I yi me nyi le Yéhôva nyen a bi hek me, ni le a boñ bé hala yañga, inyu yem, hala a kôli i gwés nye ni i sélél nye ni ñem wem wonsôna. 	 Knowing that I owe my life to Jehovah, who created man for a purpose, is reason enough to love him deeply and serve him wholeheartedly.


le ngôñ yoñ i ti wemede nson i gwé mahee i mis ma Yéhôva? 	 that your displaying a volunteer spirit matters to Jehovah?


NIIGA BET BA NTIP JÔP IKÉTÉ MALIGA I SAL INYU BILÔK BIKÉÉ 	 TRAIN NEW ONES TO SERVE FELLOW BELIEVERS


A bé lo i kal bés malo malam. Di bi jubus nye i ndap, di ti nye tômblô malép. 	 We invited her in and gave her a glass of water.


i likalô? 	 in the ministry?


Jon, i bôt ba ntip biiba, ba nlama ha ikété mahoñol map le, pôla yo ki yo i ta bé inyu mabos.—Markô 10:9. 	 Thus, couples entering marriage must have the view that divorce is not an option.—Mark 10:9.


Ngéda mut a nke nye haa, Yéhôva a nyemhe nye ni bini bibuk le: ‘Témb meeni, ndi yak me m’a témb i weni.’ 	 When a person’s steps lead him away from God, Jehovah urges him: “Return to me, and I will return to you.”


Ñ, ngim mangéda, nduña yem i yé i témb i bet, ndi nano me nyi lelaa me boñ.” 	 My negative thinking does come back from time to time, but now I know how to handle it.”


Me nkon maséé ngandak i yi le i len ini, makoda ma yé masamal i Armavir ni ma-na i Kurganinsk. 	 It gives me much joy to know that today there are six congregations in Armavir and four in Kurganinsk.


Ndi dilo di nyônôs diba, me bi kon maséé le ba bi kôôba homa inyu bôt ba ndok lôñni sita i i bé koblene bés minkwel. 	 On the second day, however, I was thrilled to find out that a deaf group with a sign-language interpreter was there.


Yigil 	 studies


Jon li bé Ane Djob, i i bé lama toi mélés mandutu ma bôt. 	 That was God’s Kingdom, which would be the real solution.


2 Ikété mam Pétrô a yigye lôk kéé yé, jada mu li bé le: “Ni yoñnaga bé ni bé kiki bakén.” (1 Pétrô 4:9) I buk ini le, “i yi leege bakén,” i nkobla le “i bana loñgeñem inyu bakén tole gwéha inyu bakén.” 	 2 Among other things, Peter urged his brothers: “Be hospitable to one another.” (1 Pet. 4:9) The word “hospitality” in Greek literally means “fondness for, or kindness to, strangers.”


(Lôk Héber 8:6) Ikété bitelbene bi, bôt ba bééna ha bé ki kunde i boñ ngim mam Mbén Môsé i bé neebe. 	 (Heb. 8:6) Under it, some concessions in the Law were no longer allowed.


Hala a yé kiki mut nu a yé hok ikété lép, ndi ngui malép i nkulna nye i homa a gwé bé ngôñ i ke. 	 It is like swimming in a river with a current that pulls us in a direction we do not want to go.


I nla ba le hanano a ta bé nhôla nson, ndi a nôgda le a nlama hôlôl i pes mbuu. 	 He may not now be serving as a ministerial servant, but he realizes that he needs to cultivate spiritual qualities.


8 Añ Yésaya 40:30. 	 8 Read Isaiah 40:30.


Mankéé nu muda le Rose a bi sal kiki nsañal letee ni nyemb yé. 	 My sister Rose pioneered until her death.


(Bingéngén 17:27) Njômbi yoñ i nlama ba le u yila nhôôlak mut i pes mbuu, u u neebe maéba ikété nwee nyensô, ibabé béñge lelaa ma ntina nye. 	 (Prov. 17:27) Make it your goal to become a mature person who can take counsel calmly, benefiting from it without worrying excessively about how it was given.


Mana mahoñol ma nkoñ isi ma nlémél ngandak bôt, inyule i ntehe base kiki yom i tééñga, ni i i gwé bé nseñ. 	 This example of worldly thinking appeals to many people because they view religion as dull and irrelevant.


He bipes bi himbôga gwomede bé gwon bi bé tôbôtôbô, ndi i yom i bé ntilga mu ngii. 	 It was not the fragments in themselves but what was written on them.


Yéhôva a yé ndémbél i nlôôha ikeñi i hôtnyuu. 	 Jehovah is the supreme example of self-control.


Yak i ngéda a bé bebee ni nyemb, Réné a bi hôya bé jam li nlama ba li bisu. 	 Even as she approached death, Renee never lost sight of Jehovah’s sovereignty.


8 Ni maliga, i nla ba jam li nlet inyu bagwal bahogi ba ba yé bakén i yi pot hop u mondo i bon bap. 	 8 Realistically, it may not be possible for some immigrant parents to become fluent in their children’s new language.


A BÉ LAMA “AÑAL HOP WÉ MAÔÔ” MA MIMAÑ 	 PRESENT HIS CASE IN THE HEARING OF THE ELDERS”


Matédél 	 Privacy


BAA W’A KAL le Nsohop a yé . . . 	 WOULD YOU SAY that the Devil is . . .


A bé ndigi wengoñle, Djob a nsas minwaa mi biloñ nwominsôna ni mbôm séhél.” 	 It was as if God had rubbed out all the national borders with a big eraser,” said Claire from France.


Baa hala a bé mam ba nlôôha gwés, kayéle minkwel nwap mi kiiñaga ndik mu “hiki ngéda”? 	 Was it their passion, what they ‘constantly talked’ about?


Ndi mbus, a boñ ini béba keñi! 	 But then he committed this terrible sin!


Kii Yésu a bi nok inyu mahôha ma Yuda Iskariôt bo Pétrô? 	 What did Jesus understand about the faults of Judas Iscariot and Peter?


Jam jada li yé le, ibôdôl nwii 1990, di bi bana kunde i téé likalô, ni i tégbaha makoda makeñi. 	 For one thing, since the 1990’s, we have enjoyed more freedom to preach the good news and to assemble together in large numbers.


LELAA HÉMLE I MARIA I BI NOODANA 	 HOW MARIA’S FAITH WAS TESTED


11, 12. (a) Lelaa ñem nsôhga u nla hôla bés ngéda ba nlôôha bégés bés? (b) Lelaa ñem nsôhga u nhôla bés inyu jam li mambot, bieñg, ni maboñog més? 	 11, 12. (a) How can modesty help us to deal with flattery or excessive praise? (b) How should modesty govern our choice of dress and grooming as well as our behavior?


Bape ba nkatba le ba mboñ mam inyu hôla bôt, tole ba nsima biliya gwap inyu oñ bidokta ni bisuklu. 	 Others point to their charitable activities or their endeavors in the fields of medicine and education.


17 Ngéda mut a nti niñ yé nkikip yak Yéhôva, a nkal Djob le: “Me nti we niñ yem. 	 17 When someone dedicates his life to Jehovah, he tells God: “I am giving you my life.


(Añ Tjémbi 10:4.) 	 (Read Psalm 10:4.)


Ngim bilôk bikéé i bi neebe i ti ngandak moni inyu nit gwét, bape ki ba ke i jo gwét, ba begee dimaamana di mangwende ni mangaa. 	 Some brothers purchased bonds to provide financial assistance to the war effort, and a few even went into the trenches with guns and bayonets.


Me bé gwés bé le liwanda jés li mal, ndi me bé gwés le me hôla nye inyule me bé tôñ ni nye.” 	 I did not want to lose his friendship, but I wanted to help him because I cared about him.”


Ba bi yémbél bon ba Amôn, ndi ngond i Yéfta nu gwéha nyen a bi pam inyu boma nye ngéda a bé huu a ma yémbél gwét. 	 The Ammonites were conquered, and it was Jephthah’s beloved daughter who came out to meet him upon his victorious return.


Ndi, Paul a bé tilna “bobasôna ba yé Rôma, bôt Nyambe a ngwés, baséblaga i ba bapubhaga.” 	 However, Paul was writing to “those who are in Rome as God’s beloved ones, called to be holy ones.”


16 Inyu bana hémle i ngui, i nsômbla mbuu mpubi. 	 16 God’s spirit is needed to produce strong faith.


Ba nti bomede nkikip ni ñem wap wonsôna 	 They Offered Themselves Willingly


Ilole u ntimbhe, badba ndugi le: ‘Ikété bikuu bôt ba binam ba mboma, bimbe bi nlôôha bibe? 	 To answer, ask yourself: ‘What are the worst problems facing mankind today?


Baa u ngwélél gwo? 	 Do you use them?


I yé ki nseñ le di bana lem i yemhe Djob, téntén ngéda di mboma njiiha tole mandutu mape. 	 Also important is regular heartfelt prayer, especially when we face trials or other challenging situations.


(Añ Matéô 11:28-30.) 	 (Read Matthew 11:28-30.)


A kal le: “Wee u yé Mbôgi Yéhôva? 	 He said, “You are?


Di nla kal muda nu a néñés bon bé nyetama, le di yé nhélek ngéda di ntehe lelaa a néñés bon bé loñge to hala kiki a mboma mandutu. 	 We might tell a single mother what impresses us regarding the way she is raising her children despite her challenging situation.


Ti nye makénd i añ hiki Nkum Ntat ni Tôde ilo! nu a mpam. 	 Encourage him to read every issue of The Watchtower and Awake!


I nya liboñok i, i nhôla bo i meina ni bilôk bikéé bi libôga li, ni i meya niñ i mondo. 	 Doing so helps them to bond with the local brothers and to adjust to a different culture.


Lisañ lipe, ngéda bôt ba bi yahal nye inyule a bé je, a nyok, a bi unda loñge loñge le bôt ba, ba bééna bé litehge lilam.—Lukas 7:33-36. 	 And on another occasion, he rejected the self-righteous views of those who criticized him for eating and drinking.—Luke 7:33-36.


Mambe mambadga di mbadba ngéda di ñañ bibañga bi Yésu bi nlébna i kaat Matéô 24:14? 	 What questions arise because of Jesus’ words found at Matthew 24:14?


Di yoñ hihéga hi Mattias, nu a nsal i Bétel Skandinavia. 	 Consider the case of Mattias, who serves as a member of the Scandinavia Bethel family.


I nla ba le di mah kôs bé ndutu mankéé wés nu muda tole nu munlôm a yé kôs. 	 We may never have experienced what our fellow Christian brother or sister is going through.


Lelaa di nla kôna ndémbél yap ilam? 	 How might you imitate their good example?


(1 Pétrô 2:9) Yéhôva a ga gwélél Ane yé inyu sayap bôt ba manôgla bobasôna. 	 (1 Peter 2:9) Jehovah will use his Kingdom to bless all obedient humans.


I len ini, tolakii nsoñgi u batéé likalô u loñ Méksika u yé bebee ni hidun hiada, lôk kéé i ngi ban-ga libak li bôt ba nti mayéga.* I nwii 1949, i bé ntilga i ñañga u hikuu hi loñ hi Méksika le: “Mangéda mabe ma bi hôyôs bé makénd map, inyule hiki likoda likeñi di ntégbaha, ba yé ba yiga kwélél mu ntandaa ngéda. Ndi mbadga i yé i yégle bo ikété mahoñol i yé le: “Keeki di ga témb di bana likoda likeñi lipe?” 	 Today, as the number of publishers in Mexico steadily climbs toward the one million mark, that grateful spirit still prevails.* A 1949 branch report from Mexico stated about the brothers: “The difficult times they have do not dampen their Theocratic spirit because each assembly we have is one of their main topics of conversation for a long time afterward and the question the brethren continually ask is, When are we going to have another assembly?”


Kiki a bé ngomin, Néhémia a bé lama téé baéga nson ikété litén li Djob. 	 As governor, Nehemiah had to fill positions of responsibility among God’s people.


18 “Lakii bôt ba loñ ba bi ti bomede nkikip ni ngôñ yosôna, wee béghana Yéhôva!” 	 18 “Because of the people’s volunteering, praise Jehovah!”


Kiki a bi hañ hôtnyuu, hala a bi tinde nye i pot ibabé hoñol bikuu bi bé le bi kwél nye. 	 His lack of self-control led him to speak without considering the consequences.


MAKIDIK MOÑ WEMEDE 	 A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY


Ndi kiki David a bé yi le hala a ta bé loñge i boñ “nhook u Yéhôva” béba, a nwas bé Abisai le a nol kiñe. 	 But because David knew that it would be wrong to harm “the anointed of Jehovah,” he did not let Abishai kill the king.


Inyu gwéha i Yéhôva nyen di nla kôhna lisolbene, to di ngwel umbe nson ikété lihaa jé. 	 Because of Jehovah’s love, we can feel secure wherever we serve in his household.


ME YÉ bon ba nyônôs basaambok ikété bon juem, bagwal bem ba bi bana i Karisa, man mbai i loñ Grikia, ba bé bôt ba bôlô. 	 I ENTERED this world the seventh of eight children born to hardworking parents in Karítsa, a small village in Greece.


nseñ i yoñ makidik ma ngui inyu kôhna konangoo i Djob? 	 the need to take decisive action to benefit from God’s mercy?


2 Bagwal ba Maria ba bé maséé ni ngond yap inyu makidik mé a yoñ i ti nyemede nkikip yak Yéhôva ni ñem wé wonsôna, ni i sôblana. 	 2 Maria’s parents were proud of their daughter’s decision to make an unreserved dedication to Jehovah and to get baptized.


Me timbhe le: “Ndi, hiki mut a nyi nga le jôl jé le Djob?” 	 I said, “Everyone knows that—it’s God.”


Imbe kunde i pohol Yéhôva a bi ti litén jé Israél, ndi litén li bi timbhe lelaa? 	 What choice did Jehovah give his people, Israel, and how did the nation respond?


14. (a) Ndék ñwii ilole ñwii 1900 u mbôdôl, mambe mam ma bi hôla i tibil nok maliga ma yé ikété Bibel? (b) Toñol lelaa mankéé Russell a bi boñ inyu léba maliga. 	 14. (a) What conditions contributed to a greater understanding of Bible truth in the late 1800’s? (b) Describe Brother Russell’s quest for the truth.


Ngéda a bi yimbe mahéñha ma Chris, yak liwanda jé li bôlô li bi lona ndék mahéñha. 	 Noting Chris’ effort to change, the workmate also made adjustments.


Kii i yé ngap i hégda mam? 	 What is imagination?


I mbus ngandak ñwii, ngéda me ni Maxin di bi ke yuuga bôt ba Bétel i Brooklyn i ñwii 1972, mankéé nu muda wada, nu a bi tip mélés sulku yé i Giléad, a bi kôôge bés bebee. 	 Years later, in 1972, when Maxine and I were visiting Brooklyn Bethel, a sister who had just graduated from Gilead School approached us.


