(Please, do not bury me in Egypt.) And I must lie with my fathers, and you must carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their grave.’” 	 Au e manako ke tanu au i te koga e tanu ei toku tamana mo oku tupuga; ave eiloa au keatea mo Aikupito, o tanu i te koga e tanu ei latou.”


I enjoy all the articles. 	 E fiafia malosi au ki mataupu katoa i ei.


But because of earnest discussion, the other individual may decide to relieve him of the obligation.—Psalm 15:4; Proverbs 6:2, 3. 	 Kafai ko oti ne sau‵tala faka‵lei ki ei, e mafai o talia ne te suā tino ke fakasaoloto a ia mai te faiga o te mea tenā.—Salamo 15:4; Faataoto 6:2, 3.


And he related: “From Jerusalem and in a circuit as far as Illyricum I have thoroughly preached the good news about the Christ.”* (Rom. 1:9, 16; 2:16; 15:19) Why, do you think, did Paul stress Jesus Christ to the Romans? 	 Kae ne fakamatala mai ne ia: “Ne folafola katoatoa ei ne au a te Tala ‵lei a Keliso mai i Ielusalema o fakatamilo ake ki Iluliko.”* (Loma 1:9, 16; 2:16; 15:19) Se a tau faka‵tau, e mata ne faka‵mafa atu ne Paulo a Iesu Keliso ki te kau Loma?


(Revelation 2:1-4) Today, some once-zealous Christians have likewise lost the fervent love they formerly had for God. 	 (Fakaasiga 2:1-4) I aso nei, e isi ne Kelisiano kolā ne loto finafinau muamua ko galo atu foki nei te lotou a‵lofa ki te Atua.


The local brothers responded kindly. 	 Ne fai‵pati atu a taina mo te atafai ki a ia.


(Colossians 1:10) That fact is connected to something else that Paul mentioned when writing about Epaphras’ prayers concerning the Colossians, that they might “stand complete and with firm conviction in all the will of God.” 	 (Kolose 1:10) E fetaui ‵lei te manatu tenā mo te suā mea telā ne taku atu ne Paulo i tena tusi e uiga ki faiga o ‵talo a Epafala mō te kau Kolose, “ko te mea ke tumau koutou i te fai mo tino ma‵tua, kae tuku atu foki katoatoa otou loto o fai te loto o te Atua.”


He mentioned that David had indeed died and been buried. 	 Ne taku mai ne ia me ne mate a Tavita kae ne tanu.


Furthermore, a clean child reflects well on the family, revealing the love and attention of the parents. 	 E se gata i ei, a te tamaliki ‵ma e fakaasi atu i ei se ata ‵lei o te kāiga, telā e fakamaoni atu ei te a‵lofa mo te ‵saga tonu atu o mātua.


(Luke 19:12; footnote) How was that prophetic illustration fulfilled? 	 (Luka 19:12) Ne fakataunu pefea a te valoaga fakatusa tenā?


An exhausted worker deeply desires the start of his long-awaited vacation. 	 E manako malosi se tino galue malosi kae ko fi‵ta ki te taimi ka kamata ei tena malōlōga.


(Look under PUBLICATIONS/BOOKS & BROCHURES) 	 (E mafai o faitau i te ‵gana palagi PUBLICATIONS/BOOKS & BROCHURES)


The unreasoning serpent that spoke to Eve was not to blame. 	 E se ‵tau o ‵losi atu ki te gata telā ne faipati atu ki a Eva kae seai sena mea e iloa.


9 First-century Christians were known for their boldness. 	 9 Ne lauiloa a Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua mō te lotou loto toa.


Even relatively minor ones can loom large in our mind if we dwell on them. 	 Ke oko foki eiloa ki tamā mea e mafai o fai pelā me ne mea ‵lasi ‵ki i ‵tou mafaufauga māfai e mafau‵fau faeloa tatou ki ei.


He showed respect for the decisions of the first-century governing body of the Christian congregation. 	 E pelā mo Paulo, ne āva sāle a ia ki fakaikuga a te potukau pule o te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua.


He told the apostles: “As you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.’” 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki ana apositolo: “Olo o folafola atu, ‘i te malo o te lagi ko pili mai!’”


“Jehovah has anointed me . . . to comfort all the mourning ones.”—ISAIAH 61:1, 2. 1, 2. To whom should we give comfort, and why? 	 “Te Aliki Sili ne . . . filifili ne ia au . . . o fakamafanafana a latou kolā e ‵tagi fanoanoa.”—ISAIA 61:1, 2.


(Matthew 13:36; Mark 4:34) Jesus’ illustrations, then, revealed truth to those whose hearts hungered for it; at the same time, his illustrations concealed truth from those with proud hearts. 	 (Mataio 13:36; Maleko 4:34) Tela la, ne fakaasi atu ei ne tala fakatusa a Iesu a te munatonu ki tino kolā ne ma‵nako malosi ki ei; kae ne faigata o malamalama i ei a tino fakamata‵mata.


His crowning was prophetic, pointing to a future and eternal king and priest. 	 A te fakapeiga ki te kalauna se fakaasiga fakapelofeta, telā e fakasino atu ki te tupu mo te faitaulaga tumau i aso mai mua nei.


We need only look around us. 	 E ‵tau fua o ‵kilo atu tatou ki ‵tou tafa.


A “simple” eye will move us to resist worldly distractions 	 A te “kilokilo faeloa” ki mea ‵lei io me fakafaigofie tau kilo ka fai ei ke ‵teke atu ne tatou a fakalavelave o te lalolagi


(Proverbs 19:21) In a number of Bible translations, Ephesians 3:11 speaks of God’s having an “eternal purpose” rather than a fixed plan. 	 (Faataoto 19:21) I nisi ‵fuliga o te Tusi Tapu, e faipati i ei ki te Efeso 3:11 e uiga ki te “fuafuaga se gata mai” a te Atua i lō tena fuafuaga telā e se mafai o ‵fuli.


They made preaching the hallmark of their activity. 	 Ne fakamuamua ne latou te galuega talai i olotou galuega katoa.


Manasseh may initially have felt that he did not deserve quite so severe a reproof as he received. 	 Ne mafaufau muamua a Manase me ne seki ‵tau o ‵mafa tena fakasalaga e pelā mo te mea ne maua ne ia.


“We get so frustrated that we yell at each other.” 	 “Ona ko te lasi o te kaitaua, e fakatau paka‵laga atu ei māua.”


AUGUST 2017 	 AOKUSO 2017


“Not Even an Iron Lung Could Stop Her Preaching.”—Awake!, January 22, 1993. 	 (Ke onoono ki te fakamatalaga fakaopoopo.) (e) Ne a fautuaga aogā ne tuku mai ne Iesu ke ‵kalo keatea mai te sōna manavase?


The whole congregation searches for sincere ones. 	 A te fakapotopotoga kātoa e ‵sala ki tino loto ‵lei.


Paul then attested to this truth by stating that the resurrected Christ had “appeared to upward of five hundred brothers,” most of whom, added Paul, were still alive. 	 Ne fakamaoni atu ei ne Paulo a te ‵tonu o te mea tenei mai te fai atu me i a Iesu telā ne toetu aka mai te mate ne “fakaasi atu foki ki nisi taina e silia atu i te limaselau,” kae ko te tokoukega o latou konā koi ola eiloa.


(2 Corinthians 5:18, 19) His patience has made it possible for millions to come to their senses.—Isaiah 2:2, 3. 	 (2 Kolinito 5:18, 19) Ne iku atu tena onosai ki te ‵toe mauaga ne te fia miliona o tino a mafaufauga ‵lei.—Isaia 2:2, 3.


Suddenly, the man lifts his partner and thrusts her into the air. She spins, lands gracefully on one skate, and continues circling with him on the ice. 	 E ‵pei atu ne te tagata e tokotasi a te pokisi ki te suā tino telā e sapo ne ia te pokisi e aunoa mo se fakalavelave kae e faka‵tali ke ‵pei mai te suā pokisi ki a ia.


If we detect such a hardening attitude developing within us, we urgently need to examine our faith! 	 Kafai ko lavea ne tatou se uiga loto ‵fika i a tatou, e ‵tau eiloa o iloilo fakavave aka ne tatou ‵tou fakatuanaki!


JEHOVAH is worthy of praise from all his creation. 	 E ‵TAU eiloa o maua ne Ieova te vikiga mai i ana mea katoa ne faite.


(Jas. 4:17) Wisely, however, parents want to be sure that before their children get baptized, they are ready to shoulder the responsibility of Christian discipleship. 	 (Iako. 4:17) Kae se mea poto me e ma‵nako a mātua o fakamautinoa aka me koi tuai o papatiso olotou tama‵liki, ko toka eiloa latou o fakafesagai atu ki tiute e pelā me ne soko Kelisiano.


(Exodus 20:14, 15) Some Jews in Paul’s day were proud that they had God’s Law. 	 (Esoto 20:14, 15) Ne fakamata‵mata a nisi tino Iutaia i aso o Paulo me ne maua ne latou a te Tulafono a te Atua.


Like Ezekiel, we are surely awed and humbled by what Jehovah is accomplishing. 	 E pelā mo Esekielu, e mautinoa ‵lei me e ma‵taku kae loto maula‵lo tatou ona ko mea kolā e fai ne Ieova.


Fifty years have elapsed since the rebuilt house of Jehovah was inaugurated. 	 Ko ‵teka atu te limasefulu tausaga talu mai te taimi ne fakaulufale ei te fale o Ieova telā ne toe faite.


How did Paul demonstrate resourcefulness when dealing with different audiences? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Paulo a tena apo i te taimi ne fetaui ei a ia mo tino fakalogo‵logo kese‵kese?


(Luke 9:23) Hence, anyone can be Jesus’ follower if he really wants to. 	 (Luka 9:23) Tela la, e mafai ne so se tino o fai pelā me se soko o Iesu māfai e manako tonu o fai penā.


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How can Psalm 72 help us? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani mai ki a tatou a te Salamo 72?


So don’t ever give up on your unbelieving mate.” 	 Tela la, ke mo a eiloa e ‵fiu vave koe i tau avaga sē talitonu.”


(Proverbs 18:13) How much more foolish it would be for mere humans to criticize “the Judge of all the earth”!—Genesis 18:25. 	 (Faataoto 18:13) Kae e sili atu la te valea o te tino telā e fakamasei ne ia “te famasino o te lalolagi”!—Kenese 18:25.


Over the course of time, I have learned much from serving alongside brothers who care for heavy responsibilities, and Nora has had a variety of assignments at Bethel. 	 I te ‵tekaatuga o taimi, ne tauloto ne au a mea e uke mai te tavini fakatasi atu mo taina kolā ne amo ne latou a tiute ‵mafa, kae ne fai foki ne Nora a vaegā galuega kese‵kese i te Peteli.


If gold could be found everywhere, they point out, its value would be diminished. 	 E fai mai latou me moi maua te aulo i so se koga, ka foliki ‵ki tena malosi.


Inasmuch as her sons had died childless and she was past the childbearing age, however, the possibility that her family might contribute to Messianic lineage was remote indeed. 	 Kae ui ei, ne toe avaga a Luta, te avaga a tena tama telā ne mate, ki a Poasa.


Keep Your Eye “Simple” 	 Ke ‘Fakafaigofie’ Faeloa Tau Kilo


She had been betrayed by someone she should have been able to trust completely. 	 Ko oti ne fakalata a ia ne se tino telā ne ‵tau o talitonu katoatoa a ia ki ei.


David believes that he will receive divine help. 	 E talitonu Tavita me ka maua eiloa ne ia te fesoasoani mai te Atua.


The different ways in which they responded provide guidance for Christians today if ever these have to face similar challenges. 	 E fakaasi mai i te auala ne ‵saga atu ei latou ki mea konā a fakatakitakiga mō Kelisiano i aso nei māfai e fepaki latou mo tofotofoga tai ‵pau penā.


Still, his teachings are renowned. 	 Kae ui ei, koi tumau eiloa te lauiloa o ana akoakoga.


Do you make use of this precious gift? 	 E mata, e fakaaogā faka‵lei ne koe a te meaalofa tāua tenei?


Using your imagination to make wise decisions will help you to avoid spiritually harmful situations. 	 A te fakagaluegaga o mea e fakaataata i tou mafaufau i te faiga o fakaikuga ‵poto, ka fesoasoani atu ke ‵kalo keatea koe mai tulaga kolā e fakama‵taku i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


When writing to Christians in the city of Corinth, some of whom apparently could speak in tongues, Paul explained that “tongues are for a sign . . . to the unbelievers.” (1 Corinthians 14:22) Hence, along with other miraculous abilities, the power to speak in tongues was an indication to observers that the newly formed Christian congregation had God’s approval and backing. 	 I te taimi ne tusi atu ei ki Kelisiano i te fa‵kai o Kolinito, e isi ne tino koi mafai eiloa o fai‵pati ki ‵gana valevale, ne fakamatala atu ne Paulo me i “te faipati ki ‵gana kese‵kese . . . se fakailoga e se mō Kelisiano.” (1 Kolinito 14:22) Tela la, fakatasi mo nisi atamai fakavavega, a te ‵mana ke faipati ki ‵gana valevale se fakamaoniga ki tino maimoa me i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano fou telā ne fakatu aka ko talia kae ‵lago atu ki ei a te Atua.


After taking the car for a test drive, the buyer asked the brother if he was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 I te otiga ne ‵tofo ne ia te motoka, ne fesili atu te tino ‵togi ki te taina tenā me ko ia se Molimau a Ieova.


If we walk in Jehovah’s way, what “ease” will we find for our souls? 	 Kafai e sa‵sale tatou i auala o Ieova, se a te “filemu” telā ka maua ne tatou?


(Deut. 1:34, 35) Could we at times allow the negative speech of others to weaken our faith and cause us to grumble about Jehovah’s dealings with us? 	 1:34, 35) E mata, e talia ne tatou a pati sē ‵lei a nisi tino ke fakavāivāi ei ‵tou fakatuanaki i nisi taimi kae fai ei ke mui‵mui tatou ki faifaiga a Ieova ki a tatou?


