(Matéô 24:51) I yé ntiik le, bagwélél ba Yéhôva ba nlama bé bana gwéha i bihéñba kekikel. 	 (Matt. 24:51) Of course, Jehovah’s servants would never want to display hypocritical love.


17 I noñ biniigana. 	 17 Following direction.


A lona ki 300 mimbok i ndap yé. 	 He brought into his household an additional 300 concubines.


Bimbe biniigana di nkôhna mu ñañ u Baruk? 	 What lesson do we learn from Baruch?


A hôñlaha ki me bibuk bi Yésu, bi bi nkal le hiki wada wés a nloo ngandak diuuna. 	 He also reminded me of Jesus’ words—that each of us is worth more than many sparrows.


(Añ Bingéngén 10:12; 1 Pétrô 4:8.) 	 (Read Proverbs 10:12; 1 Peter 4:8.)


(Minson mi baôma 4:34, 35) Ba bé tôñ litén li Djob i pes mbuu, ba kalak le: “Bés d’a téñbe ni masoohe ni nson u añal Bañga.” 	 (Acts 4:34, 35) They cared for the spiritual needs of God’s people, stating: “We will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”


Nadine a nkal, a nwemlaga le: “Di ta ha bé boñge ba 20 ma nwii ni jam.” 	 “We’re not 20-year-olds anymore,” says Nadine with a smile.


Jon, inyu tjé babala bap, ba bi ke ni bisu i noñ bo, ba suhus ki Lôk Midian i si yap.—Bakéés 7:22; 8:4, 10, 28. 	 So to eliminate the enemy, “they kept up the pursuit” and subdued Midian.—Judg. 7:22; 8:4, 10, 28.


13 Yésu a bi kal banigil bé le: “Ni nloo ngandak diuuna [tole dinuni].” 	 13 Jesus asked his listeners: “Are you not worth more than [the birds of heaven] are?”


Yubda-jam 	 abnormality


Di nlama nigil matiñ ma Bibel, ni i ha mo i bisélél. 	 We must know and apply Bible principles.


(2 Miñañ 14:1, 6, 9, 10) Ngéda jam li li bi pémél bo, lelaa Asa a bi boñ? 	 (2 Chron. 14:1, 6, 9, 10) How did Asa react to this crisis?


BIBEL I TA BÉ KAAT MATIBLA, NDI I GWÉ MATIÑ MA MA ÑÉBA LE I NYI JAM LI MATIBLA ILOLE BIDOKTA BI MBANA I YI I. 	 THE BIBLE, THOUGH NOT A MEDICAL TEXTBOOK, CONTAINS SOME PRINCIPLES THAT REFLECT ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH. Isolating sick people.


Ngim bitelbene inyu suhus nduña 	 Some Practical Ways to Reduce Anxiety


Hala a nkobla le, bo ni bon bap ba nlama boñ biliya i kônha Djob maséé, ni njel bienk ni mahabga map ma bôt ba nkon Djob woñi. 	 This includes making sure that they and their children strive to make God’s heart rejoice by their modest style of dress and grooming.


(Markô 14:7) Inyuki nya ngitelepsép i? 	 (Mark 14:7) Why such inequality?


Jon, kii di nla boñ inyu unda mut wés libôk ñem ngôô? 	 So how can we manifest fitting compassion for our fellow man in practical ways?


Gwéha ipôla munlôm ni muda (érôs) i nlona maséé, ni mane. 	 Romantic love (eʹros) brings delight, and love for family (stor·geʹ) is vital when children enter the picture.


Batéé likalô ba bi bôdôl bana maada ma bas bas. 	 The publishers drew closer to one another.


Baa u yé mu nsoñgi u mintômba mimpe mi mi nit minhook mu bôlô i sôñ biniñ bi bôt? 	 Are you one of the other sheep who supports the anointed in this vital work?


Mu manoodana ma momasôna, me bé yi le mbuu mpubi u bé hôla me, ni le Yéhôva a bé gwel me i woo, a tinak me ngui, a téak me siñ siñ.—Yésaya 41:10, 13. 	 All through this experience, I knew that holy spirit was helping me and that Jehovah was holding my hand, making me firm and strong.—Isa. 41:10, 13.


Ndi to hala, a bi yoñ ngéda i hôla bôt ba bi unda le ba ngwés miñañ minlam. 	 Nevertheless, he took time to cultivate the interest people showed in the good news.


Tolakii lihep li bé nayak, Kôrina ni mankéé nu muda numpe ba kit le ba nke ndik makoda. 	 Despite those harsh conditions, Corinna and another sister were determined to attend a congregation meeting.


Ngéda u nyoñ makidik moñ, baa u mboñ ndigi i jam u nhoñol le i yé loñge i mis moñ? 	 When you make personal decisions, do you simply do what feels right to you?


Kii i mbéda inyu bet ba nsômbôl ôt nseñ ni ngui Djob a gwé i sôñ? 	 What is required of those who hope to benefit from God’s saving power?


“Nun-ki, kinje loñge ni maséé ngéda lisañ li bôt li nyén ni adna!”—TJÉMBI 133:1. 	 “How good and how pleasant it is . . . to dwell together in unity!”—PS. 133:1.


4 I nla pam le loñ yés i yé ñwee, i tinak bôt ba yé i bañga base pôla i bégés Djob jap. 	 4 Where we live, the political environment may be calm, seemingly tolerant of true worship.


Kii Kain a bi boñ ngéda pôla i bi nene le a yoñ pes i Yéhôva? 	 Given the opportunity to be on Jehovah’s side, what did Cain do?


Jon a bi pahle mañ wada maada mé ni mañge muda nu. 	 So he told an experienced elder about the girl.


Ndi i sôk i pam le, mut nu u nyi bé, a neebe i kôhna i kogse i, le we u tohlana. 	 But suddenly, someone you do not know volunteers to receive the punishment instead of you.


Ndi, di ga unda le di nti bo lipém inyule di nok inyuki ba nyuuga bés, ni lelaa ba nsal ni ngui inyu yés. 	 Instead, we show them respect because we understand why they are visiting us and how hard they work for us.


Me ni mawanda mem ma suklu Giléad 	 With fellow students at Gilead


19 Kiki di nti mayéga inyu gwéha i nyamb mayoo i Djob, jon hala a nlama tinde bés i boñ kii yosôna di nla “i bok mbôgi inyu miñañ minlam mi karis Nyambe.” 	 19 As grateful recipients of God’s generous love, we should be moved to do our utmost “to bear thorough witness to the good news of the undeserved kindness of God.”


3 Kaat Bingéngén 4:23 i nkal le: “Tééda ñem woñ iloo gwom bipe gwobisôna; inyule mu nyen mam ma niñ ma nlôl.” 	 3 “Above all the things that you guard, safeguard your heart, for out of it are the sources of life,” says Proverbs 4:23.


Letee ni ngélé aa, bôda ba siksa ba bi pémés me, ndik inyu tehe ibale me ngi gwé ngôñ i ke. 	 On three occasions, the nuns released me, merely to see if I still wanted to leave.


Lelaa Hézékia a bi lédés baane bisônda, ni bana bôt bape ba litén? 	 How did Hezekiah encourage the military chiefs and the people of Judah?


