It encompasses our efforts in word and deed to dispel the grief of those who have lost loved ones in death. 	 E aofia katoa i ei ‵tou taumafaiga i ‵tou pati mo ‵tou faiga ke faka‵noga aka te fanoanoa telā e lagona ne tino kolā ko ‵mate olotou tino pele.


(Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10; Isaiah 65:17-25; John 5:28, 29; Revelation 21:3, 4) You acquired a wonderful hope! 	 (Failauga 9:5, 10; Isaia 65:17-25; Ioane 5:28, 29; Fakaasiga 21:3, 4) Ne maua ne koe se fakamoemoega fakaofoofogia i ei!


(Read 1 Peter 5:1, 2.) 	 (Faitau te 1 Petelu 5:1, 2.)


There is a much more sinister side to gambling besides winning and losing. 	 E uke atu a feitu fakama‵taku o te kemupolo i tafa o te manuia mo te takavale.


(Matthew 24:14; 28:19, 20) Yet, it is beneficial to reflect on our own motives for doing that work. 	 (Mataio 24:14; 28:19, 20) Kae se mea aogā ke mafau‵fau malie aka tatou ki te pogai e fai ei ne tatou te galuega tenā.


SONGS: 84, 75 	 PESE: 84, 75


Finally, Jehovah justly determined that they merited the penalty of death. 	 Fakamuli loa ne fakaiku aka ei ne Ieova me e ‵tau o fakasala laua ki te mate.


How are you affected by reflecting on the extent to which Jehovah went to enable mankind to be at peace with him? 	 E pokotia pefea koe mai te kilo atu ki te lasi o te mea ne fai ne Ieova ke maua ei ne tino se vā filemu mo ia?


15 How will we react when a weaker Christian arrives at the Kingdom Hall? 	 15 Ka pefea ‵tou faifaiga māfai ko oko mai se Kelisiano vāivāi ki te Kingdom Hall?


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Avoid time-consuming distractions, and focus on helping others. 	 Ke ‵kalo keatea mai mea fakamāumāu taimi, kae saga tonu atu o fesoasoani ki nisi tino.


Yet, Jehovah reserved a blessing for faithful Jacob, something beyond what he could imagine. 	 E ui i ei, ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki a Iakopo se fakamanuiaga e lasi atu i lō te mea e mafai o mafaufau a ia ki ei.


Why had this young man gone there? 	 Kaia ne fanatu ei te tamataene tenei ki te koga tenā?


Religious leaders have completely departed from Jesus’ command to stay neutral in political affairs. 	 Ko oti ne tiaki katoatoa ne takitaki lotu a te fakatonuga a Iesu ke se ‵kau atu ki se feitu i mea tau politiki.


Is it realistic to share their optimism? 	 E mata, e ‵tau o maua ne tatou te kilokiloga tenā?


10 Of course, Hezekiah was aware of the approaching danger, but rather than desperately enlist the help of a pagan nation, as his apostate father, Ahaz, had done, Hezekiah placed his trust in Jehovah. 	 10 E tonu, ne iloa ne Hesekia a te tulaga fakamataku ka oko mai, kae i lō te fakalagolago ki te fesoasoani o se fenua fapaupau, pelā mo te mea ne fai ne tena tamana aposetate, ko Aasa, ne fakalagolago eiloa a Hesekia ki a Ieova.


DO YOU feel at home in the present world? 	 E MATA, e saogalēmū tou olaga i te lalolagi nei e pelā mo tou nofo i te fale?


(Ps. 119:105) We are wise also to consider how the choices we make in personal matters affect our ministry and other people, both inside and outside the congregation.—Read 2 Corinthians 6:3, 4. 	 (Salamo 119:105) Se mea poto foki ke mafaufau tatou ki te auala e pokotia ei ‵tou filifiliga totino e auala i ‵tou galuega talai mo nisi tino, i loto mo tino mai tua o te fakapotopotoga, i filifiliga totino kolā e fai ne tatou.—Faitau te 2 Kolinito 6:3, 4.


But we are more concerned with obeying Jesus and saving lives than with avoiding criticism. 	 Kae e fakamuamua eiloa ne tatou te ‵tou faka‵logo ki a Iesu mo te faka‵saoga o ola o tino, i lō te ‵kalo keatea mai pati fakamasei e fai mai ki a tatou.


Should we not, therefore, be moved to acts of faith and trust in Jehovah? 	 Tela la, e ‵tau o fai tatou i ei ke gasue‵sue i te fakatuanaki mo te talitonu ki a Ieova, i ne?


The Bible writer Solomon put it this way: “Man has dominated man to his injury.”—Ecclesiastes 8:9. 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne te tino tusitala o te Tusi Tapu ko Solomona a te mea tenei, penei: “Ka ko tino kolā e ‵nofo i se tulaga malalo, e ‵nofo puapuaga i te pulega a tino ma‵luga.”—Failauga 8:9.


To understand why there is so much suffering and why human efforts to eliminate it have been unsuccessful, we need to identify the real causes behind it all. 	 Ke malamalama i te pogai ko uke ‵ki ei a logo‵maega mo te pogai ne seki iku manuia ei a taumafaiga a tino ke fakagata aka, e ‵tau o iloa ne tatou a te māfuaga tonu o logo‵maega katoa.


We must ‘guard ourselves from idols.’—1 John 5:21. 	 E ‵tau o ‵kalo keatea ‘tatou mai atua sē ‵tonu.’—1 Ioane 5:21.


Foretelling this, the apostle Paul said: “There will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching, but, in accord with their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves to have their ears tickled.”—2 Timothy 4:3. 	 I tena valoaga ki te mea nei ne fai mai a te apositolo ko Paulo, penei: “E oko mai te taimi ko se toe faka‵logo ei tino ki akoakoga tonu, kae ka tau‵tali atu ki olotou manakoga, kae ka fakapotopoto foki ne latou a faiakoga kola e logotonu olotou akoakoga ki olotou taliga.”—2 Timoteo 4:3, NW.


If you can find happiness and contentment now despite all the troubles in this world, you will surely be able to enjoy eternal life on a paradise earth. 	 Kafai e fiafia kae lotomalie koe i te olaga nei faitalia a fakalavelave e ‵tupu i te lalolagi nei, e mautinoa eiloa me ka fiafia koe ki te ola se-gata-mai i te lalolagi palataiso.


(Matt. 22:33-40) And rather than regale his listeners with personal stories about life in heaven or the creation of the universe, “he opened up their minds fully to grasp the meaning of the Scriptures.” 	 (Mata. 22:33-40) I lō te fakama‵lie ne ia o ana tino fakalogo‵logo ki ana tala i tena olaga i te lagi io me ko te faitega o te iunivesi, “ne fakamaina faka‵lei atu ne ia ki a latou te uiga o Tusitusiga Tapu ko te mea ke malamalama ‵lei latou i ei.”


Do you strive to follow the direction to share in special preaching campaigns? 	 E mata, e taumafai koe o tautali ki te fakatonuga ke aofia i te galuega fakapito tenei?


What did our brothers in Malawi endure? 	 Ne a mea ne kufaki i ei ‵tou taina i Malawi?


According to 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 and Revelation 6:9-11, what has happened to anointed Christians who died faithful? 	 E ‵tusa mo te 1 Tesalonia 4:15-17 mo te Fakaasiga 6:9-11, se a te mea ne ‵tupu ki Kelisiano fakaekegina kolā ko oti ne ‵mate mo te fakamaoni?


(John 8:31, 32) But since truth is often the first casualty of war, you—like any other soldier in the heat of battle—need a source of trustworthy, reliable information to prevent the enemy from playing tricks with your mind. 	 (Ioa. 8:31, 32) Kae ona ko te munatonu ko te mea muamua e fakamasei sale i taua, tela la, e manakogina ne koe—e pelā eiloa mo nisi sotia i te ‵lotoga o te taua—a te loto talitonu, mo fakamatalaga ‵ton,u ko te mea ke puipui ei tou mafaufau mai togafiti a te fili.


If we are aglow with the spirit, our feelings of shared joy or compassion will be evident. 	 Kafai e ‵fonu ‵tou loto i te agaga, ka fakamaoni atu te mea tenā i ‵tou lagonaga fia‵fia e pelā mo nisi tino io me ko te ‵tou a‵lofa atafai.


The people began to desire a king whom they could see. 	 Ne ma‵nako a tino ki se tupu telā e mafai o lavea ne latou.


NEHEMIAH’S PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED 	 NE TALI ATU KI ‵TALO A NEEMIA


“A waiting attitude” should be manifest in what ways? 	 E fakaasi mai ne te ‵tou tumau i te faiga o amioga ‵ma i te lalolagi amio masei tenei a te ‵tou olioli ke lavea ne tatou te fakaseaiga o amioga ma‵sei.


Jehovah, the “Grand Creator,” has a reason for everything he does. 	 E isi se pogai e fai ei ne Ieova, “te Atua telā ne faite ne ia koutou,” ana mea katoa.


(Exodus 13:18) Today, it is so important that we follow the guidance that comes to us through “the faithful and discreet slave”! 	 (Esoto 13:18) I aso nei, e tāua ‵ki eiloa ke tau‵tali atu tatou i fakatakitakiga kolā e tuku mai ne “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto”!


SAFEGUARDED BY COUNSEL 	 E PUIPUI TATOU NE POLOPOLOKIGA


Let us consider some verses from that book and see how we can cooperate with Jehovah’s purpose to unite his creation. 	 Ka sau‵tala nei tatou ki nāi fuaiupu mai te tusi tenā kae tauloto ki te auala e mafai ei ne tatou o ga‵lue tasi mo te fuafuaga a te Atua ke ‵kau tasi a tino katoa kolā e ola i te lagi mo lalolagi e pelā me se kāiga e tasi.


13. How can we learn to love Jehovah, even though we cannot see him? 13 From Jesus’ words, it is clear that first and foremost we should love Jehovah. 	 13 Mai i pati a Iesu, e fakaasi manino mai i ei me e ‵tau mo tatou o fakamuamua te ‵tou a‵lofa ki a Ieova.


He told them: “Let the young children come to me; do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to suchlike ones.” 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki a latou: “Tuku tama‵liki ke o‵mai ki a au! Sa taofigina latou, me e o tino penei a te Malo o te Atua.”


After stating that the day of Jehovah is going to come unexpectedly upon this world, the apostle Paul urges fellow believers: “Let us not sleep on as the rest do, but let us stay awake and keep our senses.” (1 Thessalonians 5:6) In the last book of the Bible, the glorified Christ Jesus stresses the suddenness of his coming, saying: “I am coming quickly.” 	 I te otiga ne fai mai me ka oko fakapoi mai te aso o Ieova ki te lalolagi tenei, ne fakamalosi atu te apositolo ko Paulo ki ana taina tali‵tonu: “Tela la, e se ‵tau mo tatou o ‵moe e pelā mo nisi tino; e ‵tau mo tatou o mataala kae toka.” (1 Tesalonia 5:6) I te ‵toe tusi i te Tusi Tapu, ne faka‵mafa mai ne Keliso Iesu telā ko oti ne faka‵malugina a tena oko fakapoi mai, i ana pati konei: “Au e vave oko atu.”


Truly I say to you, They are having their reward in full.” 	 E tonu, au e fai atu ki a koutou, e maua ne latou te lotou taui.”


So he approached him and bound up his wounds, pouring oil and wine upon them. 	 Kae isi se tagata Samalia ne malaga atu i te alatu tenā, ne oko atu ki te tagata tenā, kae i te laveaga ne ia, ko oko eiloa i tena alofa ki a ia.


Overseers under him must with tenderness do the same thing. 	 E ‵tau foki mo ovasia kolā e ‵nofo mai lalo i tena pulega o fai penā.


For example, Jehovah’s Word specifically condemns the practice of borrowing and not paying back. 	 E pelā me se mea e tasi, e taku fakamasei ne te Muna a Ieova a te faiga o kaitalafu māfai e se toe ‵tina a kaitalafu konā.


What difficult decision did Jesus face as he neared the end of his earthly course, and what do we learn from the way he reacted to that decision? 	 Se a te filifiliga faigata ne fakafesagai atu ki ei a Iesu i te fakaotiga o tena olaga i te lalolagi nei, kae ne a mea e tauloto ne tatou mai te auala ne saga atu ei a ia ki te filifiliga tenā?


Should You Live Only for Today? 	 E Mata, e ‵Tau o Ola Koe mō te Aso Fua Tenei?


The hand, for example, is mentioned hundreds of times. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e fia selau taimi e sae mai ei te pati ko te lima.


This article identifies four keys to maintaining our neutrality and avoiding compromise. 	 E fakaasi mai i te mataupu tenei a auala tāua e fa ke fakatumau ei a te sē ‵kau atu o tatou ki se feitu kae ‵kalo keatea mai te gutugutulua.


This means that an earthly paradise will exist again!—2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:4. 	 Ko tena uiga ka toe maua i ei te lalolagi palataiso!—2 Petelu 3:13; Fakaasiga 21:4.


Looking ahead to the time when they would be returned to their homeland, Jehovah stated: “You must become a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a kingly turban in the palm of your God.” 	 I te ‵kilo atu ki te taimi ka toe faka‵foki ei latou ki te lotou fenua tonu, ne fai mai Ieova: “E fai koe mo kalauna gali i te lima o Ieova, se pulou o te tupu i te alofilima o tou Atua.”


What has been noted about Jehovah’s Witnesses? 	 Ne a mea ne lavea atu ne tino e uiga ki Molimau a Ieova?


Who will rescue me from the body undergoing this death? 	 Ko oi la ka fakaola ne ia a au mai i te foitino mate tenei?


Let us consider a few examples. 	 Ke mafau‵fau aka tatou ki nāi fakaakoakoga.


(Rom. 3:1, 2) However, by the third century B.C.E., many Jews no longer understood Hebrew. 	 (Loma 3:1, 2) Kae i te tolu o senitenali T.L.M., ne seki malamalama te tokoukega o tino i te ‵gana Epelu.


Those greedy merchants considered their fellow Israelites to be of no more value than mere footwear! 	 Ne fakatusa ne tino mau‵mea kaima‵nako konā a te tulaga o olotou taina Isalaelu ki taka!


