a te mataku i a tatou ma se fakamaoni io me ko te sē fia talia o nisi tauliaga ke se papatiso tatou?


Now let us consider members of Jesus’ family and see what we can learn from them. 	 Ke mafau‵fau nei tatou ki tino i te kāiga o Iesu kae onoono me ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai i a latou.


The Digest considers the legal remedies available to the owner, or tenant farmer, in order to obtain compensation from the perpetrator for the loss suffered. 	 Ne fakaasi mai i te Digest a saolotoga mai lalo i te tulafono kolā e tuku atu ki te tino i a ia te fatoaga, io me ki te tino galue, ke maua mai se fakasalaga o te tino telā ne fakamasei ne ia.


(Rev. 7:9, 10; John 10:16) The other sheep should never forget that their salvation depends on their active support of Christ’s anointed “brothers” still on earth. 	 (Fakaasiga 7:9, 10; Ioane 10:16) E se ‵tau o puli i nisi mamoe me i te lotou fakaolataga e faka‵na eiloa ki te ‵lago malō atu o latou ki “taina” fakaekegina o Keliso kolā koi ‵nofo i te lalolagi.


(2 Corinthians 12:9, 10) “For all things I have the strength by virtue of him who imparts power to me,” he wrote.—Philippians 4:13. 	 (2 Kolinito 12:9, 10) Ne tusi mai a ia: “E mafai ne au o fai a mea katoa konā, ona ko te fakamalosi mai o Keliso ki a au.”—Filipi 4:13.


But you have no idea how to carry out the task. 	 Kae e seai eiloa sau mea e tasi e iloa i te faiga o te galuega.


(Matthew 3:1, 2; 4:23-25; John 1:49) At first, however, most of them did not fully comprehend its scope and power; neither did they understand that it would be a heavenly government. 	 (Mataio 3:1, 2; 4:23-25; Ioane 1:49) Muamua la, ne seki malamalama faka‵lei a te tokoukega o latou i te lasi mo te malosi o tena pulega; kae ne seki malamalama foki latou me i te mea tenā se malo faka-te-lagi.


(Luke 12:24, 27, 28) Yes, if Jehovah looks after birds and flowers, how much more will he care for his servants! 	 (Luka 12:24, 27, 28) E tonu, kafai e tausi ne Ieova a manueva mo pulalakau, kae sili atu la tena tausiga ki ana tavini!


Intrigued, he questioned the boy’s parents. 	 Ona ko te fia malamalama, ne fesili atu ei a ia ki mātua o tena tuātina.


Jehovah blesses his faithful servants, abundantly satisfying their spiritual need. 	 E fakamanuia ne Ieova ana tavini fakamaoni, mai te fakamalie aka ne ia olotou manakoga faka-te-agaga i se auala lasi.


Be humble, approachable, and thankful. See their help as an expression of God’s love for you. 	 Ke loto maulalo, uiga faigofie, kae loto fakafetai. ‵Sala atu ki te lotou fesoasoani e pelā me se fakaasiga o te alofa o te Atua mō koe.


Many bereaved ones have found that talking can be a helpful release. 	 Ne iloa aka ne tino fanoa‵noa e tokouke me e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki te loto māfatia a te faipati atu ki se tino.


Often, fear and uncertainty brought on by war arouse strong sentiments of nationalism. 	 E fakamalosi aka ne te ma‵taku mo te ‵numi o tino i taua penā, a te loto fenua.


9 In 1938, congregations around the world resolved to accept an improved arrangement, one that was more in harmony with Scriptural precedent. 	 9 I te 1938, ne lotoma‵lie a fakapotopotoga i te lalolagi kātoa ki te suā fakatokaga, telā e tai fetaui tonu mo mea kolā ne fakaasi mai muamua i te Tusi Tapu.


Only Jehovah and Jesus are spoken of as having that ability. 	 Ne fai mai me ko Ieova fua mo Iesu e maua ne lāua te atamai tenā.


Many types of metal have a natural tendency to rust. 	 E uke a vaega kese‵kese o fiti e mafai o ‵popo.


(Isaiah 43:10) We can cultivate a close relationship with him, and we are able to speak to the “Hearer of prayer” at any time. 	 (Isaia 43:10) E mafai o ati aka ne tatou se fesokotakiga ‵pili mo ia, ko mafai ei o fai‵pati ‵tonu atu tatou ki te Tino telā e fakalogologo “ki talosaga” i so se taimi.


They found hearing ears everywhere. 	 Ne maua ne latou a tino kolā ne fia‵fia o fakalogo‵logo atu.


It was a privilege for the angel to act as Jehovah’s messenger; yet, he did not consider it beneath him to address an imperfect human. 	 Se tauliaga eiloa ke fai a te agelu tenei mo avefekau a Ieova; ne seki kilo fatauva a ia ki te tauliaga tenei ke fakatalofa atu ki se tino sē ‵lei katoatoa.


He is not some mysterious triune god. 	 A ia e se se atua tolutasi telā e faka‵numi tino.


(Acts 15:28, 29; Galatians 5:19-21) For those without medical training, however, evaluating treatment options can be perplexing and intimidating. 	 (Galuega 15:28, 29; Kalatia 5:19-21) Kāti e faigata ‵ki ki tino kolā e seai se lotou iloa i mea fakatokita, ke fuafua aka ne latou a togafiti kolā e ‵tau o fakaaogā.


Should we not be grateful for the goodness of the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization? 	 E mata, e se ‵tau o loto fakafetai tatou mō uiga ‵lei o te vaega o te fakapotopotoga a Ieova i te lalolagi nei?


Similarly, the goodness produced by holy spirit permeates a Christian’s entire way of life. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, a te ‵lei telā e māfua mai i te agaga tapu e mafai o pokotia i ei a te olaga kātoa o se Kelisiano.


When Samuel caught sight of Jesse’s firstborn, Eliab, he felt sure that he had found the one whom God had chosen. 	 Kae ne fai atu a Ieova, penei: “Sa saga ki tena loa mo tena gali.


“Wise Alone” 	 “Te Atua Poto e Tokotasi”


How about Daniel chapter 11 and the prophetic conflict of “the king of the north” and “the king of the south”? 	 Ko oi e fakauiga ki ei “te tupu i te feitu ki matū” mo te “tupu ki te feitu ki saute” i aso mua?


One day his little girl picks one of those flowers and offers it to him as a gift. 	 Kae ne avatu ne te tamaliki fafine a mea‵kai konā ke ‵kai fakatasi mo tena mātua.


Remember, though, that with these rich blessings from Jehovah comes a great responsibility. 	 Ke masaua la, me e ‵tau o isi se ‵tou tiute lasi e ‵tau o fai ke maua ei a fakamanuiaga ‵gali konei mai i a Ieova.


19 From Biblical examples and modern-day experiences, we see that the proper fear of God plays a positive role in the life of true servants of Jehovah. 	 19 Mai fakaakoakoga i te Tusi Tapu mo fakaakoakoga i aso nei, e lavea ei ne tatou me e aogā ‵ki ki te olaga o tavini ‵tonu a Ieova a te mataku tonu ki te Atua.


(Colossians 4:10, 11) The Greek word translated “strengthening aid” appears only once in the Christian Greek Scriptures. 	 (Kolose 4:10, 11) E sae fakatasi mai fua a te pati Eleni telā e ‵fuli ki “tino ne fesoasoani malosi” i te Tusi Tapu kātoa i te ‵gana Eleni.


Many now put faith in Jesus. 	 I konā eiloa e tokouke a tino ne kamata o fakatuanaki ki a Iesu.


He is eager to comfort and soothe their broken heart and crushed spirit. 	 E loto finafinau a ia ke fakamafanafana ne ia olotou loto mo olotou fakamoemoega.


Does not Satan promote the same kind of self-interest and rationalizing today? 	 E mata, e seki fakamalosi aka foki ne Satani a te vaegā uiga kaimanako penā kae fai atu a fakamasakoga e uiga ki ei i aso nei?


(Luke 1:32, 33; 4:16-21) Holy spirit empowered Jesus to perform miracles, including healing the sick, feeding the crowds, and raising the dead. 	 (Luka 1:32, 33; 4:16-21) Ne fakamalosi aka foki ne te agaga tapu a Iesu ke fai ne ia a vavega, e aofia i ei a te faka‵leiga o masaki, te fagaiga o te vaitino, mo te faka‵tuakaga o tino ‵mate.


4 We can only imagine how Abraham, then Abram, felt when Jehovah told him: “Go your way out of your country and from your relatives . . . to the country that I shall show you.” 	 Kafai ne manavase a Apelaamo, e se taumate ne galo atu a te lagonaga tenā ona ko nisi pati kolā ne fai atu ne Ieova: “Ka fakatokouke ne au tou gafa kae ka fai mo malo lasi.


12 Is our love limited to our family and our brotherhood? No, not if we are “imitators of God.” 	 Ikai, e se fai penā māfai e fai tatou ‘pelā mo te Atua.’


(Romans 8:35, 39) How comforting it is to know that any distress we face is temporary! 	 (Loma 8:35, 39) Ma‵faga o fakamafanafanaga gali ke iloa atu me e se tumau a fakalavelave konei e fe‵paki mo tatou!


