4 Mbus a kal le ngandak bôt i ga lôôha gwés yomede ni moni, Paul a tila le bôt ba ga humbul nyuu, ba bak ngagal, nyonok ni ngôk; bilem bi bi mbéna nene yak mut a nhoñol lel bôt bape inyule a gwé ngap iloo bo, le a nloo bo bilama, lingwañ, ni tel. 	 4 After stating that many would be lovers of themselves and of money, Paul wrote that people would also be boastful, haughty, and puffed up with pride, traits that often reflect a feeling of superiority because of one’s abilities, appearance, wealth, or rank.


7 Lédés hémle yoñ ni bijek bi mbuu. 	 7 Nourish your faith with spiritual food.


Mayaa ma minje ma Common Voice ma yé i mbamba ni kunde le himut a nla gwélél mo inyu ihôlôs nyandinya i makeñge ma makiñ. Di gwéé nduña le basañge makiñ jam libe litômla bañ bo, inyu hala nyen di nyegsa himut nu a ñket minje i mayaa ma Common Voice le a nôñôl matédél. Hiki hikékét hi kiñ hi nsañgna, di ñkudul ho bitilna bi ñéba ñgadba i inwet a nsañge hyo. Hindéé mut a ñket liyaa li minje, a ñkum soñ le a gayéñ bé iyi njemut a bisañge nwo. Hala a ñkoblba le mut a tabé kunde i béé i bitilna bi nkiha ni mayaa inyu too njañ i basañge. Yom himut a yé kunde i boñ i yé libéé i mayaa ma minje inyu ihôlôs lisolol makiñ, tole isolol kiñ i ñgim mut tôbôtôbô, ni minsélél mi makiñ mimpe ki. Inyu isal inya nson i, kunde i yé le mut a nla béé i biniigana bi ñkiha ni mayaa, ni noñga gwo ni biniigana bipe biyé mu i minlélém mi mayaa. 	 The Common Voice dataset is an open and publicly available resource that can be used to train a wide variety of speech-enabled applications. To protect the security of our contributors, we ask everyone who downloads the Common Voice dataset to respect contributors’ privacy. All voice clips in the dataset are scrubbed of personally identifying information. When you download the dataset, you agree to not attempt to determine the identity of any contributor. That means you cannot try to link information in the dataset to a contributor’s personal information. You may, however, use the dataset to train speech recognition, speaker recognition, or other applications, by, for instance, linking information in the dataset to other information already in the dataset.


I nwii 2014/2015, nwom mi bol minkeñi ikété bitison 14 ntjamak ni nkoñ isi wonsôna, mi bi leege makoda ma ndôn ma dilo diaa ma ma bé kot bôt ba bé lôl i ngandak bahoma ba nkoñ isi, likoda li ndôn li li bééna ño nkwel ni hop Pulasi le “Continuez à chercher d’abord le Royaume de Dieu !” 	 In 2014/2015, some of the largest stadiums in 14 cities around the world became home for the three-day “Keep Seeking First God’s Kingdom!”


Kinje maséé di nkôs i tehe ngandak lôk kéé yés i bôlôm, kiki we, i nke ni bisu i hol i pes mbuu. 	 It is very encouraging to see so many newly appointed brothers, like you, making spiritual progress.


Kii di ga wan munu yigil ini? 	 What will this article consider?


Inyu nigil hop u, me bééna lem i hégha Nkum Ntat nu hop Ngisi ni nu hop u Vietnam. 	 For the most part, I learned by comparing the English and Vietnamese editions of The Watchtower.


Inyu noode Pétrô, i rabi i, i bat nye le: “A lok yem, ikété hilémb himbe kaat Daniel i bi tilba?” 	 To test Peter, the rabbi asked, “So, my boy, what language was the book of Daniel written in?”


(Efésô 5:6; Kôlôsé 2:8) I yé maliga le, di nla ndik yoñ makidik malam ngéda di nyi mam momasôna. 	 (Eph. 5:6; Col. 2:8) Of course, only if we have the facts can we reach right conclusions.


Lelaa di nla nôgôl Djob yak ni biane bi bôt ba binam? 	 How can we obey both God and human governments?


Imbe ndémbél ilam Timôtéô a bi yigle bés inyu jam li bugus gwéñe bi Ane? 	 How did Timothy set a good example in promoting Kingdom interests?


Ilole ba tjél le man wap a sôblana, bagwal ba ba gwé pék ba mboñ biliya i ti ndémbél ilam. 	 Thus, rather than discourage a child from getting baptized, wise parents work hard to set the right example.


Tômas a nkal le: “Me ni nwaa wem di bé yéñ yi ibale ngond yés i bé hémle toi balôm ba mam a bé nigil, ni ibale ma bé nene nye kiki mam ma téé. 	 “Especially on important points,” says Thomas, “my wife and I want to know if our daughter really believes what she is learning and if it makes sense to her.


Nyoo, ba bi ti me oda i tém mimbôga i het bisônda bi bé solop. 	 There I was ordered to dig trenches for the soldiers.


17, 18. (a) Lelaa u nla kôhna makénd i téé likalô i mbamba? (b) Inyuki i yé loñge le u diihe mahoñol ma David a bééna i bégés Yéhôva ngéda u ntéé likalô? 	 17, 18. (a) How might you become more confident in public witnessing? (b) Why do you find David’s spirit in praising Jehovah valuable as you engage in the ministry?


I kon jôl li Yéhôva woñi i nkobla le di ti jo lipém. 	 Fearing Jehovah’s name implies respecting him.


Mbuu Yéhôva u nla hôla bés i boñ mahol ma ma mbéda. 	 Jehovah’s spirit can help us to make the needed progress.


Limbe litehge li kôli Yésu a bi ti inyu nsaa u tas? 	 What balanced position on taxation did Jesus recommend?


Mbus, sônda ipe i bé ti me bijek gwé. 	 Then another soldier gave me his rations.


4 Satan a mah hek bé jam i niñ yé. 	 4 Satan has created nothing.


19 Kii di yé bikwéha bi bôt, di nhañ bé boñ mam ma mbébél Yéhôva. 	 19 Being imperfect, we will on occasion do things that disappoint Jehovah.


I hiai hi bisu, ngandak bôt i bééna mana mahoñol le: “Wee di jek, di nyok, ngo yani d’a wo.” (1 Korintô 15:32) Bôt ba ngi gwé mahoñol ma mu ngandak bahoma ba nkôñ isi. 	 Back in the first century, many had the attitude “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we are to die.” (1 Cor. 15:32) That same spirit prevails in many parts of the world today.


Jon ba bi yoñ ndik 52 dilo inyu mélés maoñ ma lipénd li Yérusalem! 	 They then completed Jerusalem’s walls in just 52 days!


7 Ngéda di ntibil nok nson wés hana isi kiki Yésu, di ga nit bé nlôñ m’bô u u nkaa kunde wo ki wo to ndék, to ikété ñem wés di ga boñ bé hala. 	 7 When we understand our assignment as clearly as Jesus understood his, we will avoid even lending tacit, or unspoken, support for political independence movements.


Gwéha i nyiñil bé ndigi yomede.” (1 Korintô 13:4, 5) Di ‘nyeege jam’ ngéda di mbabaa bôt bape, ngéda di gwé bilem bibe, tole ngéda di ñunda bôt bape le di nti bé bo lipém. 	 It does not brag, does not get puffed up, does not behave indecently, does not look for its own interests.” (1 Corinthians 13:4, 5) We “behave indecently” if we are rude, have bad manners, and do not show others that we respect them.


Jon Yéhôva a bi tinde Paul i tilna lôk kéé i bôlôm ni i bôda. 	 So Jehovah inspired Paul to write to those dear brothers and sisters.


(Kôlôsé 3:19) Nlôm nu gwéha a ti nwaa lipém ngéda a ñemble jam a gwéé i kal nye, a kwéhék ki nye nkaa le a ndiihe jam a nkal. 	 (Col. 3:19) A loving husband honors his wife by listening to her opinions and by assuring her that he values what she says.


Ndéñbe ni Djob i mboñ le di lémél nye 	 Being Faithful Leads to God’s Approval


ÑO NKWEL U LIPEP LI BISU 	 COVER SUBJECT


“Hala yaga ki nyen ngandak bôt y’a yila bôt ba téé sép inyu manôgla ma mpom mut wada [Yésu].” 	 “Through the obedience of the one person [Jesus] many will be made righteous.”


(Minson mi baôma 7:58-60) Milan a nkal bés lelaa a bi nôgda: “I bé pôôna me le biañgel gwon bi bi kwés bisônda ndim inyu sôñ bés.”—Tjémbi 97:10. 	 (Acts 7:58-60) Yet, Milan shares how he felt. He says, “It seemed to me that the angels blinded the soldiers and that Jehovah rescued us.”—Ps. 97:10.


I ngôñ di gwé i ti Djob mayéga, i ga tinde bés i gwélél Yéhôva ni maséé. 	 And our gratitude for the ransom will motivate us to serve Jehovah joyfully.


Gianni, nu di nsima i ngii, a kal le: “Me bi sôk tehe le ngim jam i bi héñha. 	 Gianni, mentioned earlier, recalls: “I realized that something had changed.


Lelaa di nla tibil gwélél ngôñ yés telepsép? 	 How can we in a positive way channel our desire for justice?


10 Bañga i Djob i niiga bés i yi lelaa di nla ke malal ma nyega ngwéé. 	 10 God’s Word teaches us how to keep far away from sexual immorality.


Kii i bi pémél libii li bisu? 	 What happened to the first marriage?


Ngo Paul a bi ti bikristen makénd le ba kôna hémle i bôt ba ñéga bo. 	 After all, Paul urged Christians to imitate the faith of those taking the lead among them.


MAKON NI NJAL NI NKOÑ ISI WONSÔNA 	 DISEASE AND HUNGER WORLDWIDE


Baa di nla jôha i nwas le i mam ma ma énél bés, kayéle Yéhôva a ba ha bé “Yéhôva wada” inyu yés? 	 Can we take the risk of allowing any of these things to control us, so that Jehovah is no longer “one Jehovah” to us?


Ibale di nyoñ bé yihe, di nla bôdôl bagla ni Yéhôva, yak ni litén jé. 	 If we are not careful, we could detach ourselves from Jehovah and his people.


Ngeñ a bé njohok mañge, a bi bôdôl nyo ngandak, hala a tinde nye i sôk yila mut bisañ. 	 While in his teens, he began to abuse alcohol and, as a result, turned aggressive.


Bilôk bikéé biba bi hikuu hikeñi hi ntôñ le Nathan Knorr bo Frederick Franz, ba bi lo i Potoki inyu séé ni bés. Inyu hala soso likoda li bi tééba bitison bi Oporto ni Lisbon, nsoñgi u baemble wonsôna u bé 46 870. 	 Brothers Nathan Knorr and Frederick Franz, from world headquarters, visited Portugal to share our joy at a historic meeting in Oporto and Lisbon with a combined attendance of 46,870.


Ba bi jo bisañ bi ngui inyu yémbél lem i hép nkus, tole i boñ ndik sômbôl yap. 	 They fight hard to resist being tempted to live a materialistic, self-centered lifestyle.


Ibale u nyimbe le lem lam i, i nhañ we ngim makas ma niñ, ba bebee i neebe hala. 	 If you discern that you are deficient in some aspect of self-control, admit it.


Bahogi ba bi kôs yak ngim minson minkeñi ikété ntôñ. 	 Some even received positions of responsibility in the organization.


(1 Tésalônika 5:15) Yésu a kal banigil bé le: “Hala nyen bôt bobasôna b’a yi le ni yé banigil bem—ibale ni ngwéhna.”—Yôhanes 13:35. 	 (1 Thess. 5:15) Jesus said to his followers: “By this all will know that you are my disciples—if you have love among yourselves.”—John 13:35.


I kel i, a bi boñ hélha jam, a boñ le ñôma Pétrô a gwel ngandak tjobi, ndi a yik kal nye le: “Ibôdôl hanano w’a ba u nyéñ bôt.” 	 On that occasion, he miraculously gave Peter a huge catch of fish and told him: “From now on you will be catching men alive.”


Ibabé pééna, Nabal a ta yaga bé loñge ndémbél inyu yés, di ta bé ba ba nyi bé ti mayéga inyu mam malam ba mbôñôl bo. 	 We can easily see that we would never want to be like Nabal, unappreciative of good things done for us.


I gwéha ini yon i bi tihba yak Bôas, nu a bi bégés Ruth inyule a bi lo i ‘solop isi bipapai bi Yéhôva.’ 	 This also impressed Boaz, who later praised her for ‘seeking refuge under Jehovah’s wings.’


Bana makénd: Ngéda u nyônôs bon boñ ba njômbi, hala a nti we makénd i bana njômbi ikeñi ipe. 	 Self-confidence: When you set small goals and reach them, you gain the confidence to take on bigger ones.


(Tjémbi 65:3) To ibale mut a nlôôs ntandaa ngéda i soohe nye inyu mam ma nlôôha tééñga nye, Yéhôva a nsoñgol bé i ngéda di ntégbaha i soohe nye. 	 (Ps. 65:2) Even if a person spends hours praying over a matter of deep concern, Jehovah does not keep track of the time.


(Bibôdle 18:1-5) Di nla gwélél pôla di gwé i hôla bôt bape hiki ngéda, di kôli ki i boñ hala, to ibale “ba yé lihaa li hémle” tole to.—Galatia 6:10. 	 (Gen. 18:1-5) We can and should seize opportunities to help others regularly, whether they are “related to us in the faith” or not.—Gal. 6:10.


Di wan mam maa, ma ma bi éga yak juu li bakena ntôñ i hiai hi bisu. 	 Let us consider the same three factors that directed the governing body in the first century.


Ti liñgeliňge i binjeje yoň ñgim kĩn 	 Give your avatar a voice


LELAA MÔSI A BI NDOGOP 	 HOW MOSES REBELLED


Iloole a kal nwaa wem lelaa a bé le a boma nye, Apun a bat nye lelaa a bé le a boma nye. 	 Instead of giving my wife her address, Apun took note of our address.


Bitéé bi kumba 	 Leaderboard Visibility


(Lôk Héber 5:12) Inyuki? 	 (Heb. 5:12) Why not?


Yimbne i Titus, i gwé bipes biba bi bi nhôñlaha bés jam li nyiba ngandak li li bi tagbe i ngéda kwañ. 	 The Arch of Titus has two large reliefs depicting a well-known historical event.


Yéhôva a nyis bés mahoñol mé mu jam li ngéda a nkônd Elifas, Bildad ni Sôfar, inyule ba bi pot bitembee. Ndi a bi kônôl Hiôb maséé, a sébél nye le “nkol wem.” 	 Jehovah made his feelings known when he reproved Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar for speaking falsehood but took delight in Job, referring to him as “my servant.”


