A bi tinde bôt bape i lo bégés Djob lôñ yada ni nye.—Añ Tjémbi 147:1, 7, 12. 	 He also encouraged others to join him in giving God praise.—Read Psalm 147:1, 7, 12.


Jon, di nlama tjôô mambot tole mahabga ma ma nla sék njel le bôt ba emble bañ likalô jés, to ibale di ngwés mambot ma. 	 Hence, we will forgo items or styles of clothing that we like but that could close the minds of people to whom we want to witness.


Hala a yé nseñ le u badba mana mambadga, inyule bôt ba ngwélél bé Yéhôva ba ngwés le u niñ kiki bo. 	 It is important to ask ourselves these questions because the world wants us to live the way they do.


Baa ni yé le ni hôla bo i léba ngim bôlô ba nla sal i homa ba ntééne likalô? 	 Could you help them find a job as a remote worker to enable them to stay in their assignment?


I nwii 1943, Mbôgi Yéhôva i bi boñ hônd likalô ikété bitison 12, ni matila i mabam le “La nation libre,” inyu hôñôs likoda likeñi.* Mabam ma ma bé ntéñék i bituu, jada bisu, ni lipe mbus, ngim njel hônd Mbôgi Yéhôva i bé gwélél ibôdôl 1936. 	 In 1943 the Witnesses put on sandwich signs to advertise the “Free Nation’s” Theocratic Assembly held in 12 Mexican cities.* Two placards were attached at the shoulders and hung, one in front and one behind, an advertising method that had been in use by Witnesses since 1936.


Ngéda ni ga añ bibañga bini, m’a ba ha bé. 	 If you are reading this, I am no longer around.


Me bi timbhe nye le “ñ,” to hala kii me bé ngi ke i likalô. 	 “Yes,” I said, although I had never preached before.


Di nlama ndik bé hoñol le ngim mankéé nu munlôm tole nu muda a gwé “hémle i ngui” tole a gwé “bibomb,” ndi di nlama yi le hiki wada wés a gwé yé ngap ni gwé bibomb. 	 In addition, instead of simply thinking that a brother or a sister is either “strong” or “weak,” we should recognize that we all have strengths and weaknesses.


ADAM a bé yi le nyoo i nla bé pot. 	 ADAM no doubt knew that serpents cannot talk.


Rôsa a bi sôblana i nwii 2009, nwii u bé noñ ki ha a yila nsañal nu ngéda yosôna. 	 Rose was baptized in 2009, and the next year, she began to serve as a regular pioneer.


Inyu hala nyen, baôma ba bi sébél bikristen bipe le ‘a lôktata’ ikété bikaat ba bi tilna bo.—Rôma 1:13; 1 Pétrô 2:17; 1 Yôhanes 3:13.* 	 Thus in their letters, the apostles often referred to fellow disciples as ‘brothers and sisters.’—Rom. 1:13; 1 Pet. 2:17; 1 John 3:13.*


Baa hala a nti bé bés makénd i boñ biliya gwés gwobisôna inyu ba i makoda momasô? 	 Does that not motivate us to do our utmost to be at all the meetings?


Ngéda Pétrô a tilna bikristen bi Lôk Yuda ni bi matén mape i Asia Ntitigi kaat yé bisu, a bi pôdôl inyu likoda li bilôk bikéé li nkoñ isi wonsôna.—1 Pétrô 1:1; 2:17. 	 When Peter wrote his first letter to Jewish and Gentile Christians in Asia Minor, he spoke warmly about the whole association of brothers.—1 Pet. 1:1; 2:17.


Inyuki li noñ oda ikété ntôñ li ñunda le di ngwés énél i Yéhôva? 	 How does respect for theocratic headship reveal our love for Jehovah’s way of ruling?


Mambe mam ma nla boñ le di ba mahindi i mis ma Djob? 	 What are some things that can make us unclean in God’s eyes?


Mayuuga ma, ma bi kwés bés nkaa le di bé lama bôô i Yapan inyu lo i yén nyono.” 	 That short fact-finding trip convinced us that we should move here.”


INYUKI HALA A YÉ NSEÑ 	 WHAT IT MEANS


4. (a) Lelaa gwéha yés i nla hoi munu dilo tjés? (b) Gwéha yés i nla boma manoodana ikété matode maa. 	 4. (a) In what ways has love grown cold in our day? (b) In what three areas could our love be tested?


U nla kôhna yo i si winda le LA BIBLE ET VOUS. 	 You can find it under BIBLE TEACHINGS.


9 Ngim mangéda, di gwé ngôñ ni mam ma minsôn. 	 9 Sometimes your needs may be physical.


Umbe ntén béba Yésu a bé pôdôl ngéda a bé ti maéba ma mpémél i kaat Matéô 18:15-17? 	 What type of sin was Jesus speaking of in the counsel outlined at Matthew 18:15-17?


Baa di nyoñ ngéda i tibil tém Bitilna hiki ngéda? 	 Do we take the time to ponder, or dwell on, Scriptural passages throughout the day?


Kiki di ntehe hikoñgo hi kilok hi ñunda bés mu nkuu biliñgeliñge le ngeñ i yé bebee ni kola, di nyi le di nlama yén inyu emble nsik u bibôdle bi likoda li ndôn inyu kegla tole mbus kosi. 	 As we see the clock on the video screen counting down, we know that it is time to be in our seats to enjoy the musical prelude that begins a convention session.


Me mbem yaga ngéda m’a témb me tehe nye i bitugne. 	 I am really looking forward to seeing her again in the resurrection.


Salômô a tila le: “Bôdôl Yéhôva ñem ni ñem woñ wonsôna. 	 “Trust in Jehovah with all your heart,” wrote Solomon.


(Hiôb 1:9-11; 2:4; Masoola 12:10) Ibale Yéhôva a kéñék le ngim manoodana ma pémél bañ bés inyule a nhégda le di ta bé le di hônba mo, baa ki hala a bi ti bé nsohi Satan ngui, le yéñe yés yon i ntinde bés i gwélél Djob? 	 (Job 1:9-11; 2:4; Rev. 12:10) If Jehovah prevented us from facing certain trials because he deemed them to be more than we could bear, would that not add weight to Satan’s charge that we serve God out of self-interest?


Ibôdôl i ñwii 1870, umbe nson nkeñi makéé Russell a bi gwel? 	 Beginning in the late 19th century, what important role did Brother Russell play?


Kiki di ntehe, ngôk ipôla baôma i bi lona mbagla. 	 As noted, undue pride among his apostles led to some disunity.


16 Gwéha inyu lôk kéé i gwé maada ni gwéha inyu Yéhôva. 	 16 Having love for our brothers and sisters is linked to the love we have for Jehovah.


(Minson mi baôma 16:4, 5) I léta juu li bakena ntôñ li bi ep inyu ti makidik map mu jam li, i ñunda le ba bééna mbuu mpubi u Djob, ni bilem bilam kiki bo gwéha ni hémle.—Minson mi baôma 15:11, 25-29; Galatia 5:22, 23. 	 (Acts 16:4, 5) The letter conveying that decision also reveals that the governing body manifested the fruitage of God’s spirit, including love and faith.—Acts 15:11, 25-29; Gal. 5:22, 23.


Kel yada, nkén mut wada a bat nunu mañge munlôm le: “Baa u nyi bé le tjañtjañ nu gôl a yé diye ngélé iba iloo tjañtjañ nu silba?” 	 One day, a visitor asked the boy, “Don’t you know that the gold coin is twice as valuable as the silver one?”


NDUÑA I NLÔÔHA 	 EXCESSIVE WORRY


Ndi Yéhôva nyetama nyen a gwé pék i lona nsañ ikété nkoñ isi. 	 Jehovah alone has the wisdom to bring about world peace.


Jon, baa ñañga u Miñañ minlam u yé toi maliga tole u yé ndik mbodok ñañ? 	 So, are the Gospel accounts fact or fiction?


16 Lisuk li yé le kii, ngéda di nkôs ‘nsañ u Nyambe u u nloo mahoñol més momasôna’? 	 16 What results when we receive this “peace of God that surpasses all understanding”?


Baa me nhéléé ndik biniigana bi bisu bi Bibel, tole me nhol kôñ kôñ i pes mbuu inyu yila néñha kristen?’ 	 Have I progressed beyond basics to maturity, becoming full-grown as a Christian?’


Hilo hiés hi bisu hi likalô, muda wada a bi emble bés loñge, jon di bi éñél nye kaat Masoola 21:3, 4—mbus me kwo lihiô! 	 On our first day in the field ministry, one lady listened attentively, so I read Revelation 21:3, 4—and then I fainted!


(Minson mi baôma 4:20) Ndi, hégda le a ntéé le a nlama pam likalô ngim hilo, ndi nlô wé nu a ta bé Mbôgi Yéhôva a ngwés le a yén ndap. 	 (Acts 4:20) However, suppose she plans to go out in the field service on a certain day, but her unbelieving husband wants her to stay home.


YÉHÔVA A MBÔN LE A GA SAYAP BAGWÉLÉL BÉ 	 JEHOVAH PROMISES TO BLESS HIS SERVANTS


Bonjee ba yé bakis bikak bi gwét, ni umbe nson ba nkôhna? 	 Who are the riders of the chariots, and what is their assignment?


10. (a) Imbe njom i ntinde bés i téé likalô di nléba munu kaat Matéô 22:39? (b) Toñol lelaa Paul bo Silas ba bi hôla ntat ndap mok i Filipi. 	 10. (a) What reason for preaching is mentioned at Matthew 22:39? (b) Relate how Paul and Silas helped a jailer in Philippi.


(Bingéngén 28:13) Ndi liboñok li, li ñunda bé gwéha, inyule hala a ntééñga ndik bé mboñbéba ndi yak bôt bape ki. 	 (Prov. 28:13) Yet, such a course is unloving, for it harms not only the sinner but also others.


NGANDAK HÔNBA I NLONA BISAI 	 PERSEVERANCE LEADS TO BLESSINGS


Lelaa di nla toi unda le di gwé libak li nwee ni wongut? 	 In what practical way can we show mildness and patience?


Ikété URSS yosôna, Mbôgi Yéhôva i bé yoñ bé ngaba ni mam ma m’bô. 	 All over the USSR, Jehovah’s Witnesses remained neutral in political matters.


Inyule a yé Nhek mam momasôna, nyen a yé ki Nu ngui yosôna ni Ñane ngiinda yosôna. 	 Because he is the Creator of all things and the almighty Sovereign of the universe.


Ndék lôk kéé i bé i ngi kiiñaga isi hiañgaa. 	 A few restlessly paced about in the heat.


I hiai hi bisu, imbe kunde baane ba Lôk Yuda ba bééna, mu kii nkoñ u Yudéa u bé isi énél i bôt ba Rôma? 	 How much freedom did Rome grant to the Jewish authorities in Judea in the first century?


8 Masañ mape, bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba bi ti moni inyu nit babôgna nson mahôla. 	 8 In other cases, Jehovah’s people gave financial support to those taking the lead in the work.


Ndi kii u mboñ munu?” 	 So why are you here?”


(Esra 3:1, 2) I tehe maséé map ma bisu, i bé nene wee yom yo ki yo i bé bé le i tômbôs bo. 	 (Ezra 3:1, 2) In their initial excitement, it seemed that nothing could discourage them.


(Lôk Héber 11:35) To hala kii di ntibil bé yi bonjee Paul a bééna i mahoñol, ndi ba bi ôm ngim bôt kiki Nabôt bo Sakaria ngok letee ni nyemb, inyule ba bé nôgôl Djob, ba boñok ki sômbôl yé. 	 (Heb. 11:35) Though we cannot be sure whom Paul had in mind, some, like Naboth and Zechariah, were stoned to death for obeying God and doing his will.


Inyuki bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba bééna ngôñ le ba niiga bo inyu kodol litehge jap mu Gwét bi Ntôla bi bisu, ndi hala a nkobla bé le kii? 	 Why did Jehovah’s servants need correction and discipline during World War I, but what does that not indicate?


Biniigana inyu boñge bawanda ni batitigi. 	 Material for young people.


Ngéda Yôsep a bééna yom kiki bo jôm li ñwii ni mi saambok, lôkisañ i bi gwel nye, i nuñul nye kiki nkol. 	 When Joseph was in his late teens, his brothers kidnapped him and sold him as a slave.


Inyu boñ le kiññem i bane bés loñge ñéga, di nlama niiga yo. 	 For our conscience to be an effective guide, it must be trained.


Ba bi kôm Yéhôva mbus, inyu bégés bikwéha bi mop. 	 They turned away from Jehovah and worshipped false gods.


Ñ, i yé maliga le ngim mangéda a bi popoda, ndi Yéhôva a bé nok le njôghe yon i bé pôdha nye hala. 	 Yes, he spoke rashly at times, but Jehovah understood the pain Job felt.


Hala a bi hôla me i kena nson wem ni bisu. 	 My family and I later started to use video chats.


(Lôk Lévi 19:18; Rôma 12:17-21) Ndémbél i Yôsef i nlama hôla bés. 	 (Lev. 19:18; Rom. 12:17-21) Joseph’s example should help us.


Inyuki di nla kal le di yé “bawoga i pes i béba”? 	 How is it that we can consider ourselves “dead with reference to sin”?


(2 Pétrô 2:5) Ibabé pééna, hala a bi hôla Nôa i tééda hémle i ngui. 	 (2 Pet. 2:5) No doubt, doing so helped Noah keep his faith strong.


BA MUT HÉMLE, MUT WONGUT, NI MUT MASOOHE 	 BE FAITHFUL, PATIENT, PRAYERFUL


Ndi kii bôt ba ba bi léba? 	 What did the men learn?


Di yé nhelek ngéda di ntehe mam momasôna Yéhôva a ma boñ inyu yés. 	 We are overwhelmed when we consider all that Jehovah has done in our behalf.


Jon, bimbe bitelbene u nla yoñ i sal inyu tohi yoñ? 	 Hence, what steps can you take to work out your own salvation?


Di nigil yi mam ba nyéñ yônôs, ni lelaa ba noode boñ mo. 	 We learn what their goals are and how they try to reach them.


1, 2. (a) Ni njel imbe ba nla hégha hiai hini ni ntonba u ba kokse le a kôli ni nyemb? 	 1, 2. (a) In what way might this system of things be compared to a condemned criminal?


Kii i nla boñ le di bana mahoñol mabe inyu mankéé wés wada? 	 How might our judgment be clouded by personality conflicts?


