Yoo! Ibale bôt ba Yéhôva ba bak to le ba ba bapôdôl bobasôna, ni le, Yéhôva a kéhi mbuu wé ngi yap!’ 	 No, I wish that all of Jehovah’s people were prophets and that Jehovah would put his spirit on them!”


(Sakaria 6:14) Nlélém i len ini, Yéhôva a ga hôya bé nson wés ni gwéha di ñunda inyu yé kekikel. 	 (Zech. 6:14; ftn.) Likewise, the work and the love we show for Jehovah will never be forgotten.


YÉHÔVA A NWAN MIÑEM 	 JEHOVAH SEARCHES THE HEART


Jon, Yéhôva a sébél nye le “nkol wem,” a kônde le: “Mut ngi nsohi, a téé ki sép, a konok Nyambe woñi, a kômôk ki béba mbus.”—Hiôb 1:8. 	 In fact, Jehovah called him “my servant,” adding: “He is an upright man of integrity, fearing God and shunning what is bad.”—Job 1:8.


Lelaa me nla yémbél woñi wo ki wo u u nla sôñga me i tôp tjémbi ni maséé? 	 How can I overcome any apprehension that may hold me back from singing out joyfully?


Me ngi gwéhék bôlô i Bétel. 	 I still enjoy serving God at Bethel.


Maéba mé ma ngi yii nseñ i len ini. 	 His counsel on these matters is valuable for us today.


Ha ngéda i, u ga ba maséé kiyaga, u kôs ki ngandak bisai inyule u nti wemede ni ngôñ yoñ. 	 And you will feel great joy and receive many blessings from making yourself available.


(Añ Lôk Héber 13:3.) 	 (Read Hebrews 13:3.)


‘SOSO BEN I HÉMLE’ 	 “THE LARGE SHIELD OF FAITH”


Me bi tehe le i bet ba ngwélél ngui, lisuk jap li mbéna ba nyemb. 	 “I saw that those who resort to violence often end up dead.


Nlélém ngéda, yak me me bôdôl nigil ni ngond yap bo nlôm. 	 Meanwhile, I started a study with the couple’s daughter and her husband.


NWII ntagbe, ba bi téé dikôô di bilôk bikéé mimañ tole bahôla nson ikété makoda ma Mbôgi Yéhôva ma nkoñ isi wonsôna. 	 WORLDWIDE last year, thousands of men were appointed as elders and ministerial servants among Jehovah’s Witnesses.


Kii di nigil inyu ñoo wés? 	 What did you learn about our enemy?


Yigil ini i ñunda bés lelaa di nla tibil bii matiñ ma Bibel bisélél i niñ yés. 	 This article discusses how we can apply Bible principles in a practical way.


Di niñil i ‘dilo di nsôk het ngéda y’a ba nledek kiyaga.’ Ngandak i nhônba ndééñga ni mandutu makeñi. 	 We live in “critical times hard to deal with,” and many have faithfully endured serious trials or persecution.


Tolakii nigil hop u u bé bé jam li ntomb, hala a bi lémés niñ i Tiffany. 	 Though learning the language was a struggle for Tiffany, her life has been enriched.


11 I pot maliga, i yoñ makidik malam ni i ba bañga kristen, bi yé sañ keñi. 	 11 Frankly, it can be a real struggle to make the right choices and to follow the Christian course.


Kinje gwéha di gwé inyu lôk kéé yés i bôda i! 	 How we love these dear sisters!


Baa hala a nkobla le kii? 	 What does that involve?


Likañ bé le mut a bana libôñ ndi a sañge kiñ yé, to ibale hala a yé nseñ. 	 Having an account is not required to contribute, though it is helpful.


14 Bikiñe bi nlômbi litén li Israél gwobisôna bé gwon bi bi boñ biliya inyu noñ matiñ ma Djob. 	 14 Not all the kings who ruled God’s ancient people followed God’s instructions.


(1 Samuel 15:22, 23) To hala kiki Saulô a bi bôdôl loñge, lisuk li niñ yé li bi bep kiyaga.—1 Samuel 31:1-6. 	 (1 Sam. 15:22, 23) Despite a promising beginning, Saul’s life ended in complete disaster.—1 Sam. 31:1-6.


Baemble ba timbhe ni kiñ ngii le: “Ééô!” 	 The audience responded with a mighty shout: “Yes!”


(Bingéngén 8:30) Bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba bi sal ntôñ mu nson ba bééna i boñ. 	 (Proverbs 8:30) Jehovah’s servants also cooperated with one another in the work that they had to do.


Quel est le plus beau des cadeaux No. 6 	 “What a Beautiful Woman You Are” (Sarah), No. 3


Hala nyen w’a boñ le njel yoñ i too, w’a kôs ki loñge.”—Yôsua 1:7, 8. 	 Then you will be successful and you will act wisely.’—Josh. 1:7, 8.


SONDE I 31 NJÉBA 2017–6 HIKAÑ 2017 	 WEEK OF JULY 31, 2017–AUGUST 6, 2017


Djob a bi sayap i kom muda ini, ni mañ wé nlôm, ngéda a ti nye man ni njel mpôdôl wé. 	 Through the prophet, God rewarded this childless woman and her elderly husband with a son.


Bonje ba kôli ki téntén ni lipém, ni inyuki? 	 Who are especially worthy of being respected and honored, and why?


Lelaa mañge a nla hôlôs lem i kodol nyemede? 	 How does a child develop self-discipline?


4 Ibôdôl behee, bôt ba tiñi ni Yéhôva ba ngwélél nsik inyu bégés nye. 	 4 Faithful worshippers of Jehovah have long used music as a way to praise Jehovah.


Ndi lelaa di ga boñ, ibale bôt bahogi ba yé boñ mam mape, ba bedek ba sôhôk, tole ba kwelek ni mawanda map, ba yimbe bé le likoda li yé bebee ni bôdôl? 	 But what if some individuals are distracted, milling about or conversing with their friends, unaware that the program is beginning?


Bibel i nkal bé le Abraham a bé hoñol le ibale a nôgôl Djob, ki Isak a bé le a témb i niñ mbus ndék ngeñ i bé noñ ha, mbus hilo hiada, tole mbus ngim sonde. 	 The Bible does not say that Abraham felt that if he obeyed, in a mere few hours, a day, or a week, Isaac would come back to life.


Michael a bi wo nyuu ngéda a bi pam i nok le a bi babaa mankéé nu, ni bibuk bibe. 	 Michael felt devastated when he realized how inconsiderate and unkind he had been.


I bé kéla le, inyu tila Bibel yada ni moo, hala a bé lama yoñ bañga mut matila, jôm li sôñ ilole a mal! 	 It has been said that it would take ten months for a skilled copyist to produce just one handwritten copy of the Bible!


“Me ntéé niñ ni nyemp bisu gwoñ, masoda ni ndiihe; jon tep niñ.”—Ndiimba Mbén 30:19 	 “I have put life and death before you, the blessing and the curse; and you must choose life.”—Deuteronomy 30:19


Ndi y’a bôk biane bi gwobisôna ngéñ ngéñ ni tjé gwo hies, ndi yomede y’a tééba mba ni mba.” 	 It will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, and it alone will stand forever.”


4 Bimbe bitelbene di nla yoñ inyu boñ le kiññem yés i ke ni bisu i sal loñge? 	 4 How can we prevent our conscience from becoming ineffective?


Sita Mélissa a nkônde le: “Di bé héñha binomba gwés bi téléfôn, inyu boñ le di yoñ ngaba i mam ma mbuu ntôñ, ni mape ki.” 	 “We exchanged phone numbers,” she adds, “so we could be reached and included in spiritual and other activities.”


(Galatia 3:26-28; Masoola 7:9, 10) Ibabé pééna, maliga ma. 	 (Gal. 3:26-28; Rev. 7:9, 10) No doubt, you acknowledge that this is true.


Jon maboñok mabe ma bôt bape ma mboñ bé le Yéhôva a nimis maséé mé. 	 Yet, the wicked deeds of others do not rob Jehovah of joy.


Ba bi tomb bé kayéle ba tjôô u nson u. 	 They did not become bored and give up.


Ni hoñol ki bibuk bi kaat Rôma 6:19, bi nkal le: “Inyule, kiki ni bi sem bijô binan le bi yila minkol mi nyega ni mi li-yanmbén le ni yan mbén, hala ki nyen hanano sema bijô binan le bi yila mi-nkol mi telepsép le ni pubha.” 	 Think, too, of Romans 6:19, which says: “Present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness.”


Ibôdôl i waé u kenek i walôm. Mbus: Yaroslav, Pavel, Jr., Vitaly 	 From left to right, back row: Yaroslav, Pavel, Jr., Vitaly


Baa hala a nlôôha ba nlam inyu ba maliga? 	 Does all of this sound too good to be true?


(Efésô 3:16; 6:18; 1 Tésalônika 5:17-19) Jon di nlama yemhe Yéhôva le a hôla bés i bem ni wongut. 	 (Eph. 3:16; 6:18; 1 Thess. 5:17-19) Plead with Jehovah to help you to endure patiently.


Tilna i Lôk Yuda yada, i i bi lôl bé ni mbuu mpubi, le Sagesse tole Écclésiastique (23:11), yak yo i nyigye le: “Mut nu a mbéna kum soñ, a yé mut a noñ bé mbén to sii.” 	 The Jewish apocryphal writing known as the Wisdom of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus, (23:11) likewise states: “A man given to swearing is lawless to the core.”


Baudu bés ba bisu i boñ mahol, ba bé Kris Kanaiya ni nwaa wé Maria. 	 Our first progressive Bible study was with Chris and Mary Kanaiya.


Di wan ndémbél i nlôôha lam i Yéhôva. 	 Let us consider Jehovah’s perfect example.


Hala a yé jam kiki bo 2 000 di nwii nano le Bibel i bi kal le “ngéda y’a ba nledek kiyaga” i “dilo di nsôk.” 	 Some 2,000 years ago, the Bible foretold that “critical times hard to deal with” would come “in the last days.”


Ndi babiina bana ba bi bôdôl nigil Bibel ni Mbôgi Yéhôva. 	 Then, the Witnesses began to study the Bible with the couple.


I bibôdle, me bé nôgda wee me yé nwee ngéda me bé lalna bôlôm, me hoñlak le me yé nseñ i mis map, ni le ba bé gwés me. 	 She explains: “At first, I got a sense of security when having immoral relations, thinking that I was needed and loved.


Les souffrances, No. 1 	 “He Had Pleased God Well” (Enoch), No. 1


Bilôk bikéé bi loñ Turkai bi nsômbôl toi añle ngandak bôt ñañ nlam kiki la yap. 	 “The brothers in Turkey really want to share the truth with as many people as possible.


Yak yi yés i Bibel i nkônde hol i ngéda di ntibil emble minkwel, mandémbél, ni lisoñgol li Bibel. 	 We also increase our knowledge of God’s Word by paying careful attention to talks, demonstrations, and Bible readings.


Ni nwas bañ le gwéha nan i hoi, Mpuye 	 “When Are We Going to Have Another Assembly?”


Ba bi om Emil i ñamb nson ngéba, nyoo nyen a bi boma Mbôgi Yéhôva. 	 Emil was sent to a labor camp and met the Witnesses there.


Ndi, i mbus nyemb Kaisa Néron i nwii 68 N.Y., Vespasien a bi témb i Rôma inyu telep Kaisa, a yék man wé Titus ni ntôñ gwét u 6 000 di bôt. 	 However, soon after Emperor Nero died in 68 C.E., Vespasian returned to Rome to assume the throne, leaving the Judean campaign to his son Titus with an army of some 60,000.


I suklu? 	 At school?


SONDE I 26 HILÔNDE 2017–2 NJÉBA 2017 	 WEEK OF JUNE 26, 2017–JULY 2, 2017


Mbuu mpubi u Djob u bé le u ti Paul ngui i bé yiñba nye. 	 God’s holy spirit could supply the power that Paul lacked.


MBIGDA I NYEMB YÉSU | NGWA NGÉÉ, HILO 23 HI SÔÑ MATUMB, 2016 	 THIS MAGAZINE, The Watchtower, honors Jehovah God, the Ruler of the universe.


Imbe bôlô litén li Djob li gwé i boñ? Ni imbe mpom njel ba nla sal bôlô i? 	 What work do God’s people have to do, and what is the only way they can do this?


(Lôk Lévi 25:23; Ñanga bôt 36:7) Ntiik, Nabôt a bééna litehge li Yéhôva mu jam li. 	 (Lev. 25:23; Num. 36:7) Clearly, Naboth had Jehovah’s view of matters.


Téntén i kaat yé i nyônôs biba, Pétrô a nsébél Paul le “mantata wés nu gwéha” (2 Pétrô 3:15) Tolakii hihôha Pétrô a boñ i tééñga lôk kéé i i bé bé bon ba Lôk Yuda ikété likoda. Yésu nu a yé ño ntôñ a ke ni bisu i gwélél nye. 	 Notably, in his second letter, Peter refers to Paul as “our beloved brother.” (2 Pet. 3:15) Although Peter’s error in judgment may have been painful for the Gentile members of the congregation, Jesus, who is head of the congregation, continued to use him.


8 A ntoñol le: “Me bi kôôba inyu jam kiki bo ngim nwii, i mbus, me kit le me mba me nuñul mabga milik. 	 8 “After planning for about a year,” he explained, “I decided to become a street vendor and sell ice cream.


Tole a nla tinde mawanda més ma bôlô ni ma suklu i nol bés inyu biliya di mboñ inyule di niñ inoñnaga ni mambén ma Bibel. 	 Or he can prompt our associates at work or in school to mock us because of our desire to live by the Bible’s moral standards.


Ñ, ngim mangéda a bé a kot bôt a bé tégbaha gwigil homa wada, inyu lôôs yigil yap kiki i ndap suklu, inyule ba bé yén libôga jada. 	 In fact, there was a time when she held some of her studies as a group because her students lived quite near to one another.


Mankéé Peterson a bé yônôs nson wé loñge i Bétel, ndi a bé hôya bé likalô. 	 Brother Peterson did his work at Bethel well but never neglected the field ministry.


Sôk i nsôk, me ni lôk kéé yem i bôda di gwé adna i pes mbuu.* 	 Finally, my sisters and I are united spiritually.*


I yigil ini, i ñunda le, i len ini ikété nkoñ isi, Mbôgi Yéhôva yotama yon i nyônôs mbañ i Yésu di nléba i kaat Matéô 24:14. 	 This article discusses evidence that Jehovah’s Witnesses are the only people on earth today who are fulfilling Jesus’ prophetic words found at Matthew 24:14.


“BAA mut binam a nla bane Djob nseñ? 	 “CAN a man be of use to God?


Hégda le kel yada, ilole nkwel mbamba u mbôdôl, u tehe ngim mut le u bi naña a nlo i Ndap Ane. 	 Imagine that one day, before the public talk, you notice that someone whom you invited has come to the Kingdom Hall.


