(Revelation 12:7-10, 12) Since then, mankind’s troubles have severely increased. 	 (Fakaasiga 12:7-10, 12) Talu mai te taimi tenā, ne gasolo aka ei o uke a fakalavelave o tino.


Shortly before the downpour began, God told Noah to enter the completed ark. 	 Mai mua malie faeloa o te ‵tōifoga o te vaiua, ne fai atu ei a te Atua ki a Noa ke ulu atu ki loto i te vaka telā ko palele.


But I perceived he had committed nothing deserving of death. 	 E matea ne koe te tagata tenei; ko ia la tenei e fakaautū ki ei a mau a tino Iutaia katoa i konei mo Ielusalema, kolā ne aumai ki a au.


Some have chosen to include time in their family worship or personal study to do research on these matters and to meditate on them. 	 Ne fakaiku aka ne nisi tino ke fai olotou sukesukega ki mea konei kae mafaufau ‵loto ki ei i taimi o tapuakiga a te kāiga io me ko olotou sukesukega totino.


Jeremiah is placed “in custody in the Courtyard of the Guard.” 	 A Ielemia ne “ave . . . o ‵loka i te malae fono o te palesi.”


Why must we remind ourselves of the importance of the vindication of Jehovah’s sovereignty? 	 Kaia e ‵tau o masaua faeloa ne tatou a te tāua o te fakamalugaga o te pulega sili a Ieova?


It is a quality that marks a disciple of Jesus Christ. 	 Se uiga foki e tasi e fakamailoga i ei a soko o Iesu Keliso.


Well, remember that Paul too encountered setbacks. 	 Ke masaua me ne fepaki foki a Paulo mo fakalavelave penā.


Then comes a leopard with four wings and four heads! 	 E ‵soko atu ki ei ko te lepoti telā e fa ana kapakau mo ana ulu!


So do many today. 	 E penā foki a tino e tokouke i aso nei.


On occasion, we may be able to accompany Kingdom publishers who have had good results in conducting home Bible studies. 	 I nisi taimi, e mafai o ‵kau atu tatou ki tino talai o te Malo kolā ko oti ne maua ne latou a ikuga ‵lei i te faiga o akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu.


But Jesus stripped away all falsehoods for the benefit of honesthearted people. 	 Kae ne ave keatea ne Iesu a akoakoga ‵se katoa mō tino loto fakamaoni.


23. Why are you convinced that your hope is sure? 23 Concerning the faithful worshipers of Jehovah, the final verse of Micah chapter 2 verse 13 says: “Their king will pass through before them, with Jehovah at the head of them.” 	 23 E fai mai te fuaiupu fakaoti o te Mika mataupu e lua, e uiga ki tino tapuaki fakamaoni a Ieova, penei: “Ko te Aliki, te lotou tupu ka ‵taki ne ia latou.”


Who can know it?”—Jer. 17:9; Matt. 15:19. 	 Ko te ‵toe mea tafasili foki eiloa i te faka‵se tino.”—Ielemia 17:9; Mataio 15:19.


What do we learn about a proper attitude from the Bible account of Job? 	 Se a te mea e iloa ne tatou i manatu ‵lei mai i te tala i te Tusi Tapu e uiga ki a Iopu?


What can we learn from Moses’ humility? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o tauloto ne tatou mai te loto maulalo o Mose?


(Proverbs 27:11) Indeed, Jehovah has shown us that godly devotion brings genuine and lasting happiness.—1 Timothy 4:8. 	 (Faataoto 27:11) E tonu, ko oti ne fakaasi mai ne Ieova me i te ‵tou tapuaki atu ki a ia mo te loto finafinau e maua mai i ei te fiafia tonu kae tumau.—1 Timoteo 4:8.


The priests and Levites performed work on the Sabbath in connection with the temple and ‘remained guiltless.’ 	 Ne ga‵lue a faitaulaga mo tino Levi i te Sapati i mea e uiga ki te faletapu kae ‘sē agasala’ latou.


He or she will be willing to talk kindly but openly when needed. 	 Ka loto fiafia eiloa a ia o faipati atu mo te atafai māfai e manakogina.


Do you strive to make your friends envy you, or do you encourage them to be content with what they have? 	 E mata, e taumafai koe o fai ou taugasoa ke loto ma‵sei ki a koe, io me e fakamalosi aka ne koe latou ke lotoma‵lie ki mea ko maua ne latou?


When we return, we may show them that we have been thinking about remarks they made on a previous visit. 	 Kafai ko toe āsi atu, e mafai o fakaasi atu ne tatou me ne mafaufau ‵mafa tatou ki manatu kolā ne fakaasi mai ne latou i te āsiga muamua.


14 The psalmist shows that Jehovah’s sovereignty is above all and that the angelic hosts listen to his words of instruction and to his commands. 	 14 E fakaasi mai ne te faisalamo me e sili atu a te pulega a Ieova ki luga i ana mea katoa kae e faka‵logo a te kau agelu ki ana akoakoga mo fakatonuga.


Now they want me to demonstrate in public that I respect the Mosaic Law. 	 Kae nei la, e ma‵nako latou ke fakaasi atu ne au i mua o tino katoa me e āva au ki Tulafono a Mose.


(Daniel 7:13, 14) Their very appearance on the world scene already provides tangible evidence that Shiloh truly is Ruler over “the kingdom of the world.”—Revelation 11:15. 	 (Tanielu 7:13, 14) A te ‵saemaiga o te potukau tenei i te lalolagi nei e tuku mai ei a te fakamaoniga me i a Sailo ko te Pule tonu eiloa o malo o “te lalolagi” nei.—Fakaasiga 11:15.


11 Modesty really starts with acknowledging our place in God’s arrangement. 	 11 A te agamalu ko te taliaga ne tatou a ‵tou tulaga i fakatokaga a te Atua.


(See the chart on pages 12-15.) 19 The monthly average of 5,309,289 Bible studies reported last year worldwide show that there are still many sheeplike people who hunger for Bible truth. 	 19 E fakaasi mai ne te aofaki masani o akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu e toko 5,309,289 i te lalolagi kātoa kolā ne lipoti mai i te tausaga ko teka me e tokouke eiloa a tino kolā e fai pelā me ne mamoe koi fia‵kai ki te munatonu mai te Tusi Tapu.


How has Jehovah lived up to his great name, thus adding to its glory? 	 Ne ola pefea a Ieova e ‵tusa mo tena igoa kae faka‵malu atu ki ei?


14 Unlike all the idols representing the lifeless gods of Egypt, Jehovah, the true God, was real to Moses. 	 14 E se pelā mo tupua katoa kolā e fakaata mai i ei a atua ‵mate o te kau Aikupito, a Ieova, te Atua tonu, se tino tonu eiloa ki a Mose.


In some cases, the consequences of corruption can be disastrous. 	 I nisi taimi, e mafai eiloa o ma‵sei ‵ki a ikuga e maua mai i pulega sē fakamaoni.


GOD’S SPIRIT HELPS US DEVELOP PEACE 	 E FESOASOANI MAI TE AGAGA O TE ATUA KE ATI AKA NE TATOU TE FILEMU


avoid problems where possible. 	 kalo kea‵tea mai fakalavelave māfai e mafai.


5 Before annihilating Sodom and Gomorrah, Jehovah listened to Abraham’s questions and satisfied his sense of justice. 	 5 A koi tuai o ‵ta fakapalele Sotoma mo Komolo, ne fakalogologo a Ieova ki fesili a Apelaamo kae ne faka‵noga aka i ei te manavase o tou tagata.


And there must occur on that day,’ is the utterance of Jehovah, ‘the sound of an outcry from the Fish Gate, and a howling from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills. 	 Muna a te Aliki [ko Ieova]: ‘I te aso foki tena, ka lagona ne koutou te leo o te tagi mai te Mataloa o Ika i loto i te fakai o Ielusalema. Ka lagona foki ne koutou se leo tagi fanoanoa i koga fou o te fa‵kai mo te leo pakū i mauga.


(Luke 22:24-27) Yet, Jesus kept on reproving them with kindness, without ever losing hope that they would eventually learn to imitate his own humble mental attitude.—Phil. 2:5-8. 	 (Luka 22:24-27) Kae ne tumau eiloa a Iesu i te fakatonutonu atu o latou mo te loto alofa. Ne talitonu tou tagata me ka fakaasi mai foki ne latou a te uiga loto maulalo telā ne maua ne ia i se aso.—Filipi 2:5-8.


“I lost my loyal husband with whom I had spent 33 years of marriage,” says Poli. 	 “Ne galo atu taku avaga alofa fakamaoni telā ne ‵nofo fakatasi māua i tausaga e 33 o te ma fakaipoipoga,” ko muna a Poli.


Paul himself recognized that there could be times when we declare the good news ‘against our will.’ (1 Corinthians 9:17) However, we do these things because Jehovah—our heavenly Master, whom we love—tells us that we should. 	 (1 Kolinito 9:17) Kae e fai ne tatou a mea katoa konei me ne fai mai a Ieova—te ‵tou Pule i te lagi, telā e a‵lofa tatou ki ei—ke fai ne tatou te mea tenā.


19 By giving the elders appropriate honor and respect while not treating them as celebrities, we are helping them. 	 19 Kafai e tuku atu ne tatou a te āva mo te fakaaloalo ‵tau ki toeaina, i lō te fai ne tatou e pelā me ne tino ma‵luga kae lauiloa, e fesoasoani atu eiloa tatou ki a latou.


(John 14:2, 3) Does this not contradict the idea of life everlasting on a paradise earth? 	 (Ioane 14:2, 3) E mata, e fakafesiligina i ei te fakamoemoega ke ola a tino ki te se-gata-mai i te lalolagi palataiso?


Some Christians have felt lost when they were given an assignment that they did not readily understand. 	 A nisi Kelisiano kolā ne tuku atu ki a latou a galuega, e mafai eiloa o manava‵se ona ko te seiloa ne latou te auala e fai ei olotou galuega.


Whether people speak tongues as diverse as Arabic and Zulu, however, God has done something truly remarkable. 	 Kae faitalia te ‵kese o te ‵gana Alapi mo te ‵gana Zulu, ne fai eiloa ne Ieova se mea fakaofoofogia.


Villagers were afraid even to be seen in public. 	 Ne ma‵taku foki a tino o te fakai māfai e oloolo atu i koga e tokouke a tino i ei.


(Matt. 23:38; Acts 2:22, 23) He now chose a new nation, “the Israel of God.” 	 (Mataio 23:38; Galuega 2:22, 23) Ne filifili ne ia se fenua fou, ko te “Isalaelu a te Atua.”


5 Animal sacrifices were required in many other situations of everyday life to atone for sins. 	 5 Ne manakogina ke ofo atu ne tino Iutaia a taulaga manu i so se tulaga o te olaga mō agasala i aso katoa.


(Heb. 2:17; 9:11, 12) Paul explained that the tabernacle was merely “a shadow of the heavenly things” and that Jesus became the Mediator of “a better covenant” than that mediated by Moses. 	 (Epelu 2:17; 9:11, 12) Ne fakamatala mai a Paulo me i te faleie tapu ko ‘te ata fua o mea i te lagi’ a ko Iesu ko te Sokoga o te “feagaiga telā e ‵lei atu” i lō te feagaiga telā ne fai a Mose mo fai te sokoga i ei.


11 Hezekiah, who may have written Psalm 119, chose “the way of faithfulness.” 	 11 Ne filifili ne Hesekia, telā kāti ne tusi ne ia te Salamo 119, a “te auala o te fakamaoni.”


They would live forever in an earthly garden with no need for any cemeteries. 	 Ne ‵tau o ola latou ki te se-gata-mai i te fatoaga i te lalolagi e aunoa mo so se tanuga.


(Titus 1:2) If you draw close to him, he will draw close to you. 	 (Tito 1:2) Kafai e fakapilipili atu koe ki a ia, ka fakapilipili mai ei a ia ki a koe.


6 Basically, we all followed nine steps. 	 6 E iva auala ne tau‵tali tatou i ei i te kamataga.


(Genesis 27:46) When reflecting on his errors, David said: “All day long I have walked about sad.” 	 (Kenese 27:46) Ona ko te mafaufau ki ana mea ‵se ne fai, ne fai mai a Tavita: “E tagi fanoanoa au i te aso kātoa.”


One Bible scholar likened this process to the assembling of a statue made of individual pieces of marble. 	 Ne fakatusa ne se tino sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu e tokotasi a te fakatokaga tenei ki te ‵toe fakapikipikiga o vaega takitasi o te fatagata ne faite ki fatu tāua.


Never Resort to Devious Methods 	 Ke mo a ma Filifili a Auala Ma‵sei


Why is it important that we make wise personal decisions each day? 	 Kaia e tāua ei ke fai ne tatou taki tokotasi a fakaikuga ‵poto i aso takitasi?


Yes, our Christian ministry is a valuable aid in keeping our hearts and minds focused on the doing of God’s will and firmly fixed on the prize of everlasting life. 	 E tonu, e tāua ‵ki a te ‵tou galuega faka-Kelisiano me fai ei ke tuku ‵tonu atu ‵tou loto mo ‵tou mafaufau ki te faiga o te loto o te Atua kae ke ‵kilo atu faeloa ki te fakailoga ko te ola se-gata-mai.


FROM the first faithful human, Abel, down to our day, loyal worshippers have struggled. 	 KAMATA mai i te tagata fakamaoni muamua ko Apelu, ke oko mai ki ‵tou aso nei, ne tumau eiloa a tino tapuaki fakamaoni i te taua atu.


TODAY, mankind faces events of a magnitude never previously experienced. 	 KO PILI o fepaki a tino i aso nei mo fakalavelave kolā ne seki ‵tupu aka eiloa i aso mua.


16 Amaziah told Amos: “O visionary, go, run your way off to the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and there you may prophesy. 	 16 Ne fai atu a Amasia ki a Amosa: “Ko lava i konā, e te pelofeta! Toe foki ki Iuta o fai au lauga i ei. Fai ki ei ke ‵togi ne latou a koe.


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5 The End of Evil Deeds Is Assured! 	 5 Ko Oti ne Tali Aka a Fesili e fa e Uiga ki te Gataga


2 Any peace originating in this world is like that house. 	 2 So se filemu telā e māfua mai i te lalolagi tenei e fai pelā mo te fale tenā.


They really did live for centuries. 	 Ne ola ‵tonu eiloa latou mō te fia selau tausaga.


