Ni tuye a nwas bawoga ba bé ikété yé; yak nyemb ni Hadé ba nwas bawoga ba bé ikété yap; ndi hi mut a bi kôs mbagi kingéda minson nwé.” 	 And the sea gave up the dead in it, and death and the Grave gave up the dead in them, and they were judged individually according to their deeds.”


Bangomin ba bi tehe me kii mut nu a nlôôha ni nledek ño, ba yabna me bikééhene bi bisônda i tison Atén. 	 The authorities viewed me as an incorrigible rebel and took me to Athens to face a military court.


Kii i mboñ ni le di lôôha ba maselna ni ntôñ wo ki wo umpe? 	 What, though, makes us so different from any other organization?


A bé kal le bibégés gwés bé gwon bi nti Yéhôva niñ. 	 He was saying that Jehovah does not depend on our worship.


Munlôm wada bo nwaa i loñ Amérika, ba ñôt mahoñol ma bon bap i ngii bilem bilam bi Yéhôva, i ngéda ba ntehe ngim jam Yéhôva a bi heg tole ngim bijek. 	 A couple in the United States reflect on Jehovah when the family enjoy an aspect of nature or certain foods.


17 Kinje bisai di gwé! 	 17 How blessed we are!


Yéhôva a bé tehe ngôñ yés i tjam miñañ minlam, jon a bi ‘yible bés biwinda bi ngii.’ 	 Jehovah saw our desire to expand our ministry, and he opened “the floodgates of the heavens” to us.


A bé ti mbôgôl ni mbôgôl mimbamble hiki sôñ. 	 He would place hundreds of our magazines each month.


(Añ Rôma 12:17-21.) 	 (Read Romans 12:17-21.)


SONDE I 20-26 HIKAÑ 2018 	 WEEK OF AUGUST 20-26, 2018


(2 Timôtéô 4:2) Ngéda u mboma mandutu, ke ni bisu i sal inyu yônôs njômbi yoñ. 	 (2 Tim. 4:2) When difficulties arise, stick to your goals.


I sôñ biôôm, i ñwii 2015, ba bi pam nsoñgi u 13 224 basañal. 	 These pioneers are fully awake to the fact that the full-time ministry is one of the best ways to spend their lives.


Ngéda Lôk Asiria i bé tééñga Lôk Yuda, Hézékia a bi kot baane bisônda ni litén inyu lédés bo. 	 When threatened by the Assyrians, Hezekiah assembled the military chiefs and the people of Judah to encourage them.


(1 Samuel 23:16; Esra 1:6) I nla ki kobla le i bana loñge botñem inyu dilo di nlo. 	 (1 Sam. 23:16, ftn.; Ezra 1:6, ftn.) It can imply having a positive and hopeful view of the future.


Ngéda u nhôdôp inyu bada yo, u nkon maséé i tehe le gôl i. 	 You stoop down and are delighted to find a gold nugget.


Lelaa i bôdôl di gwé inyu Yéhôva Mma wés, i nlama tihba libak jés i pañ (a) i bôt di ntééne likalô i libôga jés? (b) bilôk bikéé gwés bi bôlôm ni bi bôda? 	 How should our trust in Jehovah as our Potter affect our attitude toward (a) the people in our territory? (b) our brothers and sisters?


Sôgôl wem a bi ti me makénd i témb. 	 My grandfather urged me to go.


Ngéda Môsi a kal le “d’a,” bebek le a bé pôdôl nye ni Arôn. 	 By using the word “we,” Moses was likely referring to himself and Aaron.


I mut a gwé yi a ntééda ngandak mam mu ño wé. 	 A person who has knowledge accumulates information, or facts.


(Hiôb 2:3; 22:3; 27:5) Di nla jôs béba bôlô Satan a yé sal, ngéda di nti bôt bés ba lihaa ni bilôk bikéé gwés bi likoda makénd. 	 (Job 2:3; 22:3; 27:5) We can fight the works of the Devil by encouraging members of our family and of the congregation.


6, 7. (a) Kii i yé ‘gwéha i ngi bihéñba’? (b) Sima ndék dihéga di gwéha i malôga. 	 6, 7. (a) What is “love free from hypocrisy”? (b) What are some examples of counterfeit love?


(Rôma 12:2) Ibale di nyoñ bé yihe, di nla hoñol le di yé nyégsaga i kôna bôt kiki bo balét ba nkoñ isi, mintôô mi bôt, batuk bol, ni bapééna ngwéé. 	 (Romans 12:2) If we are not careful, we could feel pressured to start imitating the world’s teachers, celebrities, and sports heroes.


Di tehe i mam Yéhôva a’ boñ inyu bôt ba binam. 	 Consider what Jehovah will do for mankind.


Maliga mon Bibel i bi bôk pot i ngéda i bi kal le munu “dilo di nsôk,” bôt ba mba bé “ba nti mayéga.” (2 Timôtéô 3:1, 2) Kekikel, di bep bañ gwélél ini tik likébla i nlôl yak Yéhôva, tole di yoñ yo kiki yañga jam. 	 Indeed, just as the Bible foretold, during “the last days” men would be “unthankful.” (2 Tim. 3:1, 2) May we never misuse this precious gift from Jehovah or take it for granted.


Delfin, nu di mpôdôl mu nkwel bisu, a bé nôgda le nduña yé i bé tinde nye i lihuia. 	 Delphine, mentioned in the preceding article, felt that her anxieties were pushing her toward overdrinking.


Kii i ga héñha bo? 	 They will be replaced by what?


Abraham a bé diihe, a bôñglak ki liwanda jé ni Yéhôva. 	 Abraham cherished and maintained his friendship with Jehovah.


DI KÔNA NDÉMBÉL ILAM 	 EXAMPLES TO LEARN FROM


Bebek le hala a nla tééñga we tole hala a nla wéha we nyuu, ngéda u nhégha kiñ yoñ ni batôp tjémbi ba nkoñ isi. 	 Yet, you may feel embarrassed or disappointed when comparing your voice with productions from the entertainment world.


Maéba malam ma Bibel, ma nla hôla bés i keñgle ngim bikuu 	 The Bible’s practical guidance can help us avoid some problems


I bôt ba nsal i ngomén, ba mbat bitek inyu sane bikaat bi mabii, inyu leege moni mi basaa tas, inyu sane mapep ma nti bôt kunde i oñ, ni inyu gwom bipe ki. 	 Tips are thus demanded by officials who legalize marriages, who accept legitimate income tax payments, who issue building permits, and so on.


10 Mimañ nwotama bé nwon mi kôli ti bôt bape makénd. 	 10 Being encouraging is not the exclusive responsibility of the elders.


Jada, ima, tole momaa? Ni nok toi le, ni nlama bé jôha ni makak ma. 	 You surely realize that your vows should not be treated lightly.


Jam me bé yi li bé le, me bé sômbôl nigle Yésaya, nu a kal le: ‘Me nunu! 	 The one thing I did know was that I wanted to be like Isaiah, who said: ‘Here I am!


Inyu hala nyen ba mbéna bigdaha bés le, di añ Bibel hiki kel. 	 That is why we have repeatedly been encouraged to read a portion of the Bible daily.


I sal ni ngui inyu yônôs nya njômbi i, i nla boñ le di bana tel keñi, lipém, ni ligwañ. 	 Such a career may promise status, authority, and wealth.


I likoda li ndôn i sôñ Kondoñ i nwii 1962, di bi ti minhôôlak mi bilôk bikéé bi libôga makénd i kéñbaha nson wap likalô; bahogi ikété yap ba bi yila basañal ba tôbôtôbô. 	 At the convention in January 1962, we encouraged qualified local brothers to expand their ministry, and some were appointed as special pioneers.


Di wan hihéga hiada. 	 Consider an example.


NSAÑ: “Ni hônbanaga bé ni bé ikété gwéha” inyu boñ “le nsañ u at bé ni bé.” 	 PEACE: “Putting up with one another in love” allows us to enjoy “the uniting bond of peace.”


Bimbe bibuk ni imbe kiñ hop bi ga ba loñge i gwélél? 	 What words and tone of voice would be best to use?


Lelaa batéé likalô ba mboñ inyu yémbél ndutu i? 	 How do the publishers adapt to this situation?


Ngéda a bi soohe Yéhôva le a hôla nye i tibil yi manjel Mé, Yéhôva a timbhe nye le: “Yak jam Iini u mpot, m’a boñ jo; inyule u bi léba karis i mis mem, me nyi ki we ni jôl.” 	 When he pleaded with Jehovah to allow him to come to know His ways more fully, Jehovah replied: “I will also do this thing that you request, because you have found favor in my eyes and I know you by name.”


Gwélél bisélél bi u nla bana. Di nla yéñ mam kiki bo: 	 Using tools available to us, we might look for such information as the following:


Yon i mboñ le mintén mi bôt nwominsôna, mi mi gwé bé kôgôl yada, to hilémb hiada mi loo gwélél Yéhôva “ni ñem wada.” 	 Such love unites people of all backgrounds, races, and tongues in happy association to serve Jehovah “shoulder to shoulder.”


Mbadga i mbéda i yé le, baa di ga ba toi mu mbok yondo i, inyu kôhna bibom bi? 	 The question is whether we will be there, whether we will gain that reward.


Inyu hala nyen a bi bôk a yi le Yésu a nwo, ilole Pilatô a nyi hala. 	 Indeed, he knew of Jesus’ death before Pilate did.


Jon inyuki Natan a bi jôp munu jam lini, ni inyuki a bé bebee i ôbôs liwanda jap li li bé li ma nom? 	 So why would Nathan get involved and risk spoiling their long-standing friendship?


I mpôôna le inyu hala nyen a bi nañlana ñwaa Kiñe Saulô wada. 	 Later, Abner may have wanted to be king himself, and perhaps that is why he had sexual relations with one of King Saul’s wives.


Yéñ hihéga i het Yéhôva a nti bés mahôla ngéda di gwé ngôñ 	 Setting the example, Jehovah is there for us when we need him


Bibel i nti bé babiina njom yo ki yo i bagla. 	 The Bible does not set out grounds for marital separation.


Bilem bilam bi yé kiki ngim sélél i nañd ñombok (boussole), i i nla hôla man woñ i léba njel i a nlama kil 	 Good values, like a reliable compass, can help your child determine which way to go


Di wan mandimbhe munu yigil ini. 	 Find the answers in this article.


Tolakii a bi kôôba bé i boñ hala, i nya mut i, i bééna pil matjél. 	 Although his deed was accidental, an unintentional manslayer was still guilty of shedding innocent blood.


Bôt ba binam ba nla bé mélés bikuu bi. 	 Mankind is not able to eliminate crime.


Nlélém jam won u nla yak pémél ngim bôt i i neebege bé nwin u Bibel, i nla pam le ba héñha, ni le ba yéñ ki mahôla ngeñ i mpam le ngim jam i mpôgôs bo mu niñ yap. 	 Similarly, some individuals today who have not responded to the Bible’s message before may have a change of heart and look for help when their world is suddenly shaken by a seismic event.


Nigil hilémb ni bilem gwap. 	 Learn their language, explore their culture.


6, 7. (a) I buk ini le “wada” i nkobla ki le kii? (b) Lelaa Yéhôva a bi unda le a yé Djob li li yé “wada”? 	 6, 7. What is another meaning of “one,” and how did Jehovah prove to be “one”?


Ibale ba nkal man wap le a bem ndugi ilole a nsôblana, ibabé i bana njom ilam, hala a nla ôbôs maada mé ni Djob. 	 Postponing baptism or delaying it needlessly could invite spiritual problems.


Muda a timbhe le: “Me nyi le me kal laa bé, ñ.” 	 “It is embarrassing but yes,” the woman replied.


Lelaa di nla keñgle hiandi i hép nkus, ni lelaa di nla suhus likala jés li niñ kayéle di la kônde yoñ ngaba i noñ mam ma mbuu? 	 How can we avoid the snare of materialism and simplify our life so that we can pursue more important spiritual interests?


Ndi, u yé nkwoog nkaa le ibale u nke letee ni lisuk li hôk li, w’a témb u tehe mapubi. 	 Nevertheless, you are confident that if you keep traveling toward the end of the tunnel, you will again see light.


Baéga ba bibase ba bi tééñga Lollards, ba bé yéñ Bibel ba bé tjam bañga liyéñék, ba lighak bi gwobisôna ba bé léba. 	 The religious authorities persecuted the Lollards and hunted down and destroyed as many copies of the Wycliffe Bible as they could find.


I ñwii 1939, ngéda Érôpa i bi jôp i Gwét bi Ntôla bi nyônôs biba, ngim jam i bi nyingis libôga jés. 	 Then, in 1939, as World War II engulfed Europe, an event in our village jolted us.


Ngéda mama yé a bé i ndap mok, i tison i Ravensbrück, a bi bana kon ba nsébél ni hop Pulasi le ‘Typhus’. 	 After being released from prison, Rudolf enjoyed the privilege of serving as a circuit overseer and was then invited to Gilead School.


Ndi, kiki ndémbél i Kiñe Saulô i ñunda, ibale di gwé lem i yéñ ba bôt ba bisu, di ga sôk ôbôs maada més malam ni Djob. 	 But as King Saul’s example illustrates, if we develop a pattern of pushing ahead, sooner or later we will find ourselves in serious trouble with God.


(Rôma 3:23) Inyu muda, kunde i munlôm i yé i mbéna yiha kunde i bagwal bé. 	 (Rom. 3:23) Usually, parental authority is being replaced by the authority of the husband.


Hilo a boma bo hi bé tôbôtôbô, inyule Kornéliô a bé bé man Lôk Yuda. 	 This occasion was noteworthy, since Cornelius was an uncircumcised Gentile.


Di béñge yom ngwélél makiiña wada a bi kal: “Ngéda me ntéé likalô ni bilôk bikéé bi bôlôm ni bi bôda bi, ndémbél yap i nti me makénd.” 	 Note these expressions made by circuit overseers: “When I work with such faithful brothers and sisters in the ministry, I feel energized by their example.”


7 Mbuu mpubi u ñéga bés ni njel makoda. 	 7 Meetings bring us under the influence of holy spirit.


U ntén bibégés, u nla ti bôt bape makénd i nya i mbuma ñañ! 	 Such commendation and encouragement can do so much good!


Yésu a béhe le: “Mam ma nyon ñem mon nyo u mpot.” 	 Jesus aptly warned: “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”


Ngéda a bé yiblene Djob ñem inyu mandutu a bé boma, Djob a timbhe nye le: “Lipémba jem li nyônôl ikété bomb.” 	 When he expressed his concerns to God, he was told: “My power is being made perfect in weakness.”