Bôt bape ba nla ndegle bés inyule di nyén péé, ndi hala a nlama bé tinde bés i nimis libak jés li yén péé. 	 Others may ridicule us for keeping on the watch, but that is no reason for us to lose our sense of urgency.


“BANA PÉK INYU TOHI” 	 “WISE FOR SALVATION”


Yésu a kal le: “Me bi kal bé mam mana, le maséé mem ma ba ikété nan, yak maséé manan ma ba nyonok.” 	 Jesus said: “These things I have spoken to you, so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be made full.”


U héya njom bisu i bi tinde Paul i tila, di ñôt biniigana bipe mu. 	 Regardless of the underlying reason for this counsel, the point is clear.


(Matéô 5:45) Kii mapubi ma hiañgaa ni nop bi mboñ? 	 (Matt. 5:45) What do sunshine and rain accomplish?


Mé yé ni bilôk bikéé bi bi noga bé i likoda li ndôn i tison Kleveland, i pes mbok Ôhiô, i nwii 1946 	 With a group of deaf people at a convention in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1946


Ngandak bôt i bi lôl biloñ bipe inyu likoda likeñi li. 	 A number of foreign delegates attended the event.


4 Kiki nkuu u bi tibil unda i mbamba le Nôa a bééna hémle, i sôblana bisu bi bôt, i ñunda le mut a gwé hémle. 	 4 Just as the ark amounted to evidence of Noah’s faith, baptism before onlookers provides visible evidence.


Hala a bé ngéda matén ma bé nolna bibôdle bi nwii 1990. 	 It was during a time of ethnic strife in the early 1990’s.


Kinje maséé di bé nôgda hiki ngéda di bé boñ hala—hala a bé ngéda hiol, a bé ki téntén ngéda inyu lédés wada ni nuu i pes mbuu. 	 Every experience has been a delight—fun and, most of all, spiritually edifying.


Jon, di nlama bana lem i bat mbuu Yéhôva ni njel masoohe, ni soñda Bañga yé.—Tjémbi 1:1, 2; Lukas 11:13. 	 Hence, you will develop greater joy by regularly requesting the help of Jehovah’s spirit and prayerfully meditating on his spirit-inspired Word.—Ps. 1:1, 2; Luke 11:13.


Ndi to hala, makidik mem ma ngi yii le, me ba “sônda i Kristô.”—2 Timôtéô 2:3. 	 Nevertheless, I am as determined as ever to be a “soldier of Christ.”—2 Tim. 2:3.


U GWÉ KUNDE I POHOL 	 THE CHOICE IS YOURS


(Yuda 14, 15) Nwin u Hénok, u u ga bana biyônôl bi nsôk i Armagédôn, u bé lama lédés hémle ni botñem i Nôa! 	 (Jude 14, 15) Enoch’s message, which will have its final fulfillment at Armageddon, surely reinforced Noah’s faith and hope!


Di bé gwés bôt ba Afrika iloo héga, di bodok ñem le d’a tiimba lo. 	 We had grown to love the people of Africa and hoped to return someday.


Me ni Gloria di ngwés Bétel ngandak. 	 Gloria and I love Bethel life.


Ni ki le, ibale maboñok més ma nlona bés bikuu bi di bemek bé, bikodlene gwé bi ga hôla bés i nok inyuki i yé nseñ i nôgôl Isañ wés nungingii. 	 Moreover, if our actions caused unpleasant consequences, his discipline would remind us of just how important it is to listen to our heavenly Father.


A kal le: “A Tabita, telep!” 	 Then, he said: “Tabitha, rise!”


A bé wengoñle tison i, i bé lama ha bé ôña.—Esra 4:21-24. 	 The future of that city seemed uncertain.—Ezra 4:21-24.


Inyu timbhe mbadga i, i yé loñge i yi lelaa Lôk Rôma i bé yoñ bibase gwobisôna. 	 To answer that, it is useful to note how the Romans considered religions in general.


Di yoñ hihéga hini: Ngéda ba nup bie inyu ke bel gwo homa mpe, hala a yé a ba ndutu ngandak. 	 Think of this example: When trees are relocated, they experience stress.


Me bi badba le: ‘Kii me nla kal nye le a nyi bé? 	 I wondered: ‘What can I tell him that he does not already know?


Mintômba mimpe mi nyi hala, inyu hala nyen mi ngwélél Yéhôva ni ntôñ u. 	 The other sheep know this, and they serve Jehovah along with that group.


Di ntééda maléta ma, di añak ki mo ngéda di nôgda le di yé i nimis maséé més. 	 “We keep these letters and read them when we are feeling low.


Ndi, ngéda bigwel moo gwap bi bi kahal mal, maséé ma babiina bana ma bi yila maéa. 	 When their savings ran out, however, the couple’s joy turned to sorrow.


3 Hala a yé maliga le, i nla bane bés ntombok jam i yémbél mandutu tole njiiha, ibale di nyi het bi nlôl. 	 3 Understandably, we are in a better position to cope if we can identify the causes of our problems or tribulations.


8 Bés bobasôna di ba jam jada kiki Yéhôva bo Yésu ba yé jam jada 	 8 May We All Be One as Jehovah and Jesus Are One


Kii i nyis bés hala? 	 How do we know?


Di nsôk tehe lelaa i bana “mahoñol ma Kristô” i nhôla bés i hol i pes mbuu. 	 Finally, we have learned how having “the mind of Christ” helps us to grow as a spiritual person.


i suklu? 	 at school?


Ni Hiôb a wo, ñunuk yaga, mañ mut nyonok ni dilo.”—Hiôb 42:10, 17. 	 Job lived “a long and satisfying life.”—Job 42:10, 17.


Kii i bi hôla Yôsep i bem ni wongut? 	 What helped Joseph to wait patiently?


U NHOÑOL LELAA? 	 WHAT DO YOU THINK?


17 Ngéda Blossom Brandt a bi yoñ makidik i sôblana, bagwal bé, ba bé sômbôl yi ntiik too a bé nkôôbaga i yoñ makidik ma ngui ma i niñ yé. 	 17 When Blossom Brandt decided that she wanted to get baptized, her God-fearing parents wanted to be sure that she was ready to take the most important step of her life.


Matéô 28:19, 20 	 Matthew 28:19, 20


3 Mahol di ntehe, i adna i yé ipôla yés, ni biliya di mboñ inyu yén péé i pes mbuu bi nti Yéhôva lipém. 	 3 The increase we observe, the unity we enjoy, and the watchful attitude that we strive to maintain all contribute to our bringing glory to Jehovah.


Liboñok jé li bi yibil makôga inyu ngandak mam mape di bé bé le di hégda. 	 That set off a chain of events that was hard to believe.


Mana mam momasôna ma nla unda le a yé hol i pes mbuu, ndi baa hala a nkobla le a gwé pék? 	 All of this may indicate that he is making spiritual progress, but does it mean that he has gained wisdom?


Ndi ilole bi je bie tole bikai, bitandi bi kwo i ngii “bôt ba gwé bé béndél Nyambe mbom yap.” 	 Instead of harming the trees or plants, these locusts attacked those who did “not have the seal of God on their foreheads.”


Ni hala nyen ba bé lama bé “hañ ni karis Nyambe,” i i bé le i pémél bo, ibale ba kwo i hiandi i nyega malal. 	 Thus they would not ‘fail to obtain the undeserved kindness of God,’ which sadly could happen if they engaged in sexual immorality.


Ngond yés mañ, le Irina, ni lihaa jé, ba yé i Jaman. 	 Our eldest daughter, Irina, and her family live in Germany.


Ni tôp ni maséé! 	 (Mexico), Aug.


Yésaya 33:24: “Mut nye ki nye a nyééne mu nkoñ u a’ kal bé le: ‘Me nkon.’” 	 Isaiah 33:24: “No resident will say: ‘I am sick.’”


Kiki Bibel i mbôn, “nsañ Nyambe” u bé ‘tat ñem wem ni mahoñol mem.’ 	 As the Bible promises, “the peace of God” was ‘guarding my heart and my thoughts.’


Ngandak ikété yap i nsébél me Mama tole Mbômbô. 	 Many of them call me Mama or Grandma.


Dieu repond-il à toutes les prières? 	 Freedom Rome Granted Jews in Judea, Oct. God Answer All Prayers?


(Hôséa 3:1-5) Di nla ki kônde le, ibale mut a nyi le sobiina wé a nke i ndéñg, ndi a pohol i lalna nye, wee a nwéhél nye. Bibel i nti ha bé ki nye kunde i bos. 	 (Hos. 3:1-5) It might be added that if a person knows that his or her mate committed adultery and chooses to resume sexual relations with the guilty mate, such an action constitutes forgiveness and removes a Scriptural basis for divorce.


Mut a bi mbôôp kunda yada ibabé i jôp ikété titimba. 	 Without even entering the pool, the man was instantly healed.


LELAA DI NLA TÉÑBA NI GWÉHA LISAÑ LI BÔT? 	 HOW CAN WE LET OUR BROTHERLY LOVE CONTINUE?


OÑGRI 	 HUNGARY


15 I yoñ makidik. 	 15 Making decisions.


Minkoñ mi lisolbene mi bé minsamal, a bé le a tep wada mu, inyu solop. 	 There, he could find protection.


Baa u ntehe le biniigana bi, bi nlôl yak Djob? 	 Do you view these directions as guidance from God?


(2 Samuel 12:1-13) Kinje ndémbél ilam i suhus bésbomede ni suhulnyu i si Mma wés le Yéhôva, David a bi yigle bés! 	 (2 Sam. 12:1-13) What a fine example of humility and submissiveness David set for us!


Ngwélél wada le Jésé Kantwell bo nwaa Lin, ba bi hôla me ngandak. 	 One couple, Jesse and Lynn Cantwell, helped me greatly.


(Hiôb 1:3) A bé ngwañ mut, a bé yiba, a ban-ga lipém. 	 (Job 1:3) He was wealthy, well-known, and highly respected.


Mambe makébla a bé pôdôl, ni lelaa ma nla hôla bés i len ini? 	 What are these gifts, and how do we benefit from them?


(Kôlôsé 3:12-14) Inyu basañal iba, ba di mpôdôl, ba ba bé ba ma nom mu nson u, mañ wada u bi hôla bo i badba mambadga mana le: ‘Baa bé boba ni kôli unbaha bôt bape inyule di nôgla bé? 	 (Col. 3:12-14) In the case of the two longtime pioneers, a kind elder helped them to reflect on such questions as these: ‘Do the two of us have the right to make others sad because of our disagreement?


18 Ibabé nkaa, di mbôdôl Yéhôva ñem le a ga hôla bés i hônba kepam lisuk. 	 18 We can be absolutely confident that Jehovah will help us endure to the end.


A bi ti ki munlôm ni muda oda le ba “yônôs hisi, ni suhus ki hio; ni kahbe ngi . . . hiki hégél i gwé niñ ni i i ñond hisi.” 	 He commissioned the first human couple to “fill the earth and subdue it, and have in subjection . . . every living creature that is moving on the earth.”


(Manyodi 35:5; 1 Miñañ 29:5-9) I ngéda Kiñe Yéhôas, biprisi bi bé gwélél moni mi litén li bi ti, inyu tibil ndap i Yéhôva. 	 (Ex. 35:5; 1 Chron. 29:5-9) During the time of King Jehoash, the priests used money that was collected to repair the house of Jehovah.


Lelaa di nyi le i ba kristen i ta ndik bé i tjôô bibéba bikeñi? 	 How do we know that being a Christian involves more than leaving behind the practice of serious sins?


Kôrina nye: “I likoda, di bé di nigil Nkum Ntat, di tôbôk ki tjémbi di Ane. 	 Corinna relates: “At the meeting, we studied The Watchtower and sang Kingdom songs.


Yéhôva a nsébél mimañ mi le “homa lisôô ikolba ôôm nop.” 	 Jehovah calls these older men “a refuge from the rainstorm.”


5 Yéhôva a bi ti ndik bé litén jolisôna hogbe, ndi a bi lédés yak hiki wada ikété yap. 	 5 Jehovah gave comfort not only to the nation of Israel as a whole but also to each individual.


ME BI NIGIL NGANDAK MAM MU NSON WEM U NSAÑAL 	 LEARNING LESSONS


Bibuk bi, bi bi ti bés makénd ngandak i ke. 	 Their words encouraged us to make the move.


(Matéô 24:14) Banigil ba bi kôs oda i yilha bôt ba “biloñ gwobisôna banigil.” 	 (Matt. 24:14) Disciples are to be made “of people of all the nations.”


Me nyéñ manjel i ti bo makénd ni i lôl bo mahôla het ba gwé toi ngôñ. 	 I look for ways to encourage them and help them in practical ways.


I mbus hala, i ga bane bés nseñ le di ôt biniigana mu mahôha més, di ke ki ni bisu i gwélél Yéhôva, di ban-ga botñem le bilôl bi ga ba bilam.—Lôk Héber 12:12, 13. 	 Thereafter, we do well to learn from our mistakes, move forward in our service to Jehovah, and look to the future with confidence.—Heb. 12:12, 13.


Kii i nla lona mindañ ipôla bés ni bôt ba lihaa ba ba ta bé Mbôgi Yéhôva? 	 What may cause a problem with non-Witness relatives?


(Matéô 24:24) Bikristen bi yé minhook bi nla bé ba nkwoog nkaa le bi ga kôs nsaa wap letee le Yéhôva a yis bo ngi pééna yo ki yo, le a ntehe toi bo kiki bôt ba telepsép. 	 (Matthew 24:24) Anointed Christians cannot be sure that they will receive their reward until Jehovah makes it clear to them that he has judged them as faithful.


“EÑGBANA NDIGI . . . 	 “CLOTHE YOURSELVES WITH . . .


Bés bobasôna, le di yé minhook tole “mintômba mimpe,” di ngwés le sômbôl i Djob i bisu i yon, ni le jôl li Yéhôva li tééba lipubi. 	 All of us, whether of the anointed or of the “other sheep,” hope to see the fulfillment of God’s original purpose and the sanctification of Jehovah’s name.


(1 Timôtéô 6:6-8) Di ga tjelel bé inyu bilôk bikéé, tole bibéba bi mam di nkôhna i niñ yés. 	 (1 Timothy 6:6-8) We will not complain about our brothers or about our situation in life.


9 Ngéda bagwal ba niiga bon bap ni wongut, hala a mboñ le bon ba bôdôl nok “pôk, ni ntel, ni ndip, ni nkwañ wé” i hémle ndék ni ndék. 	 9 With patient teaching from their parents, children will be able gradually to begin to grasp “the breadth and length and height and depth” of faith.


NGÉDA MINKÔM I MAL! 	 FREEDOM AT LAST!


Lelaa di nla unda le béba ha bé yon i ñénél bés, ndi konangoo i mbuma ñañ? 	 How can we show that we are no longer ruled by sin but by undeserved kindness?