Mount Sinai rocked and smoked. 	 Ne galulu kae ausia te Mauga o Sinai.


To satisfy the congregation’s spiritual needs, the elders spend hours preparing meeting parts so that they can present the assigned information in a meaningful way. 	 Ke fakama‵lie a manakoga faka-te-agaga o te fakapotopotoga, e fakamāumāu ne toeaina a itula e uke ke fakatoka olotou tofiga i fakatasiga ko te mea ke mafai o fakamatala atu ne latou i se auala aoga.


Paul stayed in their home when he worked with them in their tentmaking business in Corinth. 	 Ne nofo atu a Paulo i te lā fale kae ne ga‵lue fakatasi mo laua i te faitega o faleie.


Many young ones are preoccupied with their phones, cars, jobs, and so on. 	 A te tokoukega o talavou e fia‵fia eiloa ki olotou telefoni, motoka, galuega ‵togi, mo nisi mea aka.


When I finished my shift and added up the tips I had received, the total was $66.” 	 I te otiga o taku tūga kae faopoopo aka a tupe fakameaalofa kolā ne maua ne au, e ‵tusa mo te $66.”


How can Jesus’ example help husbands and wives to bridle their tongue? 	 E fesoasoani mai pefea a te fakaakoakoga a Iesu ki taki tauavaga ke taofiofi aka olotou gutu?


Jesus knew the limitations of his disciples and did not burden them with more information than they needed at the time.—John 16:12. 	 Ne iloa ne Iesu te tapulā o ana soko kae ne seki fakafi‵ta ne ia latou ki fakamatalaga e uke atu i lō te mea e manakogina mō te taimi tenā.—Ioane 16:12.


He brought his heart into a proper condition 	 Ne fakatoka faka‵lei ne ia tena loto


The faithful man Job lost his livestock, his attendants, and his children. 	 Ne ‵galo a manu, tavini mo tama‵liki a te tagata fakamaoni ko Iopu.


The immediate result was that Paul had to be rescued from a Jewish mob, and he subsequently spent two years in prison. 	 A te mea telā ne tupu fakavave i ei, ne ‵tau o fakasao a Paulo mai i te potukau o tino Iutaia, kae ne ‵pei atu a ia ki te falepuipui i tausaga e lua.


You are right if you say it was on earth. 	 E sao koe māfai e fai mai koe me ne tu i te lalolagi.


Might people be better off if they acted independently? 	 E mata, e ‵lei atu māfai e ola eiloa a tino e aunoa mo te Atua?


Researchers have found that rather than being a harmful influence, religion can have a positive effect on a child’s development. 	 Ne maua aka ne tino sukesuke me i lō te fai e pelā me se fakamalosiga fakamataku, e mafai o maua ne se tamaliki a mea aoga māfai ko gasolo aka o matua.


With deep reverence for God, the composer of another psalm sang: “Seven times in the day I have praised you because of your righteous judicial decisions.” 	 Ona ko te lasi o te āva ki te Atua, ne usu atu a te suā faisalamo, penei: “E fitu taimi i te aso ne ‵viki atu ei au ki a koe ona ko au fakamasinoga amio‵tonu.”


Peter later wrote: “For the Lord’s sake subject yourselves to every human creation.” (1 Peter 2:13; Matthew 17:24-27) Regarding Jesus’ most outstanding example of subjection, we read: “He emptied himself and took a slave’s form and came to be in the likeness of men. 	 Ne tusi mai a Petelu fakamuli: “Ke faka‵logo koutou ki fakatonuga a tino pule ona ko te aliki.” (1 Petelu 2:13; Mataio 17:24-27) E ‵tusa mo te ‵toe fakaakoakoga sili a Iesu e uiga ki te fakalogo, e fai‵tau tatou penei: “Ne tiakina katoatoa ne ia tona ‵malu faka-Atua, kae fai mo tavini.


They have no real hope for the future. 	 E seai ne olotou fakamoemoega ‵tonu mō aso mai mua.


18 Draw Close to God—When God Forgives, Does He Forget? 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA SETEMA 24-30, 2012


• What challenge does the spiritual darkness surrounding us present? 	 • Se a te mea faigata e tuku mai ne te pouliga faka-te-agaga i ‵tou tafa?


To praise Jehovah effectively, what motive is needed? 	 Ko te mea ke ‵viki atu ki a Ieova i se auala magoi, se a te lagonaga telā e ‵tau o maua?


Was There a Conspiracy? 	 E Mata, e Isi se Aofaga Masei ne Fai i ei?


Because of their idolatrous course, Israel and Judah deserve “baldness,” or shame. 	 Ona ko olotou faifaiga ifo ki tupua, ne ‵tau o “‵kati ‵kila,” io me fakamasiasi a Isalaelu mo Iuta.


Then in 1935, in Washington, D.C., Brother Rutherford identified the “great crowd,” described in Revelation as “standing before the throne and before the Lamb.” 	 Kae i te 1935, i Washington, D.C., ne fakaasi mai ei ne te Taina ko Latafoti a te “vaitino tokouke” telā ne fakamatala mai i te Fakaasiga e pelā me “‵tu atu latou i mua o te nofogaaliki, kae i mua foki o te Tamā Mamoe.”


15 Many today have cultivated a similar fine attitude. 	 15 Ko oti ne maua ne nisi tino e tokouke i aso nei te kilokiloga aogā tenā.


What, though, if circumstances in your life made it difficult, even painful, for you to continue to comply with Jehovah’s laws and principles? 	 Kae pefea la māfai ko faiga‵ta a fakanofonofoga o te olaga, io me fakalogo‵mae atu ki a koe ke tumau i te tautali ki tulafono mo fakatakitakiga a Ieova?


What can help us to be like soft clay in Jehovah’s hands? 	 Ne a mea e fesoasoani mai ke fai tatou pelā me ne kele malūlū i lima o Ieova?


Instead of seeing people as they really are, astrologers judge a person’s behavior and character by a set of assumptions. 	 I lō te ‵kilo atu ki te tino mo ana uiga, e fakamasino ne tino iloilo fetū a te tino mo ana faifaiga ki olotou mafaufauga totino eiloa.


18 When Jesus asked Peter: “Do you love me more than these?” he was reminding Peter of the need to put spiritual things first in his life. 	 18 I te taimi ne fesili atu ei a Iesu ki a Petelu: “E a, e sili atu tou alofa ki a au i lō mea konei?” ne fakamasaua atu ne ia ki a Petelu a te manakoga ke fakamuamua a mea faka-te-agaga i tena olaga.


In fact, God is deeply moved by human suffering. 	 A te tonuga loa, e otia malosi te loto o te Atua ona ko te logo‵mae o tino.


WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11-17, 2017 	 TE VAIASO I A SETEMA 11-17, 2017


I am giving your enemy into your hand, and you must do to him just as it may seem good in your eyes.’”—1 Samuel 24:2-6. 	 A te Aliki ko oti ne fai atu ki a koe me ka tuku atu ne ia tou fili ki ou lima, kae ka mafai ne koe o fai so se mea e loto koe o fai ki ei.”—1 Samuelu 24:2-6.


How does God strengthen us when we face various trials? 	 E fakamalosi aka pefea ne te Atua tatou māfai ko fe‵paki mo tulaga faiga‵ta kese‵kese?


From this, they deduced that 1914 marked the end of “the appointed times of the nations.” 	 Mai te mea tenei ne galue aka ne latou me ko te 1914 ne oti ei a “taimi . . . o fenua fakaatea.”


They would be without self-control, fierce. 	 A latou e seai se loto pulea, e amio fakasaua.


(2 Chron. 10:1) Do you imagine that he was apprehensive about following in the footsteps of Solomon, who was known for his extraordinary wisdom? 	 (2 Nofo. 10:1) E mata, e mafaufau koe me ne mataku a ia ke tautali atu i kalafaga o Solomona, telā ne lauiloa i tena poto fakaofoofogia?


(Matthew 24:14) Today, in more than 235 lands, Jehovah’s Witnesses are preaching the good news of God’s Kingdom in more than 500 languages. 	 (Mataio 24:14) I aso nei, i atufenua e silia atu i 235, e talai atu eiloa ne Molimau a Ieova a te tala ‵lei e uiga ki te Malo o te Atua i ‵gana e silia atu i te 500.


Even members of the same religious group often differ in their views of what the Scriptures really teach. 	 Ke oko foki loa ki tino o te lotu e tasi, e kese‵kese olotou kilokiloga ki mea kolā e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu.


(Matthew 7:24, 25; Ephesians 3:17-19) Therefore, those who qualify for baptism have usually studied the Bible for months or even a year or two, so that their decision is neither hasty nor ill-informed. 	 (Mataio 7:24, 25; Efeso 3:17-19) Telā la, a tino kolā ko toka ‵lei o papatiso, ko oti ne sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu i se fia o masina io me se tausaga e tasi io me lua, ko te mea ke se fai fakavave te lotou ikuga kae ke lava foki te lotou iloaga.


Just having any tool, though, is not enough. 	 Kae e se fai fua te galuega ki so se mea faigaluega.


Reproof and discipline, however, are evidence of divine interest and loving concern. 	 A te fakasalaga mo te faiga o polopolokiga ne fakamaoniga o te atafai mo te alofa o te Atua.


And the encouragement always comes, sometimes from completely unexpected sources.” 	 Kae e maua faeloa te fakamalosiga i nisi taimi mai i koga kolā e seki fakamoemoegina ne koe.”


We try to encourage them with Bible prophecies of a paradise earth.” 	 E taumafai māua o fakamalosi atu ki a latou mai te fakaaogāga o valoaga i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te lalolagi palataiso.”


After all, if Jehovah has the power to create the vast universe and everything in it, can he not also enable Abraham and Sarah to have a child? 	 Kae kafai e lava te malosi o Ieova o faite ne ia te lagi mo te lalolagi mo mea katoa i ei, e mata, e se mafai foki ne Ieova o fai ke isi se tamaliki a Apelaamo mo Sala?


• When were the children of Zion lying prostrate, and when and how did they “arise”? 	 9, 10. (a) Se a te mea fakafiafia ne lavea atu ne te fafine, kae se a te mea e fakaata mai i ei? (e) Se a te pogai ne fiafia ei a Siona? 11, 12.


Everything he did was governed by one of his most often remembered sayings: “Just as you want men to do to you, do the same way to them.”—Luke 6:31. 	 Ne takitakigina a mea katoa ne fai ne ia ki tena toe tugapati lauiloa: “Pelā mo te mea e ma‵nako koutou ke fai atu ne nisi tino ki a koutou, ke fai foki eiloa ne koutou penā ki a latou.”—Luka 6:31.


Thus, money changers would, for a fee, convert coins of different origins and denominations into the required currency. 	 Ne muna atu a ia ki a latou: ‘Ko oti ne tusi i te Tusi, i te Atua ne muna mai penei, “E taku toku fale ko te fale ‵talo.”


His Word encourages us to give him the praise, honor, and obedience he deserves. 	 E fakamalosi mai tena Muna ke avatu ne tatou a vikiga, te fakaaloalo, mo te fakalogo telā e ‵tau o maua ne ia.


In the Bible, the word “flesh” is sometimes used to denote the sinful and imperfect nature of the fallen flesh. 	 I nisi taimi e fakasino atu a te pati “foitino” i te Tusi Tapu, ki ‵tou tulaga agasala kae sē ‵lei katoatoa.


If the child is to take a firm stand for true worship, he needs spiritual nourishment and the guidance of parents who endeavor to instill in him godly principles. 	 Kafai e manako te tamaliki ke ‵mautakitaki a ia i te tapuakiga tonu, e manakogina ne ia a mea‵kai faka-te-agaga mo te takitakiga a mātua kolā e taumafai o faka‵goto ki loto i a ia a fakatakitakiga fakavae mai te Atua.


Doing so is especially important when we are witnessing to someone who believes in God but is unfamiliar with what the Bible teaches.—Ps. 19:7-10. 	 A te faiga penā e tāua ‵ki māfai e molimau atu tatou ki se tino telā e talitonu ki te Atua kae e se masani mo mea e akoako mai i te Tusi Tapu.—Salamo 19:7-10.


When Ben-hadad bragged about destroying Samaria, Israel’s king answered: “Do not let one girding on [his armor in preparation for battle] boast about himself like one unfastening” his armor after returning victorious from battle. 	 I te taimi ne fakamatamata ei a Peniata e uiga ki te fakamaseiga o Samalia, ne tali atu te tupu o Isalaelu: “Fai ki te tupu ko Peniata i te tinā sotia tonu e fakamatamata fua manafai ko oti te taua, kae e se mai mua.”


For him, it is no longer important to see how much he can get out of life but, instead, how much he can give to help other people.” 	 Ko se toe fakatāua ne ia a mea e uke kolā e mafai o maua ne ia kae i lō te fai penā, ko fakatāua ne ia a mea e uke kolā e mafai o tuku atu ne ia ke fesoasoani ki nisi tino.”


(Hebrews 6:10) In the following article, we will consider the far-reaching effects of such faithfulness. 	 (Epelu 6:10) I te suā mataupu, ka sau‵tala tatou ki ikuga ‵lasi o te vaegā fakamaoni tenā.


(Read Matthew 22:16-18.) 	 (Faitau te Mataio 22:16-18.)


God even communicated with Cain before jealous anger drove Cain to commit murder. 	 Ne fesokotaki atu foki a Ieova ki a Kaino mai mua o te faiga ne tena loto masei ke tatino a ia.


Jehovah kindly warns us that if we allow our heart or our eyes to lead us toward what is harmful, we must expect to suffer the consequences.—Gal. 6:7. 	 E fakailoa mai ne Ieova mo te alofa ki a tatou me kafai e talia ke takitaki tatou ne ‵tou loto mo ‵tou mata ki mea fakama‵taku, e ‵tau o fakamoe‵moe tatou ke fepaki mo logo‵maega.—Kalatia 6:7.


And therein lies an important point: Take Jehovah into consideration when selecting a mate. Loving Guidance From God 4. 	 Kae ko maua ne tatou i ei se manatu tāua ‵ki: Ke na mafaufau tatou ki mea kolā e manako Ieova ki ei māfai ko fili aka ne koe sau avaga.


