A bi ti mambén inyu ngiinda ni inyu maboñok ma bôt ba binam, inyu boñ le mam momasôna ma ke loñge. 	 He made both natural laws and moral laws to ensure that everything functions harmoniously.


I mbok yondo, di ga kôs bikaat bi bi mbana biniigana bi mondo inyu niñ i Paradis (Béñge maben 19, 20) 	 In the new world, we will receive scrolls with new directions for life in Paradise (See paragraphs 19, 20)


NI NWAS BAÑ LE WOÑI U TÔMBÔS BÉ 	 DO NOT LET TERROR TACTICS WEAKEN YOU


Me bé ke i nyeni ngéda me bé nok bé inyuki bôt ba mboñ mam ntén mpe. Ni mahôla mé, me bi nigil i yi mam me nlama boñ ni mam me nlama keñgle. 	 “My friend became my go-to person whenever I did not understand why people reacted in certain ways.


Ibale di gwé hémle ni liboñok li mam li Yéhôva, ni matiñ mé ma a nti bés ni loñge yé ñem, di nla yoñ makidik malam, di ga unda le di umi siñ ikété manjel més momasôna.—Yakôbô 1:5-8; 4:8. 	 With faith in Jehovah’s way of doing things and the principles that he has kindly provided, we can make wise decisions and prove ourselves steady in all our ways.—Jas. 1:5-8; 4:8.


Di wan lelaa mpémba woo u Yéhôva u nla ti bés ngui ni makénd i hônba. 	 Consider how Jehovah’s mighty hand can give us the strength and courage to endure.


Ndi, di wan ndugi mandimbhe inyu mambadga mana: Mambe makidik Banigil Bibel ba bi yoñ ilole ñwii 1914 u mbôdôl? 	 But first, we must answer the following questions: What stand regarding Babylon the Great did the Bible Students take prior to 1914?


MANJEL MAMBE MA NLAMA GWÉÉLANA? 	 WHAT METHODS SHOULD BE USED?


Ndi nano, batéé likalô ba nloo 200 000 i Filipin, lôñni mbôgôl ni mbôgôl basal i Bétel, ba ba nit nson u ñañ nlam. 	 Now there are well over 200,000 publishers in the Philippines, with hundreds of Bethelites serving to support the vital preaching activities.


I hél i, i bé i gwé “ngiiña lipidô.” 	 This medium-sized container has a “round lid of lead.”


Mu kii di ga bana bihiumul bi téé sép, di mbéyés mapubi més, ni hala nyen di ñunda le di nti jôl li Yéhôva lipém. 	 By performing righteous deeds, we let our light shine and thus bring glory to Jehovah’s name.


I ÑWII 607 B.N.Y., Kiñe Nébukadnézar a bi kena mintôñ mi gwét mi Babilôn inyu kéña tison i Yérusalem. 	 IN 607 B.C.E., a massive Babylonian army under the command of King Nebuchadnezzar II invaded the city of Jerusalem.


Lelaa dikôa diba di mamuna ni bikak bi gwét bi nti bés makénd? 	 How do the two copper mountains and the chariots provide encouragement for us?


INYU BOÑGE BA WANDA 	 FOR YOUNG PEOPLE


18 Tolakii di yé bikwéha bi bôt, di nla nigil i tehe bôt bape kiki Yéhôva a ntehe bo, hala wee ngi ndodla yo ki yo. 	 18 In spite of our human imperfection, we can learn to see others through the impartial eyes of Jehovah.


4. (a) Kii i nla yônôs miñem ñwés ni maséé? (b) Kii di ga wan munu yigil ini? 	 4. (a) What will make us truly happy and satisfied? (b) What will we consider in this article?


Ne soyez pas inquiets, No. 1 	 “Let Endurance Complete Its Work,” Apr.


Mut Etiôpia a boñ lelaa mbus nkwel wap? 	 What was the Ethiopian’s response?


Kiki héga, a bi adba libii ni Ahab béba kiñe i ñombok. 	 For example, he formed a marriage alliance with wicked King Ahab of the northern kingdom.


Ibale Salômô a bana bé ñem ngui, ki woñi u bi tômbôs nye, ki yeñgi i bé le i yuu nye, a la ha bé yônôs nson wé. 	 If Solomon did not prove to be courageous, fear could paralyze him, and inactivity would be worse than failure.


Mbus, a tjél pôdôs me. 	 Then she stopped talking to me altogether.


Ba nkal le: ‘Hiki mut a ga wo kel yada.’ 	 ‘Everyone has to die sometime,’ they say.


2 Tolakii sôble i nlona bés ngandak bisai, i yé ki mbegee ikeñi. 	 2 Although baptism opens the door to many blessings, it also involves responsibility.


Lelaa di nla kônde ba nkwoog nkaa le énél i Yéhôva yon i yé lam kiyaga? 	 How can we strengthen our conviction that Jehovah’s sovereignty is best?


Pour moi, Dieu n’existait pas (A. Golec), No. 5 	 Is Celibacy a Requirement for Ministers?


Ibale ñ, lelaa u bi boñ? 	 If so, how did you respond?


Ntila kaat wada, nyen a tila le: “U ta bé le u ti ni wemede, ndi u kôs bé iloo kiki u nti—he mah le i ngéda u tinak, u bemek bé yom i mbus.” 	 One author noted: “It is virtually impossible to give yourself away without getting back more than you give—provided you give away with no thought of any reward.”


Sôk i nsôk, u ga lédés botñem yoñ inyu Yéhôva. 	 Consequently, you will strengthen your confidence in Jehovah.


Kiki Bitilna bi nkal bé le bitison bi lisolbene bi yé yimbne i ngim jam i tôbôtôbô i dilo di nlo, ini yigil ni i i noñ ha, bi nyigye ndik biniigana bi, bikristen bi nla ôt mu bitelbene bi. 	 Because the Scriptures are silent regarding any antitypical significance of the cities of refuge, this article and the next one emphasize instead the lessons Christians can learn from this arrangement.


Ni bini bibuk nyen Blossom Brandt a bi toñol jam li bi pémél nye, ngéda a yoñ makidik i sôblana. 	 Blossom Brandt thus described events surrounding her decision to get baptized.


Ñôma Yôhanes a tila le: “Ibale di mpahal bibéba gwés, a yé maliga, a téé ki sép i nwéhél bés bibéba.” (1 Yôhanes 1:9) Inyule Yéhôva a nwéhél bés, jon bôt ba nla ke ni bisu i ba liwanda ni nye, ni le i yi hala, i ntihba bés bañga litihbaga. 	 The apostle John wrote: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous so as to forgive us our sins.” (1 John 1:9) Because of Jehovah’s forgiveness, people can continue to enjoy his friendship, and knowing this touches us deeply.


(Hiôb 42:12-14) Ibabé pééna, Hiôb a bi ee bon bé ba bisu ba Satan a bi nol. 	 (Job 42:12-14) Surely Job missed his children who died earlier at Satan’s hand.


8 Tômas a bé yi le, i mbat wongut inyu niiga ngond yé. 	 8 As Thomas knows, teaching takes patience.


Ngim bôt i ntehe yimbne i, kiki libañak li tôbôtôbô, bape ba ntehe yo kiki yimbne i lipémba li Rôma, bape ki ba ntehe yo kiki yimbne inyu hôñlaha bo tjiba i Yérusalem ni témpel yé. 	 Some view the arch as a majestic work of art, others as a tribute to imperial Roman power, and yet others as an epitaph to fallen Jerusalem and its temple.


10 Ñôma Paul a bi béhe bôt ba Galatia le i bé béba i nwas le bôt bape bon ba yoñ makidik inyu yap. 	 10 The apostle Paul clearly alerted the Galatians to the danger of letting others make personal decisions for them.


Inyuki di ga wan dihéga di mahoñol ma nkoñ isi? 	 Why will we consider examples of worldly thinking?


Baa nson nan u nkônde keñep?’” 	 Have you increased your activity?’”


Neebe nye manjel moñ momasôna, ndi a’ téé dinjela tjoñ.” 	 “In all your ways take notice of him, and he will make your paths straight.”


(Manyodi 36:3-7; añ Bingéngén 3:9.) 	 (Ex. 36:3-7; read Proverbs 3:9.)


11 Yéhôva a nla ki gwélél ntôñ wé inyu uñgus bés inoñnaga ni libak jés. 	 11 By means of the Christian congregation, Jehovah is able to mold us according to our individual needs.


Di nlama bé jôha ni mbegee di gwé i tjél mambot ma ma nla ba ngok baagene inyu bape. 	 We should take seriously our responsibility to avoid clothes that may offend others.


Mbus le di bi nigil lelaa ba nyéga bôt ni lelaa di ti mbamble ikété linut li nkwel jada, ba bi ti bés makénd i bôdôl bôlô likalô. 	 After learning basic forms of address and memorizing a one-minute magazine presentation, we were invited to begin engaging in the field service.


Kinje maséé i huu i het me bi bôdlene nson wem u nsañal tôbôtôbô, hala a bé yom i nloo 40 ñwii. 	 It was a real joy to be back where I had started my special full-time service over 40 years earlier.


5 Mbus nyemb Nôa, Djob a bi ke ni bisu i éga bagwélél bé. 	 5 After Noah’s day, God continued to guide his people.


Hiki njel di ga wan, i ga unda bés kii di nlama boñ inyu noñ oda Yésu a bi ti bés. 	 In each area, we will consider practical ways to obey Jesus’ command.


Kiki hihéga, ngim bagwal i nla kon woñi ti bon bap makénd i yoñ bôlô nsañal, tole i ke sal i het ngôñ batéé likalô i yé ikeñi, i ke i Bétel, tole i ke i sal bôlô maoñ ma ntôñ. 	 For instance, some parents may hesitate to encourage their child to pursue a career of pioneering, to serve where the need is greater, to enter Bethel service, or to work on theocratic construction projects.


DI BANA “MAHOÑOL MA KRISTÔ” 	 HAVE “THE MIND OF CHRIST”


Ibale mut mu likoda joñ a mbôdôl je koga, a nyok ki wai ngéda Bilôp bi Nwet, lelaa u nlama yoñ nye? 	 If someone in your congregation starts to eat the bread and drink the wine at the Memorial, how should you treat him?


(Matéô 12:9-14; 23:4; Yôhanes 7:49) Baa ni nôgda bé nlélém ngôñ, kiki Yésu i jés bôt, ba yé njal i pes mbuu? 	 (Matt. 12:9-14; 23:4; John 7:49) Do you not feel a yearning, similar to what Jesus had, to feed spiritually famished people?


I ngand tôbôtôbô i, i gwé maada ni kaat Bibôdle 3:15, yak lôñni malo ma Mésia. 	 That special observance is closely connected to Genesis 3:15 and the coming of the Messiah.


Lelaa di nla éba le di ndiihe Bañga i Djob? 	 How can we show our appreciation for Jehovah’s Word?


Imbe lem Lôk Yuda i bééna, i i bi tinde Yésu i niiga le mut a kumuk bañ soñ? 	 What Jewish practice caused Jesus to condemn the swearing of oaths?


“Ni kôna bakôdôlbum i nlôl makak inyu hémle ni nihbe”—LÔK HÉBER 6:12. 	 “Be imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”—HEB. 6:12.


Bañga i Djob i yé lipigil li mbôk ni li nsôk li maliga. 	 God’s Word is the ultimate source of truth.


Lelaa adna yés i bikristen i ñôt bôt maliga? 	 How is Christian unity involved in drawing attention to the truth?


(Lôk Héber 12:12-16) Ibale ba kwo mu hiandi hi, ki ba bi pôôna Esau. 	 (Heb. 12:12-16) If they did that, they would be like Esau.


(Ñañal 8:12, 13) Ntiik, i bana libak li suhulnyu i ga bane bôt bobasôna nseñ.—Añ 1 Pétrô 5:5. 	 (Eccl. 8:12, 13) Certainly, a humble response is in the best spiritual interests of all concerned.—Read 1 Peter 5:5.


Kiki hihéga, nnigil Yakôbô a bi ti lôk kéé yé maéba inyule ba bé yôi hiyeyeba, ba tinak yak ngwañ mut lipém. 	 For example, the disciple James had to counsel his brothers for favoring the rich over the poor.


17 I yé maliga le Pétrô a bi neebe ni suhulnyu maéba Paul a ti inyu kodol nye. 	 17 Evidently, Peter humbly accepted Paul’s corrective counsel.


SONDE I 23-29 BIÔÔM 2017 	 WEEK OF OCTOBER 23-29, 2017


Lelaa bôt ba Babilôn ba bi noode tinde Daniel i neebe bilem ni base i loñ yap? 	 How did the Babylonians attempt to assimilate Daniel into their culture and religion?


SAÑ DI NLA YÉMBÉL 	 A FIGHT THAT YOU CAN WIN


i yoñ makidik malam yak ngéda di nyi bé bisu? 	 make decisions in the face of uncertainty?


Yéhôva a bi ti Adam bo Eva himagaa mbén inyu yi too ba bé neebe nwaa u kunde yap. 	 Jehovah gave Adam and Eve a simple law that served to test whether they recognized the limits of their freedom.


Mbus, tiimba hoñol hihéga hi bôt ba téé i libémél li matôa, u ga bet bé ngim litôa ndik inyule i nene le, bôt ba yii mu ba ntégbaha loñge ngéda. 	 After all, thinking again of the bus illustration, you surely would not board a bus going just anywhere simply because the passengers on that bus appear to be having a good time.


SONDE I 9-15 KONDOÑ 2017 	 WEEK OF JANUARY 9-15, 2017


(Tjémbi 97:10) Kiki hihéga, di nlama oo ndéñg. 	 (Ps. 97:10) For instance, we are to hate sexual immorality.


7 Tolakii Adam bo Éva ba bééna kunde ikété ngandak manjel, ba bééna minwaa. 	 7 Even though Adam and Eve initially enjoyed freedom in many ways, there were limits imposed on them.


18 Di tibil noñ biniigana bi nsôk di nkôs. 	 18 Carefully follow the latest directions.


Bilôk bikéé bi bi tégbaha ngim sonde i bisu bi ngéda inyu pubus wom bol. 	 Publishers spent a week cleaning the stadium beforehand.


8 Gwélél Yéhôva, Djob li kunde 	 8 Serve Jehovah, the God of Freedom


Bibel yosôna i gwé ño nkwel wada: I nsôñ libak le Djob nyen a yé Nungingii i ngii bihégél gwobisôna, ni le sômbôl yé hana isi i ga yon ni njel Ane yé, i i yé isi énél i Yésu, nu a yé “mbôô” ba bi bôn.—Añ Bibôdle 3:15; Matéô 6:10; Masoola 11:15. 	 Interwoven from Genesis to Revelation is the Bible’s central theme—the vindication of Jehovah’s sovereignty and the fulfillment of his purpose for the earth by means of his Kingdom under Christ, the promised “offspring.”—Read Genesis 3:15; Matthew 6:10; Revelation 11:15.