We have not had any more problems.” 	 Ne seki toe ai eiloa se fakalavelave i te va o māua.”


If possible, as far as it depends upon you, be peaceable with all men. 	 Aku fagasele, sa taui ma sui, kae tuku atu eiloa ki te kaitaua o te Atua, me ne tusi mai penei: ‘I a aku te taui ma sui.


How do the facts in fulfillment of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream image indicate that we are living in the last days? 	 E fakaasi mai pefea ne te fakataunuga o te tupua i te moemiti a Nepukanesa me ko ‵nofo nei tatou i aso fakaoti?


Our diligence in proclaiming this good news to all we meet helps keep us in line for life. 	 A te ‵saga tonu atu o tatou o folafola atu a te tala ‵lei ki tino katoa e fetaui mo tatou e fesoasoani mai eiloa ke tumau tatou i te auala ki te ola.


What should we do in order to keep our faith strong and resist Satan’s efforts to discourage us? 	 Se a te mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou ko te mea ke ma‵losi faeloa ‵tou fakatuanaki kae ‵teke atu ki taumafaiga a Satani o fakavāivāi tatou?


When parents listen to God, successful child-rearing does not become a matter of guesswork; nor does it depend on human experience or human thinking. 	 Kafai e faka‵logo a mātua ki te Atua, ka se tuku taumate fua ne latou a auala ke puti aka ei olotou tama‵liki io me fakalagolago ki olotou iloa totino io me ko mafaufauga o tāgata.


(Eccl. 5:8) Jehovah, the Most High, knows what is taking place and will soon deliver lovers of righteousness. 	 (Failauga 5:8) A Ieova, te Atua Maluga e iloa ne ia a mea e ‵tupu kae ko pili o faka‵sao ne ia a tino kolā e fia‵fia ki te amiotonu.


Your power will be scanty.” But we supported each other, remembering the value of mutual encouragement. 	 Kae ne fakatau ‵lago eiloa māua te suā tino ki te suā tino, me masaua ne māua a te tāua o te fakatau fakamalosi.


3 To Our Readers 	 3 Te Alofa Atafai i se Lalolagi Masei


In either case, meditating on it can strengthen our trust in Jehovah. 	 I feitu konei e lua, a te mafaufau ‵loto ki ei e mafai o fakamalosi ne ia ‵tou tali‵tonu ki a Ieova.


10 Today, spiritual instruction begins when a man accepts a Bible study. 	 10 I aso nei, e kamata o akoako ne tatou se tagata ki mea faka-te-agaga māfai ko talia ne ia ke fai sena akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


2 Three of the apostles—Peter, James, and John—accompany Jesus to a spot deeper in the garden. 	 2 Ne tau‵tali atu a Petelu, Iakopo, mo Ioane i a Iesu ki se koga e ‵mao atu ki loto i te fatoaga.


• Why is accepting a marriage proposal so serious? 	 • Kaia e tāua ‵ki ei a te mafaufau ‵mafa ki se fekau e uiga ki se avaga?


(Galatians 3:16; Matthew 20:28) Once resurrected to heaven, Jesus would become the King of the Kingdom. 	 (Kalatia 3:16; Mataio 20:28) I te taimi ne toetu aka ei ki te lagi, ne ‵tau o fai a Iesu mo Tupu o te Malo.


FEW endeavors have greater potential for shaping your children’s future than teaching them to read and study. 	 A TE faiga o taumafaiga e uke ke akoako au tama‵liki ke fai‵tau kae sukesuke se auala tāua e tasi e mafai o fai ne koe ke ‵lei olotou olaga i aso mai mua.


14 Christian women who are single parents also face numerous challenges. 	 14 E fe‵paki foki a mātua kolā e seai ne olotou avaga mo mea faiga‵ta kese‵kese.


He says: “Before becoming a Christian, I was working for a large company where the owner evaded paying taxes by reporting only a small portion of the company’s profit. 	 E fai mai a ia: “A koi tuai au o fai mo fai se Kelisiano, ne galue au i se kamupane lasi telā e se ‵togi atu ne te pule a lafoga mai te lipoti atu o se tamā aofaki fua mai te laka a te kamupane.


(Psalm 31:19) Describing God’s goodness, Jesus said: “Who is the man among you whom his son asks for bread—he will not hand him a stone, will he? 	 (Salamo 31:19) Ke fakamatala atu a te aga‵lei o te Atua, ne fai mai a Iesu: “Ko oi se tino i a koutou e mafai o tuku atu se fatu ki tena tama manafai e akai mai ki se falaoa?


(Prov. 2:10-12) As a result, we “keep [ourselves] in God’s love . . . with everlasting life in view.”—Jude 21. 	 (Faata. 2:10-12) Ka iku atu te mea tenā ki te “tumau [tatou] i loto i te alofa o te Atua . . . telā e iku atu ki te se-gata-mai.”—Iuta 21.


“I used to be at all the parties,” she says. 	 “Ne masani au o nofo atu i faigāmea katoa,” muna a tou fafine.


(Psalm 128:1) Jehovah encourages us to fear him because he knows that this quality will protect us. 	 (Salamo 128:1) E fakamalosi mai a Ieova ki a tatou ke ma‵taku ki a ia me iloa ne ia me ka puipui mai ne te uiga tenei a tatou.


7 The year is 1513 B.C.E. Jehovah has already brought nine blows against the Egyptians. 	 7 A te tausaga ko te 1513 T.L.M. Ko oti ne fakaoko atu ne Ieova a mala e iva ki tino Aikupito.


Besides providing humans with everything they needed to live a purposeful and satisfying life, Jehovah granted them dominion over the lower creatures of the earth—a delegation of authority. 	 I tafa o te tukuatuga o mea katoa kolā e manakogina ne tino ke ola i se olaga aogā kae lotomalie, ne tuku atu foki ne Ieova ke pule atu laua ki luga i manu i te lalolagi—se tofiga ke pule atu.


For instance, the painful loss of a loved one in death may move an individual to listen to the Kingdom message. 	 E pelā mo te logo‵mae i te mate o se tino pele e mafai o fakamalosi atu ki se tino ke fakalogologo mai ki te fekau mai te Tusi Tapu.


(Luke 3:1, 2) Jesus is baptized by John in the fall of that year. 	 (Luka 3:1, 2) Ne papatiso a Iesu ne Ioane i te fakaotiga o te tausaga tenā.


Jehovah explained: “I will bless her and also give you a son from her; and I will bless her and she shall become nations; kings of peoples will come from her.” 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne Ieova: “Ka fakamanuia ne au a ia, kae ka fanau mai ne ia se tamaliki ma koulua. Ka fakamanuia ne au a ia, kae ka fai a ia mo mātua o malo e uke, kae ka isi foki ne tupu e ‵tupu mai i a ia.”


(Judg. 6:34) The army Gideon assembled, however, was outnumbered by the Midianite menace 4 to 1. 	 (Famasino 6:34) Ne maopoopo te kautau a Kitiona, kae ko te aofaki o latou ne foliki ‵ki faka‵pau ki te aofaki o te kau Mitiana.


Not at all! 	 E se tāitāi eiloa!


When you consider what is stated in the section “Scriptural Questions Answered,” you will gain greater insight into certain Scriptural passages. 	 Kafai e mafaufau ki te vaega ko te “Tali ki Fesili Faka-te-Tusi Tapu,” ka lasi atu tou malamalama e uiga ki nisi fakamatalaga i te Tusi Tapu.


That such persecution is unsuccessful—at least when inflicted upon genuine Christians. 	 E se aogā eiloa a vaegā fakasauāga penā māfai ko fe‵paki mo Kelisiano ‵tonu.


“When he kept lingering, then because of Jehovah’s compassion for him, the [angels] seized hold of his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, and they brought him out and stationed him outside the city.” 	 “Ne fakatalave a Lota, kae ona ko te alofa o Ieova, ne puke atu a tāgata konei ki tena lima mo te lima o tena avaga mo lima o ana tama fāfine e tokolua kae ‵taki atu ne lāua o tuku i tua o te fakai.”


Faith in God’s Word Vital 	 E Tāua te Tali‵tonu ki te Muna a te Atua


20 Jehovah will certainly bless you if you continue to make spiritual progress. 	 20 Ka fakamanuia eiloa ne Ieova koe māfai e tumau i te gasolo ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


One of them, an army officer named Sadiq Masih, helped George and me to translate some Bible literature into Urdu, the national language of Pakistan. 	 Se tokotasi mai i a latou, se ofisa o te kautau telā e igoa ki a Sadiq Masih, telā ne fesoasoani mai ki a au mo George ke ‵fuli a nisi tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu ki te ‵gana Urdu, te ‵gana masani e fakaaoga i Pakistan.


Later, I was invited to transfer to the Buxton Congregation, which had very few publishers and needed help. 	 I se taimi mai tua ifo, ne ‵toe ‵tofi aka au ke fano o galue i te fakapotopotoga i Buxton, e tokofia fua a tino talai i ei, kae e manakogina ‵ki ne latou se fesoasoani.


Interestingly, Jehovah respected the agreement the two spies had made with Rahab. 	 Se mea gali me ne āva a Ieova ki te feagaiga ne fai ne te tokolua sipai mo Lahapa.


