As the prophecy said, “in the final part of the days”—yes, during these “last days.” (2 Timothy 3:1) This would take place before the end of the present wicked system of things while the nations still worshiped false gods. 	 E pelā mo pati i te valoaga, ‘i toe vaega o aso fakaoti’—e tonu, i “aso fakaoti” konei. (2 Timoteo 3:1) E tupu a te mea tenei mai mua o te gataga o te fakanofonofoga masei tenei o mea, a koi tapuaki atu foki i ei a atufenua ki atua ‵se.


It will remove all visible and invisible traces of rebellion against Jehovah’s rightful sovereignty. 	 Ka tapale ne ia kea‵tea so se mea e lavea io me sē lavea ki mata telā e ‵teke atu ki te pulega tonu a Ieova.


16 If we are persecuted, we can be confident that Jehovah will be with us. 	 16 Kafai e fakasauāgina tatou, e mafai eiloa o tali‵tonu tatou me ka fakatasi mai a Ieova ki a tatou.


I feel so much closer to Jehovah and his dear Son now. 	 Ko lagona nei ne au te pili o toku va ki a Ieova mo tena Tama pele.


What stresses exist in the modern workplace? 	 Ne a mea fakafi‵ta e ‵sae aka i koga ga‵lue i aso nei?


(1 John 5:3) This is logical because when we love someone, we rightly fear to hurt him. 	 (1 Ioane 5:3) E faigofie eiloa a te mea tenei me kafai e a‵lofa tatou ki se tino, e ma‵taku foki tatou ma fakalogo‵mae atu ki a ia.


Jehovah makes this promise to those who are loyal to him: “Jehovah is a lover of justice, and he will not leave his loyal ones. 	 Ne fai atu ne Ieova a te folafolaga tenei ki tino kolā e fakamaoni ki a ia: “Me i te Aliki e fiafia ki te mea tonu, e se mafai foki o tuku tiaki ne ia ona tino fakamaoni.


16. Rather than slacken the hand, what attitude should we cultivate? 16 We live in momentous times when world events constantly remind us that we are in the final part of the last days. 	 16 Ko ola nei tatou i toe taimi tu ‵kese kae e fakamasaua mai ne mea kolā e ‵tupu i ‵tou tafa me ko ‵nofo atu nei tatou i toe taimi o aso fakaoti.


At a convention in 2006, Daniel was deeply touched by a talk that raised the question: “Are we doing all we can to help those who are ‘staggering to the slaughter’ to get on the road to everlasting life?” 	 I te fono i te 2006, ne otia malosi a Daniel i se lāuga telā ne fakasae aka ei a te fesili: “E mata, e fai ne tatou te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai ke fesoasoani atu ki a latou kolā ‘ka tamate’ ke olo atu i te auala ki te ola se-gata-mai?”


11 How grateful we should be that Jehovah used his holy spirit to reveal the truth to us and to enable us to exercise faith in the good news! 	 11 Ko oko eiloa i te ‵tou loto fakafetai me ne fakaaoga ne Ieova tena agaga tapu ke fakaasi mai te munatonu ki a tatou kae fai ei ke fakagalue ne tatou te fakatuanaki ki te tala ‵lei!


14 Consider also the distortion of the meaning of the word “kingdom.” 	 14 Ke mafaufau foki ki te faka‵numiga o te uiga o te pati “malo.”


What an Overview Reveals 	 Mea Kolā e Fakaasi Mai i se Iloiloga Toetoe


Why did they follow him after he avoided their efforts to make him a king? 	 Kaia ne tau‵tali atu ei latou ki a ia mai tua o tena ‵teke atu ki olotou taumafaiga ke fai a ia mo fai se tupu?


The robes were given to the individuals whose blood was shed, as it were, on the altar. 	 Ne tuku atu a gatu konā ki tino taki tokotasi kolā ne ma‵ligi olotou toto i se auala fakatusa, i luga i te fatafaitaulaga.


(Hebrews 6:10) Why not? 	 (Epelu 6:10) Kaia?


In the letter to the Romans, the apostle Paul used the word “kingdom” only once, but he used the expression “good news” 12 times. 	 I te tusi a te apositolo ko Paulo ki te kau Loma, ne fakaaoga fakatasi fua ne ia te pati “malo,” kae ne fakaaoga ne ia a te tugapati ko te “tala ‵lei” faka-12 taimi.


Happy Is the Man Who Endures 	 E Fiafia te Tino Telā e Loto Kufaki


8, 9. (a) What makes a God-fearing lifestyle so appealing? (b) What is involved in safeguarding our tongue? 	 8, 9. (a) Kaia e fai ei te olaga mataku ki te Atua e pelā me se mea fakafiafia? (e) Ne a mea e aofia i te puipuiga o ‵tou gutu?


Yes, Jehovah is aware of what we do in private. 	 E tonu, e iloa ne Ieova a mea a tatou e fai i a tatou eiloa.


A civil marriage is usually carried out before a government agent, and it may include both taking marriage vows and signing a registry. 	 A fakaipoipoga kolā e fai i te malo e masani o fai ne se sui o te malo, kae e mafai o aofia i ei te faiga o tautoga mo te sainaga o pepa avaga.


8 Because all humans are imperfect, sooner or later someone is going to say or do something that will offend you. 	 8 Ona ko tino katoa e se ‵lei katoatoa, kāti i se taimi, ka faipati io me fai ne se tino se mea telā ka se fiafia koe ki ei.


We show that we want to take care of our conscience when we build up love for and faith in God, together with a wholesome fear of him. 	 Kafai e ati aka ne tatou a te ‵tou alofa mo te fakatuanaki ki te Atua, fakatasi mo te mataku ‵tau ki a ia, e fakaasi atu i ei ne tatou me e ma‵nako tatou ke puipui ne tatou a te ‵tou loto lagona.


We find spiritual refuge by prayerfully “thinking upon [God’s] name” and by serving him zealously. 	 E maua ne tatou a te koga faka‵lafi faka-te-agaga mai te ‵talo atu mo te “mafaufau faeloa ki te igoa o te Atua” kae tavini atu mo te loto finafinau ki a ia.


Their Kingdom Halls, homes, food supplies, and businesses—practically all that they owned—were destroyed. 	 Ne fakamaseigina a olotou Kingdom Hall, fale, meakai mo pisinisi—toeitiiti ko kope katoa o latou.


How foolish that is! 	 Ko tafaga la te valea o te mea tenā!


12 The Bible Teach book contains an appendix that has 14 topics. 	 12 E aofia i te tusi ko te Akoakoga a te Tusi Tapu a mataupu fakaopoopo e 14.


He asked: “When the Son of man arrives, will he really find this faith on the earth?” 	 Ne fesili atu a ia, penei: “E a, e maua ne au tela ko te Tama a te Tagata a te fakatuanaki i te lalolagi ma vau au?”


(Acts 24:10, 15, 24, 25) But the fact that the resurrection is included as a primary doctrine, one of the “elementary things of the sacred pronouncements of God,” does not mean that it is a simplistic teaching. 	 (Galu. 24:10, 15, 24, 25) Kae ko te manatu me e aofia te toetuga i akoakoga kamata, telā se “akoakoga fakavae o folafolaga tapu mai te Atua,” e se fakauiga i ei me se akoakoga faigofie fua.


(1 Cor. 7:39) If that is your experience, pray for God’s forgiveness and help. 	 (1 Kolinito 7:39) Kafai tenā te mea ko oti ne tupu ki a koe, ‵talo atu mō te fakamagaloga a te Atua mo tena fesoasoani.


For instance, God is not insulted when we ask him to satisfy basic physical needs that keep our bodies healthy. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e se fakaitaita atu ki te Atua māfai e fakamolemole atu tatou ki a ia ke fakama‵lie aka a manakoga faka-te-foitino kolā e tausi ei ‵tou foitino ke ma‵losi.


Settle Differences in a Spirit of Love, May 	 Ke Fakatoka a Va sē ‵Lei i te Agaga o te Alofa, Me


Jehovah had the power to destroy the three rebels—Satan, Adam, and Eve. 	 Ne maua eiloa ne Ieova te ‵mana ke fakaseai atu a tino ‵teke tokotolu konā—Satani, Atamu, mo Eva.


For years such ones longed for the day when Jehovah will put an end to this wicked world. 	 Ne olioli faeloa a vaegā tino penā i te fia tausaga ki te aso telā ka fakaseai ei ne Ieova a te lalolagi masei.


• Deuteronomy 7:7, 8? 	 • Teutelonome 7:7, 8?


• How do we know that God cares about us? 	 • E iloa pefea ne tatou me e atafai mai te Atua ki a tatou?


15 We live in exciting times. 	 15 Ko ola nei tatou i taimi fakafia‵fia.


How can we as individuals take advantage of Jehovah’s patience? 12 Hence, any who feel that the day of Jehovah is delaying are encouraged to heed Peter’s counsel to wait patiently upon Jehovah’s appointed time. 	 12 Tela la, e fakamalosi atu ki tino kolā e ma‵natu aka me ko oko loa te tuai o te aso o Ieova, ke ‵saga tonu atu ki pati a Petelu ke fakatali‵tali mo te kufaki ki te taimi tonu o Ieova.


How will we respond when disciplined? 	 Ka pefea ‵tou faiga māfai e polopoloki tatou?


On the basis of that sacrifice, God could extend mercy, and he could pardon the sins of those who exercise faith in Jesus.—John 3:16; Rom. 6:23. 	 E ‵tusa mo te taulaga tenā, e mafai o fakaasi atu ne te Atua te alofa fakamagalo, ko mafai ei o fakamagalo a agasala a tino kolā e fakatuanaki ki a Iesu.—Ioane 3:16; Loma 6:23.


How Dishonesty Affects You 	 E Pokotia Pefea Koe i te sē Fakamaoni?


If there must be a civil marriage, how would this affect the wedding talk? 	 Kafai e ‵tau o fakaipoipo i te malo, ka pokotia pefea a te lauga o te fakaipoipoga i ei?


What Bible guidelines do you think they applied successfully? 	 Ne a fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu e mafaufau koe me ne fakagalue aka ne latou mo te manuia?


When we commit a serious sin, it often brings reproach on Jehovah’s name and on the congregation. 	 Kafai e fai ne tatou se agasala matagā, e fakamasei i ei te igoa o Ieova mo te fakapotopotoga.


In a vision given to the apostle John, they are described as “a great crowd, which no man was able to number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues.” 	 I se fakaasiga telā ne tuku atu ki te apositolo ko Ioane, ne fakamatala mai a latou e pelā me se “vaitino tokouke, ko se mafai eiloa o faitau a latou katoa ne se tino!


FORGIVENESS 	 LOTO FAKAMAGALO


(Prov. 12:18) Rather, Jehovah dignifies us, appealing to the goodness in our heart and respecting our free will. 	 (Faata. 12:18) I lō te fai penā, e fakatāua ne Ieova a tatou, kae lavea ne ia a mea ‵lei i ‵tou loto kae āva foki ki ‵tou saolotoga.


It had neither bow nor stern, keel nor rudder—no bends or curves. 	 E seai se taumua io me se taumuli, se takele io me se foe—e seai ne maofega io me ne pikopikoga i ei.


Partly because numerous scientists and others tend to promote godless thinking and endorse the theory of evolution. 	 Te pogai e tasi ko saienitisi mo nisi tino ko fakamaluga ne latou a mafaufauga kolā e seki mafua mai i te Atua kae ‵lago atu ki te evolusione.


(Daniel 12:4) Dishonesty and sexual immorality run rampant. 	 (Tanielu 12:4) Ko salalau valevale te sē fakamaoni mo amioga finalalolagi.


What blessing did one brother receive for putting the Kingdom first? 	 Ne a fakamanuiaga ne maua ne se taina tokotasi mai te fakamuamua ne ia te Malo?


3 Why should you be interested in cultivating self-control? 	 3 Kaia e ‵tau ei o saga tonu atu koe ki te atiakaga o te loto pulea?


The psalmist David wrote: “O Hearer of prayer, to you people of all sorts will come. 	 Ne tusi mai te faisalamo ko Tavita, penei: “Te Tino e Lagona ne ia ‵talo, ka ‵mai ki a koe a vaegā tino valevale katoa.


What can parents learn from elderly Samuel? 	 Ne a mea e mafai ne mātua o tauloto mai i te toeaina ko Samuelu?


The Bible Survived Decay 4 	 A te Tusi Tapu ne Sao Mai te Pala 4


12, 13. What realistic view of marriage is encouraged? 	 12, 13. Se a te kilokiloga tonu e uiga ki te fakaipoipoga e fakamalosi mai i konei?


It was fitting, then, that in his letter to Timothy, the apostle Paul specifically mentioned love as one of the qualities in which Timothy was to be exemplary. 	 Ne fetaui ‵lei eiloa ke taku atu ne te apositolo ko Paulo i tena tusi ki a Timoteo a te alofa e pelā me se uiga e tasi telā e ‵tau o fai ne Timoteo se fakaakoakoga ‵lei ki ei.


I had been working in the Royal Dockyard in Chatham as an apprentice shipwright, a coveted position with excellent benefits. 	 Ne galue au i se koga faite vaka i Chatham e pelā me se tino fakaakoako i te faite vaka, se tulaga e maluga kae uke a mea ‵gali e maua mai i ei.


Samuel told him: “You have acted foolishly. 	 Ne fai atu a Samuelu ki a ia: “E se ‵lei tau mea tenā ne fai.


11 Consider the case of Victoria, a Bible student in Liberia. 	 11 Ke mafaufau ki te fakaakoakoga a Victoria, se tino e akoga ki te Tusi Tapu i Liberia.


(Proverbs 23:20) Aged women are cautioned not to be “enslaved to a lot of wine.” 	 (Faataoto 23:20) Ne fakamalosi atu ki loma‵tua ke mo a ma ‘pologa ki te kava.’


When Jehovah’s Witnesses explained to her what the Bible says about honesty, Christine was attracted to the Bible’s moral standards. 	 I te taimi ne fakamatala atu ei ne Molimau a Ieova a muna a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te fakamaoni, ne fiafia malosi a Kilisitina ki amioga ‵lei mai te Tusi Tapu.


He healed the sick, fed the hungry, tamed the elements, even raised the dead. 	 Ne faka‵lei ne ia a tino ma‵saki, fagai ne ia a tino fia‵kai, ne fakafilemu ne ia te matagi mo te tai, ke oko foki eiloa ki te faka‵tuakaga o tino ‵mate.