Kii ngéda i mba i ntagbe, yigil i nsôk i tômbôl bés, i lémlak ki bés! 	 Over time, study will be both easier and more pleasurable!


Kii ba nleñ, ba ba la bé ôt yo inyu ngandak tjobi.”—Yôhanes 21:1-6. 	 So they cast it, but they were not able to haul it in because of the large number of fish.”—John 21:1-6.


I jam li, li bi nene loñge loñge ngéda Djob a bi bot likoda li bikristen li hiai hi bisu. 	 This fact was amply demonstrated when God formed the Christian congregation.


A nhôya bé i mam ma momasôna ngéda a ma bés. 	 His attitude toward imperfect servants was demonstrated by his Son.


Inyuki u gwé ngôñ i solbene yak Yéhôva? 	 Why do you want to take refuge in Jehovah?


Kiki di yé bikwéha bi bôt, ibale di kôhna bé mahôla, ki di gwé bé botñem yo ki yo. 	 As sinners, on our own we would have no hope.


Baa u ntehe mahôla ma kiki yimbne le Yéhôva a ngwés toi we? 	 Do you view such help as an expression of Jehovah’s love for you?


Kiki di yé kwéha, jon di nkôhna maéba ma ma yé ikété Bitilna. 	 Being imperfect, we all receive Scriptural counsel at times.


12. (a) Kii Yéhôva a bi yeelene bon ba Israel ndék ngéda mbus ba bi kobol bo minkôm mi Égiptô? (b) Lelaa Lôk Israel i bi timbhe ngéda Djob a bat bo le ba bégés ndik nyetama? 	 12. (a) What did Jehovah make clear to the Israelites shortly after they left Egypt? (b) How did the Israelites respond to God’s requirement for exclusive devotion?


(Añ Rôma 7:21-25.) 	 (Read Romans 7:21-25.)


Bititii bi nlôñôs ngap yés i hégda mam, bi nhôla ki bés i hégda bésbomede le di yé niñ ikété bisai bi Yéhôva a mbôn bés. 	 Artwork fuels our imagination and helps us to see ourselves enjoying the reality of these promised blessings.


Baa Satan a bi paa Yésu, a téé nye i ngii nyôl témpel inyu noode nye? 	 Did Satan physically take Jesus to the temple to tempt him?


Ibale mut a bééna toi ngôñ le ba lédés nye ñem, ni le ba ti nye makénd, wee nye. 	 If anyone, then, needed comfort and encouragement, she did.


Di nyi le, i ti bésbomede nkikip yak Yéhôva i yé njel i nlôôha ilam di mpohol. 	 We see the wisdom in acknowledging his ownership of us by voluntarily dedicating ourselves to him.


Ibabé pééna, libak li nkol ni li kunde jon li bé nyonok i mahoñol ma gwañga bi bôt, yak ni ma bikristen. 	 Undoubtedly, slavery and freedom were topics on the minds of the common people, including Christians.


A boñ mahol i pes mbuu, a nigil le, i néñés man wé kayéle yak nye a bégés Djob i bé mbegee Yéhôva a bi ti nye. 	 She made good progress and learned that it was her God-given duty to raise her child to worship Jehovah.


Nlélém i len ini, ngéda Yéhôva a mal nwéhél béba yés, di nlama ha bé kon woñi le a’ tiimba kéés bés mu béba i.—Añ Tjémbi 103:8-12. 	 Similarly, once Jehovah has forgiven our sin, we do not need to fear that he is looking for a reason to bring up that sin again or to judge us for it.—Read Psalm 103:8-12.


Ndi maselna ni hala, hiki loñge jam di gwé, ngap tole ngui, bi nlôl ni Djob. 	 We cannot make him richer or stronger.


(Rôma 6:14, MN) Inyu hala nyen, di yé isi mbén i konangoo i mbuma ñañ. 	 (Rom. 6:14) Therefore, we come under the rule of undeserved kindness.


Inyuki di nla bana bôdôl le Yésu a nkônôl bés ngoo i len ini? 	 Why can we be confident of Jesus’ sympathy today?


Ni maliga, bés di ngwés Yéhôva, di gwé bé ngôñ i tôñ ndigi bésbomede ni i bana béba ñem kiki Abner bo Absalôm. 	 Of course, we love Jehovah, and we do not want to be selfish and wicked like Abner and Absalom.


Ngéda di bé pam i kel i noñ, di bé di léba ngandak mandap ma ma bi tjiba. 	 When we went out the next morning, we would find whole areas of destroyed houses.


Delfin a ntimbhe le: “Me yé tehe ngond yem. 	 Let Delphine answer: “I see my daughter in the future.


Yéhôva a nla timbhe minyemhe nwés, kiki di nyemhe nye ni ñem wés wonsôna, ibabé waa. 	 Jehovah can respond to our earnest, heartfelt, and persistent supplications.


Espéranto 	 Esperanto


Inyule mut nye ki nye a nla bé ba nkwoog nkaa le bôt bana ba ga kôs nsaa wap.[1] (Béñge bibuk i mamélél ma yigil.) 	 Because it is not possible for anyone to know for sure that these ones will get their reward.[1] (See endnote.)


U nla ki léba jo ni njel site internet yés le www. jw.org. 	 The address can be found on www.jw.org.


Mu nyen me bi kôs bisai i sal ni sista Ete Het, nu a bé toi bañga muda pék. 	 In this connection, I was privileged to serve with Etta Huth, a truly wise sister.


SONDE I 19-25 DIPOS 2016 	 WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19-25, 2016


Nyen a nti bés niñ, inyu yé nyen di nhiumul, di yéne ki. 	 We owe him our very life, for without him we would not even move or exist.


(Rôma 13:1, 2) Di nit bé, di ti bé ki to jôl jés inyu kôhna tel i ngomén, to ti kiñ yés inyu pohol ñénél wada. 	 (Rom. 13:1, 2) We do not lobby, vote in political elections, run for government office, or try to change governments.


Me bi sôk me nok mahee i bana maada ma bas bas ni Yéhôva ilole mandutu ma nkwél bés. 	 And the support of my spiritual brothers and sisters has brought me much comfort.


Ndi i pes ipe, i ngim bahoma ba nkoñ isi i het mambén mana ma ta bé, tole i het ba noñ bé mo bas bas, basal ngomén ba gwé bé nlélém libak ngéda ba nyônôs nson wap. 	 However, public employees in parts of the world without such laws or where such laws are not rigorously enforced do not have the same attitude toward the functions they fulfill.


A nkônde le: “I mbus, me bi kôhna nsébla inyu ke i suklu i Giléad. 	 “Later, I received an invitation to attend Gilead School, but I feared going into the unknown without my friends.”


Bañga yé i nkal le: “Ni tôñ bañ inyu jam jo ki jo, ndi yiha Nyambe mam ni nsômbôl, ni ti ki nye mayéga manjel momasôna i ngéda ni nsoohe nye ni yemhe nye. Ndi nsañ Nyambe u u nloo mahoñol momasôna w’a tat miñem minan ni mahoñol manan i Kristô Yésu.” 	 His Word says: “Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God; and the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your mental powers by means of Christ Jesus.”


(1 Korintô 1:1, 2) Ibabé nkaa, i bé nye ndutu i pôdôs bo inyu jam li ndéñg li li bé ikété likoda jap! 	 (1 Cor. 1:1, 2) But how troubling it must have been for him to have to address the problem of sexual immorality that was being tolerated in that congregation!


Ngéda Gwét bi Ntôla bi nyônôs biba bi bé mal, bisônda bi maki i loñ Grikia bi bi kahal kolba ngomin, ba sagal gwét bi ngui ikété loñ. 	 Just as World War II was ending, Greek communists rebelled against the Greek government, triggering a bitter civil war.


Jam li nyônôs ina, Yéhôva a ta bé ha i gwés yi i bisu bi ngéda hiki jam li mpémél bés. 	 Fourth, Jehovah does not have to foreknow everything that happens to us.


Ntén gwéha u, u nene téntén i maboñok, he bipôdôl gwotama bé. 	 We show such love by actions rather than by words alone.


Di nyi le di nla hémle bé. 	 We know that we can trust you.


Ni mambe manjel kristen i nla suhus likala jé li niñ? 	 What are ways in which a Christian might simplify his life?


Inyu hala nyen bôt bape ba ngwés bé ba i pañ i nya bôt i. 	 As a result, others may not want to be around them.


9 Ñoma Paul a bi yigye le di nlama yaga tjél mahoñol mana le: ‘Yaa! Djob a nok nga me. 	 9 Paul stressed that we must strongly reject the view: ‘Oh, God understands.


Bifôtô gwap ba ñep i internet ni yom ba ntila mu, bi kôli bé ni bañga bikristen. 	 They post on social media photos of themselves and comments that are unbecoming to spiritual people.


7 Hiki kristen i nlama wanba loñge loñge, i yi ni maliga, ibale a nwéhél bôt bape, a ban-ga ki maada ma nsañ ni bo. 	 7 Every Christian needs to think carefully and honestly about being forgiving and having peaceful relations with others.


Jon, di wan ngim mabéhna malam ma Paul, ma di nléba i kaat i Kôlôsé. 	 Therefore, let us examine some of Paul’s loving warnings found in his letter to the Colossians.


Yak kaat Bingéngén 16:31 i nkal le: “Ño mbu u yé ntut lipém won u nlébna mu njel telepsép.” 	 Proverbs 16:31 similarly instructs us that “gray hair is a crown of beauty when it is found in the way of righteousness.”


(Añ Tjémbi 19:9-13.) 	 (Read Psalm 19:7-11.)


Yéhôva a ntibil yi mandutu di mboma i nson wés likalô. 	 Jehovah is well-aware of the challenges we encounter in the ministry.


(Markô 12:31) “Balôm ba nlama gwés baa bap wengoñle manyu map bomede.” 	 (Mark 12:31) Husbands are to “love their wives as their own bodies.”


Me bi léba le ba gwé ngôñ ni ngéda inyu tjôô biniigana ba bé hémle ni ngui letee ni ngéda Bibel ni mbuu mpubi u Yéhôva bi ga tihba miñem nwap, bi hôla ki bo i neebe maliga. 	 I realized that they needed time to let go of strongly held beliefs and that the Bible and Jehovah’s holy spirit had to touch their hearts to help them identify the truth.


Ha ngéda i, d’a telep ‘nwee ni béñge tohi yés i nlôl yak Yéhôva.’ (2 Miñañ 20:17) Ndi ilole i ngéda i i nkola, ngandak mam i yé le di nla boñ inyu nit sômbôl i Yéhôva ni makénd. 	 That will be the time for us to “stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah.” (2 Chron. 20:17) But in the meantime, there are many opportunities for us to support Jehovah’s cause with courage and zeal.


A bi ke ngand “libii,” ni “ngand keñi.” 	 He attended “a marriage feast” and “a big reception feast.”


4 Añ Yésaya 40:26. 	 4 Read Isaiah 40:26.


Ha nyen Yakôbô a ntibil ki unda le maboñog mon ma nlama unda le mut a gwé hémle. Jon a bi tila le: “Kiki nyuu i yé woga ibale i gwé bé mbuu, hala ki nyen hémle ngi minson i yé woga.”—Yakôbô 2:21-23, 26. 	 Then to drive home the point that faith must be shown by works, James adds: “Just as the body without spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.”—Jas. 2:21-23, 26.


Hégdana ni le, nlélém jam won biañgel bi kal bé: “Satan a nlugha bañ bé ni bitembee gwé!” 	 Imagine, then, the angels shouting the same message to you: “Do not be fooled by Satan’s lies!”


Ki bo le hala a bé bé a kôli, inyu sôô béba yé, a bi yoñ bitelbene le Uria, nlôm muda nu, a nôla i gwét. 	 To make matters worse, he tried to hide the sin by arranging for her husband, Uriah, to be killed in battle.


Ba njo ni ngui inyu tééda ndéñbe yap i het bôt ba nyan matiñ ma Yéhôva. 	 They fight to protect their integrity in an atmosphere that promotes disrespect for Jehovah’s standards.


Yoña kop yem nson, ni niglene ki meeni; inyule me yé ñwee ni ñem nsôhga; ndi to le miñem minan nw’a noi. 	 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am mild-tempered and lowly in heart, and you will find refreshment for yourselves.


15 Yésu a bé “nwee” mut. 	 15 Jesus was “mild-tempered.”


Tole, Yéhôva a ntehe ndik bés kiki bagwélél bé ngéda di num yaga matam. 	 In other words, Jehovah views us as his servants only if we bear fruit.


Yéhôva a ga ti bés nlélém ngui inyu hôla bés i telep siñ siñ, i ngéda di mbôma ngolba, diyana, ni nduña keñi, kayéle di la kena nson wés u likalô ni bisu. 	 God will similarly give us strength to stand firm against opposition, apathy, and anxiety so that we can carry out our preaching work.


Hala a bi nom bé môm maa ma manut, mangudga makeñi ma kôpna ngii ngandak mandap, ma tjé ki mambai ni minkoñ. 	 Within 30 minutes, powerful waves came crashing onto the coast, destroying most of the homes and villages.


GWIGIL BI SONDE BI: 24 BIÔÔM–27 MAYE SÉP, 2016 	 STUDY ARTICLES FOR: OCTOBER 24–NOVEMBER 27, 2016


Ibale di nwan bésbomede ni maliga, ikété masoohe, hala a ga hôla bés le di neebe bañ bôlô le di gwé bé ngui, to ngap, i boñ. 	 A prayerful and realistic analysis will help us to avoid overreaching our current abilities and limitations.


Bebeg le, ibale u mboñ ndék mahéñha mu ntjegek woñ ngéda, tole mu bilem gwoñ, hala a ga hôla we i kônde yoñ ngaba i añle maliga ma mahee ma Djob yak bôt ba gwé ngôñ ni botñem. 	 Perhaps by making a few changes in your schedule or lifestyle, you can have a greater role in sharing God’s precious truth with those who are in need of hope.


Mahéñha ni hala, di nlama soñda Bibañga bi ntina makénd, bi bi nhôñlaha bés ndéñbe gwéha i Yéhôva inyu yés. 	 Instead, we should meditate on reassuring words about Jehovah’s enduring love for us.


Mu libôga li, Mbôgi Yéhôva i nyoñ bitelbene i tééne banuñul bas likalô 	 Local Witnesses make sure to offer the good news to those who sell the locally produced salt


Bape ba nla ba bôt boñ ba lihaa, bôt boñ ba libôk, mawanda moñ ma bôlô tole ma suklu, ba ba ngwélél bé Yéhôva. 	 Others could be relatives, neighbors, coworkers, or schoolmates who are not worshippers of Jehovah.


Lelaa Juu li Bakena Ntôñ li nsal? 	 How does the Governing Body function?


