A bi mbubaha bôt ba ndim, bibôk bi bôt, bakonlô. 	 He cured the blind, the lame, the lepers, and the deaf.


(1 Korintô 11:3) Ngandak balôm ba ba ntip biiba ni baa bap, ba ntehe le hala a ntomb bé. 	 (1 Cor. 11:3) Some new husbands and wives do not find this to be easy.


Ngéda me bi pam ñwii juem, bagwal bem ba bi nuñul ndap yap ni bisabe gwap, ba oñ man ndap ba bé kena bahoma bahoma kiki litôa, ni inyu ke het batéé likalô ba mbéda mu pes loñ i Kôlôradô. 	 When I was eight years old, my parents sold their home and shops, built a small mobile home, and moved to Colorado to serve where the need was greater.


(Añ Filipi 4:6.) 	 (Read Philippians 4:6.)


Kii héga, ntuk sinima nunkeñi wada, nu a bi sôk a yila mut pôlitik, a bi kal le: “Ñem nsôhga u ta bé lem yem to bebee—me gwé bé ki to ngôñ i bana yo kekikel.” 	 For example, a well-known movie star, turned politician, once said: “Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way—I hope it never will.”


I len ini, nsoñgi u basañal i loñ Britania u nkônde bet, mu kiki gwét bi Djob le Armagédôn bi gwé ni moo. 	 Today, Britain’s pioneer ranks are increasing again, as God’s war of Armageddon approaches.


Lelaa ba bi bôdôl nwes mbôô Ane i loñ Potoki 	 How the First Kingdom Seeds Were Sown in Portugal


(Añ Filipi 2:20-22.) 	 (Read Philippians 2:20-22.)


Ni le Akuila bo Priskila ba bé gwélél ngéda yap inyu ‘toñle bôt bape mam ma njel Nyambe kiki ma yé iloo ha.’ 	 And Priscilla and Aquila used their time to explain “the way of God more accurately” to others.


Ba noode bé toñ minhook mimpe inyu boñ le ba podok ndigi inyu mam ma mbéñge libak jap li minhook, tole ba nkodba ndik bo ni bo, inyu nigil Bibel ntôñ. 	 They do not try to find other anointed ones so that they can talk about being anointed or meet in groups to study the Bible.


Ñ, ni mahôla ma Nyambe, ni man ngok, David a bi yémbél Gôliat.—1 Samuel 17:45, 49, 50. 	 Yes, with God’s help and a smooth stone, David defeated Goliath.—1 Sam. 17:45, 49, 50.


Kaat Yésaya 65:14 i ntoñol lelaa litén li Djob li yé nano libak li mbuu: “Nuna-ki, minkol nwem nw’a sénk inyu mahak ma ñem.” 	 Isaiah 65:14 describes the spiritual condition prevailing among God’s people: “Look! My servants will shout joyfully because of the good condition of the heart.”


Di bé bomna hiki ngéda di bé la, di yoñok matat le ba gwel bañ bés. 	 Taking great care to avoid detection, we met whenever we could.


Ndi kaat Bibôdle, nlélém kiki bikaat bina bi bi nsébla le Miñañ minlam, i nti bikwo bi nkaa gwobisôna le i ñañal mam ma bi tagbe toi.* 	 But Genesis, like the Gospels, gives every indication of being a factual, historical record.*


Béñge yak i man kaat wés le Notre ministère du Royaume, Avril 2011, lipep 2, i homa le “Réponses à vos questions.” 	 See also the “Question Box” in Our Kingdom Ministry, April 2011, p. 2.


(Bingéngén 10:19; 17:27; Matéô 5:22) Ngéda bôt bape ba nyumbla bés, di nlama nigil i ti “hiun hi Nyambe pôla.” 	 (Prov. 10:19; 17:27; Matt. 5:22) When provoked by others, we need to learn to “yield place to the wrath.” Whose wrath? Jehovah’s wrath.


Yi yés i mambén ni matiñ ma Djob i nyégsa bés i boñ mam ma téé sép, ni i nit libak jé li nungingii. 	 With our knowledge of God’s requirements and standards comes the responsibility to do what is right and uphold his sovereignty.


Ngéda me yé i pôla yap, me nôgda wengoñle me yé ni lihaa jem ikété paradis i mbuu. 	 When I am among them I feel at home with my family, in a spiritual paradise.”


Lelaa Mbôkgwéé nu Djob a bi toñol kii a ba nôgda mu kii a bé sal ni Isañ? 	 How did God’s firstborn Son describe how he felt about working beside his Father?


Di nlama bé bem le ntôñ u Djob u ti bés ngim ñañga mintuk u u yé nlam ni u u ta bé nlam. 	 We should not expect God’s organization to supply a list of acceptable and unacceptable entertainment.


Ni njel i nyen, bon bés ni balal bés, ba bi yoñ ngaba ikeñi minson mi mbuu. 	 In this way our children, and later grandchildren, were very much involved in congregation activities.


Mapubi mé ma mbéyés bés njel inyu dilo di nlo. Bibel i nhôla bés i tehe ni i nôñôl mu njel i i nkena i bañga maséé, i het di ga togbene minson nwés i mba ni mba. 	 It also provides an illuminating view of the future, enabling us to see and follow a path that leads to lasting happiness and contentment.


Ma yé nyonok ni bibuk bi hémle, bi bibégés, ni bi mayéga.—1 Samuel 1:5-7, 12-16; 2:1-10. 	 It is full of expressions of faith, praise, and appreciation.—1 Sam. 1:5-7, 12-16; 2:1-10.


Ba bé bem ngéda Yéhôva a ga yilha hisi paradis, a mélés ki béba yosôna. 	 They looked forward to the time when Jehovah would make the earth into a paradise and remove all wickedness.


I yigil di nsôk tehe, i nti bés biniigana inyu mam nke ngwéé a bé lama boñ. 	 The preceding article outlined lessons learned from the steps taken by the fugitive.


19 Kikii mam ma hiai hini m’a ba ndik ma ‘yamb i nyambak,’ di nla bem le mandutu m’a ke ndik i kôndba. 	 19 As this system of things goes “from bad to worse,” we can expect to face increasingly greater difficulties.


Ngéda gwét bi Kôré bi bôdôl i ñwii 1950, oda i bi témb i pam le me jôp ki i ntôñ gwét. 	 When the Korean War began in 1950, I was ordered to join the army a second time.


Yéhôva a bi ti Sakaria yiinda i nsôk inyu yigye Lôk Yuda le, nye Yéhôva, a bé gwés bo, le a bé diihe mam ba bi boñ letee ni ha, ni i ti bo botñem ntiik le a bé lama sôñ bo ibale ba ntémb i bôlô Yé. 	 God gave Zechariah a final vision to assure the Jews of His love and appreciation for all that they had done so far and to guarantee protection for them if they would return to His work.


Ilole a nwo, a bi kébha bon bé nkus wé, bebek ni mahoñol le ba kolba bañ manyañ wap Abiya, nu a bi téé kiñe mbus yé. 	 Before his death, he generously distributed gifts among his many sons, evidently to discourage any revolt against their brother Abijah, his successor.


(Matéô 9:37; 24:14) Di béñge lelaa bibuk gwé bi nyon i nya i yé tôbôtôbô i mbok i Transcarpathia, i loñ Ukren. 	 (Matt. 9:37; 24:14) Consider how his words have proved true in a unique way in an area of Transcarpathia, Ukraine.


Tole di nla nwas le mandutu més ma yuu bés, i likala le, di hôya kii i nlama yoñ tel i bisu. 	 Or we could allow the weight of our personal trials to eclipse that great issue.


Di béñge lelaa di nla pam i boñ hala. 	 Let us consider how we can do so.


I ngéda di bé nyodi i New York, di bé nôgda weñgonle ba mbabaa bés. Ndi ngéda di bi pam i Nairôbi, mbabaa yés i bi yila jam li maséé! 	 We felt a lump in our throat as we left New York, but how that lump turned to joy when we were met by our brothers at the airport in Nairobi!


Bilôñ bibe bi nla tinde bés i yoñ makidik mabe. 	 Peer pressure could sway us to make a bad decision.


A bi tila le: Yéhôva “nyen a yé nhôla wem, m’a kon bé me woñi. 	 Paul wrote: “Jehovah is my helper; I will not be afraid.


Nano le konangoo i mbuma ñañ i Djob, ni nwéhél yé, bi yé mam di nla kôs, baa u nyoñ makidik ma ngui i tjél ‘sémél béba bijô gwoñ’? 	 Now that God’s undeserved kindness and resulting forgiveness are available, are you determined no longer ‘to present your body to sin’?


Ndi mut nu a gwé pék, a gwé ngab i pôdna yi ni nokna, kayéle a tibil ha gwo i bisélél. 	 A person who has wisdom is able to combine knowledge with understanding and put them to work in a practical way.


Yésu a bi kal le mut numpe a bé loo bé Yôhanes, ndi a kal ki le Yôhanes a ga ane bé kiki kiñe i ngii. 	 Jesus said that there was no man greater than John, but then he said that John would not rule as a king in heaven.


Adolfô a nkal le: “Niñ yem i bééna bé me mahee. 	 “My life was going nowhere,” says Adolfo.


Maséé mut nyemede a nôgda ngéda a nigil maliga, lôñni ngôñ yé i boñ kii yosôna i mbéda inyu ba nnigil, gwon bi ga tinde nyemede i bat sôble.—2 Korintô 5:14, 15. 	 It is the student’s heartfelt appreciation for the truth and his desire to shoulder the yoke of Christian discipleship that will move him to get baptized.—2 Cor. 5:14, 15.


Ba bé bé le ba ke yéñ mahôla, jon ba bi soohe Yéhôva le a om mankéé wada ni ngwende. 	 They could not go for help, so they prayed to Jehovah to send a brother with a knife.


Kiki njôô ni malal ma nyega gwon bi bé kéña nye, Nôa a bé le a tomb. 	 With violence and sexual perversion rampant all around him, Noah could have become discouraged.


Sakikô a nkal le: “Ngéda di bi tehe njal ba bééna i pes mbuu, ndap yés lihaa i bi bôdôl nigil hilémb hi Potoki.” 	 “When we saw their spiritual hunger,” says Sakiko, “we began to study Portuguese as a family.”


Soho ke i www.jw.org inyu tila hilo u gwé ngôñ i lo yuuga. 	 Please go to www.jw.org to make a reservation for your visit.


Aragonesia 	 Aragonese


Mayaa ma makiñ ma Common Voice ma njéhne sadaga nyum u lisolol makiñ u Mozilla le Deep Speech. Lipamak li bisu li Deep Speeh li bé i sôñ maye-sép i nwii 2017 ; ibôdôl yokel mahol mé ma ñke nii bisu. Di nsép le Mayaa ma makiñ ntôn ni sadaga likeñge li isolol makiñ bi tiba mbôô limut. Bot yés i ñem i yé le makeñge mana ma gahôla bahôlôs makeñge le ba pémés mbuu i matam ni i minsélél. 	 The Common Voice dataset complements Mozilla’s open source voice recognition engine Deep Speech. The first version of Deep Speech was released in November 2017 and has continued to evolve ever since. Together with the Common Voice dataset, we believe this open source voice recognition technology should be available to everybody. It’s our hope these technologies will enable developers to build a wave of innovative products and services.


Lelaa di nla unda le di nyéñ le Djob a éga bés? 	 How can we show that we are looking to God for guidance?


Ñôma Paul a tila le: “Wee hiki mut ikété yés a noode ndigi lémél mut wé libôk inyu boñ nye longe i hôlôs nye.” 	 “Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up,” wrote Paul.


Di nla kôna Yéhôva ngeñ di nlôôha bé tjelel ngéda mam ma nke bé kiki di hoñlak. 	 We can imitate Jehovah by not becoming overly concerned when things do not work out as we had expected.


Di nhéñha môl ma ngim bôt. 	 Names have been changed.


11 Baa u nwas le Mma Nunkeñi a ma we? 	 11 Do You Let the Great Potter Mold You?


Kii i ga pémél bibéba bi bôt?—Nlôñ 10. 	 What will become of wicked people?—Verse 10.


Lelaa niñ i minkôm i Babilôn i bé mahéñha ni libak li minkol Lôk Israél i bééna i Égiptô? 	 How did exile in Babylon differ from the slavery the Israelites had experienced in Egypt?


(Bingéngén 13:20) Lôñ i bôt ba ba ngwés mam ma mbuu, i ga hôla we i kôna bo mu kii ba ngwel bomede. 	 (Prov. 13:20) Spiritually-minded associates will have a positive influence on you, moving you to imitate their course of life marked by self-control.


Ndi bôlô yés i nlama bé ba jam li bisu i niñ yés. 	 But our secular employment should not be the main thing in our life.


(Matéô 19:9; Lôk Héber 13:4) Ndi mam ma yé lelaa inyu i bagla ni sobiina woñ? 	 (Matt. 19:9; Heb. 13:4) What, then, about separating from one’s marriage mate?


Inyuki di nlama bé lôôha kon Nsohop woñi? 	 Why should we not be overly anxious about the Devil?


Banigil ba Yésu ba bé maséé i noñ nye, ba hémlege le nyen Djob a mpohol. 	 Jesus’ disciples followed him willingly, and they affirmed that he was Jehovah’s choice.


14 Maselna ni hala, Yésu Kristô a bi unda ngim njel inyu bana bañga kunde. 	 14 In contrast, Jesus Christ pointed out a simple way to enjoy true freedom.


Bon ba ga ba “Yérusalem yondo,” nwaa Kristô. 	 They will make up “the New Jerusalem,” the bride of Christ.


Ndi ibale u mboñ bé loñge, wee béba i nsom i nwemel; y’a sômbôl we, ndi we, [w’a] ane yo?” 	 But if you do not turn to doing good, sin is crouching at the door, and its craving is to dominate you; but will you get the mastery over it?”


Ñ, leege bikodlene bi Djob, u kolba bañ gwo. 	 Yes, work with God’s discipline, not against it.


“Me bé me tégbaha ngim dilo ikété sonde, me eek ndigi; ngim mau, yak hilo hi bé hi héñél me. 	 “I would cry a couple of days during the week, and I couldn’t sleep some nights.


Yésu a kal le: “Mut nye ki nye a nla bé gwélél bet ba, ndik le a’ oo wada, a gwés nuu; to le a’ adbe ni wada, a yan nuu. 	 Jesus said: “No one can slave for two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stick to the one and despise the other.


Nlôñ u wotama, u ngwélél ngén inyu kal bés lelaa Yéhôva a ga mélés mandutu bôt ba binam ba nok ibôdôl i wom Éden. 	 That one verse, using figurative language, sets out how Jehovah will solve all the suffering that humans have experienced since Eden.


