DO YOU know the words of the Lord’s Prayer? 	 E MATA, e iloa ne koe a pati o te ‵Talo a te Aliki?


5 Next, let us turn to Micah 6:6, 7. Micah asks a series of questions, saying: “With what shall I confront Jehovah? 	 Ne ‵sili ifo ne Mika a fesili, konei: “Se a te mea ka aumai ne au ki te Aliki, te Atua o te lagi, i te taimi e tapuaki ei au ki a ia?


For more information, see chapter 9, “Are We Living in ‘the Last Days’?,” of the book What Does the Bible Really Teach? published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ke maua a nisi fakamatalaga tai uke atu, ke onoono ki te mataupu e 9, “Ko ‵Nofo Nei Tatou i ‘Aso Fakaoti’?,” o te tusi ko te Ne a Mea e Akoako ‵Tonu Mai i te Tusi Tapu? telā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


WHAT IS ENDURANCE? 	 SE A TE UIGA O TE KUFAKI?


To put it another way, a single teaspoonful of dried DNA can store enough information to build 350 times as many humans as are alive today! 	 I te suā feitu, a te tisipunu DNA e mafai o tausi i ei a fakamatalaga kolā e manakogina ke faite ki ei se 2.5 tiliona tino.


How can parents reach this noble goal? 	 E mafai pefea o maua ne mātua te tapulā gali tenei?


15 We can help and thus comfort fellow Christians in various practical ways. 	 15 E mafai ne tatou o fesoasoani kae fakamafanafana atu ki ‵tou taina tali‵tonu i auala e uke.


In relating the tragic story of the queen, the author includes quotations from and allusions to passages in the Psalms, the Gospels, and other parts of the Bible. 	 I te fakamatalaga o te tala fakafanoanoa o te tupu fafine, ne fakaaofia ne te tino tusitala a manatu mo mea kolā ne siki mai i fuaiupu o Salamo, tusi Evagelia, mo nisi vaega o te Tusi Tapu.


Counting 2,520 years from 607 B.C.E. brings us to 1914 C.E. That is the year when “the appointed times of the nations,” or seven times, ended. 	 Kafai e lau aka ne tatou a tausaga e 2,520 mai te 607 T.L.M. e oko atu ei tatou ki te 1914 T.A. Tenā eiloa te tausaga ne palele atu ei a “taimi e fakataunu ei a aso o fenua fakaa‵tea,” io me ko taimi e fitu.


Still another said: ‘I cannot come. 	 Kae ne fai mai a te suā tino: ‘E se mafai ne au o fanatu.


WHEN the elders consider whether a Bible student qualifies to participate in the field ministry, they ask themselves, ‘Do the person’s expressions show that he believes that the Bible is the inspired Word of God?’* For someone who desires to become a Kingdom publisher—in fact, for all of God’s servants—the answer must be a clear yes. 	 KAFAI e mafau‵fau a toeaina me ko ‵tau o kau se tino akoga ki te Tusi Tapu ki te galuega talai, e fesili ifo latou ki a latou eiloa, ‘E mata, e fakaasi mai i pati a te tino me e talitonu a ia i te Tusi Tapu ko te Muna eiloa a te Atua?’* Kafai se tino e manako ke fai a ia mo fai se tino talai o te Malo—a te tonuga loa, mō tavini katoa a te Atua—e ‵tau eiloa o manino ‵lei a te tali, ao.


(The Watch Tower, December 15, 1914, pages 377-378) Our gratitude for spiritual light and truth is unchanged. 	 (The Watch Tower, i a Tesema 15, 1914, te itulau e 377-378) A te ‵tou fia‵fia ki te mainaga mo te munatonu faka-te-agaga e se mafai eiloa o ‵fuli.


“Esau went running to meet him, and he began to embrace him and fall upon his neck and kiss him, and they burst into tears.” 	 “Ka ko Esau ne tele atu o fakafetaui ki a ia, ‵sai atu kae sogi atu ki a ia, ‵tagi ei lāua tokolua.”


How Does Color Affect You? 	 E Pokotia Pefea Koe i Lanu?


11 Nicodemus, a member of the Sanhedrin, became interested in Jesus’ teaching. 	 11 A Nikotemo, se sui o te Sanetulini, ne fiafia ki akoakoga a Iesu.


Learning is enhanced by a dignified but friendly atmosphere 	 Ka faigofie ki se tino ke tauloto ki mea māfai e fakatau fakaaloalo kae fia‵fia a tino i ei


12 Realistically, though, even devoted servants of Jehovah will have times when they become downhearted and struggle to maintain a positive outlook. 	 12 E tonu, ke oko foki eiloa ki tavini a Ieova, e isi ne taimi e loto vāi‵vai ei latou kae taumafai eiloa ke fakatumau ne latou se kilokiloga tonu.


The following article will address these matters. 	 Ka fakamatala mai i te suā mataupu a mea konei.


9 A humble person has heartfelt gratitude for Jehovah’s provisions, including spiritual food. 	 9 E loto fakafetai tonu a te tino loto maulalo ki mea kolā e tuku mai ne Ieova, e aofia i ei mea‵kai faka-te-agaga.


3 Sinful humans cannot earn everlasting life by their imperfect efforts to do what is right. 	 3 E se mafai o maua ne tino agasala a te ola se-gata-mai ona ko olotou taumafaiga sē ‵lei katoatoa ke fai te mea tonu.


Jesus sought to change hearts, not political institutions 	 Ne taumafai a Iesu o ‵fuli a loto o tino, kae e se ko fakapotopotoga fakapolitiki


The simplest one could be that the actual number is somewhere between 23,000 and 24,000, thus allowing it to be rounded off in either direction. 	 A te ‵toe pogai faigofie, kāti a te aofaki tonu e nofo i te va o te 23,000 mo te 24,000, kae ne fakafaigofie aka ke fakaaogā se napa e tasi i napa e lua konā.


But at the age of 84, she was still rendering sacred service to Jehovah at the temple. 	 Kae i te taimi ko 84 ana tausaga, ne tumau eiloa a ia i te tavini atu ki a Ieova i te faletapu.


However, he promised that in the congregation, they would gain numerous spiritual “brothers and sisters and mothers and children.”—Mark 10:30. 	 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, ne tauto mai a ia me ka maua ne latou i loto i te fakapotopotoga a “taina, tuagane, mātua, fanau.”—Maleko 10:30.


Consider: Have you ever yearned for guidance, wisdom, or answers to questions that seem beyond the reach of human knowledge? 	 Mafaufau la: E mata, ko oti ne ‵sala atu koe mō se takitakiga, te poto, io me ko tali ki fesili kolā e se oko ki ei a te iloa o tino?


Sonja answered and, after a short conversation, agreed to receive Bible-based literature. 	 Ne tali mai a Sonja kae mai tua o se sautalaga toetoe, ne talia ne ia a tusi faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


(1 Samuel 16:7) His Word states: “I, Jehovah, am searching the heart, examining the kidneys, even to give to each one according to his ways, according to the fruitage of his dealings.” 	 (1 Samuelu 16:7) E fai mai tena Muna: “Au, te Aliki, e sukesuke ne au a mafaufauga o tino, kae tofotofo ne au olotou loto. Aku faiga e fai ki tino, e faka‵tau eiloa ki te olaga ne ola ei latou; kafai e ‵lei, e fai faka‵lei ne au latou, kafai e se ‵lei, e se faka‵lei foki eiloa latou.”


Indeed, the world of religions has become a marketplace from which people are free to choose one that fits their needs, much as one would buy a pair of shoes. 	 A te tonuga loa, ko filifili sāle a tino ki lotu kolā e fetaui mo olotou manakoga, e pelā me e filifili aka fua ne latou a sevae ‵fou.


“Keep walking by spirit and you will carry out no fleshly desire at all.”—GALATIANS 5:16. 	 “Ke takitaki te Agaga i otou olaga, kae ke se fia‵fia koutou ki lagona faka te foitino.”—KALATIA 5:16.


Within two months, Brother Rutherford and his associates were unjustly convicted of conspiracy and given long prison sentences. 	 E se sili atu i te lua masina, kae ne ‵losi ‵se atu me i te Taina ko Latafoti mo ana taugasoa ne tino faka‵tupu fakalavelave kae ne fakasala latou ki te ‵pei ki te falepuipui mō se taimi leva.


After 60 years on the island, I felt as Puerto Rican as a coquí, the popular little Puerto Rican tree frog that sings ko-kee, ko-kee at dusk. 	 Mai tua o se 60 tausaga ne nofo ei au i konā, ne taku au me se tino Puerto Rico telā e fakaigoa ki te coquí, se lane telā e tagi sale pelā ko-kee, mai mua malie fua o tō te mata o te la.


9 Like Moses and Daniel, we can strive to keep our mind active by focusing on spiritual matters for as long as we are able. 	 9 E pelā mo Mose mo Tanielu, e mafai o kausaki atu faeloa tatou ke tumau te ma‵losi o ‵tou mafaufau mai te saga tonu atu ki mea faka-te-agaga i te taimi e ola ei tatou.


Before him stood Goliath, a man of unusual strength and stature. 	 Kae tu atu i ona mua se tagata mafi ‵ki kae maluga ko Koliata.


(Titus 1:10-14; 1 Timothy 4:7) Paul said that their minds and consciences were “defiled,” using a word with the sense of being stained, as a fine garment might be stained with dye. 	 (Tito 1:10, 14, NW; 1 Timoteo 4:7) Ne fai atu a Paulo me i olotou mafaufau mo olotou loto lagona ko oti ne “fakama‵sei io me fakalailaigina,” kae ne fakaaogā ne ia se pati telā e fakauiga ki se laugatu fou telā e pisipisia i se mea faka‵lanu.


Furthermore, the book of Job identifies Satan the Devil as Jehovah’s chief Adversary and mankind’s enemy. 	 E se gata i ei, e fakaasi mai i te tusi ko Iopu me i a Satani te Tiapolo ko te ‵toe Fili sili o Ieova mo tino.


We should be quick to avail ourselves of the God-given means for help—“the older men of the congregation” and the “propitiatory sacrifice for our sins,” Jesus Christ.—James 5:14; 1 John 2:1, 2. 	 E ‵tau o talia fakavave ne tatou so se fesoasoani e tuku mai ne te Atua—ko “toeaina o te ekalesia” mo “te auala e fakamagalo ei o‵tou agasala,” ko Iesu Keliso.—Iakopo 5:14; 1 Ioane 2:1, 2.


AN AERIALIST catapults from his swinging trapeze, doubles up, and deftly somersaults in the air. 	 Ne kamata o usu aka ne te fafine i tena leo ‵tagi gali a se pese ki te miusika tenā.


As he was scourged, his back torn to ribbons? 	 I te taimi ne ‵kini ei a ia kae ‵pasa valevale tena tua?


Hope—Essential to Faith 	 Te Fakamoemoega—E Tāua ki te Fakatuanaki


3 Holy spirit empowered God’s representatives. 	 3 E fakamalosi ne te agaga tapu a tino kolā e sui ne latou a te Atua.


This applies in the family circle, within the congregation, with neighbors, at work, at school, and in our public ministry. 	 E fakasino atu te mea tenei ki loto i te kāiga, fakapotopotoga, tuakoi, galuega ‵togi, te akoga, mo te ‵tou galuega talai.


It will protect you from secular philosophies that could destroy your faith.—Read Proverbs 2:10-12. 	 Ka puipui ne te mea tenā a koe mai i poto faka-te-lalolagi kolā e mafai o fakamasei ei tou fakatuanaki.—Faitau te Faataoto 2:10-12.


In this case too, the brother, along with his wife, answered from the Bible. 	 I te tala foki tenei, ne tali atu ne te taina, fakatasi mo tena avaga, a fesili mai i te Tusi Tapu.


What effect did the courageous words of an Israelite girl have on one man’s life? 	 Ne aoga pefea a pati fakamalosi loto a se tamaliki fafine Isalaelu ki te ola o se tagata e tokotasi?


Rather, it was in order that ‘all nations would be blessed.’—Genesis 22:18; Galatians 3:8. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne filifili aka latou ko te mea ‘ke fakamanuiagina a atufenua katoa.’—Kenese 22:18; Kalatia 3:8.


Paul said that he had been witnessing “both to Jews and to Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.” 	 Ne fai atu a Paulo me ko oti ne molimau atu a ia ki “tino Iutaia mo tino o fenua fakaa‵tea, ko te mea ke sala‵mo ki olotou agasala, kae ‵fuli atu ki te Atua, ka ke tali‵tonu foki latou ki te ‵tou Aliki ko Iesu.”


5 Many faithful servants of Jehovah have had to contend with health problems. 	 5 E ‵tau o fakafesagai atu a tavini fakamaoni e tokouke a Ieova ki fakalavelave tau te ola ‵lei.


What qualities will help us to be loyal to God, and how? 	 Ne a uiga ka fesoasoani mai ke fakamaoni tatou ki te Atua, kae e fakaasi atu pefea ne tatou a uiga konā?


But when tempted with sexual immorality, some Christians have stopped thinking about God and his principles. 	 Kae ko se mafau‵fau a nisi Kelisiano ki te Atua mo ana fakatakitakiga i te taimi e fakaosooso ei latou ke finalalolagi.


She says: “I have made it a practice to rise early so that before starting any work, I can spend time in prayer to Jehovah and read his Word. 	 Ne fai mai tou fafine: “Ko oti ne fakamasani au ki te alausu i te taeao ko te mea ke lava te taimi o ‵talo atu ki a Ieova kae faitau ki tena Muna mai mua o fai aku galuega.


“You young men and also you virgins . . . 	 “Tamataene mo tamāfine . . .


Listen to what he says: “Raise your eyes all around and see!” 	 Fakalogo mai ki ana pati: “Onoono aka ki ou feitu me se a te mea e tupu”!


When we show love, the benefits are far-reaching. 	 Kafai e fakaasi atu ne tatou te alofa, ka uke eiloa a mea aoga e maua mai i ei.


