Yíaros prison was a huge red-brick fortress holding more than 5,000 political prisoners. 	 A te falepuipui i Yíaros se fale lasi e faite ki puliki telā e ‵nofo i ei a pagota e silia atu i te 5,000 ona ko pogai fakapolitiki.


To answer that, we need to go back to 1914—the beginning of the harvest season. 	 Ke tali aka te fesili tenā, e manakogina ke toe ‵foki tatou ki te 1914—te kamataga o te ‵tau e ‵kati ei a saito.


Choosing the highest education today brings joy and rewards. 	 A te filifiliga o te ‵toe akoakoga maluga i aso nei e maua i ei te fiafia mo taui ‵lei.


Whether they were settling doctrinal issues or they were giving organizational direction, those spirit-anointed elders were led by the Scriptures.—Acts 1:20-22; 15:15-20. 	 Faitalia me ne faka‵lei aka ne latou a kinauga i mea tau talitonuga io me tuku mai ne latou a takitakiga ki te fakapotopotoga, ne takitakigina eiloa a toeaina fakaekegina konei ne te Tusi Tapu.—Galu. 1:20-22; 15:15-20.


But you may wonder, ‘Why would anyone hold back?’ 	 Kae e mafai o mafaufau koe penei, ‘Kaia e fakatalave ei a nisi tino?’


13. (a) Illustrate the dangers related to recreation and entertainment. (b) What could help us to maintain a balanced view of recreation and entertainment? 	 13. (a) Fakamatala mai a mea fakama‵taku e mafai o maua mai i tafaoga mo fakafiafiaga. (e) Se a te mea e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke fakatumau se kilokiloga paleni ki tafaoga mo fakafiafiaga?


What will we now consider? 	 Ne a mea ka sau‵tala nei tatou ki ei?


As a result, in Brazil alone, 63 deaf individuals were baptized in one recent year and 35 deaf Witnesses there now serve as full-time evangelizers. 	 Ne iku atu i ei ki te papatisoga o tino taliga ‵tuli e toko 63 i Pasili fua i se tausaga fakamuli nei, kae ko toko 35 a Molimau ‵tuli i konā ko tavini atu nei e pelā me ne tino talai tumau.


But what if you find little joy in preaching? 	 Kae e a māfai e se fiafia malosi koe i te galuega talai?


How is mankind’s hope described at Revelation 21:1-4? 	 E fakamatala mai pefea te fakamoemoega mō tino katoa i te Fakaasiga 21:1-4?


The Bible can be compared to that map along with the training on mine identification. 	 E mafai o fakatusa te Tusi Tapu ki te mape, penā foki loa mo te akoga telā e fakamasani ei a tino ke iloa aka a paula kese‵kese.


(Gen. 30:1, 2) Missionaries serving in lands where it is customary to have large families are often asked why they do not have children. 	 (Kene. 30:1, 2) E masani o fesili atu ki misionale kolā e tavini atu i fenua kolā e masani o tokouke a tamaliki i se kāiga me se a te pogai e seai ei ne olotou tama‵liki.


After he related to “great crowds” the parable of the sower, his disciples asked: “Why is it you speak to them by the use of illustrations?” 	 Mai tua o te fakamatalaatuga ki te “vaitino tokouke” a te tala fakauiga ki te tagata ‵toki lakau, ne fesili atu ana soko, penei: “Ai a e faipati ei koe ki tino i tala fakatusa?”


15. How was the apostle Paul able to prevail in his battle against the weaknesses of the imperfect flesh, and what assurance can we have? 	 15 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo, penei: “E iloa ne au i toku feitu faka te foitino, e seai eiloa se ‵lei e nofo i ei.”


17 Clarification of “the superior authorities” of Romans 13:1 and the extent of a Christian’s subjection to them came in 1962. 	 17 Ne momea aka foki te mainaga e uiga ki “pule o te malo” i te Loma 13:1 mo te lasi o te faka‵logo o Kelisiano ki a latou i te 1962.


If you find that you have slipped in applying some teaching, do not get discouraged. 	 Ke se loto vāivāi koe māfai ne seki tautali kātoatoa atu koe ki se fakaakoakoga e tasi.


When we feel for people as Jesus did, it will be evident in our tone of voice, our facial expression, our manner of teaching. 	 Kafai e lagona ne tatou te alofa telā ne maua ne Iesu mō tino, ka fakaasi atu te mea tenā i ‵tou leo, ‵tou mata, mo ‵tou vaegā akoakoga.


“The top” ultimately means placement in the world’s elite institutions—Oxford and Cambridge in England, the Ivy League schools in the United States, and others. 	 E fakauiga eiloa te “‵toe koga maluga” ki te ‵kau atu ki akoga ma‵luga—ko te Oxford mo te Cambridge i Egelani, ko te Ivy League i te Iunaite Sitete, mo nisi akoga aka foki.


If a person has a strong desire for alcoholic beverages, he might justify regular drinking. 	 Kafai e manako malosi se tino ki meainu ma‵losi, ka fai ne ia se fakamasakoga ke inu faeloa ki ei.


Farmers know that for every crop, there is a right time for planting it. 	 E iloa ne tino ‵tokilakau me i fuaga katoa, e isi se taimi tonu ke ‵toki ei.


As we shall see in the next article, we can have a share in comforting mourning ones in this troubled world. 	 E pelā mo te mea ka lavea ne tatou i te suā mataupu, e mafai o aofia tatou i tino kolā e fakamafanafana ne latou a tino fanoa‵noa i te lalolagi tenei o fakalavelave.


11 Some might turn to Bible maps to locate places, but do you think that maps could offer insight into people’s thinking? 	 11 Kāti ka ‵suke a nisi tino ki mape o te Tusi Tapu ke ‵sala atu ei ki kogā koga i ei, kae e mata, e mafai o fakaasi ne mape a mea i mafaufau o tino?


8, 9. (a) How did Jesus view his subjection to God? (b) What benefit may be realized from subjection? 	 8, 9. (a) Ne pefea te kilokiloga a Iesu ki tena fakalogo ki te Atua? (e) Ne a mea aogā e mafai o iku mai i te fakalogo?


Why do some teenagers seem so contentious? 	 Kaia e foliga ‵toa mai ei a nisi talavou?


Now let’s see why Jesus’ birth causes so much happiness. 	 Nei la, ke onoono aka tatou ki te pogai ne fia‵fia malosi ei a tino i te fanaumaiga o Iesu.


In July 1942, at the age of 11, I was baptized in a water tank on a farm. 	 I a Iulai 1942, i te taimi ko 11 i ei oku tausaga, ne papatiso au i se tane vai i se koga fagai manu.


On the other hand, building appreciation for all that Jehovah has done for us will deter us from behaving without understanding and leaving him. 	 I te suā feitu la, a te fakamalosiakaga o te loto fakafetai ki mea katoa ne fai ne Ieova mō tatou e puipui ei tatou mai te ola e aunoa mo te loto malamalama kae tiakina ei ne tatou a ia.


12 The Bible Changes Lives 	 Tesema 12-18, 2011


People of all ages approached Jesus because they sensed that he was a warm, caring person, and they were confident that he would not turn them away. 	 Ne olo atu a vaegā tino kolā e kese‵kese olotou tausaga ki a Iesu me ne iloa ne latou i a ia se tagata alofa kae atafai, kae ne tali‵tonu eiloa me ka se ‵tuli keatea ne ia latou.


Philemon made his home available for Christian meetings. 	 Ne fakaavanoa ne Filemoni tena fale mō fakatasiga Kelisiano.


When asked for a drink, she should volunteer not only to give Eliezer a drink but to water his camels as well. 	 Kafai e fakamolemole atu a ia ke inu a ia, e ‵tau o loto fiafia foki a ia ke se fainu fua a Eliesa kae e penā foki ana kamela.


His love for Jehovah and his strong spirituality empowered him to continue prophesying.” 	 A tena alofa ki a Ieova mo tena malosi i te feitu faka-te-agaga ne fakamalosi atu ki a ia ke tumau i tena galuega e pelā me se pelofeta.”


(Psalm 144:15) Happiness is a feeling of well-being. 	 (Salamo 144:15) A te fiafia se lagonaga e fakaasi mai i ei tou tulaga ‵lei.


• What prophecies were fulfilled in connection with Jesus’ birth? 	 • Ne a valoaga ne fakataunu e uiga ki te fanau mai o Iesu?


So we humans have neither the ability nor the right to direct our own life course. 	 Telā la, e seai eiloa se tino i a tatou e mafai io me e isi sena saolotoga ke takitaki ne ia tena olaga i a ia eiloa.


This poisonous air is breathed by Satan’s entire wicked system of things.—Eph. 2:2. 	 A tino kolā e fai pelā me ne vaega o te lalolagi matagā tenei a Satani tenei e manava ne latou a te ea poisini fakatusa tenei.—Efeso 2:2.


Such vestiges of the past offer insight into the social and religious life in ancient Rome. 	 E tuku mai i mea mua penā se mainaga ki olaga masani mo olaga fakalotu o tino i Loma i aso taumua.


What instructions about preaching did Jesus give the apostles, and what does this indicate about how they were to preach? 	 Ne a fakatonuga e uiga ki te faiga o te galuega talai ne tuku atu ne Iesu ki te kau apositolo, kae se a te mea e fakaasi mai i ei e uiga ki te auala e ‵tau o talai atu ei latou?


For example, at Psalm 135:1-3, we find this warm, emphatic invitation: “Praise Jah, you people! 	 E pelā mo te Salamo 135:1-3 e maua ne tatou se ‵kamiga gali penei: “Ke viki atu koutou ki te Aliki!


19 The removal of Satan, his demons, and the wicked world is near. 	 19 Ko pili mai fua te fakaseaiga o Satani, ana temoni mo te lalolagi masei tenei.


However, in the second century B.C.E., Greece, the fifth head of the wild beast, attacked God’s people. Antiochus IV, one of the heirs to Alexander’s divided empire, placed a pagan altar on the grounds of the temple in Jerusalem and made practicing the Jewish religion a crime punishable by death. 	 I te lua senitenali T.L.M, ne taua atu a te kau Eleni ki tino o te Atua i te taimi ne faite ei ne se takitaki kautau e tokotasi o te malo mavaevae o Alesana, te tupu ko Antiochus IV, se fatafaitaulaga fapaupau i te faletapu i Ielusalema kae fai atu me i a latou kolā e fai a faifaiga o te lotu Iutaia e ‵tau o fakasala ki te mate.


Be prepared. 	 Ke toka koe.


(Eph. 5:1) Maintaining a regular Family Worship evening, then, is a key ingredient to help all the members of our family “keep ready” spiritually as we await the foretold “great tribulation.” 	 (Efeso 5:1) Kae ko te fakatumauga o te Tapuakiga a te Kāiga i te afiafi ko te kī tāua ke fesoasoani atu ki te kāiga “ke toka” i te feitu faka-te-agaga i te taimi e fakatalitali ei tatou ki te ‘fakalavelave lasi’ telā ko leva ne ‵valo mai.


• What did you learn about mildness from the example of 	 • Se a te mea ko iloa ne koe e uiga ki te agamalū mai te fakaakoakoga a


16, 17. (a) How can we apply Galatians 6:2, 5 with respect to self-control? (b) What will we next consider about self-control? 16 To be pleasing to Jehovah, each of us must cultivate self-control, but we can be assured of the help of our Christian brothers. 	 16 Ke fakafiafia atu ki a Ieova, e ‵tau eiloa mo tatou taki tokotasi o ati aka te loto pulea, kae e mafai eiloa o tali‵tonu tatou me ka fesoasoani mai ‵tou taina Kelisiano.


Jean-Claude explained that in addition to supporting his family materially, he needed to care for their spiritual welfare. 	 Ne fakamatala atu a Jean-Claude me i tafa o tena tausi atu ki tena kāiga i te feitu faka-te-foitino, e ‵tau foki mo ia o tausi atu ki a latou i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Did he have greater affection for the fish and the fishing business than for Jesus and the things that he taught? 	 E mata, ne lasi atu tena alofa ki ika mo te pisinisi faiika i lō Iesu mo mea ne akoako atu ne ia?


He was traveling in a chariot, going from Jerusalem to his native country, Ethiopia. 	 Ne faitau te Aitiope tenā ki te tusi fakapelofeta a Isaia telā ne tusi ne ia i te fitu selau tausaga mai mua atu o te taimi ne ola ei te tino Aitiope tenā.


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How do corrupt organizations affect us today? 	 E pokotia pefea tatou i fakapotopotoga sē fakamaoni i aso nei?


People who love themselves, money, and pleasures but do not love God.—2 Timothy 3:2, 4. 	 Tino kolā e a‵lofa ki a latou eiloa, tupe, mo fakafiafiaga kae sē a‵lofa ki te Atua.—2 Timoteo 3:2, 4.


That is why we need to pray to God for his help and support. 	 Tenā eiloa te pogai e manakogina ei ke ‵talo atu ki te Atua mō tena fesoasoani mo tenā ‵lago mai ki a tatou.


(Matthew 18:15-17) How happy we are when efforts to resolve problems meet with success!—Romans 12:18; Ephesians 4:26, 27. 	 (Mataio 18:15-17) E pefea te ‵tou fia‵fia māfai ko lavea atu ne tatou me ko iku manuia au taumafaiga ke faka‵lei aka ei se fakalavelave!—Loma 12:18; Efeso 4:26, 27.


Paul wrote: “Become kind to one another, tenderly compassionate, freely forgiving one another just as God also by Christ freely forgave you.”—Ephesians 4:25, 26, 32. 	 Ne tusi mai a Paulo: “E ‵tau mo koutou o fakatau a‵lofa kae fakatau atafai; ke fakatau fakamagalo foki koutou, e pelā mo te Atua ko oti ne fakamagalo ne ia koutou i a Keliso.”—Efeso 4:25, 26, 32.


3. (a) After the start of God’s rest day, what rebellion took place? (b) How did Jehovah state his intentions to crush the rebellion? 	 3. (a) I te otiga ne kamata te aso malōlō o te Atua, se a te ‵tekeatuga telā ne tupu? (e) Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Ieova ana lagonaga ke fakaseai a te ‵tekeatuga?


