Mi nhôla ki inyu ngôôba, ngobol bikaat ni bividéô, mi nhôla ki i ti lôk kéé mahôla i het bikuu bi nkwo, i oñ Mandap ma Ane ma mondo. 	 In addition, the preparation and translation of literature and videos, the assistance with disaster relief efforts, and the construction of new Kingdom Halls are all cared for by our voluntary contributions.


Inyu ngim ngéda, i bé pôôna wengoñle man juu nu a bé sune ndék, ndi i nwii 1947, i bé wengoñle a nyoñ ngui yondo, ngéda nsañal nu tôbôtôbô wada le John Cooke a bi lo i yén mu loñ i. 	 For a while they resembled glowing embers, but in 1947 the group’s fire was rekindled, so to speak, when the first Gilead-trained missionary, John Cooke, arrived.


Hala a bi yoñ bés ngandak ngéda, hala a bé bé to jam li ntomb, ndi ndék ni ndék gwéha yé inyu Yéhôva i bi bôdôl nañ. 	 It took time, and it was often difficult, but slowly, love for Jehovah grew in his heart.


Kiki nyemede a bi tibil wan niñ yé, hala a bi tinde nye i ke i Ghana inyu kéñbaha nson wé u likalô. 	 That honest self-evaluation motivated her to move to Ghana to expand her ministry.


Ngéda a bé kon ngandak, Djob a bi ti nye yimbne le a ga mbôôb. 	 When Hezekiah became very sick, God gave him a sign indicating that he would recover—a shadow moving backward.


Bagwal ba ba gwé bañga pék, ba ntégbaha ngandak ngeñ i nigil ni gwélél matiñ ma Djob mu niñ yap, hala a ñunda le ba nkon jôl jé woñi. 	 Parents with practical wisdom spend hours learning and applying Jehovah’s standards, thus fearing his name.


Béñge ndémbél i Rudolf Graichen, nu a bi gwééne i loñ Jaman i ñwii 1925. 	 Consider the example of Rudolf Graichen, who was born in Germany in 1925.


Béñge kaat ni hop pulasi le ‘Rends pleinement témoignage au sujet du Royaume de Dieu’ p. 58-59. 	 See “Bearing Thorough Witness” About God’s Kingdom, pp. 58-59.


Yom kiki bo 15 bipes bi kaat Bibôdle bi mpôdôl ñañ u Abraham. 	 Some 15 chapters of the book of Genesis are devoted to the account about Abraham.


12 Ligis bôt ba binam kiki sesema i yé yom i nyega kiyaga i mis ma Yéhôva. Jon di nyi le, Yéfta a bé sômbôl bé tégbaha mut nye ki nye i hié kiki sesema inyu Yéhôva. 	 12 The sacrificing of humans is something detestable to Jehovah. Thus, it is clear that Jephthah did not intend to sacrifice anyone literally.


Hala a bi yoñ me ngéda inyu yoña nye, ndi mam ma bi sôk tagbe loñge. 	 It took effort to win her heart—but I succeeded.


Inyule i mbéda ndik bé le man a ba nsôblaga inyu timbhe i bisu bi Yéhôva. 	 Accountability to Jehovah is not founded on the act of getting baptized.


(Matéô 11:29, 30) Nu ni nu a ngwés gwélél Djob inoñnaga ni sômbôl yé, a nlama neebe, a yi ki tel i Yésu ikété biyônôl bi sômbôl i Yéhôva. 	 (Matt. 11:29, 30) Anyone who wished to serve God acceptably would have to acknowledge and accept Jesus’ role in the outworking of Jehovah’s purpose.


Bimbe biniigana di nla ôt mu ñañ u Paul ni ntat ndap mok? 	 What lessons can we learn from the account about Paul and the jailer?


U nla hégha biliya u mboñ inyu kéñbaha maséé moñ ni biliya bi mut a nkoda hié. 	 You can compare your efforts at increasing joy to stoking a fire.


8 U nla unda gwéha inyu bakén ikété ngandak manjel, to ibale ba ndiihe ndugi bé biliya gwoñ. 	 8 You can show love to strangers in many ways even if at first your efforts are not appreciated.


ME BI LÉBA MUT NU A BI TJÔÔ BÉ ME 	 LEARNING OF UNFAILING SUPPORT


Ndi to hala, Yésu a bi timbhe le: “Gwom bini ni ntehe, dilo d’a lo le to ngok yada y’a yégle bé i kéhi ngii ipe hana, le ba nyuge bé yo isi.”—Markô 13:1; Lukas 21:6. 	 Yet, Jesus replied: “As for these things that you now see, the days will come when not a stone will be left upon a stone and not be thrown down.”—Mark 13:1; Luke 21:6.


To ñane nu a nlôôha loñge ipôla bôt ba binam, a nla bé mélés mandutu. 	 Even the best human leaders are unable to solve all problems.


Ngéda a ngi yii mañge, hiloga hi mba ndigi hi mbéñge isañ a nluk litôa. 	 When he is a child, the son simply observes his father.


Me gwé ndigi ngôñ i kal le, ‘me nyéga, a Yéhôva, inyule u bi hôla me i ba ha.’” 	 I always want to say, ‘Thank you, Jehovah, for permitting me to be there.’”


11 Inyu boñ le di meya ni mahoñol ma Yéhôva, di nlama diihe yigil yés i Bibel. 	 11 To acquaint ourselves with Jehovah’s thinking, we need to make personal study a priority.


Yésu Kristô a yigle bés loñge ndémbél i ba maliga. 	 Jesus Christ set a good example of honesty.


(Bibôdle 1:28) Kinje nsima inyu yap le ba bôñgôl hisi, ba yilha ki hio Paradis! 	 (Genesis 1:28) What a privilege for them to care for and expand their Paradise home earth wide!


18 Masoohe, i soñda ngii dihéga di nléba ikété Bibel, ni maada ma bas bas ni litén li Yéhôva bi nhôla didun di bôt ibôdôl nano i kôs hogbe mu mandutu map. 	 18 Prayer, meditation on examples found in the Bible, and close association with Jehovah’s people are helping millions right now to gain comfort in all their trials.


Ba bi yén nyoo letee ni ngéda Hérôdé a bi wo. 	 They remained there until Herod died.


I maliga a gwé ngôñ i tôl bôlô inyule a nsômbôl kôôba liké li a ntjek ni lihaa jé, i ke i tégbaha loñge ngéda libôñ, i mba lom. 	 His real reason for not being at work is so that he can get a head start on a trip or so that he can take his family to the beach.


Ndi, ba ga kôhna ban u nsôk, ndék ngéda ilole minhook mi, mi nwo ikété maada malam ni Djob, tole ndék ngéda ilole njiiha ikeñi i mbôdôl.—Masoola 7:1, 3. 	 Instead, they will receive their final sealing either before they die or before the outbreak of the great tribulation.—Rev. 7:1, 3.


Mañge wanda a nla hoñol le: ‘Yéhôva a bi ôt bagwal bem i nyeni, yak me, me noñ ndik bo.’ 	 A youth might reason, ‘Jehovah drew my parents, and I merely followed.’


Inyu hala di yé bakeñwin inyu Kristô, wengoñle Nyambe a mbéhne bôt manyo més, di nyemhene bé inyu Kristô le, “ni ba nsañglaga ni Nyambe.””—2 Korintô 5:18-20. 	 As substitutes for Christ, we beg: ‘Become reconciled to God.’”—2 Cor. 5:18-20.


Ndi nlélém ngéda, Yônatan a bé a tiñi ndigi ni Yéhôva, yak ni David nu Djob a bi pohol inyu yila kiñe Israél mbus Saulô.—1 Samuel 20:30-41. 	 At the same time, he stayed loyal to Jehovah and to David, who was chosen by God to be the next king of Israel.—1 Samuel 20:30-41.


(1 Korintô 15:45) A unda ni le yak Adam a bé le a nôgôl Djob ibale a pohol i boñ hala. ni njel hônba yé ikété manoodana, Yésu a bi yigle bés ndémbél lam i noñ. 	 (1 Corinthians 15:45) He thus proved that Adam too could have obeyed God if he had chosen to do so. By enduring under trial, Jesus left us a model to follow.


‘NGÔLI I MALIGA’ 	 “THE BELT OF TRUTH”


15 Inyuki David a bé bebee i bem ni wongut? 	 15 Why was David willing to wait patiently?


2 Ndi, inyu pôdôl ngéda yés, Bitilna bi bi bôk bi kal le, i bôt ba ta bé bagwélél ba Djob b’a bana tooha gwéha. Bôt ba yé haa ni Djob b’a tôñ ndik ni bomede. 	 2 Yet, the inspired Scriptures also foretold that in our day, a misdirected kind of love characterized by selfishness would be shown by people who are alienated from God.


18 Di yé nhelek ngéda di ntehe mam bagwélél ba Djob ba mboñ munu mangéda ma tôbôtôbô di niñil. 	 18 We truly marvel at what is being accomplished by God’s people in these exciting times in which we live.


Libak jé li ngôk li nene ki mbamba mu kii a bi “timbhe bé kingéda loñge jam i bôñna nye.” 	 A haughty attitude surfaced in that he “did not respond appreciatively to the good done to him.”


Ni ki le, Nékô a bé ke i jôs Karkémis. A bé ke i ‘jôs ndap ipe,’ ha Yérusalem bé. 	 Also, Necho was heading to Carchemish to war “against another house,” not to war against Jerusalem.


Toñol lelaa base i bikristen i matjank i bi kôhna mahôla ma loñ Rôma, ni i jam hala a bi lona? 	 Describe how apostate Christianity received the backing of the Roman State and what resulted.


Mambe manjel di nla gwélél inyu unda le di gwé hémle? 	 In what ways must we exercise our faith?


Ibale ñ, kinje maséé u mbana ngéda Ñéga woñ Yésu a’ kal le: “Lakii ni bi bôñôl wada munu lôktata hala, to ini i nlôôha titigi, men ni bi bôñôl hala.”—Matéô 25:34-40. 	 How happy you will feel when your Leader, Jesus, says: “To the extent that you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.”—Matt. 25:34-40.


Kinje bibañga bi pék! 	 How wise his words were!


Inyu kôhna biniigana bipe, ke i jw.org, u béñge ño nkwel le “Les jeunes s’interrogent—Pourquoi devrais-je prier ?” ni Fiches de réflexion tole Mapep inyu ôt pék. 	 For more suggestions, see “Young People Ask—Why Should I Pray?” and its accompanying worksheet on jw.org.


8 Libim li bagwélél ba Djob i len ini, li nla léba hala ndutu i nok yom i ntagbene mut, ngéda Djob a nyilha nye nhook. 	 8 Most of God’s servants today may find it difficult to understand what happens to someone when God anoints him.


I bégés Djob hiki ngéda ikété ndap lihaa i nla hôla bés. 	 Family worship each week can help us.


Bilôk bikéé bi yé añle mut wada nu a ntibil matôa miñañ minlam i homa bisabe bi yé ngandak. 	 Brothers working business territory witness to a mechanic in an auto repair garage.


Ibale mañge a ndogbene mambén moñ, kogse nye. 	 If your child does not adhere to your rules, enforce consequences.


Ntôñ umpe u ta bé u u ñañal maliga ni nkoñ isi wonsôna, inyule bibase bipe bi gwé bé Yéhôva inyu éga bo kiki a mboñ ni likoda jé li li yé ñadak i len ini. 	 No other people are preaching the truth globally, for others do not have Jehovah guiding them as does his united congregation today.


3 Di nyi bé nwet a bi tila i pes kaat Tjémbi i, ndi i nene le ntôptjémbi nu a bi niñ ngéda Yéhôva a bi héya Lôk Israel minkôm i Babilôn, a témbna bo i Yérusalem. 	 3 We do not know who wrote this psalm, but the psalmist apparently lived about the time when Jehovah restored the Israelites to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile.


I nla ki boñ le u nimis maséé moñ. 	 It could even cause you to lose your joy.


Ini buk le bikodlene i nkobla le éga tole niiga. 	 The word discipline can mean to guide or to teach.


Ba yé i nsoñgi u “bakôdôlbum i nlôl makak inyu hémle ni nihbe.” 	 They are among “those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”


(1 Korintô 15:14) Ndi, ibale mam ma ma bi tagbe toi, hala we bilôl bilam gwon bi mbem bôt ba binam, ñañ le di nla kabna ni bôt. 	 (1 Corinthians 15:14) On the other hand, if those events really did happen, then there is a bright future for mankind, one in which you can share.


Kaat nwii i toñol le, lôk kéé i bé ti mayéga, i kalak le “binañi bi, bi bé mboge mboge, bi légék iloo nañal i cimet.” 	 The Yearbook account commented that the grateful guests found these “beds softer and warmer than the cement floor.”


5 Hala a yé jam li ntomb i neebe le ba ntugul mut ndék ngéda i mbus nyemb yé. 	 5 It is one thing to imagine bringing to life a person who recently died.


Nyonok ni woñi, ntat ndap mok a bat le: “Me boñ laa le ndi me tohlana?” 	 The distressed jailer asked: “What must I do to get saved?”


Bibéba biañgel bi bi yoñ manyu ma bôt ba binam, bi biiba ni bôda, bi gwal mimpémba mi bon, ba ba bé gwés bisañ. 	 Wicked angels materialized as humans, took wives, and produced brutal, hybrid offspring.


(Bakéés 10:7, 8) Ndi, mandutu ma Yéfta ma bé lôlak ndik bé i matén ma bé oo Lôk Israél; ndi yak lôkisañ ni baéga litén, inyule ba bé kil nye jôñ, ba ook nye, ba sôña ki nye le a kôhna ngababum i mbôkgwéé kiki mbén i bé bat. 	 (Judg. 10:7, 8) However, Jephthah’s challenges came not only from the enemy nations but also from his own brothers and the leaders of Israel. Jealousy and hatred moved his half brothers to drive him away, illegally depriving him of his rightful inheritance as firstborn.


A bi nigil ndék bibuk bi hilémb hiap, a hoñlak limut li bôt li mpot hop u, li li yé ngi nok nwin u Ane. 	 He learned some expressions in their language and thought about the many Antandroy people who had not yet been reached with the Kingdom message.


(Lukas 2:38; 3:15) Ngandak i bé hoñol le ane Mésia i bé lama ba hana isi, i loñ Israel. 	 (Luke 2:38; 3:15) Many believed that the Messiah would establish a kingdom on earth in Israel.


Kii i bi hôla nye? 	 What helped him?


Bahoma bape ikété Bibel, i jôl lini le Eshbaal (Isbaal) li yé ntilga le Isbôset, ba nhéñha buk le “baal” ni ini le “bôset.” (2 Samuel 2:10) Inyuki ba mboñ hala? 	 Elsewhere in the Bible, the name Eshbaal is presented as Ish-bosheth, “baal” being replaced with “bosheth.” (2 Sam. 2:10) Why?


