(Bingéngén 13:10) Aa, ngéda bôt ba nsôk léba le di mboñ ngim jam, ndik inyule di hoñlak libak likeñi, ba nla wéha bés nyuu, ba nôgha ki bés hisoñ. 	 (Prov. 13:10) And third, when it becomes clear that we have acted presumptuously, we may be embarrassed or even humiliated.


A boñge ba wanda, baa ni tiñi i yônôs njômbi nan i pes mbuu? 	 Young People, Are You Focused on Spiritual Goals?


8 Djob a ti babiina ba bisu biniigana bi bi bé lama hôla bo i hoñol loñge i bôt bape, tolakii ba bé botama i wom Éden. 	 8 God gave the first human couple instructions that should have made them think about the welfare of others, even though they were alone in the garden of Eden.


Lelaa Kiñe David a bi boñ ngéda ba bi kal nye le lok yé yon i bé lama ôñôl Yéhôva témpel? 	 How did King David respond when told that his son would build God’s temple?


(2 Miñañ 36:13) Maselna ni hala, Sédékia a bi bat Égiptô mahôla inyu noode pam isi énél i Babilôn, ndi hala a bi bahle bé nye.—Ezékiel 17:11-15, 17, 18. 	 (2 Chron. 36:13) Instead, Zedekiah turned to Egypt in a fruitless attempt to break free from Babylon’s yoke.—Ezek. 17:11-15, 17, 18.


Mbus ngéda, baudu ba Bibel bape ni lôk kéé ipe i i bi waa téé likalô, ba bi bôdôl lo i makoda. Hala a bi nom bé ntandaa ngéda, di bi sôk di bana bañga bañga likoda. 	 Eventually, some Bible students, as well as some inactive ones, began coming to the meetings, and before long we had a thriving congregation.


Inyuki di nlama wan dihéga di bikiñe bi-na bi Yuda? 	 Why will we consider the examples of four kings of Judah?


Jon, di nla badba le: Bonjee di nlama ti lipém ni inyuki ba kôli ni jo? 	 So we might well ask, Whom should we honor, and why is such honor merited?


Kinje tik likébla di nla bana—i ba liwanda li Yésu! 	 What a precious gift to receive—friendship with Jesus!


Mu kii me bé añal miñañ minlam, me bé tehe kiki mis ma bôt ma mbai!” 	 When sharing the comforting Kingdom message, I would see the people’s eyes light up!”


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Hala a bi ti me ngôñ i noñ ndémbél i Yésu.—Yôhanes 10:27. 	 Doing so made me want to follow Jesus’ example.—John 10:27.


Hoñol maéba malam momasôna u nléba i Bañga i Djob, diihe ki mana maéba le: “U bigdaga ki Nhek woñ dilo di binéñél gwoñ.”—Ñañal 12:1. 	 Think of all the sound counsel you find in God’s Word, and take to heart the advice: “Remember, then, your Grand Creator in the days of your youth.”—Eccl. 12:1.


Ndi Yéhôva a ndiihe bôt ba yé bebee i ti bomede inyu yônôs ngim nson, ngéda ngôñ i nene.—Tjémbi 110:3. 	 Yet, Jehovah appreciates the self-sacrificing spirit shown by individuals who offer themselves to serve wherever there is a need.—Ps. 110:3.


Ngim mangéda, a ngwélél gwo inyu kônha yak bôt woñi—‘nlômbi likeñge Satan a ngwélél inyu hôñôs bitembee.’ 	 At times, he uses terror tactics—“one of the oldest of all forms of propaganda.”


Njel ipe di nla gwélél inyu kôôge bakén bebee i yé le di naña bo i je i mbai yés. 	 Another way to draw closer to those from another background is to invite them for a meal in our home.


Natan Knorr, nu a bé éga bôlô i Mbôgi Yéhôva, a bi lo i Potô Rikô. 	 Nathan Knorr, who was then taking the lead among Jehovah’s Witnesses, came to Puerto Rico.


I mbus, ba bi tila le ba yé bebee i hôla inyu maoñ i biloñ bipe. 	 Later, they applied to help with international construction projects but were not invited.


Ni hala nyen, di ga lôôha tehe ngui Bibel ikété niñ yés.—2 Korintô 10:4, 5. 	 Indeed, we will to a greater extent unleash its power in our own life.—2 Cor. 10:4, 5.


LITIÑ LI BIBEL: “Woo wada nyonok ni ñem nwee u yé loñge iloo moo ima nyonok ni ngéba ni linoñ mbebi.”—Ñañal 4:6. 	 BIBLE PRINCIPLE: “Better is a handful of rest than two handfuls of hard work and chasing after the wind.”—Ecclesiastes 4:6.


(Yésaya 55:11) Djob a bi yoñ bitelbene inyu kobol bés i minkôm mi béba ni mi nyemb. 	 (Isaiah 55:11) God made an arrangement for us to be freed from sin and death.


Di yé nkwoog nkaa le Yéhôva a ga bom hônba yés inyule a nyi nson di nsal, ni gwéha di ñunda inyu yé ni inyu jôl jé. 	 We can be confident that Jehovah will reward our endurance because he knows the work we do and the love we show for him and his name.


Baa u ga nom hana isi, tole u ga pala wo? 	 Will you live a long life, or will your life be cut short?


Inyu keñgle mimbôñgô mi minkwel mi mi bé béna lona bés minkaa inyu mam ma base, di bi sék minwaa mu ngéda di bé lama tégbaha ni nye.” 	 To avoid long conversations that would usually lead to a heated discussion about religion, we set a time limit for the visit.”


Yak i len ini, ndék minhook ki yon i gwé bôlô i ti litén li Djob “bijek ngéda litine.” 	 And today, only a few anointed Christians have the responsibility to give God’s people “food at the proper time.”


(Tjémbi 115:3-8) Baa bôt ba nhémle biyi bi nkoñ isi bi bi nkal le Djob a ta bé? 	 (Ps. 115:3-8) Do philosophies that say that there is no God affect people?


Louis a nkônde le: “Ni hégda le likoda jés li bisu li Mbigda nyemb Yésu i Madagaskar, jôm li bôt di bé nigil Bibel ni bo ba bi lo!” 	 Adds Louis, “Imagine, at our first Memorial in Madagascar, ten of our Bible students attended!”


Umbe nson Djob a bi ti balôm ni baa bap? 	 What responsibilities did God give husbands and wives?


Yéhôva a yé unda le nyen a kôli énél. 	 And the settling of the issue of sovereignty is well under way.


Ahab, nwaa wé ni bon bé ba bé lama kôs nlélém jam li bi pémél Nabôt ni bon bé bôlôm kiki kogse.—1 Bikiñe 21:17-25. 	 Ahab, his wife, and his sons would suffer the same fate as did Naboth and his sons.—1 Ki. 21:17-25.


Ibale hala bé, i yé le i nene le di yé lôbhe mut, tole di yé keñgle mbegee di gwé i ti nye maéba a gwé ngôñ. 	 Otherwise, we could actually be flattering the person or avoiding our responsibility to provide needed counsel.


(Añ Ndiimba Mbén 22:5.) 	 (Read Deuteronomy 22:5.)


Mbus ndék nwii ndigi, makoda ma bé juem. 	 Within a few years, there were eight congregations.


Di nla badba le: Baa i mam me mbii bisu i niñ yem, ni makidik mem ma ñunda le me nhémle toi bibuk bi Yésu? 	 Ask yourself: ‘Do my priorities and decisions reflect that I truly believe Jesus’ words?


“Tina . . . 	 “Pay back . . .


Inyule ba bé tibil bé nok mam ba bé niiga i likoda, bijek bi mbuu ba bé ti i Ndap Ane bi bé tihba bé miñem nwap. 	 Because of not fully understanding what was said at the meetings, the children were not really touched by the spiritual program that was being presented at the Kingdom Hall.


(Añ Yôhanes 17:17.) 	 (Read John 17:17.)


Hala nyen a nla yi too a nla toi gwel u nson u. 	 He can then make an honest evaluation of his circumstances.


Ndi bape ba nhoñol le i kwiye hiéé ngéda kôba i bé bé jam li ntomb. 	 Others point out, however, that it was not a simple thing to kindle a fire in ancient times.


Di ga ba ki bebee i añal ñañ nlam ibale pôla i nene. 	 Yes, and we will feel free to give a witness as we have an opportunity.


Bimbee bisai Irène a bi kôs inyu biliya gwé i nson u likalô? 	 How was Irene blessed for her determination to share the good news?


(Manyodi 24:3) Ndék ngéda mbus, mpuhge jam i bi bii hémle i bon ba Israel i biwénél. 	 (Ex. 24:3) Soon, however, something unexpected put the Israelites’ loyalty to the test.


U ga tehe ha bé ki yo kekikel.” 	 You will never have to see them again.”


B’a “héñha, kunda yada yaga, likéébana li jis, i sép i nsôk.”—1 Korintô 15:51, 52. 	 They “will all be changed, in a moment, in the blink of an eye, during the last trumpet.”—1 Cor. 15:51, 52.


30 Masôô ma nkus ma ñañ wés 	 30 From Our Archives


Inyule loñ y’a nyangbene loñ, ane ki i kolba ane . . . 	 For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom . . .


Ibale u mbéna jôp i internet inyu añ gwigil bini le “Qu’enseigne réellement la Bible? (fiches d’étude),” u nla gwélél yo ngéda u nigil Bibel wetama inyu kwés wemede nkaa ni mam u nhémle. 	 If you have access to the online series “What Does the Bible Really Teach?” you can use it in your personal study to help you strengthen your convictions.


Béñge mahol ma nson woñ inoñnaga ni makak moñ wemede. 	 View your progress against personal and project goals.


Mut a nla sôô baane, nwet wé bôlô, mimañ tole bagwal libak jé li mut wip, ndi a nla bé sôô jo Yéhôva, nu a nkwés bés nkaa le to umbe ntén wip u ga yeli. 	 Even if a person is able to conceal thievery from authorities, employers, elders, or parents, he cannot hide it from God, who guarantees that every theft will be exposed.


I ngii mam momasôna, mi bééna ngôñ ni mbuu mpubi u Yéhôva, u u bé hôla bo i kôna pék yé, konangoo ni telepsép yé.—Manyodi 34:6, 7. 	 Above all, they needed Jehovah’s holy spirit, which would enable them to reflect his insight, mercy, and justice.—Ex. 34:6, 7.


(Tjémbi 97:10) Inyu hala nyen di ntjél noñ bipôdôl bini le ‘béba i yé loñge, ni loñge i yé béba.’ 	 (Ps. 97:10) We refuse to join the ungodly and say: “Good is bad and bad is good.”


Di mboñ hala ni njel bibuk gwés ni maboñog més. Ibale di mboñ bé hala, wee hémle yés i yôni bé. 	 By our words and deeds—without which our faith would be incomplete.


Ini ndoñi i njom i nyemb yés, i nkiha ni mam bidokta bi niiga bés, le bagwal ba nla lôôs bon bap ngim bilem. 	 This explanation of why we die is in harmony with what we know today about heredity.


“Hiki kel,” lelaa ni nla yônôs mbônga ni bôñôl Djob i ti bébomede nkikip? 	 How can we live up to our dedication to God “day after day”?


Yimbe le Marta a bi kal inyu Lasarô le a’ tuge i dilo di nlo, i “kel i nsôk.” 	 Note that Martha spoke of Lazarus’ coming back to life in the future, “on the last day.”


Mimañ mi ga kodol nye ni mbuu lima, ni loñgeñem.—Añ Lôk Lévi 5:1; Galatia 6:1. 	 They will correct him in a calm and gentle way.—Read Leviticus 5:1; Galatians 6:1.


Hala a nene loñge i ngéda di mbéñge maboñog ma Djob lôñni litén li Israél. 	 This is evident in the way God dealt with the nation of Israel.


(Yésaya 61:1) Charlotte nu a yé nsañal nano a yé 38 nwii, a nkal le: “I len ini, bôt ba yé nimlak. 	 (Isa. 61:1) Says Charlotte, who has been in the full-time service for 38 years: “People today are lost.


Ibale u yé maséé ni ntén mut u yé, hala wee ni libak joñ, u ga neebe bé le biséga gwoñ gwon bi yôñôl we makidik, ndi u ga sôñ mam u nhémle ni makénd. 	 When you have a strong sense of identity, you stand up for your beliefs instead of allowing your peers to control you.


Inyule Bibel ba bé gwélél inyu mésa nwap le (La Vulgate) i bé ntilga ni hop u Latin. 	 Because the official Church Bible (the Vulgate) was written in Latin.


Kiki ngandak bôt i bé gwés maliga i loñ Irlan, bitelbene bi bi yôña inyu boñ le mankéé Russell a témb nyoo mayuuga mé ma Eurôpa ma nyônôs maa. 	 Because of the considerable interest found there, Ireland was also included in Russell’s third European trip.


Mambe makidik ma ngui ma mbéda? 	 What kind of determination is needed?


A nla hôla bés i “bana ngôñ yosôna [ikeñi]” inyu Bañga yé. 	 He can help you to “form a longing” for his Word.


Bitilna bi nti bés bobasôna makénd le di kônde hol. 	 The Scriptures encourage all of us to make advancement.


Yéhôva a bi yônôs mbônga wé i tééda bon ba nyuu. 	 Jehovah has lived up to his promise to care for fatherless children.


Ki ba bi bak bo, ba kéñ ki bo njel i téé likalô i témpel ni i mandap ma mitiñ. 	 If that happened, Jews who associated with Christians could be punished.


“Njee nan, ibale a nsômbôl oñ litédél, a mbôk bé ndugi yén isi, a ôt ndamba, i tehe too a gwé mam ma nsômbla i mélés jo?”—LUKAS 14:28. 	 “Who of you wanting to build a tower does not first sit down and calculate the expense to see if he has enough to complete it?”—LUKE 14:28.


Inyule ba bé nkwoog nkaa le botñem yap i ga yon, bana bôlôm ni bôda ba bé bebee i hônba to imbe ndutu inyu kônde téñbe ni Djob. 	 Because their hope was so sure, these men and women were prepared to suffer any hardship to remain loyal to God.


Ndi, i niiga bôt bape i nti maséé.—Minson mi baôma 20:35. 	 However, there is joy in training others.—Acts 20:35.


Inyu tibil nok matiñ, di nlama nok mahoñol ma ntimbén ni inyuki a bi ti mambén mahogi. 	 To understand a principle includes understanding the thinking of the Lawgiver and the reasons why he gave certain laws.


Kii di ga tehe munu yigil ini? 	 What will we examine in this article?


14 Kii u nla boñ inyu hôlôs lem i gwel wemede? 	 14 What can you do to work on your self-control?


Libim li bôt, mu i niñ yap i hiki kel, li ga timbhe le, To. 	 Under normal circumstances, most people would answer no.