Token: According to one reference work, the Greek term translated “token” at 2 Corinthians 1:22 was “a legal and commercial technical term” meaning “first instalment, deposit, down payment, pledge, that pays a part of the purchase price in advance, and so secures a legal claim to the article in question, or makes a contract valid.” 	 Fakatalitonu: E ‵tusa mo se fakamatalaga e tasi, a te pati Eleni ki te “fakatalitonu” i te 2 Kolinito 1:22 se pati “tāua i mea fakapisinisi” telā e fakauiga ki se “tupe telā e ‵togi atu muamua, faulu, tinatina atu, tauto, telā e ‵togi atu i ei se vaega o te aofaki tupe kātoa ko te mea ke puipui ei se mea telā ne puke io me mafai o talia i ei se feagaiga.”


For example, we can share the good news with others, strengthen our marriage and our family, and deepen our spirituality by personal study and meeting attendance. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e mafai o fakaasi atu ne tatou te tala ‵lei ki nisi tino, fakamalosi aka ‵tou fakaipoipoga mo ‵tou kāiga, kae faka‵lei aka ‵tou feitu faka-te-agaga mai te faiga o sukesukega totino kae ‵kau ki fakatasiga.


After listing the sons of Ishmael, the sons of Abraham’s concubine Keturah, and the sons of Esau, the account focuses on the line of descent of the 12 sons of Israel.—1 Chronicles 2:1. 	 Mai tua o te fakasologa o tama a Isamaeli, ko tama i te avaga fakasalasala a Apelaamo ko Ketula, mo tama a Esau, ne fakasino atu ei te tusi ki te fakasologa o gafa o tama tāgata e toko 12 a Isalaelu.—1 Nofoaiga Tupu 2:1.


Unclean things should not even be mentioned, let alone be gazed at with lascivious enjoyment. 	 E se ‵tau lele eiloa o sau‵tala ki mea lai‵lai, kae e se ‵tau foki o fia ‵kilo atu ki ei.


For a discussion of this prophecy, see chapter 11 of Pay Attention to Daniel’s Prophecy! 	 Mō se fakamatalaga e uiga ki te valoaga tenei, ke onoono ki te mataupu e 11 o te tusi ko te Pay Attention to Daniel’s Prophecy!


“If any one of you is lacking in wisdom,” wrote James, “let him keep on asking God, for he gives generously to all and without reproaching; and it will be given him.” 	 “Kafai se tino i a koutou e se maua ne ia te poto, ke na fakamolemole atu faeloa a ia ki te Atua, me e tuku atu eiloa ne ia te mea tenā mo te kaimalie ki tino katoa e aunoa mo te mafaufau ki olotou mea ‵se ne fai.”


(Matt. 26:38, 41) Though he had manifested watchfulness all along, in those dire hours Jesus especially wanted to be watchful and as close to his heavenly Father as possible. 	 (Mataio 26:38, 41) E tiga eiloa ne fakaasi mai ne ia a te matapulapula i taimi katoa, i mō itula faiga‵ta konā ne manako malosi eiloa a Iesu ki te matapulapula ko te mea ke pili atu a ia ki tena Tamana faka-te-lagi.


Because he cares for us and wants us to benefit ourselves by following his guidance. 	 Me e atafai mai a ia ki a tatou kae manako a ia ke maua ne tatou a mea aoga ona ko te tau‵tali i tena takitakiga.


In what ways can elders give the sheep personal attention? 	 Ne a auala e mafai ei o fesoasoani atu a toeaina ki se mamoe i se auala fakapito?


Does the Bible require that we blindly believe in God? 	 E mata, e fakamalosi mai te Tusi Tapu ke sōna tali‵tonu fua tatou ki te Atua e aunoa mo fakamaoniga?


(Gal. 5:22, 23) Like the anointed, the other sheep allow God’s spirit to help them. 	 (Kalatia 5:22, 23) E pelā mo tino fakaekegina, e talia ne nisi mamoe te fesoasoani o te agaga o te Atua ki a latou.


Whether he hears ours or not is largely up to us. 	 A te lagona mo te sē lagona ne ia a ‵tou ‵talo e fakalagolago malosi eiloa ki a tatou.


He said: “If you want to be perfect, go sell your belongings and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven, and come be my follower.” 	 Ne fai atu a ia: “Kafai e manako koe ke katoatoa te ‵lei o tau amio, fano nei eiloa o fakatau atu au koloa katoa, kae avatu a tupe ki tino ma‵tiva, ko maua ei ne koe a koloa e uke i te lagi; ko vau ei koe o tautali mai i a au.”


What is the basic problem affecting marriage? 	 Se a te fakalavelave fakavae e pokotia ei te fakaipoipoga?


Notice that Satan expanded his accusations. 	 Onoono la me ne aofia foki ne Satani a nisi tino i ana ‵losiga ‵se.


“The Secret Person of the Heart” 	 “Te Tino sē Lavea ko te Loto”


We feel as did the apostle Paul when he said: “Necessity is laid upon me. 	 E ‵pau eiloa ‵tou lagonaga mo te apositolo ko Paulo telā ne fai mai penei: “Au e pulea ne fakatonuga ke fai ne au.


“The Church has always fulfilled its duty to keep books under surveillance, but until the invention of printing, it did not feel the need to compile a catalog of prohibited books because those writings considered dangerous were burned,” states the Enciclopedia Cattolica. 	 Ne fakamalosi ne te agaga tapu a Famasino ke faka‵sao ne latou a Isalaelu. (Famasino 3:9, 10; 6:34) Ne fakamalosi atu foki ne te agaga tapu eiloa tenā a Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua ke tumau i te talai atu mo te loto toa faitalia a ‵tekemaiga kese‵kese.


“She had been put to many pains” by physicians and had spent all her resources trying to get well. 	 “E uke a mea ne fi‵ta ei a ia i tokita” kae ne fakamāumāu ne ia ana mea katoa i ana taumafaiga ke ‵lei a ia.


Clearly, this means that we have to avoid any associations or involvements that would defile us from God’s point of view. 	 E fakauiga i konei me e ‵tau o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai so se tino io me so se mea telā ka fai ei tatou ke lai‵lai i te kilokiloga a te Atua.


(Luke 11:13) It is appropriate that we repeatedly pray for God’s spirit and accept its guidance. 	 (Luka 11:13) Se mea ‵lei ke ‵talo ‵soko atu tatou mō te agaga o te Atua kae talia tena takitakiga.


However, Kingdom publishers are willing to make that sacrifice because they recognize that it is a question of life and death. 	 Kae e toka eiloa a tino talai o te Malo o talia a mea faiga‵ta me e iloa ne latou me e aofia i ei a ola o tino.


Even before he commenced prophesying, Enoch likely knew that his faith and courage would be put to the test. 	 Mai mua o kamata tena galuega fakapelofeta, kāti ne iloa ne Enoka me ka tofotofogina a tena fakatuanaki mo tena loto toa.


10 Our Readers Ask . . . 	 ITULAU E 10 • PESE: 38, 56


An Eternal Purpose for the Earth 	 Se Fakamoemoega Tumau mō te Lalolagi


She loaded supplies of food on asses and met David as he and his armed men were en route. 	 Ne fakauta ne ia a meakai ki luga i asini kae fakafetaui atu ki a Tavita mo ana tāgata mo olotou meatau.


He wanted the people to have both money and morals. 	 Ne manako a ia ke maua ne tino a tupe e pelā foki mo amioga ‵lei.


In his later years, though, Solomon’s “heart did not prove to be complete with Jehovah.” (1 Kings 11:1-8) Actually, his sad experience illustrates some of the common pitfalls of material prosperity. 	 Kae i tausaga fakamuli ifo ne ‘seki tumau a Solomona i te fakamaoni ki a Ieova.’ (1 Tupu 11:1-8) E tonu, e fakaasi mai i tena tala fakafanoanoa a nisi matasele masani o te maukoloa.


(Matt. 4:8-10) By doing so, we show Jesus that we love him more than any material thing. What are your priorities in life? (See paragraph 18) 	 (Mata. 4:8-10) Mai te faiga penā, e fakaasi atu ei ne tatou ki a Iesu me e a‵lofa tatou ki a ia i lō so se isi mea.


“Why are you delaying? 	 “Kaia e fakatalave ei koe?


(Ephesians 4:31) Note that before citing “screaming and abusive speech,” Paul mentioned “malicious bitterness and anger and wrath.” 	 Fakagata foki a uiga katoa o te loto masei!” (Efeso 4:31) Ke masaua me mai mua o taku mai ne ia a te “sōna paka‵laga valevale mo te pati masei,” ne taku mua mai ne Paulo a “uiga fakapiau, a uiga faka‵mae loto, mo uiga fakaitaita.”


12 Consider Japan. 	 12 Ke mafaufau ki Tiapani.


Take, for example, the congregations on the island of Crete. 	 Ke onoono ki fakapotopotoga i te fenua ko Keleta.


Did they have the right to preach in a land where Jehovah was already worshiped? 	 E mata, e isi se lotou saolotoga ke talai atu i se fenua telā ko oti ne tapuaki atu ei a tino ki a Ieova?


(Prov. 16:28) As the peaceable, we take positive steps to “pursue peace with all people.”—Heb. 12:14. 	 (Faataoto 16:28) E pelā me ne tino “fakatupu te filemu,” e ga‵lue malosi tatou “ke ola filemu [tatou] mo tino katoa.”—Epelu 12:14.


And you yourselves will become to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” 	 A te lalolagi katoa e o oku, ka ko koutou ko oku tino filifilia, ko tino kola ko tuku katoatoa mai olotou olaga ki a au, kae ka tavini mai koutou ki a au e pela mo ne faitaulaga.”


15 Condemning the lack of spiritual values on the part of his opponents, Jesus says: “Woe to you, blind guides.” 	 15 I te taku fakamaseiga ne Iesu a te sē fakatāua ne ana tino ‵teke o mea faka-te-agaga, ne fai mai a ia penei: “Kalofa eiloa i a koutou takitaki ‵kivi!”


We too need such faith. 	 E manakogina foki ne tatou se fakatuanaki penā.


As his love for Jehovah increased, he began to make fine spiritual progress. 	 I te taimi ne gasolo aka ei ki luga a tena alofa ki a Ieova, ne kamata o lavea atu a tena gasolo malosi ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


• What aspect of Kingdom growth is pointed out in the illustration of the dragnet? 	 • Se a te vaega o te ‵tupuakaga o manakoga o te Malo ne fakasino atu ki ei i te tala fakatusa e uiga ki te tili?


Paul disagreed because Mark had abandoned them in Pamphylia. 	 Ne seki fiafia a Paulo ki ei me ne tiakina ne Maleko a laua i Pafulia.


Yet, they carry their actions so far as to oppose divine rulership. 	 Kae e fai faeloa olotou fuafuaga ke ‵teke atu ki te pulega a te Atua.


Those present welcomed him, and it was not long before he felt at home. 	 Ne gasolo vave atu a ia ki mua i te fakaasiatuga o tena loto fakafetai ki te Atua.


For example, in Japan the divorce rate has nearly doubled in recent years. 	 E pelā mo Tiapani, toeitiiti ko tapolo te aofaki o avaga ‵tala i tausaga fakamuli nei.


They are Naomi and her daughters-in-law, Ruth and Orpah. 	 Ko Naomi mo avaga a ana tama tāgata, ko Luta mo Olepa.


(Ephesians 2:15; Colossians 2:14) Even so, this does not mean that Christians can simply ignore this matter when choosing whom to marry. 	 (Efeso 2:15; Kolose 2:14) Kae faitalia loa, e se fakauiga a te mea tenei me e mafai o fakasēaogā ne Kelisiano a te mea tenei māfai ko filifili aka se tino ke avaga a ia ki ei.


It will start with the destruction of “Babylon the Great,” the world empire of false religion, and culminate in the annihilation of the rest of the wicked system of things at the war of Armageddon.—Revelation 16:14, 16; 17:5, 15-17; 19:11-21. 	 Ka kamata eiloa te aso tenā ki te fakaseaiga o “Papelonia Takutakua,” ko te emupaea o lotu ‵se i te lalolagi kātoa, kae fakaoti eiloa ki te fakaseaiga katoatoa o te olaga masei tenei i te taua o Amaketo.—Fakaasiga 16:14, 16; 17:5, 15-17; 19:11-21.


What can be said about using shame, criticism, or guilt to motivate others? 	 E a te fakaaogaga o pati fakamā, munasele, mo te faiga ke se ‵lei a lagonaga ke fakamalosi aka ei a nisi tino?


We must praise Jehovah publicly at Christian gatherings. 26:8; 27:4. 	 E ‵tau eiloa o tavae atu ne tatou a Ieova i mua o tino i ‵tou fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano. 26:8; 27:4.


They will surely strengthen us in the months ahead, as will the words and actions of other examples of faith and courage. 	 I masina mai mua nei, ka fakama‵losi mai eiloa ki a tatou a pati konā mo nisi fakaakoakoga o te fakatuanaki mo te loto malosi.


THE APOSTLE PREACHES “WITHOUT HINDRANCE” 	 NE TALAI ATU TE APOSITOLO E AUNOA MO “SE MEA E FAKALAVELAVE ATU”


(Luke 18:7, 8) Moreover, Jehovah will fulfill all his promises and purposes in his own time. 	 (Luka 18:7, 8) E se gata i ei, ka fakataunu eiloa ne Ieova ana folafolaga mo ana fuafuaga i tena taimi tonu.


Let that not become our custom, for young and old alike benefit greatly from regular presence at Christian meetings. 	 Ke taumafai faeloa tatou o fai penā, faitalia me koi fo‵liki io me ko ma‵tua tatou, e mafai o maua ne tatou a mea aogā e uke māfai e ‵kau sāle atu tatou ki fakatasiga Kelisiano.


Am I improving the quality of my comments? 	 E mata, e momea aka toku ‵lei i te faiga o aku tali?


5 The first baptismal question asks the candidate if he has repented of his former life course and dedicated his life to Jehovah to do his will. 	 5 A te fesili muamua o te papatisoga e ‵sili atu ei ki te tino me e mata, ko salamo a ia ki tena olaga mua kae ko oti ne tuku atu a ia ke fai te loto o Ieova.


(Ezra 10:1) In other words, he ‘inclined his heart’ to Jehovah’s teaching.—Proverbs 2:2. 	 (Esela 10:1) I nisi tugāpati, ne fakatoka tena mafaufau ‘ke malamalama’ i akoakoga a Ieova.— Faataoto 2:2.


We read the study material together. 	 E fai‵tau fakatasi matou ki te mataupu suke‵suke.