NSON NSAÑAL, NSON MASÉÉ 	 JOYFUL PIONEER SERVICE


Inyuki u nla ba nkwoog nkaa le Djob a téé sép hiki ngéda? 	 Why do you trust that God is always just?


Mbéla ipe i bééna ligwélél inyu hôla sônda i gwel yo ni woo wé. 	 Some helmets had a handle so that a soldier could carry it in his hand.


A nla tégbaha ngandak ngéda i kwel ni we inyu mam ma mbéñge bé boba. 	 He may spend hours talking with you about what interests both of you.


Ngi pééna, ba ga kôhna bisai inyule ba noñ maéba i biiba “ndigi . . . i Nwet.” (1 Korintô 7:39) I mbus libii jap, ibabé nkaa, ba ga neebe le Bibel i nti maéba ma nlôôha malam inyu kôhna maséé ikété libii. 	 Of course, they will be blessed for having followed the counsel to marry “only in the Lord.” (1 Cor. 7:39) Once married, they will undoubtedly agree that the Bible gives the best advice for making their marriage a success.


Kiki héga, ikété Bikaat bi ñwii ni hop pulasi le Annuaires 1992, 1999, ni 2008, u ga léba ñañga u mandutu bilôk bikéé bi Etiôpia, Malawi, ni Ruslan bi bi boma. 	 For example, the Yearbooks of 1992, 1999, and 2008 contain the faith-strengthening reports of our brothers in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Russia.


Me bi nôgda maséé i ba mut wada ikété litén li Yéhôva, me nti ki nye mayéga inyu nsima nkeñi u.” 	 I felt even more proud of being one of Jehovah’s people, and I thank him for this wonderful privilege.”


(Sôfônia 1:14) Mabéhna ma mbañ ini, ma mbéñge yak bés i len ini. 	 (Zeph. 1:14) That prophetic warning also applies to our time.


7 Yéña ndugi Ane, he gwom bé 	 7 Seek the Kingdom, Not Things


Di mpôdôl bé kristen i i nhoñol bijek, bôlô, ngim mintuk, tole mam ma libii. 	 That does not refer to a Christian who occasionally thinks about food, employment, recreation, or even romance.


YÉSU a bôk legel le banigil bé ba bé lama yoñ ngaba i libumbul likeñi munu dilo di nsôk tini. 	 JESUS foretold that his followers would enjoy an abundant harvest in this time of the end.


Kii i bé boñ le Timôtéô a yila loñge mañ? 	 What made Timothy such an outstanding elder?


Inyu hala nyen, di ga bana lem i wan Bañga i Djob ilole di nyoñ makidik. 	 Accordingly, we develop the habit of consulting God’s Word before making decisions.


MANJOM INYU KE MAKODA 	 REASONS TO ATTEND MEETINGS


Ndi di nyi le Nyambe nu a bi hôla bagwélél bé i nya i nhélhana, le Yéhôva, a yé Djob jés. 	 But we do know that the God who helped his servants in amazing ways is our God, Jehovah.


Ibale u nyéñ ba bañga malét, Bañga i Djob i nlama ndugi ba mu ñem woñ (Béñge liben 17) 	 If you are going to be an effective teacher, God’s Word must first be in your heart (See paragraph 17)


Mimbe minson ni nyamnda ni ngôñ le ni ga boñ ngéda ñunuk hiai hini u ga mal? 	 What are some activities that you look forward to taking part in when this old system of things is gone?


INYUKI BAHOGI BA BI NIMIS MASÉÉ MAP 	 WHY SOME HAVE LOST THEIR JOY


(Bingéngén 15:22) Janet a bi sugus le a bé lama noode bii maliga ma bisélél. 	 (Prov. 15:22) Janet concluded that she needed to take that truth more to heart.


MAM MA MBAT LE DI BANA WONGUT 	 SITUATIONS THAT CALL FOR PATIENCE


Bebek le, bagwal bahogi ikété likoda, ba nwas bon bap le ba boñ mam ma u ngwés bé le man woñ a boñ. 	 Or perhaps a few parents in the congregation allow their children to do things that you do not want your child to do.


10 David, ntôp tjémbi, a bi nôgda ngui i mbuu mpubi Nyambe ngandak ngélé i niñ yé. 	 10 The psalmist David often experienced the power of God’s holy spirit.


Hihe 	 Tap


Mu mangéda ma nyen, bagwal bem ba bi bat le me témb i mbai. 	 About that time, my parents asked me to come back home.


I len ini, me yé maséé i tééne bisega gwem likalô.” 	 Now I’m happy to witness to my peers.”


Di gwé ki ngôñ i tibil wan biniigana bi Bibel di nla gwélél i niñ yés. 	 We need to discern the practical lessons found in the pages of the Bible and be motivated to apply them in our life.


11 Baa bibase bi ndôk bikristen bi ntéé likalô kiki Yésu a bi boñ? 	 11 How have the churches of Christendom measured up in this regard?


Ngandak ikété yés i ma kôs mam mabe ma lôlak ni bibéba bi bôt. 	 Many of us have been victims of wicked people, such as violent bullies, hateful bigots, and vicious criminals.


Tolakii nsalwom a nsal ni ngui inyu bel mbôô yé, a nla bé héñha bikék, to néñés bibebela. 	 Even though a farmer works hard to plant his crop, he has no control over the weather or the growth of the plants.


Bonjee ba ga ba bé maséé kekikel? 	 Who can never be truly happy?


Bôt ba hémle ba kôba ni ba ngéda yés, ba ñunda toi le hala a nla bôña. 	 Faithful ones before us and modest ones today have proved that it can be done.


(Markô 8:38) Ibale makénd u bi bana i kwélés bo i nlona we mindañ ni bôt boñ ba lihaa, wan ngim bitelbene u nla yoñ inyu suhus mindañ ipôla nan, ni tééda ndéñbe yoñ. 	 (Mark 8:38) If your courageous stand has resulted in a problem between you and your non-Witness relatives, consider some steps to take to reduce conflict and still maintain integrity.


11 Ngandak Mbôgi Yéhôva i bi pam i tjôô mahoñol ma m’bô ba bééna behee. 	 11 Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses have succeeded in moving away from strong political views that they once held.


Hala a ñunda le bagwal bé ba bi niiga nye loñge. 	 It reflected good parental training.


Imbe ndémbél Yésu a bi yék inyu jam li unda libak li ñwee ni li wongut? 	 What example did Jesus set in showing mildness and patience?


I len ini, di gwé mandutu di nla bé keñgle, to yémbél. 	 There are problems that for now can neither be avoided nor resolved.


14 I yi leege bakén—Lem lam i mbéda! 	 14 The Delightful Course of Hospitality—So Needed!


Bibaskô gwap bi bééga bikaat, sélél i i nhôla i béñge bititii, nkuu mahop, ni gwom inyu yap bomede. 	 Their bicycles carry Bible literature, a projector, a sound system, and most of their personal belongings


Abraham a bé lama bem letee ni 25 nwii ilole man wé Isak a ngwéé, i nwii 1918 B.N.Y., mbus ha, a bé lama ki bem 60 ma nwii ilole balal bé Esau bo Yakôb ba ngwéé, i nwii 1858 B.N.Y.—Lôk Héber 11:9. 	 Abraham then had to wait 25 years before his son Isaac was born in 1918 B.C.E., and he had to wait another 60 years before his grandsons Esau and Jacob were born in 1858 B.C.E.—Heb. 11:9.


A’ niiga bés kingéda maéba mé, bés ki d’a hiumul manjel mé.”—Yésaya 2:2, 3. 	 He will instruct us about his ways, and we will walk in his paths.”—Isaiah 2:2, 3.


A ti ki Banigil Bibel maéba le ba jôbôk bañ i ntôñ gwét. 	 However, this article did not appear in the German edition.


Bebeg le Yéhôva a nti bo buk yé i nsôk le ba nlémél nye ilole ba nwo, tole ndék ngéda nwaa le “njiiha keñi” i mbôdôl.—Masoola 2:10; 7:3, 14. 	 Jehovah gives this final approval, or final sealing, either before they die or just before the start of “the great tribulation.”—Revelation 2:10; 7:3, 14.


Bon bés bo baa ba yé basañal ba ngéda yosôna.” 	 Our three children are all serving Jehovah in the full-time ministry.”


Umbe ntén gwéha u nlôôha lam? 	 What is the highest form of love?


Madison nu a gwé 15 nwii, a nkal le: “Hala a yé me nledek jam i niñ inoñnaga ni matiñ ma Yéhôva, ni i tjél emble mam bisega gwem bi ntehe loñge, tole mam ma nôlha bo.” 	 Madison, 15, says: “It’s a struggle for me to stick to Jehovah’s standards and not go along with what my peers think is cool or fun.”


Me bé hégda bé le, ba bé yi Bibel ngandak hala! 	 I couldn’t believe how much they knew about the Bible!


Ti hihéga hi ñunda lelaa di nla yoñ makidik ma pék ngéda di wan kii Yéhôva a nhoñol. 	 Give an example of how we can make a wise decision when we consider what Jehovah thinks.


(Matéô 28:20) A bé yi yaga lelaa mbuu mpubi, biañgel ni Bañga i Djob bi bi hôla nye i éga bo ngéda a bé hana isi. 	 (Matt. 28:20) He knew firsthand how much the holy spirit, the angels, and God’s Word helped him to take the lead when he was on earth.


I mayibil ma ndiimba maoñ ma mapénd, nsik u tôbôtôbô u u bi kuda, u bi lôôha kônha bôt maséé. 	 When the rebuilt walls were dedicated, the special music presentation contributed greatly to the joy of the occasion.


I Méksika, nsoñgi bôt u bé i bilôp bi Nwet i nwii 2016, u yé 2 262 646. 	 In Mexico, 2,262,646 people attended the Memorial in 2016.


(Lôk Héber 12:6) Tolakii Djob a yé a kogse bés ngéda a nkodol bés, a tah a lel bé nwaa, to boñ hala ni nledek ñem. 	 (Heb. 12:6) While his discipline may include chastisement, it is never abusive or cruel.


ni-walôm 	 anticlockwise


(Rôma 8:23) Ñ, bilôl gwap bi yé le ba ba bon ba Djob i ngii. 	 (Rom. 8:23) Yes, their future is to be sons of God in heaven.


Mambe mahéñha me nla ki boñ inyu hol i pes mbuu?’ 	 In what areas could I improve?’


Ngim jôl i Bibel, ntilga i ngii nlômbi himbôga 	 A Bible Name on an Ancient Jar


Inyu ba jam jada, ba bé lama héñha mahoñol ba bééna mu mam ma. 	 The prejudice that Jesus and his disciples suffered was rooted in religious, social, and ethnic divisions.


Ba ntéé likalô hiki ngéda pôla i nene. 	 They give a witness at every opportunity.


I wan mana mandémbél ma Bibel, i ga niiga bés le suhulnyu i yé nseñ inyu bana litehge li telepsép li Yéhôva. 	 In considering these Bible examples, we will learn that humility is essential if we are to demonstrate that we share Jehovah’s sense of justice.


Bijek, mambot ni ndap—bi yé toi mam ma yé bés nseñ. 	 Food, clothing, and shelter—these are legitimate necessities.


I pot maliga, niñ munu nkoñ isi u Satan i nlona bés ngandak mandutu, i nla ki lona bés nduña keñi, tole i boñ le mut a nimis makénd mé. 	 Sadly, life in Satan’s wicked world creates a tremendous amount of pressure, which can cause anxiety and thus make a person feel weighed down.


Ba bi oñ i juu li inyu boñ le i dilo di nlo, bôt bobasôna ba yi le ba bé ba tiñi ni Yéhôva. 	 It was built so that in the future all would know that they too were faithful servants of Jehovah.


11. (a) Mambe mam ma bisu bôt ba nke loñ yap ngwéé ba gwé ngôñ? (b) Lelaa ba nla unda le ba nti mayéga? 	 11. (a) What do refugees initially need? (b) How can refugees show gratitude?


Ndi, bebek le suhulnyu yap ni botñem yap inyu Yéhôva bi bi wéna, ni njel ngim mam ba bé bemek bé. 	 However, their humility and their trust in Jehovah were likely put to the test by an unexpected turn of events.


Mahoñol mem ma kété kété ni ngôñ yem, bi yé ndik le me ke i makoda.” 	 He added: “As the compass always points to the north, just so my innermost thought and desire is to attend the meetings.”


Lelaa di nla boñ inyu bana gwéha i ngui inyu maliga? 	 How can we develop a deep love for Bible truth?


Nlélém jam ni mintuk, ibale di ntégbaha ngéda yés yosôna i mintuk, di nsôk di kwo kon i pes mbuu. 	 Similarly, a steady diet of recreation and entertainment will weaken our spiritual health.


Jon manoodana més ma nyiba ni bôt bape. 	 Our trials, then, are common to human experience.


Ngéda ba bi bat bôt bañen ba bé bebee i nit nson u, baemble bobasôna ba bi telep kunda yada. 	 When asked how many wished to enter that work, all in the audience leaped to their feet.


Kristina a yé nsañal nu a gwé iloo 30 ma ñwii, a nlôl i loñ Jaman. 	 “It’s such a good experience,” says Christine, a pioneer from Germany who is now in her early 30’s.


I ngéda Yésu a bé munu isi, bôlôm ba Lôk Yuda ba bé tjangbene baa bap ngéda ba bé bos ni bo “inyu hiki jam.” 	 Jewish men were still treacherously divorcing their wives “on every sort of grounds” when Jesus was on earth.


Ibale di nhônba manoodana ma, di ga ba nyonok tole di ga lémés libak jés li bikristen. 	 If we endure those trials, however, our Christian personality becomes more complete, or sound.


Noode yi mam momasôna ma noode hémle yap, u hôla ki bo i yémbél mo. 	 Try to be aware of any tests to their faith, and help them to deal with these.


(1 Pétrô 1:6) Hiki ngéda, konangoo i Yéhôva i ga kiha ni hiki ndutu di nkôhna. 	 (1 Pet. 1:6) There will always be an expression of God’s kindness that will match each trial.


Lelaa Yéhôva a bi lédés moo ma Môsé, Asa, ni Néhémia? 	 How did Jehovah strengthen the hands of Moses, Asa, and Nehemiah?


Bo ngi nom, ba bé lôôs môm ima ma gwigil Bibel ni baa. 	 Before long, they were conducting 23 Bible studies.


Ni noode hégda mañge kiki me a ñôt yada mu! 	 Just imagine me, a young boy, lugging one of those!