I mbus, me boma mut wem libôk wada le Angelines, a yila bañga yem liwanda. 	 Later, I met a neighbor, Angelines, who became a close friend.


Ba bi yoñ bilôk bikéé bipe i ntôñ gwét, ndi bi bi tjél le bi mbegee bé mañgaa, ndi bi nla boñ bibôlô bipe.* Makidik ma mon Yôhannes Rauthe a bi yoñ, ba ep nye i sal i nkoñ mashin. 	 Other brothers who were drafted refused to bear arms and requested noncombatant roles.* Johannes Rauthe took such a stand and was sent to work on the railways.


(2 Bikiñe 10:1) Baa ni nhoñol le i noñ mabal ma isañ Salômô, nu a bi yiba inyu pék yé hélha, i bééna toi mahee i mis mé? 	 (2 Chron. 10:1) Do you imagine that he was apprehensive about following in the footsteps of Solomon, who was known for his extraordinary wisdom?


Lisañge makiñ liyé hipa hyada ikédé dipa dipe di ñgwélél inyu ligwo mayaa ma minje, mabak kunde le to nje a nla bônôl: bebek uyé le u hoñol kikii ñgandak ibot ipe i nhoñol le, inya nson i, iyé minyaô. 	 Recording voice clips is an integral part of building our open dataset; some would say it's the fun part too.


Bimbe bibom bi mbem i bet ba ndiihe konangoo i mbuma ñañ i Djob? 	 What awaits those who prove their appreciation for God’s undeserved kindness?


A bi lama ki nok lelaa Yésu a lona ngond Yairô i bitugne. 	 And it is similar with Jesus’ bringing Jairus’ daughter back to life.


Di bé nlama ap malép i bee. 	 We also had to collect water from a well.


(Añ 2 Miñañ 34:1-3.) 	 (Read 2 Chronicles 34:1-3.)


Minhook mi mi ga ba i niñ ngéda njiiha ikeñi, mi ga “yôña yaga ikété ond.” 	 Anointed ones who are alive during the great tribulation will be “caught away in clouds.”


Ngandak yap i mbéna kal nye mam i gwé ngôñ i boñ i nson u Yéhôva—bahogi ikété yap ba bak yak bebee i yoñ bôlô nsañal, tole ba ngwés ke i hôla i het ngôñ batéé likalô i yé. 	 Many give answers that reveal that they have a clear vision of what they want to do to serve Jehovah—perhaps by entering some form of full-time service or by serving where there is a greater need for Kingdom proclaimers.


Me bi sôk bat le me ngwés boñ baét; me kal yom i bé tagbe. 	 Finally I asked for a confessor, and I told him what had happened.


David a bi unda Méfibôsét loñgeñem ni ñem likap, a ti nye disi tjodisôna ti di bé di sôgôl wé Saulô. 	 David showed generosity and kindness to Mephibosheth, returning to him all the land of his grandfather Saul.


Mut gwéha a ntagbe i ngii bon ba mahôha. 	 A loving person covers over minor transgressions.


Ikété Bibel, mut suhulnyu a ta bé mut ngôk to lipamal, a nkadba bé. 	 In the Bible, humility refers to being free from pride or arrogance.


(Tjémbi 119:23, 61) Ndi a bi nwas le lipôdôl li Djob li tibil yaga tihba ñem wé.—Añ Tjémbi 119:11, 46. 	 (Ps. 119:23, 61) Yet, he allowed God’s sayings to touch his heart deeply.—Read Psalm 119:11, 46.


2 Isañ wés nu gwéha nu a yé i ngii, a bi hôla bagwélél bé i ngéda kôba, jon i len ini, a mboñ ki le yak bés di kôhna hogbe inyu njôghe tole nduña di gwé. 	 2 Our loving heavenly Father came to the aid of his servants in the past, and today he makes it possible for us to gain considerable relief from distress or anxiety.


Mambe mahoñol mabe bôt ba bééna inyu banigil ba Yésu? 	 What prejudice did Jesus’ followers experience?


15 Ngéda di bi ti bésbomede nkikip yak Yéhôva, di bi bôn nye le di ga boñ ndik sômbôl yé ibabé pidip. 	 15 When we dedicated our lives to Jehovah, we vowed that we would do his will unreservedly.


(Yésaya 52:7; Rôma 10:15) To hala, i mbéda ñem ngui i añal ñañ nlam ngéda pôla i nene. 	 (Isa. 52:7; Rom. 10:15) Even so, it takes courage to speak up when the opportunity arises.


Ndi ngéda di ntibil wan miñañ mi Bibel, di nléba le mut a bééna bé ngôñ i ba mbôkgwéé inyu ba sôgôlsôgôl nu Mésia. 	 However, a review of Bible accounts shows that a man did not need to be a firstborn son to be an ancestor of the Messiah.


Di yoñ hihéga hi muda wada nu ba bi pémés ngond i ntôñ. Hingonda hi, hi bé yééne ha bé i mbai bagwal bé. 	 Consider the example of a mother whose disfellowshipped daughter left home.


Yésu a bi yoñ hihéga hi mut nyuñga wada nu a bé nyéñ biloñge bi perl. 	 Jesus told an illustration about a merchant who was seeking pearls.


To hala kii ngandak bôt i i mbomb i yé sôk témbna hémle yap i ngui, bape ba gwé ngôñ le di ke ni bisu i nit bo ni hônba. 	 This can include sharing upbuilding Scriptural thoughts, inviting them to join us in the ministry, or just taking time to listen to them.


Kiki di bé wan ndémbél ilam di bi kôhna ngéda di bé nañ, di bi neebe i ti bésbomede nkikip inyu hiki bôlô ntôñ u naña bés i boñ. 	 After considering the fine examples we had grown up with, we decided to make ourselves available for anything Jehovah’s organization invited us to do.


Mu kii Rôsa a bé nigil Bibel, a bi nôgda le lingwañ li mbuu li Ane Djob li nlôôha bana mahee. 	 As Rose studied the Bible, however, she discerned the excelling value of the truth about God’s Kingdom.


Di yoñ hihéga: Di nyi ngandak mam inyu Satan ni dipa tjé. 	 Consider: We know a lot about Satan and his tactics.


“Ni yoñnaga bé ni bé kiki bakén ibabé minhuñbe.”—1 PÉTRÔ 4:9. 	 “Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.”—1 PET. 4:9.


Me bé gwés le a yible me ñem wé, to ibale jam li li bé tééñga nye ngandak.” 	 I wanted him to feel free to talk to me about anything, even about his pain.”


Kii i yé lem yada i mut yondo? 	 What is one characteristic of the new personality?


“Kaat i Yésaya 2:4 i bi hôla me i yén haa ni mam ma nkoñ isi ikété manoodana. 	 “Isaiah 2:4 helped me to remain neutral under test.


Lili a bi hôla yik muda le Karol. 	 She helped a widow named Carol.


Yéhôva a mah tjôô bé me! 	 Jehovah Has Never Failed Me!


I bé nom sôñ yada, i kodok mimañ mi likoda, bagwélél ba makiiña, ni bagwélél ba ndôn. 	 It was a full month of training for those with oversight of the congregations, circuits, and districts.


NHÔÔK kaat u mpuue, muda wada a bé a yii ngembe éfa, ni bôda iba ba bé bet i mbebi ni bipapai kiki hinuni hi ba nsébél le nyodol—ba nléba bititii bi yiinda ikété kaat Sakaria. 	 A FLYING scroll, a woman sealed inside a container, and two women soaring in the wind with wings like those of storks—such dramatic images are found in the book of Zechariah.


A yé kiki mut nu a ntééda diliba di litôa. 	 It would be like keeping the keys to the car.


Ñ, a nla kal hala! 	 Yes, it is!


Ngéda di nluk, ni ngéda di nsal, di nlama yoñ matat. 	 We must drive and work safely, even when we are building, maintaining, or traveling to places of worship.


BA NKWOOG NKAA LE U GWÉ MALIGA 	 MAKE THE TRUTH YOUR OWN


Di wan ki ngén i yônôs iba. 	 Let us consider this second illustration.


Kii ipe i bi hôla Diana i lémés nson wé i loñ ipe? 	 What further helped Diane to adjust to serving abroad?


Ndi mahéñha ni hala, Satan a ntôñ bé ni we, ndik ni nyemede. 	 However, Satan is selfish and does not care about you.


Kii di mpam i homa di bé lama tééne likalô, a ti me bon ba bikaat ba mpôdôl Ane Djob, ndi a kal me le: “We yuuga bôt ba yé ini pes loñ, me me nke ini pes ipe.” 	 We went to the territory, and he gave me some booklets about God’s Kingdom.


A yii ndék ngéda le, Yéhôva a ga mélés i huluk i i mboñ le bôt ba wo ni njal, ngéda a ga héñha biane bi nkoñ isi bini ni Ane i i yé i ngii, i het Man wé a ñénél kiki Kiñe. 	 Jehovah will soon solve that problem of greed by replacing the current political system with the heavenly Kingdom, with his Son serving as King.


Mahéñha ni la, bés bobasôna di nlama noñ maéba mana le: “Ni suhus nyuu, le hi mut a hek le bôt bape ba nloo nye.”—Filipi 2:3. 	 Instead, we should all apply the inspired counsel: “With humility consider others superior to you.”—Phil. 2:3.


LITIÑ LI BIBEL: “Bébomede noodana miñem minan.”—2 Korintô 13:5. 	 BIBLE PRINCIPLE: “Keep proving what you yourselves are.”—2 Corinthians 13:5.


(Ndiimba Mbén 10:17-19; Malaki 3:5, 6) Ibale di nyoñ ngéda i hek pék mu mandutu ba mboma, kiki bo mbagla, tole i pot hilémb hipe, di ga toñ manjel inyu unda bo loñgeñem ni gwéha.—1 Pétrô 3:8. 	 (Deut. 10:17-19; Mal. 3:5, 6) If we reflect on the challenges that they are facing, such as discrimination or the language barrier, we will look for ways to show them kindness and fellow feeling.—1 Pet. 3:8.


Béñge yigil i i gwé ño nkwel ni hop Pulasi le “Faut-il apprendre l’hébreu et le grec?” ikété Nkum Ntat nu 1er novembre 2009. 	 See the article “Do You Need to Learn Hebrew and Greek?” in the November 1, 2009, issue of The Watchtower.


Ni mbale, Yésu a nla hôla we i jôs nduña yoñ ni i yônôs ki ñem woñ ni botñem, yak ni makénd.—Lôk Héber 2:17, 18; 4:16. 	 Yes, Jesus can help you to cope with distress, and he can fill your heart with hope and courage.—Heb. 2:17, 18; 4:16.


I BANA LITEHGE LI KÔLI INYU JAM LI TI BÔT BAPE LIPÉM 	 PROPER BALANCE IN RENDERING OTHERS HONOR


Araséli: Mandutu me bi kôhna i siksa ma bi yilha me mut njôô. 	 Araceli: My negative experiences in the convent had made me bitter.


15 Ngandak i i bééna bilem bi binuga, i bi héñha inyu yila biloñge bi bôt. 	 15 Many who formerly displayed such animalistic qualities have changed for the better.


9 Ibôdôl ha i nwii 1919 i ke ni bisu, Yéhôva a bi témb a bôdôl tjek ni kot minhook ndék ni ndék, nwon mi bé yimbne i kék “inyu Yuda.” 	 9 From the year 1919 onward, Jehovah first gradually reorganized and reunited the anointed, who were symbolically like the stick “for Judah.”


10 Yéhôva a bi nok njôô ngandak, a unbene yak Môsi. 	 10 Jehovah became angry, even furious, with Moses.


Kiki sita i, bagwal bahogi ba bé hoñol le i yé loñge inyu man wap le a tiñha kôs sôble letee a lela nwii mi likond tole njék binéñél. 	 Like that sister, some parents have reasoned that it is better for their child to postpone baptism until he has outgrown the childish tendency to behave foolishly.


Heidi, a nlôl i loñ Jaman; a gwé nano 73 ñwii. Ibôdôl ñwii 1968, a ngwel nson kiki nsañal nu tôbôtôbô i loñ ipe, le Mañ mi Njok. 	 Heidi, from Germany, now in her early 70’s, has been serving as a missionary in Ivory Coast (now Côte d’Ivoire) since 1968.


Di ga tehe mam makeñi ma-na: Bibéba bi bôt, minlôñ mimbe, minson mimbe, ni mam ma nti bés ndutu i len ini. 	 We will consider four broad categories: wicked people, corrupt organizations, wrong activities, and distressful conditions.


Maboñok mé ma kôba ma ñunda le, to ibale kii i mpémél bés, Yéhôva a’ yônôs bitééne gwé, ni le ngim mangéda a mboñ hala nya i di bemek bé. 	 We have seen from his past dealings that no matter what happens, Jehovah will always accomplish his purpose, and sometimes he does it in an unexpected manner.


Baa u yé wada mu i pôla yap? 	 Are you one of them?


Ndémbél i bagwal bés, ni biniigana ba bi ti bés, bi bi tihba miñem nwés bañga litihbaga kayéle i tinde bés i boñ mam malam. 	 My parents’ example and the training they gave us had a deep, favorable impact on us children.


20 Too di yé nsoñgi minhook, too di gwé botñem i niñ i mba ni mba hana isi, di nla ba maséé ni maéba ma Djob ma mpémél i kaat Rôma pes 8. 	 20 Accordingly, whether we are spirit anointed or we hope to live permanently in a paradise on earth, we can be thankful for the inspired counsel in Romans chapter 8.


(Añ Rôma 12:3.) 	 (Read Romans 12:3.)


(Béñge minkéñég mi matila ni ño le “Lelaa u nla lémés ntuba woñ.”) (b) Ibale u nôgda le u gwé béba kiñ, mambe maéba ma nla hôla we? 	 (See the box “How to Improve Your Singing.”) (b) What suggestions for overcoming voice problems do you find practical?


Di mboñ kii yosôna di nla inyu tééda nsañ ni bilôk bikéé gwés, to ibale di nhoñol le ba mbep nok bés, tole ba mboñ bés jam li téé bé sép. 	 We do everything in our power to maintain peace with our brothers, even when we feel that we have been misunderstood or treated unfairly.


(Ndiimba Mbén 15:4-6) Baa u yé nkwoog nkaa le Yéhôva a ga sayap we ibale u nke ni bisu i téñbe i gwélél nye? 	 (Deut. 15:4-6) Do you have full confidence that Jehovah will bless you if you continue to serve him faithfully?


Yon i bi yila ndap yés. 	 That became our home.


“Ni héña héña yosôna mu yila mahoñol manan ma nyila yondo.”—RÔMA 12:2. 	 “Be transformed by making your mind over.”—ROM. 12:2.


