Kiki ngim mawanda ma suklu ma bi tehe lini lipep ni hop Pulasi le Jeunes gens, qu’allez-vous faire de votre vie?, ba bi bat nye le yak bo ba gwé ngôñ i bana jo. 	 Some classmates saw the tract Youths—What Will You Do With Your Life? and requested copies.


Ngoo ngandak le me bi nwas le ngôk i yip me mis i ngii mam ma nlôôha ba mahee, i boñ ki me le, me lôôha bok mis mem i ngii mahôha ma bôt bape.”—1 Korintô 10:12. 	 I regret that I allowed pride to blind me to the more important things and cause me to obsess over other people’s faults.”—1 Cor. 10:12.


Me nla kal le, me bé niiga ndugi memede, inyu boñ le me la niiga bôt bape! 	 In a sense, I did so first to teach myself and then so that I could teach my student!


7 Ngéda Kristen i nyila nhook, baa hala nkobla le a mal kôhna nsaa wé? 	 7 When a Christian is anointed, does it mean that he will definitely receive his reward?


Bôt ba binam ba bé lama yônôs hisi i nya i kôli, kayéle ba yilha hisi hiosôna paradis. 	 Humans would fill the earth to a comfortable degree and would extend their home until the entire globe was a paradise.


Ndi ikété yap, ba bé diihe mam ma mbuu. 	 But inside, at heart, they were spiritual people.


Mbus di ga nigil jam di nla boñ inyu tééda ni kéñbaha maséé di gwé. 	 Then we will learn what we can do to maintain our joy and even add to it.


3 Añ 1 Timôtéô 3:1. 	 3 Read 1 Timothy 3:1.


Béñge yom i bi tagbe i ñwii 1973. 	 Consider what occurred in 1973.


Tison i Filipi i bé nya tison i. 	 Philippi was such a city.


9 Yéhôva a bi lona Ntida Malép i dilo di Nôa inyu tjé béba. 	 9. What did Jehovah do to the wicked in Noah’s day, and what lesson should we learn from what happened at that time?


(Minson mi baôma 16:13, 14) Baa hala a yé inyule Lôk Yuda i mpam bé jôm li bôlôm i tison, nsoñgi u u bé béda inyu bana ndap mitin yada? 	 (Acts 16:13, 14) Is this because there are not even ten Jewish males in the city, the number required to form a synagogue?


Matéô 24:6, 7: “N’a nok inyu gwét, ni mbimba gwét . . . 	 Matthew 24:6, 7: “You are going to hear of wars and reports of wars. . . .


A kal le: “I kaat i yon me nsomb, kiki i nhee bé diye.” 	 “I bought that one,” he said, “because it only cost five cents.”


Ngim mangéda, lôk kéé i i nyiba i nla yuuga likoda jés tole makoda més makeñi. 	 At times, well-known brothers might visit our congregation or the convention we attend.


(Bingéngén 21:5; Ñañal 9:10) Ikété Bitilna bi Lôk Grikia, di ñañ le: “Jon ibale di ntehe pôla, wee di boñok ndigi loñge ikété bôt bobasôna”; ni le: “Hi ki mut a gwélél bape kingéda likébla li karis a bi kôs.” 	 (Prov. 21:5; Eccl. 9:10) In the Christian Greek Scriptures, we are told: “As long as we have the opportunity, let us work what is good toward all”; and “to the extent that each one has received a gift, use it in ministering to one another.”


Bebeg le ba bé hoñol kiki ba ga leege mut wap lihaa tole liwanda jap, li li bi wo. 	 Perhaps they imagined themselves welcoming back a family member or a friend who died.


I pot maliga, di ma tjam didun di didun di bikaat bi ni nkoñ isi wonsôna. 	 In fact, we have given out millions of these publications around the world.


Ngobol yondo i nkiha ni mini minlôñ mimpe mi kaat tjémbi yosôna. 	 The revised wording fits in well with the rest of the psalm.


I sôñ Hikañ, i nwii 1997, yom di bé emel ibôdôl behee, i bi yon. 	 In August 1997 our long-standing dream was realized.


A nkal haana le: “Ndi me me mal bôdôl loñge yoñ ñem ñem; Ñem wem w’a séé inyu tohi yoñ. 	 This is what he says: “As for me, I trust in your loyal love; my heart will rejoice in your acts of salvation.


Lelaa di nla kôna Asa mu mam malam a bi boñ?—1 Bikiñe 15:14. 	 How can we imitate Asa in doing good?—1 Ki. 15:14.


(Añ 2 Timôtéô 3:1-5, 13.) 	 (Read 2 Timothy 3:1-5, 13.)


Allen a bi meya likoda jé li mondo, li li bé haa letee ni 1 400 kilôméta ni mbai yé. 	 Allen is adapting to a new congregation nearly 900 miles (over 1,400 km) away from home.


Baa yak mbônji a nket, i ta bé mbônji i isañ? 	 Did not the flower already belong to the man?


Kirgizia 	 Kyrgyz


13 Baa Ni Ngi Hoñlak? 	 13 Do You Remember?


(Efésô 2:2) Ñôma Paul, ngéda a bé mañge wanda a bi niñ ipôla baéga base i Lôk Yuda ba ba bé ngôk, hala a bi ma nye ngandak, kayéle a tila i mbus ngéda le: “Me gwé ngui i boñ mam momasôna inyu nu a nlédés me.” 	 (Eph. 2:2) The apostle Paul, who as a young man was deeply influenced by the proud spirit of Jewish religious leaders, could later write: “For all things I have the strength through the one who gives me power.”


Jôl jé li bé le Apun Mambetsadykova, a bé Mbôgi Yéhôva. 	 Her name was Apun Mambetsadykova, and she was one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.


Ikété nsoñgi u bôt me bi niiga Bibel, bape ba yé basañal, bape ki mimañ ikété likoda. 	 Some of my former Bible students are now pioneers and congregation elders.


Di nla ki unda gwéha lisañ li bôt ngéda di nyén mapubi ikété maboñog més. 	 We can also show brotherly love by being morally clean.


(Matéô 4:8, 9; Masoola 12:12) Hégha maséé makeñi ma yé, i hôla bôt i ôt nseñ ni pék i nlôl ni Djob, kayéle ba kôhna niñ boga, lôñni maséé ma ngim ngéda u nla bana, i yila bañga mut munu nkoñ isi unu. 	 (Matt. 4:8, 9; Rev. 12:12) Compared to the lasting joy that comes from helping people to benefit from God’s wisdom so that they can gain everlasting life, a secular career can provide only limited satisfaction.


Inyu ngim ngéda, me bi sal i juu li nson li Bakena ntôñ, me niiga yak ngandak bisuklu. 	 For a time, I worked in the Service Department and as an instructor in a number of the schools.


16 Kiki mut peles, Yésu a bé lama kobol bôt ba binam i béba ni i nyemb ni njel niñ yé a ti inyu yap. 	 16 As a perfect man, Jesus could save humankind from sin and death by dying in their behalf.


9 Mbus a bi tibil toñol le di nlama tehe bape kiki lôk kéé i bôlôm ni i bôda, Yésu a yigye le di nlama bana suhulnyu. 	 9 After making it clear that we should view one another as brothers and sisters, Jesus stressed the need for humility.


Aristôt a bé niiga le, bihégél bi ngii bi kwéhi ikété bibol, hiki bol i bak ikété ii ipe, bibol bi, bi édi yada ni ii, ndi i ñemkété bibol bi gwobisôna, u nléba nkoñ isi. 	 What holds up planets such as our earth? Aristotle taught that all the heavenly bodies were encased in crystalline spheres, each one nested tightly within the next, with the earth innermost.


Ndi hola ikété karis ni ikété yi i Nwet wés ni Ntohol le Yésu Kristô.”—2 Pétrô 3:17, 18. 	 No, but go on growing in the undeserved kindness and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”—2 Pet. 3:17, 18.


M’ma a bééna makénd ngandak i nson u ñañ nlam, a bé tégbaha ki ngandak gwigil bi Bibel ni bôt ba bé gwés mam ma mbuu. 	 She was very active in preaching the good news and conducted several Bible studies with interested people.


HÔLÔS LIKEÑGE JOÑ I TÉÉ LIKALÔ 	 MAKE PROGRESS IN THE FIELD MINISTRY


Ida bo Filip 	 Ida and Filip


(Matéô 24:45) Ndi, lelaa di nyi le Yéhôva toi nyen a ñéga bés ni njel Man wé nu di nla bé tehe ni mis? 	 (Matt. 24:45) So how do we know that it really is Jehovah who is leading us by means of his invisible Son?


Ngim mangéda, di bé di yén isi téblé bikei, inyu kôhna lisolbene ibale ndap i nkwél bés. 	 At times, we sat under an iron table designed to protect them if the house collapsed.


Hala a ga hôla bés i léba biniigana bi “mondo” bi di yik bé behee. 	 This will help us to discover truths that may be “new” in the sense that we did not know them before.


Kinje bisai le nyañ mbai bo ngond yé ba bi yoñ makidik i sélél Yéhôva, ba sôblana ki. 	 Mother and daughter both decided to serve Jehovah and got baptized.


(1 Samuel 20:31) Ndi Yônatan a bé gwés Yéhôva, a téñbege ki i nôgôl nye. 	 (1 Samuel 20:31) But Jonathan loved Jehovah and was loyal to him.


12 Yéhôva a ntéé ndik bé bés i nlélém homa mukété bitelbene gwé. 	 12 Our place in God’s arrangement is not fixed, however.


DI NIÑIL mangéda ma yé “nledek kiyaga,” a bak ki le mam m’a ke ni bisu i let ilole kel yondo i nlo, ni le bañga nsañ u nkuba hana isi. 	 WE ARE living in “critical times” that are “hard to deal with,” and life is going to become even more difficult before a new day dawns and true peace is restored to this earth.


(Kôlôsé 3:12) Ngwélél makiiña wada i loñ Panya le Adolfô, a mbigda lelaa a bé niñ ilole a nyi maliga. 	 (Col. 3:12) Adolfo, a circuit overseer in Spain, recalls what his life was like before he came into the truth.


Ibabé nkaa, ni njel mahôla ma, ñudu woñ Bibel a ga ba maséé i nigil Bañga i Djob nyemede i mbus ndék ngéda. 	 As a result of such help, very likely your Bible student will soon be delighting in his personal study of God’s Word.


Mankéé nu munlôm a bi ke mapeple yak mañ mut wada, nu a bé añ mimbamble, hala a bé ngandak nwii. 	 A brother made a return visit on an elderly gentleman who had read our magazines for a number of years.


I bugus mam ma mbuu i niñ yés i yé njel yada i ti Djob mayéga inyu bisai bini, hala a nlédés yak maada més ni nye. 	 Giving priority to spiritual matters is a way of showing gratitude to God for these blessings, and that brings you closer to him.


Ba nla hoñol le di ta bé maséé i ba Mbôgi Yéhôva. 	 Then they may look at us as if we aren’t proud of who we are.


Ndik ndék bikaat ipe i ngéda i, yon i bi pei. 	 Few other writings of that time have survived.


<playIcon></playIcon> hi nsôk! 	 <playIcon></playIcon>Last one!


Lelaa Yéhôva a bi ti bôt ba Israél bape ngui inyu éga litén jé? 	 Explain how Jehovah empowered other Israelite men to lead his people.


Baa u ngi hoñlak lelaa niñ yoñ i bé ilole u nyi Yéhôva? 	 Do you remember what your life was like before you came to know Jehovah?


A kal Naômi le: “Bôt boñ b’a ba bôt bem, yak Nyambe woñ ki Nyambe wem. 	 She told Naomi: “Your people will be my people, and your God my God.”


Ibôdôl ngéda di bôdôl emble maliga, di bi bana pôla i kôhna maliga ndék ni ndék ni njel Bañga yé le Bibel, ni njel bikaat bi ntôñ, makoda ma ndôn, makoda makeñi mape, ni makoda ma sonde. 	 From the time that we first heard the truth, we have had the opportunity to collect truths from his Word, the Bible, from our Christian publications, and from our conventions, assemblies, and weekly meetings.


Ba bi ep nye i loñ Kili inyu ba nsañal nu tôbôtôbô i biloñ bipe. Yak nyoo, a bé ngwélél makiiña. 	 He was assigned as a missionary to Chile, where he again served as a circuit overseer.


I bôt ba gwé bilem bi, ba gwé ngôñ i nene, le ba bégés bo. 	 People with such traits crave to be admired and adored.


BAA ANE DJOB I YÉ JAM LI BISU I NIÑ YOÑ? 	 DOES GOD’S KINGDOM COME FIRST IN YOUR LIFE?


Daniel nu a gwé 21 nwii, a nkal le: “Balét ni mawanda mem ma suklu, ba nol me inyule me niñ inoñnaga ni matiñ ma Bibel. 	 Daniel, aged 21, says: “Teachers and fellow students made fun of me because I live by Bible standards.


Kii mut nyuñga nu ngén Yésu a bé bebee i boñ inyu bana tik perl ini? 	 What was the merchant in Jesus’ illustration willing to do to gain the priceless pearl?


matadga 	 sensitive


Di nsal inyu bana gwom bi yé bés nseñ i niñ ni inyu nit nson wés u likalô. 	 We work to provide our basic material needs and to support our ministry.


(2 Korintô 4:2; 1 Pétrô 5:2, 3) Mbus a ma kôhna maéba ma nlôl Bitilna, i kristen i ngi kenek ni bisu i tééda ngaa inyu sôñ nyemede ikolba bôt bape, i nla bé ba ndémbél ilam. 	 (2 Cor. 4:2; 1 Pet. 5:2, 3) After receiving Scriptural counsel, a Christian who continues to keep a gun for protection against other humans could not be considered exemplary.


Ibale nlô woñ tole ñwaa woñ a ngwélél bé Yéhôva, kii u nla boñ inyu tééda maada malam ni sobiina woñ? 	 If your husband or wife is not serving Jehovah, what can you do to keep your marriage strong?


(Rôma 5:12) Di nwo inyule di bi kôdôl béba ni nyemb ni njel bagwal bés ba bisu, he bé inyule i bé ntilbaga hala, tole inyu ngim ‘njom’ i Djob a bi téé i i yé le di nla bé yi. 	 (Romans 5:12) We die because we inherited sin and death from our original parents, not because of some predetermined, unfathomable ‘plan’ of God.


Ndi ki ibôdôl kôba, i hiai juem B.N.Y.—ntila Bibel wada le Yésaya, a bi kal le hisi hi yé kiki ‘ngiiña yom,’ i ngéda a tila le: “Nyambe a yii i ngii ngiiña i hisi.”—Yésaya 40:22. 	 But long before that—in the eighth century B.C.E.—the Bible writer Isaiah referred to “the circle of the earth,” using a word that may also be rendered “sphere.”—Isaiah 40:22; footnote.