In time, David saw the need to change and become peaceable. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne lavea ne David te manakoga ke ‵fuli kae ke uiga filemu.


Romans 1-16 	 Loma 1-16


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Our doing so can lead to a complaining spirit and a loss of appreciation for Jehovah’s representatives as well as for the spiritual food provided by “the faithful and discreet slave.”—Matthew 24:45. 	 Kafai e fai penā, e mafai o iku atu i ei ki te mauaga o te uiga ko te muimui mo te se lava o te loto fakafetai ki sui o Ieova e pelā foki mo mea‵kai kolā e fakatoka mai ne “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto.”—Mataio 24:45.


To close our eyes to God’s written Word and to shut our ears to his instruction through “the faithful and discreet slave” is to become spiritually blind and deaf.—Matthew 24:45. 	 A te fakasēaogā ne tatou o te Muna tusia a te Atua kae ita fitifiti ma faka‵logo ki fakatonuga i ei e auala i “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto” ko te ‵kivi mo te ‵tuli tenā o ‵tou mata mo taliga i te feitu faka-te-agaga.—Mataio 24:45.


Then her husband of 38 years died. 	 Ne mate atu tena avaga mai tua o te 38 tausaga ne ‵nofo tasi ei lāua.


What will we consider in the next article? 	 Ona ko tatou ne fanau a te tagata agasala ko Atamu, e sē faigofie faeloa ke fai ne tatou a mea kolā e ‵lei.


Making many friends? 	 Ko te faiga o taugasoa e uke?


However, when an experienced fellow believer suggests how we can teach more effectively, we want to accept that help with humility and gratitude. 	 E ui i ei, kafai e tuku mai ne manatu o taina mo tuagane apo ki te auala e magoi ei te ‵tou akoako atu, e loto mau‵lalo eiloa tatou o talia a te fesoasoani tenā mo te loto fakafetai.


Actually, some problems could even be caused by our own mistakes or by an inherited physical condition. 	 A te tonuga loa, e māfua eiloa a nisi fakalavelave ona ko mea ‵se kolā e fai ne tatou io me se masaki masani o te kāiga.


(Luke 21:34, 35; Mark 4:18, 19) Because of our imperfect human nature, we might leave ‘the love we had at first.’ 	 (Luka 21:34, 35; Maleko 4:18, 19) Ona ko te sē ‵lei katoatoa, kāti ka galo i a tatou te ‵tou ‘alofa telā ne maua ne tatou i te kamataga.’


Whatever kind of government or authority has been devised by man has failed miserably. 	 Ne seki iku manuia eiloa a vaegā malo io me ko pulega kolā ne taumafai ki ei a tino.


Many are familiar with the words: “God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.” 	 E masani ‵lei a tino e tokouke mo pati konei: “Me ne pena eiloa o alofa mai te Atua ki te lalolagi, ne tuku mai ei ne ia tena Tama e tokotasi, ko te mea ke se malaia so se tino e fakatuanaki ki a ia, kae ke maua ne ia te ola se gata mai.”


(John 12:31) How comforting that is! 	 (Ioane 12:31) Ko oko eiloa i te fakamafanafana mai o te mea tenā!


HOW WERE FAITH AND GODLY WISDOM SHOWN BY . . . 	 E PEFEA TE FAKATUANAKI MO TE POTO MAI TE ATUA NE FAKAASI ATU NE . . .


But the sheep benefit most when shepherds encourage them to listen to Jesus’ voice and to the sayings of Jehovah rather than to men’s thoughts or to the dictates of local custom.—Psalm 12:6; Proverbs 3:5, 6. 	 Kae e sili atu te aogā ki te mamoe māfai e fakamalosi aka a ia ne te tausi mamoe ke fakalogo ki te leo o Iesu mo pati a Ieova i lō te faka‵logo ki mafaufauga o tāgata io me ko tuu mo aganuu o te fenua.—Salamo 12:6; Faataoto 3:5, 6.


21 What can we learn from Paul’s example? 	 21 Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai te fakaakoakoga a Paulo?


Satan has done everything in his power to put an end to the activity of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ko oti ne fakaoti eiloa ne Satani a tena malosi ke fakagata ne ia te galuega a Molimau a Ieova.


But do people in general view death that way, or do they try to prolong this life? 	 E mata, e penā loa a manatu o tino e uiga ki te mate? Io me e taumafai latou ke fakaleva atu olotou olaga?


Indeed, it could lead to Steve’s losing his relationship with Jehovah. 	 E tonu, e mafai o iku atu ki te galo atu o te fesokotakiga ‵lei o Steve mo Ieova.


5 The psalmist David stated: “Those knowing your name will trust in you, for you will certainly not leave those looking for you, O Jehovah.” 	 5 Ne fai mai te faisalamo ko Tavita: “Te Aliki, a tino kolā e iloa ne latou a koe, e fakatuanaki ki a koe; e se tiakina foki ne koe so se tino telā e vau ki a koe.”


Apparently from the first day he arrived, he got busy visiting people from house to house with the good news. 	 E manino ‵lei me i te aso muamua ne oko mai ei a ia, ne fakalavelave tou tagata i te āsi atu ki tino mai fale ki fale o avatu te tala ‵lei.


Why did King Saul incur Jehovah’s displeasure? 	 Kaia ne fakafanoanoa ei ne te tupu ko Saulo a Ieova?


10, 11. (a) What are some ways that our donations to the worldwide work are being used? (b) What principle stated at 1 Corinthians 16:1, 2 can help us? 	 10, 11. (a) Ne a nisi auala ne fakaaoga ei ‵tou meaalofa ki te galuega i te lalolagi kātoa? (e) Ne a fakatakitakiga fakavae mai te 1 Kolinito 16:1, 2 e mafai o fesoasoani mai ki a tatou?


The brothers and sisters will also be more inclined to reveal their true feelings and concerns, enabling elders to “consider” those in their care and render needed help. 	 Ka faigofie foki ki taina mo tuagane o fakaasi olotou lagonaga tonu mo mea e manava‵se ki ei, ko mafai ei o “‵saga atu” a toeaina ki a latou kolā e ‵nofo mai lalo i te lotou tausiga kae tuku atu a te fesoasoani telā e manakogina.


(James 4:8) No other book can help you in such a way. 	 (Iakopo 4:8) E seai se isi tusi e maua ne koe i ei se vaegā fesoasoani penā.


(Matt. 15:38) Evidently, many men were among the people who came to Jesus and showed interest in his teaching. 	 (Mataio 15:38) E manino ‵lei, me e tokouke a tāgata ne olo atu ki a Iesu kae fakaasi atu te lotou fia‵fia ki ana akoakoga.


Share with others in the field service 10, 11. (a) Who among us need commendation? (b) Illustrate how commendation can help a person who has ‘taken a false step.’ 	 10, 11. (a) Ko oi i a tatou e manako ki pati fakamālō? (e) Fai se fakatusaga ki te auala ne fesoasoani atu ei a pati fakamālō ki se tino telā ne ‘seke a tena auala.’


We have hoped in him. Let us be joyful and rejoice in the salvation by him.” 	 Ne talitonu matou ki a ia, kae nei ko fiafia kae lifu matou me ne fakasao ne ia matou.”


How might we eliminate things that can weigh us down? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaseai ne tatou a mea kolā e sōna faka‵mafa mai ki a tatou?


(Jer. 15:16) For Jeremiah, it was a privilege to represent the true God and preach his word. 	 (Ielemia 15:16) Ne kilo atu eiloa a Ielemia ki ei e pelā me se tauliaga ke sui ne ia te Atua tonu kae talai atu tena muna.


(Isaiah 9:3) As joyful workers, then, let us press on in the harvest work! 	 (Isaia 9:3) E pelā me ne tino ga‵lue fia‵fia, ke na ga‵lue malosi nei tatou i te galuega talai!


When a fire is about to die down, we may need to stir the coals and fan the flames. 	 Kafai ko pili o mate a te afi, kāti e fakagasue‵sue ne tatou a malala kae fue a te afi ke ka.


15 Jesus knew that his followers would face hatred from unbelieving relatives and the world in general, so on at least two occasions, he encouraged them in this way: “He that has endured to the end is the one that will be saved.” 	 15 Ne iloa ne Iesu me ne ‵tau o fe‵paki ana soko mo takalialiaga mai olotou kāiga sē tali‵tonu mo tino o te lalolagi, telā ne fakamalosi atu ei a ia i taimi e lua ki a latou: “Ka ko te tino e loto mau ke oko ki te ikuga, e ola eiloa a ia.”


We need to take time to isolate portions of the verse—perhaps rereading key words—and explain their meaning. 	 E ‵tau o uke a taimi e manakogina ke fakasoa faka‵lei ne tatou a pati i se fuaiupu—kāti mai te ‵toe faitau atu a pati tāua kae fakamatala atu olotou uiga.


(John 17:26) Jesus would undoubtedly have pronounced God’s name on numerous occasions when he read, quoted, or explained portions of the Hebrew Scriptures containing that important name. 	 (Ioane 17:26) E mautinoa eiloa me e uke a taimi ne folafola atu ei ne Iesu a te igoa o te Atua māfai e faitau a ia, e siki mai ne ia, io me e fakamatala atu ne ia a vaega o te Tusi Tapu faka-Epelu kolā e maua i ei a te igoa tāua tenā.


Shortly before the destruction of Jerusalem, he wrote a letter to Christians in Asia Minor, and a passage in that letter helps us have a balanced relationship with the world. 	 Ne tusi atu tena tusi ki Kelisiano i Asia Foliki mai mua malie eiloa o te fakamaseiga a Ielusalema, kae fesoasoani malosi mai se vaega o te tusi tenā ke fakapaleni aka ‵tou fesokotakiga mo te lalolagi.


1. (a) Why does Jehovah deserve to be magnified? (b) How do we magnify him with thanksgiving? 	 A IEOVA ko te Atua malosi katoatoa, ko te Pule o te Lagi mo Lalolagi kae ne faite ne Ia tatou.


How Death Came to Rule Over the Human Race 	 Ne Pule Mai Pefea te Mate ki Luga i te Kaukāiga o Tino


The Christian husband honored his wife. 	 E āva a te tagata Kelisiano ki tena avaga.


In one battle alone, Ahaz lost 120,000 valiant fighting men! 	 I te taua fua e tasi ne fai, ne ‵mate i ei a tāgata taua a Aasa e toko 120,000!


(Ephesians 5:28–6:4) A person who lives by Bible principles may become a more conscientious employee or a more reasonable employer. 	 (Efeso 5:28—6:4) A te tino telā e ola e ‵tusa mo fakatakitakiga fakavae i te Tusi Tapu e mafai o fai pelā me se tino galue malosi, kae paleni ‵lei e pelā me se pule.


The 250 rebels were apparently not willing to cooperate with this adjustment in procedure. 	 Kāti ne seki fia faka‵logo a tino ‵teke e toko 250 ki te fakamafuliga tenei.


If you find yourself in a tense situation and you sense anger building inside you, it may help to leave the scene, thus giving your emotions time to settle. 	 Kafai ko manavase koe kae ko lagona foki me ko kamata koe o kaitaua, se mea ‵lei ke tiakina ne koe te koga tenā mō se vaitaimi, ko te mea ke lava taimi ke faka‵noga aka ei ou lagonaga.


Mention some circumstances where “power beyond what is normal” is particularly needed. 	 Ke taku mai a nisi taimi e ‵tau ei o maua “te malosi telā e sili atu i te malosi masani.”


• How is Jehovah performing praiseworthy deeds in connection with the Kingdom-preaching work? 	 7. (a) Se a te mea tāua e uiga ki pese kolā e usu sāle ne Kelisiano? (e) Se a te pogai e tasi e tāua ei ke oko vave atu ki te fakatasiga kae nofo foki loa i ei ke oti? 8. Se a te uiga o te pati “Aleluia”? 9.


If the topic of my first marriage comes up, how can I handle the subject in a way that reassures and dignifies my current mate? 	 Kafai e sae aka te mataupu ki taku avaga mua, e mafai pefea o sau‵tala au ki ei i se auala telā e ‵lago kae āva atu ki taku avaga i te lua?


He was confident that some of Adam’s descendants would wisely heed His direction. 	 Ne talitonu a ia me e isi eiloa ne tama‵liki a Atamu mo Eva ka faka‵logo ki Ana fakatonuga.


(Isaiah 60:13) Mountains covered with flourishing forests are a magnificent sight. So luxuriant trees are fitting symbols of the beauty and fruitfulness of Jehovah’s worshipers.—Isaiah 41:19; 55:13. 4. 	 (Isaia 60:13) A mauga kolā e uke a lakau ola ‵lei i ei, e fai mo fai se fakailoga ‵lei o te gali mo te manuia o tino tapuaki ki a Ieova.—Isaia 41:19; 55:13.


Their bad conduct, he said, would cause people to speak “abusively” about “the way of the truth.” (2 Peter 2:1, 2) To disown Christ in this way, says Greek scholar W. E. Vine, means to “deny the Father and the Son, by apostatizing and by disseminating pernicious teachings.” 	 Ne fai mai a ia me i olotou amioga ma‵sei, ka fai ne latou a tino ke “faifai muna” e uiga ki “te Ala tonu.” (2 Petelu 2:1, 2) Ne fai mai te faiakoga poto mai Eleni ko W.E.Vine, me i te fakafiti ne se tino a Iesu i se auala penei, ko te “fakafiti foki ne ia a te Tamana mo te Tama, e auala i faifaiga fakaaposetate mo te fakasalalauatuga o akoakoga fakama‵taku.”


However, a crowd gathered. 	 Kae ne maopoopo mai se vaitino.


12 What effect did God’s Word have on the men who took the lead? 	 12 Se a te aoga o te Muna a te Atua ki a latou kolā ne fai ne latou te takitakiga?


(See box on page 16.) 	 (Onoono ki te pokisi i te itulau e 22.)


Relying on Jehovah, our brothers in such lands have steadfastly refused to quit! 	 I te fakalago‵lago atu ki a Ieova, ne tu ‵mautakitaki eiloa a ‵tou taina i fenua konei!


• Why is it unwise to be overly preoccupied with the future? 	 • Kaia e se ‵lei ei ke tō mafaufau ‵mafa e uiga ki aso mai mua?