14 I nok lelaa Yéhôva a ma bés, li nla hôla bés ikété maada més ni bilôk bikéé gwés, ni ikété libak jés i pañ bôt di ntééne likalô i libôga jés, yak i bet bés ni bo di nigil Bibel. 	 14 Understanding how God may be molding us can help us in our relationships with fellow believers and in our attitude toward people in our territory, including our Bible students.


I nwii 1991, ba bi ti Mbôgi Yéhôva kunde i bégés Djob jap. 	 In 1991, the activity of Jehovah’s Witnesses was given legal recognition.


Di nléba ndoñi ipe i Kaat Nwii 1994 i Mbôgi Yéhôva, mapep 148-150. 	 Details are described in the 1994 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, pp. 148-150.


Ndi iloo mam momasôna, di gwé ngôñ ni gwéha i Yéhôva. 	 But most of all, we need love from Jehovah.


Abel, Énok, Nôa ni lihaa jé, ba bé ipôla yap. 	 Among them were Abel, Enoch, and Noah and his family.


(Minson mi baôma 16:23-25) U héya le ba bi hônba inyule ba bééna botñem i ngui, Paul bo Silas ba bé ki maséé inyule ba bé son njonok inyu jôl li Kristô. 	 (Acts 16:23-25) In addition to drawing strength from their hope, Paul and Silas were joyful because they were suffering for the sake of Christ’s name.


Ngéda u nlama yoñ makidik ma ngui, yoñ ngéda i hek pék. 	 When you face an important issue, give yourself the time you need to act wisely.


(Efésô 3:18) Hala a mbat le u boñ biliya bi ngui. 	 (Eph. 3:18) That will take real effort on your part.


Di wan mam ima ma niñ yés, ma ma mbat le di unda ñem ngui: ikété lihaa jés, ni ikété likoda. 	 Let us consider two areas of life where we need courage: in our family and in the congregation.


I loñge ngéda, maboñok més ma nla hôla bahogi ikété yap i nôgda le litehge libe ba gwé inyu yés, li téé bé. 	 In time, our conduct may help some to see that their negative views about us may not be correct after all.


Ngéda sobiina wada a emlak le ngim gwom bi ga lona nye maséé ikété libii, ndi bieem bi, bi yon bé, a nla nôgda wengoñle ba nlôg nye, a nimis maséé mé, a yila yak mut a ntééda hiun. 	 When dreams about a happy marriage do not come true, a person may feel dissatisfied, cheated, even bitter.


(Hiôb 38:1, 4) Inyu hala nyen, bés bobasôna di nlama wan jam li, di gwéélak ki yi ni pék yés inyu pam i nokna ilam. 	 (Job 38:1, 4) Hence, all of us must examine the evidence and use our thinking ability to reach sound conclusions.


John Wycliffe ni bôt bape ba bééna ngôñ i boñ le hiki mut a bana Bañga i Djob. 	 John Wycliffe and others desired to make God’s Word available to everyone.


Kiki hihéga, i suklu i len ini, balét ba ntinde boñge ba wanda i boñ ntandaa suklu. 	 For example, young people in school today are under much pressure to qualify for enrollment in elite institutions of higher education.


Lelaa boñge ba wanda ni bagwal bap ba ñuñda ñem ngui? 	 How can young ones and their parents show courage?


11 Bibel i gwé maéba malam, jon ngandak bôt i yé nkwoog nkaa le i nlôl ni Djob. 	 11 Because of its guiding principles, many are convinced that the Bible was inspired by God.


12 Kinje bisai di gwé i bana ngandak lôk kéé i bôlôm ni bôda, i i yé ngwañ ni liyep, i ban-ga gwéha inyu Yéhôva, i gwéélak ki nye ni ñem wap wonsôna. 	 12 We are blessed to have many brothers and sisters, rich and poor, who love and serve Jehovah with a complete heart.


Yoñ makidik ma ngui i ‘téñbe ni mam ma yé malam.’ (1 Tésalônika 5:21) Ba nkwoog nkaa le u nla yémbél bisañ u njôs Satan, béba yé nkoñ isi, ni minhéña mi minsôn. 	 Be determined to “hold fast to what is fine.” (1 Thess. 5:21) Be assured that you can win the fight against Satan, his wicked world, and any sinful leanings.


Bape ba bé yék bijek ni mbônji i nwemel wem. 	 Some left groceries and flowers on my doorstep.


A bi yila ki “ñañal telepsép,” nu a bé pahal hémle yé ni makénd inyu Yéhôva, i mbamba. 	 He also became a bold “preacher of righteousness,” publicly confessing his faith in Jehovah.


Mambe mabadga ma nla hôla bés i wanba? 	 What questions can help us analyze ourselves?


5 Inyuki di nlama ba bebee i neebe ngôñ i hônba le Yéhôva a yoñ mam i moo? 	 5 Why must we be willing to accept the need to wait for Jehovah to act?


Adam a bé lama pohol i emble Nhek wé tole Eva. 	 Adam had to choose to listen either to his Creator or to Eve.


(Bingéngén 17:3, MN) Mahéñha ni la, Djob a bi tehe le a bé le a ma nye kayéle a yila séya i i nkon nye ngôñ—ñ, a bé toi “ntebek yom” i bok mbôgi inyu “biloñ bipe ni bikiñe ni bon ba Israél.” 	 (Prov. 17:3) Instead, God saw that he could be molded into a desirable vessel—in fact, “a chosen vessel” to bear witness “to the nations as well as to kings and the sons of Israel.”


(Tjémbi 25:14) Kiki di ga tehe Yéhôva a nsayap biliya gwés, di ga ba nkwoog nkaa le Bibel i nla ke ni bisu i héñha niñ yés.—Tjémbi 34:9. 	 (Ps. 25:14) As we see Jehovah’s blessing on our efforts, we will have clear evidence that the Bible can keep changing our life.—Ps. 34:8.


A nkal le: “Me yé maséé ngandak i ba hana. 	 “I am so happy to be here,” she says.


Inyuki li wan tjôdôt ni bo ngambi bi ta bé njel lam inyu yi bilôl? 	 Why are astrology and fortune-telling not keys to knowing the future?


A bi kônde ki kal le: “Tonjee a mbédés nyemede a’ suhlana, tonjee ki a nsuhus nyemede a’ bédhana.” 	 He continued: “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”


8 Baa di nla ba Yéhôva bañga mawanda? 	 8 Can we be close friends with Jehovah?


GWÉT bi bé wéhana. 	 THE battle was grueling.


Bimbe biniigana bi bi yé nseñ di nla ôt mu gwét Lôk Israél i bi yémbél? 	 What vital lessons can we learn from Israel’s victory over the Amalekites?


Me bééna ngôñ i kônde boñ mahéñha ngéda ba bi téé me ngwélél ndôn. 	 I needed to make more adjustments when I was assigned as a district overseer.


Inyuki ni di nwas le, bikwéha gwés bi makiñ bi sôñga bés i bégés Yéhôva ni tjémbi? 	 So why should we let our imperfect singing voices stop us from praising Jehovah in song?


Limbe jam Yéhôva a nla kon maséé le di ti nye? 	 What can we give to Jehovah that he does not already have?


Ndék nwii mbus, Pétrô a bi tjél ki jéla ni bikristen bi bi bé bé Lôk Yuda i tison Antiôkia. 	 Years later, though, Peter stopped eating with non-Jewish Christians in the city of Antioch.


Riana a nkal le: “Me bi nôgda woo u Yéhôva i loñge ngéda. 	 Says Riana: “I felt Jehovah’s helping hand just in time.


GWÉLÉL DIHÉGA DILAM 	 USE EFFECTIVE ILLUSTRATIONS


15. (a) Imbe ngéda bikristen bi bi jôp i minkôm i Babilôn Nunkeñi? (b) Mambe mambadga ma nlama kôs ndimbhe? 	 15. (a) When did Christians come under the yoke of Babylon the Great? (b) What questions remain for the next article to answer?


8 Ibale ba bi tjél Yésu, ba nol ki nye, lelaa a bé le a yila “ngok likas”? 	 8 If Jesus was rejected and killed, how could he become “the chief cornerstone”?


I yé mbale le, u ma hémle bitugne bi bi bi leglana ngandak nwii bisu bi ngéda, bi yon ki. 	 Actually, a resurrection that was promised centuries in advance did take place, and you put faith in it.


Hala a ntina maséé ngandak, i tehe bon bés ba nyônôs mam ba gwé ngôñ i boñ i pes mbuu, téntén i sal ki ntôñ ni bo.” 	 It has been a great source of satisfaction not only to see our children reach spiritual goals but to share the journey with them.”


Ndi Môsi a bi bôgôl Yéhôva mis, mbus a noñ ki maéba mé ibabé set. 	 On that occasion, Moses reacted correctly by looking to Jehovah and then carefully following his direction.


Bikak bi gwét ni ntut bi nsôñ bé 	 Chariots and a Crown Safeguard You


Hala a nkobla le i bana maboñog malam. 	 If your actions are holy, you are morally clean.


IKÉTÉ PUUM I HIÉ 	 INTO A FIERY FURNACE


A nti ki me ni nlô wem lipém, inyule a nyi le di bi nôgôl Djob. 	 “And she deeply respects my husband and me because she knows that we obeyed God.


A bi yan témpel i Djob, a tinde ki bôt i bégés mop mape. 	 He showed disrespect for God’s temple and convinced the people to worship other gods.


Bimbe bisai di ga kôhna ibale di nsal lem i? 	 And what good results can we obtain from doing so?


Mankéé Russell a bi yuuga Irlan ngélé isaambok. 	 Brother Russell visited Ireland seven times in all.


Bôlô i nsañal i bi niiga me i bôdôl Yéhôva ñem. Jon me bi bôdôl tehe le me nla ke i gwel nson i loñ ipe. 	 Pioneering was teaching me to lean on Jehovah, and I began to feel more comfortable with the idea of serving overseas.


(Matéô 24:13) Kii y’a hôla boñge ba wanda i yoñ makidik ma ngui i sélél Yéhôva i boga ni boga? 	 (Matthew 24:13) What will help young ones to be determined to serve Jehovah forever?


Inyu kôôba Mbigda nyemb Yésu, inyuki u ta bé le u pohol i nigil ngim mam i i ga hôla we i kôôge bebee ni Yéhôva bo Yésu? 	 To prepare for the Memorial, why not choose some study projects that will help you to draw closer to Jehovah and Jesus?


(1) Emel bitétéé i ngéda i kôli bé tole i hégda mam mabe. 	 (1) Daydreaming at the wrong time or about the wrong things.


Ngim mangéda to ngim hingonda hi bé lémél bé me, ndi me me tehe le, hio hi nla gwés me—hala a bé tinde me i bôdôl tjak nye ndik inyu jôha.” 	 “Sometimes I was not attracted to the other person, but I could tell that she liked me—and that made it entertaining to flirt.”


Tole ba mpohol i eñg miño, tole i bak tjôñ kiki bôt ba njék inyu nene. 	 Or they have adopted extreme haircuts and hairdos.


Nôa a ba hiôm ni Nyambe.”—Bibôdle 6:8, 9. 	 Noah walked with the true God.”—Gen. 6:8, 9.


Kaat i nke ni bisu i kal le: “Ni yimbe le mandutu ma, ma gwé bé maada ni biniigana bi base nan. 	 “Significantly,” the appendix continues, “issues such as these have little to do with the tenets of your faith.


14 Di nla kôhna maséé ngéda di nti bôt pôla i leege miñañ minlam to ibale ba mpohol i tjél emble. 	 14 We can find happiness in giving people the opportunity to respond to the message of good news even if they choose not to listen.


Me bôn bo le, m’a noode ba ha. 	 I told them I would think about it.


Mbus ngandak ñwii, nlôm Ôlga a bi bôdôl héñha libak jé, a ka tééda nye loñge inyule Ôlga a bi hônba nye ngandak, a tinak ki nye lipém hiki ngéda. 	 After many years, Olga’s husband started to treat her better because she had been so patient and always showed him respect.


14 Minhook mi ga ba i ngandak bahoma munu isi ngéda Yésu a ga kena bo i ngii. 	 14 There will be anointed ones in many parts of the earth when Jesus comes to take them to heaven.


Hini hiai hi ntagbe, hini hipe hi lo. Mimañ mi bôt mi nke, njohok i bilok bikéé i yoñok minson nwap. 	 As one generation replaces another, younger ones take on the work of older ones.


Libim li ngéda, a ga boñ bé hala. 	 Most likely that would not happen.


Mut nunu a bé kalba le yak nye a yé mpôdôl Yéhôva. 	 The man claimed to be a prophet of Jehovah.


SONDE I 23-29 MATÔP 2018 	 WEEK OF APRIL 23-29, 2018


Ndik kiki me bi boma nye ha, me bi tehe ha bé nye, letee i mbus ndék nwii, ngéda me bi hel i tehe nye i likoda li ndôn i tison Tôrontô i pes mbok i Ontariô. 	 That was the only contact we had until a few years later when, to my surprise, they spotted me in a crowd at a convention in Toronto, Ontario.


Mambe ma? 	 What were they?


14 Hala a nlôôha tina makénd i tehe le ngandak bôt i nôgda le lisuk li gwé ni moo, ni le i nsuhus likala jap li niñ inyu yoñ bôlô nsañal. 	 14 It is most encouraging to see that many have sensed the urgency of our times and have simplified their lives so as to share in the full-time ministry.


I ga pam ki le moni mi béda, ngéda jém ni i mbus. 	 More adjustments become necessary when the baby arrives.


Kiñe Manasé nu a bi hiel ñem a bi lama niiga Yôsia le Nyambe a yé Djob li konangoo. 	 Repentant King Manasseh may have taught Josiah about God’s mercy.


Inyuki maboñog ma Yônatan ipañ David, ma bé bé nlélém ni ma Abner? 	 Why was Jonathan’s reaction to David so different from Abner’s?


Ana, nu a gwé iloo 40 ñwii, a ngwel nson i loñ yada i Asia, het di gwé bé kunde yés yosôna. 	 Anne, now in her mid-40’s, serves in Asia in a land where our work is restricted.


(Tjémbi 145:10-12) Ibabé nkaa, bini bibañga bi ntoñol yaga mahoñol ma Mbôgi Yéhôva yosôna i i ntéñbe ni Djob. 	 (Ps. 145:10-12) Those words surely express the sentiments of all loyal Witnesses of Jehovah.


Nkoñ isi u Satan u noode kwés bés nkaa le di somb gwom bi bi tane bé bés nseñ. 	 Satan’s world tries to convince us that we should buy things that we really do not need.


(Lukas 2:15-17) Hala a bi lôôha hélés Maria bo nlô wé Yôsep i tehe le ba bé ti Yésu lipém i nya i! 	 (Luke 2:15-17) How pleasantly surprised Mary and Joseph must have been to see Jesus honored in such a manner!


