Like a firm but loving parent, God had been obliged to speak “against” his children, repeatedly warning them about their sinful ways. 	 E pelā me se mātua telā e makeke kae alofa, ko oti ne faipati atu te Atua “e uiga” ki ana tama‵liki, o fakailoa faeloa ki a latou e uiga ki olotou auala agasala.


(Psalm 146:4; Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10; Ezekiel 18:4, 20) The first soul, Adam, positively died and returned to the dust from which he was created. 	 (Salamo 146:4; Failauga 9:5, 10; Esekielu 18:4, 20) A te tagata muamua, ko Atamu, ne mate eiloa kae ne toe foki atu ki te ‵pefu telā ne faite mai ei a ia.


Why do we engage in Christian activities? 	 Kaia e ‵kau atu ei tatou ki galuega faka-Kelisiano?


A report from a country where Jehovah’s people have been persecuted noted: “Those with good spiritual habits and a deep appreciation of the truth have no problem in holding firm when tests arrive, but those who in ‘favorable season’ miss meetings, are irregular in field service and compromise on small issues often fall when under a ‘fiery’ test.”—2 Timothy 4:2. 	 Ne fakamasaua mai se lipoti mai i se fenua telā ne fakasauāgina i ei a tino o Ieova, penei: “A tino kolā e tumau i olotou faifaiga masani ‵lei i te feitu faka-te-agaga kae ‵poko foki te lotou loto fakafetai ki te munatonu, e seai eiloa se fakalavelave ki te lotou tu ‵mautakitaki māfai ko oko atu a tofotofoga, kae ko tino kolā e ‵galo sāle i fakatasiga i ‘taimi se ‵tau,’ e se olo ‵soko i te galuega talai kae gutugutulua i tamā mataupu, e masani sāle o ‵siga māfai ko oko atu a fakaosoosoga ‘fakama‵taku.’”—2 Timoteo 4:2.


Barak assembled 10,000 men on Mount Tabor and was ready to engage in battle with Jabin’s military chief Sisera, who entered the torrent valley of Kishon with his army and its 900 war chariots. 	 Ne fakamaopoopo ne Palako a tāgata e toko 10,000 i te Mauga o Tapola kae ne toka o taua atu ki te takitaki kautau a Iapino ko Sesela telā ne ulu atu i te vanu o Kisona fakatasi mo tena kautau mo ana kaliota tau e 900.


Many accidents in the home are due to untidy habits. 	 I nisi taimi e ‵tupu a fakalavelave fakafuasei i te fale ona ko te gaogaoā o fale.


And like ‘a frontlet band between the eyes,’ our obedience must be visible to all. 	 Kae e pelā me se ‘fou i ‵tou lae’ e ‵tau o lavea ne tino katoa a ‵tou faka‵logo.


Will you live a long life, or will your life be cut short? 	 E mata, ka ola leva koe, io me ka mate vave fua koe?


He recalls: “Pioneering reminded me of how much joy comes from being in the ministry.” 	 Ana muna: “E fakamasaua mai ki a au a te galuega paenia ki te lasi o te fiafia e maua mai i te kau ki te galuega talai.”


The Bible has a moral code that is beyond compare. 	 E isi se tulaga o te Tusi Tapu i mea tau amioga telā e se mafai o fakanafagina.


No one should hesitate to ask Jehovah for “power beyond what is normal” to cope with such challenges.—2 Corinthians 4:7. 	 E se ‵tau o ma se tino ke akai atu ki a Ieova ke maua “te malosi telā e sili atu i te malosi masani” ke manumalo i vaegā mea faiga‵ta konā.—2 Kolinito 4:7, NW.


Abraham 	 Apelaamo


What Jehovah’s Day Will Reveal 	 Mea Kolā Ka Fakaasi Faka‵sau Mai I Te Aso O Ieova


(Psalm 32:1-5) And by pursuing a righteous course, we will sense God’s loyal love for us and will be able to “rejoice during all our days”—yes, for the rest of our lives. 21. 	 (Salamo 32:1-5) Kae mai te kausaki atu ki te auala amiotonu, ka lagona ne tatou a te alofa fakamaoni o te Atua ki a tatou kae ka mafai o ‘fia‵fia tatou i aso katoa’—e tonu, mō aso koi ‵toe o ‵tou olaga.


Proverbs 24:16 states: “The righteous one may fall even seven times, and he will certainly get up.” 	 Muna a te Faataoto 24:16 (NW): “Kāti ka siga fakafitu te tino amiotonu, kae ka toe tu aka eiloa a ia.”


Jehovah and Jesus are actively involved in strengthening us at Christian meetings. 	 E aofia malosi a Ieova mo Iesu i te fakamalosiakaga o tatou i taimi o fakatasiga Kelisiano.


17 With its 19 chapters, in-depth appendix, and clear, simple language, the book What Does the Bible Really Teach? is proving to be a boon to the ministry. 	 17 Mai ana mataupu e 19, te fakamatalaga likiliki o mataupu fakaopoopo, mo te ‵gana manino kae faigofie telā e fakaaogā i ei, ko fai nei te tusi ko te Ne a Mea e Akoako ‵Tonu Mai i te Tusi Tapu? mo fai se fakamanuiaga lasi i te galuega talai.


[Picture on page 26] 	 [[Ata i te itulau e 28]


(Daniel 2:21) With faith in Jehovah, the “Revealer of secrets,” the prophet disclosed the meaning of Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of an immense image. 	 (Tanielu 2:21) Ona ko tena fakatuanaki ki a Ieova, telā “e mafai ne ia o fakaasi a mea funa,” ne fakaasi atu ne te pelofeta tenā a te uiga o te moemiti a te tupu o Papelonia ko Nepukanesa e uiga ki te tupua lasi.


The tent of God is with mankind, and he will reside with them, and they will be his peoples. 	 Ka ‵nofo fakatasi a ia mo latou, kae ka fai latou mo ona tino. A te Atua ka fakatasi eiloa mo latou, kae ka fai a ia mo olotou Atua.


In what ways have some increased their sacrifice of praise to Jehovah? 	 I auala fea ne faka‵lasi aka ei ne nisi tino olotou taulaga o vikiga ki a Ieova?


This is not unexpected. 	 E se ‵poi tatou i ei.


(Deuteronomy 5:11-22) So the need to impart moral values to their children was impressed upon parents of old. 	 (Teutelonome 5:11-22) Tela la, ne malamalama a mātua i aso mua i te tāua o te akoako atu o mea tau amioga ki olotou tama‵liki.


What a fitting picture of imitation Christians, those who claim to be sons of the Kingdom but do not produce genuine fruitage! 	 Ko tafaga la te fetaui ‵lei o te fakatusaga tenā ki Kelisiano ‵loi, ko latou kolā e fai mai i a latou ko tino o te Malo kae e seai ne fuataga ‵tonu e ‵fua mai i ei!


We must be absolutely convinced that God’s way of dealing with our problems is always best. 	 E ‵tau o tali‵tonu katoatoa tatou me i te auala e saga mai ei te Atua ki ‵tou fakalavelave ko te ‵toe auala ‵lei eiloa i taimi katoa.


Putting that knowledge into practice is another step to everlasting happiness in Paradise. 	 A te suā faiga ke oko atu ki fiafiaga se-gata-mai i te Palataiso ko te fakagalue aka o te iloaga tenā i tou olaga.


In contrast with fleshly-minded individuals, they try to bring all their ways into harmony with Jehovah’s standards. 	 E ‵kese eiloa olotou mafaufau mai te tino telā e mafaufau faka-te-foitino, me e taumafai latou o fakafetaui aka olotou auala katoa mo tulafono a Ieova.


Fortune-tellers’ methods or motives have come under suspicion. 	 A auala mo gasuesuega e fai ne tino fakamatala mea ‵tupu i aso mai mua ko se fakatalitonugina eiloa.


Do you really want God to listen to your prayers? 	 E mata, e manako koe ke fakalogologo mai te Atua ki au ‵talo?


Paul stressed this fact in a thought-provoking passage that had import for Jews back then but that carries a serious message for Christians today. 	 Ne faka‵mafa mai ne Paulo a te manatu tonu tenei i se fakamatalaga fakamalosi telā ne aogā ki te kau Iutaia i aso konā kae e isi foki se fekau tāua i ei mō Kelisiano i aso nei.


As Babylon’s crown prince, he and his army shattered the forces of Egyptian Pharaoh Necho at Carchemish. 	 E pelā mo te pelenise telā ka fai fakamuli mo fai te tupu i Papelonia, ne fakatakavale ne tou tagata fakatasi mo ana sotia a kautau a te Falao o Aikupito ko Neko i Kakemisa.


13 What if you are a wife and you feel that your unbelieving husband does not treat you properly? 	 13 Kae e a māfai koe se fāfine avaga kae mafaufau koe me e se atafai faka‵lei koe ne tau avaga sē talitonu?


(Matt. 14:31; 2 Thess. 1:3) How important it is that we build up our faith! 	 (Mata. 14:31; 2 Tesa. 1:3) Ko oko eiloa i te tāua ke ati aka a te ‵tou fakatuanaki!


(Lev. 15:31) The Mosaic Law touched on such matters as the disposal of waste, the cleansing of vessels, and the washing of hands, feet, and clothing. 	 (Levitiko 15:31) Ne aofia foki i te Tulafono a Mose a vaegā mea pelā mo te ‵tanuga o fekau, te ‵fuluga o mea tuku meakai, te ‵fuluga o lima, vae, mo te ‵taga o gatu.


What is modesty? 	 Se a te uiga o te agamalū?


Yet, this is not the case among Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Kae e se tenā eiloa te auala i va o Molimau a Ieova.


LOVE OF PEACE 	 FIAFIA KI TE FILEMU


SONGS: 88, 115 	 PESE: 88, 115


Ingrained memories still produce overwhelming feelings of worthlessness and guilt.” 	 E ati aka faeloa ne au a mafaufauga kolā e fai ei ke ‵mau i toku mafaufau a lagonaga sē aoga kae fakamasiasi.”


Does it have limitations? 	 E mata, e isi se tapulā ki ei?


Some wells in Israel were very deep. 	 E ‵poko ‵ki a nisi vaikeli i Isalaelu.


“Is everything all right, Brother Herd?” he asked me. 	 Ne ‵sili mai tou tagata, “Taina ko Herd, koe ‵lei?”


And this type of reaction is by no means limited only to when death or accidents are involved; neither is it limited to this day and age. 	 Kae ko te vaegā kilokiloga tenei e se fakasino atu fua ki te taimi e mate ei se tino io me ko fakalavelave ‵tupu fakafuasei; io me ko te vaitaimi tenei.


In what ways must we exercise our faith? 	 I auala fea e ‵tau ei mo tatou o fakagalue aka te fakatuanaki?


4, 5. (a) According to the 148th Psalm, we are in what wondrous situation? (b) How can creations that neither speak nor reason still praise Jehovah? 	 4, 5. (a) E ‵tusa mo te Salamo mataupu e 148, se a te tulaga fakaofoofogia ko ‵tu atu nei tatou i ei? (e) E ‵viki atu pefea ki a Ieova a mea kolā ne faite kae e se mafai o fai‵pati?


7 Even prior to Pentecost, Peter got the sense of many truths that Jesus taught. 	 7 Mai mua foki eiloa o te Penitekoso, ne malamalama a Petelu i muna‵tonu e uke kolā ne akoako atu ne Iesu.


But High Priest Caiaphas says to them: “You do not reason out that it is to your benefit for one man to die in behalf of the people and not for the whole nation to be destroyed.” 	 Kae ne fai atu te Faitaulaga Pule ko Kaiafa penei: “E se iloa eiloa ne koutou se mea e tasi! E se iloa ne koutou me sili manafai e mate se tino e tokotasi, ko te mea ke ola te fenua katoa?”


But how does the new birth actually take place? 	 Kae e tupu pefea te ‵toe fanau fou?


“FOR months I kept telling Dad and Mom that I wanted to be baptized, and they often talked to me about it. 	 “NE FAKAILOA atu faeloa ne au mō se fia o masina ki a teti mo mami i a au ko fia papatiso, kae ne fai‵pati mai faeloa lāua e uiga ki ei.


1, 2. (a) In the past, why were canaries put in British mines? (b) What danger do Christians face? 	 1, 2. (a) Kaia ne tausi ei a tamā manu fo‵liki ko canaries i ana keli fatu kalā o Peletania, i aso mua? (e) Ne a mea fakama‵taku e fe‵paki mo Kelisiano?


19 The evangelizing work also moves us to rely on God’s holy spirit. 	 19 E fakamalosi mai te galuega talai ke fakalagolago tatou ki te agaga tapu o te Atua.


All the promises of perfect life on earth, where humans will live eternally in peace and security, will be fulfilled.—Psalm 135:6; Isaiah 46:10. 	 Ka fakataunu mai eiloa a folafolaga katoa e uiga ki te ola ‵lei katoatoa i te lalolagi, telā ka ‵nofo i ei a tino ki te se-gata-mai i te filemu mo te tokagamalie.—Salamo 135:6; Isaia 46:10.


• What Bible examples show the consequences of controlling or not controlling anger? 	 • Ne a fakaakoakoga i te Tusi Tapu e fakaasi atu i ei a te tulaga e uiga ki te taofiofi io me ko te sē taofiofi o te kaitaua?


(Proverbs 3:5-7) Unless we have Jehovah’s support and he himself is guarding us, all our work will be “to no avail.”—Psalm 127:1. 	 (Faataoto 3:5-7) Kafai e se maua ne tatou te fesoasoani mai i a Ieova kae e se puipui ne ia tatou, ka “se aoga” eiloa ‵tou galuega katoa.—Salamo 127:1.


8 Jehovah has provided teachings and instruction through the publications of “the faithful and discreet slave,” which explain the Scriptures. 	 8 Ko oti ne tuku mai ne Ieova a akoakoga mo fakatonuga e auala i tusi mai i “te tavini fakamaoni kae poto,” kolā e fakamatala mai i ei a te Tusi Tapu.


Eve blamed the serpent for deceiving her. 	 Ne ‵losi ne Eva ki te gata telā ne fakaloiloi ne ia tou fafine.


7, 8. (a) Who today are like “the alien residents,” and why do they need to read the Bible daily? (b) In what ways can “little ones” among Jehovah’s people follow Jesus’ example? 	 7, 8. (a) Ko oi e fai pelā me ne “tino fakaalofa” i aso nei, kae kaia e ‵tau ei o fai‵tau latou ki te Tusi Tapu i aso katoa? (e) I auala fea e mafai ei ne “tamaliki” i tino o Ieova o fakaakoako atu ki a Iesu?