Bathing facilities lacked privacy, so I learned to bathe modestly out in the open. 	 E seai ne fale kou‵kou, kae ne fakamasani au ki te koukou sāle i tua.


First, Amos asked the priest: “Are you saying: ‘You must not prophesy against Israel’?” 	 Muamua la, ne fai atu a Amosa ki te faitaulaga: “E fai mai koe ke fakagata aku valoaga, ke fakagata foki toku faipati malosi ki tino Isalaelu.”


(1 Cor. 4:6) Often, when we act like this, we may not even be aware that we have crossed the line from modesty to presumptuousness. 	 (1 Koli. 4:6) Kafai e fai faeloa tatou penei, e mafai eiloa o se lavea ne tatou me ko kamata ‵fuli tatou mai te agamalu ki te fakamatamata.


How should we view privileges in Jehovah’s service? 	 E ‵tau o ‵kilo atu pefea tatou ki tauliaga i te taviniga a Ieova?


Why were Jesus’ words about straining out the gnat and gulping down the camel particularly powerful hyperbole? 14 On another occasion, Jesus denounced the Pharisees as “blind guides, who strain out the gnat but gulp down the camel.” 	 14 I te suā taimi, ne taku fakamasei ne Iesu a te kau Falesaio i ana pati konei, “Koutou ne takitaki kivi, kolā e fakamā keatea ne koutou a namu kae folo kātoa ne koutou a te kamela.”


Recently, for example, several of their smaller branch offices were merged to simplify the work of oversight and to improve efficiency in accomplishing the preaching of the good news of the Kingdom. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, fakamuli nei, ko oti ne tuku fakatasi a nāi ofisa lagolago fo‵liki o latou ko te mea ke fakafaigofie a te tausiga kae ke mafai o fai a te galuega talai i te ‵toe auala faigofie.


These sayings of Jesus can improve our life now and give us the hope of a happy future. 	 E mafai ne pati a Iesu konei o fakafeoloolo aka a ‵tou olaga i te taimi nei kae tuku mai i ei se fakamoemoega mō se olaga fakafiafia i aso mai mua.


“Continue Loving Your Wives” 	 ‘Ke Tumau Koutou i te A‵lofa ki Otou Avaga Fāfine’


For example, he chose to select the nation of Israel as his name people, “his special property.” 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne filifili aka ne ia a te fenua o Isalaelu ke fai mo tino mō tena igoa, “ana tino ‵tonu.”


Still, we should not place our confidence in it. 	 Kae e se ‵tau eiloa o tali‵tonu ‵tou loto ki ei.


What can parents learn from Jehovah’s fine example in dealing with the rebellious nation of Israel? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o maua ne mātua mai i te fakaakoakoga ‵lei a Ieova i ana faifaiga ki te fenua fakalogogatā ko Isalaelu?


(Ps. 91:1) Through “the faithful and discreet slave” and elders in the congregation, we are alerted to trends in the world that could endanger that security. 	 (Salamo 91:1) E auala i “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto” mo toeaina i fakapotopotoga, e iloa ‵lei ne tatou a auala masani i te lalolagi kolā e mafai o fakamasei atu ki te tulaga tokagamalie tenā.


(2 John 7-11) Accepting that false viewpoint caused some to repudiate the true teachings about Jesus, the Messiah. 	 (2 Ioane 7-11) Mai te taliaga o te kilokiloga ‵se tenā, ne fai ei ke ‵teke atu a nisi tino ki akoakoga ‵tonu e uiga ki a Iesu, te Mesia.


Each member of the family can contribute to the unity and peace of the household by being yielding in a proper and balanced way. 	 E fesoasoani atu a tino taki tokotasi i te kāiga ke maua te loto tasi mo te filemu i te fale mai te mauaga o te loto malamalama mo se tulaga paleni ‵lei.


This training, coupled with God-given wisdom, will “give to the inexperienced ones shrewdness, to a young man knowledge and thinking ability.”—Proverbs 1:4. 	 A vaegā akoakoga penei fakatasi mo te poto mai te Atua ka fai ei “a tino va‵lea ke poto pelā foki tamataene ke lasi te lotou mea e iloa.”—Faataoto 1:4.


In 1947, both of us symbolized our dedication by water baptism—Annikki at age 15 and Aili at age 17. 	 I te 1947, ne papatiso ei māua ki te vai—Annikki ko 15 ana tausaga kae ko Aili ko 17.


“Every thing was made as plain, as simple, and as easy as possible,” wrote one commentator. 	 “Ne manino ‵lei, kae faigofie a mea katoa,” ne tusi mai se tino fai fakamatalaga.


19 Clearly, blood has a special meaning in God’s eyes. 	 19 E mautinoa eiloa, me e isi se uiga fakapito o te toto i te kilokiloga a te Atua.


(Rev. 5:8-10) In a later vision, John says of these rulers: “They will be priests of God and of the Christ, and will rule as kings with him for the thousand years.” 	 (Fakaasiga 5:8-10) I se fakaasiga fakamuli ifo, ne fai mai a Ioane e uiga ki pule konei: “Ka fai latou mo fai a faitaulaga a te Atua mo Keliso, kae ka pule latou pelā me ne tupu fakatasi mo ia i te 1,000 tausaga.”


Listening to comments and experiences at the meetings produced in me a desire to give Jehovah all that I have, and I feel that the best thing that I have is my youth. 	 A te fakalogologo faeloa ki tali mo tala kolā e fai i fakatasiga ne ati aka ei ne au se manakoga ke tuku atu ki a Ieova a mea katoa e maua ne au, kae mafaufau au me i te ‵toe mea tāua telā e maua ne au ko toku malosi pelā me se talavou.


They dined on the products of their flocks instead of on food purchased at one of Ur’s well-stocked bazaars; they lived in tents instead of a well-built home. 	 Ne ‵kai latou ki mea ne maua mai i olotou lafu manu i lō te ‵togimaiga o mea‵kai i sitoa mau‵mea o Ulo; ne ‵nofo foki latou i faleie i lō se fale gali telā ne faite aka.


Jehovah heard his entreaties. 	 Ne lagona ne Ieova tena fakamolemole.


(Jeremiah 9:23, 24) Jehovah extends to all deserving humans the prospect of everlasting life, and that is yet another motivating reason for praising him. 	 (Ielemia 9:23, 24) E tuku atu ne Ieova ki tino loto ‵lei katoa a te fakamoemoega mō te ola se-gata-mai, kae tenā foki te suā pogai e ‵tau ei o ‵viki atu tatou ki a ia.


Construction begins. 	 Ne kamata ei te faitega o te ‵pui.


Paul’s letters contain much encouragement on overcoming sinful tendencies. 	 E maua i tusi a Paulo a fakamalosiga e uke e uiga ki te taua atu ki ‵tou vāivāiga.


In 1950, I moved to Vancouver. 	 I te 1950, ne fanatu au ki Vancouver.


When Adam and Eve were expelled from the garden, Jehovah made sure that neither they nor their offspring would gain access to that earthly Paradise. 	 I te taimi ne ‵tuli kea‵tea ei a Atamu mo Eva mai te fatoaga, ne fakamautinoa eiloa ne Ieova ke se toe mafai ne lāua io me ko lā tama‵liki o ‵toe ulu atu ki loto i te Palataiso.


[Pictures on page 15] 	 14. E ‵fuli pefea ne ‵tou sukesukega a ‵tou faifaiga mo ‵tou pati? 15.


Imagine that many men who had never communicated with one another each brought a piece of marble into a room. 	 Mafaufau la ki tagata e tokouke kolā ne seki fesokotaki atu eiloa te suā tino ki te suā tino kae e aumai ne latou se vaega e tasi o te fatagata tenā ki se potu.


We are passing through perhaps the most difficult times that mankind as a whole has yet experienced. 	 Ko ‵nofo atu eiloa tatou i toe taimi faiga‵ta telā ne seki fakafesagai atu eiloa muamua ki ei a tino katoa.


Mankind can benefit from being acquainted with his teachings and putting them into practice.* 	 Ka maua eiloa ne tino a mea aogā māfai e fakamasani faka‵lei latou ki ana akoakoga kae fakagalue aka ne latou.*


(Gen. 6:9) Jehovah told Noah that He was going to put an end to that wicked world and instructed him about what he must do to ensure his family’s safety. 	 (Kene. 6:9) Ne fakailoa atu ne Ieova ki a Noa me ka fakaseai atu ne Ia a te lalolagi o tino amio ma‵sei, mo mea kolā e ‵tau o fai ne Noa ke ‵sao ei a ia mo tena kāiga.


Albert, mentioned in the preceding article, heard the Kingdom message when his wife and son began to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ne lagona ne Alapati, telā ne sau‵tala tatou ki ei i te mataupu muamua, a te fekau e uiga ki te Malo i te kamataga o suke‵suke a tena avaga mo tena tama tagata mo Molimau a Ieova.


(Ps. 3:5; 4:8) Let us, therefore, consider these psalms and see how they inspire confidence and promote trust in God. 	 (Salamo 3:5; 4:8) Tela la, ke na onoono nei tatou ki salamo konei kae ke lavea ne tatou a te auala e fakaosofia ei ne latou a te loto talitonu kae fakamalosi aka foki i ei te talitonu ki te Atua.