I nwii 2015, nsoñgi bôt, ba ba bé nyégsaga i tjôô mandap map inyu gwét tole ndééñga, u bi pam yom kiki bo 65 didun di bôt. 	 By 2015, the number of people displaced from their homes by war or persecution had grown to some 65 million.


(Bingéngén 28:5) Minlélém mi mahoñol mi nlébna i kaat Bingéngén 2:7, 9, i i nkal le Yéhôva a “ntéédana bôt ba téé sép bañga pék.” 	 (Prov. 28:5) A similar thought is expressed at Proverbs 2:7, 9, which says that Jehovah “treasures up practical wisdom for the upright.”


(Yôhanes 18:36) A bé yoñ bé ngaba ni mam ma m’bô, inyule Ane yé i bé ngii. 	 (John 18:36) He would not get involved in politics, for his Kingdom was to be a heavenly one.


Ndi masoda le di bé begee bé mbôm ngok, kiki ba bééna lem i kép bôt ba mok mbai. 	 But at least we did not have to haul rocks endlessly back and forth, a sadistic torture that broke the bodies and minds of many unfortunate prisoners.


Yéhôva a ba ni nye, ni le, jam a ba boñ, Yéhôva a ba lôôha tôôs jo.” 	 Jehovah was with Joseph and Jehovah made whatever he did successful.”


9 Ngim bôt i nla hoñol le bomede ba nla toñol Bibel. 	 9 Some may feel that they can interpret the Bible on their own.


(1 Korintô 4:6) Libim li ngéda, bésbomede di tah di yimbe bé le di yé i lel minwaa nwés, ni le di nkahal hoñol libak likeñi. 	 (1 Cor. 4:6) Often, when we act like this, we may not even be aware that we have crossed the line from modesty to presumptuousness.


Lôk kéé i, i mboñ nlélém kiki mpôdôl Yésaya. 	 Their attitude is similar to that of the prophet Isaiah.


Ni Livija 	 With Livija


Ngéda a bi sébél bo, a bi gwélél mbuu wé mpubi inyu héñha litehge jap li mam, ni nsaa ba bé bem. 	 When he invited them, he used his holy spirit to change the way that they think and the reward that they look forward to.


Baa lelaa u ga kôôge nye bebee inyu kôp nsañ? 	 How will you approach your brother or sister to try to restore peace?


Me me bé likoda li Bronx. 	 The one that I was assigned to was in the Bronx.


“Nano di nti mayéga le bagwal bés ba bi sal ni ngui inyu niiga bés hop wap, ni tééda bés likoda li hilémb hipe. 	 “Now we’re grateful that our parents worked hard to teach us their language and kept us in the foreign-language congregation.


Nyambe a bi ti bés mambén inyule a ngwés bés. 	 God gives us laws because he loves us.


Jam lipe li li nlédés hémle kiki Bañga i Djob, li ta bé. 	 Few things build our faith as much as reading God’s Word.


(Tjémbi 8:4, 5) Diuñ di tjôdôt, di di gwé didun di tjôdôt, di nkiiña i ngii, di boñok hala ikété oda. 	 (Ps. 8:3, 4) Galaxies consist of millions of stars, all moving in space in an orderly way.


Yéhôva, ndémbél i mbôk ni nsôk i mut nu a nôgda ndutu di nkôhna, a nkal litén jé ni maliga le: “Memede yaga nyen me yé nu a nhughe bé nyuu.”—Yésaya 51:12; Tjémbi 119:50, 52, 76. 	 Jehovah, the foremost example of empathy, assured his people: “I myself am the One comforting you.”—Isa. 51:12; Ps. 119:50, 52, 76.


(Añ 2 Korintô 8:18-21.) 	 (Read 2 Corinthians 8:18-21.)


Inoñnaga ni yom i yé ntilbaga i kaat Matéô 25:31-33, Yésu nyen a yé mut nu a nkéés bôt. 	 According to what is stated at Matthew 25:31-33, Jesus is the one who judges people.


Di béñge hihéga hini hi nlôl bés i ôn yada ba nsébél ni hop pulasi le, Les îles Caraïbes i tison i Sainte Croix. 	 Note this experience from the Caribbean island of St. Croix.


Nlélém jam inyu basañal ba ba nsal biloñ bipe, basal i Bétel, bagwélél ba makiiña ni baa bap, ni bilôk bikéé bi bi nsal i muu ma ngobol. 	 The same is true of missionaries, Bethelites, circuit overseers and their wives, and those who work in remote translation offices.


(Bibôdle 41:1, 37-43) Ngéda nwaa a bi ti nye bon bôlôm iba, “Yôsef a o mbôkgwéé jôl le Manasé, a kal le, ‘inyule Nyambe a bi boñ me le me hôya ngéba yem yosôna, yak ni ndap tata yosôna.’ 	 (Gen. 41:1, 37-43) When his wife bore him two sons, “Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, for he said, ‘God has made me forget all my trouble and all the house of my father.’


POHOL I GWÉS DJOB 	 CHOOSE TO LOVE GOD


4 Ngéda di ñañ bipes biba bi bisu bi kaat Bibôdle, di ntehe le Adam bo Éva ba bééna ntén kunde u, bôt ba niñ i len ini, ba nla ndik emel—Yom yo ki yo i bé héñél bé bo, ba bé kon bé to yom yo ki yo woñi, ba bé bé to i si énél i mbanda. 	 4 When reading the first two chapters of Genesis, we can easily see that Adam and Eve enjoyed the kind of freedom that people today can only hope for—freedom from want, from fear, and from oppression.


A bé ha mam a bé nigil i bisélél. 	 He applied the lessons he learned.


Di ñôt nseñ i añ miñañ mi bôt ba binam ba ba bi boma mandutu kiki més. 	 We benefit from reading Bible accounts about real people struggling with real problems.


Ngéda bisu, me bé yoñ hala kiki eem. 	 At first, I thought I was dreaming.


A bi wo ngéda me bééna 14 nwii. 	 She died when I was 14.


(Sakaria 5:1, 7-9) Inyuki Yéhôva a bi unda mpôdôl wé biyiinda bihélha bini? 	 (Zech. 5:1, 7-9) Why did Jehovah give these striking visions to his prophet?


(1 Timôtéô 5:1, 2) Kii héga, ibale di nkwo ikété ndéñg ni mankéé nu munlôm tole nu muda, wee di mboñ mankéé nu, ni lihaa jé béba. 	 (1 Timothy 5:1, 2) For example, if we were to commit sexual immorality with a brother or a sister, we would harm that person and that person’s family.


Ba bi neebe, ndi ba béhe nye Olaf le, nyemede a ga nañal i yééne keñi i kumba. 	 They agreed but pointed out that Olaf would have to sleep on the couch.


Kii i ñunda bés le bilôk bikéé gwés bi bééna makénd ma ngui mu nson u likalô, i ngéda Gwét bi Ntôla bi bisu? 	 What testimony is there that the brothers were very zealous during World War I?


Ha ngéda i nyen pua yem a bôdôl nigil Bibel. 	 That was when my dad began studying.


2, 3. (a) Inyuki likap li nlona bés maséé? (b) Kii di ga wan munu yigil ini? 	 2, 3. (a) Why does giving make us happy? (b) What will we consider?


(Tjémbi 1:1-3; añ Minson mi baôma 17:11.) 	 (Ps. 1:1-3; read Acts 17:11.)


