15 Since immorality and other sins were rampant in Israel, it was with good reason that the prophet Amos warned the rebellious nation: “Get ready to meet your God.” 	 15 Me ko ‵fonu a Isalaelu i amioga finalalolagi mo nisi agasala, se mea ‵tau eiloa ke fakailoa atu ne te pelofeta ko Amosa ki te fenua ‵teke tenā: “Ke toka la koutou mō taku fakamasinoga io me o fakafetaui mo te otou Atua.”


By means of crops in the fields and fruit in the orchards, Jehovah ‘gives us fruitful seasons and fills our hearts with good cheer.’ 	 E pelā mo lakau kaina i te fatoaga mo fuagālakau i lakau, e tuku mai eiloa ne Ieova a ‘tau aogā e uke mea e maua mai i ei, e fakama‵lie ei ‵tou loto i meakai mo te fiafia.’


Artaxerxes—Bardiya or Gaumata (Ezra 4:7) 522 B.C.E. 	 Aletaseta—Bardiya io me ko Gaumata (Esela 4:7) 522 T.L.M.


JANUARY 27, 2014–FEBRUARY 2, 2014 	 IANUALI 27, 2014–FEPUALI 2, 2014


How true are the words of Proverbs 3:5, 6! 	 Ko oko loa i te ‵tonu o pati i te Fataoto 3:5, 6!


Look Beyond Jehovah’s Great Day 	 Ke se Kilo Atu Fua ki te Aso Fakamataku o Ieova


We should make it a point to be present and to carry out our assignment. 	 E ‵tau o taumafai tatou ke ‵nofo atu i te fakatasiga kae fai foki ‵tou tofiga.


When Jehovah sent Nathan to rebuke David, the prophet obeyed and acted courageously, even though he was loyal to David. 	 I te taimi ne uga atu ei ne Ieova a Natano ke polopoloki a Tavita, ne fakalogo eiloa te pelofeta kae gasuesue mo te loto malosi, faitalia me ne fakamaoni foki a ia ki a Tavita.


You need to understand what ideas he has that may be out of harmony with Jehovah’s thinking. 	 E ‵tau o maina koe i ana manatu kolā kāti e se fetaui mo mafaufauga o Ieova.


Certainly, then, shall not God cause justice to be done for his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night, even though he is long-suffering toward them? 	 E a, e se fakamasino ne te Atua ke ‵sao ona tino filifilia, kolā e fakatagi atu ki a ia mo se fesoasoani i te ao mo te po? Me fakatuai la a ia o fesoasoani ki a latou?


Adding to the confusion are the strong disagreements between members of the same religion. 	 E fakaopoopo atu ki te lotou ‵numi ko te fakatau sē lotomalie o tino i te lotu eiloa e tasi.


Our original parents, Adam and Eve, abused their free will. 	 Ne fakaaoga ‵se ne ‵tou mātua muamua, ko Atamu mo Eva, a te lā saolotoga ke fai a lā filifiliga.


No, but go on growing in the undeserved kindness and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”—2 Pet. 3:17, 18. 	 Ikai, kae ke ola faeloa koutou i te alofa tauanoa mo te poto e uiga ki te ‵tou Aliki mo te ‵tou Fakaola ko Iesu Keliso.”—2 Pe. 3:17, 18.


She cites shifting social values as the main reason. 	 Ne fai mai a ia me i te pogai tāua ne fai ei penā ona ko te ‵fuliga o olaga o tino.


The speaker earnestly urged them to sit down and listen. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu eiloa mo te loto finafinau a te failauga ki a latou ke saga‵saga kae fakalogo‵logo.


8 Young Ones—How Can You Prepare for Baptism? 	 8 Tama‵liki—Ne a Fakatokaga e Mafai ne Koutou o Fai mō te Papatisoga?


(Matthew 24:14) As later verses in Psalm 145 show, David appreciated God’s rulership and extolled His kingship. 	 (Mataio 24:14) E pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i fuaiupu fakaoti o te Salamo 145 tenei, ne amanaia a Tavita ki te pulega a te Atua kae ne fakamaluga ne ia a Tena tulaga fakatupu.


16 We may be depressed because we are facing several serious problems. 	 16 Kāti ka loto vāi‵vāi tatou ona ko fakalavelave faiga‵ta e uke e fe‵paki mo tatou i te taimi e tasi.


In fact, he replied: “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” 	 Ana muna: “E mafai o maua se mea ‵lei mai i Nasaleta?”


They began to say to one another: “It is not right what we are doing. 	 Ne fai atu te suā tino ki te suā tino: “Ko oko eiloa i te sē ‵lei o te mea tenei e fai ne tatou!


How do we come to know Jehovah’s qualities more fully? 	 E mafai pefea o momea aka te ‵tou iloa i uiga o Ieova?


That faithful woman demonstrated wholehearted trust in Jehovah, knowing that if she put spiritual things first, he would provide for her physical needs. 	 Ne fakaasi mai ne te fafine fakamaoni tenei a tena talitonu ki a Ieova mo te loto kātoa, me iloa ne ia me kafai e fakamuamua ne ia a mea faka-te-agaga, ka tausi atu eiloa a Ieova ki ana manakoga faka-te-foitino.


I believe that if you accept an assignment even when you don’t really feel like doing it, you will always be blessed by Jehovah. 	 E talitonu au me kafai e talia ne koe se tōfiga faitalia me e se manako malosi koe o fai, ka fakamanuia faeloa koe ne Ieova.


“WHO REALLY IS THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE?” 	 “KO OI TE TAVINI FAKAMAONI KAE POTO?”


(1 Cor. 6:2) He also spoke of a reward for “everyone” who follows him. 	 (1 Kolinito 6:2) Ne faipati foki a ia e uiga ki te taui mō “so se tino” e tautali atu i a ia.


5 In Bible times, the sowing of seed was generally done by broadcasting. 	 5 I aso o te Tusi Tapu, e masani sāle o laku tatela atu a fuaga ke ‵toki aka ei.


When the calf idol of Beth-aven was taken into exile, residents of Samaria mourned the loss of their object of devotion. 	 I te taimi ne ave keatea ei te tupua pulumakau o Petavene, ne fanoa‵noa eiloa tino Samalia i te galoga o te mea telā ne tapuaki latou ki ei.


Encourage fellow believers. 	 Ke fakamalosi atu ki ‵tou taina talitonu.


For example, some historians estimate that in World War II alone, the dead totaled from some 50 million to 60 million, the majority of whom were civilians—innocent men, women, and children. 	 E pelā loa mo fakatautauga a nisi tino tusi tala fakasolopito me e nofo ki se 50 miliona ki te 60 miliona a tino ne ‵mate i te Taua i te Lua a te Lalolagi, kae ko te tokoukega o latou ne tino kolā e se ‵kau i taua—tāgata, fāfine, mo tama‵liki fakaa‵lofa.


21 Released at the 2005/06 “Godly Obedience” District Conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses, this book has various noteworthy features. 	 21 E uke eiloa a vaega tāua kese‵kese i te tusi tenei, telā ne ‵tala mai i te Fono Lasi a Molimau a Ieova i te 2005/2006 ko “Te Fakalogo ki te Atua.”


Moreover, Paul did all of this “most gladly.” 	 E se gata i ei, ne fai ne Paulo a mea katoa konā mo te loto “fiafia.”


Summing up his observations, he wrote: “The conclusion of the matter, everything having been heard, is: Fear the true God and keep his commandments. For this is the whole obligation of man.” 	 Ke fakatoe‵toe aka ana fakamatalaga ne tusi mai a ia penei: “I te otiga ne kilokilo au ki mea katoa kona, e tasi eiloa taku muna e fai atu: Mataku ki te Atua, kae tausi ki ana fakatonuga, me e tena eiloa te pogai ne faite ei a te tagata.”


Others commit a serious sin during courtship and marry anyway, but they may begin their married life with little respect for each other. 	 E fai ne nisi tino se agasala matagā i te taimi koi fai famau ei, kae e mafai o kamata te lā olaga fakatauavaga ki te se āva o te suā tino ki te suā tino.


To learn the name of the primary legal entity used by Jehovah’s Witnesses in the country where you live, please contact the branch office. 	 Ke iloa te akauni muamua i mea tau tulafono e fakaaoga ne Molimau a Ieova i te fenua e nofo koe i ei, fakamolemole fesokotaki atu ki te ofisa lagolago.


All this spiritual food has been a blessing to true worshipers around the earth. 	 E fai a mea‵kai faka-te-agaga katoa konei mo fai se fakamanuiaga ki tino tapuaki ‵tonu i te lalolagi kātoa.


What sort of education will benefit Jehovah’s servants the most? 	 Se a te vaegā akoakoga ka aoga malosi ki tavini a Ieova?


So she is convinced that her decision is best for her. 	 Tela la, ko talitonu a ia me i tena fakaikuga e ‵lei eiloa mō ia.


What touches your heart about Jehovah’s way of ruling? 	 Se a te mea ne otia tou loto i te auala e pule mai ei a Ieova?


15 Continuing in the Kingdom-preaching work in these last days requires faith in Jehovah’s timing. 	 15 E manakogina te fakatuanaki ki taimi o Ieova ke tumau ei i te galuega talai i aso fakaoti konei.


What are some reasons why we need God? 	 Ne a nisi pogai e ma‵nako ei tatou ki te Atua?


Rather, the disciples prayed for the courage to keep preaching. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne ‵talo atu ei a soko ke maua ne latou te loto toa ke tumau i te talai atu.


“Teenagers should see that their parents are willing to say yes to a request if a Bible principle isn’t violated,” recommends Roberto, a father in Brazil. 	 “E ‵tau o lavea ne talavou me e loto fia‵fia olotou mātua ke fai atu ao ki se fakamolemole māfai e se ‵teke atu ki se akoakoga fakavae i te Tusi Tapu,” ko muna a Roberto, se tamana i Pasili.


16 An invaluable aid in making decisions is prayer. 	 16 A te suā fesoasoani tāua ki te faiga o fakaikuga ko te ‵talo.


So I swore in my anger, ‘They shall not enter into my rest.’”—Heb. 3:10, 11; Ps. 95:10, 11. 	 Au ne ita, fai ei taku tautoga penei: ‘E se mafai lele eiloa latou o ulu mai ki loto o malō‵lo mo au.’ ”—Epelu 3:10, 11; Salamo 95:10, 11.


8 Fervent prayer to God helped to prepare Jesus for tests of faith. 	 8 A te ‵talo atu mo te loto kātoa ki te Atua ne fesoasoani atu ki a Iesu ke toka mō te tofotofoga o tena fakatuanaki.


(Acts 20:28) When the Christian congregation began, all these overseers were spirit-anointed men. 	 (Galuega 20:28) I te taimi ne kamata ei a te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano, a ovasia katoa konei ne tagata fakaekegina ki te agaga.


(Jas. 1:5) He will give you what you need to understand his Word, cope with life’s problems, and preach the good news. 	 (Iakopo 1:5) Ka tuku atu ne ia ki a koe a mea kolā e manakogina ke malamalama koe i ei i tena Muna, ke fakafesagai atu ki fakalavelave o te olaga, kae talai atu te tala ‵lei.


My employers know that I will not lie to them or for them.”—Tom, United States. 	 E iloa ne oku pule me e se mafai o loi au ki a latou io me mō latou.”—Tom, Amelika.


Michelle: I’m so sorry to hear that. 	 Michelle: Ko oko eiloa i toku fanoanoa ke lagona atu te mea tenā.


Jesus set the proper example of Christian neutrality 	 4. Se a te fakamoemoega e fakasino atu ki ei a te ata sē ‵lei telā e tuku mai i te 2 Timoteo 3:1-3? 5.


19. Why was Paul able to rejoice in spite of his thornlike trials and weaknesses? 	 19 Ne fiafia a Paulo ke lavea atu a te auala ne fakamalosi atu ei a te Atua ki a ia.


(Matthew 24:21) Not at all! 	 (Mataio 24:21) Ikai!


When two pioneers were invited into a certain house in Kenya, they were surprised to see the slight figure of a man lying on a bed. 	 I te taimi ne ‵kami ei a paenia e tokolua ki loto i se fale i Kenya, ne ‵poi lāua i te tamā foitino o se tagata e moe mai luga i te moega.


Making decisions is like choosing the right road when you come to an intersection. 	 A te faiga o fakaikuga e fai eiloa pelā mo te filifili atu te auala tonu i te taimi e tū atu koe i se sokoga o auala.


Typically, such guides tell you: ‘If you just think positively, you are bound to succeed. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e masani sāle o fai mai a tino penā: ‘Kafai e mafaufau koe ki mea aoga, ka manumalo eiloa koe i tou fakalavelave.


11, 12. (a) What happened on Atonement Day? (b) What benefits did Israel receive from the sacrifices of the bull and the goats? 	 11, 12. (a) Ne a mea ne fai sāle i te Aso o te Faka‵māga? (e) Ne a mea aogā ne maua ne Isalaelu mai te ofoatuga o te pulumakau mo kouti e pelā me ne taulaga?


(Mark 1:35) On other occasions, he retired to a lonely place at the end of the day in order to talk to Jehovah. 	 (Maleko 1:35) I nisi taimi, ne fanatu a ia ki se koga sē logoā i te fakaotiga o te aso ko te mea ke ‵talo atu ei ki a Ieova.


It reminded me that freezing weather would soon take control of the area. 	 Ko iloa ei ne au me ko pili mai te ‵tau ‵moko.


Solomon acknowledged that Jehovah alone knows a person’s heart. 	 Ne iloa ne Solomona me ko Ieova fua e iloa ne ia te loto o se tino.


The boy then tried to do what Jesus did at the synagogue in Nazareth. 	 Oti aka, ne taumafai te tamaliki ke fai ne ia te mea telā ne fai ne Iesu i te sunako i Nasaleta.


4 But what is faith? The apostle Paul wrote: “Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld.” 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo, penei: “A te fakatuanaki, ko te talitonu ki mea e fakamoe‵moe tatou ki ei, ko te talitonu fakamaoni foki ki mea e se matea ki mata.”


It provides a measure of protection. 	 E maua ne tatou se puipuiga mai i ei.