I yé mbale le, di ga ba nwaag ngim mangéda. 	 True, at times we will get tired.


Mpuye 	 Apr.


“Ndi nkoñ isi wonsôna u niñi isi ane mut mbe.” (1 Yôhanes 5:19) Nsohop a nyumus nkoñ isi wonsôna, ndi ha hiki mut bé nyen a yé i si bémbe yé. 	 “The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.” (1 John 5:19) The Devil exerts great influence over mankind, but he does not control every human.


Ngandak ngélé, Angelines bo nlôm ba bi yéñ le me nigil Bibel ni bo. 	 Time and again, Angelines and her husband asked me to study the Bible.


Ba nke haa ikété kété loñ inyu téé likalô 	 They are going to a remote area of the country to preach


Imbe njom Yéhôva a gwé i énél nkoñ isi? 	 What is one reason why Jehovah has the right to govern the world?


Baa bôlôm ba hémle ba kôba ba ba bé bakena bôt, b’a bôk ndugi ba loo bitugne inyu éga bagwélél ba Djob ba ba mba i mbok yondo? 	 Will faithful men of old with leadership abilities come back early to help organize God’s people in the new world?


Kii di ga wan mu yigil i noñ ha? 	 What will be discussed in the next article?


Ngéda ba bi mal hoo belesin ikété matôa més, me bat mut a bé sal ha ibale Gloria a bé le a ke i luk. 	 After filling up the tank of our car, I asked the attendant if Gloria could use the restroom.


Baa u yé bebee i ôt nseñ ni suklu i, kayéle u bana minsima minkeñi i ntôñ?—1 Korintô 9:23. 	 Would you be willing to take advantage of this opportunity to reach out for greater privileges of service?—1 Cor. 9:23.


(1 Timôtéô 2:1, 2) Di mbat baane ba nkoñ isi mahôla inyu bagal minkaa nwés i nya i téé, kiki ñôma Paul a boñ. 	 (1 Tim. 2:1, 2) We appeal to government authorities for fair treatment, as the apostle Paul did.


Nuna-ki, minkol nwem nw’a kon maséé, ndi bé n’a kôs wonyu. 	 Look! My servants will rejoice, but you will suffer shame. Look!


I bé le i nene le i bôt ba bi sal ndik ngeñ yada ba bé kôli bé kôhna nsaa wap wonsôna, ndi nwet wom u minkôô mi wai a bi unda bo konangoo i mbuma ñañ. 	 The workers who had labored only one hour did not seem to merit receiving the full wage, but the owner of the vineyard showed them extraordinary kindness.


NAÑA BÔT BAPE I BÉGÉS DJOB 	 EXTEND THE INVITATION


KONANGOO, NWÉHÉL 	 MERCY, FORGIVENESS


NDÉMBÉL I LÔK KÉÉ I I TIÑI NI DJOB 	 WE BENEFITED FROM FAITHFUL EXAMPLES


Kinje mayéga ba nti inyu bisai Yéhôva a nkôp![1] 	 How grateful they are for his blessing![1]


Inyuki i ga lôôha ba bés nseñ i tina makénd wada ni nuu mu dilo di nlo, ni kii di nlama boñ? 	 Why will mutual encouragement become more and more important in the days ahead, and what should we do?


[1] (liben 14) Añ ñañ u niñ i Andréj Hanák, nu a nlôl i loñ Slôvakia. U gwé ño nkwel ni hop Pulasi le “Les épreuves n’ont pas terni mon espérance” (Réveillez-vous! du 22 avril 2002.) 	 [1] (paragraph 14) See also the article “Despite Trials, My Hope Has Remained Bright” in the April 22, 2002, issue of Awake!, which tells the life story of Andrej Hanák from Slovakia.


Me bi bôdôl sal kiki nsañal ni Stan Nicolson i tison Souris, i libôga li Manitoba. 	 Together with Stan Nicolson, I began pioneer service in Souris, a town in the province of Manitoba.


Hisi hi ga pémés ngandak bijek inyu hiki mut kayéle hiki wada a ga kôhna bijek. 	 The earth will produce enough food for everyone, and all will have access to it.


19 Lelaa di nla kôna hémle ni manôgla ma Hiôb. 	 19 How we can imitate Job’s faith and obedience.


A bi sébél Ngomin i téléfôn, ha nyen nyemede a bi lo i boma me, a yéga me ni hop wap. 	 She telephoned the official, who came out to meet me and greeted me in the local language.


Yéhôva a bi heg binuga gwobisôna, nyemede a bé le a ti gwo môl. 	 Jehovah had created all the animals, so he could have named them himself.


Yigil i Nkum Ntat nu 1 Njéba, 1920 ni ño nkwel ni hop u ngisi le “Gospel of the Kingdom (Miñañ minlam mi Ane),” i bé inoñnaga ni mankéé Aléxander H. Macmillan “ngélé bisu le ntôñ u ti bilôk bikéé bi nkoñ isi woñsôna makénd i añal ñañ nlam u Ane.” 	 The article “Gospel of the Kingdom,” in the July 1, 1920, issue of The Watch Tower, was what A. H. Macmillan later called “the first official expression of the worldwide preaching work as it is now actually being carried out.”


Ngandak bôt i nlôôha yôña ikété mam ma nkoñ isi le ba ta ha bé “bayébél i mbu.” 	 Many are so wrapped up in their mundane affairs of life that they are not “conscious of their spiritual need.”


Jon i ta bé bun le ba tinde nye i boñ béba. 	 So he cannot easily be influenced to do what is wrong.


Inyu boñ le mintén mi niñ mi bisu mi mal bañ, i bé sômbla le mi gwal, mi bôl ki. 	 For the first life-form to continue, it had to be able to reproduce, to make copies of itself.


A bagwal, ibale bon banan ba nok ndutu inyu meya, ni yoñ ngéda i soohe ni bo mu jam li. 	 Parents, if your children are struggling to fit in, take time to pray with them about this matter.


Inyu kôna ndémbél i lôk kéé yés i hiai hi ntagbe, bés bobasôna di boñ biliya gwobisôna di nla, i hôla bôt bape i kobla i minkôm mi kwéha base! 	 By all means, then, in imitation of our brothers in the past century, let us do all we can to help them get free!


Ngéda a bé toñle bo mam ma bé béda inyu maoñ ma témpel, Kiñe David a bi kal le i gwom gwobisôna di nkôs bi nlôl ni Yéhôva, ni le to kii di nti nye i nlôl ni gwom a mbôk a ti bés.—Añ 1 Miñañ 29:11-14. 	 When explaining the needs of the upcoming project to build the temple, King David acknowledged that everything we receive comes from Jehovah and that whatever we give to Jehovah is from what he has already given us.—Read 1 Chronicles 29:11-14.


Jon, i yé nseñ i pala boma lôk kéé yés i nlôl biloñ bipe ngéda ba nlo. 	 Therefore, it is urgent to meet our refugee brothers as soon as possible after their arrival.


Irène a kônde le: “Ngéda me nhoñol le me bé le me bana njômbi ipe i niñ yem, me nyi bé imbe i bé le i lôôha kônha me maséé kiki i.” 	 Irene says, “When I think of other goals I could have pursued, I can’t imagine one that would have brought me more joy.”


11 I bôdôl Yésu a bééna inyu Yéhôva ni litén jé, i bé i niñne i ngii hikuu hilam, hi ngi yii ki hala. 	 11 Jesus’ confidence in Jehovah and his people was well-founded and still is.


(Bibôdle 2:24) Yéhôva a pahal bibuk bi, ngéda a bi at libii li bisu. 	 (Gen. 2:24) Jehovah said that when he performed the first human marriage.


Ndi bagwal bon ba nlama bel, ba kôp ki malép. 	 As parents, you can plant and water.


BISAI DI NKÔS I TIIMBA TI YÉHÔVA 	 BLESSINGS FOR GIVING BACK TO JEHOVAH


Ibale ñ, u tomb bañ! 	 If that is the case, take heart!


Baa ba bi bôk ndugi ba kôs maéba mu lem yap i? 	 Have they been previously counseled regarding their conduct with each other?


Di nti bôt makénd le ba ôt pék inyu yoñ makidik map bomede. 	 We encourage people to reason for themselves and thus draw their own conclusions.


Ndi, bagwal ba ba gwé pék ba ñéba ñem ngui, ba hémlege ki le Yéhôva a nyônôs mimbônga nwé. 	 However, wise parents show courage and put faith in Jehovah’s promises.


Yéhôva a nla ti we pék inyu pamba. 	 Jehovah can give you the wisdom to cope.


Inyu yi kii ni nla ki boñ inyu niiga boñge ibale ni yé mbiibaga ni mut nu a ta bé Mbôgi Yéhôva, béñge “Mambadga ma basoñgol” i Nkum Ntat nu hilo 15 hi sôñ Hikañ, u nwii 2002. 	 For more information on training children in a religiously divided household, see “Questions From Readers” in The Watchtower, August 15, 2002.


Me ngwés me niiga bôt, me tehge kiki mbuu mpubi i ntinde bo i boñ mahéñha.”—1 Tésalônika 2:19. 	 I love teaching people, as I can see that holy spirit is changing them.”—1 Thess. 2:19.


(Lôk Héber 11:10) Abraham a bééna hémle le kel yada a ga tehe ngéda nkoñ u, hala wee Ane Djob, i ga énél hisi hiosôna. 	 (Hebrews 11:10) Abraham believed that one day he would see that city, the Kingdom of God, ruling over the earth.


(Añ Ñanga bôt 35:24, 25.) 	 (Read Numbers 35:24, 25.)


Môngô u nyugna 	 Launched


I nla ba le a bé sômbôl keñgle mandutu ma bi bôk kéla inyu mbôô i Abraham. 	 He may have wanted to avoid the suffering foretold to come on Abraham’s offspring.


Ngobol yés Bibel i Pulasi le Les Saintes Écritures. Traduction du monde nouveau i nke ni bisu i pam ikété ngandak dilémb. 	 The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures is published in many more languages.


Mankéé Jôsé bo Rôsa, ni Tôni bo Wendi 	 José and Rose with Tony and Wendy


Inyu unda le lihaa jé li bé maséé ni i jam ba bi boñ, a soohe Higanus i neebe hilonde hi diamañ a bé ti nye. 	 The next day, the wife visited the couple at home and as a token of the family’s appreciation insisted that Haykanush accept a diamond ring.


i nson ñañ nlam? 	 in the ministry?


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Kii di nla kal inyu bini biniigana le mut binam a nla yi kii i yé loñge ibabé i hémle Djob? 	 What can we say about the notion that an individual can determine what is good without believing in God?


Gwigil bini gwobiba bi ga timbhe mambadga ma, bi ga hôla ki bés i lédés makidik més i kolba Nsohop. 	 These two articles will answer those questions and will help us strengthen our resolve to stand firm against the Devil.


Noode sélés boña woñ. 	 Try to use your imagination.


Kiki hihéga, kel yada, tolakii sônda i i nwan mam a bi béhe bo ni ngui, Banigil Bibel ba bi nai le “ba ga ke ndik ni bisu i añal bañga i Djob i pam lisuk.” 	 In one typical case, an investigator reported that despite stern warnings, the Bible Students he questioned insisted that they would “continue to preach the word of God to the end.”


(Bibôdle 7:11) Maselna ni bés i len ini, a bé bé i ngim likoda li bagwélél ba Djob—i nene le to lôknyañ i bé hémle bé Djob—a bééna bé mut nye ki nye a nit nye i pes mbuu.* 	 (Gen. 7:11) And unlike us today, he did not have a congregation of fellow worshippers—evidently not even his siblings—to turn to for spiritual support.*


Ngéda boñge ba nyi le gwéha yon i ntinde bagwal bap i kodol bo, hala a ntômbôl bo i emble ni i nôgôl maéba ba nti bo. 	 Discipline is much easier for children to accept and apply when they know that a parent’s primary motive is love.


(Béñge titii i bibôdle.) (b) Inyuki bihosi bi, bi bééna minsonol mintén mintén? 	 (See opening image.) (b) Why are the horses of different colors?


Mawanda ma suklu ma mañge muda wada ma bé sômblak nyéksa nye i yéga libadô li nyuñg. 	 A young girl was pressured by her classmates because for religious reasons she did not salute the flag.


Ni njel maboñog ma ñunda ‘mbuu u lima ni u nwee, ma ma yé ndamba keñi i mis ma Nyambe,’ muda libii a nla boñ ngandak inyu ôt nlô wé i maliga, iloole a nai nye ni ngandak likalô inyu toñle nye hémle yé.—1 Pétrô 3:1-4. 	 By conduct reflecting “the quiet and mild spirit, which is of great value in the eyes of God,” a wife may do more to win her husband over to true worship than she would by being too forward in speaking about Christian beliefs.—1 Pet. 3:1-4.


Ngeñ ngéda bilôñlene i bé kola, bisista bi bé ha libôga li, bi bé bi lo i hôla bés, jon Ete a bé a hôla i tjeg bôlô yap. 	 During the canning season, local sisters came to assist, and Etta would help organize their work.


Ibale di nsômbôl yi lelaa di solbene yak Yéhôva i len ini, kii hala a niiga bés? 	 And what does it teach us about how we can take refuge in him today? “HE MUST . . .


Ikété bon juem, me yé nu bisu. 	 I was the eldest of eight children.


U nlôñ kaat unu, u bi hôla toi me i nok hee homa manoodana mana ma nlôl. 	 That verse really helped me to think about the source of these temptations.


Di bi bat le bibañga bi, bi nkobla le kii, ndi i bé nene le mut nye ki nye a bé yi bé ngobol yap, to ibale a bé yi, a bé bé le a kal bés.” 	 We asked what the letters meant, but no one seemed to know, or if they did, they would not tell us.”—Edith Brenisen.


Bôt ba gwé ngôñ i neebe likalô li ntéa i len ini, i engep libak li bikristen, i ti bomede nkikip yak Yéhôva, ni i téñbe i nit lôk tata i Kristô. 	 They need to react favorably to the preaching work that is taking place, put on the Christian personality, dedicate themselves to Jehovah, and loyally support Christ’s brothers.


Lelaa bôlô i likalô i nsôñ bés? 	 How is the preaching work a protection?


Bôt a bi léba ba neebe nsaa a bi bôn bo, ba ke i bôlô. 	 The men he found agreed to the wage he offered and went to work.


Kunda yada, libum li bi bôdôl kogol nye. 	 Suddenly, he began having abdominal cramps.