Behee i nwii 1952, ñane bisônda nu KGB nu di mbôk di sima, a kal Maria le: “Tjél hémle yoñ, ibale hala bé, u ntégbaha jôm li nwii hana i ndap mok. 	 Back in 1952, a KGB officer had told Maria: “Renounce your faith or face ten years of imprisonment.


Mbus mimañ mi bi kodol nye, mi hôla ki nye i témbna kiññem i mpôp, a kal le: “Me bi nôgda wengoñle nhébék u ntémb u lo me. 	 After the elders had corrected him and helped him to regain a clear conscience, he said: “I felt that I could breathe again.


Ikété Bibel, ini buk le “ñem” i mbéna kobla le kété kété i mut binam. 	 In the Bible, the word “heart” usually refers to a man’s inner self.


Lelaa ntôñ u mboñ biliya inyu tibil gwélél moni ba nti? 	 How does the organization strive to make the best use of donated funds?


Yéhôva a nti hogbe i mbéda ni njel Yésu Kristô, Bitilna, ni likoda. 	 Jehovah provides much-needed consolation by means of Jesus Christ, the Scriptures, and the Christian congregation.


A bi kal baéga base Lôk Yuda i hiai bisu le: “A bé bôt ba bihéñba, Yésaya a tibil yaga pot bindéé inyu nan, kiki i yé ntilbaga le: ‘Bôt bana ba nti me lipém ni bibép gwap, ndi miñem nwap mi mal hiamba nonok ni me. 	 He told the first-century Jewish religious leaders: “Isaiah aptly prophesied about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far removed from me [Jehovah].


A bi sébél Fébe le “mantata wés nu muda,” a bat ki lôk kéé yé le ‘i leege nye i Nwet kiki bapubhaga ba kôli leegana, ni le ba hôla nye ikété mam momasôna ma nsômbla le ba hôla nye.’ 	 He mentioned Phoebe, “our sister,” and urged the brothers to “welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the holy ones and give her whatever help she may need.”


“U konok Yéhôva Nyambe woñ woñi, u gwéélak ndik nye, u adbege ki nye.”—NDIIMBA MBÉN 10:20. 	 “Jehovah your God you should fear, him you should serve, to him you should cling.”—DEUT. 10:20.


Lelaa ba bi kodol Pétrô, ni mambe mambadga ma mbéda? 	 How was Peter corrected, and what questions arise?


16 Béñge hihéga hi ñunda inyuki di nlama diihe kunde i bilôk bikéé i yoñ makidik inoñnaga ni kiññem yap. 	 16 Consider a Bible example that illustrates why we must respect our brothers’ freedom to make their own decisions in matters of conscience.


(Matéô 7:13) Iba, le bet ba mpohol i nit Satan, ba nkôs ndik ndék yéñe. 	 (Matt. 7:13) Second, those who join Satan receive only limited benefits.


Tole ibale di yé añle mut ñañ nlam, nu a ngwés bé mam ma base, di nla bat nye le: “Baa u ma nok unu nlômbi ngén?” 	 Or if we are preaching to someone who is secular-minded, we might ask, “Have you ever heard this ancient proverb?”


9 Ni nigle mawanda ma ñem nyuu ma Yéhôva 	 9 Imitate Jehovah’s Close Friends


To hala kiki ane i jôm li matén i mbéna bé gwélana i pot inyu bôt ba gwé botñem i niñ hana isi, ndi adna mbañ i ntoñol i nhôñlaha bés maada ma ma ga ba ipôla bet ba gwé botñem i niñ hana isi, ni ba ba gwé botñem i niñ i ngii. 	 Although the ten-tribe kingdom does not usually picture those with the earthly hope, the unification described in this prophecy does remind us of the unity that exists between those with an earthly hope and those with a heavenly hope.


3 Mahôla inyu hônba mandutu 	 3 Help to Cope With Problems


A nkal le: “Me bé béna nôgda wengoñle Yéhôva a bé haa ni me, ni le a nla bé neebe liwanda ni me.” 	 She says, “I have often felt that Jehovah isn’t close to me and that he doesn’t want to be my Friend.”


Ndi, u témb u nok nye a mbat nlélém mbadga i mbus ngéda! 	 Then you find that he raises the same question again later!


Gwéha yap inyu yem i bi hôla me i héñha mahoñol mem. 	 I began to see that my feelings are not the main thing.


3 Yigil ini, i ga timbhe mambadga bôt ba bi bat inyu Mbigda nyemb Yésu. 	 3 Some questions have arisen that this article will answer.


Hala a mbat le mi yi mahoñol ma mut nu, le mi yi libak jé, ni ñem wé. 	 It involves a person’s viewpoint, disposition, and heart condition.


“NI YÔM BAÑ” 	 “DO NOT BE MISLED”


Ntel ba gwé bé litehge lilam inyu nkus, i yé bo ndutu i boñ maselna ipôla loñge ni béba. 	 Once their powers of discernment have become clouded, it becomes more difficult for them to distinguish right from wrong.


Hala a yé maliga inyu njiiha tole mandutu ma libii ni ma ndap lihaa. 	 And that is true of tribulation related to married life or to family life.


(Matéô 24:36; 25:13) Inyuki di nlama yén péé? 	 (Matthew 24:36; 25:13) For what?


SONDE I 22-28 MPUYE 2017 	 WEEK OF MAY 22-28, 2017


Ngéda bahôla nson ba nyeñgep bé, ba nla yila mimañ yani ni noma. 	 And when ministerial servants work hard, they may be able to serve as elders in the future.


Kiki hihéga, ngandak bôt i bi ke i mok ngi njom. 	 For example, some people have been unjustly convicted and imprisoned.


17 Munu yigil ini, di ntehe lelaa i bana lem i soohe, ni i yoñ ngéda i hek pék inyu wan mimbônga mi Djob, bi ga hôla bés i tééda hémle i ngui. 	 17 In this article, we have seen how meditation on God’s promises and regular prayer will keep our faith strong.


8, 9. (a) Lelaa Yéhôva a niiga bés i len ini? (b) Lelaa i suklu i, i ga ke ni bisu letee ni i mbok mondo? 	 8, 9. How is Jehovah teaching us today, and how will this education continue in the future?


Bibel i nyelel maliga ma ni njel yimbne ngéda i nkal le, kômnyoo i bi tuu jôga jada li tjôdôt ikété môga maa nyoo ngii, a kwona jo hana isi. 	 The Bible reveals this truth by symbolically portraying the dragon as dragging a third of the stars of heaven with him in his fall.


Éé, kinje ndutu di yé di nôgda, ngéda di nyoba bibuk, di mbéna kwo mu minheña mi minsôn mi, tole di gwé lem i kil bôt bape njôñ inyu gwom ba gwé! 	 Oh, how we regret that slip of the tongue, those fleshly tendencies that flare up every now and then, or those inclinations to envy what others have!


Boñge ba ba yé njohok, ba nlama yoñ makidik inyu suklu b’a boñ, inyu bôlô b’a sal, ni inyu mam mape ki. 	 Adolescents have to make decisions about education, employment, and other matters.


A kal nye le: “Me nyi le a’ tuge bitugne kel i nsôk.” 	 She said: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.”


I bet ba bé koode, ba bé Mbôgi Yéhôva iba, i i bé lo i boñ lipeple i nyeni. 	 The visitors turned out to be two Witnesses who regularly called on the woman.


Ngim mangéda, me yé me mil hilémb inyu boñ le me timbhe bañ wengoñle me nyégsa nye i neebe biniigana bi base. 	 Sometimes I have to bite my tongue so as not to give a dogmatic answer.


Ngéda u mpala ke, yak nye a mboñ nlélém jam. 	 When you quicken your pace, so does your pursuer.


Lelaa di ñunda le di gwé litehge li Yéhôva inyu niñ? 	 How do we show that we share Jehovah’s view of life?


Ndi yak ikété mandutu ma momasôna, a bi nwas le Yéhôva nyen a éga nye. 	 However, he let Jehovah guide him through difficult times.


Jôga li mayaa ma makiñ ma mbom i mandap ma likégés makeñge ni nkus ma mbôñôl, ma néhi bé le to nje a nla bôñôl mo. I tehe wés, hala a nhôhôs mahol ma yi. Inyu hala nyen di bibônde Common Voice, nu a yé juu li nson li nhôla le likeñge li isolol ni linigle makiñ, to nje a la gwélél jo. 	 Most of the data used by large companies isn’t available to the majority of people. We think that stifles innovation. So we’ve launched Project Common Voice, a project to help make voice recognition open to everyone.


A ti ki ngandak bijek inyu David, nu a bé lama ba kiñe i mbus, ni inyu bôt bé. 	 And she provided ample food supplies to David, who would be the next king, and to his men.


Niñ yem i yé nyonok ni maséé ma nlôl i bôlô i Yéhôva ni i ntôñ wé.” 	 My life is filled with satisfying work for Jehovah and his organization.”


Nya liboñog li bé nonok ni mahoñol ma Abraham. 	 Such an act was “unthinkable” to Abraham.


(Yakôbô 3:17) Ngéda di gwé libak li mut nwee, ni li loñgeñem, hala a ñunda le di mal kôs pék i nlôl yak Djob. 	 (Jas. 3:17) By displaying a peaceable and reasonable spirit, we give evidence that we have acquired godly wisdom.


Kiki a bi gwés heg bés ni ngap i, a kôli bem le di gwélél yo inyu tibil nok sômbôl yé. 	 Since he has seen fit to create us with this capacity, he reasonably expects us to use it in grasping his will.


I Tallinn, maselna ni jam dokta a bi kal, Maria a bi gwal Vitaly, man munlôm nu a bé mbôô. 	 In Tallinn, contrary to the doctors’ prediction, Maria gave birth to a healthy son, Vitaly.


A neebe ikété lihaa li bagwélél bé i bôt ba nti bomede nkikip inyu gwélél nye. 	 He accepts as his worshippers those who dedicate themselves to him.


(Bakéés 11:34) Ndi, kaat Bakéés 11:35 i nsôk ni bini bibuk bi Yéfta le: “Me bi kégél Yéhôva likak, ndi me nla bé me témb ni mbus.” 	 (Judg. 11:34) Nevertheless, Judges 11:35 concludes with Jephthah saying: “I have opened my mouth to Jehovah, and I am unable to turn back.”


Jon i nlôôha ba nseñ le di yén péé letee njiiha i bôdôl. 	 It is imperative that we stay watchful until the tribulation occurs.


Isañ mbai nunu a kal inyu lok yé Nôa le: “Nyen a’ hôgbaha bés ikété nson wés, ni ngéba i moo més, gwon bi nlôl inyu hisi Yéhôva a mal tiihe.” 	 That family man said of his son Noah: “[He] will bring us comfort from our labor and from the painful toil of our hands because of the ground that Jehovah has cursed.”


10 Ngim mangéda, sobiina nu a ta bé Mbôgi Yéhôva a nla gwés le boñge ba lôôs mangand ma bihaiden, tole a ti bo biniigana bi kwéha base. 	 10 At times, unbelieving mates will demand that children share in pagan celebrations or be taught false religious beliefs.


Kiki Nti binoñ, Yésu a mpubus kiññem yés, a ti ki bés nsañ ni ñem nwee. 	 As our Ransomer, Jesus cleanses our consciences and gives us inner peace.


(Añ Lôk Héber 1:7, 14.) 	 (Read Hebrews 1:7, 14.)


(Tjémbi 10:14) I bôt bobasôna ba bi boñ biliya gwap gwobisôna i tilna me bikaat, i nigil hilémb hi moo ni i koblene me minkwel, me nti bo mayéga ngandak. 	 (Ps. 10:14) I am grateful for the collective effort of all who have been willing to write notes, learn sign language, and help interpret for me as best they could.


A yé mut nu a nhémle tokii!” 	 He is a fanatic!”


I mpôna le ba bééna bé nlélém libak. 	 It seems that they differed in personality.


ÉNÉL I YÉHÔVA I YÉ ILAM KIYAGA 	 JEHOVAH’S RULERSHIP IS BEST


A bé a bééga bilañgat, mambot, bijek, ni ngandak bikaat i mbus baskô yé. 	 On his heavy-laden bicycle, he carried blankets, clothing, food, and a large number of books.


Lelaa di nla tjél yila bôt ba nlôôha gwés bomede? 	 How can we avoid becoming lovers of ourselves?


Jon inyu hôla bo, lôk kéé i bi téé juu li bôt i Bétel nyoo tison i Magdeburg, inyu béñge mam ma mbén. 	 To assist them, the branch office in Germany formed a legal department at Bethel in Magdeburg.


Paul a yéga Priskila ni Akuila, ba yak ‘mintôñ mi biloñ bipe nwominsôna mi nti mayéga.’ 	 Paul greeted Prisca and Aquila, “to whom not only I but also all the congregations of the nations give thanks.”


(Bingéngén 14:30) Lelaa di nla ni boñ ngéda bilôk bikéé bi mbabaa bés, ni lelaa di nla yoña bo? 	 (Prov. 14:30) How, then, can we deal with hurt feelings and gain our brother?


10. (a) Ni mahôla ma Bibel, kii di nlama boñ inyu ke ni bisu i boñ mahéñha? (b) Mambe mambadga di nla badba? 	 10. What must we do to keep making changes with the help of the Bible, and what questions might we ask?


LITIÑ LI BIBEL: “Hi mut a wan ndigi wé wé nson, ha ni nyen a’ bana yé yadbene inyu yé nyetama, ndi ha inyu numpe bé.”—Galatia 6:4. 	 BIBLE PRINCIPLE: “Let each one examine his own actions, and then he will have cause for rejoicing in regard to himself alone, and not in comparison with the other person.”—Galatians 6:4.


MAM MA NIÑ MA MA MBAT ÑEM NGUI 	 SITUATIONS REQUIRING COURAGE


Ndi Bañga i Djob i nkal bés le di boñ nya ipe. 	 However, God’s Word recommends a different response.


2 Bibel i niiga le bôt ba binam ba bi ba mawanda ma Djob. 	 2 We know from the Bible that humans have become God’s friends.


Kii i bé tééñga Abraham inyu tjiba i Sôdôm ni Gômôra, lelaa yéhôva a bi hôla nye? 	 Why was Abraham concerned about Sodom and Gomorrah, and how did Jehovah help him?


6, 7. Imbe ngitelepsép mankéé nu munlôm wada a bi boma ikété likoda, ni bimbe bilem bilam bi bi hôla nye i pamba? 	 6, 7. What injustice did one brother experience in the congregation, and what qualities helped him to handle the matter properly?


