He is not restrained or pressured by time, but he is not slow in acting. 	 E se fakatapulāgina a ia io me tulituli a ia ne te taimi, kae e se tuai foki o faka‵tonu aka se mea ‵se.


He foreordained the class of people who would serve in that agency—but not the individuals. 	 Ne fakaiku aka ne ia se potukau o tino kolā ka ga‵lue i te fakapotopotoga tenā—kae e se ko tino taki tokotasi.


Joseph experienced what long and difficult challenge, and how did his response set a good example for us? 	 Ne a mea faiga‵ta e uke ne fe‵paki mo Iosefa i se taimi leva, kae ne tuku mai pefea ne ia se fakaakoakoga ‵lei ki a tatou i te auala ne saga atu ei a ia ki ei?


The prophet says nothing to indicate that what he related about his domestic life was a dream or a vision. 	 E seai se mea e fai mai ne te pelofeta ke fakaasi mai i ei i ana pati e uiga ki tena avaga e pelā fua me se moemiti io me se fakaasiga.


(Ruth 1:16) Ruth’s love for Naomi is heartwarming to think about, but far more important was her love for Jehovah. 	 (Luta 1:16) E fakamalosi loto eiloa a te alofa o Luta ki a Naomi, kae e sili atu la i te tāua ko tena alofa ki a Ieova.


He did not choose the Israelites because they were “the most populous” of the peoples. 	 Ne seki filifili ne ia a tino Isalaelu ona ko te mea “e tokouke” atu latou i nisi malo.


As Jesus Christ said, “he that has endured to the end is the one that will be saved.”—Matthew 24:13. 	 E pelā mo pati a Iesu Keliso, “ko te tino telā e lotomau ke oko ki te gataga ka sao eiloa a ia.”—Mataio 24:13.


He came across a copy of the Jerusalem Talmud. 	 Ne maua ne tou tagata se ‵kopi o te Jerusalem Talmud.


He said: “No man can come to me unless the Father, who sent me, draws him.” 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “E se mafai ne se tino o vau ki a au, seiloga ne mafua tona vau mai te Tamana tela ne uga mai ne ia au.”


(Luke 10:7) And if truly unavoidable circumstances force us to cancel, it would be loving and considerate to let our hosts know as soon as possible. 	 (Luka 10:7) Kae kafai e fakaseaoga ne tatou ona ko nisi fakanofonofoga kolā e se mafai o fakaseke mai i ei, se faifaiga alofa kae ‵lei ke fakailoa fakavave ki te tino i a ia te ‵kamiga.


The journal quotes a church deacon, who said: “A great percentage I see—I’d guess it’s well over 50 percent—are already living together when they come to be married.” 	 E siki mai ne te tusi a pati a se tiakono o te lotu, penei: “E lavea ne au me se pasene lasi ‵ki—i taku faka‵tau e silia atu i te 50 pasene—ko leva ne ‵nofo tasi a koituai o fakaipoipo lāua.”


And we want them to survive the approaching execution of divine judgment upon the wicked. 	 Kae e ma‵nako eiloa tatou ke ‵sao latou i te fakamasinoga a te Atua telā ko pili o oko atu ki tino amio ma‵sei.


• Why can human rule independent of God never be successful? 	 • Kaia e se mafai lele eiloa o iku manuia a te ‵tu tokotasi mai i te Atua?


How Practical Are Self-Help Guides? 	 E Pefea te Aoga o Vaegā Fesoasoani Penei ki te Tino?


And just as Amaziah turned to the king for help in combating Amos, so the clergy often turn to political allies for support in persecuting Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Kae e pelā loa mo Amasia telā ne ‵sala atu ki se fesoasoani mai te tupu ke ‵teke atu ki a Amosa, e ‵sala atu foki a faifeau ki olotou taugasoa fakapolitiki ke ‵lago atu ki te fakasauāga o Molimau a Ieova.


2 Of course, no matter where we reside, foreigners live among us. 	 2 E tonu, faitalia me ola tatou i fea, e ‵nofo mai eiloa a tino fakaatea i ‵tou tafa.


Still others, right in our own congregations, are facing temptations or opposition. 	 Kae e fe‵paki a nisi tino i loto eiloa i ‵tou fakapotopotoga mo fakaosoosoga mo ‵tekemaiga.


With my wife and eight of our children in 1989 	 Ko au mo taku avaga mo mā tama‵liki e tokovalu i te 1989


He buried his talent in the ground. 	 Ne tanu ne ia ana tupe i te laukele.


How can we cope with anxiety, and why? 	 E fakafesagai atu pefea tatou ki mea e manava‵se ki ei, kae kaia?


What prophecies were fulfilled by Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem? 	 Ne a valoaga ne fakataunu i te uluatuga a Iesu mo te manumalo ki loto i Ielusalema?


Meditate on Jesus’ wonderful counsel recorded there. 	 Ke mafaufau ‵loto ki fakatakitakiga ‵gali a Iesu kolā e tusi i konā.


What does it mean to be no part of the world? 	 Se a te mea e fakauiga ki ei a te sē fai mo fai se vaega o te lalolagi?


13 The judge in Jesus’ illustration was “unrighteous,” whereas “God is a righteous Judge.” 	 13 A te famasino i te tala fakatusa a Iesu e “se amiotonu,” kae ko te “Atua ko te famasino amiotonu.”


Because propaganda “is likely to be most effective,” says one source, “if people . . . are discouraged from thinking critically.” 	 Me i tala ‵loi “e fai pelā me ko te ‵toe auala magoi, māfai a tino ko loto vāi‵vai ona ko mafaufauga sē ‵tonu,” ko pati i se fakamatalaga e tasi.


PUBLISHING 	 TE ‵LOMIGA O TUSI


Once when Mary and Joseph were returning from a festival in Jerusalem—probably with several children now—they realized that 12-year-old Jesus was not with them. 	 I se taimi e tasi ne ‵foki atu ei a Malia mo Iosefa mai te fakamanatuga i Ielusalema—kāti ko tokouke loa i ei lā tama—ne iloa aka ne laua me e galo a Iesu telā ko 12 ana tausaga i te taimi tenā.


The Witnesses seemed imbued with superhuman strength, and indeed they were. 	 E foliga atu me ne ‵fonu a Molimau i te malosi telā e sili atu i te malosi masani, kae ne fai eiloa latou penā.


16 Jesus is “the Chief Agent and Perfecter of our faith.” 	 16 ‘A Iesu ko te Fakavae o te ‵Tou Fakatuanaki.’


How would this take place? 	 E mafai pefea o tupu te mea tenei?


In the book of Revelation, anointed Christians then on earth were prophetically described as corpses lying “on the broad way of the great city which is in a spiritual sense called Sodom and Egypt.” 	 E fakamatala fakavaloaga mai i te tusi ko Fakaasiga, a Kelisiano fakaekegina i te lalolagi nei e pelā me ne foitino ‵mate e ‘ta‵kato i te auala o te fa‵kai takutakua . . . a te igoa fakatusa o te fa‵kai tena ko Sotoma io me ko Aikupito.’


Who Is Leading God’s People Today? 	 Ko oi e Takitaki ne Latou a Tino o te Atua i Aso Nei?


The night before, Steve had hit me as I had tried to prove a point, and I was feeling sad and sorry for myself. 	 I te po mai mua atu, ne pago au ne Steve me ne taumafai au o fakatalitonu atu ki a ia se manatu, kae ne fanoanoa ‵ki eiloa au i ei.


Being busy with the ministry, meeting attendance, and personal study—in addition to caring for other obligations in daily life—does not excuse us from the need to remain clean and acceptable in the eyes of God and men. 	 E se ‵tau o fai a te ‵kau atu ki te galuega talai, te ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga, mo sukesukega totino—i tafa o nisi tiute i te olaga—mo fai se mea e taofi ei tatou mai te faiga ke tumau tatou i te ‵ma kae taliagina ne te Atua mo tino.


Why did some not pass inspection, and with what result? 	 Kaia ne seki ‵pāsi ei a nisi tino i te āsiga, kae se a te ikuga ne maua i ei?


9, 10. (a) We can copy Abraham’s example in what ways? (b) What invitation can we extend to others? 	 9, 10. (a) Ne a auala e mafai ei o tau‵tali tatou i te fakaakoakoga a Apelaamo? (e) Se a te ‵kamiga e mafai o fakaoko atu ne tatou ki nisi tino?


Only a confession to God. 	 Ko te fakaasi tonu atu fua o tena agasala ki te Atua.


How to Face Marital Challenges 	 Te Auala ke Fakafesagai Atu ki Fakalavelave o te Fakaipoipoga


TRY TO ANSWER 	 TAUMAFAI O TALI MAI


IS OUR world on the threshold of peace or on the brink of disaster? 	 E MATA, ko pili atu te ‵tou lalolagi ki se tulaga filemu io me ka iku atu ki se matugā fakalavelave lasi?


3:12; 4:1-6. Boaz scrupulously followed Jehovah’s arrangement. 	 3:12; 4:1-6. Ne tautali faka‵lei atu eiloa a Poasa i te fakatokaga a Ieova.


(Romans 12:21) If we trust in Jehovah and are determined not to let the world conquer us, its evil will not overcome us. 	 (Loma 12:21) Kafai e tali‵tonu tatou ki a Ieova kae fakaiku aka ke mo a ma talia ke fakatakavale tatou ne te lalolagi, ka se mafai eiloa o manumalo tena masei i a tatou.


The city bearing that name was located on the east side of the Jordan River near the torrent valley of Jabbok. 	 A te fa‵kai telā ne fakaigoa ki te igoa tenā ne tu i te feitu ki saegalā o te vaitafe ko te Iolitana i tafa o te vanu ko Iapoka.


Rather, she acted in a way that in the end preserved her and her family.—Josh. 6:22, 23. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne gasuesue tou fafine i se auala telā i te fakaotiga ne mafai ei o ‵sao atu a ia fakatasi mo tena kāiga.—Iosu. 6:22, 23.


That gift—the knowledge found in God’s Word—is compared to “hid treasures.” 	 A te meaalofa tenā—ko te iloaga telā e maua i te Muna a te Atua—e faka‵tusa eiloa ki “koloa tāua.”


But the official still could not understand this passage. 	 Kae ne seki maina eiloa te ofisa tenā i fuaiupu konā.


[Picture Credit Line on page 6] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 6]


(Psalm 34:14) We avoid things that God condemns, such as sexual immorality, pornography, theft, spiritism, violence, drunkenness, and drug abuse. 	 (Salamo 34:14) E ‵kalo keatea tatou mai mea kolā e taku fakamasei ne te Atua, e pelā mo te finalalolagi, ata ma‵sei, te kaisoa, te faivailakau, amioga fakasauā, te konā mo te sōna fakaaogāga o vailakau tapu.


13 When we experience such trials, Jehovah provides the help we need. 	 13 Kafai ko fe‵paki tatou mo fakalavelave penā, e tuku mai ne Ieova te fesoasoani e ma‵nako tatou ki ei.


How does the counsel in God’s Word help us to maintain cleanness, peace, and unity? 	 E fesoasoani mai pefea a pati polopoloki i te Muna a te Atua ke tumau tatou i te ‵ma, filēmu, kae ‵kau fakatasi?


One vital factor on your part is perseverance. 	 A te mea tāua e ‵tau o fai ne koe ko te loto mau.


That is why I continue praying about it.” 	 Tenā te pogai e tumau ei au i te ‵talo faeloa e uiga ki ei.”


The Israelites receive procedures for various offerings and instructions on the making of vows. 	 Ne maua ne te kau Isalaelu a fakatonuga e uiga ki te faiga o taulaga kese‵kese mo te faiga o tautoga.


Imagine what life will be like when everyone “who recognizes the Son and exercises faith” will have everlasting life. 	 Fakaataata i tou mafaufau a te vaegā olaga ka maua ne tino katoa “kolā e lavea ne latou te Tama kae fakatuanaki ki a ia” ka ola ki te se-gata-mai.


But exult, you people, and be joyful forever in what I am creating. . . . 	 Ke ‵lifu kae fia‵fia koutou ki te se gata mai i mea ne faite ne au. . . .


We must “keep this mental attitude” and loyally submit to doing God’s will.—Philippians 2:5-8. 	 E ‵tau o tumau tatou i “faifaiga” konei kae faka‵logo mo te fakamaoni ki te faiga o te loto o te Atua.—Filipi 2:5-8.


You will be convinced that such hopes are based on sure guarantees, not on wishful thinking. 	 Ka talitonu eiloa koe me i vaegā fakamoemoega penā e fakavae mai eiloa mai fakamaoniga tonu kae se fakavae fua ki mafaufauga.


But there the similarity ends. 	 Kae konā fua a mea e ‵pau ei.


How did Jesus demonstrate his love for his disciples? 	 Ne fakamatala mai a Ioane, penei: “A te aso nei ko te aso mai mua o te ‵Kaiga o te Paseka.


Did You Get the Main Points? 	 Ne Maua ne Koe a Manatu Tāua?


And blessed be his glorious name to time indefinite, and let his glory fill the whole earth. Amen and Amen.” 	 Ke vikia tena igoa ‵malu ki te se gata mai!


If so, what a fine time this would be to imitate Jehovah, who is “ready to forgive.” 	 Kafai e fai penā, se taimi gali eiloa ke fakaakoako tatou ki a Ieova, telā e “loto fakamagalo.”


That element combined with anxiety can choke the word. 	 E mafai eiloa o ola sai‵tia te muna māfai e tuku fakatasi a te mea tenā mo te manavase.


The need to deal effectively with such emotions is reason enough for us to seek divine guidance, but there are other motives for doing so. 	 A te ‵saga faka‵lei atu ki vaegā lagonaga penā se pogai e tasi ke ‵sala atu ei tatou ki te takitakiga a te Atua, kae e isi aka foki ne auala ke fai penā.


The Sermon on the Mount is omitted, as are many of Jesus’ longer discourses. 	 Ne seki aofia i ei te Lauga i Luga i te Mauga e pelā foki mo nisi lauga tai ‵loa atu a Iesu e uke.


You may enjoy studying these chapters, especially if you like horses or other animals.—Psalm 50:10, 11. 	 Kāti e fiafia malosi koe ke na sukesuke ki mataupu konā, maise eiloa māfai e fiafia koe ki solofanua mo nisi manu aka foki.—Salamo 50:10, 11.