Kiki a yé Djob li oda, jon a nti hiki wada wés jé liyééne, ni wé homa het kunde yé i nsôk. 	 As a God of order, Jehovah gives each one of us a place or sphere of operation in his household.


Nye bé nyen a mboñ le mam mabe ma kwél bôt. 	 He does not cause bad things to happen to people.


(Matéô 9:22) Inoñnaga ni batoñol Bibel, ini buk le “ngond” ni hop Lôk Héber, yak ni hop Grikia, i ngwélana inyu unda mut le “di ntôñ toi nye.” 	 (Matt. 9:22) According to Bible scholars, the Hebrew and Greek words for “daughter” can be used metaphorically as an expression of “kindness and tenderness.”


Ikété lôk kéé yem i bôda, i i bé i ngi yii i niñ, nu mañ le Marion, a bi bii Bill Danylchuck i nwii 1939. Ba bi yoñ me ni mankéé nu muda le Frances i boni. 	 In 1939, my oldest surviving sister, Marion, married Bill Danylchuck, and they took my sister Frances and me into their care.


Libak li ñem nwee li nkônha Yéhôva maséé. 	 A mild temper makes Jehovah happy.


Nôgda i yom bôt bape ba nôgda, i yé lem lam i ba yé ba nkobol le, nôgda ikété ñem wés njôghe i mut numpe a gwé. 	 Empathy is a beautiful quality that has been described as feeling another person’s pain in our heart.


(Tjémbi 103:10) Ndi nseñ umpe u yé i ‘nwas’ hiun. 	 (Ps. 103:10) But there are also practical benefits to ‘letting go’ of anger.


NGOLBA IKÉTÉ NDAP 	 OPPOSITION AT HOME


18 Ndi, yiinda i bé hôñlaha ki Lôk Yuda mbegee ba bééna i tééda mapubi ma base yap. 	 18 However, the vision also reminded the Jews of their responsibility to maintain the purity of their worship.


Di ta bé nkwoog nkaa. 	 We cannot say for sure.


19 Boñge ba wanda ba likoda ba kôli ni bibégés, inyule tolakii ba mboma mandutu, ba mbok niñ yap i gwélél Yéhôva. 	 19 Young people in the congregation deserve warm commendation for the way they meet these challenges and for being determined to focus their lives on serving Jehovah.


Daniel a bé minkôm i Babilôn, tison i i bé nyonok ni bisat, ni makañ. 	 Daniel lived as a captive in Babylon, a city filled with idolatry and spiritism.


Bimbe biniigana di nla ôt i mbagi Yéhôva a bi pémhene bôt ba Sôdôm ni Gômôra? 	 What do we learn from Jehovah’s judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah?


Inyuki manwin ma nhôñôs mam ma yé béba hiandi? 	 How dangerous is propaganda?


(Lukas 5:39) To ibale mahéñha ma, ma nlédél bé bo, maliga ma yé le, njohok lôk kéé i bôlôm i gwé ngui ni makwasi iloo lôk kéé i i mañap. 	 (Luke 5:39) Even when that is not the case, younger ones may have greater strength and energy than older ones have.


Ni le ikété hiki likoda, ngim juu li bilôk bikéé biaa bi bé lama tééba. Ntôñ u bé téé ki ñéga wada inyu ti biniigana. 	 A Service Committee should be formed in the congregation and a director appointed to convey instructions.


Ndi i bana liboñok lipe, tole i pun bésbomede i ga ba wengoñle di nyan kunde Yéhôva a gwé i ngii yés. 	 To do otherwise and avenge ourselves in some way would be tantamount to disrespecting Jehovah.


I len ini, mut a bééna pôs tiñté i matila ntéñék i likas a yé Yésu Kristô. Nyen a ga mage i bet b’a kôs tohi. 	 In the modern-day fulfillment, the man with the secretary’s inkhorn represents Jesus Christ, the one behind the scenes who marks those who will survive


YÉHÔVA A LÉDÉS BAGWÉLÉL BÉ BA KÔBA 	 JEHOVAH ENCOURAGED HIS SERVANTS OF OLD


VÉNÉSIA, mankéé nu muda i loñ Vénésuéla, a nkal le: “Mé bé hoñol bé me le me nla téé likalô ni nsiñga.” 	 VENECIA, a sister in Venezuela, said: “I could never imagine myself witnessing by phone.”


U nla tinde man woñ ni maboñok moñ i kôôge bebee ni hémle yoñ tole i ke haa ni yo. 	 Be determined not to declare war with your child over this issue, whether he is still quite young or he is now an adolescent.


17 Bilôk bikéé bihogi bi nhoñol le bi kôli bé sélél Yéhôva, inyule ba bi boñ béba keñi. 	 17 Some feel unworthy of serving Jehovah because they have committed a serious sin.


Ndémbél yada i ngéda kôba i nhôla bés i léba ndimbhe. 	 An example from the past helps us to find the answer.


Ba bi pohol ni bomede le ba nyônôs mam ma mbéda inyu yila litén inyu jôl li Djob, bobasôna ba kal ki le: “Mam momasôna Yéhôva a mal pot, d’a boñ mo.” 	 They freely chose to carry out the conditions of becoming God’s name people and unanimously declared: “All that Jehovah has spoken, we are willing to do.”


Bebeg, mandutu u mboma ma nla ba mahéñha ni ma Bianka tole ma Paôla. 	 Your situation may be quite different from that of Bianca or of Paula.


Di bé nyamnda ni ngôñ i añal miñañ minlam nyoo. 	 We eagerly wanted to spread the good news there.


i nhôla bagwélél ba Djob i tééda adna yap? 	 influence the unity of God’s people?


12, 13. (a) Ibale ba mpémés man wap ntôñ, lelaa bagwal ba nla unda le ba nôgôl Djob? (b) Lelaa lihaa jada li bi ôt nseñ ni manôgla ma bagwal ipañ Yéhôva? 	 12, 13. (a) If a child is disfellowshipped, how do Christian parents show that they obey God? (b) How did one family benefit from the parents’ obedience to Jehovah?


I u Yésu a bi téé Bilôp bi Nwet, a bi tehe ngôk ipôla baôma bé. 	 On the night when Jesus instituted the Memorial, pride was one negative trait that he saw in his apostles.


Banigil ba, ba bi pohlana ikété bikwéha bi bôt, ba nséblana ki le “matam ma bisu.” 	 Those disciples have been chosen from among sinful humans and are called “firstfruits.”


U mbat ndoñ e? 	 Have Feedback?


Hala a yé hihôha i kal le Banigil Bibel ba bi ke i minkôm i Babiloñ Nunkeñi inyule ba bééna ngôñ le ba kodol bo. 	 However, it would be a mistake to conclude that the Bible Students were first taken into captivity to Babylon the Great because they needed correction and discipline.


14, 15. (a) Maselna ni mut a “ntôñ ndigi ni mam ma minsôn,” kii di nla pohol i boñ? (b) ‘I tôñ ni mam ma mbuu’ i nkobla bé kii? 	 14, 15. (a) What alternative is there to “setting the mind on the flesh”? (b) What is not meant by “setting the mind on the spirit”?


INYU ngandak bôt i len ini, moni nwon mi yé jam li bisu i niñ yap. 	 FOR many people today, money is the big issue.


Ndi lelaa a bi boñ hala? 	 Yes, but how?


16 Yésu a bééna lem i nôgôl Isañ, to ngéda hala a bé lédél nye ngandak. 	 16 Jesus always listened obediently to his Father, even when doing so was very difficult.


(Manyodi 3:21, 22; 35:22-24) I hiai bisu, lôk kéé ihogi i bi nuñul gwom i bééna, kiki bo nwom, mandap, ba kena moni mi bisu bi baôma. 	 (Ex. 3:21, 22; 35:22-24) In the first century, some Christians sold items that they owned, such as fields or houses, and brought the money to the apostles.


Miñañ minlam mi mpot bé ngandak inyu nkwel u, ndi Matéô a bi neebe nsébla u Yésu i ba nnigil wé. 	 The Gospels record very little of that conversation, but Matthew accepted Jesus’ invitation to be his follower.


Iba, hala a nlama bé hélés bés ibale ngim mangéda, sôñna bitel i ngwéé ikété likoda i len ini. 	 Second, we should not be surprised if on rare occasions challenges to authority arise in the congregations today.


Mut wada mukété yap a bé béna sol nye, ndi hala a bi tômbôs bé nye. 	 One person insulted her several times, but she refused to be intimidated.


(Tjémbi 65:3) Jam lipe li yé le, ngéda di ntehe lelaa Yéhôva a ntimbhe masoohe més, gwéha yés inyu yé i nañ. 	 (Ps. 65:2) In addition, when we discern that Jehovah answers our prayers, our love for him grows.


Ibale u ta bé nkwoog nkaa hala, u yé le u kahal tjam bitembee ipôla bilôk bikéé. 	 If you are not certain, you could unwittingly circulate false information among our brotherhood.


“Ngéda u ngwés mut, u béñge bañ ndigi libak jé li kwéha, ndi béñge biliya a mboñ inyu héñha libak jé.”—Arôn. 	 “When you love someone, you look past that person’s imperfections and instead see the person that he or she is trying to become.”—Aaron.


LIPEP li nsébla inyu Mbigda nyemb Yésu li yé ngim kaat di mpémés ngandak di tjamak ki yo ngandak. i ñwii 2016, di bi pémés 440 000 000, ikété iloo 530 dilémb. 	 THE Memorial invitation is one of the most widely circulated publications that we print. Last year, we produced some 440,000,000 copies in more than 530 languages.


8, 9. (a) Mambe mahôla di nkôs makoda més ma ñem sonde? (b) Lelaa bagwal ba nla hôla bon bap i timbhe makoda? 	 8, 9. (a) What practical help do we receive at our midweek meetings? (b) How can parents help their children to participate at meetings?


12, 13. (a) Lelaa yi i Abraham ni mam a bi boma niñ yé, ma bi yiga hôla nye? (b) Kii ñunda le Abraham a bé bôdôl Yéhôva ñem? 	 12, 13. (a) How did Abraham’s knowledge and experience help him later? (b) What shows that Abraham had confidence in Jehovah?


Ngéda me bi tjél, ba bi kena me bisu bi ñane ñamb bisônda. 	 When I refused, they hauled me before the camp commandant.


Ibabé pééna, i yé loñge i ke ni bisu i ‘sude bôbôk yoñ ni ngôli i maliga.’ 	 Certainly, it is worth keeping “the belt of truth fastened around your waist” at all times.


Ndi, Djob a nla ti bôt bape ngap i boñ bôlô.—Tjémbi 37:5. 	 However, God can help others to do the work.—Ps. 37:5.


Tjaina i Taiwan 	 Chinese (Taiwan)


Baa bagwal ba ba yé bikristen ba yé le ba ba maséé le, nkoñ isi won u niiga man wap yom a boñ inyu bana bañga niñ? 	 Would loving Christian parents really want this world to shape their child’s view of success?


I SAL NI DJOB I NLONA BÉS MASÉÉ 	 WORKING WITH GOD MAKES US HAPPY


Hiki homa bôt ba ntehe nseñ i boñ yom ba ngwés. 	 To be able to do what one wants to do or to live the way one wants to live seems to be much desired by people everywhere.


Kaat Lôk Lévi 19:32 i nkal le: “U nyodak ’isi, i telep bisu bi mut mbu ño, ndi u tinak mañ mut womede lipém, u konok ki Nyambe woñ woñi.” 	 Leviticus 19:32 says: “Before gray hair you should rise up, and you must show honor to an older man, and you must be in fear of your God.”


31 Masôô ma nkus ma ñañ wés 	 31 From Our Archives


‘DI KE NI BISU I YILA MUT YONDO’ 	 “CONTINUE TO BE MADE NEW”


(4) Ba mut wongut ni mut masoohe. 	 (4) Be patient and prayerful.


Ni makénd,Yaél a boñ jam li ngui: A nol Siséra. 	 Sisera was now vulnerable to Jael’s decisive act of courage to put him to death.


U gwé bé le u tehe nye i libak li minsôn inyu kôhna bisai bi. 	 You do not have to be in Jesus’ physical presence to benefit.


ME NGI HOÑLAK NDÉMBÉL ILAM 	 REMEMBERING FINE EXAMPLES


‘U nhémle jam Bibel i nkal?’ 	 ‘Do you believe what it says?’


Mu mangéda ma, bibégés bon ba Israel ba bé ti, bi bé sôña bo i ‘pam bisu bi Yéhôva moo nso.’ 	 As part of their worship at those festivals, the Israelites were not to “appear before Jehovah empty-handed.”


Inyu hôla bés i jubus mahoñol més ikété hiémbi, hiki likoda likeñi ni li ndôn li mbôdôl, hiki kegla ni mbus kosi, ni nsik u jôm li manut. 	 To help us get into the spirit of singing, each of the convention and assembly program sessions opens with a ten-minute music presentation.


Baa hala a nlédés bé hémle yés le, mimbônga nwominsôna Yéhôva a mbôn, yak nwo mi ga yon?—Yôsua 23:14. 	 Does that not strengthen your faith that all the other promises Jehovah has made will likewise come true?—Josh. 23:14.


Inyuki i añ Bibel yosôna i yé jam lilam le u nlama boñ? 	 Why is reading the entire Bible an excellent goal?


Ba bé ba kôôba mam momasôna ma mbéda bo inyu liké. 	 They prepared everything they needed for the journey.


Ndi, di nla ba nkwoog nkaa le ibale di mboñ yaga jam di nlama boñ—hala wee di nyoñ mam ma mbuu kiki jam li bisu mu ñin yés—Yéhôva a ga nim bé bés biloñge bi mam. 	 Instead, we can be ever confident that if we do what we are supposed to do—give spiritual interests priority in our life—Jehovah will not hold back what is good from us.


“AÑLANA KI JO MU BIÔN” 	 “PROCLAIM IT AMONG THE ISLANDS”


I len ini, ngandak bôt i ntjél emble ñañ nlam u Ane Djob, u u ñañlana ni nkoñ isi wonsôna inyu mbôgi i bôt bobasôna, ilole le lisuk li nlo. 	 Today, most people refuse to listen to the good news of God’s Kingdom that is being preached throughout the earth for a witness to all the nations before this wicked system is brought to its end.


Inyule Maria a bé muda wada mu mbôô i Kiñe David ni njel man wé wada le Natan. 	 Because Mary was a descendant of King David through the line of David’s son Nathan.