Sie, u tiimba odol dikékét di makiñ ibale hada a yé nseñ. 	 Review & re-record clips if needed


3 I mbus ndok i Adam bo Éva, Yéhôva a unda gwéha yé i ngi yéñe, i i nlôôha ba lam. 	 3 After Adam and Eve rebelled, Jehovah made his greatest expression of unselfish love.


I Mbén Djob a ti Lôk Israél i niiga bés kii inyu jam li mambot? 	 What can we learn about clothing from God’s Law to the Israelites?


(Ñañal 8:16, 17) Bôdôl di mbôdôl Yéhôva ñem, yon y’a hôla bés i yimbe minwaa nwés ni neebe nwo. 	 (Eccl. 8:16, 17) Our confidence in Jehovah will help us not only to acknowledge but also to accept our limitations.


Nyimam wada le Vance Packard, nu a nigil maboñok ma bôt ba binam, a bi kal le ngandak yés i nyan manwin ma, jon ma ñôbôs mahoñol més iloo kiki di nla hégda, ma tindge ki bés i boñ ngim mam. 	 Because we may not see propaganda for what it is, behavior specialist Vance Packard observed: “Many of us are being influenced and manipulated—far more than we realize.”


Di nlama ki kodol bésbomede, le di tibil bana ngéda inyu añ, inyu nigil, ni inyu ke makoda. 	 We need self-discipline to devote time to reading, study, and our Christian meetings.


A bi gwélél ngim nkwel ba bi ti nye i tégbaha i bisu bi ndap suklu inyu toñol jam li mbéñge libadô li nyuñg. 	 She gave her next report to the class on the subject of flag salute.


(Béñge maben 13, 14) 	 (See paragraphs 13, 14)


Hala a ñunda ngap yé i yi, ni i kena mam ma ma nke i lo inoñnaga ni sômbôl yé. 	 It points to his ability to know and shape future events in harmony with his will.


A toñol yom i bi tagbe mbus: “Sônda yada i bi bat me hee homa di nyôñôl bikaat gwés. 	 He related what happened next: “The agent asked where we got our literature.


Kiki hala a bé tééñga nye le Yéhôva a gwé bé “ndap” tôbôtôbô inyu bibégés, tole témpel, a gwés ôñôl Yéhôva ndap. 	 Dismayed that there was no “house,” or temple, dedicated to Jehovah, he wanted to build one.


To ngéda di mboma mandutu ni bikuu, kiki hiki mut binam, ngôñ yés i yé ndik le di niñ. 	 In spite of the trials and hardships we face, our normal and natural desire is to live.


Dihôha di bôt bape di nla ti bés biniiga bi mahee, yak ni bi, bi mpôda ikété Bibel. 	 We can learn valuable lessons from the mistakes of others, including those recorded in the Bible.


(Añ Matéô 16:24.) 	 (Read Matthew 16:24.)


Ngéda a bé nyoo, a bé béna kodba ni lôk kéé i i bé bé bon ba Lôk Yuda. 	 While there, he freely associated with his Gentile brothers.


Lelaa Rahel a bi kôhna ngui mahoñol ni ngui minsôn i ke ni bisu i jôs mam ma bé boñ le a nimis makénd mé to hala kii a bé bé le a héñha libak jé li kôm muda? 	 How did Rachel find the emotional and physical strength to continue battling against circumstances that were discouraging but completely beyond her control?


Maliga ma bi jôp i loñ i Kirgistañ i nwii 1950 ni jam. 	 The truth about Jehovah God took root in Kyrgyzstan in the 1950’s.


(Rôma 15:5) Jam lipe ki le, mbuu u u ga hôla bés i keñgle minheña mi minsôn, ni i bana bilem bi bi nlémél Djob. 	 (Rom. 15:5) Additionally, it will help us root out fleshly desires and cultivate qualities pleasing to God.


18 Di nti Yéhôva mayéga le a bi ti bé bés ñañga nkeñi u minledek mi bikila inyu mambot ni bienk. 	 18 How grateful we are that Jehovah does not burden us with detailed lists of regulations about our dress and grooming.


I nla ki pam le ibale ba nleege bés, mahaa map tole bôt ba litén jap ba bôdôl tééñga bo. 	 Still others may face the scorn of members of the community or of family members if they receive us favorably.


Fédérikô nu a yé mbiibaga, a bak a gwé yom kiki 40 ma nwii ni jam nu a bi nyodne i Panya, a nkal le: “Kiki me gwé bé me ngandak nkus i nsôñga me i ke homa numpe, hala a nti me pôla i bok mahoñol mem i mam ma nlôôha ba nseñ.” 	 “Not having many material possessions to be attached to helps me to feel free, and it allows me to concentrate on the most important things,” says Federico, a married brother in his early 40’s who moved from Spain.


Ni añgel i kal le muda nu a yé “Biyabda [béba].” 	 The angel explains that the woman in the container is “Wickedness.”


“NSÔÑGA” KAAT U MBAGAL BÉS 	 A “FORBIDDEN” BOOK DIVIDES US


Ñ, kiki mbabaa i minsôn, njôghe i kon mahoñol i nla hôgbaha mut ndék ni ndék, ibale di ntôñ ni yo. 	 Yes, like a physical wound, the pain of an emotional wound may gradually ease over time if it is given tender care.


4. (a) Inyuki di nla hémle le i len ini, Yésu a nyi imbe ngéda Armagédôn a ga bôdôl? (b) To hala kii di nyi bé ngéda njiiha keñi i mbôdôl, di nla ba nkwoog nkaa le kii? 	 4. (a) Why can we believe that Jesus now knows when Armageddon will occur? (b) Although we do not know when the great tribulation will begin, what can we be sure of?


Men me yé péda hingonda i Pastillô nu a bééna bé bitamb.” 	 I am the little girl from Pastillo who had no shoes.”


4 Kii i ga hôla bés i kôôba inyu jam li nlo? 	 4 What will help us to prepare for this future event?


Quand on perd un être aimé, No. 3 	 When Loved One Dies, No. 3


(Yakôbô 4:8) Ngim mangéda di nla bana ndék pééna i ñem, di badbaga too di nla toi ba mawanda lôñni Nhek nungingii. 	 (James 4:8) At times we may doubt whether it is truly possible to be friends with the almighty Creator.


Rodney bo nwaa Jane, ba ba nlôl i Ôstrélia, ba ban-ga 50 nwii ni jam, ni bon bap Jordan bo Danica, ba nsal i het ngôñ i batéé likalô i yé keñi i loñ Myanmar ibôdôl i nwii 2010. 	 Rodney and his wife, Jane, from Australia, both in their 50’s, and their son, Jordan, and daughter, Danica, have been serving as need-greaters in Myanmar since 2010.


(Bingéngén 8:13) To hee homa Yéhôva a ngwés le di ba i len ini, libak jotama le di nkiha ni nye, li yé yaga bisai bi mbuma ñañ. 	 (Prov. 8:13) Whatever our place right now, walking with Jehovah is in itself a wonderful and matchless privilege.


15 Ngim nwii i tôbôtôbô i mbéda bé inyu sôblana. 	 15 There is no set age at which one should get baptized.


Mam mana ma ntihba bés bobasôna. 	 Those conditions touch us all.


I nya bôt i i bé lama ba nhelek ngéda ba bi bôdôl nok loñge loñge lelaa gwéha ni pék i Yéhôva i bé nene mu binoñ a bi ti. 	 Such ones may be impressed when they begin to understand to a fuller degree how Jehovah’s love and wisdom are expressed by the ransom provision.


8 Ndi hala a nla hélés bés le Paul a bi béhe minhook mi bikristen inyu jam libe lini le, i niñ “isi ane i minsôn.” 	 8 But you may wonder why Paul would stress to anointed Christians the danger of living “according to the flesh.”


4 To hala Yéhôva a bi unda gwéha yé inyu bôt ba binam ba ba bé nwok, a unda ki bo konangoo yé i mbuma ñañ. 	 4 Jehovah, however, expressed his love toward fallen mankind in an incomparable act of undeserved kindness.


LELAA YÉSU A BÉ TEHE I BET BA BÉ KAA KUNDE 	 JESUS’ ATTITUDE TOWARD INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS


Di yoñ kii hihéga, libim li ngui a bi ti hiañgaa. 	 Consider, for example, the amount of energy that he supplies just to our sun.


A bééna lem i yéñ maéba ma Djob. 	 He usually looked to God for direction.


Hala a ñunda le a bi tehe ngôñ ba bééna i boñ loñge. 	 He saw a potential for good in people.


(1 Korintô 10:12) Inyu hala nyen Paul a bi ti bo mana mabéhna: “Ndi me nkon woñi, i tiga le i ba le, kikii nyoo i lôk Eva ni dipa tjé, hala nyen ba ôbôs mahoñol manan, ndi ni nwas longeñem ni mapubi i pes Kristô.”—2 Korintô 11:3. 	 (1 Cor. 10:12) That is why Paul gave this warning: “I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent seduced Eve by its cunning, your minds might be corrupted away from the sincerity and the chastity that are due the Christ.”—2 Cor. 11:3.


Lilagle (Testament): Lini likébla li nti Mbôgi Yéhôva kunde i gwélél ligwañ joñ tole gwom gwoñ i mbus nyemb yoñ. Ngomin a nlama yi sômbôl yoñ, a nlama yak sane yo. 	 Wills and Trusts: Property or money may be bequeathed to an entity used by Jehovah’s Witnesses by means of a legally executed will or by specifying the entity as the beneficiary of a trust agreement.


Lelaa ndémbél i Nôa i nhôla bés i tibil nok kii i bana hémle i nkobla? 	 How does Noah’s example help us to understand what it means to have faith?


Ba bi témb ba yila mawanda. 	 Their friendship was restored.


3 Kiki di yé Mbôgi Yéhôva, di nyoñ bé mabéhna ma Yésu kiki minjôha, di nyi yaga le di niñil sum sum i ‘masuk ma ngéda,” ni le ngandak ngéda i yii ha bé ilole “njiiha keñi” i mbôdôl! 	 3 As Jehovah’s Witnesses, we take seriously Jesus’ warning. We know that we are living deep in “the time of the end” and that there cannot be much time left before the “great tribulation” begins!


Mbus ngéda, bi bi lo bi yék sel bijek i likôga jé. 	 Later, they left a basket of food at her door.


Yom kiki bo 200 nwii i bisu bi ngéda—ilole kiñe i ngwéé—mpôdôl Lôk Héber wada le Yésaya a bi sima jôl li Kirus, a toñol ki lelaa a ga yémbél nkoñ nkeñi u Babilôn. 	 About 200 years in advance—long before the king was born—the Hebrew prophet Isaiah mentioned Cyrus by name and described how he would conquer the mighty city of Babylon.


5 Yésu a bé sima ngolba lihaa ikété mandutu ma banigil bé ba bé lama hônba. 	 5 Jesus included the pain of family opposition as part of the suffering that his followers must be willing to endure.


A nla ba maséé ni mahôla w’a ti nye i tibil emble mam ma ga pôda, ni i hoo léba minlôñ mi Bibel. 	 He might appreciate help to follow the program and perhaps to find scriptures being read.


13 Njohok sita yada i loñ Amérika, i tison Alabama, i bé lama bana ñem ngui ngandak inyu yônôs mam a bi kit le a boñ i pes mbuu. 	 13 A Christian sister in Alabama, U.S.A., had to develop courage to set spiritual goals.


Di nlama tjôô maboñok més mabe momasôna, he ndik bé béba keñi ndi yak disiina di béba, ti di ntinde bés i boñ béba keñi. 	 We must completely abandon the sinful course, fleeing not only from serious sin but also from the lesser sins that often lead to gross wrongdoing.


(Ndiimba Mbén 7:1-4) Ndok i bon ba Lôk Israél i bi tinde ngandak yap i kôna manjel mabe ma bon ba Kanaan. Hala a boñ le ba kwoo i hiandi hi bégés bikwéha bi mob, ba odop bibôñôl gwap mbus kiki muda libambe.—Añ Tjémbi 106:34-39. 	 (Deut. 7:1-4) The Israelites’ failure to obey led many of them to adopt the sinful ways of the Canaanites, causing them to become ensnared by false gods and degenerate, immoral practices.—Read Psalm 106:34-39.


9 I nla ba ndutu i hôt nyuu ngéda bôt bape ba ñôm bés nsohi yañga. 	 9 It can be hard to control our feelings when we have to put up with unfair criticism.


Lem i yéga bôt ni makénd, ni nwemla ngéda di mboma bo i nla niiga bo njee di yé, ni umbe ntén Djob di mbégés. 	 Our friendly smile and warm greeting say much about who we are and what kind of God we worship.


Satan a nlona pééna ikolba libak li Yéhôva li Bayemlikok. 	 He contends that God’s rulership is corrupt and that Jehovah withholds the best from his creatures.


Ibale u ba Tôñi, ki u bi boñ lelaa? 	 Had you been Toñi, how do you think you would have reacted?


A bé hoñol bibuk bi mpôdôl Samuel nu a kal le: “Inyule Yéhôva a’ kénés [yôi] bé bôt bé inyu jôl jé likeñi.” (1 Samuel 12:22) Yônatan a bi kal ki sônda ipe le: “Jam jo ki jo li nkéñ bé yéhôva i tohol, to ni ngandak bôt, to ni ndék.” 	 He remembered the words of the prophet Samuel: “For the sake of his great name, Jehovah will not abandon his people.” (1 Samuel 12:22) Jonathan said to another soldier: “Nothing can hinder Jehovah from saving by many or by few.”


Ba nla suu we tole ba nla yahal we i suklu inyule u yé Mbôgi Yéhôva. 	 You may be teased or ridiculed at school for taking a stand as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.


Bon ba Lôk Israel ba bi nyo letee nyus i mal bo, yak njelel yap i telep ha.—Manyodi 17:5, 6. 	 The Israelites drank their fill, and the problem was solved.—Ex. 17:5, 6.


Mu kii a bé yéñ jôa mambot ma, a nok ba nkoode i nwemel. 	 As she was trying to clean up, the doorbell rang.


Ngéda u ntéñbe i boñ minson mimpe, u ga kôs bisai. 	 Further faithful activity will be rewarded.


Baa maliga mon Satan a mpot? 	 Is Satan right?


Me bi pam ki i yi Yéhôva kiki Nyambe nu a nit bagwélél bé ibabé set. 	 I also came to know Jehovah as a God who gives his servants unfailing support.


Ngéda Paul a bé nyoo, mbuu mpubi u sôñga nye i ke likalô ngim bahoma. 	 While Paul was there, the holy spirit repeatedly stopped him from preaching in certain areas.


Hala a hôñlaha bés i yom Yôhanes Nsôble a bat Yésu kel yada le: “Baa wen u yé nu a nlo, too di bemek numpe?” 	 Recall that John the Baptist once asked Jesus: “Are you the Coming One, or are we to expect a different one?”


Kinje hogbe! 	 The relief will be immense!