J’aimais le baseball plus que tout au monde! 	 I Loved Baseball More Than Anything!


Kii héga, a bi bana loñge nkwel u u nhôlôs ni muda wada i bee i Yakôb, bebee ni ini tison le Sikar. 	 For instance, he carried on a lively and fruitful conversation with a woman at Jacob’s well near the city of Sychar.


Ndi u héa hala, ba bé noode ki tinde lôk kéé ipe i noñ bo mu maboñog map mabe. 	 Worse still, they endeavored to entice their brothers to join them in their contemptuous ways.


Nkén mut a bat nye le: “Inyuki ni u nyoñ tjañtjañ nu silba? 	 “Then why do you take the silver coin?” the visitor asked.


(Daniel 7:13, 14) Di nyi ki le, ndék ngéda i Ane i, i ga mélés mandutu momasôna hana nkoñ isi. 	 (Dan. 7:13, 14) And we know that this Kingdom will soon bring a permanent end to all suffering.


Inyuki di nlama bé tomb ibale di nla bé pala héñha? 	 Why should we not be discouraged if we are not able to make changes quickly?


‘Njee a yé i pes i Yéhôva?’ 	 “Who Is on Jehovah’s Side?”


Kiki di bi jôp i ntôñ Yéhôva u u yé mapubi, i si bipapai gwé bi gwéha, di gwé mbegee i tééda wo mapubi. 	 After we have been brought into the protective and loving care of God’s clean organization, we have the responsibility to help maintain it.


Hiki ngéda me nhoñol jam li, me nti Yéhôva mayéga inyu makénd a bi ti Pua yem. 	 I look back with appreciation for the courage that Jehovah gave my father.


(Añ 2 Pétrô 2:6-8.) 	 (Read 2 Peter 2:6-8.)


1-3. (a) Imbe ndutu boñge ba wanda ba mboma, ni himbe hihéga di nla ti? 	 1-3. (a) What challenge confronts all young people, and how might this be illustrated?


Ngéda ba bé nyodi, ñane wap a nwemla, a pôgôs woo inyu yéga bés. 	 When they left, the chief smiled and waved to us.


Baa u mbéna sima mam ma tôbôtôbô mu masoohe moñ? 	 How specific are your prayers?


To hala kiki a bé ikété mandutu, Hiôb a bi sôk a diihe maéba ma. 	 Despite his ordeal, Job finally began to speak appreciatively.


11 Ibale di ntehe bé minhook kiki bôt ba nlee bape, hala a nsôñ ki bés. 	 11 If we do not treat anointed ones as more important than others, we also protect ourselves.


Bés bobasôna di gwé ngôñ i sôñ hémle yés, i yoñ yihe ni mahoñol ma ñem nwés, i yémbél ngui i bilôñ bibe i i nla ôbôs maada més ni Djob, i keñgle bilôñ bibe ni mintuk mimbe. 	 All of us need to defend our faith, control our emotions, reject harmful peer pressure, and avoid unwholesome associations and entertainment.


Mankéé Henschel a bi kal me le bôlô yem i bisu bisu i Bétel i bé le me hôla mankéé Franz i manjel momasôna. 	 Brother Henschel informed me that my foremost responsibility at Bethel would now be to help Brother Franz in any way needed.


Me bi bana maséé i yuuga bagwélél ba Yéhôva ikété 33 ma biloñ. 	 In all, I have had the pleasure of visiting Jehovah’s people in 33 countries.


Ngim bahoma ba nkoñ isi, ba mbéna bé tehe bôt ba matén nya ndi nya, ba nkodba inyu bégés Djob ntôñ, tole ba nyan jam li. 	 In some areas, the gathering of these different races at a religious meeting is unheard of or is looked down on by others.


(Bingéngén 4:23; Matéô 5:27-29) Inyu hôla bés i tééda gwéha ikeñi inyu Ane Djob, Yéhôva a bi ti bés lisôô li nkus lipe li li nlôôha mahee. 	 (Prov. 4:23; Matt. 5:27-29) To help us maintain our wholehearted love for God’s Kingdom, Jehovah has given us another priceless treasure.


Inyuki di nlama ke ni bisu i tina makénd bés ni bés i len ini? 	 Why should we today be increasingly concerned about encouraging one another?


16 Mbuu mpubi u bi ti Yésu ngui. 	 16 Holy spirit empowered Jesus.


(Matéô 26:39) Jon, ngéda banigil ba mondo ba, ba ntelep i nlôñ u bôt ba nsômbôl sôblana, ba ñunda toi le ba mal yôiba, ni le ba nyoñ makidik ma ngui i gwélél Djob ni ngui yap yosôna, ni bigwel moo gwap, lôñni ngap yap. 	 (Matt. 26:39) When presenting themselves for baptism, such new disciples confirm that they have disowned themselves and are determined to serve God with all their strength, means, and abilities.


Bebeg le Sintiké a nla kal le: ‘Me nla bé neebe hala, le Éwôdia a naña bé me! 	 Syntyche may have said: ‘I cannot believe that Euodia did not invite me!


I pot maliga, “a kôs ngandak njonok i moo ma ngandak bangangañ [tole bidokta], a sem mam momasôna a ba a gwé, ndi a boñ bé [tole a nôgda bé] to ndék mbôô, kon u yindge ndigi nyindge.”—Markô 5:25, 26. 	 In fact, “she had suffered much at the hands of many physicians and had spent all her resources, and she was no better but, rather, had become worse.”—Mark 5:25, 26.


Baa u nhoñol le ibale hiki mut a noñ litiñ lini, niñ y’a ba lelaa munu nkoñ isi? 	 Would the world be a better place if everyone lived by this Bible principle?


Mu biloñ bi bi gwé ngandak moni, bôt ba nla bana ngôñ i kôs ngandak mambot ma ma nhee diye, soso ndap, tole litôa li li nhee diye. 	 In wealthier lands, the urge may be to acquire a lavish wardrobe, a bigger house, or a more expensive automobile.


Ni hala nyen, di ga tibil tééda biniigana bi mondo ikété lisôô jés li nkus. 	 In this way, we are certain to place the new truth securely in our own treasure store.


Kiki hihéga, Añri a bé gwés a ntuk soñgo bakana inyu hikip hi suklu yé, ngôñ yé i bak le a je libôndô li gôl inyu suklu yé. 	 For example, Henry enjoyed playing chess with his school team and wanted to win a championship for his school.


Ndi baa, matiñ ma Bibel ma nla ki hôla bés ikété mandutu di ta bé le di yémbél nano, kiki hihéga, ngwa kon ni njôghe? 	 However, can Bible principles also help with problems that cannot be solved today, such as chronic health issues and grief?


18 Kiñe Yôsia nu a bé nlal Hézékia yak nye a bi kit le a ntééda mambén ma Yéhôva “ni ñem wé wonsôna.” (2 Miñañ 34:31) Ngéda a bé a ngi yii mañge wanda, “a bôdôl yéñ Nyambe nu isañ le David.” Ngéda a bi pam 20 ñwii, a bôdôl pubus Yuda ni base i bisat. 	 18 King Josiah, Hezekiah’s great-grandson, also resolutely kept Jehovah’s commandments “with all his heart.” (2 Chron. 34:31) When he was still a teenager, “he started to search for the God of David,” and by the time he was 20, he began to cleanse Judah of idolatry.


Bañga i djob i bi lédés makidik map 	 God’s Word Strengthened Their Conviction


Baa u ntehe nye a ma we ni moo mé? 	 Do you see yourself being molded in his caring hands?


2 Mahoñol ma nkoñ isi ma nyan mabéhna ma Yéhôva, ndék ni ndék ma yé ki le ma tômbôs hémle yés. 	 2 Worldly thinking ignores or belittles Jehovah’s guidelines, and its influence could gradually weaken our faith.


Mbus, Yésu a bi sal ni nye, a “ba nye pañ kiki nwet ngwelnson.” 	 Then, Jesus worked with him and “was beside him as a master worker.”


Maria a bi éba hémle i ngui mu kii a bi kwel ni mut wé lihaa le Élisabét mbus ngéda. 	 Mary revealed her deep spirituality when she later spoke to her relative Elizabeth.


Hilo hi bé noñ ha, hala wee ngwa um, limut li bi hôl kayéle bôt ba bé lama emble minkwel i si bie bikeñi. 	 On Tuesday, the crowd grew so large that the remainder of the convention program had to be held outside under stately trees.


Di bé niñ ngi mapubi, di nañlak i buñga, di kenek liké lôñni hosi, tole ni bon ba matôa. 	 We led a simple life in rural areas—doing without electricity, sleeping on mats, and traveling by horse and buggy.


Jon, konangoo i mbuma ñañ i Djob i nla ti bés “niñ boga” ni njel “Yésu Kristô.”—Rôma 5:19, 21. 	 Actually, God’s undeserved kindness can lead to “everlasting life through Jesus Christ.”—Rom. 5:19, 21.


Me nhémle hala ni ñem wem wonsôna. 	 I believe this with all my heart.


Kii héga, di nla soohe inyu bilôk bikéé bi bôlôm ni bi bôda, yak inyu boñge, ba ba yé i mandap ma mok i loñ Éritréa. Mu nsoñgi wap, di nla sima ini lôk kéé le Paulôs Éyasu, Isak Môgôs, ni Negede Teklemariam, inyule ba ngi yii i mandap ma mok i len ini, hala a yé 20 ma ñwii. 	 For example, we can pray for the brothers, sisters, and even children who are in prison in Eritrea, including our brothers Paulos Eyassu, Isaac Mogos, and Negede Teklemariam, who are still in prison after 20 years.


Di nyi le bijek bi mbuu bi bi nlôl ni Yéhôva bi nhôla bés i yén péé ni i ba nuuak i pes mbuu, i nhôla ki bés ‘i bana hémle i ngui.’—Titô 2:2. 	 We know that these provisions from Jehovah help us to stay spiritually alert, well-fed, and “healthy in faith.”—Titus 2:2.


Inyuki di nlama ba bôt ba hémle, ba wongut, ni bôt ba masoohe? 	 Why do you need to be faithful, patient, and prayerful?


Ba bi kobol maséé kiki “jam di nôgda ngéda di nkôs tole di mbem yom ilam.” 	 It has been defined as “the emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good.”


Ndég ngéda mbus ha, me kwélés manyañ Kati inyu ngélé nsôk. 	 Soon afterward, I spoke to Katie’s sister for the last time.


(Añ Ñañal 11:4-6.) 	 (Read Ecclesiastes 11:4-6.)


A bi nôgda le yigil Bibel i bi hôla nye ngandak, a nkal le: “Yigil i, i bi mma mahoñol mem, ni ñem wem. 	 She acknowledges how a study of the Bible affected her, saying: “I was molded with a new heart and mind.


Nson woñ u yé kiki manwee? 	 Marriage—Its Origin and Purpose, Aug.


Bibañga bini le “ADV” bi bé ntilga homa nyensôna ngii bie, ngii mandap, yak lipep li minkwel mi li likoda li ndôn! 	 The letters “ADV” were everywhere—on trees, on buildings, even on the convention program!


11 Kii Yéhôva a ga boñ inyu mam mabe ma mbôña hana isi? 	 11 What will Jehovah do about wrong activities?


Baa a ga bana ngôñ i yible Yéhôva ñem wé ni mahoñol mé, tole a ga bagla ni bôt i pes mbuu?—Bingéngén 13:1; 29:21. 	 Will he be inclined to open his heart and mind to Jehovah, or will he isolate himself spiritually?—Prov. 13:1; 29:21.


Hala a nhôlôs hémle yés le Bibel i yé toi Bañga i Yéhôva.” 	 “This adds to our confidence that the Bible truly is from Jehovah.”


A mbémél bo le ba ti ndémbél ilam, a mbat ki bo ñañga inoñnaga ni lelaa ba ntééda likoda, li “a bi somb ni matjél ma man wé nyemede.” 	 He expects them to set a good example, and he holds them accountable for the way they treat the congregation, “which he purchased with the blood of his own Son.”


Pada a bé unda ini kaat ni hop Pulasi le La vérité qui conduit à la vie éternelle (Maliga ma ma nkena i niñ boga), a bamak, a kalak le: “Ni béñge kaat ini! 	 The priest angrily shouted, “Look at this book!” and pointed at the book The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life.


A ntoñol le: “Me bi kal bilôk bikéé le ba bééna bé gwéha, me pam ki, me ke yem ilole likoda li mimañ li mal.” 	 Jim relates: “I told the brothers that they were not loving, and I left the meeting.”


INOÑNAGA ni ñañ u Matéô ikété kaat yé, “ni Yésu a jôp témpel, a luhul bôt bobasôna ba ba nuñul ni ba ba ba somp mu témpel, a bôs bitéblé bi bahéñha moni, ni biyééne bi banuñul dibeñ. 	 ACCORDING to the account of Matthew’s Gospel, “Jesus entered the temple and threw out all those selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.


7 Mu kii Nôa a bé kiha ni Djob yom kiki bo 500 nwii, Yéhôva a kal nye le a bañ nkuu inyu tohol bôt ni binuga. 	 7 After Noah had walked with God for more than five centuries, Jehovah told him to build an ark for the saving of human and animal life.


Ummi a bi neebe ki nigil kaat ini le Qu’enseigne réellement la Bible? ni Mbôgi Yéhôva yada. 	 Ummi also agreed to discuss the more recent book What Does the Bible Really Teach? with one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.


(Bakéés 5:11) Jam lipe li yé le kaat Bakéés 5:15-17 i ñunda le matén ma Ruben, Dan ni Aser ma bi lôôha tôñ nkus wap, kiki bo bibémba gwap, bisitima gwap, ni mabôñ map, iloo bôlô i Yéhôva. 	 (Judg. 5:11) On the other hand, the tribes of Reuben, Dan, and Asher were each singled out at Judges 5:15-17 for giving more attention to their own material interests—as represented by their flocks, ships, and harbors—than to the work that Jehovah was having done.


Ni le, mi bé lama tibil wan ndip mahoñol ma nnol mut, libak jé, ni bilem gwé, ilole mi nkit le a kôli ni konangoo. 	 Further, they had to weigh carefully a manslayer’s motive, attitude, and previous conduct when deciding whether to show mercy.


Mu kiki a nsima bibañga bi Mbôgi Yéhôva wada, i nwet kaat nu a nkônde le: “Ngéda ba mboma bôt njal i gwé, bôt le binyuu bi ntééñga, tole i bet ba nkon, ba noode hôla bo, . . . ndi ba nhôya bé le jam li bisu li yé le, ba niiga bo le lisuk li nkoñ isi li gwé ni moo, ni le i yé nseñ le ba kôhna tohi.” 	 Referring to statements made by a Witness, the author continues: “When they encounter hunger, loneliness, and ill health, they try to help, . . . but they never forget that their primary task is delivering a spiritual message about the coming end of the world and the necessity for salvation.”