“Baoñ ba bi tjél” Mésia (Béñge liben 7) 	 “The builders rejected” the Messiah (See paragraph 7)


Bôt bahogi ba nkal le ba nhémle le mam momasôna ma bi lo ndigi ni momede, ndi i nlélém ngéda, ba nkal ki le Djob a yé. 	 Some people say that they believe in evolution, but they also feel that God exists.


Mankéé nu munlôm wada a kal le: “Ibale u ñañal ñañ nlam mandap ni mandap ni Yéhôva nyemede, Baa u ga pot ndik wetama, tole u ga nwas le Yéhôva nyen a pot?” 	 One brother expressed the matter this way, “If you were preaching from house to house with Jehovah himself, would you do all the talking or would you let him speak?”


Mahaa ma Mbôgi Yéhôva ima ma bi nigil Bibel ni bés, kayéle ikété yés 11 ba bi yila Mbôgi Yéhôva. 	 Two Witness families studied with us, and 11 of us children grew up to be Jehovah’s Witnesses.


Ilole u mboñ hala, gwélél bisélél ntôñ u Yéhôva u nkôôbana bagwal loñge. 	 Before doing that, however, make good use of material that Jehovah’s organization has provided for parents.


4 Libii li bisu li bi kôhna ndutu, inyule Adam bo Éva ba bi pohol i bep gwélél kunde yap i yoñ makidik ni bomede, i ngéda ba bi ndogbene Yéhôva. 	 4 The first marriage was struck with calamity because both Adam and Eve chose to misuse their free will by disobeying Jehovah.


Kii i ga hôla boñge ba wanda i kônde diihe maéba ma Bibel? 	 How can young ones grow in appreciation for the value of Bible principles?


SONDE I 22-28 HIKAÑ 2016 	 WEEK OF AUGUST 22-28, 2016


(Matéô 27:59-61; Markô 15:46, 47; Lukas 23:53, 55; Yôhanes 19:38-40) Ndik Nikôdémô nyetama nyen ba nkal le a bi hôla Yôsep, a somb binunumba inyu majôna. 	 (Matt. 27:59-61; Mark 15:46, 47; Luke 23:53, 55; John 19:38-40) The only person specifically stated to have helped Joseph was Nicodemus, who brought burial spices.


Lelaa Yéhôva a bi lédés Yôsua? 	 What encouragement did Joshua receive?


Ba nkal mu le hép yon i yé bôñôl bisat. 	 Note that greediness is linked to idolatry.


(Masoola 12:10) Satan a ma hôya bé jam li pééna i yi njee a kôli i ane. 	 (Rev. 12:10) Satan has not forgotten the issue of integrity.


Inyuki hilégé hi nlôôha ba béba? 	 Why is negative gossip so dangerous?


(Lukas 10:33-37) Mahôla ma nlôôha ba mahee ma yé i tééne bo likalô. 	 (Luke 10:33-37) The best way to do so is by sharing the good news with them.


Mambe makénd “likébla li mbuma ñañ” li Djob li nti we? 	 How will God’s “indescribable free gift” motivate you?


A bé éba maada ma yé ipôla “tôñ ni mam ma minsôn” ni “bisômble [hala we ngôñ i nlôôha] inyu boñ béba,” bi bi bé “nyañgla [hala we bi bé sal] ikété bijô gwés.” 	 He linked “living according to the flesh” with “the sinful passions” that were then “at work in [their] bodies.”


Ndék sonde mbus, ba bi buñga basañal ba biloñ bipe.* Ndi bilôk bikéé bi di bi niiga, bi bi kena bôlô ni bisu loñge ngandak. 	 A few weeks later, the missionaries were deported.* But the trained local brothers carried on magnificently.


(Añ Yôsua 24:15.) 	 (Read Joshua 24:15.)


(Bingéngén 3:5, 6) Bigda le, bikodlene bi yé yimbne i gwéha ni pék i Yéhôva, bi bi nloo héga. 	 (Prov. 3:5, 6) Remember, Jehovah’s discipline reflects his matchless wisdom and love.


Dalène a nkal le: “Ngim mangéda, ngéda bilôk bikéé bi bôda bi nlo i yuuga me, me yé me bat bo ibale ba nla soohe ni me. 	 “Sometimes when sisters have come to comfort me,” recalls Dalene, “I have asked them if they are willing to say a prayer.


Lelaa bagwal ba nla yi ibale man wap a yé bebee i ti nyemede nkikip yak Yéhôva? 	 How can parents know if a child is in a position to make a valid dedication?


12 Yak bés di ñunda le di gwé litehge li Yéhôva inyu niñ, ngéda di nyoñ matat le matjél ma kuba bañ. 	 12 We also share Jehovah’s view of life by cultivating a proper attitude toward safety.


5 Timôtéô a bé nnigil nu a yoñ makidik i neebe maliga ngéda a bé a ngi yii sii mañge. 	 5 Timothy was a disciple who made the truth his own at a young age.


Ngéda me bi pam i mashin, me yoñ litôa li mbegel bôt, li bé lama téé me i Lansing Nwelmbok; me bé nyéksaga i poo moni yak mut numpe mu litôa. 	 When I got off the train, a shuttle bus was to take me to South Lansing, and I had to borrow the 25-cent fare from a fellow passenger.


Adria bo George 	 Adria and George


Kiki hihéga, ntoñol Bibel wada a nkal le: “Ndoñi i oda di nléba i kaat [Bibôdle 2:16, 17] i yé le, Djob nyetama nyen a nyi kii i yé loñge . . . inyu bôt ba binam, ni ki le nyetama nyen a nyi kii i ta bé loñge . . . inyu yap. 	 For example, one scholar observes: “The inference of God’s commands in [Genesis 2:16, 17] is that only God knows what is good . . . for humanity and only God knows what is not good . . . for them.


A bi kônde yis bo le a bé bôdôl bo ñem, ni ini njel le a bi niiga bo lelaa ba nlama boñ nson u tôbôtôbô u añal ñañ nlam. 	 He confirmed his trust in them by giving them instructions about the most important educational work in human history.


Yésu a kal banigil bé le: “Hala nyen bôt bobasôna b’a yi le ni yé banigil bem, ibale ni ngwéhna.” 	 Jesus told his disciples: “By this all will know that you are my disciples—if you have love among yourselves.”


Ngim mangéda, bôt ba nla pot bitembee inyu yés, tole ba yahal bés. 	 At times, people may say unfair or critical things about us.


A BÉ SÔÔ LIBAK JÉ LI NNIGIL 	 A SECRET DISCIPLE


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Hélha jam li yé le, di bi kôs kaat i hikuu hi loñ hi hi bé naña bés i bôdôl bôlô basañal ba tôbôtôbô inyu ndék ngéda. 	 Unexpectedly, we received a letter from the branch office inviting us to take up temporary special pioneer service!


Inyu hala nyen, i nlôôha ba nseñ i nigil hoñol kiki Kristô. 	 For these reasons, it becomes clear how important it is to learn to think as Jesus does.


Djob a ta bé nkabak, a nla bé ki to puhe bagwélél bé. 	 Jehovah God is not divided or unpredictable.


Jam li bisu li yé, wanba inyu yi too u ntibil toñle bon boñ le mam momasôna u mboñ ma nlôl i Bibel. 	 First of all, make sure that you clearly state your Bible-based values to your children.


Jon, ngeñ ini le di lédés makidik més i tjél yoñ ngaba ni mam ma m’bô ma nkoñ isi unu, u u yé mbaglaga. 	 Thus, may we now strengthen our resolve to maintain our neutrality in a divided world.


Lukas 3:32 a nsima basôgôlsôgôl batan ba ba bé mu ndaye i nkena i Mésia. 	 Luke 3:32 lists five later links in the line leading to the Messiah.


Bebeg y’a béda we le u yoñ ngéda i soñda maada Yéhôva a bééna ni litén li Israel. 	 Why not pause to reflect on Jehovah’s dealings with Israel.


7 I bé béda mambén ma mondo inyu jam lipe. 	 7 New guidelines were needed for another reason.


NGÉDA NKUS W’A MAL 	 WHEN MATERIAL RICHES FAIL


Hala a bé ndutu ngandak, téntén inyu ini njom Yésu a bi ti: “Hala nyen hiki mut a mpahal me bisu bi bôt, yak me m’a pahal nye bisu bi Tata nu a yé ngii. 	 That was a serious problem, particularly in the light of Jesus’ pronouncement: “Everyone . . . who acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father who is in the heavens.


Bigda le, Isañ wés a ga hôya bé bés ibale di nsuhus bésbomede bisu gwé. 	 Remember, our Father will not consider us beyond hope if we humble ourselves before him.


Tolakii Yéhôva nyen bon ba Lôk Israel ba bé suu, Môsi nye a bi bep unup. 	 Although the Israelites provoked Jehovah, it was Moses who became embittered.


Mahoñol ma, ma bi lémél bés. 	 The thought of such a change appealed to us.


Nnol mut nu a bé lama yén nyoo i tison i lisolbene, letee ni nyemb i prisi ikeñi.—Ñanga bôt 35:15, 28. 	 The unintentional manslayer had to remain in the city of refuge until the high priest’s death.—Num. 35:15, 28.


“Ni yihge loñge, le mut a tiga le a kena bé minkôm ni pék bôt ni biyôglô bi malôga . . . ma nkoñ isi.”—KÔLÔSÉ 2:8. 	 “Look out that no one takes you captive by means of the philosophy and empty deception . . . of the world.”—COL. 2:8.


10 I nla ba bés nledek jam i yan tole i tagbe i ngii bipôdôl bi mbaabana. 	 10 It may be challenging to treat criticism lightly.


Di bigda le, ngeñ Yésu a bé hégha ngéda Nôa ni yés, a bé gwés bé ôt mahoñol més i mam ma bé bôña ha ngéda i, kiki bisañ ni malal ma nyega, ndi le i mam ma, ma bé le ma kis bés ’ilo i pes mbuu.—Añ Matéô 24:36-39. 	 Note that when Jesus compared our time with Noah’s, he focused, not on violence or immorality, but on the dangers of spiritual apathy.—Read Matthew 24:36-39.


Ikété ntén loñ u nyen Charles Taze Russell ni ndék bôt i i bé kodba ni nye i loñ Amérika ba bi bôdôl yoñ ngéda i tibil nigil Bibel ndék ñwii ilole ñwii 1900 u mbôdôl. 	 It was in one such country, the United States, that Charles Taze Russell and a few associates began their systematic study of the Bible in the late 1800’s.


Mu yigil i noñ ha, di ga nigil ndémbél i bahémle baa, ba ba bi yila mawanda ma Djob. 	 In the following article, we will consider three more examples of faithful ones who became close friends of God.


Kiki kaat Tjémbi 119 i ñunda, lelaa Bañga i Djob i bi ti mut nu a bi tila hini hiémbi ngui? 	 As reflected in Psalm 119, what effect did God’s Word have on the writer of the psalm?


I kei me gwé i ôô i i nhôla me i nok, i bi hôla me i emble makiñ, ni i tôp ni bo lôñ. Ôôkô! 	 My hearing aids picked up everyone’s voice, and I sang along.


A kena Samuel yak Prisi Ikeñi i lap Yéhôva i Silô, a kal ki le: “Me bi soohe inyu man nunu; Yéhôva a mal ti me jam me bi yagal nye. 	 She took Samuel to High Priest Eli at the tabernacle in Shiloh and said: “It was for this boy that I prayed, and Jehovah granted my petition that I asked of him.


Ngôñ i batéé likalô i yé ngandak kayéle yak banigil Bibel ba nyila baniiga bôt bape Bibel! 	 Imagine, the need for more teachers is so great that even Bible students are Bible teachers!


(Bingéngén 6:16, 17) Djob li telepsép ni li mpubi, li ta bé le li yan matjél ma nkuba ngi kôôba. 	 (Prov. 6:16, 17) A just and holy God, he could not ignore even accidental bloodshed.


(Bibôdle 21:14-21; 22:2) Ni ki le, kiki di mbôk tehe, Yôsep a kôs kunde i mbôkgwéé i Ruben. 	 (Gen. 21:14-21; 22:2) And as noted, the firstborn’s right was transferred from Reuben to Joseph.


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(Lôk Héber 6:12, 5) Inyuki Abraham a bé lama hônba? 	 (Heb. 6:12, 15) Why did Abraham need to show patience?


Mam mabe ma bé bôña i pañ Lôt ni lihaa jé ma bé tééñga bo ngandak. 	 The righteous man Lot was tormented by all the wrongdoing that surrounded him and his family.


Ndi yéñ mahôla ma Yéhôva ni njel masoohe, u nwas ki le mpémba wé woo u lédés we, u éga ki we kayéle u kôhna bisai bi Ane.—Tjémbi 73:23, 24. 	 Instead, reach out to Jehovah in prayer, and allow his mighty hand to strengthen you and lead you to Kingdom blessings.—Ps. 73:23, 24.


BA BI YÔNÔS LIKAK BA BI KÉGÉL DJOB IBABÉ SET 	 THEY FAITHFULLY PAID THEIR VOW TO GOD


Ni nla hoñol bisai bipe di bi kôs ngéda Mbôgi Yéhôva yada i bi ti bôt ba ngomin lipém li Bibel i mbat le bikristen bi ti bo. 	 You may recall other examples of the good that can come about when Witnesses manifest appropriate respect for public officials, rendering them the honor that the Bible says Christians should give them.


A BÉ NÔGDAGA MAKÉND I MBUS HIKI LIKODA 	 HE ALWAYS LEAVES FEELING BETTER


8 To hala kii Bibel i nti bé mambén to bikila inyu mintuk mi gwéha babiina ba mbéna tuk ilole ba nlal, i ntoñol le ba nlama unda le ba ntôñgôl basobiina bap. 	 8 Although the Bible does not provide specific rules about the kinds and limits of love play that might be associated with natural sexual intimacy, it mentions displays of affection.


Ni maliga, nu ni nu a ngwés Yéhôva, a téñbege ki i nôgôl nye, a’ “héñha bé” to ibale mbônga wé u nlona nye ndutu. 	 In fact, anyone who loves Jehovah and is loyal to him will “not go back on his promise, even when it is bad for him.”


(Galatia 2:9) A lédés Lôk kéé yé ni ndémbél yé i ñem ngui a bi unda i Pentékôt, ni mbus ngéda. 	 (Gal. 2:9) He encouraged his brothers by his courageous example at Pentecost and thereafter.


Inyuki ñôma Paul a bi ti bikristen oda le ba tina makénd wada ni nuu téntén i len ini? 	 Why did the apostle Paul use the expression “all the more so” when he instructed Christians to encourage one another?


Kii y’a hôla bés i ba nkôôbaga i bem ni wongut? 	 What will help us to be willing to wait patiently?


