What helped them years ago to make the move to a foreign country? 	 Se a te mea ne fesoasoani ki a latou i tausaga ko ‵teka ke fia‵fia o tavini atu i fenua fakaa‵tea?


(Philippians 4:13) God imparts such power by means of his holy spirit. 	 (Filipi 4:13) E tuku mai ne te Atua te vaegā malosi penā e auala i tena agaga tapu.


[Picture on page 16, 17] 	 Kaia kāti ne atafai malosi atu ei te tausi mamoe ki te mamoe? 16.


Global preaching of God’s Kingdom.—Matthew 24:14 	 Te talaiatuga o te Malo o te Atua i te lalolagi kātoa.—Mataio 24:14


What should we do? 	 Se a te mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou?


Writing under divine inspiration, the prophet Daniel foretold: “In the days of those kings [existing in our day] the God of heaven will set up a kingdom [in heaven] that will never be brought to ruin. 	 I tena tusi telā ne fakaosofia ne te Atua, ne ‵valo mai te pelofeta ko Tanielu: “I te taimi o takitaki konā [kolā e pule mai nei], kae ka fakatu ne te Atua o te lagi a te malo [i te lagi] telā ka se toe gata mai.


Am I living with reference to God by Christ Jesus?’ 	 E mata, e ola au mō te Atua e auala i a Iesu Keliso?’


Jesus’ willingness to die while upholding Jehovah’s righteousness addresses matters of universal importance.—Heb. 1:8, 9. 	 A te loto fiafia o Iesu ke mate kae fakamaoni ki te amiotonu o Ieova e fakaata mai ei se mea tāua ki tino taki tokotasi i te iunivesi kātoa.—Epe. 1:8, 9.


Yes, he offers hope that faithful ones will eventually be “set free from enslavement to corruption.” Neither Adam nor Satan could offer such a hope. Only Jehovah could. 	 E tonu, ne tuku mai ne ia se fakamoemoega ki tino fakamaoni me ka “fakasaoloto a mea katoa ne faite mai te pologa mo te iku vale.”*


How did the apostles encourage their brothers? 	 Ne fakamalosi atu pefea a te kau apositolo ki olotou taina?


4 The first marriage was struck with calamity because both Adam and Eve chose to misuse their free will by disobeying Jehovah. 	 4 Ne fakamasei eiloa a te avaga muamua ona ko te mea ne filifili ne Atamu mo Eva ke fakaaoga ‵se te lā saolotoga mai te sē faka‵logo ki a Ieova.


FIRST-CENTURY Christians made great efforts to reach as many people as possible with the “good news of the Kingdom.” 	 NE FAI ne Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua a taumafaiga e uke ke mafai o oko atu a te “tala ‵lei o te Malo” ki tino e tokouke.


STUDY ARTICLES FOR:FEBRUARY 29–APRIL 3, 2016 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA:FEPUALI 29, 2016–APELILA 3, 2016


• How can we imitate Jehovah’s view of people when we are in the ministry? [Picture on page 26] 	 • E mafai pefea o fakaakoako tatou ki te kilokiloga a Ieova ki nisi tino māfai e olo atu i te galuega talai?


Others, unable to accept that God could permit suffering even if he does not cause it, have chosen to deny that suffering exists. 	 Ne fakafiti ne nisi tino a te manatu me e māfua mai kae talia foki ne te Atua a logo‵maega, telā e mafau‵fau ei latou me e seai ne logomaega.


This was not in the sense that they should forget Jehovah’s past deeds of deliverance. 	 E se fakauiga te mea tenei me e ‵tau o fakapuli atu i a latou a faifaiga a Ieova i aso ko ‵teka i te faka‵saoga o latou.


Are All “Christians” Christian? 	 E Mata, a “Kelisiano” Katoa ne Kelisiano?


“Without self-control.” (2 Timothy 3:3) “Many stories that occur on the newspaper’s front page every morning reflect minds lacking self control, moral fibre and mercy towards their fellow human beings and even themselves. . . . 	 “E faka‵tupu taua io me e seai se loto pulea.” (2 Timoteo 3:3) “E uke a tala kolā e ‵sae mai i te itulau muamua o nusipepa i taeao katoa e fakaasi mai i ei a te sē lava o te loto pulea, amioga ‵lei mo te loto fakamagalo ki nisi tino mo tino foki eiloa konā. . . .


IN THIS ISSUE 	 KO MATAUPU I TE TUSI TENEI


(Revelation 21:4) It is to you, then, that God’s inspired Word says: “Trust in Jehovah and do good; reside in the earth, and deal with faithfulness. 	 (Fakaasiga 21:4) E fai mai penei te Muna eiloa a te Atua ki a koe: “Fakatuanaki ki [a Ieova] kae fai mea lei; ke ola lei koutou i te fenua mo te filemu. ‵Sala tou manuia ki te Aliki, kae ka avatu ne ia ki a koe te mea e manako koe ki ei.


Ahab ordered that Micaiah be thrown into prison with reduced rations. 	 Ne fakatonu atu a Aapo ke ‵pei atu a Mikaio ki te falepuipui kae ke fakamu‵tana ifo ana meakai.


It may have been on that occasion that he said: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you.” 	 Kāti ko te taimi eiloa tenā ne fai atu ei a ia, penei: “Tela la, olo atu koutou ki fenua katoa o fai a tino i ei mo fai a soko kae papatiso atu latou i te igoa o te Tamana mo te agaga tapu, akoako atu latou ke faka‵logo ki mea katoa ne fakatonu atu ne au ki a koutou.”


Jesus promised: “Keep on, then, seeking first the kingdom and his [God’s] righteousness, and all these other things will be added to you.” 	 Ne folafola mai penei ne Iesu: ‘Ke mua koutou o ‵sala te Malo [o te Atua] mo tena amiotonu; kae ka fakaopoopogina atu a mea katoa kona ki a koutou.’


Challenges Facing Single Christians 	 Mea Faiga‵ta e Fepaki mo Kelisiano ‵Taka


Some have struggled to read and understand all the details. 	 Ne taumafai malosi a nisi tino ke fai‵tau kae malamalama i vaega katoa i ei.


He made me feel safe.” 	 Ne fai ne ia ke tokagamalie toku loto.”


(Read Job 31:24-28.) 	 (Faitau te Iopu 31:24-28.)


Under inspiration, Solomon wrote: “My son, if your heart has become wise, my heart will rejoice, even mine. 	 Mai i lalo i te takitakiga a te agaga tapu, ne tusi mai a Solomona: “Taku tama, kafai e maua ne koe te poto kae ka fiafia malosi eiloa au.


To share in that glorious triumph, however, we must remain faithful to the end. 	 Kafai e ma‵nako tatou ke ‵nofo atu i konā o fakamanatu a te manumalo sili o Ieova, e ‵tau o tumau tatou i te fakamaoni ke oko eiloa ki te gataga.


That zeal for the preaching work will keep our appreciation for the truth alive.”—Ephesians 3:18; Jeremiah 20:9. 	 Ka fai ne te loto finafinau tenā ki te galuega talai ke fakamalosi aka ei ‵tou loto fakafetai ki te munatonu.”—Efeso 3:18; Ielemia 20:9.


(Titus 3:1-3) The elder pointed out that even if she eventually found another job, she would still need to change the way she responded to unkindness. 	 (Tito 3:1-3) Ne faka‵mafa atu ne te toeaina me kafai e maua fakamuli ne ia se isi galuega, e ‵tau foki o ‵fuli tena kilokiloga ki vaegā faifaiga sē atafai penā.


A Misleading “Angel of Light” 	 Se “Agelu o te Mainaga” Fakaloiloi


(2 Corinthians 5:20; Ephesians 2:19; Acts 1:8) Additionally, these had to remain “fitly united in the same mind and in the same line of thought” in order to enjoy the approval of their King Jesus Christ. 	 (2 Kolinito 5:20; Efeso 2:19; Galuega 1:8) E se gata i ei, e ‵tau o tumau a tino konei i te ‘fusi fakatasi i te manatu e tasi mo te fakamoemoega e tasi’ ko te mea ke maua ne latou te taliaga a te lotou Tupu ko Iesu Keliso.


(Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words) Indeed, when two humans are at odds, there may be a measure of blame on both sides, since both are imperfect and prone to err. 	 (Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words) A te ‵tonuga loa, kafai e taua ne tino e tokolua, kāti e ‵se katoa laua ona ko lā tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa kae fai mea ‵se.


We understand that “pangs of distress” are part of the foretold sign of Jesus’ presence. 	 E malamalama tatou me i te “‵mae o te fafine ka fai o fanau” ne vaega o te fakailoga o te fakatasi mai o Iesu telā ne ‵valo mai.


(Prov. 18:1) Test your defenses against satanic propaganda. 	 (Faata. 18:1) Ke tofotofo aka me pefea te malosi o koe ke ‵teke atu ki fakamatalaga sē ‵tonu a Satani.


May we never fall into the snare of thinking that “all things are continuing exactly as from creation’s beginning.”—1 Thess. 5:1; 2 Pet. 3:3, 4. 	 Ke mo a eiloa e ‵to atu tatou ki te malei ko te mafaufau me “e seai eiloa se ‵fuliga ne lavea atu ki mea katoa talu mai te taimi ne kamata ei o faite a mea.”—1 Tesalonia 5:1; 2 Petelu 3:3, 4.


It is the one mentioned in a prayer by faithful Hannah: “My heart does exult in Jehovah.” (1 Sam. 2:1) In fact, Bible writers mention the heart nearly a thousand times, almost always in a figurative sense. 	 Muna a tou fafine: “Ko te Aliki ne fakafonu ne ia toku loto i te fiafia.” (1 Samuelu 2:1) Toeitiiti ko kātoa te afe taimi e fakasae mai ei ne tino ne tusi ne latou a te Tusi Tapu, a te fatu i se auala fakatusa.


3 A major challenge faced by those preaching the good news is the extent of the territory—“all the inhabited earth.” 	 3 E tasi te mea faigata lasi i te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei ko te lasi o te koga talai—ko “te lalolagi kātoa.”


The Devil contended that if mankind listened to him, things would work out better for them. 	 Ne kinau atu eiloa a te Tiapolo me kafai e faka‵logo atu a tino ki a ia, ka sili atu i te ‵lei olotou olaga.


Though he foresaw the present troubles, he neither approves of them nor intends to tolerate them indefinitely. “God is love,” wrote the apostle John. 	 E tiga eiloa ko leva ne ‵valo mai ne ia a fakalavelave konei, e se fiafia io me se talia foki ne ia ke ‵tupu a mea konā ki te se-gata-mai.


GIVE YOURSELF TIME TO ADJUST 	 TAUMAFAI MALIELIE KE FAKAMASANI FAKA‵LEI


Jesus did not blame God for the suffering that surrounded him. 	 Ne seki ‵losi atu a Iesu ki te Atua mō logo‵maega kolā ko sikomia a ia i ei.


The pronoun “I” stands for Jehovah God. 	 A te suinauna ko “Au” e fakasino atu ki a Ieova.


Under the Law, every family, apart from the priestly tribe of Levi, received an inheritance of land. 	 Mai lalo o te Tulafono, e ‵tau o maua ne kāiga katoa, i tafa o te matakāiga o Levi se togi e uiga ki se manafa.


The man who had lost it was astonished—as was his family. 	 Ne ofo malosi a te tagata telā ne galo ana mea—e penā foki mo tena kāiga.


I hate it when somebody else tells me this.” 	 Au e kaitaua ‵ki māfai ko fai mai ne se isi tino a pati konā ki a au.”


At the end of that verse, we read: “May [your light and truth] bring me to your holy mountain and to your grand tabernacle.” 	 E fai‵tau tatou penei i te fakaotiga o te fuaiupu tenā: “Kae fakafoki atu [ne tou mainaga mo tau munatonu] au ki Siona, tou mauga tapu, ke fakafoki atu foki ki tou Faletapu, tela e nofo koe i ei.”


That would mean that the apostles and the early Christians have been raised to heavenly life. 	 E fakauiga i ei me ko oti ne faka‵tu aka a te kau apositolo mo Kelisiano mua ki te ola i te lagi.


That world was “very good”—absolutely free from sin and corruption. 	 A te lalolagi tenā ne “‵lei ‵ki”—ne seki ai se agasala mo te fai valevale i ei.


The expression “kingdom of the heavens” appears some 30 times in the Gospel of Matthew. 	 A te tugapati ko “te Malo o te lagi” e sae mai faka-30 taimi i te Tusi Evagelia a Mataio.


We have often gone in the ministry and to conventions together. 	 Ne olo tasi sāle maua i te galuega talai e pelā foki ki fono ‵lasi.


A Bible proverb puts it this way: “Better is a dish of vegetables where there is love than a manger-fed bull and hatred along with it.”—Proverbs 15:17. 	 Tenei te faataoto i te Tusi Tapu: “E sili atu te lei manafai e kai laulakau koe fakatasi mo tino kola e alofa koe ki ei, i lo te kai meafasi gali i te koga e seai se fiafia i ei.”—Faataoto 15:17.


To him be the glory forever. 	 Ke i a ia te vikiga ki te se gata mai.


In addition to these two new members, the Governing Body consists of C. W. Barber; J. E. Barr; S. F. Herd; M. S. Lett; G. Lösch; T. Jaracz; G. H. Pierce; A. D. Schroeder; D. H. Splane; and D. Sydlik. 	 I tafa o sui ‵fou e tokolua konei, e aofia i te Potukau Pule a C. W. Barber; J. E. Barr; S. F. Herd; M. S. Lett; G. Lösch; T. Jaracz; G. H. Pierce; A. D. Schroeder; D. H. Splane; mo D. Sydlik.


(Read 1 Peter 3:3, 4.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Petelu 3:3, 4.)


Why did Moses not become despondent when he was not allowed to enter the Promised Land? 	 Kaia e iloa ei ne tatou me ne seki loto vāivāi a Mose ona ko te mea ne seki ulu atu a ia ki loto i te Fenua o te Folafolaga?


Jealousy and hatred moved his half brothers to drive him away, illegally depriving him of his rightful inheritance as firstborn. 	 Ona ko te loto ma‵sei mo te takalia‵lia o ana āfa taina ki a ia, ne afuli kea‵tea ei ne latou a ia kae ‵fao ne latou a te ‵tofi o ia e pelā me se toekimua.