Those godly youths maintained spiritual cleanness and thus set a fine example. 	 Ne tumau a talavou konā i te ‵ma i te feitu faka-te-agaga kae ne tuku mai i ei ne latou se fakaakoakoga ‵lei.


In 36 C.E., Peter uses the third key, and the free gift of the holy spirit is poured out upon uncircumcised people of the nations.—Acts 10:45. 	 I te 36 T.A., ne fakaaogā ei ne Petelu te tolu o kī, kae ne ‵ligi atu te meaalofa ko te agaga tapu ki luga i tino o fenua fakaa‵tea kolā ne seki pilitome.—Galuega 10:45.


He explained: “Because time and unforeseen occurrence befall them all.”—Ecclesiastes 9:11. 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne ia: “A te malaia e maua ne tino katoa.”—Failauga 9:11.


If not, we have cause for concern. 	 Kafai e sē penā loa, e ‵tau o manavase tatou ki ei.


Why strive to lead a so-called normal life in a system that is soon to end? 	 Kaia e taumafai ei tatou o ola i te vaegā olaga telā e mafaufau a tino me ko te olaga masani māfai ko pili fua o gata a te olaga tenei?


Look! Your king himself comes to you. 	 Kiloke, te otou tupu ko vau ki a koutou!


How did the apostle Paul feel about the good news? 	 E pefea a lagonaga o te apositolo ko Paulo e uiga ki te tala ‵lei?


(Include the box “Making Disciples of Business People.”) 	 (Ke aofia te pokisi, “Te Faiga o Soko i Koga Ga‵lue.”)


2 What can cause us to ask: “How long”? 	 2 Ne a mea e mafai o fai ei tatou ke fai atu se fesili penei: “Se a te leva”?


What two factors governed Jesus’ course of action? 	 Ne a mea e lua ne pule malosi atu ki faifaiga katoa a Iesu?


16 What else did Jesus do? 	 16 Ne a foki a nisi mea ne fai ne Iesu?


You would undoubtedly choose the ship, since it could more effectively negotiate the violent waves. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ka filifili aka ne koe te vaka lasi me e mafai ne ia o folau i se vasa sou penā.


In keeping with the apostle’s words recorded at 2 Peter 1:19-21, such anointed ones and their loyal companions are ‘paying attention to the prophetic word’ and are absolutely certain that this is the time of the end. 	 I te fakalogo atu ki pati a te apositolo kolā ne tusi ki lalo i te 2 Petelu 1:19-21, (NW) ‘ko ‵saga tonu atu’ a tino fakaekegina konā fakatasi mo olotou taugasoa fakamaoni “ki te muna fakapelofeta,” kae e talitonu katoatoa latou me tenei eiloa te taimi o te gataga.


One night he got sick, and I found myself praying to the God I didn’t believe in. 	 I te po e tasi ne masaki ei tou tagata, kae poi aka au i au ko ‵talo ki te Atua telā e se talitonu au ki ei.


On the day that I interpreted for Brother Stewart, he mentioned to the local congregation that the branch office wanted to invite one or two pioneer brothers to come to Bethel. 	 I te aso ne ‵fuli ei ne au te lāuga a te Taina ko Stewart, ne taku atu ne ia ki te fakapotopotoga me e manako te ofisa lagolago o ‵kami se taina paenia e tokotasi io me tokolua ke olo atu ki te Peteli.


How does Genesis 3:15 relate to God’s purpose? 	 E fakasino atu pefea a te Kenese 3:15 ki te fuafuaga a te Atua?


Blessings Now and in the Future 	 Fakamanuiaga Nei mo Aso Mai Mua


4 Jesus felt pity for those around him primarily because of their spiritual needs. 	 4 Ne alofa a Iesu ki tino i ana tafa, kae maise eiloa ona ko olotou manakoga faka-te-agaga.


Jehovah will make sure that pure worship will never be snuffed out. 	 Ka fakamautinoa eiloa ne Ieova ke sē mafai lele o fakaseai a te tapuakiga ‵ma.


When Paul visited Lystra, he found Timothy to be an exemplary Christian, “well reported on by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium.” 	 I te taimi ne āsi atu ei a Paulo ki Lusa, ne iloa aka ne ia me koi fai eiloa a Timoteo mo fai se Kelisiano malosi, telā “ne taku ‵lei a ia ne taina i Lusa mo Ikonio.”


This couple had successfully communicated about a most sensitive family subject, providing a good example for us today. 	 Ne manuia te fesokotakiga a te tauavaga tenei e uiga ki se fakalavelave faigata i te lotou kāiga, kae tuku mai i ei se fakaakoakoga ‵lei mō tatou i aso nei.


That would reflect the thinking of Jesus, who while on earth stated: “I have come down from heaven to do, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me.”—John 6:38. 	 Tenā eiloa te mea ne fai ne Iesu, i te taimi ne nofo ei a ia i te lalolagi, i ana muna: “Me i a au ne vau mai te lagi o fai te loto o ia telā ne uga mai ne ia au kae e se ko toku loto.”—Ioa. 6:38.


Yet, how rewarding when positive results are realized, as they were among the apostles! 	 Kae se mea fakafiafia eiloa māfai ko lavea atu a ikuga ‵lei, e pelā eiloa mo te mea ne tupu ki te kau apositolo!


24 More than six million Witnesses of Jehovah are now busy in over 230 lands. 	 24 E sili atu i te ono miliona o Molimau a Ieova ko ga‵lue malosi nei i atufenua e silia atu i te 230.


We will not squander large amounts of valuable time viewing television. 	 Ka se fakamāumāu ne tatou a te ukega o taimi aoga ke onoono ki te televise.


Yes, all these blessings and more can be yours if you respond and react favorably to the proclamation of the Kingdom good news. 	 E tonu, konā eiloa a fakamanuiaga, e atea foki mo nisi fakamanuiaga aka, kolā e mafai ne koe o maua māfai e talia ne koe te folafolaga o te tala ‵lei e uiga ki te Malo.


Instead, loyalty will move us to act humbly and wait on Jehovah to clarify matters. 	 I lō te fai penā, ka fakamalosi aka tatou ne te fakamaoni ke fakatalitali mo te loto maulalo ki a Ieova ke fakamaina mai ne ia a mea konā.


17 The Memorial season provides us with an opportunity to consider if we are harboring some resentment against any of our brothers or sisters. 	 17 E maua eiloa ne tatou te avanoaga i te vaitau o te Fakamanatuga ke mafau‵fau tatou māfai e tausi ne tatou i ‵tou loto a te ita fakamoemoe ki se taina io me se tuagane.


In ancient Israel, women were also free to have a personal relationship with God. 	 I Isalaelu mua, ne saoloto foki a fāfine ke fesokotaki atu ki te Atua.


Moving away may solve certain problems, but it would probably create other challenges. 	 E ui eiloa e mafai o faka‵lei aka olotou fakalavelave māfai e olo atu latou fakaatea, kae e mafai foki o fakamāfua aka i ei a nisi fakalavelave.


Today, there are many people like Rahab. 	 I aso nei, e uke ‵ki eiloa a tino e pelā mo Lahapa.


We certainly have reason to express sentiments like those of David: “Yours, O Jehovah, are the greatness and the mightiness and the beauty and the excellency and the dignity; for everything in the heavens and in the earth is yours. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me e maua ne tatou se pogai ke fakaasi atu a lagonaga tai ‵pau mo Tavita, telā ne fai mai: “A koe e tafasili i te maluga kae ‵mana, e ‵malu kae sili. A mea katoa i te lagi mo te lalolagi e a koe; a koe se tupu, e pule katoatoa i tino katoa.


Even if there is little positive response, you are having great success. 	 Faitalia me e se tokouke a tino e fia‵fia ki ei, ko magoi ‵ki tau galuega.


“Stop Being Anxious” 	 “Ke se Manava‵se Koutou”


Surely this well expresses the attitude of all dedicated, faithful servants of God!—Acts 5:32. 	 E fakaasi faka‵lei mai i konei a te kilokiloga a tavini tukugina atu kae fakamaoni katoa a te Atua!—Galuega 5:32.


They will not lift up sword, nation against nation, neither will they learn war anymore. 	 A malo ka se toe fai taua; se toe fakatokatoka foki mō se taua.


Consider the words found at Isaiah 49:15. 	 Ke mafaufau ki pati kolā e maua i te Isaia 49:15.


Remember that your sin is not just against another human or the congregation. 	 Ke masaua me e se agasala fua koe ki se isi tino io me ko te fakapotopotoga.


And how gratifying to know that our personal report is included in that worldwide report! 	 Kae e pefea te fakafiafia ke iloa atu me e aofia tau lipoti totino i te lipoti saukātoa tenā!


The Witness gave them, not money, but something better. 	 Ne seki tuku atu ne te Molimau tenā a tupe ki a laua, kae ne tuku atu ne ia se mea e sili atu i te aogā ki a laua.


(Acts 10:35, 43; 11:18) All of this harmonizes with Jesus’ command to ‘make disciples, teaching them to observe all the things he had commanded.’ 	 (Galuega 10:35, 43; 11:18) E fetaui ‵lei a mea katoa konei mo te fakatonuga a Iesu ke ‘fai a soko kae ke akoako atu foki ke faka‵logo ki mea katoa kolā ne fakatonu atu ne ia ke fai.’


(Isa. 54:17) Still, how will we respond should an individual let us down or hurt our feelings? 	 (Isaia 54:17) Kae e ‵saga atu pefea tatou māfai ko fakafanoanoa io me fakalogo‵mae tatou ne se tino?


Moses—A Man of Love 	 A Mose Se Tagata Alofa


(John 14:21) Since we treasure our relationship with God and with his Son, we joyfully obey their commandments. 	 (Ioane 14:21) Ona ko te mea e fakatāua ne tatou ‵tou fesokotakiga mo te Atua fakatasi mo tena Tama, e faka‵logo eiloa tatou mo te fia‵fia ki lā fakatonuga.


Why is honoring Jehovah and Christ not optional? 	 Kaia e se ‵tau ei o fai se filifiliga ki te avatuga o vikiga ki a Ieova mo Keliso?


To illustrate: A builder fulfills a contract to complete a building, not by ripping up the contract, but by finishing the structure. 	 Ke fai se tala fakatusa: E faka‵fonu ne se tino fakatūtū se feagaiga ke fakaoti te faitega o se fale, e se ko te ofaga o te feagaiga, kae ko te fakaotiga fua o te fale.


8 Stores are flooded with electronic games and videos. 	 8 Ko ‵fonu eiloa a sitoa i tafaoga i vitiō.


Do you find it a challenge to understand the thinking or reactions of some? 	 E mata, e faigata ki a koe ke malamalama i mafaufauga mo faifaiga a nisi taina tali‵tonu?


The Christian congregation there was split over the issue of circumcision. 	 Ne mavae‵vae te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i te mataupu e uiga ki te pilitome.


5 True to his infallible word, Jehovah passed the sentence of death on Adam and Eve. 	 5 Se mea tonu me ne tuku atu ne Ieova a te fakasalaga ko te mate ki a Atamu mo Eva.


14 Jehovah’s written Word was highly esteemed by the early Christians. 	 14 Ne tāua ‵ki a te Muna tusia a te Atua ki Kelisiano i aso mua.


Someone who is too busy to listen on one occasion may be willing to hear the Bible’s message at another time. 	 A te tino telā ne tō fakalavelave ke fakalogologo mai i se taimi e tasi, e mafai o fiafia ke fakalogologo mai ki te fekau mai te Tusi Tapu i te suā taimi.


Rather, we can accept Isaiah’s evaluation: “O Jehovah, you are my God. 	 Ikai e se penā kae e mafai ne tatou o talia katoatoa a manatu o Isaia: “Te Aliki, a koe ko toku Atua; ka fakaaloalo koe ne au kae tavae ne au tou igoa.


He was speaking of matters that can be settled between those directly involved. 	 Ne faipati a ia ki fakalavelave kolā e mafai o ‵teu aka ne tino fua kolā e aofia i ei.


As a part of the inspired Word of God, its message strengthens our faith and enhances our understanding of the Bible.—Hebrews 4:12. 	 E pelā me se vaega o te Muna a te Atua, e fakamalosi aka te ‵tou fakatuanaki ne te fekau i ei, kae e fakalauefa atu foki i ei te ‵tou malamalama i te Tusi Tapu.—Epelu 4:12.


12 Emphasizing the importance of keeping in expectation of Jehovah’s day, Jesus warned that even some of his followers would lose their sense of urgency. 	 12 Ke faka‵mafa atu te tāua o te nofo fakatalitali ki te aso o Ieova, ne fai atu a Iesu me e isi ne ana soko ka se tumau i te matapula‵pula.


They opposed Paul’s work as a Kingdom proclaimer and deeply resented that he helped others to become followers of Jesus Christ. 	 Ne ‵teke atu latou ki te galuega a Paulo e pelā me se tino talai o te Malo kae ne īta fitifiti latou ma fesoasoani atu a ia ki nisi tino ke fai pelā me ne soko o Iesu Keliso.


Jesus’ mental attitude toward the sick serves as an example for us. 	 A te kilokiloga a Iesu ki tino ma‵saki e fai pelā me se fakaakoakoga ki a tatou.


7 Earlier, when Jehovah confirmed his covenant with Abraham and promised that his seed would become many, he indicated what would happen to Abraham. 	 7 Mai mua atu i ei, i te taimi ne tauto ei a Ieova ki a Apelaamo me ka tokouke tena fanau, ne fakaasi atu ei ne ia a te mea telā ka tupu ki a Apelaamo.


He states: “Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but yield place to the wrath; for it is written: ‘Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says Jehovah.’” (Romans 12:19) A Christian who tries to take revenge is presumptuous. 	 Ana muna: “Aku fagasele, sa taui ma sui, kae tuku eiloa ki te taui ma sui a te Atua, me ne fai mai te Tusi, ‘Muna a te Aliki [ko Ieova], e a aku te taui ma sui, kae e a aku foki e toe ‵togi atu.’ ” (Loma 12:19) A te Kelisiano telā e taumafai o taui ma sui e fakamaualuga.