9 Diihe masôô ma nkus ma mbuu 	 9 Set Your Heart on Spiritual Treasures


NKWEL U LIPEP LI BISU | INYUKI YÉSU A BI SON NJONOK LETEE NI I NYEMB? 	 COVER SUBJECT | WHY DID JESUS SUFFER AND DIE?


To mut, to ngui yo ki yo i ta bé le i kadal bés jo. 	 No person or power can take it away from us.


Loñ i Mañ mi Njok i het ba nsal kakaô ngandak, i ngwélél mañ mi kakaô mi inyu boñ tjôkôlaté. 	 Côte d’Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) is a major producer of cocoa beans, which are used to make chocolate.


Jon a bi nimis mbônga u niñ i boga ni boga, i mbus a wo. 	 He thus lost the prospect of endless life and eventually died.


Ba bé nyégsa bé bôt ba matén mape, ba ba bé yééne i loñ yap i tjôô bibase gwap, handugi le i base i, i nlona lisanda tole yubda ikété loñ. 	 They did not force the different ethnic groups of their empire to give up their religions, except when it seemed that there was a danger to the State or to morality.


15 Baa Abraham a bi yik tam manôgla a bi nôgôl Yéhôva? 	 15 Did Abraham ever regret obeying Jehovah’s commands?


Nlôñ 19 u ñunda i mam Djob a bi bii i bisu bi bon ba Israél, le ba pohol. 	 Verse 19 describes the choice that God gave to the Israelites.


Hiki ngéda le ngim jam i mbôña hala, juu li mimañ li ga tibil wan i jam li, inyu yi too juu li bikodlene jon li mbéda. 	 The body of elders carefully evaluates each situation to determine whether a judicial committee is warranted.


7 Baôma ba Yésu ba bé béna nomol inyu yi njee a nloo bana bape ikété yap, ndi ikété hônba Yésu a ti bo makénd le ba ba bôt ba suhulnyu, ni le ba ba bebee i gwélél bôt bape, ha ndik bé i bem le bôt bape bon ba gwélél bo. 	 7 Jesus’ apostles often quarreled over who was the greatest among them, but Jesus patiently encouraged them to humble themselves and to become servants, not bosses.


Hala a bi boñ le ba bumbul bisai bikeñi, ni bañga botñem inyu dilo di nlo. 	 As a result, they reaped rich blessings and a sure hope for the future.


Ndimbhe i mbadga i, i mbéñge biañgel ni bôt ba binam bobasôna. 	 The answer involves all intelligent creatures.


12 I yé nseñ le di wanba bésbomede. 	 12 Self-examination is important.


Jon Satan a ti nye pôla i yoñ énél ngéda ngi kola. 	 So Satan offered Jesus the chance to fulfill his hope sooner.


Nwaa bo nlôm ba nla bé unda le ba ngwéhna i ti, ndi ki le ngéda ba yé boba, ba nleñna bibuk bibe, ba njo bisañ, tole wada a ntjél pôdôs nuu. 	 A husband and a wife should not pretend to love each other in public but then use the silent treatment, cruel words, or physical violence to hurt each other in private.


I biniigana bi sôli kiki bi, bi nla hôla bés i tehe biniigana bi bi nen-ge bé kunda yada. 	 Background information of this nature may bring to light lessons that are not immediately obvious.


(Yakôbô 1:14) Ngi yi yon i mboñ le, ngandak bôt i gwé maboñok ma nkiha ni sômbôl i Satan. 	 (Jas. 1:14) Out of ignorance, many work in harmony with Satan’s purpose.


8 Minhook mi bikristen mi nhoñol bé le mi nlama ndik tégbaha ngéda ni minhook mimpe, kiki bo wee ba yé bôt ba ngim boma i i yé tôbôtôbô. 	 8 Anointed Christians do not feel that they should spend time only with other anointed ones, as if they were members of a club.


Mambe masélna ma bé ipôla bon ba Israél ni ntôñ gwét u Yabin? 	 What contrast was there between Israel’s villagers and Jabin’s army?


Tolakii mpôdôl Mikaya a bi béhe nye, Yéhôsafat a bi adba ni Ahab inyu ke jôs Lôk Siria gwét. 	 And despite a warning from the prophet Micaiah, Jehoshaphat joined Ahab in fighting against the Syrians.


Lelaa inyu yoñ? 	 Do you?


Hala a nla tinde bés i badba ngim mambadga. 	 That is an intriguing prospect.


Ni kiñ ngii, i i nôôga loñge, Maria a timbhe le ñ, i mambadga ima nti nkwel a bi bat. 	 In a loud, clear voice, she answered two questions that the speaker posed.


Kii i nla tinde bés i héñha mahoñol? 	 What might lead us to change a decision?


18 “Nkéés nu hisi hiosôna” a mboñ mam sép hiki ngéda 	 18 “The Judge of All the Earth” Always Does What Is Right


2 Yésu a kal ndik bé banigil yom ba bé lama boñ, ndi a kal ki bo inyuki ba bé lama boñ hala. 	 2 However, Jesus told his disciples not only what they needed to do but also why they should do so.


Di yoñ hihéga hini. 	 Consider this example.


Ni le hilémb hi ñem hi mañge hi ga ba ndik bé hilémb hié hi a bi gwééna. 	 And a child’s native language will not necessarily remain the language of his mind or even of his heart.


Me bi nok maéba malam lisañga jada le: Ibale Yéhôva a tinak bés bisai inoñnaga ni mayéga di bi ti nye inyu mam a bôñôl bés i kel i bôk tagbe, baa ki di ga kôs bañga jam?”* 	 I once heard an excellent reminder: If we woke up tomorrow with only the things we thanked Jehovah for today, what would we end up with?”*


Béba i i yé ikété ngim mut? 	 A symbol of the evil inside a person?


Ndi, ngandak ikété yés i nke ni bisu i añal ñañ nlam ñwii ndi ñwii, to hala kii hala a nyoñ bés ngéda ni moni nwés, ni le ngandak bôt i ndegle bés, bape ba ñunbene bés. 	 Yet, many of us continue in the preaching work year after year, even though this costs us time and money and even though people make fun of us or get angry with us.


Me bi luk baskô, yom kiki bo 320 kilôméta inyu ke i tison Winnipeg, ndi me bi telep mu njel i tison Kelwood, i het Mbôgi Yéhôva i yo iba i bi yuuga bés, i bé i yiine. 	 I pedaled my bicycle for the roughly 200 miles (320 km) to Winnipeg but stopped along the way in the town of Kelwood, where the two Witnesses who had visited our home were living.


Kii i nla tinde babiina i hoñol i bagla ni basobiina bap? 	 What may lead a marriage mate to consider separation?


(Yuda 4) I nene le bini bikristen bi bé hañba libak li telepsép, li hoñlak le li nla boñ béba, nkwoog nkaa le Yéhôva a ga yik nwéhél bo. 	 God into an excuse for brazen conduct.” (Jude 4) These unfaithful Christians apparently thought that they could sin and then count on Jehovah to forgive them.


7 Djob a bi kal Abraham bo Sara le ba nyodi i nkoñ wap u Ur inyu ke i loñ ipe. 	 7 God told Abraham and Sarah to leave their home in Ur and move to a foreign country.


U bi niiga me ngandak mam malam. 	 You taught me many good things.


A mboñ hala yak ngéda di nôgda wengoñle mandutu di mboma ma nkwél ndigi bés botama.—Tjémbi 3:6, 7. 	 He does so even when we feel that we are facing impossible circumstances alone.—Ps. 3:5, 6.


Nya bôt i, i nla kal le: “Mam ma mbuu ma nlémél me, ndi me gwé bé ngôñ i ba i ngim base.” 	 Such individuals may say, “I am interested in spiritual matters, but I do not get involved in organized religion.”


Bôt ba tiñi ni telepsép ba ba yé mbôgi i nyemb ngi njom bôlôm bana, ba nlama ba nyonok ni njôghe. 	 A sick feeling overwhelms lovers of justice as they witness the execution of that innocent man and his sons.


(Filipi 4:6, 7) Kiki hihéga, Mutsuô bo nwaa ba ba bi nôgda ngui i Yéhôva mu kii a bi nit bo, ngéda mbuk mbebi ikeñi i bi hôñ nyoo Yapan i nwii 2011, i lona ki ntida malép i tison. 	 (Phil. 4:6, 7) Consider, for example, Mutsuo and his wife, who experienced Jehovah’s sustaining power following the 2011 Japan tsunami.


13 A bé le a lémél Djob 	 13 He Could Have Had God’s Favor


12 Di nkôôge yééne i Ane Djob bebee ni njel masoohe. 	 12 Approaching God’s throne through prayer.


Babiina bape i Afrika i nwelmbok ba nkal le ngéda ba yé i wom ni bingond gwap biba, ba ntoñle bo mam ma hélha kiki bo lelaa mbôô i ño. I mbus, i nañ, i yila ntén e. 	 When gardening with their two girls, a couple in South Africa point to aspects such as the marvels of how seeds germinate and then plants grow.


Hala a nla ba loñge le u tehe mambadga ma man woñ kiki jam li li nyelene we nduña yé ni ngôñ yé i tibil nok mam. 	 Actually, it is helpful to view your child’s sincere questions as an indication that he cares and wants to understand.


Ibale a ñunda le a gwé litam li mbuu, a undga gwéha ni loñgeñem, hala a ga tinde nwaa i ti nye njôôñ lipém. 	 If he reflects the fruitage of the spirit, being loving and kind, he will earn her deep respect.


Wan le jam li bi tagbe ngéda ñôma Paul ni Barnaba, ba bé i Antiôkia i Pisidia. 	 Consider what happened when Paul and Barnabas were at Antioch in Pisidia.


Ndi a bi nwas bé le mbén i mut binam i loo mbén Djob. 	 But he refused to let a royal edict override his Scriptural obligations.


5 Sakéô a bé nkottas nunkeñi nu a bi yila ngwañ ni njel moni a bi jek bôt ni malôga. 	 5 Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector who had become rich by extorting money.


Bana bape ba bé ntjamak ni mbok yosôna.” 	 The rest of us were scattered.”


lelaa Yéhôva a mpohol i bet a ga ma? 	 how Jehovah chooses those whom he will mold?


Bagwal ba nlama bé ba bôt ba mpala kogse bon bap inyule ba nwéha bo nyuu. 	 Parents should not quickly react to the embarrassment of the moment.


Inyuki ndémbél ilam i Yéfta bo ngond yé i gwé mahee inyu yés i len ini? 	 Why can the example of Jephthah and his daughter be helpful for us today?


A ga yumus bo, a tinde bo i hoñol le mam momasôna ma nke loñge ikété nkoñ isi. 	 He will mislead them into thinking that all is well on the world scene.


(Ndiimba Mbén 30:19) Lelaa Hézékia a gwélél likébla li Djob lini le ngap i yoñ makidik? 	 (Deuteronomy 30:19) How did Hezekiah use that precious gift?


Ndi ha yo ngéda, Salômô a bé ‘mañge nu a mbomb.’ 	 After all, the temple was to be “exceedingly magnificent,” and Solomon was at the time “young and inexperienced.”


Bibomb gwoñ: Bimbe bilem bilam ikété libak jem me nlama sal ni ngui inyu bana? 	 Weaknesses: What aspects of my personality need the most work?


(Tjémbi 18:36) Jon i pohol i kiha ni Djob ni ñem nsôhga i ga hôla bés le di lôôha bañ diihe, ndi to yan, bésbomede.—Añ Rôma 12:3. 	 (Ps. 18:35) Choosing to walk modestly with God will therefore help us to think neither too much nor too little of ourselves.—Read Romans 12:3.


Kii héga, mahabga ma bôda ma ntééñga bôt ba biloñ bipe ngandak. 	 For instance, people from some lands have strong feelings about proper dress for women.


Ngéda di mboñ mam kiki Yéhôva a ngwés, di ñunda le di ngwés nye ni le di nit énél yé.—Añ Efésô 5:1, 2. 	 When we handle matters as Jehovah would, we show that we love and uphold his way of ruling.—Read Ephesians 5:1, 2.


(Lôk Héber 10:25) Kiki Paul a kal bikristen bi ngéda yé, “jo ni jon hôgbahaga ni bé ni bé, ni hôlôs ki bé ni bé, hala yaga kiki ni yé ni mboñ.”—1 Tésalônika 5:11. 	 (Heb. 10:25) As Paul said to fellow Christians of his day, “keep encouraging one another and building one another up, just as you are in fact doing.”—1 Thess. 5:11.


(Yôhanes 13:35) Yakôbô nu a bé manyañ Yésu, a sébél yo le “mbôgna litiñ,” tole litiñ li bisu. 	 (John 13:35) Jesus’ half brother James called love “the royal law.”


7 Di yéñ nkus u u yé ntiik 	 7 Seeking Riches That Are True


Ngandak bilôk bikéé ipe i ma bana minlélém mi mahoñol mbus ba bi kôs Bibel ni bikaat bipe ikété hop wap, tole mbus ba bi kôs mahôla ngéda bikuu, ni mbus ba bi tehe lelaa likalô li mbamba ni li tafel i libôga jap li bi num matam malam. 	 Many express similar appreciation after receiving the Bible and other publications translated into their own language, after benefiting from relief work, or after seeing the results of metropolitan and public witnessing in their communities.


Maliga ma yé le, nano nyen me yé i likoda li hilémb hi moo inyu ngélé bisu. 	 Actually, this is the very first time that I have been part of a sign-language congregation.


A bi tjél bé nsébla u David inyule a bé nôgda le a nla bé begel mbegee i, tole inyule a bééna ngôñ i bana niñ i mbomboo. 	 He did not turn down David’s invitation because he felt inadequate to shoulder responsibility or because he wanted to enjoy a quiet life in retirement.


Di nla kônde lémés ngap Djob a nti bés, di kéñbaha ki nson wés inyu boñ mam malam. 	 We can continue to cultivate our God-given abilities and expand in doing good works.


A bé bebee i yoñ makidik, ndi lelaa ni ntehe makidik a bi yoñ? 	 He was willing to make a decision, but what do you think of the decision he made?


Ni njel ngén i nyen, Yésu a bi ti banigil bé makénd i “ke ni bisu i num ngandak matam”—i téñbe ni nson u añal nwin u Ane.—Yôhanes 15:8. 	 By means of that illustration, Jesus encouraged his disciples to “keep bearing much fruit”—to endure in preaching the Kingdom message.—John 15:8.


29 Libak li ñem nwee—Njel pék 	 29 A Mild Temper—The Way of Wisdom


Baa u ga ke ni bisu i hol? 	 Will you keep making spiritual progress?


5 Makoda ma niiga bés lelaa di bii matiñ ma Bibel i bisélél ikété makas ma niñ yés momasôna. 	 5 Meetings teach us to apply Bible principles in all aspects of our life.