May it be our determination to remain faithful and along with our brothers worldwide to keep busy in the work of bearing witness to all the nations. 	 Ke na fai se ‵tou fakaikuga mautinoa ke tumau i te fakamaoni fakatasi mo ‵tou taina i te lalolagi kātoa kae ke fakalavelave faeloa i te faiga o te galuega ko te tukuatuga o se molimau ki atufenua katoa.


For example, at Deuteronomy 8:18, we read: “You must remember Jehovah your God, because he is the giver of power to you to make wealth.” 	 E pelā mo te Teutelonome 8:18, e fai‵tau tatou, penei: “Masaua me ko te Aliki [ko Ieova] te otou Atua ne fai ne ia koutou ke mau‵mea.”


Just think: Jesus has fed thousands through the hands of a few—his disciples.* 	 Ke mafaufau ki te mea tenei: Ne fagai ne Iesu a te fia afe o tino e auala i nāi tino—ko ana soko.*


So where can we turn for clear, unambiguous laws and principles with which to train our conscience to be a safe guide? 	 Tela la, ka ‵saga atu tatou ki fea ke maua i ei ne tatou a fakatonuga ‵tonu kae sē fakafifi‵fi mo fakatakitakiga kolā ka fakaakoako i ei ne tatou a ‵tou loto lagona ke maua i ei se puipuiga ‵lei?


Along with such great freedom comes responsibility, accountability. 	 E aofia i te vaegā saolotoga lasi penā a tiute.


Who Are Giving God Glory Today? 	 Ko Oi e Faka‵malu Atu ki te Atua i Aso Nei?


• What does the psalmist teach us about appreciation for God and his spiritual provisions? 	 • Se a te mea e akoako mai ne te faisalamo ki a tatou e uiga ki te loto fakafetai ki te Atua mō ana fakatokaga faka-te-agaga?


How? 	 Pefea la?


Jehovah, however, is primarily interested in the inner person, which can become even more beautiful with age. 	 Kae e saga malosi atu a Ieova ki te loto o te tino, telā e gasolo faeloa o taulekaleka māfai e fano o matua se tino.


Our surroundings and the opinions of other people can also misguide us. 	 E mafai foki o takitaki ‵se tatou ne mea i ‵tou tafa mo manatu o nisi tino.


During “the final part of the days,” millions from all nations and tribes and tongues have streamed to “the mountain of the house of Jehovah.” 	 I te vaitaimi o “aso mai mua nei,” e lau i miliona a tino mai fenua katoa mo matakāiga mo ‵gana ne ua‵lolo mai ki “te mauga o te Aliki [Ieova].”


The yeartext for 2003 will be: “Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you.”—James 4:8. [Picture on page 8, 9] As he matured, Samuel came to know Jehovah intimately 	 Te tusi siki fakavae mō te 2003 ko te: “Fakapili‵pili atu koutou ki te Atua, ko fakapilipili mai ei a ia ki a koutou.”—Iakopo 4:8.


But others fell upon the fine soil, and, coming up and increasing, they began to yield fruit, and they were bearing thirtyfold, and sixty and a hundred.” 	 Kae ne ta‵tela nisi fuagā saito ki te laukele ‵lei, ko ola ake ko tupu ‵lasi, ko kamata o ‵somo mai, kae ‵fua, e taki tolu sefulu a nisi, e taki ono sefulu a nisi, e taki selau a nisi.”


After we conducted a Bible study, some students would walk with us to the next family we were to visit in order to join in their study too. 	 Kafai ko oti ne fai se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu, a nisi tama‵liki a‵koga e tau‵tali mai i a matou ki te suā kāiga ke ‵kau mai ki te akoga a te kāiga tenā.


Answers to Prayers 	 Tali ki ‵Talo


King David said: “To you the eyes of all look hopefully.” 	 Ne fai mai te tupu ko Tavita: “A mea ola katoa e ‵kilo ki a koe mo te fakamoemoe.”


How can Jehovah comfort us when a loved one dies? 	 E fakamafanafana pefea ne Ieova tatou māfai ko mate se ‵tou tino pele?


In what ways did Job show that he truly knew Jehovah? 	 I auala fea ne fakaasi atu ei ne Iopu me ne iloa tonu ne ia a Ieova?


Scientists and others work hard trying to extend life beyond what people now view as a normal life span. 	 E ga‵lue malosi a saienitisi mo nisi tino ke fakaloa atu te ola ke loa atu i lō te loa masani telā e iloa ne tino.


A Bible study was started. 	 Ne kamata i ei se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


Mt. Carmel 	 Mauga o Kalamelu


(Psalm 51:11) Because of being an unrepentant sinner, King Saul did lose God’s spirit. 	 (Salamo 51:11) Ona ko tena sē salamō, ne galo ei i te tupu ko Saulo a te agaga o te Atua.


Like Paul, all humanity is afflicted by innate weaknesses—evidence of inherent sin and imperfection. 	 E pelā mo Paulo, ne pokotia eiloa tatou i ‵tou vāivāiga ne fa‵nau mai mo tatou—se fakamaoniga o te agasala telā ne fa‵nau mai mo tatou mo te tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa.


9 From the year 1919 onward, Jehovah first gradually reorganized and reunited the anointed, who were symbolically like the stick “for Judah.” 	 9 Mai te tausaga e 1919 o vau, ne kamata malielie ne Ieova o toe fakatoka faka‵lei kae toe fai ke ‵kau fakatasi a te kau fakaekegina, kolā ne fakatusa ki te lakau “mō Iuta.”


By means of it, the true God will ‘make wars to cease’ and bring about ‘abundant peace.’ 	 E auala i te mea tenā, ka ‘fakagata ei ne te Atua tonu a taua’ kae ka aumai ne ia ‘te filemu katoatoa.’


What is one area in which we need to guard against an independent spirit? 	 Se a te feitu e tasi e ‵tau ei o ‵teke atu tatou ki te uiga fia tu tokotasi?


That put great pressure on the backer. 	 Ko oko eiloa te faigata o te mea tenā ki te tino fesoasoani tenā.


Christendom has not helped her adherents to qualify for the job. 	 Ne seki mafai ne Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se o fesoasoani atu ki olotou tino tapuaki ke mafai o fai ne latou a te galuega.


“The end of all things has drawn close. . . . 	 “Ko pili mai te gataga o mea katoa. . . .


They showed an ambitious attitude until the very last day of Jesus’ life on earth. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne latou a te uiga fakamatamata tenei ke oko eiloa ki te ‵toe aso o te olaga o Iesu i te lalolagi.


• In what ways can we show honor to fellow believers? 	 • I auala fea e fakaasi atu ei ne tatou a te āva ki ‵tou taina tali‵tonu?


6 Rendering public service under the Law was a real privilege for Israelite priests, but their service ceased to have any value when Israel was rejected because of unfaithfulness. 	 6 A te faiga o te taviniga mō tino katoa mai lalo i te Tulafono se tauliaga tonu eiloa mō faitaulaga Isalaelu, kae ne gata atu te aogā o te lotou taviniga i te taimi ne ‵teke atu ei a tino Isalaelu ona ko te sē fakamaoni.


On the basis of the ransom, repentant human sinners can enjoy a close relationship with God. 	 Ona ko te togiola, ko mafai ei o toe maua ne tino agasala kolā ko sala‵mō tonu se vā fakataugasoa mo te Atua.


Why not joyfully revisit their homes on another occasion? 	 Kaia e sē toe āsi atu ei ki te lotou fale i suā taimi?


What sort of financial snares are common today, and how can we avoid them? 	 Ne a auala e taumafai ei a tino ke maua vave a tupe i aso nei, kae mafai pefea o ‵kalo kea‵tea tatou mai i ei?


13 Why Did God Wage War Against the Canaanites? 	 Ka Takavale Eiloa te Vaegā Pulega a Satani


(Ezekiel 43:9; Malachi 3:1-5) Think of the advantages that this cleansing has given us. 	 (Esekielu 43:9; Malaki 3:1-5) Ke na mafaufau malie aka ki mea aogā kolā ko maua ne tatou ona ko te faka‵māga tenā.


A mother of five says: “Pioneering has helped all my children to develop a much closer relationship with Jehovah, has improved their personal study habits, has helped them learn how to manage their time wisely, and has helped them learn to put spiritual things first in their lives. 	 Ne fai mai se mātua telā e tokolima ana tama‵liki: “Ne fesoasoani malosi a te galuega paenia ke ati aka ne aku tama‵liki katoa se vā pili mo Ieova, ke momea aka te magoi o olotou sukesukega ki te Tusi Tapu, fesoasoani atu ke iloa ne latou o fakasoa faka‵lei olotou taimi, kae ke iloa foki ne latou o fakamuamua a mea faka-te-agaga i olotou olaga.


Feel that they are at odds with their spiritual values 	 O mafau‵fau me e se tau‵tali atu latou ki tulaga faka-te-agaga kolā e tāua


However, culture cannot always eradicate conscience, that inner sense of right and wrong that Jehovah has given us all. 	 Kae e se mafai eiloa o ave keatea ne tuu a te loto lagona, ko te lagonaga e iloa ei te mea ‵lei mo te mea masei telā ne tuku mai ne Ieova ki a tatou katoa.


• With regard to our health, how can we benefit from adhering to Bible principles? 	 • E uiga ki ‵tou ola ‵lei, kaia e aoga ei a te tautali atu ki fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu?


On the day of Pentecost 33 C.E., there was an early evidence of Jehovah’s changed strategy—that of a global evangelizing work. 	 I te aso o te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A., ne lavea atu i se fakamaoniga e uiga ki te fakamafuliga o te fakatokaga a Ieova—ko te faiga o te galuega talai i te lalolagi kātoa.


All of us have been born into a world alienated from God. 	 Ne fa‵nau mai a tatou katoa ki se lalolagi telā ne ‵vae keatea mai te Atua.


Becoming “All Things to People of All Sorts” 	 E Fai Eiloa ne Au a ‘Mea mō Vaegā Tino Kese‵kese Katoa’


In what ways are we affected by the example of Jesus? 	 Ne a auala e pokotia ei tatou i te fakaakoakoga a Iesu?


6 An elderly couple in England have health issues that severely limit their house-to-house ministry. 	 6 Ne fakafesagai eiloa se tauavaga ma‵tua mo masaki o te foitino telā ne faigata ki a lāua ke olo atu o talai mai fale ki fale.


What is God’s “eternal purpose”? 	 Se a te “fuafuaga se gata mai” a te Atua?


SONGS: 18, 14 	 PESE: 18, 14


The Christian religion “in its three classic forms of Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism acknowledges one God in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. 	 A te Lotu Kelisiano “i vaega lasi e tolu o te Lotu Katolika Loma, Lotu Orthodox ki Saegala, mo te Lotu Polotesano e ‵kilo atu ki te Atua e tokotasi i Tino e Tokotolu: te Atua te Tamana, te Atua te Tama, mo te Atua te Agaga Tapu.


A Developed Civilization 	 Ne Tino ‵Poto


Location—Big City or Big Dreams? 	 E Tonu me ‵Gali a Fa‵kai ‵Lasi?


Effective ministers consider the cultural background of their listeners 	 E mafaufau faka‵lei a faifeau ma‵goi ki tuu mo aganuu o olotou tino fakalogo‵logo


17 On the matter of loving one’s wife, God’s Word counsels: “Husbands ought to be loving their wives as their own bodies. . . . 	 17 E fakatonutonu mai te Muna te Atua e uiga ki te alofa ki te avaga fafine: “A tagata e ‵tau o a‵lofa ki olotou avaga e pelā eiloa mo te lotou atafai ki olotou foitino ‵tonu. . . .


Instead of allowing selfishness to rule, we consider the interests of others.—Phil. 2:2, 3. 	 I lō te talia ne tatou te kaimanako, e fakatāua ne tatou a manakoga o nisi tino.—Filipi 2: 2, 3.


• How do we demonstrate that we trust the slave? 	 • E fakaasi atu pefea ne tatou a te ‵tou loto tali‵tonu ki te tavini?


7, 8. Explain why we must be truthful. 	 7, 8. Fakamatala mai a te pogai e ‵tau ei o fai ne tatou a te mea tonu.


They constitute the channel that Jehovah uses to provide his people with instruction and spiritual direction.—Matthew 24:45-47. 	 E aofia latou i te auala telā e fakaaogā ne Ieova ke tuku atu ki ana tino a akoakoga mo takitakiga faka-te-agaga.—Mataio 24:45-47.


In a meaningful passage at the beginning of his letter to Christians in Ephesus, the apostle Paul explains how God will put an end to all of mankind’s problems. 	 Ne fakamatala faka‵lei mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo i te kamataga o tena tusi ki Kelisiano i Efeso, a te auala ka fakagata atu ei ne te Atua a fakalavelave katoa o tino.


She and her husband, David, served Jehovah together, but then, some 25 years ago, he stopped attending congregation meetings. 	 Ne tavini fakatasi atu eiloa laua mo tena avaga ko David ki a Ieova, kae i se 25 tausaga ko ‵teka, ne taofi aka ne David a tena kau atu ki fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga.


When giving the model prayer to his disciples, Jesus included matters of personal concern, such as forgiving errors and obtaining daily food. 	 I te taimi ne tuku atu ei ne ia te ‵talo fakaakoako ki ana soko, ne aofia ne Iesu i ei a fakalavelave totino, e pelā mo te fakamagaloga o nisi tino mo te mauaga o meakai i aso takitasi.


Consider just two examples—his creative power and his protective power. 	 Ke mafaufau ki mea e lua konei—tena malosi ‵mana mo tena malosi ke puipui a mea.


At the time of the birth, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses began to study the Bible with the woman. 	 I te taimi ne fanau ei a ia, ne kamata o fai tena akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu ne se fafine Molimau a Ieova.


9 We can be certain, though, of this fundamental truth: Jehovah will not leave his loyal ones! 	 9 E mafai eiloa o tali‵tonu tatou ki te munatonu tāua tenei: E se mafai o tuku tiaki ne Ieova ana tino fakamaoni!


Why may we look to the future with confidence? 	 Kaia e mafai ei o ‵kilo atu tatou ki aso mai mua mo te loto talitonu?