What does it mean for you? 	 Se a tena uiga ki a koe?


When Potiphar’s wife repeatedly urged him to have relations with her, his resolute answer was: “How could I commit this great badness and actually sin against God?”—Genesis 39:7-9. 	 I te taimi ne taumafai faeloa a te avaga a Potifala ke ‵moe fakatasi laua mo Iosefa, ne tu ‵mautakitaki a ia i te tali atu, penei: “E mafai pefea ne au o fai se vaegā mea masei penā, e agasala ei au i mua o te Atua?”—Kenese 39:7-9.


There are solid reasons for believing that it soon will. 	 E isi eiloa ne pogai tāua ke talitonu me ko pili o oko mai.


Should you accept the offer anyway, thinking that an unsuitable job is better than no job? 	 E mata, e talia fua ne koe a te galuega ‵togi ona ko koe e mafaufau me e ‵lei atu ke maua so se galuega i lō te seai o se galuega?


“[They] went their way from before the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy to be dishonored in behalf of his name. 	 “Ne olo [latou] keatea mai te Fono Maluga mo te fiafia lasi, me ko taku‵leia latou ne te Atua ona ko te fakamaseigina mō te igoa o Iesu.


The neuter pronoun “it” was employed when reference was made to what the spirit of the truth would accomplish. 19:11—Was Jesus referring to Judas Iscariot when he spoke to Pilate about the man that handed Him over? 	 19:11—E mata, ne faipati a Iesu e uiga ki a Iuta te Isikaliota i tena faipatiga ki a Pilato e uiga ki te tino telā ne tuku atu ne ia a Ia ki a Pilato?


What is involved in boasting in our Christian identity? 	 Ne a mea e aofia i te ‵tou fakamata‵mata e uiga ki te ‵tou iloga faka-Kelisiano?


• In making decisions, why should we keep our relationship with God foremost in mind? [Chart on page 22] 	 • I te faiga o fakaikuga, kaia e ‵tau ei o fakamuamua ne tatou te ‵tou fesokotakiga mo te Atua i ‵tou mafaufau?


They will also help us to strengthen our friendships with one another.—1 John 4:7, 8. 	 Ka fesoasoani mai foki ki a tatou ke fakamalosi aka a ‵tou va fakataugasoa mo nisi tino.—1 Ioa. 4:7, 8.


19:27—What is meant by the command not to “cut [the] sidelocks short around” or “destroy the extremity” of the beard? 	 19:27—Se a te uiga o te fakatonuga ke sē “katigina a lauulu i tafatafa o tou ulu” io me “katikati” te talafa?


They may use prayer rugs, rosary beads, prayer wheels, icons, prayer books, or prayers written on small boards that they hang on racks. 	 E mafai o fakaaoga ne latou a kapeti mō ‵talo, malele ‵talo, mea ‵talo kolā e fakaaoga ne te Lotu Puta, fakatusa, tusi ‵talo, io me ko ‵talo kolā e tusi i luga i tamā laupapa kae fakatau‵tau.


Genuine Christians have always accepted the Bible, “not as the word of men, but, just as it truthfully is, as the word of God.” (1 Thess. 2:13) A brief historical review will highlight the contrast between those who truly respect God’s Word and those who do not. 	 E talia faeloa ne Kelisiano ‵tonu a te Tusi Tapu, “e se ona ko te mea se muna mai tāgata, kae ko te muna eiloa a te Atua.” (1 Tesalonia 2:13) Kafai e iloilo fakavave aka ne tatou a tala o aso mua, ka iloa ei ne tatou a te ‵kese o tino kolā e āva tonu ki te muna a te Atua mo latou kolā e se fai penā.


Over a period of many years, Jehovah had made several covenant promises to Abraham that when combined show that the promised Seed would descend from Abraham through his son Isaac. 	 I vaitausaga e uke ko ‵teka, ne fai ne Ieova a nāi feagaiga o tautoga ki a Apelaamo. Kafai e tuku fakatasi a tautoga konei, e fakaasi mai i ei me i te Fanau telā ne folafola mai e vau i te gafa o Apelaamo e auala i tena tama ko Isaako.


We can imitate Jehovah by not becoming overly concerned when things do not work out as we had expected. 	 E mafai o fakaakoako tatou ki a Ieova mai te se manava‵se ki nisi mea māfai e se taunu ‵tou manakoga i te auala e ma‵nako tatou ki ei.


20. Being aware of what should help us to display a waiting attitude like that of Micah? 	 20 Ka fakamalosi aka tatou ke fai pelā mo Mika māfai e maua ne tatou a fakamanuiaga a Ieova.


By no means! 	 E sē penā loa!


The old adage, Every man has his price, implies that even good people are willing to violate the rules of decency and morality when enough money is involved. 	 A te tugāpati mua telā e fai mai penei, E maua eiloa ne te tino tena ‵togi, e fakaasi mai i ei me ke oko foki eiloa ki tino ‵lei, e loto fia‵fia latou o ofa a tulafono e uiga ki te āva mo te fakamaoni māfai e maua ne latou a tupe e uke i ei.


Jehovah’s Servants Under Attack 	 Ko Oso Atu a Tino ki Tavini a Ieova


Parents, how can you help your children reach out for the goal of baptism? 	 Mātua, e fesoasoani atu pefea koe ki au tama‵liki ke kausaki atu ki te fakamoemoega ko te papatisoga?


(2 Timothy 3:1) Hence, we may suddenly find ourselves laid off our job. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:1) Kāti ka fakatea faka‵poi tatou mai ‵tou galuega.


Furthermore, he counsels us to be obedient and to submit to the direction of these appointed men. 	 E se gata i ei, e fautua mai foki a ia ke faka‵logo tatou ki te takitakiga a tāgata tofia konei.


• How can we muster up boldness to preach? 	 • E maua pefea ne tatou te loto toa ke talai atu?


(Read Proverbs 3:32.) 	 (Faitau te Faataoto 3:32.)


7 In contrast, the world’s spirit influences people to reflect Satan’s personality. 	 7 E ‵kese mo te mea tenā, e fakamalosi aka ne te agaga o te lalolagi a tino ke fakaakoako ki a Satani.


Instead, we need to “keep testing” ourselves to make sure that we are truly walking in the way of the truth. 	 E ‵tau mo tatou o “tumau . . . i te tofotofo” o tatou eiloa ke mautinoa me e sa‵sale tonu tatou i te auala o te munatonu.


In calm prayer under peaceful conditions, we are likely to make decisions that please Jehovah and are in our best spiritual interests. 	 I te faiga o ‵talo mai lalo i tulaga filemu, kāti e mafai o fai ei ne tatou a fakaikuga kolā e fakafiafia atu ki a Ieova kae ka aoga malosi foki ki a tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


9 If we are to make wise decisions, as Jesus did, we must rely on Jehovah for guidance. 	 9 Kafai e fai ne tatou a fakaikuga ‵poto, e pelā mo Iesu, e ‵tau o fakalago‵lago tatou ki a Ieova mō tena takitakiga.


(Isaiah 25:8; Hosea 13:14) The sting producing death is sin, and sin’s strength was the Law, which condemned sinners to death. 	 (Isaia 25:8; Hosea 13:14) A te malosi telā e mafua mai i ei te mate ko te agasala, kae ko te malosi o te agasala ko te Tulafono, telā ne taku fakamasei ne ia a tino me e ‵tau o ‵mate.


A number of youths have given their teacher a video or a publication that relates to a subject being discussed in class 	 Ko oti ne tuku atu ne nisi talavou ki olotou faiakoga a kaseti vitiō io me ne tusi kolā e fetaui ‵lei mo te mataupu telā e sau‵tala ki ei a te vasega


5, 6. God’s Word tells us what about the relationship that David had with Jehovah? 	 5, 6. Se a te mea e fakaasi mai i te Muna a Atua ki a tatou e uiga ki te fesokotakiga o Tavita mo Ieova?


Joshua asks the people to get provisions ready and not idly wait for God to provide them. 	 Ne fai atu a Iosua ki tino ke fakatoka olotou mea mō olotou tausi kae ke mo a ma fakatali‵tali mo te paie ke tuku mai ne te Atua a mea konā.


This results in a happier life. 	 E iku atu ei te mea tenā ki te mauaga o se olaga fiafia.


We must learn to wield the sword of the spirit skillfully. 	 E ‵tau o maina ‵lei tatou i te fakaaogāga o te pelu o te agaga.


Our main reason for confidence that evil will not arise again is that the earth will no longer be ruled by humans as it was soon after the Flood. 	 A te pogai tonu ke tali‵tonu ei tatou me ka se toe ‵gaki mai a amioga ma‵sei e fai penei, me ka se toe pule atu a tino ki te lalolagi e pelā mo mea kolā ne ‵tupu mai tua ifo o te Lolo.


Outside, the downpour continued “for forty days and forty nights.” 	 Ne tumau eiloa te ‵to ‵lotu o vaiua i te “fasefulu ao fasefulu po.”


(Josh. 7:11, 21; 2 Ki. 5:20, 25-27) Paul urged Timothy: “You, O man of God, flee from these things. 	 (Iosua 7:11, 21; 2 Tupu 5:20, 25-27) Ne fakamalosi atu a Paulo ki a Timoteo: “Ka ko koe e te tagata o te Atua, ke ‵kalo keatea koe mai mea konei.


19 Paul fearlessly rebuked the “superfine apostles,” who sought to corrupt the congregation in Corinth. 	 19 Ne seki mataku lele eiloa a Paulo o ‵liko a “apositolo fia ‵sili” kolā e taumafai o fakamakosu a te fakapotopotoga i Kolinito.


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The Bible compares trials and difficulties to such a firing process, since they demonstrate what sort of people we really are. 	 E faka‵pau ne te Tusi Tapu a tofotofoga mo fakalavelave ki se ogaumu ‵vela, me e fakaasi mai ne tofotofoga konā me ko tatou ne vaegā tino pefea.


1, 2. (a) What was Jesus concerned about? (b) What questions should we consider? 	 1, 2. (a) Se a te mea ne saga malosi atu ki ei a Iesu? (e) Ne a fesili e ‵tau o mafau‵fau tatou ki ei?


Why not? 	 Kaia e seki fai ei latou penā?


(Psalm 37:4a) How do we do that? 	 (Salamo 37:4a, Tusi Paia, Samoa) E fai pefea ne tatou te mea tenā?


(Matt. 5:12) Aside from those who will receive a reward in heaven, the prospect of everlasting life on a paradise earth is indeed reason to “rejoice and be overjoyed.” 	 (Mata. 5:12 I tafa o latou kolā e maua ne latou a te taui ke ola i te lagi, a te fakamoemoega ki te ola-se-gata-mai i te lalolagi palataiso e fai pelā me se pogai o te “fiafia.”


Paul mentioned “the congregations of Galatia.” 	 Ne taku mai ne Paulo te “ekalesia [fakapotopotoga] i Kalatia.”


(Luke 15:11-32) Jesus’ words thus assure us that Jehovah looks for any change of heart on the part of a sinful human that would provide a basis for Him to show mercy. 	 (Luka 15:11-32) E fakatalitonu mai ne pati a Iesu me e kilo atu eiloa a Ieova ki so se ‵fuliga i te loto o te tino agasala telā e fai ei ke fakaasi atu ne Ia te alofa fakamagalo.


It will vindicate the rightful rulership of earth’s Owner, Jehovah God, over all his creation. 	 Ka fakamaluga aka ei te pulega sili a te Pule o te lalolagi, ko Ieova te Atua, ki luga i ana mea katoa ne faite.


JEREMIAH was a person with feelings like ours. 	 E ‵PAU eiloa a lagonaga o Ielemia mo tatou.


“Our new life has brought us so much joy,” Jane wrote some years later. 	 Ne tusi mai penei a Tiana i te fia o tausaga mai tua ifo i ei: “Ko fia‵fia malosi nei maua ki te mā olaga fou.


They must also care for their spiritual needs. 	 E ‵tau foki mo latou o tausi atu ki olotou manakoga faka-te-agaga.


Christian wives are admonished to have deep respect for their husbands. 	 E fakamalosi atu foki ki fāfine Kelisiano a‵vaga ke fakaasi atu ne latou te āva lasi ki olotou avaga.


‘There really is a God who cares about us,’ I thought. 	 Ne mafaufau ifo penei, ‘E isi eiloa se Atua telā e tausi mai ki a tatou.’


“If, then, you are bringing your gift to the altar and there you remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar, and go away. 	 “Tela la, kafai e avatu ne koe tau meaalofa ki te fatafaitaulaga kae masaua ne koe me e isi se mea e ita ei tou taina ki a koe, tuku la tau meaalofa i tafa o te fatafaitaulaga.


They must render an account for the way the Lord’s belongings on earth are administered. 	 E fakamasinogina a latou e ‵tusa mo te auala e fakagalue aka ei a mea a te Aliki i te lalolagi.


(Read Matthew 13:24, 25, 37-39.) 	 (Faitau te Mataio 13:24, 25, 37-39.)


(Luke 19:11; Acts 1:6; 2 Thessalonians 2:1, 2) We agree with the sentiment of longtime Witness A. H. Macmillan, who said: “I learned that we should admit our mistakes and continue searching God’s Word for more enlightenment.” 	 (Luka 19:11; Galuega 1:6; 2 Tesalonia 2:1, 2) E lotoma‵lie tatou ki pati ne fai mai ne se tino telā ko leva ne fai pelā me se Molimau ko A. H. Macmillan, telā ne fai mai penei: “Ko oti ne iloa ne au me e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne tatou a ‵tou mea ‵se kae tumau i te sukesuke ki te Muna a te Atua ke momea aka ‵tou malamalama.”


That knowledge can then become the firm foundation for genuine faith. 	 E mafai o fai a te iloaga tenā e pelā me se fakavae ‵mautakitaki o te fakatuanaki tonu.


Those who exercise faith in Christ’s ransom and who do the will of God can be among those who shout: “Salvation we owe to our God, who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb.”—Rev. 7:9, 10. 	 A latou kolā e fakatuanaki ki te togiola a Keliso kae fai te loto o te Atua e mafai o aofia i a latou kolā e ka‵laga atu, penei: “Ne maua ne matou te motou fakaolataga mai i te ‵tou Atua, telā e sagasaga i te nofogaaliki, e penā foki loa mo te Tamā Mamoe.”—Fa. 7:9, 10.