By regularly taking in the spiritual food provided “at the proper time”—through Christian publications, meetings, assemblies, and conventions—we can be sure that we maintain “oneness” with fellow Christians in faith and knowledge.—Matthew 24:45. 9. Explain the meaning of the expression “the faith” as used by Paul in his letter to the Ephesians. 	 E auala i te mauaga faeloa o mea‵kai faka-te-agaga kolā ne tuku mai i “te taimi tonu”—e auala i tusi faka-Kelisiano, fakatasiga, tamā fono, mo fono ‵lasi—e mafai o fakamautinoa aka ne tatou me e tumau tatou i te “tasi” mo taina Kelisiano i te fakatuanaki mo te iloaga.—Mataio 24:45.


We use personal names when we talk with those we love, such as our close friends—especially if they invite us to do so. 	 E fakaaoga ne tatou a igoa o tino māfai e fai‵pati tatou mo tino kolā e a‵lofa tatou ki ei, e pelā mo ‵tou taugasoa pele.


(Matt. 6:34) Those words of Jesus apply in particular to material needs in life, but they have helped many to endure the ordeal of losing a loved one. 	 (Mata. 6:34) E fakasino atu eiloa a pati a Iesu konā ki manakoga faka-te-foitino i te olaga, kae ko oti ne fesoasoani atu ki tino e tokouke ke fa‵ki i te ‵mae o te galo atu o se tino pele.


How does she feel about their decision? 	 E pefea ana lagonaga ki te fakaikuga a lāua ne fai?


2 Without speech, without words, without voice, Jehovah’s awesome created heavens declare his glory, day after day, night after night. 	 2 E aunoa mo pati, e aunoa mo se leo, e folafola atu ne te lagi fakaofoofogia a Ieova ne faite, a tena ‵malu, i ao mo po katoa.


Confirming this, Dr. Jorge A. Costa e Silva, as the mental-health director for the World Health Organization, wrote: “We live in a time of extremely fast changes, which end up causing anxiety and stress at levels never before seen in mankind’s history.” 	 Ke ‵lago atu ki te manatu tenei, ne tusi mai a Dr. Jorge A. Costa e Silva, te pule o te fakapotopotoga ko te World Health Organization i masaki o te mafaufau: “Ko ola nei tatou i te vaitaimi e makini‵kini ei a te mafulifuliga o mea, kae e māfua mai i ei te manavase mo te loto mafatia kolā e seki lavea atu eiloa ke ma‵sei katoa penei i aso mua.”


• How are honor and respect related? 	 • E tai ‵pau pefea a te uiga o te āva mo te fakaaloalo?


Evidently, something was more important to Jonathan than his own advancement. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me isi se mea telā ne fakatāua malosi atu ne Ionatana i lō tena ‵lei eiloa.


“You Are My Friends” 	 “Ko Oku Taugasoa Koutou”


The student will come to appreciate deeper Scriptural truths as he progresses in his understanding.—Heb. 5:13, 14. 	 Ka gasolo malielie eiloa o malamalama a te tino akoga i muna‵tonu ‵loto mai te Tusi Tapu.—Epelu 5:13, 14.


By the end of your second month in the womb, your major organs were already formed. 	 I te fakaotiga o tou lua masina i loto i te moegatama o tou mātua, ko oti ne faite i ei a vaega tāua katoa o tou foitino.


Even I did not know him, but the very One who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘Whoever it is upon whom you see the spirit coming down and remaining, this is the one that baptizes in holy spirit.’ 	 Ka ko au eiloa i a au, e se iloa ne au a ia; ka ko ia telā ne uga mai ne ia a au o papatiso sāle ki te vai ne fai mai, ‘Ko te tino telā e lavea ne koe e fanaifo ki ei te Agaga, kae nofo foki i luga i a ia; ko ia la tenā ka papatiso ne ia a tino ki te Agaga Tapu.’


But Jehovah provides us with a wonderful hope. 	 Kae ne tuku mai ne Ieova se fakamoemoega gali mō tatou.


Appreciate Jehovah’s Qualities to the Full, 6/15 	 Ke Katoatoa Tou Loto Fakafetai ki Uiga o Ieova, 6/15


The girls’ mother, who had told them to use the elevated walkway, later said to John’s mother, “I sure wish they had been as obedient as your son.”—Ephesians 6:1. 	 Ne fai fakamuli atu te mātua o tama‵liki fāfine konei, telā ne fai atu foki ki a ana tama ke fakaaogā te auala sa‵sale, ki te mātua o Ioane: “Aku muna eiloa me ne faka‵logo laua e pelā mo tau tama.”—Efeso 6:1.


It has stood the test of time. 	 Ko oti ne fakamaoni aka te ‵tonu o mea konā i te vaitaimi leva tenei.


I myself, Jehovah, shall speed it up in its own time.” 	 Ko au, ko Ieova, ka fakavavave ne au te faiga tenā i tena taimi tonu.”


14, 15. What are some ways that we can prove ourselves faithful in the Christian ministry? 	 14, 15. Ne a nisi auala kolā e mafai o fakatalitonu atu ei te ‵tou fakamaoni i te galuega talai?


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


We have God’s Word, the Bible. 	 E maua ne tatou te Muna a te Atua ko te Tusi Tapu.


Those people were “past all moral sense,” and “they gave themselves over to loose conduct.” 	 A tino konā “e tuku atu olotou foitino mō amioga ma‵sei,” kae “fai katoa ne latou amioga fakatakalia‵lia mo te loto se fia ‵foki mai i ei.”


And what good results can we obtain from doing so? 	 Kae ne a ikuga ‵lei e mafai o maua ne tatou mai te faiga penā?


What is involved in seeking God’s righteousness? 	 Ne a mea e aofia i te ‵sala atu ki te amiotonu o te Atua?


SOME who lived in Jesus’ day questioned whether marriages could or should last. 	 ‘A ia telā ne faite ne ia a tino i te kamataga, ne faite ne ia a te tagata mo te fafine.


We must regularly read it, study it, and meditate on it. 	 E ‵tau o fai‵tau sāle tatou ki ei, sukesuke ki ei, kae mafau‵fau ‵mafa ki mea i loto i ei.


If you endeavor to honor God by loyally upholding his standards in every aspect of your life, he will never forget your efforts. 	 Kafai e taumafai koe ke fakaaloalo ki te Atua mai te ‵lago atu mo te fakamaoni ki ana tulafono i feitu katoa o tou olaga, ka se mafai eiloa o puli i a ia au taumafaiga.


But it is not! 	 Kae e se tenā te aofaki!


They were to ‘recount the praise of Jehovah,’ relate his wondrous acts of deliverance and thus glorify his holy name. 	 Ne ‵tau o ‘tavae faeloa ne latou a Ieova,’ fakamatala atu ana faifaiga faka‵sao tino kae ke ‵viki atu ei ki tena igoa tapu.


No, I wish that all of Jehovah’s people were prophets and that Jehovah would put his spirit on them!” 	 A te mea e manako au ki ei, ko te Aliki ke tuku mai tena agaga ki te fenua o te Atua kae fai latou ke ka‵laga katoa e pelā me ne pelofeta!”


These two teamed up to write their report on Jehovah’s Witnesses, using the book Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom as their source.* They also had to present a five-minute oral report. 	 Ne fai fakatasi ne tama‵liki konei te lā lipoti e uiga ki Molimau a Ieova kae ne fakaaogā ne laua a te tusi ko te Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom ke fakavae ki ei a lā fakamatalaga.* Ne ‵tau foki o fakamatala atu ne laua te lā lipoti mō se lima minute.


How widespread is the Devil’s influence? 	 E pefea te malosi o te pulega a te Tiapolo?


(Romans 1:20) The Creator left his imprint on his handiwork. 	 (Loma 1:20) E lavea faka‵lei eiloa ne tatou a te Atua i ana mea ne faite.


SONGS: 136, 139 	 PESE: 136, 139


Once across, the Israelites pursued the enemies southward to Succoth and Penuel, near the Jabbok, then up hills to Jogbehah (close to modern Amman, Jordan). 	 I te okoatuga ki te suā feitu, ne afuli ne te kau Isalaelu olotou fili ki te feitu ki Saute o Sukota mo Penueli, i tafa o Iapoka, kae i luga i mauga ke oko ki Iokopea (i aso nei e pili ki Amman, i Jordan).


No, because that would have further undermined respect for his authority, perhaps encouraging future rebellions and resulting in even greater suffering. 	 E se mafai, me moi fai penā, penei ka se toe āva a tino ki tena pulega, kae kāti ka fakamalosi aka foki i ei a ‵tekemaiga i aso mai mua telā ka iku atu i ei ki logo‵maega e uke atu.


The Scriptures tell us: “They were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building. But on the day that Lot came out of Sodom it rained fire and sulphur from heaven and destroyed them all.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Ne ‵kai kae inu latou, ne fakatau mai kae fakatau atu, ne ‵toki lakau kae faite fale foki; ka ko te aso ne fano keatea ei Lota mai Sotoma, ne ‵to ifo a te afi mo te teio e pelā mo ne vaiua mai te lagi, kae ne ‵mate katoa ei latou.”


(Ephesians 6:11, footnote) If direct persecution fails to achieve his ends, he seeks to erode the faith of true Christians through subtler means. 	 (Efeso 6:11, te fakamatalaga mai lalo i te NW) Kafai e se ma‵goi a fakasauāga ke fakataunu ei ana manakoga, e taumafai eiloa tou tagata ke fakavāivāi lēmū atu ki te fakatuanaki o Kelisiano ‵tonu i nisi auala aka.


This led to a discussion of Isaiah 53:7, 8. Finally, Philip “declared to him the good news about Jesus.”—Acts 8:29-35. 	 Ne iku atu i ei ki te sautalaga ki te Isaia 53:7, 8. Mai tua ifo i ei, ne folafola atu ei ne Filipo ki a ia a “te Tala ‵Lei e uiga ki a Iesu.”—Galuega 8:29-35.


There they will feel encouraged and will be incited to act wisely.—Isa. 32:1, 2; Heb. 10:24, 25. 	 I te faiga tenā, ka maua ei ne latou a fakamalosiga kae fakamalosi atu foki ke fai a mea ‵lei.—Isaia 32:1, 2; Epelu 10:24, 25.


Preparing for the Future 	 Te Fakatokaga o Latou mō Aso Mai Mua


Gary was to be baptized that very day. 	 Tenā eiloa te aso ne papatiso ei a Gary.


In 1943 a new school for missionaries was established in upstate New York. 	 I te 1943, ne fakatu se akoga fou mō misionale i Niu Ioki.


1, 2. (a) What qualities will help us to cope with trials? (b) How would you define faith? 	 1, 2. (a) Ne a uiga ka fesoasoani mai ki a tatou ke fakafesagai atu ki tofotofoga? (e) E fakamatala manino mai pefea ne koe a te fakatuanaki?


(Matt. 26:21) Later that night, Jesus announced to Peter, James, and John in the garden of Gethsemane: “Look! 	 (Mataio 26:21) Fakamuli ifo i te po eiloa tenā, ne fai atu a Iesu ki a Petelu, Iakopo, mo Ioane i te fatoaga o Ketesemane: “Kiloke!


But there is a limit to what nature can teach us about God. 	 Kae e isi se tapulā ki te mea e mafai ne te natula o akoako mai ki a tatou e uiga ki te Atua.


From a distance, they watch each other with furtive glances or lock their eyes in cold, hateful stares. 	 E fakatau mata kai‵soa laua io me fakatau faka‵piko lā mata.


10 Another restoration took place in the first century of the Common Era, when Jesus Christ gathered a remnant of Israel to true worship. 	 A te mea tenā se ata o te mea telā ka oko mai, me ka tupu a te fakataunuga sili o te fakafouga i aso mai mua nei.


The chairman announced that during this important session, anyone was free to leave, but no one would be allowed to reenter the hall. 	 Ne faka‵pula atu ne te takitakifono me i te taimi tāua tenei o te polokalame, e saoloto eiloa so se tino ke fano keatea, kae e seai se tino e talia ke toe foki mai ki loto.


(Read Romans 5:21.) 	 (Faitau te Loma 5:21.)


Why did Paul urge the Hebrew Christians to hold fast to their ministry, and why is the same counsel appropriate today? 	 Kaia ne fakamalosi atu ei a Paulo ki Kelisiano Epelu ke ‵tu ‵mautakitaki i te faiga o te lotou galuega, kae kaia e aogā ei te fakamalosiga tenā i aso nei?


9 Consider further evidence that God cares about us. 	 9 Mafaufau ki fakamaoniga me e atafai mai te Atua ki a tatou.


We rejoice in the clear understanding that we have of God’s Word, including the divinely inspired prophecy of Amos. 	 E fia‵fia eiloa tatou ona ko te malamalama ‵lei o tatou i te Muna a te Atua, e aofia i ei ko te valoaga a Amosa.


It was an eight-hour photographic slide and motion picture production, complete with color and sound. 	 E valu itula te leva o te ata fai tāga mo ata sē gasue‵sue, e Ianu valevale kae isi se leo.


• Why can it be said that the materially poor Christians in ancient Smyrna really were rich? 	 • A te mafaufau ki te tulaga o te fakapotopotoga i Pelekamo, e ‵tau o ‵kilo atu pefea tatou ki akoakoga ‵se?


They were failing to teach God’s Law to the people. 	 Ne fakata‵mala latou o akoako atu te Tulafono a te Atua ki tino.


How else could we become God’s friend? 	 Se a foki te isi auala e mafai ei o fai taugasoa tatou mo te Atua?


15 Hating lawlessness and loving righteousness helped Jesus to keep his eyes on “the joy that was set before him.” 	 15 A te takalialia ki mea ma‵sei mo te fiafia ki mea ‵lei ne fesoasoani atu ki a Iesu ke tumau i te kilo atu ki “te fiafia telā e fakatalitali mai ki a ia.”


Think, though, of the example of Jesus. 	 Ke mafaufau la ki te fakaakoakoga a Iesu.


(Mark 6:31-34) Pity moves Jesus to continue sharing the good news in spite of his tiredness. 	 (Maleko 6:31-34) Ne fakaosofia Iesu ne te alofa ke talai atu te tala ‵lei faitalia tena fi‵ta.