(Matt. 12:10-13; 23:27, 28) Similarly today, Jehovah’s people need to be on guard against apostates and other wicked men who use trickery or cunning for selfish purposes.—Matt. 10:16; Eph. 4:14. 	 (Mataio 12:10-13; 23:27, 28) E penā foki a tino o Ieova i aso nei, e ‵tau o fakaeteete latou i aposetate mo tino amio ma‵sei kolā e fakaaoga ne latou a togafiti io me ko takolekolega ona ko te kaima‵nako.—Mataio 10:16; Efeso 4:14.


12, 13. How do we loyally submit to “the law of the Christ”? 	 12, 13. E faka‵logo pefea tatou mo te a‵lofa fakamaoni ki “te tulafono a Keliso”?


(Ps. 145:14) For help to counteract spiritual illness, we should seek the assistance of Christian elders. 	 (Salamo 145:14) Ke maua se fesoasoani ke fakafeoloolo aka ei te masaki faka-te-agaga, e ‵tau o ‵sala atu tatou ki te fesoasoani o toeaina Kelisiano.


21 Following Paul’s example will help us to run the race for eternal life successfully. 	 21 A te tautali atu ki te fakaakoakoga a Paulo ka fesoasoani mai eiloa ke ‵tele tatou mo te manuia i te fakatau‵telega mō te ola se-gata-mai.


Like King David, we say: “You are my lamp, O Jehovah, and it is Jehovah that makes my darkness shine.” (2 Samuel 22:29) Still, we dare not become complacent, as this could lead to our slipping back into the darkness from which we have been rescued. 	 E loto ma‵lie tatou ki pati a te tupu ko Tavita telā ne fai atu penei: “Te Aliki [ko Ieova], a koe ko toku mainaga; e ave keatea ne koe te pouliga mai i a au.” (2 Samuelu 22:29) Kae e ‵tau mo tatou o matapula‵pula ke mo a ma toe ‵foki atu ki te pouliga telā ko oti ne faka‵saogina tatou mai i ei.


(Deuteronomy 23:13, 14) Perhaps the Israelites wondered about the reason for such direction; some may have thought it unnecessary. 	 (Teutelonome 23:13, 14) Kāti ne seki maina ‵lei te kau Isalaelu i te pogai o te fakatonuga tenā; kae kāti ne ma‵natu aka nisi tino me e se aogā te tulafono tenā.


Because God cares for us, he has made arrangements for Jesus to deliver us from Satan’s rule. 	 Ona ko te alofa o te Atua mō tatou, ne fai ne ia a fakatokaga ke faka‵sao tatou ne Iesu mai i te pulega a Satani.


What are some ways that we demonstrate trust in Jehovah? 	 Ne a nisi auala e fakaasi atu ei ne tatou a te talitonu fakamaoni ki a Ieova?


(Read Hebrews 11:39, 40.) 	 (Faitau te Epelu 11:39, 40.)


Romans 10:14, 15 well expresses the importance of this work: “How, in turn, will they hear without someone to preach? 	 E ‵lei eiloa te fakamatalaga i te Loma 10:14, 15 e uiga ki te tāua o te galuega tenā: “Kae ka pefea foki la o lagona ne latou manafai e seai se failauga [“se tino talai,” NW]?


Happy marriages result when husbands and wives imitate the example of Christ and his congregation. 	 A kāiga fakaipoipo fia‵fia e maua fua māfai e fakaakoako a taki tauavaga ki a Keliso mo tena fakapotopotoga.


As a concerned parent, he wisely sets limits on whom his child should play with. 	 E pelā me se mātua, e filifili ne ia mo te poto a tama‵liki kolā e ‵tau o ta‵fao mo tena tama.


We must view matters realistically, as Jesus did. 	 E ‵tau o ‵pau ‵tou ‵kilokiloga mo te kilokiloga a Iesu ki te mea tonu.


Surely the impaled evildoer was thrilled when Jesus told him: “You will be with me in Paradise.” 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne fiafia a te pagota masei i te taimi ne fai atu ei a Iesu: ‘Ka fakatasi tāua i te Palataiso.’


In these “critical times hard to deal with,” faithful Christians are coping with bitter opposition, family problems, sickness, financial anxieties, emotional distresses, the loss of loved ones in death, and other challenges. 	 I “taimi faiga‵ta i aso fakaoti” konei, e fakafesagai atu a Kelisiano fakamaoni mo ‵tekemaiga ‵lasi, fakalavelave i te kāiga, masaki, fakalavelave i mea tau tupe, lagonaga māfatia, te mate o se tino pele, mo nisi mea faiga‵ta aka.


The manager of a facility in Zimbabwe used by Jehovah’s Witnesses for their convention said: “I see some Witnesses picking up paper and cleaning toilets. 	 Ne fai mai a te menetia o te koga telā ne fakaaogā ne Molimau a Ieova ke fai ei te lotou fono lasi, i Zimbabwe, penei: “E lavea ne au a nisi Molimau e ‵tae kaiga kae ‵fulu foki a fale fo‵liki.


They keep returning at evening time; they keep barking like a dog and go all around the city. 	 Faka‵logo ake ki olotou muna fakaitaita mo te fakamasei.


How can we refresh one another at conventions and assemblies? 	 E mafai pefea o fakamalosi ne tatou a nisi tino i fono i atufenua mo fono i te fenua?


“It Filled a Void in My Heart” 	 “Ne Maua ne Au te Mea ne ‵Sala Malosi Au ki ei”


Recall the Bible account about the widow’s mite. 	 Onoono ki te tala i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te fafine ko mate tena avaga.


“Trust in Jehovah and Do Good” 	 ‘Fakatuanaki ki a Ieova Kae Fai Mea ‵Lei’


The meaning of pa·rou·siʹa is seen from the contrast that is made between the “presence” and “absence” of the apostle Paul both at 2 Corinthians 10:10, 11 and at Philippians 2:12. 	 E matea atu foki te uiga o te pa·rou·siʹa i te ‵kese o te “nofo mai io me ko te fakatasi mai” mo te “galo io me ko te se nofo mai” o te apositolo ko Paulo i te 2 Kolinito 10:10, 11 mo te Filipi 2:12.


(John 5:28, 29) An immortal soul, if it existed, would need no resurrection, since immortality precludes death. 	 (Ioane 5:28, 29) Moi fai pelā me e tumau te agaga i te ola māfai ko mate te foitino, penei e se aogā te toetuga, me e se ‵tau o toe fakaola mai a agaga kolā koi ola.


HOW CAN WE ENDURE IN BEARING FRUIT? 	 E MAFAI PEFEA O KUFAKI TATOU MAI TE ‵FUA MAI O FUATAGA?


(Matthew 22:37-40) The Bible claims to be inspired of God. 	 (Mataio 22:37-40) E fai mai me i te Tusi Tapu ko te tusi ne fakaosofia ne te Atua.


“The Sovereign Lord Jehovah himself has spoken! Who will not prophesy?”—Amos 3:7, 8. 	 “Kafai e faipati mai te Aliki Sili, ko oi te tino e mafai o ‵kalo keatea mai te folafolaga o tena fekau?”—Amosa 3:7, 8.


Make sure, though, that when you receive some needed help, you do so in the right spirit. 	 Tela la, ke fakamautinoa aka ne koe me kafai e maua ne koe a nisi fesoasoani kolā e manakogina, ke talia ne koe mo se kilokiloga ‵lei.


11-13. (a) What does it mean to hunger and thirst for righteousness? (b) How are those hungering and thirsting for righteousness “filled”? 	 11-13. (a) Se a te uiga o te fia kai mo te fia inu ki te amiotonu? (e) I se auala fea e “ma‵kona” ei a tino kolā e fia ‵kai kae fia inu ki te amiotonu?


A recent survey reveals, for example, that more than 60 percent of Italian Catholics no longer go to confession. 	 E pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i se savea telā ne fai fakamuli nei, me ko sili atu i te 60 pasene o tino Katolika i Italia ko se masani o olo sāle o fakaasi atu olotou agasala.


18, 19. (a) What helped David to have a strong desire to serve Jehovah? (b) What shows that David never regretted serving God? 	 18, 19. (a) Se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ke maua ne Tavita se manakoga lasi ke tavini atu ki a Ieova? (e) Se a te mea e fakaasi mai me ne seki salamo lele a Tavita i tena taviniga ki te Atua?


The lists include “Yaukin [Jehoiachin],” who was the “king of the land of Yahud (Judah),” and his household. 	 E aofia i te fakamauga a “Yaukin [Ieoiakini],” telā ko te “tupu o te fenua o Yahud (Iuta),” mo tena kāiga.


(Acts 14:1; 16:5; 17:4) Titus carried on a ministry in Crete. 	 (Galuega 14:1; 16:5; 17:4) Ne talai atu foki a Tito i Keleta.


Nepal: “Dalits (“untouchables”) suffer from endemic discrimination, especially in the economic, social, and cultural spheres.”—Human Rights Watch World Report, 2012. 	 Nepal: “Ne logo‵mae a tino ma‵lalo i te lauiloa o te fakakese‵kesega o tino, maise eiloa i se lalolagi telā e fakatāua malosi i ei a mea tau tupe, mo tuu mo faifaiga fakafenua.”—Human Rights Watch World Report, 2012.


• How were the ancient Jews involved in a fulfillment of “new heavens and a new earth”? 	 • Ne aofia pefea a tino Iutaia i aso mua i te fakataunuga o “te lagi fou mo te lalolagi fou”?


19 There can be no valid question about the wisdom of doing that. 	 E fakaasi manino mai i konā me e ‵tau o tau‵tali atu ki tulaga ‵mā o te Atua i mea tau amioga.


God’s worshipers have every reason to feel similarly about Jehovah. 	 E ‵tau foki o maua ne tino tapuaki ki te Atua a lagonaga konā e uiga ki a Ieova.


What Is the Hope for the Dead? 	 Se a te Fakamoemoega o Tino ‵Mate?


In what other area have God’s people experienced refinements? 	 Ne a nisi feitu ne maua ei ne tino o te Atua a fakama‵fuliga?


During their conversation, Janet tactfully invited the sister to open up regarding her resentment. 	 I te lā sau‵talaga, ne ‵kami eiloa mo te poto ne Janet a te tuagane ke fakaasi mai te pogai o tena sē fiafia.


(Genesis 3:4, 5) That was malicious slander against Jehovah God! 	 (Kenese 3:4, 5) A te mea tenā se fakamaseiga matagā ‵ki eiloa o Ieova te Atua!


(Ps. 73:23, 25) He then referred to God as his share. 	 (Salamo 73:23, 25) Kae ne fakasino atu a ia ki te Atua e pelā me ko tena ola.


[Pictures on page 16] Creation gives us strong reason for trusting in Jehovah 	 Se a te mea ka fesoasoani mai ke toka faeloa tatou o agai atu ki tulaga faiga‵ta i te lalolagi tenei e ‵fonu i fakalavelave?


So let us examine how the Bible reveals Jehovah’s cardinal attributes—power, justice, wisdom, and love. 	 Tela la, ke na sukesuke nei tatou ki auala e fakaasi mai ei i te Tusi Tapu a uiga fakavae o Ieova—ko tena malosi, tena fakamaoni, tena poto mo tena alofa.


(Matthew 24:33) Ask yourself, ‘When in history have all the things described (1) taken place on a global scale, (2) occurred at the same time, and (3) progressed to an unprecedented extent?’ 	 (Mataio 24:33) Fesili ifo, ‘Ko te taimi fea i tala mua ne lavea atu a mea katoa konei (1) e ‵tupu i te lalolagi kātoa, (2) e ‵tupu i te taimi e tasi, kae ko te (3) e gasolo aka mai te masei ki te masei atu?’


32 “Will Humans Ruin This Earth?” 	 “Ke Āva Koutou ki te Kau Faigaluega”


19 Our situation is similar. 	 19 E penā foki eiloa tatou i aso nei.


DO YOU RECALL? 	 E MASAUA NE KOE?


7 Jesus was born miraculously to the virgin Mary, and as the Son of God, he did not inherit death from Adam. 	 7 Ne fanau mai Iesu ne te taupou ko Malia i se auala fakavavega, kae ne seki pisia a ia i te mate mai i a Atamu me i a ia ko te Tama a te Atua.


What eyewitness proof of Jesus’ resurrection did Paul give? 	 Ne a fakamaoniga ne avatu ne Paulo e uiga ki tino kolā ne matea tonu ne latou me i a Iesu ne toetu aka?


Rather, he said: “Your faith has saved you; go your way in peace.” 	 I lō te fai penā, ne fai atu tou tagata: “Ko ola koe i tou fakatuanaki; fano la mo te manuia.”


(Mexico), Aug. 	 (Mekisiko), Aoku.


When Jehovah’s Witnesses called, they met with the same response at every door, “We are not interested!” 	 I te taimi ne āsi atu ei a Molimau a Ieova ki a latou e ‵pau eiloa te tali ne maua ne latou i fale takitasi, “E se fiafia matou!”


And it happened! 	 Kae ne tupu eiloa te mea tenā!


(2 Cor. 7:11) If you receive discipline, do not become downhearted. 	 (2 Kolinito 7:11) Kafai e polopoloki koe, sa loto vāivāi.


The Bible acknowledges, though, that even those who have God in their marriage “will have tribulation in their flesh.” (1 Cor. 7:28) Because of human imperfection, the bad influence of this lawless world, and the snares of the Devil, even marriages of faithful servants of God can come under great stress. 	 E fai ‵tonu mai te Tusi Tapu me i tino foki kolā e aofia ne latou te Atua i olotou fakaipoipoga “ka maua ne latou a fakalavelave faka te lalolagi.” (1 Kolinito 7:28) Ona ko te tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa, fakamalosiga ma‵sei mai te lalolagi amio solitulafono tenei, mo malei a te Tiapolo, e mafai foki o fai ei ke uke a fakalavelave i loto i fakaipoipoga a tavini fakamaoni a te Atua.


(Matthew 24:45-47) However, in many congregations that arrangement did not work out so well because some elective elders did not fully support the evangelizing work. 	 (Mataio 24:45-47) Kae ui ei, ne seki aogā malosi a te faifaiga tenā ki fakapotopotoga e uke me ne seki ‵lago malosi atu a nisi toeaina kolā ne filifili aka, ki te galuega talai.


