Like Jesus, they are resurrected with a spiritual body.—Read John 14:1-3; 1 Corinthians 15:42-45. 	 E pelā mo Iesu, ne faka‵tu aka latou i se foitino faka-te-agaga.—Faitau te Ioane 14:1-3; 1 Kolinito 15:42-45.


What good would that precious pearl be for him?’ 	 Se a te aogā o te penina tafasili i te tāua tenā ki a ia?’


He also realized that Jehovah is a loving God who would have a yearning to resurrect him. 	 Ne iloa foki ne ia me i a Ieova se Atua alofa telā e manako ke toe fakatu aka a ia mai te mate.


• What should Christians do today? 	 • Ne a mea e ‵tau o fai ne Kelisiano i aso nei?


Within a few months, a group was established. 	 I nāi masina mai tua ifo, ne fakatu aka ei se potukau.


References to Noah or the Flood were made by the prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel and by the Christian apostles Paul and Peter.—Isaiah 54:9; Ezekiel 14:14, 20; Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:19, 20; 2 Peter 2:5. 	 Ne fakasino atu eiloa a pelofeta ko Isaia mo Esekielu ki a Noa io me ko te Lolo e pelā foki mo apositolo Kelisiano ko Paulo mo Petelu.—Isaia 54:9; Esekielu 14:14, 20; Epelu 11:7; 1 Petelu 3:19, 20; 2 Petelu 2:5.


We too live at a time when darkness envelops the earth and the nations are in thick gloom. 	 E ola foki tatou i se taimi telā ko pulou ei te lalolagi ne te pouliga kae ko pouli tagataga foki a atufenua.


An angel told Joseph to take his family and flee to Egypt. 	 Ne fai atu se agelu ki a Iosefa ke puke tena kāiga kae olo atu ki Aikupito.


How may we be affected by past experiences? 	 E mafai pefea o pokotia tatou i tala o taimi ko ‵teka?


(Daniel 1:9-14) To some people today, what those four young men did may seem insignificant. 	 (Tanielu 1:9-14) Kāti ko mafau‵fau a nisi tino i aso nei, me e se tāua malosi te mea tenā ne fai ne te tokofa tamataene konei.


The kings of Syria and Israel planned to dethrone King Ahaz of Judah and install in his place a puppet ruler, the son of Tabeel—a man who was not a descendant of David. 	 Ne aofaga a te tupu o Sulia mo te tupu o Isalaelu ke tapale keatea a te Tupu o Iuta ko Aasa kae fakasopo te tama tagata a Tapele—se tagata ne seki vau mai te gafa o Tavita kae faigofie ke pule ne laua.


(Matthew 24:44) Those heeding Jesus’ warning would be ready, conducting themselves properly, whenever he would come as Jehovah’s Executional Agent. 	 (Mataio 24:44) Ka toka eiloa a tino kolā e faka‵logo ki te faka‵pulaga a Iesu, i so se taimi e oko mai ei a ia e pelā me ko te Tino Fakaoko Sala a Ieova.


Can We Calculate the Length of “This Generation”? 	 E Mata, e Mafai o Iloa ne Tatou te Leva o te Taimi o te “Kautama Tenei”?


His words indicate that our discipleship cannot be a mere phase of our life or a passing devotion that is here today and gone tomorrow. 	 E fakaasi mai i ana pati me i te ‵tou fai mo fai ne soko e se se mea fua telā e fai mō se vaitaimi toetoe io me e fai i te aso nei kae taeao ko oti atu ei.


What will help you to do so? 	 Se a te mea ka fesoasoani atu ki a koe?


14 In like manner, the great crowd fully supports the work of Christ’s anointed brothers who are still on earth and who are taking the lead in the organization today. 	 14 I se auala tai ‵pau, e ‵lago katoatoa atu a te vaitino e tokouke ki galuega a taina fakaekegina o Keliso kolā koi ‵nofo i te lalolagi kae kolā e takitaki ne latou a te fakapotopotoga i aso nei.


He and his wife, Linda, have been at Bethel in the United States since 1990, where Brother Splane has worked in the Service and Writing departments. 	 Ne ga‵lue laua mo tena avaga, ko Linda, i te Peteli i te Iunaite Sitete talu mai te 1990, kae ne galue i konā a te taina ko Splane i te avā matagaluega ko te Service mo te Writing.


Those words indicate that you need to consider how you will maintain your friendship with Jehovah and remain faithful to him despite any challenges. 	 E fakaasi mai i pati konā me e ‵tau o mafaufau koe ki te auala ka fakatumau aka ei tou fesokotakiga mo Ieova kae tumau i te fakamaoni ki a ia faitalia so se mea faigata.


Working together toward a common goal? A safe haven in which to grow, learn, and share ideas? 	 Io me mafaufau koe ki se koga e saogalēmū ke ola aka i ei, tauloto, kae faipati e uiga ki ou mafaufauga?


Jehovah had opened the door for expansion in several islands in which Portuguese is spoken, including the Azores, Cape Verde, Madeira, and São Tomé and Príncipe. 	 Ne ‵tala mai ne Ieova te mataloa ke fakalauefa atu te galuega ki nisi fenua kolā e fai‵pati i te ‵gana Potukale, e aofia i ei Azores, Cape Verde, Madeira, mo São Tomé mo Príncipe.


The separating mentioned in the illustration of the dragnet refers to what time period? 	 Se a te vaitaimi e fakasino atu ki ei te vaevaega telā ne taku mai i te tala fakatusa e uiga ki te tili?


(Genesis 6:9; Proverbs 23:15, 16; James 2:23) That is the highest purpose anyone can pursue. 	 (Kenese 6:9; Faataoto 23:15, 16; Iakopo 2:23) Tenā eiloa te ‵toe fakamoemoega sili e ‵tau o kausaki ki ei se tino.


“The creation was subjected to futility . . . on the basis of hope.”—ROM. 	 “Me ko fakatakavale a mea katoa ne faite ke se aoga, . . .


Are we actually inside Jehovah’s arrangement of spiritual protection? 	 E mata, e ‵nofo atu nei tatou i loto i te puipuiga faka-te-agaga a Ieova?


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Indeed, if we love Jehovah, we must love our neighbor. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, kafai e a‵lofa tatou ki a Ieova, e ‵tau foki o a‵lofa tatou ki ‵tou tuakoi.


Whenever we were choosing subjects at school or making decisions that would affect our future, they always encouraged us to make a choice that would give us the best opportunity to find part-time work and pioneer.” 	 I so se taimi e filifili aka ei matou ki mataupu i te akoga io me ko te faiga o galuega kolā ka pokotia ei te motou olaga i aso mai mua, e fakamalosi mai faeloa laua ke fai se filifiliga telā e mafai ei o maua te ‵toe avanoaga ‵lei ke maua a galuega ‵togi sē tumau kae ke paenia foki.”


Although Paul was inspired to offer such counsel to anointed Christians, it is vital that all servants of God understand what he wrote and endeavor to benefit from it. 	 E tiga eiloa ne fakaosofia a Paulo ke fai atu ne ia a pati fakatonutonu penā ki Kelisiano fakaekegina, se mea tāua ke malamalama a tavini katoa a te Atua i mea kolā ne tusi ne ia kae taumafai ke aoga ki a latou.


At that time, international events seemed to suggest that world unity was on the horizon. 	 E foliga mai i mea e ‵tupu i te lalolagi i te vaitaimi tenā me ko sē ‵mao te mauaga o te fealofani i te lalolagi kātoa.


Nathan learned that David had committed adultery and had arranged for the woman’s husband to die in battle. 	 Ne iloa ne Natano me i a Tavita ne mulilua kae ne aofaga foki ne ia ke tamate te avaga a Patisepa i te taua.


No doubt the householder in the illustration realized that all these men needed to feed their families. 	 E mafai o fakaiku aka ne tatou me ne iloa ne te pule i te tala fakatusa i tino katoa konei e isi ne olotou kāiga ke tausi atu ki ei.


Besides, she loved and respected her husband. 	 I tafa i ei, ne alofa kae āva a tou fafine ki tena avaga.


17 Jesus’ striking remarks to his apostles highlight how God’s Kingdom rule differs markedly from human rule. 	 17 A pati fakamalosi a Iesu ki ana apositolo e faka‵mafa mai i ei te lasi o te ‵kese o te pulega a te Malo o te Atua mai pulega a tino.


Rather, because Jesus Christ, as the great High Priest, fulfilled that prophetic pattern.[1] The high priest offered two symbolic loaves to Jehovah on that day. 	 Kae ona ko Iesu Keliso, te Faitaulaga Sili telā ne fakataunu ne ia te ata fakavaloaga tenā.[1] Ne ofo atu ne te faitaulaga sili a falaoa fakatusa e lua ki a Ieova i te aso eiloa tenā.


There Jehovah invited Solomon: “Ask! What shall I give you?” 	 I konā foki eiloa ne fesili atu ei a Ieova ki a Solomona, penei: “Se a te mea e manako koe ke avatu ne au ki a koe?”


Also attending the book study was a Chinese family who rented living quarters from a Mexican woman who was studying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 (Efeso 4:30) E tonu, e ‵tau o fai ne tatou katoa a mea katoa e mafai o fai ko te mea ke maua faeloa ne tatou te fesoasoani aogā tenei mai i a Ieova. Fesoasoani Mai te Muna a te Atua 15.


For your heavenly Father knows you need all these things. 	 Ko iloa ne te otou Tamana i te lagi me aoga katoa a mea konā ki a koutou.


Would you really be willing to sacrifice a clean standing with God just to please your classmates? 	 E mata, ka fiafia koe o fakaseaoga se tulaga ‵ma i mua o te Atua ko te mea ke fakafiafia atu fua ki ou taugasoa i te akoga?


(Judges 3:7–16:31) 	 (Famasino 3:7–16:31)


“According to their wish,” they ignore the reality and the significance of the Flood.—2 Peter 3:5, 13. 	 “E fakapuli ne latou” te ‵tonu mo te tāua o te tala e uiga ki te Lolo.—2 Petelu 3:5, 13.


So, having sustenance and covering, we shall be content with these things.” (1 Tim. 6:6, 8) Rather than acquiring secular degrees and titles after their names, true Christians focus on obtaining “letters of recommendation” by engaging as fully as possible in the field ministry.—Read 2 Corinthians 3:1-3. 	 Tela la, kafai ko maua a ‵tou meakai mo ‵tou gatu, ke lotoma‵lie eiloa tatou i ei.” (1 Timo. 6:6, 8) I lō te kausaki atu ke maua a pepa mo tofi ma‵luga, e ‵saga tonu eiloa a Kelisiano ‵tonu ki te mauaga o “pepa fakatalitonu” mai te ‵kau katoatoa atu ki te galuega talai.—Faitau te 2 Kolinito 3:1-3.


The happiest years of my life have been those spent serving Jehovah.” 	 A tausaga kolā ne fakamāumāu ne au i te tavini atu ki a Ieova, ko toe taimi fakafiafia eiloa i toku olaga.”


Jerusalem’s rulers and her people had polluted God’s temple with idols—in effect, making them their kings. 	 Ko oti ne fakalailai ne takitaki pule o Ielusalema mo ana tino a te faletapu o te Atua ki tupua—ko tena uiga ne fai a tupua konā mo fai olotou tupu.


22 As fine ministers, let us firmly uphold godly teaching. 	 22 E pelā me ne faifeau ‵lei, ke na ‵lagomālō atu tatou ki akoakoga a te Atua.


Solomon expressed what view that extended beyond the Israelites? 	 Se a te kilokiloga ne fakaasi mai ne Solomona i te ‵kamimaiga o tino mai fenua katoa?


Evolutionists teach that man is naturally improving and has no need for a ransom. 	 E akoako atu ne tino kolā e tali‵tonu ki te evolusione me e mafai o fakasao ne te tagata a ia eiloa, kae e se manakogina i ei a te togiola.


In ancient Greece many vases bore the signatures of both the potter and the decorator. 	 I Eleni i aso mua, ne tā sāle ne tino kolā ne faite ne latou a tu teu mo tino kolā ne fakagali‵gali ne latou a mea konā, olotou igoa i ei.


Hence, the human life span approached a thousand years during the pre-Flood period, dropping rapidly after the Deluge. 	 Toeitiiti kae oko atu a tausaga o tino ki te afe i taimi mai mua o te Lolo, kae ne pakū malosi eiloa ki lalo mai tua o te Lolo.


(Ps. 73:28) “Sovereignty” is supremacy in power or rulership. 	 (Salamo 73:28) E maluga atu fakafia a te “pulega sili” i te malosi pule.


Why must there be no partiality among God’s people? 4 There must be no partiality among God’s people. 	 Ne fakamatala manino mai ne te apositolo ko Petelu a te mea tenā i te taimi ne talai atu ei a ia i te fale o se ofisa o kautau mai Fenua Fakaatea, ko Konelio i te 36 T.A. kae ne fakamalosi aka ei a ia ke fai atu, penei: “Se mea tonu i te Atua e se fakailoga tino.


(Col. 3:10) Just as a tree will bear fruit when it is properly tended, so a person will manifest the fruitage of the spirit when holy spirit flows freely in his life.—Ps. 1:1-3. 	 (Ko. 3:10) E pelā mo se lakau telā e ‵fua mai i ei a fuataga māfai e tausi faka‵lei, e penā foki te tino telā ka fakaasi atu ne ia a fuataga o te agaga māfai e galue ‵lei a te agaga tapu i tena olaga.—Sala. 1:1-3.


This was a miraculous provision, as was the regular supply of manna. 	 A te mea tenei se faifaiga fakavavega, e pelā eiloa mo te tukumaiga o te manai.


However, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not accept types of treatment that conflict with Bible principles. 	 Kae e se talia ne Molimau a Ieova a vaegā togafiti kolā e fe‵paki mo fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu.


But by the same word the heavens and the earth* that are now are stored up for fire and are being reserved to the day of judgment and of destruction of the ungodly men.”—2 Peter 3:5-7. 	 E tuku eiloa penā ke oko ki te aso e fakamasino kae fakamasei ei a tino amio ma‵sei.”—2 Petelu 3:5-7.


For the Christians who had fled to the mountains, heeding Jesus’ instructions meant saving their lives. 	 Kae ko Kelisiano kolā ne faka‵logo ki fakatonuga a Iesu kae ‵tele ki mauga ne ‵sao.