Peter was not prepared. 	 Ne seki toka a Petelu.


“We are not ignorant of his designs.” (2 Cor. 2:11) Satan tries to distance us from Jehovah by moving us to make wrong choices. 	 “Me e maina ‵lei tatou i ana togafiti.” (2 Kolinito 2:11) E taumafai a Satani o ‵vae tatou kea‵tea mai i a Ieova mai te fakamalosiga o tatou ke fai a filifiliga ‵se.


The church service ran overtime, but after the church members filed out, the Memorial went ahead. 	 Ne silia te taimi ne fai ei te lotu, kae i te taimi ne tiaki ei ne tino ‵lotu te koga tenā, ne kamata eiloa te Fakamanatuga i konā.


His conclusion was: “In like manner my heavenly Father will also deal with you if you do not forgive each one his brother from your hearts.” 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “E penā foki eiloa a mea ka fai ne toku Tamana i te lagi ki a koutou māfai e se fakamagalo ne koutou otou taina mo otou loto kātoa.”


14. (a) How were non-Jews involved in “the sacred secret of the kingdom of God”? (b) Why are we able to understand these “deep things of God”? 	 14. (a) Ne aofia pefea a tino o fenua fakaa‵tea i “te mea ‵funa o te Malo o te Atua”? (e) Kaia e mafai ei o malamalama tatou i “fuafuaga ‵loto a te Atua”?


(Hebrews 11:6) Most of us long for the fulfillment of God’s promises and echo the sentiment of the apostle John: “Amen! 	 (Epelu 11:6) E ma‵nako a te tokoukega o tatou ke na fakataunu a folafolaga a te Atua kae ke fai atu foki ne tatou a pati kolā ne fai ne te apositolo ko Ioane: “Ka fai eiloa penā.


9 How can we use God’s Word as an effective tool? 	 9 E mafai pefea o magoi te fakaaogā ne tatou a te Muna a te Atua e pelā me se mea faigaluega?


6 Will It Help? 	 6 E Mata, ka Fesoasoani Mai ki a Tatou?


The ransom arrangement makes possible what blessings? 	 Ne a fakamanuiaga e mafai o maua mai te fakatokaga e uiga ki te togiola?


How did one Christian family expand their ministry? 	 Ne fakalauefa atu pefea ne se kāiga Kelisiano e tasi te lotou taviniga?


(Ephesians 2:11-18; 1 Peter 5:9; 2 Peter 3:13) When the chief security officer of the Pretoria Show Grounds in South Africa saw how Witnesses of all races met there peaceably as convention delegates, he said: “Everyone was and is courteous, people speaking nicely to one another, the attitude displayed the past few days—it all testifies to the calibre of the members of your society, and that all live together like one happy family.” 	 (Efeso 2:11-18; 1 Petelu 5:9; 2 Petelu 3:13) I te taimi ne lavea ei ne te pule o te malae tafao ko te Pretoria Show Ground i Afelika ki Saute a te ‵kau fakatasi mo te fealofani o Molimau mai fenua kese‵kese i te fono lasi, ne fai mai a ia, penei: “Ne ‵gali eiloa a uiga o tino katoa, ne ata fai‵pati atu te suā tino ki te suā tino, kae ko olotou uiga kolā ne fakaasi atu i nāi aso ko ‵teka atu nei, e fakamaoni mai i ei a te ‵lei o otou tino, kae e ‵nofo fakatasi latou katoa e pelā me se kāiga fiafia e tasi.”


His mother in China had a Bible, and the doctor had enjoyed reading it. 	 (Luka 11:13) E tonu, a Ieova ko te ‵toe Tamana ‵lei eiloa.


You can rejoice in having done your very best to serve Jehovah. 	 Ka fiafia malosi koe me ne fai eiloa ne koe te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai i te taviniga ki a Ieova.


There are at least three possibilities: (1) Paul, formerly a student of Gamaliel, informed Luke; (2) Luke consulted a sympathetic member of the Sanhedrin, such as Nicodemus; (3) Luke received this information through divine inspiration. 	 E mafai o tolu a auala ki te mea tenā: (1) Ne fakaasi atu ki a Luka ne Paulo, telā ne akoga i a Kamalielu; (2) ne fesili atu a Luka ki se sui fiafia o te Sanetulini, e pelā mo Nikotemo; (3) ne maua ne Luka a te fakamatalaga tenei e auala i se fakaasiga mai te Atua.


Responsible Marriage 	 Ke Fakatāua te Fakaipoipoga


11 “We all stumble many times.” (Jas. 3:2) Suppose you learn that a brother was offended by something you said or did. 	 11 “A tatou katoa e ‵siga i taimi e uke” (Iako. 3:2) Kāti e iloa ne koe me ne ita tou taina ki a koe ona ko au pati io me se mea ne fai ne koe.


3 The Odds Against Women 	 3 Fakalavelave Kolā ne Fa‵ki i ei a Fāfine


• What benefits come to those who practice the things they learn from God’s Word? 	 • Ne a mea aogā e maua ne tino kolā e tau‵tali atu ki mea kolā ne tauloto ne latou mai te Muna a te Atua?


The refining of them took place in 1918 when Jehovah sat “as a refiner and cleanser” in his spiritual temple. 	 Ne fai te lotou faka‵maga i te 1918 i te taimi ne sagasaga ei a Ieova e pelā me se ‘tino e faka‵ma ne ia a siliva mo aulo’ i tena faletapu faka-te-agaga.


Our faith will be strong if we study the Bible and Bible-based publications.—Hebrews 10:38, 39; 11:6. 	 A te sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu mo tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu e fai ei ke malosi te ‵tou fakatuanaki.—Epelu 10:38, 39; 11:6.


When his father died, his mother continued in the special pioneer service. 	 I te taimi ne mate ei tena tamana, ne tumau eiloa tena matua i te galuega fakapaenia.


17 Of course, children also have pressing emotional needs. 	 17 E tonu, e maua foki ne tama‵liki a fakalavelave i olotou lagonaga.


13 You can submit to the direction of holy spirit by applying the information provided for God’s people. 	 13 E mafai o fakalogo koe ki te takitakiga a te agaga tapu mai i te fakagalue aka o fakamatalaga ne tuku mai mō tino o te Atua.


Why does preaching draw us closer to God and to others? 	 Kaia e fai ei te galuega talai pelā me ko te auala ke fakapili‵pili atu ei tatou ki te Atua mo nisi tino?


In recent years, many have recited this prayer in schools and at public events. 	 I tausaga fakamuli nei, ko oti ne fai sāle ne tino e tokouke a te ‵talo tenei i akoga mo nisi faigā mea a tino e tokouke.


22-24. (a) What accounts for the happiness of those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake? (b) What will we consider in the next two study articles? 	 22-24. (a) Ne a pogai e fia‵fia ei a tino kolā e fakasauagina ona ko te amiotonu? (e) Ne a mea ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei i mataupu e lua kolā e ‵soko mai?


One day while walking on the beach, I met several Witnesses from other camps. 	 I te aso e tasi ne sasale atu ei au i te matafaga, ne fetaui au mo nai Molimau mai nisi koga ‵nofo.


I knew them—they were the younger sisters of the man who had married my older sister. 	 Ne iloa ne au lāua—a lāua ko tuagane fo‵liki o te tagata telā ne avaga mo toku tuagane matua.


“whatever things are of serious concern” 	 18. Ke taku mai se tala telā e fakaasi mai ei te tāua ke maua se fesokotakiga ‵lei i te va o mātua mo tama‵liki. 19.


“What do you include in your personal study?” 	 “Ne a mea e aofia ne koe i au sukesukega totino?”


In addition, though, do you ‘buy out the time’ to prepare for the meetings, to read the Bible regularly, to do research? 	 E se gata i ei, e mata, e ‘fakaavanoa’ ne koe a taimi ke fakatoka ki fakatasiga, ke faitau faeloa ki te Tusi Tapu mo te faiga o sukesukega?


Have God’s View of the Ministry 	 Ke Maua ne Koe te Kilokiloga a te Atua ki te Galuega


He is ashamed, confesses to an elder, and is determined not to repeat this sin. 	 Ko mā a ia, e fakaasi ‵tonu atu ne ia ki se toeaina, kae fakaiku aka ke se toe fai ne ia te agasala tenā.


(Psalm 120:1–145:21) 	 (Salamo 120:1–145:21)


In many countries, belief in hell is widespread. 	 Ko salalau atu ki fenua e uke a te talitonuga e uiga ki seoli.


(Proverbs 17:17; Psalm 34:18) Our heartfelt expressions may gently and gradually lift him up to the point that he is able to return to the flock. 	 (Faataoto 17:17; Salamo 34:18) A pati a‵lofa kolā e fai atu mai ‵tou loto e mafai o fakamalosi malielie atu ki a ia ke oko ki te taimi telā ko mafai ei ne ia o toe foki mai ki te lafu mamoe.


Sometimes the inspired prophets and writers did not even know the meaning of what they foretold or were writing. 	 I nisi taimi a pelofeta konei io me ko tino tusitala e se malama‵lama foki i mea kolā e ‵valo io me tusi mai ne latou.


17 We need the services of Jesus as High Priest to help us have a right standing with God. 	 17 E ma‵nako tatou ki te fesoasoani o Iesu e pelā me ko te Faitaulaga Sili ko te mea ke maua ne tatou se tulaga ‵ma i mua o te Atua.


In that case, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that it must take place this way?”—John 18:11; Matthew 26:52-54. 	 Kae e mafai la pefea o fakataunu a muna a te Tusi Tapu, tela ne fai mai me e ‵tau eiloa o fai penei?”—Ioane 18:11; Mataio 26:52-54.


They were to work together in harmony. 	 Ne ‵tau o fealofani laua i te faiga o lā galuega.


(Italics ours; Psalm 103:12, The Amplified Bible) How far is east from west? 	 (Salamo 103:12) E pefea te ‵mao o te saegālā mai te togālā?


Why can all who honor Jehovah’s great name look to the future with confidence? 	 Kaia e ‵kilo atu ei ki te taimi mai mua mo te loto tali‵tonu a tino katoa kolā e fakaaloalo ki te igoa sili o Ieova?


I heeded the advice found in those scriptures, and it worked.” 	 Ne tautali au i te fakatakitakiga mai i tusi siki konā, kae ne aoga eiloa.”


It must have pained her to see her once active husband brought low by a loathsome disease. 	 Kāti ne logo‵mae tou fafine ke lavea atu te masiasi o tena avaga telā ne malosi ‵lei ona ko te masaki fakatakalialia ne oko atu ki a ia.


So zealous were those first-century Christian preachers that their enemies claimed that they had “overturned the inhabited earth.”—Acts 17:6; 28:22. 	 Ona ko te loto finafinau o tino talai Kelisiano konā i te senitenali muamua, ne fai ei olotou fili me i a latou ne tino “fakatupu fakalavelave i koga katoa.”—Galuega 17:6; 28:22.


However, “David did not consent to drink it, but poured it out to Jehovah.” 	 “Ka ko Tavita e seki inu ki ei, kae ne ‵ligi ne ia ki lalo e fai mo taulaga ki te Aliki [Ieova].”


(Hebrews 12:1, 2) What is “the sin that easily entangles us”? 	 (Epelu 12:1, 2) Se a te ‘agasala telā e ‵piki ‵mau mai ki a tatou’?


Do you appreciate Jehovah in that way? 	 E mata, e fakatāua ne koe a Ieova i te auala tenā?


They will see it in your facial expression, hear it in your tone of voice, and observe it in your kind manner. 	 Ka matea atu ne latou te alofa tenā i otou mata, i otou leo, kae ka matea atu foki ne latou i otou faifaiga a‵lofa.


But to enjoy the peace that Christ’s rule will bring, we need to please God and have a good relationship with him. 	 Kae ke maua ne tatou a te filemu telā ka tuku mai ne Keliso, e ‵tau o fakafiafia ne tatou a te Atua kae ke maua se va fealofani mo ia.


Similarly, moving to another congregation may have caused you to experience stress. 	 E penā foki loa, a te fanatu ki se isi fakapotopotoga e mafai o faigata ki a koe.


What growth was experienced by the first-century Christian congregation? 	 Se a te tupuakaga telā ne maua ne te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua?


11 The world wants young people to focus their energies on secular goals. 	 11 E manako eiloa te lalolagi ke fakaaogā katoatoa ne talavou olotou malosi ki fakamoemoega faka-te-lalolagi.


But because of Jesus’ sacrifice and resurrection, death inherited from sinful Adam will no longer be victorious.—Romans 5:12; 6:23. 	 Kae ona ko te taulaga mo te toetu o Iesu, ka se toe manumalo te mate telā ne fakasolo mai i te tagata agasala ko Atamu.—Loma 5:12; 6:23.


Did he rejoice upon hearing the news, or did he protest? 	 E mata, ne fiafia a ia i te taimi ne lagona ei ne ia te tala tenā, io me ne ‵teke atu a ia ki ei?


16 If we keep Jehovah before us constantly, he will lead us by his holy spirit. 	 16 Kafai e fakatu faeloa ne tatou a Ieova i ‵tou mua, ka takitaki ne ia tatou e auala i tena agaga tapu.


For instance, in November 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan ripped through the central part of the Philippines, destroying the homes of over 1,000 Witness families. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i a Novema 2013, ne poko se Typhoon malosi ‵ki i Haiyan i te kogaloto o Filipaina, kae ne fakamasei ne ia a fale o kāiga Molimau e silia atu mo te 1,000.


• What thrilling events lie just ahead? 	 • Ne a mea fakaofoofogia ko pili nei o ‵tupu?


32 Jesus Gave His Life for Many 	 E mata, e fakauiga fua a te tala fakatusa tenei ki te kau fakaekegina?


• What is spiritual maturity, and how do we attain it? 	 • Se a te matua ‵lei i te feitu faka-te-agaga, kae e mafai pefea o oko atu tatou ki ei?


Now consider these questions: If you are striving to be one of the “great crowd” who will survive “the great tribulation,” how real is your hope? 	 Kae ke mafaufau malie aka ki fesili konei: Kafai ko taumafai eiloa koe ke aofia i “te vaitino tokouke” kolā ka sao atu i “te fakalavelave lasi,” e pefea te tonu o te fakamoemoega tenā ki a koe?


Each successive generation was born, grew up, produced offspring, and then died off. 	 Ne fa‵nau mai a kautama takitasi, olo aka o ma‵tua, ko ‵mate ei.