A nkal le: “Niñ yés i lihaa i bi bôdôl lama. 	 He says: “Our family life improved dramatically.


Tolakii Yéhôva a nti bés oda i ke makoda, a nyéksa bé bés i boñ hala. 	 Although Jehovah commands us to attend meetings, he does not force us to comply.


Ibale di ndiihe toi Ane Djob, hala a ga tinde bés i boñ kii? 	 If we treasure God’s Kingdom in our heart, what will we be motivated to do?


Mut binam a’ boñ ki me?’”—Lôk Héber 13:6. 	 What can man do to me?’”—Heb. 13:6.


Bikaat bi Matéô 4:5 ni Lukas 4:9 bi yé le bi sômbôl kal le Yésu a bé tehe ikété yiinda kiki bo le a bé a téé i ngii nyôl témpel.—w16.03-F, p. 31-32. 	 Matthew 4:5 and Luke 4:9 could mean that Jesus was taken there in a vision or that he stood on some high place in the temple precinct.—w16.03, pp. 31-32.


Ndi di ta bé nkwoog nkaa le ba bé nok i mam ba bé éñél bo. 	 It is doubtful, though, that they would have understood what they heard.


Yimbe kii Môsé a bi boñ ngéda ngim bôt i bi bôdôl boñ kiki bapôdôl. 	 Notice how Moses reacted when certain ones in the camp of Israel began behaving as prophets.


Yéhôva a ba liwanda jés i boga ni boga! 	 May Jehovah be our Friend forever!


Ndi, ibale a nha maliga i bisélél, a gwéélak yi ni nokna loñge loñge, ha nyen a ga bana pék. 	 However, when he puts the truth into practice, using knowledge and understanding in a right way, he is becoming wise.


Ni nigle mawanda ma ñem nyuu ma Yéhôva, Matjel 	 Name, No. 3


Mu nyen Yésu a nkal le Yéhôva a yé “nsalwom,” ni le nyemede Yésu a yé “nkôô wai,” banigil bé ba bak “mintjep.”* Kii i yé ni matam banigil ba Kristô ba nlama numus? 	 Jesus described Jehovah as “the cultivator,” himself as “the true vine,” and his disciples as “the branches.”* What, then, is the fruitage that Christ’s followers need to bear?


(Manyodi 17:7) Môl ma ma bé ma kôli, inyule ma nkobla le “ndañ” ni “jomol.” 	 (Ex. 17:7) Those names were appropriate because they mean “Testing” and “Quarreling.”


Ndi ibale u ntehe MN, yi le bipes bi bi nyôña ikété Les Saintes Écritures—Traduction du monde nouveau. 	 Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the modern-language New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures.


12 Ñem nsôhga u ga hôla le maboñog més, mambot més, ni bieñg gwés, bi ba le bi kôli ngéda yosôna, bi tinak lipém. 	 12 Modesty helps us always to dress, groom, and comport ourselves in a decent and respectable manner.


Heni. 	 No, it is not.


(Markô 12:30; Yôhanes 14:15) Yésu a kal ndik bé banigil bé le ba ba ikété gwéha yé, ndi le ba yén ikété gwéha [yé].” 	 (Mark 12:30; John 14:15) Jesus told his disciples not only to be in his love but to “remain in [his] love.”


Inyule kogse yé i nla jôp to numbe homa mut a nsolop, inyu héya béba i i mbôña ikété litén li Yéhôva. 	 It can penetrate any hiding place to uncover wrongdoing among Jehovah’s people.


Ñôma Yôhanes a bi tila le: “Inyule bés bobasôna di kuhul mu liyonok jé, karis ki ngi karis.” 	 The apostle John wrote: “We all received from his fullness, even undeserved kindness upon undeserved kindness.”


Lelaa i bigda ntéñ Djob Yéhôva a yé i ga hôla bés i tééda suhulnyu yés? 	 How does reflecting on Jehovah help to keep us humble?


BONJEE BA ÑAÑAL TOI ÑAÑ NLAM I LEN INI? 	 WHO REALLY ARE PREACHING THE GOOD NEWS TODAY?


A nlama ki boñ biliya i tibil yi mahaa ma bilôk bikéé bi. 	 He also observes the family of the brother under consideration.


(Béñge liben 20) 	 (See paragraph 20)


Di niñ munu nlômbi nkoñ isi unu ntandaa ngéda i het di nwaa tehe mam ma ma nti bés njôô. 	 We have lived in this old world so long that we may have stopped noticing how much stress we feel over world conditions.


Nhôôlak mañ wada u nti hihéga hini le: “Mut nu a yé nsut a nla bana ndutu i niñ ni nwet a yé liyômba, ni nu a nyoña bôt. 	 An experienced elder gives this example: “Someone who is shy can have a difficult time being around an outgoing, backslapping person.


Ndi, ilole ba ba “balop bôt,” i nene le baéga bibase bi ndôk bikristen ba ntehe ndik nseñ i tééda “tjobi (bôt)” ba gwé behee. 	 But rather than being “fishers of men,” Christendom’s clergy seem more concerned with merely keeping the “fish” they already have.


Inyu timbhe mambadga ma, di wan mam maa, ma ma nla hôyôs gwéha yés inyu kristô ni inyu mam ma mbuu, ibale di nyoñ bé yihe: Bôlô, mintuk, ni bigwel moo. Ibale di nyoñ bé bitelbene bi mbéda i bii hiki jam het li nlama ba, hala a nla hôyôs gwéha yés inyu Kristô ni inyu mam ma mbuu. 	 In this regard, let us consider three areas of life that if not kept in their proper place could weaken our love for the Christ and for spiritual things—secular work, recreation, and material things.


(1 Bikiñe 15:14) I mis ma Yéhôva, maada ma Asa ni nye ma bé mpubhaga, ma kihga ki ni matiñ ma Djob. 	 (1 Ki. 15:14) In God’s eyes, Asa’s devotion was basically sound, satisfying divine requirements.


Ha nyen sônda i i bé kéés me, i bi héñha dipa tjé, a kahal yéñ le a nyéksa me i tjôô hémle yem, kiki me kalak i majubul ma ñañ unu. 	 Then, the investigator switched tactics and tried to persuade me to renounce my faith, as I mentioned in the introduction.


Mbus, ba boñ minyiña ikété Bañga i Djob ni bikaat bi ntôñ. 	 With our situation in mind, they act on their prayers by doing research in God’s Word and in our Christian publications.


I len ini a nyi toi we. 	 Now you are truly known by him.


Baa u yé mbiibaga? 	 Are you married?


Ndi lelaa ni, ibale hala a yé ntandaa ngéda le di ngwélél Yéhôva? 	 What if we have been serving Jehovah faithfully for decades?


Mambe mambadga di ga wan i yigil i noñ ha? 	 What questions will we consider in the next article?


Nlôñ kaat u Bibel u u bi hôla me ngandak, u yé Yésaya 30:18. 	 A scripture that has greatly encouraged me is Isaiah 30:18.


Kii hiki wada wés a nla boñ inyu tééda ni hôñôs i adna i? 	 What, though, can we individually do to preserve and promote that unity?


Ndi lelaa u nla boñ inyu bana i nya ntén liwanda lini ni Nyambe? 	 How can you build such an eternal friendship with God?


Ngandak bakobol i bé bebee i nimis niñ yap inyu sal bôlô i. 	 Many translators undertook this work at the risk of their lives.


Mahoñol ba gwé i ti bomede ni ngôñ ñem, i nyônôs mbañ di nléba i kaat Tjémbi 110:3. 	 This willing spirit is in fulfillment of the prophecy found at Psalm 110:3.


Adyghia 	 Adyghe


Kiki bo isañ Lamek, nu a bé mut hémle, ni nu a niñ ndék ngéda ni Adam. 	 These included his father, Lamech, who was a man of faith and whose life overlapped Adam’s.


Ngéda di mboma ndutu, lelaa di nla keñgle i hôs kiki Yôsia? 	 When we encounter a problem, how can we avoid making a mistake like the one Josiah made?


Libim li minhook li me ni bo di bi sal, li ta ha bé hana isi. 	 Most of the anointed ones with whom I have worked are no longer here on earth.


Tole kel i, i yé kel sôble yoñ? 	 Or was it the day you got baptized?


17 Di bep bañ unup. 	 17 Do not give in to frustration.


(Lôk Héber 6:1) Bimbe bitelbene di nla yoñ inyu noñ maéba ma Paul? 	 (Heb. 6:1) In order to apply Paul’s counsel today, what steps can we take?


Kiñe David a bi ke ndéñg ni Batséba, i mbus a nôlha nlô wé Uria. 	 King David committed adultery with Bath-sheba, and afterward he had her husband, Uriah, killed.


(Tjémbi 119:103) Nlélém jam inyu yés, di nla tibil nok line li bijek bi mbuu di nkôhna ni njel ntôñ. 	 (Ps. 119:103) Similarly, we can savor the tasty Bible-based spiritual food that we receive from God’s organization.


Mambe mam ma nlo bés i boña ngéda di mbadba le, ‘kii i nlôôha ba nseñ inyu yem?’ 	 What sort of things might we include when asking ourselves, ‘What is my key interest?’


17 Niñ yés i ga ba lelaa ibale di ntôñ ndik ni mam ma mbuu? 	 17 What is the outcome if we maintain a spiritual focus?


Ibale ñ, ni ta bé bébotama. 	 If you do, you are not alone.


IBÔDÔL yaga yak mut telepsép nu bisu le Abel, i pam i len ini, bagwélél ba Djob ba njo sañ inyu hémle yap. 	 FROM the first faithful human, Abel, down to our day, loyal worshippers have struggled.


(Bakéés 11:30-34) Kii hala a bé kobla inyu yé? 	 (Judg. 11:30-34) What did that mean for her?


Ba bé jôha bé ni nson likalô. 	 They took a zealous lead in the preaching work.


2 Jam lipe li yé le, i ti bôt makénd i tinde bo i boñ loñge. 	 2 On the other hand, encouragement is a power for good.


Kiki hihéga, a bi téé Man wé inyu yoñ ndun ni likoda, nu yak nye a bi téé “kindak nu maliga” inyu ti jo bijek bi mbuu i ngéda i kôli. 	 For example, he has placed the congregation under the care of his Son, who appointed a “faithful steward” to provide timely spiritual food.


Tolakii me bé net ngandak minkaa, hala a bé ti bé me maséé. 	 Although I was good at winning arguments, I still ended up feeling frustrated.


(Bibôdle 22:15-18) U héya hala, hiki ngéda, Yéhôva a ngwélél kunde yé inoñnaga ni bilem gwé bipe, le gwéha ni telepsép. 	 (Gen. 22:15-18) Furthermore, Jehovah always exercises his freedom in harmony with his attributes of love and justice.


8 I ngwa Pentékôt i ñwii 33 N.Y., dikôô di bôt ba Lôk Yuda ni bôt ba matén mape, ba bi yila minhook ni njel mbuu mpubi. 	 8 At Pentecost 33 C.E., thousands of Jews and proselytes were anointed with holy spirit.


Hala a bi bôk ndugi a wéha bôt bé ba lihaa nyuu, ndi mbus ba kahal ti nye lék. 	 At first her family members were disappointed, but later they became very angry with her.


Ngéda a bi ke soohe i lap i Yéhôva, Prisi keñi le Éli i bi ôm nye nsohi yañga, i kal le a nhiôô moog. 	 Later, when she was praying at the tabernacle, High Priest Eli mistakenly accused her of being drunk.


Jon, hala a nhélés bé nhook ibale ngim bôt i nhémle bé kunda yada le a yé nhook. 	 So an anointed person is not surprised if some do not believe right away that he has been anointed.


Mbus a tilis Samuel méé, Hana a kena nye i lap Djob, kiki a bôn Yéhôva. 	 After Samuel was weaned, Hannah took him to the tabernacle, just as she had vowed.


“Mambe mam u mbéna wan mu yigil yoñ i Bibel?” 	 “What do you include in your personal study?”


Mu mop ma, ngandak yap i bi sôla ngéda Yéhôva a bi boñ le Jôm li Dimala li kwél bo. 	 Many of these false gods were dealt devastating blows by Jehovah through the Ten Plagues.


Inyu kii hala a yé nseñ ? 	 Why does this matter?


Sék hikékét hi kiñ inyu ipôda hyo ni liñgeliñge yoñ i binjénjé i liyimbne joñ. Ni ha, bôt bape ba ba ba wan, ba la emble we kiñ yoñ. 	 Create a voice clip as part of your profile avatar. Others will be able to hover and listen to your clip.


I yigil i bisu, di ga nigil ndémbél i Abraham. 	 In the first article, we will learn from the example of Abraham.


Lelaa di nlama tehe mahôha ma bôt bape? 	 How should we view the faults of others?


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


Mu makoda més, bilôk bikéé bi bôlôm bi gwé ngôñ le di ti bo makénd i sal ni ngui kayéle ba bana ngap i yila bahôla nson ni mimañ. 	 In our congregations, brothers need to be encouraged to work hard in order to qualify for appointment as ministerial servants and elders.


Li ba maliga i mam momasôna li nhôla me i bana kiññem i mpôp i bisu bi Yéhôva. 	 To be honest in all things enables me to have a clean conscience before Jehovah God.


Anna a nkal le: “Kel yada, me bi tééne mañge muda nu a bé boñ suklu ikeñi likalô i bôm, di yoñ bitelbene i bomna ki. 	 Anna relates: “One day, I witnessed to a university student at the market and arranged to meet her again.


(1 Korintô 16:2) Jon, mintén mi bôt nwominsôna—ibôdôl i bet ba bé ngwañ ikepam diyeyeba —mi bi la ti makébla.—Lukas 21:1-4. 	 (1 Cor. 16:2) Thus, people of all walks of life—from the very wealthy to the very poor—had a share.—Luke 21:1-4.


Ñane nu ndap mitiñ a bi kal bo le: “A Lôktata, ibale ni gwé bañga inyu ti bôt makénd, poda.” 	 The presiding officers of the synagogue there told them: “Men, brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, tell it.”


DI NLAMA BANA SUHULNYU 	 WE MUST BE HUMBLE


Ngéda u ga pam, u ga ba ñuñuk, u bak ki wetama.” 	 When you come out, you will be old and alone.”


18 Kiki hihéga, maéba malam di nléba i mbus kaat Pulasi le Les jeunes s’interrogent?—Réponses pratiques, Volume 1, i si ño nkwel i appendice le “Les parents s’interrogent.” 	 18 For example, helpful advice can be found in the appendix entitled “Questions Parents Ask,” at the back of the book Questions Young People Ask—Answers That Work, Volume 1.


Ibale ñ, kekii? 	 If so, when?