19 Mut a gwé ñem nsôhga a nti Yéhôva lipém li kôli ni nye, inyule nyen a yé Nhék wés, a bak ki Nungingii. 	 19 A modest person gives Jehovah the honor he deserves, since Jehovah is our Creator and Universal Sovereign.


Mbus, di ga tehe lelaa i ba mut likap i nla hôla bés i lémél Djob, ni lelaa di nla hôlôs lem i, i i nhôla bés i yônôs nson Djob a bi ti bés. 	 We will see how being generous leads to God’s favor and how cultivating this quality helps us to fulfill the role God has given us.


Inyule Yéhôva a yé nu ngui yosôna ni nu pék yosôna, yom to yada i nla bé kéñ nye njel i yônôs sômbôl yé. 	 Because Jehovah is almighty and all-wise, nothing can stop him from fulfilling his purpose.


Me bé sal i homa sitima ba nsébél le Royal Dockyard, i tison i Chatham, kiki ñoñ basitima. Libim li bôt li bé sôñna tel i, inyule i bé ti ngandak yéñe. 	 I had been working in the Royal Dockyard in Chatham as an apprentice shipwright, a coveted position with excellent benefits.


Di nigil le, di nlama ‘ke ni bisu i yila yondo ikété matihil ma miñem nwés.’ 	 We are told to “continue to be made new in [our] dominant mental attitude.”


Ñôma Yôhanes a nhôñlaha bés le nkoñ isi unu u gwéa tagbe, yak ni minheña nwé. 	 The apostle John reminds us that this world is passing away and so is its desire.


(Bibôdle 2:7) I mut peles nunu le Adam, nu ba bi hek ni ték, a bé a kôli i séblana le “Man Nyambe.”—Lukas 3:38. 	 (Gen. 2:7) That perfect man, Adam, who was made from the earth was rightly called a “son of God.”—Luke 3:38.


15 Lelaa di nla yén ikété “nsañ u Nyambe” ngéda di mboma mandutu? 	 15 How can we face challenges and still retain “the peace of God”?


Mawanda mem mahogi ma bi bôdôl ôt hibañga; mape ki ma tjôô suklu. 	 Some of my ‘friends’ began taking drugs; others dropped out of school.


Allen a bi léba le i ke i yén homa mpe i bi boñ bé le a nimis mawanda. 	 Allen realizes that by moving, he did not lose any friends.


Lelaa di nla kôna bo? 	 In what practical ways, though, can we imitate their examples?


Ngim ngéda, Mbôgi Yéhôva i i bééna bé kôgôô nyuu yada, i bé la bé kodba ntôñ. 	 At one time, Witnesses of different skin color in that country could not freely associate with one another.


Bimbe bisañ bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba nlama jo? 	 What challenges must servants of Jehovah confront?


Hala a bi hôla me i nôgôl bo. 	 This helped me to be obedient.


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Libak li ñem nwee—Njel pék, Libuy li nyéé 	 Imitate Jehovah’s Close Friends, Feb.


Inyule ngim bôt i i bé gwélél Yéhôva ngéda bisu i bi waa, i témb minlômbi nwap mi bilem. 	 Sadly, some who once served Jehovah have lowered their guard and have slipped back into their old ways.


(Tôde ’ilo!) nu a mbéna lédés bikwo bi nkaa gwés le bañga Djob a yé toi, ni le Réveillez-vous! 	 Moreover, we may learn fresh ways to explain our beliefs when we are engaging in the ministry.


Ndi nano, libim li neebe le ngiinda i bi bana bibôdlene, ki le Bibel yo i bé niiga hala; ibôdôl lipep jé li bisu ikepam lipep jé li nsôk.—Bibôdle 1:1. 	 Now they generally accept that there was a beginning to the universe. The Bible said that clearly all along.—Genesis 1:1. What is the shape of the earth?


Bitamb bi, bi bé nom, bi bak bilam. 	 The design made the footwear both durable and comfortable.


5 Minhook mi nlama tibil hoñol mabéhna ma ma yé ntilbaga ikété kaat i 1 Korintô 11:27-29. 	 5 Anointed ones should think seriously about the warning found at 1 Corinthians 11:27-29.


Kii ñunda le bikristen bi hiai hi bisu bi bi nigil i yémbél litehge jap libe li bakén, li li bé ikété kété yap ñem? 	 What shows that first-century Christians learned to overcome deep-seated prejudices?


(Rôma 12:19) Jon yak bikristen bi nlama bana suhulnyu ni tjél “timbhe . . . béba inyu béba.”—1 Pétrô 3:8, 9. 	 (Rom. 12:19) Christians are likewise admonished to be humble and not to “pay back injury for injury.”—1 Pet. 3:8, 9.


Bilôk bikéé bi loñ bi bé maséé i tehe mankéé Franz a héba mbot i loñ i Filipin ba nsébél le, barong Tagalôg, ngéda a bé ti nkwel mbamba. 	 The local brothers were pleased to see Brother Franz wearing the barong Tagalog, traditional Filipino attire, when giving the public talk.


(Yôhanes 10:16) Ndi hala a bi la ndik bôña ni njel konangoo i mbuma ñañ i Yéhôva. 	 (John 10:16) However, this has been possible only through Jehovah’s undeserved kindness.


I mankéé nu, a bi téé baskô yé, a kal le me yéñ ni nye ngii nkok. 	 The brother stopped his bicycle and asked me to sit down with him on a log.


(Béñge ndoñi i mamélél ma yigil.) 	 (See endnote.)


Hônba i yé likébla li Djob, ni le i bana yo i yé ngim njel i nlôôha lam i unda gwéha yés inyu yé. 	 Patience is a gift from God, and being patient is a key way to show our love for him.


KIKI di niñ i béba nkoñ isi unu, i mbéda bés biliya bi ngui inyu bana nsañ. 	 BECAUSE we live in a troubled world, we must work hard to gain peace.


(Lôk Lévi 19:17, 18; Rôma 3:11-18) Baa yak we u neebe jam li? 	 (Lev. 19:17, 18; Rom. 3:11-18) Do you agree with it?


Ndi a bi unda le a gwé pék, a hoñol bikuu tole bisai bi nla pémél nye i mbus ngéda. 	 Wisely, he thought of the long-term consequences of his actions.


Inyuki di nlama kodba inyu bégés Djob? 	 Why Be Honest?


Manjel inyu gwélél Djob ma yé mintén mintén. 	 There are many ways we can serve God.


Lelaa bilôk bikéé bi bi tehe bitelbene bini? 	 How did the arrangement affect the Witnesses?


Ngandak lôk kéé i bôlôm ni i bôda i nla kal we ntiik le masoohe ma bi hôla bo. 	 There are millions of brothers and sisters who can assure you that it has helped them.


Ba bé yéñ gwo homa nyensôna, yak lijél li nyaga. 	 They searched everywhere, even in the cows’ feed.


Sôble i nyible bés njel i kôs ngandak bisai; i yé ki mbegee ikeñi. 	 Baptism opens the door to many blessings; it also involves responsibility.


Kii ndémbél i Hana i niiga bés? 	 What do we learn from Hannah’s example?


“Yéña ndugi Ane [Djob], ndi gwom bini gw’a kôndnana bé.”—LUKAS 12:31. 	 “Keep seeking [God’s] Kingdom, and these things will be added to you.”—LUKE 12:31.


Imbe béba litehge bôt bahogi ba gwé inyu bibéba gwap? 	 What mistaken view might some people have of their sins?


Di hoñol ngén ini i nlôl ni Djob le: “Nu a nhiôm lôñni bôt ba pék nyen a’ bana pék, ndi nu a ñadba ni bijôñ bi bôt a’ yôm.” 	 Recall this inspired proverb: “The one walking with the wise will become wise, but the one who has dealings with the stupid will fare badly.”


23 Yéhôva a ñéga litén jé ikété njel niñ 	 24 Jehovah Guides His People in the Way of Life


(Bingéngén 13:12) Ngéda Bibel i bé tilba, libak li kom li muda (hala we muda a nla bé gwal) li bé li ba jam li wonyu ngandak. 	 (Prov. 13:12) In Bible times, barrenness often carried a stigma.


I ta bé ntilgak homa nye ki nye ikété Bitilna le a bi nimis minson nwé. 	 There is no indication in the Scriptures that he lost his privileges.


Baa kaat i Yôhanes i bi ti Gayô makénd i ke ni bisu i leege bakén? 	 Did John’s letter motivate Gaius to continue being hospitable?


Kii héga, kel yada, Yésu a bi niiga limut, a bak i ngii môñgô kiki mut a téé ngii kôma. 	 For instance, Jesus taught a crowd, using a boat as a platform.


17 Lelaa nwin u Sakaria u bi tihba Lôk Yuda i ngéda yé? 	 17 How, though, did Zechariah’s message affect the Jews in his day?


Lelaa u nla boñ hala? 	 How?


Mbus nwii mintan mi suklu, yak me me bi yila nsalwom nu ngéda yosôna. 	 After just five years of schooling, I too began working full-time on the kolkhoz.


(Ñañal 3:1, 17) I yé maliga le mahéñha ma ngéda ni ma bikék ma nla lona mahéñha mu mambot di nhaba. 	 (Eccl. 3:1, 17) It is understandable that different climates and the change of seasons influence what we wear.


Maselna ni hala, ba gwé bañga botñem inyu bilôl, ba nke ki ni bisu i ‘yéñ nsañ ni i noñ wo.’—Tjémbi 34:15. 	 Instead, they now have a real hope for the future and are moved to “seek peace and pursue it.”—Ps. 34:14.


Ibale ñ, wee bebeg le u nlama toñ mañwin mape, ma ma nyiba le ma nkal ndik i mam ma ntagbe. 	 If so, you might look for a more objective source of information.


Nuna-ki, minkol nwem nw’a sénk inyu mahak ma ñem.” 	 My servants will shout joyfully because of the good condition of the heart.”


(Bibôdle 3:16) Bibel i mbat balôm le ba gwélél libak jap li ño u lihaa ni gwéha. 	 (Gen. 3:16) The Bible requires that husbands exercise headship in a loving way.


17 Ngéda Ane Djob i ga loo, bôt b’a saa ha bé inyu yén mandap, bijek bi ga ba yañga, bi bak ki ngandak, matibla ma ma nhee diye m’a ba ha bé. 	 17 When God’s Kingdom does come, rent and mortgages will cease, food will be free and plentiful, health-care costs will disappear.


Ngéda a bé béñge mam ma bi héga, ñôma Paul a bi tila le: “Ngo mam [ma Djob], . . . to lakii ma ntéa bé, ma nene bañga bañga ibôdôl yaga bihégél bi nkoñ isi, inyule bôt ba yé le ba yimbe mo ikété mam ma héga, le ndi ba bana bañ likéé.”—Rôma 1:20. 	 Regarding creation, the apostle Paul wrote: “[God’s] invisible qualities are clearly seen from the world’s creation onward, because they are perceived by the things made, even his eternal power and Godship, so that they are inexcusable.”—Rom. 1:20.


(Añ Tjémbi 34:23.) 	 (Read Psalm 34:22.)


(Galatia 2:11-14) Inyu hala nyen Paul a bi ti nye mabéhna ma kôli, ma a bi neebe ki. 	 (Gal. 2:11-14) In that case, Paul gave Peter a fitting reproof, which he evidently accepted.


Loñge ngandak! 	 Commendably!


Inyu Yésu, Nyambe nyetama nyen a kôli mélés ngitelepsép. 	 Fighting injustice was something to be left to God.


Di nla pam i yi lelaa Yéhôva a ntehe bés ngéda di nigil lelaa Yésu a bé boñ i bisu bi bibomb bi banigil bé, téntén lem yap i kaa inyu yi jee ipôla yap a bé ñane tole nu bisu. 	 Consider how Jesus dealt with his apostles’ shortcomings, especially their inclination to argue among themselves over position.


Bobasôna ba yé i si “likak li niñ ikété manôgla ni ikété liyep,” jon li ntinde bo i neebe to kinje nson ba nti bo inyu bugus yéñe Ane, i suhus likala jap li niñ, ni sal bôlô ipe yo ki yo ibabé i bat kunde. 	 They are all bound by a “Vow of Obedience and Poverty,” with which they agree to do whatever is assigned to them in the advancement of Kingdom interests, to live a simple lifestyle, and to abstain from secular employment without permission.


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11 I mam Djob a bi kal Hiôb ma nyoñ bipes bina bi kaat Hiôb, ibôdôl i pes 38 i pam i pes 41. 	 11 God’s words to Job fill four chapters in the book of Job—chapters 38 through 41.


Nyi mam ma Bibel wada a tila le: Ibale nke ngwéé a tjél pôdôs mimañ, “a bé le a nimis niñ yé.” 	 One Bible scholar wrote that if the fugitive neglected to approach the elders, “it was at his peril.”


“Hala nyen a boñ.”—Bibôdle 6:22. 	 “He did just so.”—Gen. 6:22.


Ngéda bôt ba bôlô a bi bôk yoñ ba bi yi jam li, ba bi tjelel. 	 When those first hired realized this, they complained.


Ñôma Paul a bi kal le makénd ma yé nseñ ngandak. 	 The apostle Paul also considered encouragement to be very important.


19 I bet ba ngwés telepsép ba mbem i kel Yéhôva a’ sas ngitelepsép yosôna, i bôt ba binam ba nkôs, i lôlak ni Satan ni nkoñ isi wé mbe. 	 19 Lovers of justice long for the day when Jehovah will completely erase all the injustice inflicted on humans by Satan and his wicked system.


Baa ni yé le ni hôla lôk kéé nan i i mboma nya mandutu i ni wongut ni lipém?—Filipi 2:3, 4. 	 Can you patiently and respectfully help brothers and sisters who face such challenges?—Phil. 2:3, 4.


(1 Yôhanes 4:8) Yésu, nu a bi kôna gwéha i Djob, a kal banigil bé le: “Me nti bé litiñ li yondo, le gwéhnaga; . . . Hala nyen bôt bobasôna b’a yi le ni yé banigil bem, ibale ni ngwéhna.” 	 (1 John 4:8) Jesus, who imitated God’s love, said to his followers: “I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another . . . By this all will know that you are my disciples—if you have love among yourselves.”


Yésu a bi toñol lelaa maada map ma bé ngéda a bi kal le: “Béhna Tata di yé wada.” 	 Jesus explained how close that relationship was when he said: “I and the Father are one.”


Baa bagwal ba ba yé bikristen, ba tah ba kon bé maséé, i tehe bon bap mu nsoñgi u bôt ba ntip sôblana? 	 Do not Christian parents delight to see their children among the other new disciples getting baptized?


Sakura a bé gwés yigil yé, ni mahôla ma Yéhôva, a yémbél kiññem i i bé kéés nye ni wonyuu inyu mam mabe a bi boñ, a tjôô yak malal ma nyega. 	 Sakura loved what she learned, and with Jehovah’s help she was able to overcome deep feelings of guilt and shame and to put away sexual immorality.