They do so primarily by praising him or by speaking well of him. 	 E fai penā mai te tavae atu io me mai te fai‵pati atu faeloa ki mea ‵lei e uiga ki a ia.


HOW thrilling it is to hear of increases that Jehovah’s people are experiencing! 	 SE MEA fakafiafia eiloa ke lavea atu te gasolo aka ki luga o te aofaki o tino o Ieova!


Many cameras today focus automatically on things both far and near. 	 E mafai fua ne mea pei ata i aso nei o pei a ata o mea kolā e ‵mao mo mea kolā e ‵pili mai.


17 Interestingly, Timothy was told that in “later periods of time some [would] fall away from the faith, paying attention to misleading inspired utterances and teachings of demons.” (1 Tim. 4:1) All in the congregation, including those in positions of responsibility, need to be like Timothy in displaying strong, unwavering faith. 	 17 Se mea gali, me ne fai atu ki a Timoteo “me ka tiakina ne nisi tino a te fakatuanaki i aso fakamuli; kae ka faka‵logo foki latou ki agaga ‵loi kae tau‵tali foki ki akoakoga a temoni.” (1 Timoteo 4:1) A tino katoa i te fakapotopotoga, e aofia i ei a latou kolā e maua ne latou a tulaga o tiute, e ‵tau o fai pelā mo Timoteo i te fakaasiatuga o te fakatuanaki malosi kae ‵mautakitaki.


16 Christian meetings afford a fine opportunity to show our interest in the elderly. 	 16 E tuku mai i fakatasiga Kelisiano se avanoaga ‵lei ke fakaasi atu te ‵tou amanaia ki tino ma‵tua.


Jesus, however, urged his listeners to have a different outlook. 	 Kae ne fakamalosi atu a Iesu ki ana tino fakalogo‵logo ke fai ke ‵kese te lotou kilokiloga.


19 Yes, let us be resolved that “we are not the sort that shrink back to destruction”! 	 19 E tonu, ke na fatuaki ‵tou loto ke se fai tatou mo fai “ne tino e toe ‵foki ki tua ki te malaia”!


Thus I shall bless you during my lifetime; in your name I shall raise my palms”? 	 E fakafetai atu au ki a koe i aso e ola ei au; ka sisi oku lima o ‵talo atu ki a koe.”


A little over a year after beginning his ministry, Jesus said: “Just as the Father raises the dead up and makes them alive, so the Son also makes those alive whom he wants to.” 	 Mai tua malie fua o se tausaga e tasi talu mai te kamataga o tena galuega, ne fai mai Iesu: “E pelā mo te Tamana e fakatu ne ia a tino ‵mate, kae tuku atu ki a latou te ola; e penā foki te Tama, e tuku atu ne ia a te ola ki a latou kolā e loto a ia ki ei.”


In this way Jehovah is honored, and the marriage begins on a solid spiritual footing that will contribute to an enduring union. 	 • Ka fesoasoani atu pefea te tapuaki atu ki te Atua ke fakamalosi aka ei te fesokotakiga i te fakaipoipoga?


(Ephesians 4:27, Byington) What, then, are some of Satan’s traits that we must not imitate? 	 (Efeso 4:27) Ne a nisi uiga o Satani kolā e se ‵tau o fakaakoako atu tatou ki ei?


The King will soon carry out God’s declaration: “You will break them [the nations] with an iron scepter, as though a potter’s vessel you will dash them to pieces.”—Psalm 2:9. 	 Ko pili fua nei o fakataunu ne te Tupu a te folafolaga a te Atua: “Ka pule ne koe latou ki te tokotoko fiti; ka foafoa foki ne koe latou ke malipilipi e pelā me se ulo kele.”—Salamo 2:9.


He will not let us down. 	 Ka se fakamavale ne ia tatou.


(Colossians 2:6, 7) This presents a two-fold challenge to God’s people. 	 (Kolose 2:6, 7) Kae ona ko te mea tenā e oko mai a mea faiga‵ta e lua ki tino o te Atua.


Which scriptures do you find particularly comforting? 	 Ne a tusi fai‵tau ne fakamafanafana malosi atu ki a koe?


19 In what ways do we need to remain clean? 	 19 Ne a auala e ‵tau ei o tumau tatou i te ‵ma?


Perhaps he felt that their eating of it would not be pleasing to Jehovah, even though they bore no direct responsibility for the error committed by Nadab and Abihu.—Lev. 10:19. 	 Kāti ne mafaufau tou tagata me i te ‵kai o latou ki ei e se fakafiafia atu ki a Ieova, faitalia me e se aofia ‵tonu latou i mea ‵se ne fai ne Natapu mo Apiu.—Levitiko 10:19.


From infancy he was taught “the holy writings” by his mother, Eunice, and his grandmother Lois. 	 Mai i te taimi koi pepe ei a ia, ne akoako a ia ki “Tusitusiga Tapu” ne tena mātua, ko Eunike, mo tena tupuna fafine ko Loise.


Often, one falsehood leads to another, and that is true of the immortal-soul teaching. 	 I nisi taimi ne ‵soko atu te akoakoga ‵se e tasi ki te suā akoakoga ‵se, kae tenā loa te mea ne tupu e uiga ki te akoakoga me e tumau te agaga i te ola.


Presenting our members as slaves to righteousness will not only keep us from drunkenness but also move us to shun drinking to the point of almost being drunk. 	 A te tuku atu o ‵tou foitino e pelā me ne pologa ki te amoitonu ka sē puipui fua ne ia tatou mai te ko‵nā, kae ka fakamalosi aka foki ei tatou ke fakagata te inu ki te tulaga telā ko pilipili ki te konā.


My own foot will certainly stand on a level place; among the congregated throngs I shall bless Jehovah.” 	 Au ko sao mai mea faigata katoa; au e viki atu ki [a Ieova] i te fakapotopotoga o ona tino.”


However, upon entering the workforce, he may need to use the skills he learned, not just on that one day, but on every day of the week. 	 Kae kafai ko galue a ia, e mafai o manakogina ke fakaaoga a atamai ne tauloto ne ia, e se ko te aso fua tenā, kae ko aso katoa o te vaiaso.


(Read 1 Peter 3:1, 2.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Petelu 3:1, 2.)


The Bible sums up his reign, saying: “He did what was bad.” 	 E fakamatala mai i te Tusi Tapu a tena pulega, penei: “Ne fai ne tou tagata a mea ma‵sei.”


In the course of talking about some point of interest in The Watchtower or Awake! you may look for opportunities to relate the material to the ministry. 	 Kafai ko sau‵tala koutou ki nisi manatu ‵gali i Te Faleleoleo Maluga io me ko te Awake!, e mafai o onoono atu ki avanoaga ke fakafetaui aka te mataupu tenā ki te galuega talai.


Suppose you are an elder visiting a married couple who are absent from the congregation because the “anxieties of life” have taken a toll. 	 Mafaufau la i a koe se toeaina ko āsi atu ki se tauavaga kolā ne ‵galo atu mai te fakapotopotoga ona ko te “manava‵se ki mea o te olaga nei.”


It is impossible to ignore the devastating effects of soaring crime rates, plummeting moral values, mounting drug abuse, skyrocketing divorce rates, spiraling inflation, and the rising threat of terrorism. 	 E se mafai eiloa o sē matea ne tatou te gasoloakaga o amioga solitulafono, te gasoloifoga o mea tau amioga, te fanakaga o te fakaaogāga ‵se o vailakau tapu, avaga ma‵vae, te ‵togi ‵mafa o mea mo te tulaga fakamataku o amioga takafiatoa.


In his “burning anger,” Jehovah even considered wiping out the newly formed nation of Israel.—Ex. 32:5-10. 	 Ona ko tena “kaitaua telā e ‵ka pelā me se afi,” ne mafaufau eiloa a Ieova ke fakaseai atu ne ia a te fenua o Isalaelu telā ne fatoā fakatu aka.—Eso. 32:5-10.


Jesus told the apostles: “Come, you yourselves, privately into a lonely place and rest up a bit.” 	 Muna a Iesu ki ana apositolo: “O‵mai tou olo ki se isi koga, ko tatou ake eiloa o malo‵lo malie i ei.”


Why should you give your love to another woman? 	 Ai a ka sōna alofa fua ei koe ki se isi fafine fakaatea?


[Pictures on page 7] Ádám Szinger at the time of his imprisonment and now 	 Ádám Szinger i te taimi ne ‵pei ei a ia ki te falepuipui, pelā foki mo aso nei


13 Today, true Christians likewise need to avoid popularly accepted customs based on false religious ideas that violate Christian principles. 	 13 I aso nei, e ‵tau foki mo Kelisiano ‵tonu o ‵kalo keatea mai tuu mo aganuu masani kolā e fakavae ki akoakoga ‵se fakalotu kae se fetaui mo fakatakitakiga faka-Kelisiano.


“My heart is steadfast, O God,” he said, “my heart is steadfast. 	 “Te Atua, au e talitonu katoatoa ki a koe!


In fact, spiritual enlightenment has enabled us to discern that from Genesis through Revelation, the Bible testifies to Jehovah’s purpose to sanctify his name by means of the Kingdom ruled by his Son. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne mafai ne tatou o iloa aka e auala i te malamalama faka-te-agaga, me mai i a Kenese ke oko ki a Fakaasiga, e fakamaoni mai ne te Tusi Tapu a te fuafuaga a Ieova ke faka‵malu tena igoa e auala i te Malo telā e pulegina ne tena Tama.


Elsewhere, the apostle Paul wrote of anointed Christians as “growing into a holy temple for Jehovah.” 	 E isi foki se taimi ne tusi mai ei a te apositolo ko Paulo e uiga ki Kelisiano fakaekegina e pelā me e “tupu ake ke fai mo fale tapu ‵malu i te Aliki [ko Ieova].”


The question is, What can you do about it? 	 Tenei la te fesili, ne a la mea e mafai ne koe o fai?


When Solomon put them to the test by ordering that the baby be cut in half, the real mother’s compassion was stirred. 	 I te taimi ne tofotofo aka ei ne Solomona laua mai te fakatonu atu ke āfa te pepe, ne lavea atu ei i konā te alofa atafai o te mātua tonu.


Help at the Right Time 	 Te Fesoasoani i te Taimi Tonu


Putting Habits to Work 	 Te Faiga o Amioga Masani


12 What if one Christian’s lack of moderation in drinking stumbled a fellow believer, perhaps a new disciple? 	 12 Kae e a māfai e fakaagasala ne te inu malosi o se Kelisiano se taina talitonu, kāti se soko fou?


And they are mortal. 	 Kae ko latou ne tino faka-te-agaga.


19 Job rejected all forms of idolatry—even in his heart. 	 19 Ne ‵teke atu a Iopu ki vaega katoa o te ifo ki tupua—ke oko foki loa ki tena loto.


Satan planted a seed of doubt and waited for it to germinate.—Genesis 3:5. 	 Ne ‵toki ne Satani se fuaga o te fakalotolotolua kae ne faka‵tali tou tagata ke fua mai.—Kenese 3:5.


(1 Sam. 15:3, 9, 15, ftn.) Jehovah, of course, is the righteous Judge. 	 (1 Samu. 15:3, 9, 15) E tonu, a Ieova ko te Famasino amiotonu.


The Scriptures are full of vivid details describing life in God’s promised new world. 	 E ‵fonu eiloa te Tusi Tapu i fakamatalaga liki‵liki e uiga ki te lalolagi fou a te Atua.


The next article will address this matter. 	 Ka fakamatala mai te mea tenei i te suā mataupu.


In 1987 a brother asked me to visit an interested person living in the town of Balykchy. 	 I te 1987 ne fakamolemole mai se taina ki a au ke asi atu ki se tino fiafia i te fakai o Balykchy.


That question was answered after he and his Father came and inspected the temple, or spiritual arrangement for worship, from 1914 to the early part of 1919.* (Mal. 3:1) They were pleased with a small band of loyal Bible Students who showed that their heart was with Jehovah and his Word. 	 Ne tali aka a te fesili tenā mai tua o te taimi ne o‵mai ei a ia mo tena Tamana o āsi a te faletapu, io me ko te fakatokaga faka-te-agaga mō te faiga o te tapuakiga, mai te 1914 ki te kamatamataga o te 1919.* (Mala. 3:1) Ne fia‵fia eiloa lāua ki se potukau foliki o Tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu kolā ne fakaasi atu i olotou loto e nofo loa i a Ieova mo tena Muna.


What example did the apostle Paul set for fellow Christians, and what counsel did he give? 	 Se a te fakaakoakoga ne tuku mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo mō taina Kelisiano, kae se a te polopolokiga ne tuku mai ne ia?


Be Courageous—Jehovah Is With You! 1/15 	 Ke Loto Malosi—I a Ieova e Fakatasi Atu ki a Koe! 1/15


Their speech, their actions, their dress, perhaps even their appearance may be somewhat different. 	 A olotou pati, olotou faifaiga, olotou gatu, e se taumate ko olotou foliga foki e ‵kese.


The psalmist said: “The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones, and his ears are toward their cry for help. Jehovah is near to those that are broken at heart; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.” 	 Ne fai mai te faisalamo, penei: “A te Aliki, e onoono faeloa ki tino amio‵tonu kae talia foki olotou fakatagi; Te Aliki e nofo pili ki a latou kolā e loto vāivāi, e fakasao foki ne ia a latou kolā ko seai ne olotou fakamoemoega.”


17. What four factors make an illustration effective? 	 17 Ne a mea e fai ei se tala fakatusa ke magoi?


We are probably familiar with a term that Job did not know—gravity. 	 Kāti ko masani tatou mo te mea e igoa ki te kalaveti telā ne seki malamalama a Iopu i ei.


(2 Timothy 3:14-17) To benefit from Scriptural instruction and to display goodness, though, we must have the attitude of the psalmist who sang: “You [Jehovah] are good and are doing good. Teach me your regulations.”—Psalm 119:68. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:14-17) Ko te mea ke maua ne tatou a mea tāua mai tulafono faka-te-Tusi Tapu kae ke fakaasi atu foki i ei a te aga‵lei, e ‵tau o maua ne tatou te kilokiloga a te faisalamo telā ne usu atu penei: “Ko oko eiloa i tou lei mo tou mata alofa, akoako mai au ki au fakatonuga.”—Salamo 119:68.