Worship was being pushed into the background. 	 Ko oti ne fakatafa aka kea‵tea a te faiga o te tapuakiga.


Think about what that included. 	 Mafaufau me se a te mea ne aofia i te mea tenā.


(Compare Micah 5:2.) 	 (Fakatusa ki te Mika 5:2.)


In the modern-day fulfillment, the man with the secretary’s inkhorn represents Jesus Christ, the one behind the scenes who marks those who will survive. 	 I tena fakataunuga i aso nei, a te tagata mo te mea tusitusi a te failautusi, e fakasino atu ki a Iesu Keliso, ko te tino sē matea telā e faka‵mau atu ne ia te fakailoga mō te faka‵saoga.


God’s Kingdom will be used to apply the benefits of the ransom to obedient mankind. 	 Ka fakaaoga eiloa te Malo o te Atua ke fakagalue aka ei a mea aoga mai te togiola ki tino faka‵logo katoa.


17 How could Satan induce us to remove our helmet? 	 17 E mafai pefea ne Satani o fakaloiloi tatou ke tapale kea‵tea ‵tou puloutau?


Think about all the things that Jehovah has done for you personally. 	 Mafaufau ki mea katoa ko oti ne fai ne Ieova mō koe.


Jesus described such procrastination as looking at “the things behind.” 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne Iesu a te fakatalave tenā e pelā me kilo ki ‘mea i tua.’


10 First, the Scriptures will provide you with the right motivation. 	 10 Muamua la, ka fakamalosi aka koe ne te Tusi Tapu ke maua ne koe te lagonaga tonu.


Jehovah’s Witnesses would be happy to help you to examine clear Bible truth. 	 Ka fia‵fia eiloa a Molimau a Ieova o fesoasoani atu ke sukesuke koe ki muna‵tonu mai i te Tusi Tapu.


(See also Luke 12:45.) 	 (Onoono foki ki te Luka 12:45.)


(Heb. 5:7; Ps. 25:14) Such godly fear moved Abraham to action. 	 (Epe. 5:7; Sala. 25:14) Ne fakamalosi aka ne te mataku ki te Atua ke fakalogo a Apelaamo ki a Ieova.


Why Be Guided by God’s Spirit? “You are my God. 	 Kaia e ‵Tau ei o Takitaki Tatou ne te Agaga Tapu?


To whom does God grant forgiveness? 	 Ko oi a tino e fakamagalo ne te Atua?


And the sea gave up the dead in it, and death and the Grave gave up the dead in them, and they were judged individually according to their deeds.” 	 Kae ne tuku mai ne te tai a tino ‵mate kolā e ‵nofo i ei, kae ne tuku mai foki ne te mate mo te Tanuga a tino ‵mate kolā e ‵nofo i ei, kae ne fakamasino a latou taki tokotasi e ‵tusa eiloa mo olotou amioga.”


(Gal. 6:4, 5) Whatever entertainment we may choose, we want to keep it in its proper place. 	 (Kala. 6:4, 5) Faitalia me ne a fakafiafiaga e mafai o filifili ne tatou, e ma‵nako eiloa tatou ke fakatulaga faka‵lei a te mea tenā.


If available in your country, the brochure may be obtained by requesting a copy from the secretary of the local congregation. 	 Kafai e isi se fakatokaga penā i tou fenua, e mafai o maua a te polosiua mai te fakamolemole atu ki te failautusi o te fakapotopotoga.


(John 10:16; Revelation 12:17) This opposition will soon reach its climax when the Devil launches a bitter attack against all those who support God’s established Kingdom and who place their trust in it. 	 (Ioane 10:16; Fakaasiga 12:17) Ka oko atu a te ‵tekeatuga tenei ki te ‵toe tulaga fakaoti māfai ko taua ‵tonu atu a Satani ki tino katoa kolā e ‵lago ki te Malo o te Atua kae tali‵tonu katoatoa ki ei.


But it was organized. 	 Ne fakatoka faka‵lei eiloa te fakapotopotoga tenā.


(Jeremiah 21:8, 9) Though Jerusalem’s inhabitants were deserving of destruction, Jehovah showed compassion for those who obeyed him, even at that critical, late hour.* 17. (a) In what two ways was Jeremiah’s obedience tested when Jehovah instructed him to tell the besieged Jews to ‘fall away to the Chaldeans’? (b) How can we benefit from Jeremiah’s example of courageous obedience? 	 (Ielemia 21:8, 9) E tiga eiloa ne ‵tau o fakasala a tino i Ielusalema ki te mate, ne fakaasi atu eiloa ne Ieova te alofa atafai ki tino kolā ne faka‵logo ki a ia, faitalia foki eiloa me toeitiiti e se toe ai se avanoaga ke ‵sao atu ei latou.*


For instance, in the same way that flight safety depends on a properly functioning navigational system and precise points of reference, so our spiritual, moral, and even physical well-being depends on a responsive conscience guided by correct moral points of reference. 	 E pelā eiloa mo te fakalagolago atu o te vakalele ke taunu tena malaga e aunoa mo ne fakalavelave ki te fakagaluegāga faka‵lei o ana masini e pelā foki mo fakatonutonuga ‵tonu, e fakalago‵lago atu foki a te ‵tou gasolo ki mua i te feitu faka-te-agaga, ‵tou amioga pelā foki mo ‵tou malosi faka-te-foitino ki ‵tou loto lagona ‵lei telā ne fakavae ki fakatonutonuga e uiga ki amioga ‵lei.


(Isaiah 40:11) The question that remains is, What must we do in order to be rich in God’s eyes? 	 (Isaia 40:11) A ko te fesili la, Ne a ‵tou mea e ‵tau o fai ko te mea ke maumea i mua o te Atua?


Friendship with the world can result in certain advantages, but it is short-lived. 	 E isi ne mea aogā e mafai o maua mai te faitaugasoa mo te lalolagi, kae e se tumau a mea konā.


A family head states: “Family worship helps us tremendously. 	 E fai mai se ulu o te kāiga, penei: “E fesoasoani malosi mai eiloa a te tapuakiga a te kāiga ki a matou.


Even at home, some marriage partners find themselves isolated from each other because of the time they spend on television, hobbies, sports, video games, or the Internet. 	 Ke oko foki eiloa ki kāiga, e mavae‵vae eiloa a nisi tauavaga ona ko taimi e fakamāumāu ne latou ki te onoono ki te televise, mea kolā e fia‵fia latou ki ei, tafaoga, tafaoga i vitio, io me ko te Itaneti.


In turn, all of Christ’s domestics have a share in sounding the warning.—Matt. 24:45-47. 	 I tafa i ei, e ‵kau atu foki a nisi tavini katoa a Keliso ki te fakailoaatuga o te mea tenā ki tino.—Mata. 24:45-47.


• How can we keep our message positive? 	 • E mafai pefea o fakatumau te aogā o ‵tou fekau?


We can apply such counsel by learning to express our emotions in ways that are not offensive to the hearer. 	 E mafai o fakagalue ne tatou a fakatakitakiga penā mai te iloa o fakaasi atu ‵tou lagonaga i auala kolā e se mafai o kaitaua ei te suā tino.


How did God’s Word exert power in the first century? 	 Ne mafai pefea o galue te ‵mana o te Muna a te Atua i te senitenali muamua?


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However, the book of Acts mentions that some Jews or proselytes from Pontus were among those in Jerusalem who heard the good news at Pentecost 33 C.E. They may have returned home and spread the Christian message there. 	 E ui i ei, e taku mai i te tusi o Galuega me ne aofia a nisi tino Iutaia io me ko tino kolā ne ‵fuli olotou lotu mai Pono, i tino kolā ne lagona ne latou a te tala ‵lei i Ielusalema i te Penitekoso i te 33 T.A. Kāti ne ‵foki atu latou ki olotou fenua kae fakasalalau atu a te fekau faka-Kelisiano i konā.


As a result, individuals have at times become the victims of gross wrongs. 	 Ne iku atu i nisi taimi ki te logo‵mae o tino i faifaiga ‵se.


Prayer by that servant brought good results. 	 Ne iku manuia te ‵talo a te tavini tenā.


That is what we should remember about Jesus, and we need to tell it to others. 	 Tenā te kilokiloga e ‵tau o maua ne tatou e uiga ki a Iesu, kae e ‵tau o fakamatala atu ne tatou ki nisi tino.


(Rev. 21:4) As wonderful as it is that mourning, outcry, and pain will be no more, God’s promise even includes doing away with mankind’s ultimate enemy—death. 	 (Fakaasiga 21:4) E pelā mo te gali me ka sē toe ai se fanoanoa, se ‵tagi, mo te ‵mae, e aofia foki i te tautoga a te Atua a te fakaseaiga o te ‵toe fili o tino—ko te mate.


Further, “they are before the throne of God; and they are rendering him sacred service day and night in his temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread his tent over them.” 	 E se gata i ei, “e ‵tu ei latou i mua o te nofogaaliki o te Atua kae tavini atu ki a ia i te ao mo te po i tona faletapu. Ka ko ia tela e nofo i te nofogaaliki e puipui ne ia latou i te nofo fakatasi o ia mo latou.”


Prepare for Jehovah’s Great Day 	 Ke Toka mō te Aso Lasi o Ieova


Our wives and our little ones will become plunder. 	 Ka ‵mate fua tatou i te taua, ka ko o‵tou avaga mo tama‵liki ka puke fakapagota.


When one of the anointed dies faithful, it is with the sure prospect of being “raised up a spiritual body,” resurrected “in incorruption . . . , in glory.” (1 Cor. 15:42-44) If there is much “joy in heaven over one sinner that repents,” imagine the joy in the heavenly courts when one of Christ’s spirit-begotten brothers finishes a life course of integrity. 	 Kafai e mate se tokotasi o te kau fakaekegina i te fakamaoni, e mautinoa eiloa me ka “fakatu aka i se foitino faka-te-agaga,” toe fakatu aka “i te sē pala . . . , mo te ‵malu.” (1 Kolinito 15:42-44) Kafai e lasi te “fiafia e maua i te lagi māfai e salamō se tino agasala e tokotasi,” mafaufau ki te fiafia e maua i koga faka-te-lagi māfai se tokotasi o taina faka-te-agaga o Keliso e mate i te fakamaoni.


So does opposition to the work. 	 Kae e penā foki loa a ‵tekega ki te galuega.


12 By this prayer we also manifest our willingness to conform our lives to Jehovah’s will. 	 12 Mai te ‵talo tenei e fakaasi atu foki i ei te ‵tou loto finafinau ke fakafetaui aka a ‵tou olaga mo te loto o Ieova.


9, 10. (a) Why is physical cleanness important to a Christian? (b) What comments are often made about the conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses? 	 E Fakaasi Atu ne te ‵Mā Faka-te-Foitino me i a Tatou ko Tavini a te Atua


Acquiring these calls for the knowledge of God. 	 Ko te mea ke maua a uiga konei, e manakogina i ei te poto mai te Atua.


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They told him to “go up,” that is, keep going up to Bethel or be taken up as Elijah had been. 	 Ne fai atu latou ki a ia ke “fano keatea mai i konei,” o fano ki Peteli io me ke eva atu e pelā mo Elia.


Is he cruel?’ 	 E mata, a ia e sauā?’


Did he allow his new surroundings to change his identity or sabotage his faith? 	 E mata, ne talia ne ia ke ‵fuli ne tino i konā a tena mafaufau io me fakamasei ei tena fakatuanaki?


(Psalm 146:6, 7; Isaiah 65:17, 21-23; 2 Peter 3:13) When a Witness in one Asian land heard a customer express anxious concern over the economic situation there, she explained that what was happening there was part of a pattern of events occurring around the world. 	 (Salamo 146:6, 7; Isaia 65:17, 21-23; 2 Petelu 3:13) I te taimi ne lagona ei ne se Molimau i Asia a te fāmeo a se fafine telā ne fanatu o ‵togi ana mea i te sitoa, e uiga ki te faiga‵ta o mea tau tupe, ne fakamatala atu ne ia me konā foki eiloa a mea e ‵tupu i te lalolagi kātoa.


Throughout Europe, the average age of priests is increasing, and a shortage is being felt even in such countries as Ireland and Belgium. 	 I Eulopa kātoa, ko gasolo aka o tokouke te aofaki o faifeau ma‵tua kae e sē lava a faifeau i nisi fenua e pelā mo Ireland mo Belgium.


Indeed, God determined that those immoral people deserved to die. 	 E tonu, ne fakaiku aka ne te Atua me ne ‵tau eiloa o ‵mate a tino amio ma‵sei konei.


See that you are not alarmed, for these things must take place, but the end is not yet. 	 Me e ‵tau eiloa o ‵tupu a mea konei, kae e seki oko mai te gataga.


While he firmly reminded them of the consequences of their faithlessness, he was moved with pity by the miserable spiritual condition of the ʽam ha·ʼaʹrets, the lowly, ordinary folk among them.—Matthew 9:35, 36; 11:20-24. 	 E tiga eiloa ne fakamasaua atu faeloa ne ia a ikuga kolā ka maua ne latou ona ko te lotou sē fakatuanaki, ne gasuesue a ia mo te alofa ona ko te sē ‵lei o te tulaga faka-te-agaga o te kau ʽam ha·ʼaʹrets, ko tino fakaa‵lofa kae sē taulia.—Mataio 9:35, 36; 11:20-24.


When the city finally falls, the Jews will be too stunned to express their grief. 	 I te taimi ka fakatakavale ei te fa‵kai, ka tō ‵poi a te kau Iutaia ke fakaasi atu ei te lotou fanoa‵noa.


For example, the children may see something that they would like. 	 Kāti ka kilo atu se tamaliki ki se mea telā e fiafai a ia ki ei.


15. How does Jehovah remember his servants? 	 15 E fakamanuia ne Ieova a tino kolā e tavini atu ki a ia.


The angels, being in a superior position and having a keener sense of justice than humans, were aware of what was taking place in the congregation. 	 Ne iloa ‵lei ne te kau agelu a mea kolā ne ‵tupu i te fakapotopotoga me e ma‵luga atu latou kae e sili atu foki te lotou maina ‵lei i te faiga o mea ‵tonu.


Keep in mind that Satan does not want you to think clearly or reason things out well. 	 Ke masaua ne koe i a Satani e se manako ke mafaufau kae fakasakosako faka‵lei atu koe.


The angel Gabriel echoed Isaiah’s proclamation when he announced Jesus’ coming birth to Mary. 	 Ne toe fakamasaua mai ne te agelu ko Kapilielu a te valoaga a Isaia i te taimi ne folafola atu ei ne ia ki a Malia a te fanaumaiga o Iesu.