Kiki hihéga, mut ngambi a mbat mambadga, a emblege kii mut a nkal nye ni kii a nôgda ngéda a mpot, inyu yi mam ma nla hôla nye i timbhe nye. 	 For example, a skilled fortune-teller will ask general questions and carefully watch for verbal and nonverbal clues that could reveal something about the client.


A bi ti bo ndék binene ni biséhél inyu héya libu li biték i mambot map, nlôñga malép, ni biwédé. 	 She poured them some juice and brought them a clothes brush, a bowl of water, and towels.


Kazuhiro bo Mari 	 Kazuhiro and Mari


5 Kiki di ntehe i yigil bisu, Djob a bi wan ñem u Asa, a léba le u yé peles ni nye. 	 5 As we noted in the preceding article, God examined Asa’s heart and judged it to be complete with Him.


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Mbale i! 	 We agree!


Di nwas bañ le libak li ngi yon li bilôk bikéé bi bagal bés ni Nyambe di ngwés ni nu di mbégés. 	 Never should we allow the imperfections of our brothers to separate us from the God we love and worship.


Ngui i mayéga 	 The Power of a Greeting


(Yôhanes 1:46) I nene le Natanael a bé yi mbañ i Mika 5:2, ni le a bé tehe Nasarét kiki man tison ngandak inyu boñ le Mésia a pémél nyoo. 	 (John 1:46) Apparently, Nathanael knew of the prophecy at Micah 5:2 and considered Nazareth too insignificant to be the Messiah’s hometown.


11 Ngéda ngeñ i bi kola le Man Djob a gwéé kiki mut binam, Yéhôva a pohol hingonda hiada hi hi bé konji le Maria, muda suhulnyu, i ba nyañ hélha man nunu. 	 11 When it came time for God’s Son to be born as a human, Jehovah selected a humble virgin girl, Mary, to be the mother of this special child.


U nla gwélél mam ma hiki kel inyu hôlôs hémle yap inyu Djob ni inyu mam a bi heg (Béñge liben 10) 	 You can use common objects to build faith in God and in creation (See paragraph 10)


Inyuki di nlama kodba inyu bégés Djob? 	 Why Should We Meet Together for Worship?


Ba bé ti nye lipem li bañga mut i Babilôn. 	 He was treated as someone special in Babylon.


Ndék bôt ndigi yon i ma kôs mandegle kiki David. 	 Few people have been treated as badly as David was.


Maye sép Baa u yé bebee i bem ni wongut? 	 Love—A Precious Quality, Aug.


(Tjémbi 51:19) Ngéda bikristen bi Tésalônika bi bé kôhna ndééñga, Paul a bi tilna bo le: “Ndi Nwet wés Yésu Kristô nyemede, ni Nyambe Tata wés, nu a gwés bés, a ti ki bés hogbe i mal bé, ni loñge botñem inyu karis yé, a hôgbaha miñem minan ni lédés ki bé ikété hi loñge nson ni hi bañga lam.” (2 Tésalônika 2:16, 17) Kinje hogbe di nôgda ngéda di nhoñol lelaa Yéhôva a ntééda bés ni gwéha, ndik inyule a gwé konangoo i mbuma ñañ! 	 (Ps. 51:17) To Christians in Thessalonica, who were experiencing persecution, Paul wrote: “May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and gave everlasting comfort and good hope by means of undeserved kindness, comfort your hearts and strengthen you.” (2 Thess. 2:16, 17, ftn.) How comforting it is to be aware of the loving care that we receive from Jehovah because of his generous kindness!


(1 Korintô 10:6-11) Manoodana ma bé lel bé nokna i mut binam, to ngap i hônba i bon ba Lôk Israél ba ba bé ba tiñi ni Djob. 	 (1 Cor. 10:6-11) None of those trials were beyond human experience or above the ability of faithful Israelites to bear.


Kii i bi hôla nye i nôgda le Nyambe a bé gwés nye? 	 How was she finally helped to begin feeling truly loved by God?


8 A bagwal, baa ni nhôla bon banan i hol ikepam i sôble? 	 8 Parents, Are You Helping Your Child Progress to Baptism?


Inyuki di nlama ba maliga? 	 Why Be Honest?


Ni le “bañga yé i nhoo ke ngwéé” ni ini njel le, a yé bebee i ti bés maéba ma mbuu ngéda di gwé ngôñ ni mo. 	 And “his word runs swiftly” in that he readily gives us spiritual direction when we need it.


Ngandak basañal i i bi tip lo nyono, i bé jo ngandak inyu nigil hop Pulasi, ndi to hala bôt ba bé emble bo. 	 Most new missionaries there struggled to learn French, but people listened.


Juble bitilna 	 Edit


Baa u bi nôgda bé maséé mu ñem woñ, inyule u bi hôla i béyés kel i mut numpe? 	 Did you not feel a sense of fulfillment in helping to brighten someone else’s day?


15 Inyu boñ le mapubi més ma kee ni bisu i bai, di nlama yi i ngeñ di tééne. 	 15 Our attitude comes into the picture as we strive to increase the extent to which we let our light shine.


(Añ Manyodi 20:1-6.) 	 (Read Exodus 20:1-6.)


Ndi maliga ma yé le, ha ngéda i nyen boñge ba gwé toi ngôñ i kwel ngandak ni bagwal bap! 	 Contrary to appearances, when this happens children need communication the most!


17 Ndék ngéda, nkoñ isi u mba nyonok ni bôt ba ba ngwés ndik énél i Yéhôva. 	 17 Soon the earth will be filled with those who prefer Jehovah’s sovereignty over any other.


6. (a) Mambe maada ma yé ipôla mam u ntjek le u mboñ i pes mbuu, ni maada moñ ni Yéhôva? (b) Mambe mam mañge wanda a nla téé le a mboñ ngéda a ngi yii isiina? 	 6. (a) What effect do spiritual goals have on our relationship with Jehovah? (b) What goals can be set at an early age?


(Bibôdle 37:23-28; 39:7-9, 20-21) Yôsef a bi nimis bé makénd mé, a bé bé to nyonok ni hiun kayéle a yéñ i pun nyemede. 	 (Gen. 37:23-28; 39:7-9, 20-21) Joseph did not give in to discouragement; nor was he so filled with resentment that he sought revenge.


A ntimbhe le: “Me bi hoo yoñ makidik le me nyila nsañal. 	 “I made up my mind very early on to pioneer.


Kiki gwéha yés ni diihe di ndiihe pék i Yéhôva i nkônde hol, di ga ba nkôôbaga inyu ba baniiga bôt. 	 As our love and appreciation for Jehovah’s wisdom continue to grow, we will be well-equipped as public instructors.


Lelaa di nla hôla bôt ba bi ke loñ yap ngwéé i yônôs ngôñ yap? 	 How can we help to fill the greatest needs of refugees?


Di bi bol i tison Lisbon, i Potoki, i sôñ Hikañ u ñwii 1964. 	 We arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, in August of 1964.


A bééna bé ngôñ i neebe mbegee i y’a loo nye ntel. 	 He did not want to take on more than he reasonably could.


Ndi, me bé me ngi kenek i base hiki kel sonde, me soohege ni nsañ mbasa hiki kel. 	 However, I kept on attending Mass on Sundays, and I daily recited the Rosary.


Kii Sakaria a bi tehe i yiinda yé i nyônôs isamal, ndi inyuki nhôôk kaat unu u gwé matila bipes gwobiba? 	 What did Zechariah see in his sixth vision, and what is significant about the scroll’s having writing on both sides?


Inyuki mahoñol le mut binam a nla mélés mandutu mé ma nene malam? 	 Why may the idea that man can solve his own problems sound appealing?


Victoria nu a gwé 23 nwii, a nkal le: “Ngéda u mpot maliga, ndi u timbhege bôt inoñnaga ni mam ma mbéñge hémle yoñ, ba nla kônha we woñi. 	 Victoria, 23, says: “When you tell the truth and stand up for your beliefs, you might get bullied.


MAÑ MI NJOK 	 CÔTE D’IVOIRE


(Bibôdle 1:28; 3:16-19, 24) Hiki jam Nôa a bi nigil, li bé tihba nye ngandak, li tin-ge nye i gwélél Djob.—Bibôdle 6:9. 	 (Gen. 1:28; 3:16-19, 24) In any event, what Noah learned touched his heart, moving him to serve God.—Gen. 6:9.


Me bé lama éñél nye bikaat gwobisôna ilole bi mpam. 	 I would regularly read material to him before it was printed.


I yé ntiik le, niñ i nlet ngim mangéda, ndi ba gwé bibom bikeñi. 	 Granted, at times it is challenging, but life as a need-greater is very rewarding.


Lelaa u nla “bééga Yéhôva mbegee yoñ” ni njel masoohe? 	 How can you “throw your burden on Jehovah” by means of prayer?


13 Yéhôva a nti bés lôk kéé ni nkoñ isi wonsôna. Bana bagwélél ba Djob ba nla ti bés makénd. 	 13 Jehovah gives us a worldwide brotherhood of caring worshippers who can offer us encouragement.


6 Ikété Bañga i Djob, di nléba bipôdôl bi Yésu bi bi nhôyôs miñem nwés. 	 6 In God’s Word, we find Jesus’ soothing sayings.


(Matéô 25:31-46) Hala nyen yak mbañ i Ezékiel i nyon i len ini, tôbôtôbô i ngii bôt ba gwé botñem i niñ i ngii. 	 (Matt. 25:31-46) Similarly, the modern-day fulfillment of Ezekiel’s prophecy points first to what would happen to those with a heavenly hope.


Kii i nigil wemede i nkobla, ni inyuki hala a yé nseñ? 	 What does personal study include, and why is it important?


Me bé bebee i tilna lôk kéé le me nlo ha bé i suklu mimañ, ngéda hélha jam i bi pémél me, i m’a hôya bé. 	 In fact, I was getting ready to write a letter declining the invitation when something happened that I will never forget.


Ikété dikôô di dikôô di bôt di nsôblana hiki nwii, di nléba boñge—boñge ba wanda ni batitigi. 	 Among the thousands who get baptized each year are young ones—teenagers and preteens.


Hop u Lôk Héber ni u Grikia bôt ba mpot i len ini, ma yé maselna ni ma bôt ba bé pot ngéda ba bé tila Bibel. 	 Modern Hebrew and Greek are quite different from those languages back in Bible times.


Yéhôva a nti bés nson u u nlona bés maséé, u hôlga bés i kôôge nye ni bilôk bikéé gwés bebee, u nsôñ ki maada més ni nye. 	 Jehovah has given us a work that brings us joy, that draws us closer to him and to our brothers, and that protects our relationship with him.


4 Di bôdôl ni libak li mut minsôn. 	 4 Consider first the attitude of a physical individual.


(Bingéngén 7:21, 22) Kaat i Yuda i mpôdôl bo kiki bôt “ba gwé bé mbuu [ba ta bé bôt ba mbuu.]”—Yuda 18, 19. 	 (Prov. 7:21, 22) Jude spoke of those who would deteriorate even to the point of “not having spirituality.”—Jude 18, 19.


(Añ Mika 6:8.) 	 (Read Micah 6:8.)


16 I si Énél i hikôô hi nwii, Yésu ni 144 000 biprisi ni bikiñe b’a yilha bôt ba binam ba ba téé sép, peles. 	 16 During the Thousand Year Reign, Jesus and his 144,000 associate kings and priests will bring faithful humans to perfection.


Di nla naña bet ba ntip yila batéé likalô i ba ni bés ngéda di mboñ mapeple, tole di ntégbaha gwigil bi Bibel i mandap ma bôt. 	 We can invite new publishers to accompany us when we make return visits and conduct home Bible studies.


(Galatia 5:22, 23) Hoñol bilem bilam u ma kôhna mu kii u ntéé likalô. 	 (Gal. 5:22, 23) Think of good qualities that you have cultivated in the ministry.


Kiki me bé gwés mam ma base ngandak, jam li ke yén ikété siksa inyu ngim ngéda li bi lémél me. 	 Since I was a very religious girl, I liked the idea of staying at a convent for a while.


Bañga i Djob i ntoñol le kunde yés i gwé minwaa, ni le di nlama bé lel minwaa Djob a ntéé inyu yés. 	 God’s Word explains that our freedom has boundaries and that we must observe the limits Jehovah appropriately places on us.


Ini bôlô i nyoñ ngaba keñi mu nson wés i bok mbôgi, inyu miñañ minlam mi konangoo i mbuma ñañ i Djob. 	 This is an important part of the work of bearing thorough witness to the good news of the undeserved kindness of God.


Inyuki di nla ba nkwoog nkaa le, kekikel Abraham a bi tam bé ndéñbe yé i nôgôl Yéhôva? 	 Why may we be sure that Abraham never regretted his loyal obedience to Jehovah?


5 I jam li bi pémél Jim li ñunda lelaa ngôk i nla tinde bés i yéñ manjom inyu nwéhél maboñog més mabe, kayéle di ba ha bé kiki ték lima. 	 5 Jim’s experience shows how pride can cause us to justify our actions, making us quite the opposite of malleable.


Mbus ndék ngéda, me bé pot ha bé hop wap tjagda. 	 Within a few years, the shift was complete.


Kii i ñéba le Hiôb a bé tibil yi Yéhôva? 	 In what ways did Job show that he truly knew Jehovah?


Ndi i lem ini, i yé ibe, inyule u nôgda le u pégi iloo héga, i mbôñha ki we béba bôlô.” 	 It’s a harmful habit because it increases stress and causes a person to do a poor job.”


Mbôgi Yéhôva yon i bé sal mu ibôdôl i ñwii 1924 ke pam ñwii 1957. 	 That was operated by Jehovah’s Witnesses from 1924 to 1957.


11 Lelaa Daniel a bi pam i yi Yéhôva? 	 11 How Daniel came to know Jehovah.


Jam li li bi lôôha tihba bôt ba tison i, kayéle “ngandak i hémle Nwet.” 	 That event was so convincing that “many became believers in the Lord.”


Bilôk bikéé bipe bi bi bé Lôk Yuda ikété likoda, yak Barnabas, ba bi kôna béba liboñog li Pétrô. 	 Other Jewish members of the congregation, even Barnabas, were wrongly influenced by Peter to do the same.


Ikété masoohe més, di bé sima hilo hi tôbôtôbô di bi pohol inyu bôdôl yoñ bitelbene i yônôs ngôñ yés.” 	 We also included in our prayers the specific date we were going to put our plan into action.”