(Manyodi 7:6) Ndi i nla ba le, mbus a bi tégbaha ngandak nwii ni bon ba Israel ba ba bé ndok, a bi sôk a waa, a unup. 	 (Ex. 7:6) Yet, it is possible that after dealing for decades with the rebellious Israelites, he had become tired and frustrated.


Jam a bi boñ li bé unda le, a bé diihe maliga ba bé niiga nye. 	 What he did next gave clear evidence of his heartfelt appreciation for the truths he had learned.


14 Bagwal ba ba yé bikristen ba nlama tibil wan le ndék ni ndék, Bañga i Djob i tihba miñem ni mahoñol ma bon bap. 	 14 Christian parents do well to make sure that God’s Word gradually reaches their children’s minds and hearts.


“Tu es une femme belle d’apparence” (Sara), No. 3 	 Jehovah “will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear” (1Co 10:13), Feb.


Bihiumul gwé bilam i bisu bi ngolba bi bi lôôha tihba liwanda jé li bôlô lipe le Hans. 	 Her fine conduct in the face of difficulties impressed another colleague named Hans.


A nkal le: “Me bi kôôge bebee ni bôt me bé niiga Bibel, me nôgda ki maséé ma mbuma ñañ i tehe bo ba nyila bagwélél ba ba tiñi i gwés Yéhôva. 	 “I drew close to my Bible students and felt the deep joy of seeing them become faithful servants of Jehovah.


U bé u bééga nwin u mbagi nôgôs, ntilbaga bipes gwobiba. 	 It contains a judgment message, which fills both sides of the scroll.


I ngii mam momasôna, binoñ bi yé inyu baboñbéba ba ba ntam bibéba gwap. 	 After all, the ransom is provided for repentant sinners.


17 Di nti mayéga le di bi pam i yi Yéhôva, ni le di gwé kunde i nlôl ni bibégés bipubi di nti nye. 	 17 We are grateful that we have come to know Jehovah and can enjoy the freedom that true worship brings.


(Tjémbi 127:3) Ibale Adam bo Éva ba nôgôl Djob, ki ba bi nok maséé ni libii jap, lôñni lihaa jap i boga ni boga. 	 (Ps. 127:3) Enjoying their marriage and family for all eternity could have been Adam and Eve’s happy lot in life.


Nlôñ u nsôk mu mbañ ini, u nlama tihba hiki kristen, inyule Tata wés nu ngii a nkal le: “Me Yéhôva yaga, m’a boñ jam lini le li hoo i ngéda yé.” 	 The last part of that prophecy should affect all Christians personally, for our heavenly Father says: “I myself, Jehovah, will speed it up in its own time.”


Ndi baa i mis ma Djob, ngim mam ma nlôôha ba mahee iloo i tik ngok ini le diamañ tole tik ngok ipe? 	 Could it be, however, that from God’s standpoint, there are things more precious than diamonds or other gemstones?


Yéhôva a bi ti Adam bo Eva i wom Eden ngandak gwom inyu yônôs ngôñ yap. 	 Jehovah provided abundantly for Adam and Eve’s needs in Eden.


8 To hala kiki ba bi ti Daniel bijek bi ndiba bi kiñe, a bi “ôm siñ ikété ñem wé le a ta bé le a hindis nyemede.” 	 8 Although Daniel was offered food to eat from the king’s delicacies, he “resolved in his heart” that he would not “defile himself.”


Kiki me bé ngwélél likoda, me nigil i pañ mankéé Franz lem a bééna i nok bôt bape. 	 While serving as convention overseer, I learned from Brother Franz’s willingness to adjust to the people.


Baa di ga tjél i yi i kunda yada, ni mahoñol le: ‘Liboñog jés, hana, jon li nlôôha ba lilam’? 	 Would you reject it, immediately thinking, ‘We do things better around here’?


Baa Bibel i nla ti bés mahôla ibale libak li kwéha li mut binam li ôbôs maada di bak di gwé ni nye? 	 Does God’s Word provide counsel to help us if we face this ugly side of imperfect human behavior?


Lelaa bikodlene bi Yéhôva bi ñunda gwéha yé inyu yés? 	 In what ways does discipline from Jehovah reflect his love for us?


Mbônga u, u ga yon i si Ane Djob. 	 That promise will become a reality under God’s Kingdom.


Kumsoñ 	 sign


Ndi, ngim babiina i i bé kristen ba bi boma ngim mam i i bi nyuge bo i bagla ni sobiina wap. Kiki bo, ibale a mpéé ni ndééñga kayéle a nôgda le a nla nimis niñ yé i pes minsôn tole i pes mbuu, tole a nkolba ntôñ.* 	 However, some married Christians have viewed certain situations as a reason for separation, such as the extreme endangerment of one’s life or spirituality by an abusive or apostate spouse.*


Nwaa bo nlôm ba nlama boñ mam ntôñ inyu boñ le libii jap li ke loñge.”—Kristôfer. 	 Husband and wife must work together to make it successful.”—Christopher.


Ket minje ñwem 	 Download My Data


Bisai bi bi nlôl ni mam Yéhôva a mbat bés 	 Blessings Come From Doing What Jehovah Asks


Ndi hala a nkobla bé le ibale mañ u “nyiba ngandak” ikété likoda, wee di nlama nigle hiki jam a mboñ kiki bo haba wé, tole bieñg gwé, hop wé, ni nkwel wé. 	 But this does not mean that we try to copy a “prominent” elder in the exact way he dresses and grooms himself, his manner of public speaking, or even his style of conversation.


Babiina ba bééna homa bôlô wada nu a bé ti bo moni ngandak. 	 One couple owned a thriving manufacturing business.


(Matéô 4:10) I u ilole a nwo, Yésu a bi kônde yigye ikété ndip masoohe, le a mal yoñ makidik i boñ ndik sômbôl i Djob. 	 (Matt. 4:10) In earnest prayer the night before his death, Jesus reaffirmed his determination to do the will of God.


Gianni a nkônde le: “Maurizio nyen a bi bôdôl yigil yem i Bibel. 	 Gianni adds: “Maurizio was my Bible teacher when I started studying.


Mabii ma mbéna bé ñôbi hala ikété likoda li bikristen. 	 In some lands, more than half of all marriages end in divorce.


Kii héga, baa u yé jôs bomb i tôbôtôbô? Ndi baa hiki ngéda, u yé u témb u boñ nlélém hihôha? 	 For example, are you struggling with a weakness that you would like to overcome but you keep making the same mistake?


Bôt ba bé le ba sembba bikuu bi gwobisôna, balebo ba bi nôñôl maéba ma pék ma Bibel. 	 Much of this trouble could be avoided if people followed the Bible’s wise advice.


Ntôñ gwét u Yapan u bi tjama ni loñ i Filipin yosôna. 	 The Japanese army invaded the Philippines.


Jam li jon li bi pémél Marta, liwanda li ñem nyuu li Yésu. 	 That is exactly what happened to Jesus’ close friend Martha.


I mam momasôna a mbat le di mboñ ma yé inyu loñge yés, ma nsôk ndigi ma lona bés maséé. 	 Whatever he requires of us is for our benefit and ultimately results in our greatest joy.


Ngéda bôt ba wip ba bi sôk yiba, nwet wem bôlô a ti me mayéga inyu libak jem li ba maliga. 	 When the thieves were finally revealed, my employer thanked me for being honest.


(Minson mi baôma 5:41) Di nyi le, ba bé bé le ba ba maséé inyu wonyuu ba bi kôs. 	 (Acts 5:41) Obviously, they were not rejoicing over the flogging they had received.


Kiki makoda ma bé noñ matiñ ma, ma “bi kôs ngui ikété hémle, ñañga wap u ba bet hi kel.” 	 As congregations observed those decrees, they “continued to be made firm in the faith and to increase in number day by day.”


Man wé Isak nu a gwé bebee le 25 ñwii, a yé noñ nye mbus ni mbañ tjéé. 	 Behind him was his son Isaac, who was about 25 years old.


Kiki u ntjep unu u nla boñ le ba yoñ makidik ma ngui inyu ngim mut, hala a ñunda le i “béba” ba mpôdôl hana i ta ndik bé sii ngimanôgla. 	 The seriousness of this step indicates that the “sin” was not a small disagreement.


Kii di nok munu i yigil ini? 	 What have you learned from this article?


17, 18. (a) Inyuki loñ Sinar i yé “homa a kôli” inyu liyééne li “Béba”? (b) Mambe makidik ma ngui di nlama yoñ inyu béba? 	 17, 18. (a) Why is Shinar the “proper place” for “Wickedness” to reside? (b) What should be our resolve regarding wickedness?


Njee a yé le a yi?—Matéô 10:11. 	 Who knows?—Matt. 10:11.


23 A boñge ba wanda, ni lédés hémle nan 	 23 Young Ones, Strengthen Your Faith


Satan noode lôk bés ni dipa kiki bo malal ma nyega, béba ngôk, ni makañ (Béñge maben 12, 13) 	 Satan tries to bait us with immorality, unhealthy pride, and the occult (See paragraphs 12, 13)


Ndi i mahéñha, di “bôdôl Yéhôva ñem ni ñem [wés] wonsôna.”—Bingéngén 3:5. 	 Instead, may we “trust in Jehovah with all [our] heart.”—Prov. 3:5.


Bok mis moñ ngii bilem gwé bilam, u béghak ki nye inyu mam malam a mboñ. 	 Focus on his or her good qualities, and express appreciation for your mate.


1-3. (a) Inyuki di yé nkwoog nkaa le di nla yila mawanda ma Djob? (b) Bambe bôt di ga pôdôl munu yigil ini? 	 1-3. (a) Why can we be sure that we can become God’s friends? (b) What individuals will we consider in this article?


Mañge wanda ba nsébél Rôsa, nu a bi sôblana, a nkal le: “Me ngwés Yéhôva, jam lipe li ta bé le li ti me maséé kiki i gwélél Yéhôva. 	 A baptized teenager named Rose says: “I love Jehovah, and I couldn’t be happier doing anything but serving him.


Mankéé wada i Ghana, a bi ti mañge munlôm wada mimbamble. Ndi mañge munlôm nu a bé solop nye jôga li sonde. 	 A brother in Ghana placed literature with a young man who thereafter hid from him for weeks.


Eli a bé yi jam li, a bé lama ki kodol bo. Ndi, a bi yoñ bé makidik ma ngui mu jam li. 	 Eli knew about this and should have disciplined them, but he was lax in that regard.


Mañ wada ba nsébél le Shan a ngi hoñlak: “Mama yés, nu a bé bé mbiibaga, a bé yi hilémb di bé pot ndék, i bak ki le bisita gwem ni me di bé yi bé hilémb hié loñge. 	 “Our single mom’s grasp of the language we understood best was limited, and my sisters and I didn’t speak her language very well,” recalls an elder named Shan.


Di nyi bé inyuki, ndi mankéé wada ikété likoda le Diôtréfé a bé tjél leege bikristen bi bé bakén. 	 For some reason, a member of the Christian congregation named Diotrephes was not willing to show hospitality to traveling Christians.


Biniigana bi mahee di nkôhna mu likoda li, bi nhôla ngandak ikété yés i hôlôs likeñge jap inyu mapeple ni gwigil bi Bibel. 	 The practical instruction we receive at this meeting helps many of us feel more confident about making return visits and conducting Bible studies.


I ba nhôôlak libak li mbuu li nkobla le kii? 	 WHAT DID YOU LEARN?


Manyuñ nan nu gwéha le Pétrô.” 	 Your loving brother, Peter.”


Gwélél pék yoñ i bagal mam kayéle u ‘tibil ki yi’ mam u ñañ. 	 Use your thinking ability so that you ‘get the sense’ of what you read.


Loñ Israél i bi tégbaha mangéda ma lék, tole mangéda ma sép, kayéle nop a bé a sôga kwo ngandak sôñ. 	 The land of Israel experiences a hot, dry season during which rain may not fall for several months.


Kel yada i sôñ Hikañ i nwii 1974, a bi yuuga mankéé nu muda, ha nyen me ni nye di bi bomna inyu ngélé bisu. 	 One day in August 1974, she visited my sister’s home, which is where we first met.


Kiki Hana bo Samuel, i len ini, bikristen bi gwé nsima i ti niñ yap nkikip inyu gwélél Nhek wap. 	 Like Hannah and Samuel, Christians today have the privilege of using their lives in dedicated service to their Creator.


Yéhôva a bi boñ le nson wem u num matam malam 	 Jehovah Has Given Me Success in His Service


Minwaa mihogi mi bé mam ba bé mboñ kingéda ligwéak, kiki hép, je, nañal, ni mam mape ki. 	 Some of them were instinctive, but they were limits nonetheless.


Inoñnaga ni ma masoohe, di gwé ngôñ i boñ biliya gwés gwobisôna inyu pubus, tole inyu boñ le jôl li Djob li pubhana. 	 In harmony with this prayer, we want to do our utmost to sanctify, or treat as holy, Jehovah’s name.


Yéhôva a bé sayap biliya di bé boñ inyu kôhna ndék moni ni njel ditatam di bé bada mu ngéda yés noi, di bé yoñ ki yihe ni lipémhak jés li moni, hala nyen di bi la yén basañal. 	 With Jehovah’s blessing and careful management, we used vacation time to earn some money picking fruit, so we were able to continue pioneering.


Kii di ga wan munu yigil ini? 	 What will we discuss in this article?


Bibel i nkal le: “Ndi jam li, li li témb ngim litéak ikété Israel, le dingonda di Israel di ba ke hi nwii i bigda ngond Yéfta, man Lôk Giléad, dilo dina ikété nwii wada.” 	 The Bible account states: “It became a custom in Israel: From year to year, the young women of Israel would go to give commendation to the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year.”


Bape ba nyoñ makidik i ke biloñ bipe i sal inyu base inyu ndék ngéda. Mbus, ba témb i nlômbi niñ yap. 	 Others engage in so-called missionary activities for a limited time and then go back to their normal routine.


tole sas kékét i kiñ 	 or Delete voice clip


Éva a bi bat bé nlô wé mahoñol mé mu jam li, kayéle a unda nye le a ndiihe libak jé li ño u ndap lihaa. 	 She did not show respect for her husband’s headship by asking him about the matter.


Mambén mé ni matiñ mé ma yé mahee inyu biloñ gwobisôna, matén momasôna, ni bôt ba dilémb tjodisôna. 	 Its laws and principles apply to all national groups, races, tribes, and peoples.


15 Di ñunda ñem ngui ngéda di nhôla bon bés i noñ ni i yônôs mam ba gwé ngôñ i boñ i pes mbuu. 	 15 We show courage when we help our children to set and reach spiritual goals.