ME NGI YII SÔNDA 	 STILL A SOLDIER


Hala a bi nom bé ngim ñwii, me ni Bethel di biiba i ñwii 1958. Yak nye a yila nsañal ni me mu tison i El Dôradô. 	 Bethel and I were married less than a year later, in 1958, and she joined me as a pioneer in El Dorado.


I pot maliga, i lôôha tôñ i nla yak hubus niñ yés. 	 Instead, overwhelming anxiety is more likely to shorten our life span.


SONDE I 30 BIÔÔM 2017–5 MAYE SÉP 2017 	 WEEK OF OCTOBER 30, 2017–NOVEMBER 5, 2017


Inyu hala nyen di nhônba, to ibale di nimis makénd ngim mangéda. 	 So despite moments of discouragement, we endure.


Bibel i nkal i kaat 1 Korintô 2:16 le, di nlama bana “mahoñol ma Kristô.” 	 The Bible at 1 Corinthians 2:16 speaks of having “the mind of Christ.”


Yigil i nyônôs iba i nwan jam Bitilna bi nkal inyu nson u munlôm ni u muda. 	 The second article considers what the Scriptures say about the roles of husbands and wives.


(Añ Bibôdle 6:5, 6.) 	 (Read Genesis 6:5, 6.)


A bi unda ki bon bé ba ba yé hana isi gwéha yé ngéda a bi sayap bo, a ti bo botñem i niñ boga ikété Paradis i a bi kôôbana bo. 	 He further showed unselfish love by blessing his children on earth with the prospect of living forever in the Paradise that he had prepared for them.


Ndap bikék i het me bi gwééne 	 The log cabin where I was born


20. (a) Lelaa Yésu a bi ti Djob lipém? (b) Lelaa mahéñha ma yé iplôla Yésu ni Hérôdé Agripa I ma niiga bés i yi lelaa Yéhôva a mpohol ñéga? 	 20. (a) How did Jesus acknowledge his submission to God? (b) What does the contrast between Jesus and Herod Agrippa I teach us about Jehovah’s choice of a leader?


Ngélé yada hiki nwii, Maria a bé a lo yuuga me, tolakii liké li bé yoñ 12 dilo ni mashin. 	 Once a year Maria traveled to Saransk to visit me, although the journey from Tulun and back took 12 days by train.


Bimbe biniigana Bibel i nti mingwañ ni diyeyeba di bôt? 	 What instruction do the Scriptures provide to the rich and to the poor?


Yésu a bi lama ba maséé inyu makénd a bi kôs ngélé iba: I bibôdle bi nson wé, ni i ñwii u nsôk a bi tégbaha hana isi. 	 Jesus must have felt encouraged on the two occasions when he heard these words—at the beginning of his ministry and during the final year of his earthly life.


(Tjémbi 118:25, 26; Matéô 21:7-9) Ndi lelaa Hiémbi 118 i mpôdôl ngim bitugne i i bé lama bôña ngandak nwii mbus ngéda? 	 (Ps. 118:25, 26; Matt. 21:7-9) But how did Psalm 118 point to a resurrection that would occur many years in the future?


11 Yéhôva a nok ki mimbônga di mboñ. 	 11 Jehovah also listens to the promises that we make.


“Di nek bé dipa tjé [di Satan.]”—2 KORINTÔ 2:11. 	 “We are not ignorant of [Satan’s] schemes.”—2 COR. 2:11, ftn.


Mambe manjom ma nla ti kristen kunde i bagla? 	 What are valid reasons for separation?


HIKI nwii dikôô di dikôô di banigil Bibel di nsôblana. 	 EACH year thousands of Bible students get baptized.


“Likak u bi boñ, yônôs jo” 	 “What You Vow, Pay”


Ngéda boñge ba wanda ba mpot loñge inyu bagwal bap, ba nla hôla boñge batitigi i bana litehge lilam li bagwal bap. 	 By speaking positively about their parents, young ones can help other youths view their own parents in a positive light.


7 Lelaa di nla yi too gwéha i bésbomede i nkahal kéñ gwéha di gwé inyu Djob? 	 7 How can we determine if our love of God is being eclipsed by love of self?


Baa manjel mape ma yé, ma di nla gwélél inyu nit nson wés likalô? 	 But are there other ways in which we can support the Kingdom-preaching work?


Di bé ngi yimbe letee ni limbe likala loñ i Irlan i bé mahéñha ni loñ i Ngisi. 	 After the war, I pioneered for two years in southern Ireland.


18 Nlélém jam inyu ndap lihaa. 	 18 The same basic principles apply in the family.


Ibabé pééna, jam Paul a bi nigil mu i bi lôôha tihba nye ngandak, hala a nene mu kaat a bi tilna lôk kéé i Filipi inyu nduña ni nsañ u Nyambe. 	 That lesson no doubt made a deep impression on Paul, as evidenced by what he later wrote to the brothers in Philippi about anxiety and the peace of God.


SONDE I 12-18 MATUMB 2018 	 WEEK OF MARCH 12-18, 2018


A nkal le kii a bé boñ bé kiki bo, mangéda mape, a bé a nôgda wengoñle a yé “nyetama” tole ba “ntjôô nye” ni le mawanda mé ma suklu ma bé tehe nye kiki bo jôñ mut inyule a bé pam bé ni bôlôm. 	 She admits that being different at times made her feel “abandoned and alone” and that her peers considered her stupid because she did not date.


(Efésô 3:1, 2) Ba bi ep Paul i tjam miñañ minlam yak bôt ba ta bé Lôk Yuda, kayéle ba jôp ikété nsoñgi u bôt ba nlama ane i ngii ni Mésia. 	 (Eph. 3:1, 2) Paul had been commissioned to spread the good news to non-Jews so that they too could be included among those called to be associated with Christ in the Messianic Kingdom government.


Kii di nla nigil mu libak li Yéhôva ngéda ba nkolba nye? 	 What should we learn from God’s reaction to rebellion?


(Bingéngén 14:15) Inyu mélés, di nla kal le, to ibale di ngwélél Yéhôva ngandak nwii len, di nlama yoñ yihe le di bôdôl bañ yi yés ñem. 	 (Prov. 14:15) And finally, no matter how much experience we have in Christian living, we must be careful not to lean on our own understanding.


5 Di bi tjél maboñog mabe ma ma bé le ma boñ le ba pémés bés i ntôñ. 	 5 We have put away sinful practices that would disqualify us as members of the Christian congregation.


Kiki hihéga, di ga ke ni bisu i kônde lémél Tata wés nu a yé ngii mu kii di mba di ngwélél nye ni maséé bisu bi to imbe ndutu di nla mboma. 	 For example, we will become more pleasing to our heavenly Father as we joyfully serve him no matter what problems we may face.


Ngeñ mut a nhônba bé, ndi a kenek ni bisu mu lem i, hala a ntômbôs maada mé ma gwéha ni bôt; ndi hônba i nlédés mo. 	 Persistent impatience weakens the bonds of love; patience strengthens them.


U nla ki noode hégda manoodana u yé le u boma, ni kit lelaa u ga boñ inyu keñgle mo. 	 You can try to foresee situations in which temptations could likely present themselves and decide how you can avoid them.


Ngéda di nsal lôñni bilôk bikéé bi ikété manôgla, adna i yé ipôla yés, di gwéélak ki Yéhôva ikété oda.—Béñge yak Minson mi baôma 6:3-6. 	 When we cooperate with these brothers, we are united and serve Jehovah in an organized way.—Compare Acts 6:3-6.


(Manyodi 32:34) Bibel i nkal bé le Lôk Israél i bi tehe añgel i nyoñ nyuu i mut binam inyu boñ mam ma. 	 (Ex. 32:34) The Bible does not report that the Israelites saw a materialized angel perform those duties.


Lelaa kaat i 2 Timôtéô 1:7 i nhôla bés i nok hee ñem ngui u nlôl? 	 How does 2 Timothy 1:7 help us to identify the fundamental source of courage?


U nlama ndugi hyohol biodlene 	 You must allow microphone access.


11 U nla bôdôl kôôba mandimbhe mawanda moñ ma suklu ma mbéna bat. Kiki hihéga, mbadga ini le “Inyuki ni nhémle le Djob a yé?” 	 11 You could start by working out an answer to a question commonly raised by schoolmates, such as “Why do you believe in God?”


BAA DI GWÉ LE DI TÔÑ INYU NSOÑGI WAP? 	 DO WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE NUMBER?


Ikété mam a mbigdaha bés, jam jada li li nlôôha ba nseñ li yé ikété kaat Lôk Héber 13:1. 	 One very important reminder is found at Hebrews 13:1.


27 Di bana ñem ngôô inyu ‘mintén mi bôt nwominsôna’ 	 27 Cultivate Compassion for “All Sorts of People”


Imbe botñem di nla tééda? 	 What hope can we maintain?


(Béñge maben 15, 16) 	 (See paragraphs 15, 16)


Ngoo le, a “kwo kon, a wo.” Hala a bi tééñga likoda jolisôna. 	 Sadly, however, “she fell sick and died,” bringing grief to the congregation.


5 Bibel i ntoñol le bañga gwéha i nene ‘ndik bé ni bibañga, to ni hilémb, ndi ni minson ni maliga.’ (1 Yôhanes 3:18) Baa hala a nkobla le gwéha i nla bé nene ikété bibañga gwés? 	 5 The Bible explains that genuine love is shown, “not in word or with the tongue, but in deed and truth.” (1 John 3:18) Does this mean that we cannot express love through our speech?


Inoñnaga ni mbônga u, mut nu, a bé lama sal i lap i Yéhôva niñ yé yosôna. 	 This promise implied permanent service at the tabernacle.


Inyuki di mbadba bé hiki kel le: ‘Kii me nla boñ len inyu hol i pes mbuu?’ 	 Each day, why not ask yourself, ‛What can I work on today to progress spiritually?’


U nla ki pôôs ntôñ moni, u yik le u nla yoñ nwo ibale u gwé ngôñ i gwélél nwo. 	 Donations of cash with the condition that it can be returned if needed by the donor.


Ndi añgel i hoo nyoh muda mu ngembe Éfa, a yip ki yo ni ngok lipidô i i bé yét. 	 The angel takes swift action, throwing her back into the container and sealing it shut with the heavy lid.


Me bi toñle nye le hala a yé sômbôl Djob le di añal miñañ minlam mi Ane Djob. 	 I explained that it is God’s will that we preach the good news of God’s Kingdom.


Kiñ iyé kom-ligwéé, kiñ i yé bôk-ni-nyu. Inyu hala nyen lôôha yéñe a yé bés i hôlôs makeñge inya i yé le bikey gwés bilak nigle to solol makiñ. Ndi inyu boñ le di laa hôlôs mana makeñge, i mbéda didun ndi didun di makiñ. 	 Voice is natural, voice is human. That’s why we’re fascinated with creating usable voice technology for our machines. But to create voice systems, an extremely large amount of voice data is required.


Inyu hala nyen ndik ntôñ u bipada, biprisi, ni ndék bôt bape ba ba bi ke i suklu, bon ba bé la añ Bibel ni bomede, to hala kii bipada ni biprisi gwobisôna bé gwon bi bé la añ ni tila loñge. 	 As a result, only the clergy and some other educated people could read the Bible for themselves, although not all of the clergy could read and write well.


Ngandak Lôk Yuda i bi tjél nye, kayéle ba bat le a nôla. 	 Many Jews rejected him to the point of clamoring for his death.


MINSON MIMBE 	 WRONG ACTIVITIES


(Añ Yésaya 48:17, 18.) 	 (Read Isaiah 48:17, 18.)


Ha bôt bé, ndi nson tôbôtôbô won u yé tôbôtôbô. 	 It is not the people but their assignments that are viewed as special.


Bo iba ba bééna ngôñ le di ke, to hala kiki ba ga kôhna ha bé mahôla més. 	 They both wanted us to go, even though they would be without our help.


Yak ha ngéda i, i nya bikodlene i, i ñunda le Djob a ngwés bés. 	 Even when that is the case, such discipline reflects God’s love for us.


Ngéda di bi bol inyu ngélé bisu i tison i Pine Bluff, di bi ke i yén yak mankéé nu a bé ñéga likoda. 	 When we first arrived in Pine Bluff, we moved in with the brother who was the congregation servant at the time.


I nene le, i bibôdle bi likoda li bikristen, libim li baôma li bi yégle i Yérusalem, i het juu li bakena ntôñ li bé li ôñi. 	 It appears that in the early days of Christianity, most of the apostles remained in Jerusalem, which continued to be the location of the governing body.


(Yérémia 45:1-5) Ibabé nkaa, Djob a bé bé bebee i sôñ lingwañ li mut nye ki nye nu a bé niñ ikété tison i i bé lama tjiba. 	 (Jer. 45:1-5; ftn.) God certainly was not going to preserve anyone’s material possessions in a city that was going to be destroyed.


Ngélé nsôk ba nsima Yôsep i bé ngéda Yésu a bééna 12 nwii. 	 The last mention of Joseph was when Jesus was 12 years old.


Yéñ yi kii i yé njômbi yoñ. 	 Identify.


(Añ Lukas 21:36.) 	 (Read Luke 21:36.)


Kiki di gwé ngôñ i hol i pes mbuu, di wan dihéga dilam di bôt di nla kôna. 	 But since our goal is to grow as spiritual people, let us take a look at several positive examples of individuals we can imitate.


Ndi a bé a ngi undga le a bééna “nsañ u Nyambe.”—Filipi 1:12-14; 4:7, 11, 22. 	 But he was still showing that “the peace of God” was with him.—Phil. 1:12-14; 4:7, 11, 22.


Ntôñ u bi ep me ni Maxin kiki basañal i Potô Rikô. Hala a nkobla le me bi ke ha bé mu sitima nu. 	 Maxine and I were assigned as missionaries to Puerto Rico, so I never went out on the new boat.


A bi boñ yak malômbla ni mis mé le ma béñge bañ ngond ngi yi munlôm ni bisômble bi ndéñg. 	 He even made a covenant with his eyes not to look immorally at a virgin.


Mambe mahoñol ma nlôôha malam di yé le di “nôgda,” iloo ma ma mpahal bibégés gwés ni gwéha yés inyu Isañ wés Nungigii, le Yéhôva? 	 What better thoughts could we “feel” than those that express praise and love for our heavenly Father, Jehovah?


(Bibôdle 18:22-33; 19:18-21) Ni le, Yéhôva a bi hônba litén li Israel ni ndok yap iloo 1 500 i nwii.—Ezékiel 33:11. 	 (Gen. 18:22-33; 19:18-21) Also, for over 1,500 years, Jehovah put up with the wayward nation of Israel.—Ezek. 33:11.


Imbe ndémbél bikristen bi hiai bisu, bi bi yigle bés inyu ntuba tjémbi di bibégés? 	 How did the first-century Christians set a pattern of singing in worship?


15 Libim li mandutu ba mpôdôl mu biniigana bi, li mpémél ndik bé boñge bawanda ni batitigi. 	 15 Many of the problems addressed in material for young people are not unique to them.