15, 16. (a) Lelaa lem i hép nkus i nla yila hiandi inyu kristen? (b) Mambe maéba ma pék Yésu a bi ti inyu jam li nkus? 	 15, 16. (a) In what way could materialism become a snare for a Christian? (b) What wise counsel did Jesus give regarding material things?


Ntiik, i ti bôt bape lipém, i nlona ngandak bisai—kiki bo nsañ. 	 Indeed, treating others with respect yields many fine benefits—including peace.


Bôt bahogi ba bi kal le, i nya ngôk i, i nlôôha ba be kayéle yak bôt ba ngôk ba ñoo ba ntehe yo yak bôt bape. 	 Some have said that inordinate pride is so distasteful that even the proud dislike it in others.


Hoñol le bôt ba Simulu ba bi ôt ngwéé ngii dikôa inyu pei, ngéda ba bi tehe le malép ma tuye ma nsa. Ba bi bem bé le ma témb ma loo. 	 Recall that the residents of Simeulue’s coastal villages fled to higher ground for safety the moment they saw the tide receding; they did not wait until it returned.


I ntoñol kii i yila balop bôt i nkobla.—Matéô 4:19, MN. 	 It also explains what is involved in becoming “fishers of men.”—Matt. 4:19.


(Lôk Héber 5:14, MN) Nhôôlak mut u nyi kii i yé jam lilam, a nkit ki i ñem wé le a mboñ jo. 	 (Hebrews 5:14) A mature person knows what is right and has decided in his heart to do it.


Ndi, ba bi “nyodi bisu bi ntôñ bakéés, ba konok maséé le ba ñéña kii bôt ba kôli kôs wonyuu inyu jôl li.” 	 Yet, they “went out from before the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy to be dishonored in behalf of his name.”


Ngéda di mbigda ndémbél i bôda ni bôlôm ba hémle ba kôba, hala a nla ti bés makénd i nigle bo ni i kôôge liwanda jés Yéhôva bebee.—Lôk Héber 12:1, 2. 	 When we meditate on examples of faithful men and women, it can motivate us to imitate them and to draw closer to our Friend, Jehovah.—Hebrews 12:1, 2.


Ni imbe njel di nla kal le Eli a bi kodol bé bon bé? 	 In what sense did Eli fail to discipline his sons?


Mbus ndék ngéda ba om Denis i Irlan, a yék manyañ Arthur nyetama. 	 Very soon Dennis was assigned to Ireland, leaving Arthur without a partner.


Ni inyu sôk, niñ boga, i ngii tole hana isi. 	 And the lasting result is everlasting life, be that in heaven or on earth.


Ni kwo bañ ikété dipa tjé! 	 Do not fall for his devious schemes!


Ibale di nigle Paul, di bôdôl ki Yéhôva ñem ni ñem wés wonsôna, ha ngui yés bé, di ñunda toi le di hémle binoñ. 	 By imitating Paul, by fully relying on Jehovah and not on our own strength, and by having faith in the ransom.


“Me mal pot, ndi m’a boñ ki le mam ma léña hala. 	 “I have spoken, and I will bring it about.


Ndi, i jam li, li bi boñ bé le Yésu a tehe bo ni mis mabe. 	 Yet, Jesus did not adopt a negative view.


Didun di “mintômba mimpe” mi Yésu, di nyamnda ni ngôñ i kôhna bom yap, hala wee niñ boga ikété paradis hana isi. 	 Millions of Jesus’ “other sheep” eagerly anticipate the future reward of everlasting life on a paradise earth.


Limbe litiñ li Bibel li nla hôla bés mu jam li? 	 What Bible principle can help us?


Yésu a bi ke ni bisu i ‘niiga bo ngandak mam’ tolakii a bé yi le ngandak yap i ga neebe bé i yila banigil bé inyule ngandak mam i bé lama kéñ bo.—Markô 4:1-9. 	 Although he knew that many would allow various obstacles to hinder them from responding favorably, Jesus still proceeded “to teach them many things.”—Mark 4:1-9.


U nla ki léba biniigana bipe inyu yigil yoñ ikété mbamble ni hop Pulasi le Réveillez-vous ! nu sôñ Avril 2009, i yigil i i gwé ño nkwel le “Les jeunes s’interrogent . . . 	 How Can I Make Bible Reading Enjoyable?” in the April 2009 issue of Awake!


2 Ntila Tjémbi 147 a bi bana ngôñ i ti Yéhôva bibégés. 	 2 The writer of the 147th Psalm was moved to praise Jehovah.


18. (a) Kii i nla boñ le di ke haa ni Yéhôva? (b) Bimbe bikuu di nla kôs? 	 18. What could cause us to drift away from Jehovah, and with what consequences?


Bape ki ba nla yodop inyule ba ntip nléba bo béba kon, tole ba nlôôha nok ndutu inyule ba nimis mut ba gwéhék. 	 Still others may be at a loss after being diagnosed with a serious illness, or they may be heartbroken after losing a loved one in death.


Nlélém inyu bikristen bi niñ “dilo di nsôk” tini.—2 Timôtéô 3:1. 	 The same is true for Christians in these “last days.”—2 Tim. 3:1.


Ibale di nyoñ bé yihe, kii ngéda i ntagbe, di nla bôdôl baage ndék ni ndék, letee di sôôbe ikété maboñok di bééna bé ngéda di bé mbôô i pes mbuu. 	 In time, we could drift away from Jehovah and eventually engage in practices that we would never have considered being involved in when we were in good spiritual health.


Liwanda li yé kiki loñge mbônji i i gwé ngôñ ni malép ni le di bôñgôl yo inyu too 	 Friendship is like a beautiful flower that needs water and care to bloom


Baa u yé u mbéna ke bo ngwéé inyu ba bebee ni i bet we ni bo ni gwé binéñél gwada? 	 Do you tend to shy away from them and associate mainly with those who have a background similar to yours?


2 Munu yigil ini, di ga wan ndik bé i jam li bi pémél Nabôt, ndi yak li mañ wada u u bé u tiñi ni Djob mu likoda li hiai bisu, u u bi hôs. 	 2 In this article, we will consider not only Naboth’s experience but also that of a faithful elder in the first-century Christian congregation who made an error in judgment.


Ni séblana bañ le baéga, inyule wada nyen a yé ñéga nan, le Kristô. 	 Neither be called leaders, for your Leader is one, the Christ.


I soñda i ngii mam ba yé niiga bés, i ga hôla bés i yi loñge loñge kii i yé mahoñol ma Yéhôva ni i bana minlélém mi mahoñol kiki nye. 	 Meditating on what is being taught will help us to discern more about Jehovah’s thinking and to make his thoughts our own.


Di nla tehe le hala a téé, ngéda di mbéñge i jam Bibel i nkal inyu jam li bana pék ni tibil yi. 	 We can see this from what the Bible says about discernment and wisdom.


Lelaa Hézékia a bi unda le botñem yé yosôna i bé yak Yéhôva? 	 How did Hezekiah show complete reliance on God?


Kii di nla kal inyu bet ba bi wo bisu bi ngéda, bo ngi tehe bitugne? 	 What can we say, however, about those who died at other times in history?


Hala a’ ti bés maséé makeñi, ni le i ga nene bés wee ngéda i nhoo tagbe. 	 That will bring you great joy, and it will seem to you that time is passing quickly.


Di yoñ hihéga hi Héktor, nu a bi sal kiki ngwélél makiiña 40 ma ñwii. 	 Consider Héctor, who served Jehovah as a traveling overseer for 40 years.


Iloo ha, ba nla ki yigye le DIU i nsiibaha gwélél.* I mpôbôs lijubul li gwélél, i nya i nkéñ njel le, i mbôô munlôm a nkôp ikété muda, i jôp bañ i gwélél. 	 Beyond that mechanism, it is held that the hormone in these IUDs thins the lining of the uterus.* It also thickens the mucus at the cervix, thus creating a barrier to sperm moving from the vagina into the uterus.


Paul a ntoñol le: ‘Lôñni suhusnyu yosôna ni ñemlima, yak ni wongut. Ni hônbanaga bé ni bé ikété gwéha; ni nyamndaga yaga ki i tééda adna mbuu, le nsañ u at bé ni bé.’ 	 Paul explained: “With all humility and mildness, with patience, putting up with one another in love, earnestly endeavoring to maintain the oneness of the spirit in the uniting bond of peace.”


Ngéda di nsal lôñ ikété lipém, di ñunda le di nit énél i Yéhôva. 	 By our respectful cooperation, we show our support for Jehovah’s sovereignty.


Lelaa miñañ minlam mi nlona bôt ba nke loñ yap ngwéé hogbe? 	 How does preaching to refugees bring them relief?


U nla léba maéba malam i kaat ni hop Pulasi le Tirez profit de l’École du ministère théocratique, lipep 184, i minkéñég mi matila mi mi gwé ño le “Quelques problèmes particuliers à surmonter.” 	 You can find practical suggestions regarding these problems in Benefit From Theocratic Ministry School Education, page 184, in the box “Overcoming Specific Problems.”


(2 Bikiñe 12:4, 5) I hiai bisu, ngéda lôk kéé i bi yi le njal i nai i Yudéa, “hi mut kii la yé, ba [bi] mélés le ba ñômle lôktata i nyén i Yudéa mahôla.”—Minson mi baôma 11:27-30. 	 (2 Ki. 12:4, 5) When the brothers in the early Christian congregation were made aware of the need that arose because of a famine, they “determined, each according to what he could afford, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.”—Acts 11:27-30.


(Matéô 3:13-17) Yésu a bééna bé béba yo ki yo, jon a bééna bé ngôñ i tam béba to yada. 	 (Matt. 3:13-17) Jesus was without sin, so he did not need to repent.


11 Ngandak boñge ba wanda i bi tehe le, ngéda i nkôôba loñge inyu anal ñañ nlam, i mboñ hala ni makénd. 	 11 Many young ones have found that if they are well-prepared to declare the good news, they feel more comfortable doing it.


Me nigil ngandak mam mu nson u, ndi ikété mam momasôna, li li bi lôôha li bé li li nyis bés ntiik le Yésu Kristô—he mut binam bé—nyen a yé ño ntôñ. 	 I have learned many things in this assignment, but the foremost lesson has been how obvious it is that Jesus Christ—not any man—is the head of the Christian congregation.


(Rôma 1:11, 12) Ñ, Paul nu a bi lédés bôt bape, a bééna ngôñ le yak nye a lédhana ngim mangéda. Añ Rôma 15:30-32. 	 (Rom. 1:11, 12) Yes, Paul, who gave outstanding encouragement to others, at times needed to be built up himself.—Read Romans 15:30-32.


Inyuki maéba ma yé i kaat 1 Korintô 10:32, 33 ma mbéñge mambot di mpohol i haba? 	 Why should the counsel found at 1 Corinthians 10:32, 33 influence our choice of clothing?


Ngén Yésu i kindak nu ngitelepsép i nla tinde bés i ôt pék. 	 Jesus’ illustration of the unrighteous steward is thought-provoking.


Kii di nla boñ inyu lédés bet ba tiñi i nson u Djob? 	 What is one way that we can encourage those who are serving faithfully?


NGÉDA me bé i suklu, mam ma bi héñha bé ngandak. 	 DURING my school years, not much changed.


“Bigdana bôt ba ñéga bé.”—LÔK HÉBER 13:7, MN. 	 “Remember those who are taking the lead among you.”—HEB. 13:7.


I nlélém ngéda, kiki nlô wé a bi kal bôt bé ba lihaa le a nti nwaa kunde i ke i “base i Mbôgi Yéhôva,” ba bi kal nye le: “Nwaa woñ a’ lo bé; Mbôgi Yéhôva i nséé bé mangand ma ligwéé!”* 	 Meanwhile, when her husband told his relatives that at his request his wife would join them after attending her “Witness meeting,” they replied, “She won’t come; Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate birthdays!”*


Lelaa di nla ba nkwoog nkaa le gwéha yés i yé bañga gwéha? 	 How can we be sure that our love is genuine?


(2 Samuel 2:8-10; 3:6-11) Inyuki mahoñol ma Yônatan ni ma Abner ma bé maselna inyu David? 	 (2 Samuel 2:8-10; 3:6-11) Why did Jonathan and Abner feel so differently about David?


A bi hoñol bé to ndék i héñha mahoñol. 	 She did not even think of doing otherwise.


Hiki ngéda, Yéhôha a yé bebee inyu hôla bés, ibabé béñge mam ma mpémél bés.” 	 Jehovah is always there to help us, regardless of our circumstances.”


Baa me yé bebee i hôla bape, i likoda ni i nson likalô?’ 	 Do I reach out to help others, both in the congregation and in the field ministry?’


Kiki Yéhôva a bi péyés Nôa i Ntida malép, hala nyen a’ tohol minsôblege mi bôt mi mi ntéñbe i gwés nye ngéda béba nkoñ isi unu w’a tjiba. 	 Just as Noah was preserved through the Flood, loyal baptized ones will be preserved when the present wicked world meets its end.


A bé lama bigda jam li bé le li pémél nye i dilo di nlo. 	 He might have been thinking about what the future held for him.


Maselna ma yé le mahol ma minsôn ma nhoo nene i mis ma bôt, ndi i mbéda ngandak ngéda inyu boñ le bôt bape ba yimbe le di nhol yak ikété mahoñol més. 	 Unlike physical growth, which is readily apparent to others, time is often needed for others to recognize emotional and mental growth.


Ndi ndék lôk kéé i bôlôm ni i bôda i bi boñ man ngand ni mawanda mem, inyu boñ le me nôgda bañ binyu.” 	 But a few brothers and sisters planned a small gathering of my closest friends so that I wouldn’t be on my own.”


Ngandak mandutu ma nkwél bôt i len ini, inyule ba nhañ hôtnyuu. 	 Indeed, many of the problems that people face today stem from a lack of self-control.


I bôt me ni bo di nsal ni bakottas, ba nyi me kiki mut maliga. 	 Among tax auditors and others with whom I do business, I now have the reputation of being an honest man.”


Lelaa di nla yimbe nhôôlak mut i pes mbuu? 	 What identifies a spiritual person?


Ni hoñol ki minson minlam nwominsôna mi ga bôña ngéda hisi hi ga yila paradis, tole i mandap di ga bana inyu bésbomede tole inyu bôt di ngwés. 	 Think of the thrilling work of turning this planet into a paradise or of building homes for ourselves and our loved ones.


12 Lelaa di nla hôla bôt ba ndap yés lihaa i niñ ikété adna? 	 12 How can we help the members of our family to cooperate with one another?