Ngandak bagwal i i bi boñ hala, i bi tehe bon bap ba nyoñ nson nsañal u ngéda yosôna tolakii ba yé ba ke haa ni ndap. 	 Many who have done so have later seen their sons and daughters take up full-time service assignments far from home.


“Mbén Kristô”: Mambén ma Yésu momasôna, yak mbén i i mbat le di téé likalô ni nkoñ isi wonsôna, ni mbén i i mbat le di gwés bilôk bikéé. 	 “The law of the Christ”: All of Jesus’ commands, including the command to preach the good news around the world and the command to love our brothers.


Ngén i bi talént, i Yésu a ti ngéda a bé pôdôl inyu lisuk li hiai hini, i ntina makénd inyu téñbe ni Djob. 	 The parable of the talents, given in Jesus’ prophecy about the conclusion of the system of things, encourages faithfulness.


Ndi, ngéda i kéla nye le a bé lama ‘telep inyu ngababum yé,’ a bi tibil nok le a bé lama lo bitugne bi ga lo—hala we ntandaa ngéda mbus nyemb yé. 	 Yet, saying that he would ‘stand up for his lot’ in the future amounted to a clear promise of a resurrection to come—long after he had died.


28 Di ngwel nson lôñ yada ni Nyambe —Hala a nti bés maséé 	 (Look under BIBLE TEACHINGS > BIBLE QUESTIONS ANSWERED)


Inyuki di nla kal le “miñañ minlam mi Ane” mi yé nlélém jam ni miñañ minlam mi “karis Nyambe”? 	 Why can we say that the “good news of the Kingdom” is the same as the good news of “the undeserved kindness of God”?


Hala a nkobla le, di yimbe biliya gwobisôna ba mboñ inyu hol i pes mbuu. 	 This would include being alert to indications of spiritual progress.


Ni le, kii i nla hôla bés i yônôs makak més? 	 Also, how determined should we be to keep our vows?


Inyu hala nyen ba bééna lem i niiga i témpel. 	 They taught regularly at the temple.


8, 9. (a) Inyuki i yéne libim li bôt ndutu i nok yom i ntagbene mut ngéda a nyila nhook? (b) Lelaa mut a nyi le a nséblana inyu ke niñ i ngii? 	 8, 9. (a) Why is it difficult for most people to understand what happens when someone is anointed? (b) How does a person know that he has been invited to go to heaven?


Kii di gwé ngôñ bigda inyu njôghe maéa? 	 What do we need to remember about grief?


Ilole ba naña likoda li ndôn lini, ndik ndék batéé likalô yon i bé i Méksika. 	 Before that event, there was little Kingdom fruitage in Mexico.


12 Ndi baa i yé maliga le ngui, ni lipém di nkôs ngéda di nyila bañga mut i nkoñ isi bi nti bés maséé ma ma nom mba ni mba? 	 12 Is it true that succeeding in a secular career that offers power and prestige leads to lasting happiness?


U héa i boñ bibôlô bi ndap, di bé di nsoohe ntôñ ni nsañ mbasa hiki kôkôa. 	 Besides doing housework, I recited the Rosary with him every evening.


Ndutu ipe me bééna i bé i bana moni inyu liké. 	 There was also the problem of getting the funds needed to move to a foreign land.


I yé ntiik le, inyu ntuba tjémbi di bibégés, Bitilna bi mbéna kal bagwélél ba Yéhôva le “ba séék inyu Yéhôva.”—Tjémbi 33:1-3. 	 In fact, within the context of singing praises, the Scriptures sometimes direct Jehovah’s worshippers to “shout joyfully.”—Ps. 33:1-3.


13 Ilole a nyék minkol nwé inyu ke ti sesema, Abraham a kal bo le: “Bé yéglana hana ni jagas, bés hiloga hini di nke nyoo, di ôôp letee ni isi, ndi di témb ki bééni” (Bibôdle 22:5) Kii Abraham a bé sômbôl kal? 	 13 Before leaving his servants, Abraham said: “You stay here with the donkey, but the boy and I will go over there and worship and return to you.” (Genesis 22:5) What did Abraham mean?


Pog, di mboñ biliya gwés gwobisôna i yéñ ba ba ‘kôli inyu niñ boga.’ 	 First, we strive to maintain a heartfelt desire to find any who might be “rightly disposed for everlasting life.”


Yéhôva a yé ndémbél i nlôôha ba lam i ñemlima ni i wongut. 	 Jehovah God is the best example of showing mildness and patience.


(1 Korintô 1:10) Ni ki le, ba bé tiimba i ñwin u yé ikété Nkum Ntat u ñañal Ane Yéhôva. 	 (1 Cor. 1:10) And they were echoing the message contained in The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom.


Lelaa di nlama ni tehe ngolba i nlôl bés ni bôt ba lihaa? 	 How should we view family opposition?


A bé sômbôl hôla David i nok kinjee béba keñi a mboñ. 	 He wanted to help David understand how serious his sins were.


Elia a kal Ahab le a yé mut manola ni mut wip. 	 Elijah rightly judged Ahab as a murderer and a thief.


U yé le u badba le: ‘Baa biniigana bi Bibel bi gwé toi mahee i dilo tjés?’ 	 You may wonder, though, ‘Are Bible teachings really practical for our modern day?’


KAMBÔJIA 	 CAMBODIA


Njom i yé le, gwéha i Djob i mbuma ñañ. 	 The reason is God’s incomparable love.


12-14. (a) Lelaa Daniel a unda le a bééna pék i nlôl ni Djob? (b) Bimbe bisai Daniel a bi kôhna mu kii a bi unda ñem ngui ni ndéñbe ipañ Djob? 	 12-14. (a) In what ways did Daniel show godly wisdom? (b) How was Daniel blessed for his courageous loyalty to God?


17 Kunda yada, niñ i Hiôb i bi héñha. 	 17 In a very short space of time, Job’s life changed dramatically.


Ba nla bé kal le ba bi nok bé nsébla u Yéhôva inyule 10 000 bôt di bi neebe nsébla u, di lôlak i bitison bi bi yé bo ha ipañ. 	 Ten thousand people from their region had been assembled for this offensive.


LELAA W’A TIMBHE? 	 HOW WOULD YOU ANSWER?


Ni yimbe le Yésu a bi kal le Isañ nyen a yé nsalwom, tole ntibil wom, nu a mbel minkôô mi wai. 	 Note that Jesus compared his Father, Jehovah, to a cultivator, or gardener, who grows grapes.


Kinje maselna ma yé ipôla bôda ba ni muda nu a yé éfa! 	 How different these women are from the woman in the container!


I nwii 1958, me bi biiba ni Lene, sita yada i i bé ngond i loñ Danmark, i i bé yén i tison i Londres. 	 In 1958, I married Lene, a Danish sister who had settled in London.


Begee mo, u pam me ndap!” Me bi pam yokel. 	 I want it out of this house, and you can go with it.”


Ndéñbe yés i bi lona ki bisai bipe. 	 Our steadfastness also brought other fine results.


Higanus bo nlôm ba bi toñol le libak jap li ba maliga li bé lôl ni yigil yap i Bibel. 	 Haykanush and her husband explained that their honesty resulted from what they were learning from the Bible.


Bibel i nkal le ndik bôt ba binam bon ba bi héga i “ôñgba” ni i “pôna” i Djob. 	 The Bible indicates that humans alone were created in God’s “image” and “likeness.”


Kiki hihéga, Ken a nkal le: “Ngôñ i bé me le me bana lem i yuuga mañ wen mama, ni le a ba a lo a tégbaha ngéda i bésni. 	 For example, Ken says: “I wanted to visit my elderly mother regularly and to have her stay with us occasionally.


Lelaa mam ma bi yiga tagbe? 	 With what result?


Ndi baa u ga sima bitugne ikété biniigana u nlôôha gwés? 	 But would you mention the resurrection as one of your most cherished beliefs?


Kiki ngéda i bé tagbe, bisai bi mondo bi me bi kôs bi bi nyéksa me i kônde boñ mahéñha. 	 As time went by, new assignments prompted me to make more adjustments.


SONDE I 30 NJÉBA 2018–5 HIKAÑ 2018 	 WEEK OF JULY 30, 2018–AUGUST 5, 2018


Kaat yada inyu jam li base i loñ i Amérika i nkal le: “Ngandak ngélé baéga bibase i nhéñha biniigana gwap inyu boñ le bi kiha ni mahoñol ma bôt bap yak ni biyi bi, libim li bôt li neebe.” 	 A recent book on religion in the United States notes: “Christian leaders have regularly revised their teachings to match the beliefs and opinions gaining support among their members and in the larger society.”


Mbus mapam mem ma mok, loñge jam i bé bem me. 	 After my release, I had a pleasant surprise.


(Yésaya 24:14) Ni hala, kiñ yoñ ntuba i ga ke ni bisu i ba ngui; kinje loñge jam. 	 (Isa. 24:14) Your singing voice will become fuller, and that is a good thing.


Kii i bé le i tinde David i ba ngôk, inyuki a bi tééda suhulnyu yé? 	 What could have caused David to become proud, but why did he not?


11 Ngéda mut a gwé bé suhulnyu, a ban-ga ki ngôñ i kônde bana énél, hala a ga ba nledek jam inyu yé le a téñbe i gwés Djob. 	 11 When a person is not humble and wants to have more authority, it is hard for him to stay loyal to God.


Ndi bisai bipe bi ngi bemek Ruth. 	 But that is not all.


A bééna hémle le Yéhôva a ga tééda nye, a sôñ ki nye. 	 She trusted that Jehovah would take care of her and protect her.


19 Di hôya bañ kekikel le Yéhôva a gwé ngôñ le di nôgôl nye ni ñem wés wonsôna, ni le di bégés ndik nyetama. 	 19 Never should we forget that Jehovah requires wholehearted obedience and exclusive devotion.


15 Lelaa di nla kôna ndémbél i Kristô? 	 15 How can we personally imitate Christ?


A bi yigye le, bikristen gwobisôna bi bi tiba nkikip yak Djob, bi nlama gwélél niñ yap i nya i yôni inyu añal ñañ nlam u Ane Djob i i ntééba. 	 He emphasized that all dedicated Christians need to use their lives to the full in proclaiming the good news of God’s established Kingdom.


I mam ma bi bôk kwél bo, ma bi niiga bôt ba Simulu i tehe biyimbne bi malo ma Tsunami munu mahéñha ma tuye. 	 From past experience, the people of Simeulue had learned to recognize an approaching tsunami by the change in the sea.


(Hégha ni Ezékiel 28:17.) 	 (Compare Ezekiel 28:17.)


12 Ndi hala a bé bé ntombok jam inyu baôma i nwas lem i nun bôt ni mis mabe. 	 12 It was not easy, however, for the apostles to put aside their prejudice.


Hala a nla boñ le mbebi ni minoñgo mi tuye bi kena sitima haa ni njel yé. 	 The winds and currents of the ocean can easily throw a ship off course.


Jon, ba bé ba kôli i kôhna maleege malam. 	 Hence, the brothers were part of the Christian congregation and deserved a warm reception.


NHEK a bé sômbôl le bôt ba binam ba ba bé peles, ba sal ntôñ ni nye inyu nyônôs bitééne gwé. 	 THE Creator envisioned that perfect humans would cooperate with him to accomplish his purposes.


Nyoo, u héya paradis i pes mbuu, yak paradis yomede mede y’a ba—paradis yomede mede i ga ba i si énél i Ane Djob. 	 Then, our spiritual paradise will have its perfect counterpart—a literal paradise under the rulership of God’s Kingdom.


Ndi a sôk kal le: ‘Ni bok bañ mis manan i ngii liyep. 	 But he said: ‘Don’t look at the poverty.


Yoñ le hihéga hioñ wemede. 	 Consider your own experience.


Bés bo ba-na, di bi sal ntôñ yom kiki bo 50 ma nwii. 	 The four of us worked together for over 50 years.


Kii ni nla boñ inyu yén péé? 	 What can you do to maintain a watchful attitude?


Lelaa di nla yônôs nson u likalô ni u yilha bôt banigil? 	 How can we fulfill the commission to preach and make disciples?


Mankéé wada le Jénnifer a bi tégbaha dilo diaa i bem avioñ nu a ntémbna nye i loñ yé. 	 Jennifer spent three days at an airport waiting for a flight home.


Kiki hihéga, i sôñ Maye Sép i nwii 2013, mbuk mbebi nu ba nsébél le Haiyan, a bi hôñ i ñem loñ i Filipin, a tjé iloo 1 000 mandap ma Mbôgi Yéhôva. 	 For instance, in November 2013, Super Typhoon Haiyan ripped through the central part of the Philippines, destroying the homes of over 1,000 Witness families.


I kodol libak jés ni suhulnyu i nlona bisai bi Djob (Béñge maben 8-10) 	 Humbly adjusting our attitude leads to God’s blessing (See paragraphs 8-10)


ÑEMLIMA . . . 	 MILDNESS . . .


Kii i mboñ le maada més ni lôk kéé i nkoñ isi wonsôna ma ba tôbôtôbô? 	 What makes our worldwide brotherhood unique?


Yéhôva a yé bebee i hôla i nya bôt i. 	 Jehovah is eager to help such ones.


Di nlama bana maada malam ni nye. 	 We have to have a good relationship with him.


Tolakii a bé nhook u Yéhôva, ibôdôl nye mañge, a bi bem 15 nwii ilole a mba kiñe ngii litén jé. 	 Although anointed by Jehovah at an early age to be the future king of Israel, David had to wait some 15 years before he was made king over his own tribe.


Bibel i nti bés biniigana di nla bôdôl ñem, bi bi nhôla ki bés i bana hogbe ni botñem. 	 It provides reliable instruction and helps us to find comfort and hope.


15 Môsi a bi nwas le maboñok ma bôt bape ma kéñ nye i bok mis yak Yéhôva. 	 15 Moses allowed the actions of others to distract him from keeping his eyes fixed on Jehovah.


(Tjémbi 72:7) Ha boo bé, bikodlene bi Yéhôva bi niiga toi bés lelaa di nla niñ ntôñ ikété nsañ ni adna i boga ni boga i si bipapai bi Isañ wés. 	 (Ps. 72:7) Indeed, it is no exaggeration to say that Jehovah’s discipline teaches us how to live together forever in peace and harmony as a family under his fatherly care.


2 Ngéda Yésu a bi mal ti bo bijek, a hielba yak Simôn Pétrô, a kal nye le: “A Simôn, man Yôhanes, ba u ngwés me iloo bana?” 	 2 After serving them breakfast, Jesus turned to Simon Peter and said: “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”


6 Bitééne bi Yéhôva bibôdle inyu bôt ba binam bi bé le ba niñ boga ni boga hana isi. 	 6 Jehovah’s original purpose was for mankind to live forever here on earth.


(Añ Tjémbi 133:1.) 	 (Read Psalm 133:1.)