There are (1) “the fruitage of the spirit” and (2) the Kingdom fruitage.—Galatians 5:22, 23; Matthew 24:14. 	 E lua a vaegā fuataga, (1) “ko fua o te Agaga” mo te (2) ko fuataga o te Malo.—Kalatia 5:22, 23; Mataio 24:14.


We can humbly beg God to do the same. 	 E mafai foki o fakamolemole atu tatou mo te loto maulalo ki te Atua ke fai foki penā.


What he said on that occasion is of vital importance to everyone today. 	 E tāua ‵ki ki tino katoa i aso nei ana pati konā ne fai.


He could not see the heavenly hosts. 	 E se mafai o lavea ne ia a te fakapotopotoga faka-te-lagi.


(Hosea 1:6, 7; 2:23) God’s willingness to extend mercy to repentant Israelites is in harmony with the inspired proverb: “He that is covering over his transgressions will not succeed, but he that is confessing and leaving them will be shown mercy.” 	 (Hosea 1:6, 7; 2:23) E fetaui ‵lei a te loto fiafia o te Atua o fakamagalo a tino Isalaelu loto sala‵mo mo pati i te faataoto, konei: “E se mafai koe o manuia i te olaga nei manafai e taumafai faeloa koe o funa au agasala. Fakaasi au agasala, kae sa toe fai, kae ka alofa atu te Atua ki a koe.”


Thereafter, we can resume the study using the Knowledge book. 	 Mai tua i ei , ko toe faka‵soko atu ei te faiga o te akoga mai te fakaaogāga o te tusi ko te Iloaga.


What Lies Ahead? 	 Ne a Mea ka ‵Tupu i Aso Mai Mua?


As I was growing up, I reacted to the negative influences by becoming extremely violent. 	 I te taimi ne tupu aka ei au, ne pokotia au i fakamalosiga sē aoga telā ne kamata foki ei au o uiga fakasaua.


9 With patient teaching from their parents, children will be able gradually to begin to grasp “the breadth and length and height and depth” of faith. 	 9 Mai i te akoako atu o mātua mo te kufaki, ka mafai ei o gasolo malielie aka te malamalama o tama‵liki i “te lauefa, te loa, te maluga, mo te ‵poko” o te fakatuanaki.


Jehovah wants us to escape the disasters that result from trusting the treacherous human heart. 	 E manako a Ieova ke se pokotia tatou i fakalavelave kolā e iku mai i te talitonu ki te loto fakamataku o te tagata.


What can you expect as you let your light shine? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o fakamoemoe koe ki ei i te taimi e maina atu ei tou mainaga?


5 As a child growing up in Egypt, Joshua must have come to know of Jehovah’s promise to give the Israelites a land of their own. 	 5 E pelā me se tamaliki ne tupu aka i te fa‵kai o Aikupito, kāti ne iloa ne Iosua a folafolaga a Ieova ke tuku atu ki te kau Isalaelu se fenua mō latou.


Would you expect any other ancient holy book to harmonize with modern science? 	 E mata, e fakamoemoe koe me isi aka foki se tusi tapu mua e fetaui ‵lei mo mea fakasaienisi i aso nei?


EXEMPLARY LOVE SHOWN BY JEHOVAH AND JESUS 	 FAKAAKOAKOGA O TE ALOFA NE FAKAASI MAI NE IEOVA MO IESU


We read that Judas and Silas “encouraged the brothers with many a discourse and strengthened them.” 	 E fai‵tau tatou me ne fakamalosi atu ne Iuta mo Sila “a loto o te kau taina i muna e uke.”


One Asian news magazine notes: “Those who watch films or TV learn to desire what they see, to dream of what they might have.” 	 E fai mai se mekesini i Asia penei: “E mafai o ma‵nako a tino kolā e onoono sāle i vitiō io me ko TV ki mea kolā e lavea ne latou i ei, kae moemiti ki mea kolā e mafai o maua ne latou.”


What can they do to remedy this situation? 	 Ne a olotou mea e mafai o fai ke faka‵lei aka te tulaga tenā?


Frequently, the majority chose rebellion and apostasy rather than the light of Jehovah’s truth. 	 Ne filifili aka ne te tokoukega o tino i te ukega o taimi a te uiga ‵teke mo te aposetasi i lō te mainaga o te munatonu a Ieova.


As an alternative, likely the need for a good partner and coordination of effort could be illustrated by the way workers cooperate by handing boxes to one another when unloading a boat. 	 Kae e mafai foki o fakatusa a te manakoga mō se soa ‵lei kae ‵kau fakatasi ki te ‵kau fakatasi o tino kolā e tali fakasolo aka ne latou a pokisi mai i se vaka kākō.


16 How Mary listened. 	 16 Te auala ne fakalogologo ei a Malia.


Younger Witnesses accompany them and provide transportation. 	 E ‵kau fakatasi atu a Molimau talavou ki a latou kae ave sāle foki ne latou i olotou mea fakateletele.


David’s sins threatened the welfare of the entire nation. 	 Ne fakamataku eiloa te agasala a Tavita ki te tulaga ‵lei o te fenua kātoa.


5 Jim’s experience shows how pride can cause us to justify our actions, making us quite the opposite of malleable. 	 5 E fakaasi mai i te tala o Jim a te auala e mafai ei o fai ne te uiga fakamatamata a fakamasakoga ke ‵pulu ei ‵tou faifaiga, telā e fai ei ke se fulifuligofie tatou.


(1 Cor. 11:23-26) And attendance is not restricted to baptized Witnesses. 	 (1 Koli. 11:23-26) E se ko Molimau papatiso fua e ‵tau o ‵kau atu ki ei.


After having reviewed the merits of loyalty versus the consequences of disloyalty, what is your resolve? 	 Nei la ko oti ne tauloto tatou e uiga ki fakaakoakoga o te alofa fakamaoni mo te sē alofa fakamaoni, ne a mea ka fai ne koe?


“I am conducting three Bible studies. 	 “Ko tolu aku akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


Then a man on the lifeboat kisses his wife, jumps back onto the deck, and puts you into the lifeboat. 	 Kae e isi se tagata i luga i te poti fāola ko uma atu ki tena avaga, toe eva atu ki luga i te vaka, kae tuku atu ne ia koe ki loto i te poti fāola.


(Isa. 48:17) We must humbly acknowledge the truthfulness of the inspired words: “Man’s way does not belong to him. 	 (Isa. 48:17) E ‵tau o loto maulalo tatou o talia a te ‵tonu o pati fakaosofia konei: “I te tagata e se pule i tena auala.


The Bible’s advice on building a happy marriage works because it comes from the Originator of marriage, Jehovah God. 	 E aoga eiloa a manatu fakatonutonu mai i te Tusi Tapu ki te atiakaga o se avaga fiafia me ne aumai i te Mafuaga o te avaga, ko Ieova te Atua.


Actually, though, Habakkuk is speaking on behalf of God’s chosen nation. 	 A te tonuga loa, ne faipati atu Sapakuka mō te fenua filifilia a te Atua.


This apparently refers to a nocturnal emission as well as to marital sexual relations. 	 E fakauiga eiloa ki te sua telā e ‵sali sāle i te po e pelā foki mo faifaiga fakatauavaga.


Often he had to guard the fold through the dark hours from the attack of wild beasts, or the wily attempts of the prowling thief.”* 	 E masani foki o tausi ne ia a te lafu kātoa i te po mai manu fe‵kai io me ko tino kaisoa.”*


14. (a) When and why will imitation Christians ‘gnash their teeth’? (b) How does our adjusted understanding of Matthew 13:42 harmonize with the thought expressed at Psalm 112:10? 	 14. (a) Ko te taimi fea ka ‘fai ei a lili’ o Kelisiano ‵loi, kae kaia? (e) E fetaui pefea a te mainaga fou o tatou e uiga ki te Mataio 13:42 mo te manatu i te Salamo 112:10?


Read the Bible daily and meditate on what it says. 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “Me i te muna a te Atua e ola kae ‵mana kae e ‵kai atu i lō se pelu e ‵kai matalua.


Was It Satan’s Century? 	 E Mata, ko Pule Mai Nei Satani?


What a powerful motivation that is! 	 Ko tafaga te malosi o te fakamalosiga tenā!


O redeem me and show me favor. My own foot will certainly stand on a level place; among the congregated throngs I shall bless Jehovah.” 	 Au ko sao mai mea faigata katoa; au e ‵viki atu ki te Aliki i te fakapotopotoga o ona tino.”


The apostle Peter firmly stated: “For a certainty I perceive that God is not partial, but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.” 	 Ne faipati ‵tonu mai a te apositolo ko Petelu penei: “Se mea tonu i te Atua e se fakailoga tino. So se tino o so se fenua e mataku ki te Atua, kae amiotonu foki, e talia faeloa a ia ne te Atua.”


Moses seems to have accepted his brother’s answer, for the passage concludes: “When Moses got to hear that, then it proved satisfactory in his eyes.” 	 E foliga mai me ne talia ne Mose a te tali a tena taina, me e fai mai te fakaotiga o te fuaiupu: “Tenā ne malie ei a Mose, i te lagonaga ne ia a mea konei.”


• Our speaking the pure language involves what? 	 • Ne a mea e aofia i te ‵tou faipati ki te ‵gana ‵ma?


Being misled by Satan’s false lights results in spiritual shipwreck 	 E fesoasoani mai a Iesu ke o‵mai tatou ki tua mai te pouliga faka-te-agaga e pelā mo te taimi ne faka‵lei malielie ei ne ia a mata o te tino kivi [Ata i te itulau e 23]


Neighbors, employers, or relatives may speak highly of the fine qualities of true Christians but then lament, “If only they were not Jehovah’s Witnesses!” 	 E tavae ne tuakoi, tino ga‵lue, io me ko kāiga a uiga ‵gali o Kelisiano ‵tonu kae oti aka loa ko fai mai penei, “Moi ne se fai la latou mo fai ne Molimau a Ieova!”


Love is the strongest bond of union and the strongest motivation for doing what is right.—1 Corinthians 13:8, 13; Colossians 3:14. 	 A te alofa ko te ‵toe mea malosi ke ‵mau ei te loto tasi mo te ‵toe fakamalosiga sili ke fai ei te mea tonu.—1 Kolinito 13:8, 13; Kolose 3:14.


The Bible plainly reveals the origin of Jesus Christ. 	 E fakaasi manino mai i te Tusi Tapu a te māfuaga o Iesu Keliso.


CAN YOU IGNORE AN OFFENSE? 	 E MATA, E MAFAI O SE SAGA KOE KI SE MEA ‵SE?


From the inception of the Israelite priesthood, only one man at a time served in the capacity of high priest, which initially was a lifelong appointment. 	 Talu mai te taimi ne kamata ei a te fakasopoga o faitaulaga o tino Isalaelu, e tokotasi fua te tagata e maua ne ia te tauliaga ke tavini e pelā me se faitaulaga sili, telā ko te ‵toe galuega tāua eiloa i tena olaga kātoa.


Why is the imperfection of the undershepherds no reason to disregard their Scriptural counsel? 	 Kaia e se ‵tau ei o fai a te tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa o tausi mamoe fesoasoani mo fakamasakoga ke se faka‵logo tatou ki olotou pati fakatonutonu kolā e fakavae mai te Tusi Tapu?


Through the prophet, God assured Ebed-melech that he would not perish during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem. 	 E auala i te pelofeta, ne fakatalitonu atu te Atua ki a Epetimeleka me ka sao a ia māfai ko fakamasei a Ielusalema ne te kau Papelonia.


Arthur Matthews and I met in 1946. 	 Ne fetaui māua mo Arthur Matthews i te 1946.


If they remain faithful to Jehovah throughout the Millennium and during the final test that will come at the end of it, their names will be permanently written in “the scroll of life.” 	 Kafai e tumau latou i te fakamaoni ki a Ieova i loto i te afe tausaga mo te ‵toe tofotofoga telā ka fai i te fakaotiga o te afe tusaga, ka tusi faka‵mau olotou igoa i loto i “te pelugā tusi o te ola.”


How could a loving God not only permit evil but even will it to happen? 	 E mafai pefea o talia ne se Atua alofa a mea ma‵sei kae manako foki ke ‵tupu a mea konā?


But Nabal, whose name means “Senseless” or “Stupid,” lived up to his name. 	 Kae ko Napalu, telā e fakauiga tena igoa ki te “Valea” io me ko “Fakavalevale,” ne ola eiloa e ‵tusa mo tena igoa.


7 Another area where mildness is important is in the field ministry. 	 7 E tāua foki a te agamalū i te faiga o te galuega talai.


“I Saw, but I Could Not Understand” 	 “Ne Matea ne au, a ko Au e se Malamalama i ei”


(Judg. 11:40) What is more, their numbers are growing. 	 (Fama. 11:40) Kae se mea fakafiafia me ko gasolo o uke te aofaki o latou.


“Come, you people, behold the activities of Jehovah, how he has set astonishing events on the earth. 	 “O‵mai o ‵kilo ki mea ne fai ne te Aliki. ‵Kilo ki mea fakaofoofogia ne fai ne ia i te lalolagi.


This helps us to avoid stumbling spiritually, keeping our “foot” stable. 	 E fesoasoani mai te mea tenei ke mo a e vāi‵vāi tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga, kae ka se mafai tatou o “‵siga.”


Sandra apologized and arranged to resume the study. 	 Ne fakatoese atu a Sandra kae ne fakatoka ei ke toe faka‵soko tena akoga.


By considering him closely, we avoid ‘getting tired and giving out in our souls.’ 	 A te mafaufau ‵loto ki a ia e fai i ei ke se mafai o ‘fi‵ta tatou.’


• What is involved in pursuing righteousness and godly devotion? 	 • Ne a mea ne aofia i te taumafai o fakaasi atu te amiotonu mo te olaga amio Atua?


Indeed, without an illustration he would not speak to them; that there might be fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet who said: ‘I will open my mouth with illustrations.’” 	 Me ko tala fakatusa faeloa e fakaaoga ne ia o akoako atu ki tino.


David requested that this not happen. 	 Ne fakamolemole atu a Tavita ke mo a ma tupu te mea tenei.


Even though natural disasters seem to be here to stay, there is a basis for real hope that this will change. 	 E tiga eiloa e foliga mai me ka isi faeloa ne fakalavelave o te natula, e isi eiloa se fakamoemoega mautinoa me ka isi se ‵fuliga ki te mea tenei. Kae ka se maua te ‵fuliga tenei e auala i taumafaiga a tino.