Yon i yé lem i sugus mam inoñnaga ni yom di ntehe. 	 It is the tendency to judge matters based on the outward appearance.


Ñañ u Hiôb u ñunda le Yéhôva “a yôni ni ñem ngoo ni konangoo.” 	 The record of Job bears out that “Jehovah is very tender in affection and merciful.”


Inyuki ngandak i i gwel nson i makoda ma ma ngwélél hilémb hipe, i nléba le i yé bo nseñ le ba bana lem i nigil ikété hilémb hiap? 	 Why do many of those serving in a foreign-language field find it beneficial to study regularly in their mother tongue?


Lelaa di nlama tehe hémle bikristen bi gwé? 	 How should we view Christian faith?


Ndi, Gidéôn ni bôt bé ba bé ngi yémbél gwét, bebee le 15 000 di bisônda ikété babala bap i ngi yii. 	 Nevertheless, Gideon and his men had not yet won the war, for about 15,000 enemy soldiers remained.


Inyu pôdôl énél yé, Bibel i nkal sem kwep le: “A boñ mam mabe.” 	 The Bible sums up his reign, saying: “He did what was bad.”


Me bi nañ i ndap lihaa i basalnwom, me boñ ndigi nwii mintan mi suklu. 	 I grew up in a lowly peasant family and had just five years of schooling.


MAÑGE MUDA NU SUHULNYU A NYIBA I NYA A BEMEK BÉ 	 A HUMBLE YOUNG WOMAN RECEIVES UNEXPECTED RECOGNITION


Jon, bôt ba ndap Kristô bobasô ba nlama yoñ ngaba i nson i béhe bôt.—Matéô 24:45-47. 	 In turn, all of Christ’s domestics have a share in sounding the warning.—Matt. 24:45-47.


Ndi, bikristen bi ta bé isi Mbén Môsé, bi ta bé to nyégsaga i noñ yo. 	 However, Christians are not under the Mosaic Law, nor are they obliged to observe it.


A ke i boma David, a ti nye lipém, a kal nye le a nwéhél bo inyu tééda maada mé malam ni Yéhôva. 	 She respectfully appealed to David on the basis of his relationship with Jehovah.


Ngéda Elifas, man Lôk Téma, a bi bôk a bat mo Hiôb, ibabé pééna, Elifas a bé hoñol le ndimbhe inyu mambadga mana i yé le to. 	 When Eliphaz the Temanite first posed them to Job, Eliphaz no doubt believed that the answer was no.


Ñkumsoñ 	 signer


I gwé ngandak miñañ i het Djob a bi sayap bagwélél bé, ba ba bé ba tiñi nye. 	 It contains many accounts of how God did indeed reward faithful servants.


“Yéhôva a ntééda biyoyo (bakén ba bôt).”—TJÉMBI 146:9. 	 “Jehovah is protecting the foreign residents.”—PS. 146:9.


To ngéda Paul a bé ke ni bisu i yônôs nson wé u ñañ nlam, i bôt ba bé yahal nye ba bé kal le ‘nyuu yé i [bé] bomb, bipôdôl gwé ki bi bé bé to jam.’ (2 Korintô 10:10) Ndi di hôya bañ le Paul a bi yila kristen ni njel Yésu nu a pémél nye i nya hélha. 	 Even while Paul was carrying on his ministry, some fleshly critics charged that “his presence in person [was] weak and his speech contemptible.” (2 Cor. 10:10) But we should not forget that he became a Christian by a miraculous display from Jesus.


I nla ba hala. 	 It is possible.


(Minson mi baôma 10:22-26; 3 Yôhanes 9, 10) Ndi biliya di nla boñ inyu bii maéba ma Bibel ma i bisélél, bi yé nseñ. 	 (Acts 10:22-26; 3 John 9, 10) But it is definitely worth our effort to put into practice what the Bible indicates about rendering honor.


Hala a bi hôla me i tibil nok miñañ mi Bibel ba bé añle me ibôdôl me mañge ntitigi. 	 The Bible stories that I had learned from when I was very young finally made sense to me.


Ngéda bés bobasôna di ga nigil bikaat bi, yak bet ba ntuge, di ga yi kii Djob a mbat le di boñ. 	 By studying these, all people, including resurrected ones, will be able to know what God wants for them.


Imbe i jôl i gwét? 	 What is it?


Jam li bisu li bé le: Mu ñwii mi bé bebee ni ñwii 1450, ba bi bañ kei i bé hôla i pémés ngandak bikaat. 	 The first was the invention in the mid-15th century of a printing press that used movable type.


(Bingéngén 13:20) I nla pam le di noode hôla mut nu a ngwés maliga i nigil mo. 	 (Prov. 13:20) On the one hand, we may be trying to help interested ones into the truth.


Maselna ni hala, a bi nwas le Hiôb a unda ikété njôghe le a bé a tiñi ni nye, ni le gwéha yon i bé tinde nye i bégés Djob. 	 Instead, he gave Job the opportunity to prove his integrity, to show that his worship stemmed from a pure, unselfish heart.


Inyu timbhe mbadga i, di nlama ndugi yi kii i yé bañga maséé, ni lelaa bôt bape ba bi tééda maséé map tolakii ba bi boma mandutu. 	 To answer that question, we first need to understand what genuine joy is and how others have remained joyful despite trials.


Nson wés likalô u bé bé jam li ntomb to ndék. 	 Our ministry had its challenges.


Inyuki di nla ba nkwook nkaa hala? 	 Why can we be so confident?


Maléta ma bi pam i Nkum Ntat ma ñunda le ngandak Banigil ba Bibel ba ba bé bon ba Jaman, ba bé nôgda le ba yé nyégsaga i añlene bôt ñañ nlam u Ane, to hala kiki ba bé bisônda. 	 Letters printed in The Watch Tower indicate that a number of other German Bible Students felt compelled to share the good news of the Kingdom while in the military.


Mut a mbéna nsoñgol Bañga i Djob, “a yé kiki e i béli ngwañ lép, i num matam ngéda yé, tjai tjé ki di nyuyi bé. 	 The person who regularly reads God’s Word is “like a tree planted by streams of water, a tree that produces fruit in its season, the foliage of which does not wither.


Baa hala a ta bé hélha jam le, libim li bôt li ñunup ngéda bôt ba ntembene bo, ki le ngandak ikété yap i gwé lem i tembee? 	 Is it not strange that most people abhor the idea of being lied to yet there are few practices more common than lying?


15 Yak bikaat biaa bi Yôhanes a tila, bi gwé tik ngok i mbuu ipe. 	 15 John’s three letters contain further gems of truth.


Béba ndimbhe ngéda ba ñunbaha bés i nla kôñde ôbôs mam, kiki bo le ba nkônde tjé i hié inyu lôñôs hio. 	 An angry reaction can make an unpleasant situation worse because it adds fuel to the fire.


Minhuñbe mi, mi bé le mi tinde bon ba Lôk Yuda ba ba bi tip yila bikristen i hoñol le Paul a nyan bitelbene bi Djob. 	 Such stories could lead some newly converted Jewish Christians to think that Paul did not respect God’s arrangements.


I sôñ Dipos, i nwii 1925, Nkum Ntat ni hop Potoki a bi bôdôl pam. 	 By September 1925, the Portuguese-language edition of The Watch Tower began to be published in Portugal.