Me ngwés yis we le, kiki u bi ti nkwel woñ i kôma, i mbus u pôdôs ki me ni loñgeñem, me bi nôgda le hala a yé toi likébla li li nlôl ni Yéhôva.” 	 I want you to know that when you spoke in such a kind way, both from the platform and in person, I felt that it was a gift from Jehovah.”


(Rôma 2:20) Kiki hihéga, bitison bi lisolbene, bi niiga mimañ lelaa mi pémés “mbagi maliga,” bi niiga yak bés bobasôna lelaa di “unda ki loñgeñem ni konangoo, hi mut ni maasañ.” 	 (Rom. 2:20) The cities of refuge, for example, teach elders how to “judge with true justice,” and they teach all of us how to “deal with one another in loyal love and mercy.”


Bibel i nkal le mu kiki a bé i Babilôn, Daniel a bi “ôm siñ ikété ñem wé le a ta bé le a hindis nyemede,” ni le a ga yén haa ni kii yosôna i gwé maada ni kwéha base. 	 The Bible says that while in Babylon, Daniel decided “in his heart that he would not defile himself,” that he would stay away from anything connected to false worship.


Mbus ba bi soman nye le a bé ôbôs nkus u malét wé, kindak nu a bi gwélél “bañga pék” inyu “yéñ mawanda” ma ma bé le ma hôla nye, mbus a bé lama nimis bôlô yé.* I yé ntiik le, Yésu a bé tinde bé banigil bé i boñ mam ma téé bé sép inyu pamba munu nkoñ isi unu. 	 After being accused of wastefulness, the steward acted with “practical wisdom” to “make friends” to help him when he lost his stewardship.* Jesus, of course, was not encouraging his disciples to act in an unrighteous way in order to survive in this world.


YÉHÔVA A NTI BÉS MAM DI GWÉ TOI NGÔÑ 	 JEHOVAH PROVIDES WHAT WE NEED


Baa di nkôna ndémbél i Yésu, di bak bebee i kônôl bôt bape ngoo? 	 Are we like Jesus, ever ready to show compassionate concern when we meet people who need help?


Bôt ba, ba nha gwom mu bisite gwap inyu tinde basoñgol i pééna biniigana bi Bibel. 	 Planted in those sites is material designed to sow doubts in readers’ minds.


Inyuki i yé mahee i ke ni bisu i unda gwéha lisañ li bôt? 	 Why is it so important to continue to show brotherly love?


Kii di nla nigil mu mam ma bi pémél bo, ni lelaa di nla keñgle minlélém mi mam? 	 What can we learn from their experiences, and how can we avoid a similar course?


Yéhôva a nti bés botñem ntiik le a ga yoñ ngéda ni bôt ba ngitelepsép inyu maboñok map mabe. 	 Jehovah had guaranteed that he would hold dishonest people accountable for their wicked deeds.


(Yésaya 5:20) Bañga bikristen i mboñ biliya inyu kolbaha bilem bi. 	 (Isa. 5:20) True Christians work against that trend.


20. (a) Mambe mambadga di nlama badba, ni inyuki? (b) Imbe ngéda di mbem? 	 20. (a) What questions should we ask ourselves, and why? (b) We look forward to what time?


Tééda balôm ba matode mu mam u nsoñgol, ma ma ga hôla we i bigda i yom u nigil. 	 Summarize key points in the material to help you remember what you have just studied.


Yésu a bé bat bé banigil bé le ba yoñ paminsoñ inyu sôñba. 	 Jesus did not urge his followers to get swords for protection.


A bi lama yoñ ngéda inyu tibil yi bo ilole a nlôk bo le ba kee pes yé. 	 He must have studied them for a considerable time before luring them into taking sides with him.


Kunda yada mbus ndok i wom Éden, a bi ti mbôda i Adam i i bé lama gwéé mbus, ngim njom i bana ñem ngui. 	 Immediately after the rebellion in Eden, he gave Adam’s future descendants reason to take courage.


Yéhôva a mboñ le Abraham bo Sara ba bana man 	 Jehovah makes it possible for Abraham and Sarah to have a son


Kii Bibel i nkal inyu mut nu a nwas le mbuu Djob won u éga nye? 	 What does the Bible say about spiritually-minded people?


Ndi ni wongut, Yéhôva a bi emble hiki mbadga ni njelel Abraham a bééna. 	 Instead, Jehovah listened patiently to each of Abraham’s questions and concerns.


Ndi Paul bo Silas ba nai ndik le, ilole ba nke, ba yuuga ndugi Lydia nu a bé a ma tip sôblana inyu tjôla nye. 	 But Paul and Silas insist on first saying good-bye to their newly baptized sister Lydia.


Béna hes mahol ma nson woñ ni mahol ma bôlô i mahop mape. 	 Keep track of your progress and metrics across multiple languages.


Kii hala a niiga me inyu manjel ma telepsép ma Yéhôva? 	 What does this teach me about Jehovah’s righteous ways?


Tolakii di nyamnda ni ngôñ i tehe mbok yondo Djob a bôn bés, di nigil i lôôha bana wongut, ngéda di nsoñda mu kii Yéhôva a nwo ngut ipañ yés. 	 Although we are eager to see God’s promised new world, we learn to be more patient when we meditate on Jehovah’s patience with us.


13 Ligwéélak li Bibel li bi tihba mankéé nu muda wada i Ôstrélia, ngéda a bé i likoda. 	 13 A sister in Australia was deeply affected by the use of scriptures at a Christian meeting.


Boñge ba wanda kiki mimañ mi bôt ba nhôs ngim mangéda. 	 Young people as well as adults sometimes make mistakes.


Ntiik, yom yo ki yo i nla bé tinde mut pék i bégés to téñbe ni Baal. 	 In fact, no reasonable person should be attracted to or attached to Baal.


(Masoola 19:11-16) Jon i len ini, di nla kal le Yésu a nyi imbe ngéda Armagédôn a mbôdôl. 	 (Rev. 19:11-16) Thus, it is reasonable to conclude that Jesus now knows when Armageddon will occur.


M’a gwés ki bo ni ngôñ ñem wem memede.” 	 I will love them of my own free will.”


I bôk likak li libii jés i yé i lôk Djob, i bak ki le, Djob a ñoo bôt ba bitembee! 	 Breaking one’s marriage vow is equivalent to lying to God, and God hates liars!


Kiki héga, ni bem bañ le man inan munlôm a pot maliga ibale a mbéna nok bé ni nkal le: “Kal nye le me ta bé i ndap,” i ngéda u ngwés bé pôdôs mut a nlo i mbai yoñ. 	 For instance, you could hardly expect your son to be truthful if he overheard you say, “Tell him I’m not home,” when you do not want to speak to someone at the door.


U mbamble u, u nla kuha ikété 254 dilémb, u mpam ki bebee le 59 didun hiki sôñ. Yon i mboñ le ikété mimbamble nwominsôna, won u nlôôha ba ntjamak ni nkoñ isi wonsôna. 	 This magazine is available in 254 languages, and an average of nearly 59 million copies of each issue are produced, making it the most widely circulated magazine in the world.


Kii Yéhôva a nhoñol inyu biane bi nkoñ isi? 	 What does Jehovah think about human governments?


Kii mimañ mi nla boñ inyu hôla bo? 	 How Can the Elders Help?


Mimañ mi likoda mi ngwélél ngéda yap i sal ni ngui inyu yés. 	 The elders in our congregation use their personal time to work hard for us.


Jon ñôma Paul a bi béhe le: “Yi i nhumbul nyuu.” (1 Korintô 8:1) Inyu hala nyen u nlama boñ biliya inyu tééda suhulnyu yoñ, ni lédés hémle yoñ. 	 The apostle Paul warned that “knowledge puffs up.” (1 Cor. 8:1) Therefore, work hard to remain humble and strong in faith.


I nya pék i yon y’a tinde bés i timbhe ni ñemlima i ngéda ba nsuu bés, y’a boñ ki le di lôôha ki kôôge bebee ni Lingen li pék yosôna, hala wee Yéhôva. 	 Such wisdom will move us to respond mildly when provoked and will draw us ever closer to the Source of infinite wisdom, Jehovah.


Ni imbe njel? 	 How?


Baa u bé le u nôgda njôghe, u ma tehe mandap ma ma bi kwok ikété put lipan? 	 Would you have been saddened when you saw the ruined buildings overgrown with weeds?


Me hégdaga le, bebek le a yé nsut kiki me.” 	 That person may be just as shy as I am.”


(Matéô 9:36; Añ Markô 6:34.) 	 (Matt. 9:36; read Mark 6:34.)


Ndi kii di nla kal inyu bet ba bi yoñ bitelbene bi ngui i ke i loñ Myanmar? 	 But what about the practical steps involved in making the decision to move to Myanmar?


Niñ munu hiai hini, i ntomb bé inyu bagwélél ba Yéhôva. 	 Living in this system of things is not easy for any of Jehovah’s servants.


A bé yi Yéhôva loñge loñge, a biiak ki mam a bé nigil bisélél. 	 He truly knew Jehovah, and he acted on that knowledge.


19 Bigda le ntuba u yé jam li mahee ikété bibégés gwés. 	 19 Remember that singing is an important feature of our worship.


Kwéha base i niiga bé maliga inyu Djob, ba heñlak biniigana bi Bañga yé. 	 False religion misrepresents God and distorts the teachings of his Word.


5 Ngandak biañgel i bi noñ Satan mu ndok yé. 	 5 A significant number of angels joined Satan’s rebellion.


Mu kii di mbem, di mboñ biliya kiki la yés inyu hôla bôt ba ba gwé ngôñ ni mahôla. 	 In the meantime, we do what we can to assist those in need.


Di bé tégbaha likoda yak babiina ba ba bé Mbôgi Yéhôva, ba yénék 16 kilôméta ni ndap yés. 	 Meetings were held in a brother and sister’s home that was ten miles (16 km) away from where we lived.


Kii ñem nsôhga u yé, ni kii u ta bé? 	 What is modesty, and what is it not?


Hala a bi tôdôl ngôñ yé i kôñde nigil. 	 She was curious and wanted to learn more.


Ñañ u ntimbhe bé mbadga i. 	 The account does not elaborate.


Njômbi yés ngéda di añal miñañ minlam i yé le di ti Yéhôva lipém. 	 Our objective when we preach is to honor Jehovah.


Kiki bés bobasô di ntéé likalô, di nla añle didun di bôt ni nkoñ isi wonsôna miñañ minlam. 	 Because we all preach, we are able to tell millions of people worldwide about the good news.


U nla ki kôs yo i www.jw.org 	 Also available at www.jw.org


18 Ndi ibale mut a nkal le a yé nhook, lelaa bet ba gwé botñem i niñ hana isi ba nlama tehe jam li? 	 18 But if someone says that he is anointed, how should those who have the hope of living on earth react?


Mbén Môsé i bé bat bé nya jam i.—Matéô 22:39; 1 Yôhanes 3:16. 	 That is something that was not required by the Law.—Matthew 22:39; 1 John 3:16.


Di bi kônde jubus bésbomede ikété bôlô yés i mondo, ndik kiki mama a bééna ngôñ le di boñ. 	 As she would have encouraged us to do, we immersed ourselves in our new work.


(Añ Kôlôsé 3:10-14.) 	 (Read Colossians 3:10-14.)


Ikété bikristen bi bisu, bahogi ba bé noode ‘hielek karis Djob le i yila biyôgda.’ 	 Among the early Christians, there were some who attempted to “turn the undeserved kindness of . . .


LELAA DI NLA YÉN PÉÉ TO IBALE . . . 	 HOW CAN WE KEEP ON THE WATCH DESPITE . . .


Mbus ngéda, a bi ha me sitima inyu ke yak pua, nu a bé yééne i Peshawar, tison i i bé bebee le 1 370 km i ñombok. 	 Later, she shipped me off to my father at Peshawar, a town some 850 miles (1,370 km) to the north.


Nlélém kiki bôt ba Simulu ba bi yi le tsunami i yé njel, ngéda ba bi tehe tuye a nsa kunda yada, yak bés di nyi le lisuk li yé bebee, ngéda di ntehe lelaa mam ma yé héñha ikété nkoñ isi. 	 Just as the sudden shifting of the tide alerted the residents of Simeulue to an approaching tsunami, the dramatic shifting of the tide of world events would signal to us that the end is near.


(Rôma 10:12) Yéhôva a bi niiga bés i gwéhna kiki lisañ li bôt. 	 (Romans 10:12) Jehovah has taught us to love one another as brothers.


Pétrô, nu jôl jé li nkobla le “Ngok,” a bi unda toi i niñ yé le a kôli ni jôl li, inyule a bé a umi siñ, kiki mamb ngok, ikété nson u Yéhôva (Minson mi baôma 4:5-20) Yak bés i len ini di gwé minlélém mi makidik i telep siñ ikété gwéha yés inyu Kristô, di tadak le bôlô, mintuk ni hép nkus bi yuu bañ mam ma mbuu. 	 Peter, whose name means “A Piece of Rock,” indeed lived up to his name, for he displayed rocklike qualities.


Jam lipe li yé le di nlama pala yoñ bitelbene i kodol mam ngéda di nôgda le béba jam i nsômbôl bôña. 	 In addition, when we see a bad situation developing, we do well to do what we can to defuse it.


Maliga ma yé le, maselna ma bé ngandak ipôla mam me bé tehe nyoo ni mam me bi meya i mbai yem. 	 Truly, it was quite different from what I had known back in our small village.


Inyuki mbegee Maria a kôs i bé le i nene nledek ngandak, ndi lelaa a bi timbhe Gabriél? 	 Why might Mary’s assignment have seemed too difficult, yet how did she respond to Gabriel’s words?


Mo ni mo mon ma mpôda i nkuu biliñgeliñge, i internet, i bôlô tole i suklu. 	 It is promoted on television, on the Internet, at work, or at school.


Liodol joñ li nlôôha bikidik 	 The recording was too short.


Hala a bi pat Yéfta ñem. 	 Jephthah’s heart was broken.


LELAA U GA BOÑ 	 HANDLING FAULTS


(Matéô 5:11) Ibale di ndiihe mabéhna ma, minkoda mi miñañ mi ba ntjam inyu bagwélél ba Yéhôva, mi ga tééñga ha bé bés. 	 (Matt. 5:11) If we take that warning seriously, we will not be shocked when we hear outrageous statements about Jehovah’s people.


(Masoola 22:17) Ndi, di nla ndik boñ hala ibale di yé ‘ñadbaga loñge’ ni ibale ikété likoda, di nsal lôñ ikété manôgla.—Efésô 4:16. 	 (Revelation 22:17) But we can do this only if we are “harmoniously joined together” and cooperate with one another in the congregation.—Ephesians 4:16.