6 When offering the book in the public ministry, make good use of the illustrations, scriptures, and questions on pages 4, 5, and 6. For example, you might start a conversation by asking, “With all the problems facing mankind today, what do you feel is a reliable source of guidance?” 	 6 Kafai e ofo atu te tusi i te galuega talai, ke na fakaaogā faka‵lei a ata, tusi siki, mo fesili i te itulau e 4, 5, mo te 6. E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e mafai o kamata ne koe se sautalaga mai i te fesili atu, “Mai i fakalavelave katoa kolā e fe‵paki mo tino i aso nei, se a tau faka‵tau ki te koga e mafai o maua i ei a toe fakatakitakiga kolā e fakatuagagina?”


(Proverbs 2:3-6) Imagine imperfect humans being able to find “the very knowledge of God”! 	 (Faataoto 2:3-6) Mafaufau aka la me e mafai ne tino sē ‵lei katoatoa o maua ne latou te iloaga “e uiga ki te Atua”!


Those dealing with marital problems will be strengthened by reviewing such articles on marriage as found in The Watchtower of September 15, 2003, and Awake! of January 8, 2001. 	 Ka maua ne tino kolā e fe‵paki mo fakalavelave i te fakaipoipoga a fakamalosiga māfai e onoono ki mataupu e uiga ki fakaipoipoga kolā e maua i Te Faleleoleo Maluga i a Oketopa 1, 2003, mo te Awake! i a Ianuali 8, 2001.


His counsel on these matters is valuable for us today. 	 E aoga eiloa ana pati fakatonutonu ki mea konei ki a tatou i aso nei.


(Rom. 15:4) Joseph was an outstanding example. 	 (Loma 15:4) Ne fai a Iosefa e pelā me se fakaakoakoga gali.


As he searches for them, his ingenuity takes him to underground pathways that no farsighted bird of prey can see. 	 Kafai e ‵sala atu ki ei, ko tena atamai telā e mafai ei o fanatu ei a ia ki auala i lalo ifo o te laukele kolā e seai se manu telā e kilo ‵mao e mafai o lavea ne ia.


WHEN Christians get married, they make a vow before God—a responsibility not to be taken lightly. 	 KAFAI e avaga se tokolua Kelisiano, e fai ne lāua se tautōga i mua o te Atua—se tiute telā e se ‵tau o manatu māmā a lāua ki ei.


They had sermons published in hundreds of newspapers and presented a program of color slides and motion pictures called the “Photo-Drama of Creation.” 	 Ne ‵lomi ne latou a lāuga i te fia selau o nusipepa kae fakaasi atu a te polokalame o ata sē gasue‵sue mo ata fai tāga telā e taku ko te “Photo-Drama of Creation.”


What does the Bible say about the relative value of the sacrifices under the Mosaic Law? 	 Ne a muna a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te lasi o te aogā o taulaga mai lalo i te Tulafono a Mose?


Deuteronomy 21:23 states that “something accursed of God is the one hung up.” 	 E fai mai te Teutelonome 21:23 me i “te foitino mate e tautau i luga i se pou e aumai ne ia te fakamalaiaga a te Atua.”


About two years before the Jews left Babylon, God foretold through the prophet Daniel that the Messiah would appear 483 years after the order to rebuild Jerusalem was given. 	 Kāti i se lua tausaga mai mua o tiaki ne tino Iutaia a Papelonia, ne ‵valo mai a te Atua e auala i te pelofeta ko Tanielu, me ka sae mai te Mesia i te 483 tausaga mai tua o te avatuga o te fakatonuga ke toe ati aka a Ielusalema.


How did one young sister show courage in school? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne se tuagane talavou a te loto toa i te akoga?


Regarding other health dangers, the American Social Health Association states: “More than half of all people [in the United States] will have an STD [sexually transmitted disease] at some point in their lifetime.” 	 E uiga ki nisi tulaga fakamataku o te ola, e fai mai te American Social Health Association: “E sili atu i te afa o tino katoa [i te Iunaite Sitete] e maua ne te STD [ko masaki ‵pisi i faifaiga fakatauavaga] i se taimi i olotou olaga.”


“He Is the God . . . of the Living” 	 “A ia . . . ko te Atua o Tino Ola”


But they soon allowed opposition from neighbors and interference from the government to affect them. 	 Kae ne talia fakavave ne latou a ‵tekemaiga mai olotou tuakoi mo fakalavelave mai te malo ke pokotia latou i ei.


In Kilkenny, we studied with a young man three times a week despite the threats of violent mobs. 	 I Kilkenny, ne suke‵suke matou ki te Tusi Tapu mo se tamataene fakatolu taimi i te vaiaso faitalia loa a fakamatakutakuga mai i tino fakasauā.


Parents are not being kind if they constantly warn their children about a deserved punishment but fail to carry it out. 	 E se a‵lofa eiloa a mātua māfai e fai‵pati fua latou ki fakasalaga kae se fai ne latou.


Meanwhile, may we do our utmost to be in attendance, and may we treasure the pleasant unity experienced at the Memorial. 	 Ke oko atu ki te taimi tenā, ke na fai eiloa ne tatou te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai ke ‵kau atu ki ei, kae ke fakatāua eiloa ne tatou te gali o te ‵kau fakatasi i te taimi o te Fakamanatuga.


The examples of Joseph and Daniel show that the wisdom and knowledge of God are available only to ones serving Jehovah God. 	 E fakaasi mai i tala o Iosefa mo Tanielu me ko tino fua kolā e tavini ki a Ieova te Atua e mafai o maua ne latou te poto o te Atua.


What is really important is that there is literacy and that people can communicate more easily and in the future have a greater participation in education.” 	 A te ‵toe mea tāua, ko te iloaga ke faitau kae tusitusi ke fakafaigofie aka i ei te fesokotaki atu ki tino, kae ke lasi foki te tusaga e mafai o fai i mea tau akoakoga.”


For instance, while teaching others Bible truth, you can impart insight into 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7, increasing their understanding and appreciation for Christian morality. 	 I te taimi e akoako atu ei ne koe te munatonu ki nisi tino, e mafai o fakaasi atu ne koe te uiga kātoa o te 1 Tesalonia 4:3-7, kae e momea aka ei te lotou malamalama mo te amanaia ki amioga ‵lei faka-Kelisiano.


Another challenge may be that you feel isolated. 	 A te suā fakalavelave ko te mafaufau i a koe ko tuku tiaki.


Its . . . meaning, then, would be a rule of conduct.” 	 E fakauiga i ei ki se tulafono i mea tau amioga.”


He knew that he would hurt Jehovah and merit His displeasure if he nurtured sinful thoughts or developed a scheming heart. 	 Ne iloa ne ia me ka fakalogo‵mae ne ia Ieova kae fakafanoanoa atu ki a Ia māfai e ati aka ne ia mafaufauga agasala i tena loto.


Our heavenly Father wants you to build your faith on evidence.—Heb. 11:1. 	 E manako a te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi ke fakavae tou fakatuanaki ki fakamaoniga ‵tonu.—Epelu 11:1.


For instance, world-conquering anointed ones will be invited to eat some of “the hidden manna” and will be given “a white pebble” bearing “a new name.” 	 E pelā mo te kau fakaekegina kolā e manumalo i te lalolagi, ka maua ne latou se ‵kamiga ke ‵kai ki “te manai telā ko te falaoa mai te lagi ne ‵funa” kae ka maua foki ne latou “te fatu ‵kena” e tusi i ei “te igoa fou.”


Some equate propaganda with “lies, distortion, deceit, manipulation, mind control, [and] psychological warfare” and associate it with “unethical, harmful, and unfair tactics.”—Propaganda and Persuasion. 	 E pelā mo te tusi ko te Propaganda and Persuasion, a tala ‵loi “e se ‵lei, fakama‵taku, kae sē fakamalie loto.” E faka‵pau ne nisi tino ki te “‵fuli tala, takolekole, tala fakaoso, mo tala faka‵numi mafaufau.”


(Col. 2:4, 8) Paul went on to explain why some popular ideas were wrong and why worldly thinking may be appealing to imperfect people. 	 (Ko. 2:4, 8) Ne toe fakamatala atu ne Paulo a te pogai ne ‵se ei a nisi manatu lauiloa kae ‵gali ki tino sē ‵lei katoatoa a mafaufauga o te lalolagi.


(Mark 12:17) Jehovah’s people today follow this counsel and have been praised for their honesty, as in the payment of taxes.—Hebrews 13:18. 	 (Maleko 12:17) E tau‵tali atu a Molimau a Ieova ki te fakatonuga tenei kae tavaegina latou ona ko te lotou fakamaoni o ‵togi olotou lafoga.—Epelu 13:18.


Melissa, who was married for 16 years, says, “When I got divorced, I thought, ‘This is not how I wanted my life to turn out.’” 	 A Melisa, telā ne avaga i tausaga e 16, e fai mai, “I te otiga ne ‵tala taku avaga, ne mafaufau au penei, ‘E se tenei eiloa te vaegā olaga ne manako au ki ei.’”


We repent of our sins.—Acts 17:30 	 E sala‵mo tatou ki ‵tou agasala.—Galu. 17:30


2 A successful marriage can result in great happiness. 	 2 E iku atu a te avaga manuia ki te mauaga o te fiafia lasi.


Do you know the foremost way of testing whether you are in the faith? 	 E mata, e iloa ne koe te ‵toe auala sili ke tofotofo aka ei tou fakatuanaki?


Gary’s answers are sometimes memorized, and if he has a talk in the Theocratic Ministry School, he is able to deliver it extemporaneously. 	 I nisi taimi a tali a Gary e tauloto fua i te mafaufau, kae kafai e isi sena tofiga i te Akoga mō Tino Talai, e mafai o fai ne ia i ana pati eiloa.


(Ezek. 33:1-7) How vital, therefore, that we persevere in our efforts to “preach the word”!—Read 2 Timothy 4:1, 2, 5. 	 (Esekielu 33:1-7) Tela la, se mea tāua ‵ki ke kufaki tatou i ‵tou taumafaiga ke ‘folafola atu te muna’!—Faitau te 2 Timoteo 4:1, 2, 5.


First-century Christians did. 	 Ne fai eiloa penā a Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua.


12 It is impossible for us to grasp exactly how much the ransom cost our heavenly Father and his beloved Son. 	 12 E se mafai o malamalama faka‵lei tatou i te ‵togi ‵mafa o te togiola ki te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi mo tena Tama fagasele.


How did Jesus face up to opposition? 	 Ne saga atu pefea a Iesu ki ‵tekemaiga?


(1 Kings 8:22; Nehemiah 8:6; Mark 11:25; Luke 22:41) What is important is to pray to God in sincerity and with the right heart attitude.—Joel 2:12, 13. 	 (1 Tupu 8:22; Neemia 8:6; Maleko 11:25; Luka 22:41) A te mea tāua ko te ‵talo atu ki te Atua mo te loto fakamaoni mo te loto ‵lei.—Ioelu 2:12, 13.


New Members of the Governing Body 	 Sui ‵Fou o te Potukau Pule


She says: “I know for sure that Jehovah will take care of me!” 	 E fai mai tou fafine: “E mautinoa ‵lei me ka tausi au ne Ieova!”


(John 7:49) He loved these lowly ones and worked hard to minister to them.—Matt. 20:28. 	 (Ioa. 7:49) Ne alofa a ia ki tino loto mau‵lalo kae ne galue malosi a ia ke tavini atu ki a latou.—Mata. 20:28.


(Read Hebrews 5:7.) 	 (Faitau te Epelu 5:7.)


The Bible says: “This is what the love of God means, that we observe his commandments.”—1 John 5:3. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Tenei te uiga o te alofa ki te Atua: ko te fakalogo ki ana fakatonuga.”—1 Ioane 5:3.


4 Jehovah, however, expressed his love toward fallen mankind in an incomparable act of undeserved kindness. 	 4 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, ne fakaasi mai ne Ieova tena alofa ki tino agasala katoa i se auala sē fakanafagina o tena alofa tauanoa.


17, 18. (a) What feeling did Paul develop toward those in the congregations? (b) What does the reaction of the Ephesian elders to Paul’s departure teach us about him? 	 17, 18. (a) Se a te lagonaga telā ne ati aka ne Paulo ki tino i loto i fakapotopotoga? (e) Se a te mea e akoako mai ki a tatou i faifaiga a toeaina i Efeso ki a Paulo?


Illustrate the heartache that sinful acts produce. 	 Ke fakamatala mai a ikuga faka‵mae loto kolā e māfua mai i faifaiga agasala.


THE EARTHLY PART OF JEHOVAH’S ORGANIZATION INCLUDES: 	 A TE VAEGA FAKA-TE-LALOLAGI O TE FAKAPOTOPOTOGA A IEOVA E AOFIA I EI:


They wanted me to make the military my career. 	 Ne ma‵nako latou ke galue au i te kautau.


But if he did not have two bulls, he might yoke together two animals he had available. 	 Kafai e tasi fua tena pulumakau, kāti ka fakagalue fakatasi ne ia a ne manu e lua kolā e ‵pau mai i ana manu.


They “Come Flying Just Like a Cloud” 	 ‘E Fo‵lau Mai Latou Pelā me ne Kaumana’


We will consider three assurances that Jehovah gave the Israelites. 	 Ka sau‵tala nei tatou ki folafolaga e tolu kolā ne fai atu ne Ieova ki tino Isalaelu.


Basically, they have worked to put away animalistic traits that used to characterize them. 	 Ne taumafai malosi latou o fakaseai a uiga fakamanu kolā ne iai muamua i a latou.


How did Jesus honor his earthly parents and his heavenly Father? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Iesu a te āva ki ana mātua faka-te-foitino mo tena Tamana faka-te-lagi?


As a parent, you want to help your teenage child overcome such pressure, but how can you do so? 	 E pelā me se mātua, e se taumate e manako koe o fesoasoani atu ki tau tamaliki telā koi talavou ke mafai o fakafesagai atu ki vaegā tofotofoga penā, kae e mafai pefea ne koe o fai penā?