Or should we believe the theologians who insist that “the Holy Ghost is a Person really distinct as such from the Father and the Son”? 	 Io me e ‵tau o tali‵tonu tatou ki faifeau kolā e fai mai me “i te Agaga Tapu se Pelesona telā e ‵kese mai i te Tamana mo te Tama”?


(Dan. 1:6, 8, 12; 3:16-18) Daniel and his companions were determined to give exclusive devotion to Jehovah as their Potter. 	 (Tani. 1:6, 8, 12; 3:16-18) Ne fakaiku aka ne Tanielu mo ana taugasoa ke tapuaki katoatoa atu fua ki a Ieova e pelā me ko te lotou Tino faite mea ki kele.


Before giving advice, a person with an understanding heart searches for knowledge. 	 A koituai o tuku atu ne ia ne fautuaga, e ‵sala muamua a te tino poto ki te poto.


(Ruth 1:9; Mic. 6:8) He—the Originator of marriage—knows exactly what is required for marital happiness. 	 (Luta 1:9; Mika 6:8) A Ia—te Māfuaga o te fakaipoipoga—e iloa ‵lei ne ia a mea e manakogina mō se avaga fiafia.


“Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice, so that I can make a reply to him who taunts me.”—Prov. 27:11. 	 “Taku tama, a koe ke atamai kae ka fiafia malosi eiloa au. Ka isi se tali e mafai o avatu ne au ki so se tino tela e fakamasei ne ia au.”—Faata. 27:11.


How can you be strengthened to make a defense of your faith? 12 You can have experiences similar to those of Jennifer and Leah. 	 Ke na fakalogo koe ki te fakatonuga a Petelu, telā ne tusi mai me kafai koe se Kelisiano e ‵tau o ‘toka . . . koe i so se taimi o fakamatala atu ki so se tino e fesili mai ki a koe, ke fakamatala atu a te fakamoemoega tenā e i a koe.


What motivates us to dedicate ourselves to Jehovah? 	 Se a te pogai e fakamalosi aka ei tatou ke tuku atu ki a Ieova?


Indeed, he urges us: “Be wise . . . and make my heart rejoice.” 	 E tonu, e fakamalosi mai a ia: “Ke poto koe . . . Kae fai toku loto ke fiafia.”


In a similar way, the great crowd worships Jehovah in the outer courtyard of his spiritual temple. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, e tapuaki atu a te vaitino tokouke ki a Ieova i te koga tafa ki tua o te poletito i tena faletapu faka-te-agaga.


A person who has knowledge accumulates information, or facts. 	 A te tino telā e isi sena iloa e maua ne ia a fakamatalaga, io me ne manatu ‵tonu.


3. What was the primary reason why Jesus was such an outstanding teacher? 	 3 Ne a mea ne fai ei a Iesu mo fai se faiakoga tu ‵kese?


15 It is not only children with aged parents and appointed servants who should be concerned about the elderly. 	 15 E se ko tama‵liki fua mo mātua kolā ko ma‵tua mo toeaina tofia e ‵tau o ‵saga malosi atu ki tino ma‵tua.


3. By doing what have people shown that they have faith in the good news? 	 3 Ne fakamalosi atu te apositolo ko Petelu ki tino ke sala‵mō, e pelā mo mea kolā ne fai ne Iesu.


“All those taking refuge in [Jehovah] will rejoice; to time indefinite they will cry out joyfully.”—PS. 5:11. 	 “Ka ko latou katoa kolā e maua ne latou mai i a koe a te filemu ka fia‵fia; ka usu pese faeloa latou mo te fiafia.”—SALAMO 5:11.


How would you respond to such a promise of loyalty from Jehovah God? 	 Ka saga atu pefea koe ki te tautoga fakamaoni tenā mai i a Ieova te Atua?


Rather than feeling complacent, we take to heart Paul’s next words: “We also entreat you not to accept the undeserved kindness of God and miss its purpose.” (2 Cor. 6:1) The purpose of God’s undeserved kindness is to ‘reconcile a world to himself’ by means of Christ.—2 Cor. 5:19. 	 I lō te manatu ki ei, e fakatāua malosi ne tatou a nisi pati a Paulo: “Ko fakamolemole atu matou ki a koutou, ke se taku fakaseaoga ne koutou te alofa tauanoa o te Atua telā ko oti ne maua ne koutou.” (2 Kolinito 6:1) A te aoga o te alofa tauanoa o te Atua ko te ‵toe ‘faka‵leiga o se lalolagi mo ia’ e auala i a Keliso.—2 Kolinito 5:19.


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“He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelizers, some as shepherds and teachers, with a view to the readjustment of the holy ones, for ministerial work, for the building up of the body of the Christ, until we all attain to the oneness in the faith.”—Eph. 4:11-13. 	 “Ne ‵tofi foki ne ia a nisi ke fai mo apositolo, a nisi ke fai mo pelofeta, a nisi ke fai mo tino talai te tala ‵lei, a nisi ke fai mo faifeau, ka ko nisi ke fai mo faiakoga. Ne fai ne ia penei o fakatoka a tino o te Atua mō te galuega faka-Kelisiano, o ati ake a te foitino o Keliso.


As he examined it, he could see under the Hebrew text some partially erased writing in Georgian characters.* 	 A koi sukesuke a ia ki ei, ne lavea ne ia se tusitusiga i mataimanu Georgia ko tai masolo mālie.*


18 Abram did not stay in any of those spots very long. “Afterward Abram broke camp, going then from encampment to encampment toward the Negeb”—the semiarid area south of the mountains of Judah. 	 “Ne malaga atu a ia mai sua koga ki sua koga, i tena auala ki te feitu ki saute o Kanana”—ko te koga lavaki i te feitu ki saute o mauga o Iuta telā e to‵to malie te vaiua i ei.


And using it in this way strengthens their own faith too. 	 Kae ko te fakaaogāga o te Muna tenā i te auala tenei e fakamalosi aka foki ei te lotou fakatuanaki.


The scripture above from the inspired letter of James warns that if one allows the wrong desire to “become fertile,” bad actions are sure to follow. 	 E fakailoa mai i te tusi fakaosofia a Iakopo tenei mai luga me kafai ko “faitama” a manakoga ma‵sei i loto i se tino, ka iku atu i ei ki te faiga o amioga ma‵sei.


Recall Elijah’s words to the Baal worshippers and the apostate Israelites at Mount Carmel: “How long will you be limping upon two different opinions? 	 Ke masaua a pati a Elia ki tino tapuaki ki a Paala mo aposetate Isalaelu i te Mauga o Kalamelu: “Ko afea e fai ei ne koutou se filifiliga tonu?


As a cleansed people, Jehovah’s Witnesses are zealous for fine works 	 19. Ne a mea ‵lei e maua ne tatou māfai e fakatāua malosi ne tatou a te ‵mā faka-te-foitino, te ‵mā i mea tau amioga, mo te ‵mā faka-te-agaga?


19, 20. (a) How does Jehovah view the activities of his elderly servants? (b) What will be considered in the next article? 	 19, 20. (a) E pefea te kilokiloga a Ieova ki galuega a ana tavini kolā ko ma‵tua? (e) Se a te mea ka mafau‵fau ki ei i te suā mataupu?


Yet, some may ask, ‘Why delegate if you can do the job yourself?’ 	 Kae kāti ka fesili mai a nisi tino, ‘Kaia e tuku atu ei a galuega ki se isi tino māfai e mafai eiloa o fai ne koe a te galuega tenā?’


“The Great Day of Jehovah” 	 ‘Te Aso Fakamataku o Ieova’


At that time, Jesus was less than three years old. 	 I te taimi tenā a Iesu ko lua tupu ana tausaga.


For everyone then living will be a perfect imitator of our loving heavenly Father, Jehovah, “the God of truth.”—Ps. 31:5. 	 Me i tino katoa kolā e ola i te taimi tenā ka fai mo fai se fakaakoakoga ‵lei kātoatoa o te ‵tou Tamana alofa faka-te-lagi, ko Ieova, “te Atua fakamaoni.”—Salamo 31:5. [Ata i te itulau e 29]


Jehovah fully equips us to do his will 	 Ne a mea e akoako ‵tonu mai i te Tusi Tapu?


WEEK OF APRIL 4-10, 2016 	 TE VAIASO I A APELILA 4-10, 2016


8. (a) How might we imitate Nehemiah when opposers falsely accuse us? (b) Relate an experience you have had or heard about that shows the wisdom of not retaliating. 	 8. (a) E mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu tatou ki a Neemia māfai ko ‵losi ‵se mai a tino ‵teke ki a tatou? (e) Fakamatala mai se tala e uiga ki se mea ne tupu ki a koe io me ne logo koe i ei telā e fakaasi mai i ei te poto ke mo a ma taui ma sui.


And what meaning do the words of Deuteronomy 6:4, 5 have for us today? 	 Kae se a te aoga o pati i te Teutelonome 6:4, 5 ki a tatou i aso nei?


For example, by abstaining from tobacco use, by living moral lives, and by respecting the sanctity of blood, we may avoid falling victim to certain diseases. 	 E pelā mo te sē ‵pusi, te ola i se olaga ‵ma, te āva ki te tulaga tāua o te toto, e fai ei ke se pokotia tatou i masaki kolā e māfua mai i ei.


Appreciate Jehovah’s Generosity and Reasonableness, 6/15 	 Ke Loto Fakafetai ki te Kaimalie mo te Loto Malamalama o Ieova, 6/15


How will both the anointed and their companions benefit from attending the Memorial? 	 Ka aoga pefea ki te kau fakaekegina mo olotou taugasoa a te ‵kau atu ki te Fakamanatuga?


Each of us does well to ask himself, ‘Do I immediately apply everything I read in the Bible and in the publications of the faithful and discreet slave class, even when it requires making personal sacrifices?’—Matt. 24:45. 	 Kae ko uke atu a mea e mafai o fai ne latou i te galuega talai. E ‵tau mo tatou katoa o fesili ifo ki a tatou eiloa, ‘E mata, e fakagalue fakavave aka ne au a mea katoa kolā e faitau ne au i te Tusi Tapu mo lōmiga a te tavini fakamaoni kae poto, māfai foki loa e faigata ‵ki ke fai ne au penā.’—Mataio 24:45.


5 Let us consider the first aspect—our motives. 	 5 Ke na mafau‵fau nei ki te vaega muamua—ko ‵tou lagonaga.


8 When the woman heard that Jesus was healing the sick, she joined the crowd surrounding him, saying: “If I touch just his outer garments I shall get well.” 	 8 I te taimi ne lagona ei ne te fafine me ne faka‵lei ne Iesu a tino ma‵saki, ne fanatu a ia i te vaitino, ana muna: “Ko au fua ke patele atu ki te gatu o Iesu, ko ‵lei ei au.”


It is accomplished by preaching and teaching the Word of God. 	 E mafai o fai te mea tenā mai te talai mo te akoako atu o te Muna a te Atua.


14 In other words, some Israelites, who were part of a nation dedicated to Jehovah, had married those who did not worship him. 	 14 I nisi tugāpati, a nisi tino Isalaelu kolā ne fai mo fai ne vaega o se atufenua tukugina atu ki a Ieova, ne a‵vaga mo tino kolā ne seki tapuaki atu ki a ia.


They must have felt disheartened, and therefore they wept. 	 Kāti ne loto vāi‵vāi latou, telā ne ‵tagi ei.


• How do sea and land animals give evidence of a loving Creator? 	 • E fakamaoni mai pefea ne mea ola i te tai mo te laukele me e isi se Atua alofa?


For instance, after Jesus selected his 12 apostles, what were they to do? 	 E pelā mo te taimi ko oti ei ne filifili aka ne Iesu ana apositolo e toko 12, ne a olotou mea ne ‵tau o fai?


1, 2. (a) What special day do Christians await? (b) What questions do we need to ask, and why? 	 1, 2. (a) Se a te aso fakapito telā e ‵nofo fakatali‵tali ki ei a Kelisiano? (e) Ne a fesili e ‵tau o fesili ne tatou, kae kaia?


WHEN the Messianic Kingdom was established in 1914, Satan’s system entered its final days. 	 I TE taimi ne fakatu aka ei te Malo faka-Mesia i te 1914, ne kamata i ei a aso fakaoti o te lalolagi a Satani.


‘Lies like these,’ says Jones, ‘are hard to suppress.’ 	 Ne fai mai a Jones, penei: ‘E faigata o taofi aka a vaegā loi penei.’


(Revelation 18:4) I also needed to legalize my marriage with Elvira. 	 (Fakaasiga 18:4) E ‵tau foki ke fakaipoipo māua mo Elvira i te malo.


A few days later, with the help of some friends, Osman located the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses and attended a meeting for the first time. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne mafai ne Usimani o maua a te Kingdom Hall o Molimau a Ieova mai te fesoasoani o ana taugasoa kae ne kau atu ei a ia ki te fakatasiga mō te taimi muamua.


Be on hand for this heartwarming observance that honors and pleases our heavenly Father, Jehovah God. 	 Ke na kau atu koe ki te sauniga fakamalie loto telā e faka‵malu kae fakafiafia atu ei ki te ‵tou Tamana ko Ieova te Atua.


Like that man, thousands of people every year find in the Christian congregation the peace that they so desperately desire. 	 E pelā mo te tagata tenā, e maua eiloa ne te fia afe o tino i tausaga katoa a te filemu telā ne ma‵nako malosi latou ki ei i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


[Picture on page 17] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 11]


How important is obedience to God? 	 E pefea te tāua o te fakalogo ki te Atua?


(Matthew 19:16-21) The young man went away sad, unable to contemplate losing his wealth. 	 (Mataio 19:16-21) Ne fano te tamataene tenā mo te fanoanoa, me ne seki mafai o talia ne ia te manatu ke tufa atu ana koloa.


The Bible says that its counsel is inspired and “beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight.” (2 Timothy 3:16) Is that true? 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu i ana polopolokiga “e aoga ki te akoako atu, ki te faiga o polopolokiga, ki te fakatonutonuga o mea ‵se.” (2 Timoteo 3:16) E mata, se mea tonu eiloa?