If we have such motives, we will not enjoy a close relationship with God or the eternal blessings of Kingdom rule. 	 Kafai e tenā eiloa te mea e ma‵nako tatou ki ei, ka se mafai eiloa o maua ne tatou se fesokotakiga ‵pili mo te Atua io me ko fakamanuiaga se-gata-mai mai te pulega a te Malo.


“The one holding back his rod is hating his son,” Solomon wrote, “but the one loving him is he that does look for him with discipline.” 	 Ne tusi mai Solomona, “Kafai sē fakasala ne koe tau tamaliki ko tena uiga a koe sē alofa ki ei. Kafai e alofa koe ki a ia, e ‵tau o fakatonu ne koe.”


Roberto continues: “But I was determined to change my life so that I could serve God acceptably. 	 E toe fai mai a Roberto: “Kae ne fakaiku aka ne au ke ‵fuli toku olaga ko te mea ke tavini atu au ki te Atua mo te fiafia.


(James 5:11) What if we become victims of persecution? 	 (Iakopo 5:11) Kae e a māfai ko fakasauāgina tatou?


Yes, “the spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead” can go to work in our behalf, empowering us to win the fight against fleshly desires. 	 E tonu, a “te agaga o te Atua, telā ne fakatu ne ia a Iesu mai te mate” e mafai o galue mō tatou, kae fakamalosi mai ke manumalo tatou i te taua atu ki manakoga faka-te-foitino.


JESUS RAISED THE DEAD.—MATTHEW 9:18-26; LUKE 7:11-17. 	 NE FAKA‵TU AKA NE IESU A TINO ‵MATE. —MATAIO 9:18-26; LUKA 7:11-17.


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Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into dejection. 	 Ke fanoa‵noa koutou, ke ‵tagi kae ‵tagi mautuutu; sui te otou ‵kata ki te ‵tagi, ke sui foki te otou fia‵fia ki te sē fia‵fia.


9 Consider another experience. Leah, aged 13, was reading the book Questions Young People Ask—Answers That Work* during her lunch break at school. 	 Ne faitau a Lea, telā ko 13 ana tausaga, ki te tusi ko te Questions Young People Ask—Answers That Work* i te taimi ne malō‵lō ei te akoga i te tutonu.


Then Jesus made a remarkable promise. 	 Kae ne fai ne Iesu se folafolaga fakaofoofogia i konā.


People who are spiritually awake, though, realize that we live “in the last days,” so they are as active as possible in doing God’s will.—2 Pet. 3:3, 4; Luke 21:34-36. 	 E iloa ne tino kolā e ala i te feitu faka-te-agaga, me ko ola tatou “i aso fakaoti,” tela la e gasue‵sue eiloa latou ki te mea e mafai ne latou o fai i te faiga o te loto o te Atua.—2 Petelu 3:3, 4; Luka 21:34-36.


What can the fulfillment of Revelation 16:16 and Daniel 2:44 mean for you personally? 	 Ka aoga pefea ki a koe a te fakataunuga o te Fakaasiga 16:16 mo te Tanielu 2:44?


The apostle Paul wrote: “There should be no division in the body, but . . . its members should . . . care for one another. 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “E seai se mavaevaega o te foitino, kae e fakatau fesoasoani . . . ko te suā vaega ki te suā vaega.


Few people have been treated as badly as David was. 	 E isi ne nai tino ne ‵pau a faifaiga ma‵sei ne fai ki a latou e pelā eiloa mo Tavita.


6, 7. (a) What can Christians do to ensure that God is in their marriage? (b) What does one sister value about her husband? 	 6, 7. (a) Ne a mea e mafai o fai ne Kelisiano ke fakamautinoa aka ei me e aofia te Atua i olotou fakaipoipoga? (e) Ne a mea e fakatāua ne se tuagane e tokotasi i tena avaga?


No, Jehovah does not directly punish people for the sins of their ancestors. 	 Ikai, e se fakasala ‵tonu ne Ieova a tino ona ko agasala a olotou tupuga.


Early in human history, a spirit creature who had become selfish and haughty introduced a plan to become a world ruler. 	 I te kamataga eiloa o te olaga o tino, ne fai ne se tino faka-te-agaga, telā ne kaimanako kae fakamaualuga, se aofaga ko te mea ke fai a ia mo fai te pule o te lalolagi.


How does Jehovah reveal his purposes? 	 E fakaasi mai pefea ne Ieova ana fuafuaga?


The psalmist wrote that for those loving Jehovah’s laws “there is no stumbling block.” 	 Ne tusi mai penei te fai salamo e uiga ki a latou kolā e fia‵fia malosi ki tulafono a Ieova “ka seai eiloa se mea e tatō latou i ei.”


6, 7. (a) Why is repentance necessary for all baptismal candidates? (b) What changes must be made after one has repented? 	 6, 7. (a) Kaia e manakogina ei ke salamo a tino katoa kolā ka papatiso? (e) Ne a ‵fuliga e ‵tau o fai māfai ko salamo se tino?


SOONER or later the wicked will have to be brought to justice. 	 KO SE leva io me i se taimi fakamuli nei ka fakamasino aka ei a tino amio ma‵sei.


It also discusses how we may benefit from his molding today. 	 E fakaasi mai foki i ei te auala e maua ei ne tatou a mea aoga māfai e fakatonutonu ne ia tatou i aso nei.


Ten days after Jesus left the apostles and returned to God in heaven, some 3,000 people are baptized in Jerusalem. 	 I te sefulu o aso mai tua o te tiakinaga ne Iesu a te kau apositolo kae toe foki atu ki te Atua i te lagi, e nofo ki te 3,000 a tino ne papatiso i Ielusalema.


(John 14:1, 2; Luke 12:32; 1 Peter 1:3, 4) How, then, should we understand promises of earthly blessings? 	 (Ioane 14:1, 2; Luka 12:32; 1 Petelu 1:3, 4) E ‵tau la o malamalama pefea tatou i folafolaga e uiga ki fakamanuiaga i te lalolagi nei?


(Acts 7:22) His faith came to the fore when he observed the injustices heaped on his brothers by Pharaoh’s slave masters. 	 (Galuega 7:22) Ne lavea atu tena fakatuanaki i te taimi ne kilokilo atu ei a ia ki faifaiga sē fakamaoni ne fai ne tavini a Falao ki ana taina.


(2 Peter 2:4) They cannot possibly bestow eternal life on anyone, and they are soon to be destroyed. 	 (2 Petelu 2:4) E se mafai o tuku atu ne latou a te ola se-gata-mai ki so se tino, kae ko pili foki o fakaseai atu latou.


Today, he earns much less than before, but he still cares for his family’s needs and is much better able to support the congregation. 	 Nei la, ko se uke ana sene e maua e pelā mo aso mua, kae koi tausi eiloa a ia ki tena kāiga, kae ko mafai foki o ‵lago malosi atu a ia ki te fakapotopotoga.


(Ps. 13:5, 6) David trusted in Jehovah’s loyal love. 	 (Sala. 13:5, 6) Ne talitonu a Tavita ki te alofa fakamaoni o Ieova.


They say it daily, morning and evening. 	 E fai atu ne latou i aso katoa, i te taeao mo te afiafi.


Did they receive precise wording or just ideas that they could express in their own words? 	 E mata, ne fakaasi atu loa ki a latou a pati kolā e ‵tau o tusi ki lalo io me ne tuku atu fua a manatu kae tusi loa ne latou i olotou pati eiloa?


‘Why,’ some may wonder, ‘did he not do so when there were only three sinners in the universe? 	 Kāti ko fesili mai a nisi tino, ‘Kaia ne seki na fai ei ne ia penā i te taimi koi tokotolu fua ei a tino agasala i te lagi mo te lalolagi?


In 49 C.E., the Christian governing body addressed that issue. 	 I te 49 T.A., ne ‵saga atu i ei te potukau pule o Kelisiano ki te kinauga tenā.


(Luke 11:5-13) However, the context of the Bible passage containing the illustration of the widow and the judge shows that this especially applies to those living “when the Son of man arrives” in Kingdom power, which time period began in 1914.—Luke 18:8.* 	 (Luka 11:5-13) Kae, e fakaasi mai i te tala saukātoa i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te tala fakatusa o te fafine ko mate tena avaga mo te famasino, me fakasino tonu atu eiloa a te mea tenei ki tino kolā e ola i te taimi e oko mai ei a “te Tama a te Tagata” i te malosi o tena Malo, telā ne kamata o pule mai i te 1914.—Luka 18:8.*


So Langton developed new chapter divisions. 	 Tela la, ne ati aka ne Langton se vaevaega fou o mataupu.


(Matthew 24:14) To start with, they sought out remaining ones of spiritual Israel. 	 (Mataio 24:14) Muamua la, ne ‵sala latou ki te toega o te Isalaelu faka-te-agaga.


His greatest expression of love was to surrender his perfect human life so that others might be saved. 	 A te ‵toe fakaasiga sili o tena alofa ko te tuku atu o tena ola ‵lei katoatoa faka-te-foitino ko te mea ke mafai o fakaola ei a nisi tino.


(Psalm 37:9-11; Proverbs 2:21, 22) All the woeful conditions that we see around us must be eradicated before a paradise can be reestablished. 	 (Salamo 37:9-11; Faataoto 2:21, 22) A tulaga fakafanoa‵noa katoa kolā e lavea ne tatou i ‵tou tafa e ‵tau eiloa o fakaseai kātoatoa atu a koi tuai o toe fakatu aka se palataiso.


In order to cultivate the fruitage of the spirit, you need the waters of truth found in the Bible and available through the Christian congregation today. 	 Ko te mea ke ati aka a fuataga o te agaga, e ‵tau o maua ne koe a vai o te munatonu kolā e maua i te Tusi Tapu kae ko avanoa nei ki te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano i aso nei.


Forever grateful to Jehovah for his protection, individually and collectively, they will echo words of long ago: “Let me sing to Jehovah, for he has become highly exalted. . . . 	 Ona ko te lasi o te lotou loto fakafetai ki a Ieova mō tena puipuiga, ka usu atu ne tino taki tokotasi kae pelā foki me se potukau a pati i aso mua, penei: “Ka usu pese atu au ki te Aliki me ne manumalo a ia. . . .


Another tool available to Jehovah’s Witnesses in many major languages is the Watchtower Library. 	 A te suā auala tāua telā e fakaaogā ne Molimau a Ieova i ‵gana e uke ko te Watchtower Library.


“Happy are the mild-tempered ones,” Jesus declared, “since they will inherit the earth.” 	 Ne folafola mai Iesu, penei: “Amutia a latou kolā e loto malalo: me fai ma latou a folafolaga a te Atua.”


2 Robert himself did not perceive what was wrong until later when he got married. 	 2 Kae ne seki iloa eiloa ne Robert a te mea telā ne galo i a ia ke oko ki te taimi ne avaga ei a ia.


Because true followers of Christ “are all one.”—Col. 3:11; Gal. 3:28. 	 Me i soko ‵tonu katoa o Keliso “ko tasi katoa.”—Ko. 3:11; Kala. 3:28.


18 Paul also mentioned a helmet, “the hope of salvation.” 	 18 Ne taku mai foki ne Paulo se puloutau, “te fakamoemoega o te fakaolataga.”


What questions should those contemplating courtship consider, and what helpful advice is available to them? 	 Ne a fesili e ‵tau o mafau‵fau ki ei a tino kolā ko fia fai famau, kae se a te polopolokiga aoga e avanoa atu ki a latou?


(Psalm 41:1, 3, 7, 8) David’s trust in God remained strong, and finally the king recovered from his illness. 	 (Salamo 41:1, 3, 7, 8) Ne tumau eiloa te loto talitonu o Tavita ki te Atua, kae fakamuli ifo ne toe ‵lei ei tena masaki.


As long as Moses did that, Jehovah empowered the hands of the Israelites to fight successfully against the Amalekites. 	 Ne fakamalosi ne Ieova a lima o tino Isalaelu ke taua atu mo te manumalo ki te kau Amaleka, i te taimi e sisi ei ne Mose ana lima ki luga.


Not if the patient has a minor complaint. 	 Ikai, māfai se masaki foliki fua.


(1 Ki. 6:1) We may call it Solomon’s temple, but it was not his idea or his way to make a name for himself as an architect or a wealthy benefactor. 	 (1 Tupu 6:1) E taku sale ne tatou me ko te faletapu o Solomona, kae ne seki faite ne ia ko te mea ke lauiloa a ia. E se i o ia foki te manatu ke faite aka se faletapu.


We meet in order to worship Jehovah, so our meetings should always be dignified. 	 E maopoopo tatou ke tapuaki atu ki a Ieova, tela la, e ‵tau faeloa o mata ‵malu ‵tou fakatasiga.


(2 Ki. 19:5, 15-20) Hezekiah also tried to show his reasonableness by paying the fine that Sennacherib imposed on him. 	 (2 Tupu 19:5, 15-20) Ne taumafai foki a Hesekia ke fakaasi atu tena uiga faigofie mai te ‵togi atu o te mea ne manako mai ki ei a Sanelivi.


(Jer. 17:9) Thus, one who is loyal to God could easily feel strong ties of loyalty to a close friend or relative even if that person is practicing what is bad. 	 (Iele. 17:9) Tela la, e faigofie eiloa i se tino telā e fakamaoni ki te Atua ke fakamaoni foki ki sena taugasoa pili io me ko tena kāiga faitalia loa e fai ne te tino tenā se amioga masei.


That takes determination and effort. 	 E manakogina i ei te loto ‵mau fakatasi mo taumafaiga.


Why did Jehovah take the initiative in behalf of Adam’s offspring, and what did He do for them? 	 Kaia ne gasuesue ei a Ieova ke fesoasoani atu ki tama‵liki a Atamu, kae ne a mea ne fai ne Ia mō latou?


Even so, love of God and his Word can help us shrink our fears. 	 E se gata i ei, e mafai o fesoasoani mai a te alofa ki te Atua mo tena Muna ke se ma‵taku tatou.


The king builds a magnificent house to Jehovah in Jerusalem, and the people are “joyful and feeling good at heart.” (2 Chronicles 7:10) Solomon comes to be “greater than all the other kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.”—2 Chronicles 9:22. 	 Ko faite ne te tupu se fale fakaofoofogia ki a Ieova i Ielusalema, kae “ko oko eiloa i te fia‵fia” o tino. (2 Nofoaiga Tupu 7:10) Ne gasolo aka eiloa a Solomona o “maumea kae poto atu i tupu katoa o te lalolagi.”—2 Nofoaiga Tupu 9:22.