Baa a bi neebe le bôt ba Babilôn ba boñ le a nimis bilem gwé bilam, ni le ba tômbôs hémle yé? 	 Did he allow the people of Babylon to change him or weaken his faith?


(Bingéngén 27:11) Hoñol ki le—i ngeñ matiñ ma Bibel mon ma nhôla we i yoñ makidik ma pék, u nkônha ñem u Tata woñ nu gwéha, nu a yé i ngii, maséé. 	 (Proverbs 27:11) Just think—when we wisely make decisions based on the principles set out in the Bible, we bring joy to the heart of our loving heavenly Father.


(Efésô 4:14) Ndi, ba nhol mu kii ba “nhiañda ikété mahoñol map le ba yi bagal jam lilam ni jam libe.” 	 (Eph. 4:14) Rather, they are making progress in having “their powers of discernment trained to distinguish both right and wrong.”


Ñ, ibabé nkaa! 	 Yes, we definitely can!


Jon, ngéda lôkisañ i bi lo Egiptô ba sañgla ni Yôsep, Faraô a bi leege bo loñge, a ti ki bo kunde le ba loo yén i Egiptô inyu ôt nseñ ni “biloñge bi loñ.”—Bibôdle 45:16-20. 	 In fact, when his brothers came to Egypt and were reconciled with Joseph, Pharaoh welcomed them and invited them to make their home in Egypt and to enjoy “the best of all the land.”—Gen. 45:16-20.


Me bé yi le, to nye, to Yéhôva, ba bé bé njom i bikuu bi bé lôl me ni makidik mem mabe. 	 I knew that the consequences of my bad choices were not his fault and not Jehovah’s fault.


Ngéda di sañgal mindañ tole maselna di gwé ni mahoñol le nsañ u ba, matam malam kiyaga di nla bumbul ma ga hélés bés. 	 When we address conflicts or differences with the goal of making peace, we may be surprised at the excellent results.


11 Gwéha di gwéne Yésu i ntinde bés i añal ñañ nlam, ni i niiga ni makénd. 	 11 Our love for Jesus motivates us to preach and teach with zeal.


(Titô 2:11-14) Ibale di nkôna Djob, bôt bape b’a tehe jam li, kayéle ba laa pam i kal le: “Bés ni bé di kenek, inyule di bi nok le Nyambe a yé ni bé.”—Sakaria 8:23. 	 (Titus 2:11-14) If we conduct ourselves in a godly way, others will observe us, and some may even say: “We want to go with you, for we have heard that God is with you people.”—Zech. 8:23.


Bimbe biniigana? 	 The lesson?


Baa maséé mape ma nloo mana le mut a tégbaha kel yosô inyu gwel nson u Nwet? . . . Me nla kal le di bé nwaak ngéda di bé huu, ndi di bé maséé!” 	 We returned tired, maybe, but joyful? I’ll say!”


2 I nkoñ isi wonsôna, nsoñgi u bôt u u neebe maliga u mbet ndigi, bet ni bet. 	 2 Worldwide, the number of people accepting the good news is growing.


16 Libim li Mbôgi Yéhôva li mah ngi kôhna ndééñga keñi. 	 16 Most of Jehovah’s people have not had to endure severe persecution.


“Ngéda ni bi leege bañga i Nyambe, . . . ni bi leege bé yo wengoñle i bôt ba binam, ndi kiki bañga i Nyambe.”—1 TÉSALÔNIKA 2:13. 	 “When you received God’s word, . . . you accepted it . . . just as it truthfully is, as the word of God.”—1 THESS. 2:13.


Ikété gwigil gwem, me bé tégbaha yada ni ndap lihaa li jôm li bôt. 	 One of my Bible studies was with a family of ten.


Ha kel i, bebee le 120 bikristen bi likoda li mondo ba bi yon ni mbuu mpubi. Ba bôdôl ki gwélél ngandak dilémb inyu pôdôs Lôk Yuda ni bôt ba bi neebe base i Lôk Yuda. 	 That day, about 120 members of the new congregation were filled with holy spirit and started speaking in different languages to Jews and proselytes.


Jam li jon li bi tinde me inyu ngélé bisu, i yék gwom gwobisôna mbus inyu yônôs mam me bi kit le me ga boñ i pes mbuu. 	 And that is what led to my first experience in leaving things behind to pursue spiritual goals.


Kazuhirô bo nwaa Mari, ba bi nuñul matôa map, ba kôhna lipep li nti bo kunde i ke, ba saa ki bitikét bi avioñ. 	 Kazuhiro and his wife, Mari, sold their cars, obtained their visas, and bought plane tickets.


A bé mut bôlô nu a bé waa bé sal inyu maliga, a diihege basañal ba nsal i biloñ bipe i nkoñ isi wonsôna. 	 He was a tireless worker for the truth and had tremendous appreciation for the missionaries around the world.


11 Ngandak bôt i len ini i nsoohe inyule hala a nhôla bo i nôgda loñge, ndi ba nhémle bé toi le Djob a ñemble masoohe map. 	 11 Many people pray because it makes them feel good, but they do not really believe that God hears their prayers.


Nano di mboñ biliya ngandak i niñ kiki babiina.” 	 We are doing much better now as a couple.”


Ndi sôñ yada mbus ngéda, di bé huu nwaak kel yada mbus likalô li mandap ni mandap, ni gwigil i si hiañgaa. 	 One day, a month later, we were tired after walking from door to door in the summer heat and conducting Bible studies.


Hala a bi boñ me le me kahal gwés bôlô. 	 That feeling of inner satisfaction has actually caused me to learn to like work.


Me bé kon woñi, me hoñlak le b’a héya me i bôlô. 	 I was nervous, thinking that I would be laid off.


I mbus, kan puma ngélé iba, u ti man woñ nsam wada. 	 Then cut the apple in two, and give him a seed.


Hala a bé hilo 12 hi sôñ Maye sép, i ñwii 1949, di bé bôt ba-na i bem le ba sôble bés ikété “titimba” i bibende. 	 The galvanized steel trough was the baptismal “pool” for four of us on November 12, 1949.


Lelaa lôk kéé ihogi i nsôô libak jap li Mbôgi Yéhôva? 	 How have some obscured their identity as Jehovah’s Witnesses?


(Añ 2 Korintô 6:1.) 	 (Read 2 Corinthians 6:1.)


Inoñnaga ni minsoñgi mi ntip bôña, jôga jada li bôt i ngii mbôgôl li yé ngwañ, ba gwé ngandak nkus iloo bana bôt bape ba nkoñ isi bobasôna mpôdnaga. 	 According to recent estimates, the richest 1 percent of the earth’s population have as much wealth as the rest of its inhabitants combined.


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Lôk kéé yés i bôlôm ni i bôda i Myanmar i bi leege bés loñge!” 	 The brothers and sisters in Myanmar gave us a warm welcome!”


Ndi ki le, to nso mayéga i nla mbubaha mut. 	 However, even a brief greeting can have very positive effects.


15 Yak ngéda loñ Asiria i i bé bémbe nkoñ isi ha ngéda i, i bi kéña tison i Yuda, ba kal ki le ba ga tjé tison i Yérusalém, Hézékia a bi bii botñem yé yosôna yak Yéhôva. 	 15 Even when Assyria, the world power at that time, invaded Judah and threatened to annihilate Jerusalem, Hezekiah wholeheartedly relied on Jehovah.


A ngwés le bésbomede di pohol kii di ga boñ i niñ yés. 	 He wants us to choose our own course in life.


(Rôma 8:28-30) Yéhôva a bi bôdôl pohol minhook i mbus bitugne bi Yésu. 	 (Romans 8:28-30) Jehovah began choosing anointed ones after Jesus was resurrected.


(1 Korintô 9:19-23) Di nlama boñ biliya i bana nlélém litehge li niñ kiki Djob. 	 (1 Cor. 9:19-23) We should likewise strive to cultivate a godly view of life.


(Hiôb 42:2) Yéhôva a nla boñ yom yosôna a nkit le a mboñ ibabé le a kôs mahôla ma mut nye ki nye. 	 (Job 42:2) Jehovah can do whatever he decides to do without help from anyone.


To i ba yaga lelaa, ba bé ke liké inyu miñañ minlam. 	 Whatever the case, they traveled for the sake of the good news.


Hala a nla bôña ngéda mam ma nhéñha. 	 It could be when the prevailing circumstances change.


Jon di nla gwélél Djob ni kiññem i mpôp, di ban-ga ki bañga maséé ni njel binoñ.—Tjémbi 40:9. 	 By means of the ransom, we can serve our God with a clean conscience and find real delight in doing so.—Ps. 40:8.


I nwas le mbuu Djob won u éga bés, i nla hôla bés i bana niñ nyonok ni maséé hiki kel. 	 Being spiritually-minded can help us to make our daily life happier and more satisfying.


“Miñañ minlam mi Ane mini nw’a añlana nkoñ isi wonsôna i ba biloñ gwobisôna mbôgi; ndi to le lisuk li nlo.”—Matéô 24:14. 	 “This good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”—Matthew 24:14.


15 Inyu pam i boñ hala, di nlama toi tjél le di niñ ikété bibéba bikeñi bi lôk kéé Korintô ihogi i bé boñok. 	 15 For us to do that, we must certainly avoid choosing to practice the serious sins that some in Corinth had been guilty of.


BAA W’A BIGDA? 	 CAN YOU RECALL?


Ngéda Paul a bi tila bibañga bini, a bé pôdôl lôk kéé i i bé ndap mok inyu hémle yap. 	 When Paul wrote this, he was referring to the brothers who were in prison for their faith.


i nson u ñañ nlam: 	 in the ministry:


Me kalba le: ‘A nti bé me lipém me kôli bana, jon to me m’a ti bé nye lipém.’” 	 I thought, ‘She does not show me the respect I deserve, so I am not going to show her respect.’”


A bi neebe i ti niñ i man wé inyu yible bés njel i tohi i boga. 	 He was willing to use the blood of his Son to make possible our eternal salvation.


Y’a ba lelaa inyu mini minlôñ mimbe mimpe? 	 What, though, about all the other corrupt organizations?


“Hiôdôt” hi, hi bi gwélél hiliba inyu yibil likôga li bee i i yé isi kiyaga, jiibe li bak ki mukété. 	 That “star” used a key to open the door to a deep, dark pit.


Inyuki di nlama soñgol Bibel ni mahoñol ma néhi? 	 Why do we need to read the Bible with an open mind?


Kiki yak bés di yé baañal ñañ u Ane, di nlama boñ nlélém jam. 	 As Kingdom proclaimers, we need to do the same.


Sista Margaret Walker (nu nyônôs iba ibôdôl waé) a bi hôla me i yi maliga 	 Margaret Walker (second sister from the left) helped me learn the truth


(Ezékiel 18:2, 3) Ndi baa mahoñol ma ma yé malam? 	 (Ezekiel 18:2, 3) But are these ideas true?


JAM jada Yésu a bi kal mu yimbne yé inyu “dilo di nsôk” li yé le “gwéha i ngandak bôt y’a hoi.” 	 ONE facet of the sign that Jesus gave regarding “the conclusion of the system of things” was that “the love of the greater number [would] grow cold.”


Di nla bé ke kogse i Yéhôva ngwéé. 	 Jehovah’s adverse judgment cannot be kept out by bars and locks.


Ba bé lama ki kap libôga li likoda jolisôna kayéle hiki libôga jada mu, li bana ipôla 150 ni 200 ma mandap. 	 Territories were to be divided into sections of from 150 to 200 homes.


Lipigil li minje mi makiñ mi nlôl hee ? 	 Where does the source text come from?


Ibale di mal neebe nsébla, di nlama boñ biliya i yônôs mbônga wés. 	 If we have accepted an invitation, we should try to be true to our word.


13 I lôôha kadba inyu homa wés ligwéé li yé nkañ u bibégés bôt ba nti loñ, li nla ki ba bibôdle bi i yoñ ngaba i mam ma m’bô. Yak bikristen bi nla kwo mu i hiandi hi. 	 13 Taking undue pride in our place of origin is at the heart of nationalism and could be the first step on a path to compromise.


Ba bi ke likoda li ndôn, ba bak nkwoog nkaa le Yéhôva a bi timbhe masoohe map. 	 They proceeded to the convention city, convinced that Jehovah had answered their desperate prayers for help.


(Tjémbi 103:13, 14) I masoohe Yésu a bi ti kiki ndémbél, a kal le di bat Djob le: “Nwéhél ki bés bibéba gwés.” 	 (Ps. 103:13, 14) Jesus included in the model prayer the request to God: “Forgive us our sins.”


Hégda woñi u Sakaria ngéda a tehe muda nu a nyéñ pam! 	 Imagine Zechariah’s horror as he sees her attempt to crawl out of her confinement!


Béñge Nkum Ntat ni hop pulasi, nu 15 octobre 2013, mapep 17-20. 	 See The Watchtower, October 15, 2013, pp. 17-20.


KII BIPES BI BIKAAT BINI BI NIIGA BÉS INYU YI LELAA MUT A NYILA NHOOK? 	 WHAT DO THESE SCRIPTURES TEACH US ABOUT HOW SOMEONE BECOMES ANOINTED?


Ngond yé i ‘ee i ngii libak jé li konji.’ 	 His daughter ‘wept over her virginity.’


Hala a bi tibil nene ngéda Satan a bi unda Yésu “biane bi nkoñ ’isi gwobisôna,” a kal ki nye le: “M’a ti we ngui ini yosôna ni lipém jap, inyule i tina me; me nti ki yo tonjee me ngwés.” 	 That fact was made plain when Satan showed Jesus “all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth” and said: “I will give you all this authority and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.”


Baa di ta bé maséé ngéda lôk kéé yés i bôda ni i bôlôm i nyan mahôha més inyu gwéha, ni loñgeñem i gwééne bés? 	 Do we not appreciate the love and kindness of the brothers and sisters who overlooked our errors?


Inyu jam li bégés ndik Yéhôva nyetama, di nlama yoñ yihe ni kii? 	 In giving Jehovah exclusive devotion, against what must we be on guard?


Inyu timbhe loñge mbadga i, di wan mangén ima i het Yésu a bi pôdôl nseñ i ‘num matam.’ 	 To answer that important question, let us examine two of Jesus’ illustrations in which he considers the need to “bear fruit.”


Bebee le 7 000 Banigil Bibel ba bé nkôôbaga inyu nson. 	 About 7,000 Bible Students prepared for action.


Baa i jam li, li bi ti matén yi inyu boñ le ba nwas gwét? 	 Have the nations taken note and put an end to war?


(Añ 2 Bikiñe 18:5, 6.) 	 (Read 2 Kings 18:5, 6.)


19 Yésu a bé nwas le Bañga i Djob i éga maboñok mé ni biniigana gwé. 	 19 Jesus allowed God’s Word to guide not only his actions but also his teaching.