U yé bebee i nwéhél dihôha, ni i hôya tjo. 	 You are quick to forgive and quick to apologize.


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


A bé a gwé soñ yondo ha ipañ. 	 Close to the execution site, Joseph had a new rock-cut tomb.


Ntéé likalô wada i loñ Pôlan a yé añle ngim mut nu a nsal i wom i pôm nwin u Bibel i tison i Grôjek 	 In an apple orchard in Grójec, a publisher shares the Bible’s message with one of the workers


A nkal le: “Ndék ni ndék hala a bi kahal yoña me. 	 He relates: “Slowly, I became addicted.


Lelaa u nla boñ mahol i pes mbuu? 	 What does making spiritual progress mean to you?


BAA MINKÔM I BABILÔN MI GWÉ MAADA NI BIKRISTEN I LEN INI 	 IS THERE A MODERN-DAY PARALLEL?


8 Yéhôva a bi ti Adam bo Éva oda i tôbôtôbô le ba gwal, ba yônôs isi, ba bôñgôl ki hio. 	 8 Jehovah specifically commanded Adam and Eve to populate the earth and to take care of it.


(Tjémbi 18:40; 1 Korintô 10:13) Di yé ki maséé i bana Bañga i Djob, i i nlôl ni mbuu mpubi. 	 (Ps. 18:39; 1 Cor. 10:13) Also, we can be grateful that we have God’s Word, which is a product of holy spirit.


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I nla pam ngim mangéda i niñ yap, le njohok boñge i bana ngandak mam i pohol bisu gwap. 	 At times they may feel overwhelmed by the opportunities and decisions that confront them.


HIKI MUT A NLAMA HA WOO I BÔLÔ 	 ALL OF US HAVE A PART TO PLAY


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Ñem nsôhga u ga kéñ ki bés njel i boñ mam ma nti bé bés lipém, ndi u ga tinde bés i nit adna ikété litén li Yéhôva. 	 Modesty restrains us from acting dishonorably, and it promotes unity among Jehovah’s people.


Kii ngandak basoñgol ba bé le ba nok Bitilna Bipubi ikété hilémb hiap, ibabé pééna ba bi pam i bana ngim minlôñ mi Bibel ba bé gwés kiki bés i len ini. 	 As readers considered the Holy Writings in a language they could understand, no doubt many came to have a favorite portion, just as we do today.


Jon di nlama TELEP, hala wee yoñ ngéda inyu añ jam Bibel i nkal; di nlama BÉÑGE inyu yi kii biniigana bi Bibel bi nkobla inyu yés; di EMBLE ki, hala wee di nôgôl maéba Djob a nti bés nano. Ibale di mboñ mam mana, di nla pei i njiiha keñi, di ba ki maséé i nigil i boga ni boga njee a yé Yéhôva, Djob jés li gwéha ni li pék.—Ñañal 3:11; Rôma 11:33. 	 So we need to STOP to read what the Bible says, LOOK to understand what it means for us, and LISTEN by obeying God’s guidance now. If we do these things, we can survive the great tribulation and enjoy learning about our wise and loving God, Jehovah, forever.—Ecclesiastes 3:11; Romans 11:33.


GWIGIL INYU: 30 MPUYE–26 HILÔNDE 2016 	 STUDY ARTICLES FOR: MAY 30–JUNE 26, 2016


17 Jon bonjee ba ñañal toi ñañ nlam u Ane i len ini? 	 17 So who really are preaching the good news of the Kingdom today?


liyi leege bakén ikété likoda? 	 the need for hospitality within the congregation?


Jon to i ngéda ndék bilôk bikéé i bi begee mangaa inyu yoñ ngaba i Gwét bi Ntôla bi bisu, bobasôna ba bi yoñ makidik i tjél gwélél mangaa map inyu nol mut numpe. 	 So even those few brothers who took up arms and entered the trenches during World War I resolutely refused to use those arms to kill another human.


Ndémbél yap i bi lôôha tihba me. 	 They had a strong influence on me.


Tjémbi 46:10: “[Djob] a nsugus gwét letee ni lisuk li hisi. 	 Psalm 46:9: “[God] is bringing an end to wars throughout the earth.


Ngéda mankéé wada i Tison i Tulun a kal me le sita yada i bé lo, me bi ke bem yo ni baskô i litelbene li matôa, ni i hôla yo i begee mambegee. 	 When a brother in Tulun told me that a sister was coming, I went on my bicycle to the bus stop to meet the sister and to offer to help with her luggage.


Nlélém kiki ntjep u num matam, he ntjep umpe bé, bés ba di yé mbôô i mondo, di numus mbôô Ane, he banigil ba mondo bé.* Lelaa ni di numus mbôô Ane? 	 And just as a wheat stalk produces as fruit, not new stalks, but new seed, we are producing as fruit, not new disciples, but new Kingdom seed.* How do we produce new Kingdom seed?


Ngéda u niiga bon boñ, inyuki hônba i yé nseñ? 	 When teaching children, why is patience vital?


I kaat bisu a tilna bôt ba Korintô, Paul a tilna lôk kéé i i bé minhook, le ngéda di mbigda nyemb Yésu hiki nwii, di nke ni bisu i ‘añal nyemb Nwet letee a lo.’ (1 Korintô 11:26) I buk ini le “a lo” ba ngwélél hana i gwé nlélém ngobol ni i Yésu a bi gwélél i mbañ yé i dilo di nsôk ngéda a kal le “a nlôl” ngii. 	 In his first inspired letter to the Corinthians, Paul wrote to anointed Christians that by commemorating Jesus’ death each year, they “keep proclaiming the death of the Lord, until he comes.” (1 Cor. 11:26) The word “comes” here refers to the same event as the “coming” that Jesus mentioned in his prophecy about the time of the end.


Ndi Mam ma ñunda le, ngandak ñwii ilole Gwét bi Ntôla bi bisu bi mbôdôl, bagwélél ba Djob ba ba yé minhook ba bi kit maada momasôna ba bééna ni Babilôn Nunkeñi, ba bé ha bé ki minkol mi biniigana gwé. 	 The facts show, however, that in the decades leading up to World War I, God’s anointed servants were actually breaking free from Babylon the Great, not becoming enslaved to it.


(Minson mi baôma 12:21-23) Ibabé pééna mut pék to wada a bé bé le a kal le Yéhôva a bi pohol Hérôdé inyu ba ñéga. 	 (Acts 12:21-23) Surely, no objective observer could conclude that Herod was chosen by Jehovah to be leader.


Bo ba-na ba bi boñ mahôha, ndi ba bi tééda maada malam ni Yéhôva. 	 All four of them made mistakes, but they still gained Jehovah’s approval.


Me bé wada mukété digonda di-na, di ba bi pohol inyu ti Adolf Hitler mbônji, mbus a bi mal ti nkwel wé lisañ jada. 	 I was among four little girls chosen to present Adolf Hitler with flowers after he gave a speech one time.


I yé maliga le, ibôdôl nu u bi gwéé, u yé nu Yéhôva. 	 Granted, from the moment you came into existence, you belonged to Jehovah, along with the rest of mankind.


Ngéda di mboma mandutu, di nhôñol kii i yé sômbôl yé, mbus di nôgôl nye inyule di ngwés nye iloo bôt bobasôna ni mam momasôna 	 In difficult situations, we think of what he wants us to do and then obey him because we love him more than anyone or anything else


NI NLA NIÑ BOGA NI BOGA HANA ISI 	 YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER ON EARTH


A nok bés, a mbem ndik le di ti yom di gwé, a ndiihe ki kii yosôna di mboñ inyu yé.—Lôk Héber 6:10. 	 He only expects from us what is reasonable, and he greatly appreciates whatever we do.—Heb. 6:10.


Yéhôva a kôli kal le bôt ba binam bobasôna ba yé bé. 	 Jehovah can rightfully claim ownership of all humans.


Bôt ba Rôma ba bé boñ biliya i jôs mam ma ma nkolba mbén, ni kéés nu ni nu a nlona yubda. 	 The Romans took an interest in suppressing outlawed activities and in bringing to justice any who caused disturbances.


Mambe mam? 	 How?


Kii di nla béñge ngéda di nwan libak jés li mbuu? 	 What might we consider when analyzing our spirituality?


Lelaa di nla unda le di ngwés Bañga i Djob? 	 How can we show our love for God’s Word?


Hala a bé makidik makeñi kiyaga. 	 She had to make a very difficult decision.


Trazel, Sita yada i 52 nwii, nu a nlôl i Ôstrélia a nsal i Myanmar ibôdôl i nwii 2004. 	 Trazel, a sister in her early 50’s from Australia, has been serving in Myanmar since 2004.


INYUKI BAHOGI BA NTJÉL LÔÔS BAPE MINSON BA GWÉ 	 WHY SOME PEOPLE DO NOT DELEGATE


15 Ibale man woñ a gwé ngôñ i sôblana, hôla nye i wan jam lipe—kii a nhoñol inyu makidik a nyoñ i yila kristen ni njel sôble. 	 15 A child who expresses interest in getting baptized should be helped to reason on yet another matter—how he or she feels about the responsibilities that come with being a Christian.


Bebeg ki le di nla toñol mam kayéle bés botama bon di kôhna lipém inyu biyi ni biliya bi ngandak bôt. 	 Or we might explain things in such a way that only we get the credit for ideas or accomplishments that others also contributed to.


Lelaa gwéha i ‘ñat mam momasôna loñge’ ngéda mindañ mi ngwéé ikété libii? 	 How does love serve as “a perfect bond of union” when problems develop in a marriage?


A kal le: “Bé bobasôna ni yé lisañ li bôt.” 	 “All of you are brothers,” he said.


“Ngandak bôt i yé kiki ôñgba i mut het téla a nhégél mambot. 	 “A lot of people are like the mannequins you see in a store display.


7 Masañga mana, ngandak Mbôgi Yéhôva: bôlôm, bôda, ni boñge, ba bi so gwét ni ndééñga i pes likôl i loñ Ukren. 	 7 Recently, thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses—men, women, and children—had to flee conflict and persecution in eastern Ukraine.


Bañga muda Lôk Israel, nu a bé yén i tison i Sunem, a bi leege Elisa loñge ngandak. 	 A prominent Israelite woman in Shunem showed Elisha exceptional hospitality.


8, 9. (a) Mambe mambadga ma nla hôla bés i yi too di gwé mahoñol ma mbagla mu miñem nwés? (b) Kii di nlama nup mu miñem nwés? (1 Pétrô 1:22) 	 8, 9. (a) What might indicate that we are harboring prejudice or racial pride? (b) What must we root out of our heart? (1 Pet. 1:22)


Lelaa di ga boñ? 	 What about us?


Di béñge lelaa ikété manjel maa di nla ke ni bisu i ba kiki ték lima i moo ma Djob: (1) Lelaa di nla keñgle bilem bibe bi bi nla tinde bés i kolba maéba ma Djob? (2) Lelaa di nla sal inyu bana bilem bilam bi bi ga hôla bés i ke ni bisu i nwas le Djob a uñgus bés, ni le di suhus bésbomede i si yé? (3) Lelaa bagwal ba ba yé bikristen ba nla suhus bomede i si Djob ngéda ba niiga bon bap? 	 Let us focus on how we can remain like soft clay in God’s hands, considering three areas: (1) How can we avoid traits that might harden us against God’s counsel? (2) How can we cultivate qualities that help us to remain soft and submissive? (3) How can Christian parents submit to God when molding their children?


Ikété konangoo i mbuma ñañ i Yéhôva nyen di gwé bisai i kôôge yééne yé i ane bebee ni njel masoohe. 	 Jehovah in his undeserved kindness grants us the blessing of approaching his heavenly throne in prayer.


Nlô woñ a nkôs bé bañga yom, ndék minsôn yon i nwéhi ndik nye, a ga témbna len sonde yada tole iba.” 	 He has just torn some ligaments and will be OK in a week or so.”


Kumikô a nkal le: “Hiki kel a bé pôdôl me jam li, ndi me bé kal le, to. 	 “She kept asking me over and over again, but I kept saying no,” says Kumiko.


4 Yésu a bi kal banigil bé le, ibale ba nyéñ ndugi Ane, Djob a ga nit bo. 	 4 Jesus assured his disciples that if they would put the Kingdom first, God would support them.


Ngéda ba mboma nya jam i, ngim bôt i ndiihe ha bé ki bomede. 	 In such a situation, some people lose their self-respect.


HALA a bé kekela yada i ngwa koo i sôñ Dipos u nwii 1922, lék i bôdôl bet ngandak yokela, yom kiki bo 8 000 di bôt di bé di kôdi i soso ndap likoda. 	 THE temperature had already started to climb that Friday morning in September 1922 as 8,000 people crowded into the auditorium.


Kiki di nyi, Yésu a bi legel le ñañ nlam u Ane u ga añlana ikété nkoñ isi wonsôna. 	 As we know, Jesus foretold that the good news of the Kingdom would be preached in all the inhabited earth.


16 Ndi bagwélél ba Djob ba, ba bi neebe bé le nya mam i, i yila jam li bisu i niñ yap. 	 16 However, those servants of God did not allow such normal aspects of life to become the center of their lives.


Ba mbii bikaat ngii téblé yap inyu boñ le ngéda bagwal ba nlo yoñ bon bap i suklu i i yé bo bebee, ba tehe gwo. 	 They display some Bible publications on a table at the time when parents come to pick up their children from a nearby school.


Ntôñ bibuk u gwéé hihôha hi ñgobol hop tole hi matila hop. 	 The sentence has a grammatical or spelling error.


Ilole banigil Bibel ba nsôblana kiki Mbôgi Yéhôva, ba yé ba bat bo mambadga ima, i bisu bi bôt bobasôna. 	 Before qualified Bible students are baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses, they are asked in front of onlookers to respond to two questions.


9 Di nyoñ ndigi ndék dihéga di bôt ba ba bi boñ mam ma bi babaa bôt bape. 	 9 The above are but a few examples of individuals who did things that hurt others.


Djob a’ kogse i bôt ba nkôôba bôk mbén yé.—Lôk Héber 13:4. 	 God does not tolerate willful disobedience to his law.—Heb. 13:4.


Di wan ndémbél i mankéé Malkolm, nu a téñbe ni Djob kepam i nyemb yé i nwii 2015. 	 Consider a brother named Malcolm, who remained faithful until his death in 2015.


Ni le, ngandak bôt i bé yi bé añ. 	 Moreover, the majority of people were illiterate.


Di bé nyo bibôô bi malép, di jek kôn titigi ni disiñgi. 	 We drank putrid water and ate mostly lentils and eggplants.


Yak bés ki di nwas le gwéha yap i tinde bés i tibil kôna Yésu, i unda lôk kéé gwéha, ni i nwéhél bo ni ñem wés wonsôna. 	 May their love motivate us to imitate Jesus closely, to show love for our brothers, and to forgive our brothers from the heart.