7 Kii i nla hôla bés i tibil gwélél Bañga i Nyambe ngéda di yé nson u ñañ nlam? 	 7 What can help us to make good use of God’s Word in our ministry?


(Manyodi 23:2; 1 Tésalônika 2:2) Ibale i mbéda le u boñ jam li li nlédél we, hoñol ndémbél i hémle ni i makénd Abraham a yigle bés. 	 (Exodus 23:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:2) When you are asked to do something difficult, think of Abraham’s outstanding example of faith and courage.


A bé nkwoog nkaa le, kiyosôna Yéhôva a mbat, y’a ba ndik inyu loñge yé. 	 She trusts that whatever Jehovah asks is best for her.


I bok mis yak Yéhôva i nkobla kii? 	 What is involved in fixing our eyes on Jehovah?


Lelaa ngond Yéfta i bi leege mbônga u isañ? 	 How did Jephthah’s daughter react to her father’s promise?


Ñ, ngéda di nôgôl Djob ikété manjel més momasôna, di nla bumbul matam malam.—Bingéngén 3:5, 6; 28:26. 	 Yes, when we give attention to God in all our ways, we can have the best outcome.—Prov. 3:5, 6; 28:26.


18 Kiki di nti mayéga inyu konangoo i Yéhôva, di nlama boñ mam inyu yé ni mut wés libôk. Jon di nlama gwélél hiki likébla di gwé inyu ti Djob lipém, ni hôla mut wés libôk. 	 18 As grateful recipients of Jehovah’s kindness, we owe it to him and to our neighbor to use our gifts to honor God and benefit our fellow man.


Yésu nyemede a bi tibil toñol jam li, ni njel ngén yada a bi kééne, i het basalwom ba bi tééñga i bôt nwet wom a bi om, kiki yak Lôk Yuda i bi tééñga bapôdôl Djob a ômle bo. 	 He gave a parable in which cultivators mistreated those whom the owner sent to them, just as the Israelites mistreated the prophets whom God sent to them.


“Moo moñ ma tomb bañ” 	 “Do Not Let Your Hands Drop Down”


Lelaa w’a toñol ñañ u libii ibôdôl i dilo di Adam ikepam i dilo di Yésu? 	 How would you describe the history of marriage from the time of Adam to Jesus’ day?


Ba bé nok maséé i tehe lingwañ ba bi yoñ ikété témpel i Yérusalem, ni gwom bipe kiki bisitima ni bikak bi gwét. 	 They feasted their eyes on captured ships, massive floats depicting battle scenes from the war, and items plundered from Jerusalem’s temple.


A nkal le: “I bé wengoñle me bé yi bé to yom. 	 He says: “It was as if I knew nothing.


Jon, inyu yônôs njômbi i, Manuel a bi yila nsañal. 	 To do so, Manuel began to serve as a colporteur, as pioneers were then called.


Ngéda di nke makoda més makeñi, di nlama haba mambot ma kôli, ha inyu biundba bé, to inyu noñ mahabga mabe ma ma yé len i nkoñ isi. 	 When we attend assemblies and conventions, our dress needs to be appropriate and modest rather than reflect the extreme styles that may be common in the world.


(Tjémbi 37:18) Ñ, a nyi yaga mandutu ni mboma, a nla ki ti bé ngui i hônba momasôna. 	 (Ps. 37:18) Yes, he takes notice of the trials you face, and he can give you the strength to endure each one of them.


Yéfta a bééna bé man munlôm, ni le mpom wé ngond u bé ha bé le i biiba to ti nye balal. 	 Jephthah had no son, and his only daughter would never be able to marry and bear him grandchildren.


Me bi boñ le a yi bañ le hala nyen me nôgda. 	 I tried not to let him know how I felt.


Mankéé wada a bé béna ti bés moni inyu somb gwom bi bé béda bés. 	 A Christian brother regularly gave us money to make up for the shortfall.


Di ga wan mambadga maa: Kii i bé bitééne bi Djob i bibôdle inyu hisi ni bôt ba binam? 	 We will consider three questions: What was God’s original purpose for the earth and mankind?


Baa mambot més ni bieñg gwés, bi ñunda le di nti Yéhôva lôñni bôt bape lipém, tole bi ñunda le di gwé bé ñem nsôhga? 	 Does our dress and grooming show respect for Jehovah and others, or does it show a lack of modesty?


(1 Timôtéô 1:11; Yakôbô 1:17) Jon, kiki a ngwés le di ba maséé, a niiga bés i ba bôt ba nkap.—Rôma 1:20. 	 (1 Tim. 1:11; Jas. 1:17) And since he also wants us to be happy, he teaches us to be generous.—Rom. 1:20.


YÔSEP MUT ARIMATIA A bi yi bé i het makénd ma bi lôl nye inyu kôôge ngomin Lôk Rôma bebee. 	 JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA hardly knew how he had found the courage to approach the Roman governor.


Ibabé nkaa, a bééna kunde i boñ hala. 	 He certainly had the authority to do so.


“Ndi mam mana momasôna . . . ma tilbana inyu yés kikii maéba, bés ba di yéne i lisugul li tjai.”—1 KORINTÔ 10:11. 	 “These things . . . were written for a warning to us upon whom the ends of the systems of things have come.”—1 COR. 10:11.


Bôt ba binam bobabôna ba nla boñ mahôha ma ma nla babaa bôt bape. 	 All humans have faults that can hurt others.


Ba bi legel le hala a bé lama ti bo pôla i naña, ni neebe nsébla u basal i Bétel bape, ngéda yigil i bé i hoo mal. 	 The announcement stated that more will likely be inclined to show and accept hospitality with fellow Bethelites when the meeting ends earlier.


Di bi nigil ki le Ane yé i ga mélés mandutu, ni le di gwé botñem i niñ i boga ni boga ikété nsañ ni maséé i si énél i Ane Djob.—Yôhanes 3:16; Masoola 4:11; 21:3, 4. 	 We further learned that his Kingdom will end all suffering and that we have the prospect of living forever in peace and happiness under Kingdom rule.—John 3:16; Rev. 4:11; 21:3, 4.


Baa u mbadba ibale u gwé toi ngap i gwel nson i loñ ipe, kayéle mu libag joñ li mankéé nu muda nu a ta bé mbiibaga, bôlô yoñ i nsañal i num matam malam? 	 Do you wonder if you really have what it takes to succeed as a single pioneer in a foreign country?


I nôgôl mambén ma, i mboñ le di kônde ti bésbomede lipém, le di ba mbôô, ni le maséé ma ndap yés lihaa ma kônde keñep. 	 Obeying them has increased our self-respect, contributed to good health, and enhanced family happiness.


Mimbe mindañ? 	 What problems?


Mapubi di mbéyés i len ini, ma mbai i likala di mah hégda bé. 	 We are letting our light shine to an extent that could not have been imagined previously.


Inyule hala a ñunda bés le di nok bé ndutu yañga. 	 Because it means that our trials serve a purpose.


[1] (liben 18) Ba nhéñha ngim môl munu yigil ini. 	 [1] (paragraph 18) Some names in this article have been changed.


Ngim bikuu ipe i bi noñ nye niñ yé yosôna. 	 In fact, some of those consequences would stay with David for the rest of his life.


Baa hala a ntinde bé bé i kôôge bebee ni Djob jés li gwéha, ni li li ntodol bé bôt?—Minson mi baôma 10:34. 	 Does that not draw you even closer to our loving and impartial God?—Acts 10:34.


BÔLÔ I AÑAL ÑAÑ NLAM I BÉ LAMA KEÑEP IPAM LIMBE LIKALA, I BÉ LAMA KI NOM UMBE NTANDAA NGÉDA? 	 WHAT SHOULD BE THE SCOPE AND DURATION OF THE WORK?


(Efésô 5:15, 16) Di nyén bebee ni Djob ngéda di yoñ maada di gwé ni nye kiki jam li nlôôha ba nseñ inyu yés.—Matéô 6:33. 	 (Ephesians 5:15, 16) We stay close to God by making our relationship with him the most important thing in our life.—Matthew 6:33.


(Matéô 23:8-12) Ni nla ni nok inyuki mimañ mi makoda ikété nkoñ isi mi nkôs gwéha ni lipém bi bilôk bikéé. 	 (Matt. 23:8-12) You can thus understand why elders in congregations around the globe earn their fellow Witnesses’ love, respect, and honor.


Badba le: Bimbe bisai mayéga ma nla lona mut? 	 Ask yourself: ‘What can a greeting accomplish?


Ndi to hala, a nyi le di gwé kunde i pohol ni bésbomede, a ngwés ki le di suhus bésbomede i si yé ni ñem wés wonsôna. 	 However, he recognizes our free will and wants us to submit to him voluntarily.


Ilole nkwel u nke haa, di bé di pôdôs nye inyu Nhek. 	 Before long, we would be talking about the Creator.


Nwaa malét wada mu suklu i ntôñ, a kal me le me tôñ bañ. 	 The wife of one of the instructors really put me at ease.


(Añ 2 Miñañ 32:31.) 	 (Read 2 Chronicles 32:31.)


A mom ñwee jôga li ngéda, mbus a kal me le: “U nla ke.” 	 After a long silence, he said, “You can leave.”


Ngéda ba bi téé Suklu Ane i ñwii 1943, me bôdôl ti minkwel i likoda jem. 	 When the Theocratic Ministry School began in 1943, I started giving student talks in my congregation.


“Ndék dilo mbus, me bi añ nlôñ kaat u u bi lona mahéñha i niñ yem. 	 “A few days later, I read a scripture that changed my life.


Djob a nti munlôm kunde i énél nwaa nwé. 	 God authorizes him to exercise headship over his wife.


Handugi biniigana bipe, bipes bi Bibel bi nyôña ikété Kaat Nyambe; di nkodol matila ma ndék bibuk inyu boñ le bi éña loñge. 	 Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the modern-language New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures.


Kii héga, i ñwii 49 N.Y., mbuu mpubi u bi éga juu li bakena ntôñ mu makidik map inyu mélés pééna i i bé béñge likwee. 	 For example, in 49 C.E., holy spirit guided the governing body to make a decision regarding the issue of circumcision.


17 Libim li bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba len ini ba ga ke bé ngii. 	 17 Most of God’s servants today will not go to heaven.


Me yé kobol nkwel u mankéé Albert Schroeder 	 Interpreting a talk for Brother Albert Schroeder


Nsoñgi bikaat di bééna ngôñ u bi pala bet. 	 Demand for our publications rose dramatically.


Ni Natan a kal nye le: “Boñ mam momasôna ma yé ñem woñ, inyule Nyambe a yé lôñni we.” 	 Nathan replied: “Do whatever is in your heart, for the true God is with you.”


(Bibôdle 8:20, 21; 12:7, 8; Hiôb 1:4, 5) Ndi inyu libak jé li mut minsôn, Esau a bi yan minsima mi nwominsôna inyu pan mpele. 	 (Gen. 8:20, 21; 12:7, 8; Job 1:4, 5) But with his fleshly bent of mind, Esau gave away all such privileges for a bowl of stew.


Lelaa Yéhôva a bi éba le, a bé nok mandutu mé? 	 How did Jehovah show his understanding of her problems?


I bet ba ngwés Yéhôva ba nyi le mintén mi wip nwominsôna mi yé le mi ‘ôbôs jôl li Djob [jap].’ 	 Those who love God realize that any form of stealing would “dishonor the name of [their] God.”


Njee Yéhôva a ga gwélél inyu sal i si énél i Kristô, ni éga litén li Djob? 	 Whom would Jehovah use to work under Christ’s leadership and take the lead among His people?


U nla ba nkwoog nkaa le ke téé likalô i loñ ipe i nti maséé ikété niñ.”—Margaret 	 You can be sure that serving abroad leads to a happy life.”—Margaret


Gwigil bini bi ga wan manjel maa ma ma ñunda le ngim bôt i bé i bet Djob a bi pohol. 	 These articles will consider three lines of evidence that have always identified God’s representatives.


6 Lisôble li bisu Bibel i nsima li yé li, Yôhanes Nsôble a bé sôble bôt. 	 6 We first read of baptism in the Bible in reference to that performed by John the Baptist.


Ibale ba nlôl mambai, bebeg le ba nla badba lelaa ba ngwélél mashin ma yé mandap ma bitison. 	 If they come from a rural area, they may be at a loss about how to use modern household appliances.


Ngéda Paul a bi bol i libôñ li Putéôli, a kenek i loñ Rôma, bikristen bi bé niñik i nwelmbok bi bi lo i tehe nye. 	 When Paul landed at the port of Puteoli and headed up toward Rome, local Christians came south to meet him.


18 Jam li nyônôs ma-na li yé le, ibale di niiga kiññem yés inoñnaga ni matiñ ma Bibel, hala a ga hôla bés i tibil yi mambe mam ma yé toi mam ma kôli, ni mam ma lipém. 	 18 Fourth, our personal sense of decency and respectability will be refined when we train our conscience according to Bible principles.


Kayéle di gwé makénd i kal le: ‘Yéhôva nyen a yé nhôla wem, m’a kon bé me woñi. 	 So that we may be of good courage and say: ‘Jehovah is my helper; I will not be afraid.


Inyu hala nyen di bi yén i ndap het ba ntééda bakén ba bôt letee di kôs mapep ma nti bés kunde i yén i loñ. 	 We stayed in a boardinghouse while awaiting residence authorization.


10 Dihéga di ntip tehe, di ñunda lelaa litén li Djob li yé “maliga ikété ndék mam,” hala wee ligwéélak jap li lingwañ li minsôn, li li mpam bé nkus i pes mbuu. 	 10 The foregoing examples show how God’s people are “faithful in what is least,” that is, in their use of material wealth, which is inferior to spiritual riches.


Di ndiihe ki niñ a bi ti bés kiki likébla, di yé ki maséé ni yo. 	 We also treasure the gift of life and our ability to enjoy it.


Ba bi ke ni bisu i jo sañ, ni i bana maboñog ma ma bé kiha ni minyemhe nwap. 	 They kept on contending and acting in harmony with their earnest prayers.


A nkal ni wonyuu le: “Sôk bi sôk, me bi pémés mém ngélé iaa. 	 “As a result,” she confesses with shame, “I had three abortions.”


Mahéñha ni jam Nsohop a nkal, Yéhôva a nim bé bagwélél bé ba maliga jam lilam jo ki jo. 	 Contrary to what the Devil claims, Jehovah does not hold back anything good from his faithful worshippers.


Mbus ndék sôñ ndigi, bayéñ gôl ba ba nsal ni ngui, ba nla léba mu bahoma ba, ngandak kilô i gôl, i i nla hee jam kiki bo môm ma dikôô ma dollar. 	 This is called alluvial gold. In a single season, hardworking prospectors may find in such deposits several pounds of gold, worth tens of thousands of dollars.