Indeed, it is vital that any who desire life keep on walking with God. 	 E tonu, e tāua ‵ki mō te tino telā e fia ola ke tumau i te sa‵sale fakatasi mo te Atua.


Abraham was happy to wait, even though he did not see the complete fulfillment of the promise in his day. 	 Ne fiafia a Apelaamo o faka‵tali a ia faitalia me ne seki lavea ne ia te fakataunuga katoatoa o te folafolaga i ana aso.


SONGS: 49, 73 	 PESE: 49, 73


He wrote: “I have come to know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good during one’s life; and also that every man should eat and indeed drink and see good for all his hard work. 	 Ne tusi mai tou tagata: “Ko iloa aka nei ne au me i te mea sili e ‵tau o fai ne tatou ko te fakafia‵fia i te olaga tenei koi ola tatou i ei. E ‵tau mo tatou katoa o ‵kai kae inu kae fakafiafia ki mea ne maua ne tatou mai o‵tou galuega.


Think about David. 	 Mafaufau ki a Tavita.


As it did, Noah could see that his God, Jehovah, was simultaneously protecting righteousness and punishing wickedness. 	 Ne lavea ne Noa i tena Atua, ko Ieova, e puipui ne ia a tino amio‵tonu kae fakasala a tino amio ma‵sei i te taimi eiloa e tasi.


If you help him to establish and maintain a routine of regular Bible reading, this habit will benefit him long after he is baptized. 	 Kafai e fakamalosi atu koe ki a ia ke fakatoka kae fakatumau ne ia se fakasologa tumau o faitauga ki te Tusi Tapu, ka aogā eiloa te faifaiga tenei ki a ia a koituai o papatiso a ia.


Let us now consider how we can take those three steps in times of distress. 	 Ke onoono nei tatou ki auala e fakagalue aka ei a mea e tolu konā i taimi o fakalavelave.


25 Let Nothing Deprive You of the Prize 	 25 Ke mo a ma Kaisoa ne se Mea a te Failoga Mai i a Koutou


Recall that when Jehovah had Solomon make a request, the king asked for wisdom to guide the people. 	 Ke masaua te taimi ne fai atu ei Ieova ki a Solomona ke fai mai so se mea e manako a ia ki ei, ne fakamolemole atu te tupu ke maua ne ia te poto mo takitaki a tino.


THE American Psychological Association set up a task force to investigate this booming industry. 	 NE FAKATU aka ne te Kau Tokitā Tau te Mafaufau i Amelika se potukau o tino ke suke‵suke faka‵lei ki te pisinisi lasi tenā.


What is that objective? 	 Se a te manakoga tenā?


7 The Bible warns that those who marry “will have tribulation in their flesh.” (1 Cor. 7:28) If you have an unbelieving mate, you may experience more than the usual stress and anxiety in your marriage. 	 7 Ne fakailoa mai ne te Tusi Tapu me i tino a‵vaga “ka maua ne latou a puapuaga i te foitino.” (1 Koli. 7:28) Kafai koe e avaga ki se tino sē talitonu, e mafai o silia atu a mea fakafi‵ta mo te manavase ka maua ne koe i tou olaga avaga.


They could not afford to be “biting and devouring one another,” for that could result in their being “annihilated by one another.”—Gal. 5:15. 	 Ne seki mafai ne latou o “fai taua” te suā tino ki te suā tino, me e mafai o iku atu a te faiga tenā ki te “fakamasei” o te suā tino ki te suā tino.—Kalatia 5:15.


What shows that humility will continue to characterize the activities of God’s Son? 	 Se a te mea e fakaasi mai i ei me ka tumau eiloa te fakaasi mai ne te Tama a te Atua a te loto maulalo i te taimi mai mua?


(Gen. 11:1) Then came the rebellion of Nimrod’s day. 	 (Kenese 11:1) Kae ne tupu se ‵tekeatuga i aso o Nimalota.


They are more to be desired than gold, yes, than much refined gold.”—Psalm 19:7-10; 119:72. 	 E tonu foki ana fakamasinoga; kae se fakapito.


If we have sinned, we can plead for forgiveness on the basis of Jesus’ ransom sacrifice, Jehovah’s mercy, our inherited imperfection, and our record of faithful service. 	 Kafai ko oti ne agasala tatou, e mafai o fakamolemole atu tatou mō se fakamagaloga e alatu i te taulaga togiola a Iesu, te alofa fakamagalo o Ieova, te ‵tou tulaga se ‵lei katoatoa telā ne togi mai, mo galuega ne fai ne tatou mo te fakamaoni.


The prophet Isaiah foretells: “[God] will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces.”—Isaiah 25:8. 	 E ‵valo mai penei te pelofeta ko Isaia: “A te [Atua] ka fakagata ne ia te mate ke se toe ai eiloa! Ka solo ne ia a loimata mai i mata o tino katoa.”—Isaia 25:8.


When representative members of the “slave” discern that our viewpoint on some point of truth needs to be clarified or corrected, they do not hold back from making the adjustment. 	 Kafai e matea ne sui o te “tavini” me e manakogina ke fakapa‵tonu io me faka‵tonu aka a ‵tou talitonuga i nisi vaega o te munatonu, e se taofi ne latou te faiga o se ‵fuliga ki ei.


But Satan did not question God’s power. 	 Kae ne seki fakafesili aka ne Satani te ‵mana o te Atua.


“[Jesus] was obliged to become like his ‘brothers’ in all respects,” wrote the apostle Paul, “that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest . . . 	 Ne tusi mai te apositolo ko Paulo: “E ‵tau mo [Iesu] o fai ke pelā mo ona taina i mea katoa, ko te mea ke fai a ia mo olotou faitaulaga pule e alofa kae fakamaoni . . .


Some think that it would be boring to live forever. 	 E mafau‵fau a nisi tino me e faka‵fiu te ola ki te se-gata-mai.


What common element do we find at Isaiah 65:25 and Isaiah 11:9? 	 Se a te manatu i te Isaia 65:25 telā e ‵pau mo te Isaia 11:9?


Now, though, things were different. 	 Nei la, ko ‵kese te tulaga tenā.


As noted, both types of IUDs appear to alter the lining of the uterus. 	 E pelā mo mea ne iloa atu, e foliga mai me i IUD e lua konei e mafai o ‵fuli i ei a te ufi o te moegatama.


Rather, it spurs them on to increase their sacrifice of praise to the extent that they reasonably can.—Psalm 146:2. 	 Ka fakamalosi aka ei latou ke ‵viki atu faeloa ki a Ieova.—Salamo 146:2.


Then Jehovah allowed Moses to see the afterglow of this divine manifestation of glory. 	 Mai tua ifo i konā ne talia ei ne Ieova ke lavea ne Mose te mainaga telā ne fakaasi mai o te ‵malu o te Atua.


Kept “Safe With Seven Others” (Noah), 8/1 	 Ne Fakasao a ia “Fakatasi mo Nisi Tino e Tokofitu” (Noah), 8/1


(John 17:3) But that knowledge enriches our life even now. 	 (Ioane 17:3) Kae e fai ne te iloaga tenei ke momea aka te ‵lei o ‵tou olaga i te vaitaimi nei.


Do not keep on seeking. 	 Sa fai te mea tenā.


To illustrate: Linda,* a zealous Christian and a devoted mother, watched helplessly as her baptized husband unrepentantly embarked on an unscriptural path and was disfellowshipped. 	 Ke fai se fakatusa: Ne kilokilo atu eiloa a Linda,* se Kelisiano loto finafinau kae se mātua fakamaoni, ki tena avaga papatiso kae sē salamō, ko fai ne ia a mea kolā e se fetaui mo te Tusi Tapu kae ne fakatea i ei a ia.


14 If we continue to pray for help in controlling our sinful inclinations, we will experience Jehovah’s helping hand. 	 14 Kafai e tumau tatou i te ‵talo atu mō se fesoasoani ke mafai o pule atu tatou ki ‵tou lagonaga agasala, ka maua eiloa ne tatou te fesoasoani o Ieova.


So how can single Christians today—whether brothers or sisters, young in age or up in years, single by choice or because of circumstances—make the most of their situation in life? 	 Tela la, e mafai pefea ne Kelisiano taka i aso nei—faitalia me ne taina io me ne tuagane, talavou io me ko tai ma‵tua, e ‵nofo taka ona ko olotou filifiliga io me ko olotou tulaga—o fakaaoga faka‵lei olotou tulaga i te olaga?


PAGE 10 • SONGS: 119, 80 	 ITULAU E 10 • PESE: 119, 80


18 Likewise, effective shepherds are mild-tempered even when they are treated unfairly. 	 18 E penā foki loa, e uiga filemu a tausi mamoe ma‵goi faitalia foki loa me e se ‵lei a faifaiga ki a latou.


Not only do we want him to see us but we also desire that he make a thorough examination of our thoughts and actions. 	 E se ma‵nako fua tatou ke lavea ne ia tatou kae ke fai foki ne ia se sukesukega māea ki ‵tou mafaufauga mo faifaiga.


Remember, for an elder to work hard in the congregation, his family is sacrificing time spent with him. 	 Masaua, ko te mea ke galue malosi te toeaina i te fakapotopotoga, e fakaavanoa eiloa ne te kāiga a taimi kolā e fakamāumāu fakatasi ne latou mo ia.


Facing up to tests of faith during youth may mean enduring hardship and ridicule. 	 A te fakafesagai atu ki tofotofoga o te fakatuanaki i te taimi koi talavou ei e mafai o fakauiga ki te kufaki i mea faiga‵ta mo fakatauemuga.


Whatever the case, how appropriate that we reflect on the matter, humbly admit our shortcoming, and beg Jehovah’s forgiveness, seeking his help in overcoming the weakness! 	 Faitalia me se a te mafuaga, e ‵lei atu māfai e fakaasi atu ne tatou mo te loto maulalo a ‵tou mea ‵se, kae akai atu ki a Ieova ke fakamagalo mai ne ia tatou kae ke fesoasoani mai foki ki a tatou ke mafai o manumalo tatou i te fakalavelave tenā!


To do so would be to fall victim to one of Satan’s snares. 	 Kafai e mafaufau koe penā, ka lave koe i te suā malei a Satani.


The Lie That Made God a Mystery 5 	 Te Akoakoga ‵Se Telā e Fai ei ke se Iloa ‵Lei a te Atua 5


WE LIVE in a world that is experiencing some of the most difficult and tragic times in human history. 	 E ‵NOFO atu tatou i se lalolagi faigata i tala fakasolopito o tino.


These precious truths reveal why God permits evil, why we die, how we should pray, and how we can be truly happy. 	 E fakaasi mai foki ne muna‵tonu tāua konei a te pogai e talia ei ne te Atua a amioga ma‵sei, te pogai e ‵mate ei tatou, te auala e ‵tau ei o ‵talo atu tatou, mo te auala e mafai ei o maua ne tatou a te fiafia tonu.


At Hebrews 6:10, we are reminded: “God is not unrighteous so as to forget your work and the love you showed for his name.” 	 E fakamasaua mai penei i te Epelu 6:10: “Me i te Atua e fai mea tonu. E se mafai foki o puli i a ia a galuega ne fai ne koutou, io me ko te alofa ne fakaasi ne koutou mo ia.”


Will you be among them? 	 Ka aofia foki koe i a latou?


Additionally, why not learn a few phrases that may capture their interest? 	 E se gata i ei, kaia e se tauloto ei koe ki ne nāi fuaiupu kolā e mafai o fakamalosi aka i ei te lotou fia‵fia?


• What does Dinah’s experience teach us? 	 • Se a te akoakoga e maua ne tatou mai i te tala o Tina?


How the Prizes Are Won 	 Te Auala e Maua i ei a Failoga


Would you respond as did Jesus, or would you feel a bit like his Pharisee host? 	 E mata, ka saga atu koe ki ei e pelā mo Iesu, io me ka tai ‵pau ou lagonaga mo te Falesaio telā ne ‵kami ne ia a Iesu?


Once they began to work wholeheartedly again, he would back them by means of his holy spirit. 	 I te taimi ne toe kamata ei o ga‵lue latou mo te loto kātoa, ne ‵lago malosi atu a ia ki a latou e auala i tena agaga tapu.


What challenges might we face as we endeavor to conduct a Bible study? 	 Ne a mea faiga‵ta kāti ka fe‵paki mo tatou i ‵tou taumafaiga ke kamata se akoga faka-te-Tusi Tapu?


When the older men of Israel request a human king, Jehovah permits them to have one. 	 I te taimi ne ma‵nako ei a toeaina o Isalaelu ki se tupu, ne talia ne Ieova te lotou fakamolemole tenā.


Similarly, Trisha says: “We are both focused on not getting into debt, so we don’t fight about money. 	 E fai mai foki penā a Trisha: “Ko taumafai māua ke seai se kaitalafu, tela la, ko sē taua māua i tupe.


Draw Close to God 	 Fakapilipili Atu Ki Te Atua


What did the unnamed prophet from Judah fail to do, and what was the result? 	 Se a te mea ne fakatamala ei te pelofeta mai Iuta o fai, kae se a te mea ne iku mai i ei?


What may result if parents are not approachable? 	 Se a te mea e mafai o iku atu ki ei māfai a mātua e se uiga faigo‵fie?


The decisions they made with regard to their principal pursuits can encourage us to examine how we are using our time.—Matt. 28:19, 20; 2 Tim. 3:1. 	 E fakaasi mai i olotou fakaikuga a mea kolā e fakamuamua ne latou kae ‵tau o fai i ei ke ma‵nako tatou o iloilo aka a te auala e fakaaoga ei ne tatou a ‵tou taimi.—Mataio 28:19, 20; 2 Timoteo 3:1.


Does our desire to possess things cause us to push the interests of true worship into second place? 	 E mata, e fakamalosi aka ne ‵tou manakoga ke maua a nisi mea ke manatu ma‵ma tatou ki ‵tou tapuakiga tonu?


What vast and reliable wisdom is found in the pages of the Bible? 	 Se a te fakatakitakiga poto e maua ne tatou i te Tusi Tapu?


JEHOVAH’S word was cherished by the composer of Psalm 119. 	 NE FAKATĀUA malosi ne te tino ne ‵fatu ne ia te Salamo 119 a te muna a Ieova.