Then you can remain under the protection of our King and High Priest and of the heavenly riders of the chariots. 	 E mafai ei o tumau koe mai lalo i te puipuiga a te ‵tou Tupu mo te Faitaulaga Sili mo tino faka‵tele kaliota i te lagi.


“Make disciples of people of all the nations, . . . teaching them.”—MATTHEW 28:19, 20. 	 “Olo atu koutou ki fenua katoa ke fai a tino i ei mo oku soko; . . . akoako atu foki latou.” —MATAIO 28:19, 20.


7 God directed elderly Abraham and Sarah to leave Ur and move to a foreign land. 	 7 Ne fakatonu atu te Atua ki a Apelaamo mo Sala kolā ko ma‵tua ‵ki ke tiakina ne laua a Ulo kae ke olo atu ki se fenua fakaa‵tea.


(Luke 12:40) Some who have served Jehovah over many years may lose their sense of urgency regarding the times we live in. 	 (Luka 12:40) E mafai o se toe matapula‵pula a tino kolā ne tavini atu ki a Ieova i tausaga e uke ona ko aso faiga‵ta ko ‵nofo nei tatou i ei.


(Luke 21:31) Set up as a subsidiary to God’s universal rulership, this Kingdom has a specific purpose. 	 (Luka 21:31) E pelā me se vaega o te pulega a te Atua i te lagi mo te lalolagi, e isi eiloa se fuafuaga fakapito o te Malo tenei.


Of course, making a decision is very difficult when the situation is complex and various factors have to be weighed. 	 E tonu, e faigatā ‵ki a te faiga o se fakaikuga māfai e faigatā te tulaga tenā kae ‵tau foki o mafaufau faka‵lei ki nisi mea.


(Dan. 1:8-14) Such examples show that, historically, God’s people have taken a firm stand for what is right, regardless of the consequences. 	 (Tanielu 1:8-14) E fakaasi mai i vaegā fakaakoakoga penā, me ne puke ‵mau eiloa a tino o te Atua ki te faiga o te mea tonu, faitalia a ikuga e maua mai i ei.


True, Jehovah had placed a curse upon the ground, causing it to produce thorns and thistles that impeded agriculture. 	 E tonu, ko oti ne fakamalaia ne Ieova a te laukele, kae fai ne ia ke isi ne lakau tala‵tala kae makai‵kai kolā e fai ei ke se ola ‵lei a lakau kaina.


Our personal means were limited, so how did we manage? 	 Ne se uke mā tupe, tela la ne mafai pefea māua o ola?


Eating at Jehovah’s table signifies that the partakers are at peace with him. 	 E fakaasi mai i te lotou ‵kai i te taipola a Ieova me e maua ne latou se va fealofani mo ia.


And it must continue with him, and he must read in it all the days of his life, in order that he may learn to fear Jehovah his God so as to keep all the words of this law and these regulations by doing them.”—Deuteronomy 17:14-19. 4. 	 E tau o tuku te tusi tenei i ana tafa, kae ke faitau sale a ia ki ei i tena olaga katoa, ko te mea ke iloa ne ia o fakaaloalo te Aliki kae tausi fakamaoni ki mea katoa e fakatonu mai ne ia.”—Teutelonome 17:14-19.


7 Do you understand Bible truth? If so, you have been richly blessed. 	 Kafai e tusi ne se tino sena tusi, e fakagaligali ne ia tena tusi ko te mea ke fia‵fia ki ei se potukau o tino.


A Christian might have offended someone and needs to apologize. 	 E mafai o faka‵mae ne se Kelisiano se tino kae e ‵tau o fakatoese atu.


Jehovah loves people, and it is his will that obedient humans live the way he intended. 	 A Ieova e alofa ki tino, kae ko tena loto eiloa ko tino faka‵logo ke ola i te auala telā ne manako a ia ki ei i te kamataga.


She “should have deep respect for her husband.” 	 E ‵tau mo ia o “āva ki [tena] avaga.”


Whoever there is among you of all his people, may Jehovah his God be with him, and let him go up.” (2 Chron. 36:23) What a comforting effect this development must have had on the Israelites dwelling in Babylon! 	 I te taimi nei, a koutou katoa kolā ko tino o tena fenua, ke na olo nei koutou ki te koga tenā, kae ke fakatasi atu [Ieova] te otou Atua ki a koutou.” (2 Nofo. 36:23) Ko oko eiloa i te fakamafanafana atu o te mea tenei ki tino Isalaelu kolā e ‵nofo i Papelonia!


Identify that new nation. 	 Taku mai me ko oi te fenua fou tenā.


The apostle Paul was a fine example in this regard. 	 Ne fai a te apositolo ko Paulo mo fai se fakaakoakoga ‵lei i te feitu tenei.


What an immense privilege it is to do what Jehovah asks of us and to work together with our God!” 	 Ma‵faga o tauliaga sili ke fai ne tatou a mea kolā e fakatonu mai ne Ieova kae ke ga‵lue fakatasi mo te ‵tou Atua!”


(Hebrews 11:27) He kept his mind focused on the spiritual heritage of his God-fearing ancestors. 	 (Epelu 11:27) Ne saga tonu atu a ia ki mea faka-te-agaga kolā ne maua ne ana tupuga kolā e ma‵taku ki te Atua.


Could it be that when Moses struck such porous rock twice, he opened himself up to the accusation that the resulting flow of water was due to natural causes rather than to Jehovah? By striking the rock instead of speaking to it, was Moses, as it were, taking some of the miracle out of the miracle?* We cannot be certain. 	 E mata, i te taimi ne ‵kini fakalua i ei ne Mose a te kaupapa tenā, ne fakamāfua aka i ei a te fakalotolotolua o tino Isalaelu me i te vai tenā ne ‵sali mai loa i a ia kae e seki fakavavega ne Ieova?* E se mautinoa i a tatou a te mea tenā.


His preaching and teaching had a far more enduring impact on people’s lives. 	 Ne lasi fakafia atu te aoga o tena talaiga mo ana akoakoga ki olaga o tino.


(Titus 1:16) In fact, the Bible says of those living in our time: “Instead of loving God, they will love pleasure. 	 (Tito 1:16) E tonu, e fai mai te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki tino kolā e ola i ‵tou aso nei: “I lō te a‵lofa ki te Atua, e fia‵fia malosi latou ki fakafiafiaga.


As a shepherd, David knew the extreme cold of night. 	 E pelā me se tausi mamoe, e iloa ne Tavita te ‵moko o te po.


One scholar describes these darts as “one of the most dangerous weapons in ancient warfare.” 	 E fakamatala mai ne se tino poto e tokotasi i matasana konei e pelā me “ko toe meatau fakamataku eiloa i taua kolā ne fai sāle i aso mua.”


As the Egyptian army comes into sight, the Israelites become terrified and cry out to Moses: “Is it because there are no burial places at all in Egypt that you have taken us here to die in the wilderness?” 	 Ona ko te kaitaua, ne olo atu ei latou i ana kaliota tau e 600 o afuli a te kau Isalaelu. I te taimi ne lavea ei ne te kau Isalaelu a te kautau a Aikupito, ne ma‵taku latou kae ka‵laga atu ki a Mose: “Ai a ne aumai ei ne koe matou, ke ‵mate i konei? E seai ne tanuga i Aikupito?”


10 Should You Trust Your First Impressions? 	 E Mata, e Fakaata Mai i a Koe te ‵Malu o Ieova?


My dad, Clarence, and later my uncle Alfred, served as company servant (now called coordinator of the body of elders) in our small congregation in Conde, South Dakota. 	 Ne tavini atu a toku tamana, ko Clarence mo tena taina ko Alfred mai tua ifo,e pelā me se tavini o te kamupane (nei ko fakaigoa ki te Kouotineita o te Kau Toeaina) i te motou fakapotopotoga foliki i Conde, ki te Saegala o Dakota.


Does it matter to Jehovah which course we choose? 	 E mata, e tāua ki a Ieova a te auala telā e filifili ne tatou?


(John 6:10-15) That night he traveled to another location. 	 (Ioane 6:10-15) I te po tenā, ne faimalaga atu ei a ia ki se isi koga.


Why is now especially the time to “put off every weight”? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei mo tatou o “tiakina . . . a mea ‵mafa katoa” i te taimi nei?


Jehovah leads his humble servants to glory by honoring them in numerous ways. 	 E ‵taki ne Ieova ana tavini loto mau‵lalo mai te fakaaloalo atu kae fakamanuia latou i auala e uke.


Even worse, they portray God as snatching loved ones from family and friends by horrific, painful means. 	 E sili atu i te masei, e fakafoliga atu ne latou te Atua e pelā me se tino e kaisoa ne ia a tino pele mai te kāiga mo taugasoa i se auala matagā kae fakafanoanoa.


Consider what the Bible says on this subject, and compare those statements with what researchers have discovered. 	 Ke onoono tatou ki pati a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te mataupu tenei, kae fakatusa ki fakamatalaga kolā ne fatoa maua ne tino sukesuke.


The oldest ones among them had seen the former glory of the temple. 	 Ko oti ne lavea ne tino ma‵tua i a latou a te ‵malu mua o te faletapu.


• How did David feel about distresses he faced? 	 • Ne pefea a lagonaga o Tavita e uiga ki fakalavelave faiga‵ta ne fepaki mo ia?


14 The prophet Daniel also demonstrated the importance of regularity in worship. 	 14 Ne fakaasi mai foki ne te pelofeta ko Tanielu a te tāua o te ‵kau atu faeloa ki te tapuakiga.


‘Let uncleanness of every sort not even be mentioned among you,’ wrote Paul. 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: ‘Ke mo a eiloa e sae mai i a koutou se pati e uiga ki amioga lai‵lai.’


It would be good if he also made a friendly shepherding call on your family. 	 Se mea ‵lei foki ke fai ne ia se asiga fakataugasoa e pelā me se tausi mamoe ki tou kāiga.


3 Is Your Ministry Like the Dew? 	 3 E Mata, e Fai Tau Galuega Talai Pelā mo te ‵Sau o te Vaveao?


Up until the late 1920’s, the small number of Bible Students* in Australia had preached mostly in and around the coastal cities and towns. 	 Ke oko atu ki te fakaotiotiga o te 1920 tupu, ne mafai ne se aofaki foliki fua o Tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu* i Ausetalia o talai atu i fa‵kai ‵lasi e ‵tu ‵pili ki tafatai mo nisi fa‵kai fo‵liki.


He also observed the volunteers who worked with him in the islands and noticed how contented they were. 	 Ne kilokilo atu foki a ia ki volenitia kolā ne ga‵lue fakatasi mo ia i fenua konā kae ne lavea atu ne ia te lotou lotoma‵lie ki mea e maua ne latou.


(Gal. 6:18) What did he mean by “the spirit you show”? 	 (Kalatia 6:18) Se a te mea ne fakauiga a ia ki ei e uiga ki “te agaga telā ne fakaasi mai ne koutou”?


Some have done this simply by observing the universe around them. 	 Ko oti ne ‵sala ne nisi tino a te Atua mai te onoono atu ki te lagi mo te lalolagi i olotou tafa.


Faith Bolstered by Assurance 	 E Fakamalosi Aka te Fakatuanaki ne Fakamaoniga Mai te Atua


Why not examine it further? 	 Kaia e se sukesuke ei koe ki nisi fakamatalaga i ei?


“Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day of your military force,” sang the psalmist. 	 Ka olo atu foki au tamataene ki a koe i luga i mauga tapu, e pelā mo te ‵sau i te vaveao.”


To be “desirous” of a position of responsibility in the congregation or of life in the new world is in itself not enough. 	 E se lava fua ke ‘manako’ ki tulaga taulia i te fakapotopotoga io me ko te ola i te lalolagi fou.


God lifted the curse on the ground. 	 Ne tapale ne te Atua a te fakamalaiaga ki te laukele.


Furthermore, “there was a reading aloud of the book of the law of the true God day by day, from the first day until the last day; and they went on holding the festival seven days, and on the eighth day there was a solemn assembly, according to the rule.” 	 Ne fakamanatu ne latou a te ‵kaiga fiafia tenā i aso e fitu, kae i te valu o aso ne fai ei a te fakafiafiaga fakaoti, e pelā eiloa mo te mea e manakogia i te Tulafono.”


People who become Jehovah’s Witnesses study such teachings of Jesus and change their attitude about helping those in need. 	 E tauloto ne tino kolā ko fai mo Molimau a Ieova a vaegā akoakoga penā e uiga ki a Iesu kae ‵fuli olotou kilokiloga e uiga ki te fesoasoani atu ki tino kolā e ma‵nako ki se fesoasoani.


During Christ’s Thousand Year Reign, Satan will be restrained and will be unable to bring woe upon humankind. 	 I te Pulega a Keliso i te Afe Tausaga, ka ‵sai aka ei a Satani kae ka se mafai ne ia o takitaki ‵se a tino.


(1 Tim. 2:5, 6) And the holy spirit testified that Jesus is the Son of God when it descended upon him at his baptism, enabling him to go “through the land doing good and healing all those oppressed by the Devil.”—John 1:29-34; Acts 10:38. 	 (1 Timoteo 2:5, 6) Kae ne fakamaoni mai ne te agaga tapu me i a Iesu ko te Tama a te Atua i te taimi ne fanaifo ei i tena papatisoga, telā ne mafai ei o “fano sāle a ia o fai a galuega a‵lofa kae faka‵lei foki a latou kolā e pukea ne agaga ma‵sei.”—Ioane 1:29-34; Galuega 10:38.


He may spend hours talking with you about what interests both of you. 	 Kāti e mafai o fakamāumau ne ia a te fia o itula o sau‵tala mo koe e uiga ki mea kolā e fia‵fia koulua ki ei.


8 “After planning for about a year,” he explained, “I decided to become a street vendor and sell ice cream. 	 8 “Kāti mai tua o palani mō se tausaga,” ne fakamatala mai a ia, “ne fakaiku aka ne au ke fai mo se tino fai pisinisi i auala kae ‵togi atu a ice cream.


Strive to be a true friend from the start. 	 Taumafai ke fai mo taugasoa tonu ki a latou mai te kamataga.