9 I yé maliga le biañgel bi yé peles, ndi bôt ba bé nit, ba bé bé peles. 	 9 Of course, while the angels are perfect, the men whom they assisted were not.


Kii hihéga, di yoñ le litiñ li Bibel lini: “Ti i yé masoda iloo yoñ.” 	 Take, for example, this Bible principle: “There is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving.”


NIÑ I MONDO 	 A NEW LIFE BEGINS


Jon di nlama bé gwélél yom yo ki yo, i i nla boñ le i nigle ndémbél Yésu i ba bés ndutu.—Matéô 5:29, 30; Filipi 4:8. 	 So we should not keep anything that could make it difficult for us to imitate Jesus.—Matthew 5:29, 30; Philippians 4:8.


I yé maliga le, ba nla bé ti mut a nwo kogse. 	 Of course, it was not possible to punish someone who was no longer alive.


Hôla nye ni wongut i hek pék mu biniigana bi. 	 Patiently help him to reason on the matter.


Yak bôda ba nlama suhus bomede isi balôm bap. 	 In turn, wives are to submit to the headship of their husbands.


Ti hihéga hi Bibel. 	 Give a Bible example.


Mbus a bi net, Riana a bi yônôs mbônga wé. 	 After graduating, Riana kept his promise.


Kelsi a bi léba mahôla ikété Bingéngén 13:16, nu a nkal le: “Hi mut yihe a mboñ ni yi, ndi jôñ mut i mbambal bijôñ gwé i mis ma bôt.” 	 Kelsey found help at Proverbs 13:16: “The shrewd person acts with knowledge, but the fool exposes his own foolishness.”


Ndi nano, mut a nlama ndik sal ngeñ aa inyu somb dibeñ diba. 	 That was the equivalent of what an unskilled laborer might earn for 25 days’ work.


Allen nu di nsima i bibôdle bi yigil ini, a ma nom likoda jé li mondo nano a nloo ngim nwii. 	 Allen, mentioned in the introduction, has been in his new congregation for over a year.


LOÑGE TOLE BÉBA? 	 GOOD OR BAD?


Bôt bahogi ba yé ba sôk neebe maliga, ngéda di nwaa bé tééne bo likalô 	 Some respond to our patient efforts to help them spiritually


(Yôhanes 3:16) Ni mbale, binoñ bi nhôla bés ngandak kiyaga. 	 (John 3:16) In fact, the ransom accomplishes more.


Sôk i nsôk, nu muda a bi kôs sôble. 	 The student eventually got baptized.


Mu mangéda ma, ba bi om me ni nwaa wem i hikuu hi loñ hi Afrika i Nwel mbok, i het lihaa li Bétel ni loñge ñem, li nyoñ ngéda ni mbôô wem i pes minsôn. 	 In the meantime, my wife and I were transferred to the branch in South Africa, where the Bethel family kindly provides for my health needs.


17 Ni nwas bañ le gwéha nan i hoi 	 17 Do Not Let Your Love Grow Cold


Ndi ba bé ba ma nwes mbôô maliga ni mbok yosôna. 	 However, the seeds of truth had been sown.


(1 Korintô 9:20) Ngandak ngélé, Paul a bi jôp i mandap ma mitiñ ma Lôk Yuda, het a bé le a boma bôt ba ba bé yi Djob li Abraham, a kwélés ki bo ni Bitilna bi Lôk Héber.—Minson mi baôma 9:19, 20; 13:5, 14-16; 14:1; 17:1, 2. 	 (1 Cor. 9:20) In fact, on many occasions Paul went to synagogues, where he could witness to people who knew of the God of Abraham and with whom Paul could reason on the basis of the Hebrew Scriptures.—Acts 9:19, 20; 13:5, 14-16; 14:1; 17:1, 2.


I nla ba jam li ntomb i éba bo lelaa ba nyoñ ndiyô, lelaa ba nsomb bijek bilam ni ndék moni ndigi, lelaa ba kôhna bisélél tole gwom bipe—kiki bo mashin ma mbañgô, tole mashin ma ma é bikai—inyu kôs ndék moni. 	 It may be as simple as showing them how to use public transportation, how to shop for healthful but inexpensive foods, or how to obtain tools or equipment—such as a sewing machine or a lawn mower—in order to earn some income.


Ngéda a nkal le jam li bôña, a yé wengoñle li mal bôña. 	 Once he gives the word for something to happen, it is as good as done.


Ñôma Yôhanes a bi tila le: “A bagwéha, ibale Nyambe a gwés bés hala, wee yak bés di nlama gwéhna.” (1 Yôhanes 4:7-11) Joñ, ibale di neebe gwéha i Djob, di nlama gwés bilôk bikéé gwés. 	 The apostle John wrote: “Beloved ones, if this is how God loved us, then we are also under obligation to love one another.” (1 John 4:7-11) So if we accept God’s love, we need to love our brothers.


Mambe manjom ma Bitilna ma ntinde bés i ba bôt ba nkap? 	 What Scriptural reasons do we have for being generous?


Liyén bo i pañ li bi boñ le di kwel loñge iloo le di nun-ga mbom ni mbom.”—Nikol. 	 Being side-by-side rather than across from each other has led to good discussions.”—Nicole.


Inyule Yésu a bi bôk kal banigil bé le ngéda ba ga tehe le Yérusalem a yé nkéñék ni mintôñ mi gwét, ba nlama ke ngwéé.—Lukas 21:20-24. 	 Earlier, Jesus had told his followers that as soon as they saw Jerusalem surrounded by soldiers, they would need to flee.—Luke 21:20-24.


Ba ñat bikék biba (Ezékiel 37), Njéba 	 Joseph’s Father, No. 3


18 I sélél Yéhôva kiki ngwelnson nu ngéda yosôna i ga lona we bañga maséé, inyule nya ntén niñ won u nti Djob lipém. 	 18 Serving Jehovah fully will bring you deep satisfaction because it is the way of life that honors God.


Mankéé nu muda nu a bi boñ hala a bé Lili.[1] (Béñge bibuk i mamélél ma yigil.) 	 One sister who did that was Lily.[1] (See endnote.)


Mangéda ma, ma mbéna ti bés pôla i ‘tina makénd wada ni nuu.’ 	 Such occasions often provide an opportunity for “an interchange of encouragement.”


Lelaa di nla unda le di ntéñbe i nit ntôñ u Yéhôva? 	 How can we show that we loyally support Jehovah’s organization?


Hala a nhôla ki bés i tééda nlélém litehge ni ntôñ u Yéhôva u u ntjél ti mut nye ki nye lipém li nlôôha, too a yé Mbôgi Yéhôva to a ta bé. 	 It also keeps us in line with Jehovah’s organization, which refrains from giving humans—whether believers or unbelievers—excessive or undue honor.


Bimbe bisai di nla kôs ni njel binoñ i si énél i Ane i Djob? 	 What blessings under Kingdom rule does the ransom make possible?


A mañge wanda, badba le: ‘Baa me nyoñ ngaba i mam ma mbuu ndik inyule bagwal bem ba mbem le me boñ hala? 	 As a youth, ask yourself: ‘Am I participating in spiritual activities just because my parents expect me to?


Ndi baa hala a yé maliga inyu yoñ? 	 What about you personally?


Di ga wan ki lelaa Yéhôva a ñunda le a nyi mut, le a mbigda nye, bebek i nya i nhélhana ngim mangéda. 	 We will also discuss how Jehovah shows this recognition, sometimes in very unexpected ways.


Kinje maséé i témb boma lôk kéé i i bé minlômbi mi baudu ba suklu i Giléad, i i bé i ngi salak i het ba bi om bo! 	 What a joy it was to meet some who had graduated from the early classes of Gilead School and were still serving faithfully in their foreign assignments!


Me timbhe nye le: “Mbôgi Yéhôva i nke bé gwét, i nol ki to bôt.” 	 I said, “Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t go to war and kill people.”


I nene le ba bi tila wo inyu pôdôl ngim ngwelnson nu a bi la bé ti libim li blé ba bé bémél nye, matila mana, ma ma bé ntilga i ngii pes himbôga, ma nkal le: “Mbus ndék dilo nlimil woñ [u u ntjelel] u bi mal kot matam ma libumbul, Hoshayahu man Shobay a bi lo i yoñ mbot u nlimil woñ. . . . 	 Possibly penned for a field worker who allegedly failed to deliver a set quota of grain, this document, written on a pottery shard, says: “After your servant [the petitioner] had finished storing the harvest a few days ago, Hoshayahu son of Shobay came and took your servant’s garment. . . .


Ibale di gwé bé njel i bana mam ma, baa di ga tôñ bé? 	 If we lack the means to obtain these things, will we not naturally be anxious?


Bimbe bisai di nkôs ni njel konangoo i mbuma ñañ i Djob? 	 What do we enjoy because of God’s undeserved kindness?


(Yôhanes 3:36) Loñge jam i yé le sesema i niñ i Yésu i nyible bés njel i sañgla ni Djob. 	 (John 3:36) Happily, Christ’s sacrifice makes reconciliation with God possible.


(Ndiimba Mbén 17:18, 19) Baôma ba bi pam i tehe le i soñgol ni i soñda i ngii Bitilna i bé nseñ inyu likalô jap. 	 (Deut. 17:18, 19) The apostles realized that reading the Scriptures and meditating on them was essential for their ministry.


I bisu bi ngéda, Djob a bi pot inyu libak li litén jé mu dilo di nlo, a kal le: “M’a pôdna bo kiki mintômba ikété libémba.” 	 Foretelling the future condition of his people, God declared: “In unity I will place them, like sheep in the pen.”


Bilôk bikéé bi loñ bi bé ha inyu leege mankéé Rutherford ni makénd, nu a bi lo i tégbaha likoda li ndôn li dilo diaa ni bo. 	 Local Witnesses are also on hand with a hearty welcome for Brother Rutherford, who has come to attend their three-day national convention.


Inyu mbamble unu, Bibel yon i kôli niiga. 	 It adheres to the Bible as its authority.


I yé maliga le, ibale ba bi niñ ikété lingwañ, bebeg le i ga béda le ba boñ biliya inyu suhus likala jap li niñ, ni kon maséé ni ndék mam ba gwé. 	 Of course, if they have tasted some of life’s luxuries over the years, they may need to simplify their life and be satisfied with less materially.


To hala kiki njohok i lok kéé i ta bé nyéksaga i boñ mam kiki ma bé bôña kôba, i nlama bé pala tjôô maéba ma mimañ mi bôt. 	 Though younger ones should not feel shackled to past ways of doing things, they should not be quick to dismiss the counsel of older ones.


12 Lelaa Bañga yi i Djob i bi hôla Daniel? 	 12 How accurate knowledge of God benefited Daniel.


Kii di nlama bigda ngéda i mpam le di noñ biniigana di nkôs? 	 What do we need to remember when it comes to following directions?


Nye ni Silas “ba ba soohe, ba tublak Nyambe tjémbi di bibégés.” 	 Both he and Silas started “praying and praising God with song.”


Lelaa bés bobasôna di nla ôt nseñ i soñgol i nya biniigana bi? 	 How may all of us benefit from reading such material?


Tajikia 	 Tajik


Abisai a sooga David le: “Nwas me, me tômôl nye isi ni likoñ litômlana jada, ndi m’a tômôl bé me nye matômlana ima.” 	 Abishai whispered to David: “Let me pin him to the ground with the spear just once, and I will not need to do it twice.”


La Septante i yé ngobol bisu i Bitilna bi hop Lôk Héber di nyi letee ni len. 	 The Septuagint is the first known written translation of the entire Hebrew Scriptures.


16 I yé mbale le i nsômla bés ngéda inyu bana litehge li kôli inyu yi lelaa ni njee di ti lipém. 	 16 Admittedly, it may take time for us to achieve proper balance in regard to how and to whom we render honor.


DI KE NI BISU I SAL INYU TOHI YÉS 	 KEEP WORKING OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION


NGÉDA U NYI BÉ MAM MOMASÔNA 	 INCOMPLETE INFORMATION


Baa ini ngén i nyiba ni libim li bôt i nla toi bane we nseñ: 	 Can you really benefit from the very well-known statement:


13 “Makoñ ma hié” mahogi Satan a nla leñ bés, ma yé bitembee inyu Yéhôva—le a ntôñ bé ni we, ni le a nla bé gwés we. 	 13 Some of the “burning arrows” that Satan might fire at you are lies about Jehovah—that He does not care about you and that you are unlovable.


(Matéô 19:10-12) Ngandak i bi pohol i niñ ngi biiba inyule ba nyéñ gwélél Yéhôva ni ñem wap wonsôna. 	 (Matt. 19:10-12) Many have chosen to remain single in order to serve Jehovah with an undivided mind.


4 Gwéha yon i ntinde kristen i hônba. 	 4 Christian endurance is motivated by love.


Baemble bahogi ba bi gwelba mu minkôô mi mi bé mapañ ma ndap keñi inyu pôôbe yom i bé tagbe ikété; bape ba bé tehe nseñ i yeñep nyoo ngii, i bikei ba ngwélél inyu hianda minsôn mu ndap i. 	 Some intrigued listeners hung from rope ladders on the sides of the gymnasium; others perched atop the exercise equipment.


A bé yi le a bé le a kwel to kii ni Yéhôva, yak i bat nye mandimbhe inyu mambadga ma ma bé tééñga nye ngandak. 	 He felt that he could talk to Jehovah about anything, even asking for help when he struggled with difficult questions.


Njom yada i yé le, kiki ba bé tila Bibel ni moo, ni le bi bé hee diye ngandak, libim li bôt li bé la bé somb Bibel. 	 For one thing, most could not afford to own a Bible, as copies were handwritten and very expensive to produce.


To hala kiki i kon unu ni mandutu mape ma bé, Banigil Bibel ba bi boñ yom i bé sômbla inyu kena nson ni bisu. 	 In spite of these and other challenges, however, the Bible Students as a whole did their best to keep the work going.


Ha ngéda i, mimañ mi nti bahôla nson pôla i tehe ni mis map bomede le inyu ba mañ, ba nlama bana likeñge i niiga, hémle, wongut, ni gwéha. 	 Elders thus give such brothers an opportunity to observe firsthand the teaching, faith, patience, and love required of Christian overseers.


Kii Yésu a bi kal le di nlama boñ ngéda bôt bape ba nhôs? 	 What did Jesus say we should do when others make mistakes?


Kii héga, di nlama bé bat nwaa mankéé nu a yé nhook lelaa a ntehe botñem i niñ i boga ni boga hana isi ngi nlô wé. 	 For example, we would not ask the wife of an anointed brother how she feels about living forever on earth without her husband.


Inyu ke nyoo, di bé nom ngeñ ina mashin. 	 Getting there from our home involved a four-hour journey by train.