“I quickly felt relief.” 	 “Ne maua fakavave ne au se fakatapūga.”


Not for recognition or glory.” 	 Kae e se ko te fia lauiloa io me mo fai a tavaega.”


Raised in a Catholic family in Germany, he discontinued going to church. 	 Ne tupu aka a ia i se kāiga Katolika i Siamani, kae ne seki toe fanatu a ia ki te lotu.


To what extent should age be a factor? 	 E mata, e ‵tau o mafau‵fau faka‵lei ki te matua o te tino?


8 Why Live by Bible Standards? 	 8 E Talia ne te Atua a Tapuakiga Katoa—E Mata, e Tonu te Manatu Tenā?


Be industrious, diligent. 	 Ke galue malosi.


But whatever the outcome in individual situations, we confidently pray that Jehovah will direct matters according to his will. 	 Kae faitalia me se a te ikuga ki tulaga o mea takitasi, e ‵talo atu eiloa tatou mo te loto talitonu me ka takitaki eiloa ne Ieova a mea e ‵tusa mo tena loto.


(Matthew 6:25-33) What do we learn from this? 	 (Mataio 6:25-33) Ne a mea e tauloto ne tatou mai te mea tenei?


No collection is ever taken. 	 E seai ne tupe e ‵tae i ei.


Such texts as Psalm 46:1-3, 8, 9 and Isaiah 2:2-4 might help them to realize that there truly is hope for a peaceful future. 	 E mafai o fesoasoani atu a vaegā tusi siki e pelā mo te Salamo 46:1-3, 8, 9 mo te Isaia 2:2-4 ke iloa ne latou me e isi eiloa se fakamoemoega ke ola a tino i te filemu i aso mai mua.


17 While earnest effort is needed to obtain God’s blessing, remember that hard work alone cannot possibly account for the abundance of good things that Jehovah has showered upon his people. 	 17 E tiga eiloa e manakogina a taumafaiga e uke ke maua i ei a te fakamanuiaga a te Atua, ke masaua me i te galue malosi e se taitai eiloa o faka‵pau ki te uke o mea ‵lei kolā ne ‵ligi mai ne Ieova ki luga i ana tino.


• Why are wedding talks given at the Kingdom Hall? 	 • Kaia e ‵tau ei o fai a lauga o fakaipoipoga i te Kingdom Hall?


(Rom. 10:13, 14) As we help others to benefit from divine education, we put ourselves in line to receive many blessings. 	 (Loma 10:13, 14) I te taimi e fesoasoani atu ei tatou ki nisi tino ke maua a mea aoga mai i akoakoga a te Atua, ka maua eiloa ne tatou a fakamanuiaga e uke.


During that time, I found in Jehovah’s Word everything I needed to decide what to do with my life. 	 I te taimi tenā, ne maua ne au i te Muna a Ieova a mea katoa kolā e ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne au ke fai ki toku olaga.


But did God abandon the human race after the downfall of Adam and Eve? 	 Kae e mata, ne tiakina ne te Atua a tino mai tua o te agasala a Atamu mo Eva?


Nomads of the Sahara, such as the Tuareg, still use skin bottles, made out of the whole skin of a goat or a sheep. 	 A tino maumausolo o te koga lavaki ko te Sahara, e pelā mo te kau Tuareg, koi fakaaoga eiloa ne latou a fagu pakili manu, kolā ne faite mai i te pakili kātoa o se kouti io me se mamoe.


Rejoice and be overjoyed, since your reward is great in the heavens, for in that way they persecuted the prophets prior to you.” 	 Ke fia‵fia kae ‵lifu, me i te otou taui e lasi ‵ki i te lagi, me ne penā foki o fakasaua ne latou a pelofeta kolā ne ‵mua atu i a koutou.”


Father, save me out of this hour.” 	 Ka fai ake pela, ‘Te Tamana, fakaola mai au i te itula tenei’?”


(Ps. 19:1, 3, 14) Our dear Father knows you through and through. 	 (Sala. 19:1, 3, 14) E iloa katoatoa ne te ‵tou Tamana pele a koe.


This involved conquering powerful armies of the nations that occupied the territory. 	 E aofia i ei ko te fakatakavalega o kautau ma‵losi o fenua kolā ne ‵nofo atu i kogā koga konā o te Fenua o te Folafolaga.


Knowledge from the Bible can also save life. 	 E mafai foki ne te iloaga mai te Tusi Tapu o faka‵sao a ola o tino.


However, when Jesus told him that “the Son of man has nowhere to lay down his head,” the scribe had second thoughts. 	 Kae i te taimi ne fai atu ei a Iesu me i te “Tama a te Tagata, e seai se koga mo ona fakatapū,” ne toe mafaufau faka‵lei ei a te faiakoga o te tulafono ki ana pati ne fai.


10 Many Jews turned back to Jehovah during Josiah’s reign. After the king’s death, however, most returned to their old ways—to practices totally unacceptable to God. 	 Kae mai tua o te matega o te tupu, ne toe ‵foki atu te tokoukega o tino ki olotou faifaiga mua—ki faifaiga kolā e se tāitāi o fakafiafia atu ki te Atua.


My father was 56 years old when I was born; my mother was 35. 	 A toku tamana ko 56 tausaga i te taimi ne fanau ei au; a toku mātua ko 35 ana tausaga.


Regarding politicians who do not apologize for their errors, one observer said: “Unfortunately they seem to think that such an admission is a sign of weakness. 	 E uiga ki tino fakapolitiki kolā e se fia fakatoese atu, ne fai mai penei se tino: “Se mea fakafanoanoa me e mafau‵fau latou i te fakatoese atu se fakailoga o te lotou tulaga vāi‵vāi.


WEEK OF MAY 28, 2018–JUNE 3, 2018 	 TE VAIASO I A ME 28, 2018–IUNI 3, 2018


6 In today’s troubled world, husbands especially need to imitate Jesus’ example of patience, love, and firmness in upholding righteous principles. 	 6 I te lalolagi e ‵fonu i fakalavelave tenei, e ‵tau mo tāgata a‵vaga o tau‵tali atu ki te fakaakoakoga a Iesu e uiga ki te loto kufaki, te alofa, mo te loto ‵mau i te tausiga o fakatakitakiga amio‵tonu.


That conclusion, however, would contradict what the Bible clearly says about the condition of the dead.—See box below. 	 Kae e ‵kese ‵ki te talitonuga tenā mo te mea telā e fakaasi manino mai i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te tulaga o tino ‵mate.—Ke onoono ki te pokisi mai lalo.


In one survey, dozens of witches were asked what message they most wanted to express to the public. 	 I te sukesukega e tasi ne fesili atu ki tino faivailakau e tokouke me se a te fekau telā e fia fakaoko atu ne latou ki tino valevale.


But since sin and death are then completely removed, and mankind has been redeemed, this ends the need for him as a Redeemer. 	 Kae ona ko te mea ka fakaseai katoatoa atu a te agasala mo te mate, kae ko oti foki ne fakasaoloto a tino, ka gata atu ei a te manakoga mō ia e pelā me se Fakaola.


A similar account appears at Numbers 14:11-20. 	 E maua ne tatou se tala tai ‵pau penā i te Numela 14:11-20.


World events since 1914 clearly show that both Christ’s presence and “the conclusion of the system of things” began in that year. 	 E fakaasi manino mai ne mea ne ‵tupu i te lalolagi talu mai te 1914 me ne kamata, te fakatasimaiga o Keliso mo te pili mai foki o te “gataga o te lalolagi” i te tausaga tenā.


“When we arrived in our new congregation,” says Carlos, “a sister gave us a list of stores that have reasonable prices. 	 “I te motou okoatuga ki te motou fakapotopotoga fou,” ko muna a Carlos, “ne tuku mai ne se tuagane se fakasologa o sitoa kolā e tai ‵togi mā‵ma a mea i ei.


15 What is the atmosphere in many of this world’s institutions of higher education? 	 15 Se a te tulaga o te olaga i akoga ma‵luga e uke o te lalolagi tenei?


People sing. 	 Ko tino fua e usu pese.


This was an insult to Jehovah, and it angered him greatly.—Exodus 32:5, 7-10; Psalm 106:19, 20. 	 Ne fakaitaita atu te faiga tenā ki a Ieova kae ne kaitaua malosi a ia i ei.—Esoto 32:5, 7-10; Salamo 106:19, 20.


(Romans 2:4) Although Jehovah is patient, however, his goodness sometimes moves him to express his anger, as he did when the Israelites worshiped the golden calf at Mount Sinai. 	 (Loma 2:4) E ui eiloa e loto kufaki a Ieova, kae i nisi taimi e fai ne tena aga‵lei ke fakaasi mai ei ne ia a tena kaitaua, e pelā mo te taimi ne tapuaki atu ei a te kau Isalaelu ki te pulumakau aulo i te Mauga o Sinai.


They produced and used moving pictures with synchronized sound recordings, even before the movie industry released motion pictures for the public that incorporated sound. 	 E fakatoka kae fakaaoga ne latou a ata kae fakafetaui aka ne latou ki leo, kae koi tuai o ‵tala mai ne te kamupane fai ata fakavitiō a ata penā kolā e isi ne leo o tino e lagona i ei.


Megiddo 	 Iokeana


The Bible’s clear statements about God’s judgments and the condition of the dead changed the way Rocío viewed God. 	 A te fakamatalaga manino i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki fakamasinoga a te Atua mo te tulaga o tino ‵mate ne ‵fuli ei te kilokiloga a Rocío e uiga ki te Atua.


This gave impetus to our ministry in the field. 	 E fakamalosi aka i ei te faiga o te ‵tou galuega talai.


The Bible is not just a well-written, popular book, one of many available today. 	 A te Tusi Tapu e se se tusi fua telā e ‵gali a pati i ei, e fia‵fia a tino ki ei, kae e avanoa i aso nei.


God’s name The divine name, Jehovah, was of utmost importance to Jesus. 	 Te igoa o te Atua A te igoa o te Atua, telā ko Ieova, ko te ‵toe mea tāua eiloa ki a Iesu.


The Devil has no interest in your salvation. 	 E se fia saga lele mai eiloa a te Tiapolo ki tou fakaolataga.


11 During her pregnancy, Mary kept busy studying the Bible and caring for her family. 	 11 I te taimi koi faitama ei a ia, ne tumau eiloa a Malia i te faiga o tena akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu kae tausi atu foki ki tena kāiga.


Experts have noted that a person will longer remember what he has learned or covered if while it is fresh in his mind, he uses or repeats it, as when relating it to others.* 	 E fai mai a tino ‵poto me ka masaua faeloa ne se tino a mea kolā ne faitau io me ne tauloto ne ia māfai e fakamatala atu fakavave ne ia a mea konā ki nisi tino i te taimi koi ‵mau ei i tena mafaufau.*


Yes, those greedy priests even demanded a fee for the simplest of temple services, requiring payment for shutting doors and lighting altar fires! 	 E tonu, ne ma‵nako foki a faitaulaga kaima‵nako konā ke maua ne latou se ‵togi i te faiga o toe galuega faigofie, e pelā mo te ‵ponoga o mataloa mo te faka‵kaga o te fatafaitaulaga!


“Go About in the Land” 	 ‘Fano o Kilokilo Faka‵lei ki te Laukele’


Jehovah Requires Moral Cleanness 	 E Manako a Ieova ki te ‵Ma i Mea Tau Amioga


Will there be survivors of Armageddon? 	 E mata, ka isi ne tino ka ‵sao atu i Amaketo?


True Loyalty—An Expression of Love 	 Te Fakamaoni Tonu —Se Fakaasiga o te Alofa


Is it because the Kingdom of God is a complex, vague concept? 	 E mata, e fai penā ona ko te Malo o te Atua se mea telā e faigata kae se manino ‵lei?


Would a loving heavenly Father make a law that denies us something beneficial? 	 E mata, ka fai ne te Tamana alofa i te lagi se tulafono telā ka ave keatea ei mai i a tatou se mea aogā?


“Those forecasts now seem hopelessly utopian,” the report says. 	 Muna a te lipoti tenā: “Ko foliga mai nei me e seai se fakavae tonu mo fakamoemoega konā.


Some 200 people died in the accident. 	 Ne ‵mate atu i ei a tino kāti e toko 200 i te fakalavelave tupu fakafuasei tenā.


(Ecclesiastes 2:24) Yes, servants of God do not build their hope on fantasy or search for shortcuts but look to God for happiness and blessings. 	 (Failauga 2:24) Ao, e se ati aka ne tavini a te Atua a olotou fakamoemoega i luga i moemiti io me ‵sala atu ki auala ‵vave kae faigofie ke maua ne latou a tupe, kae e ‵kilo atu eiloa ki te Atua mo te fiafia mō ana fakamanuiaga.


(Matt. 24:3, 45; Luke 12:42) As a group, the slave class has established an excellent record of “following the Lamb no matter where he goes.” 	 (Mataio 24:3, 45; Luka 12:42) E pelā me se potukau, ko se fuafuagina eiloa te ‵gali o mea ne fai ne te tavini ke “tau‵tali eiloa i te Tamā Mamoe i so se koga e fano a ia ki ei.”


That the Israelites would have a human king was foretold in the Mosaic Law. 	 Ko leva ne ‵valo mai i te Tulafono ne tuku ki a Mose me ka isi se tino ka fai mo tupu o tino Isalaelu.


“My Fight With Scleroderma.”—Awake!, August 8, 2001. 	 13, 14. (a) Ne a fakamatalaga aogā i mataupu e uiga ki masaki ko oti ne ‵lomi i mekesini ko te Watchtower mo te Awake!?


Occasionally, he used piercing questions to expose the motives of his opposers, thereby silencing them. 	 I nisi taimi, ne fakaaogā ne ia a fesili ke fakaasi mai i ei a lagonaga o tino kolā ne ‵teke atu ki a ia, ko te mea ke mafai o fakagata aka ei te lotou gutu fesilisili.


Those present on that occasion were Jews, who were aware of God’s command: “You must not take vengeance nor have a grudge against the sons of your people; and you must love your fellow as yourself.” 	 E aofia i tino kolā ne ‵nofo atu i konā ko tino Iutaia, kolā ne iloa ‵lei ne latou a fakatonuga a te Atua: “Sa taui atu se mea ‵se a se tino e fai ki a koe, sa tumau foki tou kaitaua ki a ia, kae alofa ki tou tuakoi e pelā eiloa mo tou alofa ki a koe eiloa.”