How does the illustration of the father hearing his son’s request highlight Jehovah’s willingness to respond to our prayers? 	 E faka‵mafa mai pefea i te tala fakatusa e uiga ki te fakalogo o se tamana ki te fakamolemole a tena tama a te loto fiafia o Ieova o tali mai ki ‵tou ‵talo?


At this Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke him, saying: “Be kind to yourself, Lord; you will not have this destiny at all.” 	 Ona ko te mea tenei ne fakatafa keatea ne Petelu a Iesu kae faipati ‵tonu atu, penei: “Te Aliki, ke alofa atu a te Atua ki a koe, ke mo a e oko ki a koe a mea konā!”


Indeed, what do these developments mean for all God-fearing readers of the second psalm? 	 Kae se a te uiga o mea katoa konā mō tino fai‵tau ki te lua o salamo kolā e ma‵taku ki te Atua?


7 First, Paul urges Christians: “Let us approach with true hearts in the full assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled from a wicked conscience and our bodies bathed with clean water.” 	 7 Ne fakamalosi muamua mai a Paulo ki Kelisiano, penei: “Ke fakapilipili tatou ki te Atua, i te loto talitonu fakamaoni mo te fakatuanaki, mo loto foki ko faka‵magina mai te agasala o te mafaufau, mo foitino foki ko fakakoukougina ki te vai ‵ma.”


There, home life became difficult. 	 Ne faigata te olaga faka-te-kāiga i konā.


Though strong and manly, he was not afraid to show his grief. 	 E tiga eiloa a ia se tinā tagata eiloa kae malosi, ne seki mā a ia o fakaasi tena fanoanoa.


3:9, 12-14. Jehovah answers his servants’ sincere prayers for wisdom, understanding, and guidance in carrying out his service.—James 1:5. 	 3:9, 12-14. E tali mai a Ieova ki ‵talo a ana tavini fakamaoni mō te poto, te malamalama, mo fakatakitakiga i te faiga o tena galuega.—Iakopo 1:5.


(1 Chronicles 8:1) The names of the first inhabitants of Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity are also listed.—1 Chronicles 9:1-16. 	 (1 Nofoaiga Tupu 8:1) Ne fakaasi mai foki i ei a igoa o tino muamua kolā ne ‵nofo atu i Ielusalema mai tua o te lotou ‵nofo fakapagotaga i Papelonia.—1 Nofoaiga Tupu 9:1-16.


You have nothing to fear.”—Matt. 10:19. 	 Ke mo a koe e mataku i se mea.”—Mata. 10:19.


Solomon wrote: “In that case you will understand righteousness and judgment and uprightness, the entire course of what is good.”—Prov. 2:9. 	 Ka iloa foki ne koe a mea e ‵tau o fai ne koe.”—Faataoto 2:9.


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(John 6:67-69) Did this mean that Peter fully understood all that Jesus had just said about His coming sacrifice? 	 (Ioane 6:67-69) E mata, e fakauiga i ei me ne malamalama katoatoa a Petelu i mea katoa kolā ne fatoa faipati mai ne Iesu e uiga ki te taulaga telā ka fai ne ia?


Indeed, “God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.” 	 E tonu, “ona ko te lasi o te alofa o te Atua ki te lalolagi ne tuku mai ei ne ia tena Tama fagasele e tokotasi, ko te mea ke se fakaseai atu so se tino e fakatuanaki ki a ia kae ke maua ne ia te ola se-gata-mai.”


After the Flood, Jehovah issued a specific prohibition about blood. 	 Mai tua o te Lolo, ne toe tuku atu ne Ieova ne fakataputapuga ma‵nino e uiga ki te toto.


The generation that comes after the days of Joshua ‘does not know Jehovah or the work that he has done for Israel.’ 	 Ko tupulaga kolā ne o‵mai i tua o Iosua ‘ne seki iloa ne latou a Ieova mo ana galuega katoa ne fai mō Isalaelu.’


The Greek verb translated “earnestly seeking” is a form that implies intensity and concerted effort. 	 A te pati Eleni “‵sala malosi” e fakauiga ki te lasi mo te uke o taumafaiga e fai.


In the Scriptures, death is clearly explained. 	 E fakamatala faka‵lei mai te mate i te Tusi Tapu.


“No one called on us or expressed interest in our spiritual welfare,” they said. 	 “Ne seki ai se tino ne āsi mai ki a maua io me fakaasi mai sena amanaia ki te ma tulaga faka-te-agaga,” ko lā pati.


The information was much appreciated, and the following week the students were given a test in which all the questions dealt with the Christian religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ne fia‵fia malosi a tama‵liki ki fakamatalaga konā, kae ne fai ei se tamā sukega tofotofo i te vaiaso mai tua ifo i ei, telā ne fakavae a fesili katoa ki akoakoga faka-Kelisiano a Molimau a Ieova.


(Mark 11:27-33) He did not feel obligated to answer the question in view of their corrupt practices and faithless example. 	 (Maleko 11:27-33) Ne seki talia ne Iesu ke tuku atu se tali ki te lotou fesili ona ko olotou faifaiga mo fakaakoakoga ma‵sei.


10 What lies ahead is the “great tribulation” foretold by Jesus. 	 10 A te mea telā koi moe nei i ‵tou mua ko “te ‵toe fakalavelave lasi” telā ne ‵valo mai ne Iesu.


We can be sure that we can succeed with Jehovah’s help! 	 E mafai eiloa o tali‵tonu tatou me e mafai o manumalo tatou fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o Ieova!


“Even when a person has an abundance his life does not result from the things he possesses.”—LUKE 12:15. 	 “Me i te olaga tonu o te tino e se fakavae i luga i te uke o ana mea.”—LUKA 12:15.


When elders show a Christlike attitude, they help to smooth the way for the person to have a change of heart and eventually to return. 	 Kafai e fakaasi atu ne toeaina se kilokiloga e pelā mo Keliso, e fesoasoani atu latou ke ‵fuli te loto o te tino kae toe foki mai fakamuli.


Such nonessential things only complicate our life and weigh us down. 	 A vaegā mea penā kolā e se tāua e faka‵numi kae fakafi‵ta ne ia tatou.


How much more, then, should you be willing to fight spiritually for your Christian freedom! 	 E ‵tau o lasi atu tou loto fiafia o taua atu ke fakatumau a te saolotoga telā ko maua ne koe e pelā me se Kelisiano!


For example, a government official in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia, recalled: “Jehovah’s Witnesses were presented to us as some kind of underground sect sitting in the darkness and slaughtering children and killing themselves.” 	 E pelā mo pati a se ofisa o te malo o Lusia i St. Petersburg e uiga ki mea ne masaua ne ia: “Ne lipoti mai ki a matou me i Molimau a Ieova se potukau telā e fai ‵funa te lotou galuega kae tamate ne latou a tama‵liki mo latou foki eiloa.”


In 2007, the Catholic Church officially signed Limbo’s “death certificate” in a document mentioning “theological and liturgical reasons to hope that infants who die without baptism may be saved and brought into eternal happiness.”—International Theological Commission. 	 I te 2007, ne fakaseai ne te Lotu Katolika a te lotou akoakoga e uiga ki te Limbo i se tusi telā e fakamatala atu ei a “akoakoga mo pogai fakalotu me i pepe kolā e ‵mate kae seki papatiso e mafai o ‵sao kae maua ne latou te fiafia se-gata-mai.”—International Theological Commission.


19, 20. Why do you find Zechariah 14:8, 9 encouraging? 	 19, 20. Kaia e fakamalosi loto ei ki a koe te Sakalia 14:8, 9?


Diligent Bible study can motivate us to declare the good news on every occasion 	 A te sukesuke faka‵lei ki te Tusi Tapu e fakamalosi mai i ei ke folafola atu ne tatou te tala ‵lei i taimi katoa


Or they have adopted extreme haircuts and hairdos. 	 Io me filifili aka ne latou a vaegā ‵katiga io me ko teuga o ulu kolā e se ‵tau.


Possibly he died sometime before Absalom’s uprising. 	 Kāti ne mate atu a ia a koi tuai o fai te ‵tekeatuga a Apisaloma.


(Psalm 139:14) Yes, we are “wonderfully made” and have such precious gifts as sight, hearing, and thinking ability. 	 (Salamo 139:14) E tonu, e gali ‵ki te auala ne faite i ei tatou kae maua foki ne tatou a meaalofa tāua ke mafai o kilo, fakalogo, kae ke mafai foki o mafau‵fau.


Instead of fearing that terrorism will never be eliminated, they are confident that it will be—and soon. 	 I lō te ma‵taku me e sē mafai o fakagata aka a amioga takafia‵toa, e tali‵tonu katoatoa latou me ka fai penā i se taimi pili mai mua nei.


(Hebrews 11:25) He had complete confidence in Jehovah’s care for His people and for him personally. 	 (Epelu 11:25) Ne talitonu katoatoa a ia ki te alofa atafai o Ieova ki Ana tino e pelā foki eiloa mo ia.


Researchers estimate that India, Pakistan, and Israel each own from 60 to 80 nuclear bombs. 	 Ko oti ne iloilo aka ne tino sukesuke me i Initia, Pakistan, mo Isalaelu e faite foki ne latou a pōmu fakaniukelea mai te 60 ki te 80 a te aofaki o latou.


First he heard the announcing of the sealing of the final ones of the 144,000. 	 Muamua la, ne lagona ne ia a faka‵pulaga e uiga ki te fakamau‵tuga o tino fakaoti o te toko 144,000.


After a terrorist attack in one country, many were left in a state of shock. 	 I se taimi ne amio takafia‵toa ei a nisi tino i se fenua e tasi, ne ‵poi masei a tino tokouke i ei.


All inhabitants of the earth are dependent upon “the profit of the earth”—what the land produces. 	 E fakalagolago a tino katoa o te lalolagi ki “fua o te taukai” o te lalolagi—ko fuataga kolā e maua mai i te lalolagi.


The next conquest is the royal city of Ai. 	 A te suā taua ne fai i te fa‵kai o te tupu ko Ai.


(Psalm 7:11; 33:5) The judge had no interest whatsoever in the widow as a person, but Jehovah is interested in each individual. 	 (Salamo 7:11; 33:5) A te famasino e se fia saga lele eiloa ki manakoga o te fafine ko mate tena avaga, kae e saga tonu atu eiloa a Ieova ki manakoga o tino taki tokotasi.


Each year, hundreds of thousands of people are being helped to learn basic Bible doctrines and to live in harmony with what God requires of them. 	 Ko oti ne fesoasoani atu ki te fia selau afe o tino ke tauloto ki akoakoga fakavae mai te Tusi Tapu kae ke ola e ‵tusa mo mea kolā e manako ki ei te Atua ke fai ne latou.


(Ps. 39:5; 1 Pet. 1:24) We need to keep that perspective in mind. 	 (Salamo 39:5; 1 Petelu 1:24) E ‵tau o masaua faeloa ne tatou te kilokiloga tenā.


(Neh. 9:19, 21) Today, Jehovah also provides us with everything we need to serve him faithfully. 	 (Nee. 9:19, 21) E tuku mai foki ne Ieova a mea katoa e manakogina ne tatou ke tavini atu ki a ia mo te fakamaoni i aso nei.


Therefore, he rightfully expects his servants to tell the truth. 	 Tela la, e manako foki a ia ke fai‵pati ana tavini ki te mea tonu.


Says an inspired proverb: “The shrewd one that has seen the calamity has concealed himself; the inexperienced that have passed along have suffered the penalty.”—Proverbs 27:12. 	 Tenei eiloa te faataoto mai te Atua: “A tino mafaufau e mafai o iloa ne latou manafai ko pili mai a fakalavelave, tela la, e mafai foki ei ne latou o kalo keatea mai i fakalavelave kona.


17 Consider also the procedure stipulated in the Mosaic Law concerning the goat for Azazel. 	 17 Mafaufau foki ki te faifaiga e uiga ki te kouti mō Asasela telā e fakaasi mai i te Tulafono.


Hope can protect our thinking too. 	 E mafai foki o puipui ‵tou mafaufauga ne te fakamoemoega.


Parents may at times fail to display the fruitage of the spirit when dealing with their children. 	 E mafai o puli i mātua o fakaasi atu a fua o te agaga ki olotou tama‵liki i olotou faifaiga.


They have been goaded on by our chief Adversary, the Devil, who “walks about like a roaring lion, seeking to devour someone.” (1 Peter 5:8) After “the appointed times of the nations” ended in 1914, God installed his Son as earth’s new King, with the command: “Go subduing in the midst of your enemies.” 	 Ne fakaosofia olotou loto ne te ‵tou Fili sili, ko te Tiapolo, telā “e fanofano tele e pela mo se leona fekai, e salasala ki te tino ke kai ne ia.” (1 Petelu 5:8) I te otiga o “te taimi e fakataunu ei aso o fenua fakaatea” i te 1914, ne fakasopo aka ne te Atua a tena Tama e pelā me ko te Tupu fou o te lalolagi, kae ne fakatonu atu penei ki a ia: “Pule koe i ou fili.”


I thank him from the bottom of my heart for giving me such loving brothers and sisters.” 	 E fakafetai atu eiloa au ki a ia mō te tukumaiga o vaegā taina mo tuagane a‵lofa penā.”


(Psalm 92:12-15) A consideration of these verses will reveal aspects of the valuable contribution you older ones can make to the Christian brotherhood. 	 (Salamo 92:12-15) A te mafaufau ki fuaiupu konei ka fakaasi mai i ei a feitu kese‵kese o tusaga tāua e tuku mai ne koutou tino ma‵tua ki te kautaina Kelisiano.


Current world conditions signify that God’s Kingdom will soon act to bring sweeping changes to the earth. 	 E fakaasi mai ne fakanofonofoga i te lalolagi nei me ko pili o gasuesue te Malo o te Atua o fai a ‵fuliga ‵lasi ki te lalolagi.


However, because he did not receive even the slightest communication from any of his family, the burning desire to be with them became one motivating factor in his restoring his relationship with Jehovah. 	 Kae ne seki fesokotaki eiloa latou mo ia i so se feitu. Tela la, a te manako malosi ke ‵nofo fakatasi mo latou se pogai e tasi e manako ei tou tagata ke faka‵lei aka tena fesokotakiga mo Ieova.