“Me bi bii bañga yoñ i ñem wem.”—TJÉMBI 119:11. 	 “In my heart I treasure up your saying.”—PS. 119:11.


Ba bi sôk sébél i nkuu mahop u le WPOW. 	 For a time, I even worked for the new owners of the radio station, which used the call letters WPOW.


Lelaa bés bobasôna di nla hôñôs adna i likoda, ni nhôla bôt bape i béyés mapubi map? 	 How can all promote unity in the congregation and help others to let their light shine?


Njee a’ telep homa wé mpubhaga? . . . Nu a mbédés bé ñem wé inyu bitembee, To kum soñ ni mandon.” 	 Anyone . . . who has not sworn a false oath by My [Jehovah’s] life, nor taken an oath deceitfully.”


ÑAÑ U NIÑ I BÔT 	 (Mt 4:5; Lu 4:9), Mar.


Mu kiki di mba di ngwélél ngap yés i hégda mam inyu timbhe mambadga ma, hala a ga hôla bés i kônde nôgda i yom bôt bape ba nôgda. 	 Using our imagination to answer these questions will help us to be more empathetic.


Ngôli i bééna bisogoo bi ngui bi bi bé gwel pansoñ tole ngwende. 	 Some belts also had strong clips that served to carry a sword and a dagger.


(Lukas 12:39, 40) Ndék ngéda, a ga lôk limut, a tinde bo i hoñol le ba “gwé nsañ, woñi u ta ha bé.” 	 (Luke 12:39, 40) Soon, Satan will deceive the masses into accepting a false sense of “peace and security.”


(2 Korintô 2:11) Mbuu u won u ntinde bôt i gwés bisañ ni malal ma nyega. 	 (2 Cor. 2:11) That spirit fosters a love for violence and immorality.


(Hiémbi hi Salômô 1:2; 2:6) Babiina ba ba yé bikristen ba nlama bop basobiina bap. 	 (Song of Sol. 1:2; 2:6) Christian marriage partners should treat each other with tenderness.


Ngéda di mboñ biliya bi, hala a’ hôñôs adna, hala a nla ki tinde bakén i béyés mapubi map. 	 Your doing so will promote unity and may move visitors to want to share in letting their light shine.


Ibale ba niiga bo loñge, ba nla boñ ngandak bibôlô ikété likoda. 	 If they are trained, they can take care of more responsibilities in the congregation.


Mankéé ni nwaa wé Lottie, ba bé sal kiki basañal ba tôbôtôbô i ñombok u Irlan, i nwii 1952 bés bo ba-na di bi ke likoda li ndôn i Belfast. 	 My brother and his wife, Lottie, were already serving as special pioneers in Northern Ireland, and in 1952 the four of us attended a district convention in Belfast.


Nkéés Milton Nôris a mbigda le: “Ba bé loñge hiémbi hi ni ngui kayéle i bé pôna wee yak bie bi bé nyiñgha.” 	 “I will never forget how the trees fairly shook,” recalled J. M. Norris.


Kiki libu ni mbebi bi bé tôl, hala a bé lédés niñ. 	 The constant dust and wind made life miserable.


Toñol lelaa Rahab a bi unda ñem ngui. 	 Describe the courage that Rahab showed.


Bi bi boma ‘manoodana ma nlet kiyaga.’ 	 They faced “fiery trials.”


(Bibôdle 43:32; 46:34; Manyodi 1:11-14) Lôk Israél i bi niñ ikété ndutu ngéda ba bé bakén, ndi Yéhôva nye a bé bem le bo ba tééda nkén mut ‘kiki mut wap nu a ngwééne mu loñ.’—Lôk Lévi 19:33, 34. 	 (Gen. 43:32; 46:34; Ex. 1:11-14) The Israelites had experienced a bitter life as foreign residents, but Jehovah expected them to treat the foreigner “like a native” among them.—Lev. 19:33, 34.


Ndi hala a bi tinde Natanaél i héñha mahoñol mé. 	 However, Nathanael was moved to change his thinking.


Mankéé Diehl a bi toñol le: “Ba bé ti ha bé me minkwel . . . 	 Brother Diehl went on to explain: “I was not permitted to give talks . . .


Kiki Yésu a bi kal, ba bé bambômbônga ba ba bé nañ ikété blé. 	 They were like the wheat that Jesus said would grow among the weeds.


(Lukas 4:43) Nya mahoñol ni maboñok i yosôna i yé yimbne i nhôôlak mut i pes mbuu. 	 (Luke 4:43) All such feelings and actions are marks of a spiritual person.


Me bi sôk me nigil hilémb hi moo, me bak ki maséé i tuk ni boñge bape. 	 Eventually, I learned sign language and had fun playing with the other children.


Lelaa Yéhôva a bi unda le a yé Nyambe nu a nlédés bôt? 	 How has Jehovah proved to be a God who gives encouragement?


Ha nyen a bi kal me le: “Me bi tégbaha 15 ñwii i ndap mok ipe, i het me bi añ ndég nan bikaat.” 	 Then he said, “For 15 years I was in another prison, where I read some of your literature.”


Me bi yônôs lipep li kunde inyu ba mu, ni hikuu hi loñ hi Ôstrik hi bi bat me ibale me bé le me neebe i yoñ ngaba i ndap suklu i nyônôs 32 i Giléad. 	 I applied to attend, and the Austria branch asked whether I would be interested in attending the 32nd class of Gilead School.


Bañga i Djob i bi éga bo? 	 guided by God’s Word?


Gwigil bini gwobiba, bi ga hôla bés i diihe gwéha i Djob inyu yés i nya i yôni, i i nene mu bikodlene a nti bés kiki Isañ wés. 	 These two articles will help us to appreciate more fully the depth of God’s love for us as reflected in his fatherly discipline.


Bilôk bikéé bi bé sal mu, bi bé lama timbhe mambadga ma ngui muu ma mimañ, ni bagwélél ba makiiña ba bé bat ni loñ yosôna. 	 The brothers there have to deal with many sensitive and complex questions from elder bodies and circuit overseers around the country.


(Bingéngén 8:30, 31) Mut a gwé ñem nsôhga a ñunup bé inyu nson tole bôlô a mboñ nano ikété likoda. 	 (Prov. 8:30, 31) A modest person does not feel cramped by his current assignments or responsibilities in the congregation.


(Minson mi baôma 17:28; 1 Timôtéô 1:11) Di nyi le di yé i niñ inyule Djob nyen a bi hek bés. 	 (Acts 17:28; 1 Timothy 1:11) We realize that we owe our lives to our Creator.


Hala a bi pémél yak bilôk bikéé gwés bi hiai bisu. Bikristen bi Lôk Yuda bi bé yan bikristen bi Lôk Grikia. 	 Christians are not immune to such pride, for even some in the first-century congregation discriminated against their brothers because of their nationality.


Inyuki di ta bé le di ba bôt ba bisu i leege bo loñge, ibabé i béñge mahabga map, tole bieñg gwap? 	 Why not take the initiative to welcome these new ones, no matter how they may be dressed or groomed?


Ngandak ikété yap i bé kôôge nye bebee inyule a bé hôyôs ndutu i miñem nwap, a lédhak maboñ ma nsehla, a tinak yak bet ba nimis makénd map hogbe. 	 Multitudes were drawn to him because he calmed troubled hearts, strengthened the weak, and consoled the depressed.


Bon ba Samaria ba bi tjél leege bo, jon Yakôbô bo Yôhanes ba bat ni hiun le, hié hi sôs inyu ligis mbai i. 	 The Samaritans refused to receive them, so James and John angrily suggested calling down fire from heaven to destroy the entire village.


Ndiimba Mbén 32:4 	 Deuteronomy 32:4


11. (a) Kii di nlama boñ inyu ke ni bisu i hol i pes mbuu? (b) Imbe ndémbél i Bibel di nla kôna? 	 11. (a) To make real spiritual progress, what do we need to do? (b) What Bible example can we imitate?


Nkoñ isi u yé nyonok ni bôt ba ba ngwés bé le mut a bana kunde i ngii yap. 	 The world abounds with people and societies motivated by a spirit of independence that fosters pride, egotism, and rivalry.


Kii nyis bés le Mbôgi Yéhôva yon i gwé mbuu Djob? 	 How do we know that Jehovah’s Witnesses have God’s spirit?


Ibabé pééna, mbok yondo Yéhôva a ga lona hana isi, i ga ba mbôgi i “sôkbôk lingwañ li karis yé.” 	 Doubtless, Jehovah’s new system of things on earth will witness “the surpassing riches of his undeserved kindness.”


Yôhanes a kal le: “Yak bés ki di mbok mbôgi [inyu yé], ndi u nyi le mbôgi yés i yé hodo.” (3 Yôhanes 12) I mpôôna le Démétriô a bééna ngôñ ni mahôla ma Gayô, ni le Yôhanes a bi tilna Gayô kaat yé i nyônôs 3 inyu bat nye le a tibil leege Démétriô. 	 In fact, we too are bearing witness about him,” wrote John, “and you know that the witness we give is true.” (3 John 12) It may have been that Demetrius needed Gaius’ assistance, and Third John may have served as the apostle’s letter of introduction and recommendation.


(2) Hégda ikété mahoñol lelaa u nla yémbél mandutu. 	 (2) Rehearsing mentally how to handle difficult problems.


Hala a bé ntandaa ngéda le bagwélél ba Yéhôva, ba bi nok le ba nlama bé yoñ ngaba i gwét ipôla matén. 	 Jehovah’s servants had long understood that Christians should not fight for one nation against another.


Di nlama boñ biliya i yén mbôô i pes mbuu, di téédaga maada malam ni Yéhôva, di yéñék ki Ane Djob kiki jam li bisu mu niñ yés. 	 We have to pay attention to our spirituality, to our relationship with Jehovah, and to Kingdom priorities.


Inyu hala nyen, Bibel i nkal bés le ikété mbok yondo, di ga kôhna bikaat bi bi ga bana biniigana bi mondo. 	 Similarly, the Bible tells us that in the new world, we will receive scrolls with new directions.


Ibale di mbem ndik letee di boma mandutu, di nla bôk mbén i Djob, di nla ki bôk makidik més i tjél yoñ ngaba ni mam ma nkoñ isi. 	 If we wait until we face a challenging situation, we might compromise and violate our neutral stand.


Lelaa di nla keñgle lem i pémhene bôt mbagi kingéda lingwañ jap? 	 How can we fight against such judgments based on the outward appearance?


Kii di ga nigil munu yigil ini? 	 What will we consider in this article?


Inyu boñ le bôt ba binam ba Yéhôva a bi hek ba ba maséé, ba nlama yi nye, ba gwélél ki nye. 	 He created humans to find happiness by knowing him and by serving him faithfully.


I ngii mam momasôna, suhulnyu yés i ga lémél Nyambe, nu “a nkolba bôt ba nhumbul nyuu, ndi a nti ba ba nsuhus nyuu karis.”—1 Pétrô 5:5. 	 Above all, our humility will please God, for he “opposes the haughty ones, but he gives undeserved kindness to the humble ones.”—1 Pet. 5:5.


Kaat Bingéngén 24:10 i nkal le: “Ibale u ntomb i kel ndutu, wee ngui yoñ i yé titigi.” 	 “If you become discouraged in the day of distress,” says Proverbs 24:10, “your strength will be meager.”


Di nla pohol ngim sonde, di yoñ bitelbene i soñgol ngeñ di ntégbaha i mam ma mbuu kii bo i ke makoda, i ke i likalô, i nigil Bibel bés botama ni i nigil Bibel ni ndap yés lihaa. 	 We could select a week and keep a record of the number of hours we spend on spiritual activities, such as attending meetings, sharing in the field ministry, and engaging in personal and family Bible study.


I nene le Yéhôva a bé gwés le baôma 12, bon ba bot “jôm li dikuu mbôk iba” li Yérusalem nu yondo. 	 Evidently, Jehovah purposed to have 12 apostles form the future “12 foundation stones” of New Jerusalem.


A nkal le: “Me bé bé le me kôhna bisai gwo ki gwo ibale me neebe bé le Yéhôva a hôla me i lémés libak jem i nya i yôni.” 	 He states: “None of these beautiful blessings would be part of my life if I hadn’t accepted Jehovah’s help to give my personality a complete makeover.”


Ngéda di bi tjak sitima i libôñ, malo més ma bi boñ le mbok i nyeñg. Bôt ba bé kodba i libôñ inyu yi bonjee di yé. 	 When we anchored in a bay, our arrival would create quite a stir among the villagers, and people would gather on the jetty to see who we were.


Ni njel i nyen, me nla om bisega gwem i wan nlôñ Bibel, tole i ke i jw.org.” 	 That way I can direct my peers to something in the Bible or on jw.org that will help them.”


Mut nu a bi yoñ ngaba i nkwel u Bibel, a nok ki maséé ni mam a bé emble. 	 The man took part in the spiritual conversation and appreciated what was being said.


Ndi ilole a ntila léta yé, Anna a bi hoñol ngim matiñ ma Bibel. 	 This made Anne feel sad, and she promised to reply in a letter.


Ibale di mbana litehge li, ha nyen niñ yés y’a bana bañga njômbi. 	 Only then can our lives have real meaning.


Mbuu mpubi u bi hôla Juu li Bakena Ntôñ i tibil toñol maliga ma Bibel bôt ba bé nok bé. 	 The holy spirit has helped the Governing Body to grasp Scriptural truths not previously understood.


(Tjémbi 34:19; Yésaya 57:15) A nti bés pék ni ngui inyu yémbél ndutu yo ki yo di nla boma.—Yakôbô 1:5. 	 (Ps. 34:18; Isa. 57:15) He gives us wisdom and strength so that we can cope with any troubles we may face.—Jas. 1:5.


To hala kii di niñil “ngembe hiai hi kôdi ni hi nkagda,” di nlama unda bôt le di ‘gwé bé nsohi, to pii ñem, . . . homa di mbai kiki tjôdôt hana nkoñ isi.’ 	 Even while living “in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation,” we want people to see that we are “blameless and innocent, . . . shining as illuminators in the world.”


Margaret, bebee ni ñwii 1968 	 Margaret, circa 1968


Ibale ba mpôdôl Ane, ngandak i nyoñ yo kiki ngim yom ikété ñem u kristen. 	 If they do speak about the Kingdom, many refer to it as a feeling or a condition in the heart of a Christian.


Kiki me bé mañge wanda, me bééna bé ngim njômbi i niñ, to bilôl bi bé kal bé me to yom. 	 As a young man, I gave little thought to the purpose of life or to the future.


I Jam li, li bi lôôha ba nseñ inyu boñ le me hol i pes mbuu.” 	 This was a turning point in my spiritual growth.”


Ndi a yé yaga mbuu mbe. 	 He is a wicked spirit person.