Lôk Yuda i bé soman Paul le a mbôk i bititigi gwobisôna, mambén maa ma Lôk Yuda. 	 The Jews charged Paul with breaking Roman law in at least three ways.


Yéhôva a yé Djob li maliga. 	 Jehovah is the God of truth.


Kiki hihéga, a nsôña ndéñg, i bégés bisat, wip, ni lihiua. 	 For example, he forbids sexual immorality, idolatry, stealing, and drunkenness.


Kiki ñwii mi bé tagbe, ndéñbe i gwés Yéhôva i Angi yon i bi lédés libii jés. 	 Through the years, Angie’s uncompromising loyalty to Jehovah has been a source of strength in our marriage.


A nkal le: “Me nti Yéhôva mayéga inyu konangoo yé i mbuma ñañ, ni inyule a nwéhél.” 	 He states: “I am grateful for Jehovah’s overwhelming mercy and forgiveness.”


DI NGWÉS Yéhôva “inyule a bôk gwés bés.” (1 Yôhanes 4:19) Inyu unda bo gwéha yé, Yéhôva a bi yoñ makidik le a ga sayap bagwélél bé ba ba ntéñbe ni nye. 	 WE LOVE Jehovah “because he first loved us.” (1 John 4:19) As one expression of his tender love, Jehovah has taken the initiative to bless his loyal servants.


(Ñanga bôt 20:12) Yôsua a bi bat bé Djob kii a nlama boñ ngéda bôt ba Gibéôn ba bi yéñ boñ malômbla ni nye. 	 (Num. 20:12) Joshua neglected to seek God’s guidance before concluding a covenant with the Gibeonites.


(Bingéngén 3:32) Ibale di nôgôl Nyambe, di nla yila mawanda mé. 	 (Proverbs 3:32) If we obey God, we can become his friends.


Mam momasôna ma bi bôña ni bé. 	 They have all come true for you.


A bi kal Môsi le a yoñ ntoñgo wé, a kot litén i bisu bi liaa, ni le a pôdôs liaa li. 	 Moses was told to take his rod, gather the people before the crag, and then speak to the crag.


Ndi, hala a nlama bé sôñga we i ti Yéhôva bibégés. 	 That, however, should not interfere with your responsibility to sing praises to Jehovah.


Mapil inyu oñ tole somb mbôm mandap, inyu ke bisuklu bikeñi, somb matôa ma nhee diye, ni ma ngand libii i i nlôôha keñi bi nla lona nduña ikeñi inyu moni. 	 Huge home mortgages, lingering student loans, expensive car payments, even extravagant weddings can result in great financial pressure.


U nla toñle man woñ ngandak mam. 	 You could just state facts.


Me bé bep unup kayéle mawanda mem ma kahal yak ke me ngwéé inyu libak jem li mut bisañ ni pamal.” 	 “My temper always used to get the better of me, so much so that even some of my friends feared my arrogant, violent reactions.


Ibale me yé hek pék i ke i tison ipe tole loñ ipe inyu yéñ niñ, baa me soñda ikété masoohe lelaa liké li, li nla tihba lihaa jem ni likoda jem?’* 	 If I am contemplating a major move to another city or country for perceived economic advantages, do I give prayerful consideration to the effect this would have on my family and on the congregation?’*


Kii i bé jam li mondo inyu bôlô likalô? 	 What was new about the preaching work?


Letee ni ngélé aa, ngandak bôt—ntjegek kiki man ntôñ bisonda—i bi hôla me ni bon bem i nyodi i nlômbi ndap inyu ke i ndap mondo. 	 Three times a small army of people helped my children and me to move from one house to another.


Heni, inyule Pétrô a bi kal le: “A bi béhe bés i añle bôt, ni i bok mbôgi le nunu nyen a yé nu a tééba ni Nyambe i ba Nkéés bayômi ni bawoga.” 	 No, for Peter went on to say: “He ordered us to preach to the people and to give a thorough witness that this is the one decreed by God to be judge of the living and the dead.”


Kii di nla boñ inyu jam li mbéñge mahôha més ni ma bôt bape? 	 What can we do about our own faults and those of others?


Mimañ mi nliya i sôñ niñ yap ni i bôt bape. 	 Elders in particular strive to be conscious of both their own safety and the safety of those working around them.


Buk i i gwé mahee kiyaga! (“a ngond yem”), Maye sép 	 Chief Priests in Christian Scriptures, No. 1


I ngéda mut a nti bé Bibel lipém, a nla bat le, baa biniigana inyu kei i i bi pam behee bi nla gwélana inyu kei i i ntip pam? 	 A skeptic might even ask if you would use a manual for an old defunct computer to guide you in using a new up-to-date computer.


(Bibôdle 25:8) Ngéda a bééna 175 ñwii, Abraham a bé a nwemla ngéda a nhoñol ntandaa wé niñ, nyonok ni mam malam. 	 (Genesis 25:8) When he was 175 years old, Abraham could look back on his long life and feel satisfied.


Jôl li Yéhôva li nkôhna lipém ngéda di nsôñ hémle yés 	 Jehovah’s name is magnified when we make a defense of our faith


A kal bo le: ‘l yé ntilbaga le, “Ndap yem y’a séblana le ndap masoohe,” ndi bé ni nyilha yo hôk bôt ba ngadla [bôt ba wip, MN].’”—Matéô 21:12, 13. 	 And he said to them: ‘It is written, “My house will be called a house of prayer,” but you are making it a cave of robbers.’”—Matt. 21:12, 13.


Samuel a bi nok le, lem ntjaga inyu minjôha i mpôp bé, i téé bé to sép. 	 Samuel realized that his flirting was neither pure nor right.


Libim ikété yap li nke makoda, ba yoñok ngaba i likalô. 	 In most cases, these young ones attend congregation meetings and share in the ministry.


Ndi, liboñok libe li, li ga kena bibéba bi bôt i tjiba tokekii. 	 But that foolish attitude will soon catch up with the wicked.


Kaat Bingéngén 21:5 i nkal le: “Mahoñol ma mut nu a nyamnda ma nyamb nyambak.” 	 Proverbs 21:5 says: “The plans of the diligent surely lead to success.”


Paul a bi béhe bikristen le: “Béba i nlama bé kahap kikii nwet ngii nan, inyule ni ta yaga bé isi mbén, ndik isi karis.” 	 Paul warned Christians: “Sin must not be master over you, seeing that you are not under law but under undeserved kindness.”


Ndi, u nlama ndik bé soñgol ngandak mapep hiki kel. 	 However, more is needed than just covering material.


A bi hoñol bé le ibale a ñoñ ndap yé i ngii lisege, hala a ga yoñ ndik nye ndék moni, ni ndék ngéda. 	 He did not reason that it would be cheaper or quicker to build his house on sand.


(Malaki 3:10) Yéhôva a mbôn ki bés le mut likap a’ nuuhana. 	 (Mal. 3:10) Jehovah promises that the one who gives generously will prosper.


Di nla ki hôñôs nsañ ngéda di nti ngomin lipém—yak bakolba nson wés. 	 We also contribute to peace when we approach government officials in a respectful way—including those who may oppose our work.


Kinje loñge jam le Katharina a bi téñbe i yônôs njômbi yé i i bé le a tééne mawanda mé ma bôlô likalô! 	 How good that Katharina did not give up on her goal to witness to her workmates!


Njee a kôli ni lipém? 	 To whom is honor due?


Mongolia 	 Mongolian


Mbôgi keñi i bi tiba. 	 A widespread witness was given.


Ba bé lama ki bôñgôl mandap, sal nwom, ni jés mahaa map. 	 They had houses to restore, fields to plant, and mouths to feed.


Nigil i gwel wemede, Dipos 	 Offered Selves in Turkey, July


(1 Pétrô 1:24, 25) I yé maliga le, di mboñ loñge ngéda di nsoñgol Bañga i Nyambe hiki ngéda, ngéda di mbii yo bisélél i niñ yés, ni ngéda di ngwélél yo i hôla bôt bape. 	 (1 Pet. 1:24, 25) Surely, we do well to read God’s Word regularly, apply it in our own life, and use it when helping others.


Textiles et teintures aux temps bibliques, No. 3 	 Word That Meant So Much! (“daughter”), Nov.


U boñ ki jo. 	 Then do it.


11 Ngéda bagwal bés ba ba yé bikristen tole Mbôgi Yéhôva ipe ba bi niiga bés nwin u Ane nano a yé ndék nwii, a bé wengoñle ba mbel mbôô i hisi hilam. 	 11 For the sake of comparison, let us say that years ago some Witnesses or our Christian parents shared the Kingdom news with us.


8 Kiki Sébna a bé yéñ lipém inyu yé nyemede, Djob a bi ‘héya nye tel yé,’ a ti yo mut numpe le Eliakim. 	 8 Because Shebna pursued glory for himself, God ‘threw him out of his office’ and replaced him with Eliakim.


“Ni hônbanaga bé ni bé, ni nwéhlaga ki bé ni bé, to ibale mut a ntogha inyu maasañ.” 	 “Continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely even if anyone has a cause for complaint against another.”


Makak mañen u ma ti Yéhôva? 	 How many vows have you made to Jehovah?


8 Ibabé nkaa, ndémbél lam i Yakôb bo Rahel i bi tihba ñem u man wap Yôsef ngandak, i hôla nye i yi lelaa a nlama boñ ngéda hémle yé i noodana. 	 8 The steadfast example set by Jacob and Rachel no doubt had a powerful effect on their son Joseph, influencing how he would handle tests of his own faith.


12 Lelaa Bañga i Djob i bé hôla bana baéga? 	 12 What effect did God’s Word have on the men who took the lead?


A héya bisat bi ba mu loñ, yak ni bôlôm ba bé lalna baso bôlôm. 	 He rid his domain of idolatry and expelled the male temple prostitutes.


(Añ Bingéngén 20:29.) 	 (Read Proverbs 20:29.)


Kii ipe bikaat gwés bi nhôla boñge bawanda ni batitigi i boñ? 	 What else do our publications help young people to do?


(Hiôb 31:32; Filémôn 22) Yak munu dilo tjés, hala a yé a bôña. 	 (Job 31:32; Philem. 22) In our day, too, such a need arises.


Kii ba bé yi le mañge wanda a bé toi nwok, ni le a bi tuglana, “miñem mi hogbe bo ngandak.”—Minson mi baôma 20:7-12. 	 Knowing the facts and grasping that a resurrection had occurred, they “were comforted beyond measure.”—Acts 20:7-12.


Ñane nkeñi nu bisônda bi maki a tibil ôt pék. 	 The general thought long and hard.


SONDE I 29 MPUYE 2017–4 HILÔNDE 2017 	 WEEK OF MAY 29, 2017–JUNE 4, 2017


Di kalak i sem kwep le, di mboñ bôlô i ni ñem wés wonsô, inyule di ngwés Yéhôva, di gwéhék ki mut wés libôk. 	 Put simply, we do this work of our own volition because we love Jehovah and we love our neighbor.


Ngéda jomol li mpam . . . 	 When in the middle of a dispute . . .


9 Mbôgi Yéhôva i yé bebee i ti bôt ba ngomin lipém, yak i ngéda mbén ni lem i loñ bi mbat bo le ba boñ hala. 	 9 Fittingly, Jehovah’s Witnesses willingly render honor to public servants, even as it may be expected and as may be customary in the land.


“Nu [Yéhôva] a ngwés, nyen a niiga [nkodol].”—LÔK HÉBER 12:6. 	 “Those whom Jehovah loves he disciplines.”—HEB. 12:6.


15. (a) Limbe likébla ba nsima i kaat Yôhanes 14:27? (b) Inyuki nsañ u nhôla bés i téñbe i num matam? 	 15. (a) What gift is mentioned at John 14:27? (b) Why does peace help us to keep bearing fruit?


Ikété nkwel wonsôna, u jôbôk bañ mu bipééna bi matehge bi bôt ba m’bô mu mam ma. 	 During the discussion, remain strictly neutral on the political aspects of these topics.


Ngéda u mboñ bôlô i, u yé ikété maada ni didun di bilôk bikéé bipe, bi bi ntjam nlélém ñwin ni nkoñ isi wonsôna! 	 When you do this work, you are united with millions of others around the world who are preaching the same message!


Liboñok lilam li kristen, Biôôm Maséé i suhus likala jés li niñ, Mpuye 	 I Have Been Blessed to Work With Spiritual Men (D. Sinclair), Sept.


8 Kiki u yé nnigil Bibel, i nla ba le u nyi mandimbhe ma ngim mambadga ma ma nlébna mu gwigil bi. 	 8 You are a student of the Bible, so you may already know the answers to some of the questions found in the study guides.


10 Kaat Lôk Héber pes 11, i gwé môl ma bagwélél ba Djob 16, ba ba bi gwélél kunde yap i pohol ibabé i lel minwaa Yéhôva a bi téé. 	 10 In Hebrews chapter 11, we find the names of 16 servants of God who chose to use their free will within the limits set by Jehovah.


(Tjémbi 25:4, 5) Mu kiki u nsoñda ngim nlôñ kaat u Bibel, u nla badba le: ‘Lelaa me nla bii biniigana bini i bisélél i niñ yem? 	 (Ps. 25:4, 5) As you meditate on a Bible passage, you might consider questions like these: ‘How can I apply this information in my family?


Ni bini bibuk nyen Gloria a mbigda ngéda di bi tégbaha i tison i Pine Bluff: “Me bi lôôha gwés libôga li! 	 Here is how Gloria remembers our time in Pine Bluff: “I fell in love with the territory!


David ni lihaa jé ba bi kôs ngandak bikuu mu jam li. 	 Uriah would not do what the king suggested, so David arranged to have him killed in battle.


(2 Korintô 4:7-9) Lisañ jada, ngeñ di bé likalô i man mbai wada, bôt ba bi tiñil ngwo yap yosôna. 	 There was even some persecution, but we were “not abandoned.” (2 Cor. 4:7-9) Once, while we were preaching in a rural village, the people turned their dogs loose.


Kunde i toohe bijek i bé mukété bitelbene bi.—Lôk Lévi 19:9, 10. 	 The right to glean food was one such provision.—Lev. 19:9, 10.


7 Di yoñ le hihéga hi mankéé nu muda wada i loñ Ngisi, nu a bééna ngôñ ikeñi i bana man, ndi to jam. 	 7 Or consider the case of a sister in England who very much wanted a child but whose hopes in that regard had not been fulfilled.


5 Nôa a bi niñ ngéda isi i bé ‘nyonok ni njôô’ ni mpuñgu. 	 5 Noah lived in a world that was “filled with violence” and immorality.


Djob a nti binoñ. Inyuki hala a yé konangoo i mbuma ñañ? 	 Why is God’s provision of the ransom an undeserved kindness?