JEHOVAH GOD told the prophet Samuel: “Mere man sees what appears to the eyes; but as for Jehovah, he sees what the heart is.” (1 Samuel 16:7) How is it that Jehovah “sees what the heart is”? 	 NE FAI atu a Ieova te Atua ki te pelofeta ko Samuelu: “A te tagata e kilo ki te gali o te feitu ki tua, ka ko au [Ieova] e kilo ki te loto o te tino.” (1 Samuelu 16:7) E kilo atu pefea a Ieova “ki te loto o te tino”?


And it is the right size too. 	 Kae e ‵lei foki loa te lasi o te lalolagi.


Very likely Canaan was guilty of some abuse or perversion against his grandfather Noah. 	 E se taumate ne fai ne Kanana se amioga matagā ki tena tupuna ko Noa.


By the end of the conversation, a Bible study was under way. 	 I te fakaotiga o te sau‵talaga, ne kamata ei se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


More than 50 years later, the apostle John was able to write a reliable account filled with extensive details about the last few days of Jesus’ earthly life. 	 Kae e sili atu i te 50 tausaga mai tua ifo i ei, ne mafai ne te apositolo ko Ioane o tusi se tala kātoa e uiga ki toe aso fakaoti o te olaga o Iesu i te lalolagi nei.


8 Proving faithful in what might have seemed less significant prepared Daniel’s three friends to cope with a greater trial. 	 8 A te fakamaoni i mea kolā e foliga mai me e se tāua malosi, ne fai ei ke toka ‵lei a taugasoa o Tanielu o fakafesagai atu ki se tofotofoga telā e lasi atu.


On one occasion, when he and his disciples were in a boat on the Sea of Galilee, “a great violent windstorm broke out, and the waves kept dashing into the boat, so that the boat was close to being swamped.” 	 I te taimi e tasi, ne ‵nofo ei a Iesu mo ana soko i te poti i te Vai o Kalilaia, “ne poko se kaumatagi lasi kae ne ‵fati a galu ki loto i te poti, toeitiiti eiloa ko pulu.”


However, leave its rootstock itself in the earth, but with a banding of iron and of copper . . . until seven times themselves pass over it.” 	 Sai atu se filifili palasi ki ei, kae tuku ei i konā . . . i tausaga [taimi] e fitu.”


Whenever they are called upon to give counsel, they bear in mind their limitations and do not presume to offer counsel solely from their own personal store of knowledge. 	 Kafai e ‵tau o tuku atu ne latou a polopolokiga, e masaua ne latou a olotou tapulā kae e se polopoloki atu latou mai olotou iloaga totino.


(Proverbs 16:5; 1 Peter 5:5) May our actions show that we delight in manifesting the Christlike view of greatness, whether it is in the Christian congregation, in our family life, or in our day-to-day dealings with fellow humans—doing all things to God’s glory and praise.—1 Corinthians 10:31. 	 (Faataoto 16:5; 1 Petelu 5:5) Ke na fakaasi atu eiloa ne tatou i ‵tou faiga me e fia‵fia tonu tatou o fakaasi atu te kilokiloga a Keliso e uiga ki te takutakua, faitalia me i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, i ‵tou kāiga, io me ko ‵tou faifaiga masani ki nisi tino—mai te faiga o mea katoa mō tavaega mo vikiga o te Atua.—1 Kolinito 10:31.


(Read 2 Corinthians 3:5.) 	 (Faitau te 2 Kolinito 3:5.)


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The fact is, we find true joy and success only when we give Jehovah first place in our lives.—Read Psalm 1:2, 3. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e maua ne tatou a te fiafia tonu mo te manuia māfai e fakamuamua fua ne tatou a Ieova i ‵tou olaga.—Faitau te Salamo 1:2, 3.


What will help us to maintain our appreciation for the Bible as a precious gift from God? 	 Se a te mea ka fesoasoani mai ke tumau tatou i te loto fakafetai ki te Tusi Tapu?


5. (a) What does “persuaded to believe” mean? (b) How do we know that Timothy was persuaded to believe the good news about Jesus? 	 5. (a) Se a te mea e fakauiga ki ei a te “talitonu ki ei”? (e) E iloa pefea ne tatou me ne talitonu eiloa a Timoteo ki te tala ‵lei e uiga ki a Iesu?


These are much more than happy gatherings; they are occasions for us to demonstrate trust in Jehovah. 	 E sili atu a mea konei i lō maopoopoga fia‵fia; i taimi penei e fakaasi atu ei ne tatou a te tali‵tonu fakamaoni ki a Ieova.


17 Many who read this will wonder about the situation of those who die during this “time of the end.” 	 17 Kāti ka mafau‵fau a tino e tokouke kolā e fai‵tau ki fakamatalaga konei e uiga ki tino kolā e ‵mate i “te taimi o te gataga.”


Are we making good use of such loving provisions? 	 E mata, e fakaaogā faka‵lei ne tatou a fakatokaga a‵lofa konā?


(Matthew 7:13, 14) Naturally, we are free to choose which path to take. 	 (Mataio 7:13, 14) I a tatou loa te filifiliga me se a te auala ka sa‵sale atu tatou i ei.


Whatever the case, by the time Paul wrote the book, about 56 C.E., the congregation was long established. 	 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, i te taimi ne tusi ei ne Paulo a te tusi, kāti i te 56 T.A., a ko te fakapotopotoga ko leva eiloa ne fakatu.


And how would Christians be able to recognize his representatives? 	 Kae e mafai pefea o iloa ne Kelisiano a ana sui?


How do such writings measure up in regard to reflecting God’s love? 	 E fakaata mai pefea ne vaegā tusitusiga ‵gali penā a te uiga o te Atua ko te alofa?


When Edom falls, though, her treasures will be thoroughly searched out and she will be completely plundered by “the very men in covenant with [her]”—her allies, the Babylonians.—Jeremiah 49:9, 10. 	 I te taimi ne fakatakavale ei a Etoma, ne ‵sala katoatoa atu ana fili ki ana koloa kae ne ‵fulu faka‵ma ne “tino kolā ne ‵nofo fealofani mo [tou fafine]”—ko ana taugasoa, ko te kau Papelonia.—Ielemia 49:9, 10.


Jesus did this by his words and deeds, his teachings and example. 	 Ne fai ne Iesu a te mea tenei e auala i ana pati mo faifaiga, ana akoakoga mo fakaakoakoga.


(Genesis 24:62-65) Why? 	 (Kenese 24:62-65) Kaia?


Whether you would find everlasting life boring or not depends much on your attitude. 	 E fakalagolago a te fia ola io me ko te sē fia ola o koe ki te se-gata-mai ki tau kilokiloga.


Can you not feel the writer’s anguish? Who but an imperfect human could express such sentiments? 	 E a, e lagona ne koe te logo‵mae o te tino ne tusi ne ia te salamo tenei?


“Many things we can do only with Jehovah’s help. Pray about it!” 	 “E uke ‵ki a mea e mafai fua ne tatou o fai fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o Ieova. ‵Talo atu e uiga ki ei!”


Would pursuing what I want now mean putting spiritual interests in the background? 	 E mata, a te ‵sala atu ki mea e manako nei au ki ei e fai i ei ke se fakamuamua ne au a mea faka-te-agaga?


It requires being able to make decisions based on an understanding of Bible principles. 	 E manakogina i ei a te mafai o fai a fakaikuga kolā e fakavae ki te malamalama i akoakoga fakavae i te Tusi Tapu.


On various occasions, individuals of differing ages and backgrounds freely approached him. 	 I taimi kese‵kese, ne olo atu fua a tino valevale mai telega kese‵kese ki a ia.


Thus, while serving at Bethel, I met another wise one, whom I have now walked with for 58 years. 	 Tela la, i te taimi ne galue ei au i te Peteli, ko toe fetaui foki au mo te suā tuagane atamai, tenei ko ‵nofo fakatasi māua i se 58 tausaga.


“THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS” 	 “TE UFI FATAFATA O TE AMIOTONU”


Is it not obvious that Jesus appreciated the value of questions? 	 E maina tatou i ei me ne malamalama a Iesu i te tāua o fesili, i ne?


A first step is to use it liberally when we preach and teach. 	 A te auala muamua ko te fakaaoga faeloa ne tatou māfai e talai kae akoako atu.


Rather, they consider themselves ‘fellow workers for the joy of their brothers.’ (1 Peter 5:3; 2 Corinthians 1:24) Humble, hardworking elders love Jehovah, and they know that the closer they come to imitating him, the more good they will be able to do in the congregation. With this in mind, they constantly strive to cultivate such godly qualities as love, compassion, and patience. 	 I lō te fai penā, e taumafai latou ‘o fakalasi aka te fia‵fia o olotou taina.’ (1 Petelu 5:3; 2 Kolinito 1:24) E a‵lofa a toeaina loto maulalo kae ga‵lue malosi ki a Ieova, kae e iloa ne latou me kafai e momea aka te lotou fakaakoako atu ki a ia, ko te uke foki o mea ‵lei e mafai ne latou o fai i te fakapotopotoga.


What opportunities do you make to preach daily? 	 Ne a avanoaga e maua ne koe ke talai atu i aso katoa?


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With him there is an arm of flesh, but with us there is Jehovah our God to help us and to fight our battles.” 	 A te malosi o latou ko te malosi fua faka-te-lalolagi, ka ko tatou, ko te Aliki [Ieova] te ‵tou Atua e fesoasoani o taua mō tatou.”