Jesus did not say that the temple would never be rebuilt but that it would be destroyed, which it was in 70 C.E. 	 Ne seki fai mai Iesu me ka sē toe faite a te faletapu kae ne fai mai me ka fakamaofa, telā ne fakataunu eiloa i te 70 T.A.


Honesthearted ones are relieved to learn that Jehovah, out of his great love and undeserved kindness, sent his Son to earth to ransom us from sin and its consequence, death.—1 John 4:9, 10. 	 Se fakatapūga ki tino loto ‵lei ke tauloto me ne uga mai ne Ieova tena Tama ki te lalolagi nei ke ‵togi ei tatou mai te agasala mo te mate. A te mea tenā ko te fakaasiga o tena alofa sili mo tena alofa tauanoa.—1 Ioa. 4:9, 10.


She had been a zealous preacher of the good news since childhood. 	 A ia se tino talai loto finafinau o te tala ‵lei talu mai i tena folikiga.


Obedience to the divine will helps us to remain in God’s love and in the love of his Son.—1 John 5:3. 	 E fesoasoani mai te faiga o te loto o te Atua ke tumau tatou i loto i tena alofa mo te alofa o tena Tama.—1 Ioane 5:3.


Regrettably, the people “did not listen.”—2 Kings 17:13, 14. 	 Se mea fakafanoanoa me “ne seki faka‵logo eiloa latou.”—2 Tupu 17:13, 14.


Has Jehovah been unfair to Israel? 	 E mata, ne seki ‵lei a faifaiga a Ieova ki Isalaelu?


1, 2. What helped 230 of Jehovah’s Witnesses to survive the death march at the end of World War II? 	 1, 2. Se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ki Molimau a Ieova e toko 230 ke ‵sao mai te māti tatino i te fakaotiga o te Taua i te Lua a te Lalolagi?


(Matthew 22:37) Have you come to know Jehovah personally through your own study of his Word? 	 (Mataio 22:37) E mata, ko oti ne iloa ‵lei ne koe a Ieova e auala i au sukesukega totino ki tena Muna?


What can help us to avoid “the way of sinners”? 	 Se a te mea e fesoasoani mai ke ‵kalo keatea tatou mai “faifaiga a tino agasala”?


(Genesis 28:1, 2) Doubtless, Jacob had also noticed that his brother’s decision to marry pagan Canaanite women had caused his parents considerable heartache.—Genesis 27:46. 	 (Kenese 28:1, 2) E mautinoa eiloa me ne iloa foki ne Iakopo me i te fakaikuga a tena taina ke avaga ki fāfine fapau‵pau mai Kanana ne logo‵mae malosi i ei ana mātua i ei.—Kenese 27:46.


(Job 1:6-12; 2:2-7) Of all God’s creatures, the firstborn Son could give the most conclusive answer to that charge. 	 (Iopu 1:6-12; 2:2-7) Mai i mea katoa ne faite ne te Atua, ne mafai o tuku atu ne te Tama toekimua te ‵toe tali tonu ki pati konā.


If because of advanced age a Christian cannot fulfill certain obligations, he may engage in a form of service that is within his power to perform. 	 Kafai ko sē mafai o fai ne se Kelisiano a nisi tiute ona ko te tulaga matua, e mafai o aofia a ia i nisi galuega kolā e mafai o fai ne ia.


Clearly, their courage came from their deep love for Christ’s “little sheep.” 	 E manino ‵lei me ne māfua mai te lā loto ‵toa mai te ‵poko o te lā a‵lofa ki “tamā mamoe” a Keliso.


In other words, when is he ordained? 	 I nisi tugāpati, ko te taimi fea e ‵tau ei o faū a ia?


The Father of Those Having Faith 	 Te Tamana o Tino Kolā e Fakatuanaki


Moreover, Jehovah himself invites young ones to ‘rejoice and let their heart do them good’ in a responsible way. 	 E se gata i ei, e ‵kami ne Ieova a talavou ke ‘fakafiafia olotou olaga kae fai mea e ‵loto ki ei’ i se auala ‵lei.


You might respectfully ask them to relate an experience from their years of service. 	 E mafai o ‵sili atu koe mo te āva ke fakamatala mai olotou tala e uiga ki olotou taviniga.


Does this mean that Jesus’ words about the faithful slave would also have two fulfillments? 	 E mata, e fakauiga i ei i pati a Iesu e uiga ki te tavini fakamaoni ka lua foki ana fakataunuga?


This may present a challenge because what they want us to do may at times conflict with Bible principles. 	 E se taumate ka fakafesagai atu tatou ki se tulaga faigata ona ko mea kolā e ma‵nako mai latou ke fai ne tatou e fe‵paki eiloa mo fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu i nisi taimi.


12 Even if we feel a deep void in our life—whether from childlessness or from the death of a loved one—we can still gain comfort. 	 12 Kafai foki loa e maua ne koe se lagonaga sē aoga i tou olaga—faitalia me mai te sē afu io me mai te mate o se tino pele—koi mafai eiloa o maua ne tatou a fakamafanafanaga.


The glorious temple of Ezekiel’s vision 	 Te faletapu ‵malu i te fakaasiga a Esekielu


He wrote the following to his fellow Christians: “You are ‘a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for special possession, that you should declare abroad the excellencies’ of the one that called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” (1 Pet. 2:9) As foretold, natural Jews who accepted Jesus as the Messiah were the first members of that new nation. 	 Ne tusi atu ne ia a pati konei ki ana taina Kelisiano: “A koutou ko te fenua filifilia, ko faitaulaga a te Tupu, ko te fenua tapu, ko tino tonu o te Atua, ne filifilia ke folafola atu a galuega fakaofoofogina a te Atua, telā ne kalagagina ne ia a koutou mai i te pouliga ki tona mainaga fakaofoofogina.” (1 Petelu 2:9) E pelā mo te mea ne ‵valo mai, a tino Iutaia kolā ne talia ne latou a Iesu e pelā me ko te Mesia ne fai mo tino muamua o te fenua fou tenā.


His reaction? 	 Ne a ana faifaiga ne fai ki ei?


How do you feel about Jehovah’s reminders, and why? 	 E pefea ou lagonaga e uiga ki fakamasauaga a Ieova, kae kaia?


Tom and Carol have won the confidence of many of their neighbors. 	 Ne maua ne Tom mo Carol a te loto tali‵tonu o lā tuakoi e uke.


During his first imprisonment in Rome, about what did Paul preach? 	 I te taimi muamua ne ‵pei ei a ia ki te falepuipui i Loma, se a te mea ne talai atu ne Paulo?


For some reason, though, Lot pleaded for permission to flee to another location. 	 Kae ona ko nisi pogai, ne fakamolemole atu a Lota ke talia mai ke tele a ia ki te suā koga.


He is adept at appealing to “the desire of the eyes.” (1 John 2:15-17; Gen. 3:6; Prov. 27:20) The world offers every kind of material thing, from the superb to the absurd, some of which look very enticing. 	 E poto ‵ki a ia i te fakagaligaliga o mea ki te “manakoga o mata.” (1 Ioa. 2:15-17; Kene. 3:6; Faata. 27:20) E ofo mai ne te lalolagi a vaegā kope valevale, mai te ‵toe mea aoga ki te ‵toe mea sē aoga, kae faka‵segofie ne ia tatou.


13 Now let us look at the way we treat fellow believers. 	 13 Nei la, ke onoono aka tatou ki te auala e fai faka‵lei ei ne tatou a ‵tou taina tali‵tonu e auala i ‵tou faifaiga.


12 Jesus had a balanced, realistic view of his disciples. 	 12 Ne ‵lei kae tonu te kilokiloga a Iesu ki ana soko.


19 God urges his people to “seek meekness.” 	 19 E fakamalosi atu te Atua ki ana tino ke ‵sala ki te “loto malalo.”


(Luke 7:11-15) This miracle certainly bolsters our conviction that the resurrection hope is sure. 	 (Luka 7:11-15) E fakamalosi aka eiloa ne te vavega tenā a te ‵tou talitonuga me e mautinoa eiloa te fakamoemoega ki te toetu.


What challenges do those in your congregation face? 	 Ne a mea faiga‵ta e oko atu ki tino i tau fakapotopotoga?


9 Far from showing partiality, Jehovah demonstrated by his dealings with Israel what he can do for those who obey him. 	 9 I lō te fakailoga tino, ne fakaasi mai ne Ieova i ana faifaiga ki te kau Isalaelu a mea e mafai o fai ne ia ki tino kolā e faka‵logo ki a ia.


(Matthew 4:23; 1 Corinthians 3:5) Paul told Timothy: “You, though, keep your senses in all things, suffer evil, do the work of an evangelizer, fully accomplish your ministry.”—2 Timothy 4:5. 	 (Mataio 4:23; 1 Kolinito 3:5) Ne fai atu a Paulo ki a Timoteo: “Kae pela mo koe, e ‵tau eiloa mo koe o mafaufau faka‵lei i mea katoa, kufaki i puapuaga, fai te galuega a te tino folafola, kae fakataunu tau galuega totino.” (I ā matou a mataimanu ‵kese.)—2 Timoteo 4:5.


It is noteworthy that Paul also said to the people of Lystra: “In the past generations [God] permitted all the nations to go on in their ways.” 	 Se mea tāua me ne fai atu foki a Paulo ki tino i Lusa, penei: “I kautama taumua, ne tuku faitalia ne [te Atua] a fenua katoa ke sasale eiloa latou i auala e loto latou ki ei.”


Michael, an elder for over 40 years, often starts his visits with such comments as: “You know, one of the nicest privileges of an elder is to visit the brothers in their homes and get to know them better. 	 E masani o kamata ne Michael telā ko 40 tausaga ne toeaina ei a tena āsiga ki pati penei: “E iloa ne koe, a te toe tauliaga gali e tasi o se toeaina ko te āsi atu ki taina i olotou fale kae fakamasani faka‵lei ki ei.


Jehovah designed us that way. 	 Ne faite ne Ieova tatou penā.


IF YOU were asked, ‘What are the key teachings of your faith?’ what would you say? 	 KAFAI e fesili atu ki a koe, ‘Ne a akoakoga tāua o tau lotu?’ ne a au pati ka fai atu?


It is of interest to note that Matthew 24:23-27 directly links the same point with the sign of Christ’s presence. 	 Se mea ‵lei ke matea atu me e ‵soko fakatasi ne te Mataio 24:23-27 a te manatu tenā mo te fakailoga o te fakatasi mai o Keliso.


We just do not know, and there is no point in speculating or being disturbed over those unknowns. 	 E se iloa ne tatou, kae seai foki se aoga e tuku taumate io me manava‵se tatou ki mea kolā e se iloa ne tatou.


(Psalm 72:18, 19) That should regularly be a subject of our enthusiastic conversation with relatives and others. 	 (Salamo 72:18, 19) E ‵tau o faipati sāle tatou mo te loto finafinau ki mea konā mafai e sau‵tala tatou mo ‵tou kāiga, pelā foki mo nisi tino aka foki.


4, 5. (a) How do many people respond in some parts of the world? (b) What challenges do publishers face in some other places? 	 4, 5. (a) E ‵saga mai pefea a tino e tokouke i nisi koga o te lalolagi ki te galuega talai? (e) Ne a mea faiga‵ta e fe‵paki mo tino talai i nisi koga?


JEHOVAH IS NOT STINGY WITH HIS TIME 	 E SE KAIU A IEOVA I ANA TAIMI


WHAT DOES MODESTY INVOLVE? 	 NE A MEA E AOFIA I TE AGAMALU?


How vital that we make room for a measure of solitude in our lives! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te tāua ke fakaavanoa ne tatou se taimi mō tatou aka eiloa i ‵tou olaga!


Therefore, you do not need to go to a shrine in hopes that God is more likely to hear your prayer there. 	 Tela la, e se ‵tau o fanatu koe ki se koga fakalotu ‵malu mo te mafaufauga me ka sili atu te lagona ne te Atua au ‵talo i konā.


The Command to Leave Ur 3. 	 Te Fakatonuga ke Tiakina a Ulo


While Jesus was on earth, how did Jehovah show his approval of his Son? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Ieova tena taliaga ki tena Tama i te taimi ne nofo ei tou tagata i te lalolagi?


(John 3:16-18) We may, therefore, be inclined to exclaim, as did Paul: “Thanks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!” 	 (Ioane 3:16-18) Tela la, ko mafai ei o fai atu tatou e pelā mo Paulo: “Fakafetai ki te Atua e auala i a Iesu Keliso te ‵tou Aliki!”


In the midst of that counsel, he gave this powerful exhortation: “Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you.” 	 E aofia i ana pati fakatonutonu konā ko ana pati fakamalosi konei: “Fakapili‵pili atu koutou ki te Atua, ko fakapilipili mai ei a ia ki a koutou.”


“Children, Be Obedient to Your Parents” 	 “Tama‵liki, . . . Faka‵logo ki Otou Mātua”


Paying “More Than the Usual Attention” Today 	 “Puke Mautakitaki ki Mea Tonu” i Aso Nei


▪ Christian Elders—‘Fellow Workers for Our Joy’ 	 ▪ Toeaina Kelisiano—‘Ne Tino e Ga‵lue mō te ‵Tou Fia‵fia’


Why was the man’s interrupting Jesus inappropriate? 	 Kaia ne se ‵lei ei te taofiakaga ne te tagata tenei a te faipatiga a Iesu?


This can promote peace and order in the congregation.—Acts 6:1-4. 	 Ka mafai o fakamalosi aka ne te mea tenei a te filemu mo te tokagamalie i te fakapotopotoga.—Galu. 6:1-4.


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• What factors can affect our place in the congregation? 	 • Ne a mea e mafai o pokotia i ei ‵tou tulaga i te fakapotopotoga?


Hardly. 	 E se tāitāi eiloa.


What examples did Jehovah’s pre-Christian witnesses set? 	 Se a te fakaakoakoga telā ne fai ne molimau a Ieova a koi tuai o oko atu ki te vaitaimi o Kelisiano?


He therefore told them: “We also thank God incessantly, because when you received God’s word, which you heard from us, you accepted it, not as the word of men, but, just as it truthfully is, as the word of God, which is also at work in you believers.” (1 Thessalonians 2:13) For those Christians—indeed, for all true followers of Christ—the puny logic of man is no match for the supreme wisdom of God. 	 Me i te Atua e galue i loto i a koutou konā e tali‵tonu.” (1 Tesalonia 2:13) Ki Kelisiano konā—e pelā foki mo soko ‵tonu katoa o Keliso—e se tāitāi eiloa o fetaui a poto o tāgata mo te lasi o te poto o te Atua.