2 Such rejoicing as one pauses to reflect on good work accomplished is indeed refreshing, especially in pleasant association with family or friends. 	 2 A te fiafia telā e maua mai te mafaufau ki galuega kolā ko oti ne fai ne koe e fakamalie loto, maise eiloa māfai e ‵kau fakatasi koutou i ei mo kāiga mo taugasoa.


Many may find the choice to serve the true God difficult to make. 	 Kāti ka faigata ke filifili aka ne talavou e tokouke ke tavini atu latou ki te Atua tonu.


The result? 	 A te ikuga?


Some hesitate to extend a greeting out of shyness or low self-worth. 	 E taofi aka ne nisi tino a te fakatalofa atu ona ko te ‵mā io me mafau‵fau i a latou e se na loa ko tāua.


The Bible says: “He continued subject to them.”—Luke 2:51. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Kae ne fakalogo ki a lāua.”—Luka 2:51.


“Needless to say,” she continues, “we have become friends. 	 “E pelā eiloa mo te masani,” ko pati a tou fafine, “ko fai nei matou e pelā me ne taugasoa.


Because of that, Jehovah did not see to their preservation. 	 Ona ko te mea tenā ne seki tausi ei ne Ieova a tusi konā.


Did Jesus mean that his audience could escape anxiety completely? 	 E mata, ne fakauiga a Iesu me ka saoloto katoatoa a tino kolā ne fakalogo‵logo ki a ia mai te manavase?


We were determined to return. 	 Kae ne fakaiku aka ne māua ke toe ‵foki atu ki konā.


Why is there nothing wrong with asking honest questions with the right motive? 	 Kaia e se masei ei ke ‵sili atu a fesili kolā e fai atu mo te lagonaga tonu?


15 One of Satan’s crafty acts is to try to get us to lose sight of the fact that our God, Jehovah, is constantly taking care of his faithful servants. 	 15 E tasi te auala faitogafiti a Satani telā e fakaaogā ne ia, ko te faiga ke puli i a tatou a te manatu me i te ‵tou Atua, ko Ieova, e tumau eiloa tena atafai ki ana tavini fakamaoni.


“Sometimes I was not attracted to the other person, but I could tell that she liked me—and that made it entertaining to flirt.” 	 “I nisi taimi e se fiafai au ki te tino tenā, kae e iloa ne au a te fafine tenā e fiafai mai ki au—ko fakamalosi aka ei ke tafao au ki ana lagonaga.”


(Genesis 37:2, 4; 41:46) But throughout all those years of distress and affliction, Jehovah God manifested his loving-kindness toward Joseph by protecting him from utter calamity and by preserving him for a privileged role in the divine purpose. 	 (Kenese 37:2, 4; 41:46) Kae ui eiloa te fia o tausaga kolā ne logo‵mae ei a ia, ne fakaasi atu ne Ieova te Atua tena alofa tumau ki a Iosefa mai te puipuiga ne ia mai fakalavelave matagā kae fakasao foki a ia ke fai se galuega taulia i fuafuaga a te Atua.


10 Jesus enjoyed the glorious privilege of dwelling in his Father’s heavenly presence, but he willingly “emptied himself.” 	 10 Ne maua ne Iesu te tauliaga tāua ke ‵nofo fakatasi mo tena Tamana i te lagi, kae ne lotomalie eiloa a ia ke “tiakina katoatoa . . . ne ia tona ‵malu faka-Atua.”


In the Bible, the term Geʹen·na refers to total destruction, without hope of a resurrection. 	 E fakasino atu a te pati Geʹen·na i te Tusi Tapu ki te fakaseaiga katoatoa, e aunoa mo se fakamoemoega ke toe fakatu aka.


WEEK OF JUNE 13-19, 2016 	 TE VAIASO I A IUNI 13-19, 2016


People are prideful because of their country, their race, their possessions, their education, their secular achievements, their social standing, their looks, their sporting abilities, and many other things. 	 E fakamata‵mata a tino ona ko olotou fenua, olotou telega, olotou kope, olotou akoakoga, olotou galuega ma‵luga, olotou tulaga i te olaga, olotou foliga ‵gali, te lotou takutakua i tafaoga, mo nisi mea aka foki e uke.


James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas were Jesus’ half brothers. 	 A Iakopo, Iosefa, Simona mo Iuta ko āfa taina o Iesu.


Now Sarah is raising two children of her own. 	 Nei la, ko tokolua a tama‵liki a Sala.


“If we let him go on this way, they will all put faith in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation,” they said. 	 “Kafai e tuku ne tatou ke fai ana mea konei, ka fakatuanaki eiloa a tino katoa ki a ia, kae ka o‵mai te kau Loma o puke te ‵tou fale mo te ‵tou fenua,” ko olotou pati.


For your life to be successful, though, you also need to know where you are headed. 	 Kae ko te mea ke manuia tou olaga, e ‵tau foki o iloa ne koe a te koga e fanatu koe ki ei.


14 Basically, you can respond in a similar way. 	 14 E se taumate, e mafai foki ne koe o fai penā.


(Psalm 86:5; 103:2, 3; 1 John 1:9; 4:18) If we cultivate Jehovah’s view, we will be disposed to love others and forgive their offenses against us. 	 (Salamo 86:5; 103:2, 3; 1 Ioane 1:9; 4:18) Kafai e ati aka ne tatou a te kilokiloga a Ieova, ka maua ne tatou a te tiute ke a‵lofa ki nisi tino kae ke fakamagalo atu a mea ‵se a latou ki a tatou.


The publication 1-2-3 of Disaster Education recommends including the following items: First-aid supplies, bottled water, nonperishable food, and important documents. 	 E fakamalosi mai te tusi ko te 1-2-3 of Disaster Education ke fakatoka a mea konei: Vailakau, fagu vai, meakai kolā e fui ma‵sei, mo pepa tāua ei.


Does not Jehovah have reason to complain about us? 	 E mata, e seai ne pogai e ‵tau ei o fāmeo a Ieova ki a tatou?


“Because you kept what I said about endurance, I will also keep you from the hour of test,” the Lord Jesus told the congregation in Philadelphia. 	 Ne fai atu te Aliki ko Iesu ki te fakapotopotoga i Filatelafia: “Ona ko koutou ne faka‵logo ki taku fakatonuga ke loto kufaki koutou, ka tausi faka‵lei foki ne au a koe i taimi o puapuagā.”


“They felt deeply cut and were wanting to do away with [the apostles].” 	 “Ko oko i te lotou kaitaua, mafaufau ei latou o tamate apositolo.”


17 Jesus taught that God’s spirit can bring back to our mind things that we have learned. 	 17 Ne akoako mai a Iesu me e mafai o fakamasaua mai ne te agaga tapu o te Atua a mea ne tauloto ne tatou.


She gave her next report to the class on the subject of flag salute. 	 Ne toe tuku atu ei ne ia te suā fakamatalaga ki te vasega e uiga ki te mataupu ko te saluti ki te fuka.


14 Isaac surely had the ability to fight for his right to use all the wells that his servants had dug. 	 14 Ne mafai eiloa ne Isaako o taua atu mō tena saolotoga ke fakaaoga ne ia a vaikeli katoa kolā ne keli ne ana tavini.


(Read Psalm 97:10.) 	 (Faitau te Salamo 97:10.)


International Wars. 	 Taua i te Lalolagi.


While some people prosper, many others are ruined financially and damaged emotionally by the immoral practices of dishonest leaders of big business, politics, and false religion. 	 E ui eiloa e mau‵mea a nisi tino, e tokouke a tino e pa‵kia i mea tau tupe mo te loto māfatia ona ko faifaiga fakapisinisi, mea fakapolitiki mo faifaiga ‵se fakalotu a takitaki sē fakamaoni.


The Bible says: “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit saps one’s strength.”—Proverbs 17:22. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “A te loto fiafia se vailakau ‵lei, kae ko te loto telā ne tuki ke palapala e ‵miti kea‵tea ne ia te malosi.”—Faataoto 17:22.


12 Give Jehovah exclusive devotion. 	 12 Ke tuku katoatoa atu te tapuakiga ki a Ieova.


4 Although the steps of dedication and baptism are not to be taken lightly or hastily, the example of the Ethiopian official shows that there have been occasions when individuals were baptized shortly after hearing the truth of God’s Word.* Thus, it is appropriate to consider the following questions: What sort of preparation should precede baptism? 	 4 E ui eiloa e se ‵tau o manatu māmā ki mea kolā e ‵tau o fai ke papatiso ei se tino, e fakaasi mai i te tala o te Aitiope me e isi eiloa ne taimi ne papatiso ei a tino mai tua malie ifo o te taimi ne lagona ei ne latou te munatonu mai te Muna a te Atua.* Telā la, se mea ‵lei ke mafau‵fau tatou ki fesili konei: Ne a fakatokaga e ‵tau o fai mai mua o te papatisoga?


During the fourth creative period, however, a notable change took place. 	 I te fa o aso ne faite ei a mea, ne fai ei se ‵fuliga tāua.


Our immediate answer may be, “To Jehovah,” and that is the best response. 	 A te tali vave ki ei, “ko Ieova,” kae tena eiloa te ‵toe tali gali.


We rejoice that the opportunity is still open for meek ones to join us in praising Jehovah 	 16. Se a nei te mea ka tupu e pelā me se ikuga o te talaiatuga e uiga ki te Malo i ‵tou aso nei i te lalolagi kātoa?


(Rev. 12:3, 4) That betrayal of God occurred sometime before the Flood of Noah’s day. 	 (Fakaasiga 12:3, 4) Ne sae aka se faifaiga sē fakamaoni penā i se vaitaimi mai mua o te Lolo i aso o Noa.


Will suffering ever end? 	 E mata, ka gata atu a logo‵maega?


(1 Tim. 4:15) Day by day and to the best of our ability, we must endeavor to walk, or live our lives, in accord with the leading of the spirit. 	 (1 Timoteo 4:15) E ‵tau o taumafai tatou i aso takitasi kae fai te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai, ke ola tatou e ‵tusa mo te takitakiga a te agaga.


13. What must we do if we are to keep on practicing godly devotion? 	 13 E ui eiloa e saga tonu atu a Satani ki tino amio atua, e se ‵tau eiloa o ma‵taku tatou.


Drawing close to God means that we both love him and fear him 	 Te fakapilipili atu ki te Atua e fakauiga i ei me e a‵lofa kae ma‵taku foki tatou ki a ia


Being granted free access to the “Hearer of prayer” is a truly remarkable privilege. 	 A te saolotoga ke faipati atu i so se taimi ki te tino telā e “tali mai eiloa . . . ki talosaga,” se meaalofa gali ‵ki eiloa.


“Did you never read this, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings you have furnished praise’?” 	 Kae e seki fai‵tau eiloa koutou i muna kola ne tusi i tusi, ‘Ko oti ne akoako ne koe a tama‵liki mo pepe ke tuku atu ne latou a vikiga tonu ki a koe’?”


13 When we work hard to imitate the humility of Christ, we are moved to serve others. 	 13 Kafai e ga‵lue malosi tatou ke tau‵tali atu ki te loto maulalo o Keliso, e fakamalosi aka ei tatou ke tavini atu ki nisi tino.


By his dealings with Israel, how did Jehovah continue to add meaning to his name, and with what results? 	 E auala i ana faifaiga ki te kau Isalaelu, ne tumau pefea a Ieova i te fakaasiatuga o mea e uke e uiga ki tena igoa, kae ne a mea ne iku mai i ei?


9, 10. (a) What was included in Gideon’s victory over the Midianites? (b) How can our knowledge of the geography involved help to make this account more meaningful? 	 9, 10. (a) Ne a mea ne aofia i te manumalo o Kitiona i te kau Mitiana? (e) E fesoasoani mai pefea a te ‵tou iloa i kogā koga ne ‵tupu i ei a tala konei ke maina tatou i te tāua o mea konā?


This new arrangement is a gift from Jehovah that spiritually refreshes us—if we use the time in the way we are supposed to.” 	 A te fakatokaga fou tenei se meaalofa mai i a Ieova telā e fakafou faeloa i ei tatou i te feitu faka-te-agaga—māfai e fakaaoga ne tatou a te taimi i te auala e ‵tau ei o fai ne tatou.”


But where will they enjoy that reward? 	 Kae ka maua ne latou i fea te taui tenā?


(Jonah 1:4) How would Jonah react? 	 (Iona 1:4) Ne a mea ne fai ne Iona?


How did Jesus apply the illustration of a father and his son to prayer? 	 Ne fakaaogā pefea ne Iesu a te tala fakatusa o te tamana mo tena tama ki te faiga o ‵talo?


18 The prophet Daniel spoke of our day when he foretold: “The ones having insight will shine like the brightness of the expanse; and those who are bringing the many to righteousness, like the stars to time indefinite, even forever.” 	 18 Ne faipati mai te pelofeta ko Tanielu e uiga ki ‵tou aso i te taimi ne ‵valo mai ei a ia: “A takitaki ‵poto ka maina mai e pelā mo te ‵pula o te lagi. Ka ko tino kolā ne akoako ne latou a tino ki te mea tonu ka maina mai e pelā mo fetu ki te se gata mai.”


3 They Offered Themselves Willingly—In Madagascar 	 3 Ne Ofo Atu a Latou Eiloa mo te Loto Fia‵fia—I Madagascar


Apart from weekends, I worked mostly alone, using a testimony card and a phonograph. 	 I tafa o fakaotiga o vaiaso, ne galue tokotasi au i te ukega o taimi, kae fakaaoga te testimony card mo te laleo.


(1 John 2:1, 2) We are happy, indeed, that all who exercise faith in the ransom are able to enjoy a favored relationship with Jehovah, with the hope of endless life in his promised new world. 	 (1 Ioane 2:1, 2) E tonu, e fia‵fia eiloa tatou, me ko so se tino telā e fakaasi te fakatuanaki ki te togiola ka maua eiloa ne ia se va ‵lei mo Ieova, mo te fakamoemoega ke maua foki ne ia te ola-se-gata-mai i te lalolagi fou.