Jehovah God is exemplary in this respect. 	 E fai a Ieova te Atua mo fai se fakaakoakoga ‵lei i te feitu tenei.


Human kings would easily lead them into idolatry. 	 E faigofie ke takitaki atu latou ne tupu ke ifo ki tupua.


Examples include: “fell flat on his face,” “the skin of my teeth,” and “pour out your heart.”—Num. 22:31; Job 19:20; Ps. 62:8. 	 E aofia i ei a fakaakoakoga konei: “fakasiga ifo ou mata,” “te pa‵kili o oku nifo,” mo te “‵ligi atu tou loto.”— Nume. 22:31; Iopu 19:20; Sala. 62:8.


Accordingly, there may well be spontaneous, dignified applause when the elders make an announcement of a reinstatement. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā, kāti se mea ‵lei ke patipati tasi a lima i se auala āva māfai ko faka‵pula atu ne se toeaina me ko oti ne toe talia mai se tino.


16 “Now it came about in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam,* and Tidal king of Goiim, that these made war.” 	 16 “E tokofa a tupu konei, ko Amalafilo o Papelonia, ko Alioka o Elasa, ko Kitalaoma o Elama* mo Titalu o Koima, ne olo atu o faitaua.”


The Bible comforted Gabriel and soothed his hitherto troubled heart. 	 Ne fakamafanafana atu te Tusi Tapu ki a Kapilielu kae ne fakamafanafana atu ki tena loto māfatia.


Through the prophet Moses, Jehovah God gave the Israelites a set of laws that taught them how to worship God acceptably. 	 E auala i te pelofeta ko Mose, ne tuku atu ne Ieova te Atua ki te kau Isalaelu se fakasologa o tulafono kolā ne akoako ei latou ke tapuaki atu ki te Atua i te auala telā e talia ne ia.


Should we conclude, though, that there is nothing we can do about the length of that walk? 	 E mata, e ‵tau o fakaiku aka ne tatou, me e seai se mea e mafai o fai ne tatou e uiga ki te loa o te malaga e sa‵sale ei tatou?


Really, “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”—Romans 3:23. 	 E tonu, “ko ‵mao tatou mai te ‵malu o te Atua, me ko agasala a tino katoa.”—Loma 3:23.


11 There are many opportunities to serve Jehovah. 	 11 E uke avanoaga ke tavini atu ki a Ieova.


Moreover, “man’s wickedness was great on the earth” and “every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only bad all the time.”—Gen. 6:1-5. 	 E se gata i ei, ne gasolo aka eiloa a te “ma‵sei o amioga a te tagata i luga i te lalolagi” kae ko “manakoga katoa o tena loto e ma‵sei i taimi katoa.”—Kene. 6:1-5, NW.


No enemies were coming in, as the Babylonians once did, to carry off sucklings or to cut down men who were in the prime of their life. 	 Ka se o‵mai te kau fili, e pelā mo te mea telā ne fai ne te kau Papelonia, o ave keatea a pepe, io me tamate a tamataene ma‵losi.


Under David’s leadership, the nation’s boundaries were extended from the river of Egypt to the river Euphrates. 	 Mai lalo i te takitakiga a Tavita, ne gasolo aka o lasi te fenua tenā mai te vaitafe o Aikupito ki te vaitafe o Eufilate.


(Read 1 Corinthians 7:3-5.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Kolinito 7:3-5.)


In an effort to get them to buy political party cards, a violent mob beat, stripped, and threatened to rape them. 	 I se taumafaiga ke ‵togi ne lāua a pepa palota, ne ta lāua ne se potukau o tino, saesae la gatu, kae fakamatakutaku atu ke pukemālō lāua.


(James 2:23) How is this Bible study aid being received? 	 (Iakopo 2:23) E ‵saga mai pefea a tino ki te fesoasoani faka-te-Tusi Tapu tenei?


29 An East Asian in Ancient Italy 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA 4, 5


Build Friendship Through Prayer 	 Ke Ati Aka se va Fakataugasoa e Auala i te Faiga o ‵Talo


Paul said: “The sins of some men are publicly manifest, leading directly to judgment, but as for other men their sins also become manifest later.” (1 Tim. 5:24) Jehovah’s primary motive in bringing bad deeds into the light is love. 	 Ne fai mai Paulo: “E matea gofie agasala a nisi tino, ka ko muamua atu i a latou olotou agasala ki te fakamasinoga; ka ko agasala a nisi tino ka matea fakamuli ifo.” (1 Timoteo 5:24) A te pogai tāua e fakaasi faka‵sau mai ei ne Ieova a agasala ma‵sei ko te alofa.


The key question, then, is, How will you respond? 	 Kae, ko te fesili tāua la, Ka saga atu pefea koe ki ei?


Proverbs 15:22 states: “There is a frustrating of plans where there is no confidential talk, but in the multitude of counselors there is accomplishment.” 	 E fai mai te Faataoto 15:22, NW: “E se mafai o manuia au fuafuaga māfai e se faipati ‵tonu, kae ka manuia koe mafai e uke a manatu fakatonutonu.”


They can help you to grasp a point or emphasize a superior way of doing something. 	 E mafai o fesoasoani atu ki a koe ke malamalama i se manatu tāua io me faka‵mafa mai i ei se auala e ‵lei atu i te faiga o se mea.


What results when the Bible’s advice regarding sexual matters is ignored? 	 Ne a mea e iku mai māfai e fakaseaogā ne tatou a fakatakitakiga mai te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki faifaiga fakatauavaga?


[Pictures on page 15] To enjoy a lasting relationship with Jehovah, we must have faith in the good news 	 E ‵tau o tali‵tonu katoatoa tatou ki te tala ‵lei ko te mea ke tumau te ‵tou va fealofani ‵pili mo Ieova


(Gal. 6:1) Yet, all of us may be able to assist elderly brothers and sisters, or entire families, who are facing problems. 	 (Kala. 6:1) Kae, e mafai ne tatou katoa o fesoasoani atu ki taina mo tuagane ma‵tua, io me ko kāiga kolā e fe‵paki mo fakalavelave.


Chariots and a Crown Safeguard You 	 E Puipui Koe ne Kaliota mo se Kalauna


Thousands fled the country to avoid being killed. 	 Ne ‵sola keatea te fia afe mai te fenua tenā ko te mea ke se tamate latou.


The Hebrew Scriptures contain numerous prayers in the book of Psalms and elsewhere. 	 E maua atu i te Tusi Tapu i te ‵gana Epelu a ‵talo e uke i te tusi ko Salamo mo nisi tusi aka.


Well, maybe you are trying to cope with the death of a loved one, deal with a serious illness, provide for your family in these hard economic times, or you may be facing opposition. 	 Kāti e taumafai koe o fakafesagai atu ki se mate o se tino pele, se masaki fakamataku, ke tausi atu ki tou kāiga i taimi faiga‵ta konei o tulaga i mea tau tupe, io me fakafesagai atu koe ki ‵tekemaiga.


Although they must overcome adversity, these examples of endurance make the most of the two advantages they have. 	 E tiga eiloa e ‵tau o manumalo latou i mea faiga‵ta, e lua mea e aogā ki fakaakoakoga konei o te tumau.


(James 4:8-10) Those who are truly saddened over their sinful state are comforted when they learn that their sins can be forgiven if they exercise faith in Christ’s ransom sacrifice and show true repentance by doing Jehovah’s will. 	 (Iakopo 4:8-10) A tino kolā e fanoa‵noa tonu ona ko te lotou tulaga agasala e fakamafanafanagina māfai ko iloa ne latou me e mafai o fakamagalogina olotou agasala māfai e fakatuanaki latou ki te taulaga togiola a Keliso kae fakaasi atu foki te salamō tonu mai te faiga o te loto o Ieova.


4 In certain parts of the world, people eagerly accept our literature and are keen to study the Bible with us. 	 4 I koga kese‵kese o te lalolagi, e talia mo te fia‵fia ne tino ke fai‵tau ki ‵tou tusi kae fia‵fia malosi foki ke fai olotou akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu fakatasi mo tatou.


They would look up all related scriptures on the point, and then, when they were satisfied with the harmony of these texts, they would finally state their conclusion and make a record of it. 	 Ko fai‵tau fakatasi ei latou ki fuaiupu katoa mai te Tusi Tapu kolā e fetaui mo te mataupu tenā. Kafai ko lotoma‵lie latou i te auala e fetaui ‵lei ei a fuaiupu konei, ko fai ei te lotou fakaikuga kae fakamau ki lalo.


Remember, too, that those of this sort have a precious reward. 	 Kae masaua la, me e isi se taui mō tino fakatuanaki.


1:8-11; 2:3-5. As shown in Job’s case, along with proper action and speech, integrity calls for the right motive for serving Jehovah. 1:21, 22. By remaining loyal to Jehovah under favorable as well as unfavorable circumstances, we can prove Satan a liar.—Proverbs 27:11. 	 E pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i te tala o Iopu, e manakogina eiloa i te tumau i te fakamaoni, a lagonaga ‵tonu i tafa o faifaiga mo pati ‵lei, i te tavini atu ki a Ieova. 1:21, 22. Mai te tumau i te fakamaoni ki a Ieova i taimi ‵lei mo taimi sē ‵lei, e mafai ei o fakatalitonu atu ne tatou me i a Satani se tino loi.—Faataoto 27:11.


Sons are an inheritance from Jehovah; the fruitage of the belly is a reward.” (Psalm 127:3) Training our children takes time and effort, but doing so properly can mean everlasting life to our young ones. 	 (Salamo 127:3) A te akoakoga o ‵tou tamaliki e manakogina i ei a taimi mo taumafaiga, kae ko te faiga penā e mafai ei o maua ne ‵tou tama‵liki a te ola se-gata-mai.


(Genesis 22:15-18) He had the opportunity to live a comfortable life amid the luxuries of Egypt, but he gave up that opportunity, “choosing to be ill-treated with the people of God rather than to have the temporary enjoyment of sin.” 	 (Kenese 22:15-18) Ne maua ne ia te avanoaga ke ola i se olaga nofogamalie i maumea o Aikupito, kae ne seki fakaaoga ne ia te avanoaga tenā, kae ne “filifili aka ke fai fakamasei a ia fakatasi mo tino o te Atua i lō te kau atu ki fakafiafiaga o te agasala kolā e se tumau.”


9 The Law covenant thus offered to Israel the opportunity to produce a royal priesthood that would benefit “all other peoples.” 	 9 E auala i te feagaiga o te Tulafono ne maua ei ne tino Isalaelu te avanoaga ke fai pelā me ne tupu mo faitaulaga mō nisi ‘tino katoa.’


Even though Nebuchadnezzar used divination, it was Jehovah who made certain that the pagan ruler would come against Jerusalem. 	 E tiga eiloa ne fakaaogā ne Nepukanesa se tino faivailakau, ko Ieova eiloa ne fakamautinoa aka ne ia ke taua atu te pule fapaupau tenei ki Ielusalema.


(1 Cor. 16:9) Pursuing a career in Jehovah’s service is a truly satisfying way of life and a course that results in rich blessings.—Read Ecclesiastes 12:1. 	 (1 Kolinito 16:9) A te kausaki malosi atu ki te galuega a Ieova se olaga fakamalie loto tonu kae e iku atu foki ki fakamanuiaga e uke.—Faitau te Failauga 12:1.


Jehovah created these spirit beings long before the creation of man.—Job 38:4-7. 	 Ne faite ne Ieova a tino faka-te-agaga konei kae seki tāitāi o faite ne ia te tagata.—Iopu 38:4-7.


• What should motivate us to pray for wisdom? 	 • Se a te mea e ‵tau o fakamalosi aka ei tatou ke ‵talo atu mō te poto?


Once, in desperation, I told them to go to their rooms and that we would not have the study. 	 I se taimi e tasi, ne kaitaua ei au, fai atu ei au ke olo ki lā potu kae ka seai se sukesukega e fai.


We could also ask ourselves, ‘If I were in their situation, how would I feel?’ 	 E mafai foki o fesili ifo ki a tatou eiloa, ‘Moi ne oko mai ki a au te tulaga tenā, ka pefea oku lagonaga’?


He is a married elder with three children. 	 A ia se toeaina ko oti ne avaga mo ana tama‵liki e tokotolu.


Overcome by weariness and perhaps by the heat of many lamps and the crowded conditions in the meeting place, a young man named Eutychus fell asleep and tumbled from a third-story window. 	 Ne tō te moe o se tamataene e igoa ki a Eutikasi ona ko tena fi‵ta mo te ‵vela o molī e uke i kona, penā foki loa mo te i‵tia o te potu ne maopoopo ei a tino, kae ne tō ifo ei a ia mai te tolu o fogāfale ki lalo.


Paul counsels us to “keep working out [our] own salvation with fear and trembling.” 	 E polopoloki mai a Paulo ki a tatou ke “ga‵lue mo te mataku mo te polepole, ko te mea ke katoatoa te otou fakaolataga.”


• What can we learn about God’s view of blood from the accounts involving Abel and Noah? 	 • Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou e uiga ki te kilokiloga a te Atua ki te toto mai i tala o Apelu mo Noa?


Joseph, an elder and father of a young son and daughter, says: “Like all Bible studies, the family study should be enjoyable, something everyone looks forward to. 	 E fai mai penei a Iosefa, telā e isi sena tama tagata mo sena tama fafine: “E pelā mo akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu katoa, e ‵tau o ‵gali, kae e ‵tau o fai pelā me se mea e fia‵fia a tino ki ei.


Journalists sometimes use the word “Armageddon” as a label for major natural disasters. 	 I nisi taimi e fakaaoga ne tino tusi tala a te pati Amaketo e pelā me se fakailoga mō fakalavelave ‵lasi o te natula.


2 As we “keep walking by spirit,” God’s active force will motivate us to obey Jehovah. 	 2 I te taimi e ‘takitaki ei ne te agaga ‵tou olaga,’ ka fakamalosi aka tatou ne te malosi galue o te Atua ke faka‵logo ki a Ieova.


(Proverbs 6:32) Usually, adultery is not a spontaneous, impulsive act. 	 (Faataoto 6:32) A te mulilua e se se mea telā e tupu fakavave fua.