(Efésô 5:15, 16) Ngôñ yés i nlama ndik bé ba le di añ ngandak mapep, tole di kôôba ndik inyu ti mandimbhe i likoda. 	 (Eph. 5:15, 16) Our aim, though, should not be simply to cover a certain number of pages or solely to prepare comments to participate at meetings.


Nôa a bi unda le a gwé hémle ngéda a bi oñ soso nkuu. 	 Noah exercised his faith by building the gigantic ark.


Ni mambe manjel nson wés u likalô u yé kiki manwee? 	 In what ways can our Christian ministry be like dew?


Lelaa hikuu hi Bern hi bi timbhe? 	 The response from the Bern office?


20. (a) Mambe makénd Juu li bakena ntôñ li nti bilôk bikéé bi nkoñ isi i len ini? (b) Imbe mbadga di ga timbhe i yigil i noñ ha? 	 20. (a) What encouragement does the Governing Body today give to the international brotherhood? (b) What question will be answered in the following article?


Ndi, i bôt ba di ntééne likalô, bobasôna bé bon ba ndiihe jo. 	 But not everyone to whom we preach appreciates this.


(Lukas 16:10) Lelaa mawanda ma Yéhôva ma, ma nôgda ngéda ma mboñ nya sesema i? 	 (Luke 16:10) How do these friends of Jehovah feel about making such sacrifices?


Ba nyéñ bé manjel ma nkiha bé ni Bibel inyu so béba libii. 	 They do not seek an unscriptural way out of a difficult marriage.


(Rôma 10:17) Lelaa Nôa a bi nok ba mpôdôl Yéhôva? 	 (Rom. 10:17) How did Noah hear about Jehovah?


Inyuki maboñog ma mut nu a nhoñol libak likeñi ma ta bé isii jam? 	 Why are presumptuous acts serious?


Yigil i num matam malam i yé kiki loñge nhiômôk i het u nla memle, ni léba bilem bilam bi Yéhôva bi u yik bé. 	 Fruitful study is more like an expedition on which you can explore and discover new aspects of Jehovah’s personality.


Bibel i ntoñol lelaa ngandak bôt i bi wo i ngéda i nkal le: “[Nébukadnézar] a nol boñge bap ba wanda ni pansoñ ikété ndap yap pubhaga, a kon bé to mañge wanda to ngond ngi yi munlôm ngoo, to mañ mut, to mut mbu ño; . . . ni bo ba ligis ndap Nyambe, ba bôk lipénd li Yérusalem, ba ligis ki mandap ma ngui momasôna ni hié, ba ôbôs bigwélél gwé bilam gwobisôna.”—2 Miñañ 36:17, 19. 	 Regarding the bloodbath that followed, the Bible says: “[Nebuchadnezzar] killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary; he felt no compassion for young man or virgin, old or infirm. . . . He burned down the house of the true God, tore down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its fortified towers with fire, and destroyed everything of value.”—2 Chron. 36:17, 19.


Mambe matiñ ma gwé maada ni jam li? 	 What principles apply?


Nano nu u nti wemede nkikip yak Yéhôva, u nla kal ni bôdôl le: “Yéhôva a yé ngam yem, m’a kon bé me woñi. 	 Now that you have given your life to Jehovah, you can say with greater confidence than ever before: “Jehovah is on my side; I will not be afraid.


Sista yada i loñ i Afrika Nwel Mbok a kal le: “Ngéda ba bi pémés mankéé wem nu mañ i ntôñ, a bé wengoñle a bi wo. 	 “When my brother was disfellowshipped,” said a Christian sister in South Africa, “it was as if he had died.


Kii bôt ba nlama hoñol inyu yés i ngéda ba ntehe mambot ni bienk gwés? 	 What effect should our dress and grooming have on others?


Hala a bé ngim njel i unda bo gwéha ni ti bo lipém. 	 That would be part of showing them honor and love.


Liyep: Inoñnaga ni ndap moni ikeñi ba nsébél ni Pulasi le Banque mondiale, nsoñgi u bôt u u nlôôha yep i Afrika, u mbet. I nwii 1990, u bé 280 didun di bôt, ndi u bi bet letee ni 330 didun di bôt i nwii 2012. 	 Poverty: According to the World Bank, the number of those suffering extreme poverty in Africa alone has grown from 280 million in 1990 to 330 million in 2012.


Ngandak mintonba i bi yéñ ki i mélés yo.” 	 And many vandals have tried to mar it.”


U héya le a bé liwanda jem, a bééne ki me ndémbél lam i pes mbuu.” 	 Besides being my friend, he was a spiritual role model for me.”


(Rôma 12:2) Baa di ma boñ biliya i téñbe ni Djob i nya i? 	 (Rom. 12:2) Have we been faithful in making an effort to do so?


Libak jé li minyaô, ni li babiina bana, li bi boñ le ngwal wada a neebe yigil i Bibel. 	 Her friendly manner and the couple’s genuine, sincere efforts prompted one of the parents to accept a Bible study.


Inyuki makidik moñ ma yé le u “téñbe i num matam”? 	 Why are you determined to “bear fruit with endurance”?


(1) Kii i yé i ba mut mbuu? (2) Imbe ndémbél i ga hôla bés i hol i pes mbuu? (3) Lelaa biliya di mboñ inyu bana “mahoñol ma Kristô,” bi ga hôla bés i ba minhôôlak mi bôt i pes mbuu? 	 (1) What does it mean to be a spiritual person? (2) What examples will help us to progress in our spirituality? (3) How will our effort to have “the mind of Christ” help us to be spiritual people?


Diihe botñem yoñ, u ôt pék mu, u boñ le i ba yômi ikété mahoñol ni ñem woñ, u yoñ ki ngéda i kap yo ni bôt bape! (1 Timôtéô 4:15, 16; 1 Pétrô 3:15) Ni i njel i, u nla ba nkwoog nkaa le u ga tagbe bé ni nlômbi nkoñ isi unu u u mbem ndik tjiba. 	 Cherish your hope, ponder over it, make it real in your mind and heart—and share it generously with others! (1 Tim. 4:15, 16; 1 Pet. 3:15) That way, you can be sure that you will not pass away with this condemned old world.


ME KÔS PÔLA IPE I YÉK GWOM GWOBISÔNA MBUS 	 ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE THINGS BEHIND


Paul a ke ni bisu i toñol le bôt bape ba bé lama tuge inyu niñ i ngii, a kônde le: “Ndi hi mut wé ntôñ: Kristô, litam li bisu; mbus hala, bet ba yé ba Kristô, ngéda a’ ba ha kiki Kiñe.”—1 Korintô 15:20, 23, MN. 	 Paul went on to indicate that there would be others raised to heavenly life, adding: “Each one in his own proper order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who belong to the Christ during his presence.”—1 Cor. 15:20, 23.


Pua yem—a bé top bé tjôô me i moo ma mintonba—a bi begee me. 	 My father—not about to abandon me to the rebel forces—carried me.


Baa di gwé biniigana i ôt mu? 	 The lesson?


KINJE BOTÑEM I MBUMA ÑAÑ! 	 WHAT AN AMAZING PROSPECT!


(Bibôdle 32:26-28) Tolakii yigil i Bibel i nla ba loñge jam, di nlama bé yoñ yo kiki kaat i ba bi tila inyu hôla bôt i tégbaha loñge ngéda. 	 (Gen. 32:26-28) Although Bible study can be enjoyable, we should not expect the Bible to read like a novel that is written just to entertain.


Jon di bi kit le di ga pôdôs ndik nye inyu mam ma lihaa ma ma nlôôha nseñ.” 	 So we kept our contact with our son to absolutely necessary family business.”


Ba bi kal bon bap le: “Dinuni di bikei di mpôôna bañga dinuni. 	 “Airplanes look just like birds,” they said.


17, 18. (a) Ti hihéga inyu toñol umbe nseñ di gwé inyu hônba kepam lisuk. (b) Kiki lisuk li nkôôge bebee, di yé nkwoog nkaa le kii? 	 17, 18. (a) Illustrate the importance of enduring to the end. (b) As we get closer to the end, what confidence can we have?


18 Kiki hihéga, bagwal ba nla naña mahaa mape i bégés ntôñ ni lihaa jap ngim mangéda. 	 18 For instance, parents may invite other families to join them in family worship from time to time.


BAA DI NLAMA KODOL LITEHGE JÉS LI BAKÉN? 	 DO WE NEED TO ADJUST OUR VIEW OF STRANGERS?


(Masoola 2:2) Inyule nhook u mbem bé le bôt bape ba ti nye lipém li nlôôha, a ga kal bé bôt a mboma inyu ngélé bisu le a yé nhook. 	 (Revelation 2:2) Because an anointed person does not expect others to give him too much attention, he would not tell those he meets for the first time that he is anointed.


Ni nye a telep, bitéé bilôñi. 	 And she did, immediately.


Yom kiki bo 16 nwii i mbus ngéda, Paul a bi tilna Timôtéô le: “Ndi we téñbe yaga ni mam u bi nigil, ma u bi hémle, lakii u yi bet ba bi niiga we mo, ni lakii u nyi bitilna bipubi [Bitilna bi Lôk Héber] ibôdôl yaga we nkéñéé man, gwon bi nti we ngui le u bana pék inyu tohi i nlôl hémle i i yé i Kristô Yésu.” (2 Timôtéô 3:14, 15) Yimbe le Paul a mpôdôl (1) i yi bitilna bipubi, (2) i hémle toi mam a bi nigil, ni (3) bana pék inyu tohi ni njel Kristô Yésu. 	 Some 16 years after that, Paul wrote to Timothy: “Continue in the things that you learned and were persuaded to believe, knowing from whom you learned them and that from infancy you have known the holy writings [the Hebrew Scriptures], which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.” (2 Tim. 3:14, 15) Note that Paul mentions (1) knowing the holy writings, (2) being persuaded to believe the things learned, and (3) becoming wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.


Di nyi le Yéhôva a gwé ngôñ le di ti baane lipém. 	 We understand that Jehovah wants us to respect governmental authorities.


12 Ntôptjémbi a nkônde ki kal le: “Kinje line bipôdôl gwoñ bi nél me, iloo wéi i nyo wem!” 	 12 The psalmist went on to say: “How sweet your sayings are to my palate, more so than honey to my mouth!”


(Rôma 5:12) Mu kii ba bé noode niñ kiki ba ngwés, ba bi nimis bañga kunde ba bééna. 	 (Rom. 5:12) In striving for self-determination, they lost the true freedom they had been given.


Jon ñôma Yôhanes a bi tila le: “Nu a nhémle Man a gwé niñ boga; ndi nu a nôgôl bé Man a’ tehe bé niñ, ndi hiun hi Nyambe hi tiñi ni nye.” 	 The apostle John wrote: “The one who exercises faith in the Son has everlasting life; the one who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him.”


Pog, di nlama ba nkôôbaga i boma nya ndééñga i—inyule di yé gwét ni Satan. 	 First, we must expect this kind of direct assault—Satan is at war with us.


Inyuki bôt bape ba nla babaa bés ngim mangéda? 	 Why may others at times hurt our feelings?


Salômô a bi oñ témpel i Yérusalem. 	 Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem.


A tilna bikristen bi bi bé hônba ndééñga i Tésalônika le: “Lakii miñem mi bé mi yôni bés ni ngôñ inyu nan, wee hala yaga ki nyen di bi gwés i kébél bé, ha miñañ minlam mi Nyambe nwotama bé, ndi yak ni nom yés yomede, inyule ni bi yila bôt di ngwés ngandak.”—1 Tésalônika 2:8. 	 He wrote to the persecuted Christians in Thessalonica: “Having tender affection for you, we were determined to impart to you, not only the good news of God but also our very selves, because you became so beloved to us.”—1 Thess. 2:8.


Bôt ba bôlô ba ta bé bôt ba yeñgi, ndi ba nsal bé to kiki binuga. 	 Industrious people are not lazy, nor are they workaholics.


Njee a nla lédés lôk kéé yé? 	 Who can encourage fellow Christians?


Ndi i nla ba le a bi hôya nga tjagda le a nlama ‘kiha ni Djob ni ñem nsôhga.’ 	 But it could be that he completely forgot that he was supposed to be ‘walking modestly with God.’


Bôt ba Ur ba bé bégés bikwéha bi mop, yak isañ Abraham. 	 People there worshipped false gods, and his father did too.


Muriel a nkal le: “A bé bé maséé i téé likalô ikété hilémb hipe, ki le i ngéda bisu, a bé maséé i téé likalô ikété hilémb hiés le Pulasi.” 	 “It annoyed him to go out in the ministry in another language, whereas before he loved preaching in his native language, French,” says Muriel.


6, 7. (a) To hala kiki di yé bikwéha bi bôt, kii i mboñ le di laa ba mawanda ma Yéhôva? (b) Inyuki di nlama bé wonyu i bat Yéhôva nwéhél? 	 6, 7. (a) What makes it possible for us to be Jehovah’s friends even though we are imperfect? (b) Why should we not hold back from asking Jehovah for forgiveness?


Me bé lama kôôba hiki yigil loñge, inyu tégbaha yo loñge. 	 I had to prepare well for each lesson.


Bimbe bisai a’ kôhna? 	 What are the benefits?


Inyuki hémle i nlôôha ba nseñ, lelaa di nla tééda hémle i ngui? 	 Why is faith so important, and how can we keep it strong?


Di ba nkwoog nkaa le, Nwet a “nti mut nwaaga ngui, yak mut a nyi bé pémbép, a mbulhene nye ngui ngandak,” a nla ti bé kii yosôna ni gwé ngôñ inyu ke ni bisu i hônba. 	 Be assured, however, that the One who “gives power to the tired one and full might to those lacking strength” can give you whatever you need to carry on.


(Bingéngén 18:11) Ñ, nya nkus w’a sôk mal, jon, di nimis bañ pôla di gwé i gwélél nkus u inyu ‘yéñ mawanda’ i ngii. 	 (Prov. 18:11) Yes, such riches will ultimately fail, so do not lose the opportunity to use them to “make friends” in heaven.


Nson maoñ ma ntôñ u niiga we bôlô, u nhôla ki we i yi le u nlama yoñ matat inyu keñgle mpuhge jam ngéda u nsal, i ba mut bôlô nu a noñ ngéda, ni i suhul wemede i si bet ba ñéga nson. 	 Theocratic construction work is also educational, as it teaches you to be safety conscious, to be a diligent worker, and to cooperate with those in oversight.


(Bingéngén 1:8) I bana bagwal ba ba ngwélél Yéhôva, hala a yé bisai. 	 (Prov. 1:8) To have believing parents who truly love Jehovah is a blessing.


(1 Pétrô 4:7) Di kôna ndémbél i lôk kéé i bôda ni i bôlôm i i bi yén péé ikété maséé, i béihak mapubi map ibôdôl behee. 	 (1 Pet. 4:7) Take note of sterling examples of brothers and sisters whose lives reflect their joy in keeping on the watch as well as letting their light shine.