(Rom. 12:9; Luke 9:62) All of us, therefore, need to make sure that nothing in Satan’s world, no matter how useful or pleasant it may seem to be, holds us back from being wholehearted in caring for Kingdom interests.—2 Cor. 11:14; read Philippians 3:13, 14. 	 (Loma 12:9; Luka 9:62) Kafai foki e isi ne mea i te lalolagi a Satani e foliga mai me e aoga io me ‵gali, e ‵tau o fakamautinoa aka ne tatou ke seai eiloa se mea e taofi ne ia tatou mai i te tavini atu ki te Atua mo ‵tou loto kātoa.—2 Kolinito 11:14; faitau te Filipi 3:13, 14.


Doris confided in one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Kae ne faipati atu eiloa a Tokasi ki se Molimau a Ieova.


Nothing gives greater satisfaction than seeing how Jehovah’s Word can change a person’s life. 	 E seai se isi mea e mafai o tuku mai ne ia te lotomalie katoatoa māfai ko ‵fuli ne te Muna a Ieova a te olaga o se tino.


An Inheritance Passed On Through Abraham 	 Se Tofi Telā ne Tuku Mai e Alatu i a Apelaamo


Once fulfilled, that Law “contract” was no longer binding on God’s people. 	 I te taimi ne fakataunu ei, ne seki toe ‵tau o ‵nofo atu a tino o te Atua mai lalo i te “feagaiga” o te Tulafono tenā.


What details does the book of Job reveal about Satan? 	 Ne a fakamatalaga likiliki e fakaasi mai i te tusi ko Iopu e uiga ki a Satani?


Likewise, Jehovah finds pleasure in your asking him for his spirit, and he will give it to you.—Prov. 15:8. 	 E penā foki loa te fiafia o Ieova māfai ko akai atu koe mō tena agaga, kae ka tuku atu ne ia ki a koe.—Faataoto 15:8.


How can adversity affect young people? 	 E mafai pefea o pokotia a talavou i fakalavelave faiga‵ta?


[Box/Picture on page 12, 13] 	 [Fesili mo te Sukesukega]


The sign to identify his invisible presence included great wars, food shortages, earthquakes, the appearance of false prophets, an increase of lawlessness, and severe pestilences. 	 E aofia i fakailoga konei ko taua, oge meakai, mafuie, pelofeta ‵loi mo te gasoloakaga o amioga ma‵sei mo masaki fakama‵taku.


Like Shane, Reneé, and their children, many other Witness families have offered themselves willingly to serve as “need greaters.” 	 E pelā mo Shane mo Reneé mo lā tama‵liki, ko oti foki ne ofo atu ne te tokoukega o kāiga Molimau a latou eiloa mo te loto fia‵fia ke tavini atu i koga kolā e “lasi te manakoga i ei.”


14 Consider the example of Hans, who serves as an elder in a congregation in Austria. 	 14 Mafaufau ki te fakaakoakoga a Hans, telā ne tavini atu e pelā me se toeaina i se fakapotopotoga i Austria.


Instead of using his age and status with God to tell his nephew what to do, Abraham proved himself to be a true peacemaker. 	 I lō te fakaaoga ne ia o tena tulaga e pelā me se tino matua ke fakatonu atu ki tena tuatina e uiga ki mea kolā e ‵tau o fai, ne fai eiloa a ia e pelā me se tino fakatupu filemu.


Jonathan, King Saul’s eldest son, would likely have been the heir to the throne of Israel—except for one thing. 	 A Ionatana, te tama tagata matua a te tupu ko Saulo, ne ‵tau eiloa o fai mo fai te suā tupu o Isalaelu.


18 Those who pursue love bring praise to Jehovah. 	 18 A tino kolā e kausaki atu ki te alofa, e avatu ne latou a tavaega ki a Ieova.


21 Our regularly attending Christian meetings and sharing in preaching the good news are included among these acts and deeds of godly devotion. 	 21 A te kau atu faeloa ki fakatasiga Kelisiano mo te talaiatuga o te tala ‵lei e aofia i galuega kolā e fakatapu ei ‵tou olaga mō te Atua.


ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER TO REMAIN ON THE ROAD TO LIFE 	 FAKATAU FAKAMALOSI TE SUĀ TINO KI TE SUĀ TINO KE TUMAU I TE AUALA KI TE OLA


What induced Peter to deny Christ? 	 Se a te mea ne fai ei ke fakafiti a Petelu e uiga ki te Keliso?


Their hearts should be filled with such deeply felt gratitude that they would be moved to do what Paul states next: “Present your bodies a sacrifice living, holy, acceptable to God, a sacred service with your power of reason.” 	 E ‵tau o ‵fonu latou i te loto fakafetai telā ka fakamalosi aka ei ke fai ne latou te suā mea telā ne taku mai ne Paulo i te fuaiupu tenā: “Ke tuku atu otou foitino ki te Atua ke fai mo taulaga ola, taulaga tapu kae logomalie ki a ia, ko te otou tapuakiga tonu eiloa tenā.”


They had knocked on the door leading to Bithynia—again in vain. 	 Ne tukituki atu latou i te mataloa ki Pitunia kae ne seki manuia foki latou.


In his letter to the Galatians, Paul called such acts and traits “the works of the flesh.” 	 I tena tusi ki te kau Kalatia, ne fakasino atu a Paulo ki faifaiga mo uiga penā me ne “manako faka-te-foitino.”


• What do we learn from the prophet Daniel about the value of prayer? 	 • Se a te mea ne tauloto ne tatou mai te pelofeta ko Tanielu e uiga ki te tāua o te ‵talo?


Just imagine: If you approached a large group of people who in unison were singing a beautiful, moving song, how would you feel? 	 Mafaufau la: Kafai ko pili atu koe ki se potukau o tino e tokouke kolā e ‵kau fakatasi i te usuatuga o se pese gali kae fakaalofalofa, ka pefea ou lagonaga e uiga ki ei?


What research tool may help us to be ready to answer questions about the truths of God’s Word? 11 If you feel unprepared, why not spend some time studying the book Reasoning From the Scriptures if it is available in your language?* Pick out a few subjects that seem likely to arise, and commit some Scriptural points to memory. 	 11 Kafai e mafaufau koe me e se toka koe, kaia e se fakamāumāu ei ou taimi o sukesuke ki te tamā tusi ko te Mataupu Mai te Tusi Tapu mō Sau‵talaga.* Ke filifili ne nāi mataupu kolā e masani o faka‵sae aka ne tino, kae taumafai ke masaua a tusi siki kolā e fetaui ‵lei.


This is a good reminder for those who might get involved in a financial dispute with a fellow believer. 	 A te mea tenei se fakamasauaga ‵lei mō tino kolā e aofia i se kinauga i mea tau tupe mo se taina talitonu.


“The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all.”—Ecclesiastes 9:5. 	 “E tonu, e iloa ne tino ola i a latou e ‵mate, ka ko tino ‵mate e seai se mea a latou e iloa.”—Failauga 9:5.


Like many other young Witnesses of Jehovah, Amélie knows that her solid religious convictions give her a purpose in life and are a source of lasting happiness. 	 Te Pogai e ‵Tau ei o Talia a Fakatakitakiga a te Atua


What pitfall as to judging is to be avoided, and why? 18 “The showing of partiality in judgment is not good,” declares Proverbs 24:23. 	 E fakaasi mai ne te poto mai te lagi me ‵tau o ‵kalo keatea a te kau toeaina mai te fapito māfai ko fai ne latou ne fono fakamasino i loto i te fakapotopotoga.


(2 Tim. 3:1) When that occurs, it is important not to panic. 	 (2 Timoteo 3:1) Kafai ko tupu te mea tenā, se mea tāua ke mo a ma ma‵taku tatou.


6 When Saul first manifested a disobedient spirit, his son Jonathan proved to be loyal to Jehovah. 	 6 I te taimi muamua ne fakaasi atu ne Saulo a te uiga sē fakalogo, kae ne fakatalitonu atu eiloa ne tena tama ko Ionatana a tena fakamaoni ki a Ieova.


2 Let us consider how we can develop and maintain our love and appreciation for the Kingdom, the ministry, and the truth. 	 2 Ke na mafau‵fau nei tatou ki te auala e mafai o ati aka kae fakatumau te ‵tou fia‵fia mo te loto fakafetai ki te Malo, te galuega talai, mo te munatonu.


This medium-sized container has a “round lid of lead.” 	 E isi se ‘‵pono e faite ki polo faka‵mafa’ o te kete sē lasi malosi tenei.


Really, though, you are feeling the results of Jehovah’s creative power. 	 A te tonuga loa, ko lagona ne koe a te malosi ‵mana o Ieova.


August 1, 2012 	 Setema 1, 2012


Imagine—all weapons of war destroyed forever! 	 Mafaufau la—me ka fakaseai katoa a meatau ki te se-gata-mai!


Who does not long to live in a world of peace and justice? 	 Ko oi la te tino e se fia ola i se lalolagi filemu kae amiotonu?


In effect, we may need ‘to close the gates to the city and chase the Tyrians away’ in order to give priority and proper attention to sacred things. 	 A ko te ikuga, kāti e ‵tau mo tatou ‘o ‵pono a mataloa ki te fa‵kai kae afuli kea‵tea a tino mai Tulo’ ko te mea ke fakamuamua kae ‵saga tonu tatou ki mea tapu.


We therefore urge all baptized males to take a fresh look at their circumstances and ask themselves, ‘If I am not a ministerial servant or an elder, should I analyze the reasons why I am not serving?’ 	 Tela la, e fakamalosi atu ki tagata papatiso katoa ke maua ne latou se kilokiloga fou e uiga ki olotou fakanofonofoga kae ke fesili ifo ki a latou eiloa, ‘Kafai au e sē se tavini fakafaifeau io me se toeaina, e mata, e ‵tau o sukesuke ne au a pogai e se maua ei ne au a tauliaga konā?


(Col. 3:9, 10) Jesus indicated the foremost reason why Christians should strive to imitate God when he told his apostles: “My Father is glorified in this, that you keep bearing much fruit.”* (John 15:8) As we cultivate “the fruitage of the spirit,” the results are plain to see in the way we speak and act; this, in turn, brings praise to our God. 	 (Kolose 3:9, 10) Ne fakaasi mai ne Iesu a te pogai tāua e ‵tau ei mo Kelisiano o taumafai malosi o fakaakoako ki te Atua i te taimi ne fai atu ei a ia ki ana apositolo: “Tenei te auala e fakaasi atu ei te vikiga o toku Tamana: manafai e ‵fua malosi mai koutou.”* (Ioane 15:8) I te taimi e ati aka ei ne tatou a “fua o te agaga,” e mafai fua o laveagofie a ikuga o te mea tenā i te auala e fai‵pati ei tatou e pelā foki mo ‵tou faifaiga; kae e fai i ei ke avatu ne tatou a vikiga ki te ‵tou Atua.


(Nehemiah 5:1-10) Many Jews were violating the Sabbath and were failing to support the Levites and the temple. 	 (Neemia 5:1-10) Ne soli ne tino Iutaia e tokouke a te Sapati kae ne fakata‵mala latou o ‵lago atu ki te kau Levi mo te faletapu.


For three Sabbaths, Paul “reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving by references that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead.” 	 E tolu a Sapati “ne fakasako‵sako a ia [Paulo] mo latou ki mea mai Tusitusiga Tapu, o fakamatala kae fakatalitonu atu e auala i mea kolā ne tusi ki lalo me ne ‵tau eiloa o puapuaga a te Keliso kae toe fakatu aka mai te mate.”


(2 Peter 3:13; Jude 20, 21) What a splendid hope! 	 (2 Petelu 3:13; Iuta 20, 21) Ma‵faga o fakamoemoega gali!


The film’s subjects included horse-drawn wagons and early-model automobiles, as well as shoppers and newsboys carrying on their daily affairs. 	 Ne lavea i loto i te ata a ka e toso ne solofanua mo vaegā ka i aso taumua, e pelā foki mo tino e ‵togi mea i sitoa mo tamaliki tāgata ‵togi nusipepa e fai a mea masani i olotou olaga i aso takitasi.


Why can we be certain that Jehovah’s day will come? 	 Kaia e mautinoa ei i a tatou me ka oko mai eiloa te aso o Ieova?


Many experts warn that mismanagement of the environment may play a role in natural disasters, whether by causing them, worsening them, or making human society more vulnerable to them. 	 E faka‵pula mai ne tino ‵poto e tokouke me i te sē tausi faka‵lei ki te koga ‵nofo e mafai o isi sena tusaga i fakalavelave o te natula, kāti mai te fakamāfuaga o latou, fakama‵losiga o latou, io me ko te faiga o tino ke faigo‵fie o pokotia i ei.


Remember that the craving to control others and the longing to be admired are the desires that enticed Satan, but he is angry, not happy. 	 Masaua me i te manakoga ke pule atu ki nisi tino mo te fia takutakua ko manakoga kolā ne faka‵segina ei a Satani, kae ko kaitaua nei a ia, kae e se fiafia.


7 What about us? 	 7 Kae e a tatou?


What do the anointed indicate by partaking of the bread? 	 Se a te mea e fakaasi mai ne te kau fakaekegina mai te lotou ‵kai ki te falaoa?


Then, the Witnesses began to study the Bible with the couple. 	 Kae ne kamata o sukesuke a te kau Molimau mo te tauavaga ki te Tusi Tapu.


Perhaps a doctor or a nurse said them before administering a recommended treatment. 	 E se taumate ko oti ne lagona ne koe se tokitā io me se nēsi e fai ne ia a pati konei, mai mua o ‵suki atu ne ia se vailakau ne fakatonu mai ne te tokitā ke maua.


9. What helped some brothers to find reasons for joy when in prison for their faith? 	 9 Kafai e ‵tupu ne fakalavelave matagā ‵ki, koi mafai eiloa ne tatou o maua a pogai ke fia‵fia i ei.


Give an example of one congregation that applied his counsel. 	 Se a te fakatakitakiga ne tuku mai ne Paulo e uiga ki te fakamalosiga o nisi tino?


In his letter to the Romans, the apostle Paul explained: “Whenever people of the nations that do not have law do by nature the things of the law, these people, although not having law, are a law to themselves. 	 Ne fakamatala mai penei te apositolo ko Paulo i tena tusi ki te kau Loma: “E se maua ne fenua fakaatea te Tulafono, kae kafai e fai ne latou a fakatonuga o te Tulafono i te loto lagona, ne tulafono mea kona ki a latou; kae tonu me e seai se lotou Tulafono.