Lelaa kaat Filipi 4:8, 9 i nhôla bés i tibil pohol manwin di ga hémle, ni inyuki i yé mahee i bana manwin ma téé? 	 How does Philippians 4:8, 9 help us in selecting what material we read, and why is it vital to have accurate information?


IKÉTÉ LIKODA 	 IN THE CONGREGATION


Inyu ki hop wem u njôbôk bé munu ? 	 Why is my language not included yet?


11 Ndi i mbus ngéda, ngandak bôt i bé pot ha bé dilémb di Bibel, yak base i bé kolba biliya gwap i kobol Bibel ikété dilémb libim li bôt li bé nok. 	 11 In time, Bible languages fell into disuse by the masses, and the church opposed efforts to translate God’s Word into the common tongues.


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


(Hiôb 2:3-5; Bingéngén 27:11) Ndi, ibale Yéhôva a bak le a hôyôs bés hôyôs yosôna mu biliya di nlama boñ inyu jôs mam libak jés li bikwéha bi bôt li ntinde bés i boñ, ki i yé yañga le di bép woo i tôl le di ntéñbe i gwés nye, ni le di nit kahap yé. 	 (Job 2:3-5; Prov. 27:11) However, if Jehovah completely relieved us of the need to exert ourselves to fight our imperfect tendencies so as to please him, any claim of loyalty and support of his sovereignty would be meaningless.


Lelaa nson i yilha bôt banigil u niiga bés? 	 How does the disciple-making work provide a fine education?


Ngéda Yésu a bé hana isi, lelaa Yéhôva a bi éba le a bé gwés Man wé? 	 While Jesus was on earth, how did Jehovah show his approval of his Son?


Kii i bé njômbi yada i tôbôtôbô i libii? 	 What was an important purpose of marriage?


John a nkal le: “Me bi nôgda wengoñle me njôp sum sum ikété nson u nlôôha nlam me bé ngi boñ. 	 “I felt that I was immersed in the best activity I’ve ever known or experienced,” John says.


13 Ngandak ñwii mbus ngéda Hézékia, hingonda hi suhulnyu hiada le Maria hi bé liwanda li Djob. Yéhôva a bééga ki nye mbegee i tôbôtôbô. 	 13 Many years after Hezekiah’s time, a humble young woman named Mary had a special friendship with Jehovah and a unique assignment.


Inyule Yéhôva a bi hek bôt ba binam i pôôna yé, a boñ ki le di laa kôna bilem gwé bilam.—Bibôdle 1:26, 27; Efésô 5:1. 	 Because Jehovah created humans in his image and thus made it possible for us to reflect his beautiful qualities.—Gen. 1:26, 27; Eph. 5:1.


Bana bôt bobasôna ba yé maséé i nok nlegla u tôbôtôbô. 	 They are thrilled to hear a special announcement.


(Manyodi 20:3-5) Ndi ndék ngéda ndigi mbus mbônga wap, bo bana ba mbégés man nyaga gôl! 	 (Ex. 20:3-5) But soon they were worshipping a golden calf!


TIBIL WANBA 	 TEST YOURSELF


Bitilna bi nkal le: “Kôôgana bebee ni Nyambe, ndi yak nye a’ kôôge bé bebee.” 	 “Draw close to God,” the Scriptures say, “and he will draw close to you.”


12 Di nlama bé nwas le i ndéñbe di ntéñbe i gwés ngim mam, kiki bo hikip hi bol, suklu, tole loñ, i loo ndéñbe di ntéñbe i gwés Yéhôva. 	 12 We must not let loyalty to anything, such as a sports team, a school, or a country, become more important to us than our loyalty to Jehovah.


Me bé emble minkwel nwap, me égga ki m’ma yem i makoda mahogi. 	 I would listen to their conversations and even accompany Mother to some congregation meetings.


Yéhôva a bi bôn le ni njel mbôda i Abraham, nyen a bé lama sayap biloñ gwobisôna. 	 Jehovah had promised that through Abraham’s offspring all nations would be blessed.


Inyu ti mayéga, di boñ biliya gwés gwobisôna inyu yémbél lem yo ki yo i i ntinde bés i boñ i mam bôt bape ba nla tehe kiki bon ba dihôha. 	 In appreciation, let us work at overcoming any tendency to give in to what others might consider minor sins.


Biniigana bipe mu jam i neebe bôlô i i mbat le di begee ngaa, bi nlébna ikété Nkum Ntat ni hop pulasi nu 1er novembre 2005 p. 31; ni nu 15 juillet 1983 pp. 25-26. 	 Further details on the question of accepting employment that involves being armed are found in The Watchtower of November 1, 2005, p. 31; and July 15, 1983, pp. 25-26.


Ngim mandutu ma niñ i mbéna adbe mut i mbus, ma nomok ki nwii ndi nwii; ma nla ki o minkañ bés ngi yimbe hala. 	 Some of life’s problems tend to persist, sometimes for years; they may take root before we are fully aware of them.


Ndi Yésu—nu a bé hihéga hi Adam i nya i yôni—a téñbe ni manôgla yak ikété ndutu i nlôôha. 	 But Jesus—who was Adam’s perfect equivalent—remained obedient despite severe suffering.


Kii hihéga, a ntoñol bé hiki isii jam li mbéñge mambot, ma bikristen bi nlama haba. 	 For example, he does not provide a detailed dress code for Christians.


NI NWAS BAÑ LE MINDAÑ MI NOM 	 DO NOT ALLOW CONFLICT TO CONTINUE


A nla gwélél to limbe jam hana nkoñ isi inyu tjam bitembee gwé. 	 He can use any part of it to disseminate his lies.


Ibale u nhoñol le a nsébél we, tibil badba mana mambadga ma yé nseñ: Baa u nôgda le u gwé makénd ma tôbôtôbô inyu nson u añal ñañ nlam? 	 If you feel that he might have, think about these important questions: Do you feel that you are especially zealous in the preaching work?


(Filipi 2:20) Ñ, Timôtéô a bé tôñ toi ni bôt. 	 (Phil. 2:20) Yes, Timothy cared about people.


Ngim mangéda, me mboñ biliya i kwel ni lôk kéé i bôlôm ni i bôda i likoda jem li mondo. 	 “I am reserved by nature,” says Rachel, who moved far away from where she grew up.


(Rôma 2:28; 1 Korintô 15:39, 50) Hala a nla ki kobla libak li bôt ba yé linyañ. 	 (Rom. 2:28; 1 Cor. 15:39, 50) It can also signify kinship.


18 Ntôptjémbi a bé yi ipam limbe likala Djob a bé gwés litén jé li kôba. 	 18 The psalmist knew how favored God’s ancient people were.


I len ini, Lelaa di ñunda le di nit libak li Yéhova li Nungingii? 	 How do we show our support for Jehovah’s sovereignty today?


Ibale ñ, inyuki? 	 If so, why?


“Boñge ba gwé ngôñ le ba tééne bo ngim minwaa, mi mi ga hôla bo i yila minhôôlak mi bôt mi mi nyi yoñ makidik malam. 	 “Children need boundaries to help them grow into well-rounded adults.