So you might ask yourself: ‘When householders express opinions that are contrary to Scriptural teachings or they ask difficult questions, am I able to give answers that are based on the Bible? 	 Tela la, e mafai o ‵sili ifo a koe penei: ‘Kafai e faka‵sae aka ne tino i fale a manatu kolā e se fetaui mo akoakoga a te Tusi Tapu io me ‵sili mai ne latou a fesili faiga‵ta, e mata, e mafai o tuku atu ne au a tali kolā e fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu?


Persuaded by his colleagues, he took up an intensive course of additional specialized training. 	 Ne fakamalosi a ia ne ana taugasoa ke fano a ia o akoga i mea tau komupiuta.


(Luke 22:62) There was clear evidence of God’s forgiveness when on the day of Pentecost, Peter was privileged to give a bold witness about Jesus. 	 (Luka 22:62) Ne manino ‵lei te fakamaoniga o te fakamagaloga a te Atua i te 50 o aso mai tua ifo i ei i te taimi o te Penitekoso, me ne maua eiloa ne Petelu te tauliaga fakapito ke molimau atu e uiga ki a Iesu e aunoa mo te mataku.


(Malachi 2:14-16) Some, though, have turned their amorous attentions to individuals other than their spouses. 	 (Malaki 2:14-16) Ko oti ne fia‵fai a nisi tino a‵vaga ki nisi tino i tafa o olotou avaga.


They are happy to be serving Jehovah as part of a worldwide association of brothers and sisters who have the same desire. 	 E fia‵fia eiloa latou o ‵kau fakatasi mo taina mo tuagane kolā e tavini atu ki a Ieova i te lalolagi kātoa.


“Eventually, though, it struck me that the more I hung around with them, the more I was becoming like them. 	 Muna a tou tagata: “A toku fesokotakiga mo Ieova ko gasolo ifo o vāivāi.


His life actually began long before his birth on earth. 	 Ko leva eiloa ne ola a ia a koituai o fanau mai a ia ki te lalolagi.


2 Being made in God’s image, humans have the capacity to reflect godly attributes. 	 2 Ona ko te mea ne faite a tino ki te fakatusa o te Atua, e mafai ei o fakaasi atu ne latou a uiga o te Atua i olotou mea e fai.


Jesus, however, saw Mary’s gesture in a very different light. 	 Kae ne ‵kese ‵ki te kilokiloga a Iesu e uiga ki te mea a Malia ne fai.


The child who is given such direction will be embarrassed and confused. 	 Ka mā kae ka numi valevale a te tamaliki tenā.


So the day-to-day decisions we make in life should reflect our trust in Jehovah. 	 Tela la, e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne tatou i ‵tou fakaikuga e fai i aso takitasi me tali‵tonu tatou ki a Ieova.


The doctor was said to have a “kind and sympathetic manner.” 	 Ne lauiloa te tokita tenā e pelā me se tino “alofa kae atafai.”


“A mere lover of silver will not be satisfied with silver, neither any lover of wealth with income,” he concluded.—Eccl. 5:10. 	 Ne fakaiku aka ne ia, penei: “Kafai koe se tino e manako ki tupe, e se mafai eiloa koe o malie; kafai koe e manako ke maukoloa koe, e se mafai o maua ne koe a mea katoa e manako koe ki ei.”—Failauga 5:10.


(John 14:31) As a teacher, though, Jesus manifested love in two additional ways. 	 (Ioane 14:31) I te faiga pelā me se faiakoga, ne fakaasi atu ei ne Iesu tena alofa mo tena loto ‵nau i auala e lua.


14, 15. (a) What is outstanding about David’s patience? (b) What helped David to wait patiently? 	 14, 15. (a) Se a te mea ne tu ‵kese i ei a te kufaki o Tavita? (e) Se a te mea ne fesoasoani atu ki a Tavita ke faka‵tali mo te kufaki?


Did he try to force the Corinthians to give? 	 E mata, ne taumafai a ia o faimālō a te kau Kolinito ke tuku atu olotou mea?


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(Luke 3:31) But why does Luke not list Mary in his genealogy as the daughter of Heli, her father? 	 (Luka 3:31) Kae kaia ne seki aofia ei ne Luka a Malia i tena fakasologa o te gafa e pelā me ko te tamaliki fafine a Heli?


What would the elder do? 	 Se a te mea ka fai ne te toeaina?


15 First, Satan will have to witness from beginning to end his entire organization on earth being wiped out. 	 15 A te mea muamua, e ‵tau o molimau ne Satani mai te kamataga ke oko eiloa ki te fakaotiga me i tena fakapotopotoga kātoa i te lalolagi ko oti ne fakaseai.


At our meetings, couples learn how to combat the “crafty acts” that Satan is using to divide families. 	 E tauloto eiloa a tauavaga i taimi o ‵tou fakatasiga ki auala ke ‵teke atu ei ki “auala ma‵sei” kolā e fakaaogā ne Satani ke fakamavae‵vae ei a kāiga.


(John 17:14-17) Let us continue to cherish God’s Word, which sets us apart for his sacred service. 	 (Ioane 17:14-17) Ke na fakatāua faeloa ne tatou te Muna a te Atua, telā e fai ei tatou ke ‵tu ‵kese o tavini atu ki a ia.


Keeping mentally, morally, and spiritually clean is the only way to escape the everlasting destruction symbolized by Gehenna. 	 A te tausiga o tatou ke mā i te feitu faka-te-mafaufau, i mea ‵tau amioga mo te feitu faka-te-agaga ko te auala e mafai ei o ‵sao atu tatou i te fakaseaiga se-gata-mai telā e fakaata mai ne Kēna.


Significantly, the poll mentioned at the outset of this article also showed that 4 out of 10 people felt that happiness results from doing good and helping others. 	 Se mea tāua foki me i te sukesukega telā ne fai i te kamataga o te mataupu tenei e fakaasi mai i ei me e toko 4 mai te toko 10 o tino kolā ne aofia i ei e tali‵tonu me e maua te fiafia mai te faiga o mea ‵lei mo te fesoasoani atu ki nisi tino.


And do you make it a point to extend a warm welcome to newcomers at your Kingdom Hall, regardless of their nationality, skin color, or social standing? 	 E mata, e masani foki koe o fakatalofa atu ki tino ‵fou i te Kingdom Hall, faitalia olotou fenua, ‵lanu, io me ko tulaga o te olaga?


Remember, the Bible prophetically refers to Jesus as our “Eternal Father.” 	 Ke masaua me ne fakasino fakavaloaga atu te Tusi Tapu ki a Iesu e pelā me ko te ‵tou “Tamana ki te se gata mai.”


(Proverbs 8:22-31) “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; because by means of him all other things were created in the heavens and upon the earth.” 	 (Faataoto 8:22-31) “A Keliso ko te fakatusa o te Atua tela e se matea ki mata, ko te uluaki o mea katoa ne faite; e sili foki a ia i mea katoa ne faite. Me ne faite a mea katoa e alatu i a ia, ko mea i te lagi mo mea i te lalolagi.”


That faithful slave is the channel through which Jesus is feeding his true followers in this time of the end. 	 A te tavini fakamaoni ko te auala telā e fakaaoga ne Iesu ke fagai mai i ei ana soko ‵tonu i te taimi tenei o te gataga.


Why have some Christians fallen victim to Satan’s machinations? 14 Some Christians have allowed their curiosity to get the better of them and have polluted their minds and hearts by viewing soft-core or even hard-core pornographic images. 	 14 Ko oti ne talia ne nisi Kelisiano te lotou fia onoono ki mea konā ke pule atu ki a latou kae ne fakalailai i ei olotou mafaufau mo loto mai i te onoono atu ki ata kolā e fakaasi mai i ei a faifaiga fakatauavaga ma‵sei mo faifaiga fakatauavaga matagā ‵ki.


Still, He did not intervene. 	 Kae ne seki oso atu a Ia o fai se mea.


Even so, Noah must have been distressed by such ungodly conditions. 	 Kae ne mafai eiloa o tigaina a Noa i tulaga ma‵sei penā.


Why is our memory not always reliable? 	 Kaia e se fakatuagagina ei ‵tou mafaufau?


Trust is developed slowly but can be destroyed in an instant. 	 E manakogina a taimi e uke ke ati aka te loto talitonu ki se tino kae e vave fakamasei fua te mea tenā.


How can God’s Word bring us inner peace? 	 E maua pefea ne tatou mai i te Muna a te Atua a te filemu tonu o te loto?


If so, you may wonder: ‘Having made big changes already, why is it so hard for me to keep making smaller adjustments? 	 Kafai e penā loa, e mafai o mafau‵fau koe penei, ‘I te otiga ne fai a ‵fuliga ‵lasi, kaia ko faigata katoa ei a te faiga o ‵fuliga fo‵liki?


Jehovah disclosed these secrets, using a number of different symbols. 	 Ne fakaaoga ne Ieova a fakailoga kese‵kese ke ‵valo mai i ei a mea kolā ka ‵tupu.


What happens in the temple area when Jesus arrives on Nisan 10, 33 C.E.? 	 Se a te mea ne tupu i te faletapu i te okoatuga a Iesu ki ei i te po 10 o Nisani, 33 T.A.?


Indeed, they “rejoiced over making . . . voluntary offerings, for they made the voluntary offerings to Jehovah with a complete heart.”—1 Chron. 29:9. 	 E tonu ‘ko oko eiloa te lotou fia‵fia me ko uke a mea ne tuku atu ne latou . . . ne avatu eiloa ne tino a olotou mea mo te lotomalie ki a Ieova mo te loto kātoa.’— 1 Nofo. 29:9.


14 There is another way you can show that you understand what is involved in having been baptized in the name of the Son. 	 14 E isi aka foki se auala e mafai o fakaasi atu ne koe me e malamalama koe i mea kolā e aofia i te papatisoga i te igoa o te Tama.


(Psalm 119:81-88) Because presumptuous ones were persecuting him, the psalmist felt “like a skin bottle in the smoke.” 	 (Salamo 119:81-88) Ona ko fakasauāga mai tino fakamata‵mata, ne fai ei a te faisalamo e pelā me se “fagu uaina telā ko ausia.”


(Acts 28:2, 7) Their hospitality was kind, but it was incidental and shown to strangers. 	 (Galuega 28:2, 7) Ne māfua mai te lotou uiga talimālō ona ko te lotou a‵lofa kaima‵lie, kae ne fakaasi fakatasi atu fua ne latou a te uiga tenā ki tino kolā e se masani latou.


In doing such things, they “have made Jehovah weary.” 	 I te faiga o vaegā mea penā, “ne fakafi‵ta ne [latou] a te Aliki [ko Ieova].”


SONGS: 95, 74 	 PESE: 95, 74


Job may well have thought that this malignant sickness was going to kill him. 	 Kāti ne mafaufau a Iopu me ka mate a ia ona ko te masaki fakatakalialia tenei.


What can we do when relationships are strained? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne tatou māfai ko isi ne fakalavelave i ‵tou fesokotakiga mo taina?


But that did not stop them from approaching us and embracing us with their kind words and practical help. 	 Kae ne seki taofi aka ei latou mai te o‵mai kae ‵sai mai māua fakatasi mo pati atafai mo te fesoasoani aoga.


“Anyone dwelling in the secret place of the Most High,” wrote Moses, “will procure himself lodging under the very shadow of the Almighty One.” 	 “So se tino e fano ki te Aliki ke sao a ia,” ko pati a Mose, “e nofo i lalo o te tausiga a Ia telā e o ia te Malosi Katoatoa.”


(Malachi 3:6; James 1:17) On the other hand, we can change—if even temporarily. 	 (Malaki 3:6; Iakopo 1:17) I te suā feitu, e mafai o ‵fuli tatou—mō se taimi toetoe fua.


Therefore, beg the Master of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.’”—Matthew 9:35-38. 	 Fakatagi atu ki te tino e a ia te fatoaga, ke uga mai se kau faigaluega e tai tokouke atu o fakaputu te saito.’ ”—Mataio 9:35-38.


16 Haggai’s fellow prophet, Zechariah, was moved to highlight the very means by which Jehovah motivated and blessed devoted ones back then. 	 16 Ne fakaosofia a te taugasoa o Hakai, ko te pelofeta ko Sakalia, ke faka‵mafa mai ne ia te auala tāua e fakamalosi kae fakamanuia ei ne Ieova ana tino fakamaoni i aso konā.


Paul referred to the Law and the Prophets, and he claimed the right to worship ‘the God of his forefathers.’ 	 Ne fakasino atu a Paulo ki te Tulafono mo tusi a te kau Pelofeta, kae ne fai atu ne ia te saolotoga ke tapuaki ki ‘te Atua o ana tupuga.’


Indeed, the more we learn about the things Jehovah has made, the more we find ourselves awed by his wisdom. 	 E tonu, ko te uke o ‵tou mea e iloa e uiga ki mea ne fai ne Ieova, ko te lasi foki o te ‵tou ofo i tena poto.


(Proverbs 24:10) Just as termites can cause a wooden house to topple, discouragement can undermine a Christian’s integrity. 	 (Faataoto 24:10) E pelā eiloa mo te ‵popo telā e kai ne ia se fiti, e mafai o fakavāivāi ne faka‵tukaga a te fakamaoni o se Kelisiano.


We must exercise self-control. 	 E ‵tau o fakagalue aka ne tatou te loto pulea.


We can enter into Jehovah’s rest—or join him in his rest—by obediently working in harmony with his advancing purpose as it is revealed to us through his organization. 	 E mafai o ulu atu tatou ki loto i te koga malōlō o Ieova—io me e ‵kau atu tatou ki a ia i tena koga malōlō—mai te ‵tou faka‵logo o ga‵lue e ‵tusa mo tena fuafuaga telā e fakaasi mai ki a tatou e auala i tena fakapotopotoga saukātoa.


(Heb. 10:5-10) After his death and resurrection, Jesus entered the Most Holy of the spiritual temple and presented the value of his sacrifice “before the person of God.”—Heb. 9:11, 12, 24. 	 (Epelu 10:5-10) Mai tua o tena mate mo tena toetuga, ne ulu atu a Iesu ki te Potu Tafasili i te Tapu o te faletapu faka-te-agaga kae ne tuku atu ne ia te tāua o tena taulaga “i mua o te Atua.”—Epelu 9:11, 12, 24.


Rather, this man of humble background who died nearly 2,000 years ago left behind a message—a powerful message of hope and comfort. 	 I lo te fai penā, a te tagata loto maulalo tenei ne mate i tausaga e 2,000 ko ‵teka kae ne tuku mai ne ia se fekau—se fekau e ‵mana kae fakamafanafana mai e uiga ki te fakamoemoega.