(Ex. 20:17) Is it not sobering to think that such desires amount to idolatry, worship of a false god? 	 (Esoto 20:17) E mata, e se tāua ke mafau‵fau me i vaegā manakoga penā e ‵pau mo te ifo ki tupua, io me tapuaki ki se atua ‵se?


Like a lighthouse on a rock-mass, divine law is stable and unchangeable 	 [Ata i te itulau e 11] A te manavase ki fakalavelave o te olaga i aso nei e fai ei a tino ke se ‵saga atu ki tulafono a te Atua [Ata i te itulau e 13]


(2 Sam. 15:31) In Psalms 3 and 55, David describes how such disloyalty affected him. 	 (2 Samuelu 15:31) I te Salamo e 3 mo te 55, e fakamatala mai a Tavita e uiga ki te faka‵mae atu o te vaegā sē alofa fakamaoni penā ki a ia.


1, 2. What real war looms on the horizon, and what will God’s servants not need to do in this war? 	 1, 2. Se a te taua tonu telā ko pili fua o oko mai, kae se a te mea e se manakogina ke fai ne tavini a te Atua i te taua tenei?


We are not born with such joy; nor does it develop automatically. 	 Ne seki fa‵nau tatou mo te fiafia tonu tenā; io me maua fua ne tatou fakafuasei.


And that wasn’t enough.” 	 Kae e se tenā fua te mea e manakogina.”


When on earth, Jesus talked about his Father. 	 I te taimi ne nofo ei a ia i te lalolagi nei, ne faipati a Iesu e uiga ki tena Tamana.


Even so, when serious sin has been committed, those Scripturally obligated to handle the matter—the elders in the congregation—should be informed. 	 Kafai foki ko oti ne fai se agasala matagā, e ‵tau o fakailoa atu ki toeaina i loto i te fakapotopotoga—ko latou kolā ko oti ne ‵tofi aka ke fakatoka a mea e ‵tusa mo tulaga o te Tusi Tapu.


8 Admittedly, some trials are self-imposed. 	 8 Se mea tonu me i nisi tofotofoga ne māfua mai eiloa i a tatou.


14 Most differences between Christians can and should be resolved privately by the individuals concerned. 	 14 A te ukega o va sē ‵lei o Kelisiano e mafai kae e ‵tau fua o faka‵lei aka ne tino kolā e aofia i ei.


What has the Governing Body found it necessary to do, and what will be considered in the following article? 	 Se a te mea ne iloa ne te Potukau Pule me e ‵tau o fai, kae se a te mea ka sau‵tala ki ei i te suā mataupu?


Likewise, the shelter provided by “the power of the Christ” does not stop trials from befalling us or hardships from being brought against us. 	 E penā foki te mauaga o se puipuiga e auala i te “‵mana o Keliso,” e se fakagata ne ia a tofotofoga mo mea faiga‵ta kolā e oko mai ki a tatou.


Can you imagine listening to a great symphony or admiring a brilliant painting or marveling at an achievement of technology and then insisting that these works had no maker? 	 E mata, e mafai o fakaataata i tou mafaufau me e fakalogologo koe ki se pese tafasili i te gali io me e gali ki a koe se ata ne ‵lomi io me e ofo koe i poto ‵fou i aso nei kae kinau atu koe me e seai se tino ne faite ne ia a mea konei?


These brothers do not have the full insight that God does, but they aim to make their decision harmonize with the direction given in God’s Word under the guidance of holy spirit. 	 E se ‵pau a te malamalama o taina konei mo te Atua, kae e taumafai latou ke fakafetaui aka olotou fakatakitakiga mo mea kolā e fakaasi mai i te Muna a te Atua e auala i te takitakiga a te agaga tapu.


He “looked intently toward the payment of the reward.” 	 Ne “fakamoemoe eiloa a ia ki te taui ‵lei ka oko mai.”


Through the prophet Zephaniah, Jehovah answers: “That day is a day of fury, a day of distress and of anguish, a day of storm and of desolation, a day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick gloom.” 	 E auala i te pelofeta ko Sefanaia, e tali mai a Ieova, penei: “Ka fai te aso tenā mo se aso o te kaitaua fakamataku, se aso o te puapuagā kae logo‵mae, se aso o te fakamaofaga mo te fakamaseiga, se aso o te pouliga kae pouli tagataga, se aso pouli kae kaumanā.”


So he concludes with these endearing words: “Righteous Father, the world has, indeed, not come to know you; but I have come to know you, and these have come to know that you sent me forth. 	 Tenā ne fakaoti ei tena ‵talo ki pati fakafiafia konei: “Te Tamana amiotonu, se mea tonu me e seki iloa ne te lalolagi a koe; kae ko oti ne iloa ne au a koe, ko iloa foki ne latou konei me i a au ne uga mai ne koe.


Bible prophets and writers were “borne along by holy spirit” in that God communicated with, motivated, and guided them by means of his active force. 	 I te taimi e fai‵tau ei tatou me i pelofeta mo tino tusitala o te Tusi Tapu ne ‘takitakigina ne te agaga tapu,’ e fakauiga i ei me i te Atua e fesokotaki atu ki a latou, fakamalosi atu latou, kae takitaki latou e auala i tena malosi galue, io me ko te agaga tapu.


Or what sharing does light have with darkness? 	 E se mafai o mafuta fakatasi te mainaga mo te pouliga.


12 Perhaps you recall the account at Acts 4:23-31. Imagine that you are one of Jesus’ first-century disciples. 	 E taumafai malosi a tino ‵teke o taofi aka ne latou a soko o Iesu ke moā e talai atu.


Why is there doubt on this score? 	 Kaia e fakalotolotolua ei ki te mataupu tenei?


Bribes are given to judges so that they will impose unjust sentences upon innocent people. 	 E tuku atu a ‵togi fakakolekole ki famasino ko te mea ke fai ne latou a fakasalaga ‵loi ki tino ‵lei.


In his original challenge against God’s sovereignty, Satan implied that God’s human creation was flawed—that given enough pressure or incentive, they would all rebel against God’s rule. 	 I pati ‵teke muamua a Satani ki te pulega a te Atua, ne fakauiga i ei, me e se ‵lei a tino kolā ne faite ne te Atua me kafai ko fe‵paki latou mo fakalavelave io me ko tofotofoga, ka ‵teke atu latou katoa ki te pulega a te Atua.


Granted, the Bible does say that God will destroy the wicked. 	 E tonu, e fai mai te Tusi Tapu me i te Atua ka fakaseai ne ia tino amio ma‵sei.


“You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”—JOHN 8:32. 1. 	 “Ka iloa ne koutou te munatonu, ko te munatonu foki ka fakasaoloto ne ia koutou.”—IOANE 8:32.


Note the following Bible promises: 	 Mafaufau la ki folafolaga konei i te Tusi Tapu:


Seven Shepherds, Eight Dukes—What They Mean for Us Today, 11/15 	 E Tokofitu Tausi Mamoe Kae Tokovalu Pelenise—Te Mea e Fakauiga ki ei i Aso Nei, 11/15


God’s Word states: “The heart knows its own bitterness, and no outsider can share in its joy.” 	 Ne fai mai te Muna a te Atua: “E iloa eiloa ne te loto tena logo‵mae. Kae e seai se tino mai tua e fia‵fia fakatasi mo ia.”


4 In the first century C.E., some Jewish leaders taught that only fellow Jews or their personal friends were worthy of being called “neighbor.” 	 4 Ne akoako atu a nisi takitaki lotu Iutaia i te senitenali muamua T.A., me ko tino Iutaia fua mo olotou taugasoa e ‵tau o fai mo fai olotou “tuakoi.”


Imitate Their Faith—He Was Kept “Safe With Seven Others” 12 	 Fakaakoako ki te Lotou Fakatuanaki—Ne Fakasao a ia “Fakatasi mo Nisi Tino e Tokofitu” 12


(2 John 1, 2) Our comprehension of the truth steadily becomes clearer, for “the path of the righteous ones is like the bright light that is getting lighter and lighter until the day is firmly established”! 	 1, 2) A te ‵tou mainaga e uiga ki te munatonu e fanaka eiloa o maina me i “te auala telā e sa‵sale i ei a tino amio‵tonu e pelā mo te la e kamata o fanake, e gasolosolo malie eiloa o vau te mainaga ke oko eiloa ki te taimi ko ao mai ei”!


The “pangs of distress” are upon mankind in full measure. 	 Ko uke ‵ki a “puapuagā” ko oko nei ki tino.


Some deaf children even had their hands tied behind their back during lessons. 	 A nisi tamaliki a‵koga e ‵sai olotou lima ki olotou tua i te taimi e fai ei a mataupu.


God’s original purpose was that man should live forever. 	 Ne manako te Atua ke ola a tino ki te se-gata-mai.


Jesus, however, told them that more marvelous will be his resurrecting the dead: “Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life.”—John 5:28, 29. 	 Kae ne fai atu Iesu ki a latou me ka sili atu te fakaofoofogia o te faiga ke toe fakaola a tino mate: “Sa ofo koutou i te mea tenei, me ko oko mai eiloa te taimi e lagona ei a tena leo ne latou katoa kola e i loto i tanuga, kae ka ulu mai ei latou ki tua. Ko latou kola ne amio ‵lei, e toe‵tu i te ola; ka ko latou kola ne amio masei, e toe‵tu i te fakasalaga.”—Ioane 5:28, 29.


8, 9. (a) What differences of viewpoint existed in the first-century congregation in Rome? (b) What counsel did Paul give Roman Christians regarding their dispute? 	 8, 9. (a) Ne a kilokiloga kese‵kese kolā ne ‵sae aka i te fakapotopotoga i Loma i te senitenali muamua? (e) Se a te polopolokiga ne tuku atu ne Paulo ki Kelisiano i Loma e uiga ki te lotou fakalavelave?


Imitate Enoch’s Example 	 Tautali ki te Fakaakoakoga a Enoka


They feature beautiful orchestral and choral renderings of the new songs. 	 E aofia i ei a ‵fati ‵gali o pese kolā e tātā ne se potukau mo te usuga o pese ‵fou.


There are congregation elders and ministerial servants, who shoulder many responsibilities. 	 E isi ne toeaina mo tavini fakafaifeau i te fakapotopotoga kolā e tauave ne latou te fia o tiute kese‵kese.


9 When the prophet Ezekiel boldly declared Jehovah’s messages to the “rebellious nations”—the kingdoms of Israel and Judah—some individuals were pleased to hear what he had to say. 	 9 I te taimi ne folafola atu ei ne te pelofeta ko Esekielu a fekau a Ieova ki te ‘atufenua ‵teke’—te malo o Isalaelu mo Iuta—ne fia‵fia a nisi tino ke lagona atu a mea kolā ne fai atu ne ia.


“Do not marvel at this,” Jesus said to the crowds to whom he preached, “because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out.” 	 “Sa ofo koutou i te mea tenei,” ko pati a Iesu ki tino e tokouke kolā ne talai a ia ki ei, “me ko oko mai eiloa te taimi e lagona ei a tena leo ne latou katoa kolā e i loto i tānuga, kae ka ulu mai ei latou ki tua.”


Exactly what does it teach about sin? 	 Kae se a la te akoakoga tonu e uiga ki te agasala?


In the book of Acts, we read one account after another of their threats and attacks against Christians, starting almost immediately after the miraculous events at Pentecost 33 C.E. This certainly made life difficult for the faithful ones.—Acts 4:1-3; 5:17, 18; 6:8-12; 7:59; 8:1, 3. 	 I te tusi o Galuega, e fai‵tau tatou ki tala kese‵kese e uiga ki te auala ne fakamatakutaku kae taua atu ei latou ki Kelisiano, telā ne kamata mai tua ifo o vavega kolā ne ‵tupu i te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A. E mautinoa eiloa me ne fai ne te mea tenei ke faigata te olaga o tino fakamaoni.—Galuega 4:1-3; 5:17, 18; 6:8-12; 7:59; 8:1, 3.


15 Then, as recorded at Psalm 56:8, David makes these intriguing statements: “My being a fugitive you yourself have reported. 	 15 Kae e pelā mo mea ne tusi i te Salamo 56:8, ne fai ei ne Tavita a pati ‵gali konei: “Ko iloa katoa ne koe a fakalavelave ne oko ki a au; ko oti foki ne tusi ne koe se tala e uiga ki oku loimata.


What is more, God wants our bodies to be “holy,” which means pure and clean. 	 E se gata i ei, e manako foki te Atua ke “tapu katoatoa” ‵tou foitino, ko tena uiga ke ‵ma pakipaki eiloa.


8 David loved music and he was skilled at it. 	 8 Ne fiafia malosi a Tavita ki pese kae ne atamai a ia i ei.


2 This situation is not unique to just one country. 	 2 E se maua fua a te tulaga tenei i se fenua e tasi.


Jesus reminded them that they had stuck with him during trying times. 	 Ne fakamasaua atu ne Iesu ki a latou me ne ‵nofo fakatasi latou mo ia i taimi faiga‵ta.


(Gen. 25:31-34; Heb. 12:16) However, the way Jacob approached Esau illustrates the extent to which we should be willing to go to preserve the peace with our Christian brothers. 	 (Kenese 25:31-34; Epelu 12:16) Kae ko te auala ne fanatu ei a Iakopo ki a Esau e fakaasi mai i ei a te lasi o te mea e ‵tau o talia ne tatou ke puipui ei ne tatou a te filemu mo ‵tou taina Kelisiano.


He wanted to show them genuine love, and the Christian ministry gave him that opportunity. 	 Ne manako eiloa a ia ke fakaasi atu te alofa tonu ki a latou, kae ne maua ne ia te avanoaga ke fai penā i tena galuega faka-Kelisiano.


In what way did Satan use “the desire of the eyes” to tempt Jesus, and how did Jesus respond? 	 I auala fea ne fakaaoga ei ne Satani a “manakoga o mata” ke tofotofo ei a Iesu, kae ne tali atu pefea a Iesu ki ei?


14 Disaster may strike as a result of a storm, an earthquake, a fire, or an explosion. 	 14 Kāti e fe‵paki a tino mo fakalavelave ‵tupu fakafuasei e pelā mo afā, mafuie, se afi io me se pōmu.