What is the extent of Satan’s influence? 	 E pefea te lasi o te fakamalosiga a Satani?


(James 5:11) Let each of us continue to do our part, loyally observing God’s commands. 	 4. Ne fakatalitonu aka pefea ki Kelisiano i aso o te kau apositolo me e alofa mai te Atua ki a tatou? 5. Ne maina pefea koe i te lasi o te alofa o te Atua? 6.


“I think [it] is tembatsu (divine punishment), although I feel sorry for disaster victims,” said a leading Japanese politician after that country was hit by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami in March 2011. 	 “I taku faka‵tau a te mea tenei se fakasalaga mai te Atua, e tiga eiloa e alofa au i a latou kolā ne pokotia i ei,” ko pati a se tagata politiki i Tiapani i te otiga ne poko a te fenua ko Tiapani ne se mafuie telā e 9.0 tena malosi mo te tsunami i a Mati 2011.


11 Since teaching is not in every instance mentioned first, is noting the above sequence reading too much into the matter of priorities or the motives involved? 	 11 Me e se taku mai muamua faeloa te faiga o akoakoga, e mata, e sōna fakatāua fua ne tatou te fakasologa tenā o mea ne ‵tupu ke iloa ei a mea e ‵tau o fakamuamua mo pogai e ‵tau ei o fai a mea konā?


There is never a valid reason to become embittered against Jehovah, for he is not the source of the evils that befall people in this wicked world. 	 E seai eiloa se pogai ‵lei ke kaitaua ei tatou ki a Ieova, me e se ko ia te māfuaga o mea ma‵sei katoa kolā e ‵tupu ki tino i te lalolagi masei tenei.


How can a teacher make sure that the student gets the point of the material being considered? 	 E fakamautinoa aka pefea ne se faiakoga me e malamalama ‵lei te tino akoga i te mataupu telā e faipati ki ei?


After all, the Bible says that all imperfect human hearts are treacherous. 	 I tafa i ei, e fai mai te Tusi Tapu me i loto o tino katoa kolā e sē ‵lei katoatoa e faka‵se tino.


Perhaps you would wonder in amazement, ‘What is it made of?’ 	 E mafai o ofo koe, kae fesili atu, ‘E faite mai i te a te ma tenei?’


15 Endurance in our ministry gives evidence that God’s spirit is upon us. 	 15 E fakatalitonu mai ne te ‵tou tumau i te galuega talai me e fakatasi tatou mo te agaga o te Atua.


He called that period “the last days.”—2 Timothy 3:1-5. 	 Ne taku ne ia te vaitaimi tenā ki “aso fakaoti.”—2 Timoteo 3:1-5.


In some lands, dating is a custom, and teenagers are pressured into thinking that they must date. 	 I nisi fenua, a te olo sāle mo te ‵nofo tasi o se tau famau se faifaiga masani, kae e fakamalosi atu i ei ki talavou ke mafau‵fau me e ‵tau eiloa o fai latou katoa penā.


(Romans 13:1, 3, 6, 7) What people is known the world over for their unity with fellow believers—a unity that rises above racial, national, and ethnic differences? 	 (Loma 13:1, 3, 6, 7) Ko oi a tino e lauiloa i te lalolagi kātoa i te fealofani mo olotou taina tali‵tonu—se fealofani telā e se aofia i ei te fakailoga tino, te loto fenua mo matakāiga kese‵kese?


Of course, none of this would have much meaning if the Witnesses failed to practice what they preach. 	 E tonu, ka seai eiloa ne aoga o mea katoa konei māfai e se fakagalue aka ne Molimau a mea kolā e talai atu ne latou.


Last year, on an average, over 6,000,000 individuals or families in 235 lands were taking advantage of this arrangement to study the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 I te tausaga ko teka, e silia atu i te 6,000,000 a tino taki tokotasi io me ne kāiga mai fenua e 235 ne fakaaogā ne latou te avanoaga tenei ke suke‵suke ki te Tusi Tapu fakatasi mo Molimau a Ieova.


But concerning his illustrious future heir, David foretold: “The utterance of Jehovah to my Lord is: ‘Sit at my right hand until I place your enemies as a stool for your feet.’ 	 E uiga ki tena sui takutakua i te taimi mai mua, ne ‵valo mai a Tavita: “Muna a te Aliki [Ieova] ki toku aliki, te tupu, ‘Nofo i konei i toku feitu fakaatamai, ke oko ki te taimi e tuku atu ei ne au ou fili ke ‵nofo mai lalo o ou vae.’


What education does Jehovah’s organization provide, and what is its focus? 	 Ne a akoakoga e tuku mai i te fakapotopotoga a Ieova, kae se a tena aoga?


Regarding a comparable danger posed by false prophets in the first century, the apostle John warned: “Beloved ones, do not believe every inspired expression, but test the inspired expressions to see whether they originate with God, because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.” (1 John 4:1) So we need to be careful. 11. 	 Me e tokouke a pelofeta ‵loi ko oko atu ki koga valevale.” (1 Ioane 4:1) Tela la, e ‵tau mo tatou o fakaeteete.


Instead, he dignified them with free will. 	 I lō te fai penā ne fakaeke atu ki luga i a latou te tauliaga fakaaloalo ke fai olotou filifiliga.


13 Why did Jehovah have Bible writers record accounts of the shortcomings of men whom he had commissioned? 	 13 Kaia ne fai ei a Ieova ke tusi ne tino tusitala o te Tusi Tapu a mea ‵se a tāgata kolā ne fakaaoga ne ia?


8. (a) What enabled Joshua and Caleb to resist peer pressure? (b) What can we learn from Joshua and Caleb’s example? 	 8. (a) Se a te mea ne fai ei ke mafai ne Iosua mo Kalepo o ‵teke atu a fakamalosiga ma‵sei mai taugasoa? (e) Se a te mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai te fakaakoakoga a Iosua mo Kalepo?


20 After counseling married men and women, the apostle Peter concluded with warm words of encouragement. 	 20 Mai tua o ana pati polopoloki ki tāgata mo fāfine a‵vaga, ne fakaoti ne te apositolo ko Petelu tena faipatiga ki pati fakaalofalofa kae fakamalosi loto.


Many feel the need for help, like an orchid grower who needs advice from an expert. 	 E ma‵nako a tino e tokouke ki se fesoasoani, e pelā eiloa mo se tino ‵toki orchid telā e manako ki ne fautuaga mai te kau ‵toki lakau.


First, attention was given to gathering the final members of the Israel of God, and then “a great crowd” of “other sheep” began to be gathered. 	 Muamua la, ne ‵saga atu ki te fakamaopoopoga o tino fakaoti o te Isalaelu a te Atua, kae oti aka, ne kamata o fakamaopoopo a te “vaitino tokouke” o nisi “mamoe.”


A strong relationship with our heavenly Father is vital at this critical time when God’s great day is approaching rapidly. 	 E tāua ‵ki ke malosi a ‵tou fesokotakiga mo ‵tou Tamana i te lagi i te taimi faigata tenei telā ko pili mai ei te aso fakamataku o te Atua.


Above all, Nehemiah reassured the people: “Our God himself will fight for us.” 	 Kae e sili atu i ei, ne fakatalitonu atu a Neemia ki tino: “A te ‵tou Atua ka taua mō tatou.”


(Philippians 2:14, 15) If we follow that admonition, we will avoid murmurings and arguments and will serve God out of a pure motive. 	 (Filipi 2:14, 15) Kafai e faka‵logo tatou ki pati polopoloki konā, ko ‵kalo keatea ei tatou mai te muimui mo kinauga kae ka tavini atu tatou ki te Atua mo te loto ‵ma.


Indeed, the meaning behind “discipline” primarily relates to education, such as that involved in raising a beloved child. 	 E tonu, a te uiga tāua o te pati “polopolokiga” e isi sena sokoga ki mea tau akoakoga, e pelā mo te putiakaga o se tamaliki pele.


(Ps. 86:12) How we long for the day when we will reflect the glory of Jehovah perfectly and can praise him forever! 	 (Salamo 86:12) E olioli eiloa tatou ke na oko mai te aso telā ka fakaata atu ei ne tatou te ‵malu o Ieova i se auala ‵lei kātoatoa, kae tavae atu ki a ia ki te se-gata-mai!


10 David had no knowledge of cells and genes, being without even a microscope. 	 10 Ne seki iloa ne Tavita a mea e uiga ki sela mo genes, me ne seki ai foki sena mea fakaata.


If he is gone, her source of love and comfort is gone too. 	 Kafai ko mate tou tagata, ko galo atu foki a te alofa mo te fakamafanafanaga telā ne maua ne tou fafine.


What worthless things must Christians avoid viewing, and why? 	 Ne a mea sē aoga e ‵tau o ‵kalo keatea a Kelisiano i te onoono atu ki ei, kae kaia?


‘JOYFUL IN THE GOD OF OUR SALVATION’ 	 ‘KE FIA‵FIA TATOU KI TE ALIKI TE ATUA O TE ‵TOU FAKAOLATAGA’


They could do this by constantly keeping it in mind. 	 E mafai o fai latou penā, mai te mafau‵fau faeloa ki ei.


Yes, with God’s help and a smooth stone, David defeated Goliath.—1 Sam. 17:45, 49, 50. 	 Ao, mai te fesoasoani o te Atua mo se fatu, ne fakatakavale ei ne Tavita a Koliata.—1 Samu. 17:45, 49, 50.


Yet, there is more to learn about Jesus from the faithful men of old. 	 Kae e uke atu foki a nisi mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou e uiga ki a Iesu mai tagata fakamaoni i aso mua.


Regarding the use of God’s name, what contrast is there between Jesus and many who claim to follow him? 	 E pelā mo te fakaaogaga o te igoa o te Atua, se a te ‵kesega i te va o Iesu mo tino e tokouke kolā ne tau‵tali fakaloiloi atu i a ia?


This will help us to touch the heart of receptive ones and move them to action. 	 Ka fesoasoani mai a te mea tenei ke oko atu tatou ki loto o tino fia‵fia kae fai foki ke gasue‵sue latou.


9 The patriarch Noah lived in the time of the end of the world of his day. 	 9 Ne ola eiloa a Noa i te taimi o te gataga o te lalolagi i ona aso.


And any adjustments must be in harmony with Jehovah’s will, not our personal ideas. 	 Kae e ‵tau o fai a nisi ‵fuliga ke fetaui ‵lei mo te loto o Ieova, kae e se ko ‵tou manatu totino fua.


(Genesis 3:15) Thus Jehovah revealed that it was his purpose to empower a “seed” to crush Satan and his forces and to prove the rightfulness of His sovereignty.—Psalm 2:7-9; 110:1, 2. 	 (Kenese 3:15) Tela la, ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova tena fuafuaga ke ‵tofi aka se “fanau” ke ‵tuki pala ne ia a Satani mo tena kautau kae ke fakamaoni atu ei te ‵tonu o Tena pulega sili.—Salamo 2:7-9; 110:1, 2.


(2 Peter 3:3, 4) Even so, Peter urges those living in our day to take the following action. 	 (2 Petelu 3:3, 4) Tela la, e fakamalosi mai a Petelu ki tino kolā e ola i ‵tou aso nei ke fai a mea konei.


The tablets of stone also contained such timeless principles as “honor your father and your mother” and “you must not steal,” as well as the profoundly insightful law against coveting what belongs to others.—Ex. 20:5, 6, 12, 15, 17. 	 E maua foki i papa fatu konā a fakatakitakiga aoga e pelā mo te “āva koutou ki otou tamana mo otou mātua” mo te “sa kaisoa,” e pelā foki mo te tulafono telā e fakatapu i ei te ma‵nako ki mea a nisi tino.—Esoto 20:5, 6, 12, 15, 17.


Imagine a web enlarged in scale until it is the size of a net used on a fishing boat. 	 Ke mafaufau ki se pogāleveleve ko fakalasi aka ke ‵pau mo te lasi o se tili telā e fakaaogā i vaka faiika.


(Acts 10:38) The love Jesus had for truth is found not only in his teachings but in all he did. 	 (Galuega 10:38) Ne seki lavea atu fua a te alofa o Iesu mō te munatonu i ana akoakoga kae i ana mea katoa ne fai.


It may take a great deal of effort to undo an overly negative view of ourselves that we may have developed over many years. 	 E mafai o uke a taumafaiga e fai ko te mea ke fakaseai ei se kilokiloga se aogā e uiga ki a tatou telā ne ‵nofo mo tatou i tausaga e uke.


True worshippers today do not reach out for personal gain from Jehovah’s service. 	 E se ‵sala atu a tino tapuaki ‵tonu i aso nei ke maua ne olotou mea i te tavini atu ki a Ieova.


If not checked, this causes dissension among spiritual brothers and hinders their efforts to serve Jehovah shoulder to shoulder. 	 Kafai e se ‵kalo keatea mai i ei, ka fai ei ke mavae‵vae ‵tou taina faka-te-agaga kae taofi aka ei olotou taumafaiga ke tavini fakatasi atu ki a Ieova.


“More than all else that is to be guarded,” says the Bible, “safeguard your heart.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Kae sili i mea katoa ke puipui tou loto.”


Jehovah displays these traits in a perfect, balanced way. 	 E fakaasi atu ne Ieova ana uiga konei i se tulaga paleni ‵lei katoatoa.


Jehovah makes this determination and gives him the final sealing either sometime before he dies faithfully or sometime before the outbreak of “the great tribulation.” 	 Ko Ieova loa e fai ne ia te fakaikuga kae tuku atu ki a ia te fakamailogaga fakaoti kāti i se taimi mai mua o mate a ia mo te fakamaoni io me mai mua malie o kamata te “fakalavelave lasi.”


Note that Martha spoke of Lazarus’ coming back to life in the future, “on the last day.” 	 Masaua me ne faipati a Maleta me ka toe ola mai a Lasalo i aso mai mua, “i te aso fakaoti.”


Not only Paul and Peter but also first-century Christians in general acted on Jesus’ command. 	 E se ko Paulo fua mo Petelu kae ko Kelisiano foki i te senitenali muamua ne faka‵logo ki te fakatonuga a Iesu.