6 King Jehoash narrowly escaped assassination as an infant. 	 6 Ne sao amate atu eiloa a te Tupu ko Ioasa i tena folikiga.


14 It is heartwarming to see how God’s servants today continue to express loving-kindness by actions. 	 14 Se mea fakamafanafana loto ke lavea atu a tavini a Ieova i aso nei e fakaasi atu ne latou a te alofa tumau i olotou faifaiga.


We can easily see that we would never want to be like Nabal, unappreciative of good things done for us. 	 E laveagofie atu ne tatou me e se fia fai tatou e pelā mo Napalu, telā e seai se loto fakafetai ki mea ‵lei ne fai mō tatou.


(Matt. 5:1–7:27; 28:16-20; Mark 3:13, 14; John 2:8-11; 1 Cor. 15:6) He thus fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecy by preaching in “the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali.” 	 (Mataio 5:1–7:27; 28:16-20; Maleko 3:13, 14; Ioane 2:8-11; 1 Kolinito 15:6) Ne fakataunu ne ia te valoaga a Isaia mai te talai atu i te “laukele o matakāiga o Sepulona mo Nafatali.”


(Dan. 7:6) In another vision, Daniel described how a goat with a prominent single horn quickly kills a two-horned ram, Medo-Persia. 	 (Tanielu 7:6) I te suā fakaasiga, ne lavea ne Tanielu se kouti telā e tasi tena sau lasi.


They realize that godly qualities are more important than any riches or advantages. 	 E iloa ne latou me e silia atu i te tāua o uiga fakaatua i lō so se maumea io me se isi mea ‵lei.


16 Judah’s apostates were warned that the Babylonians would pillage their wealth, desolate their houses, and take the fruitage of their vineyards. 	 16 Ko oti ne fakailoa atu ki tino aposetate o Iuta me ka fakamasei ne te kau Papelonia te lotou maumea, fakamaofa olotou fale, kae ave ne latou a fuataga o olotou togāvine.


What a momentous day it must have been when the preparations were complete and Abram’s caravan stood outside the walls of Ur, ready for travel! 	 Ko tafaga la te fakafiafia i te taimi ne palele atu ei a te faiga o fakatokatokaga kae ko toka foki tena kau malaga mai tua o ‵pui o Ulo!


Yes, the aging king is fleeing, his head covered and bent down in humiliation. 	 Ao, ne tele keatea te tupu telā ko matua, kae ne ufi tena ulu kae punou ifo ki lalo mo te masiasi.


However, by a series of progressive actions, God caused his promise to come true, thereby proving himself worthy of the unique and illustrious name Jehovah. 	 E ui i ei, ne gasuesue faeloa te Atua o fakataunu a tena tautoga e fakatalitonu mai i ei me e ‵tau eiloa o maua ne ia te igoa sili ko Ieova.


Do not become downhearted, and do not give up! 	 Ke se loto vāivāi koe, kae ke se ‵fiu foki!


11. In addition to being zealous in the preaching work, how can we demonstrate that we have been stirred by the Kingdom message? 	 11 I aso nei, e silia atu i te ono miliona o Molimau a Ieova kolā e talai atu te “Tala ‵Lei e uiga ki te Malo” i te lalolagi kātoa, e pelā mo Maleta mo Kemila.


Mark 3:14, 15 tells us: “He formed a group of twelve, whom he also named ‘apostles,’ that they might continue with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to expel the demons.” 	 E fai mai te Maleko 3:14, 15 (I ā matou a mataimanu ‵kese): “[Ne] filifili ei ne ia a te tinoagafulu mo te tokolua, kae fakaigoa ne ia ki apositolo, kae fai atu penei, ‘Ko oti ne filifili ne au koutou ke ‵nofo tasi tatou, ka uga atu foki ne au koutou ke olo o folafola atu te tala ‵lei, kae ka maua foki ne koutou te pule o afuli keatea temoni.’ ” E a, e maina koe me se a te mea ne ‵tau o fakamuamua ne te kau apositolo?


Tears in a Skin Bottle 	 Loimata i se Fagu Pakili Manu


Anna Tibaijuka, executive director for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, expresses what is a growing consensus among researchers. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne Anna Tibaijuka, se tino fakatonutonu pule mō te United Nations Human Settlements Programme, se mea telā ko gasolo aka eiloa o tali‵tonu malosi ki ei a tino fai sukesukega.


The name has been changed. 	 Ko oti ne ‵fuli te igoa.


He knew that he himself as King of that Kingdom, along with his resurrected spirit-begotten brothers, would deal with the root causes of mankind’s woes—sin and the Devil. 	 Ne iloa ne ia e pelā me ko te Tupu o te Malo tenā, fakatasi mo ana taina fakaekegina ki te agaga kolā ka toe‵tu aka, me ka fakagata atu ne latou a te māfuaga o fakalavelave o tino—ko te agasala mo te Tiapolo.


(Galatians 5:16-21) Surely we will strive to keep ourselves “without spot from the world” if we bear in mind that “wicked spirit forces” are the invisible “world rulers” over unrighteous human society.—James 1:27; Ephesians 6:11, 12; 2 Corinthians 4:4. 	 (Kalatia 5:16-21) E mautinoa eiloa me ka taumafai tatou “ke mo a foki ma pisia se tino i amioga se ‵lei faka te lalolagi” māfai e masaua ne tatou me i “malosi ma‵sei faka te tiapolo” ko “te malosi o te lalolagi” telā e pule atu ki te lalolagi o tino amio sē ‵tonu.—Iakopo 1:27; Efeso 6:11, 12; 2 Kolinito 4:4.


He knew he had something precious to share—the truth about his heavenly Father, the very “sayings of God” and the “sayings of everlasting life.” 	 Ne iloa ne ia me e isi se mea tāua e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne ia—te munatonu e uiga ki tena Tamana faka-te-lagi, ko “muna a te Atua” mo “muna o te ola se gata mai.”


Brother Jensen said that he thought the physical work would do me good. 	 Ne mafaufau a te taina ko Jensen me ka aoga ki a au te galuega tenā.


I didn’t believe that he had tender feelings.”—Rosa, Guatemala. 	 Ne seki talitonu au me e maua ne ia a lagonaga alofa.”—Rosa, mai Kuatemala.


He could feel exploited, especially when others ride roughshod over him. 	 E mafai o mafaufau a ia me e se ‵lei a faifaiga e fai atu ki a ia, kae maise eiloa māfai e se amanaia a nisi tino ki ana lagonaga.


Prejudice—A Global Problem 3 	 Te Fakailoga Tino—Se Fakalavelave i te Lalolagi Kātoa ITULAU E 3


What Do Many Fear? 	 Ne a Mea e Ma‵taku ki ei a Tino e Tokouke?


(Ps. 37:10, 11) We are convinced that Jehovah will not allow this wicked world to continue for even one day longer than his purpose requires.—Hab. 2:3. 	 (Sala. 37:10, 11) E tali‵tonu tatou me se talia ne Ieova a te lalolagi masei tenei ke tumau io me silia malie fua ki se aso e tasi mai te taimi telā ko oti ne fuafua ne ia.—Sapa. 2:3.


I hated the Witnesses, and many times I screamed obscenities at them. 	 Ne takalialia au ki Molimau, kae ne pakalaga kae pati masei sāle atu au ki a latou.


What do some faithful ones wonder about? 	 Se a te mea e fesili mai ki ei a nisi tino fakamaoni?


Jesus loyally upheld Jehovah’s sovereignty by submitting to God’s will for him. 	 Ne fakamaoni eiloa a Iesu o ‵lagomālō atu ki te pulega a Ieova mai te fakalogo ki te mea telā ne manako te Atua ke fai ne ia.


(Isaiah 44:26) Only Jehovah God can truthfully make that statement. 	 (Isaia 44:26) Ko Ieova te Atua fua e mafai o fai mai ne ia a pati konā.


Those who have Insight on the Scriptures in their language can consult Volume 2, under the heading “Jehovah.” 	 E mafai o onoono a tino kolā e maua ne latou a te Tusi i te 2 o te Insight on the Scriptures i te lotou ‵gana ki te mataupu tenei, mai lalo i te ulutala ko “Ieova.”


Recall Bildad’s words to Job: “How can mortal man be in the right before God, or how can one born of a woman be clean? Look! 	 Ke masaua a pati a Pilitati ki a Iopu: “E a, e isi se tino e amiotonu io me e ‵ma i mua o te Atua?


He dreaded going to sleep at night, not knowing if he would wake up the next day. 	 Ne manavase a ia māfai ko moe i te po, me e se iloa ne ia me ka toe ala aka a ia i te suā aso me ikai.


We do well to memorize and meditate on key scriptures that deal with our specific weakness. 	 Se mea ‵lei ke masaua kae mafaufau ‵loto tatou ki tusi siki fakavae kolā e fesoasoani mai ki se vāivāiga fakapito o tatou.


(Heb. 5:13) To attain maturity, we must become well-acquainted with God’s word, his message to us. 	 (Epelu 5:13) Ke matua ‵lei, e ‵tau o fakamasani faka‵lei tatou ki te Muna a te Atua, ko tena fekau ki a tatou.


“I feel like I’ve gone from owning a piece of paradise to owning a toxic waste dump.”—ERIN TAMBER, A RESIDENT OF THE GULF COAST, UNITED STATES, CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF THE 2010 OIL SPILL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. 	 “E foliga mai me ko se nofo atu au i se palataiso kae nofo atu i se koga ‵pei kaiga kae ‵poisini.”—ERIN TAMBER, SE TINO TELĀ E NOFO PILI KI TE TAFATAI, I TE IUNAITE SITETE, NE FAIPATI E UIGA KI POKOTIAGA O TE OELA TELĀ NE MALIGI I TE KOGĀTAI O MEXICO I TE 2010.


It may consist of money, property, or perhaps some treasured possession. 	 E mafai o aofia i mea konā a tupe, laukele mo fale io me se kope tāua.


As a result, that person might withdraw from the congregation or not fully support arrangements for Jehovah’s worship. 	 Kae ko te ikuga, e mafai a te tino tenā o tele kea‵tea mai te fakapotopotoga io me e se ‵lago katoatoa ki fakatokaga o te tapuakiga a Ieova.


Satan’s world fuels a desire for fame and acknowledgment that distracts attention from the one who truly deserves to be recognized and worshipped, our heavenly Father, Jehovah God.—Rev. 4:11. 	 E fagai faeloa mai ne te lalolagi a Satani a te vaegā manakoga tenei ke takutakua tatou kae ke ave kea‵tea a tavaega mai te tino tonu tokotasi telā e ‵tau o avatu ki ei a tavaega mo te tapuakiga, ko te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi, ko Ieova te Atua.—Faka. 4:11.


(Matt. 28:19) And all of them yield to the action of God’s spirit in their lives, allowing it to produce in them its fruitage. 	 (Mataio 28:19) E faka‵logo latou ki te takitakiga a te agaga o te Atua kae e fakaasi atu ne latou katoa a fuataga o te agaga i olotou olaga.


We experience the heartfelt joy that only giving can bring. 	 E maua ne tatou te fiafia tonu telā e māfua mai fua i te tukuatuga o mea.


Still, his hope was not in that world. 	 Kae ne seki fakavae tena fakamoemoega ki te lalolagi tenā.


Why Jesus Was Humble 	 Te Pogai ne Loto Maulalo ei Iesu


Treasure Your Gift of Free Will 	 Ke Fakatāua a Tau Meaalofa ko te Saolotoga


49:10—What is the meaning of “the scepter” and “the commander’s staff”? 	 49:10—Se a te uiga o “te tokotoko fakatupu”?


(Gen. 1:3, 14) On the second day, the atmosphere began to be formed. 	 (Kenese 1:3, 14) I te lua o aso, ne kamata o faite a te vanimonimo.


Jehovah through the apostles Paul and Peter warns us about false teachers. 	 E fakailoa mai a Ieova ki a tatou e auala i te apositolo ko Paulo mo Petelu e uiga ki faiakoga ‵loi.


Jehovah has always been willing to listen to his people. 	 Ne loto fiafia faeloa a Ieova ke fakalogologo ki ana tino.


7 A 17-year-old Christian named Carol said, “At times, I have been emotionally, physically, and mentally drained to the point that I didn’t want to wake up in the morning.”* Why was she so distressed? 	 7 Ne fai mai se Kelisiano ko 17 ana tausaga e igoa ki a Carol, “I nisi taimi, e mafatia malosi au i mea tau lagonaga, feitu faka-te-foitino, mo te feitu tau te mafaufau telā ko se manako ei au o ala aka i te taeao.”* Kaia ne mafatia malosi ei tou fafine?


This has truly been the case. 	 Tenā eiloa te mea ko tupu nei.


Lacking experience, they may become involved in crime or other wrongdoing, disrupting both the family and the community at large, as many local authorities know only too well. 	 Ona ko te sē masani i te olaga nei, kāti ka fai ne latou a nisi amioga ‵se io me ko faiga ma‵sei, kae e fakamakosu i ei olotou kāiga mo te lotou fa‵kai, e pelā eiloa mo te mea ko oti ne matea atu ne nisi tino pule.


World Peace, 6/1 	 Filemu i te Lalolagi, 6/1


Each of these servants of Jehovah showed sincere interest in another person by using the individual’s name. 	 E fakaasi atu ne tavini konei a Ieova a te fiafia tonu ki te tino mai te fakaaogaga o te igoa o te tino.


DON, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Canada, makes a special effort to talk to people living on the street. 	 A DON, se Molimau a Ieova i Kanata, ne taumafai malosi i se auala fakapito ke faipati atu ki tino kolā e ‵nofo i auala.


As foretold in Ezekiel chapter 38, Satan will soon complete his role as “Gog of the land of Magog.” 	 E pelā mo te mea ne ‵valo mai i te Esekielu mataupu e 38, ko pili o fakaoti ne Satani tena vaega e pelā me ko ‘Koku mai Makoku.’


Job’s example of dignifying women, especially his marriage mate, is worthy of imitation. 	 A te fakaakoakoga a Iopu e uiga ki te āva ki fafine, maise loa tena avaga, se mea tāua ke fakaakoako ki ei.


7 Read Romans 12:18. 	 7 Faitau te Loma 12:18.


The noise must have been overwhelming. 	 Kāti ne logoā ‵ki eiloa.