But as for me and my household, we shall serve Jehovah.” 	 Ka ko au mo toku kāiga, e tavini eiloa matou ki te Aliki [ko Ieova].”


Humility—A Godly Quality 	 Te Loto Maulalo—Se Uiga o te Atua


It would occur “during his presence.” 	 Ka fai eiloa “i te taimi o tena fakatasi mai.”


31 Our Readers Ask . . . 	 E faigata ki tino e tokouke ke fai olotou filifiliga.


Is it not reassuring to know that our God looks for the good in us even though we are imperfect? 	 Ko oko eiloa i te fakamalosi loto ke iloa atu me kilo faeloa a Ieova ki mea ‵lei i loto i a tatou faitalia ‵tou tulaga sē ‵lei katoatoa?


Not all decisions work out exactly as planned. 	 E se ko filifiliga katoa e mafai o fakataunu e pelā mo te mea ko oti ne palani.


How should we view Jehovah’s “secret place” and “shadow” during these dangerous times? 	 E ‵tau o ‵kilo atu pefea tatou ki te “koga ‵funa” a Ieova mo tena “tausiga” i taimi faiga‵ta konei?


We must also pursue qualities that are positive. 	 E ‵tau foki o fakamalosi aka ne tatou a uiga kolā e aogā.


Moses could have reasoned: ‘I have been well-educated in the vaunted wisdom of Egypt, and I am powerful in word and deed. 	 Ne mafai o mafaufau penei a Mose: ‘Ne akoakogina au ki poto ma‵luga o te kau Aikupito, kae e ma‵losi ‵ki aku pati mo aku mea e fai.


A Fine Bible Student and Teacher 	 Se Tino Akoga ki te Tusi Tapu Kae se Faiakoga Apo Foki


He is equal to any situation that may confront them. 	 E mafai eiloa o faka‵lei ne ia so se fakalavelave e fepaki mo latou.


How should a brother respond to this need? 	 E ‵tau o saga atu pefea se taina ki te manakoga tenei?


Announcing the names of the givers might embarrass others who were perhaps unable to afford to give a gift. 	 A te faka‵pula atu o igoa o tino e mafai o fakamasiasi atu ki nisi tino kolā kāti e se mafai o fai ne olotou meaalofa.


16 How can you be “nourished with the words of the faith”? 	 16 E mafai pefea o ‘kai koe faka te agaga ki muna o te fakatuanaki’?


A heady prospect. 	 Ma‵faga o fakamoemoega gali.


Yet, refusing to talk to each other only heightens tension and does little to solve the problem at hand. 	 Kae, ko te ita ma faipati atu ki te suā tino e fakalasi aka fua ne ia te fakalavelave kae e se faka‵lei aka i ei te fakalavelave.


It was “a day of horn and of alarm signal,” but warnings were sounded in vain. 	 “Se aso e lagona ei te leo o pu o te taua mo te leo taua o sotia,” kae ne seki aogā lele eiloa a fakailoaatuga konā.


Using a serpent as his mouthpiece, Satan the Devil approached Eve and said: “Is it really so that God said you must not eat from every tree of the garden?” 	 Mai te fakaaogāga o se gata e pelā me sena tino faipati, ne fanatu eiloa a Satani te Tiapolo ki a Eva kae fai atu: “E tonu eiloa i te Atua ne fai atu ke sa ‵kai koulua ki fuaga o so se lakau i te fatoaga?”


(1 Cor. 7:31; 2 Tim. 3:13) So it is vital that we continue to overturn “strongly entrenched things” by using “the sword of the spirit, that is, God’s word.” 	 (1 Kolinito 7:31; 2 Timoteo 3:13) Tela la, se mea tāua ke tumau tatou i te fakaseaogaga o “kinauga sē ‵tonu” mai i te fakaaogaga o te ‘pelu o te agaga, telā ko te muna a te Atua.’


Be Willing to Adjust Your Viewpoint 	 Ke Loto Malie Koe o ‵Fuli Ou Manatu


She had been captured by a marauding band and became a servant of the leprous Syrian army chief Naaman. Having learned about miracles that Jehovah performed through Elisha, she told Naaman’s wife that if her husband would go to Israel, God’s prophet would cure him. 	 Ko oti ne iloa ne ia a vavega ne fai ne Ieova e auala i a Elisaia, ne fai atu ei tou fafine ki te avaga a Namanu me kafai e fano tena avaga ki Isalaelu, ka faka‵lei a ia ne te pelofeta a te Atua.


By contrast, Jehovah God, “the Father of the celestial lights,” is unchangeable. 	 Kae e ‵kese a Ieova te Atua, me i a ia ko te “Tamana o te mainaga,” telā e se fuli‵fuli sāle ona manatu.


12:2, 9, 10; 16:1-3, 12-14, 31-35, 41, 46-50. Jehovah expects his worshipers to show respect for God-given authority. 	 12:2, 9, 10; 16:1-3, 12-14, 31-35, 41, 46-50. E fakamoemoe eiloa a Ieova ke fakaasi atu ne ana tino tapuaki a te amanaia ki takitaki kolā ko oti ne filifili ne ia.


Then, about a year before Jesus’ death, three of his apostles heard Jehovah say about Jesus: “This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved. 	 Kae i se tausaga mai tua ifo a koi tuai o mate a Iesu, ne lagona ne ana apositolo e tokotolu a te leo o Ieova e faipati e uiga ki a Iesu, penei: “Tenei eiloa taku Tama, ko taku fagasele telā ko oti ne talia ne au.


Jehovah’s Witnesses the world over take seriously the apostle Paul’s thought-provoking question: “How, in turn, will [people] hear without someone to preach?” 	 E ‵saga tonu atu a Molimau a Ieova i te lalolagi kātoa ki te fesili a te apositolo ko Paulo: “Kae ka pefea foki la o lagona ne latou manafai e seai se failauga?”


How did this happen? 	 Ne tupu pefea te mea tenei?


What kind of thinking could cause us to lose Jehovah’s favor? 	 Ne a vaegā mafaufauga e mafai o fai ei ke galo atu i a tatou te taliaga a Ieova?


7 Take, for example, the question: How do we know that we are practicing the form of worship that Jesus taught? 	 7 Ke mafaufau ki te fesili tenei: E mafai pefea o iloa ne tatou me e fai ne tatou a te vaegā tapuakiga telā ne akoako mai ne Iesu?


Jehovah Is an Appreciative God 	 “Me i te Atua e fai mea tonu.


Let Spirituality Guide You 	 Ke na Fakamuamua ne Koe a Mea Faka-te-Agaga


The apostle John stated: “By this the love of God was revealed in our case, that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world so that we might gain life through him. 	 Ne fai mai te apositolo ko Ioane: “Ne fakaasi mai te alofa o te Atua ki a tatou e auala i te mea tenei, ne uga mai ne te Atua a tena Tama eiloa e tokotasi ki te lalolagi ko te mea ke mafai o maua ne tatou te ola e auala i a ia.


(Phil. 4:4) Why is it important for Christians to carry out their service to Jehovah with joy? 	 (Filipi 4:4) Kaia e tāua ei mō Kelisiano ke fai te lotou taviniga ki a Ieova mo te fia‵fia?


“The heart is more treacherous than anything else and is desperate.” 	 ‘A te loto, ko te ‵toe mea tafasili foki eiloa i te faka‵se tino.’


As a parent loves her child’s simple expression, Jehovah appreciates it when we give him our best 	 E pelā me se mātua telā e fiafia ki faifaiga alofa a tena tama, e fiafia a Ieova māfai e fai ne tatou te toe mea e mafai o fai


And does it really matter what your view is? 	 Kae e mata, e tāua eiloa tau kilokiloga ki ei?


When the Assyrians marched against Jerusalem in the eighth century B.C.E., King Hezekiah told his subjects: “Be courageous and strong. 	 I te taimi ne solo atu ei a te kau Asulia o taua atu ki Ielusalema i te valu senitenali T.L.M., ne fai atu te Tupu ko Hesekia ki ana tino: “Ke ‵toa otou loto, kae taumafai, kae sa ma‵taku i te tupu o Asulia mo tena kautau.


Rather, Jehovah forgives those sins and puts them behind him—permanently.—Rom. 4:7, 8. 	 I lō te fai penā, e fakamagalo faeloa ne Ieova a ‵tou agasala kae fakapuli foki ne ia.—Lo. 4:7, 8.


To those without law I became as without law, although I am not without law toward God.” 	 E pelā foki ki tino o fenua fakaatea kolā e se aofia i Tulafono faka-Iutaia, ko te mea ke maua ne au ne tino o fenua fakaatea.


4:16a) Jehovah has afforded us this privilege through his Son, “by means of whom we have this freeness of speech and free access with confidence through our faith in him.” 	 4:16a) Ne tuku mai ne Ieova ki a tatou a te tauliaga e auala i tena Tama, “ko maua ei ne tatou a te saolotoga o fai‵pati atu e auala i a ia kae ke olo atu foki tatou ki mua o te Atua mo te loto tali‵tonu ona ko te ‵tou fakatuanaki ki a ia.”


We encourage people to reason for themselves and thus draw their own conclusions. 	 E fakamalosi ne tatou a tino ke fakaasi mai olotou manatu kae ke fai foki ne latou a olotou fakaikuga.


Consider, for example, the changes that have been made in a number of important areas. 	 Ke mafaufau malie aka ki nisi ‵fuliga kolā ko oti ne fai i nisi feitu tāua.


This simile may mean that they had been like a bullock that would never have “felt the goad if he had not first rebelled against the yoke,” says one reference work. 	 Kāti ne fakauiga loa a te faka‵tusaga tenei pelā me ne fai latou e pelā me se tamā pulumakau telā ne seki ‵tau lele eiloa o “lagona a te masuki o te lakau e fakatonutonu ki ei a pulumakau moi fai ne seki ‵teke muamua atu a ia ki te lakau telā e ‵sai ki ei,” ko pati i se fakamatalaga e tasi.


What is the principal issue to keep in mind when we are faced with trials or temptations? 	 Se a te ‵toe kinauga tāua e ‵tau o masaua māfai ko fe‵paki tatou mo tofotofoga mo fakaosoosoga?


R. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, asserts: “It’s simply a fact of Scripture.” 	 E fai mai a R. Albert Mohler, te pelesitene o te Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, penei: “Se manatu tonu eiloa mai te Tusi Tapu.”


Let your kingdom come. Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth.”—Matthew 6:9, 10. 	 Ko te Malo telā ne fakaakoako te fia miliona o tino ke ‵talo e uiga ki ei i pati lauiloa konei: “Te motou tamana tela i te lagi: ke tapu tou igoa, ke oko mai tou Malo, ke fai te mea e loto koe ki ei i lalo nei, e pela mo te faiga i te lagi.”—Mataio 6:9, 10.


Hence, we do not donate blood, nor do we store for transfusion our blood that should be ‘poured out.’ 	 Tela la, e se puke ‵tou toto ke avatu ki nisi tino, kae e se ‵teu aka foki ‵tou toto ke toe ‵suki fakamuli mai me e ‵tau o ‘ligi keatea.’


Therefore, we may safely conclude that the first Christians could read God’s name both in their translations of the Hebrew Scriptures and in their copies of the Christian Greek Scriptures. 	 Tela la, e mafai eiloa o fakaiku aka ne tatou me i Kelisiano mua ne mafai eiloa o fai‵tau ki te igoa o te Atua i ‵fuliga o te Tusi Tapu faka-Epelu mo ‵kopi o olotou Tusi Tapu faka-Eleni. [Ata i te itulau e 6]


Because the Witnesses wish to share the good news about God’s Kingdom with all people—no matter where they live. 	 Me e ma‵nako a Molimau ke talai atu te tala ‵lei o te Malo o te Atua ki tino katoa—faitalia te koga e ‵nofo ei latou.


“I was quite baffled and realized that I was involved in a losing battle,” he said. 	 “Ne ‵numi masei au ke iloa aka me ne aofia au i se kinauga telā e se mafai o manumalo au i ei,” ko ana pati.


Paul emphasized that the resurrected Jesus Christ was given a position superior to all the angels, for he was seated at God’s right hand. 	 Ne faka‵mafa atu ne Paulo me ne tuku atu ki a Iesu, telā ne fakatu aka mai te mate, se tulaga telā e maluga atu i agelu katoa, me ne nofo a ia i te feitu fakaatamai o te Atua.


Because Mary was a descendant of King David through the line of David’s son Nathan. 	 Me i a Malia se tino mai te gafa o te tupu ko Tavita i tena tama tagata ko Natano.


Whether you are a regular reader of this magazine or not, why not accept the offer of Jehovah’s Witnesses to help you look into the Bible to examine its spiritual values. 	 Faitalia me faitau sāle koe ki te mekesini tenei me ikai, kaia e sē talia ei ne koe te fesoasoani o Molimau a Ieova ke iloilo fakatasi ne koutou a fakatakitakiga mautinoa kolā e maua i loto i te Tusi Tapu.


As we struggle against giving in to our own fleshly weaknesses, we can succeed. 	 E mafai eiloa o manuia tatou i te ‵tou taua atu ki ‵tou vāivāiga faka-te-foitino.


(2 Sam. 12:9-12) Let us not put Jehovah to the test in improper ways, perhaps by cultivating friendship with the world.—Read James 4:4; 1 John 2:15-17. 	 (2 Samuelu 12:9-12) Ke mo a eiloa e tofotofo ne tatou a Ieova i auala sē ‵lei, kāti mai te fai taugasoa mo tino o te lalolagi.—Faitau te Iakopo 4:4; 1 Ioane 2:15-17.


How did Jesus’ approach affect the apostles? 	 Ne pokotia pefea a apositolo i te auala ne faipati atu ei a Iesu?


It should be similar in our race. 	 E tai ‵pau eiloa mo te fakatau‵telega telā e ‵tele i ei a Kelisiano.


He explained: “Whoever receives this young child on the basis of my name receives me too, and whoever receives me receives him also that sent me forth. For he that conducts himself as a lesser one among all of you is the one that is great.” 	 Ne fakamatala atu a ia, penei: “Ko te tino telā e talia ne ia a te tamaliki tenei i toku igoa, e talia foki ne ia au; ka ko te tino telā e talia ne ia au, e talia foki ne ia a te tino telā e se taulia i a koutou katoa, ko te tino tenā e sili i te maluga.”