Ndi i ba ni le hiki linut di nkôs biniigana hala, umbe nseñ u yé i béñge Bibel—nlômbi kaat u u bi mal tilba, hala a yé jam kiki bo 2 000 di nwii? 	 With all that up-to-the-minute information available, why turn to the Bible—a book that was completed almost 2,000 years ago?


Ni le, mambe maada i lem i i gwé lôñni botñem yoñ ndi yak lôñni maada moñ ni Djob? 	 And what does it have to do with your hope and your relationship with him?


5, 6. (a) Ñañ u Bibel inyu Timôtéô u niiga kii bés inyu sôble yé? (b) Lelaa bagwal ba ba gwé pék, ba ntibil hôla bon bap? 	 5, 6. (a) The Bible’s description of Timothy leads us to what conclusion about his baptism? (b) How can discerning parents effectively assist their children?


I mbus ndék ngéda, ngond yés i bisu le Kimberli i bi gwéé. I mbus 17 sôñ, yak Stéfani a gwéé. 	 Soon after, our first daughter, Kimberly, was born, and 17 months later, we had Stephany.


Wada le Matéô 6:34 nu a nkal le: “Jon ni tôñ bañ inyu yani, inyule yani y’a bana yé nduña. 	 One of them is Matthew 6:34: “Never be anxious about the next day, for the next day will have its own anxieties.


MAMBE MAADA MINLÔÑ MI BIKAAT MINI MI GWÉ NI PES KAAT INYU NWII? 	 WHAT BEARING DO THESE SCRIPTURES HAVE ON OUR YEARTEXT?


Lelaa U Nla Meya Likoda Joñ Li Mondo? 	 How Can You Adjust to Your New Congregation?


(Lukas 21:1-4) Litehge li mam li Yésu inyu jam li ngôñ yiba ni li kôs bibégés li bé mahéñha ni litehge li mam li bôt bape ba ngéda yé. 	 (Luke 21:1-4) Jesus’ view of recognition was obviously very different from that of others.


(Rôma 12:9; 2 Korintô 6:6) Hala a nkobla le di nla bé kal le di ñunda bañga gwéha ngéda di nsôô libak jés, a yé ndik wengoñle di nyoñ su umpe, di haba. 	 (Rom. 12:9; 2 Cor. 6:6) This means that we cannot show genuine love while pretending to be something that we are not, as if we were wearing a mask.


SONDE I 17-23 BIÔÔM 2016 	 WEEK OF OCTOBER 17-23, 2016


(Matéô 19:29) Banigil bé ba bé lama kôhna bisai bi bi nloo billiya ba bi boñ huum. 	 (Matt. 19:29) His disciples would gain blessings far in excess of any personal sacrifices they might make.


“Bon bés ba gwé ngôñ i tehe bés di neebe dihôha tjés, di badak ki nwéhél inyu i béba jam di mboñ.”—Rôbin. 	 “Our children need to hear us admit when we are wrong, and they need to hear us apologize for our error. If we don’t, they will only learn to cover over their mistakes.”—Robin.


Ndi m’a ôt Siséra, ñane ntôñ gwét nu Yabin, le a lo i weeni nyoo lom Kison, yak ni bikak gwé bi gwét, ni limut jé; ndi m’a ti nye i moo moñ.’—Bakéés 4:4-7. 	 I will bring to you Sisera, the chief of Jabin’s army, along with his war chariots and his troops to the stream of Kishon, and I will give him into your hand.”—Judg. 4:4-7.


Kii i ñunda le maéba ma Yésu ma yé nseñ inyu niñ yés i hiki kel, ni le ma yé nyonok ni gwéha? 	 What shows that following Jesus’ counsel is practical and loving?


17 Bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba ba ntéñbe i gwés nye ba ga kôhna bisai bikeñi i sélél nye i mba ni mba ikété libak li peles. 	 17 Loyal worshippers of Jehovah will eventually have the privilege of serving him forever in perfection.


Ba bi yéñ manjel inyu yônôs ngôñ yap. 	 They searched for ways to make their dream come true.


Pog, téé mam ma nlama bôk. 	 First, prioritize.


Njômbi yap i yé le ba boñ sômbôl Djob, inyu ti nye lipém. 	 Their goal is to honor God by doing his will.


Lelaa di nla ba nkwoog nkaa le Bibel i gwé ngui i ke ni bisu i héñha niñ yés? 	 How can we be sure that the Bible has power to continue changing our life?


I Tokmok di bé di ha bikaat ikété mishok, ngim bot ba bé lôñôl bakwede. 	 We carried the publications from Tokmok in a mishok, a sack used to transport potatoes.


Heni! To Hiôb a bi hoñol bé hala. 	 God was not, and Job did not think so.


Inyu pei nyemb mu njiiha i yé njel, yak we u nlama ôt ngwéé ngii hikôa ilole ngéda i ntagbe. Hala a nkobla le u boñ mam ma mbéda inyu pei nyemb. 	 To survive the coming tribulation, you too need to flee to higher ground, so to speak, before it is too late.


Kristina a bigda le: “Me bé yi pot hop bagwal bem ndék, ndi hilémb hi bé pôda makoda hion me bé yi ngandak. 	 “I knew the basics of my parents’ language, but the language spoken at the meetings was over my head,” recalls Kristina.


Ndi, minhook mi mi ngi yii munu hisi i lisuk li ngéda, Bibel i nsébél bo le “minyégla.” 	 But the Bible speaks of “the remaining ones” of the anointed who are still on earth in this time of the end.


Inyuki u yé nkwoog nkaa le Yéhôva a nla ti we mam ma yé we nseñ? 	 Why are you convinced that Jehovah can provide your daily needs?


A bi tila môl ma bagwélél ba Nyambe, ba ba yé ikété Bibel, ba ba bi bana njôghe ikeñi i niñ yap. 	 She made a list of Bible characters who went through periods of intense grief.


Ibabé i saa, di ma kap didun di bikaat, mimbamble, bon ba bikaat, ni mapep ma nsébla inyu makoda ma ndôn ni ma Mbigda nyemb Yésu. 	 Millions of books, magazines, tracts, and convention and Memorial invitations have been distributed free of charge.


Ngéda di bi pam, me bi boma Maxin Boyd, nu a bé nsañal i biloñ bipe. A bé nlam muda, me gwés ki nye ngandak. 	 When we arrived, I met and fell in love with Maxine Boyd, a beautiful missionary sister.


I ñwii 1941 nyen me bi bôdôl toi niñ i likap kayéle hala a lona me ngandak maséé. 	 It was really in 1941 that I embarked on the life that has made me so happy.


Yésu a kal le: “Kenana”! 	 Jesus said: “Go”!


Ibale mankéé a mpoo mankéé numpe moni inyu boñ ndék nyuñga, ndi mam ma ke bé loñge, mi moni mi nkwo i lép. 	 At times, peace among spiritual brothers has been disrupted because a failed business venture led to loss of money and perhaps to accusations of fraud.


Ndi di nek bé le ibale di nje ndigi biôlô ni baboñboñ, di nsôk di kwo kon. 	 Therefore, we mainly eat nutritious food.


Mbadga i yon bapôdôl kii bo Yésaya ni Habakuk ba bi bat. 	 That was the question raised by the faithful prophets Isaiah and Habakkuk.


Ngéda a bi tilna lôk kéé yé i mbuu, Paul a kal le: “Ni nwéhlaga ki bé ni bé, to ibale mut a ntogha inyu maasañ; kiki Nwet [Yéhôva] a bi nwéhél bé, yak bé boña hala.” 	 Paul mentioned one way when he wrote to fellow believers: “Continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely even if anyone has a cause for complaint against another.


Umbe nlôñ Kaat u bi hôla nye? 	 What Scriptural principle came to her aid?


13, 14. (a) Lelaa u nôgda ngéda u ñañ ikété Bibel ndémbél i bôt ba bi boñ biliya bikeñi i sal inyu bôt bape? (b) Mambe manjel di nla gwélél inyu niiga bet ba ntip bôdôl téé likalô, ni boñge ba wanda, i nok le hala a yé nseñ i unda bilôk bikéé gwéha? 	 13, 14. (a) What do you think of the Bible examples of those who made great sacrifices in behalf of others? (b) In what practical ways can you train new publishers and young ones to show love for their brothers and sisters?


U ntoñle bés lelaa añgel Gabriel i bi yuuga Maria, kiki Maria a bi ke yuuga mut wé lihaa le Elisabet, ni bibuk Maria a gwélél inyu ti Yéhôva bibégés. 	 It includes Mary’s being visited by the angel Gabriel, her visit to her relative Elizabeth, and Mary’s expression of praise to Jehovah.


ÑAÑ U NIÑ YEM 	 LIFE STORY


Baa Méros a yé tison i i bi tjél neebe nsébla inyu hôla i gwét? 	 If it lay on Sisera’s escape route, did its citizens have a chance to detain him but fail to seize the opportunity?


Bapôdôl ba Djob ba bi tégbaha ngandak ñwii i béhe Lôk Yuda le ibale ba nke ni bisu i bôk Mbén i Djob, a ga nwas bo i moo ma bôt ba Babilôn. 	 For years, God’s prophets had warned the Jews that if they continued to disregard God’s Law, they would be delivered into the hands of the Babylonians.


Jon a mbôn le a ga bom i loñgeñem i. 	 And he promises to reward that kindness.


I sita i, i bi léba le a bi bep nok ngim jam i bi tinde nye i ôm Janet nsohi, ki le Janet a bé bé mu. 	 The sister discovered that she had misunderstood a matter that did not even involve Janet.


Ndi hala a ta bé lem i bikristen. 	 That, however, is not the Christian way.


Yéhôva a bi boñ le mbambat i bam, nwegnwek a nwek, ond mbibi i pam, ni le kiñ hioñ i ke ni bisu i pot makeñi. 	 Jehovah produced thunder, lightning, smoke, and what seemed to be the loud and constant sound of a horn.


I mahoñol ma nkoñ isi ma, ma nla lémél ngandak bôt. 	 This worldly idea may sound appealing to many people.


“U BI HÉMLE” TOI 	 “PERSUADED TO BELIEVE”


Kii gwéha ni konangoo bi Yéhôva bi nlama tinde bés i boñ? 	 What should Jehovah’s love and mercy motivate us to do?


Hala a ntihba ñem i tehe le bilôk bikéé bi bôlôm ni bi bôda bi gwé maada malam he ndik bé inyule ba nlama yônôs ngim nson u tôbôtôbô inyu lôk kéé yap, ndi téntén inyule ba yé toi mawanda. 	 It is heartwarming to see how brothers and sisters today are united by a bond that goes beyond any role or assignment in the congregation.


16 U hôiga bañ lini jam li tôbôtôbô Yésu a bé yéñ niiga: “Ndi ibale Nyambe a ñenk mabui ma bikai hala . . . , a bé ba hémle titigi, ba a ta bé le a enk bé iloo hala?” 	 16 Do not miss the point of what Jesus is saying: “If this is how God clothes the vegetation of the field . . . , will he not much rather clothe you, you with little faith?”


Umbe ndañ u bi bôô mbus bon ba Lôk Israel ba bi nyodi Égiptô, kii Môsi a bi boñ inyu kodol jam li? 	 What problem arose shortly after the Israelites left Egypt, and how did Moses handle the situation?


Kiki hihéga, ngéda u njôp i jw.org ni hop Pulasi, i si homa le “Outils d’étude de la Bible” tole “Bisélél inyu yigil Bibel,” i man ño nkwel le “Adolescents” tole “Boñge ba wanda,” i nla hôla we i ôt biniigana bi mahee mu miñañ mi Bibel. 	 For example, “Bible Study Activities” found on the “Teenagers” section of jw.org can help you to learn practical lessons from Bible events.


Kii Yéhôva a boñ ngéda a bi nôgda le litén jé li ntéé bôlô? 	 How did Jehovah respond to the inactivity of his people?


Kinjee njom ilam i ti Djob mayéga! 	 This is truly an excellent reason to be grateful!


U ñañga unu u u mbuma ñañ u nlôl bés ni njel bikaat bi Bibel ba nsébél le Miñañ minlam, hala we bikaat bina bi bisu bi Bitilna bi hop Lôk Grikia, bi ngandak i nsébél ki le Malômbla ma mondo. 	 This extraordinary account comes to us from the four Gospels of the Christian Greek Scriptures, commonly called the New Testament.


Di yoñ ndék dihéga. 	 Consider a few examples.


(Matéô 22:32) To i len ini, Djob a ñumbe bés bisai. 	 (Matt. 22:32) Even now we enjoy many blessings.


19 Lelaa ni inyu Kristofa nu di nsima i bibôdle bi yigil ini? 	 19 And what about Christopher, mentioned at the beginning of this article?


Ndi u héya le, dikuu di yé nseñ inyu ndap, ndap i gwé ki ngôñ le ba bôñgôl yo. Ibale la bé, ndap i yé le i ôbi. 	 But besides having strong pillars, a house needs maintenance, which must be done regularly; otherwise, deterioration could set in.


(1 Samuel 17:57–18:3) Ndi Abner a boñ bé hala. 	 (1 Samuel 17:57–18:3) But Abner did not.


Ikede jut li bôlô le Mozilla, di ñkot bôt inyu lihôlôs minsélél mi mapôdôl. Di yé le di gwés kônde ba libaba ni we, ka i ye le u lak yis bés ibale manjel ma yondo ma libulus njañgi makiñ, ma nnene, ni inyu iyi lelaa u ñgwélél mayaa ma makiñ ma nsaňgna. 	 We at Mozilla are building a community around voice technology. We would like to stay in touch with updates, new data sources and to hear more about how you're using this data.


14 Lelaa di nla kôna hémle ni manôgla ma Daniel. 	 14 How we can imitate Daniel’s faith and obedience.


Yak kaat Rôma 15:5 i nkal le, di nlama bana “hoñol yada . . . kiki Kristô Yésu.” 	 And Romans 15:5 refers to having “the same mental attitude that Christ Jesus had.”


Me bé ki me ngwés me mbôñgôl mbônji i i bé i ndap base, ni bititii bi Maria ni bi “bapubhaga.” 	 I also liked to arrange the church flowers and dress the images of the virgin and the “saints.”


(Matéô 26:39) A bé unda ki bôt le biniigana gwé ni pék yé, bi bé lôl ni Isañ. 	 (Matt. 26:39) And he gave his Father the credit for his teachings and wisdom.