Hala a bi hélés bés! 	 We were stunned!


4 Bibel i nkal bé le ndik bet ba yé minhôôlak i ñwii, tole ba ba mbol ngim ñwii u tôbôtôbô bon ba nla sôblana. 	 4 The Bible does not say that only those who are older or who have reached a specific age can get baptized.


(Lôk Héber 6:10) U nlôôha bé ba mañge inyu téé mam u nlama boñ. 	 (Heb. 6:10) You are never too young to set goals.


Di nlama lôôha yéñ i yiba ni njee, inyuki? 	 What is the greatest form of recognition, and why?


Lelaa di nla nigle bajo sañ bakeñi bana? 	 How can we imitate these four outstanding contenders?


“Tilna yosôna i nlôl ni Nyambe, i mbahal.”—2 Timôtéô 3:16. 	 “All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial.”—2 Timothy 3:16.


(Daniel 1:3-5, 13) I nene le Daniel a bééna tel keñi i Babilôn iloo kiki a bé le a bana i loñ i Israél. 	 (Daniel 1:3-5, 13) It seems that Daniel had a better position in Babylon than he would ever have had in Israel.


(Yôhanes 21:15) Niñ i Pétrô i bi unda toi le a ngwés Yésu. 	 (John 21:15) Peter certainly lived up to his word.


“Baa u ngwés me iloo bana?” 	 “Do You Love Me More Than These?”


Bibôdle bi nwii 1990, bikaat gwés ni makoda més ma bé ni hop Ruslan. 	 In the early 1990’s, our publications as well as the meetings were in the Russian language.


Ndi Yéhôva a bé sômbôl hôla Hiôb i tehe le, ngéda a nhégha nyemede ni lipémba li Djob, a yé yañga. 	 Rather, Jehovah wanted to help Job recognize his insignificance in comparison with God’s greatness.


Me bi jôp i Bétel i Brooklyn i sôñ juem i ñwii 1954, ibôdôl ha me ngi yii i Bétel. 	 I started serving in Brooklyn in August 1954, and I have been at Bethel ever since.


Mambe mam ma nlama ba mam ma bisu inyu babiina ba ba yé bikristen? 	 What should be the first priority of Christian married couples?


Lelaa baôma ba bi lédés lôk kéé yap? 	 How did the apostles encourage their brothers?


(Masoola 17:1, 2, 16; 18:1-4) Bibase gwobisôna bi ga tjiba hies. 	 (Rev. 17:1, 2, 16; 18:1-4) Those religious organizations will be completely destroyed.


Unda le u nhémle mimbônga mi Yéhôva 	 Exercise Your Faith in Jehovah’s Promises


Bimbe biniigana bi nlôl i bititison bi lisolbene u gwé ngôñ i bii bisélél? 	 What lesson from the cities of refuge do you plan to apply?


Basal ngomén ba nsélél bôt ngim bibôlô. Kiki ngomén a nsaa bo, ba nsélél bôt ibabé i bem to neebe yom yo ki yo i nla kôndba i nsaa wap. 	 Public employees perform services for which they are paid by the government, and they neither ask for nor expect to receive anything in addition to their normal wages.


U ga bana ngôñ i ke ni bisu i boñ mam momasôna u bé boñ nyoo inyu tééda maada moñ malam ni Yéhôva. 	 Whatever you needed spiritually in your previous location, you will need in your new one too.


I nwii 1994, nsoñgi u batéé likalô u bi bet, ngéda bikaat gwés bi bi bôdôl pam ni hop u Kirgis. 	 In 1994 we reached another milestone when the first of our publications was printed in the Kyrgyz language.


Ngéda ngwo i, i bi kôôge bés bebee yom kiki bo méta wada, i bi telep, i bôdôl nyiñgis nwel nwap, ndi i kôm bés mbus, i kahal témb. 	 When the dogs came within an arm’s length of us, they stopped, wagged their tails, and walked away.


Ngéda a nkena bibégés bi ndap lihaa, ngwal a nlama bigda le maéba mañge ntitigi a gwé ngôñ ma yé mahéñha ni ma somb mañge (mañge wanda). 	 When presiding over family worship, the parent should remember that the guidance a young child needs may well differ from that of a teenager.


Ndi ngandak bôt i nhémle bé la. 	 Many, however, find that difficult to believe.


Muda tole mulôm ? 	 Gender


Bibel i nsébél wada le “mut pék.” 	 One of the men is described as being “discreet.”


Hana a bé hônba mandegle ma Pénina “hiki nwii.” 	 Hannah was taunted by Peninnah “year after year.”


6 Ibabé nkaa, u nyi nseñ i gwélél Yéhôva ni ñem woñ wonsôna. 	 6 Very likely, you appreciate the importance of wholehearted service to God.


(Bibôdle 22:15-18; Lôk Héber 11:10) Yésu a bi kal le: “Isoñ nan Abraham a ba kon maséé i tehe kel yem.” 	 (Gen. 22:15-18; Heb. 11:10) Jesus said: “Abraham your father rejoiced greatly at the prospect of seeing my day.”


[1] (liben 5) Ba nhéñha môl. 	 [1] (paragraph 5) Names have been changed.


Nhek woñ a yé “Nyambe nu gwéha,” “Djob li maséé,” ni nu “a hek mut i ôngba yé nyemede.” (2 Korintô 13:11; 1 Timôtéô 1:11, MN; Bibôdle 1:27) U ga ba maséé ngeñ u nkôna Djob jés li gwéha. 	 Your Creator is “the God of love,” “the happy God,” who made humans “in his image.” (2 Cor. 13:11; 1 Tim. 1:11; Gen. 1:27) You will be happy when you imitate our loving God.


I nla pam le bôt ba tehe bés ntén, tole bés bon di nla bana litehge libe inyu bape. 	 We could be victims, or we ourselves might hold some prejudices.


Njel yo ki yo i bé bé inyu boñ le, a bana mbôda i i mbegee jôl jé, ni i i bé lama kôdôl bum yé. 	 There would be no way to pass on the family name and legacy.


Ni tôñ bañ inyu nom nan 	 Do Not Be Anxious


4 Ibôdôl bibôdle bi niñ i bôt ba binam, bôda ni bôlôm ba bi yoñ makidik ma ngui. 	 4 From the start of human existence, men and women have had to make important decisions.


Isañ Nôa nu a bé ngwélél Djob le Lamek, a bi wo yom kiki bo nwii mintan ilole Ntida malép u nlo. 	 Noah’s God-fearing father, Lamech, died about five years before the Flood.


Kii Yésu a bé sômbôl niiga bés ngéda a kééne ngén i loñge mut Samaria? 	 What lesson did Jesus teach us in the parable of the neighborly Samaritan?


Munu gwigil bini bi bi bôdôl toñol bilem bilam bi “litam li mbuu,” di ga tehe wongut i yigil i ga noñ. 	 The quality of patience will be considered in a future article in this series on “the fruitage of the spirit.”


Nya mam i, i bi sôña bé lôk kéé yés i bana maboñok malam ipañ bôt. 	 That kind of thing, though, did not stop the brothers from showing kindness.


Lelaa mam Abraham a bi boma i niñ yé, ma bi lédés hémle yé inyu Yéhôva? 	 How did Abraham gain experience that strengthened his faith in Jehovah?


Bibel i nkal le bibañga Nékô a pot “bi ba lôl i nyo Nyambe.” 	 The Bible says that Necho’s words were “from the mouth of God.”


9 Ngéda di mpôdôl manoodana ma nlôl bés libii, jam jada li ta li hoo bé lo bés mahoñol. 	 9 When referring to tribulations associated with marriage, there is one that may not readily come to mind.


(Añ Sakaria 5:5-8.) 	 (Read Zechariah 5:5-8.)


Kii i nyis nye hala? 	 Why does she know?


(Tjémbi 137:1, 3) Kinje jam li bé le li hindha Lôk Yuda ñem, kiki bo Daniel! 	 (Ps. 137:1, 3) How this must have hurt faithful Jews like Daniel!


(Añ Lôk Héber 11:8-12.) 	 (Read Hebrews 11:8-12.)


(Tjémbi 147:15-18) Djob jés li batupék, ni li lipémba, nu a gwé ngui i ngii ais ni neige, a nla hôla we i yémbél mandutu momasôna u mboma. 	 (Ps. 147:15-18) Our all-wise, all-powerful God, the one who controls the hail and the snow, can help you to surmount any obstacles that you encounter.


Lelaa di nla timbhe mut nu a nhoñol le Nhek a ta bé? 	 How could we reason with someone who claims that there is no Creator?


Arthur a bé yi le a bé lama ndik pam. 	 Arthur knew he must.


Lelaa Yéhôva a nti hogbe? 	 How does Jehovah provide consolation?


Imbe ngaba Yézabel a bi yoñ mu nyemb i Nabôt? 	 What role did Jezebel play in Naboth’s murder?


Antôniô a bi kôs mahôla a bééna ngôñ, a sôk a pam ki i tjôô lem yé ibe. 	 Antonio received the help he needed, and at last he has put his bad habit behind him.


Di yoñ ngéda i soñda miñañ mi Bibel mi, di nti ki Yéhôva mayéga inyule a nti bés nwo! 	 Let us meditate on these Bible accounts and be thankful that Jehovah has provided them for us!


Ngwal wada a nkal le: “Me yé me léba ngéda ipe le me yé hoñol mam mape ngéda bon bem ba nkwélés me. 	 One father admits: “I sometimes find myself mentally multitasking when my children are speaking.


Hala a bé bôña i hiai bisu, hala a yé nlélém jam i len ini. 	 That was true in the first century, and it is true today.


[1] (Liben 14) Béñge pes 21 munu kaat ni hop Pulasi le Le Royaume de Dieu en Action! 	 [1] (paragraph 14) See chapter 21 of the book God’s Kingdom Rules!


Lela mam ma nke ? 	 How does it work?


Ni wongut, Yéhôva a ñemble nduña Abraham inyu tjiba i Sôdôm 	 Jehovah patiently listens to Abraham’s concerns about Sodom


Ikété Bitilna ni hop Grikia, ini buk le “i leege bakén” i nkobla le “i unda loñgeñem inyu bakén.” 	 In the Christian Greek Scriptures, the term translated “hospitality” means “kindness to strangers.”


Biniigana bini bi nti bés makénd ma mbéda bés, bi nhôla ki bés i tjek mam di nyéñ boñ i pes mbuu, ni i yônôs ngandak minson mimpe mi bikristen. 	 That training can help us to have the proper motivation, to set spiritual goals, and to fulfill our many Christian responsibilities.


Jon, ngéda u yé ikété nduña, Yésu a nla lo ni ñem konangoo, a ‘hôla we’ i “ngéda mahôla ma nsômbla.” 	 Thus, when you are anxious, he can mercifully ‘come to your aid’ and ‘help you at the right time.’


Ha ngéda i nyen, lipep li manwin li bi pôdôl inyu Mbôgi Yéhôva le, ba mbat nyaga, ndi ki mintômba won ba nyéñ! 	 At that time, a newspaper wrote about the Witnesses that they ask about cows but they are looking for sheep!


Ñôma Paul a bi timbhe mbadga ini ikété kaat a tilna bôt ba Filipi: “Me gwé ngui i boñ mam momasôna inyu nu a nlédés me.” 	 The apostle Paul answers in his letter to the Philippians: “God is the one who for the sake of his good pleasure energizes you, giving you both the desire and the power to act.”


Baa yak bés di nlama bé boñ biliya bi ngui inyu boñ mapeple, ni tégbaga gwigil bi Bibel ni bôt ba ngwés maliga? 	 Should we not be diligent in making return visits and conducting Bible studies with interested ones?


(Minson mi baôma 1:15-26) Inyuki hala a bé nseñ ngandak inyu yap ni inyu Yéhôva? 	 (Acts 1:15-26) Why was this selection so important to them and to Jehovah?


Bés bobasôna di bi tehe le me bé lama témb i Myanmar, ndi hala a bi yoñ ngéda ni ngandak masoohe ilole me mpam i yônôs njômbi i.” 	 We all felt that I should return to Myanmar, but it took some time and many prayers before I reached my final decision.”


Ngéda a bi héya ño wé i mbôñga inyu telep, nyoo i bi pam, i lona lisanda likeñi letee me nol nyo! 	 When she raised her head from the pillow to get up, out came a snake that caused quite a commotion until I killed it!


(Rôma 6:23) Masoda le Djob “a tine pombe yé Man [Yésu Kristô], le tonjee a nhémle nye a’ nimil bé, ndi a’ kôhna niñ boga.” 	 (Romans 6:23) Lovingly, God “gave his only-begotten Son [Jesus Christ], so that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.”


15 Di yoñ hihéga hi Tésé, nu a yé sista yada i Ôstrélia. 	 15 Consider the example of Tessie, a sister in Australia.


Baa u ntehe bilôk bikéé gwoñ bi bôda ni bi bôlôm kiki Djob a ntehe bo—kiki bôt le Djob a ngi kenek ni bisu i ma, ha bé kiki bôt le a mal uñgus? 	 Do you see your brothers and sisters as God does—not as a finished product, but as a work in progress?


(1 Samuel 9:1, 2, 21; 10:20-24) Ndi, i mbus ndék ngéda le a mal yila kiñe, a bôdôl bana maboñog ma mut a nhoñol libak likeñi. 	 (1 Sam. 9:1, 2, 21; 10:20-24) But soon after he became king, he carried out a series of presumptuous acts.


NDÉÑBE I GWÉS DJOB I NHÔLA BÉS I BANA LOÑGEÑEM 	 LOYALTY TO GOD HELPS US TO BE KIND


(Tjémbi 136:1) Hiémbi 136 hi ntiimba bini bibañga le “inyule loñge yé i nom mba ni mba” môma ma ngélé ni isamal. 	 (Ps. 136:1) Twenty-six times in Psalm 136, we find the refrain “his loyal love endures forever.”


16, 17. (a) Bimbe biliya di nla boñ inyu kôôge bebee ni bôt ba litén lipe? (b) Mambe manjel di nla gwélél inyu hôla bakén ba ba yé mu likoda jés? 	 16, 17. (a) What initiatives can we take in order to feel closer to those from another culture? (b) In what practical ways can we assist immigrants in our congregation?


Ba bi nôgda le Bibel i yé kiki tik yom di mpôdôl i bibôdle. 	 They have come to feel that the Bible is like that monument described at the outset.


Nyen a bi bôk a tééne bôt ba bisu ba bé yééne nyoo likalô, a hôla ki i téé makoda ma mondo, a yibga ni kété loñ yosô, ba tinak ki nye lipém. 	 He opened up the preaching work among the Aborigines and helped to establish new congregations, becoming well-known and respected throughout the outback.