▪ A recent study of 1,646 professors of science at 21 elite universities in the United States found that only a third chose the statement “I do not believe in God” to describe their view. 	 ▪ I se sukesukega ne fai fakamuli nei ki polofesa i mea fakasaienisi e 1,646 o toe akoga ma‵luga eiloa e 21 i te Iunaite Sitete, ne maua aka i ei me e tokotasi fua mai te tokotolu o tino e fai mai ne latou a te fuaiupu tenei “Au e se talitonu ki te Atua” ke fakamatala mai i ei olotou kilokiloga.


What has Shebna’s experience taught you about God’s discipline? 	 Se a te akoakoga ne maua ne koe i te tala o Sepina e uiga ki polopolokiga a te Atua?


What Scriptural obligations are placed upon husbands and wives? 10 If we are unmarried Christians, godly devotion will help us to develop qualities that will enable us to meet the Scriptural requirements of marriage. 	 10 Kafai e fai tatou e pelā me ne Kelisiano kolā koi nofo taka, ka aogā ki a tatou a te tapuaki atu ki te Atua me ka ati aka i ei a uiga kolā ka fai ei tatou ke fakafetaui aka ‵tou olaga mo fakatakitakiga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


To what did James liken God’s Word? 	 Se a te mea ne fakatusa ne Iakopo ki ei te Muna a te Atua?


Therefore, if you, although being wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more so will your Father who is in the heavens give good things to those asking him?” 	 Tela la, kafai koutou e ma‵sei, kae e iloa ne koutou o tuku atu a mea ‵lei ki otou tama‵liki; e a, e se sili atu la te otou Tamana i te lagi, i te fia tuku atu o mea ‵lei ki tino kolā e akai atu ki a ia?”


(2 Corinthians 6:14-18) At the theaters, even many of the classical plays were either grossly immoral or bloodily violent. 	 (2 Kolinito 6:14-18) I koga fai koniseti, ne aofia foki a tala kolā e fai i ei a te finalalolagi io me ko amioga fakasauā.


(Eccl. 11:9, Tanakh—The Holy Scriptures) So wrote wise King Solomon of ancient Israel. 	 (Failauga 11:9) Konā la pati ne tusi mai ne te tupu poto ko Solomona i Isalaelu mua.


(Ephesians 5:1; John 3:16) Like Jehovah God, we act lovingly toward all—including those not of our faith. 	 (Efeso 5:1; Ioane 3:16, i ā matou a mataimanu ‵kese.) E pelā mo Ieova te Atua, e a‵lofa tatou ki tino katoa—e aofia i ei a tino kolā e se ‵kau fakatasi mo tatou i te fakatuanaki.


It was evident that Gaius had already done this for his previous guests, since they had brought John a report of their host’s love and faith.—3 John 3, 6. 	 E fakamaoni mai me ko oti eiloa ne fai ne Kaio a mea konei mō ana malo mai mua atu, ona ko te mea ne fakaasi ne latou ki a Ioane a te alofa mo te fakatuanaki o te tino ne ‵nofo latou i ei.—3 Ioa. 3, 6.


(John 10:5) Such humble ones take hold of glory.—Prov. 3:13, 16; 8:1, 18. 	 (Ioa. 10:5) E maua ne tino loto mau‵lalo penā a te ‵malu.—Faata. 3:13, 16; 8:1, 18.


For an explanation of the meaning of God’s name, as well as why some versions of the Bible do not contain it, you may want to consult pages 195-197 of the book What Does the Bible Really Teach? published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ke maua a nisi fakamatalaga ki te uiga o te igoa o te Atua, mo te pogai e seai ei se igoa penā i nisi ‵fuliga o te Tusi Tapu, kāti ka fia onoono koe ki te itulau e 195-197, i te tusi ko te Ne a Mea e Akoako ‵Tonu Mai i te Tusi Tapu? telā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


This is the greatest and first commandment.” 	 Tenei te ‵toe fakatonuga sili kae tu muamua.”


If we are to do so, we need to prepare for each study with the student’s particular circumstances in mind. 	 Kafai e fia fai tatou penā, e ‵tau o fakatoka ki sukesukega takitasi mo te mafaufau ki te tulaga o te tino akoga.


“As for the heavens, they belong to Jehovah, but the earth he has given to the sons of men.”—Psalm 115:16 	 “E pelā mo te lagi, i o Ieova te mea tenā, kae ko oti ne tuku ne ia te lalolagi ki tama a tāgata.”—Salamo 115:16


What sort of faith did she have? 	 Se a te vaegā fakatuanaki ne maua ne ia?


He miraculously provided food for the woman, her son, and Elijah during the drought. 	 Ne tuku atu faeloa ne ia i se auala fakavavega a meakai ki te fafine mo tena tamaliki tagata e pelā foki mo Elia i te taimi o te oge.


Such a web would be so strong that it could stop a passenger plane in mid-flight! 	 E malosi ‵ki te pogāleveleve tenā kae mafai o taofi aka ne ia se vakalele telā e eva i te vanimonimo!


“HELLO! 	 “TALOFA!


When our prayers reflect sincerity and depth of feeling, of what may we be certain? 	 Kafai e fakaasi atu i ‵tou ‵talo a te fakamaoni mo te ‵poko o ‵tou lagonaga, se a te mea e mafai o mautinoa i a tatou?


(Matt. 24:3, 45-47) As Head of the Christian congregation, Christ has used this “faithful and discreet slave” to administer His Kingdom interests on earth. 	 (Mataio 24:3, 45-47) E pelā me ko te ulu o te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, ne fakaaoga ne Keliso a te “tavini fakamaoni kae poto” tenei ke folafola atu a manakoga o te Malo.


We humans are different. 	 A tatou e ‵kese mo manu.


21. What rewards come from being an effective teacher of God’s Word? 	 21 E lasi ‵ki te taui māfai e fai tatou mo fai ne faiakoga ma‵goi.


“What aided my wife and me the most was to auxiliary pioneer soon after we arrived in our new congregation,” says Kevin, a Christian elder. 	 “A te mea ne fesoasoani malosi mai ki a māua mo taku avaga ko te paenia lagolago i te taimi eiloa ne oko atu māua ki te ma fakapotopotoga fou,” ko muna a Kevin, se toeaina Kelisiano.


Hence, they tend to live for the present, indulging their fleshly desires. 	 Kae, e ‵saga fua latou ki mea o te olaga nei, kae fakataunu faeloa olotou manakoga faka-te-foitino.


Does this not show that the earth will be burned up? 	 E a, e se fakaasi mai i te fuaiupu tenei me ka ‵sunu eiloa a te lalolagi ki te afi?


25:35-37—Was it always wrong for the Israelites to charge interest? 	 25:35-37—E mata, se mea sē ‵lei ke fakapasene faeloa ne tino Isalaelu olotou tupe kaitalafu?


They considered it a privilege to share with their needy brothers in Judea. 	 Ne ‵kilo atu latou ki ei e pelā me se tauliaga ke fesoasoani atu ki olotou taina fakaa‵lofa i Iutaia.


He desired to work in harmony with Jehovah’s arrangement, so he got baptized without delay. 	 Ne manako eiloa a ia o galue e ‵tusa mo te fakatokaga a Ieova, tela la, ne seki fakatalave a ia o papatiso.


(Luke 11:1-13) Just think of how much they learned by joining in prayer with Jehovah’s own Son! 	 (Luka 11:1-13) Mafaufau la ki te uke o mea ne tau‵loto ne latou mai te lotou ‵kau fakatasi mo te Tama eiloa e tokotasi a Ieova i te faiga o ‵talo!


5 Not every creature in heaven had the same attitude as the only-begotten Son of God. 	 5 E se ko agelu katoa i te lagi e loto mau‵lalo e pelā mo te Tama fagasele e tokotasi a te Atua.


(2 John 1) We surely agree with Solomon’s words: “A live dog is better off than a dead lion. 	 1) E lotoma‵lie eiloa tatou ki pati a Solomona, penei: “A te kuli telā e ola e ‵lei atu i te leona mate.


Muslims in India went to Pakistan, while Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan relocated to India. 	 Ne olo atu a tino musilimu mai Initia ki Pakistan, kae ko tino lotu Hinitu mo tino Sikhs i Pakistan ne olo atu o ‵nofo i Initia.


It offers to guide us in every aspect of life and to equip us for any challenge that matters. 	 E takitaki ei a vaega katoa o ‵tou olaga kae tuku mai foki a auala ke fakafesagai atu ei ki fakalavelave e fe‵paki mo tatou.


(Col. 3:12-14) This perfect bond of union—love—is the quality that principally identifies true Christians. 	 (Kolose 3:12-14) A te mea telā e fusi fakatasi ne ia a mea katoa—ko te alofa—se uiga sili telā e fakailoga ki ei a Kelisiano ‵tonu.


Verse 9 reports what happened next: “During the night a vision appeared to Paul: a certain Macedonian man was standing and entreating him and saying: ‘Step over into Macedonia and help us.’” 	 E fai mai i te fuaiupu e 9 a te mea telā ne tupu fakamuli ifo: “Ne oko atu se fakaasiga ki a Paulo i te po: e isi se tagata Maketonia e tu i konā kae fakamalosi atu ki a ia, ana muna: ‘Vau ki Maketonia o fesoasoani mai ki a matou.’”