He continued: “In order that the love with which you [God] loved me may be in them and I in union with them.”—John 17:26. 	 Ne toe fai atu a ia: “Ko te mea ke maua ne latou te alofa telā ne alofa mai ei koe ki a au ke ‵kau fakatasi foki mo latou.”—Ioane 17:26.


Though not every illness is serious, parents cannot afford to ignore symptoms of ill health in their children. 	 E tigā eiloa e se fakama‵taku a masaki katoa, e sē ‵tau o tuku tiaki ne latou a fakailoga o masaki i olotou tama‵liki.


Just as Abraham was about to strike Isaac dead, however, Jehovah’s angel stayed his hand. 	 I te taimi ko fai ei o tamate ne Apelaamo a Isaako, ne taofi aka a ia ne te agelu a Ieova.


I began to experience anxiety, and I talked to the mother superior. 	 Ne kamata au o manavase kae ne sau‵tala maua mo te pule o sina.


How can you persevere in the ministry despite such obstacles? 	 E mafai pefea o kufaki koe i te galuega talai faitalia a vaegā fakalavelave penei?


It is not owing to works, in order that no man should have ground for boasting.”—EPHESIANS 2:8, 9. 	 E seai se mea i konei e ‵tau o fakamata‵mata koutou ki ei, me ko fua o galuega a koutou.”—Efeso 2:8, 9.


Focusing on these things will lift us up. 	 A te mafaufau ki mea konei ka fakamalosi aka ei tatou.


(Matthew 12:31) We are warned: “If we practice sin willfully after having received the accurate knowledge of the truth, there is no longer any sacrifice for sins left, but there is a certain fearful expectation of judgment.” 	 (Mataio 12:31) E polopoloki mai ki a tatou me, “Kafai e fakamoemoe tonu eiloa tatou o fai te agasala ka ko oti ne talia ne tatou te munatonu, ko tena uiga, ko se toe iai se isi taulaga e mafai o fakamagalo ei o‵tou agasala.”


In the first century, Christians were often the object of misrepresentation, being depicted as evildoers. 	 I te senitenali muamua, ne taku fakamaseigina sāle a Kelisiano, e pelā me ne tino ma‵sei.


Instead, we will keep on preaching the good news. 	 I lō te fai penā, ka talai atu faeloa ne tatou te ‵tala ‵lei.


Rather, we strive to uphold the principles of honesty and integrity, displaying these in our daily affairs of life. 	 I lō te fai penā, e kausaki malosi tatou o puke ‵mautakitaki ki faifaiga fakamaoni, kae ke fakaasi atu foki ne tatou i ‵tou faifaiga i aso takitasi o te olaga.


3. Where was Thyatira, and for what product was it especially noted? 3 “The Son of God” gives both commendation and reproof to the Thyatira congregation. 	 3 Ne fai atu ne te “Tama a te Atua” a pati fakamālō mo pati polopoloki ki te fakapotopotoga i Tuatila.


On the contrary, geneticist and Oxford professor Bryan Sykes states: “There’s no genetic basis for any kind of rigid ethnic or racial classification. . . . 	 E ‵kese mai i ei, e fai mai penei te saienitisi mo te polofesa i Oxford ko Bryan Sykes: “E seai se fakamaoniga fakasaienisi me e isi ne ‵kesega i vā o itukāiga kese‵kese. . . .


Jesus, as our Deliverer, or Savior, not only rescues us from our past sins but also opens the way for us to enjoy a better future. 	 A Iesu, telā ko te ‵tou Fakaola, e se faka‵sao fua ne ia tatou mai ‵tou agasala kolā ko oti ne fai kae ‵tala mai foki i ei te auala ke maua ne tatou se olaga ‵lei i aso mai mua.


Is heaven simply a place of blissful peace, totally immune from evil and disharmony? 	 E mata, te lagi se koga fua o te filemu katoatoa, kae e seai lele eiloa se mea masei io me se fakalavelave i ei?


The Challenge 	 Te Mea Faigata


17, 18. (a) How has this discussion benefited you? (b) What questions should we consider? 	 17, 18. (a) Ne aoga pefea ki a koe a te sau‵talaga tenei? (e) Ne a fesili e ‵tau o mafau‵fau tatou ki ei?


Clearly, the brothers had no intention of compromising! 	 E manino ‵lei ei me ne seki ma‵nako a taina ke gutugutulua latou!


(Rom. 15:33) Such blessings are enjoyed by those who settle differences in a spirit of love. 	 (Loma 15:33) Ka maua a vaegā fakamanuiaga penā ne tino kolā e faka‵lei aka ne latou a va se ‵lei i te agaga o te alofa.


What did Jesus do on Passover night in 33 C.E.? JEHOVAH’S only-begotten Son was present. So were 11 men who ‘had stuck with him in his trials.’ 	 I TE afiafi po o te Aso Fa i a Mati 31, i te 33 T.A., ne sulu gali mai te masina ki luga i Ielusalema kae ne ‵nofo fakatasi ei a te Tama fagasele a Ieova mo nisi tāgata e toko 11 kolā ne ‘‵kau fakatasi mo ia i ana tofotofoga.’


He sought refuge in the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, and was welcomed by Jael. 	 Ne faka‵lafi tou tagata i te faleie o Iaeli, te avaga a Hepela, te tagata Keni, kae ne talia mo te fiafia ne Iaeli.


Sarai could therefore appreciate the spiritual issues involved. 	 Tela la, ne iloa ne Salai a mea faka-te-agaga kolā e aofia i ei.


16 As noted in paragraphs 11 and 12, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not accept transfusions of whole blood or of its four primary components—plasma, red cells, white cells, and platelets. 	 16 E pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i te palakalafa e 11 mo 12, e se talia ne Molimau a Ieova ke faulu ki olotou foitino a te toto kātoa io me ko vaega ‵lasi e fa kolā ne maua mai i ei—te sua, sela ‵kula, sela ‵kena mo platelets.


Having God’s law in our hearts, of what should we take advantage? 	 Se a te avanoaga e ‵tau o fakaaogā faka‵lei ne tatou, māfai ko tusi a tulafono a te Atua i ‵tou loto?


On the second day, however, he noticed the love and peace demonstrated in the enthusiastic welcome that the delegates received, though the local Witnesses did not know them personally. 	 I te lua o aso, ne lavea ne ia a te a‵lofa mo te filemu telā ne fakaasi atu i te talimālō ‵lei atu ki tino ‵fou konā faitalia me ne seki iloa ne Molimau i konā a latou.


(Matthew 24:3-35) That being true, each of us needs to ask, ‘Where is that one true church?’ 	 (Mataio 24:3-35) Ona ko te ‵tonu o te mea tenā, e ‵tau o ‵sili ifo tatou, ‘Tefea la te lotu tonu tenā?’


“He poured out his soul to the very death,” wrote Isaiah, “and it was with the transgressors that he was counted in.” 	 Ne tusi mai a Isaia penei: “Ne tuku atu tena ola mo te loto malie kae ne ‵mate fakatasi mo tino amio ma‵sei.”


Keeping integrity means that in our day-to-day life, we will seek above all to please Jehovah God. 	 A te tumau i te fakamaoni e fakauiga ki te taumafai faeloa o tatou ke fai a mea katoa ke fakafiafia atu ki a Ieova te Atua i ‵tou olaga i aso takitasi.


If so, let us examine ways and means of making more room in our life for reading God’s Word, for personal study, and for meditation. 	 Kafai e penā loa, ke na onoono aka tatou ki auala e mafai ei o momea aka te fakaavanoa ne tatou a taimi i ‵tou olaga mō te faitauga ki te Muna a te Atua, te faiga o sukesukega totino, penā foki loa mo avanoaga ke mafaufau faka‵lei ki ei.


Problems may arise when we compare ourselves with others. 	 Kāti e ‵sae aka a fakalavelave māfai e fakatautau tatou ki nisi tino.


This is a fundamental point because a person cannot worship the true God if he does not know Him or perhaps doubts His existence. 	 E tāua ‵ki te akoakoga tenei me e se mafai ne se tino o tapuaki atu ki te Atua tonu māfai e se iloa ne ia a Ia io me e fakalotolotolua me e isi se Atua.


So is it pointless to plan for the future? 	 Tela la, e mata, se mea sē aogā ke fai a palani mō aso mai mua?


Are you too blessed with parents who study the Bible with you and take you to Christian meetings? 	 E mata, e maua foki ne koe ne mātua kolā e suke‵suke ki te Tusi Tapu fakatasi mo koe kae ave sāle ne laua a koe ki fakatasiga faka-Kelisiano?


(Hebrews 4:12) By skillful use of the Bible, the older men can help the spiritually sick one to see the cause of the problem and take appropriate steps to correct matters before God. 	 (Epelu 4:12) Mai te fakaaogaga o te Tusi Tapu mo te atamai, e mafai o fesoasoani atu a toeaina ki te tino masaki faka-te-agaga ke lavea ne ia te māfuaga o te fakalavelave mo mea e ‵tau o fai ke faka‵tonu aka ei a mea konā i mua o te Atua.


Concerning them, the Bible says: “Brothers, even though a man takes some false step before he is aware of it, you who have spiritual qualifications try to readjust such a man in a spirit of mildness, as you each keep an eye on yourself, for fear you also may be tempted.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki a latou: “Oku taina, kafai se tino e maua i so se agasala; ko koutou kolā e tumau i te olaga faka-te-Agaga ke fakatonu ne koutou; kae ‵tau mo koutou o fai i te agaga o te loto malalo. Kae onoono tonu ki a koe eiloa, i a koe ma fakaosoosogina foki.”


How did true knowledge become plentiful? 	 Ne salalau atu pefea a te poto tonu?


1:13, 14. Learning from observation and acting with humility can save lives. 	 1:13, 14. A te tauloto mai mea ne ‵tupu mo faiga e fai i te loto maulalo e mafai o faka‵sao ei tatou.


Jehovah Hates the Course of Treachery 	 E Takalialia a Ieova ki Tino Ofa Feagaiga


Since the two censuses taken at the beginning and at the end of the wilderness trek revealed that the number of Israelites did not increase, the original supply of these items would have been sufficient.—Numbers 2:32; 26:51. 	 Ona ko te lauga fakalua o tino i te kamataga mo te fakaotiga o te lotou malaga kolā ne fai kae ne seki fanaka eiloa te aofaki o tino Isalaelu, e fakaasi mai i ei me ne lava ‵lei eiloa a gatu mo taka o te kau Isalaelu.—Numela 2:32; 26:51.


14 Jehovah has promised to care for, protect, and instruct the Christian congregation. 	 14 Ne tauto mai a Ieova ke tausi, puipui, kae fakatonutonu atu a te fakapotopotoga Kelisiano.


14 Clearly, the Bible contains many words that can encourage, correct, or strengthen its readers. 	 14 E uke a pati i te Tusi Tapu kolā e fakamalosi kae fakatonutonu aka ei ana tino fai‵tau.


(Job 2:11) Nevertheless, they proved to be “troublesome comforters.” 	 (Iopu 2:11) Kae ne fai fua latou mo fai ne tino “fakatigāina” ki a ia.


Yet, some unwittingly let their guard down when it comes to films, TV series, video games, and even children’s books and comics that highlight violence or uncanny practices. 	 Kae e se fakaeteete a nisi tino māfai ko onoono atu ki ata, polokalame i TV, tafaoga i vitiō, ke oko foki loa ki tusi mō tama‵liki mo tusi kolā e fakaasi mai i ei a amioga fakasauā io me ko faifaiga faivailakau.


DRAWN BY GOD 	 E TALIA TATOU NE TE ATUA


However, when asked what that Kingdom is, most people answer, in effect, “I don’t know,” or their answer is vague and uncertain. 	 Kae, kafai e fesili atu me se a te Malo tenā, a te tokoukega o tino e tali mai penei, “E se iloa ne au,” io me kāti e se manino kae se mautinoa olotou tali.


The psalmist wondered: “What shall I repay to Jehovah for all his benefits to me?” 	 Ne mafaufau penei a te faisalamo: “Se a taku mea ka avatu ma te Aliki [ko Ieova] mo taui atu tena aga‵lei ki a au?”


There were six cities of refuge distributed in the land, with good roads leading to them. 	 E ono a fakai faka‵lafi kolā ne vaevae i te fenua, fakatasi mo auala ‵lei ke oko atu ki ei.


Evangelizing in Modern Times 	 Te Talaiatuga i Aso Nei


Consider also how unnaturally humans react to death! 	 Mafaufau foki la ki te auala e ‵saga atu ei a tino valevale ki te mate!


We will examine this in the next article. 	 Ka onoono tatou ki te mea tenā i te suā mataupu.


(Prov. 22:6) Even Daniel’s name, which means “My Judge Is God,” points to God-fearing parents. 	 (Faata. 22:6) E fakaasi mai foki loa i te uiga o te igoa o Tanielu “A Toku Famasino ko te Atua,” me i ana mātua ne tino e ma‵taku ki te Atua.


In prayer, the prophet Daniel addressed Jehovah as “the true God, the great One and the fear-inspiring One, keeping the covenant and the loving-kindness to those loving him and to those keeping his commandments.” 	 I tena talo, ne fai atu a te pelofeta ko Tanielu e uiga ki a Ieova me i a ia ko “te Atua e sili kae fakaaloalogina ne matou. A koe e fakamaoni ki tau feagaiga, kae alofa ki a latou kola e alofa ki a koe kae faka‵logo ki au fakatonuga.”


To illustrate: When you buy a new piece of equipment, such as a camera or a computer, you expect it to come with an owner’s manual, or a handbook, that explains how to get the best use and satisfaction out of your acquisition. 	 Ke fai se fakatusaga: Kafai e ‵togi ne koe se masini, e pelā me se mea pei ata io me se komupiuta, e fakamoemoe eiloa ke aumai tasi mo se tusi fakatonutonu io me se tamā tusi telā e fakamatala mai i ei a te ‵toe auala ‵lei kae fakafiafia ke fakaaoga ei tau mea ne ‵togi.


Said one: “We are tired of the noisy weddings that take place these days. 	 Muna a te tino e tokotasi: “Ko fi‵ta matou i fakaipoipoga logoā kolā e fai sāle i aso nei.