Not at all. 	 Ikai eiloa.


If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.” 	 Kafai e fakalogo mai ki a koe, ko tena uiga ko maua ne koe tou taina.”


If you have felt that way about finding happiness, there is good reason for you to take heart. 	 Kafai ne maua ne koe se lagonaga penā i tou ‵sala atu ki te fiafia, e isi eiloa se pogai ‵lei ke mo a ma loto vāivāi koe.


However, Jesus shares some of these privileges with the members of his bride class, in effect ‘writing upon them that new name of his.’—Rev. 3:12. 	 E ui i ei, e tuku atu foki ne Iesu a nisi tauliaga konei ki a latou kolā ka fai mo fai tena avaga fakatusa kae ka ‘tusi a tena igoa fou i a latou.’—Fakaasiga 3:12.


Like King David of old, we resolve: “I shall walk about in the integrity of my heart inside my house.”—Psalm 101:2. 	 E pelā mo te tupu ko Tavita i aso mua, ke na fai ‵tou fakaikuga: “Ka ola au i se olaga ‵ma i loto i toku fale.”—Salamo 101:2.


(Isa. 33:24) And death? 	 (Isa. 33:24) Kae ko te mate?


As a result, 13 Bible studies were arranged for during her six years in elementary school. 	 Ne iku atu i ei ki te fakatokaga o te faiga o akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu mo tama‵liki e toko 13 mō tausaga e ono kolā ne nofo atu ei a ia i te akoga lasaga muamua.


May love for Jehovah and gratitude for his loving provisions move us to be more determined than ever to thwart Satan’s efforts. 	 Ke na fai eiloa te ‵tou a‵lofa mō Ieova mo te ‵tou loto fakafetai ki ana fakatakitakiga a‵lofa e pelā me se fakamalosiga ke ‵teke atu faeloa ki taumafaiga a Satani.


How will the rightness of God’s rule be shown? 	 Ka fakaasi atu pefea te ‵tonu o te Atua ke pule mai?


Yet, Jehovah had no beginning and will have no end. 	 Kae e seai se kamataga o te Atua kae ka seai foki sena fakaotiga.


“Subjected to Futility . . . on the Basis of Hope” 	 “A Mea Katoa ne Faite ke se Aoga . . . Kae e isi Eiloa se Fakamoemoega”


Some months after his wife died, a widower named Charles wrote: “The intensity of how much I miss Monique is still great, and at times it seems only to get worse. 	 I se fia masina mai tua o te matega o tena avaga fafine, ne tusi mai a Charles: “Koi lasi ‵ki te sē sologa o oku ki a Monique, kae foliga mai me gasolo fua o masei malosi i nisi taimi.


You can draw comfort from God’s Word. 	 E maua eiloa ne koe a fakamafanafanaga mai te Muna a te Atua.


15 In God’s new world, we will no longer have reason to express the words we find at Ecclesiastes 4:1: “I myself returned that I might see all the acts of oppression that are being done under the sun, and, look! the tears of those being oppressed, but they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power, so that they had no comforter.” 	 15 I te lalolagi fou a te Atua, ka se ‵toe ai se pogai e ‵tau ei mo tatou o fai atu a muna i te Failauga 4:1: “Tenā, ne toe kilokilo atu au ki amioga ma‵sei katoa konei e fai i te lalolagi tenei. A tino puapuagā e ‵tagi, kae seai se tino e fesoasoani ki a latou, me i tino kolā e fakapuapuagā ne latou a tino konā ne tino ma‵luga kae malosi.”


Once I started studying the Bible, I could not get enough. 	 I te taimi ne sukesuke ei au ki te Tusi Tapu, ne seki mafai o taofi aka ne au.


With good reason, the Gospel writers devoted most of their writings to the events of Jesus’ ministry. 	 E se tioa eiloa o tusi mai ne tino fai Evagelia te lasiga o olotou tala mai i mea kolā ne ‵tupu i te galuega fakafaifeau a Iesu.


What could happen if we ignored God’s reminders, so what should we do? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o ‵tupu māfai e se ‵saga atu tatou ki akoakoga mai te Atua, kae ne a ‵tou mea e tau o fai?


Walking as Jesus walked involves patterning our entire way of life after his example and teachings. 	 E aofia i te ola e pelā mo Iesu a te fulifuliga o ‵tou olaga kātoa ke fetaui mo tena fakaakoakoga mo ana akoakoga.


That day concludes with the rapidly approaching war of the great day of God the Almighty, at Armageddon. 	 E fakaoti te aso tenā ki te fakaokomaiga fakavave o te taua lasi a te Atua Malosi Katoatoa, i Amaketo.


The revealing of the anointed will have what glorious benefits for mankind? 	 Ne a mea aoga kae ‵malu e maua ne tino i te fakaasimaiga o te kau fakaekegina?


(Neh. 13:28) These ties may explain why High Priest Eliashib allowed an unbeliever and opposer to influence him. 	 (Nee. 13:28) Kāti e fakamatala mai i sokoga koneia te pogai ne talia ei ne te Faitaulaga Sili ko Eliasipa ke fakamalosi a ia ne te tino sē talitonu kae ‵teke.


Thus, Jehovah is fully justified in bringing this wicked system to its end. 	 Tela la, e fakamaoni katoatoa eiloa a Ieova i te fakaokomaiga o te gataga ki te fakanofonofoga masei tenei.


Ruth set a fine example in this regard. 	 Ne tuku mai ne Luta se fakaakoakoga gali i te mea tenā.


Abraham’s father, Terah, lived for 205 years. 	 Ne ola a te tamana o Apelaamo ko Tala i tausaga e 205.


5 As dedicated Christians, we can avoid grieving the spirit. 	 5 E pelā me ne Kelisiano tukugina atu, e mafai o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te fakafanoanoa atu ki te agaga.


Instead of having just one man serve as the overseer of a congregation, Philippians 1:1 and other scriptures indicate that those meeting Scriptural requirements for overseers constitute a body of elders.—Acts 20:28; Ephesians 4:11, 12. 	 I lō te ‵tofi aka se tagata fua e tokotasi ke tavini atu e pelā me ko te ovasia o se fakapotopotoga, e fakaasi mai ne te Filipi 1:1 mo nisi tusi siki me i tino kolā e fetaui ‵lei ki mea kolā e manakogina ke fai ne ovasia i te Tusi Tapu e ‵tau o aofia latou i se potukau o toeaina.—Galuega 20:28; Efeso 4:11, 12.


Violent computer games glorify the use of weapons. 	 E fakamalosi aka i tafaoga i komupiuta a te fakaaogāga o meatau.


2 Despite that fine beginning, a movement called women’s liberation—an attempt by women to break free from male domination—began in the early 1960’s in the United States. 	 2 E ui eiloa te gali o tena kamataga, ne fakatu aka se fakapotopotoga a fāfine e fakaigoa ki te fakasaolotoga o fāfine—se taumafaiga a fāfine ke fakasaoloto latou mai te pulega a tāgata—i te Iunate Sitete i te kamataga o te 1960.


By means of the instruction we receive. 	 E auala i akoakoga kolā e maua ne tatou i ei.


Later, we moved from Estonia to the settlement of Nezlobnaya in the south of Russia. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne olo atu matou mai Estonia ki fale ‵nofo o Nezlobnaya i te feitu ki saute o Lusia.


They were under great pressure from the Jewish religious leaders, who still wielded powerful influence over the people. 	 Ne fe‵paki latou mo fakamalosiga mai takitaki lotu Iutaia, kolā ne fakaaoga ne latou a fakamalosiga konā ki luga i tino.


(Leviticus 19:14; Job 29:15, 16) Job understood that “anyone who withholds loving-kindness from his own fellow, he will also leave off even the fear of the Almighty.” 	 (Levitiko 19:14; Iopu 29:15, 16) Ne malamalama a Iopu “me i so se tino telā e taofi aka ne ia a tena alofa fakamaoni mai tena taina ko fakagata foki ne ia a tena mataku ki te Atua Sili.”


How marvelously these comforting words will apply during Jehovah’s coming day of vengeance! 	 Ko tafaga la te fakaofoofogia māfai ko fakataunu mai a pati fakamafanafana konei i te taimi e fakaoko mai ei te aso o te taui ma sui a Ieova!


The account of Naomi and Ruth is a heartwarming example of Jehovah’s loving care for the needy. 	 A te tala o Naomi mo Luta se fakaakoakoga fakamalosi loto e uiga ki te alofa atafai o Ieova ki tino kolā e ma‵tiva.


In Judaism, the meaning of the word “brother” sometimes extended beyond those who were literally relatives, but its meaning was still restricted to those within the Jewish nation and did not include Gentiles. 	 I te talitonuga a tino Iutaia, a te uiga o te pati “taina” i nisi taimi e mafai o fakasino atu ki tino kolā e se kāiga ‵tonu mo koe, e aofia fua i ei a tino Iutaia kae e se ko tino o Fenua Fakaa‵tea.


(Judges 6:33; 7:1-22) Was that the whole event, one quick act in the dark of night? 	 (Famasino 6:33; 7:1-22) E mata, tenā loa te mea ne tupu, se faifaiga telā ne fai fakavave i se po e tasi?


(Deuteronomy 30:20) Let us examine each of these so that we may make the right choice. 	 (Teutelonome 30:20, Tusi Paia, Samoa) Ke na iloilo ne tatou a mea takitasi konei ke mafai ei ne tatou o fai se filifiliga tonu.


(Luke 2:24) According to the Mosaic Law, this offering was a provision for the poor. 	 (Luka 2:24) E tusa loa mo te Tulafono a Mose, ne talia fua ke fai ne tino ma‵tiva te taulaga tenā.


If you have this new brochure, spend some time to get familiar with distinctive features that can help you to increase your knowledge and understanding of God’s Word. 	 Kafai e isi sau tusi fou penā, ke fakaaogā ne taimi ke fakamasani koe mo kogā koga kolā ka fesoasoani atu ei ki a koe ke momea aka tou mainaga mo tou malamalama i te Muna a te Atua.


Moses—A Man of Love 6 	 A MOSE—SE TAGATA ALOFA 6


A Feel-Good Religious Culture 	 Akoakoga a Lotu Kolā e Fakavae ki Manakoga o Tino


Without inquiring of Jehovah, Joshua and others went ahead and made peace with the Gibeonites, concluding a covenant with them. 	 E aunoa mo te fesili atu ki a Ieova, ne gasue‵sue eiloa a Iosua mo nisi tino o fai se va filemu mo te kau Kipeona, kae fai se feagaiga mo latou.


His mother cradled him in her lap, but gradually the child died. 	 Ne manavase valevale te mātua kae ne ‵sala atu ki a Elisaia mō se fesoasoani.


5. (a) With what does teaching children to love Jehovah start? (b) What counsel is given parents at Deuteronomy 6:5-7? 5 Teaching your children to love Jehovah begins with your own love for him. 	 5 Ke akoako au tama‵liki ke a‵lofa latou ki a Ieova e mafai o kamata mai te lotou fakaakoako atu ki a koe mo tou alofa ki a Ia.


Your presence at meetings shows that you deem your fellow worshippers worthy of your time, attention, and concern. 	 A te ‵kau atu faeloa o tatou ki fakatasiga e fakaasi atu ei te ‵tou atafai ki ‵tou taina tali‵tonu e auala i te fakamāumāuga o ‵tou taimi, ‵saga tonu atu ki a latou mo te manava‵se foki ki a latou.


Jesus, on the other hand, gave convincing evidence of being appointed by God, and he constantly glorified Jehovah as the Supreme Leader of his people. 	 E se pelā mo Iesu telā ne fakamaoni faka‵lei mai ne ia me ne fili eiloa a ia ne te Atua, kae ne faka‵malu faeloa ne ia a Ieova e pelā me ko te ‵Toe Takitaki Sili o ana tino.


Could you visit these dear ones? 	 E mata, e mafai o āsi atu koe ki tino pele konei?


And as for the arm of Jehovah, to whom has it been revealed?’” 	 Ko te mea ke fakataunu ei te muna a te pelofeta ko Isaia: ‘Te Aliki, ko oi ne talitonu ki omotou muna ne fai atu?


(Matthew 23:8-11) A congregation of brothers precludes having a proud clergy class that honors itself with high-sounding titles and elevates itself above a laity. 	 (Mataio 23:8-11) E se mafai ne te fakapotopotoga a te kau taina o fakasopo aka ne latou se faifeau ki se tofi maluga ke faka‵kese aka i ei a ia mai te kau lotu.


“I will never forget the tremendous shout and applause that vibrated through that meeting place,” recalled one brother. 	 Ne fai mai se taina e tokotasi, penei: “E se mafai o puli i a au a te paka‵laga mai o tino mo te fia‵fia i te koga telā ne fai ei a te fono.”


9 Through his prophet Habakkuk, Jehovah proceeds to announce a series of five woes, judgments that must be carried out in preparing the earth for habitation by God’s faithful worshipers. 	 9 E alatu i tena pelofeta ko Sapakuka, ne faka‵pula atu ei ne Ieova se fakasologa o mala e lima, ko fakamasinoga kolā e ‵tau o fakaoko mai ke fakatoka ei te lalolagi ke ‵nofo i ei a tino fakamaoni kolā e tapuaki atu ki te Atua.


(Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10; Genesis 3:19) “Sheol” is an unfamiliar term to many. 	 (Failauga 9:5, 10; Kenese 3:19) E se masani a tino e tokouke mo te pati ko “Seoli.”


Others throughout history have felt helpless because they thought that supernatural forces controlled their destiny. 	 Kae ko loto vāi‵vāi a nisi tino talu mai te kamataga ona ko te lotou tali‵tonu me e pule mai eiloa a agaga ki olotou olaga.


in keeping separate from the world? 	 i te tumau i te ‵vae keatea mai te lalolagi?


Regarding events on the day of Pentecost 33 C.E., the Bible says: “They all [men and women] became filled with holy spirit and started to speak with different tongues, just as the spirit was granting them to make utterance.” 	 E uiga ki te mea ne tupu i te aso o te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A., e fai mai te Tusi Tapu, penei: “Ko ‵fonu latou [tāgata mo fāfine] katoa i te Agaga Tapu, kamata eiloa latou o fai‵pati ki ‵gana valevale, i te mea ko tuku atu ne te Agaga Tapu ki a latou te mana o fai‵pati ki ‵gana valevale.”