(Tjémbi 147:10) Maselna ni hala, di nlama kôôge Yéhôva bebee, inyu yemhe nye le a hôla bés. 	 (Ps. 147:10) Rather, we must approach Jehovah, begging for his help.


Ngéda i mbigda i nyemb Yésu i yé loñge kiyaga inyu yoñ ngéda i hoñol mam momasôna Yéhôva bo Yésu ba mboñ inyu yés. 	 The Memorial season is an excellent time to meditate on all that Jehovah and Jesus have done for us.


(Masoola 3:19) Mimañ mi mboñ loñge i kôna ndémbél i Kristô, ngéda mi gwé ngôñ i ti maéba. 	 (Rev. 3:19) Elders would do well to imitate Christ’s example when they need to give counsel.


Ndi matiñ ma Yéhôva ma nhéñha bé inyule di yé i ngéda mbéñ tole ngéda sép.—Malaki 3:6. 	 Jehovah’s standards, however, do not fluctuate with the weather.—Mal. 3:6.


Pua yem a bé gwés Bibel, a soñglege bés yo hiki kegla sonde, ndi a bé tehe base kiki ngim njel le baéga ba bé gwélél inyu sodol bôt moni, a kalak inyu jôha le: “Me mbadba le njee nye a bi saa Yésu inyu likalô jé, ni biniigana gwé?” 	 Father loved the Bible and read it to us on Sunday mornings, but he viewed religion as a money-making scheme and often jokingly asked, “I wonder who paid Jesus for his preaching and teaching?”


17. (a) Njee Yéhôva a ti mbegee i néñés boñge? (b) Lelaa bagwal ba nla bat mahôla inyu niiga bon bap maliga? 	 17. (a) Whom has Jehovah assigned to raise children? (b) How can parents get help in teaching their children the truth?


Di bé jôha bé ni bôlô yés i mondo i bagwal. Di bi yoñ makidik i tibil niiga bingond gwés maliga. 	 We took our new assignment as parents very seriously, and we set out to instill the truth in our beautiful girls.


Bape ba ba gwé bé moni, ba nhoñol le ba nla bé leege bakén kiki ini lôk kéé ipe. 	 Others have limited income and believe that they could never offer what other members of the congregation could.


Bibel i nkal bé too hala a bé lôl inyule ba bééna maselna ma bilem. 	 The account does not suggest that it was the result of a personality conflict.


Inyuki di nla bé yi ngi pééna yo ki yo, bonje ba ga ba mu nsoñgi u 144 000 bôt? 	 Why is it not possible for us to know for sure who will be part of the 144,000?


Di ban-ga ki botñem le, bagwal ba ga la yoñ mbegee Djob a nti bo i tôñ ni bon bap i pes mbuu dilo di nlo. 	 It is to be hoped that the parents will, in time, fulfill their God-given responsibility to care spiritually for their children.


Bibel i ñunda le biañgel bihogi bi gwé map môi. 	 The Bible reveals that at least some angels have personal names.


To ba ngwés to ba ngwés bé, bôt ba binam ba mbéna kôna bilem bi Djob i ngim likala. Inyu hala nyen yak bo ba kôli ni ngim hihéga hi lipém jés.—Tjémbi 8:6. 	 Whether they realize it or not, they reflect to some extent Jehovah’s glory, and for this reason, they deserve a measure of honor and respect.—Ps. 8:5.


(Añ Tjémbi 97:10.) 	 (Read Psalm 97:10.)


Jon i mbus ñwii wada, me bi kit le me ntémb i mbai inyu tééda nyandôm wem nu a yé pada. 	 So a year later, I decided to return home to take care of my uncle, the priest.


(Lukas 11:52) Ba bé lama hôla bôt bape i nok Bañga i Djob, ni hôla bo i kil mu njel niñ boga. 	 (Luke 11:52) They were supposed to unlock the meaning of God’s Word and help others to walk on the road to eternal life.


(Matéô 5:7) “Ni hônbanaga bé ni bé, ni nwéhlaga ki bé ni bé, to ibale mut a ntogha inyu maasañ; kiki [Yéhôva]* a bi nwéhél bé, yak bé boña hala.”—Kôlôsé 3:13. 	 (Matthew 5:7) “Continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely even if anyone has a cause for complaint against another. Just as Jehovah* freely forgave you, you must also do the same.”—Colossians 3:13.


Inyuki di nla hémle ñañ u Bibel u David bo Gôliat? 	 Why can we trust the Bible record of David versus Goliath?


TÉÑBE I NIT KUNDE I YÉHÔVA I ÉNÉL 	 LOYALLY UPHOLD GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY


15 Bitugne Yésu a kôs, bi yé bi bisu ni bi bi nlôôha nseñ. 	 15 The resurrection of Jesus was the first of that sort, and it undoubtedly is first in importance.


Ndik mu kaat yé i nyen, ba mpôdôl bibañga bi Yésu bi bi ñunda le gwéha i yé yimbne i bañga banigil.—Añ Yôhanes 13:34, 35. 	 His Gospel alone preserves Jesus’ statement that love is the identifying mark of his true disciples.—Read John 13:34, 35.


15 Bibel i nyelel le, hala a bi siidaha Yéhôva ñem ngéda bôt ba bé boñ mam mabe, ni ‘le hégda yosôna i mahoñol ma ñem wap i ba ndik béba ngéda yosôna.’ 	 15 The Bible reveals that Jehovah is saddened when people pursue a wicked course and ‘the inclination of their thoughts is only bad all the time.’


Ibôdôl yaga hilo hi ligwéé li man wap, bagwal ba nlama hôla nye i ti nyemede nkikip, ni i sôblana inyu yila ngwélél Yéhôva. 	 From the day of their child’s birth, parents should have the intent to make a disciple, assisting their child to become a dedicated, baptized servant of Jehovah.


I bi nom bé, dingonda dini di kahal añle mawanda map ma suklu i mam ba bé nigil. 	 Before long, the two girls shared with their classmates what they were learning.


Ndi ki le minyôl nwés mi bakalô mi mandap més ma Ane, mi bi yégle mi kéhi. 	 The thatched roofs on our Kingdom Halls stayed put.


Ndi i hiai hitan B.N.Y., (hala wee, Bisu bi Ngéda Yés, ilole Yésu a ngwéé) bôt ba njôôñ yi, ba ba bé bon ba Grikia, ba bôdôl ti mahoñol le, bebek hisi hi gwé ôñgba wee puma. 	 In the fifth century B.C.E., Greek scientists suggested that it was a sphere.


Ndoñ 	 report


I bet ba nke yak babo ngambi ba len, baa manwin ba nkôs inyu bilôl ma yé eglege? 	 Have those who turn to today’s popular methods of predicting the future fared any better?


Bimbe biniigana di nla ôt mu ndémbél i bôt ba mbuu? 	 What can we learn from exemplary spiritual people?


Mayuuga ma mimañ ma nti bés pôla i kôs pék i nlôl i Bañga i Djob (Béñge maben 18, 19) 	 Shepherding visits offer us the opportunity to seek wisdom from God’s Word (See paragraphs 18, 19)


Mam ma bé ha bé nlélém.” 	 Nothing would be the same.”


Yéhôva a bôn bo le a’ ba maliga ni bet ba ngwés nye, ni tééda matiñ mé. 	 He assured them that he would be loyal to those who love him and keep his commandments.