• What does Jehovah require of those whom he teaches? 	 • Se a te mea e manako a Ieova ki ei mai i tino kolā e akoako ne ia?


The national rulers ought to accept this warning gratefully and act in harmony with it. 	 E ‵tau o talia mo te fakafetai ne takitaki o malo o atufenua a pati polopoloki konei kae gasue‵sue e ‵tusa mo te mea tenā.


(Psalm 34:18) It also assures us: “Throw your burden upon Jehovah himself, and he himself will sustain you.” 	 (Salamo 34:18) E fakatalitonu mai foki penei ki a tatou: “Tuku atu ki te Aliki a mea e manavase koe ki ei, me ka fesoasoani a ia ki a koe; e se tiaki lele ne ia a tino fakamaoni ke taka‵vale.”


Remembering that God is aware of all our thoughts and actions will reinforce our desire to please him and to remain chaste.—Read Matthew 5:27, 28; Hebrews 4:13. 	 Kafai e masaua ne tatou me iloa ‵lei ne te Atua a ‵tou mafaufauga mo faifaiga, ka fakamalosi i ei ‵tou manakoga ke fakafiafia atu ki a ia kae tumau i te ‵ma.—Faitau te Mataio 5:27, 28; Epelu 4:13.


WHAT a terrible disaster struck mankind early in human history! 	 KO TAFAGA la te matagā o te fakalavelave ne tupu ki tino i te kamataga!


Because Peter was genuinely repentant. 	 Me ne salamō ‵tonu eiloa a Petelu.


3, 4. Why might you find it challenging to obey your parents’ rules, but why do parents make rules? 	 3, 4. Kaia e mafai ei o faigata ke fakalogo koe ki tulafono a ou mātua, kae kaia e fai ei ne ou mātua a tulafono?


He tells the crowd: “Also to other cities I must declare the good news of the kingdom of God.” 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki te vaitino: “E ‵tau mo au o takutaku atu te Tala ‵Lei o te Malo o te Atua.”


Today, we let our light shine by doing good to our neighbors and by sharing in the work of preaching the good news “in all the world,” that is, “in all the nations.” 	 I aso nei, e maina atu ‵tou mainaga mai te faiga o mea ‵lei ki ‵tou tuakoi mo te ‵kau atu ki te faiga o te galuega ko te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei “i te lalolagi,” telā e fakasino atu ki “fenua katoa.”


Thus it can be said that the sun never sets on those bringing glory to Jehovah. 	 Tela la, ko mafai ei o fai atu me sē mafai o tō te la ki tino kolā e avatu ne latou a vikiga ki a Ieova.


But her outlook on life improved dramatically! 	 Kae ko tena kilokiloga ki te olaga ne gasolo aka eiloa o ‵lei!


Our preaching work is being done with the right motive—love, not financial gain. 	 E fai ‵tou galuega talai mo lagonaga ‵tonu—ko te alofa, kae e se mō te mauaga o tupe.


Their initial tendency might be to chastise their children immediately for expressing such thoughts. 	 Kāti ka ma‵nako muamua latou ke na fakatonu fakavave aka a te manatu telā ne fakasae aka ne olotou tama‵liki.


But he explained: “Those who belong to Christ Jesus impaled the flesh together with its passions and desires. 	 Kae ne fakamatala mai a ia: “Ka ko tino kolā ko ola i a Keliso Iesu, ko oti ne fakasataulo ne latou a te feitu faka te foitino mo ona manako, mo mea foki e fina ki ei.


(Revelation 7:9, 14) Is it part of your “firm conviction in all the will of God”? 	 (Fakaasiga 7:9, 14) E mata, e aofia i ei te ‘tuku atu katoatoa tou loto ki te faiga o te loto o te Atua’?


Elders can also set a good example for their brothers by preparing for and participating in congregation meetings and other activities, such as cleaning and maintaining the Kingdom Hall.—Eph. 5:15, 16; read Hebrews 13:7. Overseers set the example in field service (See paragraph 14) 	 E mafai foki o fai ne toeaina se fakaakoakoga ‵lei mō olotou taina mo tuagane e auala i te fakatoka kae fai a tali i fakatasiga a te fakapotopotoga, mo te ‵kau ki nisi galuega pelā mo te ‵fuluga mo te faka‵leiga o mea o te Kingdom Hall.—Efe. 5:15, 16; faitau te Epelu 13:7.


BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES RISE TO POWER 	 A PELETANIA MO TE IUNAITE SITETE KO OKO EILOA I TE MA‵LOSI


The Medes and the Persians regarded the glory resulting from a conquest more highly than the spoils of war. 	 Ne fakatāua malosi atu ne te kau Metai mo Pelesia te takutakua telā ne iku mai i te lotou manumalo i lō mea kolā ne maua mai i te taua.


12, 13. What must we do to remain in our spiritual paradise? 	 12, 13. Ne a ‵tou mea e ‵tau o fai ke tumau tatou i loto i te ‵tou palataiso faka-te-agaga?


One way to gain knowledge of God is to look at the things he has made 	 E tasi te auala e maua ei a te poto tonu e uiga ki te Atua ko te onoono atu ki ana mea ne faite


We can learn of it from what happened to a group of shepherds in the fields near Bethlehem one night. 	 E mafai o iloa ne tatou a mea e uiga ki ei mai mea ne ‵tupu ki se potukau o tausi mamoe i te vao i se po e tasi i se koga e pili ki Peteleema.


“So you, also, when you have done all the things assigned to you, say, ‘We are good-for-nothing slaves. 	 “E penā foki koutou, kafai ko oti ne fai ne koutou a mea kolā ne tuku atu ke fai, ko fai atu ei penei, ‘A matou ne pologa e seai ne aoga.


How the Voice of Strangers Is Heard Today 	 Te Auala e Lagona Atu ei a Leo o Tino Fakaa‵tea i Aso Nei


Yet, all of us can imitate Abraham’s example by giving priority to our worship of God, trusting that he will be there to support us. 	 E ui ei, e mafai ne tatou katoa o fakamuamua te ‵tou tapuakiga ki te Atua mai te tautali atu i te fakaakoakoga a Apelaamo kae tali‵tonu tatou me ka ‵lago mai a ia ki a tatou.


The vision reveals that Christ sees not just general trends but specific situations. 	 E lavea ne Keliso a mea e uke atu ko ‵tupu i loto i fakapotopotoga konei i lō mea masani.


18 Human rulers seek to establish their greatness by ‘lording it over’ the people and by seeking great titles, as if such titles make them better than those they rule over. 	 18 E taumafai a tino pule ke ati aka te lotou tulaga sili mai ‘te pule mālō atu’ ki tino mo te faiga olotou tofiga ke ma‵luga, ko te mea ke mata ‵malu atu latou i lō tino kolā e pule latou ki ei.


But Jehovah will help us if we, like Paul, truly rely on Him and not just on our own strength. 16. 	 Kae e pelā mo Paulo, ka fesoasoani mai eiloa a Ieova ki a tatou māfai e fakalago‵lago atu tatou ki a Ia kae sē ki ‵tou malosi.


Rather, he compared his presence to the much longer period of time that led up to the Flood. 	 I lō te fai penā, ne faka‵tusa ne ia tena fakatasi mai ki se vaitaimi tai leva atu telā ne iku atu ei ki te pokoga o te Lolo.


Think of it: We know the Universal Sovereign. 	 Mafaufau aka la: E iloa ne tatou a te Pule Sili o te lagi mo te lalolagi.


(Ezekiel 34:22-24) Jehovah is the Owner of the sheep, whom “he purchased with the blood of his own Son,” and He holds the appointed overseers accountable for the way they treat His flock, which should be “with tenderness.” 	 (Esekielu 34:22-24) A Ieova ko te Ona o mamoe, kolā ne ‘‵togi ne ia ki te toto o tena Tama,’ kae e fakamasino ne ia a ovasia filifilia e uiga ki olotou faifaiga ki Tena lafu mamoe, kolā e ‵tau o fai mo te atafai.’


(Ps. 19:12) In a sense, there is no such thing as a secret sin. 	 (Salamo 19:12) A te ‵tonuga loa, e seai eiloa se agasala e mafai o ‵funa.


“He that boasts, let him boast in Jehovah.”—1 CORINTHIANS 1:31. 	 “Ko te tino telā e fakamatamata, e ‵tau o fakamatamata i a Ieova.”—1 KOLINITO 1:31, NW.


I later came to regret my failure to follow through on what I knew to be right. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne salamo au me ne seki fai ne au te mea ne ‵tau o fai ne au.


Then you have to set a good example. 	 E ‵tau o tuku atu ne koe ki ei se fakaakoakoga ‵lei.


(Ftn.) We should not give someone else the responsibility to make decisions for us. 	 E se ‵tau o tuku ne tatou te tiute ki nisi tino ke fai ne latou a fakaikuga mō tatou.


(Matthew 4:17, 25; 10:5-7, 17-20) Similarly, “like a firepot among trees and like a fiery torch in a row of newly cut grain,” footstep followers of Christ in our day set things aflame in a spiritual way. 	 (Mataio 4:17, 25; 10:5-7, 17-20) I se auala tai pau, “e pelā me se afi i te vao io me se fatoaga saito kolā ko ‵lei i te ‵kati,” e faka‵ka eiloa ne soko o Keliso i ‵tou aso nei a mea i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Your desire to preach the good news of the Kingdom will naturally intensify.—Jer. 9:24; Luke 4:43. 	 Ka fakamalosi aka ne te mea tenei a ‵tou manakoga ke folafola atu a te tala ‵lei o te Malo.—Ielemia 9:24; Luka 4:43.


However, Jesus has appointed the ‘faithful slave’ to be the only channel for dispensing spiritual food. 	 E ui ei, a Iesu ko oti ne ‵tofi ne ia a te ‘tavini fakamaoni’ ko te auala fua e tasi e fakasoa mai ei a mea‵kai faka-te-agaga.


This fixation with death finds its most puzzling expression in the raw emotions that greet the death of public figures and celebrities. 	 Kafai ko mate se tino maluga io me se tino lauiloa, ko lavea atu ei te fakavale‵vale o tino ki te mate i olotou pati mo faifaiga kolā e fakaasi atu ei te otia o olotou loto.


They searched everywhere, even in the cows’ feed. 	 Ne salasala atu latou i koga katoa, ke oko ki te koga e fagai ei a pulumakau.


About Peter and Andrew, Matthew’s account says: “At once abandoning the nets, they followed him.” 	 E uiga ki a Petelu mo Anitelea, e fai mai te tala a Mataio: “I konā foki eiloa, tiakina o la tili kae olo tasi mo ia.”


At times, it was a crime to read the Bible in a common language. 	 I nisi taimi, se agasala ke faitau a te Tusi Tapu i se isi ‵gana.


Under Jehoiada’s guidance, young Jehoash was obedient to Jehovah 	 Se a te fakaakoakoga ki te loto maulalo e maua ne tatou i te tala e uiga ki a Paluka?


However, some showed interest, so that 433,454,049 return visits were made and 4,766,631 Bible studies were conducted.* 	 Kae ne fakaasi mai ne nisi tino a te fiafia, telā ne fai ei a toe āsiga e toko 433,454,049, kae ne fai ei a akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu e toko 4,766,631.*


They may feel the same way about you. 	 Kāti e penā foki olotou lagonaga e uiga ki a koe.


HOW do you feel about people who take a genuine interest in you? 	 NE A ou lagonaga e uiga ki tino kolā e ‵saga tonu atu ki a koe?


However, the elders assigned a mature pioneer sister to work with her. 	 Kae ne tofi aka ne toeaina se tuagane paenia telā ko matua ‵lei ke ga‵lue mo ia.


Said the inspired psalmist: “The law of Jehovah is perfect, bringing back the soul. 	 Ne fai mai penei te tino faisalamo telā ne fakaosofia: “E tonu katoatoa te tulafono a te Aliki, e maua mai i ei te malosi fou.


5 Jehovah expects us to render sacred service to him in a clean, unhypocritical manner. 	 5 E manako a Ieova ke tavini atu tatou ki a ia i se auala ‵ma, e aunoa mo uiga fakaloi‵loi.


No other book has the Bible’s authority, and no other book can help you find true security in today’s risk-filled world. 	 E seai aka foki se isi tusi telā e ‵pau mo te Tusi Tapu i ana pati mautinoa, kae e seai aka foki se isi tusi e mafai o fesoasoani atu ki a koe ke maua te tokagamalie tonu i te lalolagi fakamataku tenei.


You may also use material in this section to show students how to locate Bible chapters and verses. 	 E mafai foki o fakaaogā ne koe a te vaega tenei ke fakaasi atu ki se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu a te auala ke ‵sala atu ki mataupu mo fuaiupu i te Tusi Tapu.


Anyone can momentarily waver in his trust in Jehovah. 	 E mafai o fakalotolotolua malie aka i se taimi toetoe so se tino i tena fakatuaga ki a Ieova.


5 Since most people were not near the temple or a synagogue for the prayers just mentioned, they might pray wherever they happened to be at those times. 	 5 Ona ko te se tokouke o tino e ‵nofo pili atu ki te faletapu io me ko fale tapuaki o fai olotou ‵talo konei, kāti e ‵talo eiloa latou i so se koga e ‵nofo latou i ei i taimi konā.


According to the Bible, the resurrection hope is the conviction that a dead person can live again. 	 E ‵tusa mo te Tusi Tapu, a te fakamoemoega ki te toetu ko te talitonu katoatoa me ka toe ola mai se tino mate.


Gift Annuity: Money or securities donated to an entity used by Jehovah’s Witnesses under an arrangement where the donor receives a specified annuity payment every year for life. 	 Meaalofa Mai se Tupe ‵Teu: Tupe kolā e fakameaalofa atu ki Molimau a Ieova mai lalo i se fakatokaga e fai ne te tino ke tuku atu te aofaki tupe tenā e maua i tausaga takitasi ki Molimau a Ieova.


Paul expressed similar sentiments to other congregations. 	 Ne fakaasi atu foki ne Paulo a lagonaga tai ‵pau ki nisi fakapotopotoga.


To time indefinite they will certainly be guarded.”—PS. 37:28. 	 E puipui faeloa ne ia a latou.”—SALAMO 37:28.