10 Baa di ga neebe le ndémbél ilam i Yéfta i tihba miñem nwés? 	 10 Will we allow Jephthah’s example to touch our hearts?


(Matéô 22:37, 38) I pot maliga, i bana gwéha i umi siñ siñ inyu Djob i nhôla bés i nôgôl mambén mé, i hônba ni i oo béba. 	 (Matt. 22:37, 38) Indeed, having deep love for God helps us to obey Jehovah’s commandments, to endure, and to hate what is bad.


To i ba yaa le bibéba binan bi kôibak tjôôm, gw’a pôp kikii pem.” 	 Though the sins of you people should prove to be as scarlet, they will be made white just like snow.’


Bimbe biniigana inyu yoñ makidik di nla ôt mu ñañ u bon ba Lôk Israél? 	 What important lesson about decision-making do we learn from Israel’s history?


(Rôma 12:9) Di nla badba le: “Baa mintuk me mpohol mi mboñ le me sôô libak jem? 	 (Rom. 12:9) We could ask ourselves: ‘Will my choice of entertainment make me seem hypocritical?


I yé ntiik le, hala a yé njel pék i emble maéba ma mimañ mi bôt, mi mi yé nhôôlak i pes mbuu. 	 Clearly, there is often wisdom in listening to older, spiritually mature ones.


(Añ Lôk Héber 12:5-11.) 	 (Read Hebrews 12:5-11.)


Inyu keñgle ngui i bilôñ bibe, Mbôgi Yéhôva i i bé yééne mu bahoma ba, i bé lama yoñ ngaba i nya i yôni i mam ma likoda. 	 To resist the bad influences, Witnesses in the camps needed to stay fully involved in congregation activities.


Ntiik, gwéha Nyambe “i mal nañ kôñ kôñ ikété yés” ngéda di nôgôl mbén i gwés bôt bape, téntén bilôk bikéé gwés i pes mbuu.—1 Yôhanes 4:12, 20. 	 In fact, love for God is “made perfect in us” when we obey the command to love others, especially our brothers.—1 John 4:12, 20.


(Minson mi baôma 10:9-16) Kii Pétrô a bi tehe? 	 (Acts 10:9-16) What had Peter seen?


Ndi Yôsep a bé gwés bé le hala a bôña inyu mim u Yésu. 	 But that is not what Joseph had in mind for Jesus.


Mini mimañ mimpe mi nsal ni nye mi ntehe Dannykarl ni nwaa wé Jennifer, kiki bisai inyu likoda jap. 	 His fellow elders view Dannykarl and his wife, Jennifer, as a blessing to the congregation.


Ibale ba ntehe le di nyan mam ba nkal bés, ba ga kal ha bé ki bés mam map, tole ba ga ke i yéñ mahôla ipañ bôt bape.”—Maranda. 	 If they think otherwise, they will keep their concerns locked inside or turn elsewhere for help.”—Maranda.


Boñge ba nyimbe hiki yom di mboñ, yak i ngéda di nhoñol le ba ntehe bé bés.”—Nikol. 	 Children pay attention to everything we do, even when we don’t think they do.”—Nicole.


Ngoo ngandak le, i nwii 1939, a bi kon ngandak, ndi ilole a bé wo, a kal mama yem le: “Maliga mana. 	 Sadly, in 1939 he became very ill, but before he died he told my mother: “This is the truth.


3 Bibel i mbéna gwélél bijô bi nyuu bi mut binam inyu pôdôl mam ni maboñog nya ndi nya. 	 3 The Bible often uses parts of the human body to illustrate different characteristics or actions.


Ni njel binoñ, Yéhôva a ga hôla bon bé bobasôna i yila bôt ba téé sép i nya i yôni. 	 Through his provision of the ransom, Jehovah will help all of his children to become completely righteous.


14 Di nlama bana lem i nigil Bibel bésbomede, ni tibil boñ nyiña ikété Bañga i Djob ni ikété bikaat gwés. 	 14 We must develop good personal study habits and do careful research in God’s Word and in our publications.


I gwélél Nyambe “ni ñem ngim,” i nkobla le kii? 	 What is involved in serving Jehovah with “a complete heart”?


Ndi kii i ga hôla bés i boñ hala? 	 But what will help us to do this?


23 “Bañga i Nyambe . . . i yé ngui” 	 23 “The Word of God . . . Exerts Power”


(1 Bikiñe 11:42) A bi wo i nwii 997 B.N.Y. Mbus nyemb yé, Rôbôam a bi nyodi i Yérusalem inyu ke i Sikem, i het ba bé lama téé nye kiñe. 	 (1 Ki. 11:42) Solomon died in 997 B.C.E. Then Rehoboam traveled north from Jerusalem to Shechem to be anointed as king.


Ni nyi ñoo nan 	 Know Your Enemy


A bi yilha bo minhook ni njel mbuu mpubi, a sébél ki bo i ba bon bé i pes mbuu. 	 Thus Jehovah forgave their sins, anointed them with holy spirit, and called them to be his spiritual sons.


4 Mu yigil i ntagbe, di nigil inyuki i bana ñem nsôhga i yé nseñ inyu bikristen, ni lelaa di nla unda le di gwé i lem i. 	 4 In the preceding article, we learned why modesty is still important for Christians and what displaying it involves.


Tolakii hala a ntôl bé, ba nla bôñôl we jam li nene kiki ngitelepsép, ikété likoda tole nu mut nu u nyi. 	 On rare occasions, you or someone you know may experience or observe what seems to be an injustice in the congregation.


(Matéô 24:45) Litén li Djob li bé ha bé i minkôm i Babilôn Nunkeñi. 	 (Matt. 24:45) God’s people were now free of the influence of Babylon the Great.


Tole bôt ba lihaa li ngim kristen ba ba ta bé bikristen, ba nla nyéksa nye i biiba ‘ilole ngéda i ntagbe.’ 	 Or a Christian may feel pressure from unbelieving relatives to get married ‘before it is too late.’


Ndi nano, me bi sôk yi bonjee ba bé! 	 But I now felt that my eyes were being opened!


Jon, tibil wan i jam u gwé ngôñ i boñ mu niñ yoñ. 	 So think about what you want to do with your life.


(1 Miñañ 29:12) I yé nseñ le di bôdôl mbuu wé ñem inyu boñ le di la bana ngui i kolba manoodana ma Satan ni nkoñ isi wé, u u noode kwés bés i si. 	 (1 Chron. 29:12) It is vital that we draw on that spirit so that we can face any challenge that Satan and his wicked system thrust upon us.


Daniel a bé bebee i ke nyoo. 	 Daniel would soon be going there.


DI YÉ bebee ni kosi juu. 	 IT IS about midnight.


(Matéô 28:18-20) Ndi kiki Yésu a yé i ngii ni nyuu i mbuu, lelaa a nla éga litén li Djob hana isi? 	 (Matt. 28:18-20) But as an invisible spirit in heaven, how would Jesus lead God’s people on earth?


Ngéda di bi mal añ ñañ nson u loñ Myanmar ikété Kaat nwii 2013, mam di bi añ mu, ma bi lôôha tihba bés kayéle di kahal badba too di bé le di ke nyoo i Myanmar.” 	 After reading the 2013 Yearbook account about Myanmar, we were so touched by the heartwarming experiences that we began to consider if serving in Myanmar would be possible for us.”


Di bi gwés i suklu i ngandak, di hoñlak le di bé lama gwélél i mam di bi nigil mahuu més i Nébraska. 	 We enjoyed the schooling and expected to use our training back in Nebraska.


Jam lipe li yé le bahoma ba bôlô ba nyéñ kéñbaha nsongi u gwom ba mbañ, hala a nwéés bagwelnson i pes minsôn, a nti ki bo ngandak nduña i pes mahoñol. 	 Also, the constant push for increased production takes a heavy toll on people physically, mentally, and emotionally.


(1 Timôtéô 2:3-6) I nya hémle i, i ntinde nnigil Bibel i keñgle maboñok ma Djob a ñoo, ni i niñ inoñnaga ni matiñ ma téé sép ma Yéhôva. 	 (1 Tim. 2:3-6) Such faith moves the student to reject conduct that is displeasing to God and to come in line with Jehovah’s righteous standards.


Yésu a kal le: “Mut nye ki nye a nla bé lo meeni, hababé le Tata nu a om me a ôt nye.” 	 Jesus said: “No man can come to me unless the Father, who sent me, draws him.”


I nigil i sal ni ngui i yé jam li u nlama ke ni bisu i boñ; hala a ga bane we nseñ nano ni i dilo ti di nlo 	 Learning to work hard is like exercising; it benefits you now and in the future


NSON WEM U NUM MATAM MALAM 	 GOOD RESULTS FROM MY SERVICE


(Néhémia 5:16) Nlélém jam i len ini, ngandak mimañ mi likoda mi nkôna Néhémia, jon ba nhôla inyu oñ mandap ntôñ u ngwélél, ba hôlga i pubus ni tééda mandap ma Ane loñge. 	 (Neh. 5:16) Similarly, many loving elders have been able to imitate Nehemiah by assisting on theocratic construction projects or by cleaning and maintaining their local Kingdom Hall.


Ni nwas bañ le gwéha nan i hoi 	 Do Not Let Your Love Grow Cold


(Yésaya 43:23) Jon, bésbomede bon di nlama unda Yéhôva le di ngwés nye ni ñem wés wonsôna, ni le di nit énél yé bañga linidik. 	 (Isa. 43:23) Therefore, it is up to us to show Jehovah how deeply we love him from our heart and how firmly we support his rule.


Ni le kii ngéda i ntagbe, lem i i nkônde sôs, sôs ni sôs. 	 And the problem of lacking self-control is worsening.


Ngim makidik i nla yilha bés minkol mi moni nwii di nwii. 	 Some decisions could keep us in financial bondage for years.


13 Ngim mangéda, i nla ba ndutu i unda hiki mut ikété lihaa jés le di tiñi i gwés nye. 	 13 Sometimes it can be hard to be loyal to different members of our family at the same time.


Ni ki le, maselna ni i bet ba nlôôha tôñ ni bomede, ba ba mbem ndik le ba ti bo, bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba yé maséé i ti bomede inyu loñge i bôt bape.—Minson mi baôma 20:35. 	 Furthermore, unlike those who are lovers of themselves and who are interested only in receiving, Jehovah’s servants find delight in giving of themselves for the welfare of others.—Acts 20:35.


5 U héya i añ Bibel, i yé bés nseñ i soñda mam di nsoñgol. 	 5 In addition to reading the Bible, it is important for us to meditate on what we read.


3 Ni sañgal ngimanôgla ikété gwéha 	 3 Settle Differences in a Spirit of Love


Sôk bi sôk, mu hihéga hi, nwet wom a bi ômle bo man wé nu gwéha, nkatbum. 	 Finally, in the illustration, the owner sent his beloved son and heir.


Ngim mangéda, yak bôt ba ngwélél Yéhôva behee ba nla wo nyuu, kayéle hala a lédél bo i tééne bôt bape likalô. 	 At times, even those who have served Jehovah for many years may feel shy and find it difficult to preach to others.


Yéhôva a yé “Nyambe nu hônba, ni nu hogbe.” 	 Jehovah is “the God who supplies endurance and comfort.”


3 Ibale di ntehe toi ntuba kiki jam li mahee ikété bibégés, di ga yéñ bé i nimis liboñ li bibégés li, tole di pam itan ha yo ngéda. 	 3 If we truly consider singing as part of our worship, we certainly will not want to walk out on or be absent from that part of the meeting program.


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


(Yôhanes 1:46-51) Jon di gwé manjom malam i niiga bet ba ntip yila batéé likalô i kwélés bôt ni maséé, ndik kiki mut a nkwélés mawanda mé.[2] I bôt di nhôla, di gwéélak njel ini, ba ga kon maséé i tehe lelaa bôt ba ngwés maliga ba ga tibil leege bibuk gwap bilam, ni maboñog map ma gwéha. 	 (John 1:46-51) So we have good reason to train new publishers to converse with people in a friendly, relaxed manner.[2] Those whom we help in this way will likely be delighted to see how honesthearted people respond favorably to personal interest and kind words.


MASÉÉ 	 JOY


(Lôk Héber 10:24, 25) Di nlama lédés gwéha yés lisañ li bôt nano, inyule i ga hôla bés i hônba to mambe mandutu di ga bana i dilo di nlo. 	 (Hebrews 10:24, 25) We need to strengthen our brotherly love now because it will help us to endure whatever trials we may have in the future.


Yéhôva a bi kal Môsi le litén li “mal ôbôs jomede,” ni le “ba nhoo yék njel [A] bi kal bo.” 	 Jehovah told Moses that the people had “corrupted themselves” and had “deviated from the way [He] commanded them to go.”


11 Bikristen bi Rôma bi bé lama wanba inyu yi kii i bé toi jam li bisu ikété niñ yap. 	 11 It was fitting for Christians in Rome to analyze what their focus in life really was.


(Yakôbô 1:5) Ibale u ñañ Bibel, u biyak ki biniigana gwé bisélél, bibôñôl gwoñ bi nla kiha ni masoohe moñ. 	 (James 1:5) You can work in harmony with your prayers by reading the Bible and applying its teachings.


Hala a bé nledek jam i kal bo le a nkit le a ga bôdôl yak ke i makoda. 	 This made him sad, and it was very difficult for him to tell them that he had decided to go to the meetings.


Li bé toi jimb inyu yem. 	 It certainly was a mystery to me.


Ndi munu dilo di nsôk, bôlô i mbéna lona nduña. 	 However, in these last days, secular work is often a source of anxiety.


Di nla boñ hala ngéda di mboñ mam ma Yéhôva a ngwés. 	 We can do so by doing things Jehovah’s way.


Jon hala a bi tééñga bo kayéle ba kal Arôn le: “Telep, uñghene bés banyambe b’a bôk bés bisu; inyule Môsi nunu, mut a bi nyodna bés loñ Égiptô, di nyi bé jam li mboñ nye.”—Manyodi 32:1, 2. 	 They became anxious and told Aaron: “Make for us a god who will go ahead of us, because we do not know what has happened to this Moses, the man who led us up out of the land of Egypt.”—Ex. 32:1, 2.


Ñ, mahôla ma bé toi inyu nnol mut ngi kôôba, ndi a bé lama yéñ mo, ni neebe ki mo. 	 Help was available to the unintentional manslayer, but he had to seek out and accept that help.