Hala a nla boñ le gwéha yés inyu Yéhôva ni inyu ntôñ wé i wéna. 	 This can test our love for Jehovah and for his people.


A bagwal, ni boñ le hiki mut ikété ndap lihaa a nôgda le mam ni nigil ma mbéñge yak nye.—Tjémbi 148:12, 13. 	 Make suitable application of the study material so that each member of the family benefits.—Ps. 148:12, 13.


(Matéô 23:8) Jam li nyônôs aa li yé le, di nlama hoñol i yom Yésu a bi niiga bés: “Jon mam momasôna ni nsômbôl le bôt ba bôñôl bé, yak bé bôñlana bo hala.” 	 (Matthew 23:8) Third, remember what Jesus taught us: “All things, therefore, that you want men to do to you, you also must do to them.”


HILO 31 hi sôñ Matumb, i nwii 2018, litén li Djob ni ngandak yap mawanda ipe, b’a kodba inyu tégbaha Bilôp bi Nwet kiki lem hiki nwii. 	 ON March 31, 2018, as the sun begins to set, God’s people and many interested ones will assemble for the annual observance of the Lord’s Evening Meal.


Mambot malam ma ta bé ndik ma ma nlémél bo, ndi ma ma ga hôla bo i yônôs nson ni bisai ba gwé i ba mbôgi i Yéhôva Djob. 	 This means not just what they like but also what will enable them to carry out their privilege of representing Jehovah God.


Inyuki u nlama yoñ matat ni lelaa u ntehe bôt ba nje koga, ba nyok ki wai i Bilôp bi Nwet? 	 Why do you need to be careful about the way you treat those who eat the bread and drink the wine at the Memorial?


Ndi a bé yi le banigil bé ba ga bana makénd i téñbe ni nye to ibale lihaa jap li nkolba bo. 	 Yet, he was confident that his disciples would have the courage to maintain their loyalty to him despite family opposition.


(Manyodi 20:13) Ñ, kiññem yap i bé toi béba ñéga! 	 (Ex. 20:13) Clearly, their consciences are treacherous guides!


NWAS HIUN, BIBUK BIBE, NI BITEMBEE 	 PUT AWAY ANGER, ABUSIVE SPEECH, AND LYING


MANJEL INYU LÉDÉS BÔT 	 SOURCES OF ENCOURAGEMENT


KII BIBEL I NIIGA INYU SÔBLE? 	 BAPTISM IN THE BIBLE


Ni njel tjémbi ti, u nla pahlene Yéhôva mahoñol moñ. 	 With these songs, you can express your personal feelings to Jehovah.


Lédés hémle yoñ ni lisoñgol li Bibel hiki ngéda, kôôba inyu makoda, u kee ki mo, yoñ ngaba i añal ñañ nlam, u soohege le Djob a ti we ngui i hônba. 	 Build yourself up by regularly reading the Bible, preparing for and attending Christian meetings, sharing in the field ministry, and praying for the strength to endure.


Yak mama yem a bi bôdôl nigil Bibel ndék ngéda ilole a nwo. 	 Araceli: I was very suspicious when I started to study the Bible with the Witnesses.


Me boma nyañ mbai wada nu a bi bat me le me nigil Bibel ni bingond gwé bi bi bé lihas, bi bak ndok, Jean ni Joan Rothenberger ba ba bé baudu nlélém suklu, i bôt ba ndok i het yak me, me bi tagbe. 	 There I met a mother who asked me to study the Bible with her deaf twin daughters, Jean and Joan Rothenberger, who were students at the same school for the deaf that I once attended.


Inyule Bañga i Djob i nsôñga malal ma nyega.* (Añ 1 Tésalônika 4:3-8.) 	 Because God’s Word forbids sexual immorality.* (Read 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8.)


Mbamble ni hop Pulasi le Réveillez-vous! u mbéna unda miñañ mi bôt ba njôôñ yi, tole bôt bape ba ba ntoñol inyuki ba nhémle Djob i len ini. 	 Awake! has often presented interviews with scientists and others who have explained why they now believe in God.


Lelaa? 	 How?


(Minson mi baôma 10:34, 35) Ndi hala a mbat le di ke ni bisu i boñ biliya, ni le di bigda yom Bañga i Djob i niiga. 	 (Acts 10:34, 35) But it takes continual effort on our part and constant reminders from God’s Word.


I kel i, ba bé naña me i lo i yigil kaat i likoda, i i bé tagbe i mbai yap, i kodok ndék bôt inyu yigil Bibel i mambadga ni mandimbhe. 	 This time, however, they invited me to come to a Congregation Book Study, a small meeting for Bible study and discussion that was held in their home.


Kiki a bé bôdôl Djob ñem, Yéhôsafat a boñ biloñge bi mam. 	 By relying on God, Jehoshaphat did much good.


Inyu hala nyen lijubul li Ane boga i Nwet wés ni Ntohol le Yésu Kristô l’a ba ni masoda ngandak inyu nan.’ (2 Pétrô 1:10, 11) Jon, hiki nhook kristen, u nlama bé nwas le jam jo ki jo li nkéñ nye njel i gwélél Yéhôva. 	 In fact, in this way you will be richly granted entrance into the everlasting Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 1:10, 11) So each anointed Christian must not let anything stop him from serving Jehovah.


Arthur a bi tégbaha i u u biyiyii ngii nañi, a boñok ndik wengoñle a yé luk litôa. 	 Arthur spent that evening sitting on the bed, going through imaginary gearshift movements.


Adria a nkal le: “Iloole di gwélél kei i i njôa mambot, di bé jôa mo ikété minlôñga. 	 “Instead of using a washing machine, we used buckets.


Kii i yé litehge li kôli inyu mintuk? 	 What is a reasonable view of pleasures?


Ngéda di ñañal ñañ nlam, di nsal ntôñ ni bilôk bikéé bi bôlôm ni bi bôda. 	 When we preach, we work together with our brothers and sisters.


18 Kiki David, Yônatan, Natan ni Husai, yak bés di nla kôhna maséé ma nlôl i ndéñbe di ntéñbe i gwés Yéhôva. 	 18 Like David, Jonathan, Nathan, and Hushai, may we too feel the satisfaction that comes from being loyal to Jehovah.


L’informateur a bi leñ ki unu nsébla u mondo: “Di gwé ngôñ ni ntôñ u 1 000 basañal.” 	 The Informant also issued this fresh appeal: “We need a pioneer army of 1,000.”


12 Ni ki le, yom i ntihba ñem u mañge i ta ndik bé hilémb. 	 12 Furthermore, a child’s heart is influenced by more than just language.


Ikété yap, di gwé bôt ba ntip jôp ntôñ, boñge ba wanda, ni bisita. 	 In the audience at our meetings, assemblies, and conventions are many new ones, interested ones, young ones, and sisters who by singing the words would be put in the awkward position of telling others what to do.


Baa ba bi héñha mahoñol map inyule ba bééna nduña keñi, tole inyule ba bé nok ngandak ndutu? 	 Did they change because they felt depressed or suffered a lot?


Yak bilôk bikéé bi bôlôm ni bi bôda, bi ntina makénd ngandak. 	 And the brothers and sisters are so encouraging.


Hala a nhôñlaha me yom m’ma yem a bé kal bés bon bé le: ‘Lije biam het gwéha i yé li yé loñge.’” 	 This reminded me of what my mum used to say to us as children: ‘Better a dish of vegetables where there’s love.’”


Hôtel i bé i ñem tison, yak ngandak bôt i i bé nigil Bibel ni bés i bé gwés nigil nyoo. 	 The hotel was in the center of town, and some of our Bible students wanted to study there.


Soho hôla me!” 	 Help me!”


LÉDÉS MOO MA MA NLA TOMB 	 STRENGTHEN HANDS THAT MAY HANG DOWN


Ndi ibale u nôgda le u ta bé bebee, gwélél maéba ma ntiba munu yigil ini inyu kônde ke ni bisu i hol i pes mbuu. 	 But if you feel that you are not ready, use the suggestions in this article to continue making progress.


Baa Bibel i gwé ki mahee i len ini? 	 Is the Bible Still Relevant Today?


Bibel i nkal inyu mut nu le: “Ni nye a telep, a sôblana.” 	 Regarding that man the Bible tells us: “He then got up and was baptized.”


(Ñañal 12:13; Masoola 4:11) I ngéda di mboñ hala, di nyônôs ngim jam i yé hélha ngandak: Di nkônha nye ñem maséé. 	 (Ecclesiastes 12:13; Revelation 4:11) When we do so, we accomplish something that is astounding to contemplate: We affect our Creator in a positive way.


(1 Yôhanes 1:8) Tolakii i nya mam i ntôl bé ikété likoda, hala a nhélés bé bikristen bi bi tiñi ni Djob i tehe ngitelepsép. 	 (1 John 1:8) Although such instances are rare, faithful Christians are not surprised or stumbled when injustices do occur.


Ibale bôt iba ba ba ta bé mbiibaga, ba ntégbaha ngim u ntôñ ibabé bañga njom, baa di nla kal le béba yap i mbat le juu li bikodlene jon li hôla bo? 	 If an unmarried couple spend the night together under improper circumstances, would that constitute a sin meriting judicial action?


Bôdôl odol 	 Start recording


Ibabé pééna, a’ nôgda le i bé toi i kôli le a bem ntandaa ngéda. 	 No doubt, he will feel that the long wait was worth it.


Bakolba ba bé lond, ba bôgôk biyééne. 	 Opposers shouted and smashed chairs.


Inyuki di gwé ngôñ i hol i pes mbuu? 	 Why do you want to move forward spiritually?


Lelaa bilôk bikéé bi bé bi kôhna bijek bi mbuu i ngéda Gwét bi Ntôla bi bisu? 	 How were the spiritual needs of the brothers met during the first world war?


Toñol mam ma ba i ngéda Nôa. 	 Describe the situation that Noah faced.


Yésu a bi niiga bés i ‘yéñ ndugi Ane’ he nkus bé. 	 Jesus taught us to ‘seek first the Kingdom,’ not material things.


Wemede nyen u nlama léba mo.” 	 It’s something you have to find out for yourself.”


Limbe likeñge Elias Hutter a bi gwélél inyu hôla bôt ba bé yéñ nigil hop u Lôk Héber? 	 What technique did Elias Hutter introduce to help those wanting to learn Hebrew?


Lelaa di nla eñgla ni nlômbi mut ni tjôô wo 	 How We Strip Off and Keep Off the Old Personality


7 Ndémbél i Yéhôva i hôtnyuu i ñunda le di nlama tibil wan bibuk gwés ni manjel més; di pala bañ yoñ makidik. 	 7 Jehovah’s exercise of self-control teaches us that we too ought to weigh our words and consider our steps carefully; we should not rush into things.


Ba nla kal bo le: “Ni bôdôl bañ baéga banan ñem!” tole “ni nwas bañ le ba kena bé i tjiba!” 	 They may use such propaganda as: “You cannot trust your leaders!” and “Do not let them lead you into disaster!”


Yokel, “Pétrô a telep nye ni jôm ni wada,” a niiga maliga inyu tohi i bisu bi limut likeñi li Lôk Yuda, ni bet ba bi jôp mu i base yap. 	 On that occasion, “Peter stood up with the Eleven” and shared lifesaving truths with a large crowd of Jews and proselytes.


Jon Yésu a bé sébél bo le mawanda mé. 	 Jesus rightly called them his friends.


(Yôhanes 11:48) Jon, Prisi keñi le Kaifa a ba mbôgna nlôñ i bôt ba bi ôô jimb inyu nol nye.—Yôhanes 11:49-53; 18:14. 	 (John 11:48) Thus, High Priest Caiaphas took the lead in plotting Jesus’ death.—John 11:49-53; 18:14.


Mu kii di mbigda nya mam i, hala a ntinde yak bés i kal le: “Di nyéga a Yéhôva, le u nhôla bés i ba ha.” 	 As we reflect on such memories, we too are moved to say, “Thank you, Jehovah, for permitting me to be there.”


Di gwé yaga ngôñ le i kel i, i pala kola! 	 How we long for that day!


12 Bibel i nkal le mbus énél i hikôô hi nwii i Kristô, ngim bôt i ga pohol i kolba énél i Yéhôva. 	 12 The Bible indicates that after the Thousand Year Reign of Christ, some people will choose to rebel against Jehovah’s sovereignty.


8. (a) Lelaa Yésu a bi hôla bés i tehe nseñ u Ane i Djob? (b) Lelaa di ñunda le di nit Ane i Djob i len ini? 	 8. (a) How did Jesus help his disciples to see the importance of God’s Kingdom? (b) How do we show our support for the Kingdom today?


Ba nlegel ndik ñwin u Djob nleglak, ba béhge ki bo le lisuk li hiai hini hi yé bebee. Biañgel gwon bi ñéga nson u.—Masoola 14:6. 	 They simply convey Jehovah’s message, which is a part of their preaching work, done under angelic direction.—Rev. 14:6.


Inyuki di kôli bem le bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba ba ntjegeg? 	 Why is it reasonable to conclude that Jehovah’s worshippers would be organized?


Ni suhulnyu, Yésu a bi jôwa bo makôô, ndi to hala, ba bé nomol inyu yi njee a yé ntôô mut ikété yap. Pétrô a bé lôôha bôdôl nyemede ñem. 	 Jesus humbly washed their feet, but they were still arguing about which one of them was the greatest; and Peter was overconfident.


Lelaa a bi boñ hala? 	 How did he do that?


Ndi, ngandak batéé likalô ba bi nimis maséé ba bééna i bibôdle. 	 However, a number of publishers have lost some of the joy they once had.


Inyu boñ le di pam ha, di wan ngim dihéga di bôt ba kôba, ba ba bi unda ñem ngui. 	 To that end, we can reflect on some past examples of courage.


Hana a bé béna ee inyule Pénina, mbala yé, a bé waa bé nyumbla nye. 	 Hannah often cried because Peninnah, her rival, relentlessly taunted her.


“Hanano u mbem kii? 	 “Why are you delaying?


Me ngi salak kiki dokta, ndi i lôôha ti ngéda yem ni ngui yem inyu mbuubaha bôt i pes mbuu, ni hôla makoda i nti me bañga maséé ni ligoñoo.” 	 I still practice medicine, but being able to focus most of my time and energy on helping to heal people spiritually and on caring for the needs of the congregation brings me heartfelt joy and inner satisfaction.”


Baa u nla lona mahéñha mu mam u gwé i boñ, inyu bana ngéda ni ngui i leege bakén? 	 Could you make some adjustments so that you will have time and energy to accept or offer hospitality?


Inyu bahogi, ba yé maséé ngéda ba nyila bañga bôt, bôt bakeñi ba mintuk, tole ngeñ ba ntégbaha loñge ngéda. 	 Some find satisfaction in a career, a sport, or a hobby.