(Rôma 12:21) Nkoñ isi u Satan u nai ni ngitelesép. Jon di nlama bé nwas le maboñok ma bibéba bi bôt ma bédés njôô ikété yés. 	 (Rom. 12:21) Life in Satan’s system is often unfair, and we need to fight against becoming incensed by the conduct of evildoers.


(Yôhanes 7:24) I yé ntiik le, Yésu a ngwés le di ba kiki nye, ni le di bana bañ lem i pémhene bôt mbagi kingéda bitéé bi mis. 	 (John 7:24) Clearly, Jesus wants us to be like him and not judge others by their outward appearance.


Iloole di bep gwélél yo, di nlama gwélél kunde yés inyu sélél Yéhôva i likala li nsôk li ngui yés. 	 Instead of squandering or misusing it, let us use our freedom and the opportunities it brings to serve Jehovah to the fullest extent possible.


Salômô a bi ôñôl nyambe muda le Astôret juu li sesema, a ôñôl yak kwéha djob le Kémos juu li sesema. 	 Solomon built an altar to the idol goddess Ashtoreth and at least one other altar to the false god Chemosh.


7 Baa u nla sal lôñ ni Djob inyu leege bagwelnson ba ngéda yosôna ba ba gwé ngôñ ni homa liyééne? 	 7 Can you work with God by showing hospitality to visiting full-time servants?


I nti bés biniigana inyu hiki jam li niñ, i kôôbaga ki bés i jôs to limbe linoodana di nla boma. 	 It offers to guide us in every aspect of life and to equip us for any challenge that matters.


Di nkôna libak li ñôma Paul, nu a kal ngélé iba le: “Wee di nwaa bé.”—2 Korintô 4:1, 16. 	 We have an attitude like that of the apostle Paul, who twice stated: “We do not give up.”—2 Cor. 4:1, 16.


Ndi ikété kaat Hiôb, i i bi tilba i hiai 15 B.N.Y., di ñañ mu le, Nhek “a nkéi ki hisi hini i ngii to yom.”—Hiôb 26:7. 	 But in the book of Job, of the 15th century B.C.E., we read that the Creator is “suspending the earth upon nothing.”—Job 26:7.


Yésu a kal le gwéha inyu mut libôk, hala wee gwéha a·ga’pe, i bé litiñ li nyônôs iba li nlôôha ba nseñ ikété Mbén Môsi, mbus gwéha yés inyu Nyambe. 	 Jesus said that love of neighbor, a form of a·gaʹpe, was the second most important commandment in the Mosaic Law, second only to love of God.


Ndimbhe i mbadga i, i nla héñha niñ yés i boga ni boga. 	 The answer to that question can determine our everlasting future.


Liben lini li mpôdôl ngim liboñok li bé béna bôña mandap ma mok ma ngim bitison bi Amérika nano a yé ngandak ñwii. 	 This paragraph describes a prison custom that was common practice years ago in some parts of the United States.


Ndi, hala a bé lama bôña ngéda imbe? 	 Still, when would that happen?


Di bé lama bet dikôa ni ke mbôñgô liké, ndi inyu ngélé bisu i niñ yés kiki babiina, di bé maséé i sélél bilôk bikéé bi, bi bi bé niñik haa ni tison! 	 There we had to climb mountains and do a lot of walking, but what a joy it was to serve the brothers in remote locations as a married couple!


5 Gwéha yon i ntinde Yéhôva i kodol, i niiga ni i uñgus bés, inyu boñ le di tééda bésbomede ikété gwéha yé, ni le di yégle mu njel niñ. 	 5 Motivated by love, Jehovah corrects, educates, and trains us so that we can remain in his love and on the path to life.


Tôp ni ngui Nahal nyo ni ngodol loñge 	 Open your mouth and throat wide


(Yésaya 48:17, 18) Baa u yé le u kéñbaha ngaba yoñ i likalô, nson u u nti Yéhôva lipém, u bak ki njel inyu unda bôt bape ñem ngôô?—1 Timôtéô 2:3, 4. 	 (Isa. 48:17, 18) Could you increase the share you are having in the ministry, a work that truly honors Jehovah and manifests your compassion for others?—1 Tim. 2:3, 4.


13 Kinje bisai di gwé i ba ikété ntôñ u Yéhôva! 	 13 What a privilege it is to be part of Jehovah’s organization!


Ndi i pot maliga, ndimbhe i nlet bé. 	 But in reality, the answer is simple.


Kii i bi hôla Stephen i nwas hiun ni bibuk bibe? 	 What helped Stephen to put away anger and abusive speech?


(Masoola 12:9, 12) Jam lipe li yé le, i nôgôl di nôgôl mbén Yésu, likalô jés ni nkoñ isi wonsôna, li mpam nsoñgi biloñ, ni nsoñgi dilémb di ma pam bé! 	 (Revelation 12:9, 12) Additionally, we are obeying Jesus’ command by preaching all over the world to more people and in more languages than ever before!


I yé maliga le, bijek ni moog bi bi yila ngok baagene inyu yap, inyule bi bé nyonok ni gwom Yéhôva a sôña litén jé i je. Ndi Daniel a bé top bé le “a hindis nyemede ni bijek bi ndiba bi kiñe.”—Daniel 1:5-8, 14-17. 	 In fact, food and drink soon became an issue because Daniel did not want to “defile himself with the king’s delicacies.”—Dan. 1:5-8, 14-17.


(Efésô 2:3) Kiki hihéga, to hala kii di nkôs ngandak maéba mu jam li, bilôk bikéé bihogi bi ngi kenek ni bisu i gwés mahabga, libagak tole lieñg ño, bi bi kôli bé inyu bikristen. 	 (Eph. 2:3) For example, despite all the counsel that has been given on the subject, some still prefer styles of dress and grooming that are immodest.


A BAGWAL, NI BA NDÉMBÉL ILAM INYU BON BANAN 	 PARENTS, SET A GOOD EXAMPLE


Ngéda litén li bé nôgôl bôt ba, Yéhôva nyemede nyen ba bé nôgôl kiki Ñéga wap. 	 When the people obeyed these men, they were actually following Jehovah as Leader.


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 “be peaceable”?


(Añ Lukas 4:22.) 	 (Read Luke 4:22.)


10 Di yoñ hihéga hi mankéé muda wada nu a yé ngi biiba, jôl jé le Irène, a yé i loñ Amérika. 	 10 Consider the example of Irene, a single sister in the United States.


(1 Korintô 13:4; Galatia 5:22) Hônba i nkiha ni bilem bilam bipe kristen i nlama bana. 	 (1 Cor. 13:4; Gal. 5:22) Patience involves a number of other vital Christian qualities.


(Masoola 6:5, 6) Ndi, ngéda mandutu ma nkeña bilôk bikéé, ha nyen di nlama lôôha unda le di ngwés bo. 	 (Revelation 6:5, 6) However, the more problems our brothers have, the more opportunities we have to show how much we love them.


Ndi iloole a yéñ yila dokta ikeñi, a bi pohol i yila nsañal nu ngéda yosôna, a sal ki i ngandak biloñ ni nlô wé. 	 But instead of pursuing a prestigious position in medicine, she became a regular pioneer and has served in several countries with her husband.


Hala ki nyen yak ba bobasôna ba ngwés nye, ba nidik ki énél yé ba nlama boñ mam. 	 8-10) That is Jehovah’s way of handling matters. Thus, that should be the way of all who love and uphold his way of ruling.


Likébla li, li nlôôha bana maada ni jam li tôbôtôbô, li li bi bôña i ngwa Pentékôt i ñwii 33. 	 The offering was closely related to something very important that happened on Pentecost of the year 33.


Hémle i ntihba mam ima ma tôbôtobô ma di ntehe bé i mis: (1) “Mam mut a mbôdôl ñem”—ma nla ba mimbônga di mbem le mi yon, ndi mi yé ngi yon. Kii héga, di mbem lisuk li béba yosôna ni malo ma mbok yondo. 	 Faith focuses on two kinds of things that are not visible to us: (1) “What is hoped for”—this may include future events that have been promised to happen but that have not yet occurred, such as the end of all wickedness and the coming new world.


Ikété kaat Lôk Héber, ñôma Paul a bi sima gwom bi nla hôla bés i lédés hémle yés. 	 In the book of Hebrews, Paul stated many things that will help to strengthen our faith.


14 Ndi baa Yéhôva a bi ke ni bisu i bigda nson Maria, kiki a bi yoñ ndun i néñés Man wé? 	 14 What about Mary? Did Jehovah continue to show her due recognition for faithfully caring for and raising his Son?


U héya moni, tole makébla mut a nla ti, manjel mape ma yé inyu ti makébla ma ma nit nson u Ane ni nkoñ isi wonsôna. 	 In addition to gifts of money and valuable personal property, there are other ways to benefit Kingdom service worldwide.


Buk i Grikia ini le “mut nsohi” tole “mut bisoman” (nhôñôs mahop) i yé di·aʹbo·los, buk Bibel i ngwélél inyu pôdôl Satan, béba mut nsohi ikolba Nyambe. 	 The Greek word for “slanderer” or “accuser” is di·aʹbo·los, a term used in the Bible as a title for Satan, the wicked slanderer of God.


(2 Pétrô 2:5) Yésu a bi hégda mam ma bé tagbe ha ngéda i, ni mam di ntehe i len ini. 	 (2 Pet. 2:5) Jesus compared conditions then with what we would see in our day.


(Rôma 13:10) Hala a nhélés bé bés i tehe le ba bi lôôha pôdôl gwéha, inyule Bibel i nkal bés le: “Nyambe a yé gwéha.” (1 Yôhanes 4:8) Gwéha i Nyambe i ta ndik bé mahoñol. 	 (Rom. 13:10) This emphasis on love is not surprising, since the Bible tells us that “God is love.” (1 John 4:8) God’s love is not reflected merely in sentiment.


(Yésaya 32:1, 2) Ni litehge li, bilem bi mbuu Bitilna bi mbat le mimañ mi bana, bi nhôñlaha bés bôô ni ngélé yañen Yéhôva a ntôñ ni bés. 	 (Isa. 32:1, 2) From that standpoint, the Scriptural qualifications for Christian elders remind us of how much Jehovah truly cares for us.


A BÉ NTIPÉK WADA I NDAP BIKÉÉHENE 	 A MEMBER OF THE SANHEDRIN


A bé sômbôl bii mañge muda nu a ngwélél bé Yéhôva. 	 He wanted to marry a girl who did not worship Jehovah.


Djob a ñunda bés konangoo yé ngéda bigwel moo bi hañba bés, tole mbôô wés ni nduña di gwé bi nhubus bibégés di nti nye. 	 He shows us compassion if financial burdens weigh us down or our health or emotions tend to limit our sacred service.


Di ñañ ki le Paul bo Markô ba bi ke ni bisu i sal i mbus hala. 	 And we read that Paul and Mark later worked together again.


I ba nhôôlak i pes mbuu i ta bé jam li nwii, ndi i yé ngéda mut a nkon Yéhôva woñi, a nôglak mambén mé.—Añ Tjémbi 111:10. 	 Spiritual maturity is not determined primarily by age but by a person’s healthy fear of Jehovah and readiness to obey his commands.—Read Psalm 111:10.


Adna i bas bas i ga ba ipôla lihaa li bihégél bi Djob bi yé i ngii, ni bi bi yé hana ’isi. 	 There will be complete unity between the heavenly and earthly parts of his family.


Tolakii mut a nla bé kal too nsoñgi unu u yé maliga tole to, mut nye ki nye a nla bé pééna le, didun di didun di bôt di yé ngoo. Ki le bape ba gwé ngandak lingwañ li li ga nom i tjai di tjai. 	 While such a figure is difficult to confirm, no one disputes that billions of people are desperately poor, while others have enough wealth to last for many lifetimes.


11 Bagwal ba nlama tibil yéñ i yi yom bon bap ba gwé toi ngôñ. 	 11 Parents must evaluate their children’s needs realistically.


NGÉDA I TÔBÔTÔBÔ I I MBAT LE U YI BOP SOBIINA WOÑ 7, 8. (a) Mambe maéba Bibel i nti inyu jam li malal ikété libii? (b) Inyuki babiina ba nlama bop basobiina bap? 	 7, 8. (a) What advice does the Bible give regarding sexual relations in marriage? (b) Why do marriage mates need to show tenderness?


Hilo hiem hi nyônôs iba i Bétel, me bi bôdôl sal i het ba ñat bikaat i nloñ nomba 117 i Adams. 	 On my second day at Bethel, I began working in the Bindery at 117 Adams Street.


Bimbe biniigana bibe banigil ba Kristô ba mboma i len ini? 	 What dangers are faced by Christ’s followers today?


Nya mut i nla boñ mahéñha. 	 Change is possible.


Umbe ntén gwéha babiina ba nlama bana? 	 How strong should love be in a marriage?


BAA u mboma manoodana, kiki bo kon, liyep li moni, tole ndééñga? 	 ARE you dealing with trials, such as ill health, financial problems, or persecution?


Lelaa Yéhôva a bi éga bagwélél bé i dilo di Nôa ni di Môsé? 	 Jehovah provided what guidance in the days of Noah and Moses?


Ba bééna ha bé ki ngôñ i bana maada mo ki mo ni kwéha base! 	 They wanted no further dealings with false religion!


I nkéla yak le, i ngim loñ yada, balém hié ba ga bôdôl bé lém hié homa ibale ba mbôk bé ba ti bo ngim bitek. 	 It is even reported that in one country, firemen who respond to emergencies will not begin to tackle a blaze unless they first receive a substantial tip.


Hala a mbat ngandak ngéda, ngandak ngui—ibabé i soñgol moni hala a mbat. 	 This requires a tremendous expenditure of time and emotional energy—to say nothing of the financial burden.


Lelaa di nla yémbél mam ma nsôña bés i leege bakén? 	 How can we overcome barriers that may hinder us from being hospitable?


Maboñok ma, ma mboñ le me nôgda le ba ngwés me, ni le ba ntôñ me.” 	 “Those expressions make me feel loved and cared for.”


Kii i bi ti Paul ngui i tééda gwéha yé inyu Djob? 	 What gave Paul the strength to maintain his love for God?


Inyuki di nlama nigil lelaa di nla ti bôt ba nkôs maéa hogbe? 	 Why do we need to discuss how to provide consolation for the bereaved?


Mangéda mape, Rôsa a yé a modop, inyule a nla ha bé boñ kiki a bé boñ yôha; a nlébna hogbe mukété bini bibañga bi 2 Korintô 8:12: “Inyule ibale mut a nyégi yaga, wee ngôñ yé y’a lémél Nyambe, ibale a nti kingéda mam a gwé, handugi ma a gwé bé.” 	 When Rose is saddened over being unable to do what she once could, she finds comfort in the words recorded at 2 Corinthians 8:12: “If the readiness is there first, it is especially acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what a person does not have.”