I len ini, mut a bééna pôs tiñté i matila ntéñék i likas a yé Yésu Kristô. 	 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.


(Yésaya 11:9) Ndi i suklu i, bés di mbôdôl yo nano. 	 (Isa. 11:9) We, however, receive much of that education now.


Ngandak batila ba ngéda kôba ba bé tila ndigi inyu bégés baéga ba biloñ gwap, ba tinak litén jap lipém. 	 Many ancient writers flattered their leaders and glorified their kingdoms.


(Esra 1:2, 3, 5) Ba bi yék loñ i ba bé yi loñge loñge inyu ke ngim homa libim ikété yap li bé ngi tehe. 	 (Ezra 1:2, 3, 5) They left a land that was familiar to them in order to move to a place most of them had never seen.


4 Kekikel, ni ba bañ bôt ba pégi ngandak kayéle ni nla bé bana ngéda inyu bon banan. 	 4 Never get so busy that you do not have time for your children.


1, 2. (a) Mambe mandutu ngim lôk kéé yés i bôda ni i bôlôm i bi boma? (b) Mambe mambadga hala a nlona? 	 1, 2. (a) What trials do some of our brothers and sisters face? (b) What questions arise?


Ni maliga, jam li jon li bi tinde nye i gwés David. Inyu hala ki nyen a bé kil bé nye jôñ, to hala kiki David nyen a bé lama yoñ tel yé i kiñe. 	 In fact, that is the reason why he was loyal to David and was not jealous of him, although David would become king instead of him.


3 I len ini, manwin ma nyamb mayoo, ma lôlak bahoma bahoma. 	 3 Today, people are bombarded with information.


(4) Noode hégda i yom bôt bape ba nôgda, unda ki hala. 	 (4) Cultivating and displaying empathy.


I nene le, Maria a bé la bé hiôm i téé likalô ni Yésu mu nwii maa ni pes mi nson wé. 	 Apparently, Mary was not in a position to travel with Jesus during the three and a half years of his ministry.


I ngwa koo, mankéé Joseph F. Rutherford a bi sôk yelel ndoñi i bibañga biba bini le: “GA” i bisu bi 6 000 di baemble. 	 On Friday, “Co-Laborers’ Day,” Joseph F. Rutherford finally unveiled the mystery for the 6,000 conventioners.


Inyule ba nyañgbene mbuu wé, a pot ki ni ngi pék ni bibép gwé.” 	 They embittered his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips.”


A kal bo le: “Ndi kii ba ntééñga bé nkoñ unu, kena ngwéé umpe.” 	 He said: “When they persecute you in one city, flee to another.”


5 Mu kii ñwii mi bé tagbe, di bé hoñol le Yéhôva a bé kon bé maséé ni litén jé, inyule ba bé yoñ bé ngaba ni makénd mu bôlô i likalô ngéda Gwét bi Ntôla bi bisu. Inyu njom i nyen di bé kal le Yéhôva a bi nwas le ba nke i minkôm i Babilôn Nunkeñi inyu ndék ngéda. 	 5 In years gone by, we believed that Jehovah became displeased with his people because they did not have a zealous share in the preaching work during World War I. We concluded that for this reason, Jehovah allowed Babylon the Great to take them captive for a short time.


Bibel yomede i nkal le: “Bañga i Nyambe i yé yômi.”—Lôk Héber 4:12. 	 The Bible itself says: “The word of God is alive.”—Hebrews 4:12.


Ndi bôt ba nyi bé le i yimbne i, i nit Bibel—inyule i yé mbôñ le mbañ i Bibel i yé maliga. 	 Less well-known, though, is the fascinating link between the arch and the Bible—the Arch of Titus bears silent witness to the remarkable accuracy of Bible prophecy.


(Lukas 2:19, 34, 35, 48, 51) Ikété bipes biba bi bisu bi kaat Lukas, ba nsima jôl li Maria mu 12 ngélé, ndi li Yôsep ndigi ngélé 3. 	 (Luke 2:19, 34, 35, 48, 51) In the first two chapters of Luke’s Gospel, Mary’s name is mentioned 12 times, but Joseph’s, only 3.


“Ni bi eñgla ni nlômbi mut ni dipa tjé.”—KÔLÔSÉ 3:9. 	 “Strip off the old personality with its practices.”—COL. 3:9.


(Matéô 18:20) Inoñnaga ni litiñ lini, Yésu a bé pôdlak makoda més. 	 (Matt. 18:20) In principle, Jesus’ statement applies to our meetings.


Ngéda a mbigda mam ma bi tagbe, Gillis a nkal le: “Me bé béna kal Mattias le, gwéha di gwé inyu yé, i bé tinde me ni nyañ i soohe ni ngui le Yéhôva a hôla nye i nok ngim mam.” 	 Looking back, Gillis says: “I often told Mattias that our deep love for him moved his mother and me to pray even more intensely that Jehovah would help him to understand.”


Likak joñ li kel li mbôga 	 Your daily goal has been created


(Efésô 4:25; Kôlôsé 3:9) Jon, di nlama pot maliga to ibale hala a nwéha bés nyuu, tole ibale hala a nti bés ndutu.—Bingéngén 6:16-19. 	 (Eph. 4:25; Col. 3:9) Thus, we must tell the truth even if it may be embarrassing or inconvenient.—Prov. 6:16-19.


Maria Victôria a bé a ngwés hilégé. 	 Maria Victoria loved to gossip.


Ngéda pua yem a bi añ bikaat bi, bi bi tôdôl hémle yé inyu Djob. 	 When my father read those books, his faith in God was awakened.


(1 Samuel 1:9-11) Baa hala a ta bé loñge ndémbél inyu yés? 	 (1 Sam. 1:9-11) Is that not a good example for us?


Kiki ngandak ikété yés, niñ i bi tômbôl bé Yakôb. 	 As is true of most of us today, Jacob did not have an easy life.


Ngéda njal keñi i bi kwél bikristen bi Yudéa i hiai bisu, ntôñ u bi yoñ bitelbene inyu hôla bo. 	 When famine threatened Judean Christians in the first century, the congregation organized help for them.


Ngeñ yañen Yéhôva a yé bebee i ti inyu emble masoohe moñ? 	 How much time is Jehovah willing to spend listening to your prayers?


18 I nla ki ba nledek jam i wan mam inyu yi too ma yé maliga, ngéda we ni manyuñ nu mbuu ni mbéna bé nôgla. 	 18 Another challenge to evaluating matters accurately may be faced when we have a personality conflict with a brother in the congregation.


Ngéda me bi nok le ngôñ i baoñ i bé i Afrika nwelmbok, me bi yônôs lipep, mbus, ba sébél me i ke hôla. 	 When I heard about the construction needs in South Africa, I applied and was invited to go.


(Añ Rôma 5:3-5.) 	 (Read Romans 5:3-5.)


(Tjémbi 104:24; 139:13-16) Jon, di nti nye lipém ngéda di mboñ biliya i kônha bôt bape maséé. 	 (Ps. 104:24; 139:13-16) Hence, we honor him when we strive to make others happy.


TI BÔT BA NKE LOÑ YAP NGWÉÉ MAHÔLA BA GWÉ NGÔÑ 	 GIVING REFUGEES PRACTICAL HELP


Ha nyen a bi bôdôl nigil Bibel ni Mbôgi Yéhôva. 	 Then she began to study the Bible with the Witnesses.


Bibel i nkal bés le: “I léña le, bahem sép ni batôp ba kwo kiñ yada i bégés Yéhôva ni i ti nye mayéga, ba paak kiñ yap i ngii lôñni sép ni bibeñde bi mamuna, ni bikôkôda bipe, ba béghak Yéhôva, . . . lipém li Yéhôva li yon mu ndap Yéhôva.” 	 The account tells us: “At the moment when the trumpeters and the singers were praising and thanking Jehovah in unison, and as the sound ascended from the trumpets, the cymbals, and the other musical instruments as they were praising Jehovah, . . . the glory of Jehovah filled the house of the true God.”


8 Di gwé nson i yis bôt bobasôna le ba nla bana maada malam ni Nheg wap. 	 8 We have the responsibility to make known to our fellow humans that they can come into a friendly relationship with their Creator.


Inyuki énél i Yéhôva i nlôôha bé ba nledek? 	 Why is Jehovah’s sovereignty not unduly restrictive?


I muda nu, a bé bak bôt inyu ke ada Yésu, a lôl nye i mbus ni mbus, ndi a tihba linjek li mbot yé. 	 The woman quietly made her way through the crowd, approached Jesus from behind, and touched the fringe of his outer garment.


Di wan ngim mam ma ma mbéñge ngolba lihaa, di tehe ki lelaa di nla yémbél mandutu ngolba i, i nlona bés. 	 Let us consider some situations involving family opposition and see how we can successfully face the challenges that these bring.


Ndi mam ma yé lelaa inyu nwii nwap? 	 But what about a person’s age?


A bi kal nye le jôl jé le Apun, tolakii a bé yoñ matat inyule mu nwii mi, Mbôgi Yéhôva i bé sal ikété lisol. 	 She gave her name, Apun, but she was cautious because even in the 1980’s, the activities of the Witnesses were banned.


U pala bañ nok liyot i mbuu woñ, inyule liyot li nyén i tôl bijôñ bi bôt.” 	 Do not be quick to take offense, for the taking of offense lodges in the bosom of fools.”


(Hiôb 4:19; 25:6) Di nla pala hoñol le Elifas bo Bildad ba yé unda libak li suhulnyu. 	 (Job 4:19; 25:6) At first glance, we might conclude that Eliphaz and Bildad displayed a humble attitude.


Ibale di gwé lem i nigil, i soohe, ni i bii mam di nigil ikété bisélél, ndék ni ndék di ga sôk di bana loñge kiññem. 	 Through regular study, prayer, and application of what we learn, we can gradually strengthen our conscience.


Ni lelaa i bana mahoñol ma Kristô, i nla hôla bés i niñ yés i hiki kel? 	 How will having the mind of Christ affect your daily life?


Mangéda ma, ma bé ndutu ngandak, di bé ndik ndék Mbôgi Yéhôva; ndi di bi tomb bé. 	 It was not an easy time, and we were few in number; but we did not let our hands drop.


(1 Korintô 2:14-16; 3:1-3) Mimañ mi mi gwé mahoñol ma Kristô mi mbéna yimbe ngéda bilôk bikéé bi mbôdôl bana mahoñol ni maboñok ma minsôn. 	 (1 Cor. 2:14-16; 3:1-3) Elders who have the mind of Christ often see early warning signs of fleshly thinking.


Inyuki di gwé ngôñ ni gwéha, he hémle ndik bé? 	 Compared with love, how important is faith?


17 Mankéé nu muda wada nu a yé nsañal, ni nu a ma leege ngandak baudu ba suklu i ntôñ, a kal le: “Nano a yé ntandaa ngéda le me bé kon woñi i leege bakén, inyule me bééna man ndap, ni bibôk bi biyééne. 	 17 A pioneer sister who hosted students attending various theocratic schools admitted: “Initially I was concerned because my accommodations are very modest, and I have secondhand furniture.


12, 13. (a) Nano kii ba yé bat Sakaria le a boñ? (b) Toñol lelaa mut ba nsébél le Pom a yé yimbne i Yésu Kristô. 	 12, 13. (a) What action is Zechariah now told to take? (b) Explain how the man named Sprout is prophetic of Jesus Christ.


Lelaa ndéñbe i nôgôl Djob i nla hôla bés i bagal mindañ ikété ndap lihaa? 	 How can loyalty to God help us to cope with family problems?


Maselna ni “ba ba nkil isi,” hala wee ba ba ngwés niñ i ntomb, bet ba bi ke ni Barak ba bé bebee i jo gwét ipôla maa i ngii hikôa hi Tabor, ni i bahoma ba ndobo ba lép u Kison! 	 Unlike those “who walk[ed] on the road,” preferring the easy way, those who went with Barak were willing to do battle on the rocky slopes of Tabor and in the swampy valley of Kishon!


Hala a bé a ma bôña. 	 Such things did happen.


(Matéô 19:3) Yéhôva a ñoo nya maboha i.—Añ Malaki 2:13-16. 	 (Matt. 19:3) Jehovah God hated such divorcing.—Read Malachi 2:13-16.


I len ini ikété nkoñ isi, nsoñgi u bibéba bi bôt u yé ngandak iloo u bôt ba téé sép. 	 In today’s world, righteous people are greatly outnumbered by the wicked.


17 Bibel i nkal le: “Hagak, a mañge wanda, inyu binéñel gwoñ, ñem woñ u konok maséé dilo di tel yoñ mañge wanda.” 	 17 “Rejoice, young man [or woman], while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth.”


LELAA DI NLA TÉÑBE I NUM MATAM? 	 HOW CAN WE ENDURE IN BEARING FRUIT?


Bilem bilam, makeñge, ni nsima a bééna, bi bé lôl nye ni Djob nu ‘a bi suhus nyemede,’ i béñge nye. 	 The qualities, abilities, and privileges David had were because God ‘stooped down,’ or humbled himself, to pay attention to him.


Jon, me bi tjek mam me bé le me boñ ni bôt bape, hala nyen me bi bana maada malam ni bôt ba ba ngwés mam ma mbuu. 	 Then I made a list of activities that I could enjoy with others, so that I could form connections with them that were based on spiritual values.


Ibale u mpala téé mam u nlama boñ i niñ yoñ, u ga hoo ki too. 	 The earlier you make plans by setting good goals, the sooner you will have success.


Nkwel u bé pôdôl jam li mu lipep li manwin di nsima, u bé unda fôtô i bilôk bikéé nyonok minloñ mi Méksika, ni mana matila i si fôtô le: “Bôt ba yé ntjamak ni minloñ.” 	 The article featured a picture of brothers on the streets of Mexico City. Below the picture was the caption: “Invasion of the streets.”


5 Lihaa li Ruth li bé niñik i Môab. 	 5 Ruth’s family lived in Moab.


Mankéé wada nu a nsal i Bétel a mbéna kwel ni bôt ba yé bebee i kôs sôble i makoda ma makiiña ilole ma mbôdôl. 	 When attending circuit assemblies, a brother who serves at Bethel has made it his custom to speak with baptism candidates before the program.


Mankéé nu munlôm nu loñ i Ôstrélia, nu a gwé 15 ñwii a bi tila le: “Pua yem a mbéna kwélés me inyu hémle yem, a hôlga ki me i hek pék. 	 A 15-year-old brother in Australia wrote: “Dad often talks with me about my faith and helps me to reason.


Limbe litehge li ga hôla we ngéda u nkwélés bôt bape inyu Djob ni mam a bi heg? 	 What outlook will help you when you discuss God and creation with others?