Negative feelings may linger, hindering you from reaching out or even making it difficult for you to learn from the experience. 	 E mafai o ‵sae aka a lagonaga sē ‵lei, kae fakafaigata ei tou kausaki atu io me ka fai ei ke sē tauloto ne koe te mea ‵se ne fai ne koe.


2 Does the Bible prohibit sexual pleasure? 	 2 E mata, e fakatapu ne te Tusi Tapu a manakoga fakatauavaga?


THE words of the young girl, shown above, reveal a grim reality—worldwide, violence and discrimination affect girls and women throughout their lives. 	 I PATI a te tamaliki fafine kolā ne fakaasi mai i te feitu fakaatamai, e fakaasi mai i ei se mea tonu matagā—i te lalolagi kātoa, e pokotia a tamaliki fa‵fine mo fāfine i fakasauāga mo te fakakese‵kesega o tino i olotou olaga kātoa.


“I will put my law within them, and in their heart I shall write it.” 	 “Ka tuku atu ne au taku tulafono ki a latou kae tusi ne au i olotou loto.”


(Read Acts 2:33-36.) 	 (Faitau te Galuega 2:33-36.)


(Ps. 97:10; 1 John 5:19) We need heartfelt conviction that the only proper way to serve God is by doing all things for his glory.—Read 1 Corinthians 10:31. 	 (Salamo 97:10; 1 Ioane 5:19) E ‵tau o tali‵tonu tatou i ‵tou loto me i te auala fua e tasi e ‵tau ei o tavini atu tatou ki te Atua, ko te faiga o mea katoa mō ana vikiga.—Faitau te 1 Kolinito 10:31.


Nevertheless, we pray as did Habakkuk: “In the midst of the years O bring it to life! In the midst of the years may you make it known. 	 Kae e ui i ei, e ‵talo atu tatou pelā mo Sapakuka: “Toe fai aka i aso nei, a mea fakaofoofogia kola ne fai sale ne koe i aso mua.


If we respond in an unbalanced way to a perceived injustice, that may have a more harmful effect on our peace than the injustice itself. 	 Kafai e ‵saga atu tatou i se auala sē paleni ki se faifaiga sē tonu telā e iloa ‵lei ne tatou, kāti ka fai fua i ei ke sili atu te fakamakosuga o te ‵tou filemu i lō te faifaiga sē tonu i te kamataga.


Well, under the Mosaic Law, pork was not an acceptable food. 	 Me mai lalo i te Tulafono faka-Mose, ne seki talia a te kai ki puaka.


Paul said that he had been assigned to “make men see how the sacred secret is administered which has from the indefinite past been hidden in God.”—Ephesians 3:5-9. 	 Ne fai mai a Paulo me ko oti ne tofigina a ia “ke fai foki ke iloa ne tino katoa a te faifaiga o te fuafuaga ‵funa a te Atua . . . ne ‵funa eiloa ne ia tena fuafuaga ‵funa i kautama katoa ko ‵teka atu.”—Efeso 3:5-9.


He reminds us: “We all stumble many times. 	 Ne toe fakamasaua mai foki a ia, penei: “A tatou katoa e masani o fai mea ‵se.


3 Later, the apostle Paul wrote to Titus and explained that Jesus “gave himself for us that he might deliver us from every sort of lawlessness and cleanse for himself a people peculiarly his own, zealous for fine works.” 	 3 Fakamuli ifo, ne tusi atu a te apositolo ko Paulo ki a Tito kae fakamatala atu me “ne tuku atu tona foitino mō tatou, o fakaola ei tatou mai amioga ma‵sei katoa, kae fai foki ne ia tatou ne tino fou, kae e a ia ake foki eiloa tatou, kae finafinau foki o fai te ‵lei.”


What can we learn from those who have endured? 	 Ne a mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai i a latou kolā ne kufaki?


Your mind and body are closely linked. 	 E isi eiloa se sokoga o tou mafaufau ki tou foitino.


LEARNING OF UNFAILING SUPPORT 	 TAULOTO KI TE FESOASOANI AOGA


But efforts to relieve all mankind of poverty have always failed. 	 A ko taumafaiga ke fakagata a te mativa mai i tino katoa e se manuia faeloa.


17 While nailed to the stake, Jesus cried out: “Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit.” 	 17 I te taimi ne fakasataulo ei, ne tagi atu a Iesu: “Toku Tamana, ko tuku atu ne au toku agaga ki ou lima!”


(Matt. 14:17-20; 15:34-37) Yet, he refused to turn stones into bread when he was hungry and was tempted by the Devil in the wilderness. 	 (Mata. 14:17-20; 15:34-37) Kae ne ita fitifiti a ia ke ‵fuli ne ia a fatu ki falaoa i te taimi ne fiakai ei a ia kae ne tofotofo ne te Tiapolo i te koga lavaki.


This should be the case even if he is a family member. 	 E penā foki loa māfai a ia se tino o tou kāiga.


What are two of Jehovah’s qualities for which we can deepen our appreciation? 	 Ne a uiga e lua o Ieova e mafai o fakamalosi aka i ei a ‵tou loto fakafetai?


• Give examples of the comfort provided by God when his servants were under severe pressure. 	 9. (a) Se a te fekau fakamafanafana ne folafola atu ne Iesu? (e) Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Iesu me ne fetaui ‵lei te fekau tenā mo fakalavelave o tino? (i) Se a te mea ne tuku mai ne Iesu e auala i tena galuega? 10.


Therefore, it was unthinkable for him to drink the water. 	 Tela la, se mea sē ‵lei ke inu a ia ki vai.


Leaders are corrupt. 	 Ne seki fakamaoni a takitaki i ei.


18 The account of Saul’s presumptuous act has been recorded in God’s Word for our benefit. 	 18 Ne tusi te tala e uiga ki te uiga fakamatamata tenei o Saulo i te Muna a te Atua ke aogā ki a tatou.


20 King David reminded Solomon that Jehovah would be with him until the work of building the temple was finished. 	 20 Ne fakamasaua atu te tupu ko Tavita ki a Solomona me ka fakatasi atu a Ieova ki a ia ke oko loa ki te taimi e oti ei te faitega o te faletapu.


If we have heartfelt readiness to do all we can, God will surely accept our service. 	 Kafai e toka faeloa tatou ke fai a mea kolā e mafai ne tatou o fai, ka talia katoatoa ne te Atua te ‵tou taviniga.


Are we known for being inclined to give in to others when no Scriptural principle is involved, not being quick to insist that our own personal standards be followed? 	 E mata, e lauiloa tatou i te loto malamalama e uiga ki manatu o nisi tino kolā e se aofia i ei a fakatakitakiga fakavae faka-te-Tusi Tapu, kae e se vave o kinau atu ke tau‵tali mai a tino i ‵tou faifaiga masani totino?


But Abraham was certain that Jehovah would always provide for him and his family. 	 Kae e mautinoa eiloa i a Apelaamo me ka tausi atu faeloa a Ieova ki a ia mo tena kāiga.


(Deuteronomy 14:1, 2) Young Israelites, therefore, did not need to dedicate their lives to Jehovah. 	 (Teutelonome 14:1, 2) Ne seki manakogina ke fai ne talavou Isalaelu se lotou tukuatuga ki a Ieova.


She also put the court ladies under oath not to try to arouse in her love for anyone other than the shepherd boy. 	 Ne fai foki ne ia a tavini fafine o te palesi ke tau‵to ke mo a ma fakaoso ne latou te alofa fakafamau i a ia ki se isi tino kae na ko te tamataene tausi mamoe fua.


The Ruler of God’s Kingdom has demonstrated his worthiness before all mankind. 	 Ko oti ne fakaasi mai ne te Pule o te Malo o te Atua a tena tāua ki tino katoa.


How can we succeed in making the necessary transformation? 	 E mafai pefea o manuia tatou i te faiga o te ‵fuliga telā e manakogina?


(Matthew 18:1-4; 20:25-27) Yet, on the final night of Jesus’ earthly life, after he had just given them a lesson in humility by washing their feet, “there also arose a heated dispute among them over which one of them seemed to be greatest.” 	 (Mataio 18:1-4; 20:25-27) Kae i te ‵toe po o te olaga faka-te-foitino o Iesu, i te otiga ne fakaasi atu ne ia se akoakoga o te loto maulalo mai te ‵fuluga o olotou vae, “ne fakataufinau foki latou me ko oi te tino o latou e sili.”


Who knows whether we will be alive tomorrow? 	 Ko oi e iloa ne ia me koi ola tatou i te aso taeao?


(Rev. 12:12, 17) The Devil’s evil intentions are clearly reflected in the world, which is obsessed with immoral sex and violence. 	 (Fakaasiga 12:12, 17) E lavea faka‵lei atu eiloa a faifaiga matagā a te Tiapolo i te lalolagi, telā e lauiloa i ei a amioga finalalolagi mo fakasauāga.


[Map/Picture on page 18] 	 [Fesili mo te Sukesukega]


Herman and Linda are happy that they found each other. 	 Ne māvae a Linda mo tena avaga mua.


(Acts 15:28, 29) Jehovah’s Witnesses are very proud of the young ones among them who stand firm for what is right. 	 (Galuega 15:28, 29) E fakatāua malosi ne Molimau a Ieova olotou talavou kolā e ‵tu ‵mautakitaki i te faiga o te mea tonu.


Cyrus’ proclamation for the release of the Jews from exile was made “in the first year of Cyrus the king of Persia,” likely in the year 538 B.C.E. or early in 537 B.C.E. 	 *Ne fai te fakatonuga a Kulesa ke fakasaoloto a te kau Iutaia “i te tausaga muamua o te nofoaiga a Kulesa, te tupu o Pelesia,” kāti i te tausaga e 538 T.L.M. io me ko te kamataga o te 537 T.L.M.


6 When Jesus was on earth, he was empowered by God’s holy spirit to demonstrate the kind of wonderful things that will take place earth wide in the new world. 	 6 I te taimi ne nofo ei a Iesu i te lalolagi, ne tuku atu ne te Atua te malosi ki a ia e auala i te agaga tapu ke fakaasi mai ne ia a mea ‵gali kolā ka fai i koga katoa i te lalolagi fou.


What is the Bible’s view in this regard? 	 Se a te kilokiloga a te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki te mea tenei?


6, 7. (a) How did Jehovah first show that our deliverance would prove costly? (b) What can we learn from the sacrifices offered up by Abel and by patriarchs who lived prior to the Law? 	 6, 7. (a) Ne fakaasi mai muamua pefea ne Ieova me ne uke ‵ki a mea faiga‵ta e aofia i ‵tou faka‵saoga? (e) Ne a mea e tauloto ne tatou mai i taulaga ne ofo atu ne Apelu mo tagata mua kolā ne ola mai mua o te Tulafono?


Jehovah’s example of zeal clearly indicates that our God-given work as Kingdom proclaimers deserves our wholehearted support, our enthusiasm, our zeal. 	 E fakaasi manino mai i te fakaakoakoga loto finafinau a Ieova, me e ‵tau eiloa o ‵lago katoatoa atu tatou mo te loto finafinau ki ‵tou galuega ne tuku mai ne te Atua e pelā me ne tino talai o te Malo.


Would the world be a better place if everyone lived by this Bible principle? 	 E mata, ne ‵tau o tai ‵lei atu te lalolagi moi fai ne ola a tino katoa e ‵tusa mo te akoakoga fakavae tenei mai te Tusi Tapu?


In one, the kingdom was depicted as being like a bear that was raised up on one side. It was told to “eat much flesh.” 	 I te fakaasiga e tasi, ne lavea ne Tanielu se pea telā ne tu aka i te feitu e tasi kae telā ka ‘kai ki kano manu e uke.’


Truly, that “roaring lion” will be silenced!—1 Pet. 5:8. 	 E tonu, a te “leona fekai” tenā ka nofo ‵noga!—1 Petelu 5:8.


(Read Habakkuk 2:1-3.) 	 (Faitau te Sapakuka 2:1-3.)


I thought he was a harsh God who only punishes us. 	 Ne mafaufau au me i a ia se Atua uiga fakasaua, telā e manako fua o fakasala tatou.


4 How thankful we are to Jehovah for making it possible for us to be his slaves! 	 4 Ko oko eiloa i te loto fakafetai o tatou ki a Ieova mō te faiga ke fai tatou mo ana pologa!


Her love for Jehovah and his Kingdom was stronger than any fleshly desires.—Mark 12:29, 30. 	 Ne malosi atu tena alofa ki a Ieova mo tena Malo i lō so se manakoga faka-te-foitino.—Male. 12:29, 30.


What lesson do we learn from the parable of the neighborly Samaritan? 	 Se a te fakaakoakoga e tauloto ne tatou mai te tala fakatusa e uiga ki te Samalia alofa?


14 In your ministry, you can explain that Jehovah’s heavenly Kingdom is a righteous government. 	 14 E mafai o fakamatala atu ne koe i tau galuega talai me i te Malo faka-te-lagi o Ieova e amiotonu.


We do well to remember that making a disciple is not like making a meal in which success or failure depends primarily on one person—the cook. 	 Se mea ‵lei ke masaua ne tatou me i te galuega ko te faiga o soko e ‵kese mo te faiga o se kuka telā e faka‵na loa a te gali mo te masei o te meakai tenā ki te tino tokotasi—ko te kuka.


For instance, a “day of Jehovah” came upon Jerusalem’s residents at Babylonian hands in 607 B.C.E. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne oko atu se “aso o Ieova” ki te fa‵kai o Ielusalema e auala i te kau Papelonia i te 607 T.L.M.


In the domestic setting, a wife who shows genuine kindness to her husband after he makes unpleasant comments about her beliefs may well defuse a potentially explosive situation. 	 I te kāiga, a te avaga fafine telā e fakaasi atu ne ia te atafai tonu ki tena avaga mai tua o ana pati sē ‵lei e uiga ki talitonuga o tou fafine e mafai o ‵kalo keatea mai i te fakamalosiakaga o se kinauga.


“After Jehovah they will walk.”—HOSEA 11:10. 	 “A toku fenua ka tau‵tali mai i a au.”—HOSEA 11:10.


3 Job led a blameless life because he worshipped God. 	 3 Ne ola a Iopu i se olaga ‵ma ona ko ia ne tapuaki ki te Atua.


What confidence did Jesus have in his disciples, and for what did he train them? 	 Ne fakaasi atu pefea ne Iesu te loto talitonu ki ana soko, kae ne a mea ne akoako ne ia latou ki ei?