A nhégha bé bés ni bôt bape, to héya bés ikété gwéha yé ibale di mboñ mahôha. 	 He does not compare us with others or withhold his love when we make mistakes.


ÑAÑ NIÑ U BÔT 	 LIFE STORY


Kiki bo ma ma bé béñge “ngéda to bikék Tata a téé ni ngui yé nyemede.” 	 There are details about “the times or seasons that the Father has placed in his own jurisdiction.”


Ndi, Yéhôva a gwé ngôñ le ba-gwélél bé ba telbene ndik bañ i tjél pot bitembee bikeñi. 	 However, Jehovah wants his people to go beyond not telling outright lies.


(3) Keñgle i leñna bibuk ni bôt i likalô. 	 (3) Avoid arguing with householders.


Kiki Yéhôva nyen a yé Nhek wés, a nyi i mam ma mbéda toi bés inyu ba maséé, a ti ki bés mo ngandak. 	 As our loving Designer and Creator, Jehovah knows what we need in order to be truly happy, and he fills that need abundantly.


Libak li mut—bilem bi, hiki wada wés a gwé, bi bi mboñ le di ba mahéñha—li nla lémés mawanda. 	 Personality—the unique set of traits that each of us has and that varies from one person to another—can make for rich friendships.


A bé lama bana botñem i. 	 She must have hoped so.


To ikété mangéda ma nlôôha mabe, Bibel i nla hôla bés i kôhna hogbe 	 The Bible can help you find comfort even in the darkest times


“BÉ BOBASÔNA NI YÉ NDIK MUT WADA” 	 “YOU ARE ALL ONE”


Lelaa di nla boñ le di kida ndik bañ i béñge mandutu més, inyu boñ le di tehe jam li nlôôha ba nseñ? 	 Can we look past our own problems and see the real issue?


Inyule w’a noi.” 	 You will rest.”


6, 7. (a) Mambe makidik bon ba nlômbi Israél ba bé lama yoñ? (b) Inyuki hala a bé bo jam li nlet i yoñ makidik malam? 	 6, 7. What choice did the ancient Israelites have, and why was it difficult for them to decide wisely?


Baa liké li, li bé lédél nye ndik inyule a bé ñunuk ngandak? Heni! 	 But it was not because of his old age.


11 “Ni hôya bañ i leege bakén.” 	 11 “Do not forget hospitality.”


Apun a bi lo i yuuga bés mbus sôñ aa. 	 Apun visited us three months later.


“A baañal miñañ minlam mi loñ Britania: Telbana!!” 	 IT CAME as a clarion call: “Kingdom Publishers in Britain—Wake Up!!”


(Efésô 4:2) Yimbe le, a nkal ndik bé le di ‘hônbanaga bés ni bés.’ 	 (Eph. 4:2) Note that he did not simply say that we should be “putting up with one another.”


Kii i ga hôla bés i keñgle lem i yéñ lémél nkoñ isi unu? 	 What will help us to avoid seeking approval from this world?


Umbe nson Yésu a nyônôs kiki Kiñe ni Prisi Keñi? 	 What work does Jesus take on as King and High Priest?


Di nkôna nye ngéda di ndiihe matehge ma mut numpe. 	 We imitate him when we show respect for another person’s viewpoint.


4. (a) Kii di nla boñ inyu boñ le Bañga i Nyambe i tihba bés? (b) Lelaa u ntjek ngéda inyu soñgol Bibel? 	 4. (a) What is needed if God’s Word is to have an effect on us? (b) How do you make time for Bible reading?


I ngéda di nôgôl biniigana bi yé mu Bibel, di nsal i tééda libak jés li pubi, nsañ wés, ni adna yés ikété likoda. 	 By obeying the instructions found in the Bible, we promote cleanness, peace, and unity in the congregation.


13 Timôtéô a bé mut hémle. 	 13 Timothy was a man of faith.


(Matéô 9:36) Yésu a bi yimbe i jam li bé nene bé mis; a bé yi le i bet ba bé emble nye ba bi kôs bikwéha bi biniigana, ni le baéga bap ba bé tét bo. 	 (Matt. 9:36) Jesus saw beneath the surface; he recognized that those who came to hear him speak had been taught falsehoods and had been mistreated by their religious leaders.


Ni yé i libémél li matôa, li yé nyonok ni bôt ni matôa. 	 At the bus station, you are overwhelmed by crowds of passengers and many buses.


(Tjémbi 55:23) Bini bibañga bi makénd bi Paul bi nigne i ngii biniigana bi mahee biba. 	 (Ps. 55:22) Paul’s comforting words are based on two fundamental truths.


Njohok hingonda hiada i kal le: “Mañge a nla nok liyot i ba Mbôgi Yéhôva, inyule a gwé ngôñ i je bijek bilam bi ngand ligwéé i suklu. 	 One teenage girl put it this way: “A child usually won’t resent being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses just because of not having a piece of birthday cake at school.


Kiki minkôô mi wai mi num matam malam mi nti nsalwom lipém, hala ki nyen di nti Yéhôva lipém ngéda di ñañal ñañ nlam u Ane ni ngui yés yosôna.—Matéô 25:20-23. 	 Just as vines that produce good grapes bring honor to a cultivator, so we bring honor, or glory, to Jehovah when we proclaim the Kingdom message to the best of our abilities.—Matt. 25:20-23.


Mam ma moni tole mahaa mape ma nla nyégsa ngim babiina i yén ntôñ. 	 Some couples feel compelled to stay together because of social or family pressure.


Higonda hi 18 nwii le Abigail, hi hi bi sôblana ngéda hi bééna 12 nwii, hi nkal le: “Me nhoñol le Yéhôva a kôli ni mayéga més iloo mut nye ki nye numpe ikété ngiinda yosôna. 	 A teenager named Abigail, who got baptized at age 12, says: “I feel that Jehovah deserves our thanks more than anyone else in the universe.


(Ñañal 1:4) Munu mangéda més, i jam lini le mimañ mi bôt mi nlama lôôs boñge ba wanda minson, li yé jam li tôbôtôbô inyu bañga bikristen. 	 (Eccl. 1:4) In recent times, this transition has presented unique challenges for true Christians.


Ndimbhe nan le ñ ni bi ti yokela, i bi unda le ni pahal i mbamba le ni bi ti bébomede nkikip, i bi éba ki le, ni kôli i kôs sôble inyu yila ngwélél Yéhôva. 	 Your affirmative answers served as a public declaration of your unreserved dedication and showed that you were qualified for baptism as an ordained minister of Jehovah.


Hala a bé yimbne ilam. 	 That was a good sign.


Maboñok ma mboñ le biyimbne bi nsañge-kiñ bi liibe ikédé dikékét di makiñ a ñkôle, indéé bi ñkéña njak le mut a nla ket gwo ikédé mayaa. 	 The process by which a contributor’s profile information is obscured from their donated voice clips when packaged for download as a part of the dataset.


Ndi kii i boñ le di laa añal ñañ nlam unu ni nkoñ isi wonsôna? 	 But how is it possible for all of this to happen?


Kii i bi hôla Yérémia i gwés maliga ma Bitilna, ni mambe mahoñol hala a tinde nye i bana? 	 What helped Jeremiah to love Scriptural truth, and how did it affect him?


Ibale Yésu a mpoo nsiñga wem tole tafel yem, lelaa a ga nôgda inyu mam a ga tehe mukété? 	 If Jesus borrowed my cell phone or tablet, would I be embarrassed by what he saw?


A timbhe le: “Ni ti bisônda bi yé bisu bret.” 	 “Then deliver bread to the front lines,” he said.


(Bingéngén 12:25) Kii i nla tinde we i nôgda hala? 	 (Prov. 12:25) What could cause you to feel that way?


(1 Yôhanes 5:19; Yôhanes 8:44) Satan a nyila toi malét inyu ‘kwés mahoñol ma bôt ndim’ kayéle i len ini a ‘nyumus nkoñ isi wonsôna.’ (2 Korintô 4:4; Masoola 12:9) Lelaa u nla jôs bitembee gwé ? KÔÔBA BIJÔL GWOÑ BI GWÉT 	 (1 John 5:19; John 8:44) So effective has Satan been in ‘blinding people’s minds’ that he now ‘misleads the entire inhabited earth.’ (2 Cor. 4:4; Rev. 12:9) How can you resist his propaganda?


Ndi, a nke ni bisu i naña bagwélél bé i gwélél bigwel moo ba gwé, inyu nit ntôñ wé. 	 However, he still invites his servants to use their material things to support the work of his organization.


Nkwel u, u bi tihba nye kayéle a nôgda le maliga ma, a bé nyamnda ki ni ngôñ i hôla mankéé Ferguson i tjam miñañ minlam. 	 He readily recognized the ring of truth and was eager to help Brother Ferguson to expand the preaching work.


(Yakôbô 4:8) Isañ wés nu ngii a bi ti bés lini likébla li mbuma ñañ: Di yé ikété ntôñ wé. 	 (Jas. 4:8) Our heavenly Father has granted us the wonderful privilege of being part of his organization.


5 Di wan le mam ima inyu jam li mbéñge i lôôs bape minson ikété likoda. 	 5 Let us discuss this matter of delegating from two angles.


Mankéé Franz a bééna boña a ntééda ngandak, a bakna ki ngap i bok mahoñol mé momasôna mu mam me bé soñgol. 	 Brother Franz had a remarkable memory and the amazing ability to concentrate totally on what was being read.


I Amérika, baéga bi ngandak mintén mi bibase ba yé bebee le 600 000. Ndi Mbôgi Yéhôva i yé bebee le 1 200 000. 	 There are approximately 600,000 members of the clergy in the various denominations in the United States, where there are some 1,200,000 Witnesses of Jehovah.


Bôt ba matjank, ni bakolba maliga bape ba ngwélél bikaat gwés i bisite gwap inyu lop Mbôgi Yéhôva ni bôt bape ki. 	 Apostates and other opposers try to use our publications on their websites to lure in Jehovah’s Witnesses and others.


Nano nu “dilo di nsôk” di nkôôge bebee ni lisuk jap, di nlama ba nkwoog nkaa le “bôt babe, yak ni bajuñbaha bôt” ba ga ke ni bisu i bana maboñok mabe. (2 Timôtéô 3:1, 13) Ndi di nlama bé nwas le jam li, li boñ le konangoo yés i sôs tole li héya bés maséé més. 	 As we move deeper into “the last days,” we can expect that the attitudes of some to whom we preach “will advance from bad to worse.” (2 Tim. 3:1, 13) But we must not let this downward trend erode our compassion or cause us to lose our joy.


Mbus ngéda, Djob a kal Nôa le, A’ lona Ntida malép na ’isi. 	 In time, God warned Noah that He was going to bring a flood upon the earth.


Aa, di noode tehe biliya gwap i boñ loñge. 	 Third, we try to see a potential for good in people.


Lelaa i sélél Yéhôva kiki ngwelnson nu ngéda yosôna ngeñ u yii mañge wanda, i nkôôba we i gwel nson nkeñi dilo di nlo? 	 How can serving Jehovah fully in your youth prepare you for other responsibilities in the future?


Me bi bôdôl tehe moni nwés mi nsôs, sôs ni sôs, ndi di bi ke ni bisu i téé likalô. 	 We saw our funds diminishing, but we plodded on.


I ñwii 1946, ba bi naña nye i yoñ ngaba i ndap suklu yônôs juem i Giléad, i tison New York, i Amérika. Mapémél mé, ba ep nye kiki ngwélél makiiña i Suwis. 	 In 1946, he attended the eighth class of Gilead School in New York, U.S.A. After graduation, he was eventually assigned to the circuit work in Switzerland.


Di ngwel nson lôñ yada ni Nyambe Hala a nti bés maséé 	 Working Together With God—A Cause for Rejoicing


Daniel nu di mbôk sima, a bi léba le hala a yé maliga. 	 Daniel, quoted earlier, found this to be true.


Mbus ñwii wada u yigil hop u Potoki, ba bi téé me ngwélél makiiña. 	 After studying Portuguese for a year, I was appointed to be a circuit overseer.


Me bééna 12 nwii. 	 “I was 12 years old.


I pot maliga, babiina ba ba yé bikristen, ba ntéñbe lôñni litén li Yéhôva, ba noñ maéba ma Bibel, ba neebege ki le Yéhôva a éga bo ni njel mbuu wé mpubi kayéle ba pam i boñ le i “jam Nyambe a ñat, mut a bagal bañ jo.”—Markô 10:9. 	 Indeed, married Christians who stick with Jehovah’s people, apply Scriptural counsel, and accept the guidance of Jehovah’s holy spirit can preserve “what God has yoked together.”—Mark 10:9.


(2 Pétrô 2:9; 3:9) I nhôñlaha ki bés le, nson wés u likalô u yé nseñ ngandak i len ini. 	 (2 Pet. 2:9; 3:9) We are also reminded of the importance of the preaching work in our day.


Jon, di téñbe i gwés lôktata i bôlôm ni i bôda yak ngéda ba nwéha bés nyuu. 	 So let us stay loyal to our brothers and sisters when they disappoint us.


I nwii 1950, loñ Ayiti i bééna 99 batéé likalô, ndi nsoñgi u, u bi bet letee ni 800 batéé likalô i nwii 1960! 	 There were 99 publishers in Haiti in 1950, but that number rose to over 800 publishers by 1960!


BISAI DI NKÔS I BA MASÉÉ 	 THE GOOD THAT RESULTS FROM JOY


Ngôñ i bôda y’a ba ndigi yak balôm bap. Ndi bôlôm b’a énél baa bap, ba tédék ki bo, ndik kiki di ntehe ikété ngandak mabii i len ini. 	 Women would have a longing for their husbands, but men would dominate their wives, even abusively, as we see in many marriages today.


21 “Pék yoñ i ba nsaibak!” 	 21 “Blessed Be Your Good Sense!”


Mambe maada a bééna ni Yésu? 	 What connection did he have with Jesus?


“Comment améliorer mes prières?” —Novembre 2008 	 “How Can I Improve in My Prayers?”—November 2008


9 Hala a nlama bé tééñga mimañ mi bôt ibale i mpam le mi nlama lôôs njohok lôk kéé minson nwap. 	 9 Older brothers should not be disheartened when it becomes necessary to hand their assignments over to younger men.


Ba u yé ñkôôbaga hanano i sañge kiñ yoñ e ? 	 Ready to donate your voice?


Yésu a bi ti banigil bé makénd i nwas le mapubi map ma bai inyu ti Djob lipém. 	 Jesus urged his disciples to let their light shine to glorify God.


Ngéda di bé di koba mut a nuñul toi nyaga, di bé di añle nye lelaa nyaga i bi héga i nya i hélha. 	 When we found someone with a cow to sell, we would mention to that person how amazingly designed cows are.