Bibel i ñañle bé bés ngandak bipôdôl bi Maria. 	 The Bible does not tell us much about what Mary said.


16 Jam li nyônôs ima li yé le, i soñda gwéha i Yéhôva i ga hôla bés i hôlôs ñem nsôhga. 	 16 Second, meditating on Jehovah’s love will help us to cultivate modesty.


Balét ba Lôk Yuda ba bé yéñ téé bikila yak inyu disii di mam. 	 The Jewish rabbis expounded on every detail of these laws.


Ibale di nhôya bé hala ntel ngéda wonsôna di nigil ni bo, di ga pam nôgha bo le i ti bomede nkikip ni kôs sôble bi yé nseñ inyu yap. 	 If we keep that clearly in mind, we will communicate more effectively with our students. We will not hold back from discussing at appropriate times the importance of dedication and baptism.


Mbus Yésu a jés yom kiki bo 5 000 di bôlôm, a bi hélés bôt. 	 After Jesus fed about 5,000 men, he sensed the mood among the people.


I nwii 1980 ba bi om bés i Najéria. 	 In 1980 we were transferred to Nigeria.


A bi timbhe nye i nya i kôli. 	 His response was measured and entirely fitting.


Bitembee bi yé bibe inyu nwet a mpot gwo, ni inyu nwet a nhémle gwo. 	 Lies damage both the one telling them and the one believing them.


Mbus ha, Rôbôam a kee ni bisu i ba kiñe i ane i nwelmbok. 	 Thereafter, Rehoboam continued to reign over the southern kingdom.


GWÉT NI NKOÑ ISI WONSÔNA; YUBDA I MBET BET NI BET 	 GLOBAL WAR AND ESCALATING CHAOS


3 I nla ba le kii a bé yén bebee ni Yérusalem, Marta a bi tehe bé ngéda Yésu a bi tugul man yik muda bebee ni Nain, i Galiléa. 	 3 It is unlikely that Martha, living near Jerusalem, observed Jesus resurrect the son of a widow near Nain in Galilee.


Ibabé pééna, a bi yoñ ngéda i wan mam ma bé le ma kwél nye ibale a neebe. 	 No doubt, he took the time to consider what the consequences would be if he were to lower his guard.


Bape ba nyéga bé bôt inyule ba nhoñol le litén jap, binéñél gwap, ni tel ba gwé bi mboñ le ba nloo bôt bape. 	 Some find it difficult to greet others who are of a different race, culture, or social standing.


Bibel i nkal le “Nyambe a yé gwéha.” Nyambe, nu jôl jé le Yéhôva, a mbôn le “bôt ba téé sép b’a kôdôl hisi, ba yén ki mu mba ni mba.” (1 Yôhanes 4:8; Tjémbi 37:29) Lelaa ni u nla boñ inyu pei i njiiha keñi ni inyu kôhna bisai Djob a mbôn? 	 “God is love,” says the Bible, and God, whose name is Jehovah, promises that “the righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it.” (1 John 4:8; Psalm 37:29) How, though, can you survive the great tribulation and enjoy the promised blessings?


Bebeg le i ngélé bisu, di ga tibil bé nok mahoñol ni maboñog ma bôt ba mbok ipe. 	 At first, we may not fully understand their way of thinking or reacting.


Masoda le, ngandak i bi témb i ntôñ, ndi bape ba bi la bé. 	 Thankfully, many later returned, but some never did.


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A nkônde le: “Ba mbéna bé neebe biniigana gwés. 	 He adds: “They do not always agree with our beliefs.


Ngéda bon banan ba ntehe bé ni ‘nyéñ ndugi Ane,’ ba nigil i bii botñem yap yak Yéhôva inyu kôs mam ba gwé ngôñ hiki kel. 	 When your children see you “seeking first the Kingdom,” they learn to depend on Jehovah for their daily needs.


Ruben a nkal le: “Me bé béna hoñol le me gwé bé mahee mo ki mo. 	 “I have fought feelings of worthlessness for many years,” says Rubén.


Ba bebee i neebe mahôla ma lôk kéé ipe, ni ñem mayéga 	 Gratefully accept help from others


21 Kiki Nôa, Daniel, ni Hiôb ba bi yéñ Yéhôva ni ñem wap wonsôna, a bi nwas le ba léba nye. 	 21 Because Noah, Daniel, and Job searched for Jehovah with all their heart, he let himself be found by them.


Bésbomede di ‘noode, di ntehe ki le Yéhôva a yé loñge’ ibale di mboñ kii yosôna di nla inyu nson wé. 	 We personally “taste and see that Jehovah is good” as we do all we can in his service.


Ha ngéda i, Mbôgi Yéhôva i bé bé i tison i Mistelbach, i tison ba bi om me. 	 At the time, there were no Witnesses in Mistelbach, the town where I was to serve.


(Ndiimba Mbén 18:15) Yésaya a bôk pot le Nu nyen a’ yila ñéga ni ñane (Yésaya 55:4) Djob a bi tinde yak Daniel i tila inyu malo ma Mésia nu a yé Ñéga. 	 (Deut. 18:15) Isaiah foretold that this One would become “a leader and commander.” (Isa. 55:4) And Daniel was inspired to write about the coming of “Messiah the Leader.”


Baa i yé béba le kristen i lep tolakii i nhémle bitugne? 	 Is it wrong for a Christian to grieve even while believing in the resurrection?


Inyuki i yé loñge i niñ innoñnaga ni matiñ ma Yéhôva? 	 Why is it worth sticking to Jehovah’s standards?


Ngéda di bi mal sal i Ayiti, ba bi om bés i sal kiki basañal i biloñ bipe bi Afrika Ñemkété. 	 After serving in Haiti, I was assigned to serve as a missionary in the Central African Republic.


Inyuki likap li yé loñge inyu yés? 	 Why is giving good for us?


Bibel i nkal le: “A’ yônôs ngôñ i ba ba nkon nye woñi. 	 “He satisfies the desire of those who fear him,” the Bible says.


6, 7. (a) Kii Nôa a bé la bé boñ? (b) Lelaa ngéda yés i mpôôna i Nôa? 	 6, 7. (a) What could Noah not do? (b) How are we in a situation similar to Noah’s?


Lelaa bañga yi i Yéhôva, ni i matiñ mé bi nhôla bés i tep bañga mawanda, ni mintuk minlam? 	 How does accurate knowledge of Jehovah and of his standards help us in choosing good associates and wholesome entertainment?


Môi ma bitison biaa bi, ma yé Hlybokyy Potik, Serednye Vodyane, ni Nyzhnya Apsha. 	 The names of the towns are Hlybokyy Potik, Serednye Vodyane, and Nyzhnya Apsha.


(Matéô 3:17; 17:5) Djob a bi ti Yésu bibégés, a kal ki nye le yom a yé boñ i yé loñge. 	 (Matt. 3:17; 17:5) God thus commended Jesus and assured him that he was doing well.


Baa lisuk jap li bé lelaa? 	 The result?


Ba noode nigil ki lelaa ba nla kwel ni bôt ba nyi bé Bibel, ni lelaa ba timbhe i makoda, ba yé ki nsôôbege ikété minson mi mbuu mimpe.” 	 They try to learn how to reason with those who are not familiar with the Bible and how to give an answer during the meetings of the local congregation, and they are absorbed in many other exciting spiritual activities.”