Yôhanes a bi bana nsima u tôbôtôbô i sôble Yésu, Man Djob nu a bé peles. 	 John had the unique privilege of baptizing Jesus, the perfect human Son of God.


Ngéda me bi huu, ndi me béñge Nkum Ntat ni Réveillez-vous! i sôñ i i bi tagbe, me bi léba yigil yada i het ba bé toñol le kaat Daniel i bi tilba ni hop u Araméa.” 	 When I went home and checked the Watchtower and Awake! magazines from the previous months, I found an article explaining that Daniel was written in Aramaic.”


Ibale di nla ni bé yi môl ma ba bobasôna ba yé minhook hana isi i len ini, lelaa di nla ni “ke” ni bo? 	 If it is not possible to know the names of all anointed ones on earth today, how can we “go with” them?


Nu a nti bé Man lipém, wee a nti bé Isañ nu a om nye lipém.”—Añ Tjémbi 2:11, 12. 	 Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.”—Read Psalm 2:11, 12.


Jon ngéda me gwé ndañ ni mankéé, me noode kôp nsañ. 	 If I have an argument with a brother, I always try to make peace.


13 Ñañ u niñ i bôt—Di bi nôgda konangoo i mbuma ñañ i Djob ikété ngandak manjel 	 13 Life Story—We Experienced God’s Undeserved Kindness in Many Ways


Babiina ba ba ntina lipém ba ntôñna bo ni bo, to ibale ngimanôgla i mpam. 	 Respectful spouses care about each other, even during a disagreement.


Charles, isañ wada nu a gwé bon bôda baa ba ba gwé ipôla ñwii 9 ni 13, a nke i likoda li li ngwélél hilémb hi Liñgala. 	 Charles, a father of three girls ranging from 9 to 13 years of age, attends a Lingala-speaking group.


GWIGIL BI SONDE BI: 27 HILÔNDE–31 NJÉBA, 2016 	 STUDY ARTICLES FOR: JUNE 27–JULY 31, 2016


Ndi hala a yé ndik miñañ mi kôba. 	 This is, of course, only a tradition.


Ba nkal le, inyu boñ le mut a unda le a gwééba, a nlama ngagap, a tédék bôt. 	 They reason that to be strong, a person has to be assertive and aggressive.


Jon me ni nye di bé nôgla bé to ndék. 	 I strongly disagreed with her.


bi nwas le Bañga i Djob i éga bo? 	 guided by God’s Word?


2 Bo yak, ba bi lo i hôgbaha Hiôb, ndi bana bôt ba bi kal le biliya di mboñ inyu gwélél Yéhôva ni ndéñbe bi tane bé nye nseñ to ndék. Ba kal ki le Djob a ntehe bés nlélém kiki a ntehe banjemnje, bitômb tole minsoñ. 	 2 These false comforters claimed that our efforts to serve Jehovah loyally are of no benefit to him at all, that our value to God is no more than that of a moth, a maggot, or a worm.


I JAM LI NLA BOÑ LE DI NIMIS MBÔÔ WÉS I PES MBUU 	 A THREAT TO SPIRITUAL HEALTH


Hala a bé nyéiha me, me nimhak hilo, me tôñôk ki. 	 I would cry, lose sleep, and worry.


(Manyodi 17:4) Yéhôva a timbhe Môsi, a ti nye biniigana bi a bé lama noñ. 	 (Ex. 17:4) Jehovah responded by giving Moses clear instructions.


Ibabé nkaa, di ga tôñ. Yak Yésu a bé yi hala. 	 Of course we will, and Jesus knew that.


BAA BIBEL I GWÉ KI MAHEE I LEN INI? 	 IS THE BIBLE RELEVANT TODAY?


(Bingéngén 3:5-7) Ni neebe nsébla wé unu le: “A man wem, bana pék, u kônha ñem wem maséé.” 	 (Prov. 3:5-7) Respond to his loving appeal: “Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice.”


19 Mu kii Djob a bi ti bés Kaat yé, di nkôôge nye bebee, yak nye a nkôôge bés bebee. 	 19 With the written Word of God in hand, we have drawn close to Jehovah and he has drawn close to us.


Jam li, li bé ndutu ngandak inyu Ellen. 	 The situation is very demanding for Ellen.


Nkoñ isi u len, i het di niñ kiki bakén, u yé nyonok ni nyega malal, ni kwéha base. Babilôn Nunkeñi, ndôñ kwéha base i nkoñ isi, “liyééne li mimbuu mimbe,” a nyumus bôt. 	 Today, we live as foreigners, as it were, in a world that has been morally and spiritually corrupted by Babylon the Great, the world empire of false religion, “a dwelling place of demons.”


Kii i nla hôla bés i sal i lem lam i? 	 And what can help us to cultivate this godly trait?


Tolakii a bi hôya bé mandutu a bé kôs, ma bi boñ bé le a nimis maséé mé. 	 Although he did not forget the wrongs he suffered, he did not become embittered by them.


20 Ntôptjémbi a loñge le: “Hiki mut nu a nkon Yéhôva woñi a yé kimasoda, nu a nhiumul manjel mé.” 	 20 “Happy is everyone who fears Jehovah, who walks in His ways,” sang the psalmist.


Ngandak i bi léba le, i sélél Yéhôva kiki ngwelnson nu ngéda yosôna ngeñ ba bé ba ngi yii boñge ba wanda, i bi hôla bo i bana libii lilam. 	 Many have found that serving Jehovah fully during youth also helped them to have a more successful marriage.


“Ngéda me nun mbus i len ini, me nla kal le makidik ma, ma bi lédés hémle yem, mu kii me bi tehe woo u Yéhôva i niñ yés.” 	 “Looking back, I can say that it has been a faith-strengthening experience to see Jehovah’s hand at work in our lives.”


Ndi to hala, ba bé bé nyégsaga i noñ mambén ma. 	 For example, our first parents knew that to keep on living, they had to breathe, eat, sleep, and so on.


Hala a nkobla le kii? 	 What does it show?


Carlos a nkal le: “Ngéda di bi tip bol likoda li mondo, sita yada i bi ti bés môl ma bisabe bi bi bé bé diye, hala a bi lôôha bane bés nseñ.” 	 “When we arrived in our new congregation,” says Carlos, “a sister gave us a list of stores that have reasonable prices.


Lôk kéé yosôna i i njôs nkoñ isi, ni ngôñ ikeñi i bana mam nkoñ isi u nhôñôs, ba mbigda litiñ lini le: “Nu a mpoo a yé nkol u nu a mpôôs.” 	 Resisting the pressures of advertising and the world around them, they remember the principle: “The borrower is a slave to the lender.”


Rudolf a bi hônba manoodana mana momasôna. To hala kii a bé ñunuk, a konok ki hiki ngéda, a bé a ngi yii nsañal nu ngéda yosôna ni mañ u likoda i ngéda ñañ wé u bi pam ikété mbamble ni hop Pulasi le La Tour de Garde du 1er août 1997 pages 20-25.[1] 	 Rudolf endured all these trials and, although aged and sickly, was serving as a regular pioneer and an elder when his life story appeared in the August 1, 1997, issue of The Watchtower, pages 20-25.[1]


Di yé ki maséé i bem bisai bi niñ boga i “ngii yondo” i Djob, tole hana i “hisi hi yondo.” (2 Pétrô 3:13) I nlélém ngéda, di mbem le mahol i pes mbuu ma litén li Djob ma kônde ke ni bisu. 	 We also long for the promised reward of everlasting life, either as part of God’s “new heavens” or as part of his “new earth.” (2 Pet. 3:13) In the meantime, we hope for the continued increase of the spiritual prosperity of God’s people.


Kaat Rôma 8:21 i nlama tinde bés i badba imbe mbadga? 	 Romans 8:21 should lead us to reflect on what question?


Jon, di nlama kôna Yakôb, nu a bi waa bé jo sañ ni añgel letee a sayap nye. 	 We need to be like Jacob, who did not give up wrestling with an angel until he got a blessing.


Ti dihéga bi Bibel di bôt ba bi unda hôtnyuu, ni di bet ba bi hañ yo. 	 What are some Bible examples of self-control and a lack of it?


(Bibôdle 19:16) Baa hala a ñunda bé le Yéhôva a nyi loñge loñge mandutu bagwélél bé ba ntégbaha?—Yésaya 63:7-9; Yakôbô 5:11; 2 Pétrô 2:9. 	 (Gen. 19:16) Does that example not indicate that Jehovah is fully aware of the difficult situations in which his faithful people sometimes find themselves?—Isa. 63:7-9; Jas. 5:11, ftn.; 2 Pet. 2:9.


(1 Yôhanes 4:8) Minson nwé ni maboñok mé momasôna ma mbog mbôgi inyu gwéha yé. 	 (1 John 4:8) All his works and actions bear witness to his love.


Di yoñok ki ngaba i nson likalô hiki ngéda.” 	 We also shared regularly in the field ministry.”


BA BÉ sébél bikaat bi le nyum. 	 THOSE books were called the rainbow set.


7 Añ Malaki 3:16. 	 7 Read Malachi 3:16.


(Béñge minkéñég mi matila ni ño le “Biniigana tole Biyônôl?”) 	 (See the box “Lessons or Antitypes?”)


Lelaa bikodlene bi ñunda gwéha i Djob, to ibale mut a kôli ha bé gwel ngim minson i likoda? 	 When discipline involves restrictions, how does this reflect God’s love?


A nkal le: “Me bé béna tégbaha yigil Bibel i likoda, ndi me bé nok bé mandimbhe ma lôk kéé i bôlôm ni i bôda. 	 “I was conducting a congregation meeting but did not understand any of the answers given by the brothers and sisters.


Inyu yi gwel nson, ngwélél Yéhôva a nlama bana lem i nigil Bibel. 	 To serve effectively, a worshipper of Jehovah must follow a routine of Bible study.


Di bé lama yoñ ngéda ni lihaa jés. 	 We had to care for a family.


Batoo-njañ 	 trackers


Ibale a boñ hala, ki a bi nimis tel yé ni lipém jé. 	 Doing so would mean losing his position and his prestige.


Mam ma momasôna ma ñunda le bibuk bi Kiñe Salômô bi yé maliga ngéda a nkal le: “Mut wada a ntét numpe i boñ nye béba.”—Ñañal 8:9. 	 All of this once again testifies to the truthfulness of King Solomon’s inspired observation: “Man has dominated man to his harm.”—Eccl. 8:9.


Mintén mi wip nwominsôna mi nlama bé ba ipôla bikristen (Beñge maben 5-7) 	 Stealing of any kind has no place among Christians (See paragraphs 5-7)


NSON WEM I BÉTEL 	 BETHEL SERVICE


GWÉHA I NSAÑ 	 LOVE OF PEACE


Ndi iloo mam mana momasôna, lelaa di nla unda le di gwé hémle? 	 And more important, in what ways must we exercise our faith?


3 Ba nti bomede nkikip ni ñem wap wonsôna—I Turkai 	 3 They Offered Themselves Willingly—In Turkey


Sañge inyu hop { $lang } 	 Contribute to { $lang }


Inyuki i nlôôha ba nseñ le di yén péé i len ini? 	 Why is keeping on the watch so important today?


Ndi, a bi lama nok jam li. 	 Yet, she had probably heard about it.


Yésu a bé yi le a bé lama ba nyetama mu manoodana mé ma nsôk. 	 Jesus knew that he would be facing his final test alone.


Bi nhôñlaha Rôsa le, i mam a mboñ hanano ma nlémél Nyambe, inyule a mboñ kii yosôna a nla, inoñnaga ni ngui yé. 	 Those words remind Rose that God is pleased with what she does, because she does all that she can within her limitations.


Nlômbi wap niñ u bé nyonok ni “mam ma nwéha [bo] nyuu hanano,” ma ma bé boñ le ba kôli ndik nyemb. 	 Their past way of life may have included “things of which [they] are now ashamed” and that would have merited death.


Ha ngéda i, nlôñ u bé hôñôs mbagla matén ni bisañ, u bé ke ngui ngandak (ba bé sébél wo le KKK). 	 The Ku Klux Klan (KKK), an organization that promotes racism and violence, was very active then.


I BA MALIGA I NLONA BISAI 	 REWARDS OF HONESTY


14 Kaifa a bi om bisônda i gwel nye ni juu. 	 14 Caiaphas sent soldiers to arrest Jesus under the cover of night.


Bôt ba ba nlôl biloñ i het lék i yé, ba nla boma lihep inyu ngélé yap bisu, ba yi bé to lelaa ba haba ngéda i. 	 Refugees from warm lands may encounter cold weather for the first time and may not know how to dress for it.


Ni le Yéhôva a nyi bôô ni ngélé yañen di ngwés nye, ni lelaa di nyamnda ni ngôñ i gwélél nye ni ñem wés wonsôna. 	 Jehovah also sees how much we love him and how much we long to serve him fully.


“I het mbuu u Nwet u yéne, ha ki nyen kunde i yé.”—2 KORINTÔ 3:17, MN. 	 “Where the spirit of Jehovah is, there is freedom.”—2 COR. 3:17.


Ilole ñwii wada u nkola, likoda likeñi lipe li loñ yosô li bi témb li téa, i het mankéé Frederick Franz, nu a bé lôl i hikuu hiés hikeñi, a bé yuuga bés. 	 Less than a year later, another national convention was arranged and Brother Frederick Franz from world headquarters visited.


Kii i bi hôla bagwélél ba Djob ba kôba, bôlôm ni bôda, i ba bebee i bem Yéhôva? 	 What helped men and women of old to be willing to wait on Jehovah?


(Bingéngén 16:9) Ndi ibale di mpohol béba njel, di ga kôs bikuu bi nlôl mu. 	 (Prov. 16:9) But if we choose a wrong course, we will have to face the consequences.


(2 Bikiñe 18:14, 15) Ngéda i bé tagbe bañ, Hézékia a kôôba inyu yip malép ma mangen ma ma bé mbus nkoñ. 	 (2 Ki. 18:14, 15) In time, Hezekiah made preparations for a long siege.


Mambe manjom ma nlama tinde bés i leege bakén ikété yés? 	 What reasons do we have for welcoming strangers among us?


(1 Samuel 17:57) Yônatan a bé yi, ibabé pééna le Djob a bé ni David. Ibôdôl ha ngéda i, Yônatan bo David ba yila mawanda ma ñem nyuu. 	 (1 Samuel 17:57) Jonathan had no doubt that God was with David, and from then on, Jonathan and David became very close friends.