As already noted, it unfailingly came to pass in the year 539 B.C.E. 	 E pelā mo te mea ko oti ne iloa atu, ne taunu eiloa te mea tenā i te 539 T.L.M.


(Prov. 30:7-9) Even poverty does not justify theft. 	 (Faataoto 30:7-9) E se ‵tau eiloa o kaisoa se tino ona ko te mativa.


Seek Jehovah Before the Day of His Anger 	 ‵Fuli Atu ki a Ieova a Koi Tuai a Oko Mai te Aso o Tena Kaitaua


That means taking seriously our family and congregation worship—being regular in personal and family study, in prayer, and in meeting with our fellow Christians. 	 Ko tena uiga ke fakatāua malosi ne tatou a tapuakiga a ‵tou kāiga mo te fakapotopotoga—ko te fai faeloa o sukesukega totino mo sukesukega a te kāiga, ‵talo, mo te ‵kau fakatasi mo ‵tou taina Kelisiano i fakatasiga.


For centuries, members of Judaism, Christendom, and Islam have been taught about the garden of Eden, where God put Adam and Eve to live. 	 I te fia o senitenali, ne akoako a tino o te Lotu Iutaia, Lotu Kelisiano ‵Se, mo te Lotu Isilama, ki mea e uiga ki te fatoaga o Etena, telā ne tuku atu ne te Atua ke ‵nofo i ei a Atamu mo Eva.


Since the Governing Body is neither inspired nor infallible, what questions arise? 	 Ona ko te mea e se faipati ‵tonu mai te agaga tapu ki te Potukau Pule kae ko latou foki e se ‵lei katoatoa, ne a fesili e mafai o ‵sae aka?


7 Many times during his ministry and after his resurrection, Jesus urged vigilance. 	 7 I te faiga o tena galuega talai mo te taimi ne toe fakatu aka ei a ia mai te mate, ne fakamalosi atu a Iesu i taimi e uke ke mataala faeloa.


They kept doing God’s will. 	 Ne tumau eiloa latou i te faiga te loto o te Atua.


At times, individuals may be urged: “Work hard. 	 I nisi taimi, e mafai o fakamalosi atu ki tino taki tokotasi ke: “Ga‵lue malosi.


Therefore, we know that it is wise to avoid letting our health become an obsession or a constant concern. 	 Tela la, e iloa ne tatou me se mea sē ‵lei ke fakatāua malosi ne tatou a te ‵tou ola ‵lei io me ko te manavase faeloa ki ei.


The result was moral breakdown, religious apostasy, and gross materialism. 	 Ne iku atu i ei ki te gasoloifoga o te tulaga i mea tau amioga, te ‵fuli atu ki lotu ‵se mo te fia maumea.


Yet, Jehovah knew that young people who worshipped him would be different. 	 Kae ne iloa ne Ieova me ka ‵kese eiloa a talavou kolā e tapuaki atu ki a ia.


And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. 	 Kae ka ‵solo keatea ne ia a loimata katoa mai i olotou mata, kae ka se toe ai se mate, kae ka se toe ai foki se fanoanoa, se tagi io me se ‵mae.


He cherished the hope of receiving God’s favorable attention forever. 	 Ne fakatāua ne ia te fakamoemoega ke maua te taliaga a te Atua ki te se-gata-mai.


But the book of Amos also indicates that Jehovah’s judgment is selective. 	 Kae e fai mai foki te tusi ko Amosa me i te fakamasinoga a te Atua e kaifilifili.


“That Evil Slave” 	 “Se Tavini sē Fakamaoni”


● Obligation “What you vow, pay. 	 ● A Tiute “Fai te mea ne tauto koe o fai.


“We Want to Go With You,” Jan. 	 “Matou e Ma‵nako o Olo Fakatasi mo Koutou,” Ianu.


19 Kevin’s experience shows that the Bible helps God’s people to continue making positive changes in their life. 	 19 A te tala o Kevin e fakaasi mai i ei me e fesoasoani atu a te Tusi Tapu ki tino o te Atua ke tumau i te faiga o ‵fuliga ‵lei i olotou olaga.


On seeing that it was his daughter, his only child, who came out to meet him on his return to his home in Mizpah, did Jephthah seek to break his vow? 	 I te laveaga ne ia me ko tena tama fafine, ko tena tama eiloa e tokotasi, telā ne vau ki tua o fakafetaui ki a ia i te taimi ne foki atu ei a ia ki tena fale i Mesepa, e mata, ne taumafai o ofa ne Iefata tena tautoga?


What spirit should a Christian overseer display? 	 Se a te agaga telā e ‵tau o fakaasi atu ne se ovasia Kelisiano?


(Read Luke 10:22.) 	 (Faitau te Luka 10:22.)


Would you not agree that such a peaceful spirit is truly unique in today’s divided world? 	 E a, e se lotomalie koe me e tu ‵kese eiloa te filemu tenā i te lalolagi mavae‵vae i aso nei?


17:47-50. We can courageously face opposition or persecution from Goliathlike enemies because “to Jehovah belongs the battle.” 	 I lō te fakatāua ne tatou a foliga i tua io me fakaiku fakavave aka ne tatou a mea e uiga ki nisi tino, e ‵tau o taumafai tatou ke ‵pau te ‵tou kilokiloga mo te kilokiloga a Ieova ki a latou. 17:47-50.


(Mark 4:28) This growth occurs gradually and in stages. 	 (Maleko 4:28) Ne tupu malielie aka te lakau tenei kae e tupu fakasolo mai foki a vaega takitasi i ei.


Who is this man who “cannot be satisfied”? 	 Ko oi te tino telā “e se mafai o malie”?


(1 Samuel 16:7) Moreover, this commandment got to the very root of many illicit acts.—James 1:14. 	 (1 Samuelu 16:7) E se gata i ei, ne fakasino tonu atu eiloa te tulafono tenei ki te māfuaga o amioga matagā e uke.—Iakopo 1:14.


(Ps. 96:4-6) Still, some of God’s worshippers have wavered when a situation called for them to take sides with Jehovah. 	 (Sala. 96:4-6) Kae koi isi eiloa ne nisi tino tapuaki o te Atua ko oti ne gutugutulua i te taimi ne manakogina i ei ke ‵kau atu ki a Ieova.


7 There were times when sheep, especially the pregnant ewes and the young, required extra patience and tenderness. 	 7 E isi ne taimi e manakogina ei ke ‵saga malosi kae atafai atu ki mamoe, maise ko mamoe fa‵fine kolā e faitama mo tamā mamoe.


Jehovah rewarded Job for being an integrity keeper. 	 Ne taui atu ne Ieova a Iopu mō tena tumau i te fakamaoni.


(Ps. 130:3) It was also a serious test for us to serve alongside KGB agents who infiltrated the congregations without our realizing it. 	 (Sala. 130:3) Ne fai foki mo tofotofoga lasi ke tavini atu matou mo sui ‵funa o te KGB kolā ne fai pelā me ne sipai i te fakapotopotoga e aunoa mo te iloa atu.


God’s Word an Aid to Faithfulness 	 Te Muna a te Atua se Fesoasoani ke Tumau i te Fakamaoni


Some full-time volunteers are supported by voluntary contributions. 	 E maua ne volenitia i te taviniga tumau a te fesoasoani mai meaalofa kolā ne tuku atu mo te loto kātoa.


How could a person become guilty of idolatry without engaging in the veneration of images? 	 11 Ne toe fakamatala mai foki ne Paulo se mea e ‵tau o fakaeteete tatou i ei i ana pati konei: “Ke mo a e tapuaki ki tupua, e pela mo nisi o latou.


Another proverb says: “A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.” 	 E fai mai te suā tugāpati, penei: “Ka se tali‵tonu a tino ki se tino loi faitalia me faipati a ia ki te munatonu.”


How can we guard our mind and heart and be like the faithful disciple Nathanael? 	 E mafai pefea o puipui ne tatou a ‵tou mafaufau mo ‵tou loto kae fai pelā mo te soko fakamaoni ko Natanielu?


What can Jehovah do, as he sees fit? 	 Ne a mea e mafai ne Ieova o fai e ‵tusa loa mo tena loto?


He knew that Jehovah wants his servants to have the hope of everlasting life on a paradise earth to help sustain them as they meet with various trials in this world. 	 Ne iloa ne ia me e manako a Ieova ke maua ne ana tavini a te fakamoemoega o te ola se-gata-mai i se lalolagi palataiso ke fesoasoani atu ki a latou i te taimi e fe‵paki ei latou mo tofotofoga kese‵kese i te lalolagi tenei.


FEW experiences hurt more than learning that someone you trust has lied to you. 	 E ISI ne tino e logo‵mae māfai ko iloa ne latou me i te tino telā e tali‵tonu malosi latou ki ei ne loi atu ki a latou.


2 On August 24, 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius began to erupt. 	 2 I a Aokuso po 24 i te 79 T.A., ne kamata o ‵pa a te Mauga ko Vesuvius.


The prophet Nahum was inspired to write: “Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of distress. And he is cognizant of those seeking refuge in him.” 	 Ne fakaosofia eiloa te pelofeta ko Nauma ke tusi mai, penei: “E ‵lei te Aliki [ko Ieova]; e puipui ne ia ona tino i taimi o puapuaga; e tausi faka‵lei ne ia a latou kolā e ‵fuli mai ki a ia.”


(Acts 28:22) Do false accusations really matter? 	 (Galuega 28:22) E isi la se aogā o ‵losiga ‵se konei?


For centuries now, worshippers have reverently repeated those words in churches. 	 Koi fakaaloalogina faeloa ne tino i te fia o senitenali a pati konā i olotou lotu.


But in a few years when the urge to have sex becomes stronger, he or she needs to be thoroughly convinced that obeying Jehovah’s laws is always the best choice.” 	 Kae i nai tausaga mai tua ifo i te taimi ko gasolo o ma‵losi a manakoga fakatauavaga, e ‵tau mo ia o talitonu katoatoa me i te fakalogo ki tulafono a Ieova ko te ‵toe filifiliga ‵lei eiloa.”


But we are accomplishing much more today under Jehovah’s guiding hand. 	 Kae ko uke atu fakafia a ‵tou mea e fai i aso nei mai lalo i te takitakiga a Ieova.


Yes, his self-control faltered, but he never gave up trying to please Jehovah. 	 E tonu, e vāivāi a tena loto pulea, kae e tumau eiloa tou tagata i te taumafai o fakafiafia a Ieova.


As foretold at Hosea 1:6, what happened to Israel? 	 E pelā mo te mea e fakaasi mai i te Hosea 1:6, se a te mea ne tupu ki Isalaelu?


In turn, peace with God leads to everlasting life.—John 17:3; Acts 3:19; 13:38, 48; 2 Corinthians 5:18-20. 	 Kafai e fai penā, ka iku atu te filemu mo te Atua ki te ola se-gata-mai.—Ioane 17:3; Galuega 3:19; 13:38, 48; 2 Kolinito 5:18-20.


“Love Your Enemies” 	 “A‵lofa ki Otou Fili”


All but three psalms in this section are attributed to King David of ancient Israel. 	 E fakasino atu eiloa a salamo katoa i tafa o salamo e tolu i te vaega tenei ki te Tupu o Isalaelu mua, ko Tavita.


When used on humans in this way, the brand mark was considered dishonorable. 	 Kafai e fakaaoga ki tino i te auala tenei, a te fakailoga tenā o pa‵kiaga ne masani o fai e pelā me se mea fakamasiasi.


In that way, we will be able to avoid frustration in later years. 	 I te auala tenā, ka mafai ei ne tatou o ‵kalo keatea mai te fanoanoa i tausaga mai tua ifo.


14 Adam and Eve also exchanged tranquillity for distress. 	 14 Ne sui foki ne Atamu mo Eva te olaga filemu ki se olaga o fakalavelave e uke.


If demanded monthly, “the hundredth” would be equivalent to 12 percent a year. 	 I te masina e tasi e ‵pau eiloa a “tupe e selau” mo te 12 pasene i te tausaga.


(1 Chron. 6:31-43) In Psalm 73 we read that Asaph (or one of his descendants) became perplexed. 	 (1 Nofoaiga Tupu 6:31-43) I te Salamo 73, e fai‵tau tatou me i a Asafo (io me se tokotasi mai i tena gafa) ne fanoanoa.


People “out of all the languages of the nations” are clinging to the spiritual Israelites in order to worship Jehovah God. 	 (Isaia 41:13, Tusi Paia, Samoa) E pelā mo te tino fesoasoani i te ‵tou tala fakatusa, e ‵kapa mai te lima o Ieova mo te alofa o fesoasoani kae fakataugasoa mo tino kolā e fia sa‵sale fakatasi mo ia.


Holy spirit stirred within them a different “spirit,” or mental inclination.—Read Numbers 13:30; 14:6-10, 24. 	 Ne fakamalosi ne te agaga tapu i loto i a lāua se “mafaufauga” telā e ‵tai ‵kese.—Faitau te Numela 13:30; 14:6-10, 24.


(Genesis 39:23; Joshua 1:7, 8; Isaiah 55:11) This is so even when we face adversities.—Psalm 112:1-3; 3 John 2. 	 (Kenese 39:23; Iosua 1:7, 8; Isaia 55:11) E tonu eiloa te mea tenei ke oko foki eiloa ki te taimi e fe‵paki ei tatou mo fakalavelave.—Salamo 112:1-3; 3 Ioane 2.


Jehovah’s prophet Micah saw conditions in Israel deteriorate spiritually until they became appalling under the rulership of wicked King Ahaz. 	 Ne lavea ne te pelofeta a Ieova ko Mika a te gasolo ifo ki lalo o te tulaga faka-te-agaga o Isalaelu ke oko ki te taimi ko masei ei mai lalo i te pulega a te tupu masei ko Aasa.


Having real faith means more than merely believing that God exists. 	 A te mauaga o te fakatuanaki tonu e fakauiga ki mea e uke atu i lō te talitonu fua me e ola te Atua.


(Rom. 8:5; 12:9) Having made a genuine effort in this regard, we feel all the more satisfied when we realize that the Bible is still changing our life. 	 (Loma 8:5; 12:9) A te taumafai malosi i te feitu tenei, ka momea aka ‵tou loto fia‵fia māfai e iloa ne tatou me koi fulifuli eiloa ne te Tusi Tapu ‵tou olaga.


What lesson can we learn from Jesus’ washing the feet of his apostles? 	 Se a te akoakoga e mafai o maua ne tatou mai i te ‵fuluga ne Iesu a vae o ana apositolo?