Proper View of Our Dedication 	 Te Kilokiloga Tonu e Uiga ki ‵Tou Tukuatuga


(Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 7:6-8) True, Jehovah repurchased Israel from slavery in Egypt and consequently declared: “You people only have I known out of all the families of the ground.” 	 (Esoto 19:5; Teutelonome 7:6-8) E tonu, ne faka‵sao ne Ieova te kau Isalaelu mai te ‵nofo pologa ki te kau Aikupito kae folafola mai a ia, penei: “I malo katoa o te lalolagi, ko koutou fua te fenua e tasi ne tausi kae iloa ‵lei foki ne au.”


To maintain moral cleanness, we must fill our minds with godly wisdom.—James 3:17. 	 E ‵tau o faka‵fonu ne tatou ‵tou mafaufau ki te poto mai te Atua, ko te mea ke tumau ei tatou i amioga ‵lei.—Iakopo 3:17.


16 Dennis had to change his course, turning away from the wrong that required that he be corrected. 	 16 E ‵tau mo Dennis o ‵fuli ana amioga, mai te ‵fuli kea‵tea mai te mea ‵se telā ne manakogina ke fakatonutonu aka a ia i ei.


That certainly will be “a better resurrection” than that of those in the past when “women received their dead by resurrection” only for them to die again sometime later.—Heb. 11:35. 	 Ka fai eiloa te mea tenā mo fai “te toetu telā e ‵lei atu” i lō toetuga i aso ko ‵teka i te taimi “ne maua ne fāfine olotou tino ‵mate e auala i te toetu” kae toe ‵mate fakamuli atu.—Epe. 11:35.


18 Loving-kindness is still a mark of God’s people, including the men who shepherd God’s flock. 	 18 A te alofa tumau se fakailoga o tino o te Atua, e aofia i ei a tāgata kolā e tausi ne latou a mamoe a te Atua.


5, 6. What apparently led Satan into his course of opposition to Jehovah? 	 5, 6. Se a te mea kāti ne takitaki atu ei a Satani ke ‵teke atu ki a Ieova?


Have you had good results from using this booklet in the ministry? 	 E mata, ko oti ne maua ne koe a ikuga ‵lei mai i te fakaaogaga o te tamā tusi tenei i te galuega talai?


(Acts 4:18-20; 5:28, 29) So today, when governmental authorities try to force us to cease preaching the good news, we do not stop, although we may adjust our methods in order to handle the situation tactfully. 	 (Galuega 4:18-20; 5:28, 29) Tela la, kafai e taumafai o faimālō mai a tino pule o te malo i aso nei ke fakagata te talaiga o te tala ‵lei, e se taofi aka te ‵tou galuega, kae e mafai o fakamafulifuli aka a auala e talai atu ei ko te mea ke mafai o fakafesagai atu ki te tulaga tenā i se auala poto.


(Matt. 12:42) Jesus spoke “sayings of everlasting life.” 	 (Mataio 12:42) Ne fai atu ne Iesu a “muna o te ola se gata mai.”


17. What can fear of men do to us, but why is such fear shortsighted? 17 While fear of God can impel us to do what is right, fear of man can undermine our faith. 	 17 E ui eiloa e fakamalosi mai ne te mataku ki te Atua a tatou ke fai a te mea tonu, a te mataku ki tino e fakavāivāi mai ki te ‵tou fakatuanaki.


This developed less than a century after Christ founded the congregation. 	 Ne tupu te mea tenā kae ne seki kātoa te selau tausaga talu mai te taimi ne fakatu aka ei ne Keliso te fakapotopotoga.


Of course, giving our best in any proper undertaking is commendable. 	 Kae e tonu la, a te faiga o te ‵toe e mafai o fai ne tatou i so se mea e ‵lei loa.


From the beginning you were told that we must love each other. 	 Tenei te talaiga ne lagona ne koutou mai i te kamataga: e ‵tau mo tatou o fakatau a‵lofa.


When this happens, be quick to make amends—to make peace. 	 Kafai ko tupu te mea tenei, taumafai o ‵teu fakavave aka te mea tenā—ke toe maua te filemu.


How may a person gain sufficient wisdom to handle responsibilities entrusted to him? 	 E mafai pefea o maua ne se tino a te poto ke fai a tiute kolā ne tuku atu ki ei?


Amen and Amen.” 	 Amene! Amene!”


An outstanding example of a man who cultivated such a friendship was Abraham. 	 A Apelaamo se tokotasi telā ne tuku mai ne ia se fakaakoakoga tu ‵kese e uiga ki te atiakaga o se va fakataugasoa penā.


Act with faith in Jehovah’s ability to guide you properly through life in this wicked world. 	 Mai te faiga o mea konei, ko fakaasi atu ei ne koe tou fakatuanaki ki te malosi o Ieova ke takitaki faka‵lei koe i loto i te lalolagi matagā tenei.


He did this by breaking a loaf of unleavened bread, and passing it to each of his 11 faithful apostles, he said: “This means my body which is to be given in your behalf. 	 Ne fai ne ia te mea tenei mai te ‵tofitofiga o se falaoa sē faka‵fete kae tufatufa atu ki ana apositolo fakamaoni e toko 11, ana muna: “E fakauiga te mea tenei ki toku foitino telā ka tuku atu mō koutou.


ALL PHYSICAL DISABILITIES WILL BE CURED. 	 A FEITU SĒ KĀTOATOA KATOA O TE FOITINO KA FAKA‵LEI.


Our spiritual heritage includes the blessing of enjoying accurate knowledge of God’s Word and a clear understanding of the truth about him and his purposes. 	 A te tofi faka-te-agaga o tatou e aofia i ei te mauaga o te poto tonu mai te Muna a te Atua mo te malamalama i te munatonu e uiga ki a ia mo ana fuafuaga.


Why should we appreciate God’s Word, and how did the psalmist voice his appreciation? 	 Kaia e ‵tau ei o fia‵fia tatou ki te Muna a te Atua, kae ne fakaasi mai pefea ne te faisalamo tena loto fakafetai?


“To be honest,” says Kaori, “I wasn’t happy about that. 	 “A te ‵tonuga loa,” ko muna a Kaori, “ne seki fiafia au ki te mea tenā.


Delivery of the contributions also enabled Gentile Christians to show their Judean fellow worshipers gratitude for spiritual riches received from them. 	 A te tukuatuga foki o meaalofa tupe ne fai i ei a Kelisiano mai Fenua Fakaatea ke fakaasi atu te lotou fia‵fia ki olotou taina tapuaki Iutaia mō te mainaga faka-te-agaga telā ne maua mai i a latou.


(Col. 3:5) Covetousness is a strong desire for something we do not possess. 	 (Kolose 3:5) A te kaimanako ko te manako malosi ki se mea telā e se i a tatou.


Although such medical terms were not used in Bible times, the target organs of certain sexually transmitted diseases common at the time were known. 	 E tiga eiloa e se ‵sae mai a vaegā tugāpati penā i te Tusi Tapu, ne iloa ‵lei i aso konā a vaega o te foitino kolā ka pa‵kia i te polokī.


The Bible urges us: “Throw your burden upon Jehovah himself, and he himself will sustain you.” 	 E fakamalosi mai a te Tusi Tapu ki a tatou: “Tuku atu ki te Aliki [Ieova] a mea e manavase koe ki ei, me ka fesoasoani a ia ki a koe.”


A lesser one, though, is guided by the attitude that Paul encourages us to have. 	 A te tino sē taulia e takitakigina ne te kilokiloga telā ne fakamalosi mai a Paulo ke maua ne tatou.


What a malicious and monstrous lie that has proved to be! 	 E fakatalitonu mai ne mea kolā ko oti ne ‵tupu talu mai te taimi tenā me i pati a tou tagata kolā ne fai se ma‵tugā loi matagā ‵ki eiloa!


The Jews buried their dead quickly after death, usually on the same day. 	 E masani o tanu fakavave ne te kau Iutaia a te lotou tino māfai ko mate, i te aso eiloa tenā.


The article concluded: “Onward, then, steadily, all of us together, as a new world society!” 9. How have the things that Jehovah’s Witnesses have learned over the years proved beneficial? 	 Ne toe fai mai penei te fakamatalaga tenā: “Ke olo atu tatou ki mua mo te loto mautakitaki e pelā me se potukau o ana tino kolā ka nofo atu i te lalolagi fou!”


For him this is the one and sole God.” 	 Ki a ia eiloa, tenei fua te Atua e tokotasi.”


Still, Jehovah chose to focus on the good because he knew that David’s heart was upright.—1 Chron. 29:17. 	 Kae ne filifili ne Ieova ke saga atu a ia ki uiga ‵lei, me e iloa ne ia me e tonu a te loto o Tavita.—1 Nofoaiga Tupu 29:17.


It pushes people to outdo one another, breeds jealousy, and in the end, proves to be “a chasing after the wind.”—Eccl. 4:4. 	 E fakamalosi aka ei a tino ke fakatau‵fai, ke loto ma‵sei, kae i te fakaotiga loa, ko pelā loa me se tino “e fano o afuli te matagi.”—Fai. 4:4.


• What is the best course for a Christian wife whose husband is not a believer? 	 • Se a te toe auala ‵lei e ‵tau o fai ne se fafine Kelisiano avaga telā e se talitonu tena avaga?


[Pictures on page 10] 	 10. Kaia e tāua ei a pati i te Mika 1:2 ki a tatou? 11.


But we benefit ourselves greatly by adhering to Jehovah’s righteousness. 	 Kae e maua ne tatou a mea aoga e uke mai te tau‵tali atu ki auala amio‵tonu o Ieova.


(1 Cor. 2:16) We will focus primarily on five aspects: Jesus’ mildness and humility, his kindness, his obedience to God, his courage, and his unfailing love. 	 (1 Kolinito 2:16) Ka suke‵suke muamua tatou ki vaega e lima: te agamalu mo te loto maulalo o Iesu, tena mataalofa, tena fakalogo ki te Atua, tena loto toa, mo tena alofa tonu.


11 Peter’s comparison is noteworthy. 	 E mafai pefea o tumau se leoleo i te matapulapula?


9 True to Isaiah’s word, the Assyrians conquered the northern kingdom of Israel and deported its inhabitants, thus frustrating Israel’s plans to place a usurper on David’s throne. 	 9 E pelā eiloa mo pati a Isaia, ne puke ne Asulia a te malo ki matū o Isalaelu kae ave ana tino, tenā ne sē taunu ei te palani a Isalaelu ke nofo se tino fakaa‵tea i te nofogaaliki o Tavita.


“Comfort All the Mourning Ones” 	 Ke “Fakamafanafana a Latou Katoa Kola e Tagi Fanoanoa”


In his famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus describes what it takes to be happy. 	 I tena Lauga i te Mauga, ne fakamatala mai ne Iesu a mea kolā e manakogina ke fia‵fia ei tatou.


Believing that they are unworthy of happiness, many fall into self-destructive behavior that they feel powerless to correct. 	 Ona ko te tali‵tonu me e se ‵tau o maua ne latou te fiafia, ko ‵to atu ei latou ki te faiga o amioga ma‵sei kolā, i te lotou faka‵tau, ko se ‵kafi ne latou o faka‵lei aka.


19 Jesus was equally willing to serve his own disciples. He did so by teaching them kindly and patiently. 	 Kafai e fui malamalama latou i nisi akoakoga tāua kolā e fai atu ne ia, ne seki ‵fiu, kaitaua io me pati ‵toko atu ki a latou.


Maria refused. 	 Ne ita fitifiti a Maria.


(Prov. 23:20, 21; compare Deuteronomy 21:18-21.) 	 (Faataoto 23:20, 21; fakatusa ki te Teutelonome 21:18-21.)


King Solomon observed: “A report that is good makes the bones fat.” 	 Ne lavea ne te tupu ko Solomona me: “A te lipoti telā e ‵lei e fakasinusinu ne ia te ivi.”


(Acts 13:50; 14:2, 19; 18:12, 13) Consider one event. 	 (Galu. 13:50; 14:2, 19; 18:12, 13) Mafaufau ki se mea ne tupu.


Among those Kingdom proclaimers were some one thousand colporteurs. 	 Ne aofia i tino talai o te Malo konā se toko afe paenia.


Peter undoubtedly had good intentions. 	 E mautinoa eiloa me ne seki ma‵sei a lagonaga o Petelu.


This book of the law should not depart from your mouth, and you must in an undertone read in it day and night, in order that you may take care to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way successful and then you will act wisely.” 	 Masaua ke faitau faeloa te tusi o te Tulafono i taimi e fai otou tapuakiga. Masaua o tauloto faka‵lei i ao mo po, kae taumafai o tautali i mea katoa e tusi i ei. Kafai e fai ne koe te mea tenā, ko koe ka maumea kae manuia.”


When Will God’s Kingdom Come? 	 Ka Oko Mai Mafea te Malo o te Atua?


5 Zechariah foretold what action the nations would take, saying: “The city [Jerusalem] will actually be captured.” 	 5 Ne ‵valo mai ne Sakalia a mea kolā ka fai ne atufenua, penei: “A te fa‵kai [Ielusalema] ka puke.”


Being acquainted with the loving provisions of that law made the psalmist happy, despite the hardships brought upon him by his opposers. 	 Ona ko tena masani ‵lei mo fakatokaga a‵lofa i te tulafono tenā, ne fai ei ke fiafia te faisalamo, faitalia a mea faiga‵ta ne maua ne ia mai tino ‵teke.


As mentioned earlier, many churchgoers refuse to accept the moral decrees of their church. 	 E pelā mo mea ko oti ne taku mai muamua, ko sē toe talia ne nisi tino kolā e olo atu sāle ki lotu a fakatonuga e uiga ki olotou amioga.


On the other hand, those who stubbornly oppose God end up as “vessels of wrath made fit for destruction.”—Rom. 9:19-23. 	 I te suā feitu, a latou kolā e loto ma‵keke o ‵teke atu ki te Atua e iku atu ki te fai mo “ipu o te kaitaua kolā e ‵tau o fakaseai.”—Lo. 9:19-23.


14 Life Story—Determined to Be a Soldier of Christ 	 14 Tala Tonu—Taku Fakaikuga ke Fai mo Sotia a Keliso


Evidently, Jehoiada had succeeded in encouraging the young king to study and obey God’s Law. 	 E fakamaoni mai i ei, me ne manumalo a Ieoiata i te fakamalosi atu ki te tupu foliki ke sukesuke kae fakalogo ki te Tulafono a te Atua.