Ndémbél i Rôbôam, kiñe Yuda, i nla hôla bés i léba ndimbhe. 	 The example of Rehoboam, king of Judah, can help us find the answer.


Nano, di wan le mam ma-na ma ma mbéñge bikodlene: (1) i kodol bésbomede, (2) bikodlene bagwal ba nti bon bap, (3) bikodlene ikété likoda, ni (4) kii i nloo njôghe i ngim ngéda i bikodlene bi Djob. 	 Let us now examine four aspects of discipline: (1) self-discipline, (2) parental discipline, (3) discipline within the Christian congregation, and (4) something that is worse than the temporary pain of discipline.


4 Ilole di nhôla bape i yi nseñ i nigil Bibel bomede, bésbomede di nlama ba nkwoog nkaa le nya yigil i, i gwé mahee. 	 4 Before helping others to benefit from personal Bible study, we ourselves must be convinced of its value.


Tolakii ngandak ikété litén li Djob i ntéé bé likalô mu nya mabôga het bôt ba nhoo neebe maliga, mam momasôna di mboñ inyu hôla bôt bape i léba ni yén mu njel niñ ma ga bane bés ni bo lisôô li nkus i boga ni boga.—Matéô 6:20. 	 While the majority of God’s people do not preach in such fruitful territories, anything we do to help others find and stay on the road to life is something that we and they will treasure forever.—Matt. 6:20.


Inyuki di niñil? 	 What is the meaning of life?


Lelaa minhook mi ntehe niñ yap hana isi? 	 How do anointed ones feel about their life here on earth?


Lelaa di nla ôt nseñ mu miñañ mi bikiñe bi-na mi di nigil munu yigil ini? 	 How can you benefit from considering the accounts of the four kings as set out in this article?


M’a bôdôl [m’a bem ni wongut tole hônba] Nyambe nu tohi yem ñem. 	 I will show a waiting attitude [“I will wait patiently,” ftn.] for the God of my salvation.


Bôt ba maliga ba ba bé yén i tison Qébek, ba bi nit bés. 	 Honesthearted Quebecers responded.


Di wan ngim mam i i ñunda hala: 	 Consider some of the evidence:


Jon, kiki gwét bi ikété loñ bi bé pélék, kiññem yés bés bo baa i bé ti bés kunde i neebe tat mintômba. 	 So as the civil war raged around us, the three of us felt that our consciences would allow us to take care of the sheep.


Baa hala nyen u ntehe bikodlene bi Djob, to ibale bi nlôl i Bañga yé, i bikaat bi ntôñ, ni bagwal ba ba yé bikristen, tole ni mimañ mi likoda? 	 Is that how you view God’s discipline, whether it comes through his Word, Bible-based publications, Christian parents, or congregation elders?


13 Yéhôva a ga unda konangoo yé i mbuma ñañ yak mbus tjiba i hiai hibe hini. 	 13 Jehovah’s undeserved kindness will reach beyond the end of the present wicked system of things.


Di nlama ki kônde nit bo ngéda ba mboma ngolba hiki kel i suklu inyu hémle yap. 	 We should also give them extra support if they are facing tests of integrity day after day in school.


Yéhôva a bi bôk a heg Yésu ilole a nheg mana mam mape. 	 Jehovah created Jesus before all other things.


Mankéé wada nu “a nsômbôl toi yila ntééda ntôñ” a nlama yoñ ngéda i wan bilem bi mbuu bini, inyu boñ biliya i yônôs gwo kingéda la yé. 	 A brother who is “reaching out to be an overseer” needs to give careful attention to these qualifications, for he should strive to meet them to the best of his ability.


Ndi me bi kôhna ngandak mahôla. 	 But I received a lot of help.


Ngim mangéda, i nla ba nseñ le kristen i ti ndék bibep kiki mayéga mbus le ba mal sélél nye ngim nson u ba kôli kôs 	 At times, it may be appropriate to offer a small token of appreciation for a legitimate service to which a person is entitled


(Kôlôsé 1:23) Baa u nyoñ ngéda i soñda mu mam u nigil, i yi lelaa u nla bii mo bisélél? 	 (Col. 1:23) Do you prayerfully meditate on how you can apply in your life what you are studying?


Me tehe ki nseñ i tjél bilôñ bi hilégé. 	 I also saw the need to stop having close association with people who loved to gossip.


Baa hala a ntinde bé we i kôna i nya bôt i i tiñi ni Djob, i noñok ndémbél i Kristô?—1 Korintô 11:1; 2 Tésalônika 3:7. 	 Are we not moved to imitate such faithful ones as they follow the Christ?—1 Cor. 11:1; 2 Thess. 3:7.


Ibale mut a ntjam bitembee inyu yés, di nla bana ntén niñ u u mboñ le mut nye ki nye a ga hémle bé tembee i. 	 If someone spreads a lie about us, we can live in such a way that no one will believe that lie.


Lelaa botñem i ngui ini, i ntihba mahoñol mé ni maboñok mé? 	 How does this solid hope affect her thinking and actions now?


Likoda jés li ga bana adna, gwéha ipôla yés i ga hol ndigi. 	 Our congregation will be united, and our love for one another will grow stronger.


Jon, i ga pam ngim mangéda le bibuk tole maboñok ma lôk kéé bi babaa bés—tole yak bés di babaa bo. 	 Accordingly, there will be times when we will be irritated by the words or actions of fellow believers—or when they will be annoyed by ours.


7 Arôn a bi bôdôl bana lem i yoñ ngaba i mam ma mbuu, kiki bo i añ Bibel, i kôôba ni timbhe i makoda. 	 7 Aaron pursued a spiritual routine that included Bible reading, preparing for meetings, and commenting at them.


13 Bibel i nti ndémbél ilam i Kiñe David. 	 13 The Bible offers a notable example in King David.


(Lukas 11:13; Lôk Héber 4:12) Inyu boñ le ngui i, i hôla bés, di nlama añ Bibel hiki kel, soñda yo, ni bana lem i soohe inyu bana pék ni ngui i ha maéba ma Bibel i bisélél. 	 (Luke 11:13; Heb. 4:12) To benefit from that power, we must read the Bible daily, meditate on it, and pray constantly for the wisdom and strength to apply Bible counsel.


Ben i telepsép (Béñge maben 6-8) 	 The breastplate of righteousness (See paragraphs 6-8)


Kiki héga, Sadrak, Mésak, ni Abed-négô ba bi tjél ôôp i bisu bititii i gôl, i i bé yimbne i loñ i Babilôñ. 	 For instance, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to worship an image representing the Babylonian State.


Yésu a bi béhe bés le: “Yéna nkôôbaga; inyule Man mut a’ lôl ngeñ ni hoñlak bé.” 	 Jesus warned us: “Keep ready, because at an hour that you do not think likely, the Son of man is coming.”


Ngandak i nkôs sôble ngéda i yé boñge ba wanda, i ntéñbe ki ni Yéhôva letee ni ngéda i nañ. 	 Many get baptized at a young age, and they go on to be faithful to Jehovah.


Mam ma bi kônde bep ngéda Sisak a bi bol Yérusalem i het Rôbôam a bé énél. 	 Matters came to a head when Shishak reached Jerusalem, where Rehoboam reigned.


“A yaglak ni hémle ibabé pénda [pééna].”—YAKÔBÔ 1:6. 	 “Keep asking in faith, not doubting at all.”—JAS. 1:6.


Njee ikété yés a ta bé maséé i bana loñge mbot, téntén ngéda a nyoñ ngaba i mam ma mbuu—kiki bo i ke i téé likalô, tole i ke i makoda makeñi? 	 Who does not want to have nice clothing, especially when engaging in spiritual activities—sharing in the ministry or attending meetings and assemblies?


Lelaa hala a nla bôña? 	 How so?


U lôôha bañ bôdôl wemede ñem. 	 You cannot become overconfident.


Mu kii u mba u ntehe le Bitilna bi ntoñol nlôm jam wada ibôdôl bibôdle pam lisuk, ibabé pééna, u ga pam i tehe le ‘mbuu mpubi won u bi gwel mahoñol ma’ bapôdôl ni batila Bibel.—2 Pétrô 1:21. 	 As you see the scriptures form a harmonious unit, you will surely conclude that the Bible prophets and writers must have been “moved by holy spirit.”—2 Pet. 1:21.


I hônd i tôbôtôbô ini, i bééna kiki njômbi bisu i tihba ngandak bôt i i bé le tihbana ikété isii ngéda. 	 The aim of the special preaching campaign was to reach as many people as possible in a short time.


Kiki héga, ikété yom kiki bo ñwii ima, libim li makoda li bi nigil kaat ni hop pulasi le Approchez-vous de Jéhovah (Ni kôôge Yéhôva bebee) i yigil i Bibel i likoda. 	 For example, over a recent period of almost two years, most congregations considered the book Draw Close to Jehovah at the Congregation Bible Study.


Ibale me mboma minlélém mi manoodana, baa me yé le me ke mo ngwéé? 	 If I faced a similar temptation, would I have the strength to turn away?


Mbôgi Yéhôva i i nhôla i niiga man mut, i nlama bigda le a ta bé ngwal wé. 	 The Witness needs to bear in mind, though, that in providing spiritual help, he or she does not become the children’s parent.


BA NYIBIL MANDAP INYU BASAÑAL 	 PIONEER HOMES OPENED


Gwigil bini gwobiba bi ga wan kii i yé bañga kunde, lelaa di nla kôhna yo, ni lelaa di nla gwélél kunde yés i i gwé minwaa i nya i yé le i bane bésbomede ni bôt bape nseñ. 	 These two articles will consider what true freedom is, how we can attain it, and how to use our relative freedom now to benefit ourselves and others.


Sôk bi sôk, Daniel a bi bat mahôla ma mimañ. 	 Finally, Daniel sought the help of the elders.


I bôt ba bé béñge nye, ba bé le ba ba nhelek ngéda ba bi tehe nye a mbii ntut i ño Prisi Keñi le Yôsua. 	 Observers must have been intrigued when he placed the crown on High Priest Joshua.


Kii héga, a bi ti mbén le mut binam a nolok bañ maasañ. Inyu Djob, niñ ni matjél bi yé nlômblak. 	 For example, he commanded that humans were not to murder another person.


Kaat Rôma 8:6 i ñunda nseñ i nwas le mbuu won u éga bés, ngéda i nkal le: “Ngo nduña minsôn i yé nyemb, ndi nduña mbuu i yé niñ ni nsañ.” 	 Romans 8:6 shows the advantage of being spiritually-minded, saying: “Setting the mind on the flesh means death, but setting the mind on the spirit means life and peace.”


4 Inyu yoñ makidik malam, di gwé ngôñ ni mam ma yé ntiik. 	 4 To make good decisions, we need solid facts.


Baa mahoñol ma ma bé le ma lôl nye ni bilôñ bibe? 	 Could he have given in to such reasoning as a result of receiving bad counsel?


Lelaa di nla unda le di nleege bikodlene gwé? 	 How should we respond to his discipline?


Ngond muda yada le Izabella a nkal le: “Me me ntehe le lem i timbis mam ni mbus i yé me ikété matjél, inyule pua yem nyemede a bé nlélém. 	 A young woman named Isabella says: “I think procrastination is genetic because my dad has it too.


I ndimbhe Yésu a bi ti bo inyu bikila gwap, i bé let bé i nok. 	 Jesus’ reaction to all these man-made laws was simple.


Yoñ yihe le miñañ mi niñ yoñ, dihéga u nti, ni litinak joñ li nkwel bi suhus bañ ngui i biniigana bi Bibel 	 Do not let experiences, illustrations, or your delivery overshadow the Bible


Ndik Yéhôva bo Yésu bon Bibel i nkal le ba gwé ngap i. 	 Only Jehovah and Jesus are spoken of as having that ability.


LELAA YÉHÔVA A MA BÉS 	 HOW JEHOVAH MOLDS US


Hiki mut a gwé nwé mintuk mi nlémél nye, mi kihga ki ni kiññem yé. 	 (Eccl. 3:12, 13) Of course, we realize that choices in recreation may differ from one person to the next.


6 Kiki hihéga, bon iba ba Prisi Keñi le Eli ba bi nit bé mambén ma Yéhôva. 	 6 For example, High Priest Eli had two sons who did not uphold Jehovah’s laws.


Kiki a bé gwés mbôda i Adam, Djob a bi ti bés Yésu tolakii di bé di ngi yii kwéha.—wp17.6-F, pp. 6-7. 	 Having warm feelings toward Adam’s offspring, God provided Jesus for us while we were yet sinners.—wp17.6, pp. 6-7.


Kiki gwét bi bi yoña nkoñ isi wonsôna, Banigil Bibel ba bé tibil bé nok litiñ li nkal le kristen i nlama bé pohol pes to yada mu gwét bi nkoñ isi. 	 Confronted with a raging conflict of global proportions, the Bible Students did not completely understand the principle of Christian neutrality.


Tolakii ba bé béna kodba i mandap ma lôk kéé yap, hala a bi suhus bé makénd map inyu tubul Yéhôva tjémbi. 	 Even though they often met in private homes, the modest surroundings for worship did not diminish their zeal for singing to Jehovah.


Mbus, me bi nok le liwanda jem li, li bé kon ngandak, ni le a bééna kon mahoñol. 	 Later, I learned that my coworker had been coping with a serious health problem and was under a lot of stress.


(Masoola 14:4) Ngéda di noñ maéba ma Nkol u maliga, i pot maliga, Ñéga wés Yésu nyen di yé noñ. 	 (Rev. 14:4) As we follow their direction, therefore, we follow our Leader, Jesus.


Baa u nhémle le Yéhôva a nla gwélél ‘lipémba jé likeñi’ ni ‘woo wé u ngui’ inyu lédés bagwélél bé i len ini? 	 Do you believe that Jehovah uses his “great power” and “mighty hand” to strengthen his servants today?


Baa likeñge li Asa li bi tômban? 	 Did Asa’s tactic succeed?


Nlélém jam won u bi bôña ni mahop ma Lôk Héber ni ma Grikia, ma ma bi hôla i tila libim li bikaat bi Bibel. 	 The same is true of Hebrew and Greek, the languages that most of the Bible was written in.


3 Di bôk di béñge hihéga hi Asa, inyu tehe lelaa Bañga i Djob i nla éga niñ yés. 	 3 Let us first consider Asa and see how God’s Word can influence our life.