2 Jesus spoke of the evil slave immediately after discussing “the faithful and discreet slave.” 	 2 Ne faipati a Iesu e uiga ki te tavini sē fakamaoni mai tua eiloa o te faipatiatuga e uiga ki “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto.”


One elderly woman told them: “The end must be near because Jehovah’s Witnesses have reached us at last.” 	 Ne fai atu se lomatua ki a lāua, penei: “Kāti ko pili mai eiloa te gataga me ko oko mai a Molimau a Ieova ki a matou.”


In his letter written from Palestine, probably in 65 C.E., Jesus’ half brother Jude warns fellow Christians about wicked ones who had slipped into the congregation, and he gives advice about how to resist bad influences. 	 I tena tusi ne tusi mai Palesitina, kāti i te 65 T.A., ne fakailoa atu ne te āfa taina o Iesu ko Iuta ki ana taina Kelisiano e uiga ki tino ma‵sei kolā ne ulu lēmū mai ki te fakapotopotoga, kae polopoloki atu foki ki a latou e uiga ki auala ke ‵teke atu ei ki fakamalosiga ma‵sei.


19, 20. (a) Describe the area of ancient Sharon. (b) What is one way to strengthen our hope for Paradise? 	 19, 20. (a) Fakamatala mai te kogā koga ko Salona. (e) Se a te auala e tasi e fakamalosi aka ei te ‵tou fakamoemoega mō te Palataiso?


Since Elihu heard all the speeches, he must have taken a seat within hearing distance sometime before Job spoke and ended the seven-day silence of his three companions.—Job 3:1, 2. 	 Ona ko te mea ne lagona ne Eliu a pati katoa, kāti ne tai tu ‵mao atu a ia i se koga telā ne lagona ne ia a pati katoa i se taimi mai mua o te faipatiga a Iopu ke oko ki te taimi ne gata atu ei te fai‵patiga o ana taugasoa tokotolu mai tua o aso e fitu.—Iopu 3:1, 2.


When we show such consideration, our words are more readily absorbed and our ministry is more effective. 	 Kafai e fakaasi atu ne tatou a te amanaia tonu ka taliagofie ‵tou pati kae magoi ‵ki eiloa te ‵tou galuega talai.


You Can Endure! 	 E Mafai ne Koe o Kufaki!


Many Christian parents have similar joys and blessings because their sons and daughters serve as full-time pioneer ministers, Bethel family members, or in other ways that honor Jehovah. 	 E maua foki ne nisi matua Kelisiano a te fiafia mo fakamanuiaga tai ‵pau māfai e ga‵lue olotou tama‵liki e pelā me ne paenia tumau, te fai mo fai ne tino o te kāiga Peteli, io me ko nisi auala aka kolā e avatu i ei a tavaega ki a Ieova.


One important way to fight that tendency is by regularly meditating on the meaning of our dedication vow. 	 A te auala tāua e tasi ke taua atu ki te manakoga tenā ko te mafaufau ‵loto faeloa ki te uiga o ‵tou tautoga i te taimi ne fai ei ‵tou tukuatuga.


“I couldn’t believe it!” she exclaimed. 	 “Au ne seki talitonu ki ei!” ko ana pati.


This sister soon learned that the bags had been left by a brother in the congregation who grew the vegetables in his garden. 	 E seki leva kae ne iloa ne te tuagane tenei me ne tuku atu a taga konā ne se taina telā e ‵toki ne ia a vesiapolo i tena fatoaga.


Scottish poet Robert Burns likened our plight to that of a tiny field mouse whose nest Burns inadvertently destroyed with the blade of his plow. 	 Ne faka‵tusa ne te tino ‵fatu kupu i Sikotilani ko Robert Burns te ‵tou tulaga faigatā tenei ki se tamā kimoa i tena fatoaga telā ne fakamasei ne ia tena ofaga ki te mata o tena mea fakamalū laukele e aunoa mo tena iloa.


Though that custom developed in Judaism, we can be happy that Jehovah did not direct true worshipers to pursue decisions about blood in that way. 	 E tiga eiloa ne sae aka te faifaiga tenā i te Lotu Iutaia, e fia‵fia loa tatou me ne seki fakatonu atu a Ieova ki tino tapuaki ‵tonu ke fai penā olotou fakaikuga e uiga ki te toto.


True wisdom and knowledge are also among the good gifts that we acquire with the help of the holy spirit. 	 A te poto tonu mo te malamalama e aofia foki i meaalofa kolā e maua ne tatou ona ko te fesoasoani o te agaga tapu.


The Law required that the Israelites stay separate from other nations. 	 Ne fai mai te Tulafono me e ‵tau o ‵vae keatea a tino Isalaelu mai tino o fenua fakaa‵tea.


Why the change? 	 Kaia ne ‵fuli ei ana faifaiga?


Jehovah hates injustice; he loves righteousness. 	 E takalialia a Ieova ki te sē fai mea tonu; e fiafia a ia ki te amiotonu.


(Romans 1:19, 20; Hebrews 11:6) Yet, people worldwide hold to hundreds of concepts as to who God is. 	 (Loma 1:19, 20; Epelu 11:6) Kae ui ei, e ‵piki ‵mau a tino i te lalolagi kātoa ki te fia o talitonuga e uiga ki te Atua.


(John 17:6) We must not only take in knowledge of God but also act in harmony with that knowledge. 	 (Ioane 17:6) E se ‵tau fua o maua ne tatou te iloaga e uiga ki te Atua kae e ‵tau foki o ola tatou e ‵tusa mo te iloaga tenā.


We can then ‘raise ourselves erect because our deliverance is getting near.’ 	 Ko mafai ei ne tatou o “‵tu kae ‵kilo ki luga, me ko pili mai te otou fakaolataga.”


Really, whenever we think of something that we cannot see, hear, taste, touch, or smell, our imagination is at work. 	 E tonu, i so se taimi e mafau‵fau ei tatou ki se mea telā e se mafai o lavea, lagona, tami, patele io me ‵sogi ne tatou, e fakaasi mai i ei me galue ‵tou mafaufau.


And, look! a woman who was known in the city to be a sinner learned that he was reclining at a meal in the house of the Pharisee, and she brought an alabaster case of perfumed oil, and, taking a position behind at his feet, she wept and started to wet his feet with her tears and she would wipe them off with the hair of her head. 	 E isi se fafine i te fa‵kai tena, ne ola i se olaga fina lalolagi. Ne logo a ia i a Iesu e kai i te fale o te Falesaio, tela aumai ei ne ia se fagu alapasa e fonu i sausau, kae ne tu mai tua i vae o Iesu, e tagi kae faka‵sofi ifo ona loimata ki vae o Iesu.


Why can researchers find no physiological reason why we die? 	 Kaia e seki mafai ei o maua ne tino poto a te pogai e olo ei tatou o ma‵tua kae ‵mate?


(Ephesians 4:25, 28, 31; 5:3, 4, 11, 12, 18) Instead of involving ourselves in such works, we “go on walking as children of light.” 	 (Efeso 4:25, 28, 31; 5:3, 4, 11, 12, 18) I lō te aofia o tatou i vaegā galuega penā, e tumau eiloa tatou i te “ola e pela mo tino e ‵nofo i te mainaga.”


(Read 2 Chronicles 15:7.) 	 (Faitau te 2 Nofoaiga Tupu 15:7.)


How do we know that good religion does that? 	 E iloa pefea ne tatou me e fai ne te lotu ‵lei a te mea tenā?


10 Do you long for comfort in the face of death? 	 10 E mata, e manako malosi koe ki se fakamafanafanaga māfai ko fakamatakutaku atu te mate ki a koe?


What can help us to overcome this tendency? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke manumalo tatou i te fakalavelave tenei?


How can we help to fill the greatest needs of refugees? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu tatou ki toe manakoga tāua o tino fakaa‵lofa?


Like the warm rays of the bright sun, compassion can soothe a distressed soul, lessen pain, and lift the spirits of an afflicted person. 	 E pelā mo te inu ki se ipu vai moko mai lalo o se la vela, e mafai ne te alofa atafai o fakamafanafana se tino loto māfatia, fakafeoloolo aka te logo‵mae, kae fakamalosi atu se tino loto fanoanoa.


So think about it: If you specifically addressed a letter to a highly respected friend, would you expect it to be delivered to someone who did not bear your friend’s name and whose vile reputation contradicted everything your friend stood for? 	 Tela la, mafaufau ki te mea tenei: Kafai ne tusi atu sau tusi ki sou taugasoa telā e fakatāua malosi ne koe, e mata, e fakamoemoe koe ke avatu ki se tino telā e ‵kese tena igoa kae e se fetaui foki tena tulaga mo mea katoa kolā e talitonu ki ei tou taugasoa me e tāua?


Mildness strengthens family bonds 	 E fakamalosi aka ne te agamalū a fesokotakiga i te kāiga


6 Question 2: What Will Happen When I Die? 	 6 Fesili 2: Se a te Mea ka Tupu Māfai au e Mate?


Throughout his ministry, Jesus taught basic truths to help his disciples recognize the consequences of certain attitudes or actions. 	 I tena galuega talai, ne akoako atu ne Iesu a muna‵tonu fakavae ke fesoasoani atu ki ana soko ke lavea ne latou a ikuga o vaegā kilokiloga io me ko faifaiga konā.


Some were ensnared by Greek philosophy. 	 Ne ‵lave nisi tino i akoakoga a te kau Eleni.


How wrong and hurtful it is to spread confidential information about someone! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te ‵se mo te faka‵mae loto māfai e faipati atu ne koe a mea ‵funa e uiga ki se tino!


(Heb. 13:7) True, the Scriptures speak of some as being “considered worthy of double honor.” 	 (Epe. 13:7) E tonu, e faipati eiloa te Tusi Tapu me e ‵tau o “fakalasi aka te āva” ki nisi tino.


Because of shame, some who have sinned hold back from praying. 	 Ona ko te mā, kāti ka se ‵talo atu a nisi tino kolā ko oti ne agasala.


Yes, will we refuse even to look at immoral images? 	 E tonu, e mata, ka se fia onoono atu eiloa tatou ki ata ma‵sei?


He never forsakes me.” 	 E se mafai lele eiloa o tiakina ne ia au.”


(Num. 25:1, 9) At times, the people of Israel succumbed to the temptation to complain rebelliously, on one occasion speaking against Moses as well as against God himself! 	 (Numela 25:1, 9) I nisi taimi, ne tosina atu a tino Isalaelu ki te fakaosoosoga ke ‵teke kae mui‵mui, telā ne fai‵pati ‵teke atu ki a Mose e penā foki mo te Atua i te taimi e tasi!


The psalmist aptly said: “Praise Jah, you people, for it is good to make melody to our God; for it is pleasant.” 	 Ne fai ‵tonu mai a te faisalamo: “‵Viki Atu koutou ki te Aliki! Se mea ‵lei o usu atu a vikiga ki te ‵tou Atua; e ‵lei kae tonu te ‵viki atu ki a ia.”


Quite likely, Noah repeated to the people the exact words that Jehovah had spoken to him: “I have decided to put an end to all flesh, because the earth is full of violence on account of them . . . 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne fakafoki atu ne Noa ki tino a pati a Ieova kolā ne fai atu ki a ia, penei: “Ko tonu i a au me ka ‵solo faka‵ma a tino ola katoa . . . me i te lalolagi ko ‵fonu i olotou amioga fakasaua.


Some of the happiest people in the world have little money; nevertheless, they find satisfaction in what they do have, which includes not just material things but the love of family and friends.—Proverbs 15:17. 	 A nisi tino i te lalolagi kolā e fia‵fia, ko tino kolā e se mau‵mea; kae e maua eiloa ne latou a te lotomalie i mea e maua ne latou, e se aofia fua i ei a mea faka-te-foitino, kae ko te a‵lofa o kāiga mo taugasoa.—Faataoto 15:17.


What convinces me that the Bible is God’s inspired Word? 	 Se a te mea e fakatalitonu mai me i te Tusi Tapu ko te Muna fakaosofia a te Atua?


The death of Jesus Christ did away with that Law. 	 Ne fakaseai atu a Tulafono konā i te mate o Iesu Keliso.


Fittingly, the apostle Paul warned: “Those who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many senseless and hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction and ruin. 	 E fetaui ‵lei eiloa mo te fakailoamaiga penei a Paulo: “Ka ko tino kola e ma‵nako ke maumea latou, ko paku atu latou ki te fakaosoosoga, ka ko maleigina foki latou ne te uke o manatu va‵lea mo manako ma‵sei, kola e ‵futi ne latou ki lalo o fakamasei kae fakamalepe valevale.


Add Godly Devotion to Your Endurance 	 Ke Fakaopoopo a te Amio Atua ki te Otou Kufaki


Logically, we must first have accurate knowledge of what God’s will is.—Matthew 7:13-23. 	 E tonu, e ‵tau o maua muamua ne tatou te poto tonu e uiga ki te loto o te Atua.—Mataio 7:13-23.


Should not our sacrifices of praise to Jehovah be wholehearted and accompanied by a proper attitude and right conduct? 	 E mata, e se ‵tau o fai ‵tou taulaga ki a Ieova mo te loto kātoa kae ke fetaui mo ‵tou uiga mo faifaiga?


Or can something be done to curb corruption? 	 Io me e mafai o fai se faiga ke taofi aka ei a faifaiga sē fakamaoni?


With earnest prayer and the help of God’s Word and spirit, we can overcome such flaws and more fully ‘clothe ourselves with the new personality.’ 	 Mai te ‵talo atu mo te loto kātoa fakatasi mo te fesoasoani mai te Muna a te Atua mo tena agaga tapu, ka mafai ei o manumalo tatou i vāivāiga konā kae ke ‘fakapei ki luga i a tatou a te natula fou.’


(John 10:16; Matt. 6:9, 10) Such expectations are the most noble any human can cherish. 	 (Ioa. 10:16; Mata. 6:9, 10) A fakamoemoega konā ko toe mea tāua eiloa ke maua ne so se tino.


(Luke 19:47; 20:1) Jesus’ zeal was thus significantly evident in his public ministry. 	 (Luka 19:47; 20:1) Tela la, ne lavea atu i ei a te lasi o te loto finafinau o Iesu i te faiga o tena galuega talai.