Kiki nyéñgôl nu a nsal ni ngui inyu léba gôl, baa u mboñ biliya bi ngui inyu léba maliga ma Bibel ma ma yé mahee? 	 Like a prospector who exerts himself to find gold, do you work hard to learn precious Bible truths?


Ngéda Didier bo Nadine, babiina ba ba bé lôl i Pulasi, ba bi nyodi inyu ke i Madagaskar i nwii 2010, ba bééna yom kiki bo 50 nwii ni jam. 	 When Didier and Nadine, a couple from France, moved to Madagascar in 2010, they were middle-aged.


Ndi, inyuki a bi pohol i nwas le pééna ini i nom, letee a ti yak Satan ngéda inyu unda le bipôdôl gwé bi yé ntiik? 	 So why has God chosen to allow the issue to go on, giving Satan time to try to prove his point?


(Lukas 10:3, 5, 6) Jon i nson wés likalô, di mboma bôt ba mbep timbhe bés, tole ba nôgha bés liyot ni maboñok map. 	 (Luke 10:3, 5, 6) In our ministry, we may encounter some who respond harshly or even act abusively.


Témb hana inyu lihyéñha likak joñ to imbe ñgéda. 	 Return here to edit your goal anytime.


18. (a) Kii i ntihba we mu ndéñbe i Hiôb? (b) Kii maada Yéhôva bo Hiôb ba bééna, ma niiga bés inyu Yéhôva? 	 18. (a) What impresses you about Job’s integrity? (b) What do Jehovah’s dealings with Job reveal about Him?


A neebe le a nlama bem “matam malam ma nlôl ’isi.” 	 He accepts that he needs to wait patiently for “the precious fruit of the earth.”


Di nla kal le di bé “minkol mi béba.” 	 It could be said that we “were slaves of sin.”


Me bi bôdôl yi kii bet ba bé somb mabga milik ba bé gwés toi, me sôk bana loñge hinoo hi bôlô inyu bañ mabga milik. 	 I got better acquainted with my customers’ tastes and became more skillful in making ice cream.


Ndi maliga ma yé le, bôt ba binam ba niñ bé i boga ni boga. 	 The reality, though, is that humans do not live forever.


Nlô wé le Fred a nkal le: “I yoñ makidik i yé i bak jam li nlédél me. 	 Her husband, Fred, says: “Making decisions was never easy for me.


Lelaa maéba di nléba i 1 Korintô 10:31 ni Filipi 2:4 ma mbéñge mambot di nhaba? 	 How do 1 Corinthians 10:31 and Philippians 2:4 have a bearing on what we wear?


13 Di wan hihéga hiada hi hi ñunda lelaa liyi mahoñol ma Yéhôva li nla nhôla bés i yoñ makidik malam. 	 13 Consider an example that shows how knowledge of Jehovah’s thinking can help us to make wise decisions.


4 Ibale di ntibil bé nok Bañga i Djob i ngéda di ngwel nson i homa ba ngwélél hilémb hipe, hala a nla boñ le di nimis mbôô wés i pes mbuu. 	 4 The inability to grasp God’s Word in a foreign language can pose a real threat to our spiritual health.


Ndi, hala a ta bé le a bane bo nseñ kii ba nhoñol.* Masoda le, Bibel tole bipes gwé bi ma koblana i len ini bebee le ikété 3 000 dilémb. 	 That, however, may not be as profitable as they imagine.* Thankfully, the Bible or portions of it have now been translated into nearly 3,000 languages.


Mu kii a bé noñ maéba ma Môsé ni makénd, Yôsua a bi éga Lôk Israél i gwét. 	 Following Moses’ direction, courageous Joshua led the Israelites into battle.


Bimbe bisélél di gwé ikété ntôñ, bi bi nhôla bés i gwélél pék yés? 	 How have we as God’s people been equipped to use our perceptive powers?


Man mbebi i bé pebek biléé bi dikôtô bi bisista. 	 A soft breeze off Lake Erie ruffled the ladies’ feathered hats.


9 Nlélém kiki Nôa, di njoba le di ligip “ni nson Nwet ngéda yosôna.” (1 Korintô 15:58) U ntén nson u, u nla ba bo, i oñ ni bôñgôl mandap més ma makoda, i nit bôlô i nséla i makoda ma ndôn ni ma makiiña, i sal i hikuu hi loñ tole i muu ma ngobol. 	 9 Like Noah, we strive to have “plenty to do in the work of the Lord.” (1 Cor. 15:58) Such work may include the construction and maintenance of facilities for worship, volunteering to assist at assemblies and conventions, or caring for assignments at a branch office or a remote translation office.


Ini pes nyuu ngii i nyégle (hala wee bituu) i bé nhôk ni ngandak mimbamba mi bikei mimpe, nsudge ni minkôô mi bikoo bi nuga. 	 These strips were bent to fit his torso and were fastened to straps of leather by means of metal hooks and buckles.


A ntéñ yañsi kiki nyoo i mbok yap. 	 She wears a traditional head scarf


Wada ikété yap nu a nla lo bés mahoñol a yé Yônatan. 	 Jonathan is one of those friends who may come to mind.


U yan bañ mo wengoñle ma ta bé nseñ, u tjél bañ to kwel ngim mam ni nye inyule u nwo nyuu.” 	 “Do not dismiss them as of little importance, and do not avoid a subject simply because it may make you feel uncomfortable.”


Hala a bé boñ bés le, di nôgda wengoñle di yé bés botama, kayéle di bé hôya bikeñi bi nson u Yéhôva u u mbôña i nkoñ isi wonsôna. 	 As a result, we sometimes feel isolated, and we easily forget the scope of Jehovah’s work.


Lelaa i yi leege bape i bé le i hôla bo? 	 How would being hospitable help them?


I nla pam le u ti ngandak ngéda iloo kii u hoñlak bibôdle, inyu boñ le u meya. 	 Allow more time to adjust than you originally expected.


Pohol wemede! 	 The choice is yours!


Ndi kinje makénd a bi lama kôs ngeñ Yéhôva a unda letee ni ngélé aa le a bé yi njee a yé, kiñ i Yéhôva yomede i lôlak ngii. 	 But how encouraged he must have been when Jehovah acknowledged him on three separate occasions by speaking directly from heaven.


11 Di hoñol le mam ntôñ u Yéhôva u yé boñ munu dilo di nsôk: Maoñ. 	 11 Reflect on what the earthly part of God’s organization has been accomplishing in these last days.


Inyu kôhna konangoo, mambe makidik ma ngui nnol mut ngi kôôba a bé lama yoñ? 	 To receive mercy, what decisive action did an unintentional manslayer have to take?


(Bibôdle 14:22, 23) Yésu a bi ti makénd i kôna nya hémle i, mu kii a ba kwelek ni mañge wanda nu a ba ngwañ: “Ibale u nsômbôl ba nyonok, ke, nuñul gwom u gwé, u ti diyeyeba, hala nyen w’a bana lisôô li nkus ngii; ndi u loo, u noñ me.” 	 (Gen. 14:22, 23) Jesus encouraged this sort of faith, telling a rich young man: “If you want to be perfect, go sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come be my follower.”


Inyu timbhe Môsi, nu a bééna ngôñ i yi ibale a ga nit nye, Yéhôva a bi tehe nseñ i yigye bilem bi bi bé unda le a gwé ngôñ i hôla bagwélél bé. 	 Yet, to Moses, who was seeking reassurance of God’s backing, Jehovah emphasized instead qualities that underscore his willingness to help his servants.


Bôda iba, ba ba yé Mbôgi Yéhôva, ba bi koode nwemel wem, ba ti ki me “nsôñga” kaat. 	 As it happened, a few days later two Witnesses knocked on my door and offered me the “forbidden” book.


Mpôdôl Yérémia a bi ti Sédékia maéba, a podok a tiimbaga, le a nwas maboñok mé mabe, ndi kiñe i bi tjél maéba ma. 	 The prophet Jeremiah repeatedly exhorted Zedekiah to leave his bad ways, but the king refused to be disciplined.


(Minson mi baôma 5:29) Ngéda di mpohol i nit kahap i Yéhôva i ngii bihégél gwé, di nkônha ñem wé maséé.—Bingéngén 27:11. 	 (Acts 5:29) When we choose to support Jehovah’s sovereignty, we make his heart rejoice.—Prov. 27:11.


Ndi to hala, i noñ maéba ma Bibel, i bi tinde bés i boñ biliya i yémbél maselna ma, kayéle di bi nok maséé i kôs bisai i sal ntôñ kiki basañal. Di bi boma ki mandutu mape. 	 Still, applying the Bible’s advice, we worked out our differences and enjoyed success as pioneer partners.


(Lôk Héber 10:24) I yé ntiik le di nlama meya nsik, maboñ ma nsik, ni bibuk bi tjémbi tjés. 	 (Heb. 10:24) Surely we want to become familiar with the melodies, rhythms, and lyrics of our songs.


(Añ Bingéngén 17:17.) 	 (Read Proverbs 17:17.)


Mabémbe 	 appear


Baa di nla ôt biniiigana ikété ñañ Bibel unu, bi bi nla ba bés nseñ ikété ntôñ u Yéhôva i len ini? 	 Does this Bible account contain a lesson that we are wise to apply within God’s organization today?


I ntôñ u bibuk unu, u yé diyana tole nyumbi. 	 The sentence has disrespectful or offensive language.


7 Baa jam li, li nla yak pémél bés i len ini? 	 7 Could we find ourselves in a similar position today?


Ba bé le ba kôhna bisai bini, ibale ba “pohol niñ.” 	 To gain those blessings, they had to “choose life.”


(Ñañal 7:12) Ndi baa mut a yé toi le a ba maséé ibale a gwé ndigi mam ma nlôôha bane nye nseñ kiki bo bijek, mbot, ni homa liyééne? 	 (Eccl. 7:12) But can a person be truly happy if he has only enough for his basic needs?


Hégda lelaa Nôa a bé le a nôgda ngéda a bi yi ngobol i jôl jé, i i bé le i ba le: “Noi; Hogbe.” Kinje botñem! 	 Imagine, then, how Noah must have felt when he learned that his name, which probably means “Rest; Consolation,” embodied hope!


6, 7. (a) Kii i yé suhulnyu? (b) Mambe maada ma yé ipôla ñem nsôhga ni suhulnyu? 	 6, 7. What is humility, and how is modesty related to it?


(Kôlôsé 2:8; 1 Yôhanes 2:15-17) Lelaa di nla kolba mana manoodana? 	 (Colossians 2:8; 1 John 2:15-17) How can we resist that pressure?


6 Inyuki di nla ba nkwoog nkaa le to hee homa di ntéé likalô, li nla num matam malam? 	 6 Why can we be sure that regardless of where we preach, we can have a fruitful ministry?


Hala a bé hôla i sañgal mindañ ngéda sobiina wada a mbôdôl ha bé nu numpe ñem. 	 Unfaithfulness, jealousy, and suspicions were dealt with appropriately.


16 Ndék ngéda i mbus, Tésé a bi bôdôl ke makoda, a boñ ki biliya i niñ kiki kristen tolakii minlômbi nwé mi mawanda mi bé nol nye. 	 16 Shortly thereafter, Tessie started attending Christian meetings and displaying a Christian personality—even in the face of ridicule from her associates.


Nyen a nkal le: “I kôs sôble i bé makidik malam. 	 He says: “Baptism was the right decision.


(2 Miñañ 20:7; Yésaya 41:8; Yakôbô 2:23) Nyetama nyen Bibel i nsébél tôbôtôbô le liwanda li Djob. 	 (2 Chronicles 20:7; Isaiah 41:8; James 2:23) He is the only person directly called God’s friend in the Bible.


NGWA KON 	 CHRONIC ILLNESS


Bôt bem ba lihaa basaambok ba bé ke makoda, mankéé nu muda wada a bé nsôblaga to hala kiki pua a bé a ngi tééñgaga. 	 Seven in my family were attending meetings and one of my sisters was baptized, despite Dad’s opposition.


5 Yoñ ngéda i yi bon boñ loñge, i yi mahoñol map, i yi nduña yap ni mam ba nôgda mu miñem nwap. 	 5 Get to know your children well—their thinking, their feelings, their concerns.


Mañge wada le Austin, a nkal le: “Ngéda me bééna ngôñ i ndogop, bagwal bem ba bé ba tééne me nwaa u kôli, ba toñlege me inyuki ba nti me mambén ma, ba bé ki bebee i emble me hiki ngéda. 	 “Though I often felt inclined to try to get away with things,” admits Austin, “my parents set reasonable guidelines, explained the reasons for rules, and kept the lines of communication wide open.


I ngéda u nyônôs njômbi yada, ndi u béñge mbus yoñ, hala a nla hélés we, kayéle u badba le: ‘Baa me toi nyen me mboñ jam lini? 	 And when you reach a goal, it feels great to look back and say, ‘Wow, I really did it!


Ibale ba nlo i ti we mahôla ni loñgeñem, ni gwéha inyu haba woñ, baa u ga neebe maéba map kiki yimbne i gwéha i Djob inyu yoñ? 	 If they come to you to offer kind, loving help, such as about your style of dress, will you accept their counsel as an expression of God’s love for you?


Njiiha nkeñi i ga bôdôl ngéda bôt ba m’bô ba ga telep i kolbaha bikwéha bi base gwobisôna, hala wee Babilôn nunkeñi. 	 The great tribulation will begin when the political elements turn against all false religious organizations as represented by the prostitute called Babylon the Great.


U bi hôgbaha me ngandak i yi le Yéhôva a mbem ni wongut i tibil mam, ni i ti bés minson minlam i mbok yondo. 	 I have found it truly comforting to know that Jehovah is waiting patiently to remedy matters and to give us exciting assignments in his new world.


Mu dilo ti, ngandak ikété yés i i bé kôs biniigana bi bisu bi Bibel, i bé pala hol. 	 In those days, many of us responded quickly upon learning basic Bible truths.


Inyuki di nlama sélés ni unda ñem ngôô? 	 Why do you want to cultivate and show compassion?


(Tjémbi 145:18) I ba nkwoog nkaa le Yéhôva a ntééda bés ni loñgeñem, i ga hôla bés i nihbe manoodana ma ma mbem bés i bisu. 	 (Ps. 145:18) That confidence in Jehovah’s loving support will help us to cope with further tests of faith.


Wen u gwé bibañga bi niñ boga.” 	 You have sayings of everlasting life.”


(2 Korintô 2:17, MN, buk i si lipep) I bet ba ñañal ñañ nlam ba nlama bé yéñ i ôt nseñ i bôlô ba nsal. 	 (2 Cor. 2:17, ftn.) Those preaching the message should not seek personal gain for the work that they do.


(Matéô 24:45) To hee homa di ngwélél Yéhôva, di gwé ngandak manjel i bégés nye. 	 (Matt. 24:45) Wherever we serve Jehovah, we have opportunities to praise him.