It is no longer usable for anything but to be thrown outside to be trampled on by men. 	 Ko se toe aoga ei, na ko te ‵pei atu fua ki tua ke lakalaka ne tino.


All who desire God’s favor must resist such a tendency. 	 A tino katoa kolā e ma‵nako ki te taliaga a te Atua e ‵tau o ‵teke atu ki te vaegā lagonaga tenā.


It is when you are relaxing and your guard is down that you become most vulnerable to an attack on your moral standards. 	 Kafai ko tai mānava malie aka koe, ko se malosi tou matapulapula kae e faigofie ke takavale koe i osomaiga ki au amioga ‵lei.


As a teenager, I learned to drive a tractor and became familiar with other basic farming skills. 	 E pelā me se tamaliki talavou, ne tauloto au ke fakateletele se tulakita kae ne masani ‵lei au mo nisi poto e uiga ki te fai fatoaga.


“The greatest blessing has been the effect that our move has had on our children,” says Mark. 	 “Se fakamanuiaga eiloa ki mā tama‵liki ke olo atu matou o tavini i nisi koga,” ko pati a Mark.


We may well picture the family gathering regularly to pray together and to talk about their protective heavenly Father. 	 E mafai o fakaataata ne tatou a te kāiga e maopoopo faeloa o ‵talo fakatasi kae sau‵tala e uiga ki te puipuiga a te lotou Tamana faka-te-lagi.


(Zech. 1:13)* Doing so, you are proving yourself to be a loyal and true friend, one “sticking closer than a brother.”—Prov. 18:24. 	 (Saka. 1:13, Tusi Paia Samoa)* I te faiga penā, ko fakatalitonu atu ne koe i a koe se taugasoa tonu kae alofa fakamaoni, se tino telā “e sili atu te . . . fakamaoni i lō tautaina.”—Faata. 18:24.


ESCAPING JERUSALEM’S DESTRUCTION 	 NE ‵SAO I TE FAKAMAOFAGA O IELUSALEMA


The Bible says: “Mahalalel lived on for sixty-five years. Then he became father to Jared. . . . 	 E fai mai a te Tusi Tapu: “E tusa mo te 65 tausaga o Malaelu kae fai tena tamaliki tagata tela ko Ialeto . . . kae ne mate ka ko tusa mo te 895 tausaga o tena olaga.”


All that your hand finds to do, do with your very power, for there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol [mankind’s common grave], the place to which you are going.”—Eccl. 9:4, 5, 10. 	 Galue malosi ki tau mea e fai, me kafai e oko koutou ki te lalolagi o tino ‵mate [te tanuga masani o tino], te koga ka olo koutou ki ei, e se toe mafau‵fau koutou, seai se poto e toe ‵sala ne koutou, sē toe gasue‵sue foki koutou.”—Fai. 9:4, 5, 10.


No, Jehovah would never ask them to do something that is beyond their capabilities. 	 Ikai, e se mafai o fai mai a Ieova ke fai ne latou se mea telā e se mafai ne latou o fai.


Others have found the same to be true. 	 Ko oti ne fakatalitonu aka ne nisi tino a te ‵tonu o te manatu tenā.


3 Trouble That Leads to Hope 	 3 Ko oi Tonu Eiloa a Iesu Keliso?


Jesus himself said: “It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by Jehovah.’” 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu: “Ko oti ne tusi ne Pelofeta penei: ‘Ka akoako latou katoa ne te Atua [ko Ieova].’”


Some species navigate thousands of miles of featureless ocean and arrive unerringly at their destination. 	 E faima‵laga atu a nisi itukaigā manu i te fia afe maila i te vasa e aunoa mo ne fakailoga matea kae oko ‵tonu atu eiloa ki olotou koga mautinoa.


He spent a whole night in private prayer before appointing his 12 apostles. 	 Ne fakamāumāu ne ia se po kātoa i te ‵talo atu ki te Atua mai mua o filifili aka ne ia ana apositolo e toko 12.


• How do the elderly “produce fruit”? 	 • E “fua” mai pefea a tino ma‵tua?


The prophecy in Revelation speaks of a time in the near future when Satan and the demons will motivate human governments to assemble their armies, thus issuing a defiant challenge to God’s interests. 	 E faipati eiloa te valoaga i te Fakaasiga ki se taimi pili mai mua nei telā ka fakamalosi aka i ei ne Satani mo ana temoni a malo o tāgata ke fakamaopoopo olotou kautau, telā ka fakamatakutaku mai ei ki tino o te Atua mo olotou mea e fai.


How did this sister cope? 	 Ne fa‵ki pefea te tuagane tenei i te mea ne tupu?


In the way of qualities, abilities, and privileges, what do any of us have that we “did not receive” from Jehovah? (1 Cor. 4:7) The person who conducts himself as a lesser one is “great” in that he becomes more valuable as a servant of Jehovah. 	 I uiga, mea e mafai o fai ne tatou, mo tauliaga, e mata, ne “seki tuku” mai ne Ieova a mea konā? (1 Kolinito 4:7) A te tino telā e amio pelā me se tino sē taulia “e tafasili i te maluga” me ko gasolo a ia o tāua atu e pelā me se tavini a Ieova.


(Genesis 39:9) Even though a law forbidding adultery had not yet been given to the Israelites, Joseph perceived God’s view of the matter. 	 (Kenese 39:9) E tiga eiloa ne seki tuku atu se tulafono e uiga ki te fakatapuga o te mulilua ki te kau Isalaelu, ne iloa ne Iosefa a te kilokiloga a te Atua e uiga ki te mataupu tenā.


(Job 1:6) Where, then, does the idea that the Devil is in God’s service come from? 	 (Iopu 1:6) Tela la, ne maua mai i fea a te manatu me i te Tiapolo e galue i te taviniga ki te Atua?


What a dangerous situation to be in as the day of Jehovah nears! 	 Ma‵faga o tulaga fakamataku ke tu koe i ei ona ko te pili mai o te aso o Ieova!


The Greek expression rendered “borne along” has the sense “to bear or carry from one place to another,” and it “can be variously rendered: be moved, be driven, let oneself be moved.”* Acts 27:15 uses it in describing a boat that was seized and moved, or driven along a certain course, by the wind. 	 A te tugāpati “takitakiga” e vau mai i se pati Eleni, kae i te fuaiupu tenei e fakauiga loa ki te fakaosofia, ke ave ne se mea, io me ko te talia ke fakamalosigina koe.* E fakaaoga foki i te Galuega 27:15 a te pati tenā ke fakamatala mai i ei se pōti e ave io me agi ne te matagi ki se koga.


(Micah 2:12) In 1931, Jehovah’s glory upon his people became even more evident when they accepted the name Jehovah’s Witnesses.—Isaiah 43:10, 12. 	 (Mika 2:12) I te 1931, ne momea aka te manino o te ‵malu o Ieova ki luga i ana tino i te taimi ne talia ei ne latou te igoa ko Molimau a Ieova.—Isaia 43:10, 12.


11 We are also made stronger by divine education at our Christian meetings, assemblies, conventions, and in our theocratic schools. 	 11 E maua foki ne tatou te malosi mai i akoakoga faka-te-agaga i ‵tou fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano, fono o fenua, fono o atufenua, mo ‵tou akoga mō tino talai.


Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses depict the apostle Paul as being bald or having little hair? 	 Kaia e fakamatala io me ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova a te apositolo ko Paulo e pelā me ulu tula io me se uke ana laulu?


(Acts 11:7-12) With these factors in mind, some Jewish Christians may have felt that they could eat pork—or enjoy some other food that had been prohibited under the Law. 	 (Galuega 11:7-12) Ona ko manatu konei, ne mafau‵fau ei a nisi Kelisiano Iutaia me ko mafai ne latou o ‵kai ki puaka—io me ko nisi mea‵kai kolā ne fakatapu foki mai lalo i te Tulafono.


“All Scripture” does not authorize us to tell others off. 	 E se talia ne “Tusitusiga Tapu katoa” ke pati ‵toko ne tatou a nisi tino.


“By building up yourselves on your most holy faith, and praying with holy spirit,” wrote Jude, “keep yourselves in God’s love, while you are waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ with everlasting life in view.” 	 Ne tusi mai a Iuta: “Ke puti ake eiloa koutou i te otou fakatuanaki e sili i te tapu. ‵Talo i te ‵mana o te Agaga Tapu, kae tausi koutou i te alofa o te Atua, ka koi fakatali‵tali koutou ki te ‵tou Aliki ko Iesu Keliso, ke tuku atu ne ia a te ola se gata mai i tona alofa ‵nau.”


4 The love produced by holy spirit is markedly different from the sort of love that is common in the world. 	 4 A te alofa telā e māfua mai i te agaga tapu e ‵kese ‵ki eiloa mo te vaegā alofa telā e lauiloa i te lalolagi.


15 Although Christians are not required to observe a weekly Sabbath, Paul tells us that “there remains a sabbath resting for the people of God.” 	 15 Faitalia me ko sē faka‵malu ne Kelisiano se Sapati i vaiaso katoa, e fai mai a Paulo ki a tatou me “koi isi eiloa se sapati malōlō mō tino o te Atua.”


The main thing is that the couple are married in a way that is honorable before God and man.—Luke 20:25; 1 Peter 2:13, 14. 	 A te mea tāua, ko te tauavaga ke fakaipoipo i se auala telā e fakaaloalogina i mua o te Atua mo tino.—Luka 20:25; 1 Petelu 2:13, 14.


As individuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses are guided by God’s Word, the Bible, to bring their lives into harmony with God’s will. 	 E pelā me ne tino takitokotasi, e takitaki a Molimau a Ieova ne te Muna a te Atua, ko te Tusi Tapu, ke fakafetaui aka olotou olaga ki te loto o te Atua.


It is love that is guided by godly principles but is by no means devoid of warmth and feeling. 	 Ko te alofa eiloa telā e takitakigina ne se fakatakitakiga fakavae mai te Atua kae e aofia foki loa i ei a lagonaga atafai masani.


Soon, Jehovah’s heavenly executional forces, represented by the six men with weapons, will destroy those who do not have the symbolic mark. 	 I se taimi pili mai mua nei, ka fakaseai ne te kautau faka-te-lagi a Ieova, telā e fakaata mai i tāgata e tokoono mo olotou meatau, a tino kolā e seki fakamailoga.


Now they must humbly do loving things for one another. 	 Nei la, e ‵tau foki mo latou o loto maulalo ke fai a faifaiga a‵lofa te suā tino ki te suā tino.


But with confidence in Jehovah, she courageously hid the two men and helped them to get away safely. 	 Kae ona ko te loto talitonu ki a Ieova, ne loto toa tou fafine o faka‵muni a tagata e tokolua kae fesoasoani atu ki a laua ke mafai o ‵sao.


(Dan. 12:9) These include those found throughout the Scriptures, especially in the Gospels and the book of Revelation. 	 (Tanielu 12:9) E aofia i mea konei a valoaga kolā ne maua i loto i te Tusi Tapu, maise loa i tusi Evagelia mo te tusi ko Fakaasiga.


Job was initially described as “blameless and upright, and fearing God and turning aside from bad.” 	 Ne fakamatala muamua mai i a Iopu se tagata “amiotonu kae fai mea tonu, ne mataku ki te Atua kae ‵kalo keatea mai mea ma‵sei.”


“Cain grew hot with great anger, and his countenance began to fall,” says the Bible account. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu, penei: “Ne ita Kaino, kae faipati kaitaua.”


As we bought out the opportune time to help others to hear and possibly accept the Kingdom message, joyful service to Jehovah was our major concern. 	 I te taimi ne fakaavanoa ei ne tatou ‵tou taimi ke fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ke faka‵logo kae kāti ke talia foki te fekau o te Malo, a te tavini atu ki a Ieova mo te fiafia ko te ‵toe mea sili e ‵saga atu tatou ki ei.


His counsel is solidly based on God’s Word. 	 E fakavae katoatoa ana pati fakatonutonu ki te Muna a te Atua.


Everyone will benefit equally. 	 Ka maua ne tino katoa a mea aoga.


First, the clay needs to be washed to remove any foreign material or mineral contamination. 	 Te mea muamua, e manakogina ke ‵fulu te kele ke tapale so se mea telā e fakalailai ne ia.


They reason that his law to Israel required that blood removed from a creature be ‘poured out on the ground.’ 	 E fakasakosako mai latou me ne manakogina i tena tulafono ki te kau Isalaelu ke “‵ligi ki te laukele,” te toto telā e tapale mai i so se mea ola.


A newspaper there reported that “twenty-one percent of adults believe God is unleashing his wrath with landslides, typhoons and other disasters” that frequently pummel the country. 	 Ne lipoti mai se nusipepa i konā me “luasefulu-tasi pasene o tino ma‵tua e tali‵tonu me ko ‵tala mai te kaitaua o te Atua e auala i laukele ma‵toli, matagi ma‵losi mo nisi fakalavelave ‵tupu fakafuasei” kolā e fakapuapuagatia faeloa i ei te atufenua.


Just as a tree will bear fruit when it is properly tended, so a person will manifest the fruitage of the spirit when holy spirit flows freely in his life.—Psalm 1:1-3. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te fua ‵lei mai o se lakau māfai e tausi faka‵lei ki ei, e penā foki te fakaasiatuga ne se tino a fuataga o te agaga māfai e galue ‵lei a te agaga tapu i tena olaga.—Salamo 1:1-3.


HISTORY: SOCIAL ACTIVIST 	 TALA FAKASOLOPITO:: TINO GALUE I TE FAKAPOTOPOTOGA MŌ TE SAOLOTOGA O TINO


Elijah said that the true God would answer and the false one would not. 	 Ne fai atu a Elia me ka tali mai ne te Atua tonu a ‵talo kae e se ko atua ‵se.


By living in tents, Abram and his household “publicly declared that they were strangers and temporary residents” 	 [Ata i te itulau e 10] Mai te ‵nofoga i faleie, a Apelamo mo tena kaukāiga ne fakaasi mai ne latou me ‘i a latou ne fakaalofa mo tino se ‵nofo mau i te lalolagi’


What does the book of Job teach us about giving encouragement? 	 Ne a mea e tauloto ne tatou mai i te tusi o Iopu e uiga ki te tukuatuga o fakamalosiga?