Jesus further said: “Do not think I came to put peace upon the earth; I came to put, not peace, but a sword.” 	 Ne toe fai mai foki penei a Iesu: “Sa manatu ake koutou i a au ne vau o aumai te filemu ki te lalolagi; ikai, au ne seki vau o aumai te filemu ka ko te pelu, tela ko te ‵nofo mavaevae.”


Can I not serve abroad for at least one year?’ 	 E mata, e mafai au o fano o tavini atu mō se tausaga fua e tasi?’


But three times he was told: “Stop calling defiled the things God has cleansed.” 	 Kae ne fai atu fakatolu ki a ia, penei: “Sa taku fakalailai ne koe a te mea ko oti ne faka‵ma ne te Atua.”


You would neither be paid for your work nor be reimbursed for your expenses. 	 E seai se ‵togi e maua ne koe mai tau galuega kae e seai foki se sui o tupe ne fakamāumāu ne koe i te fanoga o tufa a falaoa.


Your participation will strengthen your faith and thus help you to avoid being shaken from your reason. 	 A te fai ou tusaga ka fakamalosi aka ei a tou fakatuanaki kae fesoasoani atu ki a koe ke ‵kalo kea‵tea mai te ‵numi o tou mafaufau.


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How should we feel about the love of Christ, and what should it motivate us to do? 	 E ‵tau o pefea ‵tou lagonaga e uiga ki te alofa ki a Keliso, kae se a te mea e fakamalosi mai i ei ke fai tatou penā?


I was emotionally worn out. 	 Ne māfatia valevale eiloa au.


“The Peace of God . . . Surpasses All Understanding,” Aug. 	 “Te Filemu o te Atua . . . e Sili Fakafia Atua i Mea Katoa Kolā e Malamalama i ei,” Aoku.


(Genesis 8:21) This means that without constant vigilance, even the best of hearts can be enticed to do what is bad. 	 (Kenese 8:21) Tela la, kafai e se tumau tatou i te matapula‵pula e mafai eiloa o fakaosoosogina tatou ke fai a mea ma‵sei faitalia me ‵lei ‵tou loto i te taimi nei.


The brother also sold my car for $25. 	 Ne ‵togi foki ne te taina a taku motoka ki tua mō se $25.


Consider the words of the apostle Paul.—Read Acts 14:16, 17. 	 Ke mafaufau ki pati a te apositolo ko Paulo.—Faitau te Galuega 14:16, 17.


How might parents impress on their children the value of Bible principles? 	 E mafai pefea ne mātua o faka‵goto te tāua o fakatakitakiga fakavae mai te Tusi Tapu ki loto o olotou tama‵liki?


Some have chosen to separate because of a mate’s willful nonsupport. 	 Ko oti ne filifili ne nisi fāfine ke māvae ona ko te sē fia tausi atu o te avaga ki a latou.


Keep your child’s life well structured. 	 Ke fakatoka faka‵lei te olaga o tau tama i se auala tumau.


What blessing does Jehovah want to bestow upon you, and what is your resolve? 	 Se a te fakamanuiaga e manako Ieova ke tuku atu ki a koe, kae se a te fakaikuga e fai ne koe?


But Christine was arrested several times, and she lived with the constant risk of being sent to prison. 	 Kae ne puke fakapagota fakafia a Kilisitina ne te kau pulisimani, kae ne manavase faeloa tou fafine i a ia ma ‵pei ki te falepuipui.


Thinking he was mentally slow, the townspeople laughed at him. 	 Mai te mafaufau me i a ia e fakavalevale, ne ‵kata fakatauemu a tino i te fa‵kai ki a ia.


The point to consider is whether a perfect person created by God could do anything other than what is right. 	 A te manatu tāua e ‵tau o mafau‵fau ki ei tenei: me e mafai ne se tino ‵lei katoatoa telā ne faite ne te Atua, o fai se isi mea aka i tafa o te faiga o te mea tonu io me ikai.


They, in turn, proved to be a blessing to their hosts. 	 I te suā feitu, ne fai lāua mo fakamanuiaga ki te kāiga tenā.


So make time to laugh, play, work, and “draw close to God” together.* 	 Tela la, fakaavanoa ne taimi ke kata‵kata, ta‵fao, ga‵lue, kae “fakapilipili atu ki te Atua” fakatasi mo latou.*


For more information, select the link “Make a Donation to Our Worldwide Work” at the bottom of the home page on jw.org, or contact the branch office. 	 Ke maua a fakamatalaga e uke atu, e mafai ne koe o fili te ulutala tenei “Make a Donation to Our Worldwide Work” telā e maua i te fakatuatusi i te feitu ki lalo o te itulau kamata o te jw.org, io me fesokotaki atu ki te ofisa lagolago telā e tausi mai ki tou fenua.


February 1, 2009 	 Fepuali 1, 2009


(Acts 13:13; 15:37, 38) Still, that did not stop Paul from training others. 	 (Galuega 13:13; 15:37, 38) E tiga te feitu tenā, ne seki fakagata ne Paulo te akoakoga o nisi tino.


(James 4:4) Thus, we are able to make mature decisions as to whether we will participate in extracurricular activities at school, such as sports events and dances, and attend parties and dinners arranged for fellow employees. 	 (Iakopo 4:4) Telā la, ko mafai ei ne tatou o fai a fakaikuga ‵lei ki te ‵kau mo te sē ‵kau atu ki polokalame fakaopoopo o te akoga, e pelā mo tafaoga mo tuisi, mo ‵kaiga kolā e fakatoka ne ‵tou tino ga‵lue.


4 Chapter 5 of Zechariah begins with an unusual vision. 	 4 E kamata eiloa te mataupu e 5 o te Sakalia ki se fakaasiga fai fakaatea.


Just as a brier or a thorn hedge injures anyone who walks into it, those corrupt Israelites harmed anyone with whom they had dealings. 	 E pelā mo te mouku talatala io me ko te lakau makaikai e pakia i ei se tino māfai e sasale i luga i ei, e fai fakamasei ne tino Isalaelu sē fakamaoni so se tino telā e fesokotaki mo latou.


Sadly, Israel responded stubbornly to this loving reminder from Jehovah. 	 Se mea fakafanoanoa me ne ‵teke atu a Isalaelu mo te loto ‵fika ki te fakamasauaga alofa tenei mai i a Ieova.


Job mistakenly concluded that in some way “Jehovah himself [had] given, and Jehovah himself [had] taken away.” 	 Ne seki tonu te fakaikuga a Iopu tenei: “Ne aumai ne te Aliki aku mea, kae nei ko ave keatea foki ne ia.”


I am unworthy of all the loving-kindnesses and of all the faithfulness that you have exercised toward your servant . . . 	 E se taitai o fetaui te lasi o tou alofa mo tou fakamaoni ki a au tau tavini, ka ko au se tagata fua seai se aoga. . . .


After they converted to Christianity, they no doubt helped persuade him to believe Christian teachings. 	 Mai tua o te lā ‵fuliga ki te Lotu Kelisiano, e mautinoa eiloa me ne fesoasoani atu laua o akoako tou tagata ke talitonu ki akoakoga faka-Kelisiano.


9. What did Jehovah teach through the provision of gleaning? 	 9 A te tolu, ne fakatoka ne Ieova a te faifaiga e uiga ki toegā mea.


8 The Bible clearly warns of the dangers connected with spiritism. 	 8 E fakailoa manino mai i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te fakamataku o te aofia i faifaiga faivailakau.


Bountiful Blessings From Jehovah Await Us 	 Ka Maua ne Tatou a Fakamanuiaga sē Fuafuagina Mai i a Ieova


“The one covering over transgression is seeking love,” says God’s Word, “and he that keeps talking about a matter is separating those familiar with one another.” 	 “Kafai koe e manako ki tino ke fia‵fia atu ki a koe, e ‵tau o fakamagalo ne koe a mea ‵se a latou e fai atu ki a koe,” ko pati i te Muna a te Atua, “kafai e tausisi faeloa koe ki mea ‵se ne fai atu ki a koe, e ofa fua ne koe a te vā ‵lei o koe mo ou taugasoa.”


He stopped at Lydda, where he cured paralyzed Aeneas and then proceeded to the seaport of Joppa. 	 Ne nofo a ia i Lita, telā ne faka‵lei ei ne ia a te tino ‵pili ko Ainea kae ne toe faka‵soko atu tena malaga ki te kogātai o Iopa.


It made each Israelite aware that he was directly accountable to Jehovah, who can read the inclinations of the heart. 	 Ne fai ei ke iloa ne tino Isalaelu taki tokotasi me fakamasino tonu a latou ne Ieova, telā e lavea ne ia a mea i te loto.


HOW LOVE IS EXPRESSED 	 TE AUALA NE FAKAASI ATU EI TE ALOFA


How much better to take advantage of your youth to prepare for the future! 	 E pefea te ‵lei atu ke fakaaogā faka‵lei a tou tulaga talavou ke ati aka ei se olaga ‵lei mō aso mai mua!


(Proverbs 5:15-17) The idea of getting away with something gives such waters their apparent sweetness. 	 (Faataoto 5:15-17, NW) A te fai ‵funa o vaegā faifaiga penā kae e se ‵poa koe i ei, e fai ei a vaegā vai penā ke foliga mai me e magalo.


Of all the friendships we can cultivate, however, none are more important than our friendship with Jehovah. 	 Mai i va fakataugasoa katoa kolā e mafai o ati aka ne māua, e seai eiloa se mea e tāua atu i te va fakataugasoa o māua mo Ieova.


Still, it might be possible to accommodate the young ones’ wishes when Bible principles are not jeopardized. 15, 16. 	 Kae koi mafai eiloa o talia a manakoga o tama‵liki māfai e se fe‵paki mo akoakoga fakavae a te Tusi Tapu.


How thrilling it would be to behold the dazzling splendor of the Almighty and to listen to his words! 	 Ka pefea ‵tou ‵pole ke lavea atu te gali o te tulaga ‵malu o te Atua Tafasili i te Maluga kae fakalogologo foki ki ana pati!


Consider the following scenario: At a congregation meeting, an announcement is made that a certain sister has been appointed a regular pioneer. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te mea tenei: I se fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga, ne fai se faka‵pulaga me ko oti ne talia se tuagane ke fai pelā me se paenia tumau.


The temple of God is holy, which temple you people are.” (1 Corinthians 3:16, 17) By means of his spirit, Jehovah ‘resides’ among the anointed and ‘walks among them.’ (2 Corinthians 6:16) He continually guides his faithful “slave.” 	 I te mea e ‵malu te fale tapu o te Atua, ka ko koutou eiloa ko tona fale tapu.” (1 Kolinito 3:16, 17) E auala i tena agaga, e “nofo” atu eiloa Ieova i vā o te kau fakaekegina kae ‘fai foki tena fale i a latou.’ (2 Kolinito 6:16) E tumau eiloa a ia i te fakatonutonu atu tena “tavini” fakamaoni.


What about the existence of Nebuchadnezzar’s successor, Evil-merodach? 	 Kae pefea a te sui o Nepukanesa, ko Evile-malota?


I learned that depressed people say many things they do not mean. 	 Ne tauloto ne au i tino loto māfatia e fai‵pati ne latou a mea e uke kolā e se fakauiga ne latou.


5 In his letter to the Romans, Paul speaks of a situation about which opinions varied. 	 5 I tena tusi ki te kau Loma, ne faipati a Paulo ki se mataupu telā ne kese‵kese a manatu ki ei.


We read at Isaiah 60:17: “Instead of the copper I shall bring in gold, and instead of the iron I shall bring in silver, and instead of the wood, copper, and instead of the stones, iron; and I will appoint peace as your overseers and righteousness as your task assigners.” 	 E fai‵tau tatou i te Isaia 60:17, penei: “Ka aumai ne au ki a koe a te aulo kae se ko te palasi, te siliva mo te palasi kae se ko te fiti mo te lakau, te fiti kae se ko te fatu.


(Leviticus 10:8, 9) Therefore, avoid drinking alcoholic beverages just before attending Christian meetings, when sharing in the ministry, and when caring for other spiritual responsibilities. 	 (Levitiko 10:8, 9) Tela la, ke mo a ma inu kava a koi tuai o kau atu ki fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano, te galuega talai mo te faiga o nisi tiute faka-te-agaga.


Under divine inspiration he wrote: “The kings of earth take their stand and high officials themselves have massed together as one against Jehovah and against his anointed one, saying: ‘Let us tear their bands apart and cast their cords away from us!’” 	 Mai lalo i te takitakiga a te Atua, ne tusi mai a ia: “A olotou tupu mo olotou takitaki e ‵kau fakatasi o ‵teke atu ki te Aliki, e ‵teke atu foki latou ki te tupu ne filifili ne ia, ne fai‵pati ake latou pelā, ‘Ke sē faka‵logo tatou ki a la fakatonuga; ke sē ‵saga foki tatou ki a la pulepulega.’”


For he will turn your son from following me, and they will certainly serve other gods; and Jehovah’s anger will indeed blaze against you, and he will certainly annihilate you in a hurry.” (Deut. 7:3, 4) Centuries later, Ezra the priest declared: “You yourselves have acted unfaithfully in that you gave a dwelling to foreign wives so as to add to the guiltiness of Israel.” 	 (Teutelonome 7:3, 4) Ne fai mai penei te faitaulaga ko Esela i te fia o senitenali mai tua ifo i ei: “A koutou ko oti ne se fakamaoni, tela la, ko aumai ne koutou te agasala ki luga i Isalaelu, i te a‵vagaga a koutou mo fāfine o fenua fakaa‵tea.”


Once this started to happen, the wounds in his heart began to heal. 	 I te taimi ne kamata ei o tupu te mea tenei, ne gasolo foki o ‵lei a pa‵kiaga i tena loto.


(2 Timothy 3:12) If God allows us to be persecuted, he will always give us the strength to endure persecution. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:12) Kafai e talia ne te Atua ke fakasauāgina tatou, ka tuku mai faeloa ne ia te malosi ke mafai ne tatou o kufaki a te fakasauāga.


9 Jesus showed his disciples that the standard of worldly greatness is not the standard of Christlike greatness. 	 9 Ne fakaasi atu ne Iesu ki ana soko me i te tulaga o te takutakua i te lalolagi e se ko te tulaga o te takutakua telā ne fakaasi atu ne ia.