Yes, through Jeremiah, God accurately diagnosed the source of the Jews’ bad dealings. 	 Ao, e auala i a Ielemia, ne iloa tonu ei ne te Atua a te māfuaga o faifaiga ma‵sei a te kau Iutaia.


Working in the field ministry and visiting congregations helped me to learn Tagalog. 	 A te kau atu ki te galuega talai mo te āsi atu ki fakapotopotoga ne fesoasoani malosi mai ke tauloto ne au a te ‵gana Tagalog.


We do all within our power to honor our financial commitments, letting our “Yes mean Yes” when it comes to paying off debts. 	 E fai ne tatou so se mea e mafai o fai ke ‵tina ‵tou kaitalafu, ko te mea ke fakamaoni tatou ki te ‵tou fai atu “Ao” i te feitu tenā.


But it is obvious that a measure of self-control is also required if we are to use our bodies in doing good works. 	 Kae e mautinoa eiloa me e manakogina malosi a te loto pulea māfai e fakaaogā ‵tou foitino i te faiga o galuega ‵lei.


But all of us individually need to make sure that we do our very best to remain in God’s love. 	 Kae e ‵tau o fakamautinoa aka ne tatou katoa me e fai ne tatou te ‵toe mea ‵lei ke tumau i te alofa o te Atua.


She recalls: “Learning about Jehovah in my school language moved me to action.” 	 Ne fai mai tou fafine: “A te tauloto e uiga ki a Ieova i te ‵gana e fakaaoga i taku akoga ne fakamalosi aka ei au ke gasuesue malosi.”


Paul answered: “God was by means of Christ reconciling a world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and he committed the word of the reconciliation to us.”—2 Cor. 5:19; Isa. 55:6. 	 Ne tali atu a Paulo: “Ko tona uiga a te Atua ne i a Keliso o faka‵lei a tino ki a ia, ko se toe ‵teu i tena loto a olotou ofa tulafono, kae ne takutonu mai ne ia ki a tatou te talaiga o te faka‵leiga.”—2 Kolinito 5:19; Isaia 55:6.


Rather than fret over the manner of discipline, try to recognize that there may be a reason for the way they act. 	 I lō te sē fiafia ki te auala ne polopoloki ei koe, taumafai ke iloa ne koe me kāti e isi se pogai ne fai ei lāua penā.


Without telling Nabal, she “hastened and took two hundred loaves of bread and two large jars of wine and five sheep dressed and five seah measures of roasted grain and a hundred cakes of raisins and two hundred cakes of pressed figs” and gave them to David and his men. 	 E aunoa mo te fai atu ki a Napalu, ne “‵sala fakavave ne Apikaila e luaselau puta falaoa, e lua taga e ‵fonu i uaina, e lima mamoe ne tao, e sefulufitu kilokalame o saito ne tao, e selau fuifui vine, kae luaselau keke ne faite ki mati ma‵lō,” kae ne tuku atu ne ia ki a Tavita mo ana tagata.


(1 Timothy 5:8) But what if we are tempted by a desire to have the latest, the best, and the most sought after in the way of food, clothing, shelter, and other things? 	 (1 Timoteo 5:8) Kae e a māfai ko fakaosoosogina tatou ke maua a toe mea ‵fou, mo mea ‵lei i mea tau meakai, gatu, fale, mo nisi mea aka?


They must always be at the helm, so to speak. 	 E fai pelā me e ma‵nako latou ke pule ki mea katoa.


6 After the waters of the Flood receded, mankind had a fresh start. 	 6 Mai tua o te ‵masaga o te Lolo, ne toe kamata ei se olaga fou o tino.


‘Why are some innocent babies born deformed?’ 	 ‘Kaia e se katoatoa ei a nisi pepe kolā e seai ne agasala?’


5 We can be sure that the preaching and teaching done by Jehovah’s obedient servants in our time will continue with his backing. 	 5 E mafai o tali‵tonu tatou me e ‵lago mai eiloa a Ieova ki te galuega talai mo akoakoga kolā e fai ne ana tavini faka‵logo i ‵tou aso nei.


In what ways is fear of God related to our worship of him? 15 From the foregoing, we can see that fear of God is a wholesome attitude that all of us should cultivate, since it is a fundamental part of our worship of Jehovah. 	 15 E pelā mo mea ko oti ne sautala ki ei, ko lavea atu i ei ne tatou me i te mataku ki te Atua se uiga telā e ‵tau o fakagalue aka ne tatou katoa, me se vaega tāua e tasi o te ‵tou tapuakiga ki a Ieova.


Deep feelings of grief and sorrow when a loved one dies are not incompatible with strong faith in God. 	 A te loto māfatia mo te fanoanoa māfai ko mate se tino pele e se fe‵paki eiloa mo te fakatuanaki malosi ki te Atua.


(Rev. 7:9, 10) How wonderful that Jehovah and Jesus are honored in this way by means of the annual Memorial observance! 	 (Faka. 7:9, 10) Ko oko eiloa i te gali te fakaaloaloga e maua ne Ieova mo Iesu e auala i te faiga o te Fakamanatuga i te tausaga!


In the apostle John’s Gospel, Jesus states: “I am the way and the truth and the life. 	 I te tusi a te apositolo ko Ioane, e fai mai a Iesu: “Au ko te auala mo te munatonu mo te ola.


Nevertheless, Jehovah will help you care for your many responsibilities if you call upon him in faith. 	 Kae ka fesoasoani atu eiloa a Ieova ke mafai ne koe o saga atu ki tiute kese‵kese māfai e ‵talo atu koe ki a ia mo te fakatuanaki.


To the amazement of the crowd gathered at the temple, a voice comes out of heaven, proclaiming: “I both glorified it and will glorify it again.” 	 Ne ‵poi masei te vaitino kolā ne maopoopo fakatasi i te faletapu me ne oko mai se leo mai te lagi, ana muna: “Ko oti ne tuku atu ne au te ‵malu, kae ka toe tuku atu foki ne au te ‵malu.”


Let us heed this warning example and always treasure our gift of free will by continuing to stick close to Jehovah and obeying his righteous requirements.—1 Cor. 10:11. 	 Ke na faka‵logo nei tatou ki te faka‵pulaga ke fakaeteete kae ke fakatāua faeloa a te ‵tou meaalofa ko te saolotoga mai te tumau i te ‵piki ‵mau ki a Ieova kae faka‵logo ki ana fakatakitakiga amio‵tonu.—1 Koli. 10:11.


It has faith in the things God has said in his Word of truth.—1 Cor. 13:4, 7. 	 E aofia i ei te fakatuanaki i mea katoa kolā ne fai mai ne te Atua i tena Muna telā ko te munatonu.—1 Koli. 13:4, 7.


Paul’s guard also changes regularly. 	 A leoleo foki o Paulo e suisui faeloa.


(Romans 8:31) Enoch courageously warned about the coming destruction of ungodly men. 	 (Loma 8:31) Ne fakailoa atu mo te loto toa ne Enoka me ko pili o fakaseai atu a tino amio ma‵sei.


Because of its preserving properties, salt became a symbol of permanence and immutability. 	 Ona ko te mea e mafai o fakatumau ki ei te aogā o mea, e fai eiloa te masima e pelā me se fakailoga o te tumau mo te ‵mautakitaki.


To Jewish opposers he said: “Why is it you do not believe me? 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki tino ‵teke i Iuta, penei: “Ai a la e se tali‵tonu ei koutou ki a au?


4 Chapter 11 of the book of Hebrews lists the names of 16 men and women of faith. 	 4 E tuku mai i te mataupu e 11 o te tusi ko Epelu a igoa e 16 o tagata mo fafine fakatuanaki.


17. If their circumstances prevent them from attending meetings regularly, of what may seriously ill Christians be certain? 	 17 Kae e pefea la a ‵tou taina tali‵tonu kolā e se mafai o ‵kau atu faeloa ki fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano ona ko masaki?


He adds: “Death in twentieth-century war has been on a scale which is hard to grasp. 	 Ne toe fai mai foki a ia, penei: “E se mafai o malamalama tatou i te aofaki lasi o tino kolā ne ‵mate atu i te vaitaimi tenā.


(Isa. 11:6-9) Despite many years of cruel persecution, first by the Nazi Gestapo and later by the Communist Stasi of East Germany, Rudolf maintained his strong faith in an earthly paradise. 	 (Isa. 11:6-9) Faitalia a tausaga e uke o fakasauaga matagā, muamua la mai i pulisimani ‵funa a te kau Nasi kae fakamuli mai i ofisa ma‵luga o te malo Kominisi o Siamani ki Saegala, ne fakatumau eiloa ne Rudolf tena fakatuanaki malosi e uiga ki te lalolagi palataiso.


Being true Christians, we understand that there is something that is more valuable than our present life. 	 I te fai mo fai ne Kelisiano ‵tonu, e malamalama tatou me e isi se mea telā e sili atu i te tāua i lō ‵tou olaga nei.


She grew up to be a zealous, dedicated Witness of Jehovah.” 	 Ne tupu aka tou fafine mo fai se Molimau fakamaoni kae loto finafinau a Ieova.”