A nkal le: “Maséé mape ma nloo bé mana le, me tehe lelaa makoda ma nkôndba i bahoma ba yé haa ngandak. 	 “Seeing how groups and congregations are being formed in remote regions is my greatest joy,” she says.


Di nlama ba bebee i yéga bôt bape, ni ti bo makénd. 	 We should be ready to greet others and encourage them.


Lelaa me bé le me tjél i nya nsima i? 	 How could I refuse such a privilege?


Mutsuô bo nwaa ba bi ee ngéda ba bi soñgol mam ma bi bôña ha ngéda i. Ba bi nôgda lék, ni gwéha i Yéhôva, nu a bi ti bo makénd ma bé béda i ngéda i kôli. 	 They felt God’s warm, loving care in providing the right spiritual encouragement just when they needed it.


Njee a kôli le di téñbe i gwés nye? 	 Who deserves our loyalty?


Yak bés ki, di nlama hôla bape i “yéñ Yéhôva.” 	 We likewise help others “to search for Jehovah.”


LITIÑ LI BIBEL: ‘Maséé ma nlôôha ba i ti iloo i kôs.’—Minson mi baôma 20:35, MN. 	 BIBLE PRINCIPLE: “There is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving.”—Acts 20:35.


Nson u likalô u nkobla ki le di yéñ bôt ba ba kôli ni ñañ nlam mandap ni mandap. 	 The preaching work included searching for deserving ones from house to house.


32 Mambadga ma basoñgol 	 32 Questions From Readers


Ilole Ntida malép u nlo, Satan a bi tinde bahogi ikété yap i bana malal ma nyega ni bon bôda hana isi. 	 Prior to the Flood, Satan lured at least some of them into having immoral relations with the daughters of men.


Ibale u niñ ha ngéda Eli, lelaa u bé le u boñ mu kii u bé lama tehe Eli a nyip mis i maboñog ma bon bé? 	 Had you lived in Eli’s day, how would you have reacted to Eli’s toleration of the sins committed by his sons?


(2 Korintô 10:7-12; 12:11-13) Kii di nlama ni boñ ibale di mboma nya ndutu i ikété likoda? 	 (2 Cor. 10:7-12; 12:11-13) How, then, should we react if we encounter similar difficulties from some within the congregation?


Me bé tééñga bo ngandak! 	 I was really rude!


I likoda li ndôn li nwii 2005, Thierry bo nwaa Nadia, ba bi béñge vidéô yada ni hop Pulasi le: “Poursuivez les objectifs qui honorent Dieu.” 	 At a convention in 2005, Thierry and his wife, Nadia, watched the drama “Pursue Goals That Honor God.”


Téntén, Bibel i niiga bés le di nla léba bañga njômbi i niñ ibale di mbégés bañga Nyambe le Yéhôva. 	 Above all, the Bible teaches us that we can find real purpose in life by worshipping the true God, Jehovah.


I yoñ ngéda i béñge mabam ma mabéhna mana, i bi péyés niñ i ngandak bôt. 	 Paying attention to these warning signs has saved the lives of many people.


“Inyule m’a añal jôl li Yéhôva . . . , Nyambe nu maliga ni nu liboñog libe li ta bé nyeni.”—NDIIMBA MBÉN 32:3, 4. 	 “I will declare the name of Jehovah . . . , a God of faithfulness who is never unjust.”—DEUT. 32:3, 4.


David ni bôt bé ba bé kiki “libap” inyu sôñ bémba ni batééda bémba ba Nabal. 	 David and his men had been “like a protective wall” for Nabal’s shepherds and flocks.


Mbén i bé sôñ Lôk Israél le ba kwo bañ ikété ndéñg ni kwéha base i biloñ bi bi bé kéña bo. 	 The Law protected the Israelites from the immorality and false religion of the nations around them.


I nwii 1964, Arthur a bi kôs nson mondo, le a yila nkena hikuu hi loñ Irlan. 	 In 1964, Arthur received a new assignment as branch servant in the Irish Republic.


Ndi, baa hala a nsômbôl kal le tohi yés i gwé bé mahee? Baa hala a nkobla le Yéhôva a ntôñ toi bé bés? 	 Does that fact undermine the value of our salvation or imply that Jehovah does not really care for us?


Maséé ma yé libak li mahak li di nla nke ni bisu i bana, ngéda mam ma mpémél bés ma yé malam tole mabe. 	 Joy is a state of happiness or gladness that remains whether the conditions around us are pleasant or not.


Yak ha ki, bikristen bi bi yé nhôôlak i pes minsôn bi nla ôt nseñ. 	 Here, too, adult Christians can benefit.


Ibale me héñha bé, bebeg ki ba ma nol me, kiki ngandak yem mawanda di bé boñ mintuk mi bisañ. 	 Had I not changed, I might have been killed, as some of my former boxing friends were.


Njel pék i mbat le di noñ maéba ma Yésu. 	 We are wise to heed Jesus’ advice.


17 I mbéda bés makénd inyu téñbe i gwés Yéhôva ni i boñ sômbôl yé ilole di boñ sômbôl i bôt bés ba lihaa, i mawanda més ma bôlô tole i bôt ba ngomén. 	 17 We need courage to be loyal to Jehovah and obey him instead of doing what our family members, workmates, or government authorities want us to do.


Ngéda di bé sal kiki basañal ba ngéda yosôna, di bi bat i sal kiki basañal ba tôbôtôbô. 	 While we were pioneering in Pine Bluff, we applied to become special pioneers.


15 Añ Efésô 4:26. 	 15 Read Ephesians 4:26.


Ngéda u yé nkôôbaga, mambagda mana ma ga lona bé pééna ikété ñem woñ, ndi ma ga tinde we i kônde nigil Bibel. 	 When you are prepared, such questions will not create doubts in your mind but will motivate you to study the Bible more.


(Efésô 4:3) Munu ngéda Mbigda nyemb Yésu ini, ni téntén i u u, tibil hoñol lelaa u niñ ni bôt bape. 	 (Eph. 4:3) During this Memorial season and especially on the night of the Memorial, think deeply about how you treat others.


I yigil ini i nti bés manjom malam i tôp ni maséé, i nti ki bés maéba inyu lémés kiñ yés ntuba. 	 This article gives us good reasons to sing out joyfully and offers some suggestions for improving our singing voice.


Kiki hihéga, minlômbi mi bikaat bi njôôñ yi mi nkiha bé ni i yi bikaat bi len bi nti bés. 	 Their statements on science, for instance, have been contradicted by new knowledge, provable facts.


Ngéda ba mal bat Yéhôva mahôla ni njel masoohe, ba yoñ ki ngéda i tibil emble mankéé nu muda, ha nyen mimañ mi ga ba nkôôbaga i gwélél Bañga i Djob inyu ti nye hogbe, ni hôla nye i tééda botñem yé inyu dilo di nlo.—Rôma 15:4. 	 After seeking Jehovah’s direction in prayer and listening carefully to what their sister says, the elders will be in a position to give her reassurance and comfort from God’s Word.—Rom. 15:4.


Jon bañga njom i bi tinde Yéhôva i kobol bés i si mbén béba ni nyemb, ni njel Yésu, i yé le di nti niñ yés nkikip kiki “minkol mi Nyambe.” 	 Thus, the real purpose for which Jehovah, through Jesus, has freed us from the law of sin and of death is for us to live a life of dedication “as slaves of God.”


Ngéda u mal lamb koga tole u mal boñ biôlô, toñle bo inyuki i yé nseñ i yi bikule gwobisôna bi njôp ikété nlamb woñ. 	 After you bake a cake or a batch of cookies, explain the role of the recipe.


Me ti bilôk bikéé ni mama yem makénd le yak bo ba loo i makoda. Ba bôdôl lo i yigil Bibel me bé éga. 	 I encouraged my mother and siblings to come, and they all began attending the book study that I conducted.


Ni Yéhôva, nu a yii mu yééne ane, a nkal le: “Nun-ki, me mboñ mam momasôna yondo.” 	 The former things have passed away.”


Kel yé bisu i likalô, a bi bat me le: ‘Baa u nla hôla me i tégbaha gwigil gwem bi Bibel?’ 	 On his first day in field service, he asked me, ‘Could you help me with my Bible studies?’


Mbus mam momasôna, me nyi le, inyu kwés mut nkaa, i mbéda le a nôgda maliga mu ngandak mam u ma niiga nye.” 	 After all, conviction isn’t the result of one large chunk of truth. It comes from many small pieces of evidence.”


Kinje njôghe ni ndutu i yañga Kain a bi yéñ nyemede! 	 What needless pain and suffering Cain brought on himself!


18 Bom i yé bés bisu—hala wee botñem i niñ i ngii tole hana isi i boga ni boga ikété paradis—i nlôôha ba lam i memle. 	 18 The prize before us—whether immortal life in heaven or everlasting life on a paradise earth—is marvelous to contemplate.


10 Nlélém kiki bitamb bi bé hôla bisônda bi Rôma i yémbél gwét, hala nyen yak bitamb bi mbuu bikristen bi nhaba i len ini, bi nhôla bo i añal nwin u nsañ. 	 10 While the literal boots worn by Roman soldiers carried them into war, the symbolic footwear worn by Christians helps them deliver a message of peace.


Di nla tibil hoñol lelaa di nla unda ñem ngui, ni yônôs nson wés. 	 And we can think about how we can show courage and get our work accomplished.


Bon ba Lôk Israél ba ba bé ba tiñi ni Djob ba bé yi, ba béghak ki ndik Djob jada—Djob li ba sôgôsôgôl bap: Abraham, Isak, ni Yakôb. 	 Faithful Israelites knew and worshipped only one God—the God of their forefathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.


Ntonba u, u hoo pam ibabé i gwélél luk. 	 The other customer left quickly without using the facilities.


To hala ya, di ga bana ngôñ i yoñ matat le di tiimba bañ ki kwo ikété bibomb gwés bi tôbôtôbô.—Bingéngén 4:23. 	 Even then, we will need to remain on guard against succumbing to our particular weaknesses.—Prov. 4:23.


(Añ Kôlôsé 1:9, 10.) 	 (Read Colossians 1:9, 10.)


Inyuki di nlama tôñ ni jam li yé ntilbaga i kaat Lôk Héber? 	 Why should we be interested in the book of Hebrews?


(Béñge titii 1 i bibôdle.) 	 (See opening image 1.)


(Bingéngén 6:16, 17) Ngôk i nkéñ bés i kôôge bebee ni Djob. 	 (Prov. 6:16, 17) Pride hinders approach to God.


18 Ngéda di mal neebe nson mondo, ndémbél i Gidéôn i nhônlaha bés le di nla bé too, ngi maéba ni bisai bi Yéhôva. 	 18 When we do accept a new assignment, Gideon’s example reminds us that we cannot succeed without Jehovah’s direction and blessing.


Kinje jam li ntomb i kwo mu i tjandi ti, ti di ntinde bés i bep gwélél kunde yés! 	 How easy it is to fall prey to these ploys and to misuse our freedom!


Kiki kai be i ño ikété mbônji, i bana mahoñol mabe i pañ bôt bape i nla kônde ôbôs mam, he mah le di nup mo. 	 Like weeds growing wild in a flower garden, bad feelings toward others will likely get worse unless we strive to uproot them.


Inyuki di nlama bé tôl ngéda di mal neebe nsébla, lelaa ki di yé le di boñ ibale di nla bé ba ha? 	 Why and how should we honor an invitation we have accepted?


(Bibôdle 5:32; 6:14) Kinje ndutu maoñ ma, ma bé le ma nene i mis ma Nôa—ha ndik bé i jam li mbéñge maoñ! 	 (Gen. 5:32; 6:14) How difficult that project must have seemed—and not just from the construction point of view!


(Yôhanes 8:44) A yila mut bitembee, a kolba yak Djob. 	 (John 8:44) He became a liar and rebelled against God.


Kii litén li bé lama hoñol inyu kiñe nu a bi han bo le a nôgôs bo ni “diéé,” ndi nano a bé nyégsaga i yén nwee bisu bi ndok yap? 	 What would people think of the king who threatened to punish his subjects “with scourges” yet soon yielded to this flagrant rebellion?


Inyu hala nyen i mbéda we hônba ni nihbe, ngéda u niiga bon boñ. 	 Thus you will need to manifest patience and perseverance in teaching your children.


Lelaa di nla ba nkwoog nkaa le di yé bebee inyu mam ma nlo? 	 How can we make sure that we are ready for what is coming in the near future?


A bi éba lem i ngéda a bé sal i ndap Pôtifar, ñane batat ba Faraô. 	 He showed restraint when he was serving in the house of Potiphar, the chief of Pharaoh’s guards.


(Añ 2 Miñañ 26:3-5, 16-21.) 	 (Read 2 Chronicles 26:3-5, 16-21.)


Kiki jam li bisu, manoodana di mboma ma “mbéna ngwel bôt bobasôna.” 	 First, the trials we face are “common to men.”


5. (a) Imbe njom i añal ñañ nlam, di nléba i kaat Yôhanes 15:9, 10? (b) Lelaa Yésu a bi yigye nseñ u hônba? 	 5. (a) What reason for preaching is mentioned at John 15:9, 10? (b) How did Jesus emphasize the need for endurance?


Ndi a bi bana bé maada ma bas bas ni Yéhôva, tole a ôm bé siñ i ñem wé i lémél nye. 	 But he failed to cultivate a close bond with Jehovah or a fervent desire to please him.


Inyuki Absalôm a bi téñbe bé i gwés Djob? 	 Why was Absalom not loyal to God?


Bisai bi bi nlôl ni mam Yéhôva a mbat bés (O. Matthews), Biôôm 	 Chariots and a Crown Safeguard You, Oct. Cultivate Self-Control, Sept.


Yésu a bé yi minsoñgi nwap mimbe, jon a bat baôma bé i dina nsôk ba bi jéla ntôñ le, ba yoñ paminsoñ yap. 	 Jesus was aware of this shameful strategy, so during his final meal with the apostles, he asked them to get some swords.


I mbus ñwii wada, me bi ke i loñ Ghana inyu ba nsañal nyoo.” 	 One year later, I moved to Ghana to serve there as a pioneer.”


Ndi Yéhôva a bi om mpôdôl Sémaya i boma nye, ni unu nwin le: “Ni nlama bé bet, to jôs lôknyuñ nan le bon ba Israel. 	 But Jehovah intervened through the prophet Shemaiah, saying: “You must not go up and fight against your Israelite brothers.


Maéba 9 Libak 	 Secret 9 Identity


I mbus Fédérikô a bi boñ béba. 	 Then Federico took a false step.