(Revelation 18:24) Because false religion has failed to teach people about the true God, whose very essence is love, those religions are bloodguilty in God’s eyes.—1 John 4:8. 	 (Fakaasiga 18:24) Ona ko te fakata‵mala o lotu ‵se o akoako a tino e uiga ki te Atua tonu, telā ko te alofa, a lotu konā e pisipisia i toto o tino i te kilokiloga a te Atua.—1 Ioane 4:8.


When things go wrong, how may we imitate Jehovah? 	 Kafai ko ‵se a mea, e mafai pefea o fakaakoako atu tatou ki a Ieova?


She could hardly do anything about the corrupt practices being carried on at the temple. 	 Ne seki mafai ne ia o fai se mea ki faifaiga sē fakamaoni kolā ne fai i te faletapu.


2 While all these things were taking place in the temple area, something of far greater importance was about to occur, not at the temple, but in an upper room in the city. 	 2 I te taimi ne fai ei a mea katoa konei i te koga e tu ei te faletapu, kae e isi se mea e sili atu i te tāua ne fai o tupu, e se i te faletapu, kae i se potu i luga o te fale e tu i loto i te fa‵kai.


I also told the officials that I would not become a soldier. 	 Ne fai atu foki au ki te ofisa i konā me ka se mafai au o fai pelā me se sotia.


This will be discussed in the next article. 	 Ka sau‵tala ki te mea tenei i te suā mataupu.


(Isaiah 53:2-4; John 9:24) People called him a drunkard and a glutton and said that he ‘had a demon.’ 	 (Isaia 53:2-4; Ioane 9:24) Ne taku ne tino a ia e pelā me se tino inu kava, se tino gafula kae fai atu foki me ‘e isi se temoni i loto i a ia.’


WHAT MOTIVATES THEM? 	 SE A TE MEA NE FAKAMALOSI ATU KI A LATOU?


Since not all roads lead to God, how can you find among the thousands of options the narrow road that leads to life? 	 Ona ko te mea e se iku atu ki te Atua a auala katoa, e mafai pefea o maua aka ne koe, i te fia afe o lotu konei, a te auala mataliki telā e tau atu ki te ola?


(Leviticus 27:30-32) When the Israelites obeyed, Jehovah blessed them abundantly. 	 (Levitiko 27:30-32) I te taimi ne faka‵logo ei te kau Isalaelu ki ei, ne fakamanuia ne Ieova latou i se auala lasi. “ ‘Aumai te katoaga o te taki tasi vae sefulu a koutou ki te Faletapu, ko te mea ke uke a mea‵kai i konā.


(James 1:22-25) Moreover, meditation helps us to draw ever closer to Jehovah, for it enables us to reflect on his qualities and how they are highlighted in the material being considered during periods of study. 	 (Iakopo 1:22-25) E fesoasoani mai a te mafaufau ‵loto ke fakapili‵pili atu tatou ki a Ieova, me e fesoasoani mai i ei ke ‵toe mafau‵fau tatou ki ana uiga mo te auala e faka‵mafa mai i ei a uiga konā i loto i mataupu kolā ne tauloto ki ei.


Does Jehovah expect any less of children today? 	 E mata, e ‵kese a mea kolā e manako a Ieova ki ei ke fai ne tama‵liki i aso nei?


He says: “The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three large measures of flour, until the whole mass was fermented.” 	 E puke ne te fafine o palu ki te tisi falaoa, ko ‵fete ei te palūga kātoa.”


(Read Revelation 11:15-18.) 	 (Faitau te Fakaasiga 11:15-18.)


She too had reason to feel unsure of herself because she was gleaning barley on the land of a man unknown to her. 	 Ne mafai foki o sē ‵lei a lagonaga o tou fafine ona ko ia e ‵tae saito i se manafa o se tagata telā e sē iloa ne ia.


Valuable time can be redeemed by listening to Bible tapes while we travel 	 E mafai pefea o puipui kae tausi faka‵lei ne tatou ‵tou mafaufau mo ‵tou manatu?


And as we meditate on the promises of great things Jehovah will yet do, we search for ways to express praise and gratitude. 10, 11. How does our very existence give us reason to praise God? 	 Kae kafai e mafaufau ‵loto tatou ki fuafuaga ‵gali a Ieova ka fai mō tatou, ka ‵sala atu tatou ki auala ke avatu i ei ona vikiga kae ke fakaasi atu i ei te tou loto fakafetai.


Blessed for Obeying God’s “Steward” 	 Ne Fakamanuiagina mō te Lotou Faka‵logo ki te “Tavini”


Some aspects we will examine in this article are: How does true worship unite people? 	 Konei a nisi vaega ka suke‵suke tatou ki ei i te mataupu tenei: E ‵kau fakatasi pefea a tino ona ko te tapuakiga tonu?


(Hebrews 13:20) He inspired the apostle Paul to write that His “good pleasure” is “to gather all things together again in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth.” 	 (Epelu13:21) Ne fakamalosi ne ia te apositolo ko Paulo ke tusi mai me i te mea telā e “fiafia” a Ia ki ei ko te “toe fakamaopoopo mai a mea katoa i a Keliso, ko mea i te lagi mo mea i te lalolagi.”


Early in the history of the Israelites, the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh who dwelled east of the Jordan River built “an altar great in conspicuousness” by the Jordan. 	 I te fatoā okoatuga o te kau Isalaelu, ne faite ne matakāiga o Leupena, Kato mo te āfa o te matakāiga o Manase, kolā ne ‵nofo i te feitu ki saegālā o te vaitafe ko te Iolitana “se fatafaitaulaga lasi” i tafa o te Iolitana.


As the Greater Joshua, Jesus is now poised to bring that corrupt system to its end and lead his followers to the promised new world of righteousness. 	 E pelā me ko te Iosua Sili, ko toka nei a Iesu o fakaseai a te lalolagi sē fakamaoni kae ‵taki atu ana soko ki te lalolagi fou kae amiotonu telā ne folafola mai.


“Teach Me to Do Your Will” 	 “Akoako Mai Au Ke Fai Ne Au Tou Loto”


I learned to see the good in others and to treat them as if that were all that I could see.” 	 Ne tauloto au ke kilo atu ki mea ‵lei e fai ne nisi tino kae ke fai a faifaiga ‵lei ki a latou e ‵tusa eiloa me kilo fua au ki mea ‵lei konā.”


(Heb. 11:25) The true God wants you to have something far beyond that. 	 (Epelu 11:25) E manako a te Atua tonu ke maua ne koe se mea telā e sili atu i te mea tenā.


A talk given at the convention of Bible Students at Cedar Point, Ohio, U.S.A., in 1922 urged listeners to ‘advertise the King and his kingdom.’ 	 Ne fakamalosi atu foki ki tino fakalogo‵logo a te lauga a Tino A ‵koga i te Tusi Tapu telā ne fai i te fono i atufenua i Cedar Point, Ohio, U.S.A., i te 1922, ke ‘fakasalalau atu te Tupu mo tena Malo.’


(Luke 20:37, 38) Meanwhile, we have ample reason to say, as did Paul: “I have hope toward God . . . that there is going to be a resurrection.”—Acts 24:15. 	 (Luka 20:37, 38) Nei la, e lava kae ‵toe a pogai ke fai atu tatou, e pelā mo Paulo: “E isi soku fakamoemoega mai te Atua . . . me ka toe‵tu mai a tino amio‵tonu mo tino sē amio‵tonu.”—Galu. 24:15.


The Bible says: “We all stumble many times.” 	 E fai mai te Tusi Tapu: “Me i a tatou katoa e ‵siga i taimi e uke.”


After the outpouring of holy spirit at Pentecost of 33 C.E., “every day in the temple and from house to house they continued without letup teaching and declaring the good news about the Christ, Jesus.”—Acts 5:42. 	 Mai tua o te ‵ligiatuga o te agaga tapu i te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A., “i aso katoa, e se mafai eiloa o gata te lotou akoako atu kae lauga atu ki tino e uiga ki a Iesu te Keliso, i loto i te Fale Tapu io me i fale o tino.”—Galuega 5:42.


For example, every year Witnesses in one South American country walk for miles through the jungle and then travel for hours by canoe in order to attend their district convention. 	 I tausaga katoa, e sa‵sale atu a nisi Molimau i te fenua e tasi o Amelika ki Saute i se fia o maila i te togāvao kae faima‵laga atu i te fia o itula i paopao ko te mea ke ‵kau atu ki te lotou fono lasi.


19 Protect Yourself Against Wicked Spirits 	 A MATAUPU MŌ SUKESUKEGA MŌ VAIASO E KAMATA I A:


Another popular teaching is that God is not interested in us; thus, we do not need to be interested in him. 	 A te suā akoakoga lauiloa ko te Atua e se fiafia mai ki a tatou; tela la, e se ‵tau o fia‵fia tatou ki a ia.


How did David fall into sin, and how did he try to cover it up? 	 Ne oko atu pefea te agasala ki a Tavita, kae ne taumafai pefea a ia o ‵funa aka te agasala tenā?


On his deathbed Jacob blesses his sons and utters a prophecy that gives sure hope of great blessings in centuries to come. 	 Mai mua malie o tena mate, ne fakamanuia ne Iakopo ana tama kae ne fai ei ne ia se valoaga telā e tuku mai i ei se fakamoemoega mautinoa o fakamanuiaga mō senitenali e uke fakamuli.


In each case, Jesus answered Satan by quoting scriptures that contained Jehovah’s personal name. 	 I tofotofoga takitasi konei, ne tali atu a Iesu ki a Satani mai te siki atu o tusi siki kolā e isi se igoa totino o Ieova i ei.


MAKE THE TRUTH YOUR OWN 	 PUKE ‵MAU KI TE MUNATONU


(Rev. 2:13, 14) Hence, we must take to heart Peter’s loving admonition: “Do your utmost to be found finally by [God] spotless and unblemished and in peace.”—2 Pet. 3:14. 	 Tela la, e ‵tau o mafau‵fau ‵mafa tatou ki te fakamalosiga alofa a Petelu: “Taumafai malosi eiloa ke ‵ma kae ‵lei koutou i mua o te Atua, ka ke ola filemu foki koutou mo ia.”—2 Petelu 3:14.


We can point to what evidence of the Bible’s inspiration? 	 Ne a pogai e mafai ei o tali‵tonu tatou me i te Tusi Tapu ne aumai mai te Atua?


Why are children especially vulnerable to pornography, and what may result from their viewing it? 	 Kaia e masani ei o va‵lea a tama‵liki ki te onoono ki ata ma‵sei, kae ne a mea e mafai o iku mai i te onoono sāle o latou ki ei?


Actually, you are being affected by color. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, e pokotia koe i lanu.


Let us not become sidetracked as the four lepers were at first. 	 Ke mo a eiloa ma galo i a tatou a te ‵toe mea tāua e pelā mo te mea ne tupu ki lepela e tokofa.


Whenever we encountered a trying problem, we read Jehovah’s promise at Isaiah 41:10: “Do not be afraid, for I am with you. 	 E tiga eiloa ne fakafesagai atu māua ki se fakalavelave faigata, ne fai‵tau faeloa māua ki te folafolaga a Ieova i te Isaia 41:10: “Sa mataku, me i a au e fakatasi atu ki a koe.


SONGS: 36, 54 	 PESE: 36, 54


Moses later received two tablets containing the Ten Commandments in written form. 	 Ne maua fakamuli ne Mose a papa fatu e lua kolā e tusi i ei a Tulafono e Sefulu.


“We . . . reflect like mirrors the glory of Jehovah.”—2 CORINTHIANS 3:18. 	 “E fakaasi ne tatou te ‵malu o Ieova e pelā mo te ata i te kilo.”—2 KOLINITO 3:18, NW.


They announced his birth and resurrection and ministered to him when he was on earth. 	 Ne fakasalalau atu ne latou tena fanaumaiga mo tena toetuga kae ne tavini atu foki ki a ia i te taimi ne nofo ei a ia i te lalolagi.


Consider this example: A lookout in a fire tower might see what he thinks is a wisp of smoke on the horizon and sound what proves to be a false alarm. 	 Ke mafaufau ki te fakaakoakoga tenei: E mafai ne se tino leoleo i luga i te taoa o fakailoa ‵se atu ne ia ki tino me e isi se afi e ‵ka, ona ko te mea telā ne lavea ‵mao ne ia kae mafaufau me se afusaga.


17 When word of what had happened reached Abigail, she quickly prepared bread, wine, meat, and cakes of raisins and figs and went out to meet David. 	 17 I te taimi ne logo ei a Apikaila i te mea tenā ko tupu, ne fakatoka fakavave ne ia a falaoa, uaina, mamoe kolā ne tao faka‵lei, mo keke kolā ne faite ki mati ma‵lo kae fanatu o fakafetaui ki a Tavita.


He arranged for observances somewhat similar to the festivals held in Jerusalem. 	 Ne fakatoka ne ia a fakamanatuga e pelā eiloa mo mea e fai i Ielusalema.


15 First, think about why you are convinced of your beliefs. 	 15 Muamua la, mafaufau ki te pogai ne talitonu ei koe ki ou talitonuga.


“As Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the infant in her womb leaped, and Elizabeth was filled with holy spirit.”—Luke 1:41. 	 • “I te taimi eiloa ne lagona ei ne Elisapeta te fakatalofa a Malia, kae gasue te pepe i loto i tena moegatama, kae ne ‵fonu a Elisapeta i te agaga tapu.”—Luka 1:41.


16 Young Christians today face similar challenges. 	 16 E fe‵paki eiloa a talavou Kelisiano i aso nei mo mea faiga‵ta penā.


“All the things that were written aforetime were written for our instruction.”—ROMANS 15:4. 	 “Me i mea katoa kolā ne tusi i te Tusi, ne tusi ke akoako ei tatou.” —LOMA 15:4.


Such evangelizers as Philip and his daughters have joyful modern-day counterparts 	 E maua eiloa i aso nei a vaegā tino talai fia‵fia pelā mo Filipo mo ana tama fā‵fine


(Matt. 20:17-19, 28; Luke 12:50; John 16:28) However, Jesus realized that he was also going to be falsely charged and convicted under the Jewish legal system and be executed as a blasphemer. 	 (Mataio 20:17-19, 28; Luka 12:50; Ioane 16:28) Kae ne iloa ne Iesu me ka ‵losi ‵se atu kae fakamasino a ia mai lalo i tulafono faka-Iutaia kae ke tamate e pelā me se tino ne muna masei ki te Atua.