Available for download at www.jw.org 	 Ko maua foki o maua i te www.jw.org


In fact, giving attention to our relationship with him is the key to living a meaningful life. 	 A te tonuga loa, a te saga tonu atu ki ‵tou fesokotakiga mo ia ko te kī ki te mauaga o se olaga aogā.


Genuine followers of Christ—conscientious individuals who endeavor to live by Christian standards—still exist. 	 E isi eiloa ne soko ‵tonu o Keliso koi ola —ko tino taki tokotasi kolā e fakagalue faka‵lei ne latou a fakatakitakiga fakavae faka-Kelisiano i olotou olaga.


11 “Pursuing a career is the key to happiness.” 	 11 “A te kausaki atu ki se galuega ‵togi ko te kī ki te fiafia.”


12, 13. What are some factors besides the work itself that are significant in making employment decisions? 	 12, 13. Ne a nisi mea i tafa o te galuega kolā e tāua ki te faiga o fakaikuga e uiga ki galuega?


15 While the Bible book of James highlights mercy among believers, this does not mean that acts of mercy are limited to those within the Christian congregation. 	 15 E ui eiloa e faka‵mafa mai te tusi i te Tusi Tapu ko Iakopo a te alofa ‵nau ki tino tali‵tonu, e se fakauiga i ei me e ‵tau fua o gata te fakaasiatuga o te alofa ‵nau i loto i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


What will help you husbands to cultivate godly qualities in you and your family? 	 Se a te mea ka fesoasoani atu ki tagata a‵vaga ke ati aka ne latou a uiga o te Atua i olotou kāiga?


5 Comforting, too, are the apostle John’s words: “By this we shall know that we originate with the truth, and we shall assure our hearts before him as regards whatever our hearts may condemn us in, because God is greater than our hearts and knows all things. 	 5 E fakamafanafana mai foki a pati a te apositolo ko Ioane: “Tenei te mea e iloa i ei ne tatou i a tatou ko tino o te munatonu.


However, there are numerous and conflicting opinions on this subject. 	 Kae, e uke ‵ki a manatu kese‵kese e uiga ki te mataupu tenei.


Look! My angel will go ahead of you.” 	 Masaua i taku agelu ka takitaki ne ia koe.”


12 More than a century before Daniel’s time, Jehovah revealed through the prophet Isaiah details about the world power that would conquer Babylon. 	 12 I se selau tupu tausaga mai mua o te taimi o Tanielu, ne fakaasi mai ne te pelofeta a Ieova ko Isaia a fakamatalaga tāua e uiga ki te malo pule o te lalolagi telā ka fakatakavale ne ia a Papelonia.


5 The apostles received extraordinary powers from Jesus, including “authority over unclean spirits, in order to expel these and to cure every sort of disease and every sort of infirmity.” 	 5 Ne maua ne te kau apositolo se malosi lasi ‵ki mai i a Iesu, e aofia i ei a te “‵mana . . . o afuli keatea agaga ma‵sei, kae fai foki ke ‵lei a masaki.”


• What is “the great day of Jehovah”? 	 • Se a ‘te aso fakamataku o Ieova’?


(1 Samuel 14:47) Upon defeating the Amalekites, though, he disobeys Jehovah by sparing what had been “devoted to destruction.” 	 Kae “ne taua atu a ia ki ona fili katoa i koga katoa.” (1 Samuelu 14:47) I te taimi ne fakatakavale ei ne ia a tino Amaleka, ne seki fakalogo a ia ki a Ieova mai te faka‵saoga o mea kolā ne ‵tau o “fakamalaiagina.”


Instead of giving counsel about any judicial or confidential matter, the publisher should suggest that he speak to the elders. 	 I lō te tuku atu o pati fakatonutonu e uiga ki so se mea tau fakamasinoga io me se mea ‵funa, e ‵tau o fakamalosi atu a te tino talai ke faipati atu te tino tenā ki toeaina.


(See paragraph 11) 	 11. Ne a ikuga ne maua mai i te Tusi Tapu a Wycliffe?


(Ephesians 3:3-6) Do we, then, have any reason to be impatient? 	 (Efeso 3:3-6) E mata, e isi se pogai tonu ke ‵fiu tatou?


(2) He employed his knowledge of God’s Word skillfully, even as an artisan uses a tool effectively. 	 (2) Ne apo a ia i te fakaaogāga o te Muna a te Atua, e pelā eiloa mo se tagata poto telā e apo i te fakaaogāga o se mea faigaluega.


What was Jesus’ response, and what impression did it make on his disciples?—Read John 2:13-17. 	 Ne saga atu pefea a Iesu ki ei, kae se a te kilokiloga a soko ki te mea tenei?—Faitau te Ioane 2:13-17.


Present Yourself Approved to God 	 Fai ke Talia Koe ne te Atua


Do not let your spirituality stagnate or your understanding of congregation procedures go out-of-date. Also, avoid becoming overconfident—perhaps thinking that you have so much experience that you can handle any situation without doing careful research. 	 Taumafai ko tou iloaga io me ko tou malamalama faka-te-agaga ke olo tasi mo te mainaga o te fakapotopotoga a Ieova. ‵Kalo keatea mai te loto talitonu malosi ki a koe eiloa—mai te mafaufau me ko uke atu au mea e iloa telā ko se manakogina i ei ke fai ne koe au sukesukega māfai e manakogina ke fai penā.


15 Consider another foregleam of Paradise. 	 15 Ke mafaufau ki te suā fakaasiga e uiga ki te Palataiso.


(Prov. 19:3) And some people are convinced that their unwholesome family background dooms them to lead a bad life, perhaps to repeat their parents’ mistakes. 	 (Faata. 19:3) Kae ko nisi e tali‵tonu me e mafai o iku atu olotou olaga ki se tulaga masei ona ko te auala e puti aka ei latou, kāti ko ikuga o mea ‵se ne fai ne olotou mātua.


The wild bull referred to in the Bible was likely the aurochs (Latin urus). 	 A te pulumakau vao telā e faipati ki ei i te Tusi Tapu kāti ko te aurochs (Faka-Latina ko te urus) (Bos primigenius).


It is very common for some parents, when they do not want to receive a telephone call, to have their child say, “Sorry, my dad (or mom) is not here.” 	 Se amioga masani a mātua kolā e se fia fai‵pati ki te tino i te telefoni o fai atu ki te tamaliki ke fai atu penei, “A toku tamana (io me ko toku mātua) e galo i konei.”


7 In the final chapter of his prophecy Mic 7 , Micah denounces the wickedness of his contemporaries. 	 7 I te mataupu fakaoti o tena valoaga, ne taku fakamasei ne Mika a tino ma‵sei i ona aso.


One who has greater responsibility but fails to care for it is more blameworthy than one who does not know or fully understand his duties. 	 A te tino telā e uke ana tiute kae se tausi ki ei e sili atu tena masei i lō te tino telā e se iloa io me se maina katoatoa i ana tiute e ‵tau o fai.


(Jeremiah 10:23) They are like the noble-minded ones in ancient Beroea who accepted God’s message with “eagerness of mind,” having a keen desire to do the will of God. 	 (Ielemia 10:23) E fai latou pelā mo tino Pelea kolā e ala olotou mafaufau “talia gofie” ne latou te fekau a te Atua, mai te loto finafinau o fai te loto o te Atua.


Loving concern for others is a distinguishing mark of true Christians.—John 13:34, 35; Col. 1:10. 	 A te fakaasiatuga o te alofa ki nisi tino, se fakailoga tu ‵kese o Kelisiano ‵tonu.—Ioane 13:34, 35; Kolose 1:10.


After the Israelites repented, Moses interceded, and Jehovah instructed him to make a copper likeness of a serpent and raise it high on a stake. 	 Mai tua o te fakaasiatuga ne te kau Isalaelu a te salamō, ne fakamolemole atu a Mose, kae ne fakatonu atu a Ieova ke faite se gata kopa kae fakatautau i luga i se pou.


3 A Bible prophecy recorded in Zechariah chapter 14 has a direct bearing on the war of Armageddon. 	 3 E isi se sokoga o te valoaga mai te Tusi Tapu i te Sakalia mataupu e 14 ki te taua o Amaketo.


She partook of the forbidden fruit, believing that she would not really die. 	 Ne kai a ia ki te fuaga ne fakatapu mo te talitonu me ka sē mate tonu a ia.


Jesus performed many miraculous healings, thus demonstrating on a small scale what he will do on a far greater scale in the future during his Kingdom rule. 	 Ne fai ne Iesu a vavega e uke ki te faka‵leiga o masaki, telā se ata foliki fua o mea ka fai ne ia i aso mai mua i tena Malo.


He put off his former ways and worked hard ‘not to be seeking his own advantage but that of the many.’ (1 Cor. 10:33) He became gentle and showed tender affection for those who would have been victims of his animosity. 	 Ne tiakina ne ia ana auala mua kae galue malosi ‘e se mō tena ‵lei kae mō te ‵lei o tino e tokouke.’ (1 Kolinito 10:33) Ne kamata o uiga filemu kae fakaasi atu foki ne ia te alofa atafai ki ana taina i te fakapotopotoga kolā ne takalialia muamua a ia ki ei.