Baa a bé le a hoñol le li likeñge li gwét li bôt ba binam li bé le li kobol nye mu ndutu i, iloo mahôla ma Djob a bé le a ti nye? 	 Could he have thought that diplomacy or militaristic maneuvering would deliver a more favorable outcome than would turning to God for help?


I yigil ini i ga unda bés inyuki ni lelaa di nla ôt nseñ i ti Yéhôva lipém ni tik yés gwom. 	 This article will consider why and how we benefit from honoring Jehovah with our valuable things.


MAADA MOÑ NI DJOB MON MA YÉ NGUI YOÑ I BISU 	 YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD—YOUR GREATEST STRENGTH


I mut a bééna pôs tiñté i matila ntéñék i likas, ni bôt basamal bape ba bé ba gwé tjil yap bôt i woo, ba Ezékiel a tehe i yiinda, ba yé yimbne i kii? 	 Whom do the man with the secretary’s inkhorn, mentioned in Ezekiel chapter 9, and the six men with weapons symbolize?


Ndi manoodana ba mboma mu hémle yap i yé mahéñha. 	 Their tests of faith have been different.


Bobasôna ba bé kadba le ba mbégés Yéhôva, ndi ba bi téñbe bé i gwélél nye. 	 All of them professed to worship Jehovah, but their devotion to him was far from exclusive.


Di gwé ntôñ gwét bihosi i pes yés. 	 We have a cavalry on our side.


Ha nyen ba ba yé i Yudéa ba kenek ngwéé dikôa; ba ba yé ikété yé ba pam; ba ki ba yé bikai ba jôbôk bañ mu.” 	 Then let those in Judea begin fleeing to the mountains, let those in the midst of her leave, and let those in the countryside not enter into her.”


Me bi bôdôl badba too i yom me ntehe i meeni, i yé maselna ni i yom Yéhôva a ntehe. 	 I began to wonder if what I saw in myself was different from what Jehovah saw.


Hiki ngéda a bé tjél, kiñ i, i bé kal nye le: “Yom Nyambe a mpubus u ha bañ yo kila.” 	 Then that heavenly voice told him to “stop calling defiled the things God has cleansed.”


3 Inyuki i yé nseñ le hiki wada wés a nigil Bibel nyemede? 	 3 How important is personal study of the Scriptures?


(Matéô 24:20, 21; Lôk Héber 12:4) Ba bééna ngôñ i bana hônba yak ni hémle, iloo kii ngéda bisu, inyu nôgôl Yésu ni i ôt ngwéé. Ba bé lama boñ hala inyu sôñ biniñ gwap. 	 (Matthew 24:20, 21; Hebrews 12:4) They would need endurance and faith like never before in order to obey Jesus’ words to flee, and their lives would depend on it.


7 Di nlama bé hôya le, i bana yi i Bibel i nkola bé inyu yila nhôôlak mut i pes mbuu. 	 7 Keep in mind that having knowledge of the Bible is not enough to become a spiritually-minded person.


Ngoo ngandak le, to imbe kristen i yé le i bôdôl nwas le libak jé li kwéha li éga niñ yé. 	 Sadly, any Christian could begin to walk according to the sinful flesh.


Bahoma bahogi, bôlôm ba nwo nyuu i tôp i mbamba. 	 In some cultures, men may feel uncomfortable singing in public.


‘NGANDAK MANJEL’ INYU UNDA KONANGOO I MBUMA ÑAÑ 	 UNDESERVED KINDNESS “EXPRESSED IN VARIOUS WAYS”


Mbus, a bi kit le, a nlama ti bihégél bi mbuu bipe ni bi minsôn likébla li niñ, a bi unda le a nhoñol ndik bé nyetama. 	 On the contrary, he gave the gift of life to intelligent creatures, both spirit and human.


Mu yigil i noñ ha, di ga tehe lelaa di nla tibil gwélél kunde di gwé nano, inyu ti Yéhôva lipém, Djob li bañga kunde, i boga ni boga. 	 The following article will consider how we can wisely use the freedom we now have, so that we can honor Jehovah, the God of true freedom, forever.


Baa u bé le u yoñ minlélém mi makidik? 	 Would you have made the same choice?


Di nigil ki le i yé bés nseñ i bana litam li mbuu, i yible mut di mbôdôl ñem mahoñol més, ni i kodba ni bikristen bipe inyu bana ngui i pes mbuu. 	 We also considered the value of cultivating the fruitage of his spirit, sharing our feelings with a trusted confidant, and drawing strength from upbuilding Christian association.


4 Ibale u ma nimis makénd moñ mu kii u ntéé likalô homa bôt ba nlôôha bé emble ñañ nlam, u nla nok yom ñôma Paul a bi nôgda. 	 4 If you have ever felt discouraged when preaching in less responsive territories, you will relate to the apostle Paul.


“Sita yada i me ni nye di bééna lem i pam likalô, a bi kit kunda yada le di mpam ha bé ntôñ. 	 “A sister with whom I often preached suddenly ended our arrangements for the ministry.


IBABÉ pééna, bôt ba gwé ngôñ i bana niñ i maséé. 	 PEOPLE normally want to live a joyful life.


Munu dihéga dini diba, Maria a bi emble, a bigda, a tééda ki mam ma momasôna ikété ñem wé.—Añ Lukas 2:16-19, 49, 51. 	 In both cases, Mary listened, remembered, and thought carefully about what she had heard.—Read Luke 2:16-19, 49, 51.


Kaat Lôk Héber 4:12 i nkal le “Bañga i Nyambe i ye yômi ni ngui.” Ini “Bañga i Nyambe” i yé kii? 	 What is “the word of God” that Hebrews 4:12 says “is alive and exerts power”?


Inyuki sita yada le Nadia a bé maséé i yén likoda li hilémb hipe? 	 Why is a sister named Nadia glad she stayed in the foreign-language congregation?


(2 Tésalônika 3:2) Kiki hémle i nlôl ni njel mbuu mpubi, jon Yéhôva a ngwélél mbuu wé inyu ti hiki wada wés hémle i kôli. 	 (2 Thess. 3:2) However, Jehovah has given to each one of his worshippers “a measure of faith.”


Ngandak bôt i yé i lôôha kôs bikaat ba ntilna bo i internet, i téléfôn, ba nkôs yak miñañ mi mawanda map ni mi bôt ba nyi bo. 	 Many people are also flooded with e-mails, text messages, and reports from well-meaning friends and acquaintances.


Ngéda manoodana ma ma bi mal, Yéhôva a bi kônde ti Hiôb ngaba iba iba inyu gwom gwobisôna a ba a gwé ilole a nkôs manoodana, a kônde ki nom 140 nwii. 	 When the trial was over, Jehovah gave Job double what he had before the trial began, as well as an added 140 years of life.


(Lukas 19:11-13, 15) Yésu a bi yigye ki le a bééna bé yom i boñ ni bangomin ba Lôk Rôma. 	 (Luke 19:11-13, 15) Jesus also stated his neutral position to the Roman authorities.


A ntimbhe le: “Me bééna lem i bat Yéhôva mahôla ikété masoohe.” 	 She answers, “Prayerful reliance on Jehovah.”


28 Maséé—Lem lam i nlôl bés ni Djob 	 28 Joy—A Quality We Acquire From God


I kôs mayéga ma gwéha mana, i bi lama ti bikristen bipe makénd, ni hôla bo i ke ni bisu i ba siñ ikété hémle. 	 And hearing those loving greetings surely encouraged other Christians, helping them to remain firm in the faith.


Di bi nôgda konangoo i mbuma ñañ i Djob ikété ngandak manjel 	 We Experienced God’s Undeserved Kindness in Many Ways


Kiki Môsi, di tééne i majubul ma mbok yondo. 	 Like Moses, we are about to enter a symbolic land, the new world that Jehovah has promised us.


Ñ, u gwé nya liwanda i? 	 Yes, you do!


(Matéô 20:28) Yésu a bi jôa yak makôô ma baôma bé. 	 (Matt. 20:28) Jesus even washed the feet of his apostles.


Sôble i yé yimbne le u bôn Yéhôva le u nti wemede nkikip inyu boñ sômbôl yé. 	 Your baptism symbolizes your dedication.


Adna yap i bé lama bok mbôgi keñi, inyu unda le Yéhôva a bi om toi Yésu hana isi i boñ sômbôl yé. 	 Their unity would give a powerful witness, offering clear evidence that Jehovah had sent Jesus to the earth to do God’s will.


Hala a bé lama ba bisai bi a bé bem bé, inyule ba bé ngi sima i nya bibom ikété Bitilna bi Lôk Héber. 	 This may have been an unexpected blessing, since immortality is not mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures.


Baa nlôñ kaat unu u ngwés kal le biañgel bi bi hôla bo, tole Djob a bi boñ le ngok i kwél baoo bap kiki nop? 	 Is this a reference to angelic assistance, or was there some sort of meteorite shower?


6 Maada ma tôbôtôbô ma yé ipôla ñem nsôhga ni suhulnyu. 	 6 Modesty and humility are closely linked traits.


Inyuki Yéhôva a bi tehe le ba bi gwélél nye ni ñem wap wonsôna lelaa di nla kôna bo? 	 Why did God view them as having served him with a complete heart, and how can we imitate them?


7 Mintén mi wip nwominsôna mi nsuñgaha Yéhôva ñem. 	 7 All forms of stealing are offensive to Jehovah.


Kii héga, ibale di yé bagwal, di nla kal bon bés le di ndiihe mahol map i pes mbuu. 	 If we are parents, for example, we could tell our children what we appreciate about the spiritual progress they are making.


13 Hipa hi ngui hipe Satan a ngwélél hi yé ngôñ i yi mam ma sôli mbus makañ. 	 13 Another effective bait that Satan uses is curiosity about the occult.


Inyuki i ba maliga i gwé mahee 	 Why It Pays to Be Honest


Hala a bé nôgha nye mayot ngandak. 	 That caused Hannah great anguish and distress.


Jon, bilôk bikéé bi Méksika bi bééna ngôñ ni mahôla i pes mbuu. 	 Loyal Witnesses in Mexico needed a spiritual boost.


Letee ni mamélél ma ñwii 1920, i ndék banigil Bibel* i loñ Ôstrélia, i bééna lem i tééne minkoñ ni bitison bi mbaa tuye likalô. 	 Up until the late 1920’s, the small number of Bible Students* in Australia had preached mostly in and around the coastal cities and towns.


(3 Yôhanes 9, 10) Hala nyen mam ma bé ngéda Yôhanes a tilna Gayô kaat. 	 (3 John 9, 10) That was the situation when John wrote to Gaius.


8 Hala a yé ngoo ngandak, ndi Adam a bi diihe bé nson Djob a bi ti nye, i sal wom Éden, ni i tééda paradis. 	 8 Regrettably, Adam was not content with his God-given assignment as cultivator and caretaker of the earthly paradise.


A bi nañ i Alaôtra Mangôrô, i isi lam i pes likôl i loñ Madagaskar. 	 He grew up in Alaotra Mangoro, a fertile region in eastern Madagascar.


Ndi, jam lipe li yé mahee iloo liend miño tole lihaba mambot malam. 	 But there is something much more important than having a stylish haircut or fashionable clothes.


Nano nu a yé ngii, a niñ “i boga ni boga,” ibabé nye i bol ikété soñ kekikel.—Rôma 6:9; Masoola 1:5, 18; Kôlôsé 1:18; 1 Pétrô 3:18. 	 In heaven, he lives “forever and ever,” never seeing corruption.—Rom. 6:9; Rev. 1:5, 18; Col. 1:18; 1 Pet. 3:18.


I bôt ba bi neebe nsébla u, ba bi kodba i hikôa hi Tabor. 	 The volunteers gathered at Mount Tabor.


Hala a ga lona nsañ ni oda ikété likoda.—Minson mi baôma 6:1-4. 	 This can promote peace and order in the congregation.—Acts 6:1-4.


Ndi, minkwel ni njel internet mi ta bé njel lam inyu “niiga bakolba ni ñemlima.” (2 Timôtéô 2:23-25; 1 Timôtéô 6:3-5) Di nyimbe ki le, bôt ba bi bot bisite bi minkwel ni bipe ki i jôl li ntôñ, li Juu li bakena ntôñ, tole i jôl li ngim mut a nsal mu Juu li, ibabé le ntôñ u ti bo kunde. 	 An online forum is not an appropriate setting for “instructing with mildness those not favorably disposed.” (2 Tim. 2:23-25; 1 Tim. 6:3-5) It has also been observed that fraudulent social media accounts and websites have been created in the name of the organization, the Governing Body, and its individual members.


Mam me bi añle nye inyu ngéda me bi tégbaha i mok, ma bi hôla nye i hônba. 	 What I had told him about my experiences in prison helped him to endure.


Di nyi bé nduña yosôna Maria a bi kôs, ndi di nyi kii a bi bon ngéda Gabriél a pôdôs nye. 	 We do not know all of Mary’s concerns, but we do know what she did after Gabriel spoke to her.


(Añ Rôma 12:1, 2; 1 Timôtéô 2:4.) 	 (Read Romans 12:1, 2; 1 Timothy 2:4.)


Mambe makénd kaat Yésaya 40:29 i nti bés, ndi himbe hihôha hikeñi di nla boñ? 	 What encouragement can we draw from Isaiah 40:29, but what serious mistake could we make?


Lelaa di nok ni bibañga bi ñôma Paul: “Nyambe . . . a’ nwas bé bé le ni kôs manoodana ma nloo ngui nan”? 	 How, then, are we to understand Paul’s words: “God . . . will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear”?


Bebek ni njel i, u ga nok mam ma ntina makénd.—Efésô 5:9. 	 It is quite likely that you will hear positive experiences.—Eph. 5:9.


Sitima wés a bééna bé soso homa inyu nañal, inyu lamb, to inyu jôa mambot; ndi di bé di nheñ hala. 	 Our small vessel had little space for sleeping, cooking, or washing clothes, but we managed.


Makénd ma, ma nhôla bés i tehe mam i pes lam. 	 This courage helps us to have a positive attitude.


(Yésaya 6:8) Baa yak we u yé bebee i hôla het ngôñ i yé inyu nit minson mi Ane? 	 (Isa. 6:8) Do you have the desire and circumstances to respond in a similar way to theocratic needs?


Di yoñ hihéga hi Graham, nu ba bi pémés ntôñ, ndi mbus a témb. 	 Consider Graham, who was disfellowshipped, in time was reinstated, and then became spiritually inactive.


Hikañ “Bañga i Nyambe . . . i yé ngui,” Dipos 	 Proper View of Mistakes, No. 6


Ba nlama pala bii gwo bisélél. 	 They should be quick to obey.


Bôt ba njôôñ yi ba nhoñol le liuñ jés li tjôdôt li ba nsébél ni Pulasi le la voie lactée, li gwé iloo 400 didun di didun di tjôdôt. 	 Scientists believe that our Milky Way galaxy alone may contain up to 400 billion stars.