It is common for humans to claim that they have a close relationship with God. 	 E fai mai sāle a tino me e maua ne latou se fesokotakiga pili mo te Atua.


What can longtime Christian overseers do to promote true worship? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne ovasia Kelisiano kolā ko leva ke fakamaluga aka ei te tapuakiga tonu?


For an older child, you could explain that the recipe for the apple—in fact, for the entire tree on which it grew—was part of the code in the DNA. 	 Ki se tamaliki tai matua atu, e mafai o fai atu koe me i te faitega o te apolo—mo te lakau kātoa tenā ne fua mai ei—se vaega o te DNA.


Facing the Challenge of Punctuality 	 Te Auala ke Manumalo i te Fakamaoni ki te Taimi


Would their repentance soften God’s heart? 	 E mata, ne fakamāmā aka ne te lotou sala‵mo a te loto o te Atua?


(Eph. 4:28; Jas. 2:14-17) In the first-century congregation at Joppa, there was a generous woman named Dorcas. 	 (Efeso 4:28; Iakopo 2:14-17) I te fakapotopotoga i Iopa i te senitenali muamua, e isi se fafine uiga kaimalie i ei e igoa ki a Tokasi.


There are features in The Watchtower and Awake! that provide an excellent basis for family discussion. 	 E isi ne mataupu i Te Faleleoleo Maluga mo te Awake!, kolā e tuku mai i ei se fakavae tafasili i te ‵lei mō sau‵talaga a te kāiga.


(Luke 6:17; John 19:38) The Gospel writers also referred to “the disciples of John [the Baptizer] and the disciples of the Pharisees.” 	 (Luka 6:17; Ioane 19:38) Ne fakasino atu foki a tino tusitala Evagelia ki “soko o Ioane te Papatiso, pela foki a soko o te kau Falesaio.”


Note, however, that according to Zechariah’s prophecy, the “ten men” would come not only out of all nations but also “out of all the languages of the nations.” 	 Ke onoono foki la me e ‵tusa mo te valoaga a Sakalia, e se o‵mai fua te “tokosefulu” mai fenua katoa kae e o‵mai foki mai “‵gana kese‵kese” o atufenua katoa.


Possibly, Timothy had to overcome such opposition. 	 Kāti ne fakafesagai atu eiloa a Timoteo ki se vaegā ‵tekega penā.


By means of the Kingdom, God will undo all the works of Satan and educate people in His righteous ways. 	 E auala i te Malo, ka tapale ei keatea ne te Atua a galuega ma‵sei katoa a Satani kae ka akoako ne ia a tino ki Ana auala amio‵tonu.


8 God would also cut off those ‘bowing down to the army of the heavens,’ evidently practicing astrology and worshiping the sun. (2 Kings 23:11; Jeremiah 19:13; 32:29) Divine wrath would also be unleashed upon those trying to mix true worship with false religion by ‘making sworn oaths to Jehovah and by Malcam.’ 	 8 Ne ‵ta fakapalele foki ne te Atua a tino kolā e “tapuaki atu ki te la, io me ki te masina, io me ki fetu.” (2 Tupu 23:11; Ielemia 19:13; 32:29) Ne fakaoko atu foki te kaitaua o te Atua ki tino kolā e taumafai o palu fakatasi a te tapuakiga tonu mo tapuakiga ‵se, mai i te faiga o ‘tautoga a latou ki a Ieova kae oti aka loa ko fai a tautoga konā ki te atua ko Milikoma.’


It is wise to remember this vital fact: The decisions we make eventually affect our Christian stability either positively or negatively. 	 Se mea ‵lei ke masaua faeloa te mea tāua tenei: A filifiliga kolā e fai ne tatou e mafai o iku atu ki te pokotia o ‵tou tulaga faka-Kelisiano i se feitu ‵lei io me ko te feitu sē ‵lei.


Youths—Jehovah Will Not Forget Your Work! 	 Talavou—e Sē Mafai o Puli i a Ieova au Galuega!


How are they “concealed in” Christ? 	 E “‵funa” aka pefea a mea konā i a Keliso?


Then, Satan himself becomes the focus of attention. 	 Ka oti, ko ‵saga atu ei ki a Satani.


While he was with them on earth, Jesus taught the apostles not only how to gather sheeplike ones but also how to shepherd them once they became part of the fold.—Matthew 11:29; 20:24-28; 1 Peter 5:4. 	 I te taimi koi nofo mai ei Iesu i te lalolagi, ne akoako ne ia ana apositolo ki te auala ke fakamaopoopo mai ei a tino pelā me ne mamoe mo te auala foki ke tausi atu ki a latou māfai ko fai latou mo fai ne vaega o te fakapotopotoga.—Mataio 11:29; 20:24-28; 1 Petelu 5:4.


They were flogged and then released. 	 Ne ‵kini kae ne toe fakasaoloto latou.


Many people equate humility with humiliation. 	 E fai mai a tino e tokouke me e ‵pau te loto maulalo mo te tulaga fakamasiasi.


the influence of the Devil? 	 te fakamalosiga a te Tiapolo?


Unitedly, both groups serve together today as Jehovah’s people under one King, Jesus Christ, who is spoken of prophetically as “my servant David.” 	 I ‵tou aso nei, a potukau e lua konei e tavini fakatasi e pelā me ne tino o Ieova mai lalo i te pulega a te Tupu e tokotasi, ko Iesu Keliso, telā ne valo mai e pelā mo “taku tavini ko Tavita.”


“Of all classical Greek philosophers, the one who has had the greatest influence on traditional views of Hell is Plato.”—Histoire des enfers (The History of Hell), by Georges Minois, page 50. 	 “Mai i tino ‵poto katoa i Eleni, a te tino telā ne lasi tena fakamalosiga ki talitonuga masani e uiga ki Seoli ko Palato.”—Histoire des enfers (Tala Fakasolopito e Uiga ki Seoli), telā ne tusi ne Georges Minois, i te itulau e 50.


How did Jesus’ reaction to temptation differ from that of Eve, and how can we imitate Jesus? 	 Kaia ne ‵kese ei te kilokiloga a Iesu mai i a Eva, kae e mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu tatou ki a Iesu?


In that case he would recover him from his leprosy.” 	 E mafai ne te pelofeta tenā o fai ke ‵lei tena lepela.”


“I don’t have any regrets,” she says. 	 “E seki salamo lele eiloa au,” ko ana pati.


Sacred Service That Is Unacceptable 	 Te Taviniga Tapu Telā e se Talia ne te Atua


Many married people fall into such traps without realizing what is happening to them. 	 E tokouke a tino a‵vaga e ‵to atu ki te malei tenā e aunoa mo se iloa e uiga ki mea ko ‵tupu ki a latou.


(Matt. 20:28) Indeed, the ransom is the key that unlocks the door to the fulfillment of God’s original purpose. 	 (Mata. 20:28) E tonu, ne fai eiloa te togiola e pelā me ko te kī ke ‵tala aka ei te mataloa ke fakataunu te fuafuaga a te Atua.


(Psalm 119:105) Do not hesitate to seek the help of a trusted Christian elder. 	 (Salamo 119:105) Ke mo a ma fakatuai o ‵sala atu ki se fesoasoani o se toeaina Kelisiano telā e fakatalitonugina.


19 In all, the expression “holy spirit” occurs 41 times in the book of Acts. 	 19 I te tusi kātoa, e sae mai faka-41 taimi a te tugāpati ko te “agaga tapu” i te tusi o Galuega.


What are some ways in which Jehovah provides protection? 	 Ne a nisi auala e tuku mai i ei ne Ieova a te puipuiga?


When I was ten, however, I was moved to a primary school with hearing children. 	 I te katoaga o toku sefulu tausaga, ne ave au ki se akoga lasaga muamua fakatasi mo tamaliki kolā e se ‵tuli.


So God’s Kingdom is the solution to our need for good government.—Read Daniel 2:44; Matthew 6:9, 10. 	 Tela la, a te Malo o te Atua ko te faka‵leiga ki ‵tou manakoga mō se pulega ‵lei.—Faitau te Tanielu 2:44; Mataio 6:9, 10.


The answer is a resounding no! 	 Ikai loa!


(1 Tim. 5:8) The time that elders spend with the congregation is precious time away from their family. 	 (1 Timoteo 5:8) A te taimi telā e fakaaoga ne toeaina fakatasi mo te fakapotopotoga se taimi tāua telā ne ‵tau o fakamāumāu ne ia fakatasi mo tena kāiga.


13, 14. (a) Who needs counsel? (b) Give examples of what personal counsel an elder may offer to someone who is not progressing spiritually. 	 13, 14. (a) Ko oi e manakogina ne latou a pati fakatonutonu? (e) Taku mai ne fakaakoakoga e uiga ki pati fakatonutonu e mafai o tuku atu ne se toeaina ke fesoasoani atu ki se tino telā e se gasolo ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


They thereby avoided the worst disaster for Jerusalem in recorded history. 	 I konā ne ‵sao atu ei latou mai i te ‵toe fakalavelave matagā ne tupu ki Ielusalema i tala fakasolopito.


(Heb. 12:11) Consider two examples—Cain and King Zedekiah. 	 (Epe. 12:11) Mafaufau ki fakaakoakoga e lua konei—Kaino mo te tupu ko Setekaia.


(Isa. 52:13; 53:11; read Acts 3:13, 26.) 	 (Isaia 52:13; 53:11; faitau te Galuega 3:13, 26.)


For instance, Joel 2:28, 29 predicted that both men and women, young and old, would receive holy spirit and share in spreading the good news of the Kingdom. 	 E pelā mo te mea ne ‵valo mai i te Ioelu 2:28, 29 me i tāgata mo fāfine, talavou mo tino ma‵tua ka maua ne latou te agaga tapu kae ka ‵kau atu ki te folafolaatuga o te tala ‵lei o te Malo.


So their life on earth will enhance their ability to rule over humans. 	 Tela la, ka fakamalosi aka ne te lotou olaga i te lalolagi a te lotou atamai ke pule atu ki tino.


You shall not bow down to them or serve them.”—Exodus 20:4, 5, English Standard Version. 	 Sa ifo foki koutou ki so se tupua me tapuaki ki ei.”—Esoto 20:4, 5.


(Genesis 40:1-4, 9-15; 41:9-14) In turn, the king elevated Joseph to the position of second ruler in Egypt, resulting in his performing a life-saving work in the famine-stricken land of Egypt. 	 (Kenese 40:1-4, 9-15; 41:9-14) Tenā, ne fakasopo ei ne te tupu a Iosefa mo fai te tokolua pule i Aikupito, kae ne iku atu i ei ki te faka‵saoga ne ia a tino kolā ne ‵nofo i ei i te taimi o te oge.


How can one cultivate the desire to serve others? 	 E mafai pefea o ati aka ne se tino a te manakoga ke tavini atu ki nisi tino?


After removing several boards, he discovered that behind the wall, mice had stowed away shredded papers, empty walnut shells, and other debris. 	 Ne fatoā ‵nofo atu latou i te fale tenā, kae ne fakaiku aka ne Lopati ke faite se potu koukou i se koga mai lalo o te kakega i loto i te fale.


Our world is characterized by greed and selfishness. 	 Ko ‵fonu eiloa te ‵tou lalolagi i te manako lasi mo te kaimanako.


For example, they tell us that our sun every second emits energy equivalent to the explosion of 100,000 million megatons of TNT.* A very small fraction of that energy reaches the earth; yet that is enough to sustain all life on our planet. 	 E pelā mo te lotou faimaiga me i sekone takitasi e tuku mai ne te ‵tou la a te malosi telā e ‵pau eiloa mo te faka‵paga o te 100,000 miliona mekatoni (megatons) o paula ko te TNT.* E oko mai fua se tamā vaega o te malosi tenā ki te lalolagi nei, kae ko lava loa i ei ke fakaolaola aka faeloa a mea ola katoa i te ‵tou lalolagi nei.


From a very young age, he was prone to anger and violence. 	 Ne ita vave sāle a ia kae amio fakasāua foki talu mai te taimi koi foliki ei a ia.


I was told that the Kingdom Hall would be black!” 	 Ne fai mai se tino ki a au me e lanu uli a te Kingdom Hall!”


“Declared Righteous by Works” (Rahab), 11/1 	 “Ne Takuamiotonugina i Ana Galuega” (Lahapa), 11/1


“Ruthless men seek my life,” wrote David. 	 Ne tusi mai a Tavita, penei: “A tino fakasaua foki ko taumafai o tamate au.”


This brother’s problems began to subside after he accepted a personal Bible study. 	 Ne kamata o feoloolo a fakalavelave o te taina tenei mai tua o te taliaga ne ia se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


4 If you do not set goals for yourself, your peers and teachers are likely to influence you to do what they feel is right for you. 	 4 Kafai e se fakatoka ne koe ou fakamoemoega, ka mafai eiloa o fakamalosigina koe ne ou taugasoa mo faiakoga ke fai a te mea telā e mafau‵fau latou me e ‵lei mō koe.


However, he will reject those who unrepentantly practice lawlessness, saying: “Get away from me.” 	 Telā, taku ‵tonu atu ei ne au ki a latou, ‘E se iloa ne au koutou; olo kea‵tea mai i a au, tino amio ma‵sei!’”


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


Exercise Faith—Decide Wisely! 	 Ke Fakatuanaki Fai a Fakaikuga ‵Poto!


But a song makes you feel a thought.” 	 Kae e fai ne pese ke mafaufau koe ki manatu.”


Jehovah “does not desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9) Should we not have Jehovah’s view? 	 ‘E se manako Ieova ke malaia se tino kae ke salamo latou.’ (2 Petelu 3:9) E ‵tau o fakaasi atu foki ne tatou a te kilokiloga tenā a Ieova, i ne?


(Numbers 4:17-20) The only part of the sanctuary that Samuel had access to was the tabernacle courtyard. 	 (Numela 4:17-20) A te koga fua o te faletapu telā ne saoloto i ei a Samuelu ko te titi o te faleie tapu.


Also, is it reasonable to believe that an illusion would cook and serve fish, as the resurrected Jesus did at Galilee? 	 E mata, e ‵tau o tali‵tonu tatou me e mafai ne se moemiti o kuka kae fakatoka atu a ika, e pelā mo te mea ne fai ne Iesu telā ko oti ne toetu aka i Kalilaia?