Let us consider these three forms of comfort, one at a time. 	 Ke na mafau‵fau nei tatou ki vaega takitasi e tolu konei o fakamafanafanaga.


Of what did Jesus assure his followers, and how did they respond to the work given to them? 3 Nevertheless, Jesus assured his followers that holy spirit would be with them in carrying out the work that he had given to them. 	 3 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, ne fakatalitonu atu a Iesu ki ana soko me ka fakatasi atu te agaga tapu ki a latou i te faiga o te galuega telā ko oti ne tuku atu ne ia ki a latou.


The headache got worse, and I became worried. When my husband came home, we took Andreas to the doctor. 	 Ne gasolo o ‵mae malosi tena ulu, kae ne kamata ei au o manavase.


How did Christ use the apostles and older men in Jerusalem? 	 Ne fakaaoga pefea ne Keliso a te kau apositolo mo toeaina ma‵tua i Ielusalema?


Thus, we need to be patient as we give him the sort of instruction and guidance that deepens his understanding and moves him to action, just as the teachings of Philip enlightened the Ethiopian and motivated him to get baptized. 	 Tela la, e ‵tau o kufaki tatou i te tukuatuga o vaegā akoakoga mo fakatakitakiga kolā e faka‵poko aka ei tena malamalama ke gasuesue, e pelā eiloa mo akoakoga a Filipo kolā ne fakamalosi atu ki te Aitiope ke papatiso.


That became our home. 	 Ne fai eiloa te mea tenā mo fai te motou fale.


“Put them all away from you,” wrote Paul, “wrath, anger, badness, abusive speech, and obscene talk out of your mouth.” 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “Tuku katoa keatea a mea konei mai i a koutou: ko te ita, ko te kaitaua, ko te loto masei, ko te faitala ‵loi, mo te muna masei mai i otou gutu.”


Although Jehovah would allow the Seed of God’s woman to suffer a bruising in the heel, in God’s due time, the Seed would bruise the serpent, or Satan the Devil, in the head. 	 E ui eiloa ne talia ne Ieova a te Fanau a te fafine a te Atua ke fakapakia tena mulivae, i te taimi tonu o te Atua, ka tuki pala ne te Fanau a te gata, io me ko Satani te Tiapolo, a tena ulu.


That same day, Adam and Eve began to experience the results of their rebellion. 	 I te aso foki eiloa tenā, ne maua ei ne Atamu mo Eva a ikuga o te lā sē faka‵logo.


May all of us attend with profound appreciation for Jehovah God’s provision of a royal priesthood to benefit all mankind. 	 Ke na ‵kau atu tatou katoa mo te loto fakafetai lasi ki fakatokaga a Ieova te Atua mō se kau faitaulaga o tupu kolā ka aoga ki tino katoa.


The prominent Canaanite god was Baal, the god of fertility, who also appeared as the god of the sky, rain, and storm. 	 A te atua lauiloa o te kau Kanana ko Paala, te atua o te fanafanau, telā ne foliga mai foki me ne fai mo atua o te lagi, te vaiua, mo te afā.


17 A third integrity keeper was a Shulammite maiden. 	 17 A te tokotolu o tino fakamaoni ko te tamāfine Sulami.


Concerning his fellow worker Epaphroditus, the apostle Paul wrote to Christians in Philippi: “Keep holding men of that sort dear.” 	 E uiga ki tena tino galue ko Epafeloti, ne tusi atu te apositolo ko Paulo ki Kelisiano i Filipi: “Ke fakaaloalo koutou ki tino penā.”


(Ps. 92:13, 14) The apostle Paul, who may have been dealing with a physical affliction, ‘did not give up, even if the man he was on the outside was wasting away.’—Read 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. 	 (Salamo 92:13, 14) A te apositolo ko Paulo, telā kāti ne fepaki mo se logo‵maega i te feitu faka-te-foitino ne ‘seki loto vāivāi e tiga eiloa te gasolosolo malie o vāivāi tena foitino.’—Faitau te 2 Kolinito 4:16-18.


12 There are many examples of how God’s Word, his spirit, and our Christian publications have helped Christians to overcome wrong desires. 	 12 E uke a fakaakoakoga ki te auala ne fesoasoani mai ei te Muna a te Atua, tena Agaga, mo ‵tou tusi faka-Kelisiano ke manumalo ei Kelisiano i manakoga ma‵sei.


We invite you to consider how the Bible answers these questions. 	 E ‵kami ne matou a koe ke mafaufau ki te auala e tali aka ei ne te Tusi Tapu a fesili konei.


The people yielded to temptation because they lost faith and forgot Jehovah, his loving care for them, and the rightness of his ways. 	 Ne faigofie o tofotofogina a tino ona ko te galo atu o te lotou fakatuanaki kae ko fakapuli foki ne latou a Ieova, tena alofa atafai mō latou, mo te amio‵tonu o ana auala.


Years before, when I asked my mother about Jehovah’s Witnesses, she simply said, “Oh, they worship some old man named Jehovah.” 	 I tausaga ko ‵teka, kafai e ‵sili atu au ki toku mātua e uiga ki Molimau a Ieova, ne masani o fai mai a ia, “Io, e tapuaki atu latou ki se toeaina matua telā tena igoa ko Ieova.”


• What can help us to be humble? 	 • Ne a mea e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke loto maulalo tatou?


Consider the experience of Zongezile, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in South Africa. 	 Ke mafau‵fau ki te tala o Zongezile, se tokotasi o Molimau a Ieova i Afelika ki Saute.


We are living in the period symbolized by the feet of the image. 	 Ko ‵nofo atu nei tatou i te vaitaimi telā e fakaata mai i vae o te tupua tenā.


The overwhelming majority of them answered, “Being approachable.” 	 Ne tali mai a te tokoukega o latou, “Ke uiga faigofie.”


World ruler. 	 Pule o te lalolagi.


Those who accept God’s authority must resist the snare of presumptuousness, for doing otherwise will lead to dishonor.—Prov. 11:2; 16:18. 	 A tino kolā e talia ne latou te pulega a te Atua e ‵tau o ‵teke atu ki te malei ko te fakamatamata, me kafai e se fai penā ka iku atu fua i ei ki te masiasi.—Faataoto 11:2; 16:18.


It contained two letters, one for me and one for Janny. 	 E lua a tusi i ei, e tasi i a aku kae tasi i a Janny.


How will we respond to it? 	 E ‵saga atu pefea tatou ki ei?


Rather, they are designed to give you hope. 	 E lavea tonu eiloa ne koe a te fakalavelave tenei.


22, 23. (a) What remarkable abilities do some birds and land animals have? (b) What further questions do we need to consider? 	 22, 23. (a) Ne a mea fakaofoofogia kolā e mafai o fai ne manu eva mo manu o te laukele? (e) Ne a nisi fesili e ‵tau o mafau‵fau ki ei?


“Shiloh” signifies “He Whose It Is; He to Whom It Belongs.” 	 Ko Tavita te tupu muamua mai i a Iuta.


What does the Bible tell us about angels? 	 Ne a muna a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki agelu?


These spirit-anointed men oversee the Kingdom work and the spiritual feeding program. 	 A tagata fakaekegina ki te agaga konei e fakatonutonu ne latou a te galuega o te Malo mo te polokalame o te tukumaiga o meakai faka-te-agaga.


Everyone’s doorstep is my pulpit, and I have preached the good news of the Kingdom to many people.” 	 E ‵tau o talai atu ne au te tala ‵lei o te Malo ki fale katoa o tino.”


We differ greatly from animals in that respect. 	 E ‵kese ‵ki tatou mo manu i te feitu tenā.


Kindness in the Workplace 	 Te Alofa Atafai i te Koga Galue


When did David and his men find themselves in need of sustenance, and what help did they receive? 	 Ko te taimi fea ne ma‵nako malosi ei a Tavita mo ana tāgata ki mea‵kai mo meainu, kae se a te fesoasoani ne maua ne latou?


What are the rewards for being humble? 	 Ne a taui e maua mai i te tumau i te loto maulalo?


(Luke 12:42) Made available in many ways, that food provides valuable instruction, or discipline. Ask yourself, ‘How often has a talk or an article in one of our journals moved me to make adjustments in my thinking or conduct?’ 	 (Luka 12:42) Ko maua nei ne tatou i auala kese‵kese a mea‵kai kolā e maua i ei a pati fakatonutonu tāua, io me ko polopolokiga. ‵Sili ifo ki a koe eiloa penei, ‘Ne fakamalosi mai pefea ki au se lāuga io me se mataupu i se tasi o ‵tou tusi ke fakamafulifuli oku mafaufauga io me ko amioga?’


(Isa. 41:10) We have a defense available to us that is impenetrable and unbeatable. 	 (Isaia 41:10) E isi se ‵tou puipuiga telā e mafai o ‵teke atu ki so se osomaiga.


Other countries also tried to extend their influence by offering foreign aid. 	 Ne taumafai foki a nisi fenua o fakalauefa atu a te lotou malosi mai te fesoasoani atu ki nisi fenua.


Alejandro has now been in the full-time service for over 13 years. 	 Ko ‵tusa nei mo te 13 tausaga ne kau atu ei a Alejandro ki te taviniga tumau.


The Bible foretold that during “the last days,” people would be “lovers of themselves.” (2 Timothy 3:1, 2) True to that prophecy, the emphasis today seems to be on a worshipful devotion to self. 	 Ne ‵valo mai i te Tusi Tapu me i “aso fakaoti” a tino ka “ma‵natu fakapito.” (2 Timoteo 3:1, 2) E ‵tusa mo te valoaga tenā, e lavea atu i aso nei me ko ‵saga ifo a tino ki a latou eiloa.


(Ps. 36:7; 91:1-4) Jehovah became such a parent to Ruth. 	 (Sala. 36:7; 91:1-4) Ne fai eiloa a Ieova e pelā me se tamana ki a Luta.


Even today, qualified men who serve as elders in the Christian congregation are taught, not to “lord it over” their fellow believers, but to protect, refresh, and comfort them.—Matthew 20:25-28; Isaiah 32:2. 	 Ke oko foki eiloa ki aso nei, a tāgata kolā e tavini atu e pelā me ne toeaina i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano ne akoakogina ke mo a ma “pule” atu ki olotou taina tali‵tonu, kae ke puipui, fakamalosi, kae fakamafanafana atu ki a latou.—Mataio 20:25-28; Isaia 32:2.


It means getting to know how God views matters and being attentive to his feelings. 	 E fakauiga i ei ki te taumafai ke iloa aka a te auala e kilo atu ei a te Atua ki mea mo te saga tonu atu ki ana lagonaga.


After Jehovah demonstrated his power, the people exclaimed: “Jehovah is the true God!” 	 I te fakaasiatuga ne Ieova tena malosi, ne paka‵laga mai ei a tino: ‘A Ieova ko te Atua tonu!’


(Jude 3) But we can win! 	 (Iuta 3) Kae e mafai o manumalo tatou i ei!


Two Witnesses met an elderly man who said that he enjoyed reading the Watchtower and Awake! magazines. 	 Ne fetaui a Molimau e tokolua mo se toeaina telā ne fai atu me ne fiafia a ia o faitau ki mekesini ko Te Faleleoleo Maluga mo te Awake!


My brother and his wife, Lottie, were already serving as special pioneers in Northern Ireland, and in 1952 the four of us attended a district convention in Belfast. 	 Ko leva ne tavini atu toku tuagane mo tena avaga, ko Lottie, e pelā me ne paenia fakapito i te feitu ki Matū o Aialani, kae i te 1952 ne ‵kau atu matou tokofa ki se fono lasi i Belfast.


Therefore, we may conclude that his words about that faithful slave began to be fulfilled only after the last days began in 1914. 	 Tela la, kāti ko fakaiku aka ne tatou i ana pati e uiga ki te tavini fakamaoni ne kamata o fakataunu mai tua fua o aso fakaoti kolā ne kamata i te 1914.


God’s Word states: “Those slain by Jehovah will certainly come to be in that day from one end of the earth clear to the other end of the earth.”—Jer. 25:33. 	 E fai mai te Muna a te Atua: “I te aso tenā, a foitino o tino kolā ne tamate ne te Aliki ka tafola valevale mai i te suā mata o te lalolagi ke oko ki te suā mata.”—Ielemia 25:33.


How can we benefit from dedicating time to spiritual matters? 	 E maua pefea ne tatou a mea aogā mai te fakaaogāga o taimi e uke mō mea faka-te-agaga?


(Mark 9:33-37; Luke 9:46-48; 22:24-27; John 13:14) Similarly, while firm for righteousness, Christian elders today do not lord it over God’s flock. 	 (Maleko 9:33-37; Luka 9:46-48; 22:24-27; Ioane 13:14) E penā foki i aso nei, e tiga eiloa e ‵piki ‵mau a toeaina Kelisiano ki te mea tonu, e se ‵tau o pulemālō atu latou ki te lafu mamoe a te Atua.


‘Prepare Your Heart to Consult God’s Word’ 	 ‘Fakatoka Tou Loto ke Fakalogo ki te Muna a te Atua’


For example, think about how he views human suffering. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, mafaufau me e kilo atu pefea a ia ki logo‵maega o tino.


Yes, when God punished faithless Judah by allowing the Babylonians to conquer the land and take her people captive, some individuals, such as Jeremiah, Baruch, and Ebed-melech, were spared. 	 E tonu, i te taimi ne fakasala ei ne te Atua a Iuta mai te taliaga ke fakatakavale ne te kau Papelonia a te fenua tenā kae ave fakapagota ana tino, ne ‵sao eiloa a nisi tino, e pelā mo Ielemia, Paluka, mo Epetimeleka.


(Gen. 24:12-14, 67) True, Abraham’s servant was on a special mission. 	 (Kenese 24:12-14, 67) E tonu, ne aofia eiloa te tavini a Apelaamo i se galuega fakapito.