3 Nôa, Daniel, ni Hiôb ba bééna nya pék i. 	 3 Noah, Daniel, and Job acquired that wisdom.


YÉÑ NJEL LE WE NI LIHAA JOÑ NI KÔHNA BOM 	 WIN THE PRIZE AS A FAMILY


(Béñge liben 11) 	 (See paragraph 11)


(Yésaya 41:10) I mamélél, hala a nlédés maada més ni Yéhôva. 	 (Isa. 41:10) As a result, our relationship with Jehovah deepens.


BAA HÔNBA I GA “SUGUS NSON WÉ LOÑGE” INYU YOÑ? 	 WILL ENDURANCE “COMPLETE ITS WORK” IN YOU?


Paul a bé kôna Yéhôva ni Man wé Yésu. 	 Paul was just such an imitator of God and his Son.


Kinje loñge jam inyu yé le a yéñ bôlô ipe!* 	 How much better to seek other employment!*


Daniel a bi niñ i Babilôn bebee le niñ yé yosôna; añgel i Djob i kal le a bé “mut Nyambe a ntéñ gwéha yé ni nye.”—Daniel 10:11, 19. 	 Daniel lived in Babylon nearly all his life; yet, God’s angel said that he was a “very precious man.”—Dan. 10:11, 19.


14 Yésu a bé maséé ni hiki nson a bééna, yak bés di nla boñ nlélém. 	 14 Jesus found joy in every one of his assignments, and we can find joy in ours.


Ba bi naña bés makoda ma ma bé tagbe i ndap mankéé wada ha bebee. 	 We were invited to attend meetings at a brother’s home a few miles away.


(Esra 2:70) Nson ba bééna u bé nene mbegee ikeñi ngandak. 	 (Ezra 2:70) The work before them seemed overwhelming.


To hala, di gwé ki ngôñ i niñ inoñnaga ni mbônga di bi ti Djob le di ga téñbe i gwélél nye. 	 Thereafter, we want to continue living up to our dedication in faithful service to God.


Hala a yé maliga le bôt bobasôna ba nla bé ba basañal, ndi di nla gwélél ngéda yés ni ngui yés, inyu kena bôlô yés i Yéhôva ni bisu. 	 It is true that not everyone can pioneer, but we can use our time and energy to increase our service to Jehovah.


I ti bésbomede nkikip ni kôs sôble, bi nyoñ ndik bés hilo hiada, ndi i bégés Yéhôva i yé jam li niñ yés yosôna. 	 These actions are brief, and they quickly become part of the past.


(Añ Markô 10:28-30.) 	 (Read Mark 10:28-30.)


(Lukas 22:24-27; Markô 9:33, 34) Lisañ lipe, Yakôbô bo Yôhanes ba bi bat Yésu le a ti bo bitel bikeñi i Ane yé.—Markô 10:35-40. 	 (Luke 22:24-27; Mark 9:33, 34) Another time, James and John requested that Jesus give them prominent places alongside him in his Kingdom.—Mark 10:35-40.


12 Dihéga di yé ngandak, di di ñunda lelaa Bañga i Djob, mbuu wé, ni bikaat gwés, bi bi hôla bikristen i yémbél ngôñ ibe. 	 12 There are many examples of how God’s Word, his spirit, and our Christian publications have helped Christians to overcome wrong desires.


Inyuki me nlama bé yoñ ngaba ni minlôñ mi nkoñ isi mi mi nyéñ héñha mam?’ 	 Why should I not join worldly reform movements?’


(Añ Yésaya 11:9.) 	 (Read Isaiah 11:9.)


Nano, me nyi le Yéhôva nyetama nyen a nla hôla me ‘i amb nyuu, ni i yén ki péé,’ kayéle me la kolba bini gwom bi noode me ikété mahoñol mem, ñem wem ni libii jem.” 	 Now I know that only Jehovah can help me ‘keep my senses and be watchful’ so that I can fight off those attacks on my mind, my heart, and my marriage.”


18 Ndémbél i Marthe bo Henri, i ñunda le hiki wada wés a nla lédés mankéé nu muda tole nu munlôm, nu a gwé ngôñ ni hogbe. 	 18 The examples of Marthe and Henri show that we can be encouraging to a brother or a sister who is in need of comfort.


Kiki hihéga, ngéda mankéé wada a nhañ mbot ni bijek, a gwé ndik bé ngôñ le di kal nye le a yoñ ndun ni nyemede. 	 For example, when a fellow Christian lacks the basic necessities of life, he needs more than our good wishes.


(Masoola 7:9, 10) Kinje hélha jam le Yéhôva bo Yésu ba nkôs lipém i nya i, ni njel Mbigda nyemb Yésu hiki nwii! 	 (Rev. 7:9, 10) How wonderful that Jehovah and Jesus are honored in this way by means of the annual Memorial observance!


Kii i nla éga bés i pohol mambot més? 	 What should guide our personal choice as to our dress?


Tolakii ba bé huu bé i bisu bi dilo diaa, ñénél wom a bé yimbe bé le Kôrina bo liwanda jé ba bé ba ke haa. 	 Though they did not return to work until three days later, the farm manager did not even notice that Corinna and her companion had been away.


Li yé le di nlama yoñ yihe ni kiññem i bôt bape, to ba yé bikristen, to ba ta bé. 	 That is our concern for the conscience of others—whether fellow worshippers or not.


(1 Tésalônika 5:8; Bingéngén 3:21) Botñem i nhôla bés i bok mis mimbônga mi Djob, ni i bana litehge lilam li mandutu di nla boma. 	 (1 Thess. 5:8; Prov. 3:21) Hope keeps us focused on God’s promises and helps us see problems in the right perspective.


Yôsef a bé le a gwélél ngui yé ane inyu pun i béba keñi ba bi boñ nye. 	 When he saw that his brothers had truly changed, Joseph identified himself to them.


(1 Pétrô 2:17) A mbem ki le di nôgôl mambén ma biane bi nkoñ isi ntel ngéda wonsôna ma nkolba bé matiñ mé. 	 (1 Pet. 2:17) And he expects us to obey the laws of human governments as long as those laws do not conflict with his standards.


Ndi, nwet bôlô i ndap téléfôn yada i tison Pine Bluff a bi naña me i kwel ni nye. 	 However, a telephone company in Pine Bluff had interviewed me for a job.


Ndi a mbem le di gwélél moni nwés, inyu nit nson u ntôñ i len ini. 	 He still expects us, however, to use our finances to support the work of his organization today.


Ngéda baéga bibase ba bé kolba nye, a bé gwélél bé pék yé keñi tole ngab yé. 	 When confronted with religious controversies, he appealed neither to his vast wisdom nor to his unparalleled experience.


Bibuk bi Paul bi ñunda loñge loñge le, di nlama yoñ bitelbene bi ngui inyu héya nya minheña mimbe i. 	 Paul’s descriptive language clearly shows that strong measures are needed to wipe out such wrong desires.


Ndi, Yésu a bi kal le ngim mindañ ikété yés i nla bat le di tehe mimañ mi likoda. 	 However, Jesus noted that some situations might require congregation involvement.


8 Lelaa bañga yi i Djob i bi hôla Nôa? 	 8 How accurate knowledge of God benefited Noah.


VoxForge a bibôda inyu ikot miñkwedek mi mahop ma nyo, ni njel le bi bôñla i Basadga ba Minyum mi nsolol ni linigle makiñ. 	 VoxForge was set up to collect transcribed speech for use with Free and Open Source Speech Recognition Engines.


Ngim bagwal i nla kon woñi le bon bap ba ga unup ibale ba nkodol bo, jon ba nkodol bé bo. 	 Some parents may feel bad about possibly hurting their child’s feelings, so they avoid giving correction.


Jam lipe li yé le, maselna ni tsunami, nyeñg disi, tole ngéda dikôa di ntjo hié, i njiiha keñi i, i ga nol bé biloñge bi bôt. 	 Furthermore, unlike tsunamis, earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions, the coming destruction will not result in the death of innocent people.


Di bé yéñ ndik likala li kel, inyule liyep li bé ha ngéda i. 	 Life there was simple because it was a time of economic depression.


NGÉDA Pua yem Arthur a bé nañ kiki mañge wanda nu a nkon Djob woñi, eem yé i bé le a yila pastô i base i Métôdist. 	 AS A God-fearing young man, my father, Arthur, hoped to become a Methodist minister.


I bet ba nkap ipôla yap, ba ban-ga ki loñgeñem ba yé ba sôk yila mawanda ma bas bas. 	 Those who treat one another with kindness and generosity often become close friends.


Yigil i noñ ha i ga toñle bés manjel mape Yéhôva a ngwélél inyu lédés bés, ni ti bés botñem le a ga bom bés.—Lôk Héber 11:6. 	 The next article will discuss how Jehovah further sustains us by providing us with the hope of a reward.—Heb. 11:6.


I ngandak bahoma, mut a gwé bé i ti mut ngomén yom yo ki yo inyu kôhna yom a kôli kôs. 	 In many places, a member of the community does not have to give anything to public employees in order to obtain what he is entitled to.


Ñañ niñ u Lucia Moussanet u bi pam i mbamble ni hop Pulasi le Réveillez-vous! nu 22 Hilônde, u nwii 2003, mapep 18-22. 	 The life story of Lucia Moussanett appears in the June 22, 2003, issue of Awake!, pp. 18-22.


Bimbe bitelbene di nla yoñ inyu ke ni bisu i hol i pes mbuu? 	 What are some steps we can take to progress spiritually?


(Tjémbi 27:1, 14; Minson mi baôma 24:15) Ndi ibale di gwé ngôñ le “mbéla” yés i sôñ bés, iloole di gwel yo i moo, di nlama nwas yo ño wés. 	 (Ps. 27:1, 14; Acts 24:15) But if we want our “helmet” to be effective, we must wear it on our head, not carry it in our hand.


Hala a nkobla le di yén haa ni kii yosôna i nla tinde bés i boñ mam mabe, yak ni lem i béñge bititii bi malal. 	 This means that we have to stay away from anything that could lead us into such wrongdoing, including pornography.


Bat bôt ba yé Mbôgi Yéhôva ibôdôl behee, lelaa Yéhôva a bi tôñ ni bo. 	 Ask longtime Witnesses how Jehovah has cared for them.


(Yôhanes 7:47-49) Ntiik, ba bé tehe ba bobasôna ba bé bé suklu i baéga base i Lôk Yuda tole ba ba bé noñ bé bilem gwap kiki bijôñ ni ditégéé di bôt. 	 (John 7:47-49) Yes, they considered anyone who had not studied at the rabbinic schools or who did not keep their traditions to be contemptible and ordinary.


Bebeg di nla hoñol le di nlôôha ba nseñ, tole di hoñol mam makeñi inyule di gwé ngim minson mi tôbôtôbô ikété likoda. 	 We might be taking ourselves or our privileges too seriously.


To ibale di nhoñol yi ngim jam lelaa, Yéhôva nyetama nyen a ñañ ñem mut. 	 No matter how much we know of a situation, only Jehovah can read a person’s figurative heart.


IBÔDÔL ligwéé jés ikepam nyemb yés, di gwé ngôñ le ba gwés bés. 	 FROM the moment we are born to the moment we die, we need love.


2 Ñôma Paul a bé yi le sesema i Yésu i nti likak le mimbônga minlam mi Djob nwominsôna mi ga yon. 	 2 Paul knew that Jesus’ sacrifice is a guarantee that all of God’s wonderful promises will come true.


“Ni hôya bañ i unda bakén loñgeñem.”—LÔK HÉBER 13:2, MN. 	 “Do not forget kindness to strangers.”—HEB. 13:2, ftn.


(Rôma 8:6) Jam li mintuk bé li; hana a yé nyemb i pes mbuu nano, ni nyemb minsôn i dilo di nlo. 	 (Rom. 8:6) That is serious—spiritual death now and physical death in the future.


Me sugus le, bebek le a nhoñol toi bé mam a bi tila. 	 I concluded that she probably did not really mean what she wrote.


10 I ba mut bôlô 	 10 Trustworthiness


Tila njañ yoñ mél 	 Enter your email


Di wan le mbadga ini: Kii i nti bôt maséé? 	 Consider this question, What makes people happy?


Inyuki Môsi a bi nimis nsima i jôp i Hisi Likak? 	 Why did Moses lose his privilege of entering the Promised Land?


(Añ Bingéngén 14:5; Efésô 4:25.) 	 (Read Proverbs 14:5; Ephesians 4:25.)


Di nlama yén péé, ni yi mam ma ntagbe i len ini, kayéle di ba bebee inyu mam ma ma nlo. 	 We must be aware of time and events so that we can be ready for what is coming.


I nlélém ngéda, ni ñem wé wonsôna, a ndiihe nson Yéhôva a nti bôt bape. 	 At the same time, he sincerely respects the role or place that Jehovah has given to others.


Kii a bé mut minyaô, a bak ki mut nu le a nsehla bé i bisu bi bôt. 	 By nature, he was very outgoing and not easily intimidated.


Ndi lem i pôôs bôt mahoñol mabe kingéda bitéé bi mis, i nene ki ikété makas ma niñ mape. 	 But there are additional areas in which we tend to judge others by their outward appearance.


Yôsef? 	 Joseph?


Kel yada, ngéda ba bé bat nye mambadga inyu ti nye bôlô ipe, Hitoshi a bi toñol le a nla bé tembee mu bôlô yé. 	 During one job interview, for instance, Hitoshi mentioned that he could not engage in dishonest work.


Ibale di nsal inyu kônde hol munu manjel masamal mana, pes kaat inyu ñwii unu i ga ba ndik bé kiki yimbne i ngii libap li ndap; ndi, i ga hôñlaha bés le di nlama nôgôl bini bibañga bi ñôma Paul le: “Téñbana ni gwéha lisañ li bôt.”—Lôk Héber 13:1. 	 If we work to improve in these six areas, the yeartext will not be just a sign on the wall; it will remind us to obey Paul’s words: “Let your brotherly love continue.”—Hebrews 13:1.


Lelaa di nla gwélél Matéô 5:3 inyu wan jam lini, kii i mboñ le bôt ba ba maséé? 	 How can we use Matthew 5:3 to reason on the question, What makes people happy?


Inyu pôdôl wada mu bôt ba, Don a ntoñol le: “Pétrô a bé mut wada nu a bé lal i mbédgé, a bak mut mahindi me mah tehe bé i niñ yem. 	 Regarding one of these individuals, Don relates: “A homeless man named Peter was one of the dirtiest men I had ever seen in the back alleys.


MBÔGI YÉHÔVA yada i Kanada le Don, i mboñ biliya bi ngui inyu tééne bôt ba niñ i mbaa nloñ likalô. 	 DON, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Canada, makes a special effort to talk to people living on the street.


27 A boñge ba wanda—Kolbana Nsohop 	 27 Young Ones—Stand Firm Against the Devil


Bôt ba ndiihe maliga ba yé bebee i ti bomede nkikip ni i kôs sôble. 	 Those who have faith and genuine appreciation for Bible truth are eager to make a personal dedication and get baptized.