Because of his humility, godly devotion, studiousness, and persistence in prayer, Daniel was “someone very desirable.” 	 Ona ko tena loto maulalo, tena tavini katoatoa atu ki te Atua, te sukesuke malosi mo te tumau i te faiga o ‵talo, ne fai ei Tanielu e pelā me se tino e ‘alofagina io me manakogina malosi.’


That day was ‘made sacred’—sanctified, or set apart, by Jehovah—in order to bring his purpose to completion. 	 Ne fai ke ‘tapu’ te aso tenā—ne fakatapu, io me ne ‵vae keatea, ne Ieova—ko te mea ke fakaoti i ei te fakataunuga o tena fuafuaga.


The spiritually mature brother selected to give the talk will inform all attending that the couple are married by reason of the registration that just took place. 	 E ‵tau o fakailoa atu ne te toeaina matua ‵lei telā e filifili aka ke fai ne ia te lauga, ki tino katoa kolā e ‵kau ki ei me ko oti ne fakaipoipo te tokolua konā e auala i te pepa telā ko oti ne fakamau ki te tusi.


(Acts 2:41) Those early disciples belonged to “The Way.” 	 (Galuega 2:41) Ne ‵kau atu eiloa a soko mua konā ki te “Ala Tonu.”


Strong emotions might cause them to reason: ‘How can we help our boy return to Jehovah if we severely limit our association with him? 	 E mafai o fai ne lā lagonaga ke fakasako‵sako atu lāua penei: ‘E mafai pefea o fesoasoani atu māua ki te ma tamaliki ke toe foki mai ki a Ieova māfai e ‵kati lele atu te ma fesokotakiga mo ia?


(Matt. 5:43-47) How? 	 (Mataio 5:43-47) Pefea?


(Matt. 17:24-26) On another occasion, when Jesus wanted to draw up what was in the heart of his disciples, he asked a series of viewpoint questions. 	 (Mata. 17:24-26) I te suā taimi, ne manako a Iesu ke iloa ne ia a mea i loto o ana soko, ne ‵sili atu ne ia ne nāi fesili kolā ne fai ei ke fakaasi mai olotou kilokiloga.


Commenting on the social conditions of that time, the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament explains: “In every affair, the question constantly arose who was the greater, and according to each his due honour was an important matter which caused constant concern.” 	 E fakamatala mai a te Theological Dictionary of the New Testament: “I mea katoa e fai, e sae aka faeloa a te fesili me ko oi e sili atu, kae ko te fakaaloalo telā e ‵tau o maua ne te tino se mea tāua telā e fakamāfua aka i ei a te manavase faeloa.”


God’s Spirit Is Our Helper 	 Te Agaga o te Atua ko te ‵Tou Fesoasoani


(Titus 2:5; 2 Peter 2:2) By remaining morally chaste, we make the Supreme One rejoice.—Proverbs 27:11. 	 (Tito 2:5; 2 Petelu 2:2) Kafai e tumau tatou i ‵tou amioga ‵lei, ka fakafiafia atu i ei ki te Atua Tafasili i te Maluga. —Faataoto 27:11.


Moses courageously chose the latter. 	 Ne filifili ne Mose mo te loto toa a te mea fakamuli.


True to his promise, he has sustained me, fortified me, and taken hold of me with his “right hand of righteousness.”—Isa. 41:10. 	 E fai mea tonu, ne fakatumau ne ia au, fakamalosi ne ia au, kae puke ‵mau ne ia au ki tena “lima fakaatamai o te amiotonu.”—Isa. 41:10.


18 Do you appreciate what Jehovah has done for you? 	 18 E mata, e loto fakafetai koe ki te mea ne fai ne Ieova mō koe?


(John 18:36; Rom. 13:1-8) We reject the false claims of those who profess to be serving God and at the same time dishonor him by their conduct.—Titus 1:16. 	 (Ioane 18:36; Loma 13:1-8) E ‵teke atu tatou ki manatu ‵se o tino kolā e fai mai me tapuaki latou ki te Atua kae sē āva ki a ia i olotou faifaiga.—Tito 1:16.


2 The need for more Kingdom proclaimers is also great today. 	 2 Ko oko foki eiloa i te lasi o te manakoga mō tino talai e tokouke i aso nei.


A few work with other groups in organized resistance to pure worship. 	 E ga‵lue a nāi tino konā fakatasi mo nisi potukau ke ‵teke atu ei latou ki te tapuakiga ‵ma.


That is exactly what happened to inhabitants of Jerusalem in the seventh century B.C.E. Nevertheless, Micah’s prophecy indicates that a remnant is to return to Judah, and at Zion’s restoration Jehovah will see to it that her enemies are pulverized. 21, 22. How was Micah 5:2 fulfilled? 	 Tenā eiloa te mea ne tupu ki Ielusalema i te fitu senitenali T.L.M. E se gata i ei, e fai mai te valoaga a Mika me ka ‵foki atu se toega ki Iuta, kae kafai ko ‵toe fakafou aka a Ielusalema, ka fakamautinoa eiloa ne Ieova me ka fakaseai atu ana fili.


• Who are the best examples of humility? 	 • Ko oi a toe fakaakoakoga tafasili i te ‵lei o te loto maulalo?


TRAIN NEW ONES TO SERVE FELLOW BELIEVERS 	 FAKAAKOAKO A TINO ‵FOU KE TAVINI ATU KI TAINA TALI‵TONU


God’s gifts include food, drink, and seeing good for all our hard work 	 E aofia i meaalofa a te Atua ko meakai, meainu, mo te kilo atu ki mea ‵lei e iku mai i ‵tou galuega ‵mafa ne fai


According to Micah 2:4, Jehovah says: “In that day one will raise up concerning you people a proverbial saying and will certainly lament a lamentation, even a lamentation. One will have to say: ‘We have positively been despoiled! The very portion of my people he alters. 	 E ‵tusa mo te Mika 2:4, e fai mai a Ieova, penei: “Ka oko ki te taimi tenā, a tino ka fai‵pati fakatauemu e uiga ki te malaia telā ne oko atu ki a koutou, kae ka usu ne latou te pese fanoanoa tenei: ‘Matou ko ma‵sei valevale!


You are the light of the world. . . . 	 A koutou ko te mainaga o te lalolagi. . . .


His requirement that Christian women be in submission surely does not mean silent subjection. 	 E se fakauiga eiloa tena fakatonuga ke faka‵logo a fafine Kelisiano me e se ‵tau mo latou o fai‵pati.


Some would refuse anything derived from blood (even fractions intended to provide temporary passive immunity). 	 Kāti ka sē talia ne nisi tino so se mea telā ne maua mai i te toto (ke oko ki tamā vaega fo‵liki kolā e tuku mai fua i ei se fakatapūga toetoe).


Shortly thereafter they learned that a newly imprisoned brother had managed to smuggle a few new issues of The Watchtower into the camp inside his wooden leg. 	 E seki leva kae ‵logo latou me e isi se taina ne fatoā ‵pei mai ki loto i falepuipui kae ne ‵funa mai ne ia ne nāi ‵kopi o te lōmiga fou o Te Faleleoleo Maluga i loto i tena vae faite.


Sadly, the peace and security of the nation did not last long. 	 Kae se mea fakafanoanoa me ne seki tumau a te fiafia mo te filemu o te fenua.


She is another missionary who keeps busy in the preaching work. 	 A ia se tokotasi o misionale telā e fakalavelave faeloa i te faiga o te galuega talai.


Remember, Jehovah’s spirit can enhance your knowledge and abilities and help you to fulfill any assignment he gives you. 	 Ke masaua, me ko te agaga eiloa o Ieova ka fakalasi ne ia tou iloa mo tou atamai ke mafai ne koe o fakataunu so se tauliaga ne tuku atu ne ia ki a koe.


• What is integrity, and what does walking in its way involve? 	 • Se a te fakamaoni, kae se a te mea e aofia i te sasale atu i ei?


17 Soon the earth will be filled with those who prefer Jehovah’s sovereignty over any other. 	 17 E se leva kae ka ‵fonu te lalolagi i tino kolā e ‵lei atu ki a latou a te pulega sili a Ieova i lō so se isi pulega.


Isaiah’s prophecy said that it would. 	 E fai mai a te valoaga a Isaia me e faka‵malu i ei tena fale.


Who of us would not want to be on his side? 	 Ko oi te tino i a tatou e se manako ke kau atu ki a ia?


Our job is to preach, trusting that Jehovah will give us his blessing. 	 A te ‵tou galuega ko te talai atu, kae ke tali‵tonu me ka tuku mai ne Ieova a te fakamanuiaga ki a tatou.


The truck jumped the curb, hitting a couple and a 23-year-old man walking on the sidewalk. 	 Ne sē atu te motoka lasi ki te feitu auala, kae ‵tui atu ki se tauavaga mo se tamataene ko 23 ana tausaga e sa‵sale i te tafā auala.


Cold disdain may result when a grievance has not been fully resolved. 	 E mafai o ‵sae aka a lagona sē a‵lofa mafai e se faka‵lei katoatoa aka se fakalavelave.


He once told Peter, who was a fisherman: “Pull out to where it is deep, and you men let down your nets for a catch.” 	 Ne fai atu a ia i se taimi e tasi ki a Petelu telā se tino faiika: “Usu atu te poti ke tai ‵mao ki te koga ‵poko, ka ko koe mo ou takaga, ‵pei ifo otou tili ke maua ne otou ika.”


(Matt. 4:23, 24; Mark 5:25-29) From Jehovah’s standpoint, this was no miracle. 	 (Mata. 4:23, 24; Male. 5:25-29) Mai te kilokiloga a Ieova, a te mea tenei e sē se vavega.


The apostle Peter identifies these spirits as those who had “once been disobedient when the patience of God was waiting in Noah’s days.” (1 Pet. 3:20) Clearly, Peter was referring to spirit creatures who chose to join Satan’s rebellion. 	 E fai mai te apositolo ko Petelu me i agaga konei ko latou kolā “ne seki faka‵logo i aso mua i te taimi ne faka‵tali ei te Atua mo te kufaki i aso o Noa.” (1 Pe. 3:20) E manino ‵lei i a Petelu ne fakasino atu loa ki tino faka-te-agaga kolā ne filifili ke ‵kau ki te ‵tekega a Satani.


Why “Unreasonable”? 	 Kaia ne “Valea” ei?


As a result, many Christian parents have experienced a joy similar to that of a mother in the Netherlands. 	 Kae ko oti ne maua ne mātua e tokouke se fiafia telā e tai ‵pau mo te fiafia o se mātua mai i Holani.


This computer program on CD-ROM holds a large collection of publications in electronic form. 	 E ‵teu aka i te CD-ROM a fakamatalaga e uke i te komupiuta.


7 A strong reason why all should acknowledge God and act accordingly is their inner sense of right and wrong. 	 7 A te pogai tāua e tasi e ‵tau ei o iloa ne tino katoa te Atua kae tau‵tali ki a ia ko olotou loto lagona e uiga ki mea ‵tonu mo mea ‵se.


(Matthew 7:12) That principle applies with special force in marriage. 	 (Mataio 7:12) E fakasino fakapitoa eiloa a te fakatakitakiga tenā ki te fakaipoipoga.


(Luke 18:28) Most of us did not have to leave all “our own things” behind so as to follow Jesus. 	 (Luka 18:28) Ne seki manakogina ke tiakina ne te tokoukega o tatou a ‘‵tou kāiga io me ko mea’ katoa ko te mea ke tau‵tali atu i a Iesu.


(Gen. 43:30, 31; 45:1) If a fellow Christian or a loved one displays poor judgment, your showing restraint similar to that of Joseph might help you to avoid an impulsive reaction. 	 (Kene. 43:30, 31; 45:1) Kafai e fai ne se taina Kelisiano io me se kāiga a faka‵tauga sē ‵lei, a te taofi aka ne koe ou lagonaga e pelā mo Iosefa, e mafai o fesoasoani atu ke ‵kalo keatea koe mai te ita vave.


• What qualities are needed by disciple makers? 	 • Ne a uiga e ‵tau o maua ne tino fai soko?


Their son Obed was viewed as Naomi’s offspring and the legal heir of Elimelech.—Ruth 2:19, 20; 4:1, 6, 9, 13-16. 	 Ne fai te lā tamaliki tagata ko Opeta mo fai te tama a Naomi kae ne fai a ia mo matai o te gafa o Elimeleka. —Luta 2:19, 20; 4:1, 6, 9, 13-16.


In the Congregation 	 I te Fakapotopotoga


Many are unwilling to put up with the world as it is. 	 E se loto ma‵lie a nisi tino e tokouke ke fa‵ki i foliga o te lalolagi nei.


What weighed more heavily on his mind was what his dying heirless would mean for the Davidic line of kings. 	 A te mea telā ne ‵mafa i tena mafaufau ko te auala ka mafai o pokotia ei a tupu mai i te lainā tupu o Tavita, ona ko tena mate e aunoa mo sena sui.


(Prov. 27:11) Furthermore, knowing the benefits that his Son’s death would bring to repentant humans brought Jehovah great joy.—Luke 15:7. 	 (Faataoto 27:11) E se gata i ei, a te iloa atu a te aoga o te mate o tena Tama ki tino sala‵mo tonu ka fai i ei ke fiafia malosi a te loto o Ieova.—Luka 15:7.


It is all too easy to say: “I am too young to praise Jehovah. 	 E faigofie ke fai mai koe: “Au ko tō foliki ke ‵viki atu ki a Ieova.


(Genesis 18:22-33) We may similarly plead with Jehovah about things that are precious to us, appealing to him on the basis of his justice, loving-kindness, and mercy. 	 (Kenese 18:22-33) E mafai foki o fakamolemole atu tatou ki a Ieova e uiga ki mea kolā e tāua ki a tatou, i luga o te fakavae o tena fai meatonu, alofa atafai mo tena alofa fakamagalo.


Courage is needed to preach in the face of opposition 	 E manakogina te loto toa ke mafai o talai atu faitalia a ‵tekemaiga


• What ingathering was foreshadowed by the Festival of Pentecost? 	 • Se a te fakamaopoopomaiga telā ne fakaata mai ne te Fakamanatuga o te Penitekoso?


Now they zealously serve Jehovah together. 	 Nei la, ko tavini fakatasi atu lāua mo te loto finafinau ki a Ieova.