Kii i yé ñañ u libii ibôdôl i dilo di Adam ikepam i dilo di Ntida Malép? 	 What is the history of marriage from the time of Adam to the Flood?


Bibel i nkal le Djob “a lona gwo yak mut i tehe kinje môl a yé le a o gwo.” 	 God “began bringing them to the man to see what he would call each one.”


Kii di nla ni nok inyu ngobol bibañga bi Paul bi bi mpémél i kaat 1 Korintô 10:13? 	 What, then, may we conclude about the meaning of Paul’s words recorded at 1 Corinthians 10:13?


Me bi kôs yak nsima i bana minson mi tôbôtôbô ikété likoda li Fulham. 	 I also received privileges of service in the Fulham Congregation.


(Matéô 6:26, 28) I boñ hala i ga kônde bé yi, i yônôs miñem minan ni mayéga inyu Yéhôva, i hôlôs ki likeñge linan i niiga bon banan.—Lukas 6:40. 	 (Matt. 6:26, 28) Your doing so will broaden your knowledge, deepen your appreciation for Jehovah, and better equip you to teach your young ones.—Luke 6:40.


Ndi ini mbot yé gwét i bé kéñ njel le pansoñ tole likoñ li hié li ôm nye i ñem tole i bisaha. 	 But his armor hindered the edge of a sword or the point of an arrow from piercing his heart or other vital organs.


Ngandak i bi nôgda nlélém jam kiki sista Mabel Filbrik, nu a kal le: “Kinjee maséé i yi le di bé kôs ki bôlô i mondo i sal!” 	 Many felt as did Mabel Philbrick, who said: “How thrilling it was to know that we were again to have a work to do!”


To hala kii ba bi tjél ti bo kunde i nit bagwal bap ba ba yé mimañ mi bôt, ni i biiba, bini bilôk bikéé bi nligip i téñbe ni Yéhôva to hala kii bi mboma manoodana ma mbuma ñañ. 	 Denied the freedom to support their aging parents and to marry, these brothers have remained loyal in spite of severe mistreatment.


Ngéda u nhônba mandutu, u hôya bañ le yak ndémbél yoñ i ga ti bôt bape makénd i hônba. 	 When you endure hardship, remember that your example is likely encouraging others to endure.


ME NKÔÔBA INYU NEEBE MAHÉÑHA 	 ADJUSTING TO MORE CHANGES


Lelaa Pétrô a bi hôla sita yada i i bi wo? 	 How did Peter help a Christian sister who had died?


Ngéda imbe bitugne me mbem bi ga ba?’ 	 When will the resurrection that I am hoping for occur?’


Homa wés bôlô a bé yônôs ki ngôñ i makoda inyu mimbamble. 	 The Magazine Department also filled congregation requests for magazines.


Bimbe bisai di ga bana i ngéda di nyéñ nsañ ipôla yés? 	 What blessings will we enjoy when we “seek peace” with one another?


Lelaa ba bi téñbe ni Yéhôva? 	 How did they remain faithful to Jehovah?


SONDE I 19-25 MATJEL 2018 	 WEEK OF FEBRUARY 19-25, 2018


George, nu a bé i tison i Tacloban, yak nye a bi nimis ndap yé, a kal le: “Bilôk bikéé bi bé maséé tolakii ba bi kôs ndutu. 	 George, whose home in the city of Tacloban was obliterated, said: “In spite of what happened, the brothers are happy.


I nwii 1995, likoda li bi gwéé i Balikchi—nwii juem mbus mayuuga més ma bisu mu tison i. 	 In 1995 a congregation was formed in Balykchy—eight years after our first visit to that town.


Yakôbô 1:5 a nkal le: “Ibale wada ikété nan a nhañ ni pék, wee a yagal yaa Nyambe nu a nkébél bôt bobasôna ibabé yahal bo, ndi a’ kôs.” 	 Says James 1:5: “If any one of you is lacking in wisdom, let him keep asking God, for he gives generously to all and without reproaching.”


2 Kiki hihéga, kaat Tjémbi 135 i mpôdôl bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba ba bé ba tiñi ni nye i nlômbi Israel, “kiki yom yé nyemede.” 	 2 For example, Psalm 135 refers to faithful worshippers of Jehovah in ancient Israel as “his special property.”


Di nla kal le ñ, inyule ini kaat i yé ikété Bibel inyu ti bôt bape makénd i ‘kôna mam ma yé loñge.’ 	 The fact that Third John was preserved in the Bible canon and was passed on to encourage others to “imitate what is good” suggests that it did.


Ha ngéda i, bagwal ba ba yé bikristen, ba nla tehe loñge i témb i likoda li li ngwélél hilémb bon bap ba ntibil nok, letee yaga le boñge ba hol mu i nokna yap i mam ma mbuu.—Añ Ndiimba Mbén 6:5-7. 	 In such circumstances, Christian parents might consider moving back to a congregation that uses the language their children best understand until their children take a firm stand for the truth.—Read Deuteronomy 6:5-7.


Lelaa me nla kônde hôla bilôk bikéé bi yé mandap ma mok? 	 How can I help our brothers in prison?


Ndi i lisuk, bôt bape ba ga bôdôl bés ñem, ba ti ki bés lipém.”—Kaôri, nu loñ Yapan. 	 But in the end, we can gain the trust and respect of others.”—Kaori, Japan.


Mankéé nu munlôm wada a nkal le: “Ngéda me ñañ Bibel, me noode bigda le nlôñ me yé añ i nla bana ngandak biniigana me nla ôt.” 	 “When I read the Bible, I try to remember that there may be several lessons that can be drawn from a passage,” says one brother.


To hala kii a bi neebe bé, a bi unda ñem ngui, a yoñ ki makidik ma bé sômbla.—Bibôdle 39:10, 12. 	 Even so, rather than give in, he showed courage and took decisive action.—Gen. 39:10, 12.


Mambe makidik di nlama bana? 	 What should be our determination?


Ngéda di nwéhél i bet ba mbabaa bés, di ñunda le di nti mayéga inyu nwéhél Djob a nwéhél bibéba gwés ni njel binoñ bi Kristô. 	 When we forgive those who have offended us, we show that we appreciate the forgiveness of our own sins made possible by Christ’s ransom sacrifice.


4. (a) Kii i nyis bés le i ga ba nledek jam inyu tjél yoñ ngaba i mam ma nkoñ isi? (b) Inyuki di nlama kôôba nano inyu tjél yoñ ngaba i mam ma nkoñ isi? 	 4. (a) How do we know that it will become more difficult to remain neutral? (b) Why should we prepare now to remain neutral?


Inyuki u nla bé yoñ bitelbene i kwel ni mut u nyi bé i bibôdle ni i mamélél ma hiki likoda? 	 Why not set the goal to converse with someone new before or after every meeting?


Bikiñe bi Yudéa bi gwobiba, bi bi boñ mam ma téé sép i mis ma Yéhôva, ndi Asa nye a boñ hala ni ñem wé wonsôna. 	 Both Judean kings did what was right in the eyes of Jehovah, but Asa did so with a complete heart.


Inyule bisélél bi, bi mpémés matode ma mahee ma matiñ ma Djob, ma ma bi hôla ngandak bôt i lédés libii jap. 	 Because these tools highlight the godly principles that have helped many to strengthen their marriage.


Kii i bé le i hôla bo? 	 What was the solution?


NÔA—NDÉMBÉL I HÉMLE NI I MANÔGLA ILOO MBÔGÔL NWII BÔÔ 	 NOAH—FAITHFUL AND OBEDIENT FOR NINE CENTURIES


2 Baa ni nôgda ngim mangéda wengoñle mandutu ma niñ ni mboma ma nyamb mayoo, kayéle ni nla ha bé hônba mo? 	 2 Do you sometimes feel, though, that the pressures of life are driving you to the limit?


Riana a yé ti nkwel ni hop u Tandrôi 	 Riana giving a talk in the Tandroy language


Hala a ñunda le ba bi tjél biiba bo ngi pamna 23 ñwii. 	 So they did stay free until they were at least 23.


(Hiôb 22:1-3, MN) Baa yak we u ma badba mambadga mana? 	 (Job 22:1-3) Have you ever wondered about the answers to questions such as these?


“Téñbana ni gwéha lisañ li bôt.”—LÔK HÉBER 13:1. 	 “Let your brotherly love continue.”—HEBREWS 13:1.


Kiki di mbôk di tehe, mu minkwel mi bisu mu kaat ini, Bañga i Nyambe i nla hôla bés i jôs mandutu ma ma yé bés i mbombom—mandutu ma hiki kel, munu nkoñ isi unu u u nhéñha hiki ngéda. 	 As we considered in the preceding articles, God’s Word can help us deal with what is immediately in front of us—the day-to-day problems that we all face in this uncertain world.


Ni le hiki ngéda, di nlama jo le di nimis bañ makénd més, di jok ki sañ ni bibomb gwés i pes minsôn.—2 Korintô 10:3-6; Kôlôsé 3:5-9. 	 And we must constantly fight against our fleshly weaknesses and discouragement.—2 Cor. 10:3-6; Col. 3:5-9.


Ndi, libôga li ba ntihbaga bé li yii jôga. 	 Yet, there is still a vast untouched territory.


Ni ki le, kiki mankéé Léje, “ngandak bagwal i i bi tehe ba nlalna bôt bap ba lihaa ni ngui, tole ba nol bo, i nla bé neebe i témbna bon bap nyoo homa bikuu bi bi kwél bo.” 	 Further, as notes Lije, “many parents who saw family members raped and murdered cannot bear to bring their children back to where those tragedies occurred.”


Ni ki le baa Bibel i nkal toi bés imbe ngéda bitugne bi ga ba? 	 And does the Bible really indicate when the resurrection will take place?


(Lukas 11:13) Bigda ndémbél i ñôma Pétrô. 	 (Luke 11:13) Remember the apostle Peter.


Ni makénd momasôna, Nikôla nu a bééna 20 ñwii a bi kal bisônda le: “Me nla bé me jo gwét inyule me yé sônda i Kristô.” 	 Nicolas, aged 20, boldly told the military authorities, “I cannot fight because I am a soldier of Christ.”


Mangéda mape, ngandak bôt i ntehe hala kiki soso bomb, tôbôtôbô i bahoma ba bôlô. 	 In fact, some may even view it as a liability, particularly in the business community.


Bilem bini bi bé le bi ba kiki dikuu di ngim ndap di di nhôla ndap i yén siñ. 	 These might be likened to the pillars of a house that keep it standing.


Ndi inyu kôhna bisai sesema yé i nlona, bôt ba binam ba nlama nôgôl Djob. 	 But to benefit from his sacrifice, humans needed to obey God.


A ngwés bé ndik le di wan disii di mam, ndi, le di tibil nok ni bii bisélél “bañga mam i mbén,” matiñ ma nyôgi ma ma nit mambén mé. 	 He wants us, not to obsess over the details of the Law, but to discern and apply its “weightier matters,” the lofty principles that underpin its commandments.


Sôk i nsôk, di ga kôôge nye bebee. 	 Consequently, we draw close to him.


Toñol bini bibañga le “bihiumul bi pubhaga.” 	 Explain the expression “holy acts of conduct.”


KONDOÑ 2017 	 JANUARY 2017


Ikété nkoñ isi wonsôna, bebee le didun juem di batéé likalô ba nti bomede i añal ñañ nlam ikété 240 biloñ. 	 Worldwide, some eight million volunteer ministers preach to people in 240 lands.


Bahogi ba nkal le ñem woñ u nkap nkônô, hala wee mahoñol mut a gwé ñem, mon ma ngwal maboñog. 	 Some say that thoughts lead to feelings and feelings lead to actions.


ME BI NIGIL NGANDAK I PAÑ BILÔK BIKÉÉ BI BÔDA 	 BENEFITING FROM WISE SISTERS


I mbus ngéda, Kiñe David a bi tjek Lôk Lévi ni biprisi mintôñ mintôñ. 	 Later, King David organized the Levites and the priests into effective divisions.


Ndi i mbus, Yéhôva a bé yéñ le Môsé a ti nye makénd ngéda a bi kal le: “Ndi béhe Yôsua, lédés nye ñem, u ti ki nye ngui; inyule a’ yap bisu bi loñ; nyen a’ boñ yo le i kôdôl hisi w’a tehe.” 	 Yet, Jehovah told Moses to encourage him, saying: “Commission Joshua and encourage him and strengthen him, because he is the one who will cross over before this people and he is the one who will cause them to inherit the land that you will see.”


I mbigda ini, i ga lédés makidik més i noñ maéba ma Yéhôva mu kiki a ñéga bés i mbok yondo. 	 This review will strengthen our decision to follow Jehovah’s direction into the new world.


9 Yésu a bi téé mimañ le mi éga likoda, jon a ngwés le di ti bo lipém, di noñok ki biniigana ba nti bés. 	 9 Jesus has appointed elders to take the lead in the congregation, and he wants us to respect them and follow the direction they give us.


YÔNÔS NSON DJOB A BI TI BAGWÉLÉL BÉ 	 FULFILLING THE ROLE GOD HAS GIVEN TO HIS PEOPLE


14 Ibale u nôgda le u ta bé nkôôbaga loñge inyu toñle bôt le mam ma bi héga, ni le ma bi lo bé ndigi ni momede, u nla hôla bo i hek pék kiki ñôma Paul a bi boñ. 	 14 If you feel unprepared to discuss evolution or creation, you can try using the basic reasoning that Paul used.


15 Nwaa wada di gwé i ngéda di ngwélél kunde yés, u yé le di nlama diihe kunde i pohol i bôt bape. 	 15 One of the limitations on our freedom is that we must respect the right that others have to make their own decisions in life.


A bagwal, ni hôla bon banan i béyés mapubi map mu kii ba nti mandimbhe ni bibuk gwap bomede. 	 Parents, help your children to let their light shine by teaching them to comment in their own words.


Ndi ba gwé bé kunde i kolba Nhek wap nu a nti bo niñ. 	 However, it does not entitle them to rebel against their Creator and Life-Giver.


I yé yak nseñ le bagwal ba unda pék, ni le ba liya i nok bon bap ba wanda.—w15 15/11-F, p. 9-11. 	 It is also important that the parents show insight and strive to understand their teenagers.—w15 11/15, pp. 9-11.


To hala, nson u bé ke ni bisu; ngandak bôt mu mabôga ma i yé bagwélél ba Yéhôva i len ini. 	 Still, the work progressed, and many in those areas are now worshippers of Jehovah.


Lilegle ñgim hop 	 Language Request


(Minson mi baôma 20:31-35) Kiki hihéga, bipôdôl bi Paul ni maboñok mé, bi niiga bés bôô ni ngélé yañen i yé nseñ i ti—ngéda yés, ngui yés, i bana nduña inyu bôt ni gwés bo. 	 (Acts 20:31-35) By word and example, the apostle taught us to give of ourselves—our time, our energy, our attention, our love.