16 What We Learn From Jesus—About “the End” 	 11 Ne Nāi Tino Fua ka Pule Mai, Kae e Maua ne Tino e Tokouke a Mea Aoga Mai i ei


IN THE CONGREGATION 	 I TE FAKAPOTOPOTOGA


Once again, they could enjoy the company of their loved one. 	 Ne mafai ei o toe ‵kau fakatasi latou mo te lotou tino pele.


True Worship Is Motivated by Love, Not Greed 	 E Fai a te Tapuakiga Tonu Ona ko te Alofa, Kae se ko Uiga Kaiū


“You Have Been Washed Clean” 	 “Ko Oti Koutou ne Faka‵ma Mai Otou Agasala”


For more information, see “The Truth About the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,” pages 201-204, in the book What Does the Bible Really Teach? published by Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ke maua a fakamatalaga tai uke atu, ke onoono ki , “Te Akoakoga Tonu e Uiga ki te Tamana, te Tama, mo te Agaga Tapu,” i te itulau e 201-204, i te tusi ko te Ne a Mea e Akoako ‵Tonu Mai i te Tusi Tapu? telā ne ‵lomi ne Molimau a Ieova.


As you do so, you will be rewarded with joy and satisfaction because you are imitating the Great Disciple Maker. 	 Mai te fai penā, ka maua ne koe te fiafia mo te lotomalie me ko fakaakoako eiloa koe ki te Tino Fai Soko Sili.


16 Just as a helmet protects a soldier’s brain, our “hope of salvation” protects our mind, our thinking ability. 	 16 E pelā eiloa mo te puloutau telā e puipui ne ia a te faiai o se sotia, a ‵tou “fakamoemoega o te fakaolataga” e puipui ei ‵tou mafaufau, mo te atamai ke mafaufau faka‵lei.


This incident recorded in the Bible helps us to understand that death is not a means that God uses to transfer humans from earth to heaven. 	 E fesoasoani mai te tala tenei i te Tusi Tapu ke malamalama tatou me i te mate e se ko te auala telā e fakaaogā ne te Atua ke avaka ei a tino mai te lalolagi ki te lagi.


For that matter, if any of us began to ignore the counsel of Jehovah’s Word, we might start to develop attitudes or traits that could result in willful sin and the total loss of divine favor. 	 Kafai e isi se tino i a tatou ko kamata o fakasēaogā ne ia a pati polopoloki i te Muna a Ieova, e mafai o kamata o ati aka ne tatou a kilokiloga mo uiga kolā e mafai o iku atu ki te agasala mo te iloa tonu kae e galo atu i ei te taliaga a te Atua.


Asclepius, a god of medicine, was one of the city’s chief deities. 	 A te atua o vailakau ko Asclepius se tokotasi o atua lauiloa i te fa‵kai tenā.


He does not feel any shame in asking persistently for what he needs. 	 E seki mā eiloa a ia i te fakamolemole ‵soko atu ki te mea telā ne manako malosi a ia ki ei.


15 The Messiah would be given vinegar and gall. 	 15 Ka tuku atu te vinika mo te mea ‵poisini ki te Mesia.


She acted on the basis of righteous principles. 	 Ne gasuesue a ia e ‵tusa mo fakatakitakiga amio‵tonu.


Jehovah is the name of God as revealed in the Bible. 	 Onoono ki te fakamatalaga mai lalo i te Esoto 3:14 i te Tusi Tapu Tauloto.


Are we not moved to be like him in showing kindness to others?—John 13:15. 	 E a, e se fakamalosi aka tatou ke fai pelā mo ia i te fakaasi atu o te alofa atafai ki nisi tino?—Ioane 13:15.


5. What basic point is made at Micah 6:6, 7? 	 5 Ke ‵suke nei tatou ki te Mika 6:6, 7.


Why not ask him or her to demonstrate how this study program is conducted? 	 Kaia e se fesili atu ei koe ki a ia ke fakaasi atu te auala e fai ei se sukesukega penei?


When being tested, Abraham “as good as offered up Isaac, . . . his only-begotten son.” 	 I te taimi ne tofotofo ei a Apelaamo, “ko toka foki a ia o tuku atu tena tama ke fai mō fai tena taulaga.”


“This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved.”—Matthew 3:17. 	 “Tenei eiloa taku Tama, ko taku fagasele telā ko oti ne talia ne au.”—Mataio 3:17.


He himself said that all his earthly work was “very good.” 	 Ne fai mai a ia me ne “fiafia malosi eiloa a ia” ki ana galuega katoa i te lalolagi nei.


4 Previous to this incident, Jehovah had sent his angel Gabriel to the prophet Daniel to convey to him a prophecy concerning the coming of “Messiah the Leader.” 	 4 Mai mua malie o tupu a te mea nei, ne uga atu ne Ieova a tena agelu ko Kapilielu ki te pelofeta ko Tanielu ke fakaasi atu ki a ia se valoaga e uiga ki te oko mai o te “Mesia te Takitaki.”


That should also be true of Christian women. 	 E ‵tau foki o fai penā a fāfine Kelisiano.


9, 10. (a) How can we benefit from certain Scriptural examples? (b) What was wrong with Ananias and Sapphira’s actions? 	 9, 10. (a) E mafai pefea o maua ne tatou a mea aogā mai nisi fakaakoakoga i te Tusi Tapu? (e) Kaia ne sē ‵lei ei a faifaiga a Anania mo Safaila?


When given an opportunity to encourage such a person, we must speak in a warm and gentle manner. 	 Kafai e tuku atu se avanoaga ke fakamalosi atu koe ki se tino penā, e ‵tau o fai‵pati atu tatou i se auala alofa kae atafai.


Tired but Not Tiring Out 	 E Fi‵ta Kae sē ‵Fiu


Where We Can Find Good Friends 	 Te Koga e Maua ei a Taugasoa ‵Lei


He built his whole life on faith in God’s promises, even though there was no chance that they would all be fulfilled within his lifetime. 	 Ne fakavae tena olaga kātoa i te fakatuanaki ki fuafuaga a Ieova faitalia me e seai se avanoaga ke mafai o fakataunu katoa i te vaitaimi e ola ei a ia.


Waiting on Jehovah Is a Mark of Faith 	 A te Faka‵tali ki a Ieova se Fakailoga o te Fakatuanaki


We read: “Historic events are often said to have ‘changed everything.’ 	 E faitau tatou penei: “Ko oti ne fakaasi mai me e ‵fuli’ sāle ne mea e ‵tupu a ‘mea katoa.’


What helped him turn around? 	 Se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ke ‵fuli ei a ia?


(Gen. 34:31) But that was not the end of the matter, for Jehovah was displeased. 	 (Kenese 34:31) Kae e se tenā te gataga o te fakalavelave, me ne fanoanoa foki a Ieova.


What prompted Simone, a brother in his mid-40’s, originally from Italy, and his wife, Anna, a sister in her late 30’s, originally from New Zealand, to move to Myanmar? 	 Se a te mea ne fakamalosi aka ne ia a Simone, se taina telā ko 40 tupu ana tausaga, kae se tino Italia, mo tena avaga ko Anna, se tuagane ko 30 tupu ana tausaga, mai Niusila, ke olo atu ki Myanmar?


My feet are his feet!” 	 A oku vae ko fai mo fai ana vae!”


The basic marriage practices of patriarchal times, including polygamy, were regulated by the Mosaic Law. 	 Ne fakatulafonogina ne te Tulafono a Mose a faifaiga masani e uiga ki avaga i aso mua, e aofia i ei te avaga ki tino e tokouke.


Young ones need to abide by these as well as by the Scriptural teachings they receive from their parents. 	 E ‵tau eiloa o faka‵logo a tama‵liki ki tulafono konei e pelā foki mo akoakoga i te Tusi Tapu kolā e maua ne latou mai i olotou mātua.


How, in turn, will they put faith in him of whom they have not heard? 	 Kae ka pefea foki o talitonu latou ki a ia, manafai e seki faka‵logo eiloa latou ki a ia?


It is also fitting to pray for Jehovah’s help to get in the right frame of mind. 	 Se mea ‵lei foki ke ‵talo ki a Ieova mō se fesoasoani ke maua se mafaufau ‵lei.


15 By completing Babylon’s massive double walls that his father had started to build, Nebuchadnezzar made the capital city seemingly impregnable. 	 15 Ne fakaoti ne Nepukanesa te atiakaga o te avā pui ‵lasi o Papelonia kolā ne kamata o faka‵tu aka ne tena tamana, kae ne fai ne ia te laumua mo fai se fa‵kai tela e fui fakatakavale.


(Acts 23:11) Paul did just that. 	 (Galuega 23:11) Ne fai eiloa ne Paulo a te mea tenā.


Even young children can be taught to take brief notes during study sessions or congregation meetings. 	 E mafai o akoako atu foki a tama‵liki fo‵liki ke fakamau a manatu toe‵toe i taimi o akoga io me ko fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga.


Then, as we strive to act in harmony with that prayer, we can be confident that Jehovah will “preserve [us] alive in [his] own way.”—Ps. 119:37; Heb. 10:36. 	 I te taimi e taumafai ei tatou o gasue‵sue e ‵tusa mo te ‵talo tenā, e mafai eiloa o tali‵tonu tatou me i a Ieova ka “alofa mai ki a [tatou] pelā eiloa mo [tena] feagaiga.”—Salamo 119:37; Epelu 10:36.


Moreover, “their love and their hate and their jealousy have already perished,” for they cannot express any emotion.—Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6, 10. 	 E se gata i ei “a uiga alofa mo uiga ita o latou ko ‵mate fakatasi atu eiloa mo latou,” me ko se mafai o fakaasi mai ne latou olotou lagonaga.—Failauga 9:5, 6, 10.


14 All Christians should want to move “beyond the primary doctrine about the Christ” and to “press on to maturity.” 	 14 E ma‵nako katoa a Kelisiano ke ga‵solo ki mua “i akoakoga kamata e uiga ki te Keliso” kae “ke na kausaki atu tatou ke ma‵tua ‵lei.”


Reflect also on various reasons why the person who practices fornication “is sinning against his own body.” (1 Cor. 6:18) Now analyze the reasons, and ask yourself: ‘Which is the best course to follow? 	 Ke mafaufau foki ki pogai kese‵kese e “agasala” ei se tino finalalolagi “ki tona foitino.” (1 Kolinito 6:18) Nei la, ke iloilo aka ne koe a pogai, kae fesili ifo: ‘Se a te ‵toe auala ‵lei ke tautali ki ei?


(Acts 15:28, 29; Gal. 4:9-11) Yet, Paul and other Christians did not speak disrespectfully of the Law; they were able to witness in many Jewish communities without interference. 	 (Galu. 15:28, 29; Kala. 4:9-11) Ne āva a Paulo mo nisi Kelisiano ki te Tulafono; ne mafai ei ne latou o molimau atu ki tino Iutaia e aunoa mo se mea e fakalavelave atu.


Better is it that you vow not than that you vow and do not pay.” 	 E sili atu te ‵lei ke se fai sau tautoga, i lō te fai o tau tautoga kae e se tausi ne koe.”


Noah’s family did not know exactly when God would bring the Deluge, but they knew that it would come. 	 Ne seki iloa ne te kāiga o Noa te taimi tonu ka fakaoko mai ei ne te Atua a te Lolo, kae ne iloa ne latou me ka oko mai eiloa.


Do we have modern-day evidence of that? 	 E mata, e isi ne fakamaoniga o te mea tenā i aso nei?


On weekends I worked with a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and assisted its members in the house-to-house ministry. 	 I fakaotiga o vaiaso, ne ga‵lue fakatasi au mo te fakapotopotoga o Molimau a Ieova kae fesoasoani atu ki a latou i te faiga o te galuega talai.


After a householder in Switzerland listened to one of our sisters as she read a scripture, he asked her: “Whom do you represent?” 	 I te otiga ne fakalogologo a te tino i te fale ki te faitauga ne ‵tou tuagane e tokotasi se tusi faitau, ne fesili atu tou tagata ki te tuagane: “Ko oi e sui mai ne koe?”


“Continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely even if anyone has a cause for complaint against another.” 	 “Ke fakatau fa‵ki faeloa koutou i a koutou eiloa kae fakatau fakamagalo atu te suā tino ki te suā tino māfai e isi se pogai e fameo ei se tino ki te suā tino.”


Otherwise, things can go terribly wrong. 	 Kafai e se maua a mea konā, e mafai o iku atu ki mea fakama‵taku.


For example, are there plans to build a new Kingdom Hall that your congregation will use? 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e mata, e isi se fakatokaga ke faite se Fale Tapuaki fou telā ka fakaaoga ne te otou fakapotopotoga?


And many put faith in him. 	 Kae e tokouke a tino ne fakatuanaki atu ki a ia.


It reached The Times of London on May 8, 1920. 	 Ne oko atu foki ki te Times o Lonitona i a Me po 8, 1920.


Reasonableness Is Vital 	 E Tāua a te Loto Malamalama


Three Apostles Who Could Not Keep Awake 8. 	 Apositolo Tokotolu Kolā ne ‵Tō Olotou ‵Moe


Or what portion does a faithful person have with an unbeliever? 	 E se mafai o ‵pau a mea e maua ne te tino talitonu mo te tino sē talitonu.


7 Some may wonder why Jehovah did not prevent humans from taking sides with Satan and from following an alternative plan for governing that was certain to fail. 	 7 E mafau‵fau a nisi tino ki te pogai ne seki puipui ei ne Ieova a tino mai i te ‵kau atu ki a Satani mo te tau‵tali atu ki tena pulega telā ko pili o fakaseai atu.


(Acts 20:35) Serving as a ministerial servant or as an elder provides baptized men with additional ways to give to Jehovah and to the congregation. 	 (Galuega 20:35) A te tavini atu e pelā me se tavini fakafaifeau io me se toeaina, e tuku atu i ei a nisi avanoaga ki tāgata papatiso ke tuku atu fua olotou mea ki a Ieova mo te fakapotopotoga.


What else can you do to remain spiritually alert and strengthen your relationship with God? 	 Ne a foki a nisi mea e mafai ne koe o fai ke tumau tou matapulapula i te feitu faka-te-agaga kae fakamalosi aka tou fesokotakiga mo te Atua?