Their mourning is sadness over their own sinful state and the conditions existing because of human imperfection. 	 E fanoa‵noa latou ona ko te lotou tulaga agasala e pelā foki mo mea e ‵tupu i te olaga nei kolā e māfua mai i te tulaga se ‵lei katoatoa o tino.


Frightened and vulnerable, a few brothers have given in to such pressures. 	 Ona ko te ma‵taku mo te tuku faka‵sau atu, ko oti eiloa ne talia ne nai taina a vaegā fakamalosiga penā.


The article then explained: “He must do this by telling the good news to the peoples of the earth, and by conforming himself to the ways of light.” 	 Kae ne toe fakamatala mai te mataupu: “E ‵tau o fai ne ia te mea tenei mai te fakailoa atu te tala ‵lei ki tino i te lalolagi, kae mai te tautali i te mainaga tenā.”


Only the Kingdom will bring permanent relief. 	 Ko te Malo fua o te Atua ka aumai ne ia a faka‵leiga tumau.


Alert to the difficulties that can arise when surgery is needed, Louise talks to the surgeons, the anesthesiologists, and the management team beforehand to explain her decisions regarding nonblood medical procedures. 	 Ona ko te mea e iloa ne ia me e mafai o ‵sae aka a tulaga faiga‵ta māfai e manakogina ke fai se ‵tipiga, faipati atu ei a Louise ki tokita tipitipi, tokita fakamoe, mo tino pulepule o fakamatala atu te pogai e se talia ei ne ia a te toto.


The Bible makes clear Jehovah’s feelings in this regard. 	 E fakaasi manino mai i te Tusi Tapu a lagonaga o Ieova i te feitu tenei.


She is also very happy to be once again serving alongside her mother in the congregation. 	 Ko fiafia malosi foki a ia me ko toe tavini fakatasi atu lāua mo tena mātua i te fakapotopotoga.


Jehovah directed that this shiny metal be used in the construction of the tabernacle and later in the temple in Jerusalem. 	 Ne fakatonu atu a Ieova me e ‵tau o fakaaoga a te fiti matilotilo tenei i te faitega o te faleie tapu kae fakamuli ifo ko te faletapu i Ielusalema.


Bribes for winning business contracts in other countries, however, are just the tip of the corruption iceberg. 	 A te avatuga o meaalofa fakakolekole ke maua ei a pisinisi i nisi fenua, se tamā vaega fua o te fia o faifaiga sē fakamaoni.


You Can Build True Faith 	 E Mafai o Maua ne Koe a te Fakatuanaki Tonu


[Picture on page 9] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 15]


What have I done to deserve all this calamity?’ 	 Ne a aku mea ne fai ke tupu ei te fakalavelave tenei?’


In time, your children will likely thank you for doing that! 	 Fakamuli loa, ka ma‵nako eiloa au tama‵liki o fakafetai atu ki a koe mō te feitu tenā!


About the same time of the year, Jews celebrate the Passover and true Christians observe the Memorial of Jesus’ death. 	 E ‵pau eiloa te taimi o te tausaga e fakamanatu ei ne te kau Iutaia a te Paseka mo te Fakamanatuga ne Kelisiano tonu a te mate o Iesu.


When Jehovah forgives our sins, why may we feel assured that he views us as clean thereafter? 	 Kāti e mafai eiloa o lavea atu ne koe te lailaiga tenā faitalia au taumafaiga ke ‵solo keatea.


Three days later, they were back on the surface, safe and sound. 	 E tolu aso mai tua ifo i ei, kae ‵to aka latou ki luga, kae ne ‵lei fua a latou katoa.


Gary says: “My life took on real meaning. 	 E fai mai a Gary, penei: “Ko lavea ne au a te aoga o toku olaga.


What positive effect can kindness have on newcomers from a foreign background? 	 Ne a ikuga aoga e mafai o maua mai i te fakaasi atu o te uiga atafai ki tino ‵fou mai fenua fakaa‵tea?


Seeing Scriptural truth exert such power attracted this former agnostic to the message of the Bible, and she accepted it as inspired of God. 	 Me ne matea ne Paula a te ‵fuliga o tena taugasoa ne te munatonu mai te Tusi Tapu, fiafia ei tou fafine ki te fekau mai te Tusi Tapu kae kamata o talitonu me i te Tusi Tapu ne aumai mai te Atua.


To accomplish that, the Kingdom will effect dramatic changes on this earth. 	 Ke fakataunu a te mea tenā, ka fai ne te Malo a ‵fuliga tāua ki te lalolagi.


“Throw your burden upon Jehovah himself, and he himself will sustain you.” 	 “Tuku atu ki te Aliki [ko Ieova] a mea e manavase koe ki ei, me ka fesoasoani a ia ki a koe.”


We read: “By faith Abel offered God a sacrifice of greater worth than Cain, through which faith he had witness borne to him that he was righteous.”—Hebrews 11:4. 	 Ne maua foki ne ia a te taku‵leia mai te Atua, i a ia se tino amiotonu mai tona fakatuanaki, me ne talia ne te Atua tena taulaga.”—Epelu 11:4.


(Revelation 11:18) In addition, it will usher in a peaceful world, “a new earth that we are awaiting according to his [God’s] promise,” where “righteousness is to dwell.”—2 Peter 3:13. 	 (Fakaasiga 11:18) E se gata i ei, ka aumai ne ia se lalolagi filemu, se “lalolagi fou, e nofo i ei a te amiotonu, kae tenei eiloa e fakatalitali tatou ki ei,” e ‵tusa mo te folafolaga a te Atua.—2 Petelu 3:13.


The apostle was adept at using common, easily understood illustrations to clarify complex spiritual ideas. 	 Ne atamai eiloa te apositolo i te fakaaogāga o tala fakatusa masani kae faigofie ke malamalama i ei, ke fakamatala atu ei a manatu faka-te-agaga faiga‵ta.


The penalty for that disobedient act was death, as God had clearly stated: “In the day you eat from it you will positively die.” 	 A te fakasalaga mō te sē fakalogo tenā ko te mate, e pelā mo pati manino konei a te Atua: “Kafai e kai koe ki ei, a koe e mate eiloa i te taimi tena.”


Similarly, we can experience the new birth only if God, our heavenly Father, causes our new birth. 	 E penā foki loa, e mafai fua o toe fa‵nau mai tatou māfai e mafua mai i te Atua, te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi, a te ‵toe fa‵nau mai o tatou.


An Episcopalian pastor in Florida was quoted as saying: “We don’t know anything about heaven except that heaven is where God is.” 	 Ne fai mai se faifeau o te lotu Epikopo i Florida, penei: “E se iloa ne matou so se mea e uiga ki te lagi i tafa o te iloa atu me i te Atua e nofo i te lagi.”


Through Isaiah, Jehovah said: “This people have come near with their mouth, and they have glorified me merely with their lips, and they have removed their heart itself far away from me.” 	 E auala i a Isaia, ne fai atu a Ieova, penei: “A tino konei e fai pelā i a latou e tapuaki mai ki a au, ka ko olotou muna e fai e seai ne uiga, mo olotou loto foki e tuku eiloa i se koga fakaatea.”


The result is that an abundant spiritual harvest is in progress. 	 Ne iku atu i ei ki te ‵katigā saito faka-te-agaga lasi telā e gasolosolo atu ki mua.


(1 Corinthians 15:33) To be no part of the world is to remain “without spot from the world.” 	 (1 Kolinito 15:33) A te sē fai mo fai se vaega o te lalolagi e aofia i ei te taumafai ‘ke mo a ma pisia i amioga sē ‵lei faka-te-lalolagi.’


10 Is God’s Kingdom a Condition of the Heart? 	 Ka sau‵tala foki tatou ki mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai te fakaakoakoga a Iesu e uiga ki te mauaga o te agaga o te Atua. MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA 2


(Matthew 24:9) Those words proved true in the first century, and they prove true today. 	 (Mataio 24:9) Ne taunu ‵tonu eiloa a pati konā i aso o te kau apositolo, e pelā foki eiloa mo aso nei.


17 Sarah, the wife of the patriarch Abraham, kept on telling him to dismiss his secondary wife and her son because of their lack of respect. 	 17 A Sala, ko te avaga a Apelaamo, ne tumau eiloa i te fai atu ki a ia ke ‵tuli keatea tena avaga lua mo tena tama tagata ona ko te sē āva.


Is it suggesting that you should live only for today and ignore tomorrow? 	 E mata, e fakamalosi mai i ei ke ola fua koe mō te aso nei kae fakapuli atu te aso a taeao?


Yet, when we realized that it was Jehovah’s will that we proclaim the good news, we overcame our apprehension and got busy preaching. 	 Kae i te taimi ne iloa aka ei me ko te loto o Ieova e folafola atu ei ne tatou te tala ‵lei, ne manumalo tatou i te mataku kae ne fakalavelave faeloa tatou i te faiga o te galuega talai.


Some marriages have been strained or even ruined by a mate’s addiction to pornography. 	 Ko oti ne fakamasei a nisi avaga ona ko te umiti o se tino tokotasi i a laua ki ata ma‵sei.


Motivated by love, members of the congregation are energized to find ways to serve. 	 Ona ko te alofa, e fakamalosi aka a tino o te fakapotopotoga ke ‵sala atu ki auala ke tavini atu ei.


(Matt. 26:17-19) The last time they did so, Jesus instituted a new event that his followers thereafter were to keep annually—the Lord’s Evening Meal. 	 (Mata. 26:17-19) I te toe taimi ne fai ei ne latou a te mea tenā, ne kamata ne Iesu se mea fou telā ka fai faeloa ne ana soko fakamuli ifo i tausaga katoa—ko te ‵Kaiga a te Aliki i te Afiafi.


Surely, no human deserves credit for discovering and explaining these “deep things of God”! 	 E manino ‵lei, me seai se tino e manako ke tavae a ia mō te mauaga pelā foki mo te fakamatalamaiga o “mea ‵loto a te Atua”!


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It makes me feel loved by my heavenly Father.” 	 E pelā eiloa me ko alofagina au ne toku Tamana faka-te-lagi.”


(Psalm 2:7) Christ referred to the Kingdom covenant when he told his apostles: “You are the ones that have stuck with me in my trials; and I make a covenant with you, just as my Father has made a covenant with me, for a kingdom.”—Luke 22:28, 29. 	 (Salamo 2:7) Ne fakasino atu a Keliso ki te malo o te Atua i te taimi ne fai atu ei ki ana apositolo: “Ne ‵kau fakatasi foki koutou mo au i oku tofotofoga. E pelā eiloa mo te tukumaiga ne toku Tamana te pule ki a au, e pelā foki taku feagaiga ki a koutou.”—Luka 22:28, 29.


What did Jesus do that provided the basis for humans to be declared righteous? 	 Ne a mea ne fai ne Iesu ke fakatoka ei te fakavae mō tino ke takuamiotonugina?


THOSE books were called the rainbow set. 	 NE TAKU a tusi konei ki se seti nuanua, ona ko ‵lanu kese‵kese o latou.


The saying of the true proverb has happened to them: ‘The dog has returned to its own vomit, and the sow that was bathed to rolling in the mire.’”—2 Peter 2:20-22. 	 A te mea ne tupu ki a latou e fakaasi mai ei me tonu te faigamuna penei: ‘E toe foki a te kuli ki ona luaga,’ mo ‘Te puaka foki telā ko oti ne fakakoukou, ko toe foki o takafilifili i te pela.’ ”—2 Petelu 2:20-22.


They were surrounded by heresy and corrosive philosophies, some of which had a deceptive veneer of true worship. 	 Ne sikomia latou ne manatu fakaaposetate mo akoakoga ‵se, kae ne foliga fakaloiloi a nisi mea konā e pelā me ne vaega o te tapuakiga tonu.


What responsibility did all first-century Christians share, but how did things change? 	 Se a te tofiga telā ne ‵kau atu ki ei a Kelisiano katoa i te senitenali muamua, kae ne ‵fuli pefea a mea i ei?


Yet, the people of that city persisted in their wickedness. 	 Kae ne tumau eiloa a tino o te fa‵kai tenā i olotou amioga ma‵sei.


At one point, Abraham makes this impassioned appeal: “It is unthinkable of you that you are acting in this manner to put to death the righteous man with the wicked one so that it has to occur with the righteous man as it does with the wicked! 	 I te taimi e tasi, ne fai atu ne Apelaamo se fakamolemole mai tena loto eiloa: “Ailoga eiloa e mafai ne koe o tamate a tino amio‵tonu fakatasi mo tino agasala; e se mafai eiloa! E se mafai eiloa ne koe o fai se mea penā. Kafai e fai ne koe, ko tena uiga ko fakasala tasi a tino amio‵tonu mo tino amio ma‵sei.


(John 17:3) You can demonstrate that you are a good person by learning more about Jehovah’s purpose for man. 	 (Ioane 17:3) E mafai o fakaasi atu ne koe me i a koe se tino ‵lei mai te tauloto ki mea e uke atu e uiga ki te fuafuaga a Ieova mō tino.


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I shall not forget your word. 	 Au fakatonuga e fakafiafia ei au, . . .


I finally realized that in order to put Kingdom interests first, I needed to change my line of work.” 	 Ne fatoa iloa aka ne au me kafai e ‵tau o fakamuamua ne au a manakoga o te Malo, e ‵tau o ‵fuli taku galuega.”


(Proverbs 23:22) Are they not motivated by love for you? 	 (Faataoto 23:22) E a, e se a‵lofa mai laua ki a koe?


Nevertheless, how many religions do you know of that discard human traditions when these clash with clear teachings found in God’s Word? 	 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, e fia a lotu e iloa ne koe e ‵teke atu ki tuu mo aganuu a tino māfai ko se fetaui mo akoakoga ma‵nino kolā e maua i te Muna a te Atua?


19 Third, we can glorify God by living in harmony with his standards. 	 19 A te tolu o mea, e mafai o faka‵malu atu tatou ki te Atua mai te ola e ‵tusa mo ana tulaga amio‵tonu.


In what sense might a Christian’s heart be harming him? 	 I te feitu fea e fakamasei atu ei te loto o se Kelisiano ki a ia eiloa?