Liyilis-likañ 	 encrypt


14 I añal ñañ nlam i nkwés ki bés nkaa le di gwé mbuu u Yéhôva. 	 14 Preaching also gives us more confidence that God’s spirit is with us.


A bé lama yén i mok dilo tjañen? 	 How long would he be stuck in prison?


Ñañal Denton Hopkinson 	 As told by Denton Hopkinson


Baa ni nyoñ ngéda i añ ba Nkum Ntat ba ba nsôk pam i masañ mana? 	 Have you carefully read the recent issues of The Watchtower?


Iba, ibale di nlel miñwaa nwés, hala a nla lona bés mindañ ni bôt bape. 	 Second, if we act beyond the scope of our authority, we are likely to get into conflict with others.


Ikété mam ma yé mahee, di nla ki sima bilem bilam. 	 Values also include ethical standards.


15 Hôla bôt i pes mbuu. 	 15 Help people spiritually.


Ndi kiki minlômbi mi gwom mi mi yé miñunuk, ngandak ikété minlômbi mi bikaat mi bi ôbi ni ngéda. 	 But like eroded old monuments, most old writings have been badly damaged by the passage of time.


Sôñ yada ilole libii jés li nkola 40 nwii, kon u pos u nol Eunice, a bi unda makénd ngandak mukété kon wé. 	 A month before our 40th wedding anniversary, Eunice lost her battle with cancer. She was very brave throughout that difficult time.


Kii Yésu a bi kal inyu bongibiiba? 	 What did Jesus say about singleness?


Pétrô a timbhe le: “Pes yada mu i bi tilba ni hop Araméa.” 	 Peter replied, “Part of it was written in Aramaic.”


(1 Korintô 4:17; Filipi 2:19, 20) Ngéda ñôma Paul a bi ep Titô i likoda li Korintô, Paul a bi bigda bo le Titô ‘a yé so lôñ yé, ni ngwelnson lôñ yada ni nye inyu bo.’ (2 Korintô 8:23) Kinje makénd Timôtéô bo Titô ba bi kôhna ngéda ba bi nok mahoñol ñôma Paul a bé a gwé inyu yap! 	 (1 Cor. 4:17; Phil. 2:19, 20) The apostle commended Titus to the Corinthian congregation as “my companion and a fellow worker for your interests.” (2 Cor. 8:23) How encouraged Timothy and Titus must have been to learn what Paul thought of them!


Ni nla léba yo i jw.org ikété ngandak dilémb dipe. 	 They can be found on jw.org in many languages.


Nsoñgi u bôt u u bi béñge biliñgeliñge bi, ndigi i ñwii 1914 u bé ngandak kiyaga iloo nsoñgi u baañal ñañ nlam len ini! 	 The number of people who saw that presentation in 1914 alone was greater than the total number of Kingdom publishers active in the world today!


“Béba i jôp nkoñ ’isi inyu mut wada [Adam], nyemb ki i lôl inyu béba.”—Rôma 5:12 	 “Through one man [Adam] sin entered into the world and death through sin.”—Romans 5:12


Biyuma bi mañwin 	 disinformation


A témb i Karisa, nyoo nyen mankéé wem nu mañ le Ilias a bi kahal pombe nye ni mambadga ma Bibel. 	 He made his way back to Karítsa, where my older brother, Ilias, bombarded him with questions about the Bible.


Di bôdlak njañgi ? 	 Ready to contribute?


A kal i kaat Bingéngén 14:20 le: “To mut libôk nu hiyeyeba a ñoo hio, ndi ngwañ mut u gwé ngandak mawanda.” 	 At Proverbs 14:20, he states: “The poor man is hated even by his neighbors, but many are the friends of the rich person.”


Ngéda ba ntimbis ngim mut ikété ntôñ, di gwé njom ilam i ba maséé. 	 When someone is reinstated in the congregation, we have good reason to rejoice.


A bé yi le, ikété mam momasôna Djob a bé bémél nye, a bé gwés le a “añle diyeyeba miñañ minlam . . . ni le bôt ba ndim ba tehna.” 	 He knew that, among other things, God wanted him “to declare good news to the poor . . . and a recovery of sight to the blind.”


3. (a) Bimbe biniigana di nla ôt mu ndémbél Robert? (b) Bambe balôm ba mam di ga wan hanano? 	 3. (a) What can we learn from Robert’s experience? (b) What key points will we now discuss?


Kiki hihéga, hégda lelaa i bi ba nledek jam inyu Natan i pôdôs Kiñe David, mbus a noode sôô béba yé keñi. (2 Samuel 12:1-14) Nlélém inyu ñôma Paul, nu a bi bana ngôñ ni makénd inyu kodol Pétrô, ñôma wada ikété 12, ngéda a bi unda mbagla ipôla lôkisañ i Lôk Yuda ni bikristen bipe. 	 Imagine, for example, how difficult it must have been for the prophet Nathan to speak to David after the king tried to cover up his gross sin! (2 Sam. 12:1-14) Similarly, the apostle Paul no doubt had to muster up courage to provide correction when Peter, one of the 12 apostles, showed favoritism toward his Jewish brothers.


Stéphanie, nu a gwé bon bôda baa a nkal le: “Ibôdôl nu bon bem ba bé disii, me bé badba le, ‘baa me niiga bon bem mam ma nkwés me nkaa le Yéhôva a yé, baa me mpôdôs bo inyu gwéha yé, ni manjel mé ma ma téé sép? 	 Stephanie, the mother of three daughters, says: “Ever since my children were very young, I have had to ask myself, ‘Do I talk to my children about why I am convinced of Jehovah’s existence, his love, and the rightness of his ways?


Kiki bôt ba ba tiñi ni Yéhôva, ngôñ yés i ta ndik bé le di boñ i jam i nlémél bés, ndi di ntôñ yak lelaa bôt bape b’a nôgda ngéda ba ga tehe haba wés ni bieng gwés bi ño. 	 As devoted servants of Jehovah, we are concerned not only with our personal preferences but with the effect that our dress and grooming could have on others.


I yé maliga le bikristen gwobisôna i len ini bi nke bé ntandaa liké inyu miñañ minlam. 	 Of course, not all members of the present-day Christian congregation travel great distances for the sake of the good news.


3 Bés kiki bikristen, di mboñ loñge i wan litehge jés li mam ma nyuñga ma nkoñ isi unu, ni njel mana mambadga: ‘Lelaa me nla gwélél nkus wem inyu unda le me tiñi ni Yéhôva? 	 3 As Christians, we do well to examine our view of today’s commercial system by asking ourselves such questions as these: ‘How can I use my material possessions to show faithfulness to God?


Baa u nyônôs makak u bi kégél Yéhôva? 	 Are you paying your vows to Jehovah?


Ngandak i len ini i ‘mbii’ ndék jam i pañ inyu boñ le, ngéda ba nke i makoda, ba la ha ndék moni ikété hikukuu het ba ntila le “Nson ni nkoñ isi wonsôna.” (1 Korintô 16:2) Hiki sôñ, makoda ma ñep moni nwap i hikuu hi Mbôgi Yéhôva hi loñ yap. 	 Many today “set something aside,” or budget an amount of money, and place it in the congregation contribution box labeled “Worldwide Work.” (1 Cor. 16:2) Each month, congregations forward these contributions to the office of Jehovah’s Witnesses that serves their country.


Hala a bi boñ le, ndék lôk kéé yés i tomb i pes mbuu inyule ba bé kon woñi. 	 Frightened and vulnerable, a few brothers have given in to such pressures.


12 Bimbe biniigana di ñôt mu ñañ u? 	 12 What lessons can we learn from this incident?


Ibale yañga mut binam i nla gwélél manwin inyu tembene bés, bôô ni ngélé yañen ni Satan? 	 Now if mere men can fool us with their propaganda, what might Satan be able to do?


(Añ 1 Korintô 7:12-14.) 	 (Read 1 Corinthians 7:12-14.)


Njel ipe inyu yi too u gwé toi ngôñ i kôôge Yéhôva bebee, ni too u nyéñ toi gwélél nye ni ñem woñ wonsôna, i yé le u wan ntjegek woñ ngéda inyu yigil. 	 So another way you can tell if you really want to get closer to Jehovah and serve him from your heart is to examine your study schedule.


Ngi mabéhna mo ki mo, ba bi ôt bo nyoo bôm, bisu bi bakéés ba ba bi hoo kodba. 	 Without any warning, they had been dragged by a mob to the marketplace to stand before a hastily convened court.


15 Inyu timbhe mbadga Farisai, Yésu a bi kal bo le Môsé a bi neebe le ba bos ni baa bap, “ndi i ba bé hala bibéé.” 	 15 In response to a question posed by some Pharisees, Jesus said that the concession made by Moses to divorce one’s mate had “not been the case from the beginning.”


Ndi bagwal bé ba bé yi le mahéñha ma, ma ga ba bé nseñ inyu bon bap i pes mbuu. 	 But her parents knew that such a move would not be in their children’s best spiritual interest.


DI SAL INYU ADNA YÉS 	 PROMOTE UNITY


KII YÉSU A BOÑ BISU BI MAM MA M’BÔ MA MA BÉ LONA MBAGLA? 	 HOW DID JESUS FACE DIVISIVE POLITICAL ISSUES?


Ndi Nhek a nti hiki hiada mukété tjodisôna ngim jôl. 	 But the Creator gives all of them a name or a designation.


Gwégwéé 	 Success


I len ini, manoodana di mboma, ma nla nôgha bés njôghe, ma tét ki bés. 	 Today, the trials you face may be painful and even crushing.


Di nyi le, hala a nla ndik bôña ni mahôla ma Yéhôva.—Hiôb 42:2. 	 We know that it is possible only because Jehovah is backing the work.—Job 42:2.


Ngéda me ntehe lelaa Yéhôva a nkena mam, hala a ntinde me i kôôge nye bebee.” 	 The more I see how Jehovah directs matters, the more I desire to draw closer to him.”


Bagwal ba nla pam i boñ hala ibale ba ntéé ngim ngéda inyu bibégés bi ndap lihaa. 	 One way parents can do so is by arranging for a regular Family Worship program.


Kiki gôl, mamuna ma yé yom i gwé mahee ngandak. 	 Like gold, copper is a metal that is highly valued.


Imbe ndémbel Yéhôva a nti bés inyu lem i hôtnyuu? 	 What example does Jehovah provide regarding self-control?


Kii Yéhôva a hoñol inyu biane bi bôt ba binam? 	 What does Jehovah think about human governments?


Bimbe biniigana di nla ôt mu ndémbél ilam i bôt ba bi hônba? 	 What can we learn from those who have endured?


Inyuki Yéhôva nyetama nyen a kôli i hôla bés i hônba? 	 Why is Jehovah the best one to help us endure?


Kii di nlama boñ inyu bana bañga maséé ni mahak? 	 What can we do to find true happiness and satisfaction?


Ni loñgeñem, ni suhulnyu, kôôge ndigi bebee ni manyuñ nu muda tole nu munlôm, u noode kwélél mu inyu téé mam. 	 Simply approach your brother or sister and kindly and humbly try to discuss the matter and settle it.


Hégda ndutu ni njôhge keñi lihaa jap, ni mawanda map ma bi nôgda, bôlôm ba bi ke mok mi yañga inyu mbôgi bitembee i tiba ni bibéba bi bôt. 	 To the shock and dismay of his family and friends, he is convicted on the basis of false testimony presented by witnesses who are known to be good-for-nothing men.


Kék, ngok, ni bikei bilam kiyaga bi ga ba yañga inyu oñ mandap malam. 	 High-quality materials of wood, stone, and metal will be freely available to build beautiful homes.


Mahoñol moñ inyu makoda més ma yé le kii? Makidik moñ ma yé le kii? 	 How do you feel about our meetings, and what are you determined to do?


Di nkônde toi nôgda le “Yéhôva a yé bebee ni bôt bobasôna ba nsébél nye.” 	 We come to realize ever more that “Jehovah is near to all those calling on him.”


I ndôñ nson unu ba mboñ ni ñem wap wonsôna u nkônha Yéhôva maséé kiyaga; a ga hôya bé nson wap kekikel to gwéha ba ñunda inyu jôl jé. 	 Such wholehearted service brings deep joy to Jehovah, who will never forget their work and the love shown for him.


3 “Me nla ba loñge mut to ibale me nhémle bé Djob.” 	 3 “I can be a good person without believing in God.”


Ngéda Yéhôva a bi kal nye le a bañ nkuu, Nôa a bé bé le a bôdôl pék yé ñem. 	 When Jehovah told him to build the ark, Noah could not rely on experience.


Bañga i Djob i nkal le: “Oa béba, ni gwés ki loñge.” 	 God’s Word says: “Hate what is bad, and love what is good.”


mbuu u nkoñ isi u nkéña bés? 	 the spirit of the world?


Bitelbene bi, bi bi lédés maada ma mahaa ma Bétel iloo ngéda bisu. 	 This arrangement has drawn Bethel families closer than ever.


Bibañga bini bi bé tinde lôk kéé i wan jam li loñge.* 	 Those signs had the delegates bursting with curiosity.*


Bape ba yé ba nimis makénd map ngéda ba ntehe le ba gwé bé njel i pamba munu nkoñ isi u njiiha ni ngitelepsép. 	 Others become disillusioned when they see no way out of this oppressive and unjust world in which we live.


Pes kaat inyu nwii 2018: “Ba ba mbem Yéhôva b’a yoñ ngui yondo.”—YÉSAYA 40:31. 	 Our yeartext for 2018: “Those hoping in Jehovah will regain power.”—ISA. 40:31.


Yésu a bi ti banigil bé mabéhna ma ngui ikolba biniigana, tole séñha i mintôñ mi nwo maa. 	 Jesus emphatically warned his disciples to stay clear of the teachings, or leaven, that these three groups advocated.


I ma pam ngandak ngélé le baéga bibase bi ndôk bikristen bi bok lingwañ.—Masoola 17:4, 5. 	 In many cases, the leaders of Christendom have amassed great wealth.—Rev. 17:4, 5.


Mambe mahôla ba bi kôs inyu ke i yén nyoo? 	 How were they helped to make the move?


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


Inyule babiina ba bisu ba bi nôgôl bé Yéhôva, jon ba bé bibéba bi bôt i mis mé. 	 Because the first human pair had disobeyed Jehovah, they stood before him as condemned rebels.


13 Ilole Yéhôva a nsébél bini bikristen i ke niñ i ngii, ba bééna botñem i niñ i boga ni boga hana isi. 	 13 Before Jehovah invited these Christians to go to heaven, they had the hope of living forever on earth.


Lôk kéé yés i bôlôm ni i bôda i bé yi le bisônda bi bé hes bés, jon bilôk bikéé bi bé pôôbe inyu yi too mut a nlo. 	 The brothers and sisters knew that the police kept a close watch on us, so the brothers posted a lookout.