Di nlama haba mambot ma ma “kôli ni [bôt] ba nsiñge Nyambe miñem.” (1 Timôtéô 2:10) Maliga ma yé le, mbot i nla ba loñge inyu ngim homa, ndi i ba bé loñge inyu homa numpe. 	 We should dress “in the way that is proper for [people] professing devotion to God.” (1 Tim. 2:10) Of course, some clothing that is appropriate in one place may not be appropriate in another.


Ntugge Man u, u bi yila nwet ‘jôl li bi tina bôt, inyu tohi yap.’—Minson mi baôma 4:12; Efésô 1:20. 	 This resurrected Son thus became the only one whose name was “given among men by which we must get saved.”—Acts 4:12; Eph. 1:20.


Yak Yésu a bôn le biliya gwobisôna di mboñ inyu bégés Yéhôva, bi ga lona bés bisai bi mbuma ñañ.—Markô 10:28-30. 	 Jesus promised that any sacrifices we make to worship Jehovah will be richly rewarded.—Mark 10:28-30.


Kiki Bibel i bôk kal, bôt bobasôna b’a ba bôt “ba mandinga [bôt ba mindañ]” i dilo di nsôk tini. 	 As the Bible foretold, people of all sorts are “not open to any agreement” during these last days.


LELAA DI NLA BANA BAÑGA KUNDE 	 HOW TO GAIN TRUE FREEDOM


4 Naômi ni bakia bé, Ruth bo Orpa, ba bé ke ntandaa liké i nyodi i nkoñ Môab ikepam i Israél. 	 4 Naomi and her daughters-in-law, Ruth and Orpah, were walking the long distance from Moab to Israel.


Yôhanes ni lôkisañ ina (munlôm wada ni bôda baa), ni nyañ wap ba bé Katôlika Rômana bobasôna, jon ba bé kolba hémle i isañ wap. 	 John as well as his five brothers and sisters and their mother were all staunch Roman Catholics and as such were opposed to the father’s faith.


Lelaa di nla bana bañga kunde? 	 How can we gain true freedom?


Yésu a kal le: “Homa lisôô linan li nkus li yéne, ha ki nyen yak miñem minan mi mbane.”—Lukas 12:34. 	 Jesus said: “Where your treasure is, there your hearts will be also.”—Luke 12:34.


Me bi nok maséé i kwel ni bakén, di yoñok kofi.” 	 I have enjoyed simply sitting down with guests over coffee and talking.”


Lok yem Nikôla bo nwaa, Débôra, ba nsal i Bétel i Londres 	 My son Nicholas and his wife, Deborah, serve at London Bethel


Lelaa njohok lôk kéé i bôlôm i nla unda libak lilam ngéda ba mbééga bo minson mi bilôk bikéé bi bi mañap? 	 How can younger men demonstrate a proper attitude as they take on the work of older brothers?


A nkal le: “Tolakii di bé bé lihaa jada, me bi nôgda le nduña a bi unda me ni gwéha i bi hôla me i kônde ke ni bisu i gwélél Yéhôva.” 	 “Even though Ann was not related to me, I found her loving concern to be such a help,” Paula explains. “It helped me to keep serving Jehovah.”


Ibale ba nyoñ makidik map ni pék, ba nkôs nseñ. 	 When they do this wisely, they benefit.


Mbus, baôma ba kébél nwo lôk kéé i i bééna ngôñ ni mahôla. 	 The apostles distributed these funds to those in need.


Ha mangéda ma, kristen i nla tehe bitek bi kiki ngim tas i nlama kôndba inyu boñ le ba sélél bo ngim bôlô ba kôli kôs. 	 In such circumstances, a Christian might view a tip as an additional fee that he is required to pay in order to obtain a legitimate service.


NDÉK MAÉBA: We ni man woñ ni nla kwélél ngim jam i ntip tagbe, inyu niiga nye mam ma yé mahee. 	 TIP: Use a current event to initiate a discussion about values.


(Markô 12:28-31) Kiki di ntehe munu yigil ini, i bet ba ngwés Yéhôva, ba nkôna nye. 	 (Mark 12:28-31) As we have seen in this article, those who love Jehovah imitate him.


A bé béna ke liké ni ngandak yap inyu ngandak ñwii. Ndi ibabé pééna, a bé yi bibomb gwap. Ndi jam jada li yé le a bi pôdôl inyu bilem gwap bilam. 	 He had traveled with some of them for years and undoubtedly knew their faults, but he said good things about them.


Mambe maéba ma mondo Djob a bi ti inyu éga bikristen? 	 What new guidance did God provide for Christians?


Ibale di nti bé bo jo, di ga kôs bé niñ boga. 	 Our everlasting life depends on our doing so.


“Eñgbana bijôl bi gwét bi Nyambe gwobisôna, le ndi ni laa kolba dipa di Nsohop.”—EFÉSÔ 6:11. 	 “Put on the complete suit of armor from God so that you may be able to stand firm against the crafty acts of the Devil.”—EPH. 6:11.


(1 Korintô 10:13) Bibel i mbôn ki le, ngim ngéda i ga pam le mandutu ma ga ba ha bé, i mba ni mba! 	 (1 Corinthians 10:13) The Bible also promises that the time will come when our problems will be resolved permanently!


(Bibôdle 37:23-28; 42:21) Mbus ngim ngéda nyoo loñ ipe i, ba bi ôm nye nsohi le a bé sômbôl lalna nwaa nwet wé ni ngui, ba ha ki nye i mok bo ngi kéés nye. 	 (Gen. 37:23-28; 42:21) After some time in that foreign country, he was falsely accused of attempted rape and was imprisoned without a trial.


Hiki hibaba hi kiñ ikédé liyaa li gwéé pom MP3 ntôñ ni bôm i matila yé. Jôga li mañgeñ lipe ikédé nsoñgi u miñodlak mi mañgeñ { $total } i mayaa, li yé ntôñ ni biyimbne bi basañge, kiki bo nwii, libak li muda tole munlôm, lipodok, bi bi nla hôla i niiga minyum mi nnigle ni isolol makiñ. 	 Each entry in the dataset consists of a unique MP3 and corresponding text file. Many of the { $total } recorded hours in the dataset also include demographic metadata like age, sex, and accent that can help train the accuracy of speech recognition engines. The dataset currently consists of { $valid } validated hours in { $languages } languages, but we’re always adding more voices and languages. Take a look at our <languagesLink>Languages page</languagesLink> to request a language or start contributing.


Ba bé pot “minledek mi mam” ikolba Yéhôva. 	 They were even saying “shocking things” against Jehovah.


LIBII IBÔDÔL I DILO DI NTIDA MALÉP IKEPAM I DILO DI YÉSU 	 MARRIAGE FROM THE FLOOD TO JESUS’ DAY


13 Ñôma Pétrô a bé mañ wada likoda u u bé yiba ngandak. 	 13 The apostle Peter was a well-known elder in the Christian congregation.


13 Jam li nyônôs aa mu lisôô li nkus li yé biniigana bi maliga Djob a bi bôk, a yeelene ki bés. 	 13 A third spiritual treasure is our repository of revealed truths.


Tsunami!” Tsunami i yé ngéda mangudga ma tuye ma mbet ngandak, ma loo yak bie ntel, ma kôpna ngii nkoñ. 	 Smong!” the local word for tsunami.


Baa u yé le u leege bôt i ndap yoñ to ibale u nyep? 	 Could you share in offering accommodations even if your circumstances are modest?


MAKON M’A BA HA BÉ 	 NO MORE SICKNESS


Di yoñ hihéga hiada. 	 Consider one example.


Mambe maéba ma nla hôla bés i ôt nsen ni bipes bi Bibel gwobisôna? 	 What suggestions can help us to benefit from all portions of the Bible?


Ikété batéé likalô ba yé nyoo len, di nléba ndandi i bet ba bi emble nkwel u mbuma ñañ u mankéé Rutherford a bi ti nyoo, i nwii 1925. 	 Among these publishers today are third-generation descendants of some of those who attended Brother Rutherford’s historic lecture in 1925.


Ma yéne bés nseñ. 	 They benefit us.


I nya jam i, i mboñ ndik le telepsép i set.—Manyodi 23:8; Ndiimba Mbén 16:19; Bingéngén 17:23. 	 Either action would distort justice.—Ex. 23:8; Deut. 16:19; Prov. 17:23.


Ahab a suhus nyemede i bisu bi Nyambe! 	 Ahab humbled himself!


Di nla ba nkwoog nkaa le a nyi ngéda imbe a’ mélés ni nkoñ isi unu. 	 We can be confident that he knows exactly the right time to end this system of things.


To hala kii litén li Djob li nyoñ bé ngaba ni mam ma m’bô ma nkoñ isi, to ni kwéha base, libim ikété yap li nla bé bagla ni mam ma nyuñga ma nkoñ isi u Satan. 	 Unlike the complete separation that God’s people maintain from politics and false religion, most cannot separate themselves completely from the commercial part of Satan’s world.


Ni bigda le kel yada, di ga tégbaha Mbigda nyemb Yésu i nsôk. 	 Remember, someday the Memorial we observe will be the final one.


Bidokta gwem bi bi kal me le, me nla bé gwal. Ndi me bi hel le i nwii 1962, ba léba le me yé jém! 	 My doctors had told me that I could not have children, so we were surprised to learn in 1962 that I was expecting!


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


(Lôk Héber 4:16a) Yéhôva a bi ti bés nsima nlam unu ni njel Man wé, “i nye ni nyen di gwéne makénd, di njôp ki nyeni ni bañga mbide inyu hémle di nhémle nye.” 	 (Heb. 4:16a) Jehovah has afforded us this privilege through his Son, “by means of whom we have this freeness of speech and free access with confidence through our faith in him.”


13 Mu kii a bé lémél Djob, Daniel a bi yila ngomin keñi i ane Babilôn, yak ni i ane i Média ni Persia. 	 13 As a result of divine favor, Daniel was made a high official under both Babylonian and Medo-Persian rule.


“Bibañga bi maliga” bi Kaat i Djob gwon bi ñéga mimañ mi gwéha di gwé ikété ntôñ u Yéhôva. 	 These loyal shepherds within God’s organization are guided by “wholesome,” or “healthful; beneficial,” instruction found in God’s own Book.


U nla ki ti gwom kiki bo moni, tik ngok, bienk bi nyañga, tole jam lipe li li yé joñ. 	 Donations of cash, jewelry, or other valuable personal property.


Ibale ñ, u kôli ni bibégés. 	 If so, you are to be commended.


Ndi nhôôlak mankéé u u bé nhoog le Eldon Woodworth a bé salak ni bés. 	 But with us was Eldon Woodworth, an older anointed brother.


Imbe ndémbél bakén ba bôt i len ini ba nlama noñ, inyu ti bôt lipém ni mayéga? 	 What example of respect and gratitude can immigrants imitate today?


I len ini, bagwal ba ba yé bikristen ba nti bon bap makénd le ba jôb i bôlô i nsañal, ni le ba ti niñ yap yosôna i nson u Djob. 	 Today, many Christian parents have encouraged their children to take up the full-time ministry and to center their lives on their service to God.


Baa mam ma, ma bi tagbe toi? 	 Did those things really happen?


Ndi ibale a ngwés yén mbôô, a nlama ki yoñ ngéda i lémbél nyemede bañga bijek, inyule a nla ndik bé niñil mu i noode a noode bijek a nlamb inyu bôt bape. 	 If he wants to remain healthy, he has to prepare nutritious meals for himself.


Maliga ma yé le Djob a bi ti bôt ba binam botama bilem bilam bi, ni ngap i, le niñ i tibil nél bo hana isi i boga ni boga. 	 The truth is that God gave humans these unique qualities and abilities so that we could enjoy life right here on earth forever.


Bigda le nwii nwés, mbôô wés, mangéda ni ngap yés bi ta bé nlélém. 	 Remember that age, health, circumstances, and abilities vary from one person to another.


Inyu bahogi, hala a yé sañ ba nlama jo hiki ngéda, tole jam li lédél bo. 	 For some, this is an ongoing conflict, or a balancing act.


Jon, inyu yônôs nson wés likalô, di bi noñ mbén i, di ban-ga botñem le mahéñha m’a bôña. 	 So in order to get the preaching work done, we obeyed the laws, hoping that things would change for the better.


15 Yom u nôgda: Baa i ma pémél we le, u bana ngôñ i leege bakén, ndi u nôgdaga wengoñle u nla bé? 	 15 Your feelings about yourself: Have you ever wanted to be hospitable but felt inadequate?


Indonésia 	 Indonesian


(Minson mi baôma 5:19, 20) Aa, Bañga i Djob i bi éga juu li bakena ntôñ hiki ngéda ba bé toñol biniigana, tole ngéda ba bé tjek mam ma ntôñ, mini mimañ mi bi nwas le Bitilna bi éga bo.—Minson mi baôma 1:20-22; 15:15-20. 	 Whether they were settling doctrinal issues or they were giving organizational direction, those spirit-anointed elders were led by the Scriptures.—Acts 1:20-22; 15:15-20.


Ndék ngéda i mbus ligwéé li man, Mbôgi Yéhôva yada i kahal nigil Bibel ni muda nu. 	 At the time of the birth, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses began to study the Bible with the woman.


Ñoma Paul a bé a kôli kal ni maliga le: “Karis [i Djob] inyu yem i yila bé yañga.”[1] (Añ 1 Korintô 15:9, 10.) 	 THE apostle Paul could honestly say: “[God’s] undeserved kindness to me was not in vain.” (Read 1 Corinthians 15:9, 10.)


17 To hala kiki hémle i yé nseñ, i dilo di nlo, di ga bana ha bé le di hémle mimbônga mi Djob inyu mbok yondo, inyule di ga tehe kiki mi nyon. 	 17 Although faith is essential, aspects of this quality will pass away when we see the fulfillment of God’s promises and experience the reality of our Christian hope.


Jessica a nkal le: “Ibale wada ikété yés a mboma jam libe i likalô, me mboñ biliya le di héléé bañ mu jam li. 	 Jessica says: “If one of us has a bad experience, I try not to dwell on it.


5:1, 2) Tolakii Timôtéô a bééna kunde i ngii mimañ mi bilôk bikéé mi, a bé lama bana ñem ngôô ipañ yap ni ti bo lipém. 	 (1 Tim. 5:1, 2) Although Timothy had a measure of authority over such older brothers, he was to treat them with compassion and respect.


(Añ 1 Korintô 2:14-16.) 	 (Read 1 Corinthians 2:14-16.)


Munu i yigil ini, di ga tehe lelaa di nla héya nlômbi mut, inyuki hala a nlama hoo bôña, ni inyuki di nla pam i boñ hala to ibale di yé nsôôbege ikété bilem bibe. 	 In this article, we will consider how we can strip off the old personality, why doing so is urgent, and why change is possible no matter how deeply involved one may be in wrong practices.