What account will we now consider, and why? 	 Se a te tala ka mafau‵fau nei tatou ki ei, kae kaia?


This indicates that there is still much work to do. 	 E fakaasi mai i te mea tenei me koi uke ‵ki eiloa a galuega e ‵tau fai.


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His hope was that there were still some who would accept Christ. 	 Ne fakamoemoe eiloa tou tagata me ka talia ne nisi tino i a latou a Keliso.


They spent the remarkable total of 1,144,566,849 hours talking to others about God and his purposes. 	 Se mea fakaofoofogia me ne fakamāumāu ne latou te aofaki ko te 1,144,566,849 o itula i te fai‵pati atu ki nisi tino e uiga ki te Atua mo ana fuafuaga.


What Christian Maturity Is 	 Te Matua ‵Lei Faka-Kelisiano


9 The famous mathematician Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) also had a keen interest in the Bible. 	 9 Ne fiafia malosi foki a te tagata lauiloa i mea tau numela ko Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) ki te Tusi Tapu.


HOW THE BIBLE CHANGED MY LIFE: 	 TE AUALA NE ‵FULI EI TOKU OLAGA NE TE TUSI TAPU:


9 We must oppose the Devil, giving him no opportunity to harm us spiritually. 	 9 E ‵tau mo tatou o ‵teke atu a te Tiapolo, kae ke mo a ma tuku atu ki a ia se avanoaga ke fakamasei ne ia tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


SIN—AND A MEASURE OF REPENTANCE 	 AGASALA—MO TE LASI O TE LOTO SALAMŌ


While we may not expect to do the same, Solomon’s example when he was faithful to God should show us how to evaluate what is real success and should thus help us to achieve it. 	 Faitalia me e se fakamoe‵moe tatou ke fai foki penā, a te fakaakoakoga a Solomona i te taimi koi fakamaoni ei a ia ki te Atua e ‵tau o fakaasi mai ki a tatou te auala ke malama‵lama i te manuia tonu mo mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou ke maua te manuia.


Consider Sylviana, mentioned in the introduction to this article. 	 Mafaufau ki a Sylviana, telā ne sae mai i te kamataga o te mataupu tenei.


He will go to any length to divert or pervert such worship. 	 Ka fai eiloa ne ia so se mea ke taofi aka ei a nisi tino mai i te tapuaki atu ki te Atua i te auala telā e talia ne ia.


In Hétin, a village in a marshy area, most houses are on stilts and pirogues are the main means of transportation. 	 I Hétin, telā se fa‵kai e tu i se koga pelapelā, a te ukega o fale e faite ki pou kae e fakaaoga eiloa ne latou a paopao mo olotou faima‵laga.


Give Jehovah Due Credit 	 Tavae Atu ki a Ieova


You thereby give your children the best possible opportunity to “choose life” and thereafter to “keep alive.” 	 E tuku atu i ei ne koutou ki otou tama‵liki te ‵toe avanoaga ‵lei ke “filifili” ne latou te “ola” kae ke tumau foki i te “ola.”


And death and Hades were hurled into the lake of fire. 	 Telā la, ne ‵pei ki te lase ‵ka ulaula o te mate mo seoli.


Besides preaching and teaching, what is included in our worship of Jehovah? 	 I tafa o te talai mo te akoako atu, ne a mea e aofia i te ‵tou taviniga ki a Ieova?


When faced with a new task, we must avoid the overconfidence of a braggart.—Proverbs 27:1; James 4:13-16. 	 Kafai ko fai ne tatou se galuega fou, ke mo a ma fakamata‵mata tatou i ei.—Faataoto 27:1; Iakopo 4:13-16.


4 The merchant in Jesus’ parable was overjoyed when he found what he perceived to be a “pearl of high value.” 	 4 Ne fiafia malosi a te tino fakatau koloa i te tala fakatusa a Iesu i te mauaga ne ia a te “penina e sili i te tāua.”


May each of us be determined to be the kind of person Jehovah wants us to be. 	 Ke na fakaiku aka ne tatou taki tokotasi ke fai tatou mo vaegā tino kolā e manako a Ieova ki ei.


(Read Psalm 11:4.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 11:4.)


Well, after a wheat stalk sprouts and matures, it produces as fruit, not little wheat stalks, but new seed. 	 Kafai ko ola aka kae ‵pala te kausaito, e ‵fua mai i ei a fuaga ‵fou, kae e se ne kausaito ‵fou.


I go and apologize to that person. 	 E fanatu au o fakatoese ki te tino tenā.


About 22 years after Jesus died, the apostle Paul wrote that there had been upwards of 500 eyewitnesses who saw the resurrected Jesus and that most of them were still alive when Paul was writing. 	 Kāti e 22 tausaga mai tua o te mate o Iesu, ne tusi mai ei te apositolo ko Paulo me silia atu i te 500 tino e molimau ki te ‵toe fakatuakaga o Iesu kae ko te tokoukega o latou koi ola i te taimi ne tusi mai ei a Paulo.


“When he was being reviled,” states 1 Peter 2:23, “he did not go reviling in return. 	 E fai mai a te 1 Petelu 2:23, me i “te taimi ne fetugina ei a ia, ne seki tali atu a ia i muna fetu; kae i te taimi ne puapuagatia ei a ia, ne seki mataku, kae ne tuku atu katoatoa ona fakamoemoega ki te Atua, telā ko te Famasino amiotonu.”


For example, if saving face is paramount to us, we would likely view being dishonest as just another tool used to accomplish the task. 	 E pelā mo te fakatāua ne tatou a te manakoga ke se masiasi tatou, e mafai o ‵kilo atu tatou ki te sē fakamaoni e pelā me se mea faigaluega tāua.


Instead of being sensitive to Hannah’s plight, Peninnah viewed her as a rival and displayed such an attitude toward her that Hannah “would weep and not eat.”—1 Samuel 1:2, 4-7. 	 Ne seki alofa Penina ki a Hana i tena tulaga fakaalofa tenā, ne fakalili atu tou fafine ki a Hana, kae “ko tagi sale a Hana kae ko ita foki ma kai.”—1 Samuelu 1:2, 4-7.


Keeping on the watch involves praying not just for ourselves but for our brothers and sisters as well. 	 E fakaasi mai ei me i te tumau i te matapula‵pula e aofia i ei te faiga o ‵talo e se mō tatou fua kae penā foki mō ‵tou taina mo tuagane.


When our conscience is thus attuned to Jehovah’s ways, we are more likely to make decisions that are in harmony with his will. 	 Kafai e fetaui ‵lei ‵tou loto lagona mo auala o Ieova, ka fai foki eiloa ne tatou a fakaikuga kolā e fetaui ‵lei mo tena loto.


The Bible itself clarifies what Isaiah meant. 	 E fakamaina mai ne te Tusi Tapu te uiga tonu o pati a Isaia.


(Acts 1:15; 2:5-11, 41, 47; 4:4; 6:7) What fine encouragement the news of these increases must have brought to the disciples!” 	 (Galuega 1:15; 2:5-11, 41, 47; 4:4; 6:7) Ne ‵tau o lasi te fakamalosiga ne maua ne te kau soko mai luga i aofaki konei!”


(1 Peter 5:2, 3) Paul helped and encouraged the congregations he served, as traveling overseers do today. 	 (1 Petelu 5:2, 3) Ne fesoasoani kae ne fakamalosi atu foki a Paulo ki fakapotopotoga kolā ne tavini atu a ia i ei, e pelā eiloa mo mea kolā e fai ne toeaina asiasi i aso nei.


Day by day, they make room in their lives for “the fruitage of the spirit,” namely “love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, self-control.”—Galatians 5:22, 23. 	 E ati aka ne latou i olotou olaga i aso katoa a “fua o te Agaga,” ko te “alofa, te fiafia, te filemu, te kufaki, te mataalofa, te ‵lei, te fakamaoni, te loto malalo, mo te loto pulea.”—Kalatia 5:22, 23.


It is therefore a question, not of whether Jehovah can foresee the future, but of whether he chooses to do so. 	 Tela la, e sae aka se fesili e se ki te mafai o lavea ne Ieova a mea ka ‵tupu, kae ki tena filifiliga ke fai penā.


(Acts 15:22-32) Those receiving this information accepted and applied it. 	 (Galuega 15:22-32) Ne talia kae fakagalue aka foki ne tino kolā ne maua ne latou te fakamatalaga tenei.


8 Many Witnesses of Jehovah have made adjustments in order to attend these schools. 	 8 E tokouke a Molimau a Ieova ko oti ne fai ne latou a fakamafuli‵fuliga ki olotou faifaiga masani ko te mea ke mafai o ‵kau atu ki akoga konei.


“A QUEEN” WHO MISCALCULATES HER CHANCES 5. (a) How will the “great tribulation” start? (b) What “queen” will miscalculate her chances of survival? 	 5. (a) Ka kamata pefea a te “fakalavelave lasi”? (e) Ko oi e pelā me se “tupu fafine” telā e mafaufau me ka seai se mea masei e tupu ki a ia?


Rulership for Some, Benefits for Many 	 Ne Nāi Tino Fua ka Pule Mai, Kae e Maua ne Tino e Tokouke a Mea Aoga Mai i ei


The account does not specifically say that Jesus remained in the wilderness throughout the time of the temptations. 	 E se fakamatala tonu mai i konei me i a Iesu ne nofo eiloa i te koga lavaki i te taimi ne tofotofo ei a ia.


Saul, who later became known as the apostle Paul, chose to be loyal to God rather than to tradition. 	 Ne filifili aka ne Saulo, telā ne fai fakamuli mo fai te apositolo ko Paulo, ke fakamaoni a ia ki te Atua i lō tuu mo aganuu.


(Heb. 13:8) Since “the Chief Agent of life” personally understands what it is like to feel grief, “he is able to come to the aid of those who are being put to the test.” 	 (Epe. 13:8) Ona ko te mea e malamalama a te “Sui Sili o te ola” i lagonaga fanoanoa, e “mafai ei o fesoasoani mai a ia ki tino kolā e tofotofogina.”


Rebels in Heaven 	 Tino ‵Teke i te Lagi


2 We are now living deep in the last days of this system. 	 2 Ko ‵nofo nei tatou i aso fakaoti o te olaga tenei.


As anointed Christians, the members of that slave “keep following the Lamb no matter where he goes.” 	 E pelā me ne Kelisiano fakaekegina, a sui o te tavini tenā “e tau‵tali atu faeloa i te Tamā Mamoe faitalia me tefea te koga e fanatu a ia ki ei.”


(Exodus 34:6; Acts 13:48) They learn of Jehovah’s kind provision of the ransom through Jesus Christ, whose shed blood can cleanse them from all sin. 	 (Esoto 34;6; Galuega 13:48) Ne iloa foki ne latou a te fakatokaga alofa a Ieova, ko te taulaga e auala i a Iesu Keliso, telā e mafai ei ne tena toto telā ne fakamaligi o faka‵mā latou mai i agasala katoa.


A brother who is involved in global purchasing said: “Business people who visit our printeries are amazed that such a technologically advanced, high-production facility can be financed by voluntary donations. 	 Ne fai mai se taina telā e aofia i te ‵togiga o mea o masini ‵lomi: “Ne ofo a tino fai pisinisi kolā ne āsi mai ki ‵tou koga ‵lomi tusi me i vaegā masini ‵fou kae uke a mea e ‵lomi i ei e mafai o ‵togi ki tupe kolā e tuku fakameaalofa mai.


When Jesus arrives in Bethany, what is the situation there, and what happens after his arrival? 	 I te okoatuga a Iesu ki Petania, ne a mea ko oti ne ‵tupu i konā, kae ne a mea ne ‵tupu mai tua ifo o tena okoatuga ki konā?


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7 While most Christians today do not suffer to the extent that Job did, tribulations of different kinds do afflict them. 	 7 E ui eiloa e se oko te logo‵mae o te tokoukega o Kelisiano i aso nei ki logo‵maega o Iopu, e fe‵paki eiloa latou mo fakalavelave kese‵kese.


(Matthew 5:9) “If possible, as far as it depends on you, be peaceable with all men.”—Romans 12:18. 	 (Mataio 5:9) “Fai te mea e mafai o fai ne koutou ke tausi te filemu i te va o koutou mo tino katoa.”—Loma 12:18.


The prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures presented this truth in vivid terms. 	 Ne tuku mai ne pelofeta i te Tusi Tapu faka-Epelu a nisi fakamatalaga likiliki e uiga ki te munatonu tenei.


A Christian married to an unbeliever may have to rub shoulders with the world more than others do. 	 A te Kelisiano telā ne avaga ki se tino sē talitonu e fesokotaki faeloa mo te lalolagi i lō nisi tino.


How is mankind’s freedom related to “the revealing of the sons of God”? 	 Ka fesoasoani mai pefea a ‘te fakaasimaiga o tama a te Atua’ ke saoloto a tino?


Young Ones, Be Wise! 	 Ke na ‵Poto Koutou, e Talavou!


6 Why have not more people found “the very knowledge of God”? 	 6 Kaia ne seki maua ei ne tino e tokouke a te iloaga “e uiga ki te Atua”?


Paul had a successful ministry in Beroea, but Jews came and aroused the populace. 	 Ne gali ‵ki te galuega a Paulo i Pelea, kae ne o‵mai a tino Iutaia kae ne fakamakosu ne latou tena galuega.


Nehemiah—a man of action and tender feelings—comes to Jerusalem 	 Ko fanatu a Neemia—se tagata galue malosi kae loto alofa—ki Ielusalema


3. What warning regarding deceptive teachings should we heed? 	 3 Ne fai mai a te apositolo ko Paulo me ka se maua a te munatonu i poto mo tu mo aganū a tino.


Try using this chart in your family worship! 	 Taumafai ke fakaaoga a te fakasologa tenei i te tapuakiga a tou kāiga!


Reading and discussing these Bible texts may be sufficient. 	 Kāti e mafai o lava fua i te faitau mo te sau‵tala ki tusi siki konā.


(Matthew 24:37-39) No doubt many ridiculed him and his family; some may have threatened him and violently opposed him. Despite evidence of God’s blessing on Noah, people ridiculed him and ignored his message 	 (Mataio 24:37-39) E seai se fakalotolotolua me ne fakatauemu atu a tino e tokouke ki tou tagata mo tena kāiga; kāti ne fakamataku‵taku atu ki tou tagata a nisi tino kae ‵teke malosi atu ki a ia.