Satan a ngwélél bé ini jôl i gwét inyu ôbôs nyuu yoñ, ndi inyu ôbôs mahoñol moñ. 	 A weapon specially designed to attack, not your body, but your mind.


Kii bipôdôl gwem bi ñunda inyu mam ma nkon me ngôñ? 	 What do my conversations show about my desires?


15-17. (a) Kii di nla nôgda ngéda di mboma manoodana, ndi lelaa Yéhôva a ngwélél bañga yé inyu hôla bés? (b) Ti hihéga hi ñunda le “bañga yé i nhoo ke ngwéé.” 	 15-17. (a) How might we at times feel about our trials, but how does Jehovah use his Word to help us? (b) Illustrate how ‘God’s word runs swiftly.’


Baa di nyéga bakén ba ba nlo i Ndap Ane ni makénd? 	 Are we warmly greeting newcomers when they arrive at the Kingdom Hall?


Jon nye ni sônda i, ba bi ke jôs bôt ba Filistia, ba nol bebee le 20 ma bôt. 	 So he and the soldier attacked a group of Philistines and killed about 20 of them.


Ntiik, hala a kôli le ba yis mimañ ibale ngim mut ikété likoda i mboñ béba keñi inyu boñ le a kôs mahôla. 	 (Lev. 5:1) However, in many cases that do not involve serious wrongdoing, it may be possible to resolve a difference without involving anyone else, not even the elders.


Ba bi om bés i Burkina Fasô, i het me bé sal kiki nhôla i juu li bakena hikuu hi loñ. 	 We were assigned to Burkina Faso, where I helped as a member of the Country Committee.


14 Ñañ u Hiôb u nla hôla yak bés i bana litehge lilam ni i kôs hogbe. 	 14 We too can acquire proper perspective and gain comfort from the account of Job.


Yak me me nlama boñ nlélém. 	 I should feel free to do the same.


19 I jam Kevin a bi kôs i ñunda le Bibel i nhôla litén li Djob i ke ni bisu i lona mahéñha ikété niñ yap. 	 19 Kevin’s experience shows that the Bible helps God’s people to continue making positive changes in their life.


Inyuki di nla kal le litén li Djob li bi jôp i minkôm i Babilôn i bôdôl i hiai hi nyônôs iba i N.Y? 	 In what sense did God’s people come into Babylonian captivity from the second century C.E. onward?


Inyu hala nyen Yésu a bi béhe banigil bé le: “Ni yihge ni bébomede, miñem mi tiga le mi ét bé ni kwo juu li je ni lihiua, ni nduña nom ini, ndi kel i i puhe bé.”—Lukas 21:34. 	 Thus, Jesus warned his disciples: “Pay attention to yourselves that your hearts never become weighed down with overeating and heavy drinking and anxieties of life.”—Luke 21:34.


7 Ndi to hala, Yéhôva a ti Barak oda ni njel mpôdôl muda le Débôra, a kal nye le: ‘Kenek, u tiige bebee ni hikôa hi Tabor, kena ki 10 000 di bôt, ba lôlak ikété bon ba Naftali ni bon ba Zébulôn. 	 7 Nevertheless, Jehovah gave Barak this clear command through Deborah the prophetess: “Go and march to Mount Tabor, and take 10,000 men of Naphtali and Zebulun with you.


“Ibale ni gwé bañga inyu ti bôt makénd, poda.”—MINSON MI BAÔMA 13:15, MN. 	 “If you have any word of encouragement for the people, tell it.”—ACTS 13:15.


Bilem bilam: Kii me nyi boñ, bimbe bibôlô me nla sal? 	 Strengths: What talents and skills do I have?


Baa ba bi témb ndik i loñ yap inyu ke ni bisu i yéñ gwéñe gwap? 	 Had they returned to their homeland simply to further their own interests?


Baa yigil yada i Nkum Ntat i ma tinde we i témb wan i mam u bi téé le u mboñ, i nwéhél mankéé wada, tole i kônde lémés masoohe moñ? 	 Has a Watchtower Study motivated you to reevaluate your goals, to forgive a fellow Christian, or to improve the quality of your prayers?


Lelaa Yéhôva a bi lédés Nôa? 	 How did Jehovah encourage Noah?


Inyule hala nyen a bi kal le: “U pémés me munu ndap ini.” 	 He explained his goal: “In order to get me out of this place.”


Ibale mut a ntôñ ni lihaa jé, a boñok ki mam ma yé loñge, a kôli ni bibégés. 	 It is commendable when people provide for their families and strive to accomplish something worthwhile.


Ngéda litén li bé bebee ni Hisi hi Likak, ba bi unda le ba bé top bé hémle. 	 Yet, when the people neared the Promised Land, they showed a lack of faith.


Lelaa gwéha di ñunda bôt bape i nla hôla bo i kôôge bebee ni Yéhôva? 	 How may the love we show for others help them to draw close to Jehovah?


A bi jo bé kekikel, ndi “a nihbe ndigi ndutu,” kiki mbañ i bi bôk i kal. 	 Yet, he did not get involved in fights, but “he let himself be afflicted,” just as was foretold.


Bibel i ñañle bé bés jam li. 	 The Bible does not say.


Ha ngéda i, bakenwin Kornéliô a bi om ba bi lo. 	 Just then, the messengers from Cornelius arrived.


Tolakii i nya mok mi nti njôô ni hiun, bikristen bi nla ki boma maboñog ma ngitelepsép mape ma ma nla lédél bo ngandak i nihbe. 	 While such wrongful imprisonments are a cause of frustration and even anger, Christians may find another type of injustice even more difficult to bear.


Tolakii i nla ba ndutu i léba bibuk ha ngéda i, minyemhe nwés inyu yé, mi mi nla ke letee ni maéa, tole ni kiñ i nsehla, mi nla ba matibla makeñi inyu njôghe. 	 Even though it may be difficult to express your prayerful thoughts in such an emotional situation, your heartfelt supplication in his behalf, even through tears and an unsteady voice, can be a powerful antidote to grief.


Me bi tégbaha ngim sonde inyu béñge lelaa ngwélél makiiña a nyuuga likoda. 	 I spent a week observing a circuit overseer as he visited one congregation.


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


Ngéda di ñemble mandimbhe ni tjémbi bi nlôl i ñem u bilôk bikéé gwés, hala a nhôlôs hémle yés. 	 Fellow Christians who offer comments and sing from the heart also build us up.


Bana basañal ba nyi le bôlô yap i yé njel i nlôôha ba lam inyu bana bañga niñ kiyaga. 	 Later called Our Kingdom Ministry.


Bimbe biniigana Bibel i nti, bi bi nla bane bés nseñ? 	 What are some directives, or instructions, provided in the Bible for our benefit?


Ngéda añgel i bi nôgda hala, i kal nye le: “A Maria, u kon bañ woñi, inyule u nkôs karis ni Nyambe.” 	 Seeing this, the angel said: “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.”


(Añ Yésaya 50:4; Lôk Héber 5:8; 12:2) Nano di béñge ngim mam ma nson u nsañal ma ma yé le ma kônha we maséé. 	 (Read Isaiah 50:4; Heb. 5:8; 12:2) Let us consider some aspects of full-time service that could make you very happy.


Bikristen bi mondo bi, bi bé “ntolok litén, ntôñ prisi u ane, loñ pubhaga, lôk Nyambe nyemede.” 	 These new Christians became “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for special possession.”


Me bi nigil i bem Yéhôva ni ntôñ wé, hala a bi bane me nseñ ngandak! 	 I have learned to wait on Jehovah and his organization, and how I have benefited from doing so!


Lelaa Yésu a bi éba le bagwélél ba Djob ba nlama bé nit ngim nlôñ m’bô tole ñane wap wada? 	 How did he demonstrate the need for God’s servants to avoid taking sides on political issues?


A bé a ngwés bo inyule ba bééna makénd, ni le hala a bi tihba nye ngandak. 	 He loved them for the zeal that he had seen in them, and this had had a powerful impact on him.


*Mahihna 	 *required


Kiki héga, di noñ biniigana ni ndémbél i Man wé Yésu Kristô. Jon, di nyoñ bé ngaba ni mam ma nkoñ isi kiki bo mam m’bô (pôlitik), ni gwét. 	 For example, we follow the teachings and example of his Son, Jesus Christ, by being “no part of the world,” avoiding its politics and wars.


Me ni Bethel di bi témb di yila basañal, hala a yible ki bés njel i kôhna bisai bipe. 	 Bethel and I then began to pioneer again, which opened up other joyful privileges for us.


Me bé la ki hôla ba ba bi la bé bana pôla i nigil yi Yéhôva!” 	 I could continue to help those who had not had a chance to learn about Jehovah!”


(Matéô 22:35-37) Yésu a bi toñol le gwéha mut a gwé inyu Yéhôva, yon i nlama ba njom i ntinde nye i kôs sôble inyu yila kristen. 	 (Matthew 22:35-37) Jesus explained that love for Jehovah should be the reason why someone gets baptized and becomes a Christian.


15 Sita yada i i niñ i Érôpa nwelmbok i di mbôk sima a bi ôt minlélém mi biniigana. 	 15 The sister in southern Europe mentioned earlier learned this same lesson.


Unda le u ngwés Yéhôva (Béñge liben 10) 	 Show love for Jehovah (See paragraph 10)


18 Mam ma momasôna ma yé ndik ndék ngababum i nlôôha diye inyu bet ba nyéñ bana mawanda i ngii. 	 18 This is just part of the priceless inheritance for those who make friends in heaven.


2 Hala a yé ñwii ndi ñwii le, prisi keñi i ndéñgés bikoga i bisu bi Yéhôva hiki ñwii. 	 2 Every year, for hundreds of years, the high priest made this wave offering.


Mu kii a bé kwel ni baôma bé, Yésu a bi bigdaha bo ngandak ngélé le Yéhôva a’ timbhe masoohe map.—Yôhanes 14:13; 15:7, 16; 16:23. 	 During his talk with his apostles, Jesus repeatedly assured them that their prayers would be answered.—John 14:13; 15:7, 16; 16:23.


(Manyodi 33:12-17) Yak bés di nla kôhna bisai bikeñi ibale Yéhôva a mpam i yi bés tôbôtôbô. 	 (Ex. 33:12-17) We likewise can receive wonderful blessings when Jehovah comes to know us personally.


7 Yésu a kal le: “Jon kenana, yilhana biloñ gwobisôna banigil . . . ni niigaga bo.” 	 7 Jesus said: “Go . . . make disciples of people . . . teaching them.”


Ngéda bilôk bikéé gwés bi ntehe bés i makoda, bi ñemblege mandimbhe més, ni tjémbi di ntôp, lelaa hala a nhôla bo? 	 When our brothers see us at the meetings and hear us comment and sing, how does this help them?


Mbus, ngéda ba bi nôgda le ba bé bebee i nigil hilémb hi libôga, ba bi ke likoda li hop u Malgache. 	 Later, when they felt ready to tackle the local language, they moved to a Malagasy-speaking congregation.


Kiki hihéga, ngéda a bé ke i nkoñ Kanaan ni lihaa jé, ni minkol nwé; a bi nwas le Yéhôva nyen a éga nye mu makidik momasôna a bé yoñ, makeñi ni matitigi. 	 For example, when he traveled to Canaan with his family and his servants, he continued to let Jehovah guide him in making decisions both big and small.


Telep, u sôblana.”—MINSON MI BAÔMA 22:16. 	 Rise, get baptized.”—ACTS 22:16.


(Lôk Héber 10:24) Jon di nlama ke ni bisu i tôñ ni lôk kéé yés, inyu boñ le di laa ti bo makénd ngéda i gwé ngôñ ni mo. 	 (Heb. 10:24, ftn.) We should, therefore, be increasingly interested in our brothers, so that we can encourage them whenever needed.


Kii héga, inyu hôla bés i tééda adna yés ni bilôk bikéé bi bôlôm ni bi bôda, Bibel i nti bés makénd i ke ni bisu i ‘nwéhlana bés ni bés,’ ni i ba bebee i pala sañgal mindañ. 	 For example, in the matter of maintaining unity with your brothers and sisters, the Bible encourages you to continue “forgiving one another freely” and to be quick to resolve matters of dispute.


Yigil i noñ i ga timbhe mambadga ma. 	 The next article will consider the answers to those questions.


Ipôla bitugne bi gwobisôna, bi bi nlôôha nseñ bi yé bi Yésu. 	 The most important one, of course, is that of Jesus.


Ibale u ntééda hiun ikété ñem, u ga tééñga mbôô woñ ni mahoñol moñ—u nla ki ôbôs libii joñ. 	 If you hold on to resentment, you can harm yourself physically and emotionally—you can also damage your marriage


I ngim biloñ, liyéé li mut a ñeñk tole a mbôñgôl loñge, li nla nene loñge i mis ma bôt, kayéle li kéñ bé ñañ nlam. 	 In some cultures, a neat beard may be acceptable and may not detract from the Kingdom message.


Yak nye a bi yoñ bitelbene i yi le bôt ba ba nkap nwo, ba ‘kôôba le mam momasôna ma telep loñge, ha bisu bi Yéhôva nyetama bé, ndi yak bisu bi bôt ki.’ 	 He took steps to ensure that those delivering the funds cared for “everything honestly, not only in the sight of Jehovah but also in the sight of men.”


Ikété njôghe keñi, me hoñol bini bibañga bi Yésu: “Bé ni yé nsaibak ngéda bôt ba nyahal bé, ni tééñga bé . . . 	 Through the intense pain, I recalled Jesus’ words: “Happy are you when people reproach you and persecute you . . .


3 Baa banigil ba Yésu ba bé lama bem le bôt bon ba loo i boni? 	 3 Were Jesus’ disciples to be passive, waiting for people to come to them?


8, 9. (a) Mambe mahol ma nla hôla bés i ba siñ ikété hémle? (b) Imbe njômbi di nlama bana ngéda di nigil, di soñdaga ki? 	 8, 9. (a) What will help us to develop spiritual stability? (b) What is our goal when we study and meditate?


Mambe maboñok me ntehe le ma téé bé sép, ni inyuki me ntehe mo hala? 	 What actions do I consider to be unjust, and why?


Lelaa mbuu Yéhôva u bi kobol bés? 	 In what ways has Jehovah’s spirit liberated us?


Mambe mabéhna ñoma Paul a bi ti bikristen bi ngéda yé? 	 What counsel did the apostle Paul write to fellow Christians?


(Yérémia 17:7, 8; Yakôbô 2:22, 23) Ha nyen yak nye a ga kôôge bés bebee, a sayap ki bés ni ñem nwee (nsañ u kété kété). 	 (Jer. 17:7, 8; Jas. 2:22, 23) In turn, he draws close to us and blesses us with inner peace.