Ba-ngi-mineebege 	 ≥ 2 No votes


(Ñanga Bôt 14:30; Yôsua 14:6-10) Ndi Paul a bi kal le “likak li ngi yii le di jôp i noi [i Djob]” (Lôk Héber 3:16-19; 4:1) “Likak” li, li yé jam jada ikété bitééne bi Djob. 	 (Num. 14:30; Josh. 14:6-10) However, Paul added that there was still “a promise of entering into [God’s] rest.” (Heb. 3:16-19; 4:1) That “promise” clearly is part of God’s expressed purpose.


Di bé tina makénd, di bemek minson mimpe. 	 We still had each other and looked forward to further activity.


Lelaa i bana lem i kodol bésbomede i nhôla bés i yônôs mam di ntéé le di mboñ i pes mbuu? 	 How can self-discipline help us to reach a spiritual goal?


Yéhôva a nyi i pam limbe likala Satan a nkwés bôt ba ntop bé hémle, ndim. 	 Jehovah understands how effectively Satan has blinded unbelieving humans.


LITIÑ LI BIBEL: “Mut nye ki nye a yiñil bañ ndigi nyetama loñge, ndi a yiñlak ki yo numpe.” —1 Korintô 10:24. 	 BIBLE PRINCIPLE: “Let each one keep seeking, not his own advantage, but that of the other person.”—1 Corinthians 10:24.


Paul a bé tibil yaga yi le a bé bé a kôli kôhna konangoo i mbuma ñañ i Yéhôva, hala kiki a bé ntééñga bikristen. 	 Paul was very much aware that he had neither earned nor deserved God’s great mercy, having been a former persecutor of Christians.


ÑÔMA Paul a bi tilna bikristen bi Kôlôsé kaat i mamélél ma mok mé mi bisu i Rôma, tole bebee le i nwii 60-61 N.Y. A bi unda bo nseñ i yéñ bana “bañga yi i mbuu yosôna.” 	 THE apostle Paul wrote his letter to Christians in Colossae evidently at the end of his first confinement in Rome, or about 60-61 C.E. He mentioned to them the importance of acquiring “spiritual comprehension.”


A bi yoñ makidik i boñ biliya inyu tibil nok biniigana bi Yésu, nu a bé mut Nasarét. 	 He decided to learn more about what Jesus, a man from Nazareth, was teaching.


15, 16. (a) Inoñnaga ni kaat Yôhanes 13:34, 35, kii i mbéda le di boñ? (b) Mambe maada ma yé ipôla gwéha yés inyu bilôk bikéé ni gwéha yés inyu Djob ni Bibel? 	 15, 16. (a) According to John 13:34, 35, what obligation do we have? (b) How is the love we have for our brothers linked to our love for God and the Bible?


Ngandak ngélé, a bé a kwo ikété minlélém mi manoodana. 	 Time and again, he suffered relapses.


Ndap mok i Yarôs i yé nkum ndap mboñok ni brik bi biték bi bi nkôyôp, i gwé iloo 5 000 bôt ba mok ba m’bô. 	 Yíaros prison was a huge red-brick fortress holding more than 5,000 political prisoners.


Ngandak boñge ba wanda ba ñôt nseñ i gwélél minkwel mi gwé ño ni hop pulasi le “Qu’enseigne réellement la Bible? (fiches d’étude),” mi mi mpam hiki ngéda i jw.org. 	 Also, many youths have enjoyed and benefited from the series “What Does the Bible Really Teach?” that is on jw.org.


5 Kiki Bibel i bi bôk pot, bôt ba ‘biloñ ni dilémp tjodisôna’ ba nlo i ntôñ u Yéhôva. 	 5 As foretold, people “out of all the languages of the nations” are flocking to Jehovah’s organization.


Ñ, hala a nlédés yak moo més. 	 Yes, it strengthens our hands too.


Ndék ngéda mbus ha, a sôblana. 	 Shortly afterward, she got baptized.


Kii héga, u nla bat man woñ le a hégda le a yé ke niñ i ônd i i yé nonok, ndi a nlama pohol njee a ga yén mu ônd i lôñni nye. 	 For example, you could ask your children to imagine that they are going to live on a remote island and will have to choose a number of people to live there with them.


Biliya gwem inyu nigle ndémbél ilam 	 Endeavoring to Mirror Fine Examples


NI HÔIGA BAÑ MAADA MA NLÔÔHA BA NSEÑ, MA NI GWÉ NI YÉHÔVA 	 REMEMBER YOUR MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP


Baa hala a ntihbana bé i hégda ngéda i bôt bobasôna ba tiñi ni Djob ba ga témb ba yila peles? 	 Is it not heartwarming to think of a time when all faithful humans will be brought to perfection?


Me bé la ha bé emble yom ba bé kal makoda loñge, me bé nôgda ha bé memede kiki mut litén li bagwal bem.” 	 I couldn’t understand the meetings, and I didn’t identify with my parents’ culture.”


Kii héga, ngéda David a bi tila kaat Tjémbi 55, a bé kon woñi inyu niñ yé. 	 For instance, when David wrote Psalm 55, he feared for his life.


Di nigil le Yéhôva* Djob a ñoo ngitelepsép, jon di bi yoñ makidik i héñha maboñog més. 	 We learned that Jehovah* God hates dishonest practices, so we decided to change our lifestyle.


Bitilna bi ñunda loñge loñge le Pom a yé Yésu Kristô.—Yésaya 11:1; Matéô 2:23. 	 The Scriptures clearly indicate that Sprout is Jesus Christ.—Isa. 11:1; Matt. 2:23, ftn.


HÉMLE YÉS I DJOB I YÉ HIKUU HIÉS 	 FAITH IN GOD IS PART OF OUR FOUNDATION


Ba nke i makoda het ba ngwélél dilémb di moo, inyu hôla iloo 300 batéé likalô ba ba yé mbuk, ni bôt bape ba ba ngwés maliga mu loñ i. 	 They assist a sign-language congregation to help some of the more than 300 deaf publishers and interested ones in the country.


Inyuki ba nhégha telepsép ni ben? 	 Why is righteousness likened to a breastplate?


Djob a mbem le u éga ndap yoñ lihaa ni gwéha, kiki Yésu. 	 God expects you to exercise headship lovingly, in imitation of Jesus.


Bibel i nkal le: 	 The Bible says:


Baa u nhoñol le Yéhôva a nôgda lelaa ngéda a ntehe bés di nyamnda ni ngôñ i kôôge nye ni Man wé bebee? 	 How do you think Jehovah feels when he observes our eagerness to draw close to him and his Son?


Jam kiki bo bôt basamal ba mbat gwigil hana hiki sôñ 	 At this one location, an average of six Bible studies are requested every month


(Añ Minson mi baôma 18:2-4; 20:20, 21, 34, 35.) 	 (Read Acts 18:2-4; 20:20, 21, 34, 35.)


Ndi inyuki ba bi kena éfa i Babilôn? 	 Why, though, would they take the container to Babylon?


Mambot més ma nyelel umbe ntén mut di yé. 	 Our personal appearance says much about us.


Di ga timbhe mambadga mana munu yigil ini. 	 The answers to these questions will be discussed in this article.


Nunu muda a bé gwés le ba kal nye jam a nlama boñ, ilole a gwélél likébla li tôbôtôbô Nhek wé a nti nye: Kunde i pohol ni nyemede. 	 The woman preferred being told what to do instead of using a precious gift from her Creator, the gift of free will.


Nkwel mbamba u ba bi hôñôs, ni ño le: “Tjiba i énél i Satan,” u bi tiba i kôkôa i, u kot bebee le “300 bôt i i bé gwés maliga.” 	 The advertised public talk, “The Overthrow of Satan’s Empire,” drew an “intelligent audience of about 300” later that evening.


HÉMLE 	 FAITH


7 Yéhôva a ñéga, a jéhak ki bagwélél bé hana isi ni njel “nkol u maliga ni u pék,” u u yé isi énél i Kristô, nu a yé “ño ntôñ.” 	 7 Jehovah leads and feeds those in the earthly part of his organization by means of “the faithful and discreet slave” under the direction of Christ, the “head of the congregation.”


(Lukas 4:22) Ngéda ngwañ mut u bi noode ti nye lipém, a sébél nye le “loñge Malét,” Yésu a bi timbhe nye ni ñem sôhga, a nkal nye le “U nséblene ki me loñge? 	 (Luke 4:22) When a rich man tried to glorify Jesus with the title “Good Teacher,” Jesus modestly replied: “Why do you call me good?


Ngéda di ntinde bôt ba ngwés maliga i yuuga bisite gwés, di ñunda bo mpom lingen li bijek bi mbuu, “nkol maliga ni u pék.” 	 By directing interested people to our official websites, we are connecting them with the one true source of spiritual food, “the faithful and discreet slave.”


Yésu a bi toñol lelaa mangéda ma, ma bé lama ba nledek. 	 Jesus had described how difficult that time would be.


Kiki hihéga, ngim mangéda u nla boma ngolba i lihaa joñ ngéda u nsômbôl ke makoda ma hiki sonde, ni makeñi. 	 For example, on occasion you may face some opposition from your family regarding attending meetings or an assembly.


Ñôma Yôhanes a bi tila le: “Ni me me tehe bawoga, bakeñi ni batitigi, ba téé bisu bi yééne ane; ni bikaat bi budlana, yak kaat ipe ki i budlana, yon i yé kaat niñ; ndi bawoga ba bi kôs mbagi mu mam ma bé ntilbaga ikété bikaat bi, kingéda minson nwap. 	 John wrote: “I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and scrolls were opened. But another scroll was opened; it is the scroll of life. The dead were judged out of those things written in the scrolls according to their deeds.


BIBOM I LEN INI NI I BOGA NI BOGA 	 REWARDS NOW AND FOREVER


Nya mbônga u, u gwé mahee ngandak i mis ma Djob! 	 Such a promise to God is very serious!


Kii i nla boñ le di nimis mbôô wés i pes i mbuu? 	 What could pose a threat to our spirituality?


Kiki malép ma ntômbôs biték, la nyen yak lisoñgol ni lisoñda li Bibel hiki kel bi nla hôla bés i nwas le Yéhôva a ma bés kiki a ngwés. 	 As water softens clay, daily Bible reading and meditation can help us be malleable in Jehovah’s hands.


Ndi bañga hémle i yé ‘i bem ibabé pééna’ le botñem yés i kristen i yon. 	 Real faith, on the other hand, is “the assured expectation” of our Christian hope.


To baôma ba bé bé le ba nok maboñok ma Yésu loñge loñge, ndik ngéda ba bi kôhna mbuu mpubi. 	 Even the apostles could not fully understand Jesus’ actions until they received holy spirit.


Ibale i noñ Yésu i bi lona “pansoñ” i lihaa joñ, bôdôl Yéhôva ñem le a’ hôla we i yémbél ndutu i. 	 If following Jesus has brought “a sword” into your family, rely on Jehovah to help you deal with the challenges successfully.


(Minson mi baôma 14:19; 17:1, 4, 5, 13) Ngéda Paul a bi tehe libak jap, lelaa a bi nôgda? 	 (Acts 14:19; 17:1, 4, 5, 13) How did that adverse reaction from the Jews affect Paul?


Yak ngim bikristen i bi yoñ makidik mabe mu jam li, ba bi “je bôt nseñ,” ba nimis i jôl lilam ba bé ba gwé ikété likoda.—1 Timôtéô 3:8; Titô 1:7. 	 Even some Christians have made poor decisions in this area and for ‘dishonest material gain’ have lost their good standing in the congregation.—1 Tim. 3:8; Titus 1:7.


10 Bagwal bahogi ba bi kit le, i yé loñge le man wap a mélés ndugi suklu, a léba ki bôlô ilole a nkôs sôble. 	 10 Some parents have concluded that it would be best for their son or daughter to delay baptism in order first to obtain some advanced education and become secure in a career.


Baa u ga héñha mam ibale u ñunup, u kahal nôôma nye? 	 Would you improve the situation by arguing about his behavior?


MANKÉÉ nu muda wada nu a yé nsañal, a bak ki mbiibaga ni mañ u likoda, a nkal le: “Me bi jo ni nduña ngandak ñwii, to hala kii me bééna lem i yoñ ngaba i mam ma mbuu. 	 A SISTER who is a regular pioneer and is married to an elder, says: “Despite maintaining a good spiritual routine, I have struggled with anxiety for many years.


I mbus gwét, Pua yem a bi ke mok. 	 After the war, my father was imprisoned.


Me bé lôôha emble nye, me badak ngim mambadga inyu tibil nok mahoñol mé, ni mam a bé nôgda. 	 Mostly I listened and asked occasional questions to get the full picture of his feelings and views.


(Lukas 10:38-42) Yésu a bé niiga Marta jam li nlôôha ba nseñ. 	 (Luke 10:38-42) Jesus was teaching Martha a valuable lesson.


Hélha jam! 	 Surprise!


Mu kii di ngwel nson lôñ yada ni bilôk bikéé gwés bi bôlôm ni bi bôda, di gwé pôla i ti bo makénd. 	 As we serve alongside our brothers and sisters, we likely have opportunities to say something encouraging.


Ngéda ba bi nañ, ba yila minhôôlak mi bôt, di bi nôgda le di nla ke sal mbok ipe.” 	 When they reached adulthood, we considered the possibility of serving abroad.”


NÔGÔL KIÑ YÉ 	 LISTEN TO HIS VOICE


Hala a bi babaa me ngandak, kayéle me sugus le me bé bé ndémbél lam i pes mbuu. 	 I felt crushed, concluding that I was a spiritual failure.


Kii ipe di nla boñ? 	 What else can we do?


Inyuki Abraham a kal le nwaa a bé manyañ nu muda? 	 Why did Abraham ask his wife to say that she was his sister?


Yoñ ngéda i hoñol mandutu bilôk bikéé bi bôda ni bi bôlôm i likoda joñ bi nhônba. 	 Think deeply about the challenges some brothers and sisters in your congregation must endure.


I pot maliga, di gwé ngôñ le ba tehe bés i Mbigda nyemb Yésu hilo hi, u héya le njom ikeñi i kéñ bés i ba ha. 	 Frankly, we want them to see that unless it is physically or circumstantially impossible, we will be present at the Memorial.


Me bé buuha telep bikegla; ndi nye a pulge telep. 	 I liked to sleep late each morning; she liked to get up early.


Ndi, ibale di niiga ni nwee nyensôna, ibabé i kon woñi, kiki nkwel u hiki kel, b’a ti ndik bés lipém.” 	 However, if we talk with ease and assurance about what we believe, making it a normal part of conversation, it’s more likely that they will respect us.”