When we were alone in a production room, though, she began making sexual advances. 	 Kae i te taimi ne ‵nofo tokolua ei maua i se potu, ne kamata tou fafine o fakakolekole mai i ana tāga fakafafine.


Then, moved by love and compassion, Jesus exercised his God-given authority and raised Lazarus from the dead.—John 11:11-15, 33-35, 38-44. 	 Ona ko tena alofa mo te atafai, ne fakaaogā ei ne Iesu tena ‵mana mai te Atua kae fakatu aka ne ia Lasalo mai te mate.—Ioane 11:11-15, 33-35, 38-44.


As you engage in this work, you have the opportunity to “save both yourself and those who listen to you.” (1 Timothy 4:16) Now more than ever, it is urgent that we help others obey what the Bible teaches. 	 Kafai e kau atu koe ki te galuega tenei, ka maua ne koe te avanoaga ke “fakasao ne koe a koe eiloa, pelā foki mo latou kolā e faka‵logo mai ki a koe.” (1 Timoteo 4:16) Ko sili atu nei eiloa te tāua ke fesoasoani fakavave atu tatou ki nisi tino ke faka‵logo ki mea kolā e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu.


Remember, the very nature of deception is that the one being deceived is unaware of it. 	 Ke masaua me i te tulaga o te faka‵se tino ko te fakaloiloiga o se tino e aunoa mo te iloa ne ia.


“An agnostic is a man who thinks that it is impossible to know the truth in the matters such as God and a future life with which the Christian religion and other religions are concerned. 	 “E mafaufau te tino fakalotolotolua (agnostic) me e se mafai o iloa te mea tonu e uiga ki mataupu pelā mo te Atua mo te fakamoemoega mō aso mai mua kolā e amanaia ki ei te lotu Kelisiano mo nisi lotu.


(1 Tim. 1:11; Phil. 4:4) Having an extra evening to discuss spiritual gems from the Bible is a real blessing. 	 (1 Timoteo 1:11; Filipi 4:4) A te fakaavanoaga o se afiafi e tasi ke sau‵tala ki muna‵tonu tāua mai te Tusi Tapu se fakamanuiaga tonu.


As soon as they reached safety, they expressed their joy and gratitude to Jehovah in a document entitled “The resolution of 230 of Jehovah’s witnesses from six nationalities, gathered in a forest near Schwerin in Mecklenburg.” 	 I te taimi eiloa ne ‵sao ei latou, ne fakaasi atu ne latou te lotou fia‵fia mo te loto fakafetai ki a Ieova i se fakaikuga telā ne fakaulutala penei: “Te fakaikuga a te toko 230 molimau a Ieova mai fenua kese‵kese e ono kolā ne maopoopo i te vao i tafa o Schwerin i Mecklenburg.”


• Why is a godly person happy? 	 • Kaia e fiafia ei te tino telā e fakalogo ki tulafono a te Atua?


WORKING WITH GOD DRAWS US CLOSER TO HIM AND TO OTHERS 	 A TE GA‵LUE FAKATASI MO TE ATUA E FAI EI KE FAKAPILI‵PILI ATU TATOU KI A IA MO NISI TINO


We become more meek and malleable, making it easier for us to stick loyally to Jehovah because we sincerely want to please him.—Ephesians 4:23, 24; Colossians 3:8-10. 	 Ko kamata ei o loto maulalo tatou kae fulifuligofie, kae fai i ei ke faigofie o ‵piki ‵mau tatou mo te fakamaoni ki a Ieova me e ma‵nako malosi tatou o fakafiafia atu ki a ia.—Efeso 4:23, 24; Kolose 3:8-10.


We are certainly in “the time of the end.” 	 Ko ‵nofo tonu nei tatou i te taimi o “te gataga o te lalolagi.”


A recent U.S. study found a strong link between religious people—most of whom identified themselves as Christian—and racial bias. 	 I se sukesukega a te U.S. fakamuli nei ne maua aka i ei a te malosi o te sokoga i te va o tino ‵lotu—a te tokoukega i ei e fai mai me ne Kelisiano—kae lasi te fāpito i tino.


Even though Jehovah had demonstrated that he was their King, this was not enough to make them walk by faith. 	 E ui eiloa ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova me i a ia ko te lotou tupu, ne seki lava a te mea tenā ke fai ei latou ke ola i te fakatuanaki.


13 Life Story—We Experienced God’s Undeserved Kindness in Many Ways 	 13 TALA TONU—Ne Lavea ne Māua te Alofa Tauanoa o te Atua i Auala e Uke


Anna could have passed up this opportunity to give a witness. 	 Ne mafai fua o fakaseaoga ne Anna a te avanoaga tenei ke talai atu.


18 The early Christians did not view God, Christ, and the holy spirit as a Trinity. 	 18 Ne seki ‵kilo a Kelisiano mua ki te Atua, Keliso mo te agaga tapu e pelā me se Tolutasi.


Not at all, as we shall see. 	 Ka se fai eiloa penā, e penei mo te mea ka lavea ne tatou.


Why was Jesus in a unique position to reveal his Father? 	 Kaia ne mafai fua ei ne Iesu o fakaasi mai a tena Tamana?


Jehovah regulates the timing and outcome of matters to accomplish his will. 	 E fakatoka ne Ieova a taimi mo mea kolā ka iku mai i ei i te fakataunuga o tena loto.


In what areas of life should we act in faithfulness? 	 Ne a feitu o te olaga e ‵tau ei mo tatou o fakamaoni?


What helped David to know that Jehovah provides the righteous with escape? 	 Ne a mea ne fesoasoani atu ki a Tavita ke iloa ne ia me e faka‵sao ne Ieova a tino amio‵tonu?


3:26-30. Revenge reaps sad consequences.—Romans 12:17-19. 	 E iku atu te taui ma sui ki te mauaga o mea fakafanoa‵noa.—Loma 12:17-19.


I also found that living farther away from my relatives helps me to value the moments that we spend together even more. 	 Ne iloa aka foki ne au me i te nofo ‵mao mai i kāiga e fesoasoani mai ke momea aka te fakatāua ne au a te taimi e māfuta fakatasi ei māua.


How will doing so affect our communication with family members and fellow Christians? 	 E mafai pefea o pokotia ‵tou fesokotakiga mo kāiga mo taina Kelisiano mai te faiga tenā?


Mary recognized Christ 	 Ne lavea ‵lei ne Malia a Keliso


2 Many of us are somewhere in-between. 	 2 A te tokoukega o tatou e ‵nofo fua i te kogaloto.


So you must clear away what is evil from your midst.” 	 A te tagata e ‵tau o tamate me ne ‵moe mo te tamāfine telā e isi sena feagaiga.


(2 Corinthians 2:11) As for Job, even though he had to be corrected, Jehovah rewarded his endurance by restoring to him in double measure all that he had lost.—Job 42:10. 	 (2 Kolinito 2:11) E pelā mo Iopu, e ui eiloa ne ‵tau o fakatonutonu aka a ia, ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki a ia te taui mai te fakafoki fakalua atu o ana mea katoa kolā ne ‵galo.—Iopu 42:10.


HOW I HAVE BENEFITED: 	 MEA AOGA NE MAUA NE AU:


8 What Does the Future Hold? 	 E AOFIA FOKI I TE TUSI TENEI:


The driver said that this was the best group of passengers he had ever had! 	 Ne fai mai te tino fakatele pasi me konei eiloa a toe pasese tafasili i te ‵gali ne faima‵laga mo ia!


(Colossians 3:14) It often includes friendship, but the bonds of love are stronger than those of friendship. 	 (Kolose 3:14) E masani sāle o aofia i ei a te va fakataugasoa, kae ko te feagaiga o te alofa e malosi atu i fesokotakiga fakataugasoa.


The Lord’s Supper Has Great Meaning for You 	 E Tāua Malosi ki a Koe Te ‵Kaiga a te Aliki


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Paul became “an apostle to the nations,” but it was not because of his nationality, education, age, or long record of fine works. 	 Ne fai a Paulo mo “apositolo mō tino o fenua fakaa‵tea,” kae ne seki fai penā ona ko tena fenua, tena akoakoga, tena matua, io me ko tena leva i te faiga o galuega ‵lei.


14 So, then, what should a repentant wrongdoer do? 	 14 Tela la, ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne se tino agasala telā ko salamo?


(John 1:47) Nathanael, also called Bartholomew, was later privileged to become one of Jesus’ 12 apostles.—Mark 3:16-19. 	 (Ioane 1:47) A Natanielu, telā ne fakaigoa foki ki a Patolomaio, ne maua ne ia te tauliga fakamuli ke fai mo fai se tokotasi o apositolo e toko 12 a Iesu.—Maleko 3:16-19.


I soon came to the realization that my attitude was based on ignorance and hearsay, not on facts.” 	 Ne fatoa iloa aka ne au me ne fakavae eiloa taku kilokiloga ki te sē iloa mo tala ‵loi, kae e se ki fakamatalaga ‵tonu.”


We should breathe properly. 	 E ‵tau mo tatou o mā‵nava faka‵lei.


Moses—“by far the meekest” of all men then alive—once let the rebelliousness of the nation of Israel cause him to lose his temper and fail to give glory to God. 	 Ne talia ne Mose—te ‵toe “tagata loto maulalo” eiloa i tino katoa kolā ne ola i te taimi tenā—a te uiga ‵teke o te fenua o Isalaelu ke fai ei ke kaitaua a ia kae ke se tuku atu ne ia a vikiga ki te Atua.


(Matthew 24:45) They have taken the lead in gathering the “great crowd . . . out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues.” 	 (Mataio 24:45) Ne takitaki ne latou te fakamaopoopomaiga o “te vaitino tokouke, . . . mai fenua katoa, matakaiga, tino valevale, [mo] ‵gana.”


(John 18:36, 37) As the time for his sacrificial death drew near, Jesus’ determination to help others come to know Jehovah intensified. 	 I te taimi ko pilipili mai ei a tena mate e pelā me se taulaga, ne fakaiku aka ne Iesu ke fesoasoani atu a ia ki nisi tino ke iloa malosi ne latou a Ieova.


“Jehovah is good to all, and his mercies are over all his works.”—PS. 	 “E aga‵lei a ia ki tino katoa, e alofa a ia ki mea katoa a ia ne fai.”—SALA.


Instead, they look for inspiration and guidance in myth, ancient religions, and even science fiction. 	 Kae e fia maua ne latou a fekau mai te Atua mo takitakiga i tala fāgogo, lotu ‵mua, penā foki loa mo tala ‵kai e uiga ki mea fakasaienitisi.


Jesus said: “This is the basis for judgment, that the light has come into the world but men have loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were wicked. 	 Muna a Iesu: “Kae tenei te fakamasinoga, i te mainaga ko oti ne oko mai ki te lalolagi; ka ko tino e sili atu i te ma‵nako ki te pouliga i lo te mainaga; i te mea e fai ne latou a galuega ma‵sei.


(Hebrews 5:14) Moreover, faith strengthens people to maintain high standards in the face of enormous pressure. 	 (Epelu 5:14) Kae e se gata i ei, e fakamalosi atu te fakatuanaki ki tino ke amio latou e tusa loa mo fakatakitakiga ‵lei māfai e fe‵paki latou mo tofotofoga faiga‵ta.


Engage in Upbuilding Conversations 	 Ke Aofia Koe i Sau‵talaga Fakamalosi Loto


This appeal helped the remnant of the bride class to reach more people with the invitation. 	 Ne fesoasoani atu a te fakatagi tenei ki te ‵toega o te potukau a te tamafine fatoa fakaipoipo ke oko atu ki tino e tokouke mo te ‵kamiga.


A Greek form of this expression appears four times at Revelation 19:1-6 in celebration of the end of false religion. 	 A te tugapati faka-Eleni tenei ne sae mai fakafa taimi i te Fakaasiga 19:1-6 i te taimi e fakamanatu ei te gataga o lotu ‵se.


Being zealous at it and giving the work the place that it deserves in our lives requires even more changes and sacrifices. 	 E uke atu foki a ‵fuliga mo mea faiga‵ta e ‵tau o fai i te ‵tou taumafai ke maua te loto finafinau ki te galuega talai mo tena faiga mo fai te ‵toe mea tāua i ‵tou olaga.


Earlier, shortly before his release from prison in 61 C.E., Paul wrote a letter to Philemon, a Christian brother living in Colossae. 	 I se taimi mai mua malie eiloa o ‵tala mai a ia i te falepuipui i te 61 T.A., ne tusi atu ne Paulo se tusi ki a Filemoni, se taina Kelisiano telā ne nofo atu i Kolose.


(Ephesians 6:18; 1 Peter 5:6, 7) One father says: “From the time our daughter was born, we prayed with her. 	 (Efeso 6:18; 1 Petelu 5:6, 7) Ne fai mai se tamana e tokotasi: “Talu mai te taimi ne fanau ei te mā tamaliki fafine, ne ‵talo fakatasi faeloa matou.


(Galatians 3:26-29; Acts 15:14) This “everlasting covenant” provides for all spiritual Israelites to be resurrected to immortal life in heaven.—Hebrews 13:20. 	 (Kalatia 3:26-29; Galuega 15:17) E tuku mai ne te “feagaiga se gata mai” tenei a te avanoaga ki tino Isalaelu faka-te-agaga katoa ke toe‵tu aka ki te ola i te lagi telā e se mafai o tamate.—Epelu 13:20.


13 In the same way, many today are willing to make major changes in their life in order to gain the blessings of the Kingdom. 	 13 Ko te auala foki tenei, e fia‵fia ei a tino e tokouke i aso nei o fai a ‵fuliga ‵lasi ki olotou olaga ko te mea ke maua ne latou a fakamanuiaga mai lalo i te Malo.


Rather, let us be willing to “let God be found true, though every man be found a liar.”—Romans 3:4. 	 I lō te fai penā, ke na loto fia‵fia tatou ke fai atu me i “te Atua e tonu faeloa, ka ko tino katoa e pati ‵loi.”—Loma 3:4.