Satan is leading men astray “with every powerful work and lying signs and portents and with every unrighteous deception for those who are perishing.” (2 Thessalonians 2:9, 10) In these “last days,” however, Satan is concentrating his efforts on God’s dedicated servants, waging war with anointed Christians, “who observe the commandments of God and have the work of bearing witness to Jesus.” (2 Timothy 3:1; Revelation 12:9, 17) These Witnesses and their companions who have an earthly hope need to be vigilant. 	 E takitaki ‵se ne Satani a tino ki “vaegā vavega valevale mo fakailoga mo meaofo sē ‵tonu. Kae e fakaaogā ne ia auala faitogafiti katoa ki a latou kolā ka fai o ‵mate.” (2 Tesalonia 2:9, 10) Kae i “aso fakaoti” konei, e saga malosi atu a Satani ki tavini tukugina atu a te Atua, mai te taua atu ki Kelisiano fakaekegina “kolā e faka‵logo ki fakatonuga a te Atua, kae fakamaoni foki ki te mea tonu e fakaasi mai ne Iesu.” (2 Timoteo 3:1; Fakaasiga 12:9, 17) E ‵tau o matapula‵pula faeloa a tavini fakaekegina konei mo olotou taugasoa kolā e maua se fakamoemoega ke ola latou i te lalolagi nei.


Just as Jesus thwarted Satan’s advances by recalling appropriate scriptures, when tempted we can recall such texts as Genesis 39:9 and 1 Corinthians 6:18. 	 E pelā mo te fakatakavalega ne Iesu a taumafaiga a Satani mai te siki atu o tusi siki, e mafai o mafau‵fau tatou ki tusi siki e pelā mo te Kenese 39:9 mo te 1 Kolinito 6:18 māfai ko fakaosoosogina tatou.


The apostle Paul’s experience highlights a second reason why people do evil things. 	 E fakaasi mai i te mea ne tupu ki te apositolo ko Paulo a te lua o pogai e fai ei ne tino a mea ma‵sei.


16. Who contributed to the rebuilding work in ancient times, and who have done so in modern times? 	 16 E ma‵nako a tino ‵fou konā ke ga‵lue latou.


Their unity would give a powerful witness, offering clear evidence that Jehovah had sent Jesus to the earth to do God’s will. 	 Ka fai eiloa a te lotou ‵kau fakatasi e pelā me se molimau malosi, se fakamaoniga manino me ne uga mai eiloa ne Ieova a Iesu ki te lalolagi nei ke fai tena loto.


Jesus forewarned his followers: “You will be objects of hatred by all the nations on account of my name.” 	 Ne fakailoa atu te mea tenā ne Iesu ki ana soko: “E takalia‵lia a fenua katoa ki a koutou, ona ko toku igoa.”


(Matthew 26:39) Because of this godly fear, Jehovah listened favorably to his Son’s supplications, strengthened him, and saved him out of death.—Hebrews 5:7. Learning to Fear Jehovah 	 (Mataio 26:39) Ona ko te mataku tenei ki te Atua, ne fakalogologo faka‵lei eiloa a Ieova ki te fakamolemole a tena Tama, ne fakamalosi atu foki ki a ia, kae ne fakasao foki ne ia a Iesu mai te mate.—Epelu 5:7.


They have become forgetful hearers. 	 Ne fai latou pelā me ne tino kolā ne fakalogo‵logo kae puli vave.


12 Satan certainly tested Jesus in this regard. 	 12 Ne tofotofo eiloa ne Satani a Iesu i te feitu tenei.


Unlike his false companions, who never mentioned the resurrection, Job drew comfort from this hope and asked: “If an able-bodied man dies can he live again?” 	 E ‵kese mo ana taugasoa ‵loi kolā ne seki fai‵pati aka eiloa e uiga ki te toetuga, ne maua ne Iopu se fakamafanafanaga mai te fakamoemoega tenei kae fesili atu: “Kafai e mate se tagata, e mata e mafai o toe ola mai?”


While Jehovah wants us to make decisions, this is not to our detriment. 	 E manako a Ieova ke fai ne tatou a fakaikuga, kae ka fesoasoani mai a te faiga tenā.


On the day of Pentecost 33 C.E., the apostle Peter quoted from Psalm 16:8-11, saying: “David says respecting [Christ], ‘I had Jehovah constantly before my eyes; because he is at my right hand that I may never be shaken. 	 I te aso o te Penitekoso, i te 33 T.A., ne siki mai ne te apositolo ko Petelu a pati mai te Salamo 16:8-11, ana muna: “Ne faipati foki a Tavita e uiga ki a ia, ana muna: ‘Ne matea ne au a te Aliki i oku mua i taimi katoa, me nofo mai eiloa i toku feitu taua ko te feitu fakaatamai, ko te mea ke se mataku au.


They feel much as did Peter when he said under inspiration: “Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for according to his great mercy he gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an incorruptible and undefiled and unfading inheritance. 	 E ‵pau eiloa olotou lagonaga mo Petelu telā ne fai mai, penei: “Ke vikia te Atua te Tamana o te ‵tou Aliki ko Iesu Keliso, ona ko te lasi o tena alofa fakamagalo ne fai ei ne ia ke toe fa‵nau mai tatou ki loto i se fakamoemoega ola e auala i te ‵toe fakatumaiga o Iesu Keliso mai te mate, ki se tofi telā e se mafai o pala io me lailai kae e se mafai foki o galo.


Who is there like you, a people enjoying salvation in Jehovah, the shield of your help, and the One who is your eminent sword?”—Deut. 33:29. 	 E seai se fenua e ‵pau mo koe, a koe se malo ne fakasao ne te Aliki. A te Aliki ko tau talita mo tau pelu.”—Teutelonome 33:29.


And the fact that 15,374,986 attended the annual Memorial of Jesus’ death indicates that there is much more work to do. 	 Kae ona ko te toko 15,374,986 o tino kolā ne ‵kau atu ki te Fakamanatuga faka-te-tausaga o te mate o Iesu e fakaasi mai i ei me koi uke a galuega e ‵tau o fai.


10 Granted, in some territories people are more receptive to the good news than they are in others. 	 10 E tonu, me i nisi koga talai, e fia‵fia malosi atu a tino ki te tala ‵lei i lo nisi koga.


Why can it be said that true knowledge is abundant today? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o fai atu me ko salalau valevale a te poto tonu i aso nei?


She was willing to give him something to drink, but all she had for food was “a handful of flour in the large jar and a little oil in the small jar.” 	 Ne loto fiafia tou fafine ke tuku atu se mea ke inu ki ei tou tagata, kae ko ana meakai ne ‵toe ‘ne mu falaoa ‵mata i loto i te pōla, mo ne mu sinu olive i loto i te tiā.’


16 The Israelites were told that if they obeyed Jehovah, they would become his “special property out of all other peoples.” 	 16 Ne fai atu ki tino Isalaelu me kafai e faka‵logo latou ki a Ieova, ka fai ei latou mo fai ana “tino filifilia mai tino katoa o te lalolagi.”


50 days 	 50 aso


But Daniel was still alive. 	 Kae ko Tanielu koi ola.


Indeed, some Israelites had even taken up the worship of Egyptian gods!—Ezek. 20:7, 8. 	 E tonu, a nisi tino Isalaelu ko oti ne tapuaki atu ki atua o Aikupito!—Eseki. 20:7, 8.


This goes hand in hand with the counsel to keep your life simple. 	 A te mea tenei e fetaui ‵lei eiloa mo te polopolokiga ke fakafaigofie tou olaga.


A disfellowshipped person is not automatically accepted back into the congregation after a certain amount of time has passed. 	 E se sōna fakafoki mai se tino fakatea ki loto i te fakapotopotoga mai tua o se vaitaimi mautinoa.


What does this suggest about the effect that your bearing thorough witness might have? 	 Se a te mea e fakaasi mai i ei e uiga ki mea ne iku mai e auala i tau molimau atu?


Having a good reputation in Jehovah’s eyes is for us far more valuable than having riches. 	 A te mauaga o se igoa ‵lei i te kilokiloga a Ieova ko te ‵toe mea e fakatāua ne tatou i lō te mauaga o koloa.


In the year 2000, the United Nations General Assembly set goals to be achieved by 2015. 	 Ne fakatoka ne Malo ‵Soko i te 2000 ne fakamoemoega ke fakataunu i te 2015.


Brothers and sisters from both congregations shared in the preaching work, attended meetings together, and enjoyed hospitality at the homes of one another. 	 E ‵kau fakatasi a taina mo tuagane mai fakapotopotoga konā i te galuega talai, fakatasiga, kae oti ko ‵kai fakatasi latou i fale o tino taki tokotasi.


And how does love of neighbor help us to maintain a good balance and a proper motive? 	 1. (a) Ne a nisi mea kolā e ati aka ne se Kelisiano? (e) Se a te ‵toe uiga faka-Kelisiano tāua, kae kaia? 2.


Why are such efforts worthwhile? 	 Kaia e aoga ei a vaegā taumafaiga penā?


Even in the worst of times, we still have many blessings for which to be grateful. 	 Ke oko foki eiloa ki toe taimi faiga‵ta, koi maua eiloa ne tatou a fakamanuiaga e uke kolā e ‵tau o fia‵fia ki ei.


What opportunity did natural Jews have after 36 C.E.? 	 Se a te avanoaga ne maua ne tino Iutaia faka-te-foitino mai tua o te 36 T.A.?


Overnight, he lost his wealth. 	 Ne fakaseai fakapoi atu tena maumea.


(Matthew 22:36-40) Although “the law of the Christ” includes instructions that are similar to those in the Law given to Israel, we should not be surprised that some laws are very different and that others are no longer required. 	 (Mataio 22:36-40) E tiga eiloa e aofia i “te tulafono a Keliso” a fakatonuga kolā e tai ‵pau mo Tulafono ne tuku atu ki tino Isalaelu, e se ‵tau o ofo tatou me e ‵kese ‵ki eiloa a nisi tulafono kae ko se toe ‵tau o tau‵tali tatou ki nisi tulafono.


Pursue the Course of Truthfulness 	 Ke Kausaki Atu o Fai te Mea Tonu


It is comforting to know that the Bible proclaims good news. 	 E fakamafanafana loto ke iloa atu me e folafola mai i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki se tala ‵lei.


24 Keep on reading, studying, and searching the Bible. 	 24 Ke tumau i te faitau, mafaufau, kae sukesuke ‵loto ki te Tusi Tapu.


CAN you relate to Ninfa? 	 E MATA, e ‵pau koulua mo Ninfa?


[Box on page 9] 	 [Fakamatalaga o te Ata i te itulau e 7]


After a harrowing wartime voyage across the Atlantic, he arrived back in Brooklyn in September. 	 Mai tua o tena malaga fakafi‵ta i te taimi o te taua i te Vasa Atalanitika, ne toe oko atu a ia ki Brooklyn i a Setema.


Perhaps they have made great changes in their lives in order to become Christians or to serve in the full-time ministry. 	 Kāti ne fai ne latou a ‵fuliga ‵lasi i olotou olaga ko te mea ke fai e pelā me ne Kelisiano io me tavini atu i te taviniga tumau.


16 How Christ’s anointed brothers appreciate this loyal support by their other sheep companions! 	 16 Ko oko eiloa i te loto fakafetai o taina fakaekegina o Keliso ki te ‵lago atu mo te a‵lofa fakamaoni o olotou taugasoa, ko nisi mamoe!


(Romans 6:23) How sad our situation would be without the powerful influence of Jesus Christ! 	 (Loma 6:23) E mafai eiloa o fakafanoanoa ‵tou olaga e aunoa mo te fakaakoakoga aoga a Iesu Keliso!


We have full faith that Habakkuk’s prophecy will be fulfilled. 	 E talitonu katoatoa tatou me ka fakataunu mai te valoaga a Sapakuka.


3 In many respects, people today are like the men and women who lived in Noah’s day. 	 3 I auala e uke, e ‵pau faeloa a tino i aso nei mo tāgata mo fāfine i aso o Noa.


But if the boy is a frequent user of tobacco, this would be a deliberate defilement of the flesh, and a judicial committee would be convened to consider this case of gross uncleanness. 	 Kae kafai e ‵pusi faeloa a te tamaliki tenei, ko fai ei te mea tenā mo fai se fakalailaiga o te foitino mo te iloa tonu, ko mafai ei o fakatu se komiti fakamasino ke fakamasino ei te amioga lailai matagā tenā.


Originally, Jehovah told the first human pair: “Be fruitful and become many and fill the earth and subdue it.” 	 Muamua la, ne fai atu a Ieova ki te tauavaga muamua: “Fakatokouke otou tama‵liki, ko te mea ko otou fanau ke ‵nofo i te lalolagi kae pule i ei.”


We can certainly apply to them Paul’s words written to the Thessalonians: “We are obligated to thank God always for you, brothers loved by Jehovah, because God selected you . . . by sanctifying you with spirit and by your faith in the truth.”—2 Thess. 2:13. 	 E ‵tau eiloa o fakaaoga ki a latou a pati a Paulo kolā ne tusi atu ki te kau Tesalonia: “E ‵tau faeloa o fakafetai matou ki te Atua ona ko koutou, e oku taina kolā e alofa ki ei a Ieova, me ne filifili koutou ne te Atua . . . mai te fakatapuga o koutou ki tena agaga mo te otou fakatuanaki ki te munatonu.”—2 Tesa. 2:13.


Why is the book of Job not merely an account of one man’s trials? 	 Kaia e se fai i ei te tusi ko Iopu e pelā me se tusi e fakamatala mai fua i ei a tofotofoga o se tagata e tokotasi?


(John 15:12, 13) They had to be willing to sacrifice their very lives for one another and for others. 	 (Ioane 15:12, 13) E ‵tau o lotoma‵lie te kau soko o fakatau tuku atu olotou ola mō latou eiloa pelā foki mo nisi tino.


Their life is very busy. 	 Ko oko eiloa i te lotou fakalave‵lave.


(Ezek. 1:4-28) Jehovah rides on this chariot, and it goes wherever his spirit impels it to go. 	 (Eseki. 1:4-28) A Ieova e sopo i tena kaliota, kae tele i so se koga e fakatonu atu ne tena agaga.


He induced the first human pair, Adam and Eve, to become disloyal to divine sovereignty and tried to tarnish Jehovah’s name by claiming that He had lied. 	 Ne fakaloiloi ne ia a te tauavaga muamua, ko Atamu mo Eva, ke se fakamaoni ki te pulega sili a te Atua kae taumafai ke fakamasiasi te igoa o Ieova mai te fai atu me ne loi a Ia.


In one Nazi prison camp, for example, at first the brothers had only one copy of the Bible. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i te falepuipui e tasi a te kau Nazi, e tasi fua te Tusi Tapu ne maua ne taina i ei.