From the examples of Nehemiah, Jesus, and Hannah, what do we learn about the length of our personal prayers? 8 How glad we can be that God puts no limit on how long or how often we may talk to him in prayer! 	 8 E fia‵fia malosi eiloa tatou me e seai se tapulā ne tuku mai ne te Atua e uiga ki te leva mo te aofaki o taimi e ‵tau o ‵talo atu ei ki a ia!


19 Rich blessings also come to those in Bethel service at branch offices of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 19 E uke foki a fakamanuiaga e maua ne latou kolā e ga‵lue i Peteli i ofisa lagolago o Molimau a Ieova.


Rosie now says that those words of Jesus helped her to stop worrying about what might happen tomorrow. 	 Ne fai mai a Rosie me ne fesoasoani atu a pati a Iesu konā ke se manavase a ia ki mea e mafai o ‵tupu i te aso ma taeao.


WHEN DOES JESUS JUDGE THE SHEEP AND THE GOATS? 	 E FAKAMASINO MAFEA NE IESU A MAMOE MO KOUTI?


(Acts 20:28; Ephesians 4:3-6) Worldwide, all congregations enjoy a similar program of Bible study. 	 (Galuega 20:28; Efeso 4:3-6) E maua ne fakapotopotoga katoa i te lalolagi kātoa se polokalame e tai ‵pau o sukesukega ki te Tusi Tapu.


[Blurb on page 12] 	 [Ata i te itulau e 10]


11 History indicates that, in time, the Jews developed a superstitious attitude toward God’s name, viewing it as something that they should not pronounce. 	 11 E fakaasi mai i tala fakasolopito me i se taimi fakamuli ifo, ne kamata o ati aka ne te kau Iutaia se kilokiloga sē tonu e uiga ki te igoa o te Atua, e ‵kilo atu latou ki ei e pelā me ko tō ‵malu ke fakaaoga.


(Matthew 13:37-43) What did all of this mean? 	 (Mataio 13:37-43) Se a te uiga o mea katoa konei?


A Witness delivering newspapers found the briefcase. 	 Ne maua ne se Molimau telā ne tufatufa atu ne ia a nusipepa, a te ato tenā.


(Luke 22:28-30) He called these corulers a “little flock,” for their number would be limited. 	 (Luka 22:28-30) Ne taku ne ia a pule lagolago konei ki se “lafu foliki” me e foliki fua te aofaki o latou.


Note what happened when Jesus asked the 12 apostles: “You do not want to go also, do you?” 	 Ke onoono ki te mea ne tupu i te taimi ne fesili atu ei a Iesu ki ana apositolo e toko 12: “Kae pefea koutou, e fia olo foki koutou keatea?”


It looks for the good in others. 	 E kilokilo ki mea e ‵lei ei a nisi tino.


How did Jonathan know to whom he should be loyal? 	 Ne iloa pefea ne Ionatana te tino e ‵tau o fakamaoni a ia ki ei?


He even assigned some of us easier duties. 	 Ne tuku mai foki ne ia a galuega tai mā‵ma ki a matou.


Therefore law grows numb, and justice never goes forth. 	 A te tulafono ko vaivai ka ko se aoga foki, ka ko te fai-mea-tonu ko se fai.


How does Jehovah’s attentiveness affect you? 	 E pokotia pefea koe i te onoono faka‵lei mai o Ieova?


However, downplaying doctrines leaves people with a shallow faith and certainly does not unite the divided house of Christendom. 	 Kae e tiga te feitu tenā, a te sē fakatāua ne tino a akoakoga fakalotu e fakavāi‵vai atu ki olotou fakatuanaki kae fai ei ke se ‵kau fakatasi a lotu i Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se kolā ne mavae‵vae muamua.


In any case, David was alluding to the victories Jehovah gave his people over their enemies. 	 Faitalia me se a te mea ne fakauiga i ei, ne fakasino atu eiloa Tavita ki manumaloga kolā ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki ana tino i olotou fili.


She recalls: “I had no idea who I was anymore—no daughter, no husband, no home. 	 Ne toe fai mai a ia: “Ko galo toku mafaufau me ko seiloa ne au a au eiloa—ko seai saku tama fafine, ko seai saku avaga, soku fale.


Let hurtful comments pass. 	 Sa saga ki pati fakalogo‵mae.


What effect do these qualities have on all who love God and submit to his rulership? 	 E aofia pefea a tino katoa kolā e a‵lofa ki te Atua kae ‵lago ki tena pulega i ana uiga konei?


(Read Proverbs 15:28.) 	 (Faitau te Faataoto 15:28.)


In certain respects, however, Christianity was quite different. 	 Kae ne ‵kese a te Lotu Kelisiano i nisi feitu.


2, 3. (a) When using the word “spirit,” to what was Paul at times referring? (b) What questions might we ask ourselves about the spirit we show? 	 2, 3. (a) I te fakaaogaga o te pati “agaga,” ne fakasino atu a Paulo ki te a i nisi taimi? (e) Ne a fesili e fesili ifo ne tatou ki a tatou eiloa e uiga ki te agaga e fakaasi atu ne tatou?


His questioning may not have been merely the type to satisfy his curiosity or simply to get information. 	 Kāti ne seki fai ana fesili ona ko tena fia malamalama io me ke maua ne fakamatalaga.


Can you “widen out” in your affection? 	 E mata, e mafai o ‘fakalauefa atu’ tou alofa atafai?


3. Why is the peace of God’s people different from any man-made peace? 	 3 E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, e maua te filemu tonu i te lalolagi tenei e ‵fonu i taua.


Our love of neighbor should extend to people other than those of our own race, nationality, or religion.—Luke 10:25, 29, 30, 33-37. 	 E ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne tatou te alofa fakatuakoi ki so se tino i lō tino fua o ‵tou matakāiga, fenua, io me ko lotu.—Luka 10:25, 29, 30, 33-37.


(Joshua 24:2, 14, 15) Whatever the case, Abram was not a practicer of degrading false worship. 	 (Iosua 24:2, 14, 15) Faitalia me se a te ‵tonuga, ne seki aofia a Apelamo i tapuakiga ‵se.


(Revelation 6:2; 12:10) How grateful we are to submit to his kingship, while others who claim to be Christians choose to remain ignorant of the Bible’s teachings concerning the Kingdom! 	 (Fakaasiga 6:2, NW; 12:10) E pefea te loto fakafetai o tatou ke talia tena pulega, faitalia te sē fia malamalama o nisi tino kolā e fai mai i a latou ne Kelisiano e uiga ki akoakoga i te Tusi Tapu ki te Malo!


How will associating with our Christian brothers and sisters help us to see Jehovah as real? 	 E fesoasoani mai pefea a te ‵tou ‵kau fakatasi mo ‵tou taina mo tuagane Kelisiano ke fai ei a Ieova e pelā me se tino tonu ki a tatou?


His name was Ishbi-benob, also one of the Rephaim. 	 A tena igoa ko Isipenopa.


If he stumbles others, he could ‘ruin his brother for whose sake Christ died’ and be sinning against Christ. 	 Kafai e fakavāivāi ne ia a nisi tino, e mafai o ‘fakamalaia ne ia tena taina, telā ne mate foki a Keliso mō ia’ kae agasala foki ei a ia ki a Keliso.


Appreciate Jehovah’s Qualities to the Full 	 Ke Katoatoa Tou Loto Fakafetai ki Uigao Ieova


13 In the late 1800’s, a number of sincere individuals were searching for an understanding of “the pattern of healthful words.” (2 Tim. 1:13) One such person was Charles Taze Russell. 	 13 I tausaga ki tua ifo o te 1800, ne salasala atu a nisi tino loto ‵lei ke maina faka‵lei latou i “faifaiga o muna ‵lei.” (2 Timoteo 1:13) E tokotasi mai i a latou konā ko Siale Tase Lasalo.


Therefore, the resurrection of anointed Christians must have begun sometime before 1935. 	 Tela la, a te fakatuakaga o Kelisiano fakaekegina konei kāti ne kamata i se taimi mai mua o te 1935.


17 Why Give to the One Who Has Everything? 	 17 Kaia e Tuku Atu ei a Mea ki te Atua Telā e Maua ne ia Mea Katoa?


(Psalm 65:2) Jehovah has delegated to his beloved Son the authority both to rule and to judge. 	 (Salamo 65:2) Ne tuku atu ne Ieova ki tena Tama te pulega ke pule kae fakamasino foki ne ia a tino.


How was one discouraged brother helped? 	 Ne fesoasoani atu pefea ki se taina e tokotasi telā ne loto vāivāi?


They are the very ones who demonstrate the matter of the law to be written in their hearts, while their conscience is bearing witness with them and, between their own thoughts, they are being accused or even excused.”—Romans 2:14, 15. 	 E fakaasi mai ei ne latou me i mea kola e manako ki ei te Tulafono, e tusi i olotou loto; kae molimau foki olotou mafaufau me tonu, i te mea i nisi taimi ko fakamasino io me fakasao latou ne olotou manatu.”—Loma 2:14, 15.


18 Individuals of the Laodicean type today are neither stimulatingly hot nor refreshingly cold. 	 18 A tino taki tokotasi i aso nei pelā mo te kau Laotikaia, e sē vela kae e sē ‵moko foki.


That will dignify the elderly and enrich our own spiritual life. 	 Ka fakaāva atu i ei ki tino ma‵tua kae ka fakaopoopo atu i ei a mea aogā ki ‵tou olaga faka-te-agaga.


Construction. 	 Galuega Fakatu‵tu.


The widow pleaded: “See that I get justice.” 	 Ne fakamolemole atu te fafine ko mate tena avaga: “Fesoasoani mai o fakamasino toku fili.”


Examples of God-Given Comfort 	 Fakaakoakoga e Uiga ki te Fakamafanafanaga Mai te Atua


(Ephesians 4:11, 12) In all modesty, however, we must recognize that some of the greatest lessons learned at a congregation meeting are not delivered from the platform. 	 (Efeso 4:11, 12) Kafai e agama‵lū tatou, e ‵tau o iloa ne tatou me i nisi akoakoga tafasili i te ‵lei kolā e maua ne te fakapotopotoga e se ko akoakoga kolā e fai i luga i te tulaga.


(Ecclesiastes 5:10) Also, a hunger for wealth may move a person to sacrifice important things that do promote happiness, such as precious time spent with family and friends or in spiritual pursuits. 	 (Failauga 5:10) Tela la, a te fiafai ki koloa e mafai o fai ne ia se tino ke fulitua atu ki toe mea tāua kolā e ati aka i ei te fiafia, e pelā mo taimi ‵gali kolā e fakamāumāu ne tatou mo ‵tou kāiga mo ‵tou taugasoa io me ki polokalame faka-te-agaga i te ‵tou tapuakiga ki te Atua.


“Do you think they are just going to let us walk off?” his parents asked. 	 “E mata, e mafaufau koe me ka ma‵nako latou o fakasaoloto matou?” ko te fesili a mātua.


He told his apostles: “I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another.” 	 Ne fai atu a ia ki ana apositolo, penei: “E avatu ne au ki a koutou te poloakiga fou: ke fakatau a‵lofa koutou.”


As a result of these actions by God in their behalf, anointed Christians do not hope to live eternally on earth. 	 E pelā mo te ikuga o gasuesuega konei a te Atua mō latou, e se fakamoe‵moe eiloa a Kelisiano fakaekegina ke ola latou i te lalolagi ki te se-gata-mai.


(Phil. 4:6, 7) Keep such points in mind, show sincere interest, and by all means lovingly encourage your spiritual brother or sister to return to the flock.—Read Philippians 2:4. 	 (Filipi 4:6, 7) Ke masaua a vaegā manatu penā, fakaasi atu te fiafia tonu, kae e sili atu i ei, ke na fakamalosi atu mo te alofa ki tou taina io me se tuagane faka-te-agaga ke toe foki mai ki te lafu.—Faitau te Filipi 2:4.


(Matthew 6:34) The Bible so accurately says: “All creation keeps on groaning together and being in pain together until now.”—Romans 8:22. 	 (Mataio 6:34) E taku tonu mai a te Tusi Tapu penei: “I mea katoa ne faite, ne ma‵nava fi‵ta; e pelā eiloa mo te ‵mae o te fafine fanau, ke oko mai eiloa ki aso nei.”—Loma 8:22.


Betrayed for 30 pieces of silver.—ZECHARIAH 11:12; MATTHEW 26:14-16. 	 ▪ Fakalata ki tupe siliva e 30.—SAKALIA 11:12; MATAIO 26:14-16.


Yet, when he looked at his accomplishments, he said: “Everything was vanity and a striving after wind.”—Ecclesiastes 2:1-11. 	 Kae i te taimi ne mafaufau ei a ia ki ana mea katoa ne fai, ne fai mai a ia: “E seai eiloa se uiga o aku mea konā ne fai.


The Greek word used for “rotten” literally refers to putrefying fruit, fish, or meat. 	 A te pati Eleni e fakaaogā i konei e fakauiga ki te “manogi elo” o fuagālakau, ika io me ne meafasi kolā ko ‵pala.


A vine supports the branches. 	 A te vine e fesoasoani atu eiloa ki ana kaula.


However, the principles are also applicable to Christian women who serve as primary providers. 	 Kae e fakaaogā foki a fakatakitakiga i ei ki fāfine Kelisiano kolā e pānaki mo latou te tausiga o olotou kāiga.


13 The one who is trying to trip us up, to cause us to fall by crafty acts, and even to devour us is Satan the Devil. 	 13 A te tino telā e taumafai o lamalama ki a tatou, ke ‵siga i ana auala faitogafiti, kae ke folo foki ne ia tatou, ko Satani te Tiapolo.


Jesus reacted immediately. “Go away, Satan!” he commanded. 	 Ne fai fakavave atu a Iesu: “Fano keatea e Satani!”


What can help us to be “aglow with the spirit”? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke maua te loto finafinau “e pelā mo te ‵ka o se afi fakatasi mo te agaga”?


(Rom. 11:33) Nothing can impede God’s ability to handle matters successfully. 	 (Loma 11:33) E seai se mea e mafai o taofi aka ei a te fakataunuga mo te manuia ne te Atua ana fuafuaga.


In fact, since “God is love” and has made us in his own image, it can be said that he designed us to show love. 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, ona ko te Atua se ‘Atua alofa’ kae ne faite ne ia tatou ki ona foliga, ko tena uiga ne faite foki ne ia tatou ke fakaasi atu te alofa.