Many youths are finding the greatest happiness by serving Jehovah with fellow Christians 	 E maua ne talavou e tokouke a te fiafia lasi mai te tavini atu ki a Ieova fakatasi mo nisi Kelisiano


What a blessing for a Christian to have such confidence as the psalmist who wrote: “Jehovah God is a sun and a shield; favor and glory are what he gives. 	 Ma‵faga o fakamanuiaga gali mō se Kelisiano ke maua ne ia te loto talitonu telā ne maua ne te faisalamo i ana pati konei: “A te Aliki ko te ‵tou ‵puiga mo te ‵tou tupu ‵malu, e fakamanuia mai ki a tatou i tena alofa mo te fakaaloalo.


12 The Greek term translated “setting things straight” means “to make good, to correct, to restore to a proper, upright condition.” 	 12 A te tugāpati Eleni telā ne ‵fuli “ki te fakatonutonuga o mea ‵se” e fakauiga ki te “fai ke ‵lei, ke fakatonu, ke toe fakafoki ki se tulaga ‵tau kae tonu.”


I thought, ‘People should be preparing, not for disaster, but for the life that God wants for us.’” Gary and Karen gained a positive view of the future. 	 Ne mafaufau au penei: ‘E ‵tau mo tino o toka, e se mō fakalavelave ‵tupu fakafuasei, kae mō te ola telā e manako te Atua ke maua ne tatou.’ ” Ne maua ne Gary mo Karen se kilokiloga ‵lei e uiga ki aso mai mua.


How can I improve my chances of keeping a job? 	 Ne a aku mea e mafai o fai ke tumau au i taku galuega?


(Read Colossians 3:13.) 	 (Faitau te Kolose 3:13.)


(Ex. 20:1-17) God’s name lives on because the Sovereign Lord Jehovah has preserved his Word and his name despite all satanic efforts to eliminate them.—Ps. 73:28. 	 (Eso. 20:1-17, NW) E tumau eiloa a te igoa o te Atua me ko oti ne puipui ne Ieova te Aliki Sili a tena Muna mo tena igoa faitalia a taumafaiga katoa a Satani ke fakaseai atu a mea konā.—Sala. 73:28.


3 Today, the “little flock,” with a heavenly hope, and the “other sheep,” with an earthly hope, compose the “one flock” that Jehovah highly regards as his people. 	 3 I aso nei, a te “lafu mamoe foliki,” kolā e maua ne latou te fakamoemoega ke ola i te lagi, mo “nisi mamoe” kolā e fakamoe‵moe ke ola i te lalolagi, e fai pelā me se “lafu mamoe e tasi” telā e fakatāua malosi ne Ieova e pelā me ko ana tino.


His false comforters hurt him deeply, yet when Jehovah asked Job to pray for them, he did so. 	 Ne logo‵mae malosi a Iopu i ana tino fakamafanafana fakaloi‵loi, kae i te taimi ne fakamolemole atu ei a Ieova ke ‵talo mō latou, ne fai eiloa ne ia te mea tenā.


(Matt. 26:41) Nevertheless, we can imitate Jesus. 	 (Mataio 26:41) E tiga eiloa te feitu tenā, e mafai eiloa o fakaakoako atu tatou ki a Iesu.


Yes, Jehovah had work for all his servants to share in. 	 E tonu, ne tuku atu ne Ieova se galuega ki ana tavini katoa ke ‵kau atu ki ei.


I felt that I was robbing Jehovah.” 	 Ne mafaufau aka au me ko fakaloiloi ne au a Ieova.”


I remember a special moment in my life. 	 E masaua ne au te ‵toe taimi fakafiafia i toku olaga.


(Isa. 55:8, 9) So humility and modesty should help us to admit that we are limited in our understanding. 	 (Isa. 55:8, 9) Tela la, e ‵tau o fesoasoani mai a te loto maulalo mo te agamalu ke taku tonu atu ne tatou me e isi se tapulā ki ‵tou malamalama.


5 We also discerned that the first part of the great tribulation did not begin in 1914. 	 5 Ne maina foki tatou i te vaega muamua o te fakalavelave lasi ne seki kamata i te 1914.


An eye-catching JW.ORG sign has been on the site since early in construction 	 Ne faka‵piki atu eiloa a te fakailoga ko te JW.ORG talu mai te kamataga o te galuega fakatutu i te koga tenā, ko te mea ke faigofie o lavea ne tino mai se koga ‵mao


Less than 10 percent of French Catholics attend Mass every Sunday, while only from 3 to 4 percent of Parisian Catholics regularly attend church. 	 E nofo mai lalo i te 10 pasene o tino Katolika i Falani e olo atu sāle ki te Fakamanatuga i Aso Sa, kae e nofo ki te 3 ki te 4 pasene te aofaki o tino e masani o ‵kau atu sāle ki lotu.


Thus, he was a fine example for us. 	 Tela la, ne fai a ia mo fai se fakaakoakoga ‵lei mō tatou.


He who fails to be “in subjection to the superior authorities” cannot expect to have God’s backing. 	 E se ‵tau o fakamoe‵moe a latou kolā e se “faka‵logo ki pule o te malo” ke ‵lago mai a Ieova ki a latou.


Hence, with the tenderness of a caring parent, he says to you and to all who worship him: “This is the way. 	 Tela la, e pelā eiloa mo te alofa o se mātua atafai, e fai atu a Ia ki a koe mo tino katoa kolā e tapuaki atu ki a ia, penei: “Tenei te auala.


22 “We Want to Go With You” 	 22 “Matou e Ma‵nako o Olo Fakatasi mo Koutou”


Details about the ark are also precise—the layout, the measurements, and the material used to build it. 	 E fakamatala likiliki mai foki a mea e uiga ki te vaka—te foitino, te loa, te lauefa, mo te maluga o te vaka, mo mea kolā ne faite ki ei.


I soon felt that a war had erupted in my body! 	 Ne kamata o lagona ne au se taua ko ‵pa i loto i toku foitino!


We can deal with them in the same way that David and other faithful ones of old did—with godly fear. 	 E mafai o fakafesagai atu tatou ki a latou i te auala telā ne fakaaogā ne Tavita mo nisi tino fakamaoni i aso mua—ko te mataku ki te Atua.


We too face circumstances that require courage. 	 E fakafesagai foki tatou mo fakanofonofoga kolā e manakogina i ei te loto toa.


This must have delighted Satan, for reproach fell upon the congregation for tolerating “such fornication as is not even among the nations.” 	 Kāti ne fakafiafia atu eiloa te mea tenei ki a Satani, me ne taku fakamasei ei te fakapotopotoga mō te taliaga o amioga finalalolagi kolā “ne vaegā amioga e se fai ne tino pouliuli.”


Reaching out to others with sincere, kind acts—finding opportunities to help, giving a gift from the heart, extending hospitality—can contribute to open communication. 	 A te faiga o mea ‵lei ki nisi tino—e pelā mo te ‵sala atu ki avanoaga ke fesoasoani atu, te tukuatuga o se meaalofa mo tou loto kātoa, te talimālō ‵lei—e mafai o fesoasoani mai ke fesokotaki atu ki a latou.


(Colossians 4:5, 6) The apostle Peter wrote: “Maintain your conduct fine among the nations, that, in the thing in which they are speaking against you as evildoers, they may as a result of your fine works of which they are eyewitnesses glorify God in the day for his inspection.”—1 Peter 2:12. 	 (Kolose 4:5, 6) Ne tusi mai a te apositolo ko Petelu, penei: “E ‵tau o ‵lei otou amio i mua o tino pouliuli, i te mea manafai e fakamasei ne latou a koutou e pela me ne tino ma‵sei; kae kafai e ‵kilo ki otou amioga ‵lei, ko ‵viki ei latou ki te Atua i te Aso e vau ei a ia.”—1 Petelu 2:12.


10 Jehovah inspired his prophet Ezekiel to expose and condemn Tyre’s dynasty of kings. 	 10 Ne fakamalosi ne Ieova te pelofeta ko Esekielu ke fakaasi faka‵sau kae fakamasei ne ia te kaigā tupu o Tulo.


In turn, we can and should throw all our anxiety upon him with the conviction that he really cares for us.—Ezekiel 34:11; 1 Peter 5:6, 7. 	 Tela la, ko mafai ei ne tatou o tuku atu ki a ia a so se mea telā e manavase tatou ki ei mo te loto talitonu me ka tausi mai eiloa a ia ki a tatou.—Esekielu 34:11; 1 Petelu 5:6, 7.


For example, consider the Sabbath law. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ke mafaufau ki te tulafono e uiga ki te Sapati.


How did first-century Christians view reminders? 	 Ne ‵kilo atu pefea a Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua ki fakamasauaga?


The Awesome Stars and Galaxies 	 Ko Fetu mo Fakaputugā Fetu Fakaofoofogia


Often, passersby take note of what is happening and simply join in the study. 	 E masani sāle o lavea ne nisi tino a sautalaga penā kae ‵kau atu latou ki te akoga.


Nevertheless, the good news of the Kingdom was being preached “in all creation that is under heaven.”—Colossians 1:23. 	 Kae ui ei, ne talai atu eiloa a te tala ‵lei o te Malo “ki tino katoa mai lalo o te lagi.”—Kolose 1:23.


2, 3. (a) To what can the challenge to Jehovah’s sovereignty be compared? (b) What questions will we consider? 	 2, 3. (a) Se a te mea e mafai o fakatusa ki ei a te kinauga ki te pulega sili a Ieova? (e) Ne a fesili ka sau‵tala tatou ki ei?


(Matt. 24:45-47; Isa. 32:1, 2) Think of how often we have been warned about materialism, and consider how such warnings have protected us from spiritual calamity. 	 (Mataio 24:45-47; Isaia 32:1, 2) Mafaufau ki te fia o taimi ne polopoloki mai ei ki a tatou e uiga ki te fia maumea, mo polopolokiga kolā ko oti ne puipui ei tatou mai i mea fakama‵taku i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


For instance, note what is said at Micah 5:2-4. Micah prophesies that a God-appointed Ruler—one “whose origin is from early times”—will come out of Bethlehem. 	 E pelā mo pati i te Mika 5:2-4. Ne ‵valo mai ne Mika i ei me i te Tupu filifilia a te Atua—telā e ‘vau tena gafa mai aso mua eiloa’—ka sae mai i Peteleema.


(Acts 20:20, 21; 1 Cor. 11:1) One individual whom Paul singled out for special encouragement was a first-century Christian named Archippus. 	 (Galuega 20:20, 21; 1 Kolinito 11:1) E aofia i se tokotasi telā ne fakamalosi fakapito atu a Paulo ki ei, ko Akepasi, se Kelisiano i te senitenali muamua.


Granted, some may not be easy to get along with, or they may be spiritually weak. 	 E tonu, kāti se mea faigata ke fakamasani atu ki nisi tino, io me kāti e vāi‵vāi latou i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


4:1; 6:5—Why is the maiden’s hair compared to “a drove of goats”? 	 4:1; 6:5—Kaia ne fakatusa ei a lauulu o te tamafine ki se “lafu kouti”?


Those who satisfy their spiritual need by studying the Bible and applying what they learn find that their life changes for the better. 	 A latou kolā ne fakama‵lie aka olotou manakoga faka-te-agaga mai te sukesuke ki te Tusi Tapu kae fakagalue aka a mea kolā ne tauloto ne latou, ko maua ne latou se olaga tai ‵lei atu.


Fear Jehovah, you holy ones of his, for there is no lack to those fearing him.” 	 Ma‵taku ki a Ieova, koutou ana tino tapu, me e seai se mea e ma‵tiva ei a latou kolā e ma‵taku ki a ia.”


(See box on page 24.) 18 After considering these events of long ago, perhaps you are wondering: ‘If I had lived at that time, how would I have responded as God’s will was progressively revealed? 	 18 Kafai e mafaufau koe ki mea konā ne ‵tupu i aso mua, kāti ko manatu aka koe, penei: ‘Moi ne nofo atu au i te vaitaimi tenā, ne a aku mea ka fai māfai ko fakamaina malielie mai ne te Atua tena loto?


10 What comes to your mind when you think of Jesus on the torture stake suffering a slow and agonizing death? 	 10 Se a te mea e masaua ne koe māfai e mafaufau ki te logo‵mae o Iesu i luga i te sataulo i se mate fakalogo‵mae kae faigata?


He described his feelings this way: “My heart was soured and in my kidneys I was sharply pained.” 	 Ne fakamatala mai ne tou tagata ana lagonaga i te auala tenei: “Ne fi‵ta toku mafaufau kae ‵mae toku loto.”


The Greatest Example of Humility 	 Te ‵Toe Fakaakoakoga Sili o te Loto Maulalo


Those who respond are even now being gathered into a place of spiritual protection and healing. 	 A tino kolā e talia ne latou a te tala ‵lei tenā ko fakamaopoopo nei ki loto i se koga telā e maua ei te puipuiga mo te faka‵leiga i te feitu faka-te-agaga.


Thus, these prophetic words indicated that there would come one who had the legal right to receive “the scepter,” or sovereignty, and “the commander’s staff,” or rulership, over “the peoples,” or all mankind. 	 Tela la, ne fakaasi mai i pati fakavaloaga konei me ka vau se tino telā e isi sena aiā i te tulafono ke maua ne ia “te tokotoko fakatupu,” io me ko te pulega ki luga i “tino” io me ko tino katoa.


The Delightful Course of Hospitality—So Needed! 	 Te Auala Fakafiafia o te Uiga Talimalo—E Manakogina ‵ki!


14. In the parable of the neighborly Samaritan, why is it significant that Jesus used the road that went “from Jerusalem to Jericho” to make his point? 	 14 A te lua o mea, mafaufau ki te tala fakauiga e uiga ki te Samalia alofa.


We feel safe and secure despite the wicked world around us. 	 E maua i ei ne tatou a te tokagamalie faitalia a te lalolagi masei e ‵nofo tatou i ei.


For what was Jesus known? 	 Se a te mea ne lauiloa ei a Iesu?


They start praying, often battling to speak at first, but every time, within a few sentences, their voice gets stronger and they say the most heartfelt prayer. 	 Kamata ei latou o ‵talo, e masani sale o faigata a pati kamata, kae i te ukega o taimi, e fia fua a fuaiupu e fai atu, ko olotou leo eiloa ko gasolo o ma‵losi kae fai atu ne latou se ‵talo fakaotia loto.