Kinje maséé i témb tehe 20 bilôk bikéé bi bôda ni bi bôlôm ba ba bi sal kiki basañal ba tôbôtôbô i loñ yés. 	 It was heartwarming to have 20 brothers and sisters who had served as missionaries in Portugal return for that historic event.


17 Lana nyen di nla toñol mayéga u nti inyu binoñ: Hégda le u yé i yin, ndi mut a péyés we. 	 17 Your gratitude for the ransom could be explained this way: Imagine that you are drowning and someone rescues you.


19 Kiki hihéga, mut a nla kal nwet wé bôlô tole liwanda jé li bôlô le a’ la bé ba yani i bôlô, tole a nlama hoo téé bôlô, inyule a nlama boma “dokta.” 	 19 For instance, a man tells his boss or fellow workers that he cannot be at work the next day or that he must leave early because he has a “medical” appointment.


Mut a ngwés nwaa wé, wee a ngwés ndigi nyemede, inyule mut nye ki nye a maa oo bé minsôn nwé nyemede kekikel, ndigi le a jéhak nwo, a tôñglak ki nwo.” 	 A man who loves his wife loves himself, for no man ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cherishes it.”


Inyu kii Common Voice ayé nson wada ikéde minson mi Mozilla ? 	 Why is Common Voice part of the Mozilla mission?


Inoñnaga ni kaat yada i ndoñi bibuk bi Bibel, bini bibañga ni hop grikia le “Ni tôñ bañ inyu nom nan” bi ngwélana inyu toñol “liboñog li mut ngéda a yé yep, ngéda njal i gwé nye ni ngéda mandutu ma nkwél nye mu i niñ yé i hiki kel.” 	 According to one Bible dictionary, the Greek verb rendered “to be anxious” can refer to “the natural reaction of man to poverty, hunger and other troubles which befall him in his daily life.”


Mankéé George bo nwaa le Adria, ba gwé iloo 30 ma ñwii, ba nlôl i loñ Kanada. Ba bi tééda mu mahoñol map le Yéhôva a nsayap bitelbene bilam, he makidik malam ndik bé. 	 George and Adria, a couple in their late 30’s from Canada, kept in mind that Jehovah blesses good decisions, not merely good intentions.


11 Ibale di nsoñda bisai énél i Yéhôva i nlona, hala a ga kônde kwés bés nkaa le énél yé i yé ilam kiyaga. 	 11 Frequent meditation on Jehovah’s goodness can strengthen our conviction that his rulership is best.


Nlélém ngéda a bi téé ki “nkol u maliga ni u pék” inyu yoñ ño ikété nson u mbôña munu bikotoo bi témpel ikeñi i mbuu. 	 He also appointed a “faithful and discreet slave” to take the lead in directing the work in the earthly courtyards of the great spiritual temple.


Nwaa wem Maria a bi nigil maliga i Ukren, ngéda Gwét bi ntôla II. 	 My wife, Maria, learned the truth in Ukraine in the middle of World War II.


(Añ Sakaria 1:3, 4.) 	 (Read Zechariah 1:3, 4.)


16 I nla ba le di nlôl i ngim litén i het bôt ba gwé lem i yan bon bôlôm. 	 16 We may be part of a culture that tends to look down on younger men.


IPÔLA nwii 62 ni 64 N.Y., ñôma Pétrô a tilna ‘mintebek mi bé biyoyo mi mi sanda i Pôntô, ni Galatia, ni Kapadôkia, ni Asia, ni Bitinia.’ (1 Pétrô 1:1) Bilôk bikéé bi, bi bi bi lôl bahoma bahoma mu pes mbok i Asia Ntitigi, bi bééna ngôñ ni makénd lôñni maéba. 	 SOMETIME between the years 62 and 64 C.E., the apostle Peter wrote to “the temporary residents scattered about in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.” (1 Pet. 1:1) These culturally diverse congregations in Asia Minor needed encouragement and guidance.


Me bi nôgda wee me bé bebee ni kwand. 	 I felt that I was close to a nervous breakdown.


Kiñe a bi bôk a kwel ni mimañ mi bôt, mi mi bé batipék ba isañ Salômô. 	 The new king first consulted with the older men who had been counselors to Solomon.


Ndi ibale nluk hinuni hi bikei a ntjél emble bo, ndi a kahal yoñ to imbe njel a ngwés, mam ma nla ba béba ngandak. 	 However, if the pilot chose to disregard that guidance and fly any route he desired, the result could be disastrous.


NGÉDA a témb nyoo lisañ lipe, i muda nu a bi témb a yahal Tôñi. 	 ON THE following visit, the woman lashed out at Toñi again.


Ibale Mbôgi Yéhôva i i yé ñindô, i ntééne nkana likalô, ba bé le ba gwel nye—bebek, ba bude ki nye. 	 If black Witnesses preached from door to door in a white neighborhood, they would be arrested—and likely beaten up.


Ngéda di nke makoda, di nti Yéhôva i jam a kôli kôs. 	 Our attendance gives Jehovah what he deserves.


Baa di nlama ôm Nyambe nsohi inyu mandutu di mboma? 	 Is God to blame for our suffering?


Pétrô a bi tjél letee ni ngélé aa. 	 Peter firmly refused.


Ba bi kal bés le ba yé Mbôgi Yéhôva, jon ba bé gwélél Bibel inyu timbhe mambadga ma bôt ba bé bat bo. 	 They told us that they were Jehovah’s Witnesses and that they used the Bible to answer questions that people might have.


Pék i ntinde bés i neebe le bilôk bikéé gwés bi bôlôm ni bi bôda bi ta bé peles. 	 We have the good sense to realize that both we and our brothers and sisters are imperfect.


(1 Korintô 3:5-9) Di hégda nsima di gwé i ba nsoñgi u bôt ba nsal ntôñ ni Nhek nu ngiinda yosôna ikété nson u nlôôha ba mahee! 	 (1 Cor. 3:5-9) Just think what a privilege we have to be counted worthy of cooperating with the almighty Creator of the universe in a work that he considers important!


Pog, mbuu Djob u nhôla bés ngéda di nsoñgol Bañga Djob hiki ngéda. 	 First, we are helped to develop peace by reading God’s inspired Word regularly.


A bi nwas me le me kee, a sébél ha bé me kekikel.” 	 He just let me go and never called me in again.”


A nkal ki le énél i Djob i téé bé sép ni le Yéhôva a nim bihégél gwé mam malam. 	 According to the Devil, humans would be far happier and better off ruling themselves.


Mu ki a bé yônôs nson wé, Yésu a bi gwélél maliga ma ma nset bé inyu hôla banigil bé i yi le ngim maboñok i nlona bikuu. 	 Throughout his ministry, Jesus taught basic truths to help his disciples recognize the consequences of certain attitudes or actions.


Une lecture qui vous apportera beaucoup, No. 1 	 I Did Not Want to Die! (Y. Quarrie), No. 1


(2 Korintô 7:1; Efésô 5:3, 4) I mpôdôl ki maboñok ma nyega, ma mut a mboñ bisôsôli, kiki bo añ bikaat bi nyuñguu ngôñ malal, tole béñge bititii bi malal, bi bi ntinde mut i bana lem ibe i bôble gwom bi mbôô.—Kôlôsé 3:5.* 	 (2 Cor. 7:1; Eph. 5:3, 4) It also applies to unclean activities practiced by an individual in private, such as reading sexually stimulating books or viewing pornography, which may lead to the unclean habit of masturbation.—Col. 3:5.*


Ngandak bilôk bikéé i nok ndutu inyu bikuu kii bo nyeñg disi, ntida malép, mbuk mbebi, malép ma mbet ma hô mandap, tole bikuu bipe. 	 Many of our brothers suffer because of earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, or other natural disasters.


Yigil Bibel i bi niiga ki Delfin jam lipe—le a béñge bisu, ndi he mbus bé. 	 Studying the Bible has taught Delphine something else—to focus on the future, not the past.


“Ndi lakii di ngwel nson lôñ yada ni Nyambe, wee di nsoohe ki bé le ni leege bañ karis Nyambe kikii yañga jam.”—2 KORINTÔ 6:1. 	 “Working together with him, we also urge you not to accept the undeserved kindness of God and miss its purpose.”—2 CORINTHIANS 6:1.


11 Ñañ u njôghe ikeñi Yésu a bi nôgda ngéda Lazarô a bi wo, u yé ndik wada mu ikété ngandak miñañ mi hogbe mi mi nlébna ikété lipôdôl li Djob. 	 11 The account about Jesus’ intense grief at the time of Lazarus’ death is just one of countless consoling scriptures found in God’s comforting Word.


Ni ki le, mbônga u u bi bôña i wom Eden, u bé kiha ni likalô li Hénok, nu a kônde le Djob a’ tjé bibéba bi bôt. 	 Moreover, that Edenic promise harmonized with the message proclaimed by Enoch, who also foretold God’s judgment of the wicked.


3 Di nyi le i ta bé yom i ntomb hiki ngéda i téñbe ni Yéhôva. 	 3 We know that it is not always easy to stay faithful to Jehovah.


Di nla ni badba le: ‘Baa ngim gwéha i yé i i gwé bihéñba?’ 	 We might wonder, ‘Is there such a thing as love with hypocrisy?’


I yé maliga le, u gwé bé le u éga ngim loñ kiki Yôsua, ndi u mboma mandutu. 	 Although you do not have to lead a nation as Joshua did, you have your own challenges to face.


Bés bobasôna di gwé ngôñ ni makénd ngim mangéda. 	 We all need a word of encouragement from time to time.


Lelaa di nla toi ôt nseñ ni konangoo i Yéhôva, yak ni nwéhél yé? 	 How can we fully benefit from Jehovah’s mercy and forgiveness?


NDOÑI I NGIM BIBUK 	 SOME EXPRESSIONS EXPLAINED


To di yé mañge wanda tole mañ mut, hiki wada wés a nla badba le: ‘Baa me nôgda ngim mahéñha i meeni, i i ñunda le me ngi holok ikété biliya gwem i nwas le mbuu Djob won u éga me? 	 Whether we are young or old, we can ask ourselves these questions: ‘Do I notice changes in myself that indicate that I am moving toward becoming a spiritually-minded person?


Hala a nhélés bé bés! 	 That is a question often put to Jehovah’s Witnesses.


Ibôdôl bibéé, bôlôm ni bôda ba hémle, ba bi gwélél manjel maa inyu nigil i yi Djob: Ba bé memle bihégél, ba emblege biniigana bi bagwélél ba Djob bape, ba ôdôk pék mu bisai ba bé kôs ngéda ba bé niñ inoñnaga ni matiñ ma téé sép ma Djob. 	 Since early in human history, men and women of faith have learned about God in three primary ways: by observing the visible creation, from other God-fearing humans, and by experiencing the blessings of living in harmony with God’s righteous standards and principles.


Baa me ndiihe nkus iloo maada mem ni Yéhôva, yak ni bagwélél bé? 	 Do I value material things more than my relationship with Jehovah and with people?


LIGIP YAGA I KÔNDE HOL I PES MBUU 	 STRIVE TO MAKE GREATER SPIRITUAL PROGRESS


3 Nnigil Yakôbô a nkal bés lelaa di nla boñ inyu bana bañga maséé ni mahak. 	 3 The Christian disciple James pointed out the key to finding true happiness and satisfaction.


Di ngi gwé ngôñ i oñ bibôgôl bi mandap ma Ane. 	 Hundreds of new Kingdom Halls are needed.


Kiki ba ntehe le bana babiiba ba ñun, nano le ba mal gwélél niñ yap yosôna inyu Yéhôva, jon Tôni bo Wendi ba bé maséé i leege bo. 	 Seeing that the elderly couple had given their entire lives to Jehovah, Tony and Wendy were moved to take them in.


A bé ndik wengoñle laakôp tole libadô li bé hô miñem nwap ni mahoñol map, ba bééna ngôñ i gwélél ndigi kunde ba bi tip kôs ngéda ba bi pam Égiptô inyu yônôs ngôñ i mam ma minsôn.—Lôk Héber 3:8-10. 	 It was as if their hearts and minds were veiled and hardened, focused only on using their newfound freedom from Egypt in a physical, or fleshly, way.—Heb. 3:8-10.


3, 4. (a) Lelaa Paul a bi unda le yigil i Bitilna i nhôla i yi téé likalô? (b) Ilole di nti baudu bés makénd i nigil Bibel bomede, kii yak bés di nlama ndugi boñ? 	 3, 4. (a) How did Paul connect study of the Scriptures with a productive ministry? (b) Before we encourage our students to study the Bible on their own, what must we be doing?


A yé wengoñle ba nkal le: “Me nunu, om me.” 	 Send me!” spirit in taking up challenging assignments in Jehovah’s service.


Bebeg a ga noode kwés bôt nkaa le, njel ipe i yé inyu niñ mba ni mba, ibabé i nôgôl Yéhôva. 	 He may attempt to convince people that there is a way to live forever without obeying Jehovah.


NDUÑA i mañge muda i bi mal ngéda a tehe isañ nu a bi ke i gwét a ntémb ni nsañ. 	 THE anxious wait is over.


Yéhôva a nti bo gwom gwobisôna bi yé bo nseñ (Tjémbi 147:9) Hala a ngwés bé kal le Djob a nha tjo bijek ikété nyo! 	 Jehovah provides everything they need. (Ps. 147:9) Of course, he does not put the food in their beaks!


(Galatia 6:10; 1 Pétrô 4:10) Ibabé nkaa Yéhôva a nsômbôl le di boñ mam ma ma nla ba nseñ inyu yés ni inyu bôt bape ki. 	 (Gal. 6:10; 1 Pet. 4:10) Clearly, Jehovah wants us to do what we can to benefit ourselves and others.


Litoo-njañ 	 track


Inyuki Mbôgi Yéhôva i gwé matiñ ma ngui inyu jam li mambot? 	 Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses maintain high standards of dress?


David a bééna botñem le ibale Uria a bana maada ni ñwaa wé, ki i bi nene le i jém li li bé jé. Ndi, Uria a bi yônôs bé ngôñ i kiñe. Jon, David a ôô jimb ni ñane mintôñ mi gwét mi Israél inyu nol nye. 	 When he came home temporarily, David tried to get him to have sexual relations with Bath-sheba so that it might appear that Uriah was the child’s father.


Kiki mam ma mbéna bé tagbe nya yada, mimañ mi nla ki léba mam ma tôbôtôbô mape ma ma ga hôla bo i yoñ makidik. 	 Since each situation is different, there may be other relevant factors that the elders will consider.


I pot maliga, Sara a bé toi manyañ nu muda (isañ wada, banyañ iba). 	 In fact, Sarah was Abraham’s half sister.


Ndi i nwii 1946 nyen me bi tibil toi nok maliga ma Bibel. 	 But it wasn’t until 1946 that I really understood Bible truth.


A nkal le: “Bilôk bikéé bi bi yoñ bés kii bôt ba ndap yap lihaa, ba tinak bés bijek, mbot, homa liyééne, ba hôlga bés ni ndiyô. 	 She said: “The brothers there treated them like close relatives, providing food, clothes, shelter, and transportation.