He was incensed at the people for the disrespectful way that they used the temple area for commercial purposes and as a shortcut.—Mark 11:15, 16. 	 Ne kaitaua a ia ki tino mō te fakaaogāga ne latou o te faletapu i se auala sē āva mai te faiga pelā me se fale faipisinisi mo se auala ke olo atu ei ki te suā feitu o Ielusalema.—Maleko 11:15, 16.


These leave no room for doubt that Jehovah does have a heavenly organization supporting his servants in the worldwide educational work today.—Isaiah 6:1-4; Ezekiel 1:4-28; Daniel 7:9, 10; Revelation 4:1-11; 14:6, 7. 	 E seai eiloa se avanoaga ke fakalotolotolua ei tatou me e isi eiloa se fakapotopotoga faka-te-lagi a Ieova kae e fesoasoani mai ki ana tavini i te galuega ko te faiga o akoakoga i te lalolagi kātoa i aso nei.—Isaia 6:1-4; Esekielu 1:4-28; Tanielu 7:9, 10; Fakaasiga 4:1-11; 14:6, 7.


3 That Jehovah would use women in a mighty way in the outworking of his purpose was foretold in the Scriptures. 	 3 Ko leva ne ‵valo mai ne Ieova i te Tusi Tapu me ka fakaaogā ne ia a fāfine i se auala lasi ke fakataunu ei ana fuafuaga.


This is true in matters other than health. 	 E penā foki eiloa te tāua o te saga tonu atu ki fakailoga i nisi mea aka i tafa fua o masaki.


Teaching has long been a respected profession. 	 A te faiakoga ko leva ne fai sāle mo fai se galuega tāua.


(Gal. 5:22, 23) Without those qualities, especially love, no society can be truly free—a fact that is obvious in the world today. 	 (Kalatia 5:22, 23) E se mafai o saoloto tonu a tino e aunoa mo uiga konei, kae maise eiloa te alofa. E fakaasi manino mai a te mea tenei ne te tulaga o te lalolagi i aso nei.


Some are too busy to worry about God. 	 Ko tō fakalavelave a nisi tino ke ‵saga tonu atu ki te Atua.


What blessings are opened up to members of Abraham’s seed? 	 Ne a fakamanuiaga e ‵tala atu ki tino kolā e aofia i te fanau a Apelaamo?


(Acts 2:11) As the day of Jehovah nears, should we not abound in “holy acts of conduct and deeds of godly devotion”?—2 Peter 3:10-12. 	 (Galuega 2:11) I te pili mai o te aso o Ieova, e mata, e se ‵tau o “faka‵malu kae fakatapu otou olaga mō te Atua”?—2 Petelu 3:10-12.


There is something else that plays a powerful role in your well-being. 	 E isi foki se isi mea tāua telā e lasi ‵ki tena aogā ki ‵tou malosi ‵lei.


They discussed solutions to world conflicts. 	 Ne fono latou e uiga ki faka‵leiga o kinauga i vā o atufenua i te lalolagi.


4, 5. Why is it wise for young people to prepare for the future? 	 4, 5. Kaia e tāua ei ke ati aka ne talavou se fakavae ‵lei mō aso mai mua?


He cherishes their efforts to please him. 	 Me e fakatāua ne ia olotou taumafaiga ke fakafiafia atu ki a ia.


They thought that they were worshiping a good god, or gods, of some kind. 	 Ne tali‵tonu latou me ne tapuaki atu latou ki se atua io me ko atua ‵lei.


18 During his Thousand Year Reign, Jesus will fully live up to all his titles, such as “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.” 	 18 I tena Pulega i te Afe Tausaga, ka fakataunu katoatoa eiloa ne Iesu ana tofi, e pelā me ko “Te Pule Sili, te Atua Malosi, te Tamana ki te se-gata-mai, te Pelenise o te Filemu.”


He hates “haughty eyes.” 	 E takalialia a ia ki “mata fakamaualuga.”


TOPIC: War. 	 MATAUPU: Taua.


RELIGIOUS values are in crisis. 	 KO SĒ amanaia a tino e tokouke ki talitonuga masani.


Jesus said that there is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving. 	 Ne fai mai a Iesu me e sili atu te fiafia e maua i te tuku atu o mea i lō te maua mai.


“A MERE REMNANT WILL RETURN” 	 “NE MŪ TINO FUA KA TOE ‵FOKI”


What is one way we can manifest our trust in Jehovah and his teachings? 	 Se a te auala e tasi e mafai ei ne tatou o fakaasi atu te ‵tou fakatuaga ki a Ieova mo ana akoakoga?


SOLOMON was instructed to oversee one of the most important construction projects of all time—that of the temple in Jerusalem. 	 NE FAKATONU atu ki a Solomona ke takitaki ne ia te ‵toe galuega fakatu‵tu tāua i te taimi tenā—te faitega o te faletapu i Ielusalema.


WEEK OF AUGUST 7-13, 2017 	 TE VAIASO I A AOKUSO 7-13, 2017


Most important, she came to know and love the one true God, Jehovah, who had answered her prayer. 	 Kae ko te ‵toe mea tāua, ne kamata o iloa kae alofa atu foki tou fafine ki te Atua tonu e tokotasi, ko Ieova, telā ne tali ne ia tena ‵talo.


Even now after 19 years, bad memories come back.” 	 Ne toe fai mai tou fafine: “I te taimi foki tenei mai tua o te 19 tausaga, koi foki‵foki mai eiloa a mafaufauga ma‵sei.”


The simple answer to the question is that we do not know. 	 A te tali faigofie ki te fesili tenā, e se iloa ne tatou.


Parents, especially single parents, may find that caring for a full-time job while bringing up a family is an exhausting responsibility. 	 Kāti e faigata ‵ki ki mātua, kae maise eiloa ko mātua kolā e seai ne olotou avaga, te lotou tiute ke ga‵lue tumau i se galuega ‵togi kae ke tausi foki latou ki olotou kāiga.


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


What It Really Takes to Be Happy 	 Mea e Manakogina ke Maua ei te Fiafia


God told them: “Fill the earth and subdue it.”—Genesis 1:28. 	 Ne fai atu a te Atua ki a lāua: “Fakatokouke otou tama‵liki [“faka‵fonu te lalolagi,” Tusi Paia, Samoa], ko te mea ko otou fanau ke ‵nofo i te lalolagi.”—Kenese 1:28.


The conductor of this bus tour was a distant relative of the bride and believed that it was his right to bring along the whole group without even consulting the bride or groom! 	 Kae ona ko te mea e kāiga te takitaki o te kaumalaga i te pasi mo te tamāfine telā e fai tena fakaipoipoga, ne manatu aka a ia me e saoloto fua a ia ke ‵taki atu te potukau kātoa tenā ki ei e aunoa mo te fanoi atu ki te tamataene io me ko te tamāfine telā ne fakaipoipo i te aso tenā!


Christian servants and slaves had to work diligently for their masters. 	 Ne ‵tau o ga‵lue malosi a tavini mo pologa Kelisiano mō olotou pule.


(Acts 17:27) The Bible’s advice on becoming a friend of God is highly practical for our future. 	 (Galuega 17:27) A pati fakatonutonu mai te Tusi Tapu ki te fai taugasoa mo te Atua e aoga malosi eiloa ki a tatou i aso mai mua.


But none of these give real security. 	 Kae e se maua eiloa ne koe se puipuiga tonu mai mea konei.


(Acts 10:34, 35) Whether a person has a good relationship with Jehovah or not depends on his exercising faith in Jesus’ ransom sacrifice. 	 (Galuega 10:34, 35) E ‵tau o fakatuanaki se tino ki te taulaga togiola a Iesu ko te mea ke maua ne ia se fesokotakiga ‵lei mo Ieova.


In the book of Hebrews, Paul outlines many things that will help us to strengthen our faith. 	 I te tusi o Epelu, e fakamatala mai ne Paulo a mea e uke kolā ka fesoasoani mai ke fakamalosi aka ei ‵tou fakatuanaki.


And the ransom is truly powerful. 	 Kae e aogā tonu eiloa te togiola.


(Rom. 14:8) We will surely never regret choosing to belong to Jehovah. 	 (Loma 14:8) Ka se mafai eiloa o sala‵mo tatou i te filifiliga ke fai tatou mo tino o Ieova.


(Revelation 12:7-12) Evidently, the faithful angels rejoiced greatly that, at last, the heavens were rid of those vile troublemakers! 	 (Fakaasiga 12:7-12) Ne fia‵fia eiloa a agelu fakamaoni me ne oko atu ki te taimi telā e se toe maua mai a tino matagā konā i te lagi!


He pretended to run away; the sheep pursued and surrounded him. . . . 	 Ne fai tou tagata pelā me ko tele keatea; ne tau‵tali atu eiloa a mamoe kae ne fakatāmilo ne latou a ia. . . .


When the war came to a close in Europe, the bans were removed. 	 I te taimi ne palele atu ei te taua i Eulopa, ne seki toe fakatapu te faiga o te ‵tou galuega.


Yes, we understand who is to blame for deteriorating world conditions. 	 E tonu, e iloa ne tatou te tino e ‵tau o ‵losi atu ki ei a tulaga matagā i te lalolagi.


Thus, making ends meet was likely a struggle for Joseph and Mary. 	 Tela la, a te ‵salaga o mea ke tausi ei te olaga se mea faigata ‵ki ki a Iosefa mo Malia.


Jesus healed that woman and dealt with her compassionately. 	 Ne faka‵lei ne Iesu te fafine tenā kae ne saga atu ki ei mo te alofa.


Doing so will lead to true freedom. 	 A te faiga tenā ka iku atu ki te saolotoga tonu.


4, 5. (a) What resulted when King Asa trusted implicitly in Jehovah? (b) What may happen if we rely on human solutions to our problems? 	 4, 5. (a) Ne a mea ne ‵tupu i te taimi ne fakatuaga katoatoa atu ei te tupu ko Asa ki a Ieova? (e) Ne a mea kāti ka ‵tupu māfai e fakalago‵lago atu fua tatou ki te fesoasoani o tino ke faka‵lei ei ‵tou fakalavelave?


The book The Life and Epistles of Saint Paul reports that when Nero accepted a case for him to judge, he heard it in his own palace, where he was aided by a group of advisers who had a lot of experience and influence. 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne te tusi ko The Life and Epistles of Saint Paul me kafai e talia ne Nelo ke fai ne ia se fono, e fai eiloa ne ia i loto i tena palesi, telā e maua ei ne ia se fesoasoani mai i se potukau o tino fakatonutonu kolā e uke ‵ki a olotou mea e iloa mo fakamalosiga e maua mai ei.


Because of its low elevation (some 700 feet [200 m] below sea level), the air is much warmer there than in the surrounding area, and this creates atmospheric disturbances. 	 Me e tu te namo tenā i se koga malalo (i te 200 mita mai lalo i te maluga masani o te tai), e sili atu te ‵vela o te ea i konā i lō koga i tafa i ei, kae e maua mai i ei a matagi ‵lasi.


As told by Bill Walden 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne Bill Walden


Among tax auditors and others with whom I do business, I now have the reputation of being an honest man.” 	 E aofia i ei a otita lafoga mo nisi tino kolā e fesokotaki au ki ei i mea tau pisinisi, ko ‵lei nei toku ata e pelā me se tagata fakamaoni.”


Although he is the almighty Creator of our vast universe, Jehovah assures us that he is willing and eager to listen to our prayers and to respond to them. 	 E ui eiloa a ia ko te Mafuaga o te ‵tou ma‵tugā iunivesi lasi, e fakatalitonu mai ne Ieova ki a tatou me i a ia e loto fiafia kae loto finafinau o fakalogologo ki ‵tou ‵talo kae tali mai ne ia.


STILL ACTIVE IN THE MINISTRY 	 KOI MA‵LOSI EILOA I TE GALUEGA TALAI


This first reported resurrection by an apostle caused many to become believers. 	 A te toetuga muamua telā ne lipoti mai me ne fai ne se apositolo, ne fai ei a nisi tino e tokouke ke tali‵tonu.


However, the responsibility of making decisions is not so weighty as to be included among “the burdens,” or “troublesome things,” that those with “spiritual qualifications” may carry for us. 	 A te tiute ki te faiga o fakaikuga e se se mea ‵mafa ke aofia i “amoga” ‵mafa kolā e ma‵nako tatou ke amo ne latou kolā e “tumau i te olaga faka te Agaga.”


“There was given me a thorn in the flesh, an angel of Satan, to keep slapping me,” he wrote, adding: “I three times entreated the Lord that it might depart from me.” 	 Ne tusi mai a ia, “Ko tuku mai ki a au; a te logo‵mae o te foitino, ko te avefekau a Satani tenā ko vau o ‵kini au,” kae ne toe fakaopoopo mai: “Ne fakamolemole fakatolu atu au ki te Aliki e uiga ki te mea nei, kae fakatagi atu ki a ia ke ave ne ia keatea mai i a au.”


Having Jehovah as Father brings certain responsibilities. 	 A te faiga o Ieova e pelā me se Tamana e maua ei ne tatou a nisi tiute mautinoa.


Unless local law requires something else, these vows that honor God are used. 	 Seiloga e manakogina ne te tulafono se isi mea aka, e ‵tau o fakaaogā a tautoga konei kolā e fakaaloalo atu ei ki te Atua.


(Acts 1:8) Others share in the witness work as much as they can and joyfully support this important work financially. 	 (Galuega 1:8) E ‵kau atu a nisi tino ki te galuega talai e ‵tusa mo te mea e mafai o fai ne latou kae e ‵lago atu latou mo te fia‵fia ki te galuega tāua tenei i mea tau tupe.


Why is there no need for youths to feel that they are too young to praise Jehovah? 	 Kaia e se ‵tau ei o mafau‵fau a talavou me i a latou ko tō fo‵liki ke ‵viki atu ei ki a Ieova?


Because our Grand Instructor has seen to the preservation of his written Word, has kept his name before mankind, and has been the limitless Source of spiritual truth. 	 Me e taumafai eiloa a te ‵tou Mafuaga Sili o puipui a tena Muna, kae ke fakatumau foki tena igoa i mua o tino, kae ko ia foki ko te Mafuaga tumau o muna‵tonu faka-te-agaga.


6 Jehovah has likewise shown considerable flexibility in working out his eternal purpose. 	 6 E pelā mo se tino faimalaga telā e mafai o ‵fuli ne ia te auala e fanatu a ia i ei, ne fai foki ne Ieova a ‵fuliga tāua ko te mea ke fakataunu ei tena fuafua se-gata-mai.