“Tell Us, When Will These Things Be?” 	 “Fai Mai Aka Ki A Matou, Ka ‵Tupu Mafea A Mea Konei?”


Acting on his desire, Satan approached the woman. 	 E ‵tusa mo ana manakoga, ne fanatu ei a Satani ki te fafine.


Likely you were not conscious of many of them a moment ago. 	 Kāti ne seki lagona ne koe a te ukega o leo konā i nāi minute fua ko ‵teka.


(Eccl. 5:4, 5) At an appropriate time and in a kind manner, remind your child of those facts. 	 (Fai. 5:4, 5) I se taimi ‵lei mo se auala ‵lei, fakamasaua atu ki tau tama a manatu ‵tonu konā.


Without it, we have no relationship with Jehovah and no real hope. 	 E aunoa mo te mea tenā, e se mafai o maua ne tatou se fesokotakiga ‵lei mo Ieova mo se fakamoemoega tonu.


Is he being disloyal? 	 E mata, ko se fakamaoni a ia?


Some people find it difficult to love God. 	 Ko oko eiloa i te faigata ki nisi tino ke a‵lofa ki te Atua.


In fact, it is noteworthy that the counsel to “be vigilant with a view to prayers” comes from Peter. 	 A te tonuga loa, e tāua a te mea tenei me ne fai mai ne Petelu a pati fakatonutonu, “ke mataala kae ‵talo malosi.”


Finally, Jehovah acts! 	 Fakamuli loa, ne tali atu a Ieova ki te ‵talo tenā!


It is “The Way,” the only successful way of life and of pleasing God. 	 Tenā loa te “Ala Tonu,” ko te auala tonu fua e tasi ki te ola mo te fakafiafia atu ki te Atua.


As recorded at Matthew 23:37, for example, Jesus referred to the inhabitants of Jerusalem as her “children,” even though the majority were adults. 	 E pelā mo te mea e tusi i te Mataio 23:37, ne fakasino atu a Iesu ki tino o Ielusalema e pelā me ne ana ‘tama‵liki,’ e tiga eiloa te tokoukega i a latou ne tino ma‵tua.


The rocking would ultimately “overthrow the throne of kingdoms and annihilate the strength of the kingdoms of the nations.”—Haggai 2:22. 	 E fakaoti eiloa te lūlūga tenā ki te ‘fakatakavalega o tupu o malo kae fakagata atu foki ei a olotou malosi pule.’—Hakai 2:22.


Does our lifestyle demonstrate that we put Kingdom interests first? 	 E mata, e fakaasi atu i ‵tou vaegā olaga me e fakamuamua ne tatou a manakoga o te Malo?


(Romans 8:21) Only the peaceable can have such a hope. 	 (Loma 8:21) Ko tino filemu fua e maua ne latou se vaegā fakamoemoega penā.


She soon accompanied him to Canaan and became Isaac’s beloved wife. 	 E seki leva kae ne olo atu ei lāua mo tou fafine ki Kanana kae ne fai mo fai te avaga pele a Isaako.


Jeremiah stayed faithful in spite of atrocious treatment 	 E ‵tau o kilo atu pefea tatou ki ‵tou olaga i aso takitasi?


5:26; 6:53—What does it mean to have ‘life in oneself’? 	 5:26; 6:53—Se a te uiga o te mauaga o te ‘ola i se tino’?


We do not focus solely on the judicial consequences that an act of wrongdoing might bring. 	 E se mafau‵fau fua tatou ki ikuga o te fakamasinoga telā e mafai o fai ne te fakapotopotoga ona ko te faiga o se amioga masei.


What were some of Timothy’s responsibilities as a minister? 	 Ne a nisi tiute o Timoteo e pelā me se faifeau?


“My Struggle With Endometriosis.”—Awake!, July 22, 2000. 	 12. Ne a fakatakitakiga faka-te-Tusi Tapu e fesoasoani mai ei ke fai ne tatou a fakaikuga ‵lei māfai e manakogina a faka‵leiga fakatokita?


At first glance, our prospects may seem bleak. Young Christians in particular may appear to be vulnerable. 	 Ona ko te foliga sē mautinoa o te fakamoemoega i te taimi muamua, e mafai eiloa o mafau‵fau a talavou Kelisiano me ka se manumalo latou i te taua tenei.


Why can we be sure of this? 	 Kaia e tali‵tonu ei tatou ki te mea nei?


They cared for us as if we had known them from childhood. 	 Ne tausi mai latou ki a māua e pelā eiloa me ne masani matou mai te fo‵likiga.


Now she really misses her personal study if for some reason she cannot get to it. 	 Nei la, e fanoanoa malosi a ia māfai ko isi se pogai ‵tau ke se fai ana sukesukega totino.


And all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.” 	 E tu au i mua o tino katoa o te lalolagi, o ‵vae ne au ki vaega e lua, e pela mo te tausi mamoe e ‵vae keatea ne ia a mamoe mai kouti.”


We can draw what important lessons from the accounts of the first Passover and the Exodus? 	 Ne a akoakoga tāua e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai i tala o te Paseka muamua mo te Faka‵saoga?


For example, in Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son, when the son returned home and offered a heartfelt apology, the father was more than ready to receive him back into the household. 	 E pelā mo te tala fakatusa a Iesu ki te tamaliki fakamāumāu mea, i te taimi ne foki atu i ei te tamaliki tenā ki te fale o tena tamana kae fakatoese atu mo tena loto kātoa, ko leva eiloa ne toka tena tamana ke toe talia mai a ia ki te lotou kāiga.


Accommodations were always in brothers’ homes. 	 Ne nofo faeloa au i fale o taina i taimi e fai ei aku asiga.


If people do go to heaven, what will they do there? 	 Kafai e olo atu eiloa a tino ki te lagi, ne a mea ka fai ne latou i konā?


Also, my brothers and sisters tell me that they took courage when I faced Dad’s opposition without giving up. 	 Ne fai mai foki oku taina mo tuagane me ne loto ma‵losi eiloa latou ona ko te mea ne seki ‵fiu vave au i te fakafesagai atu ki ‵tekemaiga mai toku tamana.


That endorsement for “Christianity” comes from English writer and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg. 	 Ne tuku mai ne Melvyn Bragg, se tino tusitala kae fakasalalau tala i televise i Egelani, a te fakatalitonuga tenā e uiga ki “te Lotu Kelisiano.”


Jehovah’s Answer to a Heartfelt Prayer 	 Te Tali a Ieova ki se ‵Talo mo te Loto Kātoa


For a complete account, see 1999 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, pages 171-212. 	 Ko te mea ke maua te tala kātoa ki ei, ke onoono ki te 1999 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, te itulau e 171-212.


12 If we hate what is wrong, we will not allow a desire for wrong things to grow in our hearts. 	 12 Kafai e takalia‵lia tatou ki te mea masei, ka sē talia eiloa ne tatou ke ola a manakoga ma‵sei i ‵tou loto.


What plan did she come up with? 	 Se a te aofaga ne fai ne ia?


If you have not yet started to proclaim the good news publicly, your long-term goal might be to become a Kingdom publisher. 	 Kafai e seki kamata o folafola atu ne koe a te tala ‵lei i mua o tino katoa, a tou fakamoemoega tumau ke fai koe mo fai se tino talai o te Malo.


If we have similar love for God and live up to his requirements, he will safeguard us. 	 Kafai e penā foki a ‵tou a‵lofa ki te Atua kae ola e ‵tusa mo ana fakatakitakiga, ka puipui eiloa ne ia tatou.


Jesus promised: “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 	 Ne folafola mai a Iesu, penei: “Ka iloa ne koutou te munatonu, ko te munatonu foki ka fakasaoloto ne ia koutou.”


(Deuteronomy 6:7) Fathers in particular are instructed to provide their children with moral guidance and loving discipline. 	 (Teutelonome 6:7) E fakatonu fakapitoa atu foki ki tamana ke akoako olotou tama‵liki ki mea tau amioga kae polopoloki atu foki mo te alofa.


Laughter at an inappropriate time is as irritating and useless as the crackling of thorns burning under a pot. 	 A te katakata valea i taimi sē ‵tau, e ‵pau eiloa tena fakaitaita tino mo tena sē aogā mo te pake‵ke mai o lakau makai‵kai kolā e tafu ki te afi.


These are all taken from the Sermon on the Mount. 	 Ne māfua mai katoa a pati konā mai te Lauga i te Mauga.


For example, an older sister needs courage if she is asked to talk to a younger sister about modest dress. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e manakogina ne se tuagane matua te loto toa māfai e faipati atu a ia ki se tuagane talavou e uiga ki teuga ‵tau.


Accordingly, because Jehovah is compassionate, interest in others’ well-being is rooted in human nature. Even those who do not know the true God often show compassion. 	 Tela la, ona ko Ieova e alofa atafai, a te fiafia ke fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino ko oti ne ‵toki i loto i a tatou, ke oko foki loa ki tino kolā e se iloa ne latou a te Atua tonu, e fakaasi atu faeloa ne latou a te alofa atafai.


(John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16, 17) Additionally, true Christians proclaim the Kingdom of God as man’s only hope for everlasting life on a paradise earth. 	 (Ioane 17:17; 2 Timoteo 3:16, 17) E se gata i ei, e folafola atu ne Kelisiano ‵tonu a te Malo o te Atua e pelā me ko te fakamoemoega fua e tasi mo te ola se-gata-mai i se lalolagi palataiso.


One way to do this is to take time to read his Word. 	 E tasi te auala ke fai penā, ko te fakaavanoaga o te taimi ke faitau ki tena Muna.


And what is that will? 	 Kae se a te loto o te Atua?


MEANINGFUL EMBLEMS 	 TE UIGA O TE FALAOA MO TE UAINA


When her son, John, was born, Zechariah could not speak because he had been struck with speechlessness for questioning God’s angel. 	 I te taimi ne fanau mai ei tena tama, ko Ioane, ne seki mafai ne Sakalia o faipati ona ko te mea ne gūgū a ia mō te fakafesilisiliga ne ia o te agelu a te Atua.


(Exodus 6:3; Psalm 83:18) Thereafter, he used the name Jehovah when he prayed, and his prayers became much more personal. 	 (Esoto 6:3; Salamo 83:18) Mai tua ifo i konā, ne fakaaogā ne ia te igoa o Ieova māfai ko ‵talo a ia, kae ne momea aka te ‵lei o ana ‵talo.


(Zeph. 1:14) Satan blinds people’s minds through the world empire of false religion. 	 (Sefa. 1:14) E fakapouli ne Satani a mafaufauga o tino e auala i lotu ‵se.


The error even crept into the influential English King James Version! 	 Ne toe aofia foki a te mea ‵se tenā i te lōmiga o te Tusi Tapu palagi ko te King James!


(Matthew 4:8, 10) Likewise, Satan tempts Christians to seek glory for themselves. 	 (Mataio 4:8, 10) E penā foki loa i aso nei, e fakaosooso ne Satani a Kelisiano ke fia takutakua latou.


Notice that it was the singing that initially attracted Brother Russell to the meeting. 	 Mafaufau la me ko pese kolā ne fai ei ke fanatu a te taina ko Lasalo ki te fakatasiga.


Let us, then, continue to walk as Jesus walked. 	 Telā la, ke na tumau eiloa tatou i te ola i te auala ne ola ei a Iesu.


Greenspan recalled from his student days a statement by Economics Professor Benjamin M. Anderson (1886-1949): “Those who have an adult’s recollection and an adult’s understanding of the world which preceded World War I look back upon it with a great nostalgia. 	 Ne masaua ne Greenspan a pati a te Economics Professor Benjamin M. Anderson a koi nofo a ia i te iuniveseti (1886-1949): “A tino ma‵tua kolā koi masaua kae malamalama foki e uiga ki te tulaga o te lalolagi i aso mai mua i te Taua Muamua a te Lalolagi ka fia ‵foki malosi atu eiloa ki ei.


(Luke 16:9; 1 Corinthians 16:1, 2) We can look for opportunities to show hospitality to others. 	 (Luka 16:9; 1 Kolinito 16:1, 2) E mafai o ‵sala aka ne tatou a avanoaga ke fakaasi atu i ei te uiga talimālō ki nisi tino.


• How might we make everlasting friends? 	 • E mafai pefea ne tatou o maua a taugasoa kolā e tumau ki te se-gata-mai?


Still others may face the scorn of members of the community or of family members if they receive us favorably. 	 Kae e mafai o fakafesagai atu a nisi tino ki fakatauemuga mai tino io me ko olotou kāiga māfai e talia ne latou a tatou.


What does this strange beast represent? 	 Se a te mea e fakauiga ki ei a te manu fekai fakaofoofogia tenei?


(John 5:17) ‘From time indefinite to time indefinite Jehovah is God.’ 	 (Ioane 5:17) A Ieova ko te Atua “mai mua loa, kae ka fai loa koe mo Atua ki te se gata mai.”


(Ps. 9:10) If we truly know Jehovah and look to his name with respect for what it stands for, we will trust in him just as did his faithful servants of old. 	 (Salamo 9:10) Kafai e iloa tonu ne tatou a Ieova kae ‵kilo atu mo te āva ki tena igoa mo tena uiga tāua, ka tali‵tonu eiloa tatou ki a ia e pelā eiloa mo ana tavini fakamaoni i aso mua.


“Good day, highly favored one, Jehovah is with you” was the angel’s greeting. 	 A te Aliki e fakatasi mo koe, me ko oti ne fakamanuia atu ki a koe!” ko pati fakafeiloai a te agelu.


The city of Jericho is “tightly shut up . . . , no one going out and no one entering.” 	 A mataloa o te fa‵kai o Ieliko ne “‵pono katoa kae tausi faka‵lei . . . , e seai se tino e mafai o ulu ki loto, seai foki se tino e mafai o ulu ki tua.”


15 In lands around the globe, only Jehovah’s Witnesses have adopted God’s way of thinking as a group. 	 15 I te lalolagi kātoa, ko Molimau a Ieova fua e tau‵tali tonu i mafaufauga o te Atua e uiga ki tino mai i atufenua katoa.


[Picture on page 8] 	 [Fakamatalaga o te Ata i te itulau e 14]


(Psalm 51:11) However, if we are deeply grieved over a sin we have committed, it is very likely that we are truly repentant. 	 (Salamo 51:11) Kae kafai e fanoa‵noa malosi tatou ona ko te agasala ne fai ne tatou, kāti ko maua eiloa ne tatou te salamō tonu.