Ni hoñol ki le, kon mahoñol u ga tééñga ha bé baboña bés to miñem nwés. 	 Think of the anxiety that will no longer trouble our mind and heart.


I ngii mam momasôna, hiki wada wés a nlama bii i mahoñol mé le Djob nyen a yé lingen li bijek gwés bi mbuu. 	 Above all, each one of us should bear in mind that God is the Source of our spiritual provisions.


(Añ Lôk Héber 10:24, 25.) 	 (Read Hebrews 10:24, 25.)


Baa u yé ikété ba ba nsal kiki basañal ba tôbôbôtô i biloñ bipe? Baa u ngwel nson het batéé likalô ba mbéda i loñ ipe? Baa u bi bôdôl ke i makoda ma ma ngwélél hilémb hipe nyoo loñ yoñ? 	 Are you perhaps serving as a missionary or a need-greater in a foreign land, or have you begun attending meetings in a foreign-language congregation in your homeland?


(Manyodi 10:12-15) Bitandi ñôma Yôhanes a bi tehe bi yé yimbne i minhook mi bikristen mi mi bi ti mabéhna ma ngui i kolba kwéha base. 	 (Exodus 10:12-15) The locusts that John saw represent anointed Christians who have been preaching a powerful message against false religion.


Ni inyuki binoñ bi Yésu bi yé hiliba hi hi nyibil likôga inyu boñ le bitééne bi Djob bi yon? 	 And why is Jesus’ ransom sacrifice the key that unlocks the door for God’s purpose to be accomplished?


(Yésaya 25:8) A ga mélés yak liyep. 	 (Isa. 25:8) He will end poverty.


(Rôma 15:4) Yôsef a bé ndémbél i mbuma ñañ. 	 (Rom. 15:4) Joseph was an outstanding example.


Ba bi tjél le Yéhôva a ba Isañ wap, ba ke ki nonok ni nwee nyensôna a bé lôl bo mu mbén yé.—Bibôdle 3:6-13. 	 They rejected Jehovah as their Father and estranged themselves from the security of his protective rule.—Gen. 3:6-13.


George ni Adria ba ntoñol le, ngélé yap bisu i ke i Ghana, ba bi nôgda wengoñle ba ntémb i ngéda kôba. 	 George and Adria relate that when they first moved to Ghana, they felt as if they had gone back in time.


Lelaa u yé le u toñol libak li mut a ntôñ nyemede iloo héga? 	 How would you describe those who have an excessive love of self?


Mambe maada ma yé ipôla gwéha ni tjél todol bôt? 	 What connection is there between love and impartiality?


A kônde ki kal le: “Ni ta bé le ni gwéélak Nyambe, ni gwéélak ki Nkus.” 	 He added: “You cannot slave for God and for Riches.”


Jon, bakobol ba bé lama hégda ngobol i téé, inoñnaga ni yom ba bé kobol kiki bo ngén, minlôñ mi Bibel mi mi nkéña ngim ñañ, ni bipes bi Bibel bipe bi bi bééna maada ni nlôñ ba bé kobol. 	 Hence, translators must determine the correct sense, taking into account the Hebrew poetic style, the context, and the related Bible passages.


Nunu mañge wanda a bi kôhna ki mahôla ni nkwel unu le: “Dieu approuve-t-il les mœurs ‘différentes’?” u u bi pam i mbamble ni hop Pulasi le Réveillez-vous! du 8 octobre 2003. 	 This young person also benefited from the article “Alternative Life-Styles—Does God Approve?” which appeared in the issue of October 8, 2003.


Ngéda Saulô a bé kiñe, inyuki hala a bé ndutu inyu Lôk Israél i téñbe i nôgôl Djob? 	 Why was it difficult for the people of Israel to be loyal to God while Saul was king?


Ba bééna ngui i boñ le bôt ba nimis bôlô yap ibale ba neebe bikaat gwés. Ba bi boñ yak le ba pémés bés i ndap yés. 	 They had people dismissed from their jobs if they accepted our books, and they had us evicted from our lodgings.


Di tehe inyuki. 	 Let us reason on the matter.


‘Likébla li Djob li mbuma ñañ’ li nyégsa bés 	 Be Compelled by God’s “Indescribable Free Gift”


(1 Samuel 13:13, 14) I ntéak wé ngéda, Yéhôva a bi téé ngim mut, i i bé lel ba bobasôna a bi bôk a gwélél. 	 (1 Sam. 13:13, 14) In his own due time, he appointed someone who would be superior to any of the men he had used thus far.


Ma niiga bés. 	 They educate us.


(Filipi 3:14) Mi nyamnda ni ngôñ i sal ni Yésu i Ane yé, inyu hôla bôt ba binam i tébna libak jap li peles. 	 (Phil. 3:14) They look forward to serving with Jesus Christ in his heavenly Kingdom and sharing with him in bringing mankind to perfection.


Kii di nlama boñ inyu ke ni bisu i hol i pes mbuu? 	 What do we need to do to move forward as a spiritual person?


18 Satan a bi kôôba leñ Hiôb bikuu bibe kiyaga, bi bi bé lama tinde nye i hoñol le Djob nyen a bé mbus mandutu mé. 	 18 Satan launched a series of vicious attacks against Job, leading Job to assume that God was to blame.


Ngim mangéda, hala a mboñ le bôt ba béñge nson wés kiki jam lilam. 	 Often, the result is that our activity is seen in a positive way.


Ba nhéñha môl mape. 	 Some names have been changed.


Ni ki le, ngandak batéé likalô ba loñ i bi neebe ke i tjam ñañ nlam i ôn ikeñi i Madagaskar. 	 Also, numerous local publishers have been willing to move so as to help in spreading the Kingdom message throughout this vast island territory.


BÔT BAHOGI BA NKAL LE i kal le Satan a mbémbe bôt i yé ndigi bitembee, bape ba nsehla ni woñi u mimbuu mimbe. 	 SOME PEOPLE SAY that control by the Devil is a hoax, while others dread being possessed by evil spirits.


Masoohe ni mbuu mpubi ma nla ti we ngui inyu noñ njel u nyi le i yé loñge, i yik ki le Yéhôva a sayap yo. 	 Prayer and holy spirit can give you energy to pursue the course that you know to be right and that Jehovah can bless.


Ntiik, di yé ngi yémbél yémbél i nsôk. 	 Indeed, we have not yet won the complete victory.


Baa di ntehe iloo jam li nene i mis? 	 Can You Look Beyond Outward Appearances?


Ba bi sébél mankéé nu muda wada nu a bé i Ghana, i homa nu a bééna ngôñ ni batéé likalô. Ba bat nye ngandak mambadga. 	 They contacted a sister who was serving where the need is greater in Ghana and asked her many questions.


Jon hiki wada wés a nla badba le: ‘Ngélé yañeñ i ma pémél me le, nkwel tole yigil i mbamble wés wada i tinde me i boñ mahéñha?’ 	 Ask yourself, ‘How often has a talk or an article in one of our journals moved me to make adjustments in my thinking or conduct?’


4 Nlélém ni bés, maliga di nigil i Bañga i Djob ma nsôñ bés ni biniigana bi kwéha base. 	 4 Similarly, the truths we learn from God’s Word protect us from the spiritual harm that false teachings cause.


Mam mana ma nlôl ni njel le Satan, Adam ni Eva ba bi ndogbene Yéhôva. 	 They are the direct results of the rebellion against Jehovah on the part of three wicked individuals—Satan, Adam, and Eve.


Nlélém ndéñbe i bilôk bikéé i biloñ bipe i bi boñ le di kônde yémbél. 	 This same firm stand by brothers in other countries has led to similar victories.


“Nyonok ni makénd, ni gwéha miñem nwés iloo ngéda bisu” (likoda li ndôn li 1922), Mpuye 	 We Experienced God’s Undeserved Kindness in Many Ways (D. Guest), Feb.


Mbuu u bi tinde ñôma Paul i tila le: “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. 	 The inspired apostle Paul said: “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.”—Gal. 6:4.


Baa i ba maliga i ntagbe ngéda? 3 	 Is Honesty Outdated? 3


Mbôgi ngi bibuk inyu mbañ i i bi yon 	 A Silent Witness to Accurate Prophecy


Ha ngéda i, me bé tehe likoda kiki boma i mimañ mi bôda. 	 At the time, the local congregation seemed to me like an old-ladies’ club.


Lelaa u nla nigil Bibôdle 3:15? 	 How might you study Genesis 3:15?


Ibale mut a nwaa gwélél Yéhôva tole a nwaa niñ kiki bikristen, a kalak bañ kekikel le ni maliga, a mah ti bé nyemede nkikip, ni le, sôble yé i yé yañga*. To kii leñek, a bi unda le a mal ti nyemede nkikip yak Djob. 	 If a person tires of serving Jehovah or of living a Christian way of life, he cannot claim that he was never really dedicated and that his baptism was invalid.* To all intents and purposes, he presented himself as one who was wholly dedicated to God.


Ndi u nlama bé lôôha kon woñi tole tôñ inyu mam u nyi yaga bé kiki m’a ba. 	 However, you need not be consumed by anxiety, or worry, over events that you do not know anything about.


15 Kristô a bi ti ki likoda bôt ‘kiki makébla’—hala wee mimañ inyu tat bémba i Djob. 	 15 Christ also gave to the congregation “gifts in men”—elders to shepherd God’s flock.


A bé yéñ bé ngim “tel i tôbôtôbô” i ngii. 	 He was not expecting some sort of heavenly “upgrade.”


Ndi bipada ni bipastô bi bi neebe bé hala. 	 The clergymen were not interested.


Mu kii u nke ni bisu i tém yo, u ga sôk léba tik ngok i mbuu. 	 Rewarding gems are awaiting discovery as you dig for spiritual treasures.


Hop mpe 	 Different language


Ndi, a bi sôñ bé nye. 	 Still, He did not intervene.


Ndi to wada a bi top bé, isañ mbai wada a kal yak bés le: “Bés bon ba Kina, di mbéna bé nuñul disi. 	 No one did; one owner even told us: “Chinese do not sell.


Béñge litiñ li Bibel li yé i kaat 1 Korintô 15:33. 	 Note the Scriptural principle found at 1 Corinthians 15:33.


Pansoñ i mbuu (Béñge maben 19-20) 	 The sword of the spirit (See paragraphs 19-20)


I sem kwep, Yésu a nsômbôl kal bés le, ‘ni nôgôl me.’ 	 Simply put, Jesus tells us, ‘Be obedient to me.’


14 U héya le, hala a nlédés hémle yés, i wan lelaa Bibel i bi pei mu nwii mi nwominsôna i nkéñbaha gwéha yés inyu Yéhôva.* Inyuki a bi bôk a ti bés Bañga yé? 	 14 Besides strengthening our faith, reviewing how the Bible has endured through the ages deepens our love for Jehovah.* After all, why did he provide his Word in the first place?


Ndi, kiki a bé sômbôl nôgôl isañ, a bi kañ pisis libadô i hinoo hié hi hi bé yoo matjél, a ke i ti léta ni makôô. 	 Nevertheless, wanting to obey his father, he tied a rag around his bleeding finger and set out on foot to deliver the envelope.


I ndap yem lihaa? 	 At home?


I kel i bé noñ ha, i ngéda di bi ke i Hikuu hi Bisuklu bi Watchtower, hi hi yé i tison i Patterson, Linda a bi sébél bés inyu kal bés le Mama a nwo. 	 The day after we left for the Watchtower Educational Center in Patterson, Linda called to tell us that Mother had died.


(Tjémbi 40:6) Jam lipe li yé le masoohe més ma nlama unda le di ‘nhoñol bôt ba yé ngata, wengoñle bés ni bo di yé nkañak lôñ.’ 	 (Ps. 40:5) Also, our prayers should reflect that we “keep in mind those in prison, as though [we] were imprisoned with them.”


Ba bi ti nye kunde i, i sôñ Biôôm, i nwii 1927. 	 In October 1927, that permission was granted.


Kii di nlama boñ i ngéda bôt ba ntééñga bés?—Minlôñ 1, 2. 	 How should we react to those who oppress us?—Verses 1, 2.


Ndi iloo mam mana momasôna, w’a ba maséé, inyule w’a léba jam li li yé mahee iloo yaga gôl.—Bingéngén 3:13, 14. 	 Above all, you will rejoice because you have found something much better than gold.—Prov. 3:13, 14.


Lem i wongut ini i nlôl ni Djob, i yé toi nseñ inyu libak li mut yondo, li bikristen gwobisôna bi nlama eñgep. 	 Godly patience truly is a vital part of the new personality with which all Christians must clothe themselves.


Hala a bi hélés nye! 	 The effect was amazing!


(Añ Yôhanes 14:27.) 	 (Read John 14:27.)


Di bééna yigil yés i ndap lihaa hiki ngéda. Mu mangéda ma, di bé di tuk mam ma bé le ma pémél bo i suklu. 	 We always had a regular family study, during which we would act out situations that could happen at school.


I NIIGA LÔK KÉÉ NI HILÉMB HIAP 	 TRAINING BROTHERS IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE


Di bé kena yak bibot bi mimbamble i pôst inyu ep gwo makoda ma Amérika nyensôna. 	 There were also sacks of magazines to be brought to the post office for mailing to congregations throughout the United States.


A bé lémbél nlôm, a jôôga mambot mé, a tôñôg ki bôt bé ba lihaa. 	 She cooked for him, washed his clothes, and took care of others in his family.


Bimbe bitelbene di nla yoñ inyu boñ le di sal loñge ni nsañ wonsôna? 	 What steps can we take to improve our spirit of teamwork?


Hihéga hi, hi bé hi kôli inyu ñwii nwap, hi bi tihba ki bo inyule nyañ wap a bi añle ndik bé bo ni nyo, ndi bomede ba bi nôgda toi jam nyañ wap a bé yéñ niiga bo. 	 That illustration was fitting for their age, and it engaged them in a way that passive learning might not have.


Mu kii Yésu a bé bebee i wo inyu nit telepsép i Djob, hala a bi ti ndimbhe i pééna i ntihba ngiinda yosôna.—Lôk Héber 1:8, 9. 	 Jesus’ willingness to die while upholding Jehovah’s righteousness addresses matters of universal importance.—Heb. 1:8, 9.


Di yoñ yihe le yom yo ki yo—kiki bo miñañ mi niñ yés, dihéga, litinak jés li nkwel—i lôôha bañ lémél baemble, kayéle ba hôya minlôñ mi Bibel u ngwélél. 	 For one thing, be careful that nothing—experiences, illustrations, or even your manner of delivery—overshadows or draws attention away from the Bible verses you use.


9. (a) Kii i bi kéñ bé Néhémia njel i tiimba oñ lipénd li Yérusalem? (b) Lelaa Yéhôva a bi timbhe masoohe ma Néhémia? 	 9. (a) What did not prevent Nehemiah from rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem? (b) How did God respond to Nehemiah’s prayer?