It is the gift of God.”—Ecclesiastes 3:13. 	 Ko te meaalofa a te Atua tena.”—Failauga 3:13.


1, 2. (a) How did you make your decision to serve God? (b) What questions can we ask about our spiritual inheritance? 	 1, 2. (a) Ne fai pefea ne koe a tau fakaikuga ke tavini atu ki te Atua? (e) Ne a fesili e mafai o ‵sili ne tatou e uiga ki ‵tou tofi faka-te-agaga?


At that time the king listened to them. 	 Tela la, a tino ko se tapuaki i te Faletapu o te Aliki, te Atua o olotou tupuga, kae ko kamata o tapuaki ki tupua mo fakatusa o te atua fafine ko Asaila.


How does our outlook for the future differ from that of the world? 	 E ‵kese pefea a ‵tou kilokiloga ki aso mai mua mo te kilokiloga a te lalolagi?


Imagine how people viewed him when he began to build the ark! 	 Mafaufau la ki te kilokiloga a tino e uiga ki a ia i te taimi ne kamata ei o faite ne ia te vaka!


He alone has the power and the will to deliver his servants from any bad situation. 	 Ko ia fua tokotasi e maua ne ia te malosi mo te manakoga ke faka‵sao ne ia ana tavini mai so se tulaga sē ‵lei.


They had been falsely accused of a number of wrong acts. 	 Ne ‵losi ‵se atu foki me ne fai ne latou ne mea ‵se.


“They will be priests of God and of the Christ, and will rule as kings with him for the thousand years.” 	 “Ka fai latou mo faitaulaga a te Atua mo Keliso, kae ka pule fakatasi latou mo ia i te afe tausaga.”


We should not retaliate in kind. 	 E se ‵tau o toe taui atu ne tatou ki te masei.


• What is mercy? 	 • Se a te uiga o te alofa ‵nau?


And what blessings are they enjoying? 	 Kae ne a fakamanuiaga e maua ne latou?


WHAT was all the excitement about? 	 SE A te mea gali e uiga ki ei?


During the 2007 district convention program, a 192-page book entitled “Come Be My Follower” was released. 	 I te polokalame o te fono o te atufenua i te 2007, ne ‵tala atu ei a te tusi ko te “Come Be My Follower.”


His reaction? 	 Ne a ana mea ne fai i ei?


18. What is symbolized by ‘sitting under one’s own vine and fig tree’? 18 In our day, when fear covers the earth like an ominous cloud, we are thrilled that many are learning Jehovah’s ways. 	 18 I ‵tou aso nei, ko te taimi telā e ma‵taku valevale ei a tino i te lalolagi, e fia‵fia eiloa tatou me e tokouke a tino ko suke‵suke nei ki auala o Ieova.


Love Within the Family 4. 	 Te Alofa i Loto i te Kāiga


The Sovereign Lord Jehovah himself will help me.” 	 Ko te Aliki Sili e pulu ne ia a au.”


A person may learn enough of a language to get by in normal conversation but then stop making progress. 	 E mafai ne se tino o tauloto ki se ‵gana ke oko fua ki te tulaga ko mafai o fesokotaki a ia mo tino, ko fakagata aka ei tena gasolo atu ki mua.


A brilliant flash of light on one Bible subject sometimes leads God’s anointed servants, “the faithful and discreet slave,” to reexamine related topics, as the following recent example illustrates.—Matthew 24:45. 	 Kafai e faka‵pula malosi mai te mainaga e uiga ki se mataupu e tasi i te Tusi Tapu, i nisi taimi e toe suke‵suke ei a tavini fakaekegina a te Atua, ko “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto,” ki nisi mataupu kolā e fetaui mo te mataupu tenā, e pelā mo mea kolā ne ‵tupu fakamuli nei.—Mataio 24:45.


“THE WORD OF GOD IS NOT BOUND” 	 “A TE MUNA A TE ATUA E SE MAFAI EILOA O PIKIFAO”


So optimistic, in fact, that when she was 20, she got engaged and began to make plans for her wedding. 	 Ona ko tena loto talitonu tenā i te taimi ne 20 ei ana tausaga ne sai ei tena feagaiga kae ne kamata foki loa i ei o fakatokatoka ki tena fakaipoipoga.


Pride was apparently a factor that caused her to accept the lie. 	 Ona ko te fakamatamata, ne talia ei ne tou fafine a te loi o Satani.


(Hebrews 4:14-16; 9:13, 14) What is more, we can entertain the prospect of living on a paradise earth for all eternity. 	 (Epelu 4:14-16; 9:13, 14) Kae e sili atu i ei, e mafai ne tatou o fakamoe‵moe ke ola i te lalolagi palataiso ki te se-gata-mai.


(Matt. 27:39-43) Yet, Jesus bore all of this with dignity. 	 (Mataio 27:39-43) E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, ne fa‵ki a Iesu i mea katoa konei mo te loto malosi.


Turn Your Eyes Away From Worthless Things! 	 Ke ‵Fuli Keatea Ou Mata Mai Mea Sē Aoga!


But who should teach these lessons to children? 	 Kae ko oi e ‵tau o akoako ne latou a akoakoga konei ki tama‵liki?


God “did not hold back from punishing an ancient world, but kept Noah, a preacher of righteousness, safe with seven others when he brought a deluge upon a world of ungodly people,” wrote Peter. 	 Ne tusi mai a Petelu: “Ne seki faka‵sao foki ne te Atua a te lalolagi taumua, kae ne aumai ne ia te lolo ki te lalolagi ki tino ma‵sei; ka ko tino kolā ne fakaola ne ia ko Noa tela ne folafola atu ne ia te amiotonu, mo nisi tino ake ei e tokofitu.” (2 Petelu 2:5) E uiga ki tino kolā e fakatauemu, ne fai mai a Petelu: “E fakapuli ne latou a te mea nei: ne faipati a te Atua i aso ko ‵teka, ko te mea eiloa ko iai te lagi mo te lalolagi.


It does not seem so. 	 E foliga mai me e seai.


HOW THE PRINCIPLE CONTRIBUTES TO A MEANINGFUL LIFE: 	 TE AUALA E ‵LAGO ATU EI A TE FAKATAKITAKIGA FAKAVAE KI SE OLAGA AOGA:


OTHER OFFENSES IN ISRAEL 	 NISI AGASALA I ISALAELU


What is one reason why we want to develop the “art of teaching”? 	 Se a te pogai e tasi e fia āpo ei tatou i “te akoako atu”?


Observers must have been intrigued when he placed the crown on High Priest Joshua. 	 Kāti ne ‵tau o ‵poi a tino maimoa i te taimi ne tuku atu ei ne ia te kalauna ki luga i te Faitaulaga Sili, ko Iosua.


What a tragedy that would be!—2 Corinthians 13:5. 	 Ko tafaga te matagā o te mea tenā!—2 Kolinito 13:5.


You Have Been Sanctified 	 Ko Oti ne Fakatapu Koutou


It was a central part of their lives. 	 Ko te ‵toe mea tāua eiloa i te lotou olaga.


One faithful Christian who suffered from a chronic illness for many years once said: “I know that whatever Jehovah permits, it will be all right. 	 Ne fai mai se Kelisiano fakamaoni telā ne logo‵mae i se masaki lasi i te fia tausaga: “E iloa ne au me i so se mea telā e talia ne Ieova, e ‵lei faeloa.


How are we doing in this regard? 	 E pefea la?


Peter unhesitatingly answered: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 	 Ne tali fakavave atu a Petelu: “A koe ko te Keliso, ko te Tama a te Atua ola.”


8 First, we must disown ourselves. 	 8 Muamua la, e se ‵tau o mafau‵fau tatou ki a tatou eiloa.


Go therefore and make disciples.” 	 Tela la, olo atu koutou ki fenua katoa ke fai a tino i ei mo oku soko.”


Would Jehovah not see that? 	 E mata, ka se lavea ne Ieova te mea tenā?


He wrote: “My bonds have become public knowledge in association with Christ among all the Praetorian Guard and all the rest; and most of the brothers in the Lord, feeling confidence by reason of my prison bonds, are showing all the more courage to speak the word of God fearlessly.”—Philippians 1:13, 14. 	 Ne tusi mai a ia, penei: “Ko iloa ne sotia katoa o te fale o te Tupu, pelā foki mo tino katoa o te fale, me i a au ne fale puipui ona ko Keliso. A toku ‵pei ki te fale puipui, ne fai mo auala e talitonu malosi ei ki te Aliki a te tokoukega o taina, ka ko oko foki eiloa i te loto ‵toa o taku atu te muna mo te se ma‵taku i taimi katoa.”—Filipi 1:13, 14.


It also includes standing firm against those who are puzzled about our Christian way of life and who “go on speaking abusively of [us].”—1 Pet. 4:4. 	 E aofia foki i ei a te tumau i te ‵teke atu ki a latou kolā e se malamalama i ‵tou olaga faka-Kelisiano kae ‘faifai muna ki a tatou.’—1 Petelu 4:4.


What arrangement for regular seasonal festivals did God institute in ancient Israel? 	 Ne a ‵kaiga fia‵fia ne manako te Atua ke ‵kau ki ei te kau Isalaelu i tausaga katoa?


19. How should we view fellow believers? 19 If we are determined to serve God shoulder to shoulder with fellow believers, we will not just avoid being judgmental. 	 19 Kafai e fia tumau tatou i te tavini fakatasi atu ki te Atua mo ‵tou taina tali‵tonu, ka ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te fakamasino atu.


As governor, Nehemiah had to fill positions of responsibility among God’s people. 	 E pelā me se kovana, ne filifili ne Neemia mai tino o te Atua a tino ke pule‵pule atu ki galuega.


All anointed Christians, male and female, shared in carrying out the commission of making disciples. 	 Ne ‵kau fakatasi a Kelisiano fakaekegina katoa, tāgata mo fāfine i te galuega ko te faiga o soko.


You can read some of their experiences in the series “The Bible Changes Lives,” found on jw.org. 	 E mafai o faitau koe ki olotou tala i te fakasologa o mataupu i te “E ‵Fuli ne te Tusi Tapu a Olaga o Tino,” kolā e maua i te jw.org.


1-3. What hope do some entertain for the future? 	 Se a te fakamoemoega ne maua ne nisi tino mō aso mai mua?


By exercising this right, earth’s six billion inhabitants have produced an amazing diversity of beliefs. 	 Ko oti ne maua ne te toko ono piliona o tino i te lalolagi a talitonuga kese‵kese me e fakaaogā sāle ne latou te saolotoga tenā.


It is wise to avoid filling a cup to the point that there is a danger of spilling the wine when it is passed. 20, 21. Why can we say that the Memorial is a communion meal? 	 Se mea ‵lei ke sē tō faka‵fonu katoa te ipu i te mea ma maligiligi i te taimi e pāsi atu i ei.


“Let all your affairs take place with love.”—1 CORINTHIANS 16:14. 	 “Ke fai otou mea katoa i te alofa.”—1 KOLINITO 16:14.


10 Christian couples want to be both realistic and reasonable, and the Bible can help them. 	 10 E ma‵nako a tauavaga Kelisiano ke fai ne latou a faka‵tauga ‵lei, kae e mafai o fesoasoani atu te Tusi Tapu ki a latou.


You delight in thinking of the ways in which the house could benefit you and your family. 	 Ko fiafia koe māfai e mafaufau ki auala ka aoga ei te fale ki a koe mo tou kāiga.


I thought. The man had a jug of cool water and offered me a drink. 	 E isi se tiā vai ‵moko e puke ne te tagata kae ne fai mai ke inu au.


Once inside the Most Holy, the high priest spattered the blood before the ark of the covenant. 	 I tena okoatuga ki te Potu Tafasili i te Tapu, ne apiapi atu ei ne te faitaulaga sili a toto ki mua i te pusa o te feagaiga.


3 More than 4,000 years after Jehovah’s original prophecy, the promised Seed appeared. 	 3 I tausaga e silia atu i te 4,000 mai tua o te valoaga tenā a Ieova, ne sae mai ei te Fanau telā ne folafola mai.


Commenting on the situation in the United States, Newsweek magazine candidly stated: “Many clergy, who are competing in a buyer’s market, feel they cannot afford to alienate.” 	 E uiga ki te tulaga o mea i te Iunaite Sitete, ne fakaasi ‵tonu mai a te mekesini ko te Newsweek, penei: “Ne mafau‵fau aka a faifeau e tokouke ke fakaaoga ne latou a akoakoga mo faifaiga kolā e fia‵fia ki ei a tino ko te mea ke takolekole ne latou ki ei a tino.”


The apostle Peter wrote: “The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous ones, and his ears are toward their supplication; but the face of Jehovah is against those doing bad things.”—1 Peter 3:12. 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Petelu, penei: “Me i te Aliki e sagatonu eiloa ona mata ki tino amio‵tonu, kae fakalogo faeloa ki olotou ‵talo; kae saga fakaa‵tea mai tino kolā e fai ne latou te masei.”—1 Petelu 3:12.


“More than all else that is to be guarded, safeguard your heart, for out of it are the sources of life.”—PROVERBS 4:23. 1, 2. 	 “Kae e sili i mea katoa ke puipui tou loto me mafua mai ei tou ola.”—FAATAOTO 4:23, NW.


Perhaps he drinks to excess. 	 Kāti a ia se tagata inu malosi.


(Matthew 6:19-21) In fact, these treasures can be destroyed only if a Christian shrinks back to destruction. 	 (Mataio 6:19-21) A te tonuga loa, e mafai fua o fakamaseigina a koloa konā māfai e toe foki ki tua se Kelisiano ki te malaia.


He kept training himself and relied on Jehovah’s spirit. 	 Ne tumau faeloa i te akoako ne ia a ia eiloa kae fakalagolago ki te agaga o Ieova.


On the contrary, he demanded that Job be put to another severe test. 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, ne manako foki a ia ke toe tuku atu te suā tofotofoga tai ‵mafa atu ki a Iopu.


Of course, those with strong faith give no consideration to “slackening the course” when difficulty arises—be it persecution, ill health, or some other trial. 	 E tonu, a tino kolā e ma‵losi i te fakatuanaki e se mafaufau lele ke ‘fakatuai te malaga’ māfai ko ‵sae aka ne fakalavelave—faitalia me ne fakasauāga, masaki io me ko nisi tofotofoga.