(Masoola 4:11) Ngéda di ntéñbe i gwés nye, miñem ñwés mi ga yon ni maséé. 	 (Revelation 4:11) When we are loyal to him, we are truly happy and satisfied.


Mal ndugi lijuble 	 Finish editing first?


U nlama téé ngéda i kôli inyu yônôs njômbi yoñ. 	 Set a realistic deadline.


(Hiôb 1:18, 19; 2:7, 9; 19:1-3) Tolakii a bé bé a nyi het mandutu mé ma nlôl, Hiôb a bi nimis bé botñem yé. 	 (Job 1:18, 19; 2:7, 9; 19:1-3) Although he was unaware of the source of his troubles, Job did not give up in despair.


Ba bi om bés likoda li miñindô, li li bééna ndigi 14 batéé likalô. 	 We were sent to the “colored” congregation, which had only about 14 publishers.


Kii i ga hôla bés i yoñ makidik ma pék? 	 What will help us make wise decisions?


Hala a yé maliga to ibale u nhoñol le jam bé li. 	 That is so even if it seems to go unnoticed.


Ndi lelaa u nlama boñ ibale u gwé minlélém mi mahoñol mankéé wada ba nsébél le Arôn a bééna? 	 But what if you feel the way a brother named Aaron once did?


Kiki ngont Faraô yon i bi néñés nye, Môsi a bé le a yônôs ngim mam ma bé kon nye ngôñ, kiki bo i ba mut nkeñi i loñ yé, tole i kôs ngandak moni. 	 Raised by the daughter of Pharaoh, Moses could have set his goals on attaining prominence or economic security.


Higanus, nu a bé ñañal nu muda nu ngi sôblana, nu a niñ i Arménia, a bi léba kaat i nti mut kunde i ke i loñ ipe. 	 Haykanush, an unbaptized publisher living in Armenia, found a passport near her home.


Mimañ mi nla jôp ikété ngimanôgla ipôla bilôk bikéé ndik ibale mii mintjep nwo ima mi bisu mi mbôña, ni ibale mimañ mi nléba mam ma nkwés bo nkaa le béba i mbôña. 	 The elders may intervene only if the preceding two steps have been taken and if solid evidence can be produced to show clearly what has happened.


Yak bo ba yé bôt ba Yéhôva. 	 They too belong to Jehovah.


A bi ti bés oda le di nwas bañ makoda més, téntén i masuk ma ngéda mana. 	 He has commanded us not to forsake our meeting together, especially during this time of the end.


Lihaa li Cruz li bi leege me i boni i tison i Añgat. 	 The Cruz family invited me to live with them in Angat.


IBALE MANKÉÉ A MBEP NOK BÉS TOLE IBALE A NWÉHA BÉS NYUU 	 WHEN A BROTHER MISUNDERSTANDS US OR TREATS US UNFAIRLY


(Bakéés 11:39, 40) Baa hala a nhôñlaha bé bés bikristen bi bi yé ngi biiba, bi bi gwé nduña inyu “mam ma Nwet,” le yak bo ba kôli le di ti bo bibégés, ni le di lédés bo?—1 Korintô 7:32-35. 	 (Judg. 11:39, 40) Do not unmarried Christians who use their singleness to give greater attention to “the things of the Lord” also deserve commendation and encouragement?—1 Cor. 7:32-35.


(Matéô 10:7) Jon, i u nsôk ilole a nwo, a bi ti bo makénd i téñbe ni nson likalô u ba bi bôdôl. 	 (Matt. 10:7) So on that last evening, he encouraged them to endure in the work they had started.


(Tjémbi 40:9; 119:97) Nlélém ngéda di sal inyu tjôô mam ma nla tééñga mahol més i pes mbuu.—Titô 2:11, 12. 	 (Ps. 40:8; 119:97) At the same time, we work to reject things that will hinder our spiritual growth.—Titus 2:11, 12.


Agur man Yake a tila le: “Ti bañ me to liyep to lingwañ, Jés ndigi me ni bijek bi kôli ni me.” 	 Agur son of Jakeh wrote: “Give me neither poverty nor riches. Just let me consume my portion of food.”


Bonjee ba gwé ngôñ le ba lédés bo i len ini? 	 Who are in need of encouragement today?


A bé lama toñle nye nson nlam Mbôgi Yéhôva i mboñ i loñ yé nyoo Afrika. 	 He was to tell the official about the peaceful work of Jehovah’s Witnesses in his country.


Ha nyen a bi yoñ bôlô i i mbat bé nye le a ke i gwét. 	 He then took up noncombatant work.


(Tjémbi 34:2, 3) Ni njel nson woñ u likalô, u nla hôla ngandak bôt ba suhulnyu i jôp ikété bañga base. 	 (Ps. 34:1, 2) And it may well be that as a result of your ministry, meek ones will joyfully join you in true worship.


Inyuki bôt ba miñem mi nwee ba yé maséé? 	 Why are mild-tempered ones happy?


Ñôma Yôhanes a bi kal le: “Nyambe a yé gwéha.” (1 Yôhanes 4:8) Inyu hala nyen, ngéda ba bi bat Yésu le imbe mbén i nlel mambén momasôna, a bi timbhe le: “U gwéhék Nwet le [Yéhôva] Nyambe woñ ni ñem woñ wonsôna, ni nom yoñ yosôna, ni mahoñol moñ momasôna.” 	 “God is love,” wrote the apostle John under inspiration. (1 John 4:8) For this reason, when asked what is the greatest of all commandments, Jesus said: “You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.”


7 Mahéñha i pes i m’bô ma bé boñ le hilémb bôt ba bé pot homa nyensôna ngim ngéda hi héñha. 	 7 Political developments have sometimes influenced which language was the lingua franca, or common language, at any given time.


11 Libak li likap li Yéhôva li tane ndik bé nseñ inyu ndék mimpohlak mi bôt, jon Yésu a kal le: “Inyule tonjee a mboñ sômbôl Nyambe, nyen a yé mankéé nu munlôm ni nu muda, ni ini [mama] ki.” 	 11 Jehovah’s generosity is not limited to a few privileged people, for Jesus said: “Whoever does the will of God, this one is my brother and sister and mother.”


Mu kii ngéda i bé tagbe, i bé nene wengoñle ba ga bégés ha bé ki Djob hala. 	 At the time, it seemed most unlikely that they would.


Tolakii Adam bo Eva ba bi ndogop, Yéhôva a gwé ngôñ le bôt ba binam ba bana maada malam ni nye. 	 Despite Adam and Eve’s rebellion, Jehovah wants mankind to enjoy a good relationship with him.


Lôk kéé yés, yak i bet ba niñ ikété liyep, i yé kiki bilôk bikéé bi hiai bisu bi bi bé niñ i Makédônia, ‘bi bi bé lôôha yep,’ ndi bi bi nai ndik le bi nti makébla.—2 Korintô 8:1-4. 	 Our brothers, even those who are in poor economic situations, are like the Macedonians who were in “deep poverty” and yet begged for the privilege to give and did so generously.—2 Cor. 8:1-4.


Mu ngwéé wé, Siséra a bi tjôô soso kak yé i gwét, i i bééne ha bé nye nseñ. A ôt ngwéé i Zaananim, bebek i homa nu a bé bebee ni Kédes. 	 At some point along the way, Sisera abandoned his once frightening but now useless chariot and ran to Zaanannim, perhaps near Kedesh.


Di ba bañ kiki nluk matôa nu a nkiña tison, ni nu a nlôôha ntôñ i pam mabémél ma matôa i ngeñ, iloole a begee bôt i matôa mé. 	 Avoid being like the proverbial bus driver who is more concerned with arriving on time at every bus stop than with picking up passengers.


Bibel ni bilôl gwoñ 	 The Bible and Your Future


SONDE I 24-30 MATÔP 2017 	 WEEK OF APRIL 24-30, 2017


Me bi yoñ makidik le me ga tomb bé 	 Determined Not to Let My Hands Drop


Hala a bé toi njel i kéñbaha nson wés likalô. 	 This was clearly an opportunity to expand our ministry.


Jon m’ma a bi hel, a batba le: “Ibale bee hel i bak homa bibéba bi bôt bi nson njonok i hié, inyuki ni Yésu a bi ke nyoo?” 	 So she wondered, ‘If hell is a fiery place where the wicked are tormented, why did Jesus go there?’


Di hoñol mbén Lôk Israel i bi kôs inyu lem i yoñ mbot mut kiki bibep. 	 Consider the law given to Israel regarding the seizing of a man’s garment as security for a loan.


Di yéñ nkus u u yé ntiik 	 Seeking Riches That Are True


(Yôhanes 15:11) Baa hala a ñunda le di nla kéñbaha maséé més? 	 (John 15:11) Does this not indicate that we can grow in joy?


Ngéda di nlôôha tôñ tole tjelel, to ibale hala a yé yaga inyu mam ma ma yé bés nseñ, hala a nla yoñ bés mahoñol. Hala a nla ki boñ le di bôdôl béñge homa numpe, di hôya mam ma mbuu, ma ma yé bés mam ma bisu i niñ. 	 Needless anxiety or worry, even about legitimate concerns, can divide a person’s mind and distract him, shutting out the more important spiritual matters of life.


9 Yéhôva a bi ti Adam bo Éva oda ipe, i het a bé toñle bo kii i nla pémél bo ibale ba mbôk oda i. A kal bo le: “Ndi u jek bañ matam ma e i yi loñge ni béba, inyule i kel u nje mo, wee u nwo.” 	 9 Jehovah gave Adam and Eve another command, which included a clear statement of the penalty if violated: “As for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad, you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will certainly die.”


9 Ntôñ u Yéhôva u nti bés ngandak bisélél, bi bi nla hôla we i bana loñge ntjegek ngéda inyu yigil. 	 9 Jehovah’s organization has provided a number of tools to help you put together an effective study program.


Jon lisuk li bi ba béba ngandak. 	 Again, the results were tragic.


(Añ Filipi 4:8, 9.) 	 (Read Philippians 4:8, 9.)


5 Gwéha i bésbomede ba nsima i kaat 2 Timôtéô 3:2 i ta bé gwéha i i kôli. 	 5 The love of self mentioned at 2 Timothy 3:2 is not a normal, healthy love.


(1 Korintô 9:19, 23) Bahogi ikété yap ba nsal kiki nsañal i libôga jap; bape ba nke i het ngôñ batéé likalô i yé keñi. 	 (1 Cor. 9:19, 23) Some of them serve within their local territories; others move to where the need is greater.


Ndi inyuki ngimanôgla i i yé? 	 But why do such differences arise?


18. (a) Bimbe bisai di nkôs ngéda di nti makébla inyu nit nson Ane? (b) Lelaa di nla niiga bon bés ni bôt ba nigil ni bés i boñ nlélém? 	 18. (a) What blessings do we receive when we give in support of the Kingdom? (b) How can we train our children and new ones to have a share?


Ndi Môsé a timbhe le: ‘Baa u nkil bo njôñ inyu yem? 	 But Moses replied: “Are you jealous for me?


(Beñge titii i bibôdle.) 	 (See opening picture.)


3 Nsohop a ntibil yi le ngéda di nyoñ ngaba i nya yôni minson mi bikristen, hala a nla lédés hémle yés, ndi a gwé bé ngôñ le di boñ hala. 	 3 The Devil well knows that our being fully engaged in Christian activities can strengthen us, and he does not want us to be strong.


A bi kena yigil yé ni bisu, i mbus a kôs sôble. 	 She continued her study and later got baptized.


Ibale u yé kwel ha ngéda i ni nwet bôlô numpe nu a nsômbôl yoñ we, baa w’a témb u añle nye le u ga ke makoda hiki sonde? 	 When speaking with a prospective employer, would you still inform him that you will be attending weekday meetings regularly?


Lelaa Yéhôva a bi kodol Sébna, mam ma bi sôk lelaa? 	 How did Jehovah discipline Shebna, and with what result?


Ngéda di gwé nya ngaa i, ndi di sômbôl le di tééda yo, i nlôôha ba nseñ le di hohol yo, di héya dikoñgo mu, di tééda ki yo haa. 	 When not in use, though, such weapons are best kept unloaded, perhaps even disassembled, and safely locked away.


(Hiôb 2:4, 5) Bitembee gwé bi bé nene wengoñle bi téé ngéda Satan a bi tinde mut peles le Adam i kwo ikété béba. 	 (Job 2:4, 5) That claim might have seemed valid after Satan induced perfect Adam to sin.


Bikodlene bi gwéha bi nla ba ngim njel Djob a ngwélél inyu mma bés, jon di nwas le a mma bés kiki a ngwés. 	 Loving discipline can be God’s way of molding us, so let us remain malleable in his hands.


(Kôlôsé 1:9) Paul a kônde ki le: “Me nkélél ya hala, le ndi mut nye ki nye a lôk bañ bé i yoña bé ni bipôdôl gwé. 	 (Col. 1:9) Paul further stated: “I am saying this so that no one may delude you with persuasive arguments.


Ngandak lôk kéé i i bi lôl biloñ bipe, i bi bôdôl hoñol i témb ke i yén nyoo i Turkai, inyu hôla i soso bôlô i yii. 	 Many of the foreign participants began to think about moving to Turkey to help with the tremendous work still to be done there.


(Matéô 19:23) Yésu a kal ki le: “Bé diyeyeba ni yé nsaibak, inyule Ane Nyambe i yé nan.” 	 (Matt. 19:23) On the other hand, Jesus also said: “Happy are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.”


I yoñ makidik i yé kiki i pohol loñge njel ngéda u mbol likanda. 	 Making decisions is like choosing the right road when you come to an intersection.


Limbe li jam? 	 And what event is that?


I pes i tôbôtôbô i, i ntoñol lelaa bikristen bi nyi le bi yé toi minhook—mbuu mpubi u mbok mbôgi ni mbuu wap. 	 That key passage explains how Christians know that they are anointed—holy spirit bears witness with their spirit.


5 Bôt bahogi ba nla hoñol le niñ i yé le i ba lam ibale di gwé bé makidik i yoñ. 	 5 Some might think that life would be more pleasant if we did not have to make decisions.


Kekikel, di hôiga bañ le, “Nyambe a nloo miñem nwés, a nyi ki mam momasôna.” 	 Let us never forget, though, that “God is greater than our hearts and knows all things.”


(3) Lémés lisoñgol joñ ni yigil yoñ i Bibel. 	 (3) Enriching your personal Bible reading and study.


Hala a ñunda le wen u nkena niñ yoñ—sal iloo kiki ba bémlak we, he bé inyule ba nyégsa we, ndi inyule u mpohol i boñ hala.—Matéô 5:41. 	 In this way, you are in control of your life—doing more, not because you are forced to, but because you choose to.—Matthew 5:41.