At the end of the 17th century, the Georgian royal family was keen to have the Bible printed. 	 I te fakaotiga o te 17 senitenali, ne fia‵fia malosi a te kāiga tupu o Georgia ke ‵lomi a te Tusi Tapu.


15 Of course, this was not creation’s “own will.” 	 15 E tonu, e se tenei eiloa te “loto” o mea katoa ne faite.


(Ezra 2:1; 3:1-3) Whatever Jehovah has spoken through his prophets will without fail take place. 	 (Esela 2:1; 3:1-3) So se mea telā e faipati ne Ieova e auala i ana pelofeta ka fakataunu eiloa.


(Judges 5:21) These same forces of flood, torrential rain, and watery deep will be at Jehovah’s disposal at Armageddon. 	 (Famasino 5:21) E mafai ne Ieova o fakaaogā a malosi katoa konā, ko lofiaga, vaiua ‵lotu, mo te moana ‵poko i Amaketo.


He [the promised Seed] will bruise you in the head and you will bruise him in the heel.”—Gen. 3:15; Rev. 12:9. 	 Ka tuki pala ne te fanau a te fafine a tou ulu, kae ka u ne koe [tena] vae.”—Kenese 3:15; Fakaasiga 12:9.


A number of them lost family members, breadwinners, friends, employment, or whatever sense of security they thought they had. 	 Ne ‵mate i ei a tino i nisi kāiga, ko tino kolā e faka‵na ki ei nisi kāiga ke tausi atu ki a latou, penā foki loa mo olotou taugasoa.


(Luke 2:51, 52) What extraordinary humility! 	 (Luka 2:51, 52) Ko tafaga la te lasi o tena loto maulalo!


All we have to do is “draw it up” by seeking their Bible-based counsel. 	 E mafai fua o fakamolemole atu ke “aumai ki tua” a pati fakatonutonu konā e fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu.


I’ll take care of them.” 	 Ka ta ne au latou.”


How does John depict the relationship between the Anglo-American World Power and the United Nations? 	 Se a te vaega o te fakaasiga a Ioane e fakaasi mai i ei me ne maua ne Malo ‵Soko a tena malosi mai te malo o Peletania mo Amelika?


9 Millions have already flocked to the figurative temple in order to worship God “with spirit and truth,” and every year hundreds of thousands of “desirable things of all the nations” continue to stream in. 	 9 Ko oti ne ua‵lolo atu te fia miliona o tino ki te faletapu fakatusa tenei ko te mea ke tapuaki atu latou ki te Atua “i te agaga mo te fakamaoni io me ko te munatonu,” kae i tausaga takitasi e lau i selau afe a “koloa tāua” o atufenua e ua‵lolo atu faeloa ki loto i ei.


He did not overwhelm them with an impressive display of knowledge. 	 Ne seki fakapoi atu a ia ki a latou i te fakaasiatuga fakaofoofogia o te poto.


(Luke 23:43) Note that Jesus did not say where that Paradise would be. 	 (Luka 23:43) Onoono la me ne seki fai atu ne Iesu a te koga e tu i ei a te Palataiso tenā.


In all that God asked him to do—from an assignment as daunting as confronting mighty Pharaoh to a task as seemingly simple as stretching out his rod over the Red Sea—Moses obeyed. Whether the command was easy to fulfill or difficult, Moses complied. 	 I mea katoa kolā ne fakamolemole atu te Atua ki a ia ke fai—mai i se tofiga faigata e pelā mo te fakamataku o te tu atu i mua o te Falao malosi ke oko eiloa ki te tofiga faigofie e pelā mo te fakasaga atu o tena tokotoko ki luga i te Tai Kula—ne fakalogo eiloa a Mose.


If we follow him, he will help us to gain inner peace, which includes a confident expectation of seeing in the future total peace—which will mean the absence of violence, war, and crime. 	 Kafai e tau‵tali atu tatou ki a ia, ka fesoasoani mai a ia ke maua ne tatou te loto filemu, telā e aofia i ei te talitonuga mautinoa me ka oko tonu mai te filemu katoatoa—e aofia i ei te se toe ai ne amioga fakasauā, ne taua, io me ne amioga ma‵sei.


What transformation can God’s message found in the Bible bring about in a person? 	 Se a te ‵fuliga telā e mafai o fai ki se tino ne te fekau a te Atua i loto i te Tusi Tapu?


(Luke 2:14) When Jesus grew up, he was concerned about improving people’s lives. 	 (Luka 2:14) I te taimi ne matua ei a Iesu, ne taumafai malosi a ia ke fesoasoani atu ki tino ke ‵lei atu olotou olaga.


Illness, war, crime, injustice, and oppression also rob people of peace. 	 E mafai foki ne masaki, taua, amioga solitulafono, faifaiga sē fakamaoni, mo amioga fakasauā o fakamakosu foki te loto filemu.


Whenever David took up his instrument, “there was relief for Saul and it was well with him.” (1 Sam. 16:23) The songs that this God-fearing musician and song writer composed have stood the test of time. 	 I so se taimi ne puke ei ne Tavita tena kitala kae tātā, ko “Saulo foki ko ‵lei mai.” (1 Samuelu 16:23) Ko oti ne fakamaoni aka i aso nei a te tāua o pese ne ‵fatu ne te tino ‵fatu pese telā e mataku ki te Atua.


WHAT IS BROTHERLY LOVE? 	 SE A TE ALOFA FAKATAINA?


Epaphras had been instrumental in forming a congregation in Colossae, and he labored for the congregations in nearby Laodicea and Hierapolis. 	 Ne kau atu a Epafala i te fakatumaiga o te fakapotopotoga i Kolose, kae ne galue malosi foki a ia i fakapotopotoga kolā ne pili mai i Laotikaia mo Hialapoli.


What was the purpose of the communion sacrifice? 	 Se a te aogā o te taulaga fakafetai?


But before I continue my story, Janny will explain how she became a pioneer and how we served together after we got married. 	 Kae koi tuai o faka‵soko atu taku tala, ka fakamatala atu ne Janny a te auala ne fai ei a ia mo fai se paenia mo te auala ne tavini fakatasi ei māua i te otiga māua ne avaga.


(1 Cor. 5:11; 2 John 9-11) Anne wrote and kindly reminded her mother that she had cut herself off from the family by her wrongdoing and unrepentant attitude. 	 (1 Koli. 5:11; 2 Ioa. 9-11) Ne tusi atu a Anne kae fakamasaua atu mo te atafai ki tena mātua me ko ia eiloa ne fakaseai ne ia te fesokotakiga mo tena kāiga ona ko tena mea ‵se ne fai kae sē salamō.


What about the Messianic prophecies, such as those found at Isaiah 9:7 and 11:1-5, 10? 	 Kae e a valoaga e uiga ki te Mesia, e pelā mo mea e tusi i te Isaia 9:7 mo te 11:1-5, 10?


Long ago, the Bible foretold: “The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin. 	 Ko leva ne ‵valo mai ne te Tusi Tapu: “Ka fakatu ne te Atua o te lagi a te malo telā ka se toe gata mai.


No Israelite was to appropriate, store, and use the blood of another creature, whose life belonged to God. 	 Ne seki ‵tau lele eiloa se tino Isalaelu o puke mai, ‵teu aka, io me fakaaogā te toto o se isi tino ola io me se manu ola, me i o te Atua te ola tenā.


How can we show that we appreciate the endurance of Christians of the past? 	 E mafai pefea ne tatou o fakaasi atu me e fakatāua ne tatou te kufaki o Kelisiano i aso ko ‵teka?


(Isaiah 33:24) Elderly ones will return to the days of their “youthful vigor,” and their flesh will “become fresher than in youth.” 	 (Isaia 33:24) Ka toe ‵foki atu a tino ma‵tua ki aso koi “ma‵losi” ei latou, kae “ka toe tupu ‵lei [olotou] foitino.”


Jesus was different. 	 Ne ‵kese eiloa a Iesu.


The world really did change then!—Genesis 6:13, 17; 2 Peter 3:5, 6. 	 Se mea tonu eiloa me ne mafuli te tulaga o te lalolagi!—Kenese 6:13, 17; 2 Petelu 3:5, 6.


Jeanine brings up another problem: “It can be a real challenge to reject the tendency to make your son the head of the household so as to make up for the absence of a husband. 	 Ne toe fakamatala mai ne Tianini te sua fakalavelave: “E faigata ke ‵kalo keatea mai te taumafaiga ke fai taku tama tagata mo fai te ulu o te kaiga ko te mea ke sui ei taku avaga.


After all, some today live in their own home, a few even in a mansion or on a grand estate. 	 A nisi tino i aso nei e ‵nofo eiloa i olotou fale totino, kae ne nāi tino fua e ‵nofo i fale ‵lasi.


I am grateful to have been in the full-time service for over 40 years, experiencing many joys and rewards. 	 Ko oko eiloa toku fiafia ke tumau i te taviniga tumau mō se 40 tupu tausaga, kae maua a fakamanuiaga e uke.


After all, just as in the days of the early Christians, an important objective of our meetings today is to strengthen spiritually all in attendance. 	 E pelā eiloa mo aso o Kelisiano mua, e tasi te pogai tāua o ‵tou fakatasiga i aso nei ko te fakamalosiakaga o tino katoa kolā e ‵kau atu ki ei i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


GOD’S ORIGINAL PURPOSE 	 TE FUAFUAGA A TE ATUA I TE KAMATAGA


His resurrection on the third day healed that wound and paved the way for decisive action against “the one having the means to cause death, that is, the Devil.”—Hebrews 2:14. 	 Ne faka‵lei aka te pakiaga tenā i te tolu o aso e auala i tena fakatuakaga, kae ne ‵tala mai i ei te auala ke gasuesue a ia o fai se faiga mautinoa e uiga ki “te Tiapolo, telā e isi sena pule i te mate.”—Epelu 2:14.


16, 17. What admonition does the disciple James give about becoming “doers of the word”? 	 16, 17. Se a te polopolokiga ne tuku mai ne te soko ko Iakopo e uiga ki te fai mo fai ne “tino kolā e tau‵tali i te muna a te Atua”?


With the help of his dear friend Antonio, he got through a rough patch in his life. 	 Fakatasi mo te fesoasoani o tena taugasoa pele ko Antonio, ne ne manumalo ei a ia i se tulaga faigata i tena olaga.


(Habakkuk 3:2) In God’s due time, “in the midst of the years,” may he bring his miraculous power into action. 	 (Sapakuka 3:2) I te taimi tonu o te Atua, “i aso nei,” ke na fakaaogā ne ia tena ‵mana fakavavega.


Abraham, for example, lived only 175 years. 	 E pelā mo Apelaamo, ne ola fua a ia i tausaga e 175.


Because the fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom, a wise person strives to conduct himself in harmony with God’s ways and standards. 	 Ona ko te mataku ki a Ieova ko te kamataga o te poto, e taumafai malosi eiloa te tino poto o ola e ‵tusa mo auala mo tulaga amio‵tonu o te Atua.


Keith expresses similar thoughts. 	 E penā foki a pati a Keith.


(Rom. 2:28; 1 Cor. 15:39, 50) It can also signify kinship. 	 (Loma 2:28; 1 Koli. 15:39, 50) E fakasino sale foki ki kāiga.


Many would answer yes. 	 Ka tali mai a tino e tokouke, ao.


“Pay attention to how you listen.”—LUKE 8:18. 	 “Ke fakaeteete koutou, kae faka‵logo faka‵lei.”—LUKA 8:18.


Once they became complete, full-grown, they needed to persist, not shrinking back, growing weary, or drifting away. 	 Kafai ko oti ne fai latou mo fai ne tino kolā e kātoa ‵lei kae e ma‵tua, ne ‵tau eiloa o tu ‵mautakitaki latou penā, ke se toe paku, fakavāivāi, io me ‵teka atu keatea.


No longer was there a division between the sons of Israel. 	 Ne seki toe ai ne kinauga i vā o tama a Isalaelu.


Bible Questions Answered 16 	 Tali ki Fesili Mai te Tusi Tapu 16


The apostle Peter wrote: “Beloved ones, since you are awaiting these things, do your utmost to be found finally by him spotless and unblemished and in peace. . . . 	 Ne tusi mai penei te apositolo ko Petelu: “Tela la e oku taugasoa, ka koi fakatalitali koutou ki te Aso tena, taumafai malosi eiloa ke ‵ma kae ‵lei koutou i mua o te Atua, ka ke ola filemu foki koutou mo ia. . . .


Really, then, Bible principles are more relevant and timely than ever! 	 A te ‵tonuga loa, koi aoga kae manakogina a fakatakitakiga i te Tusi Tapu i ‵tou aso nei!


What Canaanite Rahab heard of Jehovah’s actions stirred her to act in faith. 	 Ne fakamalosi atu a tala konā ne lagona ne Lahapa e uiga ki faifaiga a Ieova ke fakatuanaki ei ki a ia.


It is a place that abounds with the fruitage of God’s spirit. 	 Ko te koga telā e ‵fonu i ei a fuataga o te agaga o te Atua.


She was unable to start a Bible conversation with anyone, so she said to some Bethelites, “The last place on earth I would want to live is Portugal.” 	 Ne seki mafai ne ia o kamata se sau‵talaga faka-te-Tusi Tapu, telā ne fai atu a ia ki ne tino e ga‵lue i te Peteli, “Te ‵toe koga fakaoti loa i te lalolagi nei e manako au o ola i ei ko Potukale.”


6 Of course, each child is unique; not all children become mature at the same rate or at the same point in life. 	 6 E tonu, e kese‵kese eiloa a tama‵liki taki tokotasi; e se ko tamaliki katoa e mafai o ma‵tua ‵lei i te taimi e ‵tupu aka ei latou i te olaga.


When Jesus was about to leave his disciples, he told them: “I give you my peace. . . . 	 A koi tuai o tiakina ne Iesu ana soko, ne fai atu a ia ki a latou: “E avatu ne au ki a koutou te filemu; . . .


‘Remember the thing that I concluded with you people when you came forth from Egypt, and when my spirit was standing in among you. 	 I te taimi ne o‵mai ei koutou mai Aikupito, au ne tauto atu me ka fakatasi eiloa au ki a koutou.


(Luke 6:37) The first-century Pharisees judged others harshly, in keeping with unscriptural traditions. 	 (Luka 6:37) Ne fakamasino ne Falesaio i te senitenali muamua a nisi tino i se auala sē ‵lei, e ‵tusa mo tuu mo aganuu kolā e se fakavae ki te Tusi Tapu.