Why should we today be increasingly concerned about encouraging one another? 	 Kaia e ‵tau i ei mo tatou i aso nei o ‵saga tonu atu o fakamalosi te suā tino ki te suā tino?


“Peaceable With All Men” 	 “Ke Maua te Olaga Filemu i te Va o Koutou mo Nisi Tino”


After Joshua led the Israelites across the Jordan River into the land God promised to Abraham’s family, it was time to evict the Canaanites. 	 I te otiga ne ‵taki atu ei ne Iosua te kau Isalaelu ki te suā feitu o te vaitafe ko te Iolitana ki te fenua telā ne folafola atu ne te Atua ki te kāiga o Apelaamo, ne ‵tau ei o afuli keatea ne latou a tino Kanana.


(Job 1:9-11) We can be sure that she made Jehovah’s heart rejoice and that he eagerly looks forward to the time when he will bring Valentina and all others who died faithful back to life by means of the resurrection.—Job 14:15. 	 (Iopu 1:9-11) E mafai o mautinoa i a tatou me ne fai ne tou fafine te loto o Ieova ke fiafia kae e olioli eiloa a Ieova ki te taimi telā ka toe fakatu mai ei a Valentina mo nisi tino fakamaoni katoa ki te ola e auala i te toetuga.—Iopu 14:15.


King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has already taken many Jews into captivity. 	 Ko leva ne ave fakapagota ne te Tupu ko Nepukanesa o Papelonia a tino Iutaia e tokouke.


Despite the progress I had made, however, not having been able to communicate in my early years left me introverted and cautious. 	 Faitalia toku gasolo ki mua, koi ma eiloa au kae faigata ke fesokotaki atu ki nisi tino me ne seki mafai ne au o fesokotaki atu ki nisi tino e pelā me se tamaliki.


12. What are some tricks used by Satan to ensnare Jehovah’s servants today? 12 We have seen in the case of Eve how Satan used cunning to corrupt her thinking. 	 12 Ko oti ne lavea atu ne tatou i te mea ne tupu ki a Eva a te auala ne fakaaogā ei ne Satani a togafiti ke fakamasei ei ana mafaufauga.


Both Jesus Christ and the apostle Peter refer to two such events—“the days of Noah” and “the days of Lot.” 	 Ne fakasino atu a Iesu Keliso mo te apositolo ko Petelu ki mea e lua konā—ko “aso o Noa” mo “aso o Lota.”


How would Jehovah’s counsel benefit Job long after his trials? 	 Ne aoga pefea a pati fakatonutonu a Ieova ki a Iopu ke oko foki eiloa ki se taimi tai leva mai tua o ana tofotofoga?


David’s expressions in the 8th Psalm are also prophetic, pointing to the perfect man Jesus Christ.—Heb. 2:6-9. 	 A fakamatalaga a Tavita i te Salamo mataupu e 8 se valoaga foki telā e fakasino atu ki te tagata ‵lei katoatoa ko Iesu Keliso.—Epelu 2:6-9.


Why did David experience no dread? 	 Kaia e seki mataku ei a Tavita?


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“The trumpet will sound,” wrote the apostle Paul, “and the dead will be raised up incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 	 “Kafai e tagi te pu,” ko pati ne tusi mai ne te apositolo ko Paulo, “ka toe‵tu a Kelisiano ki te se toe ‵mate, kae ka ‵fuli foki a foliga o‵tou foitino.


The anointed Christians to whom Paul wrote were called to be part of the body of Christ, as are the remaining ones of the anointed today. Their “other sheep” companions are united with them as “one flock” under “one shepherd,” Jesus Christ. 	 A olotou taugasoa ko “nisi mamoe” ko ‵kau fakatasi mo latou e pelā me se “lafu mamoe e tasi” mai lalo o te “tausi mamoe e tokotasi” ko Iesu Keliso.


Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the badness of your dealings from in front of my eyes; cease to do bad.”—Isa. 1:11-16. 	 Koukou ke ‵ma otou foitino, kae na fakagata nei otou amioga ma‵sei konei e lavea atu ne au e fai ne koutou. Ao, fakagata otou amioga ma‵sei.”—Isaia 1:11-16.


So they refused to serve in the army or to have anything to do with the Nazis. 	 Tela la, ne seki talia ne latou ke ‵kau atu ki te kautau io me ko te kau Nasi.


The resulting new Christian personality will help to protect us against Satan’s cunning machinations. 	 A te foitino fou telā e maua mai i ei ka fesoasoani mai o puipui tatou mai i togafiti ma‵sei a Satani.


Should our way of worship be merely an expression of personal taste? 	 E mata, e ‵tau o fakaasi atu i ‵tou tapuakiga a te mea fua telā e fia‵fia tatou ki ei?


It is inspired by God, and everything in it can prove beneficial to us. 	 Ne māfua mai i te Atua te tusi tenā, kae e aogā a mea katoa i ei ki a tatou.


What will motivate us to try to overcome these obstacles and maintain a healthy pattern of meeting attendance?[1] How can we help our Bible students and others to see the importance of attending meetings? 	 Se a te mea ka fakamalosi aka ne ia tatou ke fakafesagai atu ki tulaga faiga‵ta penā kae ke fakatumau loa se fakatokaga ‵lei e uiga ki te ‵kau faeloa ki fakatasiga?[1] E mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu tatou ki ‵tou akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu mo nisi tino ke lavea ne latou a te tāua o te ‵kau atu ki fakatasiga?


Actually, a number of Jehovah’s servants, including some whom Jehovah used to write the Bible, had similar thoughts. 	 A te tonuga loa, e tokouke a tavini a Ieova, e aofia i ei a latou kolā ne fakaaoga ne Ieova ke tusi te Tusi Tapu, ne mafau‵fau foki penā.


What a joy it is, therefore, for us to observe the zeal with which our brothers worldwide are carrying out Christ’s preaching commission! 	 Tela la, se mea fakafiafia ke ‵kilo atu ki te loto finafinau o ‵tou taina i te lalolagi kātoa i te faiga o te galuega talai telā ne fakatonu mai ne Keliso!


He also illustrated what it means to “beg off.” 	 Ne fakaasi mai foki ne ia a te uiga ke “‵teke” atu.


Having received comfort to cope with the loss of a loved one, they find that they are able to give encouragement and comfort to others. 	 Ona ko te mea ne maua ne latou a fakamafanafanaga ke fa‵ki i te mate atu o se tino pele, ne mafai ei ne latou o tuku atu a fakamalosiga mo fakamafanafanaga ki nisi tino.


(Gal. 5:22, 23) However, Jehovah God does not force his holy spirit upon unwilling recipients. 	 (Kalatia 5:22, 23) Kae e se faimālō ne Ieova te Atua a tino ke talia ne latou tena agaga tapu.


Why does he not do so? 	 Kaia ne seki fai ei a ia penā?


He gave “rulership and dignity and kingdom” to his tried and proven Son, Jesus. 	 Ne tuku atu ne ia “te pule, te fakaaloalo, mo te ‵malu fakatupu” ki tena Tama, ko Iesu.


In a similar manner, when we have “the peace of God,” our hearts and minds remain at rest. 	 I se auala tai ‵pau, kafai e maua ne tatou “te filemu o te Atua,” ka filemu foki ‵tou loto mo ‵tou mafaufau.


What prevented certain Jews from listening to Jesus? 	 Se a te mea ne fai ei ke se faka‵logo a nisi tino Iutaia ki a Iesu?


At age 15, he had an accident that paralyzed him from the neck down. 	 I te taimi ko 15 ei ana tausaga ne tupu eiloa se fakalavelave telā ne faka‵mate eiloa tena foitino mai i tena ua o fano ki lalo.


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4 Appropriate indeed is the Bible’s advice: “More than all else that is to be guarded, safeguard your heart, for out of it are the sources of life.” 	 4 E fetaui tonu a te fautuaga tenei mai te Tusi Tapu: “Fakaeteete ki mea e mafaufau koe ki ei me i tou ola e faite ne tou mafaufau io me ko tou loto.”


How were anointed overseers who served on bodies of elders depicted at Revelation 1:16, 20, and what can be said of appointed elders who are of the other sheep? 	 E fakaata mai pefea a ovasia kolā e tavini atu i potukau o toeaina i te Fakaasiga 1:16, 20, kae se a te mea e mafai o fai atu e uiga ki toeaina kolā ne vaega o nisi mamoe?


Now, I enjoy my service there immensely.” 	 Nei la, ko fiafia malosi au ki taku taviniga i konā.”


Other young ones may want to please their parents. 	 Kae kāti e fia fakafiafia atu a nisi talavou ki olotou mātua.


Haggai and Zechariah’s writings assure us of God’s backing 	 E fakatalitonu mai i tusitusiga a Hakai mo Sakalia a te ‵lago mai o te Atua


He repeatedly rejected many acts of human kindness.” 	 Ne ‵teke atu faeloa a ia ki faifaiga atafai e uke a tino.”


(Num. 30:2) Like faithful Hannah, who was probably a contemporary of his, Jephthah would be called on to live up to his vow, knowing what it meant for his own future and that of his daughter. 	 (Nume. 30:2) E pelā mo te fafine fakamaoni ko Hana, telā ne ola i aso o Iefata, ne ‵tau eiloa o tausi ne Iefata tena tautoga ne fai, faitalia me ne iloa ne ia te mea ka tupu ki tena olaga mo tena tamaliki fafine i aso mai mua.


9 God-fearing Christian elders can “prove to be like a hiding place from the wind” of distress, “a place of concealment from the rainstorm” of problems. 	 9 E mafai o fai a toeaina Kelisiano kolā e ma‵taku ki te Atua e pelā “me ne fale e malu ei a tino mai i te matagi” telā e puipui tatou mai logo‵maega, se “koga e lafi ei a tino mai i se afā” o fakalavelave.


Why is the concept mentioned at Romans 3:23 not strange for some people but is for others? 	 Kaia e faigofie ei ki nisi tino ke malamalama i te tugapati telā ne taku mai i te Loma 3:23 kae faigata ki nisi tino?


Joshua and Caleb, on the other hand, trusted in Jehovah. 	 Kae ne fakalago‵lago atu eiloa a Iosua mo Kalepo ki a Ieova.


Then he concluded: “Now, however, there remain faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”—1 Cor. 13:13. 	 Kae ne fakaoti mai penei, ana muna: “E iai a mea konei e tolu: te fakatuanaki, te fakamoemoe, mo te alofa; ka ko te alofa e tulaga muamua eiloa i mea konei.”—1 Kolinito 13:13.


When we imitate Abraham by listening to the suggestions of others and by performing lowly services in their behalf, we gain Jehovah’s favor. 	 Ka maua ne tatou a te taliaga a Ieova māfai e fakaakoako tatou ki a Apelaamo kae faka‵logo ki manatu o nisi tino mai te faiga o galuega fatauvā mō tino konā.


It became possible for men of all sorts to receive the free gift and life because of Jesus’ “one act of justification,” his course of obedience and integrity even to death. 	 Ko mafai eiloa ne tino katoa o maua te meaalofa faivasaga mo te ola ona ko te “amiotonu” o Iesu, tena fakalogomuna mo tena fakamaoni ke oko ki tena mate.


It does not take much to be a source of encouragement—perhaps no more than a warm smile when greeting someone. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa e se manakogina a mea e uke ke tuku atu ei a fakamalosiga—kāti e mafai o fakamisikata atu fua io me fakatalofa atu koe ki te tino.


• How may we vary our ‘fishing method,’ and why should we do so? 	 • E mafai pefea o fakakese‵kese ne tatou a ‘auala e faiika ei tatou,’ kae kaia e ‵tau ei o fai penā?


They realize that their life—though challenging at times—has real purpose and a real future. 	 Faitalia te uke o fakalavelave e fe‵paki mo latou, e iloa ne latou me e aogā ‵ki olotou olaga kae isi foki se lotou fakamoemoega mō aso mai mua.


Yes, a person can become enraged against God in his heart. 	 Ao, e mafai o ita te tino ki te Atua i tena loto.


Let us therefore pray for God’s help to “hate what is bad, and love what is good.” 	 Tela la, ke na ‵talo atu ke fesoasoani mai te Atua ki a tatou ke “takalia‵lia ki te masei, kae ke fia‵fia ki te ‵lei.”


PESTILENCES: 	 FAMAI:


(2 Cor. 7:1; Eph. 5:3, 4) It also applies to unclean activities practiced by an individual in private, such as reading sexually stimulating books or viewing pornography, which may lead to the unclean habit of masturbation.—Col. 3:5.* 	 (2 Koli. 7:1; Efe. 5:3, 4) E fakasino atu foki ki faifaiga lai‵lai kae fai ‵funa a se tino, e pelā mo te faitau ki tusi kolā e fakamalosi aka ei a manakoga fakatauavaga io me ko te onoono ki ata ma‵sei, kolā e iku atu ki te faifaiga sē ‵ma o te fai tokotasi.—Ko. 3:5.*


Among those attending was a Chinese doctor, who had received the Watchtower and Awake! magazines in Spanish from one of his patients. 	 E se mafai o talia ne te lalolagi.” (Ioane 14:16, 17) A te “Agaga o te munatonu,” io me ko te agaga tapu, e se se tino kae se malosi—ko te malosi galue o Ieova. E seai se tapulā o te malosi tenā.


“He is making wars to cease to the extremity of the earth.” 	 “E fakagata ne ia a taua i te lalolagi kātoa.”


How can Christian parents show that Jehovah is their Potter? 	 E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne mātua Kelisiano me i a Ieova ko te lotou Tino faite mea ki kele?


How good that Sheila was at the meeting and listened attentively to the program! 	 Ko oko eiloa i te ‵lei me ne nofo atu a Sheila i te fakatasiga kae ne fakalogologo faka‵lei ki te polokalame!


Speaking through Jeremiah, Jehovah promptly addressed the matter, saying to Baruch: “You have said: ‘Woe, now, to me, for Jehovah has added grief to my pain! 	 I te faipati atu e auala i a Ielemia, ne fakasino fakavave atu Ieova ki te fakalavelave, i ana muna ki a Paluka: “A koe ne fai mai penei, ‘Au ko ‵fiu!