We all go through life with its many ups and downs and at times feel distressed, even depressed. 	 E ola tatou katoa i se olaga telā e uke a mea faiga‵ta e fe‵paki mo tatou kae i nisi taimi e fanoa‵noa, kae e mafai foki o māfatia ‵tou mafaufau.


How can that be avoided? 	 E mafai pefea o ‵kalo keatea tatou mai te mea tenā?


(Read 2 Chronicles 26:3-5, 16-21.) 	 (Faitau te 2 Nofoaiga Tupu 26:3-5, 16-21.)


For what is the great crowd being trained? 	 Se a te mea ko fakamasani nei ki ei a te vaitino tokouke?


(Eph. 2:2) This spirit influences most humans to adopt a common attitude—simply follow the crowd. 	 (Efe. 2:2) E fakamalosi aka ne te agaga tenei a te tokoukega o tino ke talia ne latou te kilokiloga masani tenei—ke tau‵tali atu fua i te tokoukega.


One answer was a home on wheels. 	 A te tali e tasi ki ei ko te fale e isi ne teka.


So why does he at times allow adversity to continue? 	 Tela la, kaia e talia ei ne ia i nisi taimi ke tumau a fakalavelave?


11, 12. (a) How did the psalmist overcome his doubts, and what does this teach us? (b) What has helped you arrive at the same conclusion as the psalmist? 	 11, 12. (a) Ne mafai pefea o manumalo a te faisalamo i ana manatu fakalotolotolua, kae se a te mea e akoako mai i ei ki a tatou? (e) Se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ki a koe ke ‵pau tau kilokiloga mo te faisalamo?


Remember that you do not have to be ashamed of your tears. 	 Masaua me e se ‵tau o ma koe māfai e tagi koe.


The apostles Paul and Peter acknowledged and appreciated the faithful efforts of their fellow worshipers. 	 Ne matea ne te avā apositolo ko Paulo mo Petelu a te fakamaoni o la taina tapuaki kae ne fakatāua ne laua te mea tenā.


17 Jehovah promises to care for us materially. 	 17 E tauto mai Ieova ke tausi ne ia tatou i te feitu faka-te-foitino.


(James 3:8) A peacemaker uses his tongue to build up rather than to tear down.—Proverbs 12:18. 13, 14. 	 (Iakopo 3:8) E fakaaogā ne te tino fakatupu filemu tena gutu ke fakamalosi aka ei a tino kae e se ko te faka‵tuka atu ki ei.—Faataoto 12:18.


The hardest change for me was developing the correct view of civic organizations. 	 A te ‵fuliga telā ne faigata ki a au ko te atiakaga o se kilokiloga tonu ki fakapotopotoga kolā e ‵tu mō te saolotoga o tino mo manu.


The inside of the seemingly immovable tree had rotted out, and the storm had merely exposed that unseen deterioration. 	 Ko oti ne kamata o pala te foitino i loto o te lakau tenā kae ne fakaasi faka‵sau mai ne te matagi malosi a te foitino pala o te lakau telā e seki lavea atu.


For one thing, God’s inspired Word says: “The fruitage of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, [and] self-control.” 	 E tasi te mea, e fai mai te Muna fakaosofia a te Atua penei: “Ka ko fua o te Agaga, ko te alofa, te fiafia, te filemu, te kufaki, te mataalofa, te ‵lei, te fakamaoni, te loto malalo, mo te loto pulea.”


The tender affection and practical assistance rendered by such caring brothers and sisters are all manifestations of “God’s undeserved kindness expressed in various ways.”—Read 1 Peter 4:11. 	 A te alofa mo te fesoasoani telā ne fakaasi atu ne taina mo tuagane loto a‵lofa penā ne fakaasiga katoa o “meaalofa kese‵kese o te alofa tauanoa o te Atua.”—Faitau te 1 Petelu 4:11.


2 Let us now consider Psalm 119:89-176. 	 2 Ke na mafau‵fau nei tatou ki te Salamo 119:89-176.


15 What excellent examples these ancient gatherings provide for God’s people today! 	 15 Ko oko eiloa i te ‵gali o fakaakoakoga e tuku mai ne maopoopoga mua konei ki tino o te Atua i aso nei!


(Matthew 19:3-6) If they never existed and the garden in which they lived was a mere myth, then either Jesus was deceived or he was a liar. 	 (Mataio 19:3-6) Kafai ne seki ola eiloa lāua kae ko te fatoaga ne ‵nofo lāua i ei se tala ‵kai fua, ko tena uiga ko fakaloiloigina a Iesu io me ko fai a ia mo fai se tino loi.


As the end of their Teacher’s earthly life drew near, though, they still had much to learn. 	 I te taimi ko pili ei o palele atu te olaga o te lotou Faiakoga i te lalolagi nei, koi uke a mea seki iloa ne latou.


Why did a shepherd at times need to show extra patience and tenderness? 	 Kaia e manakogina ei i nisi taimi ke fakaasi atu ne te tausi mamoe te loto kufaki mo te atafai?


HAVE you ever looked up at the starry heavens on a clear night and been filled with wonder? 	 E MATA, kai kilo atu koe ki te lagi telā ko ‵fonu i fetu i se po sē kaumanā, kae ofo malosi koe i ei?


There is no doubt that Jehovah supports his loyal servants. 	 E seai se fakalotolotolua me ka ‵lago atu eiloa a Ieova ki ana tavini fakamaoni.


Safeguard Your Inheritance by Making Wise Choices 	 Puipui Tou Tofi Mai Te Faiga O Filifiliga ‵Poto


In fact, there is no reliable record of anyone receiving that same miraculous power since the death of the apostles. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e seai eiloa ne fakamaoniga tonu me ne maua ne so se tino a te ‵mana fakavavega foki eiloa tenā talu mai te taimi ne ‵mate atu ei te kau apositolo.


They are already nearly seven million strong, in at least 235 lands and in some 100,000 congregations. 	 Ko tai kātoa nei te fitu miliona o latou, i atufenua e 235 mo fakapotopotoga e 100,000.


17 We can avoid being choked by anxiety if we obey Jesus’ command: “Keep on, then, seeking first the kingdom and [God’s] righteousness.” 	 17 E mafai o se ola sai‵tia tatou ona ko te manavase māfai e faka‵logo ki te fakatonuga a Iesu: “Ke mua koutou o ‵sala tena Malo mo tena amiotonu [o te Atua].”


[Picture on page 19] 	 I auala fea e taui atu ei ne Ieova a latou kolā e a‵lofa ki a ia? 19.


Do you see any priority for the apostles? 10, 11. (a) When sending out the apostles, what did Jesus tell them to do? (b) In the setting of sending out the apostles, what was the focus? 	 10, 11. (a) I te ugaatuga ne ia o te kau apositolo, se a te mea ne fakatonu atu ne Iesu ki a latou ke fai? (e) Se a te mea telā ne faka‵mafa mai i te taimi ne uga atu ei te kau apositolo?


“Jesus Christ, to me, is the outstanding personality of all time, all history, both as Son of God and as Son of Man. 	 “I taku kilokiloga, e fai eiloa a Iesu Keliso mo fai te ‵toe tino ‵gali ana uiga i taimi katoa, i tala mua katoa, e pelā me ko te Tama a te Atua mo te Tama a te Tagata.


Regarding each servant of God, Paul wrote: “To his own master he stands or falls.” 	 E uiga ki tavini taki tokotasi o te Atua, ne tusi mai a Paulo: “Ko te Atua fua e fakamasino ne ia me ko ia e iloa ne ia me e ‵lei me e masei.”


Then we will discuss them together. 	 Ko sau‵tala fakatasi ei tatou ki ei.


After mentioning the Ten Commandments and other regulations that Jehovah had given the nation, Moses made the powerful declaration found at Deuteronomy 6:4, 5. (Read.) 	 Mai tua o te ‵takuatuga o Tulafono e Sefulu mo nisi fakatonuga kolā ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki te fenua, ne fai atu ei ne Mose a pati konā i te Teutelonome 6:4, 5, NW.* (Faitau.)


Although “she had been put to many pains by many physicians and had spent all her resources,” she actually got worse. 	 E tiga eiloa “e uke a mea ne fi‵ta ei a ia i tokita, palele ana koloa ne fakamāumāu,” ne gasolo aka eiloa o masei tena masaki.


When they seek advice, however, the sheer volume of counsel on the subject may swamp them further. 	 Kae kafai e ‵sala atu latou ki pati fakatonutonu, e mafai o ‵numi latou i manatu kese‵kese e uke kolā e lagona io me fai‵tau ne latou.


To strengthen one’s hands can have the sense of being encouraged, fortified, and empowered for action. 	 Ke fakamalosi a lima o se tino e fakauiga me ko oti ne maua ne ia a fakamalosiga, ko malosi ‵ki, kae ko toka ke fai ne ia se mea.


A Sound Basis for Hope 	 Se Fakavae Tonu mō Fakamoemoega


However, God finds no pleasure in the death of the wicked one. 	 Kae e se fiafia a Ieova ke mate se tino amio masei.


(Eph. 5:16) Can we apply this principle so as to have more time to assist with work in behalf of the Kingdom? Kingdom publishers at a Kingdom Hall in Kenya, Africa 	 (Efe. 5:16) E mata, e mafai ne tatou o fakaaoga a te fakatakitakiga tenei ko te mea ke uke atu a taimi e maua ne tatou o fesoasoani ki galuega o te Malo?


What will help you to accomplish this? 	 Se a te mea ka fesoasoani atu ki a koe ke fai penā?


4 We are living during the time of the final fulfillment of Jesus’ prophecy. 	 4 Ko ola nei tatou i te taimi o te fakataunuga fakaoti o te valoaga a Iesu.


Not surprisingly, the study also found that “vulgar language is increasing dramatically as well.” 	 E se gata i ei, ne maua aka foki ne sukesukega kolā ne fai me “ko fanaka eiloa ki luga te fakaaogāga o pati ma‵sei.”


Jehovah provides spiritual protection 	 I te 2003, e mafai pefea o masaua faeloa ne tatou a te tusi siki fakavae mō te tausaga, kae se a la te ikuga?


For instance, he caused Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar to have a dream of an immense image that was made of various metals. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne fai ne ia a te tupu ko Nepukanesa mai Papelonia ke moemiti e uiga ki se ma‵tugā tupua lasi ‵ki telā ne faite ki fiti kese‵kese.


If not, can I yield to the request?’ 	 Kafai e se penā loa, e mafai o talia ne au te fakamolemole tenā?’


January 30, 2012–February 5, 2012 	 FEPUALI 27, 2012–MATI 4, 2012


Such commendation and encouragement can do so much good! 	 A vaegā pati fakamālō mo pati fakamalosi penā e mafai o aoga malosi!


It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite.”—Daniel 2:44. 	 Ka fakatakavale ne ia a malo katoa konā, kae ka tumau ki te se gata mai.”—Tanielu 2:44.


This is where making a personal examination of the heart may help. 	 Tenei te suā mea e manakogina, ko te faiga o se iloiloga totino ki te loto.


In 1953 she was released and right away resumed her preaching work. 	 I te 1953, ne toe fakasaoloto tou fafine kae ne kamata fakavave tena galuega talai.


(Romans 8:6) Such “minding of the flesh” means being controlled and motivated by the desires of the fallen flesh. 	 (Loma 8:6) A te ‘tuku atu o te mafaufau ki mea e manako ki ei te foitino’ e fakauiga ki te pule mai mo te takitaki mai o manakoga o te foitino agasala ki a tatou.


16 But Jesus himself indicated that this work would continue into the time of the end. 	 16 Kae ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu me ka tumau eiloa a te faiga o te galuega tenei ke oko eiloa ki te taimi o te gataga.


(Ecclesiastes 9:11; 12:1-7; 1 Timothy 5:3, 8) We can be certain that Jehovah will not forget the good things we do for others, regardless of their age or circumstances. 	 (Failauga 9:11; 12:1-7; 1 Timoteo 5:3, 8) E mafai eiloa o tali‵tonu tatou me ka se puli i a Ieova a mea ‵lei katoa kolā e fai ne tatou mō nisi tino, faitalia me e pefea olotou ma‵tua mo olotou tulaga.


That is how one of Jehovah’s Witnesses felt about the new 320-page book released at the “Zealous Kingdom Proclaimers” District Conventions held during 2002/03. 	 Konā eiloa a lagonaga o se Molimau a Ieova e uiga ki te tusi telā e 320 ana itulau kae ne tala mai i te Fono Lasi ko te “Tino Talai Loto Finafinau” i te 2002/2003.


Do I use alcohol to escape worries, stress, or problems? 	 E mata, e fakaaogā ne au a te kava ke fakamāmā aka ei a mea e manavase au ki ei, io me ko fakalavelave?


You might tactfully ask them: “Are you happier since you stopped attending meetings? 	 E mafai ne koe o fesili atu mo te poto: “E mata, ne sili atu te lū fia‵fia talu mai te taimi ne fakagata aka ei te lū ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga?


Yet, with what zeal men have sought gold, with its artificial and arbitrary value!* With how much more zeal we should seek wisdom, discernment, and understanding of God and his will! 	 Kae ui ei, ne ‵sala ne tāgata mo te loto finafinau a aulo, kolā e se tumau te lotou tāua!* Kae e ‵tau o sili atu te ‵tou loto finafinau ke ‵sala ki te poto, te atamai, te malamalama o te Atua mo tena loto!


This activity has resulted in the most significant movement of modern times—an international brotherhood of over 6,000,000 Christians in more than 230 lands of the earth. 	 Ko oti ne iku atu a te mea tenei ki te mauaga o te ‵toe potukau tāua i aso nei—ko te kau taina o Kelisiano i te lalolagi kātoa telā e silia atu i te toko 6,000,000 i fenua e silia atu i te 230.


WHAT ruler could give his life for his subjects yet live again to rule as king? 	 E iloa pefea ne tatou me ne seki pule katoatoa mai a Keliso i te Malo i te 33 T.A.?


What did the various parts of the image represent? 	 Ne a mea e fakauiga ki ei a vaega kese‵kese o te tupua tenā?


So that any fugitive could find refuge quickly and conveniently. 	 Ko te mea ke mafai o vave kae faigofie te ‵tele atu o so se tino tatino i se auala pasala.