22 You may not face certain challenges we have considered. 	 22 Kāti e seki fepaki koe mo vaegā mea faigatā konei.


How did Christ direct matters with regard to spreading the good news of the Kingdom? 	 E takitaki pefea ne Keliso a te fakasalalauatuga o te tala ‵lei o te Malo?


How did he have the faith and strength to do so? 	 E maua pefea ne ia te fakatuanaki mo te malosi ke fai te mea tenei?


He is personally chosen by Jehovah God. 	 Ne filifili eiloa a ia ne Ieova te Atua.


(Luke 21:34, 35) There is no escaping it. 	 (Luka 21:34, 35) E se mafai eiloa o sao mai i ei.


What do the facts show? 	 Ne a mea e fakaasi mai ne fakamaoniga ‵tonu?


The Heavens and the Earth That Will Pass Away 	 Ka Palele Atu a te Lagi mo te Lalolagi


Those who refuse to respond to the good news of God’s Kingdom now being declared earth wide will suffer destruction. 	 A tino kolā e ita ma ‵saga atu ki te tala ‵lei o te Malo o te Atua telā ko folafola atu nei i te lalolagi kātoa ka fakaseai katoa atu latou.


16 A pioneer, or full-time Kingdom proclaimer, in India wondered how the more than two million deaf people in that land might be helped to learn about the Kingdom. 	 16 Ne mafaufau se paenia i Initia me ka tauloto pefea ne te lua miliona tupu o tino ‵tuli i te fenua tenā a mea e uiga ki te Malo.


(Ephesians 4:7, 8, 11-14) Granted, it may not be easy to ask for help in dealing with a weakness. 	 (Efeso 4:7, 8, 11-14) E tonu, e se se mea faigofie ke fakamolemole atu ki se fesoasoani e uiga ki ‵tou vāivāiga.


God’s rule will remove all the wicked from the earthly scene. 	 Ka ave keatea ne te pulega a te Atua a mea ma‵sei katoa mai i te lalolagi.


David himself explains: “Jehovah is my light and my salvation. Of whom shall I be in fear? 	 Ne fakamatala mai eiloa penei ne Tavita: “A te Aliki [ko Ieova] ko toku mainaga mo toku fakaolataga; e seai se tino e mataku au ki ei.


And how grateful she was to learn the truth about idols! 	 Kae ne lasi foki tena loto fakafetai i te iloaga ne ia o te mea tonu e uiga ki tupua!


We can deduce from this, therefore, that worshipers of God should be clean in all aspects of their life. 	 Tela la, ko iloa ne tatou, me i tino tapuaki a te Atua e ‵tau o ‵mā i feitu katoa o olotou olaga.


“It will not turn out well at all with the wicked one.”—ECCL. 8:13. 	 “Ka ko tino amio ma‵sei ka se ‵lei olotou olaga.”—FAILAUGA 8:13.


What about Philistia and Tyre? 	 Kae e a la a Filisitia mo Tulo?


Blessing or Malediction? 	 Fakamanuiaga io me ko Fakamalaiaga?


(John 15:13) During his ministry, Jesus tirelessly cared for people physically and especially spiritually. 	 (Ioane 15:13) I te faiga o tena taviniga, ne atafai atu eiloa a Iesu e aunoa mo te fi‵ta ki tino i te feitu faka-te-foitino kae maise eiloa i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Jehovah is a real, living God who is interested in his people and who acts in their behalf. 	 Ne tauloto ne tamaliki i a Ieova se Atua tonu kae ola telā e fiafia ki ana tino kae fesoasoani atu ki a latou.


In those lands, the steadfastness and endurance of worshippers of the one true God have served as a witness to righthearted ones, and many have ‘searched for Jehovah’s name.’ 	 I fenua eiloa konā, e fai a te tu ‵mautakitaki mo te kufaki o tino tapuaki a te Atua tonu e tokotasi e pelā me se molimau ki tino loto fakamaoni, kae tokouke mai i a latou ko ‘‵sala ki te igoa o Ieova.’


See what the next article has to say about this. 	 Ke onoono aka me ne a mea e fakaasi mai i te suā mataupu.


(Ps. 101:3) Do you avoid unnecessary fellowship with schoolmates and fellow workers who do not share your beliefs? (1 Cor. 15:33) Are you sincere in your efforts to overcome personal weaknesses that could make you impure in Jehovah’s eyes? 	 (Salamo 101:3) E mata, e ‵kalo keatea koe mai i te kau atu ki ou taugasoa kolā e se ‵pau mo ou talitonuga i te akoga mo te galuega? (1 Kolinito 15:33) E mata, e fakamaoni koe i au taumafaiga ke manumalo i ou vāivāiga kolā e mafai o fai ei koe ke se ‵ma i te kilokiloga a Ieova?


Anger can cause such physical problems as high blood pressure and respiratory trouble. 	 A te kaitaua e mafai o fakamāfua aka i ei a masaki o te foitino e pelā mo te toto maluga mo te gaegae.


4 There would be people to whom the pure language would not be given. 	 4 Ka isi ne tino kolā ka se tuku atu ki a latou a te ‵gana ‵ma.


(Matthew 28:19) Being baptized “in the name of the Father” means that these dedicated individuals recognize Jehovah as their heavenly Father and Life-Giver and submit to his sovereignty. 	 (Mataio 28:19) A te papatisoga “i te igoa o te Tamana” e fakauiga i ei me e talia ne tino konei a Ieova e pelā me ko te lotou Tamana faka-te-lagi io me ko te Tino telā e Tuku Mai ne Ia te Ola kae faka‵logo latou ki tena pulega.


Jesus used illustrations to explain what different aspects of the Kingdom? 	 Ne a vaega kese‵kese o te Malo kolā ne fakaaoga ne Iesu ke fakamatala atu ei a tala fakatusa?


We may be asked to do something that violates upright principles. 	 Kāti e fakamolemole mai ke fai ne tatou se mea telā e soli i ei se fakatakitakiga amiotonu.


The Gospel according to John quotes Jesus’ words about living forever some 17 times. 	 Kae e 17 taimi ne siki mai ne Ioane i tena Evagelia a pati a Iesu e uiga ki te ola se-gata-mai.


11 As we have seen, Timothy had (1) knowledge of the Scriptures and (2) conviction about his beliefs. But what did Paul mean by saying that the holy writings could make Timothy “wise for salvation”? 	 11 E pelā mo te mea ko oti ne matea ne tatou, a Timoteo (1) ne iloa ne ia a Tusitusiga kae ko te (2) ne talitonu ki ana talitonuga. Kae se a te mea ne fakauiga ki ei a Paulo me e mafai o fai ne tusitusiga tapu a Timoteo ke ‘poto e uiga ki te fakaolataga’?


Will it be “in Heaven or Earth”? 	 E mata, ka maua “i te Lagi io me ko te Lalolagi”?


In fact, it happens every day. 	 A te tonuga loa, e tupu faeloa a te mea tenā i aso katoa.


Others attribute to God the suffering caused by natural disasters. 	 E ‵losi atu ne nisi tino ki te Atua a logo‵maega kolā ne māfua mai i fakalavelave o te natula.


Can he give an example? 	 E mata, e mafai o tuku mai ne ia se fakaakoakoga?


(Mark 5:35, 41, 42; Luke 7:11-15) After healing a woman troubled by “a spirit of weakness for eighteen years,” Jesus called her “a daughter of Abraham,” an expression almost unknown in Jewish writings. 	 (Maleko 5:35, 41, 42; Luka 7:11-15) Mai tua o te faka‵leiga o te fafine “ne saisai ne Satani i tausaga e sefuluvalu,” ne taku ne Iesu tou fafine se “tamaliki fafine a Apelaamo,” se tugāpati telā toeitiiti ko sē iloa i tusitusiga a te kau Iutaia.


According to President Chissano, incentives like these are to be praised, as they are a valuable contribution to society in solving the educational problems that this country still faces.” 	 E ‵tusa mo pati a te Pelesitene ko Chissano, e ‵tau o fakamālō atu ki vaegā akoga penei me e tāua ‵ki eiloa ki te faka‵leiakaga o fakalavelave i mea tau akoakoga i te fenua tenei.”


Likewise, researchers recognize that certain conditions contribute to happiness. 	 E penā foki loa, e iloa ne tino suke‵suke ki te fiafia me e fakamalosi aka ne nisi tulaga mautinoa a te fiafia.


Godly parents are not unduly influenced by local cultural views about child-rearing. 	 E se fakamalosi ne tū mo aganū a mātua Kelisiano ke ako‵ako ki olotou tamaliki.


It is such a joy to preach in this responsive territory.” 	 Se mea fakafiafia ke maua a tino fia‵fia ki te tala ‵lei i kogā koga penā.”


Our Exemplar, Jesus Christ, had the habit of attending meetings where the Bible was discussed. 	 Ne masani sāle o kau atu ‵tou Fakaakoakoga Sili, ko Iesu Keliso, ki fakatasiga kolā e sau‵tala i ei ki te Tusi Tapu.


[Picture on page 13] 	 13. E aofia pefea te alofa ke fakamailoga aka i ei a tino o te Atua?


(2 Peter 3:3-12) Like Enoch and Noah, however, we can deliver such a message because of our God-given faith and courage. 	 (2 Petelu 3:3-12) E mafai o talai atu ne tatou a vaegā fekau penā ona ko te fakatuanaki mo te loto toa kolā ne tuku mai ne te Atua, e pelā mo Enoka mo Noa.


Talk to a trustworthy friend. 	 Faipati atu ki se taugasoa fakatuagagina.


Elisha set a fine example for us. 	 Ne fai ne Elisaia se fakaakoakoga ‵lei mō tatou.


Within two months of its first issue, nearly half a million sample copies of The Golden Age had been placed, and the magazine had 50,000 subscribers. 	 I loto i te lua masina o tena lōmiga muamua, toeitiiti kae kātoa te āfa miliona o ‵kopi o The Golden Age ne tufatufa atu, kae e ‵tusa mo te 50,000 o tino ne fai feagaiga ke maua olotou ‵kopi.


Are you willing to build friendships with those outside your age bracket? 	 E mata, e loto fiafia koe o ati aka a taugasoa mo tino kolā e se kautama koulua?


If we want to avoid being caught, we must be alert and heed warning signs indicating that one of Satan’s snares, or traps, is nearby. 	 Kafai e se ma‵nako tatou ke ‵po ne ia, e ‵tau mo tatou o matapula‵pula kae faka‵logo ki faka‵pulaga kolā e fakaasi mai i ei se malei e tasi a Satani, io me ne matāsele kolā e ‵pili mai fua.


(John 3:16) Our future life prospects depend on our accepting Jehovah’s means of rescuing appreciative mankind from a predicament over which they have no control. 	 (Ioane 3:16) E fakalagolago eiloa a te ‵tou fakamoemoega mō aso mai mua ki te talia ne tatou a te auala e faka‵sao ei ne Ieova a tino fia‵fia mai se tulaga fakanoanoa telā e se mafai o fakafesagai atu ki ei.


Providing our brothers with spiritual food was of utmost concern. 	 Ne ‵saga malosi faeloa māua ki te avatuga o meakai faka-te-agaga ki ‵tou taina.


The image of gold that this Babylonian king set up on the plain of Dura may have been dedicated to Marduk. 	 Kāti ne faite mō Matuka te tupua aulo telā ne fakatu aka ne te tupu o Papelonia i te koga laugatasi i Tula.


(Matthew 13:38; 2 Corinthians 5:20; John 10:16) Even so, we need to analyze whether we as individuals truly recognize Christ’s authority. 	 (Mataio 13:38; 2 Kolinito 5:20; Ioane 10:16) E ‵tau foki eiloa mo tatou taki tokotasi o iloilo faka‵lei aka me e talia tonu ne tatou te pulega a Keliso io me ikai.


Paul appealed to the Ephesian Christians that they earnestly endeavor to “maintain the oneness of the spirit.” 	 Ne fakatagi atu a Paulo ki Kelisiano i Efeso ko te mea ke taumafai malosi latou ke ‘fakatumau te tasi o te agaga.’


The Israelites had recently received Jehovah’s help in conquering lands east of the Jordan, but many proved to be forgetful and unappreciative. 	 Ne fatoā maua ne te kau Isalaelu a te fesoasoani mai i a Ieova i te taimi tenā ke manumalo latou i nisi fenua i te feitu ki saegā lā o te vaitafe ko te Iolitana, kae ne puli i nisi tino a te fesoasoani tenā kae ne seki loto fakafetai latou ki ei.


• Why can we be grateful that we know the truth? 	 9. Ne a mea e fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te faipati faeloa ki te mea tonu? 10.


When can youths accept God’s invitation to serve him? 	 Ko te taimi fea e mafai ei o talia ne talavou a te ‵kamiga a te Atua ke tavini atu ki a ia?


In talking with young people, the same sister often says: “I have been teaching the Bible for 50 years now, and do you know what? I have never come across a single problem that this book can’t help to solve.” 	 I te faipati atu ki te kau talavou, e fai atu sāle a te tuagane tenā, penei: “Ko oti ne fakaaogā ne au a te Tusi Tapu mō tausaga e 50 i te akoako atu ki nisi tino, kae iloa ne koe me ne seki ai eiloa se fakalavelave telā ne fepaki mo au ne seki mafai ne te tusi tenei o faka‵lei aka.”


During his last night, an angel appeared to him in Gethsemane and “strengthened him.”—Luke 22:43. 	 I tena toe po, ne fakasae atu se agelu i Ketesemane “o fakamalosi ki a ia.”—Luka 22:43.


Yet, Jesus also spoke of “wicked reasonings.” 	 Kae ne faipati foki a Iesu e uiga ki “mea ma‵sei katoa.”


In the face of natural and man-made disasters, we do not tell needy brothers and sisters to “keep warm and well fed.” 	 I taimi o fakalavelave o te natula mo fakalavelave ne fai ne tino, e se fai atu tatou ki taina mo tuagane kolā e ma‵nako ki se fesoasoani “ke mafanafana kae ke ‵kai ke ma‵kona.” (Iako.


22 Draw Close to God—“You Will Have a Yearning” 	 Me 9-15, 2011 Ke Tali‵tonu ki a Ieova Ona ko te Pili Mai o te Gataga


Or does the Bible standard of sticking faithfully to one’s mate still make good sense? 	 Io me koi ‵lei loa te fakatonuga i te Tusi Tapu ke na tumau se tino i te fakamaoni ki tena avaga?