The Bible gives this strong direction: “If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is deceiving his own mind.” 	 E tuku mai ne te Tusi Tapu te fakatonuga ‵mafa tenei: “Kafai se tino e taofi i a ia se tino aoga, kae tela ei e se aoga, ko fakaloiloi a ia ne ona manatu.”


3. (a) What does Jehovah view as most important when he examines an individual? (b) At the time of David’s anointing, what became operative upon him? 	 3.(a) Se a te mea tāua i te kilokiloga a Ieova māfai ko iloilo ne ia se tino? (e) I te otiga ne fakaeke a Tavita, se a te mea ne tupu ki a ia?


(John 10:16; 13:34) Such people become eager supporters of Jesus and his kingship. 	 (Ioane 10:16; 13:34) Ka ‵lago atu mo te loto finafinau a vaegā tino penā ki a Iesu mo tena pulega.


It never prevails. 	 Ko takavale!


How, though, did he display that love as a teacher? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne ia te ‵nau o tena loto e pelā me se faiakoga?


As a result, it is as if they too are replenishing their supply of spiritual oil from God’s Word and spirit. 	 Kae ko te ikuga, e pelā me ne faka‵fonu foki ne latou olotou sinu faka-te-agaga mai te Muna a te Atua mo te agaga.


What comfort this must have brought to the temple builders in Zechariah’s day! 	 Ko oko eiloa te fakamafanafana atu o te mea tenei ki tino ne faite ne latou te faletapu i aso o Sakalia!


(Ps. 105:17-19; Lam. 3:27) Regardless of what you face, God will never let you down. 	 (Salamo 105:17-19; Tagiga a Ielemia 3:27) Faitalia me ne a mea e fe‵paki mo koe, ka se tiakina eiloa koe ne te Atua.


“The joy of Jehovah” is a source of true beauty that radiates from the inside, regardless of age or health. 	 “A te fiafia telā ka aumai ne te Aliki [Ieova]” ko te pogai o te taulekaleka tonu, faitalia te ma‵tua io me ko te ola ‵lei o tatou.


According to Daniel chapter 2, the dream involved an immense image with a head of gold, breasts and arms of silver, belly and thighs of copper, legs of iron, and feet of iron mixed with clay. 	 E pelā mo muna i te Tanielu mataupu e 2, ne sae mai i te moemiti tenā se matugā tupua lasi telā e faite tena ulu ki te aulo, ana fatafata mo ana lima ki te siliva, tena taugasulu mo ana tega ki palasi, ana vae ki fiti, mo ana tapuvae ne faite ki fiti e palu fakatasi mo te one.


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But as aliens in the land, his daughters felt that this was the only way to prevent the extinction of Lot’s family. 	 Kae pelā me ne tino fakaa‵lofa i te fenua tenā ne ma‵natu aka ana tama me tenā fua te auala ‵lei e tasi e mafai o faka‵solo atu ne laua te gafa o Lota.


That is why Paul also said: “The wages sin pays is death, but the gift God gives is everlasting life by Christ Jesus our Lord.” 	 Tenā te pogai ne fai mai foki a Paulo: “Me i te taui o te agasala ko te mate ka ko te meaalofa faivasaga a te Atua; ko te ola se gata mai i a Keliso Iesu te ‵tou Aliki.”


How does the great crowd benefit from Jesus’ public service? 	 E maua pefea ne te vaitino tokouke a mea aogā mai i te taviniga a Iesu mō tino katoa?


They also observed religious festivals. 	 Ne aofia foki latou i fakamanatuga i mea tau tapuakiga.


(John 5:19; 11:41-44) Jesus also made known the most important matters about which we should pray. 	 (Ioane 5:19; 11:41-44) Ne fakailoa mai foki ne Iesu a toe mea tāua kolā e ‵tau o ‵talo atu tatou ki ei.


(1 Corinthians 6:18, 19; Hebrews 13:4) A man engaging in fornication encroaches on various rights of the woman with whom he sins. 	 (1 Kolinito 6:18, 19; Epelu 13:4) A te tagata finalalolagi e fakaagasala ne ia te fafine telā e agasala mo ia.


After all, their son had a choice, and he chose to pursue his unchristian lifestyle rather than to continue to enjoy close association with his parents and other fellow believers. 	 Kae e maua eiloa ne te lā tama te saolotoga ke fai sena filifiliga, kae ne filifili aka a ia ke ola i se olaga sē Kelisiano i lō te fakatumau o se fesokotakiga ‵pili mo ana mātua mo nisi taina tali‵tonu.


Turn from your burning anger and feel regret over the evil against your people. 	 Sa ita; ‵fuli ou mafaufauga kae sa fakaokogina te fakasalaga tenā ki ou tino.


The king credited Marduk with all his conquests. 	 Ne tavae atu te tupu ki a Matuka e uiga ki ana manumaloga katoa.


[Picture on page 10] 	 10. Ne ‵tonu pefea a pati a Isaia e uiga ki te ‵lei mo te masei?


He regularly phoned me and stopped by to see how I was doing. 	 Ne telefoni mai faeloa a ia ki a au, kae āsi mai sāle foki ki a au i te fale.


8 Therefore, like Paul, we need to know how to cope with such thorns. 	 8 Tela la, e pelā mo Paulo, e ‵tau o iloa ne tatou a te auala ke fakafesagai atu ei ki vaegā logo‵maega penā.


(Matthew 24:36) Even so, in speaking about Armageddon, the Warrior-King Jesus Christ added this warning: “Look! 	 (Mataio 24:36) E tiga eiloa e tonu a te mea tenā, mai te mafau‵fau e uiga ki Amaketo, ne fakaopoopo mai ne te Tupu Malosi ko Iesu Keliso a te fakailoaga, penei: “Faka‵logo mai!


We will next look at how learning to view others as Jehovah does can help us in this regard. 	 Ka onoono tatou i te suā mataupu ki te auala e fesoasoani mai ei ke ‵kilo atu tatou ki nisi tino e pelā mo Ieova i te feitu tenei.


How did Jesus illustrate the importance of humility? 	 Ne fakaasi mai pefea ne Iesu a te tāua o te loto maulalo?


How does the holy spirit assist us in our preaching? 	 E mafai pefea o fesoasoani mai a te agaga tapu ki a tatou i te ‵tou galuega talai?


The integrity-keeping course of God’s faithful anointed Witnesses spurs on God’s servants today to endure whatever trials come their way, including opposition from unbelieving relatives, workmates, or schoolmates who ridicule them for their faith. 	 A te tumau o Molimau fakaekegina a te Atua i te fakamaoni e fakamalosi atu ki tavini a te Atua i aso nei ke loto ‵mau faitalia so se tofotofoga e fe‵paki mo latou, e aofia i ei a ‵tekemaiga mai i kāiga sē tali‵tonu, tino ga‵lue, io me ko tamaliki a‵koga kolā e fakatauemu atu ki a latou ona ko te lotou fakatuanaki.


Jesus, surrounded by an angry mob, knew that his death was imminent and that the clearing of his Father’s name and the salvation of the human family rested on his shoulders. 	 Ne iloa ne Iesu, telā ne sikomia ne tino kolā ne kaitāua, me ko pili o mate a ia kae e fakalagolago katoatoa ki a ia te taku ‵lei o te igoa o tena Tamana mo te ola o tino.


Should he criticize his brothers, perhaps implying that were it not for his efforts nothing would get done and the congregation would falter? 	 E mata, e ‵tau o taku fakamasei ne ia ana taina, kae e fakauiga pelā me e seai se mea e mafai o fai i te fakapotopotoga seiloga ke fai ne ia, kae ka vāivāi te fakapotopotoga e aunoa mo tena fesoasoani?


He carries out this task according to his own ability and opportunities.—Matthew 25:14, 15. 	 E fai ne ia te galuega tenei e ‵tusa mo tena mea e mafai o fai.—Mataio 25:14, 15.


The Bible says about Jehovah God: “I, even I, have installed my king upon Zion, my holy mountain. 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki a Ieova te Atua: “I luga i Siona, toku mauga tapu, ne fakasopo ne au i ei taku tupu.


“We made a list of our spiritual goals, put it on our refrigerator, and checked each goal off as we reached it.” 	 “Ne fai ne māua se fakasologa o mā fakamoemoega faka-te-agaga, faka‵piki ki te mā aisa, kae faka‵sao a fakamoemoega takitasi māfai ko oti ne fakataunu ne māua.”


Many students enjoy exasperating their teachers. 	 E fia‵fia a nisi tama‵liki o fakaitaita atu ki olotou faiakoga.


Eliezer asked God to ensure that the girl He wanted Isaac to wed would come to the well. 	 Ne akai atu a Eliesa ki te Atua ke fakamautinoa aka ne ia me i te tamaliki fafine e manako a Ia ke avaga a Isaako ki ei ke vau ki te vaikeli.


(1 Peter 2:17) The apostle recognized Agrippa as an expert on the complex customs and laws of his Jewish subjects and said that he was happy that he could make his defense before such a well-informed ruler. 	 (1 Petelu 2:17) Ne iloa ne Paulo me ne maina ‵lei a Akelipa i tu mo aganū mo tulafono a te kau Iutaia kae ne fai atu me ne fiafia eiloa a ia o fai ana fakasako i mua o se tupu telā e maina ‵lei i mea katoa konā.


After spending a few months preaching on the smaller islands of the Bahamas, we set sail for the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands, which extend some 500 miles (800 km) from the Virgin Islands near Puerto Rico and stretch almost to Trinidad. 	 Mai tua o se lima masina ne talai atu ei matou i motu fo‵liki o Bahamas, ne faima‵laga atu matou ki motu o Leeward mo Windward, tēla e 500 maila (800 kilomita) te ‵mao mai Virgin Islands i tafa o Puerto Rico, ke oko loa ki Trinidad.


Jehovah’s Witnesses would be happy to assist you. 	 Ka fia‵fia eiloa a Molimau a Ieova o fesoasoani atu ki a koe.


9 What if we do find ourselves in a tunnel of doubts? 	 9 Kae e a māfai ko maua ne tatou a manatu fakalotolotolua e uke?


Millions of people were exposed to the Bible and to a form of Christianity, counterfeit though it was. 5. 	 Ne fakaavanoa atu te Tusi Tapu ki te fia miliona o tino i te Lotu Kelisiano telā ne fai fakaloiloi.


Ephesus was known for its outstanding wealth, gross immorality, rampant crime, and varied demonic activities. 	 Ne lauiloa Efeso ona ko te maumea, te lausa o amioga ma‵sei, te solitulafono valevale mo te uke foki o faifaiga fakataulaitu ne fai i ei.


Jesus’ disciples allowed his teachings to affect them in what ways? 	 Ne a auala ne talia ei ne soko o Iesu ana akoakoga ke ‵fuli ei olotou olaga?


Yet, many of us have persevered in the ministry year after year at our own expense and despite the scorn and ridicule of thankless ones. 	 A te tokoukega o tatou ne tumau eiloa i te faiga o te galuega talai i tausaga takitasi, faitalia eiloa te uke o taimi mo tupe e fakamāmāu ki ei io me ko pati fakamasei mo fakatauemuga e fai mai ne tino e tokouke ki a tatou.


Brother Macmillan responded: “Brother, that’s not the way to look at this matter. 	 Ne tali atu te taina ko Macmillan penei: “Toku taina, e se tenā te kilokiloga ‵tau.


6 The last of Zechariah’s eight visions may perhaps be the most faith-strengthening. 	 6 A te ‵toe fakaasiga a Sakalia mai i fakaasiga e valu kāti ko te ‵toe mea sili telā ne fakamalosi aka ei te fakatuanaki.


Before we left that assignment, there were two small congregations. 	 A koi tuai o tiakina ne māua a te fenua tenā, kae ko oti ne ‵tu a fakapotopotoga e lua i te koga tenā.


(Josh. 1:1, 9) What reassuring encouragement! 	 (Iosua 1:1, 9) Ko tafaga la te gali o fakamaoniga fakama‵losi loto!


More than that, it may move them to want to learn of and serve the one who “created all things,” the Doer of wonderful works, Jehovah.—Revelation 4:11. 	 E sili atu i mea kona, kāti ka fakamalosigina latou i ei ke tauloto kae tavini atu foki latou ki te Atua telā ‘ne faite ne ia a mea katoa,’ ko te Atua telā e fai ne ia a mea fakaofoofogia, ko Ieova tenā—Fakaasiga 4:11.


Similarly today, we do not know ‘the day and the hour’ set for this system’s end, but Jesus has forewarned us: “Prove yourselves ready, because at an hour that you do not think to be it, the Son of man is coming.”—Matthew 24:36, 44. 	 E penā foki loa mo aso nei, e se iloa ne tatou ‘te aso mo te itula’ ka gata atu ei te fakanofonofoga tenei, e pelā mo te mea ne fakailoa mai ne Iesu: “E ‵tau [mo] koutou o toka me i te Tama a te Tagata e vau i te itula tela ne seki fakatali‵tali koutou ki ei.”—Mataio 24:36, 44.


23 No matter what comes upon his people, Jehovah constantly provides spiritual food and needed direction. 	 23 Faitalia me ne a mea ka oko mai ki ana tino, e tumau eiloa a Ieova i te tukumaiga o mea‵kai faka-te-agaga mo takitakiga kolā e manakogina.


What Jesus Was Like as a Person 	 Uiga o Iesu Pelā me se Tagata


He was pleased to have Jehovah, the Supreme Judge of the universe, handle matters in His own way and time.—Read Jude 9. 	 Ne fiafia eiloa a ia ke faka‵tali ki a Ieova, te Famasino Maluga o te lagi mo te lalolagi, ke fakatoka ne ia a mea i te auala tonu mo te taimi tonu o Ia.—Faitau te Iuta 9.


If you are a parent, do not be a killjoy who treats all leisure activity as bad. 	 Kafai koe se mātua, sa mafaufau i fakafiafiaga katoa e ma‵sei.


In some cases, we may want to consult with the elders. 	 I nisi tulaga e mafai o olo atu tatou ki toeaina mō se fesoasoani.


What could happen if our disciple-making work was not backed up by good conduct? 2 Reverential fear of Jehovah motivates us to praise him for his goodness. 	 2 E gasue‵sue tatou ke tavae atu ki a Ieova mō tena aga‵lei māfai e ma‵taku kae fakaaloalo foki tatou ki a ia.