(Mark 7:33) Next, Jesus looked up to heaven and uttered a prayerful sigh. 	 (Maleko 7:33) E ‵soko atu ki ei, ne kilo atu Iesu ki te lagi kae ne manava fi‵ta i te faiga o se ‵talo.


Paul made major changes after his baptism, but notoriety followed him. 	 Ne fai ne Paulo a ‵fuliga ‵lasi mai tua o tena papatisoga, kae ne ‵mautakitaki eiloa a te fakamatalaga tenā e uiga ki a ia.


Self-Control in Marriage 	 Te Loto Pulea i te Kāiga Fakaipoipo


(Proverbs 22:6) Older ones should never underestimate the powerful force for good that they can be to their family. 	 (Faataoto 22:6) E se ‵tau eiloa o manatu ma‵ma a tino ma‵tua ki te ma‵losi o olotou mea ‵lei e fai ki olotou kāiga.


How have some parents helped their children to set spiritual goals, and how has this proved beneficial? 	 Ne fesoasoani atu pefea a nisi mātua ke fakatoka ne olotou tama‵liki a fakamoemoega faka-te-agaga, kae ne a mea aoga ne maua ne olotou tama‵liki?


15 Hence, when you consider whether you should choose a certain individual as a close friend or not, it would be wise to keep Jesus’ statement in mind. 	 15 Tela la, kafai e mafaufau koe me e ‵tau mo koe o filifili se tino e pelā me se taugasoa pili io me ikai, se mea poto ke mafaufau ki te fakamatalaga a Iesu.


Do they encourage you to participate in worship of God by attending Christian meetings and sharing your beliefs with others? 	 E mata, e fakamalosi atu laua ki a koe ke ‵kau ki te tapuakiga ki te Atua mai te kau atu ki fakatasiga Kelisiano mo te fakaasiatuga o ou talitonuga ki nisi tino?


SONGS: 15, 74 	 PESE: 15, 74


As you continue to endure in your ministry, you can, as Paul wrote to Timothy, “save both yourself and those who listen to you.” (1 Timothy 4:16) Think of what that means. 	 A tou tumau i te faiga o tau galuega talai, e mafai ei ne koe, e pelā mo pati a Paulo ki a Timoteo, o “fakasao ne koe a koe eiloa, pelā foki mo latou kolā e faka‵logo mai ki a koe.” (1 Timoteo 4:16) Mafaufau la ki te uiga o te mea tenā.


After closely observing our good behavior, a prisoner who was a professor of mathematics was moved to ask about our beliefs. 	 Mai tua o te laveaga ne ia motou uiga ‵lei, ne fakamalosi aka se pagota telā se tino poto i mea tau numela, ke fesili mai e uiga ki motou talitonuga.


And if there are no agreed-upon standards of right and wrong, how can anyone assess any values? 	 Kae kafai e seai ne tulaga o amioga ‵lei mo amioga ma‵sei kolā e mafai o lotoma‵lie a tino ki ei, e fua aka la pefea ne se tino a nisi amioga?


How did Paul display genuine love for people? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Paulo te alofa tonu ki tino katoa?


We heard all of that from our room upstairs. 	 Ne lagona ne māua ana pati katoa mai te ma potu i luga.


(Heb. 4:11) Notice that Paul links disobedience with failure to enter into God’s rest. 	 (Epelu 4:11) Ke onoono me ne faka‵pau ne Paulo te sē fakalogo mo te se ulu ki loto i te aso malōlō o te Atua.


What a change that will be from what we see and experience today! 	 E ‵kese ‵ki a mea konā mai i mea kolā e matea ne tatou me e ‵tupu i aso nei!


(Rev. 12:9) All the bad influences discussed in the preceding article originate with him and are aimed at causing us to veer off the road that leads to eternal life. 	 (Fakaasiga 12:9) A fakamalosiga ma‵sei katoa kolā ne sau‵tala ki ei i te mataupu muamua e māfua mai i a ia kae ne fakatoka eiloa ke ‵fuli ei ‵tou auala telā e takitaki atu ki te ola se-gata-mai.


Jesus did not deny that Satan had such authority. 	 Ne seki fakafiti ne Iesu a te manatu me e pule ne Satani a malo o tagata.


The Greek word for “revelry” was used to describe a noisy street procession of semidrunk youths who sang, danced, and played music. 	 Ne fakaaogā sāle te pati Eleni mō “fiafiaga o te kona” ke fakamatala mai i ei a solo logoā o talavou kolā ko tai ko‵nā kae ne usu pese, ne saka, kae ne tātā pese foki latou.


(Read Luke 21:19, 34-36.) 	 (Faitau te Luka 21:19, 34-36.)


All I am is a fellow slave of you and of your brothers.” 	 A taua nei ne taina tavini.”


How did Abraham’s experiences strengthen his faith? 	 Ne fakamalosi aka pefea te fakatuanaki o Apelaamo ona ko mea kolā ne ‵tupu i tena olaga?


So, having sustenance and covering, we shall be content with these things.” (1 Timothy 6:6-8) Are we? 	 E seai! Tela la, kafai e maua ne o‵tou meakai mo gatu, ko lava eiloa tatou i ei.” (1 Timoteo 6:6-8) E a, e lotoma‵lie tatou ki mea ko maua ne tatou?


Hitoshi worked in the accounting office of an employment agency in Japan. 	 Ne galue a Hitoshi i se ofisa o mea tau tupe i se pisinisi lasi i Tiapani.


(Ephesians 4:23, 24) To cite just one example, consider what Jesus taught about being faithful to one’s mate: “You heard that it was said, ‘You must not commit adultery.’ 	 (Efeso 4:23, 24) Ke onoono ki se fakaakoakoga fua e tasi, mafaufau ki te mea ne akoako atu ne Iesu e uiga ki te fakamaoni o te tino ki tena avaga: “Ko oti foki ne lagona ne koutou me ne fai mai penei, ‘Sa mulilua.’


Not surprisingly, the lie that God is uncaring causes many people either to avoid getting to know him altogether or to approach him only when they feel that they have no choice. 	 E se ‵poi eiloa tatou, me i te loi e uiga ki te sē atafai mai o te Atua e fai ei a tino e tokouke ke ‵kalo keatea mai te tauloto e uiga ki a ia io me ke olo atu ki a ia māfai fua ko seai ne pogai ke fai ei penā.


The result? 	 Ne a mea ne iku mai i ei?


So they requested a diet of vegetables and water, and it was granted to them. 	 Telā ne fakamolemole atu ei latou ke ‵kai fua ki fuagālakau kae inu ki vai, kae ne talia ei te mea tenā.


The cause, we know, was the slanderer Satan, who lyingly accused Job of worshipping God out of self-interest. 	 E iloa ne tatou te pogai, ko Satani te tino gutu fatufatu telā ne losi ‵se atu me i a Iopu e tapuaki atu fua ki te Atua ona ko ana manakoga kaima‵nako.


My father’s family, however, is from Edo State and speaks the Esan language. 	 A te kāiga o toku tamana ne o‵mai mai i Edo State kae fai‵pati ki te ‵gana Esan.


Among the snares of “the birdcatcher,” Satan, are his evil organization and “crafty acts.” 	 E aofia i auala fai togafiti a te ‘tino fai manu,’ ko Satani, ko tena fakapotopotoga masei mo ana “auala ma‵sei.”


He revealed the Father to them. 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne ia te Tamana ki a latou.


Discussing Genesis 9:4, 19th-century Bible scholar Adam Clarke wrote: “This command [to Noah] is still scrupulously obeyed by the oriental Christians . . . 	 I tena faipatiga e uiga ki te Kenese 9:4, ne tusi mai se tagata poto i te Tusi Tapu ko Adam Clarke: “Koi tau‵tali eiloa a lotu Kelisiano i Asia ki te tulafono telā ne tuku [ki a Noa]. . . .


15. How did the words of Isaiah 61:1-3 apply to Jesus and at the same time expose the scribes and Pharisees? 	 15 Ne mafai pefea o fai ne Iesu a te galuega tenā?


14 A wife who is guided by Jehovah’s Word and his holy spirit can do much to make her home a place of tranquillity and happiness. 	 14 A te fafine avaga telā e takitaki ne te Muna a Ieova mo tena agaga tapu, e fai eiloa ne ia a mea e uke ke fai tena fale mo fai se koga e tokagamalie kae fakafiafia.


This old system will remain under Satan’s control. 	 Ka tumau eiloa a te olaga mua tenei i te pulega a Satani.


How is God’s spirit involved in extending the invitation in our day? 	 Ne aofia pefea a te agaga o te Atua i te fakaokoatuga o te ‵kamiga i ‵tou aso nei?


They then realize that the things they initially found desirable are no longer so important. One young Christian had her heart set on getting married when she was 16. 	 E tokotasi te talavou Kelisiano ne fatuaki ne ia tena loto ke fai ne ia tena fakaipoipoga māfai ko 16 ona tausaga.


4, 5. (a) How does Jehovah demonstrate loyalty? (b) How can we gain strength from reflecting on God’s acts of loyalty? 	 4, 5. (a) E fakaasi mai pefea ne Ieova a te alofa fakamaoni? (e) E mafai pefea o maua ne tatou a te malosi mai te mafau‵fau ki faifaiga alofa fakamaoni a te Atua?


He had full confidence in the words of the prophetic psalm of David: “You will not leave my soul in Sheol. You will not allow your loyal one to see the pit.” 	 Ne talitonu katoatoa a ia ki pati fakavaloaga a te pelofeta ko Tavita, penei: “Me puipui ne koe au mai te malosi o te mate; ka ko te tino telā e alofa koe ki ei, ka se tuku ne koe i te lalolagi o tino mate.”


From the dreadfulness of the enemy may you safeguard my life. 	 Puipui mai au mai pulepulega a tino amio ma‵sei, mai fakapotopotoga foki o tino fai mea ‵se.


How much higher must I climb to attain it?’ 	 E pefea te maluga o te tulaga e ‵tau o oko au ki ei ke maua te tokagamalie?’


10 In Hebrews chapter 11, the apostle Paul describes the trials that many unnamed servants of God endured. 	 10 I te Epelu mataupu e 11, e fakamatala mai i ei ne te apositolo ko Paulo a fakalavelave ne fe‵paki mo tavini a te Atua kolā e se faka‵sae mai olotou igoa.


(Proverbs 3:5, 6) Additionally, remembering that we are all members of Jehovah’s household and that he has obligated himself to watch over us will help us to maintain our balance. 	 (Faataoto 3:5, 6) E se gata i ei, kafai e masaua ne tatou me e aofia tatou i te kāiga o Ieova kae ko oti ne talia ne ia ke tausi mai ki a tatou, ka fesoasoani mai eiloa te mea tenā ke paleni ‵lei tatou.


It occurred exactly at the time Jehovah had said that it would.—Joshua 3:7, 8, 13. 	 Ne tupu tonu eiloa i te taimi telā ne fai atu ei a Ieova me ka tupu.—Iosua 3:7, 8, 13.


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Why do people choose to be corrupt rather than honest? 	 Kaia e fai sāle ei ne tino a faifaiga sē fakamaoni kae e se fakamaoni latou?


We expressed the hope that someday all four of us might take a trip to Africa together. 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne māua a te mā fakamoemoega ke fai se malaga a matou katoa ki Afelika.


“DECLARED RIGHTEOUS”—HOW? 	 E “TAKUAMIOTONUGINA”—E PEFEA LA?


For the time will fail me if I go on to relate about . . . the other prophets, who through faith . . . received their trial by mockings and scourgings, indeed, more than that, by bonds and prisons.”—Hebrews 11:32-38. 	 Ko sē lava te taimi e tala fakamaea atu ei ne au a . . . pelofeta . . . ona ko te fakatuanaki . . . ne fakatauemugina kae ‵kini [latou], nisi ne saisaigina kae ‵pei ki loto i fale puipui.”—Epelu 11:32-38.


What can you do to finish and thus win that race? 	 Ne a mea e mafai ne koe o fai ke oko atu koe ki te fakaotiga kae ke sili foki koe i te fakatau‵telega tenā?


Feeding on God’s Word daily and taking in “food at the proper time” can energize us for the ministry.—Matt. 24:45-47. 	 A te kai faeloa ki te Muna a te Atua i aso takitasi e pelā foki mo ‘meakai kolā e maua i te taimi tonu’ e fakamalosi aka ei tatou i te faiga o te galuega talai.—Mataio 24:45-47.


But I stopped going a long time ago. 	 Kae ko leva ne fakagata toku fano sāle ki ei.


(Matt. 13:31-33) Additionally, he highlighted that not all who respond to the Kingdom message are necessarily suitable subjects of that Kingdom.—Matt. 13:47-50.* 	 (Mataio 13:31-33) E se gata i ei, ne fakaasi mai foki ne ia me e se ko tino katoa kolā e ‵saga atu ki te fekau o te Malo e fetaui ‵lei ke fai mo fai ne tino mai lalo i te Malo tenā.—Mataio 13:47-50.*


6. (a) Why did Adam’s descendants die both before God gave the Mosaic Law and thereafter? (b) What can be illustrated with a disease like hemophilia? 	 6. (a) Kaia ne ‵mate katoa ei a Atamu mo ana tama‵liki mai mua o tuku atu ne te Atua a te tulafono faka-Mose? (e) Se a te mea ne mafai o fakatusa ki ei se masaki telā ne maua ne koe mai ou mātua?


He gives the woman another command. 	 Ne toe fakatonu atu a ia ki te fafine.


Aside from the genealogical records, First Chronicles covers a period of some 40 years, from the death of King Saul to the death of King David. 	 I tafa o te fakasologa o gafa, e aofia i te Muamua Nofoaiga Tupu a mea kolā ne ‵tupu i loto i se vaitaimi kāti e 40 tausaga, mai te taimi ne mate ei te tupu ko Saulo ki te taimi ne mate ei a te tupu ko Tavita.


Undeniably, it may not be easy to maintain composure in situations such as the one described above. 	 E se mafai ne tatou o fakafiti te mea tenā, e se faigofie ke ‵nofo filemu tatou i tulaga e pelā mo te mea ne fakamatala atu i luga.