1, 2. (a) What hope is there for those who have died? (b) On what basis do you believe in the resurrection? 	 1, 2. (a) Se a te fakamoemoega mō latou kolā ko oti ne ‵mate? (e) Se a te mea e fakavae ki ei te ‵tou talitonuga e uiga ki te toetu?


Most scholars believe the so-called Gelati Bible, currently kept at the Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts, is a completely new Bible translation made by one of the Gelati or Ikalto scholars. 	 Ne tali‵tonu a te tokoukega o tino a‵koga me i te Tusi Tapu Gelati, telā ne tausi fakamuli fua i te Georgian National Centre of Manuscript, se ‵fuliga fou o te Tusi Tapu ne fai ne se tokotasi o tino akoga mai Gelati io me ko Ikalto.


How may obedience save your life? 	 E mafai pefea o fakasao koe ne tou fakalogo?


On Earth or in Heaven? 	 I te Lalolagi io me ko te Lagi?


In fact, disrespect is the order of the day. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ko lauiloa a te sē āva i aso nei.


Yet, the Bible says: “We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the power beyond what is normal may be God’s and not that out of ourselves.” (2 Corinthians 4:7) Yes, we will get tired, but may we never tire out or give up. 	 Ne fai ne te Atua penei o fakaasi i te mana e o ia, kae se e o tatou.” (2 Kolinito 4:7) E tonu, ka fi‵ta kae ka sē ‵fiu eiloa tatou.


This article will consider three of the many important lessons that Jesus taught his disciples. 	 Ka fakamatala mai i te mataupu tenei a akoakoga e tolu mai i te fia o nisi akoakoga tāua kolā ne akoako atu ne Iesu ki ana soko.


(Rom. 15:1-3) So, then, to what extent will we apply that apostolic counsel and give of ourselves in imitation of Christ? 	 (Loma 15:1-3) Tela la, e ‵tusa mo pati a te apositolo, e pefea te uke o mea e loto fia‵fia tatou o tiaki ke fakaakoako atu ei ki a Keliso?


17 Are you among those who are not now actively serving God? 	 17 E mata, e aofia koe i tino kolā ko se tavini atu nei ki te Atua?


This is the hereditary possession of the servants of Jehovah, and their righteousness is from me.” 	 (Isaia 54:1 17) Ne lavea atu te ‵tonu o te tautoga tenei i mea ne ‵tupu ki tino o Ieova i te lalolagi kātoa i “aso fakaoti” konei.


3 Courage has been defined as “spiritual, emotional, and moral fortitude to speak and act without fear in the face of obstacles and dangers.” 	 3 Ne fakamatala manino mai a te loto malosi e pelā me ko te “malosi o faipati atu kae fai a mea e aunoa mo te mataku māfai ko fe‵paki tatou mo fakalavelave mo tulaga fakama‵taku i te feitu faka-te-agaga, lagonaga, mo amioga ‵lei.”


When Moses’ wife, Zipporah, rejoined him in the wilderness, Miriam might have feared that she would no longer be viewed as leading lady in the camp.—Exodus 18:1-5. 	 I te taimi ne fakatasi atu ei te avaga a Mose ko Sepola ki a latou i te vao, kāti ne manavase a Miliama me ka sē toe ‵kilo atu a tino ki a ia e pelā me se takitaki o fāfine.—Esoto 18:1-5.


5 It merits repeating that James tied wisdom to fine conduct. 	 5 Se mea aogā ke toe fai atu me ne ‵soko tasi ne Iakopo a te poto mo amioga ‵lei.


Soon the woman was making fine spiritual progress and was better able to cope with the painful loss of her child. 	 E seki leva kae ne gasolo atu ki mua a te fafine tenā i te feitu faka-te-agaga kae ne mafai ne ia o fa‵ki i te logo‵mae i te galoatuga o tena tama.


Consider what the Bible says about itself: “All the things that were written aforetime were written for our instruction, that through our endurance and through the comfort from the Scriptures we might have hope.” 	 Mafaufau ki pati a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki ei: “Me i mea katoa kolā ne tusi i aso mua ne tusi ke akoako ei tatou, me e auala i te ‵tou kufaki mo fakamafanafanaga mai i Tusitusiga Tapu, ko mafai ei o maua ne tatou a te fakamoemoega.”


It truly was a landmark event in the history of pure worship. 	 Se faigāmea tāua eiloa i tala fakasolopito o te tapuakiga ‵ma.


Regarding ‘the spirit we show,’ what are you personally determined to do? 	 E uiga ki ‘te agaga telā e fakaasi atu ne tatou,’ se a te mea e fakaiku aka ne koe ke fai?


(Ephesians 6:1-3) Notice that being obedient to your parents is considered synonymous with ‘honoring your father and your mother.’ 	 Tenei te tulafono muamua e isi sona taui.” (Efeso 6:1-3) Onoono la, me e ‵pau eiloa te fakalogo ki ou mātua mo te ‘āva ki tou tamana mo tou mātua.’


The apostle Paul, who lived in an era of considerable religious confusion, wrote: “Jehovah knows those who belong to him.” (2 Timothy 2:19; Numbers 16:5) Jehovah takes pride in those “who belong to him.” 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo, telā ne ola i te vaitaimi ne ‵numi valevale ei a tino i mea tau lotu, penei: “E iloa ne te Aliki a latou kolā e a ia.” (2 Timoteo 2:19; Numela 16:5) E fakamatamata a Ieova i tino “kolā e a ia.”


God’s Word indicates that he said: “Look! I am come . . . to do your will, O God.” 	 E fakaasi mai i te Muna a te Atua me ne fai atu a ia: “Tenei au e te Atua, o fai a te mea e loto koe ki ei.”


We want to help our neighbors. 	 E ma‵nako tatou o fesoasoani atu ki ‵tou tuakoi.


“I ponder over your reminders.”—PS. 	 “Au e mafaufau ‵loto ki au fakamasauaga.”—SALA.


(Exodus 12:1-6; Leviticus 23:5) This indicates that Jesus’ death should be commemorated only as often as the Passover—annually—not monthly, weekly, or daily. 11, 12. What does history reveal about early commemorations of the Memorial? 	 (Esoto 12:1-6; Levitiko 23:5) Ko tena uiga, e fakaasi mai ei me i te mate o Iesu e ‵tau fua o fakamanatu fakatasi i tausaga takitasi e pelā mo te Paseka—kae e se i masina, vaiaso io me ko aso katoa.


“Let the peace of the Christ control in your hearts, for you were, in fact, called to it in one body.”—COLOSSIANS 3:15. 1, 2. 	 “Ke pule i otou loto te filemu o Keliso, me ko ia tena ne ana kalagagina koutou i te foitino e tasi.”—KOLOSE 3:15.


Pharaoh said to him: “There is no one as discreet and wise as you are.” 	 Ne fai atu a Falao ki a ia: “E seai eiloa se tino e sili atu tena malamalama io me poto mo tena kilo ‵mao i lō koe.”


Even being a child can be challenging. 	 E faigata foki te olaga o tama‵liki.


18 The same basic principles apply in the family. 	 18 A fakatakitakiga konei e fakagalue foki i loto i te kāiga.


Contemplating the answer will strengthen our faith and our determination to endure. 	 A te mafaufau ki te tali ka fakamalosi aka ei ‵tou fakatuanaki mo ‵tou fakaikuga ke kufaki.


“Teaching Them to Observe All the Things” 	 “Akoako Atu Foki Latou ke Faka‵logo ki Mea Katoa”


Psalm 90:7-9 had what fulfillment upon the Israelites? 14 As to God, the psalmist adds: “We have come to an end in your anger, and by your rage we have been disturbed. 	 14 E fakaopoopo mai a pati a te faisalamo e uiga ki te Atua, penei: “Ko fakamaseigina matou i tou kaitaua; ko ma‵taku foki matou i tou ita lasi.


My doctors had told me that I could not have children, so we were surprised to learn in 1962 that I was expecting! 	 Ne fai mai a oku tokita me sē mafai o isi ne aku tamaliki, kae ne ‵poi māua ke iloa atu me i te 1962, au ko faitama!


The Hebrew word for “vanity” literally means “breath” or “vapor” and suggests a lack of substance, permanence, or enduring value. 	 A te pati Epelu telā e ‵fuli ki te “seai se aogā” e fakauiga tonu eiloa ki te “manava” io me ko te “afusaga” kae fakasino atu ki se mea se tāua, telā e se tumau tena aogā.


7. (a) What did the Jews learn from Jehovah’s discipline? (b) Into what traps did the postexilic Jews fall, and with what result? 	 7. (a) Ne a mea ne tau‵loto ne te kau Iutaia ona ko fakasalaga ne maua ne latou mai i a Ieova? (e) Ne a matāsele ne ‵lave i ei a tino Iutaia i te taimi ne toe ‵foki atu ei latou ki te lotou fenua, kae ne a mea ne iku mai i ei?


Has knowledge increased in the time of the end? 	 E mata, ko oti ne gasolo aka ki mua te mainaga i taimi o te gataga?


Obeying this law helps them to keep overlooking imperfections and to find reasons to love one another. 	 A te fakalogo ki te tulafono tenei e fesoasoani mai ke se ‵kilo atu ki vāivāiga o tino kae ke ‵sala atu ki pogai ke fakatau a‵lofa ei tatou.


(Read Matthew 18:15-17.) 	 (Faitau te Mataio 18:15-17.)


I also came to know Jehovah as a God who gives his servants unfailing support. 	 Ne kamata foki o iloa ne au a Ieova e pelā me ko te Atua telā e tuku mai ne ia te fesoasoani ki ana tavini.


(Titus 3:1, 2) Jesus stated: “Pay back Caesar’s things to Caesar, but God’s things to God.” 	 (Tito 3:1, 2) Ne fai mai Iesu: “E ‵tau mo koutou o fai te otou tiute ki te Malo, pelā foki mo otou tiute ki te Atua.”


(Deut. 33:13) Our ministry can be a blessing to those who respond. 	 (Teu. 33:13) E mafai o fai a te ‵tou galuega talai e pelā me se fakamanuiaga ki a latou kolā etalia ne latou.


This very fact is proof of Jehovah’s absolute confidence in his Son’s loyalty. 	 E fakamaoni mai i te valoaga tenei a te talitonu katoatoa o Ieova ki te fakamaoni o tena Tama.


However, his loyalty was tested when David’s son Absalom won the heart of many and sought to take Jerusalem and the throne. 	 Kae ne tofotofo aka tena fakamaoni i te taimi ne ‵lago atu ei a tino e tokouke ki a Apisaloma, te tama a Tavita, kae taumafai o puke a te fa‵kai o Ielusalema e pelā foki mo tena nofogaaliki.


15 As the end of the growing season neared, there were strong stirrings of interest in Bible truth. 	 15 I te taimi ko pilipili atu ei ki te fakaotiga o te olaakaga o saito mo mouku ma‵sei, ne gasolo aka eiloa o tokouke a tino ko fia‵fia ki te munatonu mai te Tusi Tapu.


But it will also show why you can be confident that life on earth will not end. 	 Kae ka fakaasi mai foki i ei a te pogai e mafai ei koe o talitonu me ka seai se gataga o te olaga i te lalolagi tenei.


Who are these meek ones? 	 Ko oi a tino loto mau‵lalo konei?


14 Jehovah can influence events in order to accomplish his purpose and fulfill it on time. 	 14 E mafai ne Ieova o fai a mea ke ‵tupu ke fakataunu ei ana fuafuaga i te taimi tonu.


The disciple James, Jesus’ half brother, was inspired to tell us: “Be patient then, brothers, until the presence of the Lord.” 	 A te soko ko Iakopo, ko te āfa taina o Iesu, ne fakaosofia ke fai mai ki a tatou: “Tela la, ke kufaki koutou, e oku taina, ke oko ki te fakatasi mai o te Aliki.”


11 The apostle Paul exhorted his Christian brothers in Colossae: “Keep on . . . admonishing one another with psalms, praises to God, spiritual songs with graciousness.” 	 11 Ne fakamalosi atu a te apositolo ko Paulo ki taina Kelisiano i Kolose: “Ke . . . polopoloki atu koutou ki se tino i poto valevale, ke penā foki manafai e ‵pese atu koutou i te loto fakafetai ki te Atua i salamo, mo pese mo kupu faka te agaga.”


Later, they carried placards with such slogans as “Religion is a snare and a racket” and “Serve God and Christ the King.” 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne tauave ne latou a faka‵pulaga mo vaegā tugāpati pelā mo te “A te lotu se malei kae se mea faka‵numi tino foki” mo te “Ke tavini atu ki te Atua mo Keliso te Tupu.”


Not shy about reminding his followers of their responsibility to give, he emphatically states: ‘Tithing isn’t something you do because you can afford it. 	 Ne fakamasaua kae faka‵mafa atu ne ia ki tena kaulotu e aunoa mo te mā a te lotou tiute ke tuku atu olotou tupe, penei: ‘A te tukuatuga o te tasi-vae-sefulu e se se mea e fai ne koe māfai e mafai ne koe o fai.


How can you make sure that love is your honest motive? 	 E mafai pefea o fakamautinoa aka ne koe i te alofa se uiga o koe?


It then makes this remarkable promise: “He will draw close to you.” 	 Tenā ne fai mai ei a te tautoga fakaofoofogia tenei: “Kae ka fakapilipili mai a ia ki a koutou.”


RECEIVING A NEW ASSIGNMENT 	 MAUA SE TOFIGA FOU


26 When Was Ancient Jerusalem Destroyed?—Why It Matters; What the Evidence Shows 	 30 Ke Tauloto Mai te Muna a te Atua—E Mafai Pefea o Fakapilipili Atu Koe ki te Atua?


Regardless of our individual disposition, however, we can cultivate and deepen our desire to learn from Jehovah. 	 Faitalia me e pefea ‵tou uiga masani, e mafai ne tatou o fakamalosi kae faka‵poko aka te ‵tou manakoga ke tauloto ki mea mai i a Ieova.


God’s angel counseled Hagar: “Return to your mistress and humble yourself under her hand.” 	 Ne fakatonu atu te agelu a te Atua ki a Hakala: “Toe foki ki a Salai o tavini ki a ia.”