15 Draw Close to God—“I Myself Shall Not Forget You” 	 Fakatumau Tou Lagonaga ke Fai Fakavave ITULAU E 15 • PESE: 92, 47


We can do so by doing things Jehovah’s way. 	 E mafai o fai pena mai te faiga o mea e ‵tusa mo auala o Ieova.


Each morning, you awake feeling rested and eager to begin your day. 	 I taeao takitasi, e ala aka koe mo te foitino malosi kae ko manako koe o kamata te aso fou.


I grew up in Santiago, the capital of Chile, in a neighborhood where drugs, gangs, and crime were common. 	 Ne tupu aka au i Santiago, te laumua o Chile, i se fa‵kai telā e lauiloa i ei a vailakau tapu, potukau ma‵sei, mo amioga solitulafono.


What is a key to learning how to make wise decisions? 	 Se a te kī ki te faiga o fakaikuga ‵poto?


(Psalm 78:10) They failed to keep the vow that their forefathers had made to Jehovah. 	 (Salamo 78:10) Ne seki fakamaoni latou o tausi te tautoga telā ne fai ne olotou tupuga ki a Ieova.


Although the thousands of religions are not formally united as one world organization, they are inseparably joined in purpose and deed. 	 E ui eiloa e seki ‵kau fakatasi a te fia afe o lotu e pelā me se fakapotopotoga e tasi i te lalolagi, e ‵kau fakatasi eiloa latou i olotou fuafuaga mo olotou faifaiga.


What joy there will be as one generation is reunited with another and when long-separated loved ones hug one another in a warm, heartfelt embrace! 	 Ko tafaga la te fiafia ka maua māfai ko fetaui a kautama kese‵kese mo te fakatau ‵sai o kāiga pele kolā ko leva ne mavae i te mate!


Consider his record as a prophet. 7. Under what circumstances had Jonah been serving Jehovah in Israel, and how does knowing this affect your view of him? 	 Ke mafaufau ki te tala e uiga ki te taimi ne fai ei a ia pelā me se pelofeta.


If we want Jehovah to answer our prayers, we must not practice sin or live a double life. 	 Kafai e ma‵nako tatou ke tali ne Ieova ‵tou ‵talo, e se ‵tau mo tatou o fai agasala io me e ola i se olaga magalua.


Nevertheless, we have the joy of knowing that we are doing what is right. 	 Kae ui i ei, e fia‵fia eiloa tatou ke iloa aka me e fai ne tatou a te mea tonu.


What will they do there? 	 Ne a olotou mea ka fai i konā?


We are certainly acting in a just and loving way by serving as zealous Kingdom proclaimers. 	 E fai eiloa ne tatou a faifaiga ‵tonu kae a‵lofa māfai e tavini atu tatou mo te loto finafinau e pelā me ne tino talai o te Malo.


God’s Heavenly Government Is Almost Complete! 	 Ko Pili o Kātoa te Malo Faka-te-Lagi o te Atua!


What it does tell us is that Jehovah intervened. 	 A te mea telā e taku mai i ei me ne gasuesue eiloa a Ieova.


Gospel of Judas, 2/1 	 Tusi a Iuta, 2/1


Thus, he laid the foundation for a global preaching and teaching campaign that is still continuing. 	 Tela la, ne tuku mai ei ne ia se fakavae mō te faiga o te galuega talai mo akoakoga i te lalolagi kātoa telā koi fai eiloa nei.


16 Compassion played a role when a special pioneer named Tariua called at the home of an elderly man named Beere, who lives on one of the more isolated islands of Kiribati in the South Pacific. 	 16 Ne aogā ‵ki eiloa te alofa atafai i te taimi ne āsi atu ei se paenia fakapito ko Tariua ki te fale o se toeaina e igoa ki a Beere, telā e nofo i se fenua ‵mao o Kilipati i te Pasefika ki Saute.


But it reflects high principles, such as unselfish actions for the good of others.—w17.10, p. 7. 	 Kae e fakaata mai i ei a akoakoga fakavae ma‵luga, e pelā mo faifaiga sē kaima‵nako mō te ‵lei o nisi tino.—w17.10, itu. 7.


By the age of three, I was still unable to talk. 	 I te tolu tausaga, au e seki faipati eiloa.


The weekly study of the Bible with the help of The Watchtower is a principal means by which we are taught. 	 A te sukesukega ki te Tusi Tapu i vaiaso katoa fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o Te Faleleoleo Maluga ko te auala fakavae e akoakogina ei tatou.


He might also urge the individual to consider how different courses of action would affect his relationship with Jehovah. 	 E mafai foki o fakamalosi atu a ia ki te tino tenā ke mafaufau ki te auala kese‵kese ka pokotia ei a tena fesokotakiga mo Ieova.


Jehovah is “the happy God.” (1 Timothy 1:11; Psalm 104:31) The Son delights to do his Father’s will. 	 A Ieova se “Atua fiafia.” (1 Timoteo 1:11, NW; Salamo 104:31) E fiafia a te Tama o fai te loto o tena Tamana.


When Jesus invited them to follow him and become fishers of men, the Bible states: “At once abandoning the nets, they followed him.” 	 I te taimi ne ‵kami ei ne Iesu a latou ke fai mo tino faiika ki tino, e fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “I konā foki eiloa, tiakina [olotou] tili kae olo tasi mo ia.”


But unexpected attacks like those of a cobra striking from a place of concealment are also made upon us. 	 Kae i tafa i ei e mafai foki o ‵sae aka ne tekemaiga faka‵poi e pelā eiloa mo te gata poisini māfai ko oso mai ki a koe mai tena koga muni.


What situation provides a wife an opportunity to support her husband’s headship? 	 Se a te tulaga e tuku atu ei se avanoaga ki se fafine avaga ke ‵lago atu ki te takitakiga a tena avaga?


Accept Jehovah’s Authority 	 “Me e tenei te uiga o te alofa ki te Atua: ko te fakalogo ki ana fakatonuga.


After all, they have shown us more love than we can ever begin to repay. 	 Ao, me ko oti ne fakaasi mai ne laua te alofa telā e sili atu i so se mea e mafai o ‵togi atu ne tatou.


(1 Pet. 5:8) How easy it would be to feel as David did: “Reproach itself has broken my heart, and the wound is incurable. And I kept hoping for someone to show sympathy, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none”!—Ps. 69:20. 	 (1 Petelu 5:8) Ko oko eiloa i te faigofie ke maua ne tatou a lagonaga e pelā mo Tavita: “Ko fatifati toku loto i muna ma‵sei, au ne fakamoemoe ki se tino ke alofa mai ki a au, kae seai eiloa; ne ‵sala foki ne au se tino e fakamafanafana mai ki toku loto, kae seai eiloa”!—Salamo 69:20.


(Ephesians 6:1) Thus, the primary reason for such obedience is that it is in harmony with the divine standard of what is right. 	 (Efeso 6:1) Tenā la, a te pogai tāua muamua ke faka‵logo a tama‵liki e fai pelā me e fetaui ‵lei te faka‵logo mo fakatakitakiga a te Atua e uiga ki mea tonu.


Paul’s integrity amounted to a slap in the face of that slanderer! 	 Ne fai a te fakamaoni o Paulo e pelā me ne ‵pa ei a mata o te tino fatufatu tenā!


Micah 7:20 therefore speaks of “the loving-kindness given to Abraham”—a man who served Jehovah God. 14, 15. How is loving-kindness shown, and what evidence of it is cited? 	 E pelā mo te Mika 7:20 e fai mai i ei e uiga ki te “alofa tumau” telā ne fakaasi atu ki a Apelaamo—se tagata telā ne tavini atu ki a Ieova te Atua.


Like Paul, James explained that true Christian faith is not just a matter of believing; action is involved. 	 E pelā mo Paulo, ne fakamatala ne Iakopo me i te fakatuanaki o te Kelisiano tonu e se ko te talitonu fua; e aofia i ei a galuega.


8 Myth 5: Mary Is the Mother of God 	 TESEMA 28, 2009–IANUALI 3, 2010


(Matthew 6:9) If we deeply desire that Jehovah’s name be sanctified, or held sacred, we will strive to avoid doing anything that would bring reproach upon it. 	 (Mataio 6:9) Kafai e ma‵nako malosi tatou ke fakamaluga aka io me faka‵malu a te igoa o Ieova, ka taumafai eiloa tatou o ‵kalo keatea mai te faiga o so se mea telā e fakamasiasi ei te igoa o Ieova.


One is that we “make disciples of people of all the nations.” 	 E tasi ko te faiga o soko i “fenua katoa.”


That quick summary of the main points of Jesus’ model prayer does not cover every subject that is fit for prayer. 	 E se aofia i te fakamatalaga toetoe tenei o manatu tāua i te ‵talo fakaakoako a Iesu a mataupu katoa kolā e mafai o ‵talo atu e uiga ki ei.


THOSE words were spoken nearly two thousand years ago by Jesus Christ in his famous Sermon on the Mount. 	 A PATI konei ne fai atu ne Iesu i tena Lauga lauiloa i luga i te Mauga i te lua afe tausaga ko ‵teka.


Because in that year the correct identity of the great crowd was made known to God’s anointed servants on earth.—Luke 22:28-30; Rev. 4:4; 7:9. 	 Me ne maina faka‵lei a te ‵toega o tavini fakaekegina a te Atua i te lalolagi me ko oi e fakasino atu ki ei a te vaitino tokouke.—Luka 22:28-30; Fakaasiga 4:4; 7:9.


“There are no gods, no purposes,” claimed professor of history and biology William Provine. 	 “E seai ne atua, seai ne fuafuaga,” ko pati a te polofesa o tala fakasolopito mo te biology ko William Provine.


(Genesis 22:2, 12) Similarly, by our being obedient and enduring in Jehovah’s service, we can be confident of our reward. 	 (Kenese 22:2, 12) I se auala foki penā, mai te ‵tou fakalogo mo te kufaki i te taviniga ki a Ieova, e mafai foki o tali‵tonu tatou ki te ‵tou taui.


We should pray, study God’s Word and meditate on it, and share the Kingdom message with others. 	 E ‵tau mo tatou o ‵talo, sukesuke ki te Muna a te Atua kae mafaufau ‵loto ki ei, kae talai atu te fekau o te Malo ki nisi tino.


Can You Recall? 	 E Masaua ne Koe?


It will be very different: free from war, crime, poverty, injustice, illness, and death. 	 Ka ‵kese ‵mao eiloa: ka se toe ai ne taua, amioga solitulafono, se mativa, te fai mea piko‵piko, masaki, mo te mate.


The words “by means of your seed” were a clear indication that the Seed would come as a human, a descendant of Abraham. 	 A pati konei “e auala i tau fanau” se fakaasiga manino me i te Fanau ka fai mo fai se tino, telā e tupu mai i a Apelaamo.


The ancient historian Josephus stated that if a person stood there and looked down, he “would become dizzy” because of the height. 	 Ne fai mai ne te tino tusitala i aso taumua, ko Josephus, me kafai e tu mai se tino i te koga tenā kae kilo ifo ki lalo, ne “mafai eiloa o takamiomio” a ia ona ko te maluga o te koga tenā.


“Yours, O Jehovah, are the greatness and the mightiness and the beauty and the excellency and the dignity . . . 	 “A koe e tafasili i te maluga kae ‵mana, e ‵malu kae sili. . . .


6 In time, other inspired books were added to the Bible canon. 	 6 Fakamuli ifo, ne toe fakaopoopo atu a nisi tusi ki te kanona o te Tusi Tapu.


Five of them, including the manager, accepted the truth and were baptized. 	 E tokolima i a latou, e aofia i ei a te menetia, ne talia ne latou te munatonu kae ne papatiso foki.


Jesus Christ had a prehuman existence. 	 Ne ola muamua a Iesu a koi tuai o fai a ia e pelā me se tagata.


He said: “You must not practice magic.” 	 Ana muna: “Sa fai vailakau.”


The words at Zechariah 4:6 relate to God’s backing. 	 Ne fakasino atu eiloa a pati i te Sakalia 4:11 ki te ‵lago atu o te Atua.


The unresponsiveness of the people had to do with their stubborn attitude of heart.—Matthew 13:10-15. 	 Ona ko te loto ma‵keke o tino konā, ne fai ei ke ‵teke atu latou ki a Iesu.—Mataio 13:10-15.


“What will be the sign of your presence and of the conclusion of the system of things?”—MATT. 24:3. 	 “Se a te fakailoga o tou fakatasi mai mo te gataga o te olaga masei tenei?”—MATAIO 24:3, NW.


Just as Noah, his sons, and their wives put faith in God’s means of survival, we today can come under Jehovah’s protection on the basis of our faith in Jesus’ ransom sacrifice. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te fakatuanaki telā ne maua ne Noa, ana tama tāgata mo olotou avaga me ka faka‵sao latou, e mafai foki ne tatou i aso nei o maua a te puipuiga a Ieova māfai e fakatuanaki tatou ki te taulaga togiola a Iesu.


(4) The apostle Paul speaks of the great faith that Noah displayed in constructing the ark for the survival of his household.—Hebrews 11:7. 	 (4) Ne faipati a te apositolo ko Paulo ki te lasi o te fakatuanaki o Noa i te taimi ne faite ei ne ia te vaka ke ‵sao ei a ia mo tena kāiga.—Epelu 11:7.


17 Psalm 146:8 emphasizes an outstanding benefit of following the path of righteousness. 	 17 E faka‵mafa mai ne te Salamo 146:8 a te aoga o te tau‵tali i te auala o te amiotonu.


To me, she is like the Hope Diamond—but I don’t have to hope in this case. 	 Ki au loa, e tāua ‵ki tou fafine i lō te ‵toe taemani tāua, kae ne fiafia malosi au ke avaga mo ia!


When a person undergoes both baptisms, he has experienced the new birth. 	 Kafai se tino e aofia i papatisoga konā e lua, ko maua ei ne ia te ‵toe fanau fou.