An adjustment was made in the directorship of certain legal corporations, making it possible for the Governing Body to concentrate more fully on the spiritual interests of God’s people rather than being distracted by day-to-day legal matters. 	 Ne fai se fakamafuliga ki fakatokaga i mea tau tulafono, ko te mea ke mafai ne te Potukau Pule o ‵saga tonu atu ki manakoga faka-te-agaga o tino o te Atua i lō te ‵saga atu faeloa ki mea tau tulafono.


Similarly today, Jehovah is showing great long-suffering, and this is lasting longer than some may have anticipated. 	 E penā foki i aso nei, e fakaasi mai ne Ieova a te kufaki sili, kae e leva atu te taimi e fakaasi mai ne ia te uiga tenei i lō te mea telā e mafau‵fau ki ei a nisi tino.


Thus, “taking in knowledge” refers to an ongoing process that results in the privileged state of “knowing” God. 	 Tela la, ke “iloa tonu” se faifaiga tumau telā e iku atu ki te tauliaga ko te “iloa” o te Atua.


The apostle Peter describes them as “false prophets” and “false teachers” who would create “destructive sects.” 	 E taku ne te apositolo ko Petelu a latou e pelā me ne “pelofeta loi” mo “faiakoga loi” kolā ne fakamāfua aka ne latou a “akoakoga fakamasei olaga.”


4 Each of us might ask, ‘Am I using whatever time remains for this system to save myself and those who listen to me? 	 4 Kāti ka fesili ifo tatou taki tokotasi penei: ‘E mata, e fakaaogā faka‵lei ne au so se taimi e ‵toe mai i te fakanofonofoga tenei ke fakasao au mo latou foki kolā e faka‵logo mai ki a au?


In a sense, yes. 	 Ao, i se isi feitu.


Surrounding them were a ‘great cloud of witnesses,’ who had successfully completed the race. 	 E tokouke a tavini fakamaoni a Ieova i aso mua kolā ko oti ne ‵tele i te fakatau‵telega.


Dealing With a Difficult People 	 Ana Faifaiga ki Tino Uiga Faiga‵ta


In November 2000, he was transferred to the United States branch, where he worked in Hospital Information Services and later in the Service Department. 	 I a Novema 2000, ne ave ei a ia ki te ofisa lagolago i te Iunaite Sitete, telā ne galue ei a ia i te Matagaluega mō Fakaimasaki kae fakamuli ifo, ko galue a ia i te Matagaluega mō te Galuega Talai.


Paul urged Christians at Colossae to clothe themselves with the tender affections of compassion 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a Paulo ki Kelisiano i Kolose ke taofi ‵mau ki te alofa atafai


There will be no more oppression. 	 Ka se toe ai ne amioga fakasaua.


THE pyramids of Egypt bear testimony to men who once ruled that land. 	 E FAKAMAONI mai a pelimita i Aikupito e uiga ki tāgata kolā ne pule atu ki te fenua tenā.


15, 16. Why is there a need for training new ministers? 	 15, 16. Kaia e manakogina ei te akoakoga mo te fakamasaniga o faifeau ‵fou?


[Picture on page 23] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 31]


Briefly stated, however, since our field service and informal witnessing activities are “a sacrifice of praise,” a part of our worship, that sacrifice should be of the very best that we can offer. 	 Kae e ‵tau o masaua ne tatou me i ‵tou galuega talai mai fale ki fale mo te talai atu i so se taimi ne “taulaga o vikiga,” se vaega o te ‵tou tapuakiga, tela la, e ‵tau eiloa o ofo atu ne tatou a te ‵toe mea ‵lei.


All the while, one could be active in the ministry and regular at congregation meetings. Other humans may not be aware of our thoughts and conduct, but Jehovah sees all things and knows if we are not wholeheartedly on his side.—Read Jeremiah 17:9, 10. 	 E se mafai o iloa ne nisi tino a ‵tou mafaufauga mo faifaiga, kae ko Ieova fua e lavea ne ia a mea katoa, kae e iloa ne ia māfai e se ‵kau atu tatou ki a ia mo te loto kātoa.—Faitau te Ielemia 17:9, 10.


20 God gives true hope. 	 20 E tuku mai ne te Atua se fakamoemoega tonu.


But having weighty congregation responsibilities does not mean that a husband should neglect fulfilling his God-given obligations as a family head. 	 Kae ko te uke o tiute ‵mafa i te fakapotopotoga e se fakauiga i ei me e mafai o fakatamala se tagata avaga o fakataunu ana tiute mai te Atua e pelā me ko te ulu o te kāiga.


Yet, Jesus urged them to give priority, not to the gaining of material wealth, but to the storing up of something far more valuable—spiritual treasure. 	 Kae ne fakamalosi atu a Iesu ki a latou ke se fakamuamua ne latou a te mauaga o te maumea faka-te-foitino, kae ke fakaputu ne latou se mea telā e tāua fakafia atu—ko te maumea faka-te-agaga.


And what a blessed privilege it is to be one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Kae se tauliaga manuia a te fai mo fai se Molimau a Ieova.


In his third speech, Moses states that after crossing the Jordan, the Israelites must write the Law on great stones and also pronounce cursings for disobedience and blessings for obedience. 	 I te tolu o ana lauga, ne fai atu a Mose me kafai ko oko atu latou ki te suā feitu o te Iolitana, e ‵tau o tusi ne te kau Isalaelu a Tulafono ki luga i fatu ‵lasi kae ke fakasalalau atu a ikuga ma‵sei o te sē fakalogo mo fakamanuiaga o te fakalogo.


• Why is boldness needed by God’s servants? 	 • Kaia e manakogina ei ne tavini a te Atua a te loto toa?


Yet, the question remains, What will God’s love move us to do? 	 Kae ko te fesili la, Se a te mea ka fakamalosi aka ne te alofa ki te Atua ke fai ne tatou?


(Luke 11:1) Evidently, they were not asking about such basics as we have just discussed. 	 (Luka 11:1) E mautinoa eiloa me e seki akai atu latou ki mea tāua kolā ne fatoa fakamatala atu.


Today, five generations later, 18 family members busily share the good news with others, grateful for what was served at the captain’s table. 	 I aso nei, i te lima o kautama mai tua ifo o te kautama o Robert, e toko 18 a tino o tena kāiga ko ga‵lue malosi i te fakaasiatuga o te tala ‵lei ki nisi tino.


8 What gave Moses the courage to appear before Pharaoh repeatedly? 	 8 Se a te mea ne fai ei a Mose ke loto toa o tu atu faeloa i mua o Falao?


(Psalm 34:13) The apostle Peter was inspired to quote this part of Psalm 34 after he counseled Christians to treat one another with brotherly affection. 	 (Salamo 34:13, Tusi Paia, Samoa) Ne fakaosofia te apositolo ko Petelu ke siki mai ne ia te vaega tenei o te Salamo 34 i te otiga o ana pati fakatonutonu ki Kelisiano ke fakatau a‵lofa i te alofa fakataina i olotou faifaiga te suā tino ki te suā tino.


Sharing Good News Despite Facing Evil 	 Te Folafolaatuga o te Tala ‵Lei Faitalia te Fe‵paki mo Mea Ma‵sei


But there is a marked difference. 	 Kae manino ‵lei me isi se ‵kesega.


Simon and I are learning to overlook each other’s little imperfections.” 	 Ko fakamasani nei māua mo Simon ke se ‵saga atu ki tamā vāivāiga o māua.”


11 Do You Let the Great Potter Mold You? 	 11 E Mata, e Fiafia Koe ke Fulifuli ne te ‵Toe Tino Sili i te Faite Mea ki Kele?


(Exodus 3:7-10; 4:27-31) After the former slaves were delivered as a group from Egypt, they were given God’s Law at Mount Sinai and formed into the nation of Israel.—Exodus 19:1-6. 	 (Esoto 3:7-10; 4:27-31) Mai tua o te faka‵saoga e pelā me se potukau e tasi a tino kolā ne ‵nofo fakapagota i Aikupito, ne tuku atu ki a latou a Tulafono a te Atua i te Mauga ko Sinai kae ne fai i ei e pelā me se fenua e tasi o tino Isalaelu.—Esoto 19:1-6.


God used the apostle Peter to resurrect Dorcas, and it is very likely that she spent the rest of her life on earth joyfully preaching the good news and doing good things for others. 	 Ne fakaaogā ne te Atua a te apositolo ko Petelu ke fakatu aka ne ia a Tokasi, kae e mautinoa eiloa me ne fakamāumāu ne ia te ‵toega o tena olaga i te lalolagi i te talaiatuga mo te fiafia a te tala ‵lei mo te faiga o mea ‵lei mō nisi tino.


(Matthew 4:4, 7, 10) Pray for God’s spirit. 	 (Mataio 4:4, 7, 10) Ke ‵talo atu koe ke maua te agaga o te Atua.


As a result, halfway through the festival, “many of the crowd put faith in him.” 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, ne “tokouke [a tino] ko tali‵tonu ki a ia mai te vaitino,” i te taimi koi fai ei te fakamanatuga.


Does he not, when he has smoothed out its surface, then scatter black cumin and sprinkle the cumin, and must he not put in wheat, millet, and barley in the appointed place, and spelt as his boundary?”—Isaiah 28:24, 25. 	 Kafai ko oti ne fakatoka ne ia a te laukele, ke toki ei ne ia a fuaga o lakau kaina pela mo te tili mo te kumina. E toki ne ia a lainā saito mo kalite, kae i feitu o ana fatoaga e toki foki ne ia a nisi lakau kaina.”—Isaia 28:24, 25.


Being imperfect, all of us make mistakes. 	 E pelā me ne tino sē ‵lei katoatoa, e fai ne tatou a mea ‵se.


How we appreciate it when similar hospitality is shown by kind and loving Christians today!—Romans 12:13; 1 Peter 4:9. 	 Ko oko foki eiloa te ‵tou fia‵fia māfai ko fakaasi mai a te uiga talimālō ki a tatou ne Kelisiano ata‵fai kae a‵lofa i aso nei!—Loma 12:13; 1 Petelu 4:9.


3 Through the prophet Isaiah, Jehovah foretold: “Instead of the copper I shall bring in gold, and instead of the iron I shall bring in silver, and instead of the wood, copper, and instead of the stones, iron.” 	 3 E auala i te pelofeta ko Isaia, ne ‵valo mai a Ieova: “Ka aumai ne au ki a koe a te aulo kae se ko te palasi, te siliva mo te palasi kae se ko te fiti mo te lakau, te fiti kae se ko te fatu.”


Can such traits benefit wives today? 	 E mata, e mafai o aoga a vaegā uiga penā ki fāfine a‵vaga i aso nei?


• What is necessary if we are “to exercise justice”? 	 7, 8. (a) Se a te uiga o te “fai ne tatou te mea tonu”? (e) Ne a faifaiga sē ‵tonu ne lauiloa i aso o Mika? 9.


Influence on the Family 	 Fakamalosiga ki te Kāiga


What developments are yet ahead? 	 Ne a mea ka ‵tupu i aso mai mua?


(Matthew 18:6) Overdrinking can also result in loss of privileges in the congregation. 	 (Mataio 18:6) A te inu malosi e mafai foki o iku ki te tapale keatea a tauliaga i te fakapotopotoga.


Some Have a Special Struggle 	 E Sili Atu te Faigata ki Nisi Tino


Yet, it is not always an easy course. 	 Kae e se faigofie faeloa ke fai penā.


But he dozed off and fell from the third story to the ground below. 	 Ne tō tena moe kae tō ifo mai te tolu o fogafale ki te laukele.


7 Nearly four centuries before Cyrus’ conquest of Babylon, King Jehoshaphat of Judah faced the combined armies of Ammon and Moab. 	 7 Kāti ko tai katoa te fa o senitenali mai mua o fakatakavale ne Kulesa a Papelonia, ne fakafesagai atu a te tupu o Iuta ko Iosefatu ki kautau a Amoni mo Moapi.


• How is training our perceptive powers related to accepting Jehovah’s authority? 	 • E fetaui pefea a te akoakoga o ‵tou mafaufau mo te taliaga o te pulega a Ieova?


10 Another example in ancient times of someone in need of encouragement is Jephthah’s daughter. 	 10 Te suā fakaakoakoga i aso mua ki se tino telā ne manako malosi ki ne fakamalosiga ko te tama fafine a Iefata.


Born in the year 2018 B.C.E., Abraham grew up in Ur. 	 Ne fanau a Apelaamo i te tausaga e 2018 T.L.M kae ne tupu aka i te fa‵kai o Ulo.


13, 14. (a) How did political and religious issues lead to violence and injustice? (b) Why does injustice not justify violence? 	 13, 14. (a) Ne iku atu pefea a kinauga fakapolitiki mo mea fakalotu ki fakasauaga mo faifaiga sē fakamaoni? (e) Kaia e se ‵tau ei o amio fakasaua, faitalia me pokotia tatou i faifaiga sē fakamaoni?


There are two things James mentioned that can be done. 	 E lua a mea kolā ne fakaasi mai ne Iakopo me e mafai o fai.


(Luke 4:16; Acts 15:21) Young ones today would do well to follow Jesus’ example by reading God’s Word daily and by regularly attending meetings where the Bible is read and studied. 	 (Luka 4:16; Galuega 15:21) Se mea ‵lei foki mō talavou i aso nei ke tau‵tali atu ki te fakaakoakoga a Iesu mai i te fai‵tau sāle ki te Muna a te Atua i aso katoa, mo te ‵kau sāle atu foki ki fakatasiga kolā e fai‵tau kae suke‵suke i ei ki te Tusi Tapu.


(Deuteronomy 32:4) It would be absurd even to imagine that humans could be more just and righteous than God!—Romans 3:4, 5; 9:14. 	 (Teutelonome 32:4) Se matugā mea valea ke fakaiku aka me e mafai o sili atu te fai mea tonu mo te amiotonu o tino i lō te Atua!—Loma 3:4, 5; 9:14.


What would I do? 	 Se a taku mea e fai?


2 In the preceding article, we examined three of the four instances where the Bible foretells “new heavens and a new earth.” 	 2 I te suā mataupu, ne onoono tatou ki tusi siki e tolu mai i tusi siki e fa kolā e ‵valo mai ei ne te Tusi Tapu a “te lagi fou mo te lalolagi fou.”