Bitilna bi nkônde yis bés le: “Yésu Kristô a yé nlélém yani, ni len, ni kepam boga.” 	 The Scriptures reassure us that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, and forever.”


16 Ngéda Lôk Israél i bé ke i mangand map i Yérusalem, ba bé sal ntôñ ikété manôgla. 	 16 When the Israelites went to their festivals in Jerusalem, they cooperated with one another.


(2 Korintô 12:9) Manoodana ma bi hôla bés i lémés hémle yés ni i lédés makidik més i téñbe ni Djob. 	 (2 Cor. 12:9) Trials have served to refine our faith and strengthen our determination to maintain integrity.


Me bi kôs ki ngandak makénd ngéda me bi nigil gwigil bi Nkum Ntat ni hop pulasi le La Tour de Garde du 15 novembre 1992, bi bi bééna miño mi minkwel le: ‘Jéhovah n’est pas à blâmer,’ ni ‘Servons Jéhovah fidèlement.’” 	 I also received much encouragement from the articles ‘Jehovah Is Not to Blame’ and ‘Serve Jehovah Loyally,’ found in The Watchtower of November 15, 1992.”


Di ñañ le: “Ibale mut a kégél Yéhôva likak . . . , a kwéhak bañ bañga yé. 	 It states: “If a man makes a vow to Jehovah . . . , he must not violate his word.


Libim li bibéba bi mam bi mbôña munu nkoñ isi unu, li nlôl bé ni bôt ndi ni minlôñ mi bôt tole makoda ma m’bô. 	 Much of the evil that is done in this world is the work not of individuals but of organizations.


LELAA W’A TIMBHE? 	 CAN YOU EXPLAIN?


(Lôk Héber 10:9, 10) Mut binam to wada a ta bé le a unda nya gwéha ikeñi i. 	 (Heb. 10:9, 10) No human could show greater love.


I boñ hala i ga hôla bés i bana bañga yi i mambén ni matiñ ma Yéhôva, i hôla ki bés i tibil nok Bañga i Djob. 	 Doing such reading can give you greater insight into Jehovah’s laws and principles and a deeper understanding of God’s Word.


Ndi munu yigil ini, di ga gwélél môl Yéhôva a bi yiga ti bo. 	 But in this article, we will use the names that Jehovah later gave them.


(Hiôb 16:1-5) Sôk bi sôk, Hiôb a bi kôhna hogbe ni njel Elihu, yak ni Yéhôva nyemede.—Hiôb 33:24, 25; 36:1, 11; 42:7, 10. 	 (Job 16:1-5) Finally, Job received encouragement from Elihu and from Jehovah himself.—Job 33:24, 25; 36:1, 11; 42:7, 10.


Abraham a nwo “ñunuk yaga, mañ mut, nyonok ni dilo” 	 Abraham dies “at a good old age, old and satisfied”


3 Bitilna bi mpôdôl “likébla li karis Nyambe.” 	 3 The Scriptures speak of “the free gift of God’s undeserved kindness.”


I maliga, maselna ipôla bilem gwés ni bi mambok mape, ma ñunda bilama bi mahaa ma bôt ba binam Djob a heg, mintén mintén. 	 In fact, cultural differences illustrate the marvelous diversity of the human family.


Ñ, Yésu a kôs toi lipém, ndi he kiki Maria a bé bemek bé. 	 Recognition did come, but not in the way Mary may have expected.


Ha ngéda i, i numus bilem bi mbuu i ga ba ha bé ngim sañ, ndi i ga ba jam li nti bés ligoñoo hiki ngéda. 	 At that time, manifesting godly qualities will no longer be a struggle but will always be an exquisite delight.


Djob a bi tééda minson ni bibuk gwé ikété Bibel. 	 God had her actions and words recorded in the Bible.


(Galatia 1:15-17) Likoda li mbana bé adna ibale minhook mi mboñ hala. 	 (Galatians 1:15-17) The congregation would not be united if anointed ones did this.


7, 8. (a) Lelaa Yéhôva a ñéga ntôñ wé hana isi? (b) Bimbe biniigana di nléba mu Bañga i Djob, ni inyuki di nlama nôgôl gwo? 	 7, 8. (a) How does Jehovah lead the earthly part of his organization? (b) What are some of the directives found in God’s Word, and why should we obey them?


Ndi, biniigana bi, bi nti bé bôt botñem inyu dilo di nlo.—Tjémbi 146:3, 4. 	 They, however, offer no sure hope for a better future.—Ps. 146:3, 4.


“Yéhôva a yé liwanda lôñni ba ba nkon nye woñi.”—TJÉMBI 25:14. 	 “Close friendship with Jehovah belongs to those who fear him.”—PSALM 25:14.


(Efésô 3:20) Hégda le jam lini: nlôñ unu u mbôn ndik bé ngandak mam, tole iloo héga, ndi u mbôn “mam ma nlôôha yaga iloo mam momasôna”! 	 (Eph. 3:20) Imagine that—not just abundantly and not superabundantly but “more than superabundantly”!


Ngéda di gwé nduña ñem, inyuki masoohe ma yé nseñ ngandak? 	 When we are anxious, why is prayer so important?


LITIÑ LI BIBEL: “Eñgbana ni ñem yôni ni konangoo, ni loñgeñem, ni suhulnyu, ni ñem lima, ni wongut.”—Kôlôsé 3:12. 	 BIBLE PRINCIPLE: “Clothe yourselves with the tender affections of compassion, kindness, humility, mildness, and patience.”—Colossians 3:12.


Inyuki bagwal bahogi ba ntinde bon bap i tiñha kôs sôble? 	 Why have some parents wanted their child to postpone baptism?


Ndi, ba nkwoog nkaa le bi mbéñge we tôbôtôbô. 	 Rather, have faith that the ransom applies to you.


“A bôt bem, pama mu nyeni.”—MASOOLA 18:4. 	 “Get out of her, my people.”—REV. 18:4.


17 To hala kii likoda li nlama tééda libak jé li pubi, ibale bikodlene bi mbéda, mimañ mi nlama yoñ bitelbene i pala ti maéba ikété gwéha. 	 17 If unity and cleanness are to be maintained in a congregation, the elders must care for judicial matters promptly and in a loving way.


I yigil i noñ ha y’a timbhe mbadga i. 	 The next article will answer that question.


27 “Mam u bi nôgôl nyo wem . . ., lôôs mo bôt ba yé maliga” 	 27 “These Things Entrust to Faithful Men”


Tolakii me ngwés me ntééne bôt ba ndok likalô, me yé mbén i hôya likalô me bi tééne muda wada i pañ nloñ. I muda nu a bé noga, jôl jé le Chris Spicer. 	 Although I love to preach to the deaf, I will never forget an experience I had with a hearing woman named Chris Spicer whom I witnessed to on the street.


SONDE I 23-29 KONDOÑ 2017 	 WEEK OF JANUARY 23-29, 2017


Sita a bi yén ndigi. 	 The sister simply took her seat.


I ndap mok, ba yé pémés ntonba u u nyiba ni ngandak bôt, makôga ma bikei ma yibbaga mbus yé, mu kii batat ndap mok ba yé i kena nye, ba pôdhak nye makeñi le: “Bôk nyoo, a nwok mut unu!” 	 That cry rings out as a dangerous criminal is led from his prison cell, metal doors clanging behind him.


Kii di nlama tééda i mahoñol ngéda di ngwélél kunde yés inyu yoñ makidik? 	 What do we need to bear in mind when exercising our freedom to make personal choices?


6 I nla pam le di les ngim nseñ inyule di ntehe wengoñle ngim bijek bi mbuu bi mbéñge bé bés. 	 6 There is a danger that we could miss out on some benefits because we assume that certain spiritual provisions do not apply to us.


MBUS LISANDA, MBÔÔ I PES MBUU 	 HEALING FROM A CRISIS


Sônda i i mbôdôl ha bé ñéga wé ñem, i nla bé jo gwét loñge. 	 A soldier whose loyalty to his leader is weakened will not fight well.


(Bingéngén 22:3) I nla pam le kristen yada, i i yé haa ni sobiina wé inyu mam ma bôlô, i ba bebee i kwo i hiandi hi ndéñg, ngéda i nsal ni muda tole munlôm nu a ta bé sobiina wé. 	 (Prov. 22:3) Morally dangerous situations may also come up when a Christian is away from home on a business trip or when a Christian has to work with someone of the opposite sex.


Ndi u nlama yi le, i téñbe i gwés Yéhôva li yé nseñ iloo mam momasôna. 	 But you also know that it is more important to be loyal to Jehovah.


DJOB A NIT ME ‘NI WOO WÉ WALÔM U TELEPSÉP’ 	 SUPPORTED BY GOD’S “RIGHT HAND OF RIGHTEOUSNESS”


Ndi mbus ha, kii i bi tagbe? 	 But what happened next?


Ba bééna ngôñ i tibil yi too me bé nok makidik me bi yoñ. 	 They wanted to make sure I knew how serious my decision was.


Me nhoñol le Mbôgi Yéhôva i bi lo i meeni ngandak ngélé, ndi kekikel me bi yible bé bo likôga jem. 	 I remember that Jehovah’s Witnesses called at my home on several occasions, but I never opened the door.


(1 Samuel 16:10, 11; 17:12; Matéô 1:5, 6) Nlélém jam ni Salômô, nu a bé bé mbôkgwéé David, ndi to hala nyen a yé sôgôlsôgôl nu Mésia.—2 Samuel 3:2-5. 	 (1 Sam. 16:10, 11; 17:12; Matt. 1:5, 6) Similarly, the next link was Solomon, though he was not David’s firstborn.—2 Sam. 3:2-5.


Ibabé pééna, litam ba mpôdôl hana li nlama ba ngim nson hiki wada wés a nla boñ. 	 Clearly, the fruit must refer to an activity that each of us is able to carry out.


Muda 	 Female


A bi lôôha unda bôt ba binam gwéha ngéda a bi om Yésu i son njonok, ni i wo inyu yés. 	 His greatest act of love toward mankind was that of sending Jesus to suffer and die for us.


Ngeñ a bééna 18 nwii, ñane sônda KGB, a bi nai nye ni ntjaga, a noode yak le lalna nye ni ngui, ndi a bi tjél tjagda. 	 When she was 18 years old, a KGB officer began to harass her and tried to force her to commit immorality with him, but she firmly rejected his advances.


Paul a hôñlaha bilôk bikéé bi Efésô le ba nyamnda yaga ki “i tééda adna i mbuu.” 	 Paul appealed to the Ephesian Christians that they earnestly endeavor to “maintain the oneness of the spirit.”


I ñwii 2005, di bi témb di nôgda nlélém njôghe i ngéda di bi témb i tison yés le Basalt, mu pes loñ i Kôlôradô, inyu kônde ba basañal. 	 Again with a lump in our throat, in 2005 we returned home to Basalt, Colorado, where Bethel and I continue pioneering.


8 “Ni hôya bañ i unda bakén loñgeñem” 	 8 “Do Not Forget Kindness to Strangers”


Nano ba bi bomna ha linuñle li bijek inyule a bééna bé ngandak ngéda. 	 Because she was just passing through for a few hours, John was only able to meet her for a meal in the restaurant.


4 Di yé nyéksaga i ti Yéhôva bo Yésu lipém. 	 4 Honoring Jehovah and Christ is not optional.


Bape ba nla ke yak i Suklu i Giléad. 	 Some are even able to attend Gilead School.


Mbus, “Hézékia a nyik suhus nyemede,” hala nyen nye ni litén jé ba bi pei hiun hi Djob.—2 Miñañ 32:25-27; Tjémbi 138:6. 	 Later, though, “Hezekiah humbled himself,” so he and his people were spared God’s indignation.—2 Chron. 32:25-27; Ps. 138:6.


Len 	 Today


Adam bo Eva ba bé bé le ba gwal man a yé peles; to wada mu ikété bon bap a bé ha bé le a gwal i nya man i. 	 Furthermore, Adam and Eve could no longer have a perfect child; neither could any of their children have a perfect child.


Lelaa bilôñ bibe bi nla ôbôs niñ yés? 	 How can bad association affect our whole life?


Jon me bi bôdôl nôgda le ngim jam i bé héñél me i niñ yem, li li bé nseñ iloo bôlô yem. 	 But I began to realize that something was missing in my life, something far more important than my job.


A kônde le: “Niñ i yé ilam kiyaga ngéda u gwé bé ngandak mambegee. 	 He added: “Life is far better traversed with as little baggage as possible.


Bibañga bi Paul bi ñunda le nhôôlak mut i pes mbuu u nla bé nôgla loñge ni mut minsôn. 	 Paul’s words clearly state that a spiritual person cannot enjoy complete harmony with a physical person.


4 Môsi a bé toi mut a nyéñ maéba yak Yéhôva, a nwahak le nyen a éga nye. 	 4 Moses certainly looked to Jehovah for direction and guidance.


Hala a bi lama lédés gwéha yap inyu Paul, yak ni gwéha yap inyu wada ni nuu! 	 How their love for Paul and one another must have deepened!


Jon mut a bé le a hoo pam nyoo ngi ndutu yo ki yo.—w17.11, p. 14. 	 A man could thus find refuge relatively quickly and conveniently.—w17.11, p. 14.


Irène a ma téé likalô ni ngandak makénd mu hilémb hi, nano a yé 20 ma nwii. 	 For some 20 years, Irene has worked hard in that language field.


(Matéô 16:19) Kiki hihéga, i ñwii 36 N.Y., Pétrô a bi bana nsima i añle Kornéliô ni ndap yé lihaa ñañ nlam. 	 (Matt. 16:19) For example, in 36 C.E., Peter had the privilege of sharing the good news with Cornelius and his household.


Di ntehe Mbôgi Yéhôva homa nyensôna!’” 	 We see Jehovah’s Witnesses everywhere!’”


3 Di yoñ hihéga hi Kain. 	 3 Consider the case of Cain.


I bana litehge li kôli mu jam li, li nlona bés ngandak bisai. 	 Achieving proper balance brings many benefits.


(1 Miñañ 29:1-5) I yé maliga le, to ibale David a bi boñ mam mabe i niñ yé, kekikel a waa bé téñbe i gwés Djob. 	 (1 Chronicles 29:1-5) It is clear that even though David made serious mistakes in his life, he never stopped being loyal to God.


To hala kii libii li mbéna bôdôl ni maséé, babiina ba nlama bem le ba ga kôhna kii? 	 Although marriage usually begins with joy, what can those who marry expect to experience?


Kaat Bibôdle, pes yé bisu kepam i pes aa, i nkal bés le Djob a bi téé i bisu bi Adam bo Éva, babiina ba bisu, mbônga u niñ boga, a kal ki bo jam ba nlama boñ inyu kôhna yo. 	 The first three chapters of the Bible book of Genesis tell us that God set before the first human couple, Adam and Eve, the prospect of unending life and told them what they would have to do to gain it.