(Matéô 10:36) Lelaa di nla pamba? 	 (Matt. 10:36) How can we cope?


Hala a bé unda le kiññem i bé tééñga bo. 	 This indicates that their conscience was bothering them.


(Yôhanes 5:28, 29) Djob a mbôn le “a’ milba nyemb i mba ni mba, Nwet le Yéhôva a’ tos ki gwiiha masu map momasôna.” 	 (John 5:28, 29) God promises that “he will do away with death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will wipe away the tears from all faces.”


Ngéda bôt iba ba mbôdôl wada ni nuu ñem, ba nkon ha bé woñi. 	 When two people trust each other, they feel safe and secure.


Ibale hala a bôña, ki Lôk yuda i i bé kodba ni bikristen i bi kôs kokse. 	 Also, the Sanhedrin could declare Christianity an apostasy from Judaism.


I sôñ Matjel i nwii 2012, me bi kwo, me bôk bôbôk. I bi nene le me nla ha bé yén metama. 	 In February of 2012, I fell and broke my hip, and it became clear that I would need help.


Kii jam li bi pémél Yôsep li niiga bés?—Bibôdle 41:42 (Béñge liben 13) 	 What lesson do we learn from what happened to Joseph?—Gen. 41:42 (See paragraph 13)


Kii i nla suhus nduña i mut nu a mbem bakén? 	 What may alleviate worries about having guests?


Lelaa ba bé begel hiéé i ngéda kôba? 	 “Blessed Be Your Good Sense!”


5 Boñge ba wanda ba gwé ngui i mbéda inyu sal ngandak bibôlô ikété nson u Yéhôva. 	 5 Young people have the strength needed to accomplish much in Jehovah’s service.


3 Ndi kii i nla hôla bés ngéda di mboma nya mangéda mabe? 	 3 But what can help us when we come face-to-face with such difficult circumstances?


(Añ Yésaya 43:10-13.) 	 (Read Isaiah 43:10-13.)


Ôt pék mu ndimbhe i i ga lédés hémle yés ni makidik més i hônba. 	 Contemplating the answer will strengthen our faith and our determination to endure.


binééga-bi-mam 	 innovations


12 Inyu Yésu, hala a bé lo bé nye i mahoñol le Isañ wé nu ngii a nla ti dinuni bijek, ndi a ti bé bôt ba binam mam ma tôbôtôbô ma ma yé bo nseñ.[1] (1 Pétrô 5:6, 7) Yéhôva a ga ha bé bijek ikété manyo més, ndi a nsayap biliya gwés i sal bijek, tole i yéñ moni inyu somb mam ma yé bés nseñ. 	 12 For Jesus, it was unthinkable that his heavenly Father would provide food for the birds but not take care of the same basic needs of humans.[1] (1 Pet. 5:6, 7) He will not put the food in our mouths, but he may bless our efforts to grow the food we need or to earn the money to buy our daily provisions.


Jon, i ngéda a bi mal bôlô yé, a témb i nlômbi wé homa.—Bakéés 8:22, 23, 29. 	 Rather, as soon as he could, he gladly returned to his former place.—Judg. 8:22, 23, 29.


(Ñañga Bôt 9:6) Bôñha majôna ma Yésu, i bé boñ le mawanda ma bôlô ma Yôsep ma bôdôl yahal nye. 	 (Num. 9:6) By arranging Jesus’ burial, Joseph also risked derision from his colleagues.


Inyu kôhna biniigana bipe, béñge “Mambadga ma basoñgol” i Nkum Ntat, nu 15 Mpuye, u nwii 2015, i mapep 29-30. 	 For more information, see “Questions From Readers” in The Watchtower, May 15, 2015, pp. 29-30.


Mayaa ma minje mi makiñ, mbômhaga inyu ñkeda 	 Voice Dataset, Ready for Download


2 Kinje ndutu Yésu a bé le a nôgda, ngéda a bi tehe bayimbén ni Farisai ba nkôdôs Mbén Isañ! 	 2 How pained Jesus must have been, then, when he saw the scribes and Pharisees misrepresent his Father’s Law!


12, 13. (a) Inyuki ngimanôgla i yé i ba ipôla bikristen? (b) Ñañ u Yôsep u niiga kii bés inyu Yéhôva? 	 12, 13. (a) Why do differences between Christians occur? (b) What does the account of Joseph teach us about Jehovah?


Inoñnaga ni likak li Hana, man nye ngi to yila tjee, a bé lama yila Nazir niñ yé yosôna, hala wee a bé mpohlak inyu ti nyemede nkikip, i sal nson mpubhaga bisu bi Yéhôva.—Ñanga Bôt 6:2, 5, 8. 	 According to Hannah’s vow, her child would become a lifelong Nazirite, meaning that he was to be singled out, dedicated, and separated for Jehovah’s sacred service.—Num. 6:2, 5, 8.


Nlélém jam inyu yés, di nlama sal ni ngui i keñgle mahoñol ma nkoñ isi u Satan le ma éga bañ bés. 	 Similarly, we need to work hard to avoid being influenced by Satan’s world.


(Yôsua 22:9-34) Ba bi nok le, lôkisañ yap i i bé i pes likôl i Lom Yordan, hala wee bon ba Ruben, ni ba Gad, ni pes litén li Manasé, i bi oñ juu li bisesema ha ngwañ Lom Yordan. 	 (Josh. 22:9-34) They received a report that the Israelites living on the eastern side of the Jordan (the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh) had constructed a large, impressive altar near the Jordan.


Jon, mut a ngwélél Yéhôva ni ñem wé wonsôna a gwélél bé nye ni masu ima. 	 So a person who serves Jehovah with his whole heart does not render hypocritical service.


Nwii u bé noñ ha, ba bi téé me nsañal nu tôbôtôbô, me ni Mary henshall. 	 The following year, I was appointed as a special pioneer, along with Mary Henshall.


Béñge lelaa Bañga i Djob i bé kônha ñem wé maséé. 	 Notice the effect that God’s words had on his heart.


Di ngwés bé kôna Diôtréfé, nu a bé leege bé bilôk bikéé bi bi bé yuuga likoda jé, inyule a bé ti bé bo lipém. 	 We do not want to be like Diotrephes, who did not welcome the brothers visiting his congregation because he did not respect them.


Nkot juu jap li mimañ a nkal le: “A yé mankéé a nlôôha nwee nya ni mah tehe bé.” 	 “He is one of the meekest brothers you could ever wish to meet,” says the coordinator of the body of elders in the congregation to which Hans belongs.


I bibôdle, unu ñwin u yé ntilga ikété kaat Yésaya pes 41 u bé inyu litén li Djob. 	 The message in Isaiah chapter 41 was originally addressed to God’s ancient people.


LELAA U NLA LÉMÉS NTUBA WOÑ 	 HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SINGING


Mbus hala nyen me bi yi le hala a bé bo lem i Filipin ha mangéda ma, le nkwel u mbamba u ntagbe toi i mbamba! 	 I soon learned that it was the custom in the Philippines in those days for a public talk to be really public!


Di nhôs hiki kel. 	 We make mistakes every day.


Lelaa? 	 How so?


U nôgda lelaa inyu bôlô maoñ ikeñi i mbôña i len ini? 	 How do you feel about the greatest building work going on today?


Di nit bo mu kii ba nyônôs nson wap. 	 We cooperate with them as they perform their duties.


Ibôdôl ngéda mut nu bisu a héga, Satan a nigil i tibil yi bés. 	 He has studied human behavior since man was created.


5 Ngandak bôt i lihaa li Léje i bi tégbaha ngandak nwii i homa ONU ba bé leegene bôt ba nke loñ yap ngwéé. 	 5 Most of Lije’s family eventually spent years in United Nations refugee camps.


Baa u bé le u unda libak li ñem nwee? 	 Would you have tried to display a mild temper?


8 Di gwé njom ipe i ke ni bisu i téé likalô. 	 8 We have a further reason to continue our preaching work.


A ngi hoñlak: “Hala a bi yoñ ndik me ndék ngéda inyu yimbe le bôt ba bééna bé ngéda yem. 	 He recalls: “I soon realized that most people did not care about me.


10 Jam lipe li nla lédés hémle yés li yé le di wan libak li maliga li batila Bibel, lôñni makénd map. 	 10 Another faith-strengthening aspect to consider is the courage and honesty of the men who wrote the Bible.


Inyule ba gwé “yaga ngui i Nwet.” 	 Because they “go on acquiring power in the Lord.”


16, 17. (a) Ti hihéga inyu toñol kii i yé i yôiba? (b) Kii mut a nti nyemede nkikip yak Djob a nkal toi? 	 16, 17. (a) Illustrate what it means to disown yourself. (b) What is a person who makes a dedication really saying?


10 Iba, mu kii a bi ti Sébna maéba ma ngui, Yéhôva a bi unda le a bé nkwoog nkaa le Sébna a bé le a héñha. 	 10 Second, in strongly reproving Shebna, Jehovah may have been showing that he did not consider Shebna beyond recovery.


Nano di tehe lelaa mambén ni matiñ ma Bibel ma nla hôla bés i niiga kiññem yés. 	 Let us consider how Jehovah’s laws and principles can help us to train our conscience.


12 Jon, mu kii di nke ni bisu i téñbe ni nson u añal ñañ nlam, di ga ba bebee i hôla bet ba gwé ngôñ ni hogbe, d’a ba ha i ti mut hogbe ngéda a’ bana toi ngôñ ni yo. 	 12 Therefore, by faithfully continuing in our preaching work, we make sure that we will be available to give comfort to people at a time when they may be ready to accept it.


U nla hoñol lelaa hala a bé isii jam inyu Asa le a kahal kon woñi, a nwas ki le moo méé ma tomb, kayéle baoo ba yémbél nye. 	 You can imagine how easy it would have been for Asa to become anxious and fearful and to let his hands drop down in defeat.


Kii lôk kéé i bôlôm i i yé bagwelnson likoda, i nla ôt mu ndémbél i Timôtéô? 	 Appointed men can learn what lessons from Timothy?


(Añ 1 Tésalônika 2:13, 19, 20.) 	 (Read 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 19, 20.)


Ibabé i waa, di bi ke ni bisu i gwélél Djob mu mandap més ma Ane ni minyôl mi bakalô. 	 Undeterred, we continued with our simple straw-roofed Kingdom Halls.


Bôt ba kahal lond, ba kalak le: “Kiñ nyambe wada i, ha i mut bé.” 	 Herod evidently basked in the praise. What happened next?


Lelaa kristen i yé le i bôdôl ‘tôñ ndigi ni mam ma minsôn’? 	 How might a Christian begin to ‘set his mind on the flesh’?


(Matéô 24:33) Badba le: ‘Baa imbee ngéda ikété ñañ u bôt ba binam mam mana ma bi bôña (1) ni nkoñ isi wonsôna, (2) i nlélém ngéda, ni (3) ma bedek ndik ngui bet ni bet?’ 	 (Matthew 24:33) Ask yourself, ‘When in history have all the things described (1) taken place on a global scale, (2) occurred at the same time, and (3) progressed to an unprecedented extent?’


“Ngandak bapôdôl ba bitembee y’a pam i yumus ngandak bôt. Ndi hala ki liyanmbén l’a yaba, gwéha i ngandak bôt y’a hoi.”—Matéô 24:11, 12. 	 “Many false prophets will arise and mislead many; and because of the increasing of lawlessness, the love of the greater number will grow cold.”—Matthew 24:11, 12.


MAM U NHÉMLE 	 YOUR CONVICTIONS


A nkal ki le: “To ibale bôt bape ba nleñ me bibuk bibe inyu likalô jem, me ntééda maséé mem inyule me nyi le me mboñ biliya gwem gwobisôna inyu lémél Yéhôva.” 	 “Even if others make negative comments about my activity,” she says, “I remain happy, for I know that I am trying my best to receive Jehovah’s smile of approval.”


Lelaa i hek pék mu ngobol i bret ni wai i nhôla bés i hôñôs adna? 	 How can reflecting on the meaning of the Memorial emblems help us to promote unity?


10 Kiki dilo di Sakaria, Yéhôva nu mintôñ a ngi gwéélak biañgel gwé inyu tat ni lédés litén jé. 	 10 As in Zechariah’s day, Jehovah of armies still uses his angels to protect and strengthen his people.


Ndi bé kena, niglana likoble li jam lini le: ‘Me ngwés konangoo, ha bisesema bé,’ inyule me bi lo bé me i sébél bôt ba téé sép, ndik baboñbéba.” 	 Go, then, and learn what this means: ‘I want mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came to call, not righteous people, but sinners.”


Kii bañga gwéha i ntinde mut i boñ ibale a mboñ béba keñi? 	 What will genuine love move a person to do if he has committed a serious sin?


Di hoo bégés nye inyu jam lilam a mboñ. 	 Be quick to offer sincere commendation.


Ndi Yésu a bé hôla banigil bé i nok le nduña i yañga tole nduña i nlôôha, bi nla bé mélés mandutu més. 	 But Jesus was helping his disciples to realize that undue, or extreme, anxiety does not solve problems.


9 Kiki u mboñ biliya inyu yônôs ngôñ yoñ, unda le u yé mut nu a ‘nyi bem.’ 	 9 As you work toward your goals, show “a waiting attitude.”


Bon bés ba ntoo ngéda di yé maséé i ti bo makénd (Béñge liben 14) 	 Our children thrive when we warmly encourage them (See paragraph 14)


Inyuki i mbéda bés makénd inyu téñbe i gwés Djob? 	 Why do we need courage to be loyal?


Badba le: ‘Baa me ma unda ikété ntandaa ngéda le me nôgôl Yéhôva?’ 	 Ask yourself, ‘Have I obeyed Jehovah over a period of time?’


Ni nla niñ boga ni boga hana isi 	 You Can Live Forever on Earth


Mbus yom kiki bo sôñ yada i bôlô i het ba ñat bikaat, ba bi om me i homa ba ntila mimbamble, inyule me bé yi bép mashin. 	 After about a month in the Bindery, I was sent to the Magazine Department because I knew how to type.


Ba nkal ki le: “Di noode ha ikété miñem mi bingond gwés le ba diihe niñ lôñni bihélha bi mam bi niñ gwobisôna.” 	 “We try to develop in our daughters a great respect for life and its wonderful complexity,” say the parents.


Ngandak ikété yés i bi tam bibuk ni maboñok mabe ba bi bana ha ngéda i!—Bingéngén 14:29; 15:28; 19:2. 	 Many of us have lived to regret hasty words or rash actions!—Prov. 14:29; 15:28; 19:2.


Mam bôt ba mañwin ba nsébél le “miñañ,” ma mbéna nit matehge ma pes yada ikolba pes ipe. 	 Information broadcast as “news” is often presented in a biased and opinionated way.