This time, he used no less a prophet than Jesus Christ to deliver the message. 	 I te taimi tenā ne fakaaogā ei ne ia te ‵toe pelofeta maluga, ko Iesu Keliso, ke fakaoko atu ne ia te fekau.


7 As noted in the preceding article, true Christians are like foreigners, or temporary residents, in Satan’s wicked world. 	 7 E pelā mo te mea ne tauloto ne tatou i te mataupu mai mua atu, a Kelisiano ‵tonu e fai pelā me ne tino fakaatea, io me ne tino se ‵nofo tumau, i te lalolagi masei a Satani.


Theirs will turn out to be “a resurrection of judgment.”—Read John 5:28, 29; Isaiah 26:10; 65:20. 	 Ka fai te toe‵tuga o latou mo fai ‘se toe‵tuga ki te fakamasinoga.’—Faitau te Ioane 5:28, 29; Isaia 26:10; 65:20.


Persecuted for Preaching the Truth 6, 7. 	 Ne Fakasauāgina mō te Talaiatuga o te Munatonu


9, 10. How do we know that individuals dedicated to Jehovah can ‘wander from his orders,’ but how can this be avoided? 	 9, 10. E iloa pefea ne tatou me e mafai o ‵kalo keatea a tino tukugina atu ki a Ieova mai ‘fakatonuga a te Atua,’ kae mafai pefea o sē fai ne tatou te mea tenei?


But of what value would that have been compared with the privilege of being a “man of the true God,” the mediator of the Law covenant, Jehovah’s prophet, and a Bible writer? 	 Kae e pefea te tāua o mea konā māfai e faka‵tusa ki te tauliaga ke fai a ia pelā me se “tagata o te Atua,” ko te tino telā ne tuku atu ki ei te feagaiga o te Tulafono, se pelofeta a Ieova kae se tino foki ne tusi ne ia a nisi tusi i te Tusi Tapu?


“My life is now filled with peace, happiness, and contentment.” 	 “Ko ‵fonu eiloa nei toku olaga i te filemu, fiafia mo te lotomalie.”


In retrospect, Serge thinks that they made the right decision. 	 Kae i te taimi ne toe mafau‵fau laua ki ei, ne fai mai a Serge me kāti ne fai eiloa ne laua te fakaikuga tonu.


Paul declared: “You who were once alienated and enemies because your minds were on the works that were wicked, he has now reconciled by means of that one’s fleshly body through his death.”—Col. 1:21, 22. 	 Ne folafola mai a Paulo, penei: “A koutou kolā ne ‵vae keatea kae ne fai muamua mo fai ana fili ona ko koutou ne mafau‵fau faeloa ki galuega kolā e ma‵sei, kae nei la ko oti ne faka‵lei aka ne ia koutou mo ia e alatu i te foitino o te tino tenā e auala i tena mate, ko te mea ke tuku atu koutou ki a ia.”—Ko. 1:21, 22.


3 As a young person, are you reaching out for specific spiritual goals? 	 3 E pelā me se talavou, e mata, e kausaki atu koe ki se fakamoemoega faka-te-agaga fakapito?


Because the Scriptures are silent regarding any antitypical significance of the cities of refuge, this article and the next one emphasize instead the lessons Christians can learn from this arrangement. 	 Ona ko te mea e seai ne pati i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki se isi mea e fakauiga ki ei a fa‵kai faka‵lafi, e faka‵mafa mai i te mataupu tenei mo te suā mataupu a akoakoga e mafai o tauloto ne Kelisiano mai te fakatokaga tenei.


“I would get nervous, my palms would sweat, and I would speak fast—I couldn’t slow down.” 	 “Au ne polepole sāle i ei, ne tauta valevale, kae ne ‵pote foki aku pati—e se mafai lele eiloa ne au o faipati malielie.”


How that message reached Kyrgyzstan and spread here is a thrilling story. 	 A te auala ne oko mai ei te fekau tenā ki Kyrgyzstan kae salalau atu i te fenua se tala fakafiafia ‵ki eiloa.


“Daughter,” he said reassuringly, “your faith has made you well. 	 Ne fai atu tou tagata: “Taku tama, ko tou fakatuanaki ko ola ei koe.


(Genesis 45:4-8) Jehovah can likewise cause any unjust suffering we may undergo to work out for the glory of his name.—1 Peter 4:16. 	 (Kenese 45:4-8) E mafai foki ne Ieova o ‵fuli a logo‵maega o tatou e aunoa mo se pogai mō te faka‵maluga o tena igoa.—1 Petelu 4:16.


7 With these words Jesus made a commitment to support, direct, and safeguard the work of preaching the good news “all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.” 	 7 I pati konā ne folafola mai ei ne Iesu me ka ‵lago atu, takitaki kae puipui foki ne ia te galuega talai o te tala ‵lei “ke oko eiloa ki te gataga o te lalolagi.”


In 609 B.C.E., the 18-month siege of Jerusalem begins. 	 I te 609 T.L.M., ne kamata ei te 18 masina o te nikoiga o Ielusalema ne kautau.


Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am mild-tempered and lowly in heart, and you will find refreshment for your souls. 	 Ke amo ne koutou taku amoga, kae fakaakoako mai ki a au, me i a au e filemu kae loto malalo; e maua foki i ei ne koutou a te tokaga malie otou agaga.


It is reverential awe because of who Jehovah is. 	 Kae ko te ofo mo te āva ona ko te tulaga o Ieova.


There is nothing more satisfying in life than giving the best of what you have to Jehovah!” 	 E seai aka se mea e sili atu i te fakamalie loto i lō te tuku atu o te ‵toe mea e maua ne koe ki a Ieova!”


Similarly, Paul knew that being separate from other religions would protect Christians against their harmful practices. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, ne iloa ne Paulo me i te ‵vae keatea mai nisi lotu e puiupi ei a Kelisiano mai faifaiga fakama‵taku.


15 Early Bible translators had a part in the preservation of the divine name. 	 15 E isi foki se tusaga o tino ‵fuli Tusi Tapu i aso mua i te puipuiga o te igoa o te Atua.


Using the family circumstances of the prophet Hosea, Jehovah illustrated his enduring love. 	 Mai te fakaaogāga o te tulaga o te kāiga o Hosea, ne fakaasi mai ne Ieova tena alofa tumau.


2. What did Jesus promise to send to the disciples after his going away? 	 2 Ne fakamatala mai ne Iesu me se a te fesoasoani tenā mo te auala ka fesoasoani atu ei ki ana soko.


That is the most noble purpose that anyone can pursue.—Ephesians 5:1, 2. 	 Tenā eiloa te toe mea tāua e mafai o fai ne se tino.—Efeso 5:1, 2.


5. Why is love an essential quality for a Christian? 	 5 Kaia e ‵lei ei ke maua ne se Kelisiano a te uiga ko te alofa?


Jehovah’s laws provided through Moses gave women full opportunity to grow spiritually. 	 Ne tuku atu ne tulafono a Ieova e auala i a Mose te avanoaga lasi ‵ki ke ga‵solo a fāfine ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


(Isa. 10:20; Rom. 11:16) The trunk represents Jesus as the primary part of Abraham’s seed. 	 (Isaia 10:20; Loma 11:16) E fakasino atu te foitino o te lakau ki a Iesu e pelā me ko te vaega muamua o te fanau a Apelaamo.


That captivity began sometime in the second century C.E. and continued until the cleansing of the spiritual temple in the time of the end.—Acts 20:29, 30; 2 Thess. 2:3, 6; 1 John 2:18, 19. 	 Ne tupu a te mea tenā kāti i te lua senitenali T.A. ke oko atu eiloa ki te faka‵maga o te faletapu faka-te-agaga i te taimi o te gataga.—Galu. 20:29, 30; 2 Tesa. 2:3, 6; 1 Ioa. 2:18, 19.


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(Proverbs 22:6) Of course, Christians who are single parents need to rely fully on Jehovah. 	 (Faataoto 22:6) Se mea tonu, me e ‵tau o fakalagolago katoatoa atu a mātua kolā e seai ne olotou avaga ki a Ieova.


For example, during an exhausting preaching trip, Jesus and his apostles had no free time even to eat a meal. 	 E pelā mo te fakafi‵ta o malaga talai, ne seki ai eiloa se taimi avanoa o Iesu mo ana apositolo ke oko foki eiloa ki se taimi ke ‵kai ei latou.


Explain the expression “holy acts of conduct.” 	 E mafai pefea o fai a ‵tou “amioga ke ‵ma”?


Doing research with the specific purpose of answering a question put to us during our preaching or teaching work will also bring us great happiness. 	 Ka maua foki ne tatou te fiafia māfai e sukesuke faka‵lei tatou ke maua te tali ki se fesili telā ne fai mai ne se tino i te galuega talai io me i te faiga o se akoga.


The stress of dealing with the injustices of Satan’s world can wear us down. 	 A te sē fai o te mea tonu telā e lavea ne tatou i te lalolagi a Satani e mafai o fai i ei tatou ke māfatia kae loto vāivāi.


“According to his custom on the sabbath day, he entered into the synagogue, and he stood up to read.” 	 “Ne fanatu a ia ki te fale tapuaki e pela eiloa mo tena masani. Ne tu ki luga o faitau te Tusi.”


(Rom. 2:21) If reading is a prominent part of your daily routine, this will speak to the heart of your children. 	 (Loma 2:21) Kafai a te faitau se vaega tāua i tou olaga i aso katoa, ka ‵goto eiloa a mea konā ki loto o au tama‵liki.


21 The rewards of being an effective teacher are great. When we teach, we share with others; we give part of ourselves to help them. 	 I te ‵tou akoako atu, e fakaasi atu ei ki nisi tino a mea kolā ko iloa ne tatou; kae fakaaogā ne tatou a mea totino ke fesoasoani atu ki a latou.


“Let Your Kingdom Come” 	 “Ke Oko Mai Tou Malo”


(Isa. 20:3; 44:26) Sometimes it is applied to the whole nation of Israel, or Jacob. 	 (Isaia 20:3; 44:26) I nisi taimi e fakasino atu ki te fenua kātoa o Isalaelu, io me ko Iakopo.


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Completing His Role as the Messiah 	 Te Fakataunuga o Tena Tulaga e Pelā me ko te Mesia


“[Peer] into the perfect law that belongs to freedom.”—JAS. 1:25. 	 “Sukesuke faka‵lei ki te tulafono ‵lei katoatoa o te saolotoga.”—IAKOPO 1:25.


She did not let fear of others, including the king of Jericho and his men, paralyze her. 	 Ne seki talia ne tou fafine a te mataku ki tino, e aofia i ei te tupu o Ieliko mo ana tāgata.


When pressured to compromise, such an individual will have a clear vision of what he or she wants to accomplish in Jehovah’s service. 	 Kafai e fakamalosigina a ia ke fai se mea ‵se, ka maua ne se vaegā tino penā a te kilokiloga manino e uiga ki mea kolā e manako a ia ki ei ke fai i te taviniga a Ieova.


(Acts 15:19-23, 28, 29; 16:1-5) Yet, an important question remained to be answered. 	 (Galuega 15:19-23, 28, 29; 16:1-5) Kae ui ei, e isi se fesili tāua e ‵tau o maua se tali ki ei.


Teaching That Imparts Wisdom 	 Akoakoga Kolā e Maua i ei te Poto


She now says: “I realized that the alcohol was not solving my anxiety. 	 Ne fai mai a ia penei: “Ne iloa atu ne au me ne seki faka‵lei ne meainu malosi a oku fakalavelave.


22:30—Did this decree annul Jesus Christ’s right to ascend the throne of David? 	 22:30—E mata, ne taofi aka ne te fakatonuga tenei a te aiā o Iesu Keliso ke pule mai i te nofogātupu o Tavita?


16. What did Zephaniah’s prophecy say about Judah’s princes and religious leaders, and why do these words fit Christendom? 	 16 Ne toe fakasino atu a te valoaga a Sefanaia ki Iuta mo Ielusalema.


Very likely, they were ‘always ready to make a defense before everyone that demanded a reason for their hope,’ whether that be a rich man, a poor person, a scholar, or a slave. 	 Ne ‘toka faeloa laua o fakamatala atu ki so se tino e fesili atu ki a laua e uiga ki te la fakamoemoega,’ faitalia me se tino maumea, se tino mativa, se tino poto io me se pologa.


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10 King David once experienced a severe sickness, which is mentioned in Psalm 41. 	 10 Ne masaki malosi a te tupu ko Tavita, telā ne taku mai i te Salamo e 41.


These projects alternate with a series for younger boys and girls entitled “Teach Your Children.” 	 E mafai o fakaaoga a mataupu konei mo se fakasologa o mataupu mō tama‵liki tagata mo fafine telā e fakaulutala penei “Teach Your Children.”


Satan hoped that what Jesus saw would appeal to him and convince him that he could become the earth’s most powerful political leader. 	 Ne mafaufau Satani me ka fiafai a Iesu ki mea ne lavea ne ia kae fakatalitonu atu ki a ia me ka fai a ia mo fai te ‵toe takitaki fakapolitiki malosi ‵ki i te lalolagi.


With my head down, I walked away to think about what he had said. 	 Ne kilo fua au ki lalo o sasale atu keatea, kae mafaufau ki ana pati ne fai mai.


In fact, God still blessed Solomon, using him to compose the Bible book Song of Solomon. 	 Ne fakamanuia eiloa ne te Atua a Solomona mai te talia ne ia ke tusi ne ia te tusi i te Tusi Tapu ko Pese a Solomona.


Within days, the Zealots returned and began forcing the inhabitants of Jerusalem and Judea to join the rebellion. 	 Kaia? Me i loto fua i se fia o aso, ko toe ‵foki mai ei a tino ‵teke kae faimālō ne latou a tino i loto i Ielusalema mo Iuta ke ‵kau atu ki te lotou ‵tekeatuga.


If a Christian elder will deliver a wedding talk, that too should be marked by honor. 	 Kafai e fai ne se toeaina Kelisiano a te lauga o te fakaipoipoga, e ‵tau foki o fai te mea tenā mo te fakaaloalo.