Hala a bi lédés yak bilôk bikéé i yoñ ngaba i maoñ, ni i bôñgôl mandap map ma Ane. 	 It also encouraged the brothers to become more involved in constructing and maintaining their own Kingdom Halls.


Hi bi lémél me ngandak! 	 It was so beautiful!


Ndi, Maria nye a kôndge ndik ba loñge ñwaa, a undga ki bilem bilam. 	 But Mary still tried to be a good wife and show Christian qualities.


I yoñ ngéda i hek pék mu mam ma di ntehe i nla hôla bés i yoñ makidik ma ma ntibil kiha ni bésbomede ni ma ma ga lona bés bisai bi Tata wés nu ngii. 	 Reflecting on these thoughts may help us come to a decision that will be practical for us and will have our heavenly Father’s blessing.


A boñ mam ma téé sép, a bé “yéñ [ki] Yéhôva ni ñem wé wonsôna.” (2 Miñañ 22:9) To hala, ngui i bilôñ bibe i bi yoña nye. 	 He did what was right and “searched for Jehovah with all his heart.” (2 Chron. 22:9) Still, he was not immune to the effect of bad associations.


Me nok ki gwo loñge, jam li nlôôha ba nseñ li yé le hala a bi lédés maada mem ni Yéhôva.” 	 I got understanding and, most important, developed a close relationship with Jehovah.”


Kaat ipe i nti bé matiñ kiki Bibel inyu éga maboñog més. 	 The Bible has a moral code that is beyond compare.


Jon, i bet ba ntip bôdôl yigil Bibel ba nlama sôblana, to ibale ba bi sôblana i base ipe.—Añ Minson mi baôma 19:3-5. 	 Hence, new disciples must get baptized even if they previously were baptized in another religion.—Read Acts 19:3-5.


Me bi nyodi i Kanada i nwii 1956, ndi i nwii 2003, mbus 47 nwii le me bi sôga nyoo, me bi témb lini lisañ i Bétel i Kanada me ni Happy. 	 I left Canada in 1956, but in 2003, after an absence of 47 years, I was back at Bethel in Canada and this time with Happy.


Kii Abraham ni lihaa jé ba bé bôdôl ñem, ni lelaa ba bi tééda hémle i ngui? 	 On what did Abraham and his family members focus their hope, and how did they maintain strong faith?


Yésu a tibil timbhe mbadga i, ngéda a bi kal baôô bé le: “Isoñ nan Abraham a ba kon maséé i tehe kel yem; a tehe yo, a kon maséé.” 	 Jesus gave a clear answer to that question when he said to his opposers: “Abraham your father rejoiced greatly at the prospect of seeing my day, and he saw it and rejoiced.”


Di wan manjom ma mahee ima. 	 Consider two important reasons.


6 I bet ba mboñ bé biliya i gwel mahoñol ma ñem wap, ba yé ba sôk ba ba bôt ba gwé lôlha ñem. 	 6 People who fail to control their emotions often become bitter.


Bibel i nti maéba malam ma ma nhôla bés i jôs mandutu ma niñ, i nloo yañga kaat, bañga liloak. 	 The Bible offers solid advice for dealing with our problems, yet it is far more than a mere self-help book.


Jon hala a bé ndutu ngandak inyu litén le li téñbe i nôgôl Djob ngéda kiñe i i yii ngii “yééne ane i Yéhôva” i mboñ mam mabe.—1 Miñañ 29:23. 	 So it was hard for the people to be loyal to God when the king who was chosen to sit on “Jehovah’s throne” was doing very bad things.—1 Chronicles 29:23.


Ba bé ndik bé i ndap Matéô inyu je. 	 They were not at Matthew’s home simply to eat.


Mu kii di nsoñda , di soohege ki inyu mam di nigil, hala a ga tinde bés i ke ni bisu i bii maéba ma bisélél. 	 As we prayerfully meditate on God’s Word, we will feel motivated to apply its counsel even more fully.


5 Jam li nyônôs ima, li li nla hôla bés i bana ñem nwee, li yé le di añ Bibel hiki kel, di soñdaga ki yo. 	 5 A second way to gain inner peace is by reading Bible texts and meditating on them.


Lisuk li bé béba kiyaga. 	 The results were disastrous.


SONDE I 8-14 HIKAÑ 2016 	 WEEK OF AUGUST 8-14, 2016


Ndi, inyu ôt nseñ ni kunde i, di nlama ‘hielba yak Yéhôva,’ hala a nkobla le di bana maada ma bas bas ni nye. 	 To enjoy and benefit from that freedom, however, we must ‘turn to Jehovah,’ that is, come into a personal relationship with him.


Nlôm a nlama yéñ i yi kii a nla boñ, kayéle a kôhna lipém inyu ntandaa ngéda. 	 He needs to consider what will bring long-term results.


A bi lo i ti bo bisai i pes mbuu, ha nkus bé. 	 He had come to bring spiritual, not material, benefits to the nation.


Mbus likoda, ñunuk sita wada u u bé nsañal, ni nu nlôm a bé bé i ntôñ, a kal me ni gwiiha mis le: “Me bi liya, ndi me nla ha bé sal ngandak kiki behee.” 	 After the meeting, an elderly pioneer sister, whose husband was not in the truth, said to me with tears in her eyes, “I tried, but I just couldn’t do more than what I did.”


Ñ, nduña u gwé ipañ boñge ba wanda ni mimañ mi bôt, ba ba ma nom maliga tole heni, ni ngap yoñ i wan mam bi ga hôla bo i téé likalô ni makénd.—Lôk Lévi 19:32. 	 Yes, your consideration and discernment can help young and old, experienced and less experienced, to preach the good news with zeal.—Lev. 19:32.


ÑAÑAL FELIX FAJARDO 	 As told by Felix Fajardo


Libim li bôt li ngwés bé emble bés ngéda di noode toñle bo lelaa lisuk li nkoñ isi li ga ba. 	 For the most part, they are apathetic when we try to tell them where this world is headed.


Yésu a bi hégha nyemede ni nkôô wai, tole tén yé, banigil bé ba bak mintjep. 	 Jesus likened himself to a vine, or stem, and his followers to branches.


Baa me nlama keñgle lihaa li sobiina wem to ibale a gwé manôgla malam ni jo? 	 Do I keep my distance from my spouse’s relatives, even though he or she is close to them?


Inyuki bikristen bi gwé ngôñ ni lem i gwel bomede? 	 Why should Christians want to cultivate self-control?


Ntjega inyu jés nkoñ isi u ba nsébél le Programme Alimentaire Mondiale (PAM), u nkal le: “Tolakii bijek bi yé ngandak inyu jés bôt bobasôna, 815 didun di bôt—hala wee mut wada ikété bôô—ba nlal njal hiki kel. 	 The World Food Programme stated: “In a world where we produce enough food to feed everyone, 815 million people—one in nine—still go to bed on an empty stomach each night.


Kiki ba yé haa ni mahaa map, ba nla ha bé tégbaha ngéda ntôñ kiki ba ngwés. 	 Distance might mean that families cannot get together as often as they would like to.


I mbus ngéda, a bi kal le a yé kiki liwindi boñge ba ngwélél inyu pén bititii—to ibale li mbugi, li ngi yii nseñ inyu pén bititii. 	 In time, she came to liken herself to a child’s crayon—even the broken ones are still useful for coloring.


6. (a) Kii i yé mpom njel i nkena i niñ? (b) Lelaa mañ wada u nkôôba Mbigda nyemb Yésu hiki nwii, lelaa yak we u nla boñ nlélém? 	 6. (a) What is the only path to life? (b) How does one elder prepare for the Memorial each year, and how might you do something similar?


I man kaat nunu a yé yak ni hop Panya. 	 The brochure was written to provide information on a variety of ways that gifts may be made now or later, such as through a bequest at death.


Ba nkal ndik bé le mut a yé nhôôlak inoñnaga ni ñwii ñwé, tole inyule a mañap. 	 Maturity does not always refer to a person’s age or physical growth.


Lelaa nti nkwel a nla boñ le Bitilna bi ba hikuu bi nkwel wé? 	 How can a speaker make sure that the Scriptures form the backbone of his talk?


12, 13. (a) Kii Yésu a bi boñ ngéda ba bi bot nye jam li bé bé maliga? (b) Kii di nla boñ, ngéda mut a mbot bés ngim jam i ta bé maliga? 	 12, 13. (a) How did Jesus deal with slanderous reports? (b) What can we do if someone spreads a false report about us?


(Bingéngén 3:21, 23) Jon, ngéda u nyi kii bañga pék i yé, ni lelaa u nla unda yo, hala a nla sôñ niñ yoñ. 	 (Prov. 3:21, 23) So knowing what “practical wisdom” is and how to apply it actually involves our safety.


Jon yak bés di yé nyégsaga i boñ kii yosôna di nla inyu niiga bôt bape lelaa Yéhôva a unda gwéha yé, ni lelaa hala a nla lona hiki wada wap bisai. 	 We therefore owe it to all people to do our utmost to make known to them how Jehovah is expressing his love and how they can benefit from it personally.


Kii Agur a tila inyu lingwañ ni liyep? 	 What does the Bible say about riches and poverty?


MAMBADGA MA BASOÑGOL 	 QUESTIONS FROM READERS


Bôlôm ni bôda ba ba bi gwélél Djob, ba bé bem bitugne bi bi ga lo i dilo di nlo. 	 And men and women who served God anticipated that a resurrection would occur sometime in the future.


Ba bé tjelel inyu ngim mam, ndi ba bé lama bé tôñ iloo héga inyu mam ma. 	 They were anxious about things they ought not be anxious about.


22 I yé toi ntiik le, “lisuk li mam momasôna li gwé ni moo.” (1 Pétrô 4:7) Ngéda di niñil i len ini i nlôôha ba nledek i nya di mah tehe bé. 	 22 In a broader sense than ever, “the end of all things has drawn close.” (1 Pet. 4:7) We face the greatest tribulation the world has ever seen.


(Daniel 2:4, buk i si lipep i Bibel) Ñ, mbuu mpubi u nla hôñlaha bés mam di bi bôk di añ, ma di bi tééda loñge i lisôô jés li nkus.—Lukas 12:11, 12; 21:13-15. 	 (Dan. 2:4, ftn.) Yes, the holy spirit can bring back to our mind thoughts we previously read and securely placed in our treasure store.—Luke 12:11, 12; 21:13-15.


Baa libak jem ni maboñok mem ngéda me yé makoda, bi ñunda toi le me yé nhôôlak i pes mbuu? 	 What do my disposition and conduct at Christian meetings reveal about the depth of my spirituality?


Om njañ i matilba 	 Send sign up link


Yigil i “Mambadga ma basoñgol” i i bé pémél i Nkum Ntat nu sôñ Njéba, i nwii 2016 i bé toñol le: “Yéhôva a bi ti Ezékiel nwin u hogbe, a bôn adna i litén li Israel mbus matémb map i Hisi hi Likak. 	 The “Questions From Readers” published in The Watchtower of July 2016 explained: “Jehovah gave Ezekiel a message of hope promising the unification of the nation of Israel after its being restored to the Promised Land.


I mbus, a sima bôt bape, ba ba bi “top yaga bé kobla le ndi ba pam bitugne bi nlôôha loñge.” 	 Then he mentions others who “would not accept release by some ransom, in order that they might attain a better resurrection.”


Pog, Yéhôva nyen a nyoñ bitelbene le mimañ mi kodol béba ikeñi, inoñnaga ni Bañga yé. 	 First, the arrangement for elders to handle cases of serious sin comes from Jehovah, as outlined in his Word.


Blossom a nkal le: “A bi bat bés bobasôna le di ôm maboñ isi, ndi a boñ ni mo le masoohe. 	 Blossom related: “He had all of us get on our knees, and he offered a prayer.


Tolakii bôt bape ba bi bep wéha nye nyuu, a bi nwas bé le hala a héñha makidik mé ma ngui i téñbe ni Yéhôva. 	 Bitter disappointments caused by others failed to weaken his determination to remain faithful.


Ndi, Yésu a bi kal le mambén ima ma ma nlôôha makeñi ma yé, le di ngwés Yéhôva ni ñem wés wonsôna, ni nom yés yosôna, ni mahoñol més momasôna, lôñni ngui yés yosôna, ni le di gwés mut wés libôk kiki bésbomede. 	 However, Jesus stated that the two greatest commandments are to love Jehovah with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength and to love our neighbor as ourselves.


9 Libim li matén i len ini li gwé “batat” ba ba ngwélél bisélél bi ngui inyu tééda minwaa mi nkoñ wap. 	 9 Most nations today have “watchmen” in the form of border patrols and high-tech surveillance systems.


KGB i bi ti bés oda i nyodi i tison. 	 The KGB ordered us to leave the city.


9 Añ Minson mi baôma 8:35, 36. 	 9 Read Acts 8:35, 36.


Ndi kii Paul a bé sômbôl kal ngéda a bé kal le bitilna bipubi bi bé le bi ti Timôtéô “pék inyu tohi?” 	 But what did Paul mean by saying that the holy writings could make Timothy “wise for salvation”?


Kaat Bakéés pes 4 ni 5 i ñunda lelaa Yéhôva a nok maséé ngéda di nti bésbomede ni ngôñ inyu noñ maéba mé. 	 Judges chapters 4 and 5 indicate how Jehovah appreciates it when we willingly rally to carry out his clear direction.


Ni Yéhôva, mam momasôna ma nla bôña. 	 All Things Are Possible With Jehovah


(Néhémia 2:18; 6:15, 16) Néhémia a bé ti ndik bé bape bioda inyu kena bôlô. 	 (Neh. 2:18, ftn.; 6:15, 16) Nehemiah did not simply oversee the work.


Bikuu bini bi bé yigye bon ba Israel le niñ i mut i yé mpubhaga. 	 These serious consequences impressed on all Israelites the sanctity of human life.


I yé mbale le, ba yé bikwéha bi bôt, ni le ba nhôs. 	 True, it is composed of humans who are imperfect and who have their faults.


17 Maselna ipôla mut a ngwélél Nyambe ni nu a ngwélél bé nye ma nene loñge loñge i len ini. 	 17 The distinction between those serving God and those not serving him is becoming increasingly evident.


Ndi lelaa di yé di nôgda i mahuu més? 	 But how do we feel when we return?


Ndi i gwélél likeñge li inyu niiga boñge li ta bé lilam. 	 But that approach doesn’t work with children.


(Béñge titii i bibôdle.) (b) Kii di ga wan? 	 (See opening image.) (b) What will we consider in this article?