Inyuki di kôli bem le bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba ba ntjegeg? 	 Why should we expect Jehovah’s worshippers to be organized?


Hala a yé 50 ma ñwii nano le me bi kôs nsébla u. 	 That was over 50 years ago.


Mantata wés nu munlôm to nu muda, a ta bé nkol, ibale mam ma nke hala. Ngo Nyambe a bi sébél bés inyu nsañ.” (1 Korintô 7:15) Ndi hala a nkobla bé le Bitilna bi nti i kristen i kunde i biiba ni mut numpe. 	 The Bible says: “If the unbelieving one chooses to depart, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not bound under such circumstances, but God has called you to peace.” (1 Cor. 7:15) This does not mean that the Christian is now Scripturally free to remarry, but there is no obligation to try to force the unbelieving mate to remain.


Lelaa Rôbôam a bé le a yi le ngeñ i bé bebee ni kola inyu yi too a bééna pék i sañgal mindañ? 	 How could Rehoboam foresee that soon his own ability to resolve complex issues would be tested?


Inyule a bé mañ mut kiyaga. A kal David le a nyéñ bé yila mbegee inyu kiñe. 	 Because of his advanced age, he told David that he did not want to become a burden to the king.


Ba bi nuñul ndap yap, ni gwom gwap, inyu ba basañal ba ngéda yosôna. 	 They decided to sell their home and goods to fund their full-time ministry.


Di nla bé to boñ le “njiiha keñi” i hoo bôdôl. 	 And we cannot do anything to speed up the start of the “great tribulation.”


Lelaa biyiinda bi Sakaria bi nla tihba bés i len ini? 	 What effect should Zechariah’s visions have on us today?


I yigil ini i ga wan diliba di-na inyu yén haa ni mam ma nkoñ isi ni tjél bôk makidik més. 	 This article identifies four keys to maintaining our neutrality and avoiding compromise.


A bi ke ni bisu i ti limut li li bi kodba ha mimbamble. 	 I was frightened but so admired Father.


Mam ma bi tagbe lelaa ngéda Stephen a bi bôdôl noñ maéba ma Bibel? 	 What was the outcome when Stephen began to follow the Bible’s advice?


U BÉMÉL BAÑ WEMEDE ILOO HÉGA 	 HAVE REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS


(Yakôbô 1:25) Yéhôva nu a ti mbén i, i i yôni, a nyi loñge loñge kii bôt ba binam ba gwé ngôñ inyu ba nyonok ni maséé, ni mahak. 	 (Jas. 1:25) Jehovah, who gave that perfect law, knows best the things humans need in order to be completely happy and satisfied.


Lelaa di nlama boñ ni biniigana di nkôhna? 	 How should we respond to the guidance being given?


To hala kiki ba bé le ba gwel bo tole ba nol bo, banigil ba bi añle bôt bobasôna bitugne bi Yésu ni makénd—bôt bobasô, hala we yak bôt ba nol nye. 	 At the risk of being arrested and killed, the disciples courageously proclaimed Jesus’ resurrection to all—even to the very ones who had executed him.


5 Kel yada ñôma Pétrô a bi bat Yésu le: “Di bi yék mam momasôna, di noñ we, ndi d’a bana ki?” 	 5 The apostle Peter once asked Jesus: “We have left all things and followed you; what, then, will there be for us?”


A boñge ba wanda, hala a ta bé bé jam li ntomb i pohol ni bébomede i yom ni gwé ngôñ i boñ i niñ nan. 	 Youths, you can make it easier for yourselves if you have a good idea where you want to go in life.


Inyuki hala a yé nseñ i niiga bôt bape? 	 Why is there a need to train others?


Ôa ni lem i pôôs bôt mahoñol mabe bi bé bagal bôt ngandak mu loñ. 	 The people of the land were divided by animosity and prejudice.


Jon ibale Djob a nkit le a mpohol ngim bôt ndék ngéda ilole lisuk li nlo, di ga pééna bé le a yé boñ loñge jam. 	 So if God decides to choose some of these just before the end, surely we would not doubt that he is doing the right thing.


Mbus hiki likoda, too ngéda ba bé ba pégi ngandak, wada mukété yap a bé bat me too me yé mbôô. 	 After every congregation meeting, no matter how busy they were, at least one of them would ask how I was.


(Tjémbi 65:3) “Tata nu konangoo, ni Nyambe nu lédésñem yosôna” a ga ti bés ngui i mbéda bés, i pes mbuu ni i pes mahoñol, inyu kolba nduña yés, bebeg a gwéélak bilôk bikéé gwés inyu boñ hala. 	 (Ps. 65:2) “The Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort” will unstintingly give us the emotional and spiritual support that we need, perhaps doing so by means of our fellow worshippers.


A bé malét ni ntipék nu baudu ba suklu, i bôlô i i bé wéés nye ngandak. A bé lôôha ki kon woñi inyu dilo di nlo, kayéle hala a yila nye kon. 	 He has a high-stress job as a schoolteacher and counselor, and he also has had to deal with an anxiety disorder.


(Rôma 6:17, 18) Jon, yak bés di yé le di kal le di “bi wo i pes béba.” 	 (Rom. 6:17, 18) So we too could be said to have “died with reference to sin.”


(Añ Tjémbi 103:10-14.) 	 (Read Psalm 103:10-14.)


Bimbe biniigana di nla ôt mu kaat Yésaya 40:26? 	 What lesson can we learn from Isaiah 40:26?


Ba bi yéñ ngandak manjel inyu boñ le niñ yap i ba loñge—ndi yom ba bi sôk tehe i yé gwét, manola, nyeñg disi, makon, gwon bi nkéñ bo i yônôs njômbi yap. 	 They may have tried to make their lives better—only to see things like war, crime, natural disasters, and sickness wreck their plans time and again.


(Manyodi 20:13; 21:22, 23; Tjémbi 139:16; Yérémia 1:5) Ndi kii di nla kal inyu ligwéélak li DIU? 	 (Ex. 20:13; 21:22, 23; Ps. 139:16; Jer. 1:5) What about the use of an IUD?


8 Ngéda lok yé i bééna jam kiki bo 10 ñwii, isañ mbai wada i loñ i Ôstrélia, a bi kena man wé i ndap ba ntéédana minlômbi mi gwom bi mbok inyu unda nwo bôt. 	 8 When his son was about ten years old, a father in Australia took advantage of a visit to a museum to help his son to strengthen his faith in God and in creation.


Tolakii a bi yemhe Djob le a bigda le a bi gwélél nye ni ñem wé wonsôna, Hézékia a boñ mam ma mbébél Yéhôva ngim mangéda. 	 Though he could plead with God that he had served Him with a complete heart, Hezekiah did for a time displease Jehovah.


Ha nyen di bi yi le nlélém ntôñ won u bi pémés bikaat di bi añ! 	 We realized that this came from the same group that published those books!


NDÉK MAÉBA: U nlama ti bon boñ bibôlô inyu boñ le ba nigil i hôla bôt bape. 	 TIP: Assign chores to your children to help them learn the value of serving others.


Ni jam li mahoñol, njee ikété yés a gwé bé ngôñ i ba i pes yé? 	 Who of us would not want to be on his side?


Inyuki Yéhôva a nlama yônôs mimbônga nwé inyu unda le nyen a kôli toi énél bihégél gwé? 	 Why does the vindication of God’s sovereignty include the fulfillment of his promises?


10 “Hémle.” 	 10 “Faith.”


Ruth a bi ke letee ni i loñ Israél, i homa a bé le a bégés bañga Djob. 	 Ruth moved to Israel, where she could worship the true God.


(Bingéngén 28:26) Miñañ mi Bibel mi ñunda bés bikuu di nkôs ngéda di mboñ kiki ñem u nkal bés. 	 (Prov. 28:26) And Bible accounts show the sad consequences of following one’s heart.


Di nla bana ngôñ keñi i kôs mahôla ma Djob, ngéda di gwé ngimanôgla ni mankéé wada likoda. 	 And we may most keenly feel the need for divine help when we have a disagreement with a member of the congregation.


(Tjémbi 144:15) Yéhôva a yé Djob li maséé, yak bagwélél bé ba nkôna i lem i. 	 (Ps. 144:15) Jehovah is a happy God, and his people reflect that quality.


(Yésaya 60:22) Mbañ i, i yé toi i yon i dilo di nsôk dini. 	 (Isa. 60:22) That prophetic statement has certainly come true in these last days.


Tole kii di nla boñ ibale bakén ba bôt ba naña bés i tuk ni bo ni njel internet? 	 Or what should you do if invited to play online games with strangers?


Kii i ñunda le Maria a bé yi emble ni ñem wé? 	 What shows that Mary was a good listener?


Inoñnaga ni kaat yada, a·gaʹpe “a nla ndik yiba ni njel minson minlam a ntinde bés i bana ipañ bôt bape.” 	 According to one reference work, a·gaʹpe “can be known only from the actions it prompts.”


Inyuki i béñge mut numpe, nu a ta bé sobiina woñ ni mis ma ndéñg, i yé béba? 	 Why is sexual interest in anyone who is not one’s own marriage mate unacceptable?


A bé liwanda li lihaa jés le. A bééna bon bôlôm ba ba bé mahas: Frank bo Francis. 	 His twin sons, Frank and Francis, were and still are two of my best friends.


(Matéô 24:7, 11, 12, 14; Lukas 21:11) Di nyamnda ni ngôñ i bem bisai malo ma Nwet ma gwéne bés, ni i tehe lelaa ma ga yônôs sômbôl i Djob.—Markô 13:26, 27. 	 (Matt. 24:7, 11, 12, 14; Luke 21:11) We eagerly anticipate what the Lord’s coming will mean for us and for the accomplishment of God’s purpose.—Mark 13:26, 27.


Kiki hémle yés i bé nañ, di tehe nseñ i pahle bo hémle yés. 	 As our faith grew, though, we saw the need to be open about our beliefs.


Ngéda a bééna 17 ñwii, mahéñha makeñi ma bi bôña i niñ yé. 	 When Joseph was 17 years old, his life was turned completely upside down.


I sôñ maye sép i ñwii 1948, di bi nyodi i New York ni njel man sitima a bé ke ni mbebi, a bak mbôñgô (18 méta), ba séblak wo le Sibia. 	 In November of 1948, we left New York City aboard a 59-foot (18 m) schooner named Sibia.


A bi yoñ ngéda i tibil hégha biniigana bi ngandak bibase ni i jam Bibel i niiga. A boñ nlélém jam ni bibase bi bi nhémle bé Yésu. 	 He had carefully compared the teachings of many different religions, even non-Christian religions, with what the Bible says.


Di nlama tééda bésbomede ni bimbe bilem bibe? 	 Against what hardening traits must we be on guard?


(Lukas 3:8; 2 Korintô 2:5-10) Ntjegek ngéda u ta bé inyu boñ le ba témb ba neebe nye ikété likoda. Ntén liboñog libe li, li mbéna bé ba ikété ntôñ u bagwélél ba Djob. Ndi ibale hala a mbôña, di nlama bé boñ wee ngim yom bé i. 	 (Luke 3:8; 2 Cor. 2:5-10) Though no set time must pass before that person’s reinstatement, such treachery, which seldom occurs among those associated with God’s people, cannot be ignored.


I tibil wan bibañga bi Paul bi bi mpémél i kaat 1 Korintô 10:13 i hôla bés i sôk nok lana le: Yom yo ki yo i ta bé i Bibel i i niiga le Yéhôva a ntehe i bisu bi ngéda i yom di nla begee, ndi mbus, a pohol mambe manoodana ma ga kwél bés. 	 A further consideration of Paul’s words recorded at 1 Corinthians 10:13 leads us to this conclusion: There is no Scriptural reason to believe that Jehovah assesses in advance what we can bear and then, based on such an assessment, chooses which trials will befall us.


Yis mimañ manoodana u mboma inyule u ntjél yoñ ngaba i mam ma m’bô ma nkoñ isi, u bat ki bo maéba ma nlôl i Bibel. 	 Let the elders know about the tests of neutrality that you may be facing, and ask for their mature, Bible-based counsel.


Bé bagwal ni gwé nson nkeñi i sal mu jam li, téntén ngéda man nan a mbat ngandak mambadga. 	 You as a parent play an important role in that process, especially when your child asks questions.


Mbus Paul a béhe Timôtéô le a kônd bañ mañ mut, ndi a tehe nye kiki isañ. (1 Timôtéô. 	 Then, too, Paul admonished Timothy not to criticize an older man severely but to view such an older brother as a father.


Kinje hogbe di gwé i ‘bééga Yéhôva mbegee yés,’ di yik le ‘a ga lédés bés’! 	 How comforting it is for us to ‘throw our burden on Jehovah,’ knowing that ‘he will sustain us’!


Lelaa masoohe ma nla lédés bés? 	 How can prayer provide us with comfort?


Hiki ngéda, añal ñañ nlam inyu unda hémle yoñ (Béñge liben 12) 	 Exercise your faith by sharing the good news at every opportunity (See paragraph 12)


Ba nlep ngéda yap yosôna inyu añ tole béñge bititii ni añ mam ma mbéñge niñ yap. 	 Or they spend a great deal of time looking at pictures of or reading about such individuals.


I mbus jôm li nwii, nsoñgi wap u bi bet 10 ngélé! 	 Ten years later, there were ten times as many!


Inyu hala nyen, i bé nledek inyu bôt bahôgi ipôla yap le ba tjôô maboñog ma nlômbi wap base, ni inyu neebe mam base yap i mondo i bé bat le ba boñ. 	 Because of that, some had difficulty accepting the new way of worship or fully relinquishing their former ways.


“Ndi Nwet wés Yésu Kristô nyemede, ni Nyambe Tata wés, nu a gwés bés, a ti ki bés hogbe i mal bé, ni loñge botñem inyu konangoo yé i mbuma ñañ, a hôgbaha miñem minan ni lédés ki bé.”—2 Tésalônika 2:16, 17, MN.* 	 “May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and gave everlasting comfort and good hope by means of undeserved kindness, comfort your hearts and make you firm.”—2 Thess. 2:16, 17.*


Inyuki i nlôôha ba nseñ le di ‘yoñna bés ni bés kiki bakén’? 	 Why is it so important to “be hospitable to one another”?


Jon, ngéda bôt ba ntjél leege likébla li, hala a nhélés bé bés le di nok “njôghe ñem.” 	 So when people refuse to accept that gift, it is no wonder that we may have “pain in [our] heart.”


Babilôn Nunkeñi a bé ñunbak. 	 The church was horrified.


Lelaa di nla unda le di nyi le “Yéhôva Nyambe wés a yé Yéhôva wada”? 	 How can we demonstrate that we understand that “Jehovah our God is one Jehovah”?