Kinje mahéñha ni libak jés! 	 How different things are for us!


U nlama ke ni bisu i hôlôs likeñge joñ. 	 You too need to keep honing your skills.


Bahoma bahogi ba nkoñ isi, ngandak bôt ipe i nyéñ so énél i mbanda, mbagla matén ni liyep. 	 People in many parts of the world want to be free from oppression, discrimination, and poverty.


(Añ Néhémia 1:10; 2:17-20; 6:9.) 	 (Read Nehemiah 1:10; 2:17-20; 6:9.)


(Lôk Héber 11:11, 12, 18) Jon a bé yi le jam to jada li nla bé yémbél Yéhôva. 	 (Hebrews 11:11, 12, 18) So he realized that nothing was impossible for Jehovah.


Lelaa di nla léba bibuk inyu hôgbaha bôt ba nkôs maéa? 	 How can we provide words of comfort to the bereaved?


Papa a bé nsal bikei, mama a salak nwom. 	 My father was a blacksmith, and my mother worked in the fields.


Mimbuu mimbe mi yé nkwoog nkaa le Djob a yé, ndi mi gwé bé bañga hémle. 	 The demons believe that God exists, but they have no true faith.


Ngéda di nke makoda més, di ñunda le di nit kahap i Djob i ngii bihégél gwé. 	 Our attendance demonstrates that we support God’s sovereignty.


Ibale ba ntjél nôgôl nye, ki bomede bon ba ga kit inyu yap kii i yé loñge . . . ni kii i ta bé loñge.” 	 If they disobey, they will be left to decide for themselves what is good . . . and what is not good.”


Didun di bôt di nkoñ isi wonsôna di bi ti bomede nkikip, ba sal ni ngui inyu oñ mandap ma Ane ma mondo, ni inyu kéñbaha dikuu di biloñ. 	 Hundreds of workers were very busy building the new headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses at Warwick, New York, U.S.A. Under the direction of the Worldwide Design/Construction Department, thousands of volunteers worldwide are working hard to build new Kingdom Halls and expand branch facilities.


I jam li bi lôôha tihba me yak Mbôgi Yéhôva li yé le ba mboñ yom ba niiga. 	 What impressed me most about the Witnesses was that they practiced what they preached.


Ikété ‘hiun hié hikeñi,’ Yéhôva a bé bebee i tjé litén li Israel a bé a ma tip bot.—Manyodi 32:5-10. 	 In his “burning anger,” Jehovah even considered wiping out the newly formed nation of Israel.—Ex. 32:5-10.


Hiki kegla, ba bé kodba inyu tégbaha buk i kel, i homa ba bé je. I mbus, hiki nsañal a bé a ke i nkoñ wé u likalô mu tison. 	 “The [day’s] text was discussed each morning at the breakfast table,” and “the pioneers went daily to their territory in various parts of the city.”


Sôk i nsôk, a kal bés le: “Loñge, nano ni nke i tat mintômba! 	 Finally, he exclaimed: “Well, surely you can look after sheep!


Ngéda a bi pam nlôm jam, a bat le: “Baa ni nhémle le Kiñe lipém a bi bôdôl énél?” 	 Reaching the climax, he asked, “Do you believe that the King of glory has begun his reign?”


I sem kwep, inyule biyônôl bi mbônga u, bi bé lama yoñ ngéda. 	 Simply stated, the fulfillment of the promise would take time.


I jam li jon nyañ mbai wada i loñ i Yapan a bi boñ. 	 A mother in Japan did just that.


Mambe makidik ma ngui Banigil Bibel ba bisu ba bi yoñ ikolba Babilôn Nunkeñi? 	 What bold stand did the early Bible Students take relative to Babylon the Great?


Añ yo hiki ngéda 	 Read it regularly


I yé maliga le mam ma nla héñha inoñnaga ni bilem bi hiki loñ, ni inoñnaga ni ngéda bôt ba niñil. 	 Do not forget that ideas and methods vary from culture to culture and from generation to generation.


Ni bana lem i naña bo i tégbaha loñge ngéda ni bé. 	 Include them in your social activities.


Me bi lôôha bé bana ndutu inyule me bi bôdôl ndugi nigil hop Pulasi i Qébek. 	 At first, I had an advantage because of having learned French in Quebec.


A bé unbene me yañga.” 	 “Her verbal abuse was unjustified.”


(Yôsua 1:1, 9) Kinje bibañga bi nlédhana! 	 (Josh. 1:1, 9) What reassuring encouragement!


Ilole a nwo, Yésu a bi kal baôma bé le ngôñ yé i bé le maséé ba bééna “ma ba nyonok,” a bi toñle ki bo nseñ i unda gwéha i ngi yéñe. 	 After Jesus stated his desire that the joy experienced by the apostles might “be made full,” he explained to them the importance of showing self-sacrificing love.


Ndi baa ndik i bet ba yé babôgna nson bon ba nlama nigle Yéhôva inyu jam li lédés bape? 	 But is it only those in authority who should imitate Jehovah in giving encouragement?


Mbus bebee le nwii mi-na mi nson makiiña, me ni nwaa wem, ba bi naña bés i ke sal i Bétel. 	 After almost four years in the traveling work together, we received an invitation to serve at the branch office.


Bééla i ndak i nnoñ 	 Toward next goal


A yé ndik kiki mbañ i Yésaya ni Mika i nkal le di yé bet i “hikôa hi Yéhôva” lôñ. 	 Just as Isaiah and Micah prophesied, we are going up to “the mountain of Jehovah” together.


(Bingéngén 17:22) Tééda mu mahoñol moñ le ngim “ngéda i mom nwee [i yé], ni ngéda i pot.” 	 (Prov. 17:22) Bear in mind that there is “a time to be silent and a time to speak.”


Ndi ki i yé le biplanet bi nkiiña ipañ hiañgaa. 	 In fact, the planets revolve around the sun.


Bibel i mbéhe bés le di nigbene bañ bañga yés yi bésbomede.—Bingéngén 3:5, 6; 28:26. 	 The Bible clearly warns us not to lean on our own understanding.—Prov. 3:5, 6; 28:26.


Nyoo nyen me boma Janet, di biiba, loñge sista kiyaga. Di bi néñés man munlôm wada ni bon bôda baa i njel maliga. 	 There I met and married Janette, a fine Christian sister, and we raised a son and three daughters in the Christian way.


Libim li mawanda mé ma suklu li bé li ma bana maada ma muda ni munlôm. 	 Most of her classmates were sexually active, and after a typical weekend, they boasted of their latest sexual encounters.


Bape, ba miño mi mpungla bo, tole ba ban-ga kon u mahoñol, ba nhémle le ba ga ane ni Kristô i ngii. 	 Others may have mental or emotional problems and believe that they will rule with Christ in heaven.


Ngéda litén jé li bé i si bibéba bi baane, ba ba bé ane bo ni mbanda, a bé a ti bo kunde ngim mangéda i jo gwét. 	 Yet, on occasion, he authorized warfare when wickedness and oppression threatened his people.


Ibale di nléba i nya lem i ikété yés, di nlama pala wan hémle yés! 	 If we detect such a hardening attitude developing within us, we urgently need to examine our faith!


I bagla ni lihaa jés i bé ndutu ngandak. 	 In Bilbao we did cleaning work.


I yigil bisu, ni wan manjel baboñbéba ba nla gwélél inyu yéñ lisolbene yak Yéhôva i len ini. 	 In the first article, look for ways that sinners can take refuge in Jehovah today.


YOÑ NGABA I BÔLÔ MAOÑ 	 TAKE PART IN THE BUILDING WORK


Kiki Krésus a bé nkwoog nkaa le a ga yémbél, a leña i gwét, ndi i ane ikeñi i bi tjiba, i bi ba ane yé! 	 Confident of victory, Croesus sallied forth, but the great empire that was destroyed was his own!


(Masoola 22:20) Niñ yés i yé i moo més! 	 (Rev. 22:20) Our life is at stake!


LELAA W’A TIMBHE? 	 WHAT DO YOU THINK?


Kiki di nla ki kal le, a bi néhne bés likôga inyu jôp lihaa li Djob. 	 He opened the door, as it were, so that we could become part of God’s family.


Kel yada, me bé ñunbak, inyu kogse bo, me kal bo le ba ke i bituñ gwap, ni le d’a bana bé yigil i ndap lihaa. 	 Once, in desperation, I told them to go to their rooms and that we would not have the study.


3 Añ Matéô 13:45, 46. 	 3 Read Matthew 13:45, 46.


13 Di béñge ndémbél i mankéé nu muda wada i loñ i Amérika. 	 13 Consider also the experience of a sister in the United States.


(Añ Tjémbi 37:25; Lôk Héber 13:5.) 	 (Read Psalm 37:25; Hebrews 13:5.)


I nwii 1931, ba bé 82 batéé likalô. 	 In 1931 there were 82 publishers.


Kiki hihéga, ni hoñol lelaa bibase bi nyumus didun di bôt inyu libak li Djob, i hémle mam Bibel i nkal, bilôl bi hisi ni bi bôt ba binam, ni inyu ngandak mam mape. 	 Think, for instance, of the religious organizations that deceive millions of people about the nature of God, the trustworthiness of the Bible, the future of the earth and mankind—and many other subjects.


4, 5. (a) Inyuki sôble i ta ndik bé inyu mimañ mi bôt? (b) I ba nhôôlak i pes mbuu i nkobla le kii inyu kristen? 	 4, 5. (a) Why is baptism not for older people only? (b) What does it mean for a Christian to be mature?


Ni léba mandimbhe munu gwigil bini. 	 Find the answers in these articles.


(Yésaya 9:6, 7; Matéô 24:14) Masoda le, ngandak i nleege wo. 	 (Isa. 9:6, 7; Matt. 24:14) Happily, many have responded.


9 Gwéha yon i bi tinde Yéhôva i ti bés matiñ ma ma nsal ntôñ ni kiññem yés Bibel i niiga. 	 9 Jehovah has lovingly given us principles that work in conjunction with our Bible-trained conscience.


A bi hoo yéñ mahôla i pes mbuu, kayéle a nimis libak jé li nsañal ni li nhôla nsoñ. 	 He immediately sought spiritual help, but he no longer qualified to be a pioneer or a ministerial servant.


Me bi soohe Yéhôva ngandak le a hôla me i yoñ makidik malam.” 	 I fervently prayed to Jehovah to help me to act.”


(Añ Matéô 18:35.) 	 (Read Matthew 18:35.)


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


Baa i ba bebee i yoñ makidik i nkobla le di téñ ndik le di ga héñha bé makidik més to ibale kii? 	 And does being willing to decide mean sticking to our choices no matter what?


Ba nlama tat litén li Yéhôva, téntén i “pes ñombok,” le loñ i Babilôn. 	 Their responsibility is to protect Jehovah’s people, particularly from “the land of the north,” Babylon.


Ruth a bééna bé njom yo ki yo i tam makidik a bi yoñ. 	 Ruth never had any reason to regret her decision.


U tomb bañ! 	 Do not give up!


I yé kiñ i nlôl bés kété kété, i i nhôla bés i yi bagal loñge ni béba, i ntinde ki bés i noñ loñge njel. 	 It is an inner sense of right or wrong that can guide us in the right direction.


A nyi hala, jon a bi yoñ bitelbene inyu yés ni njel binoñ bi Kristô. 	 He knows this and has lovingly made provision for us by means of Christ’s ransom.


20. (a) Limbe jam u nla yéñ boñ mukété nson u Yéhôva? (b) Kii u nla boñ inyu suhus likala joñ li niñ? 	 20. (a) What is a goal you may set in Jehovah’s service? (b) What can you do to simplify your life?


Nyemede a bé sal inyu oñ lipénd li Yérusalem. 	 He was personally involved in rebuilding Jerusalem’s walls.


(Minson mi baôma 4:1-3, 10, 19, 20; 5:27-32) Baa i ngandak banigil ini i bé le i bana makénd mana ibale ba bé bé nkwoog nkaa ni toi le Yésu a bi lo toi i bitugne? 	 (Acts 4:1-3, 10, 19, 20; 5:27-32) Would so many disciples have been so bold if they were not absolutely sure that Jesus had really been resurrected?


Ibale di mboñ hala, di nla bana botñem i kôs bisai, bi Yéhôva a bôn ngéda a ti ini mbañ le: “Bihégél gwomede ki gw’a témb ngwélés le bi ba bañ isi ane kiki minkol inyu tjiba, ndi bi ba ngwélés ikété lipém kiki bon ba Nyambe.”—Rôma 8:21. 	 If we do so, we can look forward to enjoying the blessings Jehovah has promised when the words of this prophecy are fulfilled: “The creation itself will also be set free from enslavement to corruption and have the glorious freedom of the children of God.”—Rom. 8:21.


Mahoñol ma Yésu momasôna ma bé ma umne maada mé ni Djob. 	 Jesus’ mind is focused on his relationship with God.


BA “NGWÉÉ YONDO” 	 THEY ARE “BORN AGAIN”


A nkal le: “Me njo sañ inyu yémbél mahoñol mabe. 	 “I am fighting to control improper thoughts.


Tôñi, nu a yé nhôla dokta muda, a bi koode likôga, ni nhôôlak muda u timbhe. 	 Toñi, a professional caregiver, rang the doorbell, and a middle-aged woman answered.


NSON wés u likalô u gwé yéñe, u ban-ga ki nseñ. 	 OUR ministry is important and valuable.


Ba nwas me, me huu i mbai yem. 	 They let me go home.


A bi toñol jam li mu nlôñ u bé bôk: “Isoñ nan nu a yé ngii a nyi le gwom bini gwobisôna [bi bi yé bés nseñ i niñ] bi nsômblana inyu nan.” 	 He explained in the preceding verse: “Your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things,” meaning the necessities of life.


Karen (i ñem) 	 Karen (center)


‘I ba nkwoog nkaa i hémle’ i nkobla le kii? 	 What does it mean to be “persuaded to believe”?


Bésbomede bon di nlama pohol i boñ hala. 	 That is our choice.


‘A nti ntombok mut ngui’ 	 “He Gives Power to the Tired One”


Mu bon bés 9, ni balal 11, ba ba ngi niñik, 16 mukété yap ba ngwélél Yéhôva, tole ba nke makoda lôñni bagwal bap. 	 Of the 9 children and 11 grandchildren still living, 16 serve Jehovah or attend the meetings with their parents.


Stéfani a nkal le: “I téé likalô i homa u mboma bôt ba nyamnda ni ngôñ i yi maliga ni i nigil Bibel ni we hiki kel, i tina ngandak maséé. 	 “Preaching in a territory where you meet individuals who are so eager to learn the truth that they want to study the Bible with you every day is such a joy,” says Stephanie.