(Añ Sakaria 5:9-11.) 	 (Read Zechariah 5:9-11.)


LIBO NGAMBI 	 FORTUNE-TELLING


Bikaat bi miñañ mi bon ba Lôk Yuda mi ñunda le banuñul i témpel ba bé nibil bet ba bé somb ni ini njel le ba bé nuñul gwom gwap diye. 	 Jewish historical records show that temple merchants exploited their customers by charging exorbitant prices.


“Bôt ba Hérôdé,” hala wee bôt ba nlôñ wé, ba bé hoñol le ibale Yésu a kal le ba saa bañ tas i, ki ba bi ôm nye nsohi le a nkolba énél i Rôma. 	 The “party followers of Herod” who raised this issue hoped that if Jesus denounced the tax, he might be accused of sedition.


22 U hôiga bañ jam li nlôôha ba nseñ 	 22 Keep Your Eyes on the Big Issue


Ni le kiki bés ni lôk kéé yés, di ngwés Yéhôva, i gwéha i i yé kiki nkôô u u ñat bés, u lédhak ki adna yés. 	 And the love for Jehovah that we and our fellow worshippers share is like a cord that ties us together and strengthens our bond of unity.


MANDUTU, NI MANJEL INYU YÉMBÉL MO 	 PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS


Ibale di ntibil gwélél mambén ni matiñ ma Bibel, di ga ba “nyonok, nkôôbaga inyu hi nson nlam.” (2 Timôtéô 3:16, 17) Jon, di mboñ nyiña u matiñ ma Bibel ikété bikaat bi ntôñ inyu yi kii i yé “sômbôl Nwet [Yéhôva].” 	 By making skilled use of the laws and principles found in God’s Word, we will be “fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.” (2 Tim. 3:16, 17) Therefore, search for Scriptural principles in order to ‘perceive what the will of Jehovah is.’


Yésu a bi gwélél nlélém buk ngéda a bé pôdôs muda nu matjél ma bé pam 12 ñwii. 	 Jesus used it when he spoke to a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for 12 years.


Lelaa u bi kôôba inyu ke hôla het batéé likalô ba mbéda? 	 How did you prepare for serving where the need is greater?


DIHÉGA DI BÔT BA BI UNDA ÑEM NGUI 	 EXAMPLES OF COURAGE


(Añ Yakôbô 1:5-8.) 	 (Read James 1:5-8.)


I mut a nhép nkus a nla ba mut nu a gwé bé ngandak mam, tole mut nu a nsomb bé gwom bi yé diye. 	 A materialistic person may not have a lot of money or make expensive purchases.


Lelaa ndémbél i Nôa i niiga bés kii i bana hémle i nkobla? 	 How does Noah’s example help us to understand what it means to have faith?


To hala kiki di kôli bé kôhna mahôla mé, a ñemble bés, a ntimbhe yak bés ngim mangéda ni njel bikristen bipe, “kayéle di gwé makénd i kal le: ‘Nwet nyen a yé nhôla wem, m’a kon bé me woñi. 	 Undeserving as we are, he answers our call, often through fellow Christians, “so that we may be of good courage and say: ‘Jehovah is my helper; I will not be afraid.


(Tjémbi 89:15; 119:128) Ndi to hala, kiki Satan a nkal le énél i Yéhôva i téé bé sép, nyemede Satan a yé ngi pam i hek nkoñ isi het telepsép i yé. 	 (Ps. 89:14; 119:128) In contrast, despite his allegation that Jehovah’s sovereignty is deficient, Satan has been unable to produce a world wherein justice always prevails.


Kinje lipém likeñi i ba nsôblege kiki Mbôgi Yéhôva. 	 It is a great honor to be baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.


A téé ngii yosôna ni bañga yi.”—BINGÉNGÉN 3:19. 	 He solidly established the heavens in discernment.”—PROV. 3:19.


Me bi kôhna kunde i hôla nye, inyu boñ le a laa mal bôlô i, pes kel. 	 I was permitted to help her at one place so that she could get done in half the time.


(Lukas 14:8, 9) I hoñol libak likeñi li nlona bé bés bisai. 	 (Luke 14:8, 9) Presumptuous acts do not turn out well.


7 Kôna Yéhôva, ndi ha Farisai bé. 	 7 Imitate Jehovah, not the Pharisees.


Ba bi témb ba wo, ba bol ki ikété soñ. 	 They died again and saw corruption in the grave.


Mbus ba kena me i dokta li ñamb sônda inyu tehe too bihés ngwem bi bi bugi bé, mbus ba ôt me i labga yem. 	 They then took me to the camp infirmary to confirm that my bones were not broken and dragged me back to my tent.


(Bibôdle 3:6) Bigdana mam mabe ma bi kwél bôt ba ba bi la bé sélés i lem ini. 	 (Gen. 3:6) And think of the sad results reaped by others who since then have failed to exercise this important quality.


Ndi kiki Paul, ba bi téñbe i ke ni bisu i téé likalô. 	 Yet, like Paul, they stood firm and continued preaching.


Nlôñ Bitilna wada u u bi hôla nye, u yé Tjémbi 68:7, nu a nkal le: “Nyambe a nyis bôt ba bôyi botama ikété bôt. (tole, ndap; MN)” A ntoñol le: “Me bé yi le u nlôñ unu u mpôdôl bé ndap liyeene jomede hana dilo tjés. 	 One scripture that helped her was Psalm 68:6: “God gives those who are alone a home to dwell in.” She explains: “I knew that the verse could not just mean a home in a physical sense now.


Jon ikété gwéha yé, Djob a bi om Man wé Yésu, le a neebe i begel ‘nsaa u béba’ inyu yés. 	 So God lovingly sent his Son, Jesus, to accept ‘the wages of sin’ for us.


Hala a yé ngandak ñwii le me njôs ngôñ keñi inyu ngim jam Yéhôva a ñoo. 	 For years, I have been battling a strong desire for something Jehovah hates.


Mimbe minlôñ mi Bibel mi nla lédés mut a nkôs maéa? 	 Which scriptures can comfort the bereaved?


Jam jada li yé le, i nyéñ loñge i mut numpe. 	 For one thing, it seeks the other person’s advantage.


Kiki Hézékia, lelaa ngandak i len ini i ñunda le ba yé mawanda ma Yéhôva? 	 Like Hezekiah, how have many today proved to be Jehovah’s friends?


“Adam nu a nsôk nyen a yila mbuu u nti niñ.”—1 KORINTÔ 15:45. 	 “The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.”—1 COR. 15:45.


Bilôk bikéé bi gwobisôna bi ngwélél Yéhôva ikété adna. 	 All these dear brothers and sisters from different backgrounds serve Jehovah unitedly.


Imbe bôlô Yéhôva a bi ti Adam le a boñ, ni inyuki? 	 What did Jehovah invite Adam to do, and why?


Bilôk bikéé biba bi yé ti mbép pén man kaat i nyaañga u u yé bisu bi tison i Kastilak, nkum ndap u u bi ôña i kék 16, bebee ni tison i Split 	 Two brothers offer a tract to a painter on the bridge in front of Kaštilac, a fortress built in the 16th century, near the city of Split


U gwé ndik le u bana maada malam ni Djob.” 	 “All you need is a personal relationship with God.”