Yet, David knew that Jehovah would equip Solomon to handle the work given to him. 	 Kae ne iloa ‵lei ne Tavita i a Ieova e fesoasoani atu ki a Solomona ke mafai ne ia o fai te galuega ne tuku atu ke fai ne ia.


These positive changes reflected divine blessing and evidenced God’s approval of those who had come out in zealous support of his Kingdom. 	 A ou tino pule ka se toe pule fakasaua ki a koe; ka fai ne au latou ke pule mo te fai mea tonu mo te filemu.”


(Rom. 1:8; Phil. 1:3-5; 1 Thess. 1:8) In fact, after he mentioned Persis in his letter to the congregation in Rome, Paul added: “She performed many labors in the Lord.” 	 (Loma 1:8; Filipi 1:3-5; 1 Tesalonia 1:8) I te otiga ne taku atu ne tou tagata a Peseti i tena tusi ki te kau Loma, ne toe fai atu a Paulo: “Ne fai ne ia a galuega e uke i te Aliki.”


I worried about my family because Dad had told me, “If I can get rid of you, I can handle the rest.” 	 Ne manavase au ki toku kāiga me iloa ne au me ko oti ne fai mai toku tamana ki a au penei, “Kafai ne mafai o ‵tuli ne au a koe, e mafai foki o ‵tuli ne au a nisi tino.”


(Heb. 4:12) In other words, when we clearly understand God’s purpose for us, the way we respond to it reveals what we are deep inside. 	 (Epelu 4:12) I nisi tugapati, kafai e malamalama ‵lei tatou i te fuafuaga a te Atua mō tatou, e fakaasi mai i te auala e ‵saga atu ei tatou ki ei a mea i ‵tou ‵kanoloto.


There were just a few workers. 	 Ona ko te mu‵tana o tino ga‵lue.


“EVIDENCE of Jesus Written in Stone.” 	 “KO TUSITUSIGA e Uiga ki a Iesu i Luga i Fatu.”


For if I do not go away, the helper will by no means come to you; but if I do go my way, I will send him to you. . . . 	 Kae kafai e fano au keatea, ko uga mai ei a ia ne au ki a koutou. . . .


(Haggai 2:7, footnote) Nevertheless, many find this difficult to accept. 	 (Hakai 2:7) Kae, e faigata ke talia ne te tokoukega o tino a te mea tenei.


(Matt. 23:3) Jesus practiced what he taught. 	 (Mataio 23:3) Ne fakagalue ne Iesu a mea ne akoako ne ia.


Think about how you benefit from reading the Bible, examining the publications of “the faithful and discreet slave,” watching JW Broadcasting, visiting jw.org, talking with the elders, and associating with fellow Christians. 	 Mafaufau ki mea aoga e maua ne koe mai te faitauga ki te Tusi Tapu, sukesuke ki tusi a te “tavini fakamaoni kae poto,” te onoono ki te JW Broadcasting, onoono ki te fakatuatusi ko te jw.org, sau‵tala mo toeaina, kae ‵kau fakatasi mo taina Kelisiano.


“Do not be loving either the world or the things in the world,” warned the apostle John. 	 “Sa tuku otou loto ki te lalolagi io me ko so se mea faka te lalolagi,” ko pati polopoloki a te apositolo ko Ioane.


According to Matthew 4:5, 6, what was another temptation that Satan used in an attempt to break Jesus’ integrity? 	 E ‵tusa mo te Mataio 4:5, 6, se a te suā tofotofoga ne fakaaoga ne Satani i ana taumafaiga ke fakamasei ei te fakamaoni o Iesu?


“Where did you happen to be when I founded the earth? 	 “E a, ne nofo koe i te taimi ne faite ei ne au a te lalolagi?


Teaching That Moves the Heart 	 Akoakoga Fakaotia Loto


But the tax collector standing at a distance was not willing even to raise his eyes heavenward, but kept beating his breast, saying, ‘O God, be gracious to me a sinner.’” 	 Ka ko te tagata ao lafoga, ne tu pili mai, e se mafai o kilo ake ona mata ki te lagi, kae pāpā ki tena fatafata, ana muna: ‘Te Atua, a koe ke alofa mai ki a au te tagata agasala!’


Death has never existed in heaven, but it has had a long existence here on earth. 	 Ne seki maua atu eiloa te mate i te lagi, kae ko leva eiloa ne maua atu i te lalolagi.


They have been unwilling to make the decision to serve Jehovah or after serving him for a while have ceased doing so.* (Ezek. 33:32, 33) It is imperative, though, that all honesthearted ones allow themselves to be gathered into the vessellike congregations before the final day of judgment and to remain in a place of safety. 	 Ne seki maua ne latou te loto fiafia o fai se fakaikuga ke tavini atu ki a Ieova io me mai tua o te faiga penā, ne fakagata ne latou te lotou tavini atu ki a ia.* (Esekielu 33:32, 33) Se mea ‵tau eiloa mō tino loto fakamaoni katoa ke fia fakamaopoopo atu latou ki loto i fakapotopotoga kolā e fai pelā me ne ola a koi tuai o oko mai te ‵toe aso o te fakamasinoga kae ke tumau foki i te koga tokagamalie tenā.


Let us take a look at two examples. 	 Ke na onoono ki fakaakoakoga e lua konei.


The reason? 	 Te pogai?


When the Israelites of old rebelled against God, “they would make him feel hurt.” 	 I te taimi ne ‵teke atu ei a tino Isalaelu mua ki te Atua, “ne fakafanoanoa . . . ne latou a ia.”


13. Why are not all complaints objectionable? 	 13 Kae e se ko fāmeo katoa e ita ki ei a te Atua.


Indeed, by offering encouragement and recounting Jehovah’s upright dealings, you can do much to build up the faith of fellow believers. 	 E tonu, mai te fakamalosi atu mo te fakaasiatuga o faifaiga amio‵tonu a Ieova, e aogā malosi ki te atiakaga o te fakatuanaki o ou taina tali‵tonu.


Jehovah said as much by telling him: “Go, and you must say to this people, ‘Hear again and again, O men, but do not understand; and see again and again, but do not get any knowledge.’ 	 Ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova te mea tenā i ana pati konei: “Ne fai mai ei ki a au ke fano au o fakaoko atu te fekau tenei ki tino o tena fenua: ‘Me pefea eiloa te uke o mea ne fakalogo‵logo koutou ki ei, kae ka se mafai eiloa koutou o malamalama.


At Hosea 6:1-3, we read: “Come, you people, and do let us return to Jehovah, for he himself has torn in pieces but he will heal us. 	 I te Hosea 6:1-3, e fai‵tau tatou penei: “Tatou ka foki ki te Aliki!


• How do the words of Psalm 145:16 help us to deal with unanswered questions about the resurrection? 	 • E fesoasoani mai pefea a pati i te Salamo 145:16 ke fakafesagai atu ki fesili e uiga ki te toetu kolā e seki maua a tali ki ei?


MATTHEW 24:39 	 MATAIO 24:39


He is righteous, yes, saved; humble, and riding upon an ass, even upon a full-grown animal the son of a she-ass.” 	 E vau a ia mo te manumalo, kae tela la, a ia se tino malalo fua kae sopo mai i luga o te asini—se tamā asini.”


He confessed: “I have come to know that you [Jehovah] are able to do all things, and there is no idea that is unattainable for you. 	 Ne fai mai koe ki a au me se a te fekau ne fia poto atu ei au ki a koe, i a au se tagata valea fua.


(Acts 2:10) Or did Christian merchants and travelers spread the truth in Rome? 	 (Galuega 2:10) Io me ne fakasalalau atu ne Kelisiano fai pisinisi io me ko tino faima‵laga a te munatonu i Loma?


In what ways can we imitate Jehovah’s loyalty? 	 I auala fea e mafai ei o fakaakoako atu tatou ki te alofa fakamaoni o Ieova?


Fittingly, the Bible likens certain humans to palm trees. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, e fakatusa ne te Tusi Tapu a tino ki te lakau ko te pāma tenei.


(Rev. 5:10) On the other hand, “the things upon the earth” refer to repentant humans, who will eventually attain to everlasting life on earth.—Ps. 37:29. 	 (Fakaasiga 5:10) I te suā feitu, “a mea katoa i te . . . lalolagi” e fakasino atu ki tino sala‵mo, kolā ka maua fakamuli ne latou a te ola se-gata-mai i te lalolagi.—Salamo 37:29.


(Genesis 11:10-24) According to Genesis 11:31, Abram lived with his family in prosperous “Ur of the Chaldeans,” a city that once sat east of the Euphrates River.* Thus, he did not grow up as a tent-dwelling nomad but as a city dweller in a place that offered much in the way of luxury. 	 (Kenese 11:10-24) E ‵tusa mo te Kenese 11:31, ne ‵nofo a Apelamo mo tena kāiga i se koga maumea ko “Ulo i Papelonia,” se fa‵kai telā e tu i te feitu ki saegālā o te Vaitafe ko te Eufilate.* Tela la, ne seki ola aka a ia e pelā me se tino maumausolo telā e nofo i se faleie kae ne nofo a ia i se fa‵kai i se koga telā ne uke ‵ki eiloa a mea ‵gali ne maua i ei.


And how can we “remember those who are taking the lead” among us, especially those who make up “the faithful and discreet slave”?—Heb. 13:7; Matt. 24:45. 	 Kae e mafai pefea o masaua ne tatou a “tino kolā e fai ne latou a te takitakiga” i a tatou, maise eiloa a latou kolā e aofia i te “tavini fakamaoni kae poto”?—Epe. 13:7; Mat 24:45.


In many places, the brothers had good reason to fear that if the two races met together for worship, their Kingdom Hall would be destroyed. 	 I koga e uke, e isi se pogai ‵lei ke ma‵taku a te kautaina, me kafai e ‵kau fakatasi a fenua e lua mō te tapuakiga, e mafai eiloa o fakamasei a te Fale Tapuaki.


What prophetic role of the Messiah opens the way to everlasting life? 	 Se a te tulaga fakavaloaga o te Mesia i te ‵talamaiga o te ola se-gata-mai?


I felt loved and protected.” 	 Ne oko mai te lagonaga me i a au e alofagina kae puipuigina.”


What have you learned from this article? 	 Ne a mea ne tauloto ne koe mai te mataupu tenei?


Pictures of graphic sex are also easily accessible on the Internet. 	 E faigofie foki o lavea atu a ata o faifaiga fakatauavaga penā i te Internet.


11 During the period of seeming delay, what would help Jesus’ followers to keep on the watch? 	 11 I te vaitaimi telā ne foliga mai pelā me e tuai mai a Iesu, ne a mea ka fesoasoani mai ki ana soko ke matapula‵pula faeloa?


Do you share this view? 	 E a, e kau koe ki te kilokiloga tenei?


Once again, the Bible gives the answer: “The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages, because the remembrance of them has been forgotten.” 	 E toe tuku mai ne te Tusi Tapu a te tali, penei: “E iloa ne tino ola i a latou e mate, ka ko tino mate e seai se mea a latou e iloa. E seai aka foki eiloa se mea ‵lei e maua ne latou me ko se manatua latou.”


When visiting them, he did not present himself “with an extravagance of speech or of wisdom.” 	 I te taimi ne āsi atu ei a ia ki a latou, ne seki fanatu a ia “i te uke o muna i poto faka te lalolagi.”


When we explain the ransom to people, how are we spreading the good news of God’s undeserved kindness? 	 Kafai e fakamatala atu ne tatou a te togiola ki tino, e fakasalalau atu pefea ne tatou a te tala ‵lei o te alofa tauanoa o te Atua?


Create Opportunities to Make Disciples 	 ‵Sala ki Avanoaga ke Fai ei a Soko


17 As we have discussed, the elders should keep in mind that the flock they are shepherding is God’s, not their own. 	 17 E pelā mo te mea ne sau‵tala tatou ki ei, e ‵tau o masaua ne toeaina me i te lafu telā e tausi ne latou i a te Atua, kae e sē i a latou.


14 Christian parents have a responsibility to teach their families to apply Bible principles. 	 14 E maua ne mātua Kelisiano a te titute ke akoako olotou kāiga ke fakagalue a fakatakitakiga mai i te Tusi Tapu.


(John 3:16, NAB) Why would Jesus imply that those who did not believe in him would die? 	 (Ioane 3:16) Kaia ne fai atu ei Iesu me ka ‵mate a tino kolā e se tali‵tonu ki a ia?


Yes, in these ways too, we need one another. 	 E tonu, e manakogina foki te fakatau fesoasoani o tatou i auala konei.


Moral and Social Breakdown. 	 Te Gasolo Ifo o Tulaga o Mea Tau Amioga mo te Olaga.


God’s views and principles, then, ought to guide all our steps in life. 	 Tela la, e ‵tau o fakafetaui aka a ‵tou mea katoa e fai i te olaga mo te kilokiloga mo fakatakitakiga fakavae a te Atua.


Who, then, is to blame for wickedness and the suffering it causes? 	 Ko oi la e ‵tau o ‵losi atu ki ei mō amioga ma‵sei mo logo‵maega kolā e ‵tupu?


There was no riot that day. 	 Ne seki ai loa se fakalavelave ne tupu i te aso tenā.


Let us therefore keep that love alive by regularly reading and meditating on his Word.—1 Timothy 4:6, 15; Revelation 2:4. 	 Tela la, ke na tumau tatou i te fakamalosiakaga o te alofa tenā mai te fai‵tau mo te mafaufau ‵loto faeloa ki tena Muna.—1 Timoteo 4:6, 15; Fakaasiga 2:4.


Unfortunately, some of these forces are destructive. 	 Se mea fakafanoanoa me e ma‵sei ‵ki a nisi mea konā.


“MAN, born of woman, is short-lived and glutted with agitation,” observed the patriarch Job. 	 “A TATOU katoa ne fa‵nau mai . . . e ola katoa tatou i te olaga toetoe tenei, kae ‵fonu i fakalavelave,” ko pati a te toeaina matua ko Iopu.


Spirit anointing depends on God’s choice. 	 A te fakaeke ki te agaga o te Atua se auala fakapito fua e tasi e galue ei te agaga kae e fakalagolago eiloa ki te filifiliga a te Atua.