I nla yilha mut kiki môngô le ba nkañ i ngwañ lép, kayéle u nla ha bé ke ni bisu. 	 That can be like an anchor attached to a boat, not allowing the boat to move forward.


Bôt ba Filipi ba bé ngôgôp inyule ba bé bon ba Rôma, yak i ngéda ba bé ba kôs yo ni manjel mape, i héya ligwéé. 	 The people of Philippi are obviously very proud of their Roman citizenship, even if it is only a partial or secondary form of citizenship.


Maliga ma yé le, Farisai i bé nit le Lôk Yuda i kaa kunde. 	 Politically, the Pharisees supported Jewish independence.


Ba bé bebee i pahal mahôha ma litén jap, yak mahôha ma bikiñe gwap. 	 They were willing to point out the shortcomings of their own people, even their kings.


I bana ñem ngôô inyu mut wés libôk ni inyu bilôk bikéé gwés, i yé jam li bisu inyu bet ba noode noñ ndémbél i Yésu. 	 Showing compassion for one’s neighbor and Christian brothers is a basic requirement of those who strive to imitate Jesus.


Baa man nu a mpot ndigi hilémb hipe loñge a kôli bé ni nlélém ndun?* 	 A child who communicates best in another spoken language deserves the same concern, would you not agree?*


Ndi kinje tembee! 	 How far such reasoning is from the truth!


Hikuu hi bi tééba inyu nyodi isi minkôm mi base i bitembee mu dilo di bé lama lo. 	 The stage was being set for a future deliverance from false religion.


Baa u ngwélél kunde yoñ u gwé i pohol, inyu bugus nson Ane, tole inyu gwéñe gwoñ? 	 Are you using your freedom of choice to advance the Kingdom work or your own interests?


Lelaa w’a boñ? 	 What will you do?


Mankéé wada a nkal le mbus ngim ngéda, maboñog mé mabe ma bé tééñga ha bé ki nye to ndék. 	 One brother said that in time his improper conduct did not bother him much at all.


11, 12. (a) Lelaa Môsi a bi ti ndémbél ilam i ñem ngui? (b) Lelaa boñge ba wanda ba nla noñ ndémbél i Môsi? 	 11, 12. (a) How did Moses set a fine example of courage? (b) How can young ones imitate Moses’ example?


Di ngi sonok njonok inyu makidik mabe kiyaga ma Adam. 	 We are still suffering the consequences of Adam’s terrible decision.


15 Inyuki hala a yé nseñ le di diihe ndéñbe yés? 	 15 Why is it comforting to reflect on the value of our faithfulness?


To hala kii ba bé boñge, ba bé bat mambadga kiki bo: “Kii m’a boñ ngéda me nañ? Me ngwés bana umbe ntén sobiina?” 	 Though young, they asked such questions as “What will I do when I grow up?” and “What kind of marriage mate do I want?”


TEHE BIANE BI NKOÑ ISI KIKI YÉHÔVA A NTEHE GWO 	 VIEW HUMAN GOVERNMENTS AS JEHOVAH DOES


Ndik kiki banigil ba Yésu ba bisu, yak bés di nkodba ntôñ inyu nigil ni kôs makénd. 	 Just like Jesus’ early followers, we meet together to learn and to be encouraged.


Ba bé gwés yak témb i Egiptô, i het ba bi ba minkol! 	 They even wanted to return to Egypt, where they had been slaves!


YOÑA YIHE LE JAM LI KÉÑ BAÑ BÉ NJEL I YÉN PÉÉ 	 BEWARE OF BEING DISTRACTED FROM YOUR WATCHFULNESS


Lelaa bôt ba binam ba bi jôp ikété njel i nyemb? 	 How did the human family get on a path leading to death?


A nkônde ki le: “Ibale di mbok mis més mu mimbônga mi Yéhôva, nduña yés y’a nom bé. 	 Discouragement is temporary if we focus on Jehovah’s promises.


A ga héya yak i béba “mbebi” i hiai hini, yak béba mbuu u u nlôl ni Satan ni mimbuu nwé mimbe bi bi ga sôk tjiba.—Efésô 2:2. 	 He will even drive away the bad “air” of this world system, for the bad spirit of Satan and his demons will be gone at last.—Eph. 2:2.


Kii héga, baa u nla ke i likoda het ba gwé ngôñ ni baañal ñañ u Ane? 	 For example, can you transfer to a congregation where the need for Kingdom publishers is greater?


(Kôlôsé 3:10, 12, 15) Di nla nwas le nsañ u, u “ane” miñem nwés ngéda di nkôna hémle i ngui Yésu a bééna le Djob a’ kodol mam ma ntééñga bés i ngéda Yé. 	 (Col. 3:10, 12, 15) We can let such peace “rule” in our hearts by imitating Jesus’ unbreakable faith that in His due time, God will correct matters that concern us.


I nwii 536 B.N.Y., hikuu hi témpel hi bi téga. 	 In 536 B.C.E., the foundation of the temple was laid.


7 Inyuki hala a bé jam li nlet inyu bon ba Israél i yoñ makidik ma pék? 	 7 Why might it have been so difficult for those Israelites to make a wise decision?


Di ga bana maséé makeñi i sal ntôñ ni i yila peles ndék ni ndék isi énél i Kristô. 	 It will be a great joy to work together and gradually become perfect under Christ’s rule.


Jon Bitilna bi Lôk Héber ni bi Grikia bi mbéhe boñge le ba ti bagwal bap lipém.—Manyodi 20:12; Efésô 6:1-3. 	 Both the Hebrew Scriptures and the Christian Greek Scriptures admonish children to honor their parents.—Ex. 20:12; Eph. 6:1-3.


Hilo hi bé noñ ha, nsoñgi bôt u bi loo ndap.” 	 The following day, they had outgrown the venue.”


KGB i bé jôl ba bé sébél bisônda bi nlômbi Ruslan u ba bé sébél le URSS. 	 KGB is the Russian abbreviation for Soviet State Security Committee.


Handal ñem inyu gwés bilôk bikéé. 	 Widen out in your brotherly affection.


Inyu hala nyen di nlama soohe Djob le a hôla bés, a nit ki bés. 	 That is why we need to pray to God for his help and support.


I yé ntiik le w’a yigye le Yéhôva a yé Nhek ni Nti niñ. 	 Surely you would stress that Jehovah is the Creator and Life-Giver.


Ngandak batoñol Bibel i ntoñol le mbén Djob i, i bé i téé, nyonok ni pék. 	 In fact, a number of Bible scholars comment on the logic and good sense of the command.


Yigil i noñ i ga ti bés manjom mape, ma ma ñunda le bana bôt ba ndiihe toi Bibel, ni le ba nyoñ makidik i ti Nwet wés Yéhôva lipém.—Tjémbi 71:15, 16. 	 The next article will give further proof that these ones highly esteem the Bible and are determined to honor the Sovereign Lord Jehovah.—Ps. 71:15, 16.


(Bingéngén 19:20) Ha nyen di ga kônde lédés bañga yés pék, kayéle di ba bañ bôt ba ba ‘nkolba ndôñ pék lam yosôna’ 	 (Prov. 19:20) Then, instead of ‘rejecting all practical wisdom,’ we will be strengthening this important quality.


Kiki hihéga, di nla bana ngôñ i yila nsañal, ndi di mbadba le: Kii i ga tagbe ibale me nkwo kon? 	 As an example, if we enter some feature of the full-time service, what will happen to us if we get sick?


20 Makak ma tôbôtôbô mañen di mpôdôl hana u ma kégél Djob? 	 20 How many of the vows that we have discussed have you made to God—one, two, or all three?


Lelaa ntôñ u Yéhôva u ngwélél moni mi nlôl makébla i len ini? 	 How does the organization use the money that is donated today?


Nôra a bé nsañal i tison ipe, ngéda me me bé ke ni bisu i sal i Añgat. 	 Nora served in another town, while I continued to support the preaching activity in Angat.


(2 Korintô 11:26) Ndi, a bôdôl Djob ñem, ni pék i nlôl lipôdôl jé—pék i, “i yé loñge iloo bijôl bi gwét.”— Ñañal 9:18. 	 (2 Cor. 11:26) Instead, he trusted in God and in the wisdom found in His Word—wisdom that “is better than weapons of war.”—Eccl. 9:18.


I ntééda ki Mbôgi Yéhôva isaambok, bobasôna ba bi ke mok inyule ba nyoñ bé ngaba i mam ma m’bô. 	 It also held seven Witnesses of Jehovah, all imprisoned for their Christian neutrality.


Mbus, ba bi tiimba om me i Feldbach, i nwelmbok i Graz, i pes likôl. 	 Then I was reassigned to Feldbach, southeast of Graz.


Mahéñha ni la, a ntéñbe ni Djob yak ngéda a mboma manoodana.—Añ Efésô 4:14, 15. 	 Rather, he will stay faithful even when he is tested.—Read Ephesians 4:14, 15.


Ikété ngandak matén, libim li bôt i bé niñ ikété ndéñg, li gwéélak yak yo mu bilem bi bibase gwap. 	 In many cultures, sexual immorality became a way of life, even being incorporated into religious rites.


17 Paul a bi ke haa i homa ba nsébél i len ini le Turkai, ni i biloñ bi Grikia ni Italia, a téak makoda ma bikristen ikété bôt ba matén mape. 	 17 Paul traveled far and wide in what is now Turkey, as well as in Greece and Italy, establishing Christian congregations among non-Jews.


Ndi, hégda le ngwélél Yéhôva nu a yé mbiibaga a ntjôô nwaa wé tole nlô wé, a yoñ sobiina nu mut numpe, a tinde nye i bos, ndi boba ba sôk ba biiba. 	 But suppose a baptized married man or woman ran off with another person’s mate and married that one after obtaining a divorce.


Mambe mam ma-na di nla boñ inyu lémés ntuba wés? 	 What are four things we can do to improve our singing?


11 Ndééñga ni njiiha bi ga ke ni bisu i ba, ntandaa ngéda di ngi yii bikwéha bôt, ni nu di ngi niñik munu nkoñ isi u Satan unu. 	 11 Trials and tribulations will continue as long as we are imperfect and are in this system under Satan’s control.


Ba bé lama bé bégés mop (ma ma bé bôda tole bôlôm) ma matén ma bé ma nkéña bo. 	 They were not to follow the peoples around them, who worshipped various gods and goddesses.


GWÉHA INYU MALIGA MA BIBEL 	 LOVE FOR BIBLE TRUTH


(Lôk Héber 6:1, 2) U nlama boñ biliya bi ngui inyu léba biniigana bi mondo, ni maéba malam mu yigil yoñ i Bibel. 	 (Heb. 6:1, 2) You need to work hard to extract fresh points and practical lessons from your Bible study.


(Bibôdle 1:28) Ibale Adam bo Eva ba wo ngi bana bon, ki bitééne bi Djob i yônôs hisi ni mbôda yap bi bi yon bé. 	 (Gen. 1:28) Had Adam and Eve died childless, God’s purpose to fill the earth with their offspring would have come to nothing.


Mankéé wada nu jôi jé le Yônas nu a gwé 90 ma nwii, a nkal le: “Libôga jés li likalô, hiki ntéé likalô a nlama koode likôga jada tole ima. 	 “The ratio of publishers to homes in our congregation’s territory is 1 to 2,” says a 90-year-old brother named Ionash.


Inyuki Yéhôva a mbem le di tiimba ti nye tik yés gwom? 	 Why does Jehovah expect us to use our valuable things to give back to him?


Mbus sonde yada i yigil ipañ ngwélél makiiña numpe, di yoñ njel maké inyu loñ Ékôs. 	 After a week’s training, we traveled to our circuit in Scotland.


Inyuki i nla ba ndutu i tjél nit nkaa kunde manjel momasôna? 	 Why may it be a challenge to avoid giving tacit support to independence movements?


Di nla boñ hala ngéda di ngwélél vidéô i i gwé ño nkwel le Kii i ntagbe i Ndap Ane?, ni man kaat nu a gwé ño nkwel le Bonjee ba mboñ sômbôl i Djob i len ini? 	 We can do this by using the video What Happens at a Kingdom Hall? and the brochure Who Are Doing Jehovah’s Will Today?


Baa hala a nkobla le Yésu a bé yéñ le ba sôô bitugne gwé? 	 Does this mean that Jesus wanted his resurrection to be kept secret?


Bôt bahogi ikété likoda ba bé sômbôl yoñ makidik inyu bôt bape inyu bagal bo ni baôma. 	 Some in the congregation wanted to make personal choices for others in order to alienate them from the apostles.


Mambe manjom u gwé i lond le “Béghana Yéhôva!” i niñ yoñ?—Tjémbi 147:1. 	 What reasons do you have to cry out “Hallelujah!” in your own life?—Ps. 147:1, ftn.


Inyu Yéhôva bo Yésu, nwéhél i yé jam li mahee ngandak. 	 Jehovah and Jesus take forgiveness very seriously.


IKÉTÉ bibôgôl bi ñwii, bon ba Lôk Yuda ba bé gwélél bibuk bi kaat Ndiimba Mbén 6:4 inyu ngim masoohe ma tôbôtôbô. 	 FOR centuries, the six words of the Hebrew text of Deuteronomy 6:4 have been used by people of the Jewish faith as part of a devotional prayer.


17 Mpôdôl Yésaya a bi pot bisu bi ngéda le bon ba Lôk Israél ba bé i Babilôn, ba bé lama tam bibéba gwap, ba kalak le: “A Yéhôva, wen u yé bés Tata; bés di yé ték lima, ndi we u yé Mma dibee nu a ma bés. 	 17 The prophet Isaiah pointed to the time at the end of the Jewish exile when repentant ones would realize: “O Jehovah, you are our Father.


A boñ kingéda mam momasôna ma mpémél i nyo wé.” 	 He should do everything he vowed he would do.”


Mambe mambadga kristen i nlama badba ngéda i pam le a kit lelaa a ga sañgal ngimanôgla ni bôt bape? 	 What questions might a Christian ask himself when deciding how to settle differences with others?


Tolakii ngandak bôt i len ini i ngwés bé bôlô, bés di nyi le i ba mut bôlô i yé bés nseñ ngandak.—Ñañal 3:13. 	 In a world where many dislike the idea of working hard, being industrious puts you at an advantage.—Ecclesiastes 3:13.


He ngui yé yotama bé, ndi ni mahôla ma mbuu mpubi. 	 Not sheer willpower, but God’s spirit.


5. (a) Imbe béba ñañga Lôk Israel i bi emble? (b) Imbe ngui bipôdôl bi, bi bi bana ngii yap? 	 5. What false report did the Israelites hear, and how were they affected?