Ñañal: TÔMAS MCLAIN 	 As told by Thomas McLain


Baa u yé bebee i yoñ mo? 	 Are you ready to do that?


Inyule ba nkal le: “I bé ntilbaga le m’a la bé boñ i jam li.” 	 “It was never meant to be!” they say.


10 Lem i i nhôla bés i hôñôs adna ipôla yés i yé le di sal inyu ba suhulnyu. 	 10 One way we can promote the unity of God’s people is by cultivating humility.


Iloole u bep unup inyu i nya mam i, njel pék i yé le u wan lelaa Yéhôva bo Yésu ba mboñ i bisu bi mahôha més. 	 Instead of overreacting to such things, you are wise to consider how Jehovah and Jesus react to our weaknesses.


2 Maboñok ma bôt baa bana ma ñunda ngim lem i ntôl i nkoñ isi i len ini. 	 2 A growing trend in today’s world is reflected in the attitudes that those three once had.


Me mah yén bé inyu nigil wo, ndi me bi nigil i pot wo mu kii me bé emble bilôk bikéé bi mpot wo. 	 I never had a formal language course, but I learned by listening to brothers in the field service and at the meetings.


Likoda jada li Istambul li bi tila le: “Ngéda bôt ba bi tehe bés, ba bi bat le: ‘Baa likoda li ndôn li yé hana? 	 One congregation in Istanbul wrote: “When people saw us, they asked: ‘Is there a special convention here?


Iba, ba nla léba le bon bap ba nimis maséé ba bééna inyu mam ma mbuu, tole ba ngwés ha bé ki yén mu likoda li li ngwélél hilémb hipe. 	 Second, they may notice in their children a lack of interest in spiritual activities or in the foreign-language field in which they are serving.


Lelaa u nla tibil niiga bon boñ Bañga i Djob? 	 How can you inculcate God’s Word in your children?


Ndi, a nla bé téé nson u ñañ nlam. 	 But he cannot stop the preaching of the good news.


Kii David a bi boñ inyu témbna mbôô wé i pes mbuu? 	 How did David recover spiritually?


Hala wee a bé nu bona nye “ba nkola,” a bak ki nhôla wé, inyule ba bé lama lona wada ni nuu maséé, mu kiki ba nyônôs nson wap u nwaa bo nlôm. 	 Being “a complement” of him, she would be “a helper for him” as they daily brought happiness to each other by fulfilling their roles as husband and wife.


Inyu jubus nkwel u Bibel, di bééna lem i gwélél bifônô. 	 To introduce the Bible’s message, we used phonographs.


Nlélém jam won li bi pémél Yôsua nu di nsima bipôdôl i bibôdle bi yigil ini. 	 That was the case with Joshua, quoted at the outset.


A bi adbe nyôgôl wé Naômi i mbus, ilole a tjôô nye biuni gwé. 	 She stuck to her mother-in-law, Naomi, rather than leave her in her old age.


Jon Satan a noode bés ni gwom bilam di nla kôhna nano. 	 So Satan offers us tempting opportunities to enjoy such a life now.


(Masoola 3:3) Inyu boñ le mboñbéba a kôhna konangoo i Yéhôva, i mbéda le a hiel ñem.* 	 (Rev. 3:3) A sinner must be repentant if he is to receive mercy.*


Mbuu mpubi u Djob won u numus bilem bilam bi, inyu boñ le di kôna libak li Djob Nu ngui yosôna. 	 These positive qualities that are produced by God’s active force reflect the very personality of the almighty God.


Bi nla ki kobla le ngim lem i yé ilam, ni le bôt ba ngwés ba ntehe yo. 	 It can also carry the meaning of something beautiful to behold in a moral sense.


Kiki hihéga, baa ba nsômbôl oñ ndap Ane i mondo inyu likoda linan? 	 For example, are there plans to build a new Kingdom Hall that your congregation will use?


I bahoma het ba bé sôñga bo le ba añ bañ maléta map i mbamba, bape ba bi éple hiki mut mu base yap maléta ma bi tila. 	 Where a public reading was forbidden, some sent copies to every member of the church.


Ngandak ngélé, a bi kônôl lôk Israel ngoo, a téñbe ki i yônôs malômbla mé ni bo. 	 He repeatedly showed mercy toward the nation and loyalty to his covenant with them.


6 Bebeg le bon banan ba nigil hilémb hi mpôda libôga linan i suklu ni het ni niñil, ni ki le ba nigil hilémb hinan ngéda ba mbéna kwel ni bé mu hilémb hi. 	 6 Your children will likely learn the local language at school and in their environment, but they learn your language primarily by frequently interacting with you in your language.


Kiki di yé baboñbéba ibôdôl i kel ligwéé jés, di yé baoo ba Djob. 	 In our sinful state, from birth we were enemies of God.


Ngandak i bi kôhna nseñ i nigil man kaat nunu ni hop pulasi le Cinq questions à se poser sur l’origine de la vie ni ini kaat le Y a-t-il un Créateur qui se soucie de vous? 	 Many have found it helpful to study the brochure The Origin of Life—Five Questions Worth Asking and the book Is There a Creator Who Cares About You?


Ndi li li nlôôha ba béba li yé le, di nla tinde bo i yila ngôk. 	 Or even worse, we could cause them to become proud.


(Yésaya 54:5; 62:4) Ndi kinje béba “libii” inyu Yéhôva! 	 (Isa. 54:5; 62:4) What a difficult “marriage” that proved to be!


Ndi baa di ntehe le hala a nyible bés manjel inyu kéñbaha nson wés inyu lémél Djob? 	 But do we see how this sets before us opportunities for increased service to God?


Ngéda Filipô a bi kal Natanael le a nléba Mésia, Natanael a timbhe nye le: “Baa loñge jam i yé le i lôl Nasarét?” 	 When Philip told Nathanael that he had found the Messiah, Nathanael replied: “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”


Umbe mpom njel u ngwélana inyu hôla bés i nok Bañga i Djob? 	 What is the only channel that is being used to help us understand God’s Word?


A nla tehe i yom mut a yé i kétékété, ni yak i ntén mut a nla yila i moo mé ngéda a mba a ma nye. 	 He can see the inner person as well as the kind of person one can become in his capable hands.


Di nlama bii mahoñol le, mam mape ma yé nseñ iloo titii i Paul. 	 Bear in mind, though, that other things are more significant than Paul’s appearance.


Mambe makidik di nlama yoñ inyu kôhna konangoo ni nwéhél i Yéhôva? 	 What steps must we take in order to receive Jehovah’s mercy and forgiveness?


A bé téñbe i nôgôl bo, a bé boñ bé hala inyule a bé nyéksaga, ndi inyule a bé gwés toi bo. 	 He obeyed them and was loyal to them, not just because he had to, but because he loved them.


“Ndimbhe nwee i mômôs kundul [hiun hi nlel héga], ndi nyéiha bañga i nsugde hiun.”—Bingéngén 15:1. 	 “A mild answer turns away rage, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”—Prov. 15:1.


“Ndi [Nyambe] a boñ bé le ni bana hoñol yada bé ni bé, kiki Kristô Yésu.”—RÔMA 15:5. 	 “May [God] grant you to have among yourselves the same mental attitude that Christ Jesus had.”—ROM. 15:5.


Ba nyoñ bomede kiki Mbôgi Yéhôva. 	 They view themselves as Jehovah’s Witnesses.


Lelaa ngui i botñem i nla suhus nduña? 	 How does hope have the power to reduce anxiety?


Gillis bo nwaa ba bi bôdôl Yéhôva ñem mu kii ba bé hôla man wap ni wongut. 	 Gillis and his wife trusted in Jehovah’s support as they patiently worked with their son.


(Masoola 7: 9, 15; Yésaya 60:22) Ba mah tehe bé nya nsoñgi bôt u, u u ngwés Djob ni mut wap libôk. 	 (Rev. 7:9, 15; Isa. 60:22) Never before have there been so many who have come to love both God and their fellow man.


INYUKI DI NLA KAL LE AÑAL ÑAÑ NLAM . . . 	 WHY CAN IT BE SAID THAT THE PREACHING WORK . . .


Ibale nsoñgi u bôt ba nkal le ba yé minhook u mbet ndigi bet ni bet, baa u nlama tôñ inyu hala? 	 And what if the number of those who say that they are anointed keeps growing? Should you worry about it?


Ndi, ni konangoo i Yéhôva, di nla pam i yila ntén mut a ngwés le di ba. 	 Yet, with Jehovah’s merciful help, we can succeed in becoming the sort of person he wants us to be.


(Rôma 12:13; 1 Pétrô 4:9) Ibale bikristen bi nlama leege bilôk bikéé bi nyuuga bo loñge, bôô ni ngélé yañen ba nlama boñ nlélém inyu so lôk kéé i bikuu bi nkwél tole i i mboma ndééñga inyu hémle yap!—Añ Bingéngén 3:27.* 	 (Rom. 12:13; 1 Pet. 4:9) If Christians are to welcome visiting brothers, how much more should they welcome fellow believers whose lives are in danger or who have been persecuted for their faith!—Read Proverbs 3:27.*


I yé njel yada inyu tjam biniigana bi Bibel ni nkoñ isi wonsôna; u nson unu u mboña ni njel makéba ma njômbi ñem. 	 It is provided as part of a worldwide Bible educational work supported by voluntary donations.


Lisoñgol li miñañ mu ikété kaat i li nlôñôs ngap yés i hégda mam kayéle di ñôt titii ikété boña wés i mam ma bé tagbe ha ngéda i, ni i bahoma i bôt ba ba bi néñél. 	 Reading the accounts in this book can fire our imagination by helping us to picture the setting and background of each Bible character.


Bagwal ba nlama wo ngut téntén ngéda ba nkodol maboñok mabe tole mahoñol mabe ma, bon bap ba nhôlôs. 	 Parents especially need to show patience when they find it necessary to address any wrong attitudes, desires, or leanings that may develop in their children.


Sôk i nsôk, i ñwii 1962, papa yem a yila Mbôgi Yéhôva. 	 Finally, in 1962 he was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.


Yoñ ngim môl mu, u soohe ki Yéhôva tôbôtôbô inyu yap, inyu boñ le ba kôs makénd i tééda ndéñbe yap i gwés Djob.—Efésô 6:19, 20. 	 Pick some names, and pray that such ones courageously maintain their integrity.—Eph. 6:19, 20.


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Bimbe biniigana di nkôs mu kii Yéhôva a téñbe i kodol Lôk Israel mu bibéba gwap? 	 What lesson can we draw from Jehovah’s persistent efforts to reform the sinful Israelites?


Ndi, kiki yigil i noñ i ga unda, ndoñi Bibel i nti inyu hémle i ntelbene bé ha. 	 But the Bible’s description of faith involves more, as the next article will show.


7. (a) Bimbe biniigana Paul a bi yigye ngéda a bi sôk tilna lôk kéé i Filipi? (b) Umbe nseñ yak bés di nla ôt mu bibuk gwé? 	 7. What lesson did Paul highlight when he later wrote to the brothers in Philippi, and what lesson can we learn from his words?


Jon, i ngeñ u ntééne bôt ba bi ke loñ yap ngwéé likalô, u nlama haba i nya i mbabaa bé bo. 	 Therefore, when preaching to refugees, dress so as not to cause needless offense.


Di nlama ki bana maada malam ni bôt bape. 	 We also need to develop strong friendships with others.


LIKÉBLA LI TÔBÔTÔBÔ LI DJOB 	 GOD’S SPECIAL GIFT


Yésu a bi kal banigil bé le: “B’a kena bé mbom bangomin ni i bikiñe inyu yem, i ba mbôgi inyu yap ni inyu biloñ bipe.” 	 Jesus told his disciples: “You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a witness to them and the nations.”


Yak bagwélél ba Djob ba kôba ba bi babaa bôt bape ni bipôdôl gwap tole ni maboñog map. Di nla ôt biniigana inyu jam Bibel i nkal mu. 	 Even faithful servants of God in the past said or did things that hurt others, and we can learn from what the Bible reveals about this.


Daniel a ntoñol le: “A bi hôla me i nok le ibale me nsômbôl téñbe i gwés Djob, me nlama ha bé tilna mañge muda nu bikaat. 	 Daniel explains: “He helped me to see that to be loyal to God, I needed to stop writing to her.


Me ni solôñ yem (i walôm), ngéda di bé basañal ba tôbôtôbô i Mistelbach, i loñ Ôstrik 	 With my partner (right), serving as special pioneers in Mistelbach, Austria


“GWÉT bi kôba gwobisôna bi ta bé jam ibale di nhégha gwo ni gwét bi yé nano i Érôpa.” 	 “ALL the wars of the past . . . pale into insignificance before the present great struggle progressing in Europe.”


Jon nyemb Yésu i ñunda ndik bé le telepsép i Djob i nset bé, ndi iloo hala, i ñunda tôbôtôbô le gwéha i Djob i nlôôha ba keñi inyu bôt ba binam. 	 Jesus’ death is thus an expression not only of God’s unfailing justice but, more specially, of his great love for humans.


Husai a bi boñ ndik bé hala inyu yônôs bôlô yé i ngwelnson. 	 Hushai did not simply do so out of a sense of duty as a court official.


8 Añ Matéô 6:25. 	 8 Read Matthew 6:25.


Ñôma Paul a bi gwélél buk i, inyu yigye le i mbéda biliya inyu hol i pes mbuu. 	 In using that word, the apostle Paul stressed that spiritual progress requires effort.


Kii u nla boñ inyu tibil ôt nseñ mu lisoñgol joñ li Bibel? 	 What can you do to make Bible reading more beneficial?


Ndi avioñ wé a bé lo bé. 	 One flight after another got canceled.


To ibale hiañgaa hi ma nañal behee, u nkon bé woñi, inyule u gwé lambe i ngui mu woo. 	 Although the sun has long since set, you do not feel hopelessly lost, for you have in your hand a powerful flashlight.


A bi pubus témpel, a bédél litén nwéhél yak Djob, a tjé bisat ni loñ yosôna. 	 He cleansed the temple, asked God to forgive the people’s sins, and destroyed the idols throughout the land.


Gwéha i nkila bé njôñ.” (1 Korintô 13:4) Inyu boñ le njôñ i ôm bañ minkañ i miñem nwés, di nlama boñ biliya i bana litehge li mam li Djob, hala wee di tehe lôk kéé yés i bôda ni i bôlôm kiki bôt le bés ni bo, di yé bijô bi nyuu yada. 	 Love is not jealous.” (1 Cor. 13:4) To prevent jealousy from taking root in our heart, we must strive to see things from God’s standpoint, viewing our brothers and sisters as members of the same Christian body.


Inyuki nson u téé likalô u nhôla bés i kôôge Djop ni bôt bape bebee? 	 Why does preaching draw us closer to God and to others?