A kônde ki le: “Nu a nla leege jam li, a leege jo.” 	 He added: “Let the one who can make room for it make room for it.”


Ba bé kogse hiki mut nu a bééna biniigana bi bi bé kiha bé ni jam base i bé niiga. 	 Any dissent from what the church taught was severely punished.


Béñge ikété mbamble ni hop Pulasi le La Tour de Garde du 15 octobre, 2011, pp. 9-12, par. 6-15. 	 May our choices in life reflect that we share the sentiments of Peter, who told Jesus: “Lord, you know I have affection for you.”


Nlélém ngéda, Bañga i Djob i mbéhe bagwélél ba Djob bobasôna, hala wee ba ba yé ngwañ ni ba ba nyep, le ba yoñ yihe ni gwéha moni. 	 At the same time, God’s Word admonishes all of God’s people, rich and poor, to be careful not to love money.


Baa hala a bé i lep ngéda i tééne Gaven likalô? 	 Was Gavin a lost cause?


(Efésô 1:22) Bijô bi likoda bi bééna pôla i kôna Yésu bo Isañ ibale ba ba bebee i nwéhél. 	 (Eph. 1:22) Members of the congregation thus had an opportunity to imitate Jesus and his Father by extending forgiveness.


Mbôda 	 Mixed


Uti, nu a gwé iloo 50 ñwii, a nlôl i loñ Jaman. I ñwii 1993, ba bi bat nye le a ke nsañal nu tôbôtôbô i loñ ipe, loñ Madagaskar. 	 In 1993, Ute, from Germany, now in her early 50’s, was assigned to serve as a missionary in Madagascar.


Mbale i yé le, di yé nkwoog nkaa le i mbok yondo, Yéhôva a ga “nuus ki ngôñ i hi yom i gwé niñ.”—Tjémbi 145:16. 	 After all, we can be absolutely sure that in the new world, Jehovah will “satisfy the desire of every living thing.”—Psalm 145:16.


Lelaa Yéhôva a boñ inyu ba nkwook nkaa le bihégél gwobisôna bi nsal ikété adna? 	 How does Jehovah ensure that all creation functions harmoniously?


Di nléba mo bisite bi internet, i nkuu biliñgeliñge, ni ikété batjam manwin bape. 	 Internet websites, television, and other mass media present a seemingly unending array of ideas.


Ngéda jomol li mbôô, lelaa di yé di boñ? 	 When disputes arise, how do we react?


18 Njel ipe di nla gwélél inyu unda le di mbigda Juu li Bakena Ntôñ i yé le di ligip ikété nson u likalô. 	 18 Another way that we remember the Governing Body is by exerting ourselves in the preaching work.


Lelaa bagwélél ba Djob ba kôba, ba bé gwélél moni inyu nit nson u bet ba bé sal i jôl li Yéhôva? 	 How did faithful ones in the past support the activities of Jehovah’s representatives financially?


Ni nla ba nhelek le yokela, di bé ndék bôt i solop ikété litéédana li bé wom, di sehlaga bés bobasôna. 	 You might be surprised to know, however, that on that very day, a small group of us were shivering in an unheated barn.


A bé wengoñle me yé nimlak, inyule me bé yi le di bé lama ha bé ba mawanda. 	 It was as if my whole world were falling apart because I knew that we would go our separate ways.


Ngéda di bé soohe ilole di nje, a bé a bamb disii tjé di moo, a peghe ño, ndi a kal ni ñem wé wonsôna le, Amen! 	 When our family prayed before meals, he would clasp his tiny hands, nod his head, and say a hearty “Amen!”


20 Munu ñwii unu, kiki di mba di mbéñge pes kaat inyu ñwii i Ndap Ane, di tibil hek pék inyu mana mambadga: Lelaa me nla kônde boñ biliya inyu leege bakén? 	 20 So as we look at our yeartext in our Kingdom Hall during this year, let us meditate on these questions: Can I be more hospitable?


Kii i ga hôla bés i sañgal ngimanôgla ipôla bikristen? 	 What will help us to overcome minor disagreements with fellow believers?


Arôn bo Stéfani 	 Aaron and Stephanie


Nano di yé likoda li hilémb hi moo li tison i Kalgary, me yé mañ u likoda. 	 We are now part of the Calgary Sign-Language Congregation, where I continue to serve as an elder.


Sita i, i bé yan libak jé, kayéle a bé badba too a yé ntén mut Djob a yé le a gwés. 	 She had very low self-worth, to the point of doubting that she was the kind of person God would approve of.


Inyuki hala a nlama bé hélés bés le adna i yé ikété bagwélél ba Yéhôva? 	 Why should we expect God’s people to be united?


Inyu bôt ba nkoñ isi, hiun hi ta bé béba jam, ndi hi nti bé Nhek wés lipém. 	 The world may view angry behavior as normal, but it dishonors our Creator.


Lelaa u nla unda le unu nlôñ Bibel u nlôl ni Djob? 	 How might you show that this scripture was inspired?


Di hôya bañ le Satan a bi pééna le bagwélél ba Djob ba tiñi ni nye inyu gwéha ba ngwés nye, téntén ngéda ba mboma manoodana. 	 Recall that Satan has challenged the integrity of all those serving Jehovah, claiming that we would not remain loyal to Jehovah when exposed to trials.


DJOB A NKODOL BÉS NI GWÉHA 	 GOD DISCIPLINES IN LOVE


Kiki hihéga, ngéda Yéhôva a bi kal le a ga tjé minkoñ mi Sôdôm ni Gômôra, hala a bi tééñga mahoñol ma Abraham ngandak. 	 For example, when Jehovah said that he would destroy the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham was concerned.


Ndi ngéda di bé tehe nye a nigil, a soohege, a boñok biliya gwobisôna inyu lôôs yigil i ndap lihaa hiki sonde, hala a bé hôla bés i nok le i yi Yéhôva li gwé mahee.” 	 “But when we saw her studying, praying, and doing her best to conduct family worship every week, we understood that getting to know Jehovah was very important.”


I nlélém u, me añ yo. I ngéda bana bôda ba bi témb ba lo i mbai yem, me bi neebe i nigil Bibel ni bo. 	 That same night, I read it, and when the women returned, I agreed to study the Bible with them.


I bak ki le, libim li minlômbi mi bikaat li yé ndik bipes bipes nano, inyule bipes bipe bi bi nimil tole bi bi ôbi. 	 And many ancient writings are mere fragments of what they once were; parts have been lost or badly damaged.


Bibuk Paul a gwélél i kaat a tilna lôk Filipi bi ñunda bés le matibla ma nduña ma yé masoohe. 	 Paul’s words to the Philippians show us that the antidote to worry is prayer.


(Lôk Héber 5:11-14) Sôk i nsôk, bahogi ba nhôlôs ngôñ i nlôôha keñi inyu nkus—ngôñ le ba nla bé yônôs kekikel. 	 (Heb. 5:11-14) As a result, some develop an uncontrolled desire for material things—a desire that can never be fully satisfied.


Ngap i hégda mam ni pék, Matôp 	 Making Christian Marriage a Success, Aug.


18 Hala a ntina makénd i yi le libak jés likwéha li nla bé tuga bés i ti Yéhôva bibégés bi nlémél nye. 	 18 It is faith-strengthening to know that our imperfection does not stop us from serving Jehovah acceptably.


Yoña makidik le ni “téñbe ni gwéha ni nsañ”! Kondoñ 	 “To Whom the Work Is Entrusted” (Cedar Point, Ohio, U.S.A., convention), May


Inyu boñ hala, i yé loñge i badba le: ‘Baa me nhémle toi le me yé mpom ntôñ, u Yéhôva a ngwélél i len ini inyu boñ sômbôl yé? 	 To do that, we do well to ask ourselves: ‘Do I really believe that I am part of the only organization that Jehovah has approved to accomplish his will?


(Minson mi baôma 2:8.) 	 (Acts 2:8, ftn.)


4. (a) Inyuki i ti Djob mbônga li ta bé jam li mintuk? (b) Kii di gwé ngôñ i nigil mu ndémbél i Yéfta bo Hana? 	 4. (a) How serious is it to make a vow to God? (b) What do we want to learn about Jephthah and Hannah?


Di bi téé ki le di mba di nke i likoda li li ngwélél hop Pulasi, ngélé yada hiki sôñ. Di ngwélél ki ngéda yés i noi inyu ke i makoda ma ndôn, ma ma ntagbe ikété hilémb hiés.” 	 We also set the goal of attending a meeting in French once a month, and we take advantage of our vacations to visit conventions held in our native language.”


Makébla ma nlôl ni Yéhôva ma nti bés ngui i ke ni bisu i num matam.—Yakôbô 1:17. 	 These gifts from Jehovah strengthen us to keep on bearing fruit.—Jas. 1:17.


Jon inyu bôdôl nkwel, me yé me leñ bo le: ‘Me bé niiga mut Bibel to kekii, ndi . . . ’ Mbus, me bé me kena nkwel wem ni bisu. 	 So I’ll mention something in passing, such as, ‘I was teaching the Bible the other day, and . . .’ Then I continue with the point of my story.


Baa di ga ba bôt ba maliga ibale di nla kôs ngim nseñ ngéda di mpot bé maliga momasôna, tole ngéda di nhéñha maliga to ndék? 	 Will we be honest in situations where a slight omission or twist of words might bring us material gain?


Bibel i nsima ndik bé biniigana bini. 	 The Bible does not merely list those values.


Ngéda a bi bana ngôñ i kôs sôble, bagwal ba Eunice ba kal nye le: “Ibale u nyila Mbôgi Yéhôva, u mpam munu ndap yés!” 	 When she wanted to get baptized, her parents told her, “Become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and you will have to leave our home!”


Ngéda bisu, Uzia a bé ‘boñok mam ma ba sép i mis ma Yéhôva,’ a ‘ômôk ki siñ i yéñ Nyambe.’ 	 At first, Uzziah did “what was right in Jehovah’s eyes,” and “he kept searching for God.”


7 Tômas, isañ mañge muda nu 11 nwii, a nkal le: “Ngond yem i bé béna bat me le, ‘baa i nla ba le, Yéhôva a ngwélél libak le mam momasôna ma bi lo ni momede inyu lona niñ hana isi?’ tole, ‘inyuki di nyoñ bé ngaba ni mam ma loñ—kii hihéga mam ma m’bô—inyu lona mahéñha i nkoñ isi?’ 	 7 Thomas, the father of an 11-year-old girl, relates: “My daughter might ask, ‛Could Jehovah have used evolution to develop life on earth?’ or, ‛Why don’t we get involved in the community—with elections, for example—to try to improve things?’


11 Maselna ni bôt ba ba nhañ gwéha i len ini, bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba gwé bañga gwéha inyu mut wap libôk. 	 11 In contrast with the people who show the widespread lack of love today, those who worship Jehovah have genuine love for their fellow man.


“NI TÔÑ BAÑ INYU JAM JO KI JO” 	 “DO NOT BE ANXIOUS OVER ANYTHING”


Ni njel i nyen di ga pam i yoñ makidik ma ma nlémél Djob, ma tinak ki bés kiññem i mpôp. 	 This, in turn, helps us to make decisions that leave us with a clean conscience and God’s approval.


To hala kiki Sara a bééna ha bé ngandak moni kiki ngéda bisu, ndi hala a bi hôla nye i kena bôlô yé i nsañal ni bisu. 	 Although Sara does not make as much money as she once did, she is able to continue pioneering.


“ANE YOÑ I LO” 	 “LET YOUR KINGDOM COME”


Nson u, u bé yoñ bés ngim kel, jon ba bé ti bés bijek i kosi. 	 It took all day, so we were given lunch.


Tolakii a bé mañge wanda ha ngéda i, a bé ha bisélél yom a bé nigil. 	 Though at the time Timothy was likely a teenager, he must have applied himself well.


Ba bégés jôl li Yéhôva.”—TJÉMBI 148:12, 13. 	 Let them praise the name of Jehovah.”—PS. 148:12, 13.


Di yoñ hihéga hi Yésu. 	 Consider Jesus’ example.


(Bingéngén 29:5) I bégés mut ni témb ôbôs nye jôl i mbus ni mbus i yé gwéha bihéñba. 	 (Prov. 29:5) To commend someone but then tear him down behind his back is a form of hypocrisy.


Ngôñ yés i ta bé le ba nimis makénd map, tole ba kahal unup inyu jam di mboñ. 	 We would never want them to lose their joy or become frustrated because of something we do.


Jôm li basañal li li bé sal ni ngui bon ba bé yééne mu ndap, ba ban-ga ntjegeg ngéda inyu mam ma mbuu. 	 Ten hardworking pioneers lived there, keeping up a good spiritual routine.


15 Bés Mbôgi Yéhôva, di gwé ngôñ i añle bôt bobasôna ñañ nlam ilole lisuk li nlo. 	 15 As Jehovah’s Witnesses, we desire to reach as many people as possible with the good news before the end comes.


Lelaa u nla ke mahoñol ma nkoñ isi ngwéé? 	 How can you reject worldly thinking?


Tata wés nu a yé i ngii a ga emble nya masoohe ma suhulnyu, a timbhe ki mo.—1 Yôhanes 5:14, 15. 	 Our heavenly Father will hear such humble prayers and answer them.—1 John 5:14, 15.


Ki u ta bé le u bana maéba malam inyu niñ yoñ i hiki kel. 	 You would have no reliable advice for day-to-day living.


Soho niiga nye kiki u bi niiga me.” 	 Please teach her the way you taught me.”


Mu ntandaa ngéda i yosôna, bilôk bikéé bi bi yuuga me, ba noodege ki ôt me mahoñol, ndi me bi tjél mahôla map.” 	 Over the years, brothers visited me and tried to reason with me, but I refused their help.”


18 ‘Mut likap a’ ba nsaibak’ 	 18 “The Generous Person Will Be Blessed”


Bañga i Djob i nkal le, biane bi ni minlôñ nwap nwominsôna bi ga yugdana ibôdôl hikuu hiap. 	 God’s Word foretells that the governments and all their dependent organizations will be rocked from their foundations.


GWIGIL INYU: 6 NJÉBA–2 DIPOS, 2018 	 STUDY ARTICLES FOR: AUGUST 6–SEPTEMBER 2, 2018


Lelaa Yéhôva a mbom bôt ba yé bé? 	 How does Jehovah reward those who belong to him?


7. (a) Kii i yé njom bisu di gwé i unda gwéha lisañ li bôt? (b) Ti njom ipe inyu toñol inyuki i yé nseñ le di lédés gwéha di gwé inyu wada ni nuu? 	 7. (a) What is the most important reason for us to show brotherly love? (b) Give another reason why it is important to strengthen our affection for one another.