To wada ikété 10 000 di bisônda bi Israél a bé bé le a bép woo i tôl le nyen a ntohol litén jé. 	 None of the 10,000 Israelite volunteers could boast about bringing this deliverance.


I bahoma bape, bôt ba ndap ba yé ba ti bakén bañga gwom ba gwé, ndi ki le bahoma bape, ba nkabna gwom bilam ni bakén. 	 In some places, hosts honor guests with the finest they have to offer, letting family take second place; in others, everyone shares alike.


Liwan tjôdôt ni libo ngambi—Bi nla toi yis bés bilôl? 	 Astrology and Fortune-Telling—Windows to the Future?


i yé nseñ inyu hiki wada wés? 	 benefit us personally?


Inyuki i yoñ matat ni niñ, i yé nseñ inyu bagwélél ba Djob? 	 Why is safety important to God’s people?


Bibañga bi bi bé yiba bé 	 Those Mysterious Signs


Inyule ba bééna lem i sima ndik môl ma bôlôm mu bikaat bi mahaa. 	 Because official genealogies were generally traced through the men.


3 Ngandak bon i Lôk Yuda i Yésu a bé añle miñañ minlam i bééna ngôñ i nyodi i si énél i Lôk Rôma. 	 3 Many Jews to whom Jesus preached longed for independence from Rome.


Lelaa di nla tééda ñem nsôhga yak ngéda di mboma manoodana, tole ngéda bôt bape ba nyéñ tinde bés i héñha libak jés? 	 And how can we remain modest despite challenging situations or pressure from others?


Ndi inyuki biliya bi ngui bi mbéda i pes yés? 	 But why is intense effort necessary on our part?


Hala a nkiha bé ni manjel ma gwéha ma Yéhôva, le a tjôô bagwélél bé inyule ba mboñ ngim jam i i nloo ngap yap. 	 It would go against Jehovah’s loving ways to disqualify his servants for failing to do something that is beyond their reach.


4 Baa i jam lini, bangitophémle ba nkal le Djob a ta bé, li umne i ngii manjom ma téé sép? 	 4 Is the claim of unbelievers that there is no Creator based on logical reasoning?


Jôga li ngélé inyu boñ le mintômba mi yégle bémba yada, i yé i sômbla ntééda inyu éga nwo. 	 Generally, a flock of sheep stays together under the care of its shepherd.


Satan a ngwélél minlélém mi dipa inyu bagal ni yémbél bés. Kii héga, a nla boñ le mindañ mi gwéé ipôla bikristen kayéle bihogi bi bagla ni ntôñ Yéhôva inyule bi nôgda wengoñle ba mbabaa bo, tole wengoñle ba mboñ bo jam li téé bé sép. 	 Satan uses similar tricks in his attempts to divide and conquer, trying, for example, to stir up contentions among Christian brothers and sisters or to induce them to isolate themselves from Jehovah’s organization because of some perceived injustice or grievance.


Ngéda ni mboñ hala, ni ntek hikuu inyu yigye bo le makidik map i ti bomede nkikip yak Yéhôva, ni i sôblana ma ta bé jam li minjôha, ndi ma ga lona bo bisai. 	 Your doing so may lay the groundwork for stressing both the seriousness and the blessings of being dedicated to Jehovah and of being a baptized Christian.


“Ha ngui [bana ñem ngui], u lédés ki ñem, boñ ki hala. 	 “Be courageous and strong and go to work.


Jon me bi nigil ngandak bikaat ni hop Ngisi. 	 So I studied many of them in English.


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


Kii nyis bés le ba bobasôna ba bi kôhna mbuu Djob, ba bi kôhna bé nsébla i ke niñ i ngii? 	 How do we know that not all those who have received God’s spirit have been invited to go to heaven?


I nla lédés nye ngandak kiyaga. 	 It offers a considerable amount of comfort.


6 Djob a ngi nwahak biane bi m’bô bi nkoñ isi inyule bi mboñ le oda ni ñwee bi ba i ngim likala, i nya i yé le hala a nhôla yak bés i añal ñañ nlam u Ane. 	 6 God lets the world’s political structure remain because it provides a measure of stability that, in turn, helps us to preach the good news of the Kingdom.


“HIMAGAMAGAA hi mut hi’a yila hikôô hi bôt, nu ki a nsôk yaga hies a’ yila mpémba loñ.” 	 “THE little one will become a thousand and the small one a mighty nation.”


Lelaa kristen iba i bi kôs mahôla inyu yémbél ngôñ ibe? 	 How were two Christians helped to control wrong desires?


Bilok gwem James, Jerry, ni Steven loñni baa bap ba nit likalô ni hilémb hi moo ni ngandak manjel 	 My sons James, Jerry, and Steven along with their wives support the preaching work in sign language in various ways


Me ni nwaa wem Angi di bi kon maséé i tégbaha 33 ñwii i nson u yuuga makoda ni u yuuga bagwélél ba makiiña, i kôôba ni lôôs makoda ma ndôn. 	 For 33 years, Angie and I enjoyed both circuit and district work, including a good deal of preconvention and convention work.


U nkal le: “Yéhôva a’ bem le a kôp bé karis [konangoo i mbuma ñañ]; jon a’ koyop le a kon bé ngoo, inyule Yéhôva a yé Nyambe nu mbagi sép. 	 It says: “Jehovah is waiting patiently to show you favor, and he will rise up to show you mercy. For Jehovah is a God of justice.


I yé mbale le, i nla ba nledek jam i yén nwee i nya ngéda i. 	 Undeniably, it may not be easy to maintain composure in situations such as the one described above.


A boñge ba wanda—Lelaa ni nla kôôba inyu sôble? 	 Young Ones—How Can You Prepare for Baptism?


Ngéda liwanda joñ li nyible we likôga, li nleege we ikété mbai yé, u nôgda hogbe. 	 When your friend opens the door and welcomes you into his home, you heave a sigh of relief.


A kal le hala a nla bé bôña. 	 He said that it should not be possible to do what we do.


Yônatan a bi hôla yak David i bii botñem yé yak Yéhôva. 	 Jonathan even helped David to rely on Jehovah.


Di nlama tibil nun “dinuni di ngii.” 	 We should “observe intently the birds of heaven.”


Lelaa u nla ti bet ba yé het ngôñ batéé likalô i yé keñi makénd? 	 How Can You Encourage Those Who Serve as Need-Greaters?


Inyuki Yéhôva a kôli yaga kal le nyen a yé nwet gwom gwobisôna? 	 Why can Jehovah rightfully claim ownership of everything?


Di yoñ héga hi Môsé, nu a bi pohlana inyu éga Lôk Israél. 	 Consider Moses, who was commissioned to be the leader of the Israelites.


Ba bi ti ntôñ u basañal makénd i niñ ni i sal lôñ, inyu boñ le hala a yidil bañ bo. 	 Groups of pioneers were encouraged to live and work together, thus cutting costs.


Lelaa kaat i, i bi pam ha i ngii téblé? 	 How did the booklet end up on our table?


(Tjémbi 103:10) Jon, kiki David a kal Salômô, inyu boñ le Yéhôva a neebe bibégés gwés bi hiki kel, di nlama “gwélél nye ni ñem ngim [wés wonsôna].” (1 Miñañ 28:9) Lelaa bés bikwéha bi bôt di yé le di boñ hala? 	 (Ps. 103:10) Yet, as David told Solomon, for our daily worship to be acceptable to Jehovah, we have to “serve him with a complete heart.” (1 Chron. 28:9) How can we as imperfect humans do so?


I yigil i, i bé kal mamélél le: “Bañga bikristen bi bi gwé ngôñ i yi too bi nla gwélél i sélél ini le DIU (stérilet ni hop Pulasi), bi nlama tibil wan mam mana di yé tehe, inyu yi too ma nkiha ni biniigana bi Bibel ikolba libak lipubhaga li niñ.”—Tjémbi 36:10. 	 That article concluded: “The sincere Christian concerned about the propriety of using an IUD should seriously weigh such information in the light of a Bible-based respect for the sanctity of life.”—Ps. 36:9.


Maselna ni hala, i bôt ba gwé libak li minsôn, ba yéne bés ndémbél i i nhôla bés i yoñ yihe. 	 Conversely, fleshly-oriented people serve as warning examples for us.


Majubul 	 Introduction


3 Nigil i gwel wemede 	 3 Cultivate Self-Control


Tôni bo Wendi ba bi tééda ndap i inyu basañal ba ngéda yosôna. 	 Tony and Wendy wanted to offer it rent-free to full-time pioneers.


Ngéda énél i Lôk Rôma i bi ti oda le bôt ba ke i ha môl map i kaat, Yôsef bo Maria ba bi ke. 	 When the Roman Empire called on people to participate in a census, Joseph and Mary complied.


7 Ngéda ñem woñ i yé nyonok ni maliga ma Bibel, ngôñ i ga ba we le u kwélél mu ni lihaa joñ. 	 7 When your heart is filled with Bible truth, you will want to discuss it with your family.


Ni nlélém njel nyen, mu kiki di ga meya mahoñol ni manjel ma Yéhôva ndék ni ndék, di ga nañ ikété ngap yés i yimbe kii Tata wés nu ngii a ngwés le di boñ ikété ngandak mam. 	 In a comparable way, as we become progressively acquainted with Jehovah’s thoughts and ways, we improve in our ability to perceive what our heavenly Father would want us to do in various circumstances.


U héya mamélél ma sonde, me bé sal libim li ngéda metama, me gwéélak yom ba nsébél ni Pulasi le carte de témoignage, ni fônôgraf. 	 Apart from weekends, I worked mostly alone, using a testimony card and a phonograph.


NYÔBA MAOK 	 MISUSE OF ALCOHOL


10, 11. (a) Mambe mam ma nla bii litehge jés li telepsép i biwénél? (b) Inyu mambe manjel suhulnyu i ga sôñ bés? 	 10, 11. (a) Under what circumstances might our personal sense of justice be tested? (b) In what ways will humility protect us?


(Añ Bingéngén 11:24, 25.) 	 (Read Proverbs 11:24, 25.)


Makénd inyu likalô ma bi kôndba. 	 Zeal for the ministry increased.


Yésu a bé pôdôl bo ngéda a bi sima bibañga Yéhôva a pot ni njel mpôdôl Yésaya, a kal le: “Bôt bana ba nti me lipém ni bibép gwap, ndi miñem nwap mi mal hiamba nonok ni me. 	 Quoting Jehovah’s words through the prophet Isaiah, Jesus said about them: “This people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far removed from me.


Mu biloñ biba bi, ba bi yén haa ni mam ma m’bô, ba ‘tjélék yoñ ngaba ni mam ma nkoñ ’isi,’ ba kenek ki ni bisu i ‘añal miñañ minlam.’—Yôhanes 15:19; Minson mi baôma 8:4. 	 In both countries, they remain politically neutral, being “no part of the world,” and continue zealously “declaring the good news of the word.”—John 15:19; Acts 8:4.


Ba bé yaga maselna ni bet ba “nkil i ngii bipuba bi magas,” ba ba bé ngôk ngandak inyu ke i gwét; ni bet “ba nyén i ngii bibuñga,” hala wee ba ngwés niñ i mbomboo! 	 How different they were from the “riders on tawny donkeys,” who were too proud to participate, and those “who [sat] on fine carpets,” loving a life of luxury!


(Lôk Héber 13:6) Paul a bé nkwoog nkaa le Yéhôva a ntééda nye ni loñgeñem, hala a hôla nye i nihbe mandutu ma niñ. 	 (Heb. 13:6) That firm confidence in Jehovah’s loving care helped Paul to grapple with life’s problems.


Ni le, lelaa di nla ba biloñge bi bakén? 	 And how can we be good guests?


Nlélém jam ni minkwel mi yé i site yés jw.org, kiki mi di nkoba ikété homa le “Questions bibliques” (Mambadga Bibel i ntimbhe) ni “Mambadga bôt ba mbéna bat.” 	 The same is true of many of the articles published on jw.org, such as those in the sections entitled “Bible Questions Answered” and “Frequently Asked Questions.”


Mambe mam ma gwé tel i bisu i niñ yoñ? 	 What are your priorities in life?


Me yé hana inyule mimañ mi mbat le me ba hana. 	 I am here because the elders wanted me to be here.


Ngéda Hughes a bi noode kaaba, mankéé Rutherford a bi bam nye. 	 When Brother Hughes tried to justify himself, Brother Rutherford sternly rebuked him.


Ndi to hala, ba bi ti oda le ba hulul bihés gwé, le ba ligis gwo, ni le ba kôp libu li bi yégle i lép wada u loñ Ngisi ba nsébél le swift. 	 Still, the clergy had Wycliffe’s bones exhumed and burned and the ashes thrown into the river Swift.


Mahéñha ni la, bapôdôl ba Yéhôva ba bé pot maliga hiki ngéda. 	 Jehovah’s prophets, however, always spoke the truth.


Ikété bôt ba njôôñ yi, ba ba bi ti mahoñol ma, di nla sima, Lord Kelvin, (nu bañga yé jôl le William Thomson) a bi añ ikété Bibel inyu ngii ni hisi le: “W’a héñha bo kiki mbot.” 	 One of the scientists who helped to advance this concept, Lord Kelvin, noted that the Bible says about heaven and earth: “Just like a garment they will all wear out.”


I ta bé béba i bana mahoñol ma, ndi baa hala a nhôla man wap i bana bañga niñ? 	 Such reasoning may be well-intentioned, but will it help their child to achieve genuine success?


Hala a bé le a hôla nye i tehe mam i nya kôli, ni témbna maséé mé.—Tjémbi 94:19. 	 Doing so would help him maintain the proper perspective and, in turn, provide comfort.—Ps. 94:19, ftn.


LELAA U NLA YI KII YÉHÔVA A NHOÑOL? 	 HOW CAN YOU FIND OUT WHAT JEHOVAH THINKS?


Hala a bé makidik malam ngandak; dikôô di bôt di bi wo yokela inyule di bi bégés bisat. 	 That was a wise move; that day thousands lost their lives because of their idolatry.


Ngoo ngandak, ngim bikristen i bi hoñol hala, yak ngéda baôma bahogi ba bé ba ngi niñik. 	 Sadly, some Christians felt that way even while some of the apostles were still alive.


Mam ima ma tôbôtôbô ma bi boñ le ndék mapubi i bôdôl nene ikété jiibe. 	 Glimmers of spiritual light began to penetrate the darkness, thanks to two important factors.