Ngéda di nti mut numpe tole yom ipe bibégés, hala a nla boñ le jôl jés li nyoi i kaat niñ i Yéhôva.—Manyodi 32:33; Tjémbi 69:29. 	 Giving our worshipful devotion to anyone or anything else would result in our name being removed from Jehovah’s figurative book of life.—Ex. 32:33; Ps. 69:28.


Mahéñha i pes m’bô ma bi boñ le hilémb bôt ba bé pot homa nyensôna hi héñha. 	 Political developments have affected the common language.


Njee a bé Sébna, imbe lem ibe a bi bôdôl bana? 	 Who was Shebna, and what bad trait did he begin to develop?


INYU JAM LI TI NGÉDA YÉ, YÉHÔVA A NIMA BÉ 	 JEHOVAH IS NOT STINGY WITH HIS TIME


14 Yéhôva a bi sayap makidik ma ngui Daniel a bi yoñ, a bi boñ le a pei béba nyemb i nya hélha. 	 14 Jehovah blessed Daniel’s conscientious and courageous decision by miraculously sparing him a cruel death.


(Rôma 14:21) Baa u yé bebee i nwas mam u gwé kunde i boñ, inyu boñ le u tinde bañ mankéé nu a ntehe mam nya ipe i kwo? 	 (Rom. 14:21) Would you be willing to forgo things that are within your right if you could thus avoid stumbling a brother whose conscience differs from yours?


Ibale i mpam le di mboñ béba, di mbat Yéhôva le a nwéhél bés. 	 When we do give in to sin, we will ask Jehovah for his forgiveness.


“Nyambe a tehe bañ minson nwap, kiki ba yék béba yap njel, Nyambe a tam béba jam a kalak le a’ boñ bo, a boñ ha bé yo.” 	 “When the true God saw what they did, how they had turned back from their evil ways, he reconsidered the calamity that he said he would bring on them, and he did not bring it.”


Inyuki biliya bagwal ba mboñ ibabé waa bi yé nseñ? 	 Why is a parent’s continued effort important?


Inyu hala nyen a kal mpôdôl Natan le: “Me me nyén ikété ndap sidar, ndi nkuu malômbla u Yéhôva u nyén isi mabadô.” 	 So he said to Nathan the prophet: “Here I am living in a house of cedars while the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is under tent cloths.”


8 Paul a bi kal bikristen bi hiai bisu le ba “ligip i nañ kôñ kôñ.” 	 8 Paul urged first-century Christians to “press on to maturity.”


Mbôô u ga ba peles—i mam ma mon di bem. 	 Perfect health—that is the future for earth’s inhabitants.


U héa bôt ba Lôk Israél ba ba bé ndok, bonjee liké i minkôm i Babilôn li bé tihba ngandak, mimbe minwaa ba bééna mu libéghak jap li Djob? 	 Besides rebellious Israelites, who were affected by captivity in Babylon, and what limitations were placed on their ability to worship God acceptably?


Kii i nla ôbôs maada més malam ni Yéhôva? 	 What might damage our relationship with Jehovah?


Ndi kii boñge ba wanda ni bagwal bap, ba nlama tééda i mahoñol map? 	 What should they and their parents bear in mind?


Di nti we makénd i tibil wan nkéñég matila u yé i lisuk li nkwel unu, u u ñéba manjom ma ñunda le di niñil i “dilo di nsôk.” 	 We urge you to examine carefully the Scriptural evidence of the “last days” presented in the box accompanying this article.


Maselna ni mam mabe me mbôk añle bé, di bi tégbaha mangéda malam ni bilôk bikéé, di gwéhék ki nson wés likalô! 	 On the other hand, we had wonderful times with the brothers, and we loved our ministry!


Ni bimbe bikuu? 	 The result?


Ntôñ u bé ep bilôk bikéé inyu ti lôk kéé ‘matiñ ma, baôma ni mimañ mi Yérusalem ba téñ.’ 	 Brothers traveling on behalf of the governing body shared “the decrees that had been decided on by the apostles and the elders who were in Jerusalem.”


Kii héga, a bi pohol le litén li Israél li begee jôl jé, ni le li ba nye “ntolok wé tik yom.” 	 For example, he chose to select the nation of Israel as his name people, “his special property.”


Baa Bibel i yé toi Bañga i Djob? 	 What if the Bible is not God’s Word?


LELAA NI NLA KÔNA HÉMLE I . . . 	 IN WHAT WAYS WILL YOU TRY TO IMITATE THE FAITH OF . . .


(Bakéés 5:31) Masoohe mana m’a kôs ndimbhe ngéda Yéhôva a’ tjé nkoñ isi u Satan! 	 (Judg. 5:31) This petition will be answered when Jehovah brings an end to Satan’s wicked world!


BÉS bañga bikristen, di nlama hôlôs lem i wan mam inyu boñ le di yoñ makidik malam. 	 AS TRUE Christians, we need to develop the ability to evaluate information and reach accurate conclusions.


Kiki bijek bi nlédés nyuu minsôn, hala nyen i yônôs boña wés ni mahoñol ma Kristô, i nlédés bés i pes mbuu. 	 Just as nourishing food strengthens the physical body, feeding our mind on Christ’s thinking fortifies our spirituality.


Bilôk bikéé gwés gwon bisônda bi bé yéñék tôbôbôtô inyu tééñga bo. 	 Our brothers were the target of much persecution by the Portuguese secret police (PIDE).


Me bééna lem i pahlene nye nduña yem ni njel masoohe. 	 I regularly poured out my anxieties to him in prayer.


(1 Korintô 11:1) Njel yada i boñ hala, i yé i sôñ miñañ minlam i bisu bi mbén i loñ kiki Paul a boñ ha ngéda yé. 	 (1 Cor. 11:1) One way that we might do so has to do with Paul’s experiences with the legal systems of his day.


Jon bilôk bikéé bihogi bi nla hoñol le bi gwé bé ngéda, tole bi nhañ ngui inyu leege bakén. 	 Some may feel that they simply do not have the time or energy to show hospitality.


(Matéô 5:39, 40; Lukas 6:29)* Likeñge li nlôôha lilam li yé ngôôba. 	 (Matt. 5:39, 40; Luke 6:29)* The best strategy, of course, is prevention.


9 I ñwii 313 N.Y., Ñane loñ Rôma le Konstantine, nu a bé haiden, a bi boñ le mbén i Rôma i neebe base i bikristen bi matjank. 	 9 In 313 C.E., this apostate form of Christianity was granted legal recognition by the pagan Roman Emperor Constantine.


15 ‘I tôñ ni mam ma mbuu’ i nsômbôl bé kal le mut a nlama niñil bieem. 	 15 “Setting the mind on the spirit” does not imply that a person has to live with his head in the clouds, so to speak.


Inyuki di nla bana ngôñ i yila bañga mut? 	 Why can pursuing a secular career sound appealing?


27 Lelaa Gayô a bi hôla lôk kéé yé 	 27 How Gaius Helped His Brothers


Me bé me ngi péénaga le Yéhôva a nla gwés me, ndi me bi bôdôl bigda binoñ bi Yésu. 	 I still doubted that Jehovah could love me, but I began thinking about Jesus’ ransom sacrifice.


(Rôma 14:8) Hiki mut nu a nti i nya likak i, a nlama bé yoñ jo kiki jam li minjôha, ndik kiki ntôp tjémbi a kal inyu makak a ti Djob le: “M’a timbhe kii Yéhôva inyu biloñge gwé gwobisôna a mbôñôl me? 	 (Rom. 14:8) Anyone who makes a dedication vow should take it very seriously, just as did the psalmist who spoke of the vows he had made to God: “With what will I repay Jehovah for all the good he has done for me?


Bebek le inyu yoñ, yigil yomede yon i nlédél we. 	 Perhaps you do not consider yourself to be studious.


7 Di wan ndék dihéga di gwéha i malôga. 	 7 Consider some examples of counterfeit love.


Ibôdôl i ñwii 1979, Môrin a bi tégbaha 30 ñwii kiki nsañal nu tôbôtôbô i biloñ bipe. 	 Starting in 1979, Maureen served for over 30 years as a missionary in West Africa.


Ma bi bôña inyu hôla we i soñda biniigana bi hémle yoñ, inyuki u nhémle gwo, ni lelaa u nla toñle gwo bôt bape. 	 They are designed to help you reflect on what you believe, why you believe it, and how you can explain your beliefs to others.


(Bingéngén 12:16, 23) Sita yada i Ôstrélia i nkal le: “Isañ nlô wem a bé oo maliga ngandak. 	 (Prov. 12:16, 23) A sister from Australia relates: “My father-in-law strongly opposed the truth.


4 Kiki nsôblege kristen, maada moñ ni Yéhôva ma ta bé kiki ‘ngababum le u nkôdôl.’ 	 4 As a baptized Christian, your relationship with Jehovah is not a ‘family plan,’ such as some people have for cellular telephone service.


I bet ba mboñ mam malam inyu nene loñge i mis ma bôt, ba ga kôs bé bom i Yéhôva. 	 Those who do good deeds purely to be seen by men are told that they will have no reward at all from Jehovah.


Yésu a bi lo i nkoñ isi, a wo ki “ngélé yada i lisugul li tjai tjodisôna.” 	 Jesus came to earth and died “once for all time.”


5 Bikristen bi hiai hi bisu bi bé yi le Yéhôva nyen a bi téé Yésu kiki Ñéga wap, inyu éga juu li bakena ntôñ. 	 5 Christians in the first century recognized that the governing body was directed by Jehovah God through their Leader, Jesus.


U bii bañ mahoñol moñ le, manyuñ a nkôôba unbaha we; bana mahoñol malam inyu yé. 	 Do not assume that your brother set out deliberately to hurt you; give him the benefit of the doubt.


Ndi yigil i ta bé jam li ntomb inyu ngandak ikété yés, i nyi bé to lelaa i nigil. 	 However, many of us would admit that we are not the best students and that studying is not easy for us.


Di ke ni bisu i téé likalô ni makénd, kekikel, di waa bañ diihe nson wés ñañ nlam u tohi. 	 Continue to preach zealously, never losing appreciation for our lifesaving ministry.


Ba bi pam ki i boñ hala. 	 And they succeeded!


I bak ki le i sita i bi tégbaha yigil yem ni wongut yosôna i bé nkana. 	 And it was a white sister who patiently helped me to make the journey.


Salômô a tila le: “Leñ koga yoñ ngii malép, inyule w’a léba yo mbus ngandak dilo.” 	 Solomon wrote: “Cast your bread on the waters, for after many days you will find it again.”


(Bibôdle 3:21) Maéba Bitilna bi nti inyu mambot ni bienk, ma ñunda loñge loñge le Ñane ngiinda yosôna a bi téé matiñ malam inyu mambot ma bañga yé bagwélél. 	 (Gen. 3:21) What the Scriptures say about dress and grooming leaves no doubt that the Sovereign of the universe has wholesome standards of attire for his true worshippers.


Ñ, ngéda a ti ngén i loñge mut Samaria, Yésu a unda le a bé gwés le banigil bé ba boñ kii yosôna ba nla inyu hôla bôt bape, yak i bet ba bé lôl bé homa wada ni bo. 	 Indeed, in the parable of the neighborly Samaritan, Jesus made clear that he expected his followers to go out of their way to help others, even those of a different background.


17 Ngéda di noñ biniigana bi Yésu kiki banigil bé, di ga bana niñ lam, ni i maséé. 	 17 Submitting to Jesus’ teachings as his disciples will give our life real meaning and satisfaction.


GWÉHA i i umne i ngii matiñ ma téé sép le (a·gaʹpe) i yé likébla li Yéhôva. 	 LOVE based on right principles (a·gaʹpe) is a gift from Jehovah.


‘MINKOÑ NTEBEK INYU NAN’ —YIMBNE I KONANGOO’ 	 “CITIES CONVENIENT FOR YOURSELVES”—AN EXPRESSION OF MERCY


Kii i yé “minson minwoga” mi di nlama keñgle? 	 What are the “dead works” that we should avoid?


Ntiik, bagwélél ba Djob ba gwé bé ngôñ i ke haa ni homa ba yiine inyu unda lem i likap. 	 Of course, God’s servants do not have to travel far from home to express generosity.


Baa hala bé nyen di yé le di bémél Djob li li ndiihe kunde yés, ni nu a ñunda bilem gwé hiki ngéda i nya i kôli?—Ndiimba Mbén 32:4; 2 Korintô 3:17. 	 Is that not what we would expect from the God who values our freedom and who always exercises his attributes in perfect balance?—Deut. 32:4; 2 Cor. 3:17.


Mut binam a’ boñ ki me?” 	 What can man do to me?”


Bibuk Bôas a bi gwélél, bi nhôñlaha bés lelaa bon ba dinuni ba yé ba lo i solop isi bipapai bi nyañ wap inyu boñ le a sôñ bo. 	 The words Boaz used may remind us of how a baby bird looks for protection under its parent’s wings.


“Bakonangoo ba yé nsaibak, inyule b’a kon yak bo ngoo.” 	 “Happy are the merciful, since they will be shown mercy.”


Lelaa Bañga i Yéhôva i nti bés makénd mu jam li?—Añ Ñañal 12:1. 	 What course does Jehovah’s Word encourage?—Read Ecclesiastes 12:1.


3 Baa maéba ma Bibel ma yé mahee i len ini? 	 3 Is the Bible’s Guidance Relevant Today?


Liboñol 	 revert


Yéhôva a ntehe, a diihege ki ndéñbe i bagwélél bé bobasôna i gwés nye, ibabé i hôya i bet ba yé njohok.—Tjémbi 148:12-14. 	 Jehovah notices and values the integrity of all his faithful worshippers, including those who are relatively young.—Ps. 148:12-14.


I kegla i bé noñ ha, ngéda Bob a bé noode pémés litôa het li bé ntéédaga, sita Mildred Willett (nu a bi sôk biiba ni mankéé John Barr) nu a bé nsañal i loñ ipe a bé tagbe ha. 	 The next morning while he was attempting to drive the car out of the garage, missionary Mildred Willett (who later married John Barr) came by.


3 Ibabé pééna, Salômô a bi nigil ngandak mam mu ñem ngui u isañ. 	 3 Solomon likely learned much about courage from his own father.


Arthur ni bana bape ba bi tibil telep, ba bemek le ba ti bo oda. 	 Arthur and the others took their positions and waited for the appointed signal.


Lôkisañ i bi nuñul nye i minkôm inyule i bé kil nye njôñ. 	 Out of jealousy, his brothers sold him into slavery.


Bimbe bisai suhulnyu i ga lona bés? 	 What are the rewards for being humble?


“ÑEM U ASA U BA PELES NI YÉHÔVA” 	 ASA’S HEART “WAS COMPLETE WITH JEHOVAH”


Ndi hala a bi tééñga bé me. 	 But it didn’t matter.