I ñwii 1938, batéé likalô ni basañal ba bi neebe nsébla u, ba pam i yônôs njômbi i hidun hiada hi ngeñ. 	 Publishers and pioneers alike responded to the call, reaching the goal of one million hours in 1938.


Imbe mbadga di ga wan, ni lelaa di ga boñ hala? 	 What question will we consider, and how will we do so?


Baa di bi bôn bé le di ga boñ nya mam i? 	 Did we not, in effect, promise that we would do such things?


Mankéé wada a bi nimis nwaa, a kôhna ki ngandak mandutu mape. Ndi i mbus, a bi kal le: “Me bi nigil le di nla bé pohol manoodana més, di nla bé pohol ngéda m’a ga kwél bés, di nla bé ki to pohol ngélé yañen d’a boma mo. 	 After one brother lost his wife in death and he faced other painful circumstances, he said: “I learned that we cannot choose our tests, neither their time nor their frequency.


Jon di nlama bé hoñol le mut a yé le a yi toi kii i yé loñge ibabé nye i hémle Djob, ni i neebe matiñ mé.—Tjémbi 146:3. 	 So we should not be tempted to think that someone could fully determine what is good without believing in God and adhering to his standards.—Ps. 146:3.


A kal le a bé nôgda wengoñle a nlôk Djob inyule a bé gwés mintuk mi moni. 	 She said that she felt like a hypocrite because she enjoyed gambling.


9 Ngandak bôt i i ntip bôdôl lo makoda més, i nyimbe le bon bés ba ntimbhe makoda. 	 9 Many newcomers have observed that our children participate at meetings.


SONDE I 20-26 MATUMB 2017 	 WEEK OF MARCH 20-26, 2017


Gwéha yés inyu maliga ma Bibel y’a nañ ngéda di nhek pék inyu bisai di nkôhna mu kii di nha Bitilna i bisélél i niñ yés. 	 Our appreciation for Bible truth will grow when we meditate on ways we benefit from applying it in our lives.


Tiga le u bol ngim yom.” 	 You might break something.”


Kii héga, Bibel i nkal nwaa le a ti nlô wé “njôôñ lipém.” 	 For example, the Bible urges a wife to have “deep respect” for her husband.


Inyuki hala a nla lédél bés i yén haa ni mam ma m’bô ngéda nkus di gwé u nlôôha ba nseñ inyu yés? 	 How might it be hard for us to remain neutral when the things we own are very important to us?


Ibale ñ, di nlama bé nwas le i nya mandutu i boñ le di waa ke makoda tole i sélél Yéhôva, ni i yoñ ngaba i nson u likoda ni ñem wés wonsôna. 	 If so, we should not allow such challenges to hold us back from attending Christian meetings or serving Jehovah and being with the congregation to the full.


NSON WEM I BÉTEL 	 SERVING AT BETHEL


Iloole ôa yem i mal, i bé bet ndigi bet ni bet, ngéda me bé hoñol kiki bakana ba bé tét bôt ba bisu ba bi at i nkoñ wés, ni i bet ba yii mu len. 	 A Canadian brother mentioned the prejudice he once had concerning language.


Mpom njel u u nkena i niñ boga wo unu le ‘di pam i yi’ njee a yé Yéhôva, di ‘sélés [ki] hémle’ yés ipañ Yésu, nu a yé pombe Yé Man. 	 The only path to everlasting life involves “coming to know” Jehovah and “exercising faith” in Jesus, His only-begotten Son.


Ndoñi mankéé a bi ti nye ni lipém i bi héya béba liteghe ni mahoñol mabe i Ngomin keñi ini a bééna inyu nson wés. 	 The brother’s respectful explanation removed much of the commissioner’s misunderstanding and prejudice toward our work.


Ngo jam me mboñ, me nyi bé me jo. 	 For I do not understand what I am doing.


9 Inyu kôhna bisai, di nlama unda hémle keñi inyu Yéhôva, di nôglak ki nye. 	 9 To receive the reward, we need to exercise full faith in Jehovah and be obedient to his directions.


(Añ Lukas 18:29, 30.) 	 (Read Luke 18:29, 30.)


Yônatan a bé yi le David a yé ñoñ Zif, homa ba nsébél le Hôres, jon a bi ke nyoo inyu ti nye makénd le a ke ni bisu i bôdôl Yéhôva ñem. 	 He knew that David was in the wilderness at Horesh, so Jonathan went there to encourage him to keep relying on Jehovah.


ÔT NGWÉÉ INYU PEI NYEMB! 	 FLEE TO SAFETY!


3 Hala a nlédés bôt ba ñemmaliga i yi le Yéhôva a téé sép hiki ngéda, inyule nkoñ isi u yé nyonok ni ngitelepsép. 	 3 Honesthearted ones are comforted by the knowledge that Jehovah is always just, for the world is saturated with injustice.


John a nkal le, inyu ke ni bisu i yônôs njômbi i, a bi héñha bôlô ngandak ngélé inyu boñ le, ba pégdaha bañ niñ yap ni ngandak gwom. 	 To keep their focus on this goal, John says that he changed jobs many times in order to maintain a simple lifestyle.


Ibale mam ma nla bé ke, kwélés mankéé i bisu bi mbôgi bipe, tole ni bôt bape ba ba nla hôla bé i yi too béba i mbôña ni toi. 	 If that fails, talk to the offender in the company of witnesses to the wrongdoing or with others who can help to determine if a wrong has really been committed.


Sista Ete a bi hôla nye ngéda a bi lo maliga. 	 Etta had assisted her when she came into the truth.


Ibale di ntéñbe i gwés Yéhôva, di ban-ga ki loñgeñem, di ga noode hôla bape, di ga bôñôl ki bo mam kiki Yéhôva a ngwés 	 If we are loyal and kind, we will try to help others, and we will treat them the way Jehovah wants us to


Ikété bon ba Yakôb (Israel), man munlôm nu mañ a bi kôs ni nwaa wé Léa a bé Ruben. 	 Of the sons of Jacob (Israel), his firstborn by Leah was Reuben.


(Tjémbi 15:4) Ibale di mal neebe nsébla, di nlama bé héñha mahoñol ibabé bañga njom. 	 (Ps. 15:4) If we accept an invitation, we should not cancel frivolously.


Tila bilem bilam bi sobiina woñ, bi u ngwés ngandak. 	 Make a list of traits that you admire about your spouse.


A bi sôk a ba nseñ ngandak i niñ yem inyule a bi yila nwaa wem! 	 She would later become a very important part of my life—she became my wife!


Lelaa makidik di nyoñ ma ntihba bés ni bôt bape? 	 How can our decisions affect us and others?


11 Mu kii ba bi ndokbene Yéhôva, Adam bo Eva ba bi nimis libak jap li peles. 	 11 By rebelling against Jehovah, Adam and Eve lost their perfection.


“Matam malam inyu ti Yéhôva bibégés” (Jaman, Gwét bi Ntôla bi bisu), Hikañ 	 Jehovah Has Given Me Success (C. Robison), Feb.


(Añ Matéô 10:16, 17, MN.) 	 (Read Matthew 10:16, 17.)


Nadia nu a nsal nano i bétel a nkal le: “Ngéda me ni lôk kéé yem i bôda ni i bôlôm di bi yila njohok, di bééna ngôñ i ke likoda li hilémb hi libôga jés.” 	 “When my siblings and I got into our teens, we wanted to switch to the local-language congregation,” says Nadia, who now serves at Bethel.


(1 Korintô 8:9) I ngim mambok ipe, i tééda liyéé i ti bé bikristen loñge mbôgi, mu kii bi ngwel nson u Ane.—w16.09, p. 21. 	 (1 Cor. 8:9) In other cultures and localities, beards are not considered acceptable for Christian ministers.—w16.09, p. 21.


18 Kiki Môsi a bi tiñha sôs Hikôa Sinai, hala a bi tééñga Lôk Israel. 	 18 Just as the Israelites became anxious over Moses’ delay in coming down from Sinai, Christians today may feel anxious over the seeming delay of Jehovah’s day of judgment and the coming of the new world.


Yoñ ngéda ni i bôlô u nsal. 	 See the bigger picture.


BÔDÔL YOÑ INYU YÉHÔVA I HOI BAÑ 	 DO NOT ALLOW YOUR CONFIDENCE TO BE UNDERMINED


18 I yé loñge i bigda le bés bobasôna di bé “bakén” haa ni Djob. 	 18 It is good to remember that at one time we were all “strangers,” or foreigners, not close to God.


Kiki Yésu, sômbôl i Yéhôva yon i yé jam li bisu i niñ yap. 	 In imitation of Jesus, they consider Jehovah’s will to be paramount in their lives.


I nwii 1986, Di bi ke i Mañ mi Njok, di ke nyoo nson makiiña. 	 In 1986 we were off to Côte d’Ivoire, where we served in the traveling work.


Ba bi ti nye makénd i ke ni bisu, ni i yéñ mahôla ma mbuu mpubi inyu ba loñge ñéga i pes mbuu. 	 They encouraged him to persevere and to rely on holy spirit to help him become a good spiritual head.


Bon ba Lôk Israel ba bi témb ba bol i homa ba bé sébél le Mériba. 	 The Israelites again found themselves in a location that came to be called Meribah.


Inyuki hala a ta bé ntuk i kégél Djob likak? 	 How serious is it to make a vow to God?


5 Sôk i nsôk, Djob a’ unda le a kôli toi énél bihégél gwé. Énél i Satan ni i bôt ba binam i ga tjiba. 	 5 The rightfulness of God’s sovereignty will be vindicated and rule by Satan and humans will utterly fail and be removed.


2 Ndi to hala, Bitilna bi nyis bés ntiik le, i bet ba nsolbene yak Yéhôva b’a yoñba bé libua. 	 2 Nevertheless, the Scriptures assure us that those who take refuge in Jehovah do not need to feel overwhelmed by guilt.


Wada ikété yés le Gust Maki, a bé nhôôlak nluk sitima. 	 One of our number, Gust Maki, was an experienced sea captain.


17. (a) Kii i ntinde we i neebe Yéhôva kiki Mma woñ? (b) Mambe mam mape ma nson u Yéhôva Mma wés, di ga tehe i yigil i noñ? 	 17. (a) What appeals to you about having Jehovah as your Potter? (b) What aspects of molding will we next consider?


(Yôhanes 13:7) Di nti bôt bape lipém ngéda di nhoñol bé le di nlel bo, inyule di bi boñ suklu ngandak, inyule di yé ngwañ, tole inyule di ngwel minson mi tôbôtôbô i ntôñ u Yéhôva. 	 (John 13:7) We can show honor to others by not thinking too much of ourselves because of our education, material possessions, or privileges in Jehovah’s service.


Di nla badba le: ‘Baa me nleege ndik mawanda mem ma ñem nyuu, bañga bôt, tole i bet me nyi le yak bo ba nla leege me yani? 	 We can ask ourselves: ‘Do I offer hospitality primarily to close friends, prominent ones, or those who might be able to return a favor somehow?


Ha nyen Walter a bi bôdôl nigil Bibel ni ñane bisônda wada. 	 Then Walter started a Bible study with the chief of police.


10 Di nla ba nkwoog nkaa le Satan a ga nwas bé le moo mé ma ntomb mu biliya a mboñ inyu jôs minson nwés mi bikristen. 	 10 We can be sure that the Devil will never let his hands drop down in his efforts to stop our Christian activities.


Pog, a mpot inyu “nkol u maliga ni u pék,” u u yé man juu u minhook mi lôk kéé, mi mi nyoñ ño ikété litén li Yéhôva. 	 First, he referred to “the faithful and discreet slave,” the small group of anointed brothers who would take the lead.


5 Kiki bés bobasôna di yé kwéha, ni le di mbéna hôs, di nyi le i nla pam le di boma ngitelepsép ikété likoda tole bésbomede di nla boñ le mut numpe a kôs yo. 	 5 Because all of us are imperfect and subject to sin, we realize that there is a possibility that we could either experience injustice ourselves or be the cause of it for someone else in the congregation.


Bôk lisule 	 Cancel Submission


Jon di nlama kogse bo bañga likogsege. 	 Their punishment should be severe.”


Mbus ha, di bôdôl leege bagwélél ba makiiña, di bé naña ki basañal ba ba bé yén bebee ni bés inyu je ni bés. 	 Soon we were accommodating zone servants (now known as circuit overseers) and inviting nearby pioneers for meals.


Ba nkon maséé i ti bémba biniigana bi bi nlôl i Bibel. 	 They are happy to share Bible-based information with others in the flock.


Ni lelaa di nla nwas le “hônba i sugus nson wé loñge”?—Yakôbô 1:4. 	 And how can we “let endurance complete its work”?—Jas. 1:4.


Jon, Hiôb a bé le a bii muda numpe a bé gwés.* Ndi a bi pohol i noñ ndémbél i libii li bisu Djob a bi at i wom Eden, hala a bé nye kiki ngim mbén. 	 So Job could have taken a second wife had he wanted to.* Evidently, though, he took as a pattern the marital union that God established in Eden, making that example a law to himself.


14 Noode ki hoñol mam malam Yéhôva a ntéédana minhook mi bikristen, ngéda ba ga yén i biyééne bi Ane, ba bak ki bikiñe ni Yésu nyoo i ngii. 	 14 It is difficult to imagine the wonders that Jehovah has in store for anointed Christians when they are seated on thrones to rule with Christ in heaven.


3 Lelaa liké li li bé le li ba? 	 3 What would that journey have been like?


BAA KONANGOO I MBUMA ÑAÑ I YÉHÔVA I NTINDE WE I BOÑ JAM? 	 DOES GOD’S UNDESERVED KINDNESS MOTIVATE YOU?


A béhe lôk kéé le: “Jon béba i ane ha bañ ikété manyu manan ma nwo, le ni nôglak minheña nwap.” 	 He urged his brothers: “Do not let sin continue to rule as king in your mortal bodies so that you should obey their desires.”


Di bi niiga 40 mimañ mi likoda, ni basañal ba tôbôtôbô. 	 We were able to give training to 40 congregation overseers and special pioneers.


Di mbéna nok bibéba bi mam bi bi ñôbôs mahaa. 	 We hear a lot about what goes wrong in families that fail.


Ba bi nok le tison i Yérusalem i bé lam kiyaga. 	 They had heard how beautiful the city of Jerusalem once was.


(Lukas 22:43) Yésu a bé nkwoog nkaa le Yéhôva a ga ep biañgel hiki ngéda a gwé ngôñ ni mahôla inyu yônôs sômbôl i Djob.—Matéô 26:53. 	 (Luke 22:43) Jesus was confident that Jehovah would send angelic help whenever he needed it to accomplish God’s will.—Matt. 26:53.