(Rôma 12:17, 18) Tolakii Paul a bi boma ngandak mandutu, “inyu mandun ma bôt ba ngadla,” a bi niñ inoñnaga ni bibañga bi, a sôñ bé nyemede kekikel kayéle a titbe matiñ ma Bibel. 	 (Rom. 12:17, 18) Despite the many troubles that Paul experienced, including “dangers from robbers,” he lived by his words, never putting personal security above Scriptural principles.


Me bi kôôba bo inyu bikééhene, me kalak bo kii ba kal ni kii ba kal bañ, me boñok weñgoñle me yé mut mbén. 	 I prepared them for the trial and cross-examination by pretending to be the prosecuting attorney.


Ngi manôgla i Adam i bi lona kii? 	 What has been the result of Adam’s failure to obey?


Mambe mahôla di nkôs inyu ke ni bisu i téé likalô? 	 How are we helped to endure in our preaching work?


Letee ni 30 bôt ba nlélém lihaa, ba bi neebe maliga! 	 Eventually, some 30 members of a family with whom we studied came into the truth!


Me bi tehe i mis map le ba bééna bé botñem yo ki yo, hala a ti me ngôñ i añle bo ñañ nlam u Ane Djob. 	 I saw no sign of hope in their eyes, and I yearned to tell them about God’s Kingdom.


Jam jada li yé le, Yéhôva a gwé bilem bilam bi u yé u nyéñ yak mawanda moñ u nlôôha gwés. 	 For one thing, God has qualities that you likely look for in your best friends.


Tjekia 	 Czech


(Lôk Héber 12:6) Ñañ wé u bi tihba me ngandak, u bi hôla ki me i témbna mbôô wem i pes mbuu. 	 (Heb. 12:6) His comments touched my heart and helped me regain my spiritual balance.


Lelaa lôk kéé yés i bôda i i ñun i nla unda ñem ngui? 	 What courage may be needed on the part of older sisters?


8 Ñ, Môsé a bi hôñlaha litén le Yéhôva a yé Djob li li tiñi i gwés bagwélél bé ni li li nhéñha bé inyu gwéha ni tôñ a ntôñ bo. 	 8 Yes, Moses reminded the people that Jehovah was constant and unchanging in his love and care for them.


Ndi Pua yem, hala a bé kal bé nye to jam. 	 Dad, though, was not interested.


Kiki hihéga, Kain a bi kil manyañ Abel njôñ, a nol ki nye. 	 For instance, Cain became jealous of his brother Abel and killed him.


Sita yada le Li nu a gwé iloo 30 nwii, a niñ i pes likôl i Asia Nwelmbok. 	 A sister in her early 30’s named Li already lived in Southeast Asia.


A BOÑGE BA WANDA “Kenana yaga tohi nan lôñni bisu” 	 Young Ones—“Keep Working Out Your Own Salvation”


4 Ngim mangéda, ini titii le moo ma mut ma ntomb, i ngwélana inyu pôdôl mut nu a gwé ha bé makénd, mut nu a gwé nduña, tole mut nu a gwé bé botñem. 	 4 To let the figurative hands drop down has at times been used to describe someone who is discouraged, disheartened, or without hope.


Ligwéélak li buk ini le “jon” i nlôñ 12, i nkobla le bisai bi bi noñ letee ni nlôñ 14, bi nyônôl bôt ba téé sép—bet ba gwé ngôñ le ba ‘sôñ bo ni le ba péyés bo’ i moo ma bibéba bi bôt (nlôñ 11). 	 The use of “then” in verse 12 means that the blessings that follow in verses 12 to 14 are understood as applying to the righteous—those who ask to be ‘rescued and saved’ from the wicked (verse 11).


Di bi sômbôl nye bitamb, a bôdôl ki ke i likalô ni bés. 	 We bought her a pair, and she came preaching with us.


Bebek njom i yé le, ni nyi bé lelaa ba ga yoñ ñañ nlam. 	 You have no idea how they will react.


Kii bañga gwéha i ga tinde bés i boñ? 	 What will genuine love move us to do?


9 Kii Yésu a bé gwés niiga bés ngéda a sôk kal le: “Sômbôl yoñ i bôña”? 	 9 What did Jesus mean when he next said: “Let your will take place”?


18 I bet ba ntééne bakén ba bôt likalô ba gwé ngôñ i “bana pék”ni le ba ‘yoñ yihe’ (Matéô 10:16; Bingéngén 22:3) Emble bo ni wongut, ndi yoñ bañ ngaba i minkwel mi m’bô. 	 18 Those who preach to refugees need to be “cautious” and even “shrewd.” (Matt. 10:16; Prov. 22:3) Listen patiently to their concerns, but do not discuss politics.


(Matéô 13:23) Di béñge ni nano lelaa i boñ jam li, li nla hôla we i lédés hémle yoñ le Djob nyen a yé Nheg, ni le Bibel i yé maliga. Manjom ma nkwés bés nkaa mu mam ma, ma nhañ bé.—Lôk Héber 11:1. 	 (Matt. 13:23) Let us see how doing so can help you to strengthen your faith in God as the Creator and in the Bible—topics on which there is no shortage of “convincing evidence.”—Heb. 11:1, ftn.


A ga ba maséé ngandak i yi le ndémbél yé i mut hémle i bi hôla ngandak bagwélél ba Djob ñwii ndi ñwii! 	 He will be happy to know that his example of faith has helped God’s servants for thousands of years!


15 Bibuk bini le “Yéhôva wada” bi nkobla le Yéhôva a ngwés le bagwélél bé ba ba ñadak, le ba bana ki bitééne gwada ikété niñ. 	 15 The oneness of Jehovah also implies unity and oneness of purpose, characteristics that we as his worshippers must have as we serve him.


A bôn Abraham le mbôda yé i bé lama kôdôl Hisi hi Likak, a bi boñ ki bihélha bi mam inyu yônôs mbônga u. 	 He promised Abraham that his descendants would inherit the Promised Land, and Jehovah performed mighty deeds to fulfill that promise.


Ngéda di nti bôt lipém i nya i, ba nhoo neebe nkwel wés i likalô, ni le likalô jés jomede li ga kônde num matam malam. 	 When we show such consideration, our words are more readily absorbed and our ministry is more effective.


(Yakôbô 4:8) Di nlémél nye, di nkôs ki bisai gwé. 	 (Jas. 4:8) We enjoy his approval and blessing.


Jon, a ga yi tep mawanda mé nyemede mbus ngéda. 	 Thus, he can increasingly make wise decisions in choosing his associates.


17 Ibale u nôgda le likalô i mbamba li yé ndutu inyu yoñ, u lehel bañ ñem. 	 17 If you find public witnessing challenging, do not give up.


(Rôma 12:18) Kiki di yé banigil ba Yésu, di nliya ‘i yén ikété nsañ ni bôt bobasôna.’ 	 (Rom. 12:18) As followers of Christ, we work to “be peaceable with all men.”


Lisañ jada li ba bi lôô ha, bisônda bi bé nok lék ngandak, bi yook mbiibe, mbot yap i bak nyonok ni libu biték. 	 On one such occasion, the officers were perspiring from the heat, and their suits were covered in dust.


Ba nti bomede nkikip ni ñem wap wonsôna i TurkaiNjéba 	 Determined to Be a Soldier of Christ (D. Psarras), Apr.


Ha nyen, me bat ndap téléfôn i het me bé lama bôdôl bôlô, too me bé le me bôdôl sonde yada mbus mamélél ma suklu. 	 Later, I asked the telephone company if I could start working there five weeks later than planned.


Paul a sôñga ntat ndap mok le a nolba bañ. 	 Paul stops the jailer from committing suicide.


(Daniel 1:19, 20) Ndi ilole hala a yilha nye ngôk, ni mut nu a nok bé yom bape ba nkal, a bi ba suhulnyu, a nyik minwaa nwé, a waa bé to bégés Yéhôva. 	 (Dan. 1:19, 20) But instead of becoming arrogant and opinionated, he remained humble and modest, always giving due credit to Jehovah.


Yôhanes 19:38 a nkal inyu Yôsep le “a ba nnigil Yésu, ndi nditi inyu woñi Lôk Yuda.” 	 John 19:38 says that Joseph “was a disciple of Jesus but a secret one because of his fear of the Jews.”


Ni nye a hôgbaha bo, a pôdôs ki bo ni loñge ñem.”—Bibôdle 50:21. 	 The Bible account adds: “Thus he comforted them and spoke reassuringly to them.”—Gen. 50:21.


(Minson mi baôma 6:1-4) Baa mimañ mi ma bat we ibale u yé le u hôla i leege bôt i likoda, i hôla bôlô i ti bikaat, i sal mabôga ma likalô, i bôñgôl ndap Ane, tole yom ipe ki? 	 (Acts 6:1-4) Have the elders asked if you would be willing to serve as an attendant or to help with literature, territories, maintenance, or the like?


Inyuki i bé béda Husai makénd inyu téñbe i gwés Djob? 	 Why did Hushai need courage to be loyal to God?


Jam li bisu li yé le, Yéhôva a bi ti bôt ba binam likébla li kunde i pohol. 	 First, Jehovah gave humans the gift of free will.


BÉBA—NI HIELÑEM 	 SIN—AND A MEASURE OF REPENTANCE


Ibale ñ, di nla les biniigana bi bi nla bane bés nseñ ngandak. 	 If so, we could be depriving ourselves of information that would be of great benefit to us.


BÔT ba mbéna bat Mbôgi Yéhôva le: “Njee a yé ñéga nan?” 	 “WHO is your leader?”


Baa bikristen bi bi yé nnañak bi nlama nigil bikaat bi boñge? 	 Why should adult Christians be interested in information for young people?


Inyule nya mbônga u u gwé mahee ngandak i mis ma Djob, u nlama ndik sôblana ngéda u yé nhôôlak bañga bañga i pes mbuu, ngôñ i boñ hala i lôlak ki i ñem woñ, u nogok ki kii i ti wemede nkikip yak Djob i nkobla. 	 Because this is such a serious promise to God, you should get baptized only when you are mature enough, you have a personal desire to do so, and you understand what it means to be dedicated to God.


Biniigana tole Biyônôl? 	 Lessons or Antitypes?


A bé bé i loñ Pulasi kiki nsañal, ndi kiki sônda i loñ Jaman. Hala a nkobla le a bé ñoo inyu loñ Pulasi. 	 He was not in France as a colporteur (full-time preacher) but, rather, as a German soldier.


Kii i bé le i hôla bikristen bi, i pamba mu mangéda mabe ma?—1 Pétrô 4:4, 7, 12. 	 What could help Christians everywhere to get through those stressful times?—1 Pet. 4:4, 7, 12.


(Matéô 23:8) Kiki mintôô mi bôt mi bé gwés biniigana bi ngim bôt kiki bo Aristôte ni Platôn, jon ndék ni ndék ba bi kahal héñha biniigana bipubi bi Bañga i Djob ni biniigana bi kwéha base. 	 (Matt. 23:8) Prominent men who were enamored of the philosophies of Aristotle and Plato introduced false religious ideas, gradually replacing the pure teachings of God’s Word.


12 Hiôb a bi nok njôghe iloo héga, yak Yéhôva a ti nye maéba ma ngui. Baa hala a nkobla le a bé nyéyéi nye? 	 12 Was Jehovah harsh in giving such straightforward counsel after Job had endured so severe a trial?


Ndi hala a yé maselna ngandak ni i yom Nhek wés, Yéhôva Djob, a mbôn bôt ba binam. 	 But that is far from what our Creator, Jehovah God, purposed for mankind.


Ndi me nyi le me nlama ke ni bisu i jôs yo. 	 But I know that I need to keep on fighting.


(Añ Minson mi baôma 15:30-32.) 	 (Read Acts 15:30-32.)


Pétrô, wada ikété baôma ba Yésu, a bi pôdôl inyu bitugne bi Yésu, a toñol le: “Nyen Nyambe a bi tugul kel i nyônôs iaa, a boñ nye le a nene, ndi ha ni bôt bobasôna bé, ndik ni mbôgi bôt, i i bôk téba ni Nyambe, bés yaga, ba di bi je, di nyo lôñni nye, a ma tuge ikété bawoga.” 	 Regarding Jesus’ resurrection, Peter, one of his apostles, explained: “God raised this one up on the third day and allowed him to become manifest, not to all the people, but to witnesses appointed beforehand by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after his rising from the dead.”


Ñ, David a bi nôgda le, i bé nye nseñ i bem. 	 Yes, David felt that the wait would be worth it.


2 Ngandak ñwii ilole Gwét bi Ntôla bi bisu bi mbôdôl, mankéé Charles Taze Russell ni mawanda mé ba bi tehe le bibase bi bé niiga bé maliga ma pémél ikété Bibel. 	 2 In the decades leading up to World War I, Charles Taze Russell and his associates realized that the organizations of Christendom were not teaching Bible truth.


A bé yéñ yi too Pétrô a ngwés bôlô i lop tjobi iloo i noñ nye Yésu ni biniigana gwé. 	 Did he have greater affection for the fish and the fishing business than for Jesus and the things that he taught?


di gwé bibomb? 	 our own weaknesses?


YÉSU A BÉ LÉDÉS BÔT BAPE 	 JESUS GAVE ENCOURAGEMENT


Bingond bi siksa bi bi sôk yila lôk kéé i pes mbuu (F. ni A. Fernández), Matôp 	 (Heb 4:12), Sept. When were God’s people captive to Babylon the Great? Mar.


Di bé yéñ kôna ndémbél ilam bésbomede di bi bana. 	 We wanted to mirror the examples that had been set for us.


(Lukas 10:42; 14:12-14) Jam li nlôôha ba mahee li yé le, di ba bañ bôt ba pégi ngandak kayéle di hôya i leege bakén! 	 (Luke 10:42; 14:12-14) What is most important is that we are never so busy that we forget to show hospitality!


Hiôb a bi tjél kôm Djob mbus. 	 Job refused to turn his back on God.


12 Kii i yé bihiumul bi ‘bi ñunda le di tiñi ni Djob’? 	 12 What are “deeds of godly devotion”?


Bibel i mpôdôl nhook kristen wada u hiai bisu u ba bi pémés ntôñ; mbus ngéda, a témb ki ntôñ. 	 The Bible mentions one anointed Christian in the first century who had to be disfellowshipped; later, he was reinstated.


Di bi tehe toi woo u Yéhôva mu jam li, nano makoda ma nloo jôm ni ima mu liboga li. 	 Jehovah’s hand in this arrangement was apparent, as there are now dozens of congregations in the area.


Inyu hala nyen Bibel i nkal le babiina ‘b’a nok njiiha’ ngim mangéda. 	 That is why the Bible says that married people “will have tribulation” at times.


Ndimbhe i mambadga ma i gwé maada ni hémle yés, jon di léba yo ikété Bitilna. 	 Those aspects have a bearing on our faith, so let us see what we find in the Scriptures.