13 Ndék nwii mbus, hingonda hi, hi bi témb i ntôñ. 	 13 Some years later, the daughter was reinstated.


Jon me bi hek pék, me kalbaga le: ‘Ibale men me nlama ba mbôkna nwaa wem inyu mam ma mbuu, wee me nlama boñ biliya.’” 	 I thought to myself, ‘If I am going to be my wife’s spiritual head, I have to do something.’”


Inyuki hala a yé miñañ minlam le bôt ba nigil lelaa ba nla soohe Yéhôva? 	 Why is it good news for people to learn that they can pray to Jehovah?


7 Bibel i nti maéba malam inyu hôla babiina i bana litehge lilam inyu ‘jam hiki sobiina a nsômbôl yak nuu numpe,’ hala wee malal. 	 7 The Bible gives sound counsel that can help a couple to have a balanced view of the marital due.


Ibôdôl nano, kii di nlama boñ?—Nlôñ 34. 	 What should we do now?—Verse 34.


I len ini, nu me nloo 90 ma ñwii, me ngi salak kiki mañ u likoda. 	 Today, past the age of 90, I am still active as a Christian elder.


(Béñge maben 10, 11) 	 (See paragraphs 10, 11)


(Masoola 20:6) Kinje botñem ilam Djob a naña bilôk bikéé bini i kôs! 	 (Rev. 20:6) What a wonderful goal such ones have been invited by God to pursue!


Mbus, me bi boma lihaa jada li me bé gwés ngandak inyu maboñog map malam. 	 Later, in a different setting, I met a family whom I admired because of their good conduct.


12 Lelaa di nla yônôs mbônga wés i ti bésbomede nkikip? 	 12 How can we prove true to our dedication vow?


Di nla kôhna minlélém mi bisai, ibale i kônde hol i pes mbuu yon i yé jam li bisu i niñ yés. 	 We can enjoy similar blessings if we make spiritual progress our priority.


Hala a nkobla le bikristen bi bé lama tééne bôt ba nkoñ isi bobasôna likalô! 	 This meant that Christians had to go preach to everyone in the world!


Hala a nsômbôl ki kal le, ba nlama yônôs njômbi yap i pes mbuu. 	 And it means reaching out for spiritual goals.


Lipôs 	 boot


Ndi Ôlga a timbhe bé nye “béba inyu béba.” 	 But Olga did not “return evil for evil.”


Marta a bi lama ôt biniigana mu jam li hélha li. 	 Martha had certainly learned of that remarkable event.


(Añ 2 Pétrô 2:5.) 	 (Read 2 Peter 2:5.)


Ibôdôl nwii 15, a bi bôdôl héñha bôlôm kii ba nhéñha mambot inyu kôs hogbe i binyuu a bé nôgda. 	 From the age of 15, she began to have sexual relations with different partners in order to relieve her loneliness.


Ni gwé ngôñ i yiba ni njee? 	 What is the greatest form of recognition?


Lelaa di nla boñ le ndap yés libii i bana maséé 	 Making Christian Marriage a Success


LELAA DI NLA TI MAKÉND I NYA I I NTIHBA TOI MIÑEM 	 HOW TO GIVE EFFECTIVE ENCOURAGEMENT


6 Njom i yônôs iba i yé le, ngéda u mbôdôl tjek mam u ga yônôs i pes mbuu, a yé wengoñle u mbôdôl mage i ngim kaat, minson woñ minlam i bisu bi Yéhôva. 	 6 The second reason is that once you start working toward spiritual goals, you begin building a record of good works in Jehovah’s eyes.


Kii hala a nkobla? Iloole di unup, di bem ni wongut le Yéhôva nyen a pun, ibale a ntehe hala nseñ. 	 If we keep looking to Jehovah, we will show him due respect by yielding to his wrath, patiently waiting for him to take action when he deems it necessary.


Djob a bi wéha bé bo nyuu, inyule “A yé a nti mut nwaaga ngui.” 	 They were not disappointed, for our God “gives power to the tired one.”


(Matéô 19:4, 5) Ligwéélak li Djob li mbai i Adam inyu heg muda nu bisu, li bi lama hôñlaha babiina ba bisu, le boba ba gwé maada ma tôbôtôbô. 	 (Matt. 19:4, 5) God’s use of a rib from Adam in creating the first woman could have impressed on the first human couple the closeness of their union.


Juu jada li likalô i loñ Sambia i tison Lusaka i mbus likoda li likalô bikegla li yé i pam ni makénd. 	 An enthusiastic field service group leaving for witnessing activity in Lusaka, Zambia.


(Bibôdle 28:10-15) Maboñok ni bipôdôl bi Yakôb bi bé unda le a bééna matiñ ma Yéhôva ni sômbôl yé mahoñol. 	 (Gen. 28:10-15) Jacob’s words and actions reveal that he had God’s standards and will in mind.


Jon, hala a nhélés bé bés i tehe le nsoñgi bôt u u nhoñol le u nla ba maséé ibabé i jôp i base u mbet ndigi, bet ni bet! 	 No wonder an increasing number of people feel that they can be happy without religion!


Mambe mandutu u bi boma ngéda u bi ke nyoo, ni lelaa u bi kolba mo? 	 What challenges did you encounter after you moved, and how did you cope with them?


3 I len ini, i bôt bobasôna ba mbégés Yéhôva ni mbuu ni maliga ba mboñ biliya i kôna nlélém libak li suhulnyu, ni i suhus bomede i si Nhek wap. 	 3 Today, all who worship Jehovah in spirit and truth endeavor to reflect the same humble, submissive attitude.


Ngéda suklu i bé tagbe, Martin a bé béna sooga me le, “a Erika, hala a nkobla kii ni hop u Jaman?” 	 During class, Martin would sometimes whisper, “Erika, what does that mean in German?”


Bini bibañga bi Tjémbi 94:19, bi bi lédés nye ñem, i het ntôptjémbi a nkal Nyambe le: “I ngéda nduña i mahoñol mem i mbôl, hogbe yoñ i nkônha ñem wem maséé.” 	 She found great comfort, though, in the words of Psalm 94:19, wherein the psalmist said to God: “When anxieties overwhelmed me, you comforted and soothed me.”


3. (a) Lelaa Timôtéô a bi yila kristen ni lelaa a bé ha bisélél yom a bé nigil? (b) Inyu mambe mam maa Paul a béhe Timôtéô? 	 3. (a) Under what circumstances did Timothy become a Christian, and how did he respond to Christian teachings? (b) Paul admonished Timothy about what three aspects of learning?


Bé bon ni hégél me béba pék, ndi Nyambe a hek yo inyu loñge, le ndi a boñ le a niñis ngandak bôt, kiki i yé i len ini.” 	 Although you meant to harm me, God intended it to turn out well and to preserve many people alive, as he is doing today.”


(Minson mi baôma 13:48) I bôt ba ba ntip yila banigil, ba nok loñge le, inyu yila kristen, ba nlama sôblana. 	 (Acts 13:48) Clearly, those new disciples understood that baptism is a requirement for Christians.


3 Ngéda ba nkal le “nkoñ isi u gwéa tagbe,” hala a ntihba yak kii? 	 3 What, though, is included in “the world” that is “passing away”?


KII I YÉ MASÉÉ? 	 WHAT IS JOY?


BISAI I BANA LITEHGE LILAM 	 A LESSON IN PERSPECTIVE


18 Ibabé nkaa, sôble i yé makidik ma mahee. 	 18 Clearly, baptism is a serious decision.


Me bé la bé kwel ni bôt i ndap Ane, ndina ni koode makôga ma bôt ba me nyi bé.” 	 I could barely talk to people at the Kingdom Hall, much less knock on the doors of complete strangers.”


9 Yésu. 	 9 Jesus.


Mu kiki di ga ke ni bisu i meya ni mahoñol ma Yéhôva, la nyen ñem wés w’a ba bebee i hoo yimbe kii i yé sômbôl yé.—Tjémbi 119:11, 12. 	 The more familiar we are with Jehovah’s thoughts, the more our heart will become sensitive to his guidance.—Ezek. 11:19, ftn.


Nkoñ isi u yé yonok ni lisanda, ni yubda. 	 The world out there is chaotic and bleak.


Ni soohe, ndi n’a kôs nsañ u Nyambe. 	 Pray, and then you will receive the peace of God.


28 Lem lam i i nlôôha mahee iloo diamañ 	 28 A Godly Quality More Precious Than Diamonds


Bañga i Djob i nkwés bés nkaa le bibéba gwés bi nla “séha.” 	 God’s Word assures us that our sins can be “blotted out.”


7 Hala a nla hélés we le: ‘Lelaa di ga yi i jam i nlémél Yéhôva ibale Bañga yé le Bibel i nti bé mbén yo ki yo mu jam li?’ 	 7 You may wonder, ‘How can we know what Jehovah approves of if his Word provides no specific command on the matter?’


Sita Claire, nu a bé lôl i Pulasi, a kal le: “Too u nlôl i Danmark, Pulasi, Jaman tole Turkai, di bé ndik lihaa jada. 	 “Whether from Denmark, France, Germany, or Turkey, we were all one family.


13 Mbus môm ma-na ma dilo ma ligwéé li Yésu, Maria a bé lama ke i témpel Yérusalem inyu ti Yéhôva sesema, liké li yom kiki bo kilôméta 9 ni Bétléhém. 	 13 Forty days after Jesus’ birth, Mary was required to present an offering to Jehovah at the temple in Jerusalem, about six miles (9 km) from Bethlehem.


Ilole ba gwés Djob, ba ‘ntôñ ndigi bomede.’ (2 Timôtéô 3:2) Satan a ñane nkoñ isi unu, u u nhôlôs “minheña mi minsôn, ni minheña mi mis, ni humbulnyu i nom ini.” (1 Yôhanes 2:16) Ñôma Paul a bi béhe bikristen le ba kolba ngôñ yap i minsôn. Jon a bi kal le: “Ngo nduña minsôn i yé nyemb . . . inyule nduña minsôn i yé ôa ni Nyambe.” 	 Rather than direct love to the Creator, people are “lovers of themselves.” (2 Tim. 3:2) This world ruled by Satan fosters “the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the showy display of one’s means of life.” (1 John 2:16) The apostle Paul warned fellow Christians against pleasing the flesh, saying: “Setting the mind on the flesh means death . . . because setting the mind on the flesh means enmity with God.”


Yôsep a bi kal le, nhoomoog a témbna tel yé i yale Faraô. 	 Joseph explained that the cupbearer would be restored to his former position in Pharaoh’s court.


BINIIGANA DI ÑÔT 	 LESSONS LEARNED


Ni njel manyaga, Djob a bi boñ le flawa yé ni môô mé bi mal bañ, kayéle nye ni lok yé ba pei njal. 	 God then miraculously maintained her supply of flour and oil, so that she and her son stayed alive.


12 ‘Likébla li Djob li mbuma ñañ’ li nyégsa bés 	 How to Overcome Feelings of Insecurity 11


I nla nene wee maselna ma ma gwé bé nseñ; ndi ma nla lona mindañ.” 	 That difference may seem unimportant; yet, it can lead to serious problems.”


2 I hiai bisu, bikristen bi bi sal ntôñ ikété manôgla. 	 2 Christians in the first century also cooperated with one another.


Me bi yék gwom gwobisôna inyu noñ Malét 	 Leaving Things Behind to Follow the Master


Li nti ki we minlôñ mi Bibel maa u nla gwélél ngéda u ntoñol mam u nhémle—Lôk Héber 3:4, Rôma 1:20, ni Tjémbi 139:14. 	 It provides three scriptures you can use when explaining your conviction—Hebrews 3:4, Romans 1:20, and Psalm 139:14.


Mankéé nu muda wada, nu jôl jé le Leigh, a bi léba le mbadga i, i nhôla nye i hek pék ilole a mboñ jam. 	 A sister named Leigh found that considering this question helped her to think before acting.


Di ngwés Djob, di gwé ki ngôñ i nôgôl nye, ni le a ma bés inyule di nyi le mambén mé ma nlet bé, ma yé inyu nseñ wés. 	 We love God and want to obey him and be molded by him, recognizing that his commandments are not burdensome.


Kii Bibel i niiga bés inyu bitugne ngéda Kristô a’ ba ha kiki Kiñe? 	 What does the Bible indicate would happen regarding the resurrection during Christ’s presence?


Me mah tam bé makidik ma. 	 I have never regretted that decision.


(Tjémbi 119:165; Yésaya 54:13) Mu kii di nke ni bisu i niñ ni nsañ ni bôt bape, di ñunda le di ngwés bo bañga bañga, jam le Isañ wés nu ngingii a ngwés.—Tjémbi 133:1-3; Matéô 5:9. 	 (Ps. 119:165; Isa. 54:13) By pursuing peace with others, we demonstrate the depth of our love for them, which is pleasing to our heavenly Father.—Ps. 133:1-3; Matt. 5:9.


KIKI DI NKÔHNA LIKÉBLA LI KONANGOO, DI NLAMA JÔP I BÔLÔ 	 UNDESERVED KINDNESS BRINGS RESPONSIBILITIES


Hala a bé inyu sôha bés ñem. A bé le ibale u nok iñgin i hinuni hi bikei i ntelep, kiki di bé béna nok, yi le ndék ngéda, wee hinuni hi bikei hi nkwo, hi lôs ki. 	 It was a terror campaign, for if you heard the engine cut out, as we often did, you knew that seconds later the plane would fall and explode.


Di béñge yom bahogi ba bi kal: 	 Consider what some have said:


(Ñañal 5:4, 5) I loñge ngéda, ni bibuk bilam, bigdaha man woñ mam ma. 	 (Eccl. 5:4, 5) At an appropriate time and in a kind manner, remind your child of those facts.


Mini minhôôlak mi lôk kéé mi nla nhôla babiina i noñ maéba ma yé ikété Bañga i Djob. 	 These experienced brothers can assist married couples to apply the counsel of God’s Word.


Jon m’ma yem a bi neebe le me téé suklu nwii wo ngi mal. 	 So my mother allowed me to leave the school within a year.


6 Bôt bahogi ba nyila ngôk inyu bilama gwap, ngan yap, inyule ba nlôôha yi nsik, ba gwé ngui, tole inyu tel ikeñi ba gwé. 	 6 Some people become proud because of their good looks, popularity, musical ability, physical prowess, or exalted position.


MAKÉBLA MA MA NHÔLA BÉS I TÉÑBE NI NSON WÉS 	 GIFTS THAT HELP US TO ENDURE


Me yé maséé le me bi neebe bé bôlô i! 	 I am so glad that I did not take that job!


Kii hihéga, ngwal wada a bi tilna bés kaat inyu yis bés le lok yés yada i bé pot bibuk bibe i ndap Ane. 	 For example, a parent wrote us a note informing us that one of our boys was saying bad words in the Kingdom Hall.