Still, at his baptism he did something more than what was required under the Law. 	 Kae i tena papatisoga, ne fai ei ne ia se mea telā e sili atu i lō te mea ne manakogina mai i lalo i te Tulafono.


So while the Passover was ‘to be a memorial for’ Jews, not Christians, we as Christians should know about it and take to heart some of the vivid lessons that it provides as part of ‘all Scripture that is inspired of God.’—2 Tim. 3:16. 	 Tela la, e ui eiloa e ‵tau o fakamanatu ne te kau Iutaia a te Paseka kae e se ko Kelisiano, e ‵tau o iloa ne tatou pelā me ne Kelisiano a mea e uiga ki ei, kae faka‵goto ki ‵tou loto a nisi akoakoga tāua kolā e tuku mai i ei e pelā se vaega o ‘Tusitusiga Tapu katoa kolā ne aumai mai te Atua.’—2 Timo. 3:16.


The figurative breastplate protects us from watering down God’s Word. 	 E puipui ne te ufifatafata fakatusa tenei a tatou mai te manatu māmā ki te Muna a te Atua.


Do you feel impelled to share the precious knowledge that you have? 	 E mata, e fakamalosigina koe ke fakaasi atu te poto tāua telā ko maua ne koe?


Enlightened authorities know that they have nothing to fear from Witnesses of Jehovah. 	 E iloa ne tino pule kolā e malamalama me e se ‵tau o ma‵taku latou ki Molimau a Ieova.


2 To maintain our standing as Christians, we must make choices that please our heavenly Father. 	 2 Ke fakatumau a ‵tou tulaga e pelā me ne Kelisiano, e ‵tau mo tatou o fai a filifiliga kolā e fakafiafia atu ki ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi.


7 A conflict of loyalties may arise when a close relative is disfellowshipped. 	 7 E mafai eiloa o fakalotolotolua koe me ko oi ka fakamaoni koe ki ei maise eiloa māfai ko fakatea sou kāiga.


16 What does it mean to be baptized in the name of the holy spirit? 	 16 Se a te uiga ke papatiso i te igoa o te agaga tapu?


Our demeanor during public prayer should always honor Jehovah 	 A mea kolā e fai ne tatou i taimi o ‵talo i mua o tino e tokouke e ‵tau faeloa o fakaaloalo atu ki a Ieova


“The offer was tempting,” says Cherie, “and coaches and fellow students put a lot of pressure on me to accept it.” 	 “Ko oko eiloa i te fakaosooso mai o te avanoaga tenā,” ko muna a Cherie, “kae ne fakamalosi mai eiloa a tino fakaakoako ne latou a tino ta‵fao mo tama‵liki a‵koga ke talia ne au a te avanoaga tenā.”


In those years, most Witnesses had to make great personal sacrifices to attend the few conventions held in Mexico. 	 I tausaga konā, ne talia ne te tokoukega o Molimau a mea faiga‵ta ko te mea ke ‵kau atu latou ki nai fono i Mekisiko.


(Eph. 4:19) For example, a brother named James, who regularly read and deeply appreciated Scriptural publications, accepted a job where all his coworkers were women. 	 (Efeso 4:19) E pelā mo te taina e igoa ki a Iakopo, telā ne faitau kae fakatāua faeloa ne ia a tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu, ne talia ne ia se galuega telā e ga‵lue fakatasi ei a ia mo fafine katoa.


From Daniel’s prophecy, we understand that God’s Kingdom is a world government in the hands of Christ Jesus. 	 E malama‵lama tatou me i te Malo o te Atua se malo i te lalolagi telā ko i lima o Keliso Iesu.


2 However, Jesus told his disciples not only what they needed to do but also why they should do so. 	 2 Kae ne fai atu ne Iesu ki ana soko me e se gata fua i mea kolā ne manakogina ne latou kae e penā foki te pogai e ‵tau ei o fai latou penā.


Why, they rejoiced with her and told her how proud they were of her! 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne lāua me e fia‵fia lāua ki tou fafine!


In any case, if our close associates do not show a high regard for Jehovah’s standards, they can in time destroy our good standing with God. 	 Kafai e se fakaasi mai ne ‵tou taugasoa ‵pili a tulaga ma‵luga o Ieova, e mafai eiloa o fakamasei ne latou i se taimi a ‵tou tulaga ‵lei i mua o te Atua.


7 In the 7th chapter of Romans, Paul acknowledged the power of sin on the imperfect flesh. 	 7 I te mataupu e 7 o te tusi ko Loma, ne fakamatala mai ne Paulo te malosi o te agasala ki luga i te foitino sē ‵lei katoatoa.


We are strengthened and sustained by the assurance of God’s unbreakable love. 	 E fakamalosigina kae fakaolagina tatou ne te loto tali‵tonu o tatou ki te alofa o Ieova telā e se mafai o gata.


Consider: If we had to preach to a thousand indifferent or opposed people in order to reach a single sheeplike individual, would that not be worth the effort? 	 Ke mafaufau ki te mea tenei: Kafai e ‵tau o talai atu tatou ki te fia afe o tino kolā e sē fia ‵saga mai io me ‵teke mai kae fatoā fetaui ei mo se tino loto ‵lei, e mata, ka se aogā eiloa ‵tou taumafaiga?


What is involved in being patient? 	 Ne a mea e aofia i te kufaki?


“If anyone eats of this bread,” that is, exercises faith in the redeeming power of Jesus’ sacrifice, he will be in line for everlasting life. 	 “So se tino e kai ki te falaoa tenei,” telā ko te fakatuanaki ki te malosi fakaola tino o te taulaga a Iesu, ka maua ne ia te fakamoemoega ko te ola se-gata-mai.


In 1943, I joined the Theocratic Ministry School, which had just become a feature of our meetings. 	 I te 1943, ne kau atu au ki te Akoga mō Tino Talai, telā ne fatoa fai pelā me se vaega fou o te motou fakatasiga.


Like the virgins in the parable, spiritually speaking they “nodded and went to sleep,” even as unfaithful professed Christians did after Jesus’ apostles died.—Matthew 25:5; Revelation 11:7, 8; 12:17. 	 E pelā mo taupou i te tala fakatusa ne ‘matuletule ei latou, ‵moe atu eiloa’ i te feitu faka-te-agaga, e pelā eiloa mo mea ne ‵tupu ki Kelisiano sē fakamaoni i te ‵mateatuga o apositolo a Iesu.—Mataio 25:5; Fakaasiga 11:7, 8; 12:17.


(Matthew 7:1, 2) If you would like God to overlook your faults—the rafter in your eye—it is in your best interests to overlook flaws in your mate.—Matthew 6:14, 15. 	 (Mataio 7:1, 2) Kafai e manako koe ke se saga atu te Atua ki au mea ‵se—ko te potu lakau i tou mata—se mea ‵lei ke se saga atu foki koe ki vāivāiga o tou avaga.—Mataio 6:14, 15.


In fact, doing so reminds us that Jehovah is the one who “gives to all persons life and breath and all things.” 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, a te faiga tenā e fakamasaua mai ki a tatou me i a Ieova ko te tino telā “e tuku mai ne ia te ola mo te mānava, mo mea katoa eiloa ki tino katoa.”


Yes, both mates will make mistakes. 	 E tonu, ka fai eiloa ne laua a mea ‵se.


Yet, this same good king committed adultery with the wife of one of his trusted men. 	 Kae ko te tupu ‵lei foki eiloa tenei ne mulilua mo te avaga a se tagata fakatuagagina a ia.


Jesus’ faithfulness would expose as entirely false Satan’s assertion that humans under test would not willingly and faithfully serve God. 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne te fakamaoni o Iesu, e aunoa mo te fakalotolotolua, me e ‵se ‵ki eiloa a manatu o Satani me ka se mafai o tavini atu a tino i te fakamaoni mo te loto malie ki te Atua māfai e oko atu a tofotofoga ki a latou.


They had also come to know and appreciate God’s name and personality. 	 Ko iloa kae fakatāua foki ne latou te igoa mo uiga o te Atua.


So when the apostle Philip asked Jesus: “Show us the Father,” Jesus could rightly say: “He that has seen me has seen the Father also.” 	 Tela la, i te taimi ne fesili atu ei a te apositolo ko Filipo ki a Iesu: “Fakaasi mai ki a matou te Tamana,” ne mafai ne Iesu o fai atu: “A te tino telā ko kilo mai ki a au ko kilo foki ki te Tamana.”


10 How can we put questions to good use when conducting Bible studies? Unlike Jesus, we cannot read hearts. 	 E ‵kese mo Iesu, e se mafai o iloa ne tatou a mea i loto o tino.


What illustration did Jesus relate, and how did he apply it to prayer? 	 Se a te tala fakatusa ne fai atu ne Iesu, kae ne fakaaogā ne ia pefea ki te faiga o ‵talo?


It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.” 	 E se mafai ne te tagata o fakatonutonu tena auala e sasale ei a ia.”


Paul’s endurance exalted Christianity and demonstrated that discipleship is worth any sacrifice. 	 Ne fakamaluga aka ne te kufaki o Paulo a te tulaga o Kelisiano kae fakaasi atu i ei me i te fai mo soko e ‵tau eiloa o fai pelā me se taulaga i so se taimi.


The branch being visited was facing a serious situation, and the members of the Branch Committee had done all they reasonably could. 	 Ne fakafesagai a te ofisa lagolago telā ne asi atu ki ei mo se fakalavelave faigata, kae ne fai eiloa ne te Komiti o te Ofisa Lagolago a te ‵toe mea e mafai ne latou o fai.


It is the Kingdom that millions pray for when they recite the Lord’s Prayer (or, the Our Father) and say to God: “Your kingdom come.” 	 Ko te Malo tenā e ‵talo sāle ki ei te fia miliona o tino i te ‵Talo a te Aliki, i olotou pati konei ki te Atua: “Ke oko mai tou Malo.”


18 In this world alienated from God, it takes boldness to preach as Jesus did. 	 18 I te lalolagi tenei, telā ne ‵vae keatea mai i te Atua, e manakogina a te loto toa ke talai atu e pelā mo Iesu.


How was Paul involved with the congregations on Crete? 	 Ne aofia pefea a Paulo i fakapotopotoga i Keleta?


Exercise your faith by sharing the good news at every opportunity (See paragraph 12) 	 Fakagalue tou fakatuanaki mai te fakailoa atu te tala ‵lei i so se avanoaga (Ke onoono ki te palakalafa e 12)


He is the God to whom Jesus prayed and to whom Jesus taught his followers to pray.—Matthew 6:9. 	 A ia ko te Atua telā ne ‵talo atu ki ei a Iesu mo te tino telā ne akoako ne Iesu ana soko ke ‵talo atu ki ei.—Mataio 6:9.


For one thing, we can obey this command: “Pursue righteousness, godly devotion, faith, love, endurance, [and] mildness of temper.” (1 Tim. 6:11) Considering these qualities may help each of us to be more determined to go on pursuing them “more fully.”—1 Thess. 4:1. 	 E tasi te mea e mafai ne tatou o fai ko te faka‵logo ki te fakatonuga tenei: “Taumafai o fai te amiotonu, te olaga amio Atua, te fakatuanaki, te alofa, te kufaki mo te loto maulalo.” (1 Timoteo 6:11) A te mafau‵fau ki uiga konei e mafai o fesoasoani mai ki a tatou katoa ke momea aka “te fakasilisili” ne tatou te ‵tou fia taumafai atu ki ei.—1 Tesalonia 4:1.


(Read 1 Peter 1:3, 4.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Petelu 1:3, 4.)


To help those who have experienced such trauma, brothers in lands receiving refugees need to have “fellow feeling, brotherly affection, tender compassion, and humility.” (1 Pet. 3:8) Persecution has caused some refugees to become withdrawn, and they may feel ashamed to talk about their suffering, especially in the presence of their children. 	 Ke fesoasoani atu ki a latou kolā ne fe‵paki mo vaegā mea matagā penā, e ‵tau mo taina i koga kolā e olo atu ki ei a tino fakaa‵lofa o “fakaasi atu a lagonaga fakataina, te alofa fakataina, te alofa atafai, mo te loto maulalo.” (1 Pe. 3:8) Ne fai ne fakasauaga a nisi tino fakaa‵lofa ke ‵vae keatea, kae ‵ma latou o fai‵pati e uiga ki olotou logo‵maega, maise eiloa i mua o olotou tamaliki.


To some extent, it is the problem that has existed since Eve was seduced by the rebel angel, “the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan.” 	 I nisi mea, ko te fakalavelave eiloa telā ne maua talu mai te taimi ne fakalata ei a Eva ne te agelu ‵teke, “ko te gata taumua eiloa telā e igoa ki te Tiapolo.”


Thus, it is wise to consider the Bible’s caution: “Anyone inexperienced puts faith in every word, but the shrewd one considers his steps.”—Proverbs 14:15. 	 Tela la, se faiga poto ke mafaufau ki te manatu fakatonutonu i te Tusi Tapu: “A tino va‵lea e tali‵tonu i so se mea; a tino poto e onoono faka‵lei eiloa ki olotou mea e fai.”—Faataoto 14:15.


13 We need to ‘encourage one another all the more as we behold the day drawing near.’ 	 13 E ‵tau mo tatou o ‘momea aka te fakatau fakamalosi o te suā tino ki te suā tino me ko pili mai te aso.’


This announcement built further on discourses given earlier that day by Theodore Jaracz and Daniel Sydlik.—See pages 12-16 and 28-31 of this magazine. 	 Ne fetaui ‵lei te faka‵pulaga tenā mo nisi lauga kolā ko oti ne fai ne Theodore Jaracz mo Daniel Sydlik i te aso tenā.—Ke onoono ki te itulau e 8-12 i te mekesini tenei.


What Influence Does Jesus Have on Your Life? 	 E ‵Tau o Mataku Koe ki Seoli?


• What is “the pattern of healthful words,” and how can we keep holding it? 	 • Ne a “faifaiga o muna ‵lei,” kae e mafai pefea o tau‵tali atu faeloa tatou ki ei?


15 What can be learned from the Passover is not just Jehovah’s ability to protect his people. 	 15 A te mea telā e tauloto ne tatou mai te Paseka e se ko te mafai fua ne Ieova o puipui ana tino.