These include the birth of the Kingdom in 1914 and the hurling of Satan and his demons from heaven by “Michael and his angels.” 	 E aofia i mea konei a te fanau mai o te Malo i te 1914 mo te ‵peiifoga o Satani mo ana temoni mai te lagi ne “Mikaele mo ana agelu.”


But the habit bothered him. 	 Kae ne masei ‵ki ana lagonaga.


(2 Corinthians 4:3, 4) In fact, he began to cast the veil of spiritual darkness over professed Christians many centuries ago, even causing them to abandon the precious Kingdom hope. 	 (2 Kolinito 4:3, 4) A te tonuga loa, ko leva ne fakapulou atu ne ia se veli o te pouliga faka-te-agaga ki luga i Kelisiano ‵loi i te fia senitenali ko ‵teka, ko te mea ke tiakina ne latou te fakamoemoega tāua e uiga ki te Malo.


What convinces you that the Shulammite and the shepherd had special feelings for each other? 	 Kaia e talitonu ei koe me ne fia‵fai ‵tonu eiloa te tamāfine Sulami mo te tausi mamoe?


• What is the first requirement for a sacrifice to be acceptable, and what meaning does that have for us? 	 • Se a te mea muamua e ‵tau o fai ko te mea ke talia ei te taulaga, kae se a tena uiga mō tatou?


How did Paul show that the system of worship instituted by Jesus was superior to that under the Law? 	 Ne fakavae malosi te mea tenā ki te fakatuanaki i lō mea kolā ne lavea ki mata, kae ne maluga atu i te Tulafono telā ne tuku mai e auala i te pelofeta ko Mose.


Jesus too spoke about an earthly paradise. 	 Ne faipati foki a Iesu e uiga ki se lalolagi palataiso.


Yes, genuine brotherly love should move us to display care and concern for all our Christian brothers and sisters. 	 E tonu, e ‵tau o fakamalosi aka tatou ne te alofa fakataina ke fakaasi atu te atafai mo te manavase ki ‵tou taina mo tuagane Kelisiano katoa.


However, Cain rejected God’s counsel, killed Abel, and ended up as an outcast. 	 Kae, ne seki talia ne Kaino a pati fesoasoani a te Atua, ne tamate ne ia Apelu, kae fakaaunua atu ei.


“When my drunken father used to explode in anger, his appearance changed. 	 “Kafai toku tamana ko vale kae ko kaitaua, ana foliga loa ko ma‵fuli.


He pleads: “O my people, remember, please.” 	 Ne fakamolemole atu a ia, penei: “Oku tino, e masaua ne koutou.”


For instance, when David wrote Psalm 55, he feared for his life. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i te taimi ne tusi ei ne Tavita a te Salamo 55, ne tele loa a ia ki tena ola.


Sometimes a kind word that shows care and concern will help the situation. 	 I nisi taimi e fakaasi atu i se pati fakaalofalofa a te atafai mo te amanaia ki nisi tino ke faka‵lei aka ei te fakalavelave.


I thanked Jehovah that I had a friend who put my welfare above her own feelings.” 	 Ne fakafetai au ki a Ieova me ne maua ne au se taugasoa telā ne fakatāua malosi ne ia au i lō ana lagonaga totino.”


He states: “None of these beautiful blessings would be part of my life if I hadn’t accepted Jehovah’s help to give my personality a complete makeover.” 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “Ne seki mafai lele eiloa o maua ne au a fakamanuiaga ‵gali konei moi ne seki talia ne au te fesoasoani o Ieova ke ‵fuli katoatoa oku uiga.”


Help Yourself and Others by Using God’s Word 	 Fesoasoani Atu ki a Koe Eiloa mo Nisi Tino Mai te Fakaaogaga o te Muna a te Atua


Likewise, God created the man and the woman to cooperate closely, not to compete with each other.—Genesis 2:24. 	 E penā foki loa, ne faite ne te Atua a te tagata mo te fafine ke ga‵lue fakatasi, kae ke sē fakatau‵fai te suā tino ki te suā tino.—Kenese 2:24.


Let us take a brief look at what it has to offer. 	 Ke na onoono nei tatou ki mea e fai mai i ei.


(Luke 23:50-52; John 7:45-52; 19:38-40) The relief that humans achieve when they stand up in defense of Jehovah’s people—for whatever reason—is limited at best. 	 (Luka 23:50-52; Ioane 7:45-52; 19:38-40) A te fesoasoani telā e fai ne tino kolā e taumafai o ‵tu mō tino o Ieova— faitalia me se ā te pogai—e isi faeloa se tapulā ki ei.


Jehovah’s word always comes true. 	 E taunu faeloa a pati a Ieova.


(Isaiah 35:3) So why not make it your aim to strengthen and encourage one or two fellow Christians every time you meet with them? 	 (Isaia 35:3) Tela la, kaia e sē kausaki atu koe o fakamalosi aka se tokotasi io me se tokolua o ou taina Kelisiano i so se taimi e fetaui ei koutou?


The Babylonian king erected a large idol on the plain of Dura and commanded high officials, including administrators of jurisdictional districts, to assemble for its inauguration. 	 Ne faite ne te tupu o Papelonia se tupua lasi i te laukele o Tula kae fakatonu atu ki ofisa ma‵luga, e aofia i ei a nisi ofisa katoa o itumalo ke ‵kau atu ki te fakatapūga o te tupua.


The belief that only a few will go to heaven, whereas millions will be given perfect human life on earth, set the Bible Students apart from most of Christendom. 	 A te talitonuga me ne nāi tino fua ka olo atu ki te lagi, kae ka maua ne te fia miliona o tino a te tulaga ‵lei katoatoa i te lalolagi nei, ne fai ei ke tu ‵kese a Tino A‵koga ki te Tusi Tapu mai Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se.


BENEFITS FROM YOUR DONATIONS 	 MEA AOGA E MAUA MAI I OTOU MEAALOFA


• How can we put on the complete suit of armor from God? 	 • E mafai pefea o fakapei ki luga i a tatou a te gatutau kātoa mai te Atua?


(Matt. 28:19, 20; Luke 8:1) If a brother appears ambitious, an elder might show him how Jesus helped His disciples to see the dangers of seeking prominence. 	 (Mataio 28:19, 20; Luka 8:1) Kafai e lavea atu me e isi se taina e uiga fia sili, e mafai o fakaasi atu ne se toeaina te auala ne fesoasoani atu ei a Iesu ki Ana soko ke lavea ne latou te fakamataku o te fia sili.


How did Jason’s initial enthusiasm affect his wife? 	 Ne pokotia pefea te avaga a Jason i te safega o tena matagi i te kamataga?


Additionally, the painful things of their past life in this old world “will not be called to mind, neither will they come up into the heart.” 	 E se gata i ei, a mea fakalogo‵mae katoa i olotou olaga i te lalolagi mua tenei “ka se toe manatua eiloa.”


We are walking with God. 	 Ko sa‵sale fakatasi eiloa tatou mo Ieova.


How can we express our friendship toward Christ’s brothers? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne tatou te ‵tou fia fai taugasoa mo taina o Keliso?


He thus taught his children well and set a fine example for them, which was a big challenge during that wicked pre-Flood era.—Gen. 6:5. 	 Ne akoako faka‵lei ne ia ana tama‵liki kae tuku atu se fakaakoakoga ‵lei mō latou, telā se tofotofoga lasi i te vaitaimi masei tenei mai mua o te Lolo.—Kene. 6:5.


He stated: “During all those years, I learned to trust in Jehovah and received strength from him.”—Read 1 Peter 5:6, 7. 	 Ne fai mai a ia: “I tausaga katoa konei, ne tauloto ne au a te talitonu ki a Ieova kae ne maua ne au te malosi mai i a ia.”—Faitau te 1 Petelu 5:6, 7.


So I applied to be a regular pioneer. 	 Tenā ne tusi fakamolemole ei au ke galue pelā me se paenia tumau.


(Hebrews 6:10) Yes, Jehovah remembered all their faithful works, storing them in his limitless memory. 	 (Epelu 6:10) E tonu, ne masaua ne Ieova olotou galuega fakamaoni katoa, e se mafai lele eiloa o puli i a ia a mea konā.


(Acts 20:30) Indeed, today as in Paul’s day, some individuals who were once part of the Christian congregation now attempt to mislead the sheep by speaking “twisted things”—half-truths and outright lies. 	 (Galuega 20:30) E tonu, e ‵pau eiloa aso nei mo aso o Paulo, e isi ne tino kolā ne ‵kau atu ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano ko taumafai nei o takitaki ‵se a mamoe mai te “faipati ki te muna loi”.


3 Young Ones—Are You Ready to Get Baptized? 	 3 Tama‵liki—E Mata, ko Toka Koutou ke Papatiso?


Abel’s sacrifice was pleasing because it demonstrated his faith in Jehovah’s promise 	 Ne talia te taulaga a Apelu me ne fakaasi atu i ei tena fakatuanaki ki te folafolaga a Ieova


(Read Proverbs 2:1-9; 3:5, 6.) 	 (Faitau te Faataoto 2:1-9; 3:5, 6.)


Some unhappy couples stay together for the sake of their children or for financial security. 	 E ‵nofo tasi fua a nisi tauavaga ona ko olotou tama‵liki io me ke maua se puipuiga i mea tau tupe.


The Bible reveals that our heavenly Father, Jehovah God, deeply loves us and that he lets us know what he would like to see us do. 	 E fakaasi mai ne te Tusi Tapu me i te ‵tou Tamana faka-te-lagi, ko Ieova te Atua, e alofa malosi ‵ki eiloa ki a tatou kae manako a ia ke iloa ne tatou a mea kolā e manako a ia ke fai ne tatou.


The miracles were marked by simplicity. 	 Ne matea ‵lei a te faigofie o vavega.


By such means, we show that we have “a waiting attitude” and are “keeping close in mind the presence of the day of Jehovah.” 	 • Kaia e tāua ei a “faifaiga amio atua”? • Ne a ‵tou mea e ‵tau o fai ko te mea ke ‘‵ma kae ‵lei tatou i mua o te Atua, ka ke ola filemu foki tatou mo ia’?


“Your Father Who Looks On in Secret Will Repay You” 	 ‘Te Otou Tamana Telā e Kilo Atu Mai i se Koga se Lavea ka Taui Atu ki a Koutou’


And grieving may, in time, help you to move on despite the enormity of your loss. 	 Kae ko te loto mafatia e mafai o fesoasoani atu i nisi taimi ke se mafaufau koe ki te galo atu o se tino pele, faitalia te faigata.


Just as jealousy in husband or wife is the forceful assertion of an exclusive right, so God asserts His claim, and vindicates it, on those who are His sole possession.” 	 E pelā eiloa mo te masalosalo ‵tau i te tauavaga telā e fakaasi atu i ei a te malosi o te la aiā, tela la, e fakaasi mai foki ne te Atua Tena pulega, kae e fakamaluga ne ia, i tino kolā e a Ia.”


(Acts 13:48; 16:14) Silvana, a pioneer for nearly 30 years, says, “Before I go to a house in my territory, I pray to Jehovah, asking him to give me a positive attitude.” 	 (Galu. 13:48; 16:14) Ne fai mai a Silvana telā ne paenia mō tausaga toeitiiti ko kātoa te 30, “A koi tuai o fanatu au ki se fale i taku koga talai, e ‵talo atu au ki a Ieova, fakamolemole ki a ia ke tuku mai ki au se kilokiloga ‵lei.”


The Bible speaks of the nations as being “in darkness mentally, and alienated from the life that belongs to God, because of the ignorance that is in them.” 	 E faipati loa te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki atufenua e pelā me e “‵nofo foki olotou mafaufau i te pouliga. E seai foki se lotou vaega o te ola ne tuku mai ne te Atua, i te mea ko oko eiloa i te va‵lea mo te loto ma‵keke.”


Then “quite a bit of weeping broke out among them all, and they fell upon Paul’s neck and tenderly kissed him, because they were especially pained at the word he had spoken that they were going to behold his face no more.” 	 Kae “ne ‵sai atu latou ki a Paulo kae ‵tagi, kae sogi fakamavae atu ki a ia. Ko oko eiloa i te lotou fanoa‵noa i pati a Paulo kolā ne fai atu ki a latou, me ka se toe matea eiloa ne latou a ia.”


Like stewards of old, we are given much freedom—but our freedom has limits. 	 E pelā mo situati i aso mua, e lasi te saolotoga e maua ne tatou—kae e isi ne tapulā ki ‵tou saolotoga.


As a whole, the world has come to be as described at Ephesians 4:17-19: “They are in darkness mentally, and alienated from the life that belongs to God . . . 	 Ko oti ne fakamatala mai a te lalolagi kātoa i te Efeso 4:17-19, penei: “Kae ‵nofo foki olotou mafaufau i te pouliga.


WEEK OF FEBRUARY 27, 2017–MARCH 5, 2017 	 TE VAIASO I A FEPUALI 27, 2017–MATI 5, 2017


At one point, however, the daily text provided the encouragement he needed. 	 I te taimi e tasi, ne maua ne ia te fakamalosiga telā ne manako a ia ki ei mai te tusi siki o te aso.


He will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear.—1 Corinthians 10:13; Hebrews 10:36; James 1:5-8. 	 Ka se talia eiloa ne ia ke sili atu te ‵tou tofotofoga i te mea e mafai o kufaki ne tatou.—1 Kolinito 10:13; Epelu 10:36; Iakopo 1:5-8.


There sledges with sharp stone or iron teeth on their underside were pulled over the grain by animals to break the stalks into pieces and loosen the kernels from the chaff. 	 I konā e ‵taki atu i ei ne manu se kā telā e isi ne fatu io me ne fiti makai‵kai mai lalo i ei i luga o kau saito ko ‵vae ei keatea a tinā saito mai kaiga.


(Psalm 1:2) Doing so will help you to keep your thoughts, attitudes, and feelings in harmony with godly principles. 	 (Salamo 1:2) A te faiga penā ka fesoasoani atu ei ke fakafetaui aka faeloa ne koe ou mafaufauga, kilokiloga, mo lagonaga ki akoakoga fakavae a te Atua.


Set appropriate priorities, have realistic expectations, daily make room for some quiet time, enjoy God’s creation, keep a sense of humor, and get regular exercise and enough sleep.—w16.12, pp. 22-23. 	 Fakatulaga muamua a mea kolā e tāua, fai ne fakamoemoega ‵lei, fakaavanoa faeloa se taimi i aso katoa mō koe eiloa, mafaufau ki mea ne faite ne te Atua, tumau i ou uiga fai fa‵kata, mo te fakamalosi faeloa o te foitino kae ke lava foki te malōlō.—w16.12, itu. 22-23.