4 King David had many ups and downs in his life, but one thing remained constant—his implicit trust in his Creator. 	 4 E uke a mea ‵lei mo mea ma‵sei ne fai ne te tupu ko Tavita i tena olaga, kae e tasi eiloa te mea telā ne tumau faeloa—ko tena talitonu katoatoa ki tena Mafuaga.


(Acts 1:15-26) They were determined to stand complete with firm conviction. 21, 22. 	 (Galuega 1:15-26) Ne fatuaki aka ne latou olotou loto ke tu mautakitaki latou i te talitonu katoatoa.


Just as in the case of this brother, God will pick you up from a fallen state. 	 E pelā loa mo te taina tenei, e puke aka a koe ne te Atua mai te tulaga masei e nofo koe i ei.


(John 7:16; 8:28; 12:49; 14:10) He loved divine truths far too much to replace them with his own thinking. 	 (Ioane 7:16; 8:28; 12:19; 14:10) Ona ko tena loto ‵nau ki muna‵tonu mai te Atua ne seki mafai o sui ne ia a muna‵tonu konā ki ana manatu totino.


Furthermore, whatever our age, honesty is a prime requisite in those we regard as friends. 	 Kae faitalia me e pefea te mā‵tua o tatou, e fakatāua sāle ne tatou ‵tou taugasoa kolā e fakamaoni.


Therefore, they should use their time and energy in God’s service before old age robs them of their vigor. 	 Tela la, e ‵tau o fakaaogā ne latou olotou taimi mo olotou malosi i te taviniga ki te Atua a koituai o tapale te lotou malosi ne te olaga matua.


But when you dedicated yourself to Jehovah and got baptized, you showed that you had come into a privileged relationship with him. 	 Kae i te taimi ne tuku atu ei koe ki a Ieova kae papatiso, ne fakaasi mai ne koe me ko maua nei ne koe se fesokotakiga taulia mo ia.


Like a father who extends his hand, God extends his holy spirit to accomplish his purpose 	 E pelā me se tamana telā e ‵fola atu ana lima, e fakaaoga ne te Atua a tena agaga tapu ke fakataunu ei ana fuafuaga


Consequently, the domestics were also anointed Christians, viewed, not as a group, but as individuals. 	 Tela la, a isi tavini ko Kelisiano fakaekegina foki, e se pelā me se potukau kae pelā me ne tino taki tokotasi.


2 Contrast this view of greatness with that taught by Jesus Christ. 	 2 Onoono ki te ‵kese o te kilokiloga tenei mo te kilokiloga telā ne akoako mai ne Iesu Keliso.


We read of King David, the prophet Elijah, and the apostle Paul. 	 Ne fai‵tau tatou ki te tupu ko Tavita, te pelofeta ko Elia, mo te apositolo ko Paulo.


(Isaiah 48:17, 18) All who love goodness and righteousness would surely be moved by such a warm appeal! 	 (Isaia 48:17, 18) Ka otia eiloa a loto o tino fai mea ‵tonu kae aga‵lei i te fakaasiga alofa tenei!


15 Did You Know? 	 MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA


[Picture on page 13] 	 [Ata i te itulau ee 27]


How far-reaching is God’s love? 	 E pefea te lasi o te alofa o te Atua?


Is there a way out, a solution to the preponderant betrayal of trust? 	 E mata, e isi se faka‵leiga ki te uiga lauiloa o te sē talitonu, te sua tino ki te sua tino?


HOW DO I CULTIVATE GODLY PATIENCE? 	 E ATI AKA PEFEA NE AU A TE KUFAKI O TE ATUA?


She had an unsavory reputation, being “a sinner” of some note, so that Jesus said he knew of “her sins, many though they [were].”—Luke 7:47. 	 Ne lauiloa tou fafine e pelā me se ‘tino agasala’ telā ne fai atu ei a Iesu me e iloa ne ia “a te uke o ana agasala.”—Luka 7:47.


Acting on what it says is vital if we are to prove ourselves ready. 	 A te fai ne tatou a pati kolā e fai mai i ei e tāua ‵ki māfai e ma‵nako tatou ke fakamaoni atu me e toka faeloa tatou.


Ramoni stayed in Zaragoza, Lauri went to Valencia, and I was sent to Madrid, where I took my second set of vows. 	 Ko Ramoni ne nofo eiloa i Zaragoza, Lauri ne ave ki Valencia kae ko au ne ave ki Madrid, kae ne toe fai foki i ei aku tautoga.


Their philosophy is: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we are to die.” (1 Corinthians 15:32) On the other hand, those whose eyes are on the prize of eternal life are not lured off course by the fleeting pleasures of the world. 	 E tali‵tonu latou ki te faigā muna tenei: “Ke na ‵kai kae inu tatou, me taeao ko ‵mate tatou.” (1 Kolinito 15:32) Kae i te suā feitu, a latou kolā e ‵kilo atu ki te taui gali ko te ola-se-gata mai ka se ‵sipa keatea ona ko manakoga o te lalolagi.


Our prayers need to be in harmony with God’s will. 	 E ‵tau o fetaui ‵lei a ‵tou ‵talo mo te loto o te Atua.


• Why does greeting people warmly reflect well on us as Christians? 	 • Kaia e fakaasi atu ei ‵tou ata ‵lei e pelā me ne Kelisiano i te ‵tou fakatalofa atu mo te alofa ki tino?


The questions of concern, then, are: What did Jesus actually teach? 	 Ko fesili la e ‵tau o mafau‵fau ki ei konei: Ne a la mea ne akoako mai ne Iesu?


Help in Overcoming Emotional Problems 	 Fesoasoani ke Manumalo i Fakalavelave Tau te Lagonaga


(Gen. 3:1-5) The fruits of such reasoning are plain to see. 	 (Kene. 3:1-5) E lavea ‵lei atu a ikuga o vaegā fakamatalaga penā.


There are so many reasons to do so! 	 E uke ‵ki eiloa a pogai e ‵tau ei o fai penā!


I had to travel some 80 miles (130 km) to get there, so I decided to go on my bicycle. 	 E 80 maila (130 km) e ‵tau ei o faimalaga au ke oko atu ki konā, tenā ne fakaiku aka ei ne au ke tele au i taku pasika-ta-ki-vae.


Did you know, though, that anointed Christians possess something far more valuable than laws written on stone? 	 E mata, e iloa ne koe me e maua ne Kelisiano fakaekegina se mea telā e sili atu i te tāua i lō tulafono kolā ne tusi i papa fatu?


The second was Noah. 	 A te tokolua o tino ko Noa.


Phytoplankton generates more than half of the oxygen we breathe. 	 E silia atu i te afa o te okesene i te lalolagi e maua mai i phytoplankton konei.


Furthermore, by congregating regularly with fellow believers, both young and old can listen to divine teaching, learn to fear God, and walk in his ways.—Deuteronomy 31:12. 	 E se gata i ei, mai te ‵kau fakatasi faeloa mo taina talitonu, e mafai eiloa o fakalogo‵logo a talavou mo tino ma‵tua ki akoakoga mai te Atua, tauloto ke ma‵taku ki te Atua, kae sasale i ona auala.—Teutelonome 31:12.


When writing to faithful Christians in Ephesus, the apostle Paul urged them: “Keep on making sure of what is acceptable to the Lord.” 	 I tena tusi ki Kelisiano fakamaoni i Efeso, ne fakamalosi atu a Paulo ki a latou, penei: “Taumafai o tau‵loto ki mea kolā e fiafia ki ei te Aliki.”


The Bible warns: “Know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here.” 	 E fakailoa mai a te Tusi Tapu: “Ke masaua a te mea nei! Ka isi ne taimi faiga‵ta i aso fakaoti.”


The Bible shows that when the end is near, many will belittle the evidence. 	 E fakaasi mai i te Tusi Tapu, me kafai ko pili mai te gataga, e tokouke a tino ka manatu ma‵ma ki fakamaoniga konā.


No God who tolerates evil could exist, they reason—or if he exists, either he is not almighty or he does not care about us. 	 E fakasako‵sako mai latou me e seai se Atua telā e talia ne ia a amioga ma‵sei e mafai o ola—io me kafai e ola a ia, kāti e se malosi katoatoa io me e se fia saga mai ki a tatou.


5 We personally do not expect to receive wisdom miraculously. 	 5 E se fakamoe‵moe eiloa tatou ke maua a te poto i se auala fakavavega.


I walked over to a tall, broad-shouldered prisoner, and we stood there looking out a window. 	 Ne sasale atu au ki tafa o se pagota telā e loa kae fai foitino, kae ne ‵tu atu maua i konā o ‵kilo ki tua o te famalama.


Jesus had prophesied that “on arriving” to inspect his domestics during “the conclusion of the system of things,” he would find a slave providing them “food at the proper time.” 	 Ne ‵valo mai ne Iesu me i tena “foki mai” o iloilo ana tavini i te vaitaimi tenei o “te gataga o te lalolagi,” e maua atu ne ia se tavini telā e fakatoka ne ia a “mea‵kai i te taimi tonu.”


(Hebrews 13:15, 16) Love for God impels him to put God’s interests first in his life.—Matthew 6:33. 	 (Epelu 13:15, 16) E fakamalosi aka a ia ne te alofa ki te Atua ke fakamuamua faeloa a manakoga o te Atua i tena olaga.—Mataio 6:33.


14 Hence, as we preach the good news of the Kingdom, we remember that even if we do not always succeed in making disciples, we do succeed in giving “a witness.” 	 14 Telā la, i taimi e talai atu ei ne tatou te tala ‵lei e uiga ki te Malo, e masaua ne tatou me kafai e se manuia faeloa te faiga o soko, e manumalo eiloa tatou i te tukuatuga o se “molimau.”


They faced obstacles that they could not have overcome by themselves. 	 Ne fe‵paki latou mo fakalavelave kolā ne seki mafai ne latou o manumalo i ei e aunoa mo se fesoasoani.


(Acts 17:11) Like those readers, you may need to lift any veil of bias or criticism that might blur your understanding. 	 (Galuega 17:11) E pelā mo tino fai‵tau konā, kāti e manakogina ke fakaseai ne koe a manatu ‵teke kolā e mafai o fakafaigata aka ei tou malamalama i te Tusi Tapu.


(Ps. 145:6) Meditating on God’s wonderful works should strengthen our relationship with Jehovah and motivate us to tell others about him with enthusiasm and determination. 	 (Salamo 145:6) A te mafaufau ‵loto ki galuega fakaofoofogina a te Atua e ‵tau o fakamalosi aka ei ‵tou fesokotakiga mo Ieova kae ke folafola atu foki ne tatou i te loto finafinau mo te talitonu ki nisi tino a mea e uiga ki a ia.


19 The turbulent years following Solomon’s deviation from true worship severely tested the loyalty of God’s servants. 	 19 A tausaga faiga‵ta mai tua o te taimi ne fulitua atu ei a Solomona ki te tapuakiga tonu, ne tofotofo malosi aka i ei te fakamaoni o tavini a te Atua.


For one thing, he is an appreciative God. 	 A te pogai e tasi, me i a ia se Atua loto fakafetai.


17 Jesus’ exhortation is thought-provoking. 	 17 E aoga ‵ki te fakamalosiga a Iesu.


One day it became so bad that I thought I would have to see a doctor. 	 E tasi te aso ne fai masei eiloa te ‵mae kae ne mafaufau au me e ‵tau o fano au ki te tokitā.


This article alerts us to a trap that could cause us to miss out on beneficial spiritual provisions. 	 E fakailoa mai ne te mataupu tenei se matasele telā e mafai o fai ei ke galo i a tatou a fakatokaga aoga faka-te-agaga.


22 The Christian congregation is a familylike arrangement. 	 Kāti e aofia i se kāiga a tino kolā e kese‵kese olotou uiga, kae e tāua ‵ki a tulaga o tino takitasi i ei.


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Paul Became “Filled With Holy Spirit” 	 A Paulo “ne ‵Fonu Eiloa i te Agaga Tapu”


Related to this is a fourth important point that can be drawn from Malachi chapter 1. 	 E ‵soko atu ki te mea tenei ko te manatu e fa telā e mafai o maua i te Malaki mataupu 1.


Never would you want to be like Esau, who showed by his actions that he despised spiritual things! 	 E se manako koe ke fai pelā mo Esau, telā ne manatu fātauvā ki mea faka-te-agaga!


They are known as Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 E taku latou ko Molimau a Ieova.


(Rev. 14:15, 16) The judgment of the individual members of the anointed continues throughout the time of the end. 	 (Fakaasiga 14:15, 16) A te fakamasinoga o tino taki tokotasi i te kau fakaekegina e fakatumau eiloa ke oko ki te taimi o te gataga.


(Luke 10:27; Philippians 2:4) People in general may view this as impractical, yet it is vital if we are to enjoy successful marriages, happy family relationships, and satisfying friendships. 	 (Luka 10:27; Filipi 2:4) Kāti ka fai mai a tino e tokouke me e se mafai o fai te mea tenā, kae e tāua ‵ki te faiga o te mea tenā māfai e ma‵nako tatou ke manuia kae fia‵fia te tauavaga mō lā kāiga pelā foki eiloa mo lā taugasoa.


The Roman military commander took Paul into custody. 	 Ne avatu ei a Paulo ne te takitaki kautau Loma ki te fono fakamasino.


8 We cannot live in a spiritual vacuum. 	 8 E se mafai o se pokotia tatou i fakamalosiga sē ‵lei.


10 After Moses led the nation of Israel out of Egypt, a rebellion broke out in the wilderness. 	 10 I te otiga ne ‵taki atu ne Mose a te fenua o Isalaelu keatea mo Aikupito, ne ‵teke atu a nisi tino ki a ia i te vao.


Consider the experience of a Christian elder who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te tala o se toeaina Kelisiano telā ne maua ne te kenisa i te faiai.


11 Could Jehovah simply have forgiven Adam and Eve? 	 11 E mata, ne mafai fua o fakamagalo ne Ieova a Atamu mo Eva?


19 The psalmist sang: “O love Jehovah, all you loyal ones of his. 	 19 Ne usu mai te faisalamo: “Alofa atu ki te Aliki [ko Ieova], koutou ona tino fakamaoni katoa.


In what ways did Jesus imitate his Father? 	 Ne a auala ne fakaakoako atu ei Iesu ki tena Tamana?