In what ways can the great crowd enjoy divine protection? 	 I auala fea ka puipui ei ne te Atua a te vaitino tokouke?


12 Jehovah has given us another source of guidance—our conscience. 	 12 Ne tuku mai foki ne Ieova a te suā mea telā e takitaki mai ne ia tatou—ko ‵tou loto lagona.


Then, in the late 1800’s, Charles Taze Russell and his associates worked zealously to restore Bible truths. 	 Tela la, i te fakaotiotiga o te 1800 tupu tausaga, ne ga‵lue malosi eiloa a Charles Taze Russell fakatasi mo ana taugasoa o faka‵foki mai a muna‵tonu mai te Tusi Tapu.


18 The Bible Changes Lives 	 Ke ‵Sala Atu ki te Filemu


How should we view accepting an invitation to a meal? 	 E ‵tau o pefea ‵tou kilokiloga ki te taliaga o se ‵kamiga ki te ‵kaiga?


Granted, Paul had strong faith, and he had survived much physical abuse, “blows to an excess,” “near-deaths often,” and other pains. 	 E tonu la me ne lasi te fakatuanaki o Paulo, kae ne sao foki a ia i nisi fakasauāga e uke, ko “‵kiniga,” “ne tai mate” a ia mo nisi logo‵maega foki.


AROUND the world, in every culture and religion, people pray. 	 I TE lalolagi kātoa, e ‵talo atu eiloa a tino mai fenua mo lotu katoa.


Very soon, that government will exercise its rule right here over all the earth. 	 Ko pili nei o fakaoko mai ne te malo tenā a tena pulega ki te lalolagi kātoa.


One day when their friend Jesus is away, Lazarus becomes critically ill. 	 I te aso e tasi, i te taimi koi galo ei te lotou taugasoa ko Iesu ki se koga, ne kamata o masaki malosi a Lasalo.


It involves more than making petty, misleading statements or exaggerating the facts. 	 E aofia i ei a mea e uke atu i lō fakamafuli‵fuliga fo‵liki fua o fakamatalaga.


A person who spends just an hour or two in field service each month may be very pleasing to Jehovah if that really is all his health allows him to do. 	 A te tino telā e fakamāumāu ne ia se itula e tasi io me e lua i te galuega talai i masina takitasi e mafai o fakafiafia malosi atu ki a Ieova māfai konā eiloa a mea e mafai o fai ne ia ona ko tena masaki.


One of the hardest changes, though, was to learn to control my explosive temper. 	 A te ‵toe ‵fuliga faigata eiloa, ko te tauloto ke pule atu ki toku kaitaua malosi.


Paul reminded fellow believers: “You were taught to put away the old personality that conforms to your former course of conduct and that is being corrupted according to its deceptive desires. 	 Ne fakamasaua atu a Paulo ki taina tali‵tonu: “E ‵tau o tiakina ne koutou a uiga mua kolā e fetaui ‵lei mo otou amioga mua, kae kolā ko fakamaseigina nei ona ko ana manakoga faka‵se tino.


But Jehovah in his mercy allowed Adam and Eve to live out their lives and bear offspring. 	 Kae ona ko te alofa fakamagalo o Ieova ne talia ei ne ia Atamu mo Eva ke tumau i te ola kae ke fai foki ne la tama‵liki.


15 God’s Word provides practical guidance that can help us to make wise choices that will bring glory to God. 	 15 E tuku mai i te Muna a te Atua a fakatakitakiga aoga kolā e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke fai ne tatou a filifiliga ‵poto ke faka‵malu atu ei ki te Atua.


(Rom. 8:22) But God has taken steps to urge, actually to “beg,” people to come back, or to become reconciled, to him. 	 (Loma 8:22) Kae ko oti ne gasuesue a te Atua ke fakamalosi atu, ke “akai” atu ki tino ke toe ‵foki mai, io me ke toe faka‵lei mo ia.


What did Satan attempt to do, but how did his attempt fail? 	 Ne a mea ne taumafai Satani ke fai, kae ne māvale pefea a ia?


But should we really expect to grasp fully the incomparably wise God?—Romans 11:33, 34. 	 Kae e mata, e ‵tau o fakamoemoe tonu tatou ke maua katoatoa ne tatou a mea e uiga ki te Atua poto?—Loma 11:33, 34.


On another occasion, a man suffering from leprosy—a dreadful disease that made him live in isolation—begged Jesus: “Lord, if you just want to, you can make me clean.” 	 I te suā taimi, e isi se tagata ne logo‵mae i te masaki ko te lepela—se masaki fakatakalialia telā ne fai ei ke ‵vae keatea a ia mai tino—ne fakamolemole atu ki a Iesu: “Te Aliki, kafai e loto koe ki ei, e mafai ne koe o faka‵lei toku masaki.”


Why, this is beautiful and light. 	 Tapa, ko se faka‵tau eiloa i te gali mo te maina o te koga tenei.


To the Angel in Laodicea 	 Ki te Fakapotopotoga i Laotikaia


“Wool came in a variety of natural colors, from clear white to dark brown with many shades between,” says the book Jesus and His World. 	 “E uke a vaegā ‵lanu o vulu, mai te ‵kena ke oko ki te ‵lanu kakī ‵mafa kae ‵lanu fakavasavasa,” ko muna a te tusi ko te Jesus and His World.


It was different with Cain. 	 Kae ne ‵kese eiloa te mea ne fai ne Kaino.


How will Jehovah use his holy spirit in the new world? 	 Ka fakaaoga pefea ne Ieova tena agaga tapu i te lalolagi fou?


Those who were not in favor of extreme measures were viewed as traitors. 	 A tino kolā e se ‵lago atu ki mea tāua konei e ‵kilo atu ki ei e pelā me ne sipai.


Jehovah teaches us the best way of life.—Read Psalm 73:27, 28; James 4:4, 8. 	 E akoako ne Ieova tatou ki te ‵toe auala ‵lei o te olaga.—Faitau te Salamo 73:27, 28; Iakopo 4:4, 8.


It is time to seek the help of Christian elders. 	 Tenei eiloa te taimi ke ‵sala atu ki te fesoasoani o toeaina Kelisiano.


22:32; 24:10-16, 23. Jehovah’s name is not to be reproached. 	 22:32; 24:10-16, 23. E se ‵tau o fakamasiasigina te igoa o Ieova.


Why is Jehovah’s rulership the best possible? 	 Kaia e fai ei te pulega a Ieova mo fai te ‵toe mea ‵lei?


In that letter, God reveals his personality and provides moral guidance for all of his children, both young and old. 	 I te tusi tenā, e fakaasi mai i ei ne te Atua ana uiga totino kae tuku mai ne ia a fakatakitakiga ‵lei i mea tau amioga mō ana tama‵liki katoa, talavou mo tino ma‵tua.


How, then, can you “seek God . . . and really find him”? 	 E mafai la pefea ne koe o ‘‵sala atu ki te Atua . . . kae maua foki a ia’?


Their message is one of salvation. 	 A te lotou fekau se fekau o te fakaolataga.


Paul wrote: “When you people thus sin against your brothers and wound their conscience that is weak, you are sinning against Christ. 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “Ona ko te faiga penei ko agasala ei koutou ki a Keliso, i te fakaagasala ne koutou otou taina kae faka‵mae foki ne koutou olotou mafaufau vāivāi io me ko olotou loto lagona.


At that moment, I don’t feel quite so alone in my grief.” 	 I te taimi tenā, e se maua ne au te lagonaga me nofo tokotasi au mo toku fanoanoa.”


23 All humans are imperfect. 	 23 A tino katoa e se ‵lei katoatoa.


(Matt. 19:4, 5) God’s use of a rib from Adam in creating the first woman could have impressed on the first human couple the closeness of their union. 	 (Mata. 19:4, 5) A te fakaaogaga ne te Atua se ivi kasokaso o Atamu ke faite ki ei te fafine muamua ne fai i ei ke ‵pili te lā vā fakatauavaga.


18, 19. (a) Although he was imperfect, what helped David remain in God’s favor? (b) What is your determination? 	 18, 19. (a) E ui eiloa e se ‵lei katoatoa a Tavita, ne mafai pefea o tumau a ia i te taliaga a te Atua? (e) Se a te mea e fakaiku aka ne koe ke fai?


Why is it that only a few Christians, those who hope to live in heaven, partake, whereas the majority, those who hope to live forever on earth, do not partake? 	 Kaia la e ‵kai kae inu fua ki ei a nāi Kelisiano, ko tino kolā e fakamoe‵moe ke ola i te lagi, kae ko te tokoukega kolā e fakamoe‵moe ke ola ki te se-gata-mai i te lalolagi e se ‵kai kae inu ki ei?


9 Spiritual dangers have proliferated in this time of the end. 	 9 Ko gasolo fakavave aka eiloa o uke a mea fakama‵taku i te feitu faka-te-agaga i te taimi nei o te gataga.


What different resurrections does the Bible mention, and which will be discussed in this article? 	 Ne a faka‵tumaiga kese‵kese e faipati ki ei te Tusi Tapu, kae se a te faka‵tumaiga telā ka sau‵tala ki ei i te mataupu tenei?


What insight do those scriptures give you into God’s thinking? 	 Se a tou malamalama i tusi fai‵tau konā e uiga ki mafaufauga o te Atua?


To time indefinite they will certainly be guarded.” 	 E puipui faeloa ne ia a latou.”


▪ “Do Not Tire Out” 	 ▪ “E se ‵Fiu Tatou”


This can instill in us views and attitudes that are biased, prejudiced, inflexible. 	 E mafai eiloa o fakamalosi aka ne te mea tenei a vaegā kilokiloga mo uiga fāpito, fakailoga tino, kae faigata o ‵fuli, i a tatou.


The Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, Ireland, features a collection of papyri that represents nearly every book of the Christian Greek Scriptures, including manuscripts dating from the second century C.E.—only about 100 years after the Bible was completed. 	 E maua i te faletusi ko te Chester Beatty i Dublin, Ireland, se vaega o te papyri telā toeitiiti ko aofia i ei a tusi katoa o te Tusi Tapu i te ‵gana Eleni, ko tusitusiga talu mai te lua senitenali T.A.—kāti i te 100 tausaga mai tua o oti ei te Tusi Tapu.


(Genesis 20:13; 2 Samuel 3:8; 16:17) Or they may be founded on relationships resulting from prior acts of kindness. 	 (Kenese 20:13; 2 Samuelu 3:8; 16:17) Io me kāti e mafai o māfua mai i faifaiga atafai kolā ko oti ne fakaasi atu i aso mua.


When events took an ethnic turn, a Witness family was criticized for sheltering fellow Witnesses of a different ethnic group. 	 I te taimi ne ‵saga atu latou ki te tamatega o tino mai i se matakāiga e tasi, ne taku fakamaseigina se kāiga Molimau mō te faka‵muniga o se taina Molimau mai i te suā matakāiga.


In what sense do many people need to wake up? 	 I te feitu fea e manakogina ei ke ‵fagu aka a te tokoukega o tino?


God’s “loving-kindness is better than life” because without it, life is meaningless and purposeless. 	 A te “alofa tumau” o te Atua “e silia atu tena ‵lei i te ola” me e aunoa mo te mea tenā, e seai eiloa se aogā mo te pogai o te ola.


(Eph. 4:23, 24) Make plain how Jehovah has enriched your life, “teaching you to benefit yourself.” 	 (Efeso 4:23, 24) Fai ke manino ‵lei a te auala ne fakamaumea ei ne Ieova tou olaga, i te akoako o “koutou ke lei koutou.”


WHEN WILL IT END? 	 KA OTI ATU MAFEA?


9. (a) On what condition could Israel realize the promise of providing “a kingdom of priests”? (b) Why did Jehovah establish a priesthood within Israel? (c) What prevented Israel from furnishing “a kingdom of priests” under the Law covenant? 	 9. (a) Se a te mea ne ‵tau o fai ne tino Isalaelu ke mafai ei o fai latou mo fai ‘se malo o faitaulaga’? (e) Kaia ne filifili ei ne Ieova a nisi tino ke fai mo faitaulaga i loto i Isalaelu? (i) Kaia ne seki mafai ei o fai a tino Isalaelu mo fai se ‘kau faitaulaga o tupu’ mai lalo o te feagaiga o te Tulafono?


They worked hard and, in fact, rebuilt most of the wall. 	 Ne ga‵lue malosi latou, kae e pelā eiloa me ne toe faite aka ne latou se ‵pui fou.


(Jer. 10:6, 7) But in what sense are the anointed remnant “over the nations and over the kingdoms”? 	 (Ielemia 10:6, 7) Kae se a te mea e fakauiga ki ei me i te ‵toega o te kau fakaekegina e “pule i fenua mo malo”?


This is also true of our spiritual course. 	 E penā foki ‵tou feitu faka-te-agaga.


Our steadfastness also brought other fine results. 	 Ne maua foki a ikuga ‵lei mai i te motou tulaga ‵mautakitaki.


He is the Universal Sovereign, the Creator, the very Source of authority.—Revelation 4:11. 	 A ia ko te Pule o te lagi mo te Lalolagi, ko te Atua, ko te Mafuaga foki loa o pulega.—Fakaasiga 4:11.


Granted, Christians are encouraged to buy out time for God’s service. 	 E tonu, e fakamalosi atu ki Kelisiano ke fakaaogā a taimi e uke i te taviniga a te Atua.


Support the work in which the elders are taking the lead, such as the field ministry. 	 Ke ‵lago atu ki te galuega telā e takitakigina ne toeaina, e pelā mo te galuega talai.


When his people are unrepentant, though, he takes strong, decisive action. 	 Kafai e se sala‵mo ana tino, e fai ne ia se fakaikuga malosi kae mautinoa ki a latou.


(Matthew 5:29) The eye must be restrained from concentrating on improper sights. 	 (Mataio 5:29) E ‵tau o taofi aka te mata mai te kilokilo atu ki mea sē ‵lei.


20 That happens in 537 B.C.E., after Babylon falls and when a remnant of Jews return to their homeland. 	 20 Ne tupu te mea tenā i te 537 T.L.M. mai tua o te pakūga o Papelonia mo te taimi ne toe ‵foki atu ei te toega o te kau Iutaia ki te lotou fenua.