(Ecclesiastes 5:4; Matthew 23:37, 38) God, therefore, “turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name.” 	 (Failauga 5:4; Mataio 23:37, 38) Telā la, ne ‵fuli ei te Atua ki “tino o fenua fakaa‵tea, i te filifiliga o nisi tino mai i a latou ke fai katoa mo ona tino tonu.”


13:8—What is “the scroll of life of the Lamb”? 	 13:8—Se a “te tusi o te ola a te Tamā Mamoe”?


(John 3:13) Consider the context, or what Jesus was discussing with Nicodemus. 	 (Ioane 3:13) Mafaufau la ki te mataupu ‵saukātoa telā ne sau‵tala ki ei a Iesu mo Nikotemo.


The Pharisees prided themselves on tithing the tiniest herbs, like mint, dill, and cumin. 	 Ne fakamata‵mata te kau Falesaio mai te pukemaiga o te tasi-vae-sefulu o tamā lakau o te vao, e pelā mo te mili, tili, mo te kumina.


(Zephaniah 1:12, 13) People may continue to go about their “normal” daily activities, but they will not gain any permanent benefit from their hard work. 	 (Sefanaia 1:12, 13) Kāti e ma‵nako a tino ke tumau latou i olotou olaga “masani,” kae ka se maua eiloa ne latou ne mea aogā tumau mai i olotou galuega ‵mafa konā.


For instance, when the former sorcerer Simon saw the miraculous powers possessed by the apostles Peter and John, he offered to pay them to impart that power to him. 	 E pelā mo te taimi ne lavea ei ne te tagata faivailakau mua ko Simona a te ‵mana ne fakaaogā ne te avā apositolo ko Petelu mo Ioane ke fai a mea fakaofoofogia, ne fai atu a ia ke tuku atu foki te ‵mana tenā ki a ia kae ka ‵togi ne ia laua.


What blessings faithful mankind will experience when that happens! 	 Ko tafaga la a fakamanuiaga kolā ka maua ne tino fakamaoni māfai ko tupu te mea tenā!


Children are not born knowing right from wrong; they need training (See paragraph 8) 	 I te taimi ne fa‵nau mai ei a tama‵liki, ne seki iloa ne latou a te mea tonu mai te mea ‵se; e ‵tau o akoakogina latou (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 8)


Still, does that explain the many bad deeds, both major and minor, that we see or hear about almost daily, either in person or in the media? 	 E tiga eiloa e tonu a te mea tenā, e mata, tenei eiloa a te pogai o faifaiga ma‵sei e uke, ko mea ‵lasi mo mea fo‵liki, kolā e lavea io me lagona ne tatou toeitiiti i aso katoa, ki ‵tou mata io me e auala i mea fakasalalau tala?


Engaging in the regular or auxiliary pioneer ministry, for example, involves devoting 70 or 50 hours a month to the preaching work. 	 A te fai pelā me se paenia tumau io me se paenia lagolago e aofia i ei te fakamāumāuga o itula e 70 io me 50 i te masina i te galuega talai.


Green is a restful color and is often associated with tranquillity. 	 A te lanulauniu se lanu gali kae e masani o isi sena sokoga ki te tokagamalie.


Even so, He took delight in Jesus’ willing obedience and all that his suffering and death would accomplish.—Proverbs 27:11; Isaiah 63:9. 	 Ne fiafia foki a Ia ki te fakalogo mo te loto fiafia o Iesu mo te fakataunuga o ana logo‵maega katoa mo tena mate.—Faataoto 27:11; Isaia 63:9.


Then, whatever situation we find ourselves in, we will respond to the apostle Paul’s words: “Always rejoice in the Lord. Once more I will say, Rejoice!”—Philippians 4:4. 	 Tena la, faitalia te tulaga e ‵nofo tatou i ei, e mafai ne tatou o fai pelā mo pati a te apositolo ko Paulo penei: “Au e loto ke fia‵fia koutou, kae ke fia‵fia faeloa i te Aliki; ko toe fai atu foki au, ke fia‵fia koutou.”—Filipi 4:4.


Years later, though, Peter stopped eating with non-Jewish Christians in the city of Antioch. 	 Kae i tausaga mai tua ifo, ne fakagata ne Petelu te ‵kai fakatasi mo Kelisiano kolā e se ne Iutaia i te fakai o Anitioka.


I see that making Jehovah’s purpose our purpose is the only meaningful way of life.” 	 E lavea ne au me i te faiga o te fuafuaga a Ieova mo fai te ‵tou fakamoemoega ko te ‵toe auala aogā i te olaga.”


Such efforts do much to help people on a personal level, but it is beyond the reach of any individual or organization to eliminate suffering earth wide. 	 A vaegā taumafaiga penei e aoga ‵ki eiloa ki tino, kae e se mafai eiloa ne se tino e tokotasi io me se fakapotopotoga o fakagata aka a logo‵maega konei i te lalolagi kātoa.


On that day, the Sovereign of the universe will distinguish himself as a Warrior more gloriously than he has during any previous “day of fight.”—Zech. 14:3. 	 I te aso tenā, ka faka‵kese ne te Pule o te lagi mo te lalolagi a ia eiloa ke pelā me se Sotia telā ko sili atu te takutakua i lō so se “aso o te taua” ne aofia muamua a ia i ei.—Saka. 14:3.


12. (a) What independence did Adam and Eve seek? (b) What has been the result of mankind’s following Adam and Eve’s course? 	 12. (a) Ne fia ‵tu tokotasi pefea a Atamu mo Eva? (e) Ne a mea ne iku mai ona ko te tau‵tali atu o tino ki amioga a Atamu mo Eva?


In our time, some people have claimed that Paul was here referring merely to making shepherding calls on believers. 	 E fai mai nisi tino, i ‵tou aso nei, me ne fakasino atu fua a Paulo i konei ki te faiga o asiga e pelā me ne tausi mamoe ki tino tali‵tonu.


Their solution? “From that day on they took counsel to kill him.” 	 “Tela, kamata mai eiloa i te aso tena o fia tamate ne latou a Iesu.”


The Greek word for “slanderer” or “accuser” is di·aʹbo·los, a term used in the Bible as a title for Satan, the wicked slanderer of God. 	 A te pati Eleni ki te tino “gutu fatufatu” io me ko “te tino fai ‵losiga” ko te di·aʹbo·los, se pati telā e fakaaoga i te Tusi Tapu ke fakasino ki a Satani, te tino gutu fatufatu masei ki te Atua.


“INVASION OF THE STREETS” 	 “NE ‵FONU A AUALA I TINO E TOKOUKE”


How can it be said that anointed ones are ‘seated in the heavenly places’ even while on earth? 	 Kaia e mafai o fai atu me i tino fakaekegina ko ‘pule i te lagi’ a koi ‵nofo latou i te lalolagi?


All creation, including humans, moves and functions within these boundaries. 	 A mea ola katoa konei ne faite e aofia ei a tino, e ga‵sue kae ga‵lue e ‵tusa mo tapulā konei.


The four canonical Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—were universally accepted among Christians at least as early as the mid-second century. 	 A Tusi Evagelia konei e fa—Mataio, Maleko, Luka mo Ioane—ko oti ne talia i te lalolagi kātoa ne Kelisiano kāti talu mai te kogaloto o te lua senitenali.


Learning What Is Acceptable to God 12. 	 Te Taulotoga o Mea Kolā e Fakafiafia Atu ki te Atua


2 What does dedicating oneself to God mean? 	 2 Se a te uiga o te tuku atu ne se tino a ia eiloa ki te Atua?


But soon after the birth of the second child, her husband died. 	 Ne fatoā fanau mai te tokolua o ana tama, kae ne mate atu ei tena avaga.


▪ the first reference to God as a Shield for, or Protector of, his servants.—Genesis 15:1; see Deuteronomy 33:29; Psalm 115:9; Proverbs 30:5. 	 ▪ te taimi muamua e fakasino atu ei ki te Atua e pelā me se Talita io me se Tino Puipui, o ana tavini.—Kenese 15:1; onoono ki te Teutelonome 33:29; Salamo 115:9; Faataoto 30:5.


Build for the future.” 	 Ke fai se fakavae mō aso mai mua.”


16. In what respects will Jehovah’s servants stand still? 16 Stand still: Jehovah’s servants will not try to save themselves but will place their implicit trust in Jehovah. 	 16 Faka‵tali: Ka sē ‵sala aka fua ne tino o Ieova a auala ke ‵sao ei latou kae e tali‵tonu katoatoa latou ki a Ieova.


In this complicated world, we often have to wait for someone or something. 	 I te lalolagi fai valevale tenei, e masani o faka‵tali tatou ki se tino io me se mea.


6 Suppose, though, that we personally have been the victim of a perceived injustice. 	 Kāti ka iloa ne tatou te aogā o te fanatu o faipati ki te tino telā ne manatu aka koe me ne agasala ki a koe.


In time, they both began to share with Nora in the spiritual healing work. 	 Fakamuli loa, ne ‵kau atu foki laua ki te galuega fakamalosi tino i te feitu faka-te-agaga telā e fai ne Nola.


That was only the beginning. 	 Kae ko te kamataga fua tenā.


FAITHFUL EXAMPLES OF PATIENCE 	 FAKAAKOAKOGA ‵LEI O TE KUFAKI


13 How do distressful conditions affect us now? 	 13 E pokotia nei pefea tatou i tulaga fakafi‵ta?


Upon his return to Jerusalem, though, Nehemiah found that the priesthood was not being supported, nor was the Sabbath law being observed. 	 I tena fokiatuga ki Ielusalema, ne iloa aka ne Neemia me e seai se fesoasoani e maua ne faitaulaga, kae e seki tausi foki a tino ki te tulafono o te Sapati.


2 All dedicated Christians do the work of evangelizers, but especially do overseers, or elders, need to set a good example in the ministry. 	 2 E fai ne Kelisiano tukugina atu katoa te galuega a tino talai, kae maise eiloa a ovasia, io me ko toeaina, e ‵tau o fai ne latou se fakaakoakoga ‵lei i te feitu tenei.


Imitate Jehovah’s Close Friends, Feb. 	 Ke Fakaakoako Atu ki Taugasoa ‵Pili o Ieova, Fepu.


9 A primary reason that God’s word prevails today is that Jehovah’s spirit is powerfully at work, just as it was in the first century. 	 9 A te pogai muamua telā e manumalo ei te muna a te Atua i aso nei me ko te agaga o Ieova e galue malosi, e pelā eiloa mo aso o te kau apositolo.


“The Especially Acceptable Time” 	 “Tenei te Taimi”


19 Our striving to cultivate and show Christlike kindness at all times and in every situation brings us rich rewards. 	 19 A te ‵tou taumafai ke fakamalosi kae fakaasi atu a te mataalofa o Keliso i taimi mo tulaga katoa, e maua ei ne tatou a fakamanuiaga e uke.


6 Why do we need to “keep on the watch” and “keep ready”? 	 6 Kaia e ‵tau ei o tumau tatou i te “matapula‵pula” kae ke “toka” foki?


When obeyed, his laws enabled the Israelites to worship him in an orderly and joyful way. 	 Kafai e faka‵logo ki ei, e fai ne tulafono konā a tino Isalaelu ke tapuaki atu ki a ia i se auala tokagamalie kae fakafiafia.


(2 Cor. 1:1–13:14) 	 (2 Kolinito 1:1–13:14)


However, since they have dedicated themselves to God, they can properly address God as “Father” and can rightly be considered members of Jehovah’s family of worshippers.—John 10:16; Isa. 64:8; Matt. 6:9; Rev. 20:5. 	 Kae ona ko te mea ko oti ne tuku atu a latou ki te Atua, e mafai o taku ne latou a te Atua e pelā me ko te “Tamana,” kae e mafai foki o ‵kilo atu ki ei e pelā me ne tino tapuaki i te kāiga o Ieova.—Ioane 10:16; Isaia 64:8; Mataio 6:9; Fakaasiga 20:5.


Jehovah—“The God Who Gives Peace” 	 A Ieova ko te—“Atua o te Filemu”


Entrusted with Bible truth, Christians zealously share it with others 	 16, 17. (a) Kaia e se talia ei ne tino katoa a te munatonu? (e) Se a te fiafia e maua ne koe māfai e folafola atu a te munatonu mai te Tusi Tapu?


(Mic. 6:8) By maintaining a realistic estimate of your physical, mental, and emotional abilities, you will be less likely to become overwhelmed by anxiety, for you will be relying on God. 	 (Mika 6:8) Mai te fakatumau o fai a mea kolā e mafai ne koe o fai i tou malosi faka-te-foitino, tou mafaufau, pelā foki mo ou lagonaga, ka fakamāmā ei tou manavase, me fakalagolago eiloa koe ki te Atua.


Note that it does not say that God has love or that God is loving, but it says that God is love. 	 Masaua la, e se fai mai i ei me e maua ne te Atua a te alofa io me e alofa te Atua, kae e fai mai me i te Atua ko te alofa.


(John 10:16) When the high priest entered the Most Holy, he foreshadowed Jesus’ entry into heaven itself to present before Jehovah God the value of the ransom sacrifice.—Heb. 9:24, 25. 	 (Ioane 10:16) I te taimi ne ulu atu ei a te faitaulaga sili ki te Potu Tafasili i te Tapu, ne fakaata mai ne ia te uluatuga o Iesu ki te lagi ke tuku atu i mua o Ieova te Atua a te tāua o te taulaga togiola.—Epelu 9:24, 25.


How can a youth persist in his search for truth and cling to it without the support of his parents? 	 E mafai pefea o manumalo se talavou i tena taumafaiga ke ‵sala atu ki te munatonu kae tumau i ei e aunoa mo te fesoasoani o ana mātua?


Yes, “all things are naked and openly exposed to the eyes of him with whom we have an accounting.” 	 E tonu, “a mea katoa ne faite i te lalolagi, e fakaasi kae tuku faka‵sau eiloa i ona mata; ko ia foki e ‵tau o avatu ki ei ne tatou a tala e uiga mō tatou.”


Is God Responsible? 	 E Mata, e ‵Tau o ‵Losi Atu ki te Atua?


Jehovah’s responses, which often include the use of comforting words, are food for meditation. 	 A te saga atu o Ieova, telā e masani sāle o aofia i ei te fakaaogāga o pati fakamafanafana, ne mea ‵lei ke mafau‵fau ‵mafa tatou ki ei.


The time leading up to the end is also like a pregnancy, for an expectant mother is aware of ever-increasing signs of the coming birth. 	 A te vaitaimi mai mua o te gataga e ‵pau eiloa mo te fafine faitama telā e iloa ne ia a fakailoga māfai ko pili a ia o fanau.