Dilo ti, hiki likoda li bééna soso libam i hikôma li li bé unda nson likalô u likoda sôñ mbus sôñ. 	 In those days, each congregation had a large chart on the platform that showed the field service activity of the congregation month by month.


I oda i, i nla noode bañga yés gwéha. (1 Tésalônika 5:14, MN.) 	 The genuineness of our love can be tested by the Bible’s command to “support the weak, be patient toward all.” (1 Thess. 5:14) Although many who are weak later become strong in the faith, others need our patient, ongoing support.


Biliya gwobisôna di mboñ inyu tééda bésbomede mpubi munu ikété nkoñ isi unu u nyon ni béba bi ga bane bés nseñ. 	 All our struggles to remain clean in a world full of wickedness will be worthwhile.


5 Mam ma yé lelaa i pes yoñ? 	 5 What about you?


8, 9. (a) Inoñnaga ni kaat Hiôb 2:4, 5, imbe pééna ikeñi i yé bés bisu ngéda di mboma manoodana? (b) Ngéda u mboma bikuu, limbe jam li mbôña i ngii, li li nene bé mis, u nla hégda? 	 8, 9. (a) According to Job 2:4, 5, what is involved when we face trials? (b) When you face trials, what invisible scene might you imagine?


17 Yésu a bi kal le mbuu mpubi u nla bigdaha bés mam di bi nigil. 	 17 Jesus taught that God’s spirit can bring back to our mind things that we have learned.


Kiki hihéga, ba nti moni inyu lôl bôt ba nkôs bikuu mahôla. 	 For example, they give financial support to those affected.


Ngéda ba ntjél gwélél tel ba gwé i nya homa i, ba ñunda le gwéha yap i gwé bé liton li wim to jada. 	 By sacrificing their personal advantage in this way, they demonstrate love that is free of any trace of selfishness.


Kii héga, di nlama ke ni bisu i téé likalô inyu Ane Djob, ni yilha bôt banigil. 	 For example, we keep on preaching about God’s Kingdom and sharing in the work of making disciples.


Ndi bikristen bi gwé hémle ni njel mbuu mpubi u Djob, u u nsal ikété ñem u mut nu a neebe wo. 	 Christian faith is the result of God’s holy spirit working on a receptive heart.


A bi niñ dilo di béba Kiñe Ahaz, ngéda mam mabe momasôna ma bé nayak. 	 He lived during the reign of wicked King Ahaz, a time when all sorts of corruption prevailed.


Lelaa di nla pam i eñgla ni nlômbi mut? 	 How can we succeed in stripping off the old personality?


NI NJEL mbañ a bi ti inyu Nwet wés Yésu Kristô, Yésaya a nti bés makénd ni botñem. 	 THROUGH his prophecy about our Lord Jesus Christ, Isaiah warms and reassures our hearts.


Jon me bé me kobol inyu hôla bo i pala nok maliga. 	 So I interpreted, which helped them grasp the truth more readily.


Jon, ngéda me bi soohe ngandak mu jam li, me bi sôk kit le me nkena ha bé yigil yé ni bisu. 	 So after giving the matter much prayerful thought, I decided to stop the study.


Ngim bôt ba ngambi i bé gwélél minla mi binuga tole mi bôt, ipe i bé béñge lelaa kôp i ntjobol mis ma kôn, inyu toñol lelaa bilôl bi mut gw’a ba. 	 Some practitioners looked for meaning in such things as the entrails of animals and humans or the way a rooster pecks at its grain.


GWIGIL BI SONDE BI: 27 MATJEL–2 MATÔP 2017 	 STUDY ARTICLES FOR: FEBRUARY 27–APRIL 2, 2017


Bebeg le Saulô a bi bana mana mahoñol le: ‘Me nlama boñ ngim jam—bihôô bihôô.’ 	 He must have thought, ‘I have to do something—and quickly.’


Mankéé Milton Henschel a kal bés le i mbéda bôlôm ba ba yé bebee i sal ni ngui inyu Ane Djob i Bétel. 	 Brother Milton Henschel told us that there was a need at Bethel for brothers who wanted to work hard for the Kingdom.


Jon, ngim ngéda me bi nimis makénd mem, hala a tômbôs me.” 	 For a while, I lost my confidence and felt depressed.”


Mambe manoodana ngim bapôdôl i bi hônba inyu hémle yap? 	 What trials did some of the prophets endure because of their faith?


A bé yi ntiik le a nkôs ngandak mam ma téé bé sép. 	 He was keenly aware that he was the victim of many injustices.


U nla ba nhelek ni maséé u ga sôk kôhna ngéda u ntéé likalô. 	 It might surprise you how much joy you will then find when preaching.


Ngéda ba bi ep me i ndap mok i Asland, me bi boma minhôôlak mi bikristen nyoo. 	 When the officials moved me to the prison in Ashland, I met some mature brothers who were already there.


Heni, a bi bii botñem yé yak Yéhôva, a nôgol nye “nlélém kel.”—Bibôdle 17:10-14, 23. 	 No, he trusted in Jehovah and obeyed “on that very day.”—Genesis 17:10-14, 23.


(Filipi 4:6, 7, 13) Kiki di mboñ hala, ha nyen di ga bana makénd i nit telepsép ni ba maliga ikété mam momasôna. 	 (Philippians 4:6, 7, 13) By doing so, we can have the courage to stand up for what is right and to be honest in all things.


Jôl li majubul 	 Login Identity


Bebeg le mu nyo wés, di ga pahal bé nya bibuk bi kekikel; ndi i nya béba litehge i, i nla ba ikété yés, tole i yé le i gwéé mu ñem wés, ndi i bôdôl nañ. 	 We ourselves might never voice such a thought; yet, the seeds of this wrong viewpoint might be in us or they could be planted in us and start to grow.


Kiki hihéga, kii i ga pémél bés ibale di nyoñ makidik ngéda di yé ñunbak? 	 For example, what might happen if we make decisions when we are angry?


Bagwal bé ba bi bat le: “Baa b’a nwas bés le di ke hala?” 	 “Do you think they are just going to let us walk off?” his parents asked.


Umbe nseñ di nkôs, i pes mbuu ni pes minsôn, ngéda di ‘nwas’ hiun? 	 What spiritual and physical benefits can we derive by ‘letting go’ of anger?


7. (a) Toñol inyuki Yéhôva a bi ti litén jé mambén. (b) Lelaa Mbén Môsé i bé kiki ntééda inyu Lôk Israél? 	 7. (a) Explain why Jehovah gave directions to his people. (b) How was the Law a guardian for Israel?


Me bi nigil Bibel, me sôblana i ñwii 1941. 	 I studied the Bible and got baptized in 1941.


Jon yak me, m’a ke i homa ba ñep me.’ 	 Thus, I too will serve where I am assigned.’


IBÔDÔL KÔBA YÉHÔVA A ÑÉGA LITÉN JÉ 	 JEHOVAH HAS ALWAYS GUIDED HIS PEOPLE


Me bé nyonok ni maséé, ni mahak.” 	 I was content and happy.”


Kii i bi pémél Pétrô, Yakôbô, ni Yôhanes? Lelaa hala a nla pémél yak bés? 	 What happened to Peter, James, and John, and how might that happen to us too?


Di yoñ hihéga hi nsañal wada, nu di ga sébél le Lusi. 	 Take the case of a pioneer, whom we will call Lucy.


Inyuki Djob a bi sôk a tjôô ngim mut nu a bééna ñem nsôhga i bibôdle? 	 Why was a once modest man rejected by God?


Nlélém ni bikristen i len ini, ibale i nene bo le hilo hi Yéhôva hi ntiñha, ni le mbok yondo i ngi yii haa, bi nla bôdôl bana nduña. 	 The fulfillment of these promises may seem too far off in the future or too good to be true.


I kaat di mbôk di sima i nkônde kal le: “Ba bééna yak pééna inyu yi imbe ébél malép ba nlama gwélél, mambe malép ba nlama gwélél, njee a nlama kôp malép ma, ni i pam hee ba nlama jôa moo.” 	 The above-quoted source adds: “It is also debated which vessels are to be used for the pouring, which kind of water is suitable, who should pour, and how much of the hands should be covered with water.”


Samuel a bi héñha. 	 Samuel changed.


I mbus, mimañ mi bi yoñ bitelbene le ngwélél makiiña a yuuga Takuya. 	 Then the elders arranged for the circuit overseer to make a shepherding visit on Takuya.


Yésu a timbhe nye le: “Ane yem i ta bé i nkoñ ’isi unu.” 	 Jesus answered: “My Kingdom is no part of this world.”


Mu ñwii ima mi bé noñ ha, iloo 12 000 mimañ mi bi tagbe i Patterson ni i Bétel i Brooklyn inyu kôs biniigana bi. 	 Over the next two years, more than 12,000 elders were taught at Patterson and at Brooklyn Bethel.


Hala a nla hélés bé i nok le Mbôgi Yéhôva i bééna mbagla ipôla bakana ni miñindô. 	 You may be wondering why segregation would be practiced in congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses.


Lelaa di nlama boñ ngéda mut a naña bés i je i nyeni? 	 How should we view accepting an invitation to a meal?


Di nti bé makénd i nigil Bibel bébomede inyu kôhna mandimbhe mu mambadga ma, ni mape ki. 	 We invite you to investigate the Bible for yourself to find the answers to these questions and more.


Ôt nsoñgi inyu gwélél moni loñge. 	 Prepare a realistic budget.


Jam to jada li mah tééñga bé bés i niñ kiki nyemb yé. 	 Losing him was the most traumatic event in our lives.


Jon a bagwal, ni ke ni bisu i lédés hémle nan. 	 So as parents, keep building your own faith.


Jôl li Yéhôva li ntihba libak jé jolisôna li Bayemikok, li Nungingii, ni li Numpubi. 	 Jehovah’s name embraces the full scope of His excellence, majesty, and holiness.


(Yôhanes 11:11; Minson mi baôma 20:9, 10) Ndi, baa u ga hémle le mut a bi wo behee, a nla lo bitugne ngandak nwii mbus nyemb yé, i dilo di nlo? 	 (John 11:11; Acts 20:9, 10) Yet, what of a promise that a resurrection will occur years, even centuries, in the future?


Maléta ma, ma nti toi bés ngandak makénd.” 	 They are a real source of encouragement.”


(Yésaya 11:3, 4) A mimañ ni yé batat bémba ba ba yé i si Yésu, a ga hôla ki bé i kéés kiki yak nye a nkéés. 	 (Isa. 11:3, 4) You elders are Jesus’ undershepherds, and he will help you to judge as he judges.


9 Lelaa di nla kôna hémle ni manôgla ma Nôa. 	 9 How we can imitate Noah’s faith and obedience.


I nla boñ le mam ma ñôbi, le ma kônde bep. 	 It can cause a problem to get out of control, making the problem worse.


Di yoñ hihéga hi njohok sita yada le Anna, nu a yé ngi biiba, a bi yoñ makidik i ke i pes Likôl i Érôpa, het ba bééna ngôñ ni batéé likalô inyu kéñbaha nson wé likalô.* A nkal le: “I bana ngandak gwigil bi Bibel i yé jam li ntomb nyono, me ngwés ki nson u ngandak. 	 Consider the experience of Anna, a young single sister, who expanded her ministry by moving to serve in an area of Eastern Europe where the need for preachers is great.* “There are a lot of opportunities to conduct Bible studies here, and I like that very much,” she writes.


Yak bé ni nla bigda ngim mangéda het Djob a bi nit bé, a éga ki bé, ni njel Bañga yé. 	 You may personally have had experiences in which God provided you with support and guidance, often through his Word.


Tilba inyu ikôhna mél yôha ni kel 	 sign up for email updates


(Lukas 4:5-7) Nlélém jam inyu yés, Satan a nyi le Yéhôva a mbôn bés gwom bilam i mbok yondo. 	 (Luke 4:5-7) Similarly, Satan knows that Jehovah offers us material benefits in the new system.


Bebeg le bilem bilam bi Mbôgi Yéhôva gwon bi bi ôt bés i maliga, bi hôla ki bés i bôdôl gwélél Yéhôva ni maséé. 	 The good conduct of Jehovah’s people may have attracted us to true worship and helped us to begin serving God joyfully.


(Yésaya 45:9; Daniel 4:35; añ Rôma 9:11, 16.)[3] (Beñge bibuk i mamélél ma yigil.) 	 (Isaiah 45:9; Daniel 4:35; read Romans 9:11, 16.)[3] (See endnote.)


Daniel nu di mbôk sima, a nkal le: “Ngéda me nsoñgol Bibel, me yé me tééda bipes bi bikaat bi me nhoñol le bi nla hôla bôt me ntééne likalô. 	 Daniel, quoted earlier, says: “As I do my Bible reading, I pick verses that I think will help people I meet in the ministry.


Inyu kii di mbédél njañ yoñ mél ? Inyule di yé le di bana ñǵoñ i tilna we ibale mahéñha ma mba i mayaa ma minje. 	 Why an email? We may need to contact you in the future about changes to the dataset, an email provides us a point of contact.


Mu ñwii mi bé noñ ha, ba bi tégbaha Banigil Bibel ba loñ Jaman i bikééhene dikôô di ngélé inyu nson wap u likalô. 	 During the following years, the Bible Students in Germany had to face thousands of court cases because of their preaching activity.


2 I len ini, iloo yom kiki bo 240 000 000 di bôt ba niñ haa ni loñ yap ligwéé. 	 2 Today, more than 240,000,000 people live outside the land of their birth.


Lelaa ligwéélak jés li kunde i pohol ni bésbomede li ñunda ipam limbe likala di ngwés Yéhôva? 	 How can the way we use our freedom of choice reveal the depth of our love for Jehovah?


Ndi njee a yé nkena ntôñ gwét u Yéhôva u u yé ngii? 	 But who takes the lead among Jehovah’s heavenly army?


Jon i pada i, i bi tjek mam ni bisop le me témb i siksa i Saragôsa. 	 He arranged for the diocese to transfer me to my previous convent in Zaragoza.


Kii i ntinde bés i tehe binoñ kiki jam li mahee? 	 What factors move us to view the ransom as precious?


Liboñog jap li mam li nene wengoñle ba ta bé bôt ba binam, le ba yé binuga, ni le pék i nlôl bo ni mimbuu mimbe. 	 Wicked people exhibit a spirit that seems subhuman, animalistic, even demonic.


Djob a nyi minwaa nwoñ, a ‘bigdaga le u yé nluñ ték.’ 	 God understands your limitations, ‘remembering that you are dust.’


Libim li bôt li bé yi bé Mbôgi Yéhôva. 	 Most people didn’t know Jehovah’s Witnesses.


A bé nkabak ipôla i nôgôl isañ ni téñbe i gwés David. 	 He wanted to be loyal to his father, but he also wanted to be loyal to David.