Who is the principal promoter of false religion, and how is he described in the Bible? 	 Ko oi te tino e fakamalosi aka ne ia a lotu ‵se, kae e fakamatala mai pefea ne te Tusi Tapu a ia?


If that is happening to you right now, how can you stand firm and avoid being choked by materialism?—Read 1 Timothy 6:9, 10. 	 Kafai e tenā te mea ko tupu nei ki a koe, e mafai pefea o tu ‵mautakitaki koe kae taumafai ke sē ‵lave koe i te manako ki kope faka-te-foitino?—Faitau te 1 Timoteo 6:9, 10.


Upon observing that development, “those in Judea [were to] begin fleeing to the mountains.” 	 I te laveaga ne latou a mea konā ko ‵tupu, “ko tino kolā e ‵nofo i Iutaia, e ‵tau o ‵tele ki mauga.”


(Ps. 34:8; Prov. 10:22) As we grow in such knowledge and experience, our faith in Jehovah and our friendship with him grow as well. 	 (Sala. 34:8; Faata. 10:22) Ko te lasi o te iloaga i mea kolā e tauloto ne tatou e uiga ki a Ieova, ko te malosi foki o te ‵tou fakatuanaki mo te ‵tou va fakataugasoa mo ia.


(Psalm 139:17, 18) Although our knowledge today represents only a fraction of the innumerable thoughts Jehovah will reveal throughout eternity, we deeply appreciate “the grand sum” of precious spiritual truths revealed thus far and dig ever deeper into the sum, or substance, of God’s Word.—Psalm 119:160, footnote. 	 (Salamo 139:17, 18) E tiga eiloa e oko atu fua te ‵tou malamalama i aso nei ki se tamā vaega fua o te poto sē fuafuagina telā ka fakaasi mai ne Ieova ke oko ki te se-gata-mai, e fakatāua malosi ne tatou te fia o muna‵tonu faka-te-agaga kolā ko oti ne fakaasi mai kae e momea aka foki te suke‵suke o tatou ki mea ‵loto i te ‵kanotonu o te Muna a te Atua.—Salamo 119:160.


They also prepared syndicated sermons and articles for thousands of newspapers. 	 Ne fakatoka foki ne latou a lauga mo mataupu ke ‵lomi i te fia afe o nusipepa.


17 Continuing to have a regular share in Jehovah’s work can help us to stay focused on the big issue. 	 17 Mai te kau atu faeloa ki te galuega a Ieova e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke tumau tatou i te ‵saga tonu atu ki te mataupu tāua.


It is “to reconcile again to himself all other things by making peace through the [shed] blood” of Jesus Christ. 	 Ko te faiga “ke faka‵lei . . . a te lalolagi kātoa ki a ia e alatu” i te toto maligi o Iesu Keliso.


Indeed, Jehovah’s reminders will last to time indefinite. 	 E tonu, ka tumau a fakamasauaga a Ieova ki te se-gata-mai.


Jehovah looks for bloodshed in order to punish the bloodguilty, but he remembers “the outcry of the afflicted ones.” 	 E ‵sala atu a Ieova ki tino tatino ko te mea ke fakasala ne ia, kae e masaua eiloa ne ia ‘te ‵tagi o ana tino’ kolā ne puapuagātia.


10 Jesus’ careful use of details kept his illustrations concise and uncluttered. 	 10 Ne toe‵toe kae manino ana tala fakatusa me ne fakaaogā fua ne ia a fakamatalaga aogā.


Later, the early Christians were persecuted by the Romans because of refusing to practice emperor worship. 	 Fakamuli ifo, ne fakasauāgina a Kelisiano i aso mua ne te kau Loma ona ko te lotou ita fitifiti ma tapuaki atu ki te tupu.


How does Jeremiah’s experience help those who are timid by nature? 10 Suppose, though, that a person is timid by nature. 	 E mata, e mafai eiloa ne ia o tavini atu ki a Ieova mo te loto toa, faitalia a ‵tekemaiga?


“I am not going to make mention of [God], and I shall speak no more in his name,” he told himself. 	 Ne faipati ifo a ia ki a ia eiloa penei: “Ka fakapuli ne au a te Aliki kae se toe faipati i tena igoa.”


To arouse the interest of her teacher and classmates, she obtained permission to place several Bible publications in the library. 	 Ne talia ne te pule o te akoga tenā ke tuku atu ne ia a nisi tusi e uiga ki te Tusi Tapu i te fale teutusi ko te mea ke fakamalosi aka ei te fia‵fia o tena faiakoga mo tama‵liki akoga i te vasega tenā.


How does Jehovah provide escape for us personally? 	 E fakasao pefea ne Ieova tatou taki tokotasi?


I was also impressed by the way everyone was so well dressed. 	 Ne ofo foki au i te agateuteu o tino katoa i ei.


World War II started in Poland and spread to include the Balkans. 	 Ne kamata te Taua i te Lua a te Lalolagi i Polani kae ne faka‵solo atu ke aofia i ei a fenua i te Balkans.


(Heb. 10:19, 20) We read: “It was not through law that Abraham or his seed had the promise that he should be heir of a world, but it was through the righteousness by faith.” 	 (Epelu 10:19, 20) E fai‵tau tatou, penei: “Ne fai feagaiga te Atua ki a Apelaamo mo ana fanau, me ka fai te lalolagi mo olotou tofi, e se i te Tulafono kae i te amiotonu i te fakatuanaki.”


11 It can be a real challenge for young ones to show kindness to fellow students. 	 11 E mafai o faigata ki talavou ke fakaasi atu te alofa atafai ki nisi tama‵liki i te akoga.


5 Crucial to the success of a marriage is that the marriage mates apply this Scriptural counsel meant for all Christians: “In brotherly love have tender affection for one another. In showing honor to one another take the lead.” 	 5 E tāua ‵ki eiloa ki te manuia o se fakaipoipoga māfai e fakagalue aka ne te tauavaga a pati fakatonutonu i te Tusi Tapu mō Kelisiano katoa: “Ke fakatau a‵lofa koutou i te alofa fakataina; kae ke fakatau fia‵fia koutou, i te āva o te suā tino ki te suā tino.”


(Read Ephesians 5:15, 16.) 	 (Faitau te Efeso 5:15, 16.)


13 Ministers who are awake and alert listen carefully to those they meet. 	 13 A faifeau kolā e ala kae matapulapula e fakalogo‵logo faka‵lei ki tino kolā e fetaui mo latou.


In David’s case, his companions “looked to [Jehovah] and became radiant, and their very faces could not possibly be ashamed.” 	 E pelā mo taugasoa o Tavita, “ne ‵kilo ki a [Ieova] kae fia‵fia; ka se toe fanoa‵noa eiloa io me e ‵mā latou.”


Abigail accepts David’s offer.—Verses 34-42. 	 Ne talia ne Apikaila te fekau a Tavita.—Fuaiupu e 34-42.


Impartiality—John 4:7-30. 	 Sē fakailoga tino—Ioane 4:7-30.


Paul, a Christian, did not act as if he felt superior to Agrippa, who was not a Christian. 	 Ne seki fakaasi atu ne Paulo telā se Kelisiano a te fia maluga atu i a Akelipa telā e se se Kelisiano.


What can threaten our good standing with Jehovah? 	 Ne a mea kolā e mafai o fakamasei ei ‵tou tulaga ‵lei i mua o Ieova?


He felt compassion for the crowds he met, for “they were skinned and thrown about like sheep without a shepherd.” 	 Ne atafai a ia ki te vaitino ne fetaui mo ia, me ko “pa‵ka kae tuku tiaki latou e pelā me ne mamome e seai se lotou tino tausi.”


Considering that God’s name was long known, what was the point of Moses’ question? 	 Me ko leva ne lauiloa te igoa o te Atua, se a te uiga tonu o te fesili a Mose?


Through study and application of God’s Word, our spirit, or mental disposition, must be attuned to his. 	 E auala i te faiga o sukesukega mo te tautali ki te Muna a te Atua, e ‵tau o fakafetaui aka ‵tou mafaufau ki te takitakiga a te agaga o te Atua.


“Yet Jehovah’s day will come as a thief,” states the Bible. 	 Kae ko “te Aso o te Aliki [Ieova] e oko mai e pelā mo se tino kaisoa,” ko muna a te Tusi Tapu.


(Proverbs 13:4) Such a person may want to do God’s will, but his desire remains unfulfilled because of negligence. 	 (Faataoto 13:4) Kāti e manako se tino penā o fai te loto o te Atua, kae e se mafai eiloa o fakataunu tena manakoga ona ko te fakatamala.


(Galatians 5:22) If we were to foster cliques in the congregation, we would be working against the leadings of the spirit. 	 (Kalatia 5:22) Kafai e ‵lago atu tatou ki te ‵vae aka ki potukau i te fakapotopotoga, ko ‵teke atu ei tatou ki te takitakiga a te agaga.


That is because the answer is bound up with another spirit person and with an issue that was raised by him in the invisible spirit realm. 	 E fai penā ona ko te mea e aofia i te tali, a te suā tino faka-te-agaga mo te kinauga telā ne fakasae aka ne ia i te lagi.


Sadly, many people think that the answer is no. 	 Se mea fakafanoanoa me e mafau‵fau a tino e tokouke me i te tali ki te fesili tenā ko te ikai.


Jesus foretold a multitude of events that together would constitute a sign that would be identifiable from anywhere on earth 	 Ne ‵valo mai ne Iesu a mea e uke kolā kafai e tuku fakatasi ka maua i ei te fakailoga telā ka mafai o lavea mai i so se koga o te lalolagi


In his later years, David no doubt had fond memories of the many hours he had spent leading, protecting, and feeding sheep. 	 I tausaga fakamuli ifo, e mautinoa eiloa me ne fakaataata sāle ne Tavita i tena mafaufau a mea ‵gali ne ‵tupu i te fia itula ne fakamāumau ne ia ke takitaki, puipui kae fagai ana mamoe.


The father treated him mercifully. 	 Ne fakamagalo ne tena tamana a ia.


Soon he was studying twice a week. 	 E seki leva kae ne fai tena akoga fakalua i te vaiaso.


Pasture Grounds of Sharon 	 Laukele Ola ‵Lei o Salona


(Proverbs 14:30; Ephesians 4:31, 32; Colossians 3:8-10) Such practical advice is what we would expect from our Creator. 	 (Faataoto 14:30; Efeso 4:31, 32; Kolose 3:8-10) Konā eiloa a pati fakatonutonu e fakamoe‵moe tatou ke maua mai i te ‵tou Mafuaga.


What questions can you ask yourself if your spouse tries to limit your worship? 	 Ne a fesili e mafai o ‵sili ifo ki a koe eiloa māfai tau avaga e taumafai o fakamu‵tana au mea e fai i tau tapuakiga?


However, he does not delegate to others, including his Son, the hearing of prayers. 	 Kae ne seki tuku eiloa ne ia ki se isi tino, e aofia i tena Tama, te tiute ke fakalogologo ki ‵talo.


What significant appeal did David make to Jehovah? 	 Se a te fakamolemole tāua ne fai atu ne Tavita ki a Ieova?


Social occasions may be the only times others ask to hear about our experiences. 	 A taimi penei ko toe taimi fua kolā e mafai o lagona ne tatou a tala a latou.


Certainly there are! 	 E isi eiloa!


Slander, obscene jokes, or sexual innuendos have no place in our conversations. 	 E se ‵tau o sau‵tala tatou ki pati fakamasei tino, pati fai fa‵kata ma‵sei io me ko pati fakauiga sē ‵tau.


Those proving faithful will be adopted as earthly “children of God.”—Ephesians 1:10; Romans 8:21; Revelation 20:7, 8. 	 A tino kolā e tumau i te fakamaoni ka puke e pelā me ne “fanau a te Atua” i luga i te lalolagi.—Efeso 1:10; Loma 8:21; Fakaasiga 20:7, 8.


(Matt. 28:20; Phil. 4:13) If we strive to continue to do God’s work with zeal, he will bless us and help us to go on prospering spiritually. 	 (Mataio 28:20; Filipi 4:13) Kafai e taumafai tatou ke tumau i te faiga o te galuega a te Atua mo te loto finafinau, ka fakamanuia ne ia tatou kae fesoasoani mai ke tumau eiloa i te gasolo atu ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


18 When we meet people during our daily activities, we can often awaken their interest in the good news if we are prepared to do informal witnessing. 	 18 Kafai e fetaui tatou mo tino i te taimi e fai ei ‵tou galuega i aso takitasi, e mafai eiloa o ‵fagu aka ne tatou a te lotou fia‵fia ki te tala ‵lei māfai e toka tatou o talai i taimi e seki fuafuagina.


The Kingdom will sanctify God’s name and cause his will to be done on earth as in heaven.—MATTHEW 6:9, 10. 	 ▪ Ka fakatapu ne te Malo a te igoa o te Atua kae ka fai tena loto i te lalolagi nei e pelā mo te faiga i te lagi.—MATAIO 6:9, 10.


49:6—How is the Messiah “a light of the nations,” even though his earthly ministry was limited to the sons of Israel? 	 49:6—E fai pefea te Mesia mo “mainaga ki malo,” faitalia me gata fua te taviniga i te lalolagi nei i tino Isalaelu?


What, though, about his plans to run for the office of mayor and to enter the race for election to be a senator? 	 Kae e a la tena palani ke fai a ia mo fai se mayor kae ke fai foki a ia fakamuli mo fai se senator?


So Jesus’ disciples press him: “Tell us, When will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are destined to come to a conclusion?”—Mark 13:3, 4. 	 Tela la, ne toe fesili atu foki a soko o Iesu ki a ia: “E ‵tupu mafea a mea konei? Se a foki a te fakailoga ka iloa ei ne matou a te aso ka ‵tupu ei a mea konei?”—Maleko 13:3, 4.


15 Show appreciation for the fine efforts and positive qualities of fellow worshippers. 	 15 Fakaasi atu te loto fakafetai ki taumafaiga ‵lei mo uiga gali a taina tapuaki.


My soul will be joyful in my God.” 	 Ka fiafia au ki toku Atua.”