20 In the world, discipline, including self-discipline, is often sneered at. 	 20 I te lalolagi tenei, a tino e fakatauemu faeloa ki polopolokiga e aofia i ei a polopolokiga ke akoako ne koe a koe eiloa.


Everyone, whatever his language, nationality, or social status, needs to know about Jehovah and his purposes. 	 A tino katoa, faitalia tena ‵gana, tena fenua, io me ko te tulaga i te fenua, e ‵tau o iloa ne ia a mea e uiga ki a Ieova mo ana fuafuaga.


• The state of affairs in the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel has what present-day parallels? 	 • Ne a mea i aso nei e ‵pau mo mea kolā ne ‵tupu i te malo o matakāiga e sefulu o Isalaelu?


8 The loyalty of David’s contemporaries highlights three qualities that can help us to prove ourselves loyal to God. 	 8 Ne fakaasi mai ne tino fakamaoni kolā ne ola i taimi o Tavita a uiga e tolu kolā e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke fakatalitonu atu ‵tou fakamaoni ki te Atua.


21 A very large group that will be given an opportunity to learn the pure language in the new world are those spoken of at Acts 24:15, which says: “There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.” 	 21 Se potukau lasi telā ka tuku atu ki a latou se avanoaga ke tauloto ki te ‵gana ‵ma i te lalolagi fou, ko latou kolā e faipati ki ei te Galuega 24:15, telā e fai mai penei: “Me i tino ‵lei mo tino se ‵lei, ka faka‵tu mai katoa mai te mate.”


We adopt the position stated at Proverbs 3:5, 6: “Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not lean upon your own understanding. 	 E lotoma‵lie tatou ki te mea telā e fakaasi mai i te Faataoto 3:5, 6: “Talitonu ki te Aliki mo tou loto kātoa. Sa fakalagolago lele eiloa ki tou iloa.


During a good night’s rest, we are unaware of the passage of time and what is going on around us because we are in a state of temporary unconsciousness. 	 I te taimi e ‵moe faka‵lei ei tatou i te po, ko se iloa ei ne tatou te fanoga o te taimi mo mea kolā e ‵tupu i ‵tou tafa ona ko te mea ko se ga‵lue ‵tou mafaufau i se taimi toetoe.


1, 2. (a) What have you observed about people’s interests and pursuits today? (b) How may we be affected by such attitudes? 	 1, 2. (a) Se a te mea ko lavea ne koe e uiga ki mea kolā e fia‵fia ki ei a tino i aso nei? (e) E mafai pefea o pokotia tatou i vaegā uiga konā?


For example, according to tradition, they were unwilling to forgive the same offense more than three times. 	 E pelā mo te lotou masani, ne seki loto fia‵fia latou o fakamagalo a te mea ‵se eiloa e tasi māfai ko silia atu i te fakatolu taimi.


Then, in the first century, Jesus began his preaching activity, gathering people together as his disciples. 	 Kae, i te senitenali muamua, ne kamata ei te galuega talai a Iesu ke fakamaopoopo mai a tino mo fai ana soko.


In many cultures, giving the person a hug or a gentle squeeze of the arm is an effective way to show you care. 	 I tuu e uke, a te ‵sai malie atu io me ko te na malie atu fua o tou lima ki te tino e fai eiloa mo fai te ‵toe auala magoi ke fakaasi atu tou atafai.


(Proverbs 13:20; 1 Corinthians 15:33) Associating with genuine worshipers of God is a protection. 	 (Faataoto 13:20; 1 Kolinito 15:33) A te ‵kau atu faeloa ki tino tapuaki ‵tonu a te Atua se puipuiga lasi ‵ki mō koe.


(Psalm 41:1, 2; 59:16) Still, such service brings real happiness only if it is offered wholeheartedly and in the right way. 	 (Salamo 41:1, 2; 59:16) E aumai eiloa ne te vaegā taviniga tenā a te fiafia tonu māfai fua e tuku atu te taviniga tenā mo te loto kātoa i te auala tonu.


(Revelation 7:9; Hebrews 11:4) We are the latest of this long line of faithful worshipers. 	 (Fakaasiga 7:9; Epelu 11:4) A tatou ko toe tino fakaoti eiloa i te fakasologa o tino tapuaki fakamaoni konei.


What could she do to help? 	 Ne a mea e mafai ne tou fafine o fai ke fesoasoani atu?


(Rev. 12:7-12) Satan is angry, and he knows that his time is limited. 	 (Fakaasiga 12:7-12) Ko kaitaua nei a Satani kae ko iloa ne ia me ko se leva ona aso.


What happens when Jesus goes to the temple? 	 Ne a mea ne ‵tupu i te fanatuga o Iesu ki te faletapu?


The Bible’s counsel can help us in this regard: “In showing honor to one another take the lead” and, “Do not become discreet in your own eyes.” 	 Kae e mafai o fesoasoani mai ki a tatou a te fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu i te feitu tenei: “Ke mua o fakaasi atu te āva o te suā tino ki te suā tino” kae, “Sa fia ‵poto koutou.”


That prophecy was fulfilled when God lifted his curse that was on the ground.—Genesis 5:29; 8:21. 	 Ne fakataunu te valoaga tenā i te taimi ne ave keatea ei ne te Atua tena fetū telā ne fai atu ki luga i te lalolagi kātoa.—Kenese 5:29; 8:21.


[Diagram] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 11]


Why does Jehovah not tolerate rebellion? 	 Kaia ne saga malosi atu a Ieova ki te tekeatuga i te fatoaga?


For the benefit of millions of current readers, the answer is reprinted on pages 29-31 of this magazine. 	 Ko te mea ke maua ne te fia miliona o tino fai‵tau i aso nei a mea aogā, ko oti ne toe lomi a te tali tenā i te itulau e 29-31 o te mekesini tenei.


10, 11. (a) Despite his fatigue, what helped Jesus to keep on the watch in the garden of Gethsemane? (b) What can we learn from what happened to the three apostles when Jesus asked them to keep on the watch? 10 Undoubtedly, Jesus was also tired on that historic night. 	 10 E seai se fakalotolotolua me ne fi‵ta foki a Iesu i te ‵toe po tāua tenā kae i lō te ‵tō o tena moe, ne fakamāumāu ne ia a taimi tāua koi ‵toe o tena saolotoga ke ‵talo atu mo te loto finafinau.


Would you not agree, though, that actually having such a relationship requires far more than just talking about it or displaying slogans? 	 E lotomalie koe me i te mauaga o se vaegā fesokotakiga pili penei, e manakogina i ei a mea e uke atu i lō te faipati fua mo te tusitusi sāle o tugāpati e uiga ki ei ke lavea mai ne tino, i ne?


What happened? 	 Se a te fakalavelave?


21:9, 10—For how long did Rizpah keep up a vigil for her two sons and the five grandsons of Saul who were put to death by the Gibeonites? 	 21:9, 10—E pefea te leva ne puipui ei ne Lisepa ana tama tāgata e toko lua mo mokopuna o Saulo e toko lima kolā ne tamate ne te kau Kipeona?


(Psalm 118:6) Satan will continue to fan the flames of opposition and try to stir up tribulation. 	 (Salamo 118:6) Ka tumau eiloa a te fakamalosi aka ne Satani a ‵tekemaiga mo logo‵maega.


Students, including very young ones, learn better when they are relaxed and the teacher shows them respect and kindness.—Proverbs 16:21. 	 E ‵lei atu te tauloto o tino, e aofia foki i ei a tamā tama‵liki, māfai e se manava‵se latou kae e fakaasi atu ne te faiakoga te fakaaloalo mo te alofa ki a latou.—Faataoto 16:21.


Before Langton’s day, scholars had experimented with different ways of dividing the Bible into smaller sections or chapters, mainly, it seems, for reference purposes. 	 A koi tuai o oko atu ki aso o Langton, ne tofotofo a tino ‵poto ki auala kese‵kese ke vaevae aka a te Tusi Tapu ki vaega io me ko mataupu fo‵liki, maise eiloa māfai ko ‵sala atu ki fakamatalaga e ma‵nako ki ei.


When they see that you are not materialistic, this helps them to learn how to follow Jesus’ counsel. 	 Kafai e lavea ne latou me i a koe e se se tino e fia fai kope, e fesoasoani atu i ei ki a latou ke tauloto ki te auala e mafai ei ne latou o tau‵tali atu ki te fakatonuga a Iesu.


We did something, and then we were troubled, disturbed about how we acted. 	 Ne fai ne tatou se mea, kae oti ko logo‵mae tatou, kae ko manava‵se tatou e uiga ki te auala ne fai ei ne tatou te mea tenā.


What meaning does this have as far as our disciple-making work is concerned? 	 Se a te aogā o te mea tenei ki te ‵tou galuega ko te faiga o soko?


The opposition he faced is difficult for us to imagine. 	 Se mea faigata ke fakaataata i ‵tou mafaufau a ‵tekemaiga kolā ne fe‵paki mo ia.


See the brochure “See the Good Land,” pp. 32-33. 	 Ke onoono ki te polosiua ko te “See the Good Land,” itu. 32-33.


The skin bottle was familiar to David. 	 Ne masani ‵lei a Tavita ki te fagu pakili manu.


The cost of war is horrendous; the victors as well as the vanquished pay a terrible price. 	 E uke ‵ki eiloa a mea ne ‵galo atu i taimi o taua; i tino manumalo mo tino kolā ne taka‵vale foki.


His first tour started with Ireland, in July 1891. 	 Ne kamata muamua eiloa tena āsiga ki Ireland, i a Iulai 1891.


Because among the blessings of Kingdom rule is the imminent end of the present wicked system. 	 Me e aofia i fakamanuiaga o te Malo ko te fakaseaiga o te fakanofonofoga tenei o mea masei telā ko pili mai.


The earth has again become filled with violence. 	 Ko toe ‵fonu foki te lalolagi i amioga fakasauā.


13 Our speech should be decent, kind, “seasoned with salt.” 	 13 E ‵tau o fai ‵tou pati mo te fakamaoni, atafai, kae “ke faka‵kona ki te masima.”


For example, knowing the truth about the soul frees us from any fear that the dead can harm us or that our dead loved ones are suffering. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, a te munatonu e uiga ki mea kolā e ‵tupu ki tino ‵mate e fakasaoloto ei tatou mai te mataku i a tatou ma fakapa‵kia ne tino ‵mate, kae fakasaoloto foki tatou mai te manavase i a tatou ma fakapuapuaga ne ‵tou tino pele kolā ko ‵mate.


From infancy she was taught to believe in reincarnation. 	 Talu mai tena folikiga, ne akoako atu ki tou fafine e uiga ki te talitonuga ki te ‵toe fanau mai ki se isi mea mai tua o te mate.


Satan—A Defiant Adversary and Apostate 	 Satani—Se Fili Kae se Aposetate Matagā


This puts us in a much better position to share the good news with them. 	 E fai ne te mea tenei ke ‵tu atu tatou i se tulaga ‵lei ke fakailoa atu te tala ‵lei ki a latou.


We are not born with godly wisdom. 	 E se fa‵nau mai tatou mo te poto mai te Atua.


For example, when confronted with a paralyzed man, Jesus said: “‘Which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven, or to say, Get up and walk? 	 E pelā mo te taimi ne avatu ei se tagata e masaki faka‵mate ki a Iesu, ne fai atu a ia: “‘Tefea te mea e faigofie, ko te fai atu pelā, ‘Ko magalo au agasala,’ io me ko te fai atu pelā, ‘Tu ki luga o sasale’?


As he counts down to the end of the present system of things, we can be sure that everything Jehovah has purposed will take place at his appointed time, to the very “day and hour.”—Matt. 24:36; read Habakkuk 2:3. 	 I te gasolo o pili malosi atu tatou ki te gataga o te olaga tenei, e mafai loa o fakamautinoa aka ne tatou me i fuafuaga katoa a Ieova ka taunu tonu eiloa i te “aso mo te itula” telā ko oti ne fakaiku aka ne ia.—Mataio 24:36; faitau te Sapakuka 2:3.


Although it was common to mention the father of the deceased in such inscriptions, it was very rare to name a brother. 	 E tiga eiloa ne masani sāle o tusi a te igoa o te tamana i vaegā tusitusiga penā, se mea faigata ke tusi te igoa o se taina o se tino i ei.


HOW TO SHOW KINDNESS TO STRANGERS 	 TE AUALA KE FAKAASI ATU TE ATAFAI KI TINO ‵FOU


Did David believe that God is far away from those who in the face of distress become dejected or feel unworthy of His notice? 	 E mata, e talitonu a Tavita me e ‵mao te Atua mai i a latou kolā e puapuaga kae fanoa‵noa io me mafau‵fau i a latou ko se tāua i te Tena kilokiloga?


Hence, in verse 15 we read that Jehovah himself said: “This is my name to time indefinite, and this is the memorial of me to generation after generation.” 	 Tela la, i te fuaiupu e 15 e faitau i ei ne tatou a pati a Ieova: “Tenei toku igoa ke oko eiloa ki te se-gata-mai, kae tenei te fakamasauaga ki a au i kautama katoa.”


Let us, therefore, examine Paul’s words and see what meaning they have for us. Do Not Be Overconfident 	 Tela la, ke na iloilo aka ne tatou a pati konā a Paulo kae ke iloa atu a te aogā o pati konā ki a tatou.


“Let Me Give You a Gift” 	 ‘Ka Avatu ne au te Taui’


On the other hand, if he refused, the people might rebel. 	 I te suā feitu, kafai e se fai ne ia, e mafai eiloa o ‵teke atu a tino ki a ia.


What can we learn from Jehovah about encouraging the downhearted? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai i a Ieova e uiga ki te fakamalosiga o tino loto vāi‵vai?


Eleven of her fellow students wanted a copy. 	 Ne ma‵nako a tama‵liki e toko 11 o tena vasega ki se ‵kopi.


The original Greek word translated “peers” means “to stoop to look into,” which implies concentrated effort. 	 A te pati Eleni telā e ‵fuli ki te “sukesuke faka‵lei” e fakauiga loa ki te punou ifo ki lalo ke pili te kilo ki se mea.