Umbe nwin Yéhôva a bi ti Ezékiel inyu adna i litén? 	 What message did Jehovah give Ezekiel regarding unity?


Kinje maséé ma yé i téé likalô bikegla tutu i ngwañ lép u Danube! 	 What a pleasure it is to give a witness in the morning hours along the Danube River!


Niñ i yé kiki i ke liké, loñge ngéda inyu téé het u ga kee, i yé ngeñ u yé mañge. 	 Life is like a journey, and the time to plan where you want to go is when you are young.


i tehe lelaa Yéhôva a nit litén jé ni njel Bañga yé? 	 see how Jehovah sustains his people with his Word?


Inyu kôna Yakôb, Rahel, ni Yôsef, bimbe biliya di nlama boñ inyu kôhna bisai bi Yéhôva? 	 In imitating Jacob, Rachel, and Joseph, we should put forth what effort to receive Jehovah’s blessing?


Ndi Paul a bé le a kal inyu yap le ba “bi wo, i pes béba” tolakii ba bé ba ngi niñik hana isi, ba gwélak Djob. 	 But Paul could speak of them while they were still alive and serving God on earth as having “died with reference to sin.”


3 Mu kii di yé litén li Djob i len ini, di nlama tôñ ni jam li mpôda ikété kaat Lôk Héber. 	 3 As God’s people today, we should be interested in the book of Hebrews.


(Rôma 5:10) I sañgla i, i nhôla bés i bana maada malam ni Yéhôva. 	 (Rom. 5:10) This reconciliation enables us to be at peace with Jehovah.


Bob a bi neebe, a nyodi ndap inyu nson nsañal, a ban-ga 21 nwii. 	 Bob agreed, and he left home to pioneer at age 21.


Lisañ jada, me bé ni mankéé Finch i hônd likalô i ñombok i Pakistañ. 	 Once I accompanied Brother Finch on a preaching trip to northern Pakistan.


Inyule me mbôgôl bo mbôgi le, ba nligip yaga inyu Nyambe, ndi bañga yi yon i ta bé.” 	 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to accurate knowledge.”


Mankéé Russell a kal le “bôt ba bé péé,” mu kii a bé ti nkwel u u bééna ño le “Malômbla inyu yônôs mbônga,” u pôdlak hémle i Abraham ni bisai bi bi mbem bôt ba binam. 	 Russell recounted that the “audiences were very attentive” to the subject “The Oath-Bound Promise” about Abraham’s faith and the future blessings for mankind.


(Lukas 9:51-56) Ni nla badba le, ibale ngim libôga i Galiléa yon i tjél leege bo hala, ki banigil ba bi bana nya mahoñol i. 	 (Luke 9:51-56) We may wonder if James and John would have reacted the same way if the inhospitable village had been in their home region of Galilee.


I pes 4, a mpôdôl Abraham. 	 In chapter 4, he discussed Abraham.


Kaat yada ni hop Ngisi le The World Book Encyclopedia, i nkobol buk ini le kunde kiki “ngap i yoñ makidik, ni i yônôs mo.” I nkônde ki le: “Inoñnaga ni mbén, bôt ba yé kunde ngéda ngomin a ntéé minwaa mi mi téé sép, mi mi yé nseñ, tole mi mi kôli.” 	 The World Book Encyclopedia defines freedom as “the ability to make choices and to carry them out.” However, it adds: “From a legal point of view, people are free if society imposes no unjust, unnecessary, or unreasonable limits on them.”


(Tjémbi 25:4) Yéhôva a yé a mbéna timbhe masoohe més ni njel Bibel. 	 (Psalm 25:4) Many times Jehovah provides the answers to our prayers in the Bible.


To hala, hiki jada mu li nla boñ le bet ba bi kwo mu ba nimis maada malam map ni Djob, li nla ki tééñga bo mahoñol. 	 Still, each had the potential for causing lasting emotional and spiritual injury to those involved.


(Añ 1 Bikiñe 17:17-24.) 	 (Read 1 Kings 17:17-24.)


Yésu a timbhe nye ni hihéga hi loñge mut Samaria, nu a bi yoñ ndun ni mut wada a bé ke liké —hala wee man Lôk Yuda—nu mintonba mi bi bép. 	 In answer, Jesus gave an illustration of a Samaritan who kindly cared for a traveler—a Jew—who had been beaten by thieves.


Di béñge lelaa, ni njel biyiinda bi nyônôs bisamal ni bisaambok, Yéhôva a bi tinde bo i nson. 	 Let us see how, by means of Zechariah’s sixth and seventh visions, Jehovah stirred them to action.


Basañal ba ba bi ke i ngandak bahoma het likalô li bé ngi bol yôha. 	 These pioneers visited many places that had never before received a witness.


“Loñ i Nyambe wap a yé Yéhôva i yé kimasoda, bôt a tep kii ngababum yé yomede.”—TJÉMBI 33:12. 	 “Happy is the nation whose God is Jehovah, the people he has chosen as his own possession.”—PS. 33:12.


Kii Kristô a bé le a boñ i bisu bi jam lini? 	 What would Christ do in this situation?


Mankéé nu muda wada a bi tilna nti nkwel wada nu a bé lôl i likoda lipe le: “To hala kiki di bi kwel ndik ndék manut, u bi tehe le ñem wem u nyét, u lédés me, u ti ki me ngui. 	 “Although we spoke for only a few minutes,” wrote a sister to a visiting speaker, “you saw my heavy heart, and you comforted and uplifted me.


Ni tjam miñañ minlam mi konangoo i mbuma ñañ 	 Spread the Good News of Undeserved Kindness


Mandimbhe map ma sem kwep, ntinak ni ñem wap wonsôna, ma mbéna tihba bôt ba ntip bôdôl lo makoda més, kayéle ba yé ba sôk yimbe le ñ, maliga toi ma.—1 Korintô 14:25. 	 Their simple, heartfelt expressions have sometimes prompted newly interested ones to recognize the ring of truth.—1 Cor. 14:25.


SONDE I 16-22 MPUYE 2016 	 WEEK OF MAY 16-22, 2016


Munu ngén ini, jis li blé jada li num mbôgôl ipe. 	 How does that aspect of the illustration apply to our ministry?


(Bingéngén 30:8, 9) Nlélém i len ini, ni nla yi bôt ba mbôdôl lingwañ jap ñem iloo Djob. 	 (Prov. 30:8, 9) Likely you can think of people who trust in their wealth rather than in God.


Inyu hala nyen di ‘nkiha ni Nyambe ni ñem sôhga’ ngéda di noñ matiñ ma Djob i niñ yés, di diihege ki litehge li mam li bôt ba libôga jés. 	 Therefore, we ‘walk in modesty with God’ by conforming our lives to his elevated standards and showing respect for other people’s sensitivities.


Kii yo i nla tinde mut i bilen bini, i ngéda bikei bikeñi bi ntôl, i ke yéñ maéba ikété nlômbi kaat? 	 Why would anyone use such an ancient guide in today’s modern, high-tech world?


L’exemple des “petits chiens” utilisé par Jésus était-il insultant ? 	 Why Modesty Still Matters, Jan. Will You Apply Your Heart to the Things Written?


11 Kinje maséé di nlama bana i yi le Yéhôva a ngwélél mbuu mpubi inyu yelene bés maliga, ni ti bés ngui i unda le di nhémle miñañ minlam! 	 11 How grateful we should be that Jehovah used his holy spirit to reveal the truth to us and to enable us to exercise faith in the good news!


I masuk ma ngéda mana, inyuki diyeyeba d’a kônde ndigi ba? 	 In this system of things, why will there always be some poor people?


BANA MAKÉND 	 MUSTERING UP COURAGE


Kayéle a yila ndémbél yem i pes mbuu. 	 He had become a spiritual mentor to me.


(2 Korintô 10:4, 5) Ndi i bôt ba nla lôôha tééñga nsañ wés, ba yé bôt bés ba lihaa ba ba gwé bé hémle yada ni bés. 	 (2 Cor. 10:4, 5) But the greatest threat to our peace may come from unbelieving relatives.


Bibel i nkal i kaat Bingéngén 4:13 le: “Tibil gwel maéba [bikodlene], u nwas bañ mo. 	 As Proverbs 4:13 states, “hold on to discipline; do not let it go.


Inyule me bi lo i jubus mbagla ipôla mut ni isañ, hingonda ni nyañ, nkiya ni nyôgôl. 	 For I came to cause division, with a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.


Mu kii a bé yéñ homa a bé le a bet inyu emble kii yosôna i bé tagbe ikété ndap, a léba homa a bé le a bet ngii nyôl, bebee le méta 5. 	 Searching for a spot outside the hall where he could hear what was going on inside, he discovered a place to climb up onto the roof, about 16 feet (4.8 m) high.


NGIM JAM I I NHA NDÉÑBE YÉS I GWÉS DJOB I WÉNA 	 A TEST OF LOYALTY


Bape ki, ba nla yak noode ke mandap ni mandap, ndi kii ba ñañal? 	 Still others may even try to go from door to door, but what are they preaching?


Baa makidik mem ma nhôla me i hol i pes mbuu, i kit mam m’a yônôs dilo di nlo, ni i ba mut a “nkôp nsañ”? 	 Will my decisions help me to set spiritual goals?


Kii i bi hôla nye i hônba? 	 What helped him to cope?


Di yoñ ndék dihéga. 	 Consider a few.


Ñem nwee 	 Peace of Mind


Ngéda a bi tôde, Pétrô a bé nhelek inyu jam kiñ i bé noode kal nye. 	 As he awoke from the vision, Peter was perplexed as to what the voice was trying to tell him.


“Mabéhna moñ ma yé mahoñol mem.”—TJÉMBI 119:99, MN. 	 “I ponder over your reminders.”—PS. 119:99.


Bahogi ba nla yahal hémle yés, ba ômôk bés nsohi le di mbagal lihaa, tole ba nkônha bés woñi le ba ntjôô bés ibale di nwas bé hémle yés. 	 Some might ridicule our beliefs, accuse us of dividing the family, or threaten to disown us unless we give up our faith.


Ndi bikristen gwobisôna bi mboma mandutu. 	 Nevertheless, all Christians face obstacles.


Baa Djob a bi yoñ ngim bitelbene inyu tibil jam li? 	 Furthermore, has God done anything to remedy the situation?


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


Libim li neebe ñañ nlam. 	 Many are interested.


Nano le me gwé bebee le 80 ma ñwii, me yé maséé ngandak i tehe lelaa boñge ba wanda, ba ba nsal ngandak ñwii lôñni me, ba ngwel minson minkeñi me bé gwel yôh ni kel. 	 Now that I am nearing 80 years of age, it gives me great pleasure to see younger men with whom I have worked over the years take on the responsibilities that I used to have.


Hala a’ lédés bôdôl yés ipañ yé mu kii di mbem ni wongut le a lôl bés mahôla. 	 This will strengthen our trust in him as we wait patiently for him to act in our behalf.


Ndi Hans a bé bé hala kôba. 	 But Hans was not always meek.


Lelaa bagwal bape ba mboñ biliya i niiga bon bap i pes mbuu, to hala kiki ba yé ikété likoda li li ngwélél hilémb hipe? 	 How have some parents managed to train their children spiritually while in a foreign field?


Tjémbi 72:16: “Blé i ba ngandak hana isi; [yak] i ngii mababat ma dikôa.” 	 Psalm 72:16: “There will be an abundance of grain on the earth; on the top of the mountains it will overflow.”


(Yuda 20, 21) Ndi kii u nla boñ ibale u nôgda le ñem u ta bé we mu, le u mboñ ndik mam inyu boñ? 	 (Jude 20, 21) But what if you feel that your heart is not in your activity, that you are just going through the motions?


Yéhôva a gwé lem i ti bôt bape, yak Yésu a mboñ nlélém. 	 Jehovah gives to others, and so does Jesus.


13 I len ini, bet ba ntjangbene sobiina wap, ba ga yén bé ikété litén li Djob. 	 13 Today, marital treachery cannot be tolerated among Jehovah’s people.


Ngéda u nhôyôs bôt bape mandutu, u ga lôôha ba maséé, u tehge mam loñge, bun bé le u nôgda binyuu, tole u bana mahoñol mabe ha ngéda i. 	 When you relieve the suffering of others, you will feel happier, more optimistic, less lonely, and less inclined to think negative thoughts.


KII NGÉDA MATÉAK MANA” 	 IN HARMONY WITH THESE JUDGMENTS”


4 Satan a yé njom i bisu i mindañ ni ngimanôgla yosôna i bôt ba binam ba bi boma. 	 4 Satan is primarily responsible for the strife and differences experienced by mankind.


Yak boñge ba bé ba lo i bat me le me ti bo bon ba bikaat ba ba mpôdôl Bibel. 	 Even small children respectfully ask me to give them a tract about the Bible.


Ngéda di nhoñol mam malam momasôna di nkôhna, ma yé kiki bomb u biloñge bi mbônji di ndiihe ngandak.” 	 When we put together all the upbuilding experiences that we have had, they form a beautiful bouquet of memories that we treasure.”


I mam mana mon ma nlédés hémle yés ni “bijek bi nom letee ni niñ boga.”—Yôhanes 6:27. 	 These activities nourish our faith with “the food that remains for everlasting life.”—John 6:27.


Ndi i nla ba béba ngandak i boñ hala. 	 But doing that can be dangerous.


Baa i yé mbale le bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba bi kônha bé nye maséé, inyule ba bé añal ha bé miñañ minlam ni ngui i ngéda Gwét bi Ntôla bi bisu bi bi bôdôl? 	 Is it true that Jehovah was displeased with his servants because they had slowed down in their preaching activity during World War I?


6 Inyu hôla we i téñbe ni Djob hiki ngéda, u hôya bañ le mbônga u bôñôl Yéhôva u bééna bé nwaa. 	 6 To help you stay faithful in any circumstance, never forget that your promise to Jehovah is unconditional.


Hala a nla tinde bo i kôôge tafel tole kak bikaat bebee inyu yoñ bikaat. 	 It may move them to approach us and take one of our publications.


Ngéda di bé di bana bakén, di bé di bot mintuk mi Bibel, kayéle bon bés ba bi nañ ni gwéha i miñañ mi Bibel. 	 When we had guests, we often played Bible games, and our children grew to love the Bible’s historical accounts.


Bibuk bi, bi bé bé le bi mélés njôghe yé; ndi Marta a bi kémhe Yésu. 	 That may not have erased all her sadness; yet, Martha accepted Jesus’ assurance.


Di wan le jam jada li li ntééñga ngandak bagwal. Ngandak bôt i i nke i biloñ bipe inyu yéñ niñ, i gwé lem i ep minkéñéé nwap mi bon yak mut wap lihaa, inyu boñ le ba tééda bon bap, kayéle hala a hôla bagwal i ke ni bisu i yéñ ngandak moni nyoo loñ het ba nke. 	 It is a practice among certain immigrants to send their newborn babies to relatives to be cared for so that the parents can continue working and making money in their new country.