GWIGIL BI SONDE BI: 1-28 MPUYE 2017 	 STUDY ARTICLES FOR: MAY 1-28, 2017


Me ntehe maséblana ma kiki bibom Yéhôva a nti me, inyu 72 nwii me ntégbaha kiki ngwelnson nu tôbôtôbô. 	 I view these expressions of affection as part of the reward from Jehovah for my having served him for 72 years in full-time service.


Lelaa Nôa a bi pam i yi kii i bé bitééne bi Djob inyu bôt ba binam? 	 How did Noah become familiar with God’s purpose for mankind?


Mambe maselna ma yé ipôla batat bémba ba makoda ma Mbôgi Yéhôva ni baéga bibase? 	 Contrast genuine Christian shepherds with those who only claim to be such.


Njee Yôhanes a bé? 	 What of John?


Bana maséé: I ngéda u nyônôs njômbi yoñ, u ga nôgda le jam u mboñ li nkônha we maséé. 	 Happiness: When you set and reach goals, you feel a sense of accomplishment.


9 Mankéé wada i loñ Jaman a bi tehe lelaa hiki kaat i Bibel i ntoñle bés ngim mam ma mbéñge Ane. 	 9 A brother in Germany wrote: “The Kingdom theme runs through the Bible like a golden thread.


Kunda yada, hisi hi bi kahal nyeñk ni ngui. 	 Suddenly, there is a violent earthquake.


(Matéô 24:14) Bahogi ba bi ke yak biloñ bipe. 	 (Matt. 24:14) Some even traveled to foreign countries.


Inyuki i bet ba ntip lo likoda linan, ba nla bana ngôñ le ni leege bo? 	 Why may those who are new to your congregation need hospitality?


Ndi nson ba bi sôk ti bés u bé lama hôla inyu mélés ndutu i. 	 Our next assignment would help solve that problem.


Mimañ mimpe mi nyuuga mandap ma mok, inyu hôla bôt ba mok i pes mbuu. 	 Some elders visit prisons to care for the spiritual needs of inmates.


Bilem bi nkoñ isi bi nlama bé bana liyééne ikété ndap i kristen. 	 The spirit of the world is unacceptable in a Christian home.


Nyi mam wada a ntoñol inyu bibuk bini bi kaat Rôma 8:5 le: “Ba ntôñ ndigi ni mam, ha la we ba mbok mahoñol map momasô mu, ba mpôdôl mu hiki ngéda, ba boñok mo, ba béghak ki, mam ma minsôn.” 	 One scholar says about that word at Romans 8:5: “They set their minds on—are most deeply interested in, constantly talk about, engage and glory in—the things pertaining to the flesh.”


I kel bisu i likoda li ndôn, nti nkwel wada a kal le sôble y’a ba. 	 On the first day of the convention, a brother announced that there would be a baptism.


“Yugyana ki [Yéhôva] nduña nan yosôna, inyule a ntôñ ni bé.”—1 PÉTRÔ 5:7. 	 “Throw all your anxiety on [Jehovah], because he cares for you.”—1 PET. 5:7.


Jon, ngéda Djob a nyilha bo minhook, botñem yap i nhéñha. Ba nhéñha ki litehge jap li mam, kayéle ba mbem ndigi niñ i ngii.—Añ Efésô 1:18. 	 So when he anoints them, their hope and the way they think change, so that they look forward to life in heaven.—Read Ephesians 1:18.


[1] (liben 1) Ba nhéñha jôl. 	 [1] (paragraph 1) Name has been changed.


Ha ni nyen, mpôdôl Sémaya a bi legel Rôbôam ni dikoo tjé di mbok nwin u Djob le: “Ni bi yék me, jon yak me me nyék bé i woo u Sisak.” 	 At this point, Shemaiah the prophet delivered God’s message to Rehoboam and his princes: “You have abandoned me, so I have also abandoned you to the hand of Shishak.”


Yigil i nyônôs iba i niiga bés lelaa di nla tééda lem i ñem nsôhga yak ngéda di yé ikété manoodana. 	 The second article teaches us how to remain modest even when we are under test.


Biplanet to tjôdôt bi nla bé héñha niñ i bôt ba binam kiki bawan tjôdôt ba nkal. 	 The planets and stars emit no force that could affect humans the way astrologers say they do.


10 Abraham a bi ke ni bisu i lédés manôgla mé ni woñi wé u Nyambe. 	 10 Abraham continued to strengthen his godly fear and obedience.


(1 Timôtéô 5:17) Ibale di nti minhook ngandak bibégés ni lipém, hala a ga tééñga bo. 	 (1 Timothy 5:17) If we give anointed ones too much praise and attention, we would embarrass them.


NGÉDA DI NLAMA POHOL NJEE A KÔLI LE DI TÉÑBE I GWÉS NYE 	 WHEN WE HAVE TO DECIDE TO WHOM WE SHOULD BE LOYAL


A témbna Lasarô i niñ i kel i. 	 He brought Lazarus back to life that very day.


Érik bo Ami 	 Eric and Amy


Ibale di nwan bé loñge di nla nhoñol le mahéñha ma yé ipôla telepsép ni mbagi i téé. 	 Basically, there is no distinction between what is just and what is right.


MAKÉBLA I NGÉDA KÔBA 	 GIVING IN BIBLE TIMES


Ibabé pééna, nu ni nu a nkolba Yéhôva a mbep toi gwélél ngap yé i yoñ makidik. 	 Clearly, taking a stand against Jehovah is a misuse of free will.


Ndi a bé lôôha gwés mintuk kayéle a kit maada momasôna ni Mbôgi Yéhôva. 	 But his fascination with entertainment was so strong that he stopped associating with Jehovah’s people.


Base ni ngomin ba bi bôdôl hôñôs base i ndôñ bikristen, ba noodege ki mômôs bañga bikristen i i bé kiki blé. 	 Church and State promoted apostate Christianity and tried to drown out the voice of wheatlike Christians.


Yéhôva a “nlédés yaga bés miñem ikété njiiha yés yosôna” 	 Jehovah “comforts us in all our trials”


Kiki nsoñgi u basañal u bé kônde bet, minhôôlak mi bilôk bikéé mi bi yoñ ngéda i tehe mambe manjel ba nla gwélél inyu nit unu ntôñ u basañal. 	 As the number of pioneers increased sharply, responsible brothers considered practical ways to support this growing army.


Di nhôlôs sadaga mayaa ma makiñ ni mbuu i mahop, ka i yé le to nje a nla kek bibañ bi nsolol li linigle makiñ. 	 We’re building an open source, multi-language dataset of voices that anyone can use to train speech-enabled applications.


Ndi, di gwé bé ngôñ i nwas le nduña i tét bés. 	 However, there is no need for us to be consumed by anxiety.


U ntehe lelaa jam li? 	 What about you?


(Hiôb 31:13-22) I pot maliga, Hiôb a bi nwas bé le lipém ni ligwañ jé bi boñ nye le, a héñha litehge a bééna inyu nyemede ni bôt bape. 	 (Job 31:13-22) Clearly, Job had not allowed his earlier prestige and wealth to warp his view of himself or others.


Bape ba mbépba ngandak, ndik inyu kôs yom je i i nhôla bo i niñis mahaa map. 	 Still others are struggling to provide, not luxury items, but just the basic necessities for their families.


A kal le: “Timbhana ni Kaisa mam ma Kaisa, Nyambe ki mam ma Nyambe.” 	 “Pay back . . . Caesar’s things to Caesar, but God’s things to God,” he said.


(Matéô 12:50) U héya hala, ba bi yila lihaa likeñi i pes mbuu, li gwéha ni hémle bi ñat. 	 (Matt. 12:50) In addition, they had become members of one large spiritual family, united by love and faith.


Di wan le jam li bi pémél ñôma Paul ni solôñ yé Silas. 	 Consider what the apostle Paul and his companion, Silas, experienced.


2 Kiki jam li bisu, di nlama jo sañ i ngui inyu kolba Satan, ni nkoñ isi wé mbe. 	 2 First, we have an intense struggle (or, “wrestling,” ftn.) against Satan and his wicked world.


A bé sal ni ngui inyu nit bibégés bipubi. 	 He worked hard in sacred service.


I suklu basañal ni hilémb hi moo, me ban-ga 79 nwii 	 Attending American Sign Language (ASL) pioneer school at age 79


Luigi a bi yoñ mapep mé ma assurance, a ke yé, a yék nye a mbôs ha kiki ngwo. 	 Luigi made a note of the man’s insurance details and left while the man was still shouting.


Ngim bôt i bé “nsagbe sagbe yaga ni mañan mam.” 	 Recall Paul’s counsel regarding disorderly ones in the congregation.


Bi yé ki mam u mboñ wetama, ma bôt bape ba ntehe bé, kiki bo masoohe u nti Yéhôva, ni yigil yoñ i Bibel. 	 But they also include activities that others do not see, such as your private prayers to Jehovah and your personal study.


I nla nene yak le ni ma boma bôt i likalô ba ba nkal le, to ibale ba ngwés bé biniigana gwés, ba nti bés lipém inyu nson wés. 	 It may even be that you have met people in your ministry who have stated that while they disagree with our beliefs, they respect us for the work we do.


11 Kiki Abraham a bé nôgôl Yéhôva ngéda yosôna, yak i disii di mam, hala a bi lédés liwanda ipôla yap. 	 11 Because Abraham always obeyed Jehovah even in little things, their friendship became stronger.


Likoda li ndôn li bisu li li bi kot bôt ba ngandak biloñ, li bi tagbe i Dublin i nwii 1965.* To hala kii ngolba i bé ikeñi, likoda li ndôn li, li bi tagbe loñge kiyaga. 	 The first international convention in Ireland was held in Dublin in 1965.* Despite intense opposition on all fronts, the convention was a great success.


Nlélém kiki nluk hinuni hi bikei nu a yé ndok, hala nyen yak Adam bo Éva ba bi yoñ njel i ba bé gwés. 	 Like that pilot, Adam and Eve wanted to do things their own way.


Tolakii bikodlene bi Yéhôva bi ñunda le a ñoo béba, bi nla ki ba yimbne le a ntôñ mboñbéba. 	 While Jehovah’s discipline can reflect his hatred of sin, it can also show his concern for the person who sinned.


(Lôk Héber 6:4-6; 10:26-29) Mana mabéhna ma ngui ma nhôñlaha minhook le mi nlama téñbe mu maada map ni Djop ibale mi ngwés kôs “bom inyu nsébla Nyambe u nlôl ngii i Kristô Yésu.”—Filipi 3:13-16. 	 (Hebrews 6:4-6; 10:26-29) This strong warning reminds anointed ones that they must stay faithful if they want to receive “the prize of the upward call of God by means of Christ Jesus.”—Philippians 3:13-16.


Mañ mut umpe u bi niiga me le, inyu nôgda maséé ma yé i ti, i mbéda ngim mangéda le di hônba mandutu ni wongut. 	 Another older brother taught me that to find happiness in giving, we sometimes have to endure patiently.


Bés bobasôna di noñ mambén ma ngiinda. 	 And all of us respect the laws of nature.


Hala a bi hôla lihaa li i hoo yi môl ma bôt. 	 This also helped the family to learn new names more quickly.


Bimbe biniigana di ñôt mu? 	 The lesson for us?


10 Jam li bi pémél Salômô li ñunda le, ibale di nyéñ ba liwanda ni i bet ba nkolba matiñ ma Yéhôva, tole ba ba ndiihe bé mo, di nla nimis liwanda jés ni Yéhôva. 	 10 As in Solomon’s case, one of the greatest threats to spirituality is friendship with those who do not understand or respect Jehovah’s standards.


Nyégsa: Ibale ba nyégsa bés i boñ ngim jam, hala wee ba nti bés makénd i boñ jam li, inyule li yé loñge jam, ni le bésbomede di gwé ngôñ i boñ jo. 	 Compelled: If we are compelled to do something, we are motivated to do it because it is the right thing to do and we want to do it.


(Yôhanes 15:9; Lôk Héber 12:2) Ñéga numpe nye ki nye, a gwé bé mbuu mpubi i likala li. 	 (John 15:9; Heb. 12:2) No other leader provided such convincing evidence.


(Lukas 22:36, 38) Maselna ni hala, Yésu a bé sômbôl niiga bo le, ba jo bañ bisañ, to ibale ba mboma limut li gwé bijôl bi gwét. 	 (Luke 22:36, 38) Rather, Jesus had them bring a sword for an object lesson to teach them not to resort to violence, even when confronted by an armed crowd.


Di nkônde ki le, bôt ba binam ba bi héga ni kunde i yi boñ maselna ipôla jam lilam ni jam libe, ni ngôñ i bana maada ni Djob. 	 In addition, humans were endowed with thinking and reasoning abilities, coupled with moral and spiritual capacities.


LITIÑ LI BIBEL: “Me mbôdôl manôgla moñ ñem, . . . lakii me nyi le w’a boñ iloo kiki me nkal.” —Filémôn 21. 	 BIBLE PRINCIPLE: “I am confident that you will comply, . . . knowing that you will do even more than what I say.”—Philemon 21.


Inoñnaga ni ndémbél i, ibôdôl i hilo hi bisu hi sôñ Dipos, i ñwii 2014, bagwélél ba makiiña ba bi bôdôl téé mimañ ni bahôla nson mu makoda. 	 In line with that pattern, since September 1, 2014, circuit overseers have been appointing elders and ministerial servants.


Ni le, i ngéda u gwé ngôñ ni mahôla ma Djob, bat nye mo ni njel masoohe. 	 And when you need God’s help, pray to him about the matter.


3. (a) Kii bibañga bi Yésu bo Pétrô bi niiga bés inyu nsen i sôblana? 	 3. (a) What do the words of Jesus and Peter teach us about the importance of baptism?


Ba bi kal le: “Bés di yé mbôgi inyu mam momasôna a bi boñ.” 	 They said: “We are witnesses of all the things he did.”


Ni mambe manjel di nla unda konangoo ni loñgeñem? 	 In what ways can we display compassion and kindness?


Ndi, noñ ntjegek woñ ngéda inyu mam ma mbuu. (1 Pétrô 3:1-4) Ñ, yak ikété mandutu, u nla bégés Yéhôva, u hol ki i pes mbuu. 	 (1 Pet. 3:1-4) Even under adverse circumstances, you can praise Jehovah and make spiritual progress.


Kiki héga, i tjañgbene mut nu we ni nye ni nôgla inyu mam ma moni, tole i bep ôbôs jôl li mut ni njel hilégé.—w16.05, pp. 6-7. 	 For example, the sin might be slander, or it might involve fraud.—w16.05, p. 7.


GWIGIL BI BIBEL 	 BIBLE STUDIES


Hitoshi a bi toñle bo le kiñ yé ñem i nla bé nwas nye le a boñ ngitelepsép i homa bôlô. 	 Hitoshi explained that his conscience would not let him do dishonest work.