Lelaa Yéhôva a ga sas minson mimbe ni mam ma nti bés ndutu i len ini? 	 How will Jehovah rid the earth of wrong activities and distressful conditions?


20 Miñañ mi Bibel kii bo mi Kain, Salômô, ni mi Lôk Israel Hikôa Sinai mi mpôdôl jam jada. 	 20 The Bible accounts about Cain, Solomon, and the Israelites at Mount Sinai have a noteworthy element in common.


Ndi i yé maliga le, sôble ipe i bi loo i, Yôhanes Nsôble a ba sôblege bôt. 	 It is noteworthy, however, that the most important baptism that John performed had nothing to do with repentance.


Me bi bana ki mawanda likoda li hilémb hi. 	 I also made friends in a nearby Vietnamese-language congregation.


Mbus mapémél mem ma mok, me bi témb i Karisa i het lihaa jem li bééne. 	 As for me, after my release, I returned to my family at Karítsa.


Inyu pam i bana bañga niñ ni i maséé, di nlama kôna lem i Yéhôva i tôñ ni bôt bape, ni i ba bôt ba nkap. 	 In order to attain happiness and fulfillment, then, we need to follow Jehovah’s example by being interested in others and by being generous givers.


1954-1956—Me bi nom nwii ima i ntôñ sônda u Amérika 	 1954-1956—I spent two years in the U.S. Army


17 I len ini, ngandak bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba ñunda le ba ndiihe makoda ma bikristen. 	 17 Many modern-day servants of Jehovah have shown deep appreciation for Christian meetings.


Ngéda di ngwés bôt kiki bésbomede, di mbéyés lipémba li Djob. 	 As we show love for fellow humans, we reflect God’s glory.


Kiki ba bi mal kodlana, ha nyen litén lipubhaga li Yéhôva li bé bebee i gwel minson mi mondo. 	 After receiving needed discipline, Jehovah’s cleansed people were ready to take up a further assignment of service.


Ndi, mut binam nu bisu nyen Djob a bi ti minsima i ti binuga môl. 	 However, Jehovah reserved the joy of naming those creatures for his first human son.


I mbus, ba bi ke i téé likalô. 	 Then the group went into the field.


Sita yada i Brésil, le Rachel, a nkal le: “Me bé gwés kôna mahabga ma nkoñ isi. 	 Rachel, a sister in Brazil, says: “I loved to follow the world’s fashions.


18 Sôk i nsôk, boñ biliya i tehe libak li mut jolisôna u yé nigil. 	 18 Finally, endeavor to see the whole person.


Ngéda me bi gwéé, pua yem a bé sal i bifam bi bôt libôga jés. 	 When I was born, my father was working for one of the local farmers.


(Daniel 12:4; Rôma 11:33) Bibel i yé nyonok ni yi i “Nwet ngii ni isi.” 	 (Daniel 12:4; Romans 11:33) The Bible is full of knowledge about the “Maker of heaven and earth.”


Jon, ba mbéna ti bés makénd i yén ilole mi mbôdôl, ni i yoñ ngéda i emble nwo. 	 Therefore, we are encouraged to be in our seats from the start and to listen attentively to these music programs.


13 Kii ba bé ha Prisi Keñi le Yôsua ntut, baa hala a bi yilha nye kiñe? 	 13 Did the crowning of High Priest Joshua make him a king?


Inyu hala nyen me bi sôk yoñ makidik i ti memede nkikip yak Yéhôva. 	 As a result, I too decided that I wanted to dedicate my life to Jehovah.


Béñge kii mpôdôl Mika a nkal: 	 Note the words of the prophet Micah:


Ntiik, di nsal woo ni woo ni Nhek nyemede, nu a ntehe maboñok malam ma kiki pil, le a gwé le a saa. 	 Indeed, we are working hand in hand with the Creator himself, who views such acts of kindness as a loan made to him.


Ndi ngéda bati minkwel ba bé ba lôl i Bétel, mama yem a bé boñ le ba yééne ha ndap. 	 But when speakers from Bethel visited, my mother often had them stay in our home.


A yoñ bitelbene inyu boñ le binoñ bi tiba inyu bon ba Adam bo Éva ba ba bé lama gwéé mbus, a bak nkwoog nkaa le bahogi ikété yap ba bé le ba gwés nye. 	 He arranged to ransom the future descendants of those two rebels, certain that some of them would respond favorably to His love.


A bi hoo yila bañga mut i ngéda a bé i base i Lôk Yuda, ndi a bi léba bañga maséé ngéda a yila nyilha bôt banigil. A bi tehe ki, kiki bôt ba matén ba bé leege nwin u Nyambe, ni lelaa u bi héñha niñ yap. 	 Earlier in life, he had pursued a promising career in Judaism, but he found true happiness when he became a disciple-maker and witnessed how people responded to God’s message and how it changed their life.


17 Di nlama yi njee a yé ñoo wés, ndi di nlama bé kon nye woñi. 	 17 We need to know our enemy, but we do not need to be terrified by him.


A bi heg mam momasôna, a gwé ki ngui ni pék bi bi gwé bé nwaa. 	 He created everything, and he has unlimited wisdom and power.


Bibel i nkal le: “Hi mut a hook noga, a tiñhaga i pot.” 	 The Bible says that we “must be quick to listen, slow to speak.”


Jon a nlama gwélél ngui yé yôsôna i hok i mabeda ma lép, le lép u kulna bañ nye. 	 So we must use all our strength to swim in the other direction.


Nson ñañ nlam i lôk kéé i bi kahal num matam malam. 	 Hard work in the field began yielding fine results.


(Efésô 5:28, 29) Hala a ñunda le di nlama gwés bésbomede i nya i kôli. 	 (Eph. 5:28, 29) So a proper love of self is desirable.


Unla tep i pémés ñgédi yoñ i mbamba, tole u nwas yo nsolbe. 	 You can choose to make your username public or anonymous.


Hikékét hi kiñ hi ñkwéda le hi nneebana idéé ñemble a ñkwet hyo le Nn. 	 A voice clip is marked "valid" when a user gives it a Yes vote.


Salômô a bi uñbaha Yéhôva i pam limbe likala? 	 To what extreme did Solomon offend Jehovah?


2 Munu yigil ini, di ga wan ndémbél i bôt ba bé kadba le ba bé i pes i Yéhôva, ndi ba boñok mam ma bé bébél nye. 	 2 In this article, we will consider examples of individuals who claimed to be on Jehovah’s side while at the same time following a course that offended him.


Ngéda me mbéñge i len ini, me nkon maséé ni bisai me bi kôs i sal i Bétel. 	 Looking back, now I am grateful to have been given the privilege of serving at Bethel.


Jon miño mi tjémbi ni bibuk bi nhéñha. 	 So the title and the lyrics were modified.


Kii Kiñe Hézékia a bi boñ i bisu bi ndutu ini i bé sômbôl kwél bo? 	 What did King Hezekiah do when faced with this imminent threat?


Sakura a bi niñ hala ipam letee ni 23 nwii. 	 This way of life continued until Sakura was 23 years old.


Ndi me bé hoñlak le i bôlô ikeñi i, i nloo me.” 	 “But,” she adds, “I feared that being a need-greater was beyond my abilities.”


18 Baa Bibel i ngi kenek ni bisu i héñha niñ yoñ? 	 18 Is the Bible Still Changing Your Life?


I bana litiñ li i mahoñol, i nhôla bés i timbhe mambadga mana le: ‘Baa me nlama kena suklu haa? 	 Keeping this principle in mind helps us answer such questions as: ‘Should I pursue plans for an advanced education?


Inyuki ñem nsôhga u ngi yii nseñ? 	 Why Modesty Still Matters


LELAA DI ÑÔT NSEÑ I PES MBUU NGÉDA DI NOK . . . 	 HOW DO WE BENEFIT SPIRITUALLY WHEN WE UNDERSTAND . . .


Yéhôva a nhégha i loñge di mbôñôl bôt bape ni kii? 	 To what does Jehovah liken our kindly giving to others?


Hala a bi yoñ me ngéda inyu yi too me neebe bôlô i, me hôya suklu mimañ. 	 I seriously thought about taking the job and turning down the invitation to the school.


A tehe bôt basamal ni tjil yap bôt i woo. 	 He saw six men with smashing weapons.


Ndi di nla tééda ñem nsôhga yak ikété manoodana. 	 It is possible, though, to remain modest under test.


Bimbe bisai u nla kôs i sal ni Yéhôva hiki kel? 	 What do you stand to gain by working with Jehovah each day?


Kii u ga boñ ibale hilémb hi nkéñ we i kwel ni bon boñ? 	 What can you do if there is a language barrier in your family?


I len ini, didun di bôt di ñadba ni bilôk bikéé bi Kristô ba ba bi “ti nson unu” inyu añal ñañ nlam ikété nkoñ isi wonsô ni makénd, mu kiki ba mbem kék i gôl i Mésia. 	 Today, Christ’s brothers “to whom the work is entrusted” have been joined by millions who zealously preach the word while they await the Messianic golden age.


La nyen di ga unda le di nti i Nwet a niiga bés inyu nseñ wés, mayéga.—Yésaya 48:17. 	 We will thereby show our gratitude to the One who teaches us to benefit ourselves.—Isa. 48:17.


Hala a bi ti ki me ngandak pôla i yi mam. 	 This resulted in many more learning experiences.


Bebek a nôgda wengoñle a yé nyetama, tole a nhoñol le boñge ba wanda bape ba mboñ ngandak i pes mbuu iloo nye. 	 Other possible causes may be loneliness or the feeling that other Christian youths are doing better spiritually.


A bé hianda nyemede i mam ma mbuu. 	 He kept training himself.


Mbus ngandak hônd likalô i tison i Balikchi, di yimbe le ngandak bôt i bééna ngôñ ni maliga nyoo. 	 After several preaching trips to Balykchy, we discovered widespread interest there.


Di bé tééne ki bôt ba mok bape likalô bisôsôli, bape ba bi yila Mbôgi Yéhôva mbus ngéda. 	 We also discreetly preached to other prisoners, some of whom later became Jehovah’s Witnesses.


To jam, i yé loñge i boñ hala. I yé yak nseñ i bana gwéha i kôli inyu bésbomede. 	 No, it is normal, even necessary, to have a healthy love of self.


Inyuki kunde i Yéhôva i énél i yé nseñ iloo tohi yés? 	 How important is the vindication of Jehovah’s sovereignty?


Mambe maada ma yé ipôla ñem nsôhga ni i neebe homa Djob a ntéé le di bane, mu bitelbene gwé? 	 How is modesty related to acknowledging our place in God’s arrangement?


(2 Bikiñe 18:17-25) Ba bi om Eliakim i pôdôs baane ba, ndi a bé bé nyetama. 	 (2 Ki. 18:17-25) Eliakim was sent to speak to the officials, but he was not alone.


Nwin wé u bé naña nya bôt i, i hiel miñem. 	 In fact, Jesus’ principal message included the call to repent from sin.


4 Añ Lukas 16:1-9. 	 4 Read Luke 16:1-9.


Ndi to hala, a bé nkwoog nkaa le a nla yémbél sañ i njuba ikété kété yé, ibale a mbôdôl Yéhôva ñem ikété masoohe, a undga ki le a nhémle sesema Yésu a bi ti kiki binoñ. 	 However, he had full confidence that he could win his internal battle by prayerfully relying on Jehovah and exercising faith in Jesus’ ransom sacrifice.


(2 Miñañ 34:14) Mbus le Yéhôva a ti Môsé biniigana inyu oñ lap, “Môsé a boñ ki hala; kingéda mam momasôna Yéhôva a kal nye, hala nyen a boñ.”—Manyodi 40:1-16. 	 (2 Chron. 34:14) After Jehovah had given instructions on how to set up the tabernacle, “Moses did according to all that Jehovah had commanded him. He did just so.”—Ex. 40:1-16.


Baa yak Yésu a nla béñge bisinima me mbéñge? 	 Would Jesus like to watch my movies?


Di nlama yén nwee inyu mam ma mbéñge mambén ba nlama téé, to héya, tole héñha. Di nyéksa bé ki to bôt i bana matehge més. 	 We take no position regarding what laws should be enacted, repealed, or changed, and we do not pressure others to agree with our view.


Lôk kéé yés ihogi, i i boñ béba keñi, i noode hô yo inyu boñ le hala a wéha bañ bo nyuu tole hala a tééñga bañ bôt bape. 	 Some Christians who have committed a serious sin try to cover it over in order to avoid embarrassing themselves or disappointing others.


Paul a kônde ki le: “Konangoo i mbuma ñañ i Djob i nyamb,” yon i nlôl “inyu mpom mut wada le Yésu kristô.” 	 Paul added that “the abundance of [God’s] undeserved kindness” came about “through the one person, Jesus Christ.”


Munu yigil ini ni i i noñ, di ga wan lelaa hala a yé dikôô di ñwii le Yéhôva a mpohol ngim bôt le yon i éga litén jé. 	 In this article and the next, we will examine how for millenniums Jehovah has directed certain humans to take the lead.


A bé base yada ni nsañal nu a bôk ti bés bikaat. 	 He was of the same faith as the missionary who had provided those books for my family.


Bijôñ gwon bi bi tinde me i luhul bo i nya i.” 	 I am a fool to stand before two people spreading God’s Word and attempt to steer them away like that.”


Mu kii ngéda i bé tagbe, me bi nigil ngandak ipañ bilôk bikéé bi bi gwé mbegee ikeñi ntôñ, mu kii di bé sal lôñ, yak Nôra a bé maséé i sal bibôlô nya ndi nya i Bétel. 	 Over the course of time, I have learned much from serving alongside brothers who care for heavy responsibilities, and Nora has had a variety of assignments at Bethel.


Lelaa hémle i kristen i nla wéna? 	 How might a Christian’s faith be tested?


I mbus ngandak ñwii, baa u bi suhus likala joñ li niñ inyu yoñ bôlô nsañal? 	 In your later years, have you simplified your life to take up the full-time ministry?


U nla ki ti nye maéba le a ñañ ngim ndoñi i i yé i mamélél ma ini kaat le Kii Bibel i niiga bés?, a añak ki bipes bi Bibel ba nsima mu. 	 You might suggest that he read portions of the appendix of the What Does the Bible Really Teach? book and look up cited scriptures.


Inyu pam i yônôs njômbi i, di ga wan ngandak bilem bi mut yondo, bi Paul a bi pôdôl. 	 To strengthen our desire to reach that goal, we will consider several aspects of the new personality that the apostle Paul was inspired to write about.


Ibale di mboñ mam ma, di nla bana botñem i kobla mu mok mi béba ni mi nyemb dilo di nlo. 	 This, in turn, opens up the prospect of being completely liberated from enslavement to sin and death.