Bape ba nhoñol le bañga kunde i yé ndik ngéda mut a gwé kunde i boñ kii yosôna i nlémél nye. 	 Others argue that true free will is only possible if we have absolute freedom.


Lelaa Yésu a bi nwas le Bañga i Djob i éga niñ yé ni biniigana gwé? 	 How did God’s Word guide Jesus’ life and teaching?


Kiñe Saulô, isañ Yônatan a bi bôdôl ndogbene Djob, a kôm ki nye mbus. 	 King Saul, Jonathan’s father, had become disobedient, and Jehovah rejected him.


Ñ, i nwii 1998, nson u Mbôgi Yéhôva u bi pam lisol i loñ Kirgistañ. 	 Indeed, in 1998 the work of the Witnesses was granted legal recognition in Kyrgyzstan.


Di yé le di nôgda kiki mut nu a bi sal niñ yé yosôna inyu bok moni, ndi a yik léba le mi moni mi bé mimbe. 	 We could feel like a man who has worked all his life for a pile of money, only to learn that it is counterfeit.


Boñge ba wanda ba nla nigil i hôlôs makeñge ma ma ga bane bo nseñ ngéda ba ga nañ. 	 Young people can gain the skills they need for adulthood.


Hisi hiosôna hi bé lama yila Paradis, inyu loñge i mbôda i Adam. 	 Paradise was to be extended earth wide for the benefit of Adam’s offspring.


Sorbia i Kéndi Mbok 	 Sorbian, Lower


(Tjémbi 147:13, 14) Kinje jam li bé kwés ntôptjémbi nkaa i yi le Djob a bé le a lédés bihimbil bi tison inyu sôñ bagwélél bé! 	 (Ps. 147:13, 14) How reassuring it was for the psalmist to know that God would strengthen the city’s gates to provide protection for his worshippers!


10 Baa u ngwélél ngap yoñ i hégda mam ni pék? 	 10 Are You Using Your Imagination Wisely?


I ñwii 607 B.N.Y., bebeg le bôt ba ane i ño mbok ba ba bi yégle, ni bôt ba ane i matén ima, ba bi ke i minkôm i Babilôn. 	 In 607 B.C.E., the southern two-tribe kingdom and perhaps any remaining ones from the northern kingdom were taken into exile in Babylon.


Ndék ngéda i mbus, Yéhôva a bi héya ngolba i bé bo bisu kiki hikôa hikeñi, kayéle témpel i bi mal ôña i nwii 515 B.N.Y. 	 Soon Jehovah removes the mountainlike obstacle of the official ban, and the temple is completed in 515 B.C.E.


Yak Yésu a bi yoñ bé ngaba yo ki yo ni mam ma m’bô, ndi to ni mam mape ma ma bé tihba niñ i bôt, ma momasôna ma ma bé bagal bôt. 	 Also, Jesus stayed completely separate from the political and social conflicts of the world.


Ikété 78 000 bôt, ndigi bôt basaambok bon ba bi wo. 	 Yet, of the 78,000 residents, only 7 died.


Hala a bi lôôha tihba nye, a nok ndutu ñem ngandak, kayéle a ee.—Yôhanes 11:33-36. 	 He was so moved that a surge of strong empathetic feeling cut him to the heart and brought him to tears.—John 11:33-36.


11 Bebek di nkon woñi inyule di nyi bé lelaa ba ntôp ngim tjémbi. 	 11 Perhaps we are apprehensive about singing because we are unsure of how to sing.


Ngéda Bibel i mpôdôl mimañ, i nti bés makénd i kôna hémle yap, ndi i nkal bé bés le di nlama yoñ mut binam nye ki nye kiki ñéga wés. 	 When the Bible speaks of the elders, it encourages us to imitate their faith, but it does not tell us that we can make any human our leader.


Jam lipe ki le, ba bi gwélél pôla i, inyu lédés lôk kéé. 	 Additionally, they use the opportunity to strengthen the brothers.


(Galatia 5:22, 23) Yéhôva a gwé hôtnyuu i nya i yôni. 	 (Gal. 5:22, 23) Jehovah possesses self-control in perfect measure.


Nano a yé ngandak nwii le, ntôp tjémbi wada a bi kémhe le i yé toi bés nseñ i bok mis yak Yéhôva inyu kôs mahôla. 	 Centuries ago, a psalmist acknowledged the need for us to raise our eyes to Jehovah for help in times of need.


Mahéñha ni hala, bikristen bi, bi mbem lisuk li hiai hibe hini ngéda ‘ngwa Yéhôva.’ 	 Rather, they await the end of this wicked system of things during “Jehovah’s day.”


A kal bo le: “Sula ni bobasôna minsul nwap: mut a kôli yoñ tas; . . . yak nu a kôli kôs lipém, tin-ga nye jo.”—Rôma 13:1, 7. 	 He instructed them: “Render to all their dues: to the one who calls for the tax, the tax; . . . to the one who calls for honor, such honor.”—Rom. 13:1, 7.


Tole laa u yé u boñ ngéda i bet ba ntéé kiki mimañ i likoda joñ—tole i makoda ma likiiña joñ tole i hikuu hi loñ hioñ—mi ngi yii njohok i lel we, tole ba lôlak i mahaa ni biloñ bipe? 	 Or what if those appointed as overseers in your congregation—or in your circuit or branch—are younger or are culturally or racially different from you?


Paradis hana isi y’a ba nyonok ni minson mi mi nti bés maséé. 	 The Paradise earth will be bustling with happy activity.


Baa u yé le u naña bo i ke likalô? 	 Could you invite them to accompany you in the ministry?


I yé mahéñha ni bini bikaat bipe gwobisôna, inyule gwo bi ñun, bi tagbege ki ngéda. 	 It is quite unlike the countless books that grow old and obsolete.


(Lukas 14:12-14) Hégda le mankéé nu mbuu a nyila yep inyule a mbep gwélél moni wé, tole a nti bé bés mayéga inyu maleege més malam. 	 (Luke 14:12-14) Or suppose a fellow Christian falls into need because of poor planning or fails to thank us for our hospitality.


(Markô 2:15) Ngoo le, ngandak ikété Farisai i bi tehe bé bôt ba kiki Yésu a bé tehe bo. 	 (Mark 2:15) Sadly, most Pharisees failed to see in such ones what Jesus saw.


LÔK KÉÉ i hiai bisu i bé niñik ipôla bon ba Rôma, ba ba bé ngôgôp le ba noñ mbén, le ba téé sép, ni le ba yé kunde. 	 PEOPLE of the Roman world, among whom the early Christians lived, prided themselves on being champions of law, justice, and freedom.


Kunda yada i mbus sôble yé, Yésu a bi añal “miñañ minlam mi Ane Nyambe” letee ni minkoñ mi bé haa ngandak. 	 Immediately after his baptism, Jesus proclaimed “the good news of the Kingdom of God” far and wide.


Likoda li Mbigda nyemb Yésu, iloo mana mape momasôna, li ñunda ibabé pééna yo ki yo le Mbôgi Yéhôva i édi. 	 The Memorial, like no other meeting of God’s people, provides undeniable evidence of the unity of Jehovah’s Witnesses.


12 I ti ngéda yés ni ngui yés inyu nson u likalô ni u yilha bôt banigil, bi nlona bés maséé makeñi. 	 12 Being generous with our time and energy in the preaching and disciple-making work brings great joy.


Ruth a bi ti ndémbél lam mu jam li. 	 Ruth set a fine example in this regard.


Ngéda ba nok hala, “bon bôlôm ba Lévi bobasôna ba kodba i nyeni,” hala wee yak Môsi.—Manyodi 32:17-20, 26. 	 In response, “all the Levites gathered around” Moses.—Ex. 32:17-20, 26.


Ngandak i nla kal umbe ntén mut di yé inoñnaga ni kiki di nene i “bitéé bi mis.” (1 Samuel 16:7) Kiki di yé bagwélél ba Djob, di nyi le lihabga jés li ta bé ndik le di haba mbot i nkola bés, i lémlak ki bés. 	 Many people form impressions and opinions of us by “what appears to the eyes.” (1 Sam. 16:7) As God’s ministers, therefore, we understand that our getting dressed is not just a matter of putting on something comfortable that we like.


Makon: Ba bi la mélés ngim makon. 	 Disease: Some diseases have been controlled.


Bebeg le i yé kaat Mbén, Môsé nyemede a bi tila. 	 This may have been the original document written by Moses.


(Lukas 16:9) I mpôdôl ki lelaa di nla keñgle i yila minkol mi mam ma nyuñga ma nkoñ isi unu ni hép wé nkus, ni lelaa di nla gwélél Yéhôva nya i yôni kiki la yés. 	 (Luke 16:9) It also discusses how we can avoid becoming enslaved to the greedy commercial world and how we can serve Jehovah as fully as possible.


Kel yada, me ni basañal bape di bé ke liké ni litôa jem, ndi di kôhna njom i tison Téxas, hala a ôbôs litôa jem jolisôna. 	 On one trip, some fellow pioneers and I traveled together in my car, and we had an accident in Texas that rendered my car useless.


13 Yéhôva a ti mimañ mi Israel oda le, mi noñ matiñ mé ma nyôgi ma telepsép. 	 13 Jehovah commissioned Israelite elders to imitate his high standard of justice.


Di nla bé hémle ñañ u u gwé ndigi ndék maliga, hala wee jôga jada i ngii jôm. 	 A story that is only 10 percent true is 100 percent misleading.


Lelaa u nla ba nkwoog nkaa le u ntehe sôble kiki Yéhôva nyemede a ntehe yo? 	 How can you make sure that you see baptism the way Jehovah does?


Kiki hihéga, a bi toñol lelaa di nla yémbél mahoñol ma ndéñg, lelaa di nla sañgal mindañ ni lôk kéé yés, ni lelaa lihaa li nla yémbél mandutu. 	 For instance, he explained how to resist immoral desires, handle problems with fellow believers, and deal with family difficulties.


NGÉDA MAHÔHA MÉS MA KÔBA MA NTÉÉÑGA BÉS 	 WHEN WE ARE TORMENTED BY OUR PAST


Kii di nyibil, di tehe nnigil Bibel wada a téé, ni bapuma baa inyu yés. 	 She had come to welcome the new missionaries.


Baa a gwé yi i kôli inyu ti nyemede nkikip yak Djob? 	 Does he or she have adequate knowledge to make a valid dedication?


Ñ, ngéda banigil Bibel ba mbôdôl pubus niñ yap inyu lémél Djob, a ga kôôge bo bebee, a ga ma ki bo le ba yila toi biséya bi mahee. 	 Yes, when Bible students begin to clean up their lives to please God, he will draw close to them and mold them into truly desirable vessels.


Yésu a bi lo hana isi, a ti niñ yé sesema. 	 Jesus came to earth and sacrificed his life.


U kadba bañ ni wemede le u gwé pék; Kon Yéhôva woñi, u bagba béba.” 	 Do not become wise in your own eyes. Fear Jehovah and turn away from bad.”


Lelaa me nla kônde bôdôl Yéhôva ñem? 	 How can I trust in Jehovah more?


I yigil ini i mbigda bés mandémbél malam ma Yéfta ni Hana ma ba bi yigle bés, inyu hôla bés i tibil yônôs mimbônga nwés di bi kégél Djob. 	 This article reminds us of the excellent examples that Jephthah and Hannah set for us as we faithfully strive to fulfill our vows to God.


(Bibôdle 1:1) I yé maliga le di gwé isii nokna inyu ngandak gwom Djob a hek kiki bo ngii, mapubi, ni ngui i mboñ le gwom bi ngii bi ñôtna yada ni ii, kayéle to yada i nkwo bé, yon ba nsébél ni hop Pulasi le gravitation. Ni le di ma tehe ndik maga maga pes i ngiinda. 	 (Gen. 1:1) It is true that we have only a little understanding of the many things God created, such as space, light, and gravity, and we have seen only a small fraction of the universe.


(Masoola 12:9) Ni njel kwéha base, Satan a mbulus bitembee ikolba Yéhôva. 	 (Rev. 12:9) Through false religion, Satan promotes lies about Jehovah.


Hala a nkobla le hiki hiôdôt hi gwé jé lipém i mis ma Yéhôva. 	 This means that each star is unique to Jehovah.


Bebeg di nla hôla mankéé nu munlôm tole nu muda nu a ñun i ke makoda. 	 An elderly brother or sister may be in need of transportation to Christian meetings.


Ndi, bôt ba njômbi lam ba bi somol bé bisu bi ngolba i. 	 However, sincere individuals have stood up to such opposition.


Lelaa litén li Lôk Israel li bé ha ngéda i? 	 What was the situation of the Israelites at that time?


Bagwelnson ba ngéda yosôna, ba ba nsal biloñ bipe, ni ba ba nyônôs bilem bi bi mbéda, ba nla yônôs lipep inyu ke suklu i, i loñ yap ligwééne tole i loñ ipe i het suklu i ntagbe ikété hilémb hiap. 	 Full-time ministers serving abroad who meet the requirements may apply to attend this school in their country of origin or in another country where the school is held in their mother tongue.


(Rôma 12:3; Bingéngén 29:1) Di yoñ hihéga hi mankéé wada nu a bé mañ likoda le Jim. A bi nôgla bé ni mini mimañ mimpe mi likoda jé inyu ngim jam li mbéñge mam ma likoda. 	 (Rom. 12:3; Prov. 29:1) Consider the experience of a Christian elder named Jim who disagreed with his fellow elders about a congregation matter.


Kiki hihéga, di hoñol ngéda liwanda jé li ñem nyuu Lazarô li bi wo. 	 Take, for example, the time when his dear friend Lazarus died.


I bet ba lôl biloñ bipe, ba bi kal lelaa hônd i bi tihba nson wap likalô, ngéda ba bi huu biloñ gwap. 	 Participants from abroad expressed how the campaign affected their ministry even after they returned to their home countries.


15 Libak jés li kwéha li nla tômbôs bés mu makidik més i yén péé. 	 15 Our imperfect flesh can weaken our resolve to stay alert.


Ndi ngoo ngandak le, ibôdôl dilo di Adam, hiai hiada hi ñun, hi tagbe, hiai hipe hi loo, hi héñha hio. 	 Sadly, though, from the days of Adam, each generation grows old and is replaced by another.


Ti dihéga di bôt ba ñunda ñem ngui i likoda. 	 Give examples of courage in the Christian congregation.


I boñ hala i nsômbôl bé kal le ni ga ba ndik mawanda, ndi hala a ga hôla bé i ba lôñ ni boñ le nsañ ipôla nan i ke ni bisu i keñep—ipôla bé boba, ni ikété likoda jolisôna. 	 Your doing so may not turn you into close companions, but it can help to draw you together and increase peace—in you and in the congregation as a whole.


Ibabé pééna, Yésu. 	 It is Jesus, of course.