To hala kii bôt bé ba lihaa ni mawanda mé, ba bé tinde nye le a ep man wé yak bagwal bé, i muda nu a bi kal bo le i boñ hala i ta bé jam li téé sép. 	 Despite pressure from her relatives and friends to send her child to the grandparents, she concluded that it was not right to do so.


6 To hala kii di ngi yii baboñbéba, di nlama bé neebe le béba yon i énél bés. 	 6 Even though we remain sinners, we need not resign ourselves to having sin dominate our lives.


Bôlô ipe i ta bé i i nti nya maséé i. 	 No other career offers satisfaction like that.


Inyuki Yésu a bi kal ni le mut nu a ntôñ a nla bé kônde to hikéñéé hi woo mu niñ yé? 	 Why did Jesus then say that the anxious person cannot add even a cubit to his life?


Anita, nu a gwé iloo 70 ñwii, a bé badba too a gwé toi i ngap i mbéda. 	 Anita, now in her mid-70’s, had serious doubts about her abilities.


A bi béhe nlômbi Israél le: “N’a ba bapubhaga; inyule me Yéhôva Nyambe nan, me yé Numpubi.” 	 He urged the ancient Israelites: “You should be holy, because I, Jehovah your God, am holy.”


Kel yada, mañ wada u u bi tip kôs ngim nson u tôbôtôbô i likoda li ndôn a bi sébél ngim mañ i téléfôn inyu bat nye ibale a bé le a hôla nye bôlô i likoda li ndôn. 	 How did one overseer react to harsh words, and what can we learn from his example?


Ibale man a yé jôga li ñwii, u nla toñle nye le, mam ma mbéda inyu bana puma wada, yak inyu bana tén puma yosôna, ma yé ntilga ikété nsam u puma. 	 For an older child, you could explain that the recipe for the apple—in fact, for the entire tree on which it grew—was part of the code in the DNA.


Me ngi hoñlak ngéda me bi tehe mut wada a yii libebe, a bak a héba puba mboñ, ni hikôtô kiki bôt ba nlôñ u KKK. 	 I remember seeing a man sitting on his front porch one Halloween night proudly wearing a white sheet and hood, as those in the KKK did.


Jon, Yéhôva a bi sôñ Rôbôam ni Yérusalem le ba tjiba bañ.—2 Miñañ 12:5-7, 12. 	 Hence, Jehovah rescued Rehoboam and Jerusalem from destruction.—2 Chron. 12:5-7, 12.


Ngéda di mbadba i nya mambadga i, di ga kônde ôt nseñ mu lisoñgol jés li Bibel. 	 When we reflect on such questions, we will surely get more out of our Bible reading.


14 Yak bagwal ba ba yé bikristen, ba gwé ngôñ ni ñem ngui. 	 14 Christian parents also need courage.


19 Ibabé pééna, kiki lisuk li hiai ibe hini hi gwé ni moo, mbagla matén, i pôôs mut mahoñol mabe, ni ôa bi ga bet ndigi, bet ni bet. 	 19 Divisions, prejudice, and hostility will doubtless increase in the world as we approach the end of this wicked system.


(Matéô 4:4) I pot maliga, manôgla mé inyu Bañga i Djob mon ma bi tinde nye i neebe nyemb i ngii kék njiiha. 	 (Matt. 4:4) In fact, his obedience to God’s Word went as far as submitting to death on a torture stake.


Lelaa i suhus likala jés li niñ i mboñ le, i sélél Djob i ba jam li ntomb? 	 How may a simple life make it easier to serve God?


Botñem i yik muda i bi tinde nye i nit bitééne inyu bibégés bi ngéda yé. 	 The widow’s trust moved her to support the existing arrangement for true worship.


Jon Yésu a bi tibil béhe banigil bé le: “Ni tiblak yoñ yihe inyu séñha Farisai ni séñha Hérôdé.” 	 So Jesus warned his disciples: “Keep your eyes open; look out for the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”


Iloole a bôdôl ngim ñane ñem, tole ngim ntôñ bôt inyu lona kunde, nye ni bikristen bipe ba bé sal ni ngui inyu hôla bôt bape i nok ñañ nlam u Ane Djob, ni mahee ma tôbôtôbô binoñ bi Yésu Kristô bi gwéne bés. 	 Rather than looking to any human ruler or agency for freedom, Paul and his fellow Christians worked hard to help others learn the good news of God’s Kingdom and the incomparable value of the ransom sacrifice of Christ Jesus.


Baa mabéhna ma, ma mbigdaha bé we i yom i bi pémél Lôk Israel i ñoñ? 	 Does that warning not remind you of what befell the Israelites in the wilderness?


Jam li nyônôs aa, nsohi Satan a ôm bôt le gwéha bé yon i ntinde bo i gwélél Djob u mbéñge hiki wada wés. 	 Third, each one of us is personally involved in the issue of integrity.


Ndi, Paul a bi ti bilôk bikéé makénd le ba unda gwéha i nya i yôni. 	 But Paul encouraged the brothers to show love in an even greater way.


Di yimbe lelaa hala a nene ikété ndimbhe a ti lôkisañ: “Ni kon bañ woñi, inyule baa men me yé i ño Nyambe? 	 Notice how this is reflected in what he told his brothers: “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?


Ba nkon woñi i ti bomede nkikip yak Yéhôva ni i kôs sôble. 	 They hesitate to dedicate their lives to him and get baptized.


I mbus, a kal limut le: “Hiela miñem, ni sôblana hi wada nan i jôl li Yésu Kristô inyu nwéhél bibéba binan; ndi n’a kôs likébla li mbuu mpubi.” 	 Then, he told the crowd: “Repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the free gift of the holy spirit.”


Bôlô bé yon i nhañ ntôñ Djob i len ini. 	 There is no shortage of work in God’s organization today.


Jon i nene le Yésu a bé bat nye limbe jam a nlôôha gwés. 	 So it seems that Jesus was asking him where his true affection lay.


Mu kii ntat ndap mok a bé kon woñi le bebek, bôt ba mok ba yé le ba so, a bé sômbôl nolba, ha nyen Paul a sébél nye ni kiñ ngii. 	 The jailer, fearing that the prisoners had escaped, was on the verge of committing suicide when Paul called out to him.


13 Mañ u, u ngi bigdaga le: “Graham a bé mut ngôk. 	 13 The elder recalled: “Graham had a problem with pride.


Bibel i nti bagwélél ba Djob makénd le: “Kenek u je koga yoñ ni maséé, u nyok ki wai yoñ ni ñem nlam.”—Ñañal 9:7. 	 The Bible encourages faithful ones: “Go, eat your food with rejoicing, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart.”—Eccl. 9:7.


Biliya di nlama boñ inyu ba maséé i Bétel bi yé nlélém ni bi di nlama boñ inyu ba maséé to numbe homa: Di nlama hek pék inyu yi inyuki i bôlô di mboñ i yé toi nseñ. 	 The challenge of being happy at Bethel is the same as it is elsewhere: You have to focus on why what you are doing is important.


Masoohe mé ma yé ntéédaga ikété Bibel. 	 Her touching prayer is preserved in the Bible.


Baa Pétrô a ga nimis minson nwé mi tôbôtôbô inyu hihôha hi? 	 Would Peter lose precious privileges because