So much time, effort, and emotion are invested in children that a huge void may seem to linger when they leave. 	 Ona ko te uke o taimi mo olotou faifaiga ne fai ki te tamaliki tenā ko se sologa ei latou māfai ko tiaki ne te tamaliki latou.


Rosa: “At first, I thought that the Bible was nothing more than a book of philosophy that attempts to explain God using human reasoning. 	 Rosa: “Muamua la, ne mafaufau au me e ‵pau eiloa te Tusi Tapu mo tusi fakalotu kolā e taumafai o fakamatala a mea e uiga ki te Atua e auala i fakamatalaga a tino.


“Do you engage in the ministry even if your parents do not?” 	 “E mata, e kau atu faeloa koe ki te galuega talai faitalia me e se ‵kau atu ki ei ou mātua?”


There will be an unhappy outcome for an unrepentant wrongdoer. 	 Ka isi eiloa se ikuga fakafanoanoa e maua ne se tino telā e agasala kae e se salamo.


Every day, waves of sensual images are directed at us. 	 I aso katoa, e mafai eiloa o lavea ne tatou a ata e uke o faifaiga fakatauavaga.


(Isa. 61:1; Gal. 5:19-21) On the other hand, if a certain leisure activity is made up of “ingredients” that are wholesome in Jehovah’s eyes, then such recreation may well be beneficial and refreshing to you.—Gal. 5:22, 23; read Philippians 4:8. 	 (Isaia 61:1; Kalatia 5:19-21) I te suā feitu, kafai e isi se fakafiafiaga telā e “aofia” i ei a faifaiga kolā e ‵lei i te kilokiloga a Ieova, ko iloa ei ne koe me e aoga kae fakamalosi loto a vaegā fakafiafiaga penā.—Kalatia 5:22, 23; faitau te Filipi 4:8.


• Explain why, in our battle against sin, it is vital to study the Bible, to obey Jehovah’s law, and to pray to him. 	 • Fakamatala mai te pogai me kaia e tāua ei ki te ‵tou taua atu ki te agasala, te sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu, te faka‵logo ki tulafono a Ieova, mo te ‵talo atu ki a ia.


In holding that conviction, we differ from the Jewish Sadducees, who strongly denied that the dead are raised. 	 I te taofi ‵mau ki te loto talitonu tenā, e ‵kese tatou mai te kau Satukaio Iutaia, kolā ne ‵teke malosi atu ki latou me ne toe‵tu aka a tino ‵mate.


Relate an experience that shows that we may be provided for in times of need. 	 Fakamatala mai se tala e fakaasi mai me e tausi eiloa tatou i taimi kolā e ma‵nako ei ki se fesoasoani.


8 How can we cultivate the kind of courage that will enable us to keep our integrity during these difficult times? 	 8 E mafai pefea ne tatou o fakamalosi aka te loto toa ke tumau tatou i te fakamaoni i taimi faiga‵ta konei?


Never forget that Jehovah cares for you, and he will give you the strength needed to face any circumstance that may arise.—1 Pet. 5:6, 7. 	 Ke mo a ma puli me e atafai atu a Ieova ki a koe, kae ka tuku atu ne ia te malosi e manakogina ke fakafesagai atu koe ki so se tulaga e mafai o sae aka.—1 Petelu 5:6, 7.


(Acts 17:11) Today, we too see the importance of reading God’s Word daily and prayerfully meditating on it. 	 (Galu. 17:11) I aso nei, e lavea foki ne tatou te tāua o te faitau ki te Muna a te Atua i aso katoa mo te mafaufau ‵loto ki ei fakatasi mo te ‵talo.


(Psalm 73:17-20; Galatians 6:7, 8) Really, the wicked are on slippery ground. 	 (Salamo 73:17-20; Kalatia 6:7, 8) E tonu, e foliga mai me ko ‵tu atu nei a tino amio ma‵sei i koga mole‵mole.


Jehovah’s judgments are inescapable.—Amos 9:2-5. 	 E seai se tino e mafai o sao i te fakasalaga a Ieova.—Amosa 9:2-5.


We have to pay attention to our spirituality, to our relationship with Jehovah, and to Kingdom priorities. 	 E ‵tau o ‵saga tonu tatou ki ‵tou feitu faka-te-agaga, tou fesokotakiga mo Ieova kae fakamuamua a mea o te Malo.


Most important, he did not allow the imperfections and wrong actions of others to separate him from Jehovah. 	 E sili atu i te tāua, ne seki talia ne ia a vāivāiga mo faifaiga ‵se a nisi tino ke ‵vae keatea ei a ia mai i a Ieova.


How does God make man “go back to crushed matter”? 10 Man is mortal, and God makes him “go back to crushed matter.” 	 Ko tena uiga, e toe foki atu te tagata ki te “pefu,” e pelā me ne fiti e tuki palapala io me e tuki fakalikiliki.


Then, there is “the prayer of faith.” 	 Kae e isi foki “se ‵talo e fai i te fakatuanaki.”


The Bible reveals three causes of death.—Ecclesiastes 9:11; John 8:44; Romans 5:12. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu a pogai e tolu e ‵mate ei tatou.—Failauga 9:11; Ioane 8:44; Loma 5:12.


Paul told them: “With every form of prayer and supplication . . . carry on prayer on every occasion in spirit.” 	 Ne fai atu a Paulo ki a latou: “Ke fai katoa ne koutou a mea konei i te ‵talo. . . . ‵Talo i taimi katoa, e pelā eiloa mo te takitakiga a te Agaga.”


Then one angel declared that he would do it. 	 Kae ne fai atu te suā agelu ke fai ne ia te mea tenā.


If hell really is a place of torment, you certainly should fear it. 	 Kafai e tonu me i seoli se koga e fakapuapuaga ei a tino, e ‵tau eiloa o mataku koe ki ei.


Doug Oman, lead author of the study and a lecturer at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, said: “We found this difference even after adjusting for factors such as social connections and health behaviors, including smoking and exercising.” 	 Ne fai mai a Doug Oman, ko te takitaki o te sukesukega tenā kae se faiakoga foki i te UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health: “Ne lavea aka ne matou te ‵kese tenei i te otiga ne ‵saga atu foki ki nisi mea pelā mo olotou fesokotakiga masani, faifaiga masani o te tu ‵ma, ke oko ki te ‵pusi mo te fakamalosilosiga o te foitino.”


Our everlasting life depends on our doing so. 	 E faka‵na eiloa te ‵tou ola ki te se-gata-mai ki te avatuga o vikiga ki a Ieova mo Keliso.


Since the end of World War II, there have been nearly 50 documented incidents of genocide and politically motivated mass murder. 	 Talu mai te otiga o te Taua i te Lua a te Lalolagi, toeitiiti ko katoa te 50 o tala mautinoa e uiga ki te tamatega o matakāiga mo tino e tokouke ona ko manakoga fakapolitiki.


For more information on written business agreements, see The Watchtower, August 1, 1997, pages 30-1; November 15, 1986, pages 16-17; and Awake!, February 8, 1983, pages 13-15, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ke maua a nisi fakamatalaga e uiga ki te faiga o feagaiga fakapisinisi, ke onoono ki Te Faleleoleo Maluga i a Aokuso 1, 1997, itulau e 31-32; mo The Watchtower i a Novema 15, 1986, itulau e 16-17; mo te Awake! i a Fepuali 8, 1983, itulau e 13-15, kolā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


While a healthy desire to learn new things can be beneficial, unbridled curiosity could expose us to harmful ideas. 	 E tiga eiloa e aogā māfai e fia iloa faka‵lei ne se tino a mea ‵fou, e mafai o oko mai a manatu fakama‵taku māfai e sōna fia iloa ne tatou a mea valevale.


(2 Tim. 3:1) Individual Christians may not always know what course to take in order to handle successfully the situations they are facing, but Jehovah knows. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:1) E mafai o sē iloa ne Kelisiano taki tokotasi a mea e ‵tau o fai ne latou ko te mea ke faka‵lei aka ei a tulaga kolā e fepaki mo latou, kae ko Ieova fua e iloa ne ia.


David also thought out a strategy for deceiving the Philistine king. 	 Ne fai foki ne Tavita se aofaga ke fakaloiloi aka ei te tupu o Filisitia.


For millenniums, Jehovah has directed men to take the lead. 	 I te fia afe o tausaga, ne fakatonutonu ne Ieova a tagata ke fai ne latou te takitakiga.


This attitude is reflected in our conduct with regard to fellow humans. 	 E lavea atu a te uiga tenei i ‵tou faifaiga ki ‵tou taina.


10 At times, very powerful forces have tried to keep the Bible from the common people. 	 10 I nisi taimi, ne taumafai a tino pulepule o ‵funa te Tusi Tapu mai tino.


Lydia, who became a Christian during Paul’s visit to Philippi in Greece, was “a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira.”—Acts 16:12-15. 	 Ne fakaaogā ne tino fai vali a aka o te lakau ko te “madder” ke faite ei olotou vali violeta kolā ne lauiloa i ei latou.


(Matthew 11:4-6) Since Jesus when on earth resurrected the dead, he can surely do so as a mighty spirit creature empowered by God. 	 (Mataio 11:4-6) Me ne toe faka‵tu aka ne Iesu a tino ‵mate a koi nofo mai a ia i te lalolagi nei, ka mafai eiloa ne ia o toe fai penā me i a ia se tino malosi i te feitu faka-te-agaga telā e fakamalosigina ne te Atua.


Though God purposed to take some from the human family to serve as corulers with Jesus Christ in the heavenly Kingdom, that does not mean that all good people go to heaven. 	 E tiga eiloa ne fuafua ne te Atua ke olo atu a nisi tino ke pule fakatasi mo Iesu Keliso i te Malo faka-te-lagi, e se fakauiga i ei me i tino ‵lei katoa e olo atu ki te lagi.


Still, there were pressures. 	 Kae ne isi foki ne mea faiga‵ta i taimi konā.


That highlights one reason why true Christians have to struggle to be humble—our sinful human nature craves undue glory. 	 Ko faka‵mafa mai i ei a te pogai e tasi e faigatā ei ki Kelisiano ‵tonu ke loto mau‵lalo—ko te ‵tou tulaga agasala e manako faeloa ki tavaega sē ‵lei.


God Examines Israel 	 Ko Iloilo ne te Atua a Isalaelu


What else will God’s love move us to do? 	 Se a foki te mea ka fakamalosi aka ne te alofa ki te Atua ke fai ne tatou?


This is made evident in his dealings with a woman who had been sick for 12 years with a flow of blood. 	 Ne fakamaoni mai a te mea tenei i ana faifaiga ki se fafine telā ne ‵tafe tena sua i tausaga e 12.


First, let me tell you about my background. 	 Muamua la, ke fakamatala atu a mea e uiga ki a au.


For instance, one Christian sister has served in the full-time ministry in several challenging assignments. 	 E pelā mo te tuagane Kelisiano e tokotasi telā ne tavini atu i te taviniga tumau i tulaga faiga‵ta e uke.


Jesus told of a slave who refused to forgive a relatively small debt and of a father who forgave a son who had squandered his whole inheritance 	 Kaia e seai ei se tino ne mafai o fakasakosako atu me e ‵lei fua a amioga a te faitaulaga mo te tino Levi i te tala fakatusa e uiga ki te Samalia alofa?


Those who say that there is no God claim that our future is entirely in our own hands. 	 E fai mai a tino kolā e fai me seai se Atua, i te olaga o tatou i aso mai mua e faka‵na loa ki a tatou eiloa.


8 God promised that through Abraham and his descendants, all families of the earth—not just one nation—were to be blessed. 	 8 Ne tauto mai te Atua me e auala i a Apelaamo mo ana fanau, a kāiga katoa i te lalolagi—e sē se fenua fua e tasi—ka fakamanuiagina.


Is daily Bible reading your custom? 	 E mata, a te faitau ki te Tusi Tapu i aso katoa e fai pelā me se faifaiga masani a koe?


His skills as a shepherd helped him to lead the nation of Israel patiently. 	 A tena taleni e pelā me se tausi mamoe ne fesoasoani atu ke takitaki ne ia a te fenua o Isalaelu mo te kufaki.


The book The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty put it this way: “Essentially, we cheat up to the level that allows us to retain our self-image as reasonably honest individuals.” 	 A te tusi ko The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty e fai mai: E fakatāua ne tino a te sē fakamaoni maise eiloa i te taimi telā e ma‵nako tatou ke taku ‵lei tatou e pelā me ne tino fakamaoni.”


That certainly includes the two greatest commands—to love God and to love neighbor. 	 E aofia eiloa i te mea tenā a tulafono tafasili i te tāua e lua—ke alofa ki te Atua mo te alofa ki tuakoi.


8 Summing up the grand hope for those who want to live forever on earth, Jesus said: “Happy are the mild-tempered ones, since they will inherit the earth.” 	 8 I te fakatoetoega o te fakamoemoega fakaofoofogia mō tino kolā e ma‵nako ke ola ki te se-gata-mai i te lalolagi, ne fai mai penei a Iesu: “E fia‵fia a tino loto mau‵lalo, me ka maua ne latou te lalolagi.”


(2 Corinthians 1:3, 4) So will reflecting on what was done by the first-century widow Anna. 	 (2 Kolinito 1:3, 4) E penā foki te mafaufau ki te mea telā ne fai ne te fafine ko mate tena avaga ko Ana i te senitenali muamua.


17 As we await Jehovah’s day, we have support and comfort from “the God of peace.” 	 17 Ka koi ‵nofo fakatalitali tatou ki te aso o Ieova, e maua ne tatou a fakamafanafanaga mo te ‵lago mai o “te Atua o te Filemu.”


Such prayers will not be offered publicly in behalf of a disfellowshipped minor at congregation meetings, as others may not be aware of the condition of the disfellowshipped person.—See The Watchtower, October 15, 1979, page 31. 	 Ka se fai atu a vaegā ‵talo penā i mua o tino katoa mō se tamaliki fakatea i fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga, me kāti e se iloa ne nisi tino a te tulaga o te tino fakatea tenā.—Ke onoono ki te Watchtower i a Oketopa 15, 1979, te itulau e 31.