Ndi di nti bo lipém inyu nson nkeñi ba nsal, lôñni suhulnyu yap.—Añ 2 Korintô 1:24; Masoola 19:10. 	 Still, we do respect and honor such brothers for their hard work and humility.—Read 2 Corinthians 1:24; Revelation 19:10.


Kii i nla ti bet ba gwé ndutu makénd i bana hôtnyuu? 	 What should be encouraging to any who are struggling to exercise self-control?


W’a kônde ki lédés hémle yoñ ngéda w’a yi inyuki mam ma, ma bi bôña. 	 Your conviction can be further strengthened when you understand why they took place.


(Matéô 5:11, 12) Mbus, ndééñga ini i nene wengoñle y’a mal bé, me nimis yi. 	 (Matt. 5:11, 12) Finally, after what seemed to be an eternity, I fell unconscious.


BÔT BA NAI NI PÉÉNA LE LISUK LI TA BÉ BEBEE 	 CRITICS DENY THAT THE END IS NEAR


Baa u yé bebee i ke sélél nye homa numpe het ngôñ i batéé likalô i yé keñi inyu nit ntôñ wé? 	 Would you be willing to relocate to serve him where there is a greater need for workers in his organization?


Kiki héga, baa a bé lama ba sép inyu pohol bonjee ikété mbôda Adam ba kôli ni niñ boga? 	 For example, would he be fair in determining who among Adam’s offspring qualify for eternal life?


16 I pohol mawanda. 	 16 Associations.


(Rôma 14:8, MN) Sôble i yé “minyemhe mi loñge kiññem yak Nyambe.” (1 Pétrô 3:21) Yéhôva a ntimbhe masoohe més i ngéda a neebe i pubus bés ni njel sesema i matjél ma Yésu. 	 (Rom. 14:8) It represents our request to God for a good conscience. (1 Pet. 3:21) Jehovah responds to that request by applying the cleansing blood of Christ’s sacrifice to us.


Ñôma Paul a bi toñol le: “Ibale u mpahal ni nyo woñ le Yésu a yé Nwet, ndi u undga ki le u nhémle ni ñem woñ le Nyambe a tugul nye ikété bawoga, wee w’a tohlana. 	 The apostle Paul explained: “If you publicly declare with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and exercise faith in your heart that God raised him up from the dead, you will be saved.


16 Ni mahôla ma Yéhôva, Néhémia ni bôt bé ba bi lédés moo ma bôt bape inyu sal bôlô. 	 16 With Jehovah’s backing, Nehemiah and those with him strengthened their hands for the work.


(Lukas 12:32; Yôhanes 10:16) Mu kiki ba yé mintoñ mi bôt ima, ngandak i nla badba le: (1) Baa mintômba mimpe mi nlama yi môl ma ba bobasôna ba yé minhook i len ini? (2) Lelaa minhook mi nlama tehe bomede? (3) I likoda jem, ibale mut a mbôdôl je koga, a nyok ki wai, lelaa me nlama tehe nye? (4) Baa me gwé le me tôñ mu kii nsoñgi u ba ba nje koga, ba nyok ki wai i kel Bilôp bi Nwet u mbet ndigi bet ni bet? 	 (Luke 12:32; John 10:16) Since there are two groups, some may wonder: (1) Do the other sheep need to know the names of all today who are anointed? (2) How should anointed ones think of themselves? (3) If someone in my congregation starts to eat the bread and drink the wine at the Memorial, how should I treat him? (4) Do I need to worry when I see the number of those who eat the bread and drink the wine at the Memorial going up?


Di ga timbhe mambadga ma i yigil i noñ ha. 	 These questions will be discussed in the next article.


Inyule hihéga ni nhégél hion hi’a hégna ki bé.’ 	 For with the measure that you are measuring out, they will measure out to you in return.”


Kiki u mba u ñañ mo, badba le: ‘Ibale bôt ba noñok matiñ mana, baa ki nkoñ isi u ta bé loñge homa?’ 	 As you do, ask yourself, ‘If people lived by these values, would the world be a better place?’


NWAS BAÑ LE YOM YO KI YO I KÉÑ WE I LEEGE BAKÉN 	 OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO HOSPITALITY


Jam li tôbôtôbô li bi pémél nye ngeñ a bé soñda nlôñ Bibel wada u u bi gwéélana likoda, ni u a bi hégha ni minlôñ mi Bibel mimpe.* Baa ligwéélak li Bañga i Djob li ma tihba yak we ngéda u bé i ngim likoda li sonde, li makiiña, ni li ndôn?—Néhémia 8:12. 	 A turning point came when she meditated on a scripture that was used at one of our meetings and that she connected with other Bible verses.* Have you similarly been affected by the use of God’s Word at meetings, assemblies, and conventions?—Neh. 8:12.


I maliga, Tôñi a bi sôk bé bôlô. 	 Toñi was not late for work.


Kiki di niñ ipôla yap, lelaa di nla yila ‘minkéñéé mi bon ikété mam mabe,’ ndi di bak ‘minhôôlak mi bôt inyu nokna [yés]’?—1 Korintô 14:20. 	 In this environment, how can we “be young children as to badness” yet “full-grown in [our] understanding”?—1 Cor. 14:20.


Balét ba bi kal Bergit le ba yé maséé i sal ni bon ba Mbôgi Yéhôva ibôdôl behee. 	 The teachers told Birgit that it had been a pleasure to work with Witness children over the years.


8 Imbe ndémbél i Bibel i ñéba nseñ i gwel bésbomede? 	 8 What Bible examples underscore the value of controlling our reactions?


13 Ibale mut a nkolba we inyule u nhémle le Djob nyen a bi heg mam momasôna, u nla ti nye pôla le nyen a toñle we inyuki a nhémle bé le Djob nyen a bi heg mam momasôna. 	 13 If someone seems to be attacking your belief in creation, you may tactfully shift the responsibility to him.


Ngéda di nhaba mambot, i mbéda bé le hala a ntééñga bôt, tole ba kahal lep suu homa numpe. 	 Nobody should feel uncomfortable or forced to look the other way when seeing how we are dressed.


Di bi nigil le Yéhôva a yé Nhek wés, lingen li niñ, ni le a gwé ngim bitééne inyu bôt ba binam. 	 We learned that Jehovah is our Creator and Life-Giver and that he has a purpose for mankind.


Ndi ni ñem wé wonsôna, a bi ti “disiinaga di moni diba,” di di bé “gwom bi nom yé gwobisôna.” 	 Yet, she voluntarily contributed those “two small coins,” which were “all the means of living she had.”


Loñ het me bi ke i bi yila mbai yem. 	 My assignment became my home.


KII i bi bôña ndi me pam ha homa nu? 	 HOW did that situation come about?


Hala a nkobla le, ba nlama bugus Yéhôva ikété hiki jam ba mboñ i niñ yap—suklu, bôlô, nson u ndap lihaa, ni mam mape ki. 	 That means including Jehovah in all aspects of life—education, employment, family responsibilities, and so on.


(Matéô 4:17) Ndi to hala, Yésu a bi yimbe ni pék le bahogi ikété bana “bakottas ni baboñbéba” ba bééna toi ngôñ i héñha. 	 (Matt. 4:17) Nevertheless, Jesus insightfully noted that at least some of these “tax collectors and sinners” wanted to change.


Ñwii ndi ñwii i mbus, i ngéda a bi léña hana isi, Satan a bi séblana ki le “nhôñôs mahop ma nkédba lôktata yés . . . , nyen a nhôñôs mahop map bisu bi Nyambe wés njamuha ni juu!” 	 Many centuries later, when he was ousted from heaven, Satan was still called “the accuser of our brothers . . . , who accuses them day and night before our God!”


A bééna botñem le Yéhôva a nla sôñ litén jé, a lédés ki jo. 	 He trusted in Jehovah’s protection and strengthened his people.


Ngéda a bi nyodi i tison i New York, i sôñ Mpuye, i nwii 1909, ni sitima le Mauretania, i ke yuuga loñ Irlan inyu ngélé i nyônôs ina, mankéé Russell a bi ke ni mankéé Huntsinger, nu a bé yi gwélél mashin ma matila. 	 Leaving New York in May 1909 on the Mauretania for his fourth visit, Brother Russell took along a stenographer, Brother Huntsinger, so that the time traveling across the ocean could be used to dictate Watch Tower articles.


Hiki mut a gwé ndik le a gwélél ngim djob. 	 Everyone serves one god or another.


I bat nwéhél i nla hôla i kogol mam ngéda di mbabaa mut, ndi i nsômbla le hala a lôl i ñem. 	 An apology can help to repair hurt feelings, but it must be sincere.


Ibale u ta bé nkwoog nkaa, yoñ ngéda i wan mo. 	 If you are not sure, take the time to look for them.


Bikristen gwobisô bi mboma mandutu ma ma nla boñ le i ke makoda i lédél bo. 	 All Christians face obstacles that can make it difficult to attend congregation meetings.


Djob a gwé bé ngôñ le mut nye ki nye a tjiba. 	 God wants no one to be destroyed.


Mam ma bi sôk lelaa? 	 The result?


Ilole a bé a nyoñ makidik i gwélél Djob, a bééna lem i yahal bôt bape, ni i sol yak bôt bé ba lihaa. 	 Before dedicating his life to God, he was often critical of others and used harsh language with his family.


“U NÔYÔS BAÑ KI TO WOO WOÑ” 	 “DO NOT LET YOUR HAND REST”


Di nla sima niñ, hémle, Bibel, likoda, ni botñem ilam a bi ti we, inyu bilôl. 	 Your life, your faith, the Bible, the congregation, and your wonderful hope for the future.


(Hiôb 29:7-16) Ndi tolakii a bééna mam ma momasôna, Hiôb a bi ngôgôp bé tole a hoñol le a gwé bé ngôñ ni Djob. 	 (Job 29:7-16) Yet, despite all of this, Job did not develop a lofty view of himself or feel that he did not need God.


(Rôma 14:8) Di nyamnda ni ngôñ i tehe lelaa Yéhôva a’ lona mawanda mé momasôna ma ma bi wo, i bitugne. 	 (Rom. 14:8) We eagerly look forward to the day when Jehovah will bring to life all his loyal friends who have died.


Yéhôva a bi ti ki bo yom ba bééna ngôñ i pes minsôn. 	 Jehovah also lovingly provided for them materially.


12 Nano di wanba inoñnaga ni bini bibuk bi Paul: “Jon ni nwas ha bañ le béba i ane ikété manyuu manan ma nwo, le ni nôglak minheña nwap.” 	 12 Now think of yourself in the light of Paul’s words: “Do not let sin continue to rule as king in your mortal bodies so that you should obey their desires.”


Nson wés u nkeñep ipam likala li mbôk ni li nsôk i nkoñ isi, u tihbaga ki bôt ba biloñ gwobisôna ni dilémb tjodisôna. 	 Our work has the greatest scope, reaching out to people of all nations and languages.


A yoñ makidik i ke boma, tole i pôdôs nu bo na nye ba bi kôs mindañ. 	 She decided to ‘consult,’ or speak with, the other sister.


Mi nyamnda ni ngôñ i kôs bom i niñ boga, hana isi— kinje jam lilam!—2 Pétrô 3:13. 	 They look forward to gaining the prize of everlasting life on earth—and what a happy prospect that is!—2 Pet. 3:13.


Tjek mam ma nlama ndugi bôña, bémél wemede i mam u nla toi yônôs, yéñ pôla mu ntjegek woñ ngéda inyu yén nwee hiki kel, memle bihégél bi Djob, bana lem i nol inyu mam ma mpémél we, u bana lem i hiañda tole i nyiñgis minsôn, u yoñ ki ngéda i ke i lo loñge.—w16.12-BS, mapep. 22-23. 	 Set appropriate priorities, have realistic expectations, daily make room for some quiet time, enjoy God’s creation, keep a sense of humor, and get regular exercise and enough sleep.—w16.12, pp. 22-23.


LELAA DI NTEHE BÉSBOMEDE? 	 HOW WE VIEW OURSELVES


Lelaa ñem nsôhga u nhôla bés i yoñ makidik malam? 	 How can modesty help us to make better decisions?


DI NTI YÉHÔVA LIPÉM 	 WE GLORIFY JEHOVAH


(Bibôdle 30:1, 2) Bôt ba mbéna bat basañal ba tôbôtôbô ba ba nsal biloñ bipe het bôt ba mbéna bana mahaa makeñi le, inyuki ba gwé bé bon? 	 (Gen. 30:1, 2) Missionaries serving in lands where it is customary to have large families are often asked why they do not have children.


Ñ, Bañga i Djob i ñunda le i bana libak li ñem nwee i yé njel pék. 	 In fact, God’s Word associates that disposition with wisdom.


Inyule gwéha i Yéhôva yon i bi tinde nye i hek bôt ba binam ni i lem i. 	 Quite simply because Jehovah lovingly designed humans that way.


Jam Yéhôva a nyéñ i weeni li yé kii? 	 And what is Jehovah requiring of you?


Inyuki hala a nlôôha ba nseñ? 	 Why is this important?


Yigil i Bibel i nla ki hôla bé i yi ikété mambe manjel ni nla ke ni bisu i lémés nson nan inyu Djob. 	 A study of the Bible may also help you to notice ways that you can improve in your service to God.


Baa di nlama yip nyo wés ngéda di ntehe mut a mboñ loñge jam? 	 If we see something that merits commendation, why hold back?


Ni lelaa bés bobasôna, ibabé i hôya boñge ba wanda ba ba yé bikristen, di nla kolba nye? 	 And how can all of us, including young Christians, resist him?


Kiki hikuu hi loñ hi bé oñok mandap, ba bi sébél me i ti mahôla, me yila yak nsal Bétel wada i hilo hi bisu hi sôñ Libuy li nyéé. 	 Since the branch was doing construction work, I was invited to help and became a member of the Canada Bethel family on December 1.


Di nlama ndik bé yi ngobol i bret ni wai. 	 But we need more than just an intellectual understanding of what those emblems mean.


Me ni nwaa wem di bi soohe ngandak. 	 My wife and I said many earnest prayers.


Jon ngéda di ñañ le Abraham a bé “mañ mut, nyonok ni dilo,” hala a nkobla bé le a bééna ha bé ngôñ niñ. 	 However, when we read that Abraham was “old and satisfied,” this does not mean that he had no desire to live in the future.


Bôlô i añal ñañ nlam i bé lama keñep ipam limbe likala? 	 What should be the scope of the preaching work?


Bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba nyiba inyu lem yap i lôl bôt mahôla i nya mangéda i. 	 Jehovah’s people are known for coming forward to help in such times of need.


(Hiôb 31:1) Jam lipe li yé le, ngéda di nke nôgôp i ngwañ lép tole di nke i nhoga i titimba, mambot ma nhoga di mpohol ma nlama unda libak jés li kristen. 	 (Job 31:1) Also, when relaxing at the beach or at a swimming pool, the style of swimwear we use should be modest.


Baa hala a yé maliga? 	 But is it?