Inyule Bibel i gwé maéba ma Djob, ma ma nla toi hôla we i keñgle, i suhus, tole i jôs nduña yoñ. 	 The Bible contains practical spiritual guidance that can help you to avoid, reduce, or deal with anxiety.


Mambe mam Bibel i bé lama hônba? 	 What are some things the Bible has had to endure?


Kiki a bé kindak, nu a bé ‘béñge ndap kiñe’—Sébna a bééna kunde i ngii ngandak bôt. 	 As the steward “in charge of the house”—presumably that of Hezekiah—Shebna had considerable authority.


11 Inyu kwel ni bon bap, ngandak bagwal i nkon maséé i gwélél minkwel mini le “Hasard ou conception?” mi mi yé i mbamble ni hop Pulasi le Réveillez-vous! 	 11 Many parents enjoy discussing articles in the Awake! series “Was It Designed?” with their children.


Nson u añal ñañ nlam u yé jam li gwé mahee kiyaga, u bak ki nson u nlôôha ti bés maséé. 	 The preaching work is the most important and the most satisfying work we could be doing.


Ha nyen di bi hoo bii biyééne mbus likôga jés, di bôdôl kot masañgô més. 	 We quickly put chairs in front of our door and started packing our suitcases.


5 Kii i yé gwéha lisañ li bôt? 	 5 What is brotherly love?


Inyu kôhna biniigana bipe, béñge Pes 10 i kaat i, Qu’enseigne réellement la Bible?, ntilga ni Mbôgi Yéhôva 	 For more information, see chapter 10 of this book, What Does the Bible Really Teach?, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses


Ndi ba bé le ba lôôs kunde i mbôkgwéé man numpe. 	 But the right of firstborn could be transferred.


INYUKI DI NLAMA KI TI YÉHÔVA? 	 WHY DO WE GIVE TO JEHOVAH?


Yéhôva a néh njel inyu boñ le ñañ nlam u tjama biônd i het ba mpot hilémb hi Potoki, yak bi Azore, Madeira, Kap Ver, Saô Tômé-bo-Priñsipé. 	 Jehovah had opened the door for expansion in several islands in which Portuguese is spoken, including the Azores, Cape Verde, Madeira, and São Tomé and Príncipe.


I len ini, juu li bakena ntôñ li gwé soso mbegee: Li nlama éga nson u batéé likalô ba ba nloo didun juem. 	 The Governing Body today has the colossal task of overseeing an international preaching work involving over eight million evangelizers.


Hônba i yé nseñ 	 Perseverance Is Essential


Lukas 21:11: “Nyeñg disi keñi y’a ba.” 	 Luke 21:11: “There will be great earthquakes.”


Bitééne bi Djob bi yé le bôt ba binam ba niñ i boga ni boga. Djob a bi héñha bé bitééne bi, ngéda Adam a bi boñ béba. 	 God’s purpose was that humans live forever, and his purpose did not change when Adam sinned.


I mbus sôñ yada ndigi, di bi mélés ini kaat le Kii Bibel i niiga bés. 	 After that, Michael became an unbaptized publisher.


Inyu tjél le Satan a ôbôs mahoñol moñ, u nlama neebe le bitembee a nhôñôs bi nla boñ we béba, u ke ki gwo ngwéé 	 To win the battle for your mind, you must recognize the danger that propaganda poses and protect yourself from it


Ngandak nwii bisu bi ngéda, me bi bat m’ma yem bonjee ba yé Mbôgi Yéhôva, a timbhe me le: “Yaa, bôt ba ba mbégés mañ mut wada nu jôi jé le Yéhôva.” 	 Years before, when I asked my mother about Jehovah’s Witnesses, she simply said, “Oh, they worship some old man named Jehovah.”


(Ezékiel 37:24, 25) I adna ilam i, Ezékiel a mpôdôl, i ntibil nene hiki nwii i ngéda minyégla mi minhook ni “mintômba mimpe” mi nkodba inyu lôôs Mbigda nyemb i Kristô! 	 (Ezek. 37:24, 25) The precious unity described in Ezekiel is clearly evident each year as the anointed remnant and the “other sheep” gather to observe the Memorial of Christ’s death!


Aksamai a bi sôk yila ntéé likalô nunkeñi. 	 Aksamai became a zealous preacher of the good news.


Sitima wés le Sibia nu a bi ba ndap yés ibôdôl i ñwii 1948 pam i ñwii 1953 (i walôm) 	 The schooner Sibia served as our missionary home from 1948 to 1953


Ibabé nkaa, ba yé mbén i hôya biniigana bi! 	 No doubt they long remembered the lesson!


(Manyodi 19:16-19) Ha nyen Yéhôva a yeelene bon ba Israel libak jé, le a yé ‘Djob nu a mbat le di bégés ndik nyetama.’ 	 (Ex. 19:16-19) In this setting, Jehovah revealed himself to the Israelites as “a God who requires exclusive devotion.”


Kii i bé yimbne i bikristen bi hiai bisu? 	 What reputation did early Christians gain?


8 Di ga ba toi bebee i bem ibale di nsoñda i ngii ndémbél i bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba kôba ba ba bi bem ni wongut le a yônôs mimbônga nwé. 	 8 We will be more willing to wait if we remember faithful men and women of old who waited patiently for Jehovah to fulfill his promises.


(Lukas 12:15) Inyuki Yésu a bi ti mana mabéhna ma ngui? 	 (Luke 12:15) Why did Jesus give that serious warning?


I ñwii 2012, ba bi ke i Ghana, ba gwel nson nyoo sôñ ina, ba hôlga likoda jada het ba ngwélél dilémb di moo. 	 In 2012 they went to Ghana and were able to serve there for four months, assisting a sign-language congregation.


(Efésô 4:23, 24) Inyu yila nhôôlak, a nlama ke ni bisu i kodol nyemede. 	 (Eph. 4:23, 24) Self-discipline is an important part of that growth.


Livija, ngond yap bisu a bi yila nsañal nu ngéda yosôna mbus a bi mal suklu. 	 Livija, the eldest daughter, became a regular pioneer as soon as she finished high school.


I NKOBLA LE KII? 	 WHAT IS IT?


Kii héga, u nla gwélél kunde yoñ inyu pohol le u nke i tison i i yé haa. 	 For example, we may exercise our freedom of choice to drive to a distant city.


Hala a nla ba ndutu ngandak. 	 This can be a serious test.


Ndi, a bé a héba mambot ma sônda Jaman, a tinak bôt ba Pulasi ba ba bé ntagbe ñañ nlam u nsañ. 	 This supposed enemy, dressed in a military uniform, gave a message of peace to astonished French passersby.


Di bi ti mayéga ngandak ngéda di bi tehe bingond gwés gwo biba bi nyila basañal ngéda ba bi kôhna Bacc yap. Ba bi pala nigil bibôlô bi bi bé ti bo ndék moni. 	 We were so grateful when both daughters started pioneering after finishing high school, and they developed skills to support themselves financially.


I nla ba le a yé ndik mut nu a mpala nok mam. 	 He may just have a quick mind.


Yéhôva a bi tééne Adam bo Eva minwaa—minwaa mi mi bé lama hôla bo i bana litehge lilam li kunde Djob a bééna i ngii yap. 	 Jehovah set limits for Adam and Eve—limits that could have instilled in them a proper regard for his authority.


Mahéñha ma, ma bi tihba makas ma niñ yés momasôna. 	 This change affected every area of our life.


Lelaa di nla keñgle i hiandi hi? 	 How can we avoid falling into that trap?


Lôk Israel ihogi i bé ke jô mut. 	 Some Israelites were on their way to bury a man.


Djob a bééna mahoñol le bon bap, yak bo, ba bana bon, letee hisi hiosôna hi yon lôñni lihaa likeñi li bôt ba binam. 	 God had in mind for their children to have children, until the human family filled the whole earth.


I ñwii 1929, makoda ma Queensland ni ma hiôñk i loñ Ôstrélia ma bi bañ ngim matôa ni kak i mbus inyu sal ikété loñ. 	 In 1929, congregations in Queensland and Western Australia built several well-equipped motor vans to cover their inland regions.


(Matéô 6:24) Kii di yé bikwéha bi bôt, bés bobasôna di nlama ke ni bisu i jôs “minheña mi minsôn nwés” mi mi ntihba yak lem i hép nkus.—Efésô 2:3. 	 (Matt. 6:24) As imperfect people, all of us need to keep up our fight against “the desires of our flesh,” including materialism.—Eph. 2:3.


Bahogi ba bi yila Mbôgi Yéhôva mbus libii jap, ndi sobiina wap a neebe bé maliga. 	 Some learned the truth after they were married, and their mate did not become a Witness.


Inyuki di nlama ti Yéhôva mayéga hiki ngéda? 	 Why should you always give thanks to Jehovah?


Di bi boñ bé hala inyule di bi liya i tééda mbén Môsé, tole i lémél Djob ni njel minson mimpe. 	 We have not done that by striving to keep the Mosaic Law or to earn Jehovah’s approval by other works.


(Galatia 5:22, 23) Jon, kii di nlama boñ inyu hôlôs lem i Djob a mbat bés? 	 (Gal. 5:22, 23) What, though, does cultivating this godly quality require of us?


Lelaa Lôk Israel i bi unda le i bé diihe bé kunde Yéhôva a bi ti bo? 	 How did the Israelites show a lack of appreciation for the freedom that Jehovah gave them?


Ibale u ntam bibéba u bi boñ ni ñem woñ wonsôna, ndi u pahal gwo i nya i kôli, u nla ba nkwoog nkaa le Yéhôva a’ nwéhél we. 	 If you are sincerely repentant of past sins and have confessed them to the extent necessary, you can rest assured that Jehovah will be merciful.


‘DI ÑÉBA BÉHBOMEDE KIKI MINLIMIL MI NYAMBE’ 	 “WE RECOMMEND OURSELVES AS GOD’S MINISTERS”


(Tjémbi 19:8) Mbus ngéda, a nla témbna minson nwé. 	 (Ps. 19:7) In time, privileges may be restored.


(Yôhanes 15:11-13) Mbus, a kal bo le: “Me bi sébél bé le mawanda.” 	 (John 15:11-13) Next, he said: “I have called you friends.”


Nu Mañge wanda a nkônde ki kal le: “Inyu hala nyen me nhoñol le hiki kel i ntagbe, me nla tééda hémle yem. 	 “For that reason,” he said, “I think that as each day passes, I can remain faithful.


Ba bi bat ki bahogi le ba témb kiki basañal i makoda. 	 Still others who recently got married are looking for advice on marriage.


Ndi, ngéda di wan miñañ mi ngobol i yosôna, ni ngobol ipe ba bi pémés, hala a nit maliga mana le: Kiki Yéhôva a bi bôn, Bañga yé i bi siñip. 	 Nevertheless, when we review the history of these and many other translations that have been published, it gives support to this fact: Just as Jehovah promised, his Word has endured.


4 Mbus ngéda, Yéhôva a bi ti ki bôt bape bôlô le yak bo ba sal ntôñ ni nye. 	 4 Later, God invited other people to work with him.


I yé ntiik le, Bibel i nti bés maéba ma mahee mape. 	 Of course, the Bible provides other practical suggestions.


(Lukas 17:10) Di nla ki ôt biniigana bipe mu ndémbél i Hézékia. 	 (Luke 17:10) Here again, we can learn from Hezekiah’s experience.


Baa u nsima jam li ikété masoohe moñ? 	 Is that a goal that you pray about?


8 Nwin u u yé ntilga i nhôôk kaat u mbéhe ki bet ba ‘nkum soñ bitembee i jôl li Nyambe.’ 	 8 The message written on the flying scroll next delivers a warning to those ‘who make a false oath in God’s name.’


“Di béñgna ki bés ni bés . . . , di béhnaga bés ni bés, loñge loñge yaga ki lakii ni ntehe le ngwa u u nkôôge bebee.”—LÔK HÉBER 10:24, 25. 	 “Let us consider one another . . . , encouraging one another, and all the more so as you see the day drawing near.”—HEB. 10:24, 25.


Inyu hala nyen, di gwé ngôñ i añ Bitilna ni mahoñol ma néhi. 	 That is why we need to read the Scriptures with an open mind.


(Añ Tjémbi 119:97-100.) 	 (Read Psalm 119:97-100.)


8. (a) Ngandak ikété litén li Djob i mboma mam ma mboñ le i nimis makénd map. Mambe? (b) Mambe makénd kaat Tjémbi 136 i nti bés? 	 8. (a) Many of Jehovah’s people face what discouraging circumstances? (b) What assurance do we find in Psalm 136?


Ngim minlôñ mi mahôla mi yé mi ntop bé ti lôk kéé yés mahôla to homa liyééne inyule ba ntjél neebe bôlô i i ntulha bo makoda. 	 Some agencies have threatened to cut off assistance or deny our brothers asylum if they refuse to accept employment that requires them to miss meetings.


BÉGÉS NDIGI YÉHÔVA NYETAMA 	 GIVE JEHOVAH EXCLUSIVE DEVOTION


Lelaa i ke makoda li ñunda Djob le di ngwés nôgôl nye? 	 How does going to meetings show God that we want to obey him?


17 Yoñ makidik i boñ ngim mam i nlôl ñem. 	 17 Planning involves your heart.


Bun bé le di tehe ngandak mam i nkônha maséé kiki i hôla bôt i nok maliga (Béñge liben 12) 	 Few things are more gratifying than helping appreciative individuals to grasp spiritual truths (See paragraph 12)


Ñem ngui wap u bé kobla bé le, ba bé lôôha bôdôl bomede ñem. 	 Their courage was not overconfidence.


Ndi, bôlô i nsañal i bi niiga me i kwel ni mintén mi bôt nwominsôna, ni i bana makénd. 	 But pioneering taught me to converse with all sorts of people, so my confidence grew.


Hiki ngéda me bé soohe Yéhôva, me bé bat ndugi nye nwéhél i bibôdle.” 	 And when I prayed to Jehovah, I felt that I had to preface everything with an apology for what I had done.”


Bimbe biniigana Môsi a bi kôs, ndi kii a bi boñ? 	 What instructions did Moses receive, but what did he do?


A bééna loñge bôlô i i bé ti nye ngandak moni, ndi i yoñok ki nye ngandak ngéda. 	 Sara, who lives in Colombia, experienced Jehovah’s saving power.


Nano, nye bo ñwaa wé, Jois, ba nyoñ ngaba ikeñi i añal ñañ nlam u Ane. 	 Jehovah’s Witnesses are saturating the earth with the Kingdom message


Baa hémle yem i ntinde me i niñ inoñnaga ni matiñ ma téé sép ma Djob, ni i añle mo bôt bape?’ 	 Does my faith impel me not only to live in harmony with God’s righteous standards but also to proclaim them?’