I yé ntiik le, to mut ikété yés a’ gwés bé tinde mankéé i témbna i bôô lem a bééna behee! (1 Korintô 6:9, 10) Jon, ibale di nyégsa mankéé nu di naña i mbai yés i nyo moog, wee di ngwés bé nye. 	 Surely, none of us would want to contribute to a brother’s falling back into a course that would cause him great harm! (1 Cor. 6:9, 10) Therefore, it would be unloving for a host to pressure a brother to drink alcohol if he has declined to do so.


Di nla ki hoñol le di nok jam li loñge, to ibale di nyi bé mam momasôna. 	 We may begin to feel that we can look at a situation and understand it even though we do not have all the facts.


I len ini, di mpam i niñ hala. Jam jo ki jo li nhañ bé bés.” 	 Today we do, and we lack nothing of real importance.”


Kii kaat Hiôb i niiga bés inyu jam li lédés bôt bape? 	 What does the book of Job teach us about giving encouragement?


(Matéô 5:28) Ngim mam mahogi ma di nla neebe le mahoñol més ma hégda, ma nla ba mam ma nlôôha bébél Yéhôva. 	 (Matt. 5:28) Some of the things that we could allow ourselves to imagine would be deeply displeasing to Jehovah.


Ngeñ i bé béda le di tégbaha u, di bé lama nañal isi, ndi bikegla di bé je loñge loñge. 	 When invited to stay the night, we would sleep on the floor and enjoy a hearty breakfast the next day.


(Lôk Héber 13:5) Di nla hégha bibuk bini ni jam Yésu a bi kal, le di nlama ndugi yéñ Ane Djob ni telepsép yé. 	 (Heb. 13:5) We can link that inspired statement with what Jesus said about seeking first the Kingdom and God’s righteousness.


MAHÔLA I NGÉDA MANOODANA 	 HELP WITH A TRIALSOME SITUATION


Inyule ibôdôl kii botata ba ke ’ilo, ngo mam momasôna ma nke ndigi bisu kikii ma ba iloo yaga bibôdôl bi bihégél.’”—2 Pétrô 3: 3, 4. 	 Why, from the day our forefathers fell asleep in death, all things are continuing exactly as they were from creation’s beginning.’”—2 Peter 3:3, 4.


Ni ñem nyonok ni mayéga, lok yé i tila le: “Me mbas Mbôgi Yéhôva masia, ba mboñ toi jam ba ñañal.” 	 The son was most grateful. “Hats off to these Witnesses,” he wrote. “They practice what they preach.”


Ndi to hala, nyañ mbai nu a yé kristen a mboñ kii yosôna a nla inyu niiga bon bé maliga ma Bibel. 	 Even so, a Christian wife does what she can to teach the children Bible truth.


Jon me bi sôblana i sôñ Matôp, i nwii 1954. 	 In April 1954, I symbolized my dedication to Jehovah by water baptism.


Mut miñañ nu Yuda wada nu ba nsébél le Yôsep a nkal le, mut nu le Yuda “a bi tinde lôkisañ i kolba ngomin, a unbenege bo le ba bé neebe i saa ngomin Lôk Rôma tas.” 	 Jewish historian Josephus states that this Judas “incited his countrymen to revolt, upbraiding them as cowards for consenting to pay tribute to the Romans.”


Ntut a bi haba u bé yimbne i mbañ i bé lama yônôl ngim mut nu a bé lama ba kiñe ni prisi i boga ni boga. 	 His crowning was prophetic, pointing to a future and eternal king and priest.


INYUKI BAGWÉLÉL BA DJOB BA GWÉ NGÔÑ I SAÑGAL NGIMANÔGLA 	 WHY GOD’S SERVANTS NEED TO SETTLE DIFFERENCES


12 U nla nigil tôp ni ngui, ni kiñ ngii ngéda u nhép loñge. 	 12 You can learn to sing with power and volume by breathing properly.


Margaret a gwé bebee 79 ñwii nano. A bé niñ i loñ Ngisi ngéda ntôñ u bi ep nye kiki nsañal nu tôbôtôbô i loñ ipe, le Laôs. 	 Margaret, from England, now in her late 70’s, served as a missionary in Laos.


(Bibôdle 2:16, 17) Hala a bé let bé ngandak inyu Adam bo Eva i nôgôl i mbén i. 	 (Gen. 2:16, 17) It was not hard for Adam and Eve to understand this law; nor was it a hardship for them to obey it.


“Nwet wem bôlô a bé sômbôl le me tembee inyu ngim gwom bi bi nimil i homa bôlô, ndi me bi tjél. 	 “My supervisor at work encouraged me to lie about some missing supplies at work, but I refused.


Ba bi tééda litehge li lilam li mam, ba bigdaga le kiki nhiômôk u litén li Israel ikété ñoñ li bi bana lisuk, kel i bé lama lo le ba nyodi mu bahoma ba.—2 Korintô 4:18. 	 They kept a positive attitude by recalling that, like Israel’s trek in the wilderness, their stay in the camp would eventually come to an end.—2 Cor. 4:18.


Ndi Yéhôva a nti hiki hiôdôt, jé jôl. 	 Yet, Jehovah gives a name or a designation to each star.


Jam lipe li yé ki le, bikaat bi Bibel ni hop Grikia (malômbla ma yondo) bi mpôdôl Abraham iloo 70 ma ngélé. 	 Additionally, the writers of the Christian Greek Scriptures refer to Abraham more than 70 times.


Lelaa nson u Bétel u mboñ le boñge ba wanda ba ba maséé? 	 How does Bethel service make young ones happy?


A bé toi ntiik kii yosôna Adam a bé lama ba—hala wee mut peles, nu a bé a tiñi i gwés Djob, a nôglak ki nye. 	 He corresponded exactly to all that Adam should have been—a perfect man, absolutely loyal and obedient to God.


Ndi, hala a nla bé ba maliga! 	 However, such a conclusion is unthinkable!


LELAA NDÉMBÉL I BÔT BANA I NLA NIIGA BÉS I BÔDÔL YÉHÔVA ÑEM . . . 	 WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT TRUSTING IN JEHOVAH FROM . . .


Jon di lédés wo, di yoñ ki makidik ma ngui i sañgal ngimanôgla i i nla ba ipôla yés. 	 Let us strengthen it and be determined to resolve any differences that may surface among us.


Di yé kimasoda i bana matiñ mu jam li. 	 Thankfully, there is.


A yé bebee i wo inyu yoñ! 	 He is willing to die for you!


Yak ha ngéda i, Bibel i nti bo manjom malam inyu tinde bo i yén ntôñ. 	 Under those circumstances, the Bible gives good reasons why they should remain together.


(Bibôdle 1:27, 28) Ndi Adam a bi sôk a kit le a ga sal ha bé ni Djob. Makidik mé ma bi lona nye ni mbôda yé yosôna ndutu keñi.—Bibôdle 3:17-19, 23. 	 (Genesis 1:27, 28) But Adam eventually decided to stop working with God, and the result was great suffering for him and all his descendants.—Genesis 3:17-19, 23.


Inyu yigye le likak li, li nlôl ikété Bitilna, Paul a bi sima minlôñ mi kaat Bibôdle 2:2 ni kaat Tjémbi 95:11. 	 To underscore that this promise is based on the Scriptures, Paul quoted parts of Genesis 2:2 and Psalm 95:11.


8 Ndi kii i bi bôña 40 nwii mbus, ngéda nlélém ndañ u bi témb u bôô i mamélél ma liké jap mu ñoñ? 	 8 What happened, though, when a similar event occurred some 40 years later, toward the end of the journey through the wilderness?


Kii bi héñha mahoñol mé? 	 What changed her view?


Libim li ngéda, i mam ma bôt ba noñ, ba nla bé kôhna mo, ma nlona ndigi nduña ni kon u ñem. 	 Often, those pursuits are unattainable and bring only stress and heartache.


(Yôsua 20:4) Mbus ngim ngéda, ba bé ba timbis nye i nkoñ wé, i het matjél ma bi kuba, inyu boñ le mimañ mi mi bé nyoo, mi pémés mbagi. 	 He was to be received hospitably. (Josh. 20:4) Some time later, he was sent back to the elders of the city where the killing had occurred, and those elders judged the case.


(Yakôbô 5:7, MN) Ñ, bés bobasôna di gwé ngôñ ni hônba. 	 (Jas. 5:7) Yes, we all need patience.


Mbôgôl nwii mbus, Nkum Ntat a bi kal le bitison bi, i len ini, bi yé “bitelbene gwobisôna Djob a yoñ inyu kadal bés i nyemb inyule di mbôk mbén yé inyu libak lipubhaga li matjél.” 	 A century later, The Watchtower identified the antitypical city of refuge as “God’s provision for protecting us from death for violating his commandment about the sanctity of blood.”


Di ngwés bé kôna bôt ba nkoñ isi ba ba mboñ bisuklu bikeñi, ba ba njôp manyuñga makeñi, ni ba ba ntuk i nkoñ isi inyu yiba. 	 It is not the kind of attention that people seek in the academic, business, and entertainment fields of this world.


Kii i bi ti babiina bana ngui i yén i homa ba bi om bo, ngéda mandutu ma bi kwél bo? 	 What gave the couple the strength to stay in their assignment when problems arose?


NSON U NSAÑAL NU TÔBÔTÔBÔ I BRÉSIL 	 MISSIONARY ACTIVITY IN BRAZIL


Jaimé a bé hémle bé le Djob a niñ, ni le nyen a hek mam momasôna. 	 Consider Jaime, who was an atheist and evolutionist and also a boxer.


NIÑ YÉS I NSON MAKIIÑA 	 LIFE IN THE TRAVELING WORK


Yak Yésu a bi nôgda ki le, i téé likalô i “loñ yé” i yé nledek jam—bikaat bi-na bi bisu bi Bitilna bi Lôk Grikia bi mpôdôl jam li.—Matéô 13:57; Markô 6:4; Lukas 4:24; Yôhanes 4:44. 	 Even Jesus recognized that preaching in his “home territory” was a challenge—a fact recorded by all four Gospel writers.—Matt. 13:57; Mark 6:4; Luke 4:24; John 4:44.


Ndi a bi telbene bé ha. 	 But he did more.


Inyu yoñ makidik ma nlôôha ba nseñ, di nlama hek pék, di soohe ki; hala a nla yoñ ngéda. 	 The weightier ones call for more thought and prayerful consideration, which may take time.


Ndi, a bi ke ni bisu i jo sañ ikété ngandak masoohe. 	 Rather, she kept contending by praying with more intensity.


Yak disii di boñge di nla nigil i kal le “soho” tole “me nyéga,” ba nla ki nigil i tôñ bôt bape. 	 Even younger children can learn to say “please” and “thank you” and to show regard for others.


4:12) Ngandak ikété yés i yé ndémbél i ñéba le ngui Bibel i bi héñha niñ yap. 	 (Heb. 4:12) Many of us are living proof of the Bible’s power to change lives.


Énél yé i nti bés kunde, i boñok ki le di ba maséé. 	 It allows for freedom and promotes joy.


(Añ Efésô 4:8, 11, 12.) 	 (Read Ephesians 4:8, 11, 12.)


Baa hala a yé ntandaa ngéda le u nimis bôlô yoñ, ndi i yé we ndutu i léba bôlô ipe to hala kiki u mboñ biliya gwoñ gwobisôna? 	 Have you been unemployed for a long time and unable to find a job despite all the efforts you make to find one?


Kii i nyis bés hala? 	 How can we be sure?


Boñge ba wanda bape ba bi naña nye i lo tuk ni bo nyoo. 	 Other young people at the center urged him to join their sports club.


Imbe njiiha ngôñ i bana man i nla nlona? 	 How can an unfulfilled desire to have children cause distress?


Mut nu a ba ligip i tééda maéba ma base ma Lôk Yuda, ndi a léba njel i mondo inyu bégés Djob. 	 That man was zealous for the traditions of Judaism, but he learned a better way.


BAA U NLA TOÑOL? 	 CAN YOU EXPLAIN?


Di nyi ki le nyetama nyen a nla ti bés niñ boga.—Lukas 12:4, 5. 	 We know that he alone gives everlasting life.—Luke 12:4, 5.


Di nla ni nok inyuki ba nla bé mélés gwét, bikuu bôt ba nkand, makon ni liyep—ndik Ane Djob yotama yon i nla. 	 Clearly, such forces cannot eliminate war, crime, disease, and poverty—only God’s Kingdom can.


Hilo hi nsôk hi likoda li ndôn, mankéé wada a bi som nye ndék moni i mpék u kôti. 	 On the last day of the convention, a brother slipped something into Riana’s coat pocket.


Ngéda me ntôde bikegla, me nkalba le, ‘kinje loñge jam—Me nke ki likalô len!’” 	 When I get up in the morning, I say to myself, ‘It’s great—I’m going preaching today!’”


Inyuki i mbéda le mimañ mi bôt mi niiga lôk kéé i i ngi yii njohok i yi gwel minson ikété likoda? 	 Why is there a need for older ones to train younger ones?


I nwii 1950, me bi ke yééne i tison i Vancouver. 	 In 1950, I moved to Vancouver.


Ibale mut a mboma nlélém jam kiki Kim, i yé le i ba loñge i tibil hek pék mu ñañ u jôñ mañge wanda nu Bingéngén pes 7 i mpôdôl. 	 Anyone facing a situation similar to that of Kim would do well to ponder the case of the naive young man described in Proverbs chapter 7.


(Hiôb 14:13-15; Yôhanes 5:28, 29) Bôlôm ni bôda ba telesép ba kôba, ba ba bi wo iloo le Kristô a nti sesema i niñ yé, yak “mintômba mimpe” mi mi ntééda libak jap li telepsép mu dilo di nsôk letee ni nyemb, ba ga témb i niñ inyu ke ni bisu i gwélél Yéhôva. 	 (Job 14:13-15; John 5:28, 29) Faithful men and women of old who died before Christ’s sacrificial death, as well as all those “other sheep” who die faithful during the last days, will be brought back to life to continue serving Jehovah.


(Béñge titii i bibôdle bi yigil.) (b) Lelaa biañgel bi bi éga juu li bakena ntôñ? (c) Lelaa Bañga i Djob i bi éga juu li bakena ntôñ? 	 (See opening image.) (b) How did angels assist the governing body? (c) How did God’s Word guide the governing body?


10. (a) Ikété ngandak matén, mambe maboñog ma ndéñg bôt ba bééna? (b) Imbe loñge ndémbél Abraham bo Sara ba bi ti mu libii jap? 	 10. (a) In many cultures, what sexual practices became a way of life? (b) How did Abraham and Sarah set a good example in their marriage?


Jam li bisu u nla boñ li yé le, unda nye lelaa a nla kôôba yigil yé ilole u nlo. 	 A good start is by showing him how to prepare for the study you conduct with him.