17 Many Christians may be in accord with what we have considered up to this point about self-control, but they may feel that they personally have much room for improvement. 	 17 Kāti e tokouke a Kelisiano ko oti ne oko atu ki se tulaga ‵lei e uiga ki te loto pulea, kae e mafau‵fau latou me koi isi eiloa ne feitu e ‵tau o ga‵lue malosi ki ei.


Exposed: Six Myths About Christianity 	 Se A Te AGAGA TAPU?


Should we not be firmly determined to stay close to him as his day for executing judgment upon the wicked world draws near? 	 E mata, e se ‵tau o fakamautinoa aka ne tatou ke ‵piki ‵mau tatou ki a ia ona ko te pili mai o te aso e fakaoko atu ei tena fakamasinoga ki luga i te lalolagi matagā tenei?


The apostle Paul clearly reasoned that “through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned.”—Deuteronomy 32:4, 5; Romans 5:12; Jeremiah 10:23. 	 Ne fakamatala faka‵lei mai te apositolo ko Paulo me “ne oko mai te agasala ki te lalolagi i te tagata e tokotasi, ne aumai foki ne tena agasala te mate, i te mea ko agasala a tino katoa.”—Teutelonome 32:4, 5; Loma 5:12; Ielemia 10:23.


Is it not the one reclining at the table? 	 Ko ia telā e kai.


As a result, several of them have shown interest in learning Bible truth. 	 Ne iku atu i ei ki te fia‵fia o nai tino i a latou o tauloto ki te munatonu i te Tusi Tapu.


(Acts 13:48) Jehovah will continue to shine upon his people. 	 (Galuega 13:48) Ka tumau eiloa a te maina mai o Ieova ki luga i ana tino.


Why do Matthew’s and Luke’s accounts differ as to Jesus’ early life? 	 Kaia e ‵kese ei a tala a Mataio mo Luka e uiga ki te kamataga o te olaga o Iesu?


PAGE 27 • SONGS: 123, 53 	 ITULAU E 27 • PESE: 123, 53


They were appointed as helpers to the Governing Body committees.—John 10:16. 	 Ne ‵tofi aka latou pelā me ne tino fesoasoani ki komiti a te Potukau Pule.—Ioane 10:16.


Jehovah intended for good things to develop on the earth, not the bad things that we see so often today. 	 E manako a Ieova ke lavea ne ia a mea ‵lei i te lalolagi, kae e se ko mea ma‵sei kolā e matea sāle ne tatou i aso katoa.


Compassion for his neighbors caused him to offer more than a token witness. 	 Ne fai ne te alofa ki ana tuakoi ke uke atu a taimi e molimau atu ei a ia i lō te molimau atu i ne mō taimi fua.


Jehovah took note of that humble shepherd who engaged in menial seasonal work as a nipper of sycamore figs—food considered fit only for the poor. 	 Ne lavea ne Ieova te tausi mamoe loto maulalo telā ne fai ne ia te galuega fatauva e pelā me se tino e tausi ne ia te lakau ko te sukamolo—kolā e fagai fua ki ei a tino ma‵tiva.


Holy Spirit’s Role in the Outworking of Jehovah’s Purpose 	 Te Tusaga O Te Agaga Tapu I Te Fakataunuga O Fuafuaga A Te Atua


For example, firefighters rush to an emergency call; they know that lives may be in danger. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, e ‵tele fakavave atu a te kau ‵ta afi ki se kalaga fakavave; e iloa ne latou me ko ‵tu a ola o tino i se tulaga fakamataku.


(Ps. 91:5, 6) “The birdcatcher” has trapped many with a selfish desire for independence. 	 (Salamo 91:5, 6) Ko oti ne ‵po aka ne te “tino ‵po manu” a tino e tokouke ona ko te manakoga fia tu tokotasi.


(Matthew 5:14-16) Our fine conduct can cause others to give glory to God. 	 (Mataio 5:14-16) E mafai ne ‵tou amioga ‵lei o fai a nisi tino ke ‵viki atu ki te Atua.


In an article entitled “The End of Christian Europe,” the French newspaper Le Figaro said: “The same pattern can be seen everywhere. . . . 	 E fai mai te mataupu telā e fakaulutala ki “Te Gataga o te Lotu Kelisiano i Eulopa,” i te nusipepa Falani ko te Le Figaro, penei: “Ko lavea atu foki ne tatou te mea tenei e tupu i koga katoa. . . .


(Eph. 6:2, 3) This kind approach could touch the child’s heart. 	 (Efe. 6:2, 3) Ka otia eiloa te loto o te tamaliki i te faifaiga atafai tenei.


Hence, now is the time for people to make a decision. 	 Tela la, tenei eiloa te taimi ke fai ne tino se fakaikuga.


12 Our Readers Ask . . . 	 8 Te Valoaga i te 5.


Do we respond as Jesus did, giving our exclusive devotion to Jehovah? 	 E mata, e fai tatou pelā mo Iesu, mai te tukuatuga katoatoa o te tapuakiga ki a Ieova?


In answer Simon said: “I suppose it is the one to whom he freely forgave the more.” 	 Ne tali atu a Simona: “A toku taofi, ko te tino telā ne uke tena kaitalafu ne fakamagalo.”


Ruth chose to serve Jehovah instead of her ancestors’ gods 	 Ne filifili ne Luta ke tavini atu a ia ki a Ieova i lō atua o ana tupuga


When Jesus spoke of the undying worms and unquenchable fire, he was apparently alluding to Isaiah 66:24. 	 I te taimi ne faipati ei Iesu e uiga ki ilo kolā e se mafai o ‵mate mo te afi ‵ka ulaula, ne fakasino atu loa a ia ki te Isaia 66:24.


Worldwide, 2 billion people depend on wood for cooking and fuel.” 	 E fakalagolago a te 2 piliona o tino i te lalolagi kātoa ki fafie mai lakau mo ‵tunu meakai kae fakavelavela ki ei olotou fale.”


What was the application of that illustration? 	 Kaia ne fakaaoga ei ne Iesu a te tala fakatusa tenei?


What help can you offer to newcomers in your area? 	 Se a te fesoasoani e mafai o tuku atu ne koe ki tino ‵fou i te koga e nofo koe i ei?


“He that approaches God must believe that he is and that he becomes the rewarder of those earnestly seeking him.”—HEBREWS 11:6. 	 “So se tino e vau ki te Atua e ‵tau mo ia o fakatuanaki me iai te Atua, kae tuku atu foki ne ia te taui ‵lei ki tino kolā e salasala ki a ia.”—EPELU 11:6.


The scripture goes on to say: “They have all of them been collected together; they have come to you. 	 E toe fai mai te tusi siki, penei: “A ou tino ko maopoopo o foki mai ki te lotou fenua!


What did Jesus promise to do during “the conclusion of the system of things”? 	 Ne a mea ne tauto mai a Iesu ke fai i te vaitaimi o “te gataga o te lalolagi”?


(Gal. 6:9; 2 Thess. 3:13) When faced with frustrating situations or recurring personality conflicts, do we control our lips and our temper? 	 (Kala. 6:9; 2 Tesa. 3:13) Kafai e fakafesagai atu tatou ki tulaga kolā e fai ei ke kaitāua tatou io me ko kinauga ona ko te kese‵kese o uiga o tino, e mata, e mafai o pule faka‵lei atu tatou ki ‵tou gutu io me ko ‵tou kaitāua?


[Box/Picture on page 7] 	 [Pokisi /Ata i te itulau e 7]


Satan and his demons are waging war with the anointed remnant, “who observe the commandments of God and have the work of bearing witness to Jesus,” and with their companions of the “great crowd.” 	 Ko taua atu nei a Satani mo ana temoni ki te toega o te kau fakaekegina, “kolā e faka‵logo ki fakatonuga a te Atua, kae fakamaoni foki ki te mea tonu e fakaasi mai ne Iesu,” mo olotou taugasoa ko te “vaitino tokouke.”


Jehovah’s spirit bore witness to them personally. 	 Ko te agaga eiloa o Ieova e molimau atu ki a latou taki tokotasi.


This was different from Hannah’s vow, by which she dedicated her son Samuel to serve at the tabernacle as a Nazirite. 	 A te mea tenei e ‵kese mo te tautoga ne fai ne Hana, me ne tuku katoatoa atu ne ia tena tama tagata ko Samuelu ke tavini atu i te faleie tapu e pelā me se Naseli.


How has the seventh head treated God’s people? 	 Ne a mea ne fai ne te fitu o ulu ki tino o te Atua?


Still others have reasoned that refusing to follow custom may prejudice the community against God’s people. 	 Kae e fakasakosako mai a nisi tino me i te sē tau‵tali atu ki tuu mo aganuu konā e mafai o fai i ei ke takalia‵lia a tino o te fenua ki tino o te Atua.


Satan would like nothing better than for one of God’s servants to abandon pure worship. 	 E manako malosi a Satani ke tiakina ne se tavini a te Atua te tapuakiga tonu.


How did Israel benefit from keeping the Sabbath? 	 E maua pefea ne tino Isalaelu a mea aoga mai te tausiga o te Sapati?


(Rev. 21:4) The same will be true of the “great crowd,” who survive Armageddon.—Rev. 7:9, 10, 14. 	 (Fakaasiga 21:4) Tenā foki loa te mea ka tupu ki te “vaitino tokouke,” kolā ka ‵sao atu i Amaketo.—Fakaasiga 7:9, 10, 14.


Let all continue to echo the chorus of the psalmist: “Every breathing thing—let it praise Jah. Praise Jah, you people!”—Psalm 150:6. 	 Ke na ‵saga tonu atu tatou katoa ki te pese a te faisalamo: “‵Viki atu ki te Aliki, a mea ola katoa! ‵Viki atu koutou ki te Aliki!”—Salamo 150:6.


15 When we are faced with temptations to do things that are displeasing to Jehovah, on what do we focus our attention? 	 15 Kafai e fakafesagai atu tatou ki tofotofoga ke fai a mea kolā e fakafanoanoa atu ki a Ieova, ne a mea e ‵tau o ‵saga atu tatou ki ei?


God’s Word can mold us as we read it purposefully, meditate on it, and ask Jehovah to help us apply it. 	 E mafai o fulifuli tatou ne te Muna a te Atua i te taimi e fai‵tau faka‵lei ei tatou ki ei, mafaufau ‵loto ki ei, kae akai atu ki a Ieova mō se fesoasoani ke fakagalue aka ne tatou.


God “made out of one man every nation of men to dwell on the entire surface of the earth.” 	 A te Atua “ne faite ne ia mai i te tagata e tokotasi a itukāiga o tino i fenua katoa ke ‵nofo i luga i te lalolagi kātoa, kae ko oti ne fakatapula ne ia a taimi ‵tonu mo koga ke ‵nofo ei a tino.”


Your defense? 	 Tou puipuiga?


Was Jesus lower than God only while he was a man here on earth? 	 E mata, a Iesu ne malalo ifo fua i te Atua i te taimi ne ola ei a ia e pelā me se tagata i te lalolagi?


Jesus knew that Lazarus had never left the earth. 	 Ne iloa ne Iesu me ne seki tiakina ne Lasalo te lalolagi.


Jehovah gives “everlasting life to those who are seeking glory.” 	 E tuku atu ne Ieova a te “ola se-gata-mai ki a latou kolā e ‵sala atu ki te ‵malu.”


When I’m in the ministry, I enjoy the company of my best friends.”—Claudio, age 43; baptized 1974. 	 Tenā la, e fiafia faeloa au ke ga‵lue fakatasi mo oku toe taugasoa pele i te galuega talai.”—Ko pati a Claudio telā ko 43 ana tausaga kae ne papatiso i te 1974.


“CHRISTIANITY exists only where the memory of Jesus Christ is activated in theory and practice.” 	 “A TE Lotu Kelisiano e maua fua i tino kolā e akoako ne latou a akoakoga a Iesu Keliso kae fakagalue ne latou.”


Abraham had only a fraction of the abundant riches of wisdom now contained in the Bible. 	 Ne maua fua ne Apelaamo se vaega foliki o te poto telā ko maua nei ne tatou i loto i te Tusi Tapu.


Jesus answered: “You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.” 	 Ne tali atu a Iesu: “E ‵tau mo koe o alofa ki a Ieova tou Atua mo tou loto kātoa mo tou foitino kātoa mo tou mafaufau kātoa.”


11. Why are spiritual gifts better than material ones? 11 By teaching people about God, we help them see how they too might store up imperishable spiritual treasures. 	 11 Mai i te akoako atu o tino e uiga ki te Atua, e fesoasoani atu tatou ke lavea ne latou a te auala e mafai ei ne latou o fakaputu aka a koloa tumau i te lagi.


Are you safe in “the secret place”? 	 E mata, e saogalēmū koe i “te koga ‵funa”?


Then they saw Jehovah drown Pharaoh and his military force in the Red Sea. 	 Ne lavea foki ne latou te ‵lemūga ne Ieova a Falao mo tena kautau i te Tai ‵Kula.


What did Jesus say? 	 Ne a pati a Iesu?


I long for the day when I will see her again. 	 E olioli malosi eiloa au ki te aso telā ka toe fetaui ei māua.


Despite the wiles of the foremost apostate, why have we been loyal to God and his Word? 	 Faitalia te faitogafiti o te ‵toe aposetate sili, kaia e mafai ei o a‵lofa fakamaoni tatou ki te Atua mo tena Muna?


“Like the cobra that stops up its ear,” the wicked do not listen to direction or correction. 	 “E pelā mo se gata taliga ‵tuli,” e se fia faka‵logo latou ki fakatakitakiga io me ko fakatonutonuga.


Christians—Be Proud of Who You Are! 	 Kelisiano—Ke Fakamata‵mata i a Koutou ne Kelisiano!


Our lawyer concluded his defense by courageously quoting Gamaliel of the first century. 	 Ne fakaoti ne te motou loia a te faipatiga mai i te loto malosi o siki atu ne ia a pati a Kamalielu i te senitenali muamua.


Such an outcome is impossible!—Psalm 37:28, 29. 	 E se mafai eiloa o tupu se vaegā mea penā!—Salamo 37:28, 29.


This means my body.’” 	 E fakauiga te mea tenei ki toku foitino.’”


Was their honesty worth the effort? 	 E mata, ne aoga eiloa te lā fakamaoni?