17 To help us along the path to life, God’s Word provides us with many fine role models. 	 17 E fesoasoani mai te Muna a te Atua ke sa‵sale atu tatou i te auala ki te ola, mai te tukumaiga o fakaakoakoga ‵lei e uke ke tau‵tali atu ki ei.


A Royal Priesthood to Benefit All Mankind 	 Se Kau Faitaulaga o Tupu Telā ka Aoga ki Tino Katoa


(Prov. 20:1; 2 Cor. 7:1; 1 Thess. 4:3-5; 1 Tim. 6:6-11) Moreover, we rejoice over “the good condition of the heart” that results from obeying God’s reminders.—Isa. 65:14. 	 (Faata. 20:1; 2 Koli. 7:1; 1 Tesa. 4:3-5; 1 Timo. 6:6-11) E se gata i ei, e fia‵fia tatou ki “te tulaga ‵lei o te loto” telā e iku mai i te faka‵logo ki fakamasauaga a te Atua.—Isa. 65:14, NW.


How were the days of Noah? 	 Ne fai pefea aso o Noa?


Joseph of Arimathea Takes a Stand 	 Iosefa te Alimataia ko ‵Lago Atu ki ei


He might even presumptuously reach out for positions to which he is not entitled. 	 Kāti ka taumafai mo te fakamatamata ke maua ne ia a tauliaga kolā e se ‵tau o maua ne ia.


Indeed, he is the Source of “every good gift and every perfect present.” 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, a ia ko te Pogai o “mea ‵lei katoa kola e maua fua mo meaalofa katoatoa takitasi.”


Truly, it was quite different from what I had known back in our small village. 	 E tonu, ne tai ‵kese eiloa mo mea ne iloa ne au i te motou tamā fa‵kai.


But when this happens, I sit down with the person and discuss the problem. 	 Kae kafai ko tupu se mea penā, e saga‵saga maua o sau‵tala fakatasi e uiga ki te fakalavelave tenā.


In fact, they could see proof right before their eyes that God continued to use the holy spirit. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ne mafai o lavea ne latou ki olotou mata a fakamaoniga me koi tumau eiloa i te fakaaoga ne te Atua a te agaga tapu.


To help themselves keep focused, they put a Bethel application up on a wall in their home. 	 Ke fesoasoani atu ki a lāua ke saga ‵tonu atu, ne fakapiki eiloa ne lāua te pepa faka‵fonu ke ulu atu ki te Peteli i te pui i loto i te fale.


Why is Romans 5:12 of interest to Jehovah’s Witnesses? 	 Kaia e fia‵fia sale a Molimau a Ieova ki te Loma 5:12?


What are principles, and how did Jesus use them effectively? 	 Ne a fakatakitakiga, kae ne fakaaoga pefea ne Iesu i se auala magoi?


When those having spiritual qualifications readjust a fellow believer “in a spirit of mildness,” they try to be gentle, gracious.—Galatians 6:1. 	 Kafai e fakamalosi atu ne latou kolā e ma‵losi i te feitu faka-te-agaga se taina talitonu “i te agaga o te loto malalo,” e taumafai latou ke fai a te mea tenā i te uiga filemu mo te uiga kaimalie.—Kalatia 6:1.


In those once bustling thoroughfares, there would be heard only a voice singing eerily in the window, perhaps the plaintive song of a bird or the howl of the wind. 	 I auala kolā ne fakalavelave mua, ka lagona atu fua se leo ‵ligo i famalama, kāti se pese fakafanoanoa a se manu io me ko te ‵gulu o te matagi.


John could be referring to an individual woman addressed as Kyria, which is Greek for “lady.” 	 Ne mafai o fakasino atu a Ioane ki se fafine kae taku ne ia ki a Kyria, ko te pati Eleni mō se “fafine.”


Peter, Paul, and Barnabas were at that meeting of the governing body and recounted how Jehovah had been dealing with uncircumcised Gentiles. 	 A Petelu, Paulo, mo Panapa ne ‵nofo atu i te fono a te potukau pule kae ne fakamatala atu ne latou a faifaiga a Ieova ki tino mai Fenua Fakaa‵tea kolā ne seki pilitome.


• Select appropriate individuals for the task 	 • Filifili a te tino telā e fetaui mo te galuega


The year is 59 C.E. In the custody of travel-weary soldiers, a number of prisoners enter Rome through the Porta Capena gate. 	 I te tausaga e 59 T.A., ne ‵taki atu ne sotia kolā ko vāivāi se potukau o pagota ki loto i Loma i te mataloa o Porta Capena.


What does that mountain represent? 	 Se a te mea e sui mai ne te mauga tenā?


Doubtless you enjoy participating in congregation activities to the extent that your schedule allows. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne fiafia koe o kau ki fakatokaga katoa a te fakapotopotoga kolā e mafai o kau atu ki ei.


He likely came in touch with Christianity as a teenager when Paul preached in Lystra about 47 C.E. Timothy quickly gained an excellent reputation among the local Christian brothers. 	 Kāti ne tauloto a ia ki te munatonu a koi talavou ei tou tagata, i te taimi ne talai atu ei a Paulo i Lusa, kāti i te 47 T.A. Se mea vave eiloa o fia‵fia malosi a taina i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i konā ki a Timoteo.


It does not become provoked. 	 E se kaitaua vave.


When you need help, they provide it generously. 	 Kafai e manako koe ki se fesoasoani, e loto fia‵fia eiloa latou o fesoasoani atu.


To do so, you need to be willing to adjust to local circumstances. 	 Ke fai penā, e ‵tau o loto fiafia koe o fulifuli tou olaga ke fetaui mo te olaga i te koga telā e galue koe i ei.


Regardless of how hard someone strikes granite, no one expects water to flow from it. 	 E tiga eiloa a taumafaiga a se tino ke ‵kini ne ia a kaupapa ma‵keke konā, e se mafai eiloa o sali mai i ei a te vai.


How do we know that the warning to “keep on the watch” applies to true Christians? 	 E iloa pefea ne tatou me i te faka‵pulaga ke “matapula‵pula” e fakasino atu eiloa ki Kelisiano ‵tonu?


Whoever exalts himself will be humbled.” 	 A te tino e fia maluga e fakamalalogina, ka ko te tino e fia malalo e fakamalugagina.”


He did not know what to say to that. 	 Ne seki iloa ne ia me ne a ana pati ka fai mai.


However, when we consider a few of the many possible answers to the following questions, we will see that this list of qualifications can benefit all of us in a number of ways. 	 Kae kafai e mafau‵fau tatou ki nai tali mai te fia o tali ki fesli konei mai lalo, ka lavea atu ei ne tatou me e mafai o aoga a mea konā ki a tatou katoa i auala e uke.


Not all researchers believe so. 	 E se tali‵tonu penā a tino ‵poto katoa.


He had been commissioned primarily to declare a scathing judgment message against the northern kingdom of Israel. 	 Ne ‵tofi aka eiloa a ia ke folafola atu te fakamasinoga ‵mafa telā ka fai maise eiloa ki te malo ki matū o Isalaelu.


The 17th-century English poet John Milton had no such pessimistic thoughts. 	 I te 17 senitenali, ne seki maua ne te tino ‵fatu kupu i te ‵gana Peletania ko John Milton a vaegā manatu ‵se penā.


Jehovah strengthens us to wage “the fine fight of the faith” so that we can ‘get a firm hold on everlasting life.’ (1 Timothy 6:12) He also provides the means for us to remain stable and come off victorious in our spiritual warfare. 	 E fakamalosi ne Ieova tatou ke ‵tele atu i te “fakatau‵telega o te fakatuanaki” ko te mea ke maua te ola se-gata-mai. (1 Timoteo 6:12) Ne tuku mai foki ne ia ki a tatou a auala kolā e mafai ei o tumau tatou i te tu ‵mautakitaki kae ke manumalo i te fakatau‵telega faka-te-agaga tenei.


Moses was to act in harmony with them. 	 Ne ‵tau o tautali faka‵lei atu a Mose ki ei.


(Proverbs 15:28, 29) Perhaps pondering some of the themes that Jesus mentioned in his model prayer and then considering how these relate to our own circumstances might help. 	 (Faataoto 15:28, 29) Kāti e mafai o aogā malosi a te mafaufau ‵loto ki manatu kolā ne fakaaogā ne Iesu i tena ‵talo fakaakoako kae ke onoono aka ki te auala e fetaui ei a mea konā mo ‵tou fakanofonofoga.


11 The Bible urges us not to be sluggish but to be “imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” 	 11 E fakamalosi mai te Tusi Tapu ke se paie tatou kae ke fai pelā “mo tino fakatuanaki e loto kufaki, ke maua ei a te mea ne folafolagina ne te Atua.”


Among the obligations of husbands and wives are these cited by the apostle Paul: “Let wives be in subjection to their husbands as to the Lord . . . 	 E aofia i tiute o tauavaga ko mea kolā ne taku mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo: “A koutou e fafine, ke faka‵logo koutou ki otou avaga, e pela eiloa mo te otou faka‵logo ki te Aliki. . . .


In that way, you will be moved from the heart to do your best in his service.—Luke 6:45; Phil. 1:9-11. 	 I te auala tenā, ka fakamalosi aka ei tou loto ke fai te ‵toe mea e mafai ne koe o fai i tena taviniga.—Luka 6:45; Filipi 1:9-11.


Those witnesses of old could testify that such a figurative race, no matter how strenuous, can be won. 	 E mafai ne tino tali‵tonu i aso mua o fakamaoni atu me e mafai eiloa o sili te tino i te fakatau‵telega fakatusa tenā, faitalia te faigata.


Yet, they are forced to communicate regularly, especially if they have children. 	 Kae e faimālō latou ke fesokotaki atu faeloa ki a latou, maise eiloa māfai e isi ne lā tama‵liki.


Did the First-Century Christians Participate in Politics? 	 Kaia e ‵Tau ei o Fakamuamua a te Taviniga ki a Ieova? ITULAU E 21 • PESE: 66, 103


Their piety and religious consciousness [that of pagans converted to Christianity] had been formed for millennia through the cult of the ‘great mother’ goddess and the ‘divine virgin.’”—The New Encyclopædia Britannica (1988), Volume 16, pages 326 and 327. 	 Olotou tiute fakalotu mo olotou lotu [tino fapaupau ko ‵fuli ki te Lotu Kelisiano] ne ati aka i te fia afe o tausaga ki luga i te tapuakiga ki te ‘mātua sili’ telā ne fai mo fai te atua fafine mo te ‘taupou fakaatua.’”—The New Encyclopædia Britannica (1988), Volume 16, te itulau e 326 mo te 327.


And how would she feel about him? 	 Kae ka pefea ana lagonaga ki tou tagata?


Jehovah blesses those who are “rich in fine works.” 	 E fakamanuia eiloa ne Ieova a latou kolā e “mau‵mea i te faiga o galuega ‵lei.”


What has led some to lose their sense of urgency? 	 Se a te mea ne fai ei a nisi tino ke ‵galo i a latou a te lagonaga ke fai fakavave?


If you had witnessed the apostles’ heated disputes, would you have viewed these men as meek and malleable? 	 Kafai ne lavea ne koe a te fakatau kinau o te kau apositolo, e mata, ka kilo atu koe ki tāgata konei e pelā me ne tino agamalū kae fulifuligofie?


Before his ascension to heaven, Jesus appeared to them and said: “You will receive power when the holy spirit arrives upon you, and you will be witnesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the most distant part of the earth.” 	 A koituai o fanaka ki te lagi, ne fakasae atu a Iesu ki a latou kae fai atu: “Ka faka‵fonugina koutou i te ‵mana manafai e oko atu ki luga i a koutou a te Agaga Tapu. Ka fai foki koutou mo molimau ki a au i Ielusalema, i Iutaia kātoa mo Samalia, ke oko eiloa ki kapakapalagi o te lalolagi.”


In 1919 the anointed remnant began a bold worldwide witnessing campaign that raised the worship of the true God on high. 	 I te 1919, ne kamata ei ne te ‵toega o te kau fakaekegina mo te loto ‵toa a te faiga o te galuega talai i te lalolagi kātoa telā ne fakamaluga aka i ei te tapuakiga ki te Atua tonu.


Although we were Catholic, Grandfather was open-minded about religion and collected religious literature that his friends gave him. 	 E tiga eiloa matou ne Katolika, kae ne fiafia toku Tupuna tagata ki so se lotu kae fakaputu sāle ana tusi fakalotu kolā ne tuku atu ne ana taugasoa.


‘God’s Word Is Truth!’ 16 	 ‘Te Muna a te Atua ko te Munatonu!’ 16


I love it. 	 Ko oko foki eiloa i te gali ki a au.


“I don’t want to take anything that belongs to him.” 	 “E se manako au o puke se mea a ia.”


Bearing Up Under Reproach 	 Te Fiafia o Kufaki a Fakamaseiga


This year’s financial success is next year’s bankruptcy. . . . 	 A te tino telā ne uke ana tupe i te tausaga tenei e mafai o galo atu katoa ana tupe i te suā tausaga. . . .


(Read Job 31:6.) 	 (Faitau te Iopu 31:6.)


(Jas. 3:1) These men should certainly be examples in displaying godly wisdom, yet all of us can learn from his counsel. 	 (Iakopo 3:1) E ‵tau eiloa o fai a tāgata konei mo fai ne fakaakoakoga ‵lei i te fakaasiatuga o te poto telā e maua mai i ei te taliaga a te Atua.


Why could he say that? 	 Kaia ne fai mai ei a ia penā?


Be assured that the Christian congregation is rich with potential for finding friends of that kind. 	 Ke na talitonu me e mafai o maua ne koe a vaegā taugasoa penā i loto i te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


Peter emphasizes the importance of having “intense love for one another” and of maintaining peace with our fellow Christians. 	 Ne fakamalosi mai ne Petelu a te tāua ke “fakatau a‵lofa fakamaoni” kae ke maua faeloa se va filemu mo ‵tou taina Kelisiano.


So I walk with a limp and tire out quickly.” 	 Tela la, e ketuketu faeloa au māfai e sasale kae vave fi‵ta foki.”