Jam li nsôk: Ibale bikristen bi bi yila minkol mi kwéha base mu hiai hi nyônôs 2 i N.Y., imbe ngéda ba bi kôs kunde yap? 	 Finally, if Christians went into bondage to false religion from the second century C.E. onward, when did they get freed?


(Matéô 13:19-22; Markô 4:19) Jon ibale di nyoñ bé yihe, nduña inyu bana mam di gwé ngôñ hiki kel i nla yoña bés ñem, i boñ ki le di sune i pes mbuu. 	 (Matt. 13:19-22; Mark 4:19) Indeed, if we are not careful, the everyday concerns of life could entice our heart and cause us to slow down spiritually.


Lelaa bôt bape ba bi sal ni Djob inyu yônôs sômbôl yé? 	 How did others work with God to accomplish his will?


8 Jam lipe li nla boñ le hémle yés i tomb tole gwéha yés i sune, li yé ngéda di nimis makénd més. 	 8 Succumbing to discouragement can also weaken our faith and cause our love for God to grow cold.


Di nlama nigil Bañga i Djob ni soñda yo, di nlama ki bii mam di nigil bisélél. 	 We need to study God’s Word and meditate on it and then apply what we learn.


I bilôk bikéé gwé bi, bi bé kil nye njôñ inyule isañ wap a bé gwés nye ngandak. 	 After many years, the good work that Joseph had done in Egypt resulted in his becoming second to the ruler of that country.


I kak i, i yé toi i ke ni bisu! 	 The chariot certainly has been on the move!


Hala a ntihba miñem nwés ngéda di ntehe lelaa Yéhôva a ntimbhe masoohe di nti ikété adna!—Lôk Héber 13:3, 7. 	 Our hearts are touched when we see how Jehovah answers our united prayers!—Heb. 13:3, 7.


Ibale Kristô a tuge bé, ki a ta bé Kiñe nyoo ngii i len ini, ki yak likalô jés inyu Ane yé, li yé yañga. 	 Had Christ not been resurrected, he would not be our ruling King, and our teaching about Christ’s rule would be in vain.


Jon bikristen bi bi yé mbiibaga bi nlama noode sañgal hiki ndañ ipôla yap ilole kel i nye. 	 A Christian couple, therefore, should try to settle any issue between them before the day ends.


13, 14. (a) Mimbe minsima ñôma Pétrô a bi kôhna? (b) Lelaa a bi unda le a bé mut makénd? 	 13, 14. What privileges did the apostle Peter enjoy, and how did he demonstrate courage?


Yôel, nu a niñ i loñ Ôstrélia, a nkal le: “Bôlô i likalô i nhôla me le me hôya bañ le me niñ ikété nkoñ isi u mandutu. 	 Joel, who lives in Australia, says: “The preaching work helps me not to lose touch with reality.


Yérôbôam nyen a bé kiñe bisu i jôm li matén ma ño mbok. A bé lôl i litén li Éfraim, li li bé lel mana matén mape ngui. 	 The first king of the northern ten-tribe kingdom, Jeroboam, was from the tribe of Ephraim, which had become the dominant tribe.


Baa di nlama kon woñi le Nsohop ni mimbuu nwé mimbe, ba kéñ masoohe ma le ma pam bañ yak Djob? 	 Should we fear that the Devil or the demons might hear our prayers and interfere?


(Ñañga bôt 14:1-4) Inyuki litén li bi tomb? 	 (Num. 14:1-4) Why did the people react this way?


11 Ngéda bikristen bi nyila minhook ni mbuu mpubi, ba nhéñha ngandak. 	 11 When Christians are anointed by holy spirit, they change very much.


Mambe mambadga ma ga hôla bés i yi too di ngwés Djob? 	 What questions will help us to analyze our love of God?


(Yakôbô 5:14-16) Iba, bitelbene bini, bi nhôla baboñbéba ba ba ntjôô liboñok jap libe i ke ni bisu i ba mawanda ni Djob, ni i tjél ki boñ béba i, lisañ lipe. 	 (Jas. 5:14-16) Second, this arrangement fortifies repentant wrongdoers to remain in God’s care and to avoid a pattern of sin.


(Efésô 6:4) Inyuki maéba mana ma yé nseñ? 	 (Eph. 6:4) How serious is this matter?


Kinje mabéhna inyu yés! 	 What a warning for us!


Ba yé maséé i ba i niñ, ba nyéñ ki gwélél Yéhôva ni bégés nye ni mahaa map, yak ni mawanda map, hiki kel ni kel. 	 They enjoy life and want to use each day to serve Jehovah with their family and friends.


Kii w’a boñ ibale u nhoñol le ba nhôs inyule ba kônôl ngim mboñbéba ngoo? 	 What if you believe that mercy was mistakenly extended to a wrongdoer?


Jon a sugus le: “Ngéda me mbomb, wee ha ni nyen me mbane mpémba.” (2 Korintô 12:7-10) Kii a bé sômbôl kal? 	 He concluded: “When I am weak, then I am powerful.” (2 Cor. 12:7-10) What did he mean by that?


6 Baa ni nyimbe le kaat Sakaria 5:3, 4 i nkal le: “ndiihe . . . i njôp i ndap mut wip . . . y’a yén mu ndap yé, i siiha yo”? 	 6 Did you notice at Zechariah 5:3, 4 that “the curse . . . [would] enter into the house of the thief . . . and it [would] remain inside that house and consume it”?


(Daniel 7:9, 10, 13, 14) Ibale di mboñ hala, di ga kon bé woñi i kodol mut a gwé ngôñ ni maéba, to a gwé nwii nwañen.—Galatia 6:1. 	 (Dan. 7:9, 10, 13, 14) If we do so, we will not be afraid to correct a person needing counsel, regardless of his age.—Gal. 6:1.


Nyemb Yésu i yibil njel i niñ boga ikété maséé 	 Jesus’ death opens the way to a happy, endless life


8 Ngéda Gwét bi Ntôla bi bisu bi bé tagbe, di bi boñ biliya gwés gwobisôna inyu ti Banigil Bibel bijek bi mbuu ni makénd ma mbéda, mu kiki ba bé ntjamak. 	 8 During the first world war, no effort was spared to keep providing spiritual food and encouragement to the scattered Bible Students.


Di gwé maada malam kiyaga.” 	 We have a wonderful relationship.”


Di nla ki nigil hilémb hipe, tole di ke nit libôga lipe i loñ yés, tole di ke i loñ ipe.—Minson mi baôma 16:9, 10. 	 We might also learn another language, move to another area in our own country, or even move to another land.—Acts 16:9, 10.


Kii i nkônha bôt bape woñi i leege bôt i ndap yap? 	 What anxieties about extending hospitality might some have?


Liwanda jés ni Yéhôva l’a bana bé maada kekikel ni lingwañ jés, to ni liyep jés. 	 Our relationship with Jehovah will never be determined by how many material possessions we have or by what we lack.


Kinje béba ñem, u ngi konangoo! 	 How cruel and unmerciful!


Hala a nlona ki bés maséé. 	 This also gives us joy.


17 Kévin a gwé bon bôda iba, wada a gwé ñwii mintan, nuu numpe a gwé ñwii juem. A bi yoñ bitelbene inyu hôla bon bé le ba nimis bañ mam ba ntibil bé nok i likoda li li ngwélél hilémb hipe. 	 17 Kevin, a father of two girls, aged five and eight, has taken measures to compensate for their lack of understanding at meetings held in a foreign language.


(Matéô 24:45-47) I mbus, a nti dihéga di di nyon tôbôtôbô i ngii bôt ba gwé botñem i niñ i ngii. 	 (Matt. 24:45-47) Then, he gave illustrations that applied primarily to all those with a heavenly hope.


Ni mahôla ma Yéhôva, nano me gwé mahoñol ma nsañ ni ma nwee, ki le behee me bé me lugda ni hiun, bebee ni lôs kiki kindim ngéda ba nsuu me to ndék.” 	 With Jehovah’s help, I now have an overriding sense of peace and calm, whereas before I was a time bomb of bitterness and rage, ready to explode at the slightest annoyance.”


YÉHÔVA A BÉ MBOM WAP 	 JEHOVAH WAS THEIR REWARDER


I bibôdle bi ñwii 1931, mankéé Diehl a bi sal i Bétel i Bern, i loñ i Suwis. 	 Beginning in 1931, Brother Diehl served faithfully at the Bethel home in Bern, Switzerland.


Ngéda ba nsôk boma Mbôgi Yéhôva, libim jap li nyi bé kii béba i yé, lelaa i ntihba bés, ni inyuki di nlama jo inyu waa ba minkol mi béba. 	 Until they talk with Jehovah’s Witnesses, many do not understand what sin is, how it affects us, and what we need to do to be delivered from slavery to sin.


16 Kii di nla kal inyu likoda li bikristen i len ini? 	 16 What about the situation in the Christian congregation today?


Kinje maséé bagwal bé, ba nla nok! 	 How the parents appreciate this gift!


Ngéda a bi tehe ndik bo ba nlo haa, “a yéga Nyambe, ñem u let nye.” 	 Upon seeing them from a distance, Paul “thanked God and took courage.”


Jon, Yésu a bi niiga bôt mam Djob a mbat le ba boñ, a kal ki banigil bé le ba nlama sal nlélém nson. 	 So Jesus taught people what God requires of them, and he commanded his disciples to do the same.


Kunda yada, Daniel a bôdôl niñ ipôla bôt ba bé nôgôl bé mambén ma Djob. 	 Suddenly, Daniel lived among people who did not obey God’s commands.


Béñge yak lelaa a ntôñ bés, a niigaga ki bés ntén niñ u nlôôha lam. 	 Consider, too, how he cares for us and teaches us the best way of life.


Bebeg hala a ga tinde ki we i ba mut a nkap, mut a ngwés bape ni mut nu a nwéhél ba ba mboñ nye béba. 	 Likely, you would also feel motivated to be more generous and loving to others and to forgive any who have been unkind to you.


I YOÑ MAKIDIK NGÉDA ÑEM U TA BÉ WE NWEE 	 MAKING DECISIONS WHEN EMOTIONS RULE


I sista i bi tégbaha yigil yé i Bibel, a nkal le: “Inyu Tésé, hala a bé nye ntombok jam ngandak i nigil Bibel. 	 “Tessie took in knowledge of Bible truth with relative ease,” said the sister who studied with her.


Yôhannes Rauthe a yé likalô, bebeg i ñwii 1920 	 Johannes Rauthe engaging in the field ministry, probably in the 1920’s


12 Njom yada i i nla toñol inyuki Isañ wés nu ngii a bi téé le di bana makoda hiki ngéda, i yé le nyoo nyen di nla kuhul makénd. 	 12 One reason why our heavenly Father has kindly arranged for us to have regular meetings is that we can give and receive encouragement there.


Hala a nlôôha ba nseñ ibale di gwé mbegee keñi i ntôñ Djob kiki Môsi. 	 This is especially important if, like Moses, we have a measure of responsibility in God’s organization.


Me ni nwaa wem di bi bagla ngélé aa, di bé yak bebee i bos.” 	 My wife and I were separated three times and were in the process of getting divorced.”


Kiki i ‘numus matam’ i yé yak i bana “litam li mbuu,” di ga lôôha pôdôl “matam ma bibép,” tole nson u añal ñañ nlam munu yigil ini, ni i i ga noñ.—Galatia 5:22, 23; Lôk Héber 13:15. 	 While “bearing fruit” also applies to producing “the fruitage of the spirit,” in this article and the next, we focus on producing “the fruit of our lips,” or Kingdom preaching.—Gal. 5:22, 23; Heb. 13:15.


Inyule ibôdôl ki botata ba ke ’ilo, ngo mam momasôna ma nke ndigi bisu, kikii ma ba iloo yaga bibôdôl bi bihégél.” (2 Pétrô 3:3, 4) Inyu hala nyen Yéhôva a ga yoñ bitelbene i unda le nyen a gwé kunde i énél bihégél gwé ni lona bôt ba binam tohi! 	 Why, from the day our forefathers fell asleep in death, all things are continuing exactly as they were from creation’s beginning.” (2 Pet. 3:3, 4) Hence, Jehovah will see to it that the vindication of his sovereignty includes the salvation of obedient humans!


Ndi, di nla bat Yéhôva mahôla. 	 But we can ask Jehovah for help.


Kiki DIU i hormone i nsiibaha mapañ ma gwélél, ba mbéna tilna yo bôda ba ba yé mbiibaga ni ba ba ta bé mbiibaga, inyu hôla bôda ba mpam matjél ngandak ngéda ba ntehe sôñ yap. 	 Because they thin the lining of the uterus, hormone-containing IUDs are sometimes prescribed for married or unmarried women to control very heavy menstruation.


(Añ 1 Korintô 7:3-5.) 	 (Read 1 Corinthians 7:3-5.)


6. (a) Bimbe bisai bi likébla li Yéhôva u mbem? (b) Sima mam maa likébla li Djob li ntinde bés i boñ. 	 6. (a) What blessings of Jehovah’s gift do you look forward to? (b) Name three things God’s gift will motivate us to do.


Ndi mbus ngéda, a bi kwoo nkaa le Yéhôva a bé gwés nye. 	 In time, though, she became convinced that God loved her.


(Añ 2 Korintô 5:14, 15.) 	 (Read 2 Corinthians 5:14, 15.)


“N’a nok inyu gwét ni mbimba gwét. 	 “You are going to hear of wars and reports of wars.


3 Kii i ga hôla bés i yoñ makidik malam? 	 3 What will help us to make wise decisions?


Ndi, mbus nyemb ni bitugne bi Yésu, sôble i bi kahal bana ndoñi ipe inyu banigil bé. 	 However, after Jesus’ death and resurrection, baptism would take on a much different meaning for his followers.


Ñ, ba bi la yônôs nson a bi yék inyu banigil bé.—Minson mi baôma 1:8; Kôlôsé 1:23. 	 Indeed, they successfully carried out the task that he outlined for his followers.—Acts 1:8; Col. 1:23.


ÑÔMA Paul a hégha niñ yés bikristen ni bisônda bi bé jo i mbom ni mbom. 	 THE apostle Paul likened our life as Christians to that of soldiers engaged in hand-to-hand combat.


Danisia 	 Danish


Ibale u gwé minlélém mi mahoñol, badba le: Kii i nkôhna me woñi? 	 If you feel the same way, think about why you hesitate.


(Minson mi baôma 2:44-47; 5:42) To hala, banigil ba Yésu bahogi, i hiai hi bisu, ba bi nwas le gwéha yap i hoi. 	 (Acts 2:44-47; 5:42) Nevertheless, some of Jesus’ followers in the first century did allow their love to grow cold.