Truly, this upbuilding association is reason for giving thanks to Jehovah, the one who supplies his spirit to make it possible.—Zephaniah 3:9; Ephesians 3:20, 21. 5, 6. How can we show ourselves thankful for God’s greatest gift, the ransom? 	 E tonu, a te fesokotakiga fakamalosi loto tenei se pogai e tasi ke fakafetai atu ki a Ieova, telā e tuku mai ne ia tena agaga ke maua ei se tulaga penā.—Sefanaia 3:9; Efeso 3:20, 21.


Sowing Seeds of Kingdom Truth 	 Te Tokiga o Fuaga o te Munatonu o te Malo


“Until I expire I shall not take away my integrity from myself!”—JOB 27:5. 	 “E se mafai eiloa o ave keatea ne au toku fakamaoni ke oko eiloa ki toku mate.” —IOPU 27:5, TUSI PAIA, SAMOA.


20 Paul described those bounds at 1 Corinthians 7:2-5. 	 20 Ne fakamatala mai ne Paulo a tapula konā i te 1 Kolinito 7:2-5, NW.


When I get up in the morning, I say to myself, ‘It’s great—I’m going preaching today!’” 	 Kafai e ala aka au i te tafataeao, e fai ifo au, ‘Ko oko loa i te gali—au e fano talai i te aso nei!’”


(Ps. 51:7, 17) God also helped the writer of Psalm 73, who almost gave up serving Him. 	 (Sala. 51:7, 17) Ne fesoasoani foki te Atua ki te tino ne tusi ne ia te Salamo e 73, telā ne toeitiiti kae tiakina tena taviniga ki a Ia.


With the Israelites poised to enter the Promised Land, Moses was told: “From a distance you will see the land, but you will not go there into the land that I am giving to the sons of Israel.” 	 A koituai o ulu atu a tino Isalaelu ki loto i te Fenua o te Folafolaga, ne fai atu te Atua ki a Mose: “Ka kilo ou mata ki te fenua tenā, mai i te koga ‵mao tenei, kae ka se oko koe ki ei, ko te fenua ne avatu ne au mō tino Isalaelu.”


Do You Find Delight in “the Law of Jehovah”? 	 E Mata, e Fiafia Koe ki ‘Tulafono a Ieova’?


How can you really know God without knowing his name? 	 E mafai pefea o iloa ‵lei ne koe te Atua e aunoa mo te iloa ne koe tena igoa?


By continuing to share in the ministry, I maintained reasonable spiritual health.” 	 Mai te tumau i te kau atu ki te galuega talai, ne maua faeloa ne au te malosi faka-te-agaga.”


Consider the example of the Ethiopian proselyte who was returning home after going to Jerusalem to worship. 	 Mafaufau ki te fakaakoakoga a te tino Aitiope telā ne foki atu ki tena fale mai te fanoga o tapuaki i Ielusalema.


(Kingdom Interlinear) To keep a kettle of water boiling, we need a steady supply of heat. 	 (Kingdom Interlinear) Ke fakatumau a te ‵puna o te vai i se tipōti, e ‵tau o fakatumau ne tatou a te ‵vela e manakogina.


(2 Chron. 34:14) After Jehovah had given instructions on how to set up the tabernacle, “Moses did according to all that Jehovah had commanded him. He did just so.”—Ex. 40:1-16. 	 (2 Nofo. 34:14) Mai tua o te tukuatuga ne Ieova a fakatonuga ke faite te faleie tapu, “ne fai eiloa ne Mose a mea katoa ke pelā eiloa mo te mea ne fakatonu mai ne [Ieova].”—Eso. 40:1-16.


(Deut. 21:22, 23) As far as the Romans were concerned, though, the bodies of executed criminals either were left on the stake to rot or were thrown into a common grave. 	 (Teu. 21:22, 23) Kae e pelā loa mo te mea ne manava‵se ki ei a te kau Loma, ne ‵tau eiloa o tuku tiaki a foitino o tino amio solitulafono i luga i te pou ke pala io me ne ‵pei fua ki loto i se tanuga masani.


Water, spirit, and blood bore witness that “Jesus is the Son of God” 	 Ne fai te vai, te toto mo te agaga e pelā me ne molimau me “i a Iesu ko te Tama a te Atua”


They are of fundamental importance and are likely among the first truths we learned when we began to study God’s Word. 	 A mea konā ko akoakoga fakavae tāua kae ko muna‵tonu muamua foki ne tauloto ne tatou i te kamataga o suke‵suke ki te Muna a te Atua.


May our confidence in the fulfillment of God’s promises influence everything we do. 	 Ke na fakamalosi aka a mea katoa e fai ne tatou ne te ‵tou tali‵tonu ki te fakataunuga o folafolaga a te Atua.


In his first letter, Peter 34 times quoted from ten Bible books.—1 Peter 1:10, 11. 	 I tena tusi muamua, ne siki mai faka-34 taimi ne Petelu a fakamatalaga penā mai nisi tusi e sefulu o te Tusi Tapu.—1 Petelu 1:10, 11.


(John 11:35) But how comforting it is to know that God will call and those in his memory will answer! 	 (Ioane 11:35) Kae e pefea te fakamafanafana mai ke iloa ne tatou me ka kalaga atu te Atua kae ka toe tali mai ne tino kolā e masaua ne ia!


The exiles even had freedom to move about the country. 	 Ne maua foki ne tino kolā ne ave fakapagota a te saolotoga ke oloolo i te fakai.


(Matt. 6:9-13) Jesus “went journeying from city to city and from village to village, preaching and declaring the good news of the kingdom of God.” 	 (Mataio 6:9-13) Ne “malaga Iesu i loto i fa‵kai ‵lasi mo fa‵kai fo‵liki, o takutaku atu te Tala ‵lei e uiga ki te Malo o te Atua.”


5, 6. (a) Our associates can have what effect on us? (b) What association did God’s firstborn Son have in the heavens before coming to earth, and what effect did this have on him? 	 5, 6. (a) Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne ‵tou taugasoa ki a tatou? (e) Se a te fesokotakiga ne maua ne te Afutasi a te Atua i te lagi a koi tuai o vau ki te lalolagi nei, kae ne a mea ne ‵tupu ki a ia ona ko te mea tenā?


There will naturally be some to whom we feel closer than we do to others. 	 Se mea masani me e ‵pili atu tatou ki nisi tino i lō nisi tino.


• What factors should be considered when determining whether a garment or style is suitable? 	 • Ne a mea e ‵tau o mafau‵fau faka‵lei ki ei i te filifiliga o se gatu io me se vaegā teuga telā e fetaui ‵lei?


You would be wasting your time talking with me. 	 Ka māumāu fua ou taimi o faipati mai ki a au.


Because the nearest high school was far away and I needed special care from my parents, I could not complete my schooling. 	 Ona ko te ‵toe akoga maluga pili mai e ‵mao ‵ki eiloa kae manakogina ke tausi au ne oku mātua, ne seki mafai ei o fakaoti aku akoga.


Really, how can we expect things to be otherwise when people abandon all standards or points of reference when it comes to right and wrong? 	 E tonu, e mafai pefea o fakamoe‵moe tatou ke ‵lei a mea māfai ko tiakina ne tino a tulaga io me ko manatu ‵lei katoa i te faiga o olotou filifiliga ki mea ‵lei mo mea ma‵sei?


• How do we learn to hate what is bad? 	 • Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto mai ne tatou mai i a Apelaamo, Iosefa, mo Iopu e uiga ki te mataku ki te Atua?


PRESERVE YOUR CHRISTIAN IDENTITY 	 KE TAUSI TOU ILOGA PELĀ ME SE KELISIANO


A serious Christian would never toy with the emotions of one of the opposite sex.—Prov. 12:22. 	 A te Kelisiano telā e fakatāua ne ia a te fesokotakiga tenā ka se tafao lele eiloa ki lagonaga o tena famau.—Faataoto 12:22.


Before coming to earth, the only-begotten Son of God knew of the prophecy: “Upon him the spirit of Jehovah must settle down, the spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the spirit of counsel and of mightiness, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.” 	 A koi tuai o vau ki te lalolagi, ne iloa ne te Tama e tokotasi a te Atua a te valoaga tenei: “A te agaga o te Aliki ka aumai ne ia ki a ia a te poto, te atamai mo te apo i te pulepulega o ona tino. Ka iloa ne ia te loto o te Aliki, kae ka fakaaloalo foki ki ei.”


Remember, at one point, Moses did not feel qualified for an assignment. 	 Masaua, me ne mafaufau foki a Mose i se taimi e tasi me se fetaui ‵lei a ia mo se galuega ne tuku atu ki a ia.


This growth of the knowledge of God’s Word reminds us of Psalm 147:15, which says: “[Jehovah] is sending his saying to the earth; with speed his word runs.” 	 A te salalauatuga tenei o te iloaga e uiga ki te Muna a te Atua e fakamasaua mai ki a tatou a pati i te Salamo 147:15, telā e fai mai penei: “E fai tena fakatonuga ki te lalolagi, ka ko ana muna kona e fai, e fakataunu fakavave eiloa.”


Each year, many wrongdoers repent and come back to Jehovah’s organization. 	 I tausaga takitasi, e tokouke a tino fai mea ‵se e sala‵mo kae toe ‵foki mai ki te fakapotopotoga a Ieova.


If so, the cherubs guarding the entrance were then free to return to heaven, their 1600-year assignment complete at last.—Genesis 3:22-24. 	 Kafai e penā, ko saoloto ei a kelupi kolā ne tiute i te mataloa o toe ‵foki ki te lagi, ko taunu te lotou tofiga telā e 1600 tausaga te leva.—Kenese 3:22-24. [Ata i te itulau e 13]


(Gen. 6:4, 5, 11; Jude 6) But Jehovah gave him information that infused him with the courage he needed to persevere in his efforts to ‘walk with God.’ 	 (Kene. 6:4, 5, 11; Iuta 6) Kāti ne mafai loa o loto vāivāi a ia. Kae ne tuku atu eiloa ne Ieova ki a ia a fakamatalaga kolā ne fakamalosi atu ki tena loto ke tumau eiloa a ia i ana taumafaiga ke ‘sa‵sale fakatasi a ia mo te Atua.’


If we view ourselves as slaves working humbly in behalf of Jehovah’s dedicated servants, we will treat them with dignity and respect. 	 Kafai e maua ne tatou a te kilokiloga me i a tatou ne tavini kolā e ga‵lue mo te loto maulalo mō tavini tukugina atu a Ieova, ka tausi ne tatou a latou i te fakaaloalo mo te āva.


See The Watchtower, October 15, 2007, pages 26-27. 	 Ke onoono ki Te Faleleoleo Maluga i a Novema 1, 2007, te itulau e 13-14.


(1 Corinthians 4:9) In fact, we should always be appropriately attired. 	 (1 Kolinito 4:9) A te ‵tonuga loa, e ‵tau o fai faka‵lei faeloa ‵tou gatu.


FACT: FAITHFUL ANGELS CARE ABOUT US 	 ALA ‵TONU: E TAUSI MAI A AGELU FAKAMAONI KI A TATOU


Even some neighbors told me, “Araceli, keep going on the way you have chosen!” 	 Nisi tuakoi o oku ne fai mai ki au: “Araceli, tumau eiloa o sasale i te auala telā ne filifili ne koe!”


It will not, for example, help you to live longer. 	 Ka se fesoasoani atu te manavase ke ola leva koe.


Does this mean that the sacrifices, as an integral part of the Law, have lost all meaning for worshipers of God today? 	 E mata, ko tena uiga e seai se uiga tāua o taulaga, kolā ne fai mo fai se vaega masani o te Tulafono, ki tino kolā e tapuaki atu ki te Atua i aso nei?


(Acts 5:28-32, 41, 42) Jehovah’s Witnesses today endeavor to do so as well. 	 (Galuega 5:28-32, 41, 42) E taumafai foki a Molimau a Ieova i aso nei o fai penā.


When the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would have a son even though she was a virgin, the angel told her: “Holy spirit will come upon you, and power of the Most High will overshadow you. 	 I te taimi ne fakailoa atu ei ne te agelu ko Kapilielu ki a Malia me ka fanau mai ne ia se tama tagata faitalia me i a ia se taupou, ne fai atu te agelu: “Ka oko atu ki a koe te agaga tapu, ka nofo foki i a koe te ‵mana o te Atua.


You well know the words of John 3:16: “God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son.” 	 E iloa ‵lei ne koe a pati i te Ioane 3:16: “Me ne penā eiloa o alofa mai te Atua ki te lalolagi, ne tuku mai ei ne ia tena Tama e tokotasi.”


• What assurance can we derive from Jehovah’s past expressions of loving-kindness? 	 • Se a te fakatalitonuga e mafai o maua ne tatou mai fakaasiga o te alofa tumau o Ieova i aso mua?


6 On a later occasion, Saul was encamped for the night, and he and all his men fell into “a deep sleep from Jehovah.” 	 6 I se taimi fakamuli ifo, ne malō‵lō ei a Saulo mo ana tāgata i te po e tasi, kae ne ‘fai ne Ieova ke ‵moe pala‵pala latou.’


(Ps. 9:10) Let us daily keep in mind this inspired assurance: “The name of Jehovah is a strong tower. Into it the righteous runs and is given protection.”—Prov. 18:10. 	 (Salamo 9:10) Ke masaua faeloa ne tatou i aso katoa a te fakatalitonuga tenei i aso takitasi: “A te Aliki [igoa o Ieova] e pelā me se taoa malosi, te koga tenā e olo ki ei a tino amio‵tonu ke ‵sao latou.”—Faataoto 18:10.


What fine example did Jesus set during his earthly ministry? 	 Se a te fakaakoakoga ‵lei ne tuku mai ne Iesu i tena galuega i te lalolagi nei?


From personal observation, George A. Smith wrote in his book The Historical Geography of the Holy Land: “Sometimes we enjoyed our noonday rest beside one of those Judæan wells, to which three or four shepherds come down with their flocks. 	 Mai i ana sukesukega totino, ne tusi mai a George A. Smith i tena tusi ko te Historical Geography of the Holy Land, penei: “I nisi taimi, ko oko eiloa i te gali ke malōlō malie aka matou i tafa o se vaikeli e tasi i Iutaia, telā e o‵mai sāle ei a tausi mamoe e tokotolu io me e tokofa mo olotou lafu mamoe ki ei.