(Rom. 14:21) If it became known that a member of the congregation kept a gun for protection against humans, some fellow believers might be shocked, even stumbled. 	 (Loma 14:21) Kafai ko iloa aka me e tausi ne se tino o te fakapotopotoga se fana ke puipui ei a ia mai tino, e mafai eiloa o ‵poi a nisi tino, kae loto vāi‵vai foki.


Aids to Endurance 	 Auala Fesoasoani ke Kufaki i ei


The second article explains how we can strengthen our faith by being firmly convinced that God rewards those who earnestly seek him. 	 I te lua o mataupu e fakamatala mai ei te auala e mafai ei ne tatou o fakamalosi a te ‵tou fakatuanaki mai te tali‵tonu i te Atua e tuku atu ne ia te taui ki a latou kolā e ‵sala malosi ki a ia.


Will my decisions help me to set spiritual goals? 	 E mata, ka fesoasoani mai aku filifiliga ke kausaki atu ki fakamoemoega faka-te-agaga?


(Matthew 15:6) Misguided by their hardhearted and merciless religious leaders, most no longer worshiped God acceptably. 	 (Mataio 15:6) Ne seki tapuaki atu te tokoukega o latou i se auala telā ne talia ne te Atua, me ne takitaki ‵se latou ne olotou takitaki lotu kolā ne loto ma‵keke kae mata fatu.


18 Often using illustrations, Jesus revealed his Father with vivid word pictures that could not be easily forgotten. 	 18 Ne fakaaogā sāle ne Iesu a tala fakatusa, kae ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu tena Tamana i tugāpati manino kolā e se mafai o puligofie.


Rather, they felt drawn to him. 	 I lō te ma‵taku, ne olo atu eiloa latou ki a ia.


What transformation must each Christian make? 	 Se a te ‵fuliga e ‵tau o fai ne Kelisiano taki tokotasi?


(1 Peter 4:7) We have plenty to do in the work of the Lord. 	 (1 Petelu 4:7) E uke ‵ki a mea e ‵tau o fai ne tatou i te galuega a te Aliki.


Rather than being envious of what others may have been assigned to do, all of us can concentrate on handling the responsibilities we do have. 	 I lō te loto ma‵sei ki tiute kolā ne tuku atu ke fai ne nisi tino, e mafai eiloa ne tatou katoa o fai faka‵lei a tiute kolā ko maua ne tatou.


(John 6:44, 65) Acquiring faith in Jesus, in turn, makes it possible for an individual to gain forgiveness of sins. 	 (Ioa. 6:44, 65) A te mauaga o te fakatuanaki ki a Iesu, e fai ei ke mafai ne se tino o maua se fakamagaloga ki ana agasala.


20 What Is Wrong With Spiritism? 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA 1, 2


“Good and upright is Jehovah,” said David. “That is why he instructs sinners in the way.” 	 Ne fai mai a Tavita penei: “A te Aliki e amiotonu kae ‵lei, e akoako ne ia a tino agasala ki te auala e ‵tau o tautali i ei.”


8 The psalmist quotes Israel’s enemies as saying: “Come and let us efface them from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.” 	 8 Ne fai mai te faisalamo e uiga ki fili o te kau Isalaelu: “O‵mai ke fakamasei ne tatou te lotou fenua, ko te mea ke puli i a Isalaelu ki te se gata mai.”


Precious lives are at stake. 	 Ko ‵tu a ola o tino i se tulaga fakamataku.


The date line is an imaginary line that runs for the most part through the Pacific Ocean along the 180th meridian. 	 E isi eiloa se laina (telā ne ‵lomi aka i te mape) i te Kogā Tai o te Pasefika.


If the air became contaminated, the birds would show signs of distress, even falling off their perch. 	 Kafai ko ‵fonu te ea i te kēsi poisini, ka se nofo ‵toka a manu, kae mafai o ‵to ki lalo mai te koga e ‵tu ei.


Of him, it is said: “Perfect is his activity, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness, with whom there is no injustice; righteous and upright is he.” 	 Ne fai mai penei e uiga ki a ia: “E tonu kae amiotonu i ana auala katoa; a te otou Atua e fakamaoni kae amiotonu; e fai ne ia te mea tonu kae nofogamalie.”


(1 Timothy 6:5) We might even wrongly conclude that it is all right to press a prosperous Christian for a loan that we are unlikely to be able to repay. 	 (Salamo 37:21) E auala i te amio atua ka maua ei ne tatou a te “ola i aso nei mo te ola ka oko mai” kae e se ko te kausaki atu ki kope faka-te-foitino.


(Psalm 40:8) I was baptized in 1992 at an international convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses held in St. Petersburg, Russia. 	 (Salamo 40:8) Ne papatiso au i te fono i atufenua o Molimau a Ieova telā ne fai i St. Petersburg, Lusia, i te 1992.


Serving Jehovah, though, has brought me the greatest happiness and sense of accomplishment.” 	 Kae ne maua ne au a te fiafia sili mo te lotomalie mai te tavini atu ki a Ieova.”


This comment reflects a growing tendency in Spain and many other countries throughout the world. 	 E fakaasi mai i te manatu tenei a te lasi o te faigāmea tenei i Sepania e pelā foki mo nisi fenua e uke i te lalolagi kātoa.


[Blurb on page 6] 	 [Ko manatu tāua e 6]


For example, Hannah could not overcome the problem of barrenness on her own. 	 E pelā mo Hana, ne seki mafai ne ia o faka‵lei aka a tena fakalavelave ki te seai o sena tama, i a ia eiloa.


The sin of our first parents, Adam and Eve, temporarily disturbed God’s original purpose of making the earth a paradise. 	 A te agasala o ‵tou mātua muamua, ko Atamu mo Eva, ne taofi malie aka ei te fuafuaga muamua a te Atua ke fai te lalolagi mo fai se palataiso.


Who in “the Lord’s day” were the first to extend the invitation to “come,” and to whom? 	 Ko oi a tino muamua i “te aso o te Aliki” ne fakaoko atu ne latou a te ‵kamiga ke “vau,” kae ki a ai?


For example, they knew that although animals do not talk, a spirit person can make an animal appear to speak. 	 Ne iloa ne latou me e ui eiloa e se fai‵pati a manu, e mafai ne se tino faka-te-agaga o fai ke foliga mai me e faipati se manu.


Through the Hebrew Scriptures, we learn details about life under God’s Kingdom that give us comfort and draw us closer to the Source of that comfort, Jehovah God. 	 E auala i te Tusi Tapu i te ‵Gana Epelu, e tauloto tatou ki fakamatalaga likiliki e uiga ki te olaga mai lalo i te Malo o te Atua kolā e fakamafanafana mai kae fai i ei ke fakapili‵pili atu tatou ki te Mafuaga o fakamafanafanaga konā, ko Ieova te Atua.


16 What delightful results can be obtained if each member of the congregation makes it his or her goal to contribute to the wholesome spirit of the congregation! 	 16 Ka maua eiloa ne te fakapotopotoga kātoa a ikuga fakafiafia māfai e taumafai a tino taki tokotasi o fakatumau se kilokiloga ‵lei i loto i te fakapotopotoga!


What changed his life? 	 Se a te mea ne ‵fuli ei tena olaga?


(Prov. 17:5) God may deal with us accordingly, for he says: “Vengeance is mine, and retribution.”—Deut. 32:35. 	 (Faataoto 17:5) E mafai o saga mai te Atua ki a tatou, me e fai mai a ia: “A te Aliki ka taui ne ia te lotou mea ne fai, o fakasala latou.”—Teutelonome 32:35.


DO WE NEED TO KNOW THE NAMES OF ALL THE ANOINTED TODAY? 	 E MATA, E ‵TAU O ILOA NE TATOU A IGOA O TINO FAKAEKEGINA KATOA I ASO NEI?


(Read Proverbs 14:1.) 	 (Faitau te Faataoto 14:1.)


When properly followed, it brings great benefit and happiness in marriage. 	 Kafai ne tau‵tali faka‵lei atu ki ei, e maua i ei a mea aoga mo te fiafia lasi i te fakaipoipoga.


Only Joseph, Mary, and the shepherds were present with baby Jesus. 	 Ko Iosefa, Malia, mo tausi mamoe ne ‵nofo tonu atu i te taimi tenā fakatasi mo te pepe ko Iesu.


(Matthew 6:14, 15) Of course, Jehovah does bring punishment upon unrepentant sinners. 	 (Mataio 6: 14, 15) E tonu, e tuku mai eiloa ne Ieova a te fakasalaga ki luga i tino agasala kolā e se salamō.


15 What Gamaliel said merely highlights the fact that a work with divine backing cannot possibly fail. 	 15 Ne fakauiga te pati a Kamalielu me ka se mafai eiloa o se aogā se galuega telā e fai māfai e ‵lago atu te Atua ki ei.


How did Joshua prove to be a force for good to the nation of Israel for as long as he lived? 	 Ne fai pefea a Iosua e pelā me se fakamalosiga ‵lei ki tino Isalaelu i tena olaga kātoa?


So a young man who seeks a wife should think carefully about the principle found at Proverbs 24:27. 	 Tela la, a te tamataene telā e ‵sala atu ki se avaga e ‵tau o mafaufau faka‵lei muamua ki te akoakoga fakavae i te Faataoto 24:27, Tusi Paia, Samoa.


8, 9. (a) What happened soon after Jesus and his disciples entered the region of the Decapolis? (b) Describe Jesus’ healing of the deaf man. 	 8, 9. (a) Ne a mea ne ‵tupu i te taimi ne fatoā olo atu ei a Iesu mo ana soko ki te fenua ko Tekapoli? (e) Ke fakamatala mai te faka‵leiga ne Iesu o te tagata ‵tuli.


Teaching by example has a powerful effect on the hearts of students. 	 E aogā ‵ki eiloa ki loto o tino a‵koga ke akoako atu i au amioga.


And I will become their God, and they themselves will become my people.” 	 Ka fai au mo Atua o latou, ka ko latou ka fai mo oku tino.


(Matt. 24:3; read Mark 13:32-37.) 	 (Mata. 24:3; faitau te Maleko 13:32-37.)


Earlier that day, “there occurred from heaven a noise just like that of a rushing stiff breeze.” 	 I te kamataga o te aso tenā, “ne lagona ne latou te ‵gulu mai luga i te lagi e pelā eiloa mo se afā ko agi.”


Soon the end will come for all opposers of Jehovah’s Kingdom.—Revelation 11:15, 18. 	 E se leva nei kae ka fakaseai atu i ei a tino katoa kolā e ‵teke atu ki te Malo o Ieova.—Fakaasiga 11:15, 18.


All of that will make our message more appealing to those who are “rightly disposed for everlasting life.”—Acts 13:48. 	 A mea katoa konā ka fai ke sili atu te mata ‵lei o te ‵tou fekau ki tino kolā “e toka ‵lei olotou loto mō te ola se-gata-mai.”—Galuega 13:48, NW.


Jesus taught his followers to pray: “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”—Matthew 6:12. 	 Ne akoako ne Iesu ana soko ke ‵talo atu penei: “Fakamagalo mai omotou agasala e pelā mo matou e fakamagalo atu ki tino kolā e agasala mai ki a matou.”—Mataio 6:12.


The Watchtower, December 1, 1983, page 23. 	 The Watchtower, Tesema 1, 1983, itulau e 23.


The number eight (one more than seven) sometimes represents an abundance. 	 A te napa valu (e tasi e silia atu i te fitu) e fakauiga i nisi taimi ki mea e uke.


7 What, though, of the many loyal Christians who are not overseers? 	 7 Kae pefea la a te tokoukega o Kelisiano a‵lofa fakamaoni kolā e se ne ovasia?


Although the earth is not a paradise today, it can be compared to the fine home of a happy family. 	 E tiga eiloa e se fai te lalolagi mo fai te palataiso i aso nei, e mafai eiloa o fakatusa te palataiso ki te fale ‵lei o se kāiga fiafia.


Who barricaded the sea, keeping it in its place? 	 Ko oi ne ‵pono ne ia a mataloa ke taofi ei te tai?


During his ministry, Jesus performed miracles, including healing the sick and raising the dead. 	 I te taimi ne fai ei a tena taviniga, ne fai ne Iesu a vavega, e aofia i ei ko te faka‵leiga o ma‵saki mo te faka‵tumaiga o tino ‵mate.


“Who . . . made himself neighbor to the man that fell among the robbers?” asked Jesus. 	 Ne fesili atu a Iesu: “Ko oi la te tino . . ko te tuakoi o te tagata telā ne ta ne tino ‵faomea?”


3 What of the “presence” that the apostles asked about? 	 3 Kae se a te mea e fakasino atu ki ei te tugāpati ko “tou fakatasi mai” telā ne fesili atu a apositolo e uiga ki ei?


Varying our methods helps us to carry out to the full Jesus’ command to make disciples.—1 Corinthians 9:22, 23. 	 E fesoasoani mai a te fakaaogāga o auala kese‵kese ke fakataunu katoatoa ei ne tatou te fakatonuga a Iesu e uiga ki te faiga o soko.—1 Kolinito 9:22, 23.


In 1996, I fell in love with a woman named Carolina, and in 1998, we were married. 	 I te 1996, ne fiafai au ki se fafine e igoa ki a Carolina, kae i te 1998, ne avaga ei māua.


(Ephesians 4:17-19) What is the antidote to Satan’s spiritual venom? 	 (Efeso 4:17-19) Se a te auala e mafai ei ne tatou o ‵teke atu ki auala poisini o Satani?


What does it mean to use the spirit of a sound mind when we make decisions? 	 Se a te uiga ke fakaaoga a te mafaufau ‵lei māfai e fai ne tatou a fakaikuga?


I recall one priest who, after several visits, told me: “Araceli, I wholly agree with you, but where could I go at my age? 	 Ne masaua ne au a pati a se faifeau telā e asi sale au ki ei, penei: “Araceli, au e ‵lago katoatoa ki ou manatu, kae e mafai pefea au o ‵fuli ona ko au ko matua?