Heeding his reminders gives us insight, and ‘observing his orders enables us to behave with more understanding than older men.’ 	 A te saga tonu atu ki ana fakamasauaga e tuku mai i ei te poto, kae ko te ‘fakalogo ki ana fakatonuga e fai i ei ke malamalama atu tatou i lō toeaina.’


(Matt. 26:52) Among these hundreds of prisoners are Isaac, Negede, and Paulos, who have been in an Eritrean prison camp for over 20 years! 	 (Mata. 26:52) E aofia i te fia selau o pagota konei ko Isaac, Negede mo Paulos, kolā ne falepuipui i Eritrea mō se 20 tupu tausaga!


Over the years, Jehovah’s rich blessing overtook Laurel. 	 I te fia o tausaga, ne oko atu faeloa a fakamanuiaga e uke a Ieova ki a Laurel.


In addition, the Bible contains much advice about how to make human relationships happy—advice that has helped people of all ages and walks of life. 	 E se gata i ei, e maua a fakatakitakiga e uke i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te auala e maua ei te fiafia i fesokotakiga o tino—ko fakatakitakiga kolā ko oti ne fesoasoani atu ki tino kolā e kese‵kese te ma‵tua o latou mo feitu katoa o te olaga.


9 What about those who hear the invitation to “come”? 	 9 Kae e pefea la a tino kolā e lagona ne latou a te ‵kamiga ke “vau”?


While not requesting miraculous cures today, we can ask that God grant them fortitude to bear their malady and the spiritual strength needed to endure such periods of weakness. 	 E ui eiloa e se fakamolemole atu tatou ki faka‵leiga fakavavega i aso nei, e mafai o akai atu tatou ke tuku atu ne te Atua a te loto malosi ke kufaki latou i olotou ma‵saki mo te malosi faka-te-agaga ke mafai o fa‵ki i te taimi e ma‵saki ei latou.


Though the brother felt inadequate, he accepted the invitation. 	 E ui eiloa e se ‵lei a lagonaga o te taina, ne lotomalie eiloa tou tagata ke fai ne ia te ‵talo.


What is the explanation? 	 Se a te fakamatalaga e uiga ki ei?


You promise that you will love him and serve him forever with your whole heart. 	 Ne tauto koe me ka alofa kae tavini atu ki a ia mo te loto kātoa ke oko loa ki te se-gata-mai.


How can we protect ourselves? 	 E mafai pefea o puipui ne tatou a tatou eiloa?


COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: CHILE 	 TENA FENUA: CHILE


What would they think at work, in the neighborhood, and at the club my family and I belong to? 	 Kae ne a foki la a mafaufauga o tino i te koga ga‵lue, oku tuakoi mo oku taugasoa ka fai ki a au mo toku kāiga?


What reputation did early Christians gain? 	 Se a te kilokiloga ne maua ne Kelisiano i aso mua?


The crown then served “as a memorial,” or “reminder,” of their contribution toward true worship. 	 Ne fai a te kalauna e pelā me se “mea fakamanatu,” io me se ‘fakamasauaga,’ o te lotou meaalofa ki te tapuakiga tonu.


But the “Gospel of Judas” clearly offers important evidence only regarding a period in which “Christianity” had become fractured and divided by many competing sects and doctrines. 	 Kae e fakatalitonu mai i te “Tusi a Iuta” me e isi se vaitaimi ne akoako ei ne “Kelisiano” ‵loi olotou akoakoga kae ne mavae‵vae i ei latou ki tamā potukau fakalotu e uke.


David told Mephibosheth: “You yourself will eat bread at my table constantly.” 	 Ne fai atu a Tavita ki a Mefiposeta, penei: “Vau koe ke kai sale tatou.”


Wait With “Holy Acts of Conduct” 	 Ke Nofo Fakatalitali Mai te Faiga “Amioga ‵Malu”


(Joshua 9:11-27) The Gibeonites continued to manifest a willingness to do humble tasks in Jehovah’s service. 	 (Iosua 9:11-27) Ne tumau eiloa a te kau Kipeona i te faiga o galuega fatauva konā mō Ieova.


If so, why not contact Jehovah’s Witnesses to accept their offer of a free Bible study? 	 Kafai e penā loa, ke fesokotaki atu ki Molimau a Ieova kae ke talia ne koe ke fai sau akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu sē ‵togi.


5, 6. How could a Christian grieve Jehovah’s spirit? 	 5, 6. E mafai pefea o fakafanoanoa ne se Kelisiano a te agaga o Ieova?


Thereafter, however, the Jews again proved unfaithful to Jehovah—especially so when they rejected Jesus as the Messiah. 	 Kae fakamuli ifo ne seki fakamaoni te kau Iutaia ki a Ieova—kae maise eiloa i te lotou ‵tekeatuga ki a Iesu e pelā me ko te Mesia.


The officers were likely agents of the Sanhedrin and under the authority of the chief priests. 	 Kāti a ofisa konā ne sui o te fono maluga ko te Sanetulini mai lalo i te pulega a faitaulaga sili.


Pray, study, and meditate to ascertain ‘where Jehovah is’ 	 14. Ne a mea aogā e maua ne tatou mai te fakaakoakoga ‵lei a Solomona mo mea ‵se kolā ne fai fakamuli ne ia i tena olaga?


(Acts 6:8-14; 7:54–8:1) The inspired account relates: “Saul . . . began to deal outrageously with the congregation. 	 (Galuega 6:8-14; 7:54–8:1) E fai mai penei te tala: “Ko fakasauā Saulo ki te ekalesia.


About that time, my parents asked me to come back home. 	 Ko te vaitaimi tenā, ne fai mai ei oku mātua ke foki atu au ki te fale.


Isaiah treats that in Isa 65 verses 21 and 22: “They will certainly build houses and have occupancy; and they will certainly plant vineyards and eat their fruitage. 	 Kāti ka mafaufau muamua koe ki mea i ou tafa. Tenā loa te mea ne faipati Isaia ki ei i te fuaiupu e 21 mo te 22: “A tino ka faite olotou fale ko nofo ei i ei—ka se toe fakaaoga eiloa ne nisi tino fakaatea.


God sees their imperfections more clearly than any human can. 	 E lavea faka‵lei ne te Atua olotou vāivāiga i lō so se isi tino aka.


5 True, Jesus is presented in the Bible as an example for all his followers, as we read: “Christ suffered for you, leaving you a model for you to follow his steps closely.” (1 Peter 2:21) Yet, he is, in particular, a model for men. 	 5 E tonu, e fakaasi mai a Iesu i te Tusi Tapu e pelā me se fakaakoakoga mō ana soko katoa, e pelā mo te mea e fai‵tau ne tatou: “I te mea i a Keliso ne puapuagātia mō koutou, kae tuku atu foki ne ia ki a koutou te fakaakoakoga, ke tau‵tali ei koutou i ona kalafaga.” (1 Petelu 2:21) E tiga te feitu tenā, e fai a ia e pelā me se fakaakoakoga ‵lei telā e fakapitoa eiloa mō tāgata.


After Armageddon, will there be any organization on earth? 	 Mai tua o Amaketo, e mata, ka isi ne fakapotopotoga i te lalolagi nei?


Yes, if you are a dedicated and baptized servant of Jehovah, all of this is included in your spiritual heritage. 	 E tonu, kafai ko oti ne tukugina atu kae papatiso koe pelā me se tavini a Ieova, ko aofia a mea katoa konā i mea ‵gali kolā ko maua ne koe i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Larger facilities rented for our conventions—such as auditoriums, exhibition halls, or sports stadiums—become places of worship while being used for our sacred gatherings. 	 Ko koga tai ‵lasi atu kolā e ‵togi mo fai ‵tou fono ‵lasi—e pelā mo maneapa io me ko koga fai tafaoga—e fai mo koga e fai ei a tapuakiga i te taimi e fakaaogā ei mō ‵tou maopoopoga ‵malu.


A full-time Kingdom proclaimer held a Bible study with her in the book Knowledge That Leads to Everlasting Life.* Paulina was involved in a polygamous marriage and saw the need to make changes, but her husband and all her relatives violently opposed her. 	 Ne fai ne se tino talai galue tumau se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu mo ia i te Tusi ko Te Iloaga Telā e Takitaki Atu ei ki te Ola Se-Gata-Mai.* Ne aofia a Paulina i faigā avaga tokouke kae ne lavea ne ia te manakoga ke fai se ‵fuliga ki ei kae ne ‵teke atu tena avaga mo ana kāiga mo te fakasauā ki a ia.


Who Will Lead Gog’s Attack? 	 Ko oi ka Takitaki ne Ia te Taua a Koka?


2 Sadly, before long the divine institution of marriage came under attack. 	 2 Se mea fakafanoanoa me e seki leva kae ne tupu se fakalavelave ki te fakatokaga a te Atua ki te fakaipoipoga.


Paul wanted his fellow Christians to exert themselves that way in their quest for everlasting life. 	 E manako foki a Paulo ke taumafai malosi a Kelisiano e uiga ki te lotou fakamoemoega mō te ola se-gata-mai.


(2 Samuel 12:7-9) But he poured out his heart to Jehovah and drew near to him in fervent prayer. 	 (2 Samuelu 12:7-9) Kae ne fakaasi katoatoa atu ne ia a mea i tena loto ki a Ieova kae ne fakapilipili atu ki a ia e auala i ‵talo.


14 Elders also value the contribution of older fellow overseers. 	 14 E fakatāua foki ne toeaina a tusaga o olotou taina ovasia kolā ko ma‵tua.


We can best understand from Jesus’ own teaching what he might have meant by the word “discreet.” 	 E mafai o malamalama faka‵lei tatou e auala i akoakoga a Iesu i te mea telā kāti ne fakauiga a ia ki ei i te fakaaogāga o te pati ko te “poto.”


Again, that is true no matter how long you have been a Christian. 	 A te mea tenā se mea tonu eiloa faitalia me e pefea te leva ne fai ei koe mo fai se Kelisiano.


(Ephesians 4:28; Colossians 3:23) It is estimated that in one European land, one third of the employees who request a doctor’s letter authorizing sick leave do so fraudulently. 	 (Efeso 4:28; Kolose 3:23) Ne fakatautau aka i se fenua e tasi i Eulopa, me e nofo pelā ki te tasi-vae-tolu o tino ga‵lue kolā e maua olotou pepa ma‵saki mai i se tokitā e fakaloiloi fua.


Every Sunday they “bubble over” when they speak to their neighbors about God’s goodness and explain how he will satisfy “all those who call upon him in trueness” and will guard “all those loving him.”—Psalm 145:7, 18, 20. 	 I Aso Sa katoa e “‵fonu latou i te fia‵fia” māfai e sau‵tala latou ki olotou tuakoi e uiga ki te aga‵lei o te Atua kae fakamatala atu a te auala ka fakamalie ei ne ia “a latou kolā e ka‵laga atu ki a ia” kae ka puipui ne ia “a latou katoa kolā e a‵lofa ki a ia.”—Salamo 145:7, 18, 20.


JEHOVAH’S only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, is called “the great shepherd of the sheep.” 	 NE TAKU te tama eiloa e tokotasi a Ieova, ko Iesu Keliso, ki “te Tausi Mamoe Sili o mamoe.”


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The following article discusses what that issue is and how it affects us. 	 Ka fakamatala mai i te suā mataupu a te kinauga tenā mo te auala e pokotia tatou i ei.


And if so, does it reveal some previously hidden knowledge regarding the historical figures Judas Iscariot, Jesus Christ, or early Christians? 	 Kae kafai e tonu, e mata, e fakaasi mai i ei a nisi iloaga mua kolā ne ‵funa aka e uiga ki a Iuta te Isikaliota, Iesu Keliso, io me ko Kelisiano mua?


But Jesus taught us to pray: “Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth.” 	 Kae ne akoako mai a Iesu ke ‵talo atu tatou: “Ke oko mai tou Malo, ke fai te mea e loto koe ki ei i lalo nei, e pelā mo te faiga i te lagi.”


They’re all stressed out.” 	 Ko tuku eiloa ki togi te lotou fi‵ta.”


Wendy Wendy, now in her mid-60’s, began pioneering in Australia as a teenager. 	 A Wendy, telā ko 60 tupu nei ana tausaga, ne kamata o paenia i Ausetalia i te taimi koi talavou ei a ia.


As what should parenthood be viewed, and why? 	 E ‵tau o pefea te ‵tou kilokiloga ki tiute o mātua, kae kaia?


How do many treat the gift of marriage, leading to what questions? 	 E pefea a faifaiga a tino e tokouke ki te meaalofa ko te fakaipoipoga, kae ne a fesili e ‵sae aka i ei?


“AT LENGTH THE WALL CAME TO COMPLETION” 	 ‘NE PALELE TE FAITEGA O TE ‵PUI’


I wound up in a coma for three days. 	 Ne pakia au kae ne takato au mo aso e tolu e aunoa mo se mea e iloa.


One definition of the Greek word translated “reasonable” is “not insisting on the letter of the law.” 	 E tasi te fakamatalaga o te pati Eleni telā ne ‵fuli ki te “uiga faigofie” e “se fakasino tonu atu ki tamā mea fo‵liki o te tulafono.”


Paul said that “mature people . . . through use have their perceptive powers trained to distinguish both right and wrong.” 	 E fai mai a Paulo me i “tino ma‵tua . . . ko oti ne akoako ke iloa ne latou o tami ki te kesekesega o te ‵lei mo te masei.”


The first is that they “have spoken the word of God” to us. 	 A te mea muamua me ‘ko oti ne fakaasi mai ne latou te Muna a te Atua’ ki a tatou.


11. What indicates that Jonah learned a valuable lesson? 	 11 Ne seki fiafia a Iona ki te mea tenā.


On Trial! 	 E Fai te Fakamasinoga!


He wrote that in the last days, children would be disobedient to parents. 	 Ne tusi mai a ia me i aso fakaoti, a tama‵liki ka se faka‵logo ki olotou mātua.


Does that really fit in with what Jesus and his followers believed? 	 E mata, e fetaui ‵lei te mea tenā mo mea kolā ne tali‵tonu ki ei a Iesu mo ana soko?