(Gen. 3:12, 13) Lame excuses but no justification! 	 (Kene. 3:12, 13) Ne fai fua ne laua a fakamasakoga sē ‵tonu e aunoa mo se pogai tonu!


“Hell” is a translation of the Hebrew word Sheol and the Greek word Hades, both of which simply mean “the grave.” 	 A te pati “Seoli” ko te ‵fuliga o te pati Epelu ko te Sheol mo te pati Eleni ko te Hades, kae e fakauiga fua te avā pati konā ki “te tānuga.”


In poor countries, even when foreign aid provided roads, schools, and clinics, people still suffered extreme poverty because those countries lacked business, natural resources, and access to trade routes. 	 I fenua ma‵tiva, faitalia eiloa me e aofia i fesoasoani kolā e maua ne latou a te faitega o auala, akoga, mo fa‵kaimasaki, koi ‵tu eiloa a tino i te tulaga mativa me e se lava a pisinisi, ko mea ola i te laukele, mo auala faigofie ke faka‵tu aka ei a pisinisi.


As the Head of the congregation, Christ used this small group of qualified men to settle doctrinal issues and to oversee and direct the preaching and teaching of the Kingdom good news.—Acts 15:6-29; 21:17-19; Col. 1:18. 	 E pelā me ko te Ulu o te fakapotopotoga, ne fakaaoga ne Keliso a te tamā potukau tenei o tāgata ma‵tua ‵lei ke faka‵lei ne latou a kinauga e uiga ki akoakoga mai te Tusi Tapu, kae ke tausi kae fakatonutonu foki ne latou te faiga o te galuega talai mo te akoakoatuga o te tala ‵lei e uiga ki te Malo.—Galu. 15:6-29; 21:17-19; Ko. 1:18.


So the metaphor suggests something that caused Paul pain—whether physical, emotional, or both. 	 Tela la, e fakaasi mai ne te fuaiupu tenā me e isi se mea telā e fai ne ia ke logo‵mae a Paulo—faitalia me ko te feitu faka-te-foitino, feitu tau lagonaga, io me ko te avā mea konā.


“They did not do as the king of Egypt had spoken to them, but they would preserve the male children alive.” 	 “Ne seki faka‵logo ei laua ki te fakatonuga a te tupu, kae ne faka‵sao eiloa ne laua a tama‵liki tāgata.”


Matthew 22:37, 38. 	 Mataio 22:37, 38.


Those raised will have the prospect of growing to human perfection and never having to die again. 	 Ka maua ne tino kolā e toetu aka a te fakamoemoega ke gasolo atu ki te tulaga ‵lei katoatoa kae ke se toe ‵mate.


Do I have a hard time recalling Bible texts that can strengthen the offense?’ 	 E mata, e faigata ke masaua ne au a tusi siki mai te Tusi Tapu kolā e mafai o fakamalosi aka ei toku ‵teke atu?’


Because Sarah was barren, she followed the custom of those days and provided him with her servant girl, Hagar, as a concubine to bear offspring. 	 Ona ko Sala ne seki afu, ne tautali a ia i tuu mo aganuu o aso konā mai te tuku atu o tena tavini fafine, ko Hakala, e pelā me se avaga fakasalasala a tena avaga ko te mea ke fanau mai ne ia se tamaliki.


What can we learn about riches from Jesus’ illustration of the sower? 	 Se a te mea e tauloto ne tatou e uiga ki te fia maumea mai te tala fakatusa a Iesu e uiga ki te tagata toki saito?


How different the king’s response was some 40 years earlier when he refused to seek revenge against Adonijah and other conspirators! (1 Kings 1:50-53) This change of attitude was a result of his drawing away from Jehovah. 	 Ko oko eiloa i te ‵kese o te mea tenei mo lagonaga o te tupu i se 40 tausaga mai mua atu i ei, i te taimi ne seki fia taui atu ei ki a Atonia mo nisi tino lamalama! (1 Tupu 1:50-53) A te ‵fuliga tenei i tena kilokiloga ko te ikuga o tena ‵mao keatea mai i a Ieova.


7—What “coming” of Jesus does John speak of here, and how are deceivers “not confessing” it? 	 7, Tusitapu Tauloto—Se a te mea ne fakasino atu ki ei a Ioane i ana pati i a Iesu ne “vau,” kae “ne seki talia” pefea ne tino fakaloiloi a te mea tenei?


He added: “All these things are a beginning of pangs of distress.” 	 Ne toe fai mai a ia: “A mea katoa konei ko te kamataga o puapuagā.”


11 The key expression in that scripture, “your God has become king,” reminds us of the message that we must proclaim, namely, the good news of God’s Kingdom. 	 11 A pati tāua i te fuaiupu tenei, ko “tou Atua ko oti ne fai mo fai te tupu,” e fakamasaua mai ei ki a tatou e uiga ki te fekau telā e ‵tau o folafola atu ne tatou, ko te tala ‵lei o te Malo o te Atua.


(Jer. 23:1, 2) This knowledge helped him do his work with love and compassion. 	 (Ielemia 23:1, 2) Ne fesoasoani atu a te iloa tenei ke fai ne ia tena galuega i te alofa mo te atafai.


(Colossians 4:11) Of course, they cannot read our minds. 	 (Kolose 4:11) Kae e se mafai o iloa ne latou a mea i tou loto.


Flirtation and the entertaining of immoral ideas can result in fornication or adultery. 	 A te fakatāgata mo te fakafafine faivalevale mo te mafaufau ki amioga ma‵sei e mafai o iku atu ki te finalalolagi mo te mulilua.


That young man became so addicted to drugs that he sank to the point of living on a garbage dump, salvaging what he could to sell in order to support his drug habit. 	 Ne umiti malosi te tamataene tenā ki vailakau tapu telā ne oko eiloa a ia ki te tulaga telā ko nofo fua i se koga ‵pei ‵kaiga, ke ‵sala atu ki so se mea e mafai o maua ne ia ke ‵togi atu ko te mea ke maua ana tupe i ei ke ‵togi ana vailakau tapu.


In doing so, it should become evident that God’s sovereignty is right. 	 Kafai e fai penā, e ‵tau o lavea faka‵lei atu me e tonu te pulega sili a te Atua.


However, the combined effort of all of Jehovah’s willing ministers contributes to the giving of a witness “to all the nations.” 	 Kae ko taumafaiga katoa kolā e fai ne te fia miliona o ‵tou taina i te lalolagi kātoa, ko mafai eiloa o oko atu a te tala ‵lei “ki atufenua katoa.”


Obedience in the Face of Gog’s Attack 	 Te Fakalogo Māfai ko Oso Atu a Koku


When the box was full, she handed the money over to be used for the preaching work. 	 I te taimi ne ‵fonu ei te pokisi, ne tuku atu ne ia ana tupe ke fakaaoga mō te faiga o te galuega talai.


Perhaps David reasoned that Gath would be the last place that Saul would look for him. 	 Kāti ne talitonu a Tavita me ka faigata o ‵sala atu a Saulo ki a ia i konā i Kata.


Soon I stopped attending meetings. 	 E se leva kae taofi toku fanatu ki fakatasiga.


And he illustrates it by historical examples of men and women of faith. 	 Kae e fakaasi mai ne ia e auala i fakaakoakoga mua a tagata mo fafine kolā ne fakatuanaki.


13 Some years later, the daughter was reinstated. 	 13 I tausaga fakamuli ifo, ne toe foki mai te lā tamaliki fafine.


Let us examine the Bible account of what took place that night in 33 C.E. 	 Ke onoono nei tatou ki se tala mai te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki mea kolā ne ‵tupu i te po tenā i te 33 T.A.


(1 Corinthians 15:33; James 4:4) May we never allow that to happen to us! 	 (1 Kolinito 15:33; Iakopo 4:4) Ke se talia lele eiloa ne tatou a te mea tenā ke tupu ki a tatou!


Issue of Sovereignty Brought to the Fore 	 Te Kinauga ne Fakasae Aka e Uiga ki te Pulega Sili


What detestable things he sees happening in God’s temple! 	 Ko tafaga la te matagā o mea ne lavea atu ne ia e fai i loto i te faletapu o te Atua!


(1 Corinthians 1:11, 12) Barnes points out: “The word here used [for long-suffering] is opposed to haste: to passionate expressions and thoughts, and to irritability. 	 (1 Kolinito 1:11, 12) Ne fai mai a Barnes, penei: “E ‵teke atu a te pati e fakaaogā i konei [mō te kufaki] ki te fakavavave: e ‵kese mai te fakaasi fakavave atu o te kaitaua mo manatu ita, mo te mataitaita vave.


(Matt. 2:1-6; 15:24) Moreover, as a literal shepherd might give his life in order to protect his sheep, Jesus died as a ransom sacrifice for sheeplike ones who would avail themselves of his sacrifice.—John 10:11, 15; 1 John 2:1, 2. 	 (Mataio 2:1-6; 15:24) E se gata i ei, e pelā mo te tausi mamoe telā e mafai o tuku atu tena ola ke puipui ei ana mamoe, ne mate a Iesu e pelā me se taulaga togiola mō mamoe fakatusa kolā e talia ne latou a mea aogā mai tena taulaga.—Ioane 10:11, 15; 1 Ioane 2:1, 2.