(Psalm 4:1; Proverbs 2:20-22; Habakkuk 1:13) Anyone who works unrighteousness cannot have a close relationship with him. 	 (Salamo 11:7; Faataoto 2:20-22; Sapakuka 1:13) So se tino telā e se amiotonu e se mafai o maua ne ia se fesokotakiga pili mo ia.


In fact, scholars estimate that by the first century C.E., over 60 percent of Jews lived outside Israel. 	 A te tonuga loa, ne fakatautau ne tino ‵poto i te senitenali muamua T.A., me e sili atu i te 60 pasene o tino Iutaia ne ‵nofo atu i tua o Isalaelu.


• How can we show wisdom, as Jesus did? 	 • E mafai pefea o fakaasi atu ne tatou a te poto, pelā mo te mea ne fai ne Iesu?


24 A Letter From Mexico 	 ITULAU E 27 • PESE: 65, 43


Dealing with him frankly and kindly was the loving way to handle this situation, and it led to a good result. 	 A te fesokotaki atu ki a ia mo te atafai se auala alofa ke fai faka‵lei aka ei te tulaga tenei, kae maua i ei a ikuga ‵lei.


(Acts 15:28, 29) Many respect us for our firm determination to keep ourselves undefiled.—James 1:27. 	 (Galuega 15:28, 29) E ava a tino e tokouke ki a tatou ona ko te ‵tou tu ‵mautakitaki i te ‵kalo keatea mai amioga lai‵lai.—Iakopo 1:27.


This sprout withers, explains Jesus, “because of not having depth of soil” and “not having moisture.” 	 E fakamatala mai ne Iesu me e magemage te lakau tenei, “i te mea e se matolu te kele i ei,” kae “e se ‵siu” foki.


By 1970 their work had opened up in the three countries mentioned above, except in what was then known as East Germany. 	 I te tausaga ko te 1970 ne saoloto i ei te galuega i fenua e tolu konā vaganā te Feitu ki Saegalā o Siamani.


Mary had strong faith in her son as the Messiah, and that did not wane even after Jesus’ death. 	 Ne talitonu tonu a Malia me ka fai tena tama mo fai te Mesia kae ne seki gasolo ifo tena talitonu mai tua o te mate o Iesu.


“Take your position, stand still and see the salvation of Jehovah in your behalf.”—2 CHRONICLES 20:17. 	 “‵Tu fua i otou tulaga, ko faka‵tali ei; ka matea ne koutou te Aliki ka avatu ne ia te manumalo ki a koutou.”—2 NOFOAIGA TUPU 20:17.


What role does being yielding play in successfully resisting any marriage breakup? 	 E aogā pefea a te fakaasiatuga o te loto malamalama ke ‵teke atu mo te manuia ki so se fakalavelave i te fakaipoipoga?


Efforts to End Poverty 	 Tumafaiga ke Fakagata te Mativa


According to John 12:42, “many even of the rulers actually put faith in [Jesus], but they would not acknowledge him because of the Pharisees, so that they would not be expelled from the synagogue.” 	 E ‵tusa mo te Ioane 12:42, “e tokouke a tino pule ne fakatuanaki ki a ia, kae ona ko te kau Falesaio ne seki mafai ei o fakaasi ‵tonu mai ne latou me e fakatuanaki latou ki a ia, ko te mea ke se faka‵tea latou mai te sunako.”


His father, Lamech, died.* Five years later, Lamech’s father, Noah’s grandfather Methuselah, died at the age of 969—ending the longest human life in the Bible record. 	 Ne mate a tena tamana ko Lameko.* I te lima tausaga mai tua ifo, ne mate te tamana o Lameko, te tupuna o Noa ko Metusela, i te 969 tausaga—gata atu i ei a te ‵toe tino leva eiloa ne ola i tala i te Tusi Tapu.


Five years after Lucy lost her son to an unexpected illness, she wrote: “For the first few days, I kept thinking, ‘It can’t be true.’ 	 I te lima tausaga mai tua o te matega o tena tama tagata i se masaki seki fakamoemoegina, ne tusi mai a Lucy: “I nāi aso mai tua malie ifo o te fakalavelave tenā, ne tumau eiloa au i te mafaufau penei, ‘E se mafai eiloa o tonu te mea tenā.’


Hosea’s prophecy reveals what about God’s feelings? 	 Se a te mea e fakaasi mai i te valoaga a Hosea e uiga ki lagonaga o te Atua?


14 Indeed, a genuine Christian has to share in the preaching work because it is inseparably linked to faith. 	 14 E tonu, e ‵tau o kau atu te Kelisiano tonu ki te faiga o te galuega talai me se vaega tāua o tena tapuakiga.


That whatever the nature of the trials we may face in life, Jehovah can enable us to cope with them. 	 Me e pefea te tulaga o fakalavelave e fe‵paki mo tatou i te olaga, e mafai eiloa o fesoasoani mai a Ieova ke fakafesagai atu tatou ki ei.


How may such assistance be given? 	 E mafai pefea o tuku atu a vaegā fesoasoani penā?


The Christian Greek Scriptures use “congregation” in what second way? 	 Se a te lua o auala e fakaaogā ei i Tusitusiga faka-Kelisiano i te ‵gana Eleni a te pati ko te “fakapotopotoga”?


Granted, God could have chosen to save his animal creations in some other way. 	 E tonu, ne mafai o filifili ne te Atua se isi auala aka ke faka‵sao ei ana manu ne faite.


But then a change occurred. 	 Kae ne fai eiloa se ‵fuliga.


But let us not forget that Jehovah and his Son truly appreciate all who serve God whole-souled, as they do all that they are able to do.—Luke 21:1-4; Galatians 6:4. 	 Kae ke mo a ma puli i a tatou me e fia‵fia tonu eiloa a Ieova mo tena Tama ki tino katoa kolā e tavini atu ki a ia mo te loto kātoa, i te fai ne latou o te ‵toe mea e mafai o fai.—Luka 21:1-4; Kalatia 6:4.


Joseph set a sterling example as an industrious, trustworthy, and moral young man. 	 Ne tuku mai ne Iosefa se fakaakoakoga gali e pelā me se tino galue malosi, e fakatuagagina kae ‵gali foki ana uiga.


We will if in faith we exercise self-control while running our Christian race without letup and through to completion. 	 E mafai eiloa o fai penā māfai e fakatuanaki tatou o fakaasi atu te loto pulea a koi ‵tele tatou i te fakatau‵telega faka-Kelisiano tenei e aunoa mo te fakatamala ke oko eiloa ki te fakaotiga.


If you observe my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have observed the commandments of the Father and remain in his love.” 	 Kafai e tausi ne koutou aku poloakiga, ka tumau koutou i toku alofa, e pela mo au ko oti ne tausi a poloakiga a toku Tamana, kae tumau i tena alofa.”


Do we act and dress with proper decorum at all times? 	 E mata, e ‵lei ‵tou teuga mo ‵tou amioga i taimi katoa?


How can we show that we have not missed the purpose of God’s undeserved kindness? 	 E mafai pefea ne tatou o fakaasi atu me e se fakasēaogā ne tatou te aogā o te alofa tauanoa o te Atua?


We read at Psalm 103:12: “As far off as the sunrise is from the sunset, so far off from us he has put our transgressions.” 	 E fai‵tau tatou ki te Salamo 103:12, penei: “E pelā mo te ‵mao o te saegalā mai te togālā, e penā foki te faka‵mao ne ia o‵tou agasala mai i a tatou.”


The 10,594 in attendance or connected by tie line were thrilled to hear that four new members had been added to the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses. 	 Ne fia‵fia malosi a tino e toko 10,594 kolā ne ‵kau atu ki ei io me ne fakalogo‵logo ki ei i te tala me e tokofa tino ‵fou ko fakaopoopo atu nei ki te Potukau Pule o Molimau a Ieova.


Yet, the earth continues to be polluted on a grand scale. 	 Kae koi tumau eiloa te lailai o te lalolagi i se auala lasi ‵ki.


Their well-established pattern of faithfulness helped prepare them to be faithful during that critical test. 	 Ko te lotou tumau eiloa i te fakamaoni i mea katoa ne fesoasoani atu ei ke fakamaoni latou i te tofotofoga faigata tenā.


21. How should we feel about the opportunity to share in the preaching work? 21 What a wonderful privilege it is to share in this global preaching and teaching work! 	 21 Ko oko eiloa i te gali o te tauliaga ke kau atu ki te galuega talai mo te faiga o akoga i te lalolagi kātoa!


One group stood out in his mind. 	 Ne ofo a ia i se potukau e tasi telā ne ‵kese ‵ki.


19 As Jehovah’s faithful servants, we are precious to him. (Matthew 10:29-31) Although he is invisible, he can be real to us, and we can cherish our precious relationship with him. 	 (Mataio 10:29-31) E tiga eiloa e se mafai o lavea a ia, e mafai o fai a ia e pelā me se Atua tonu ki a tatou, kae e mafai o fakatāua ne tatou ‵tou fesokotakiga gali mo ia.


Speaking of the Messiah, Isaiah says: “The righteous one, my servant, will bring a righteous standing to many people; and their errors he himself will bear.” 	 E uiga ki te Mesia ne fai mai Isaia: “A taku tavini fakamaoni, telā e fiafia au ki ei, ka amo ne ia te fakasalaga o tino katoa, tela la, ka fakamagalo ne au latou ona ko ia.”


Have a Zealous Share in Disciple Making 	 Kau Atu mo te Loto Finafinau ki te Faiga o Soko


16 If Jehovah grants women many privileges, should not husbands consult their wives before making serious decisions? 	 16 Kafai e tuku atu ne Ieova a tauliaga e uke ki fafine, e mata, e se ‵tau o fai‵pati atu mua olotou avaga ki a latou kae koi tuai o fai a fakaikuga tāua penā?


(Matthew 3:17) Consider: Would that loving, righteous Father select pagan astrologers—practicers of an occult art forbidden in his Law—as his messengers? 	 (Mataio 3:17) Mafaufau la: E mata, ka filifili aka ne te Tamana alofa kae amiotonu a tino iloilo fetu fapaupau—tino kolā e fai ne latou a faifaiga kolā e fakatapu i tena Tulafono—e pelā me ne ana avefekau?


Thus, as we carry out our commission, we can say as did the prophet Isaiah: “The Sovereign Lord Jehovah himself has sent me, even his spirit.” 	 Tela la, i te taimi e fai ei ne tatou te galuega tenā, e mafai eiloa o fai atu tatou e pelā eiloa mo te pelofeta ko Isaia: “A te Aliki Sili ne tuku mai ne ia ki a au a tena ‵mana kae uga mai ne ia a au.”


For whom does Jesus serve as a model? 	 Ne fai a Iesu e pelā me se fakaakoakoga ki a ai?


3 Two of those tenacious preachers, the apostles Peter and John, had been in court before, as the chief justice, Joseph Caiaphas, sternly reminded them. 	 3 A te tokolua o tino talai loto ‵toa konā, ko apositolo ko Petelu mo Ioane, ne ‵tu atu muamua i mua o te fono, i te taimi ne toe fakatonu mālō atu ei te famasino pule, ko Iosefa Kaiafa, ki a laua.


Their efforts have been in vain. 	 Kae ne seki aogā olotou taumafaiga.


Yet, Hannah never blamed Jehovah; nor did she stay home when her husband went to Shiloh. 	 Kae ui i ei, ne seki ‵losi atu ne Hana ki a Ieova, io me ne seki nofo atu a ia i te fale i te taimi ne fanatu ei a tena avaga ki Sailo.


SONGS: 24, 99 	 PESE: 24, 99


(Isaiah 2:4; John 17:16) In certain lands, “Caesar” has sentenced integrity-keeping youths to prison or to community work.*—Mark 12:17; Titus 3:1, 2. 	 (Isaia 2:4; Ioane 17:16) I nisi fenua, ko oti ne ‵pei ne te “Malo” a nisi talavou fakamaoni ki falepuipui io me fakasala ke ga‵lue fakagamua.*—Maleko 12:17; Tito 3:1, 2.


Vespasian delays his advance toward Jerusalem, declaring: ‘God acts as a Roman general better than I can do; our enemies are destroying one another with their own hands.’ 	 Ne fakatalave ne Vespasian tena taua ki Ielusalema, i ana pati: ‘E sili atu a mea e fai ne toku atua e pelā me se kovana o Loma i lō au; ko fakatau tamate eiloa ne ‵tou fili a latou eiloa.’


For example, in 1940, brothers were encouraged to schedule a day each week to do street witnessing. 	 E pelā me se fakaakoakoga, i te 1940, ne fakamalosi atu ki taina ke fakatoka se aso i vaiaso takitasi ke talai atu i auala.


How can we close ranks? 	 E mafai pefea o ‵lago atu tatou te suā tino ki te suā tino?


17 Encouragement from fellow Christians today can strengthen our resolve to serve God faithfully. 	 17 E faka‵mautakitaki ne taina Kelisiano i aso nei a te ‵tou fakaikuga ke tavini atu tatou ki te Atua mo te fakamaoni.


For example, in 1986, the United Nations sanctioned a highly publicized International Year of Peace. 	 Pelā me se fakaakoakoga, ne talia ne te Malo ‵Soko ke fai a te tausaga e 1986 e pelā me ko te Tausaga o te Filemu i te Lalolagi.


How can we show appreciation for our Kingdom songs? 	 E fakaasi atu pefea ne tatou a te loto fakafetai ki ‵tou pese o te Malo?


(Malachi 3:10) What a delight it will be to continue to serve as Jehovah’s slaves for all eternity! 	 (Malaki 3:10) Ma‵faga o mea fakafiafia ke tumau tatou i te tavini atu ki a Ieova ki te se-gata-mai!


• What will help us to use God’s Word effectively in reaching the heart? 	 • Se a te mea e fesoasoani mai ke magoi te fakaaogāga o te Muna a te Atua kae ke oko ‵tonu atu ki te loto o te tino?


16 “Practice giving, and people will give to you. They will pour into your laps a fine measure, pressed down, shaken together and overflowing. 	 16 “Tuku atu fua otou mea ki nisi tino, kae ka tuku mai ne tino a mea ki a koutou; ka ‵ligi mai ne latou ki otou gatu se fua ‵lei, e ‵lomi ki lalo kae lulugina, kae maligi foki ki tua.


Isaiah prays to Jehovah in behalf of his countrymen who will be repentant during their exile in Babylon. 	 Ne ‵talo atu a Isaia ki a Ieova mō tino o tena fenua kolā ka salamō i te taimi koi ‵nofo fakapagota atu ei latou i Papelonia.