Abram’s brother Nahor and some of his offspring later left Ur and took up residence in Haran, where they worshiped Jehovah. 	 Ne tiakina fakamuli ne te taina o Apelamo ko Nakoli mo nisi o ana tama‵liki a Ulo kae olo atu o ‵nofo i Halana, telā ne tapuaki atu ei latou ki a Ieova.


What does the ancient law on gleaning teach us? 	 Se a te mea e akoako mai ne te tulafono i aso mua e uiga ki toegā mea?


What was meant by the expression “a kingdom of priests”? 	 Se a te mea ne fakauiga ki ei te tugapati ko te kau ‘faitaulaga kolā ka fai foki mo fai ne tupu’?


Five Secrets of Contentment 	 Mea e Fitu Kolā e ‵Tau o Iloa ne Koe e Uiga ki te ‵Talo


Though few in number, they began a worldwide preaching campaign that made God’s Kingdom a burning issue, thus lighting a fire in Christendom. 	 E tiga eiloa te mu‵tana o latou, ne kamata o talai atu ne latou te Malo o te Atua i te lalolagi kātoa e pelā eiloa me ‵ka latou i se afi, kae faka‵ka i ei ne latou a Lotu Kelisiano ‵se.


5 Whatever the case, it is evident that Jehovah God inspired the writing of this prayerful song at a time when his nation was in danger. 	 5 Faitalia te mea ne tupu, e fakamaoni mai i ei me ne fakaosofia ne Ieova te Atua te tusiga o te pese tenei i te taimi telā ne tu atu ei tena fenua i se tulaga fakamataku.


I felt at home.” 15. 	 E pelā eiloa me ko oku kāiga.”


So, what positive measures can we take to cope with disappointments and to cultivate reasonable expectations? 	 Ia, ne a faifaiga ‵lei e mafai ne tatou o fai ko te mea ke fa‵ki i te mā‵vale kae ke se tō uke a mea e fakamoe‵moe tatou ki ei?


Daniel makes known the dream and then interprets it. 	 Ne fakamatala atu ne Tanielu te moemiti tenā e pelā foki loa mo tena uiga.


1, 2. (a) How do many today feel? (b) Why are we not surprised by this? 	 1, 2. (a) E pefea a lagonaga o tino e tokouke i aso nei? (e) Kaia e se ‵poi ei tatou i te mea tenei?


But how can we act in harmony with such requests? We can do so by becoming more effective ministers as we zealously share in the Kingdom-preaching and disciple-making work.—Matt. 28:19, 20; Mark 13:10. 	 Kae e mafai pefea o gasue‵sue tatou e ‵tusa mo ‵tou fakamolemole konā? E mafai o fai tatou penā mai i te fai e pelā me ne faifeau ma‵goi i te taimi e ‵kau atu ei tatou mo te loto finafinau ki te galuega talai o te Malo mo te faiga o soko.—Mataio 28:19, 20; Maleko 13:10.


(Jer. 35:12-15) For their stubborn course, Israel had to be severely disciplined. 	 (Iele. 35:12-15) Ona ko te loto ma‵keke, ne polopoloki ‵mafa ei a te fenua o Isalaelu.


11 Yes, pioneers have often found that as they expend themselves in Jehovah’s service and pursue intimacy with him, they are ‘overtaken’ by a seemingly endless stream of blessings. 	 11 E tonu, ne fai sāle mai a paenia me kafai e fakauke olotou mea e fai i te taviniga ki a Ieova kae taumafai ke ‵pili malosi atu ki a ia, e ‘maua’ eiloa ne latou a fakamanuiaga se-gata-mai.


[Picture on page 8, 9] 	 [Fesili mo te Sukesukega]


(1 Cor. 7:1) After commenting on Christian headship, on orderliness at Christian meetings, and on the certainty of the resurrection, Paul gives the exhortation: “Stay awake, stand firm in the faith, carry on as men, grow mighty.”—1 Cor. 16:13. 	 (1 Kolinito 7:1) Mai tua o tena faiatuga e uiga ki ulu o kāiga Kelisiano, te fakatokaga o fakatasiga Kelisiano, mo te ‵tonu o te toetu, ne fakamalosi atu a Paulo: “Ke matapula‵pula koutou, tu ‵mautakitaki i te fakatuanaki, ke loto ‵toa koutou, ke loto ma‵losi foki.”—1 Kolinito 16:13.


Older men in the congregation are not perfect, just as they were not perfect in Moses’ day and in the apostle John’s time. 	 A toeaina i loto i te fakapotopotoga e se ‵lei kātoatoa, e pelā eiloa mo tāgata ma‵tua i aso o Mose mo taimi o te apositolo ko Ioane e se ‵lei kātoatoa.


Her contribution to the careful management of our finances made it possible for me to work part-time for 32 years, enabling me to devote more time to our family and to spiritual matters. 	 Ne aogā malosi a tena fesoasoani i te fakasoasoaga o omotou tupe ko te mea ke mafai o galue sē tumau au mō tausaga e 32 kae ke uke atu oku taimi e fakamāumāu ki toku kāiga e pelā foki mo mea faka-te-agaga.


The “slave” fulfills its assignment by supplying Scriptural material and by arranging programs for study and meetings. 	 E fakataunu ne te “tavini” tena tofiga mai i te tukumaiga o fakamatalaga kolā e fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu mo te fakatokaga o polokalame mō sukesukega mo fakatasiga.


Even young children can learn to be generous toward Jehovah. 	 Ke oko ki tamaliki, e mafai foki o tauloto ke kaima‵lie latou ki a Ieova.


Are Christians immune to marital problems? 	 E mata, e se aofia a Kelisiano i fakalavelave kolā e ‵tupu i taki tauavaga?


Blessed is the one who comes in the name of Jehovah.” 	 Ke manuia a te tino telā e vau i te igoa o Ieova.”


God himself answers: “With approval they will come up upon my altar, and I shall beautify my own house of beauty.” 	 E tali mai eiloa a te Atua, penei: “Ona ko tena taliaga, ka olo atu latou ki luga i toku fatafaitaulaga, kae ka fai ne au ke taulia toku fale gali.”


What example of warmth and friendliness did Jesus set? 	 Se a te fakaakoakoga ‵lei ne tuku mai ne Iesu e uiga ki te atafai mo te mata katakata?


15 The apostle Paul was moved to exclaim, as recorded at Romans 11:33: “O the depth of God’s . . . wisdom and knowledge!” 	 15 Ne fakamalosi atu ki te apositolo ko Paulo ke fai ne ia a pati i te Loma 11:33, penei: ‘Tapa! Ko oko eiloa te ‵poko o te poto o te Atua!’


They may feel beyond the reach of God’s mercy because they strayed off course either so far or so often. 	 Kāti ko ma‵natu aka latou me ko tō uke olotou agasala ne fai sāle kae ko tō matagā foki.


(Micah 4:3, 4; Revelation 21:4) What, then, is to be done with those who threaten the peace and security of their fellow humans? 	 (Mika 4:3, 4; Fakaasiga 21:4) Kae, ne a nei a mea e ‵tau o fai ki tino kolā e fakamakosu ne latou te filemu mo te tokagamalie o nisi tino?


Only my father survived. 	 Ko toku tamana fua ne sao i ei.


(1 John 5:19) So mankind continues to be plagued by war, crime, and poverty. 	 (1 Ioane 5:19) Tela la, koi logo‵mae eiloa a tino i taua, amioga ma‵sei, mo te mativa.


He made fine spiritual progress and soon started to attend all the meetings. 	 Ne gasolosolo ‵lei a ia ki mua kae ne kamata o kau atu ki fakatasiga katoa.


Rather, try to see how both of you can put into practice what you read. 	 Kae, ke taumafai o ‵sala ki auala kolā e mafai ei ne koulua tokolua o fakagalue aka a mea e fai‵tau koulua ki ei.


3 The apostle Paul begged God to remove the thorn from his flesh. “In this behalf I three times entreated the Lord that it might depart from me.” 	 “Ne fakamolemole fakatolu atu au ki te Aliki e uiga ki te mea nei, kae fakatagi atu ki a ia ke ave ne ia keatea mai i a au.”


Throughout history, many men have treated women very badly. 	 E ‵tusa mo tala fakasolopito, ko oti eiloa ne fai fakamasei ne tagata e tokouke a fafine.


When the wicked ones are cut off, you will see it.”* (Psalm 37:34) With the incorrigibly wicked gone, faithful worshippers of God will no longer be victims of corruption. 	 (Salamo 37:34) Kafai ko fakaseai atu a tino amio ma‵sei, ka sē toe pokotia a tino tapuaki fakamaoni o te Atua i pulega sē fakamaoni.


Those who become Jesus’ followers in our day require patient instruction.—John 14:9. 	 A tino kolā e fai mo fai a soko o Iesu i ‵tou aso nei e ‵tau o maua ne latou a akoakoga mo te kufaki.—Ioane 14:9.


GAINING AND MAINTAINING “A HEART TO KNOW” GOD 	 TE MAUAGA MO TE FAKATUMAUGA O “SE LOTO KE ILOA” TE ATUA


Who united the first human pair in marriage? 	 Ko oi ne fakaipoipo ne ia te tauavaga muamua?


In an apple orchard in Grójec, a publisher shares the Bible’s message with one of the workers 	 I se fatoaga apolo i te fa‵kai ko Grójec, e fakaasi atu ne se tino talai te fekau mai te Tusi Tapu ki se tino galue e tokotasi.


(Philippians 4:9) Proof of what we are is given by our practicing what we have learned, accepted, heard, and seen—the full scope of Christian dedication and discipleship. 	 (Filipi 4:9) E tuku atu se fakamaoniga e uiga ki a tatou eiloa e auala i te ‵tou tumau i te fakagalue aka o mea kolā ko oti ne tauloto, talia, lagona kae lavea ne tatou—ko te katoatoaga o ‵tou tukuatuga faka-Kelisiano mo te ‵tou fai mo fai ne soko o Keliso.


14 Think for a moment about how some of those children would feel years later when as men and women, they would recall that Jesus Christ ‘took them into his arms and blessed them.’ 	 14 Mafaufau malie aka ki lagonaga o nisi tama‵liki konā i te fia o tausaga mai tua ifo, i te taimi ko ma‵tua ei latou, kāti koi masaua eiloa ne latou me i a Iesu Keliso ‘ne kopi ne ia latou kae fakamanuia atu.’


Since then, historians of each generation and of all political persuasions have viewed “the years 1914 to 1918 as being an epoch-making breach.” 	 Talu mai te taimi tenā, ne ‵kilo atu a tino tusitala mai tupulaga kese‵kese e pelā foki mo olotou kilokiloga fakapolitiki “ki tausaga mai te 1914 ki te 1918 e pelā me ko te kamataga o se vaitaimi fou.”


(1 Samuel 25:41; 2 Kings 3:11) Parents, do you encourage your children and teenagers to work cheerfully at any assignment that they are given to do, whether at the Kingdom Hall, at an assembly, or at a convention site? 	 (1 Samuelu 25:41; 2 Tupu 3:11) Mātua, e mata, e fakamalosi atu koutou ki otou tama‵liki ke ga‵lue mo te fiafia i so se tofiga telā e tuku atu ki a latou ke fai, faitalia me i te Kingdom Hall, i tamā fono, io me ko fono ‵lasi?


(Matt. 5:14-16) But we will “have no reward” from our heavenly Father if we do things “in order to be observed” and admired, like actors performing onstage in a theater. 	 (Mataio 5:14-16) Kafai e fai ne tatou a mea “ke matea ne tino” kae takutakua i ei tatou, e pelā mo tino takutakua i tamunei, ka “se maua i ei ne [tatou] te taui” mai te Tamana i te lagi.


With the opening of the sixth seal, a great earthquake occurs and the great day of wrath arrives. 	 I te ‵talaga o te ono o fakamailoga, ne poko se mafuie lasi kae ne oko mai ei te aso lasi o te kaitaua.


9 Jehovah inspired the apostle Paul to pen some counsel that has helped many to safeguard their heart and maintain chastity. 	 9 Ne fai ne Ieova ke tusi ne te apositolo ko Paulo a nisi manatu fakatonutonu kolā ko oti ne fesoasoani atu ki tino e tokouke ke puipui ei olotou loto mo te tausiga o te lotou tulaga ‵mā.


The Babylonians wrongly concluded that the true God was weak. They did not recognize Jehovah’s displeasure with his people as the reason for Israel’s enslavement. 	 E se iloa ne latou me ne seki fiafia a Ieova ki ana tino telā ne fakapologa ei ne ia te kau Isalaelu.


Perhaps we are experiencing a recurring temptation at work. 	 Kāti e fe‵paki sāle tatou mo se fakaosoosoga masani i te koga e galue ei tatou.


• What qualities endeared Jesus to people? 	 • Ne a uiga ne fai ei ke fia‵fia a tino ki a Iesu?


Why is it reasonable to consider others in the choices we make? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o amanaia ki nisi tino i te faiga o ‵tou filifiliga?


By using a sincere, enthusiastic approach, we show people that we value and love what we have learned from God’s Word.—Psalm 119:97, 105. 9, 10. Why is it important to use the Bible when replying to questions about our beliefs? 	 Mai te fakaaogāga o se fakamatalaga ‵lei kae loto finafinau, e fakaasi atu ei ne tatou me e fakatāua kae loto ‵nau foki tatou ki mea ne tauloto ne tatou mai te Muna a te Atua.—Salamo 119:97, 105.


Jesus had what preparations made for the last Passover with the apostles? 	 Ne a mea ne fai atu a Iesu ke fakatoka mō te ‵toe ‵kaiga o te Paseka fakatasi mo te kau apositolo?


The Bible abounds with examples showing God’s punctuality. 	 E uke ‵ki a fakaakoakoga i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te fakamaoni o te Atua ki te taimi.


(Mark 5:27-34) In desperation, some Christians have been tempted to choose diagnostic or therapeutic methods that go against the principles of pure worship. 	 (Maleko 5:27-34) Ona ko te manako malosi ke ‵lei latou, ko oti ne tofotofogina a nisi Kelisiano ke fakaaoga a togafiti kolā e ‵teke atu ei ki akoakoga fakavae o te tapuakiga tonu.


The man knew that God wants us to love our neighbor, but he asked Jesus: “Who really is my neighbor?” 	 Ne iloa ne te tagata me e manako te Atua ke a‵lofa tatou ki ‵tou tuakoi, kae ne fesili atu a ia ki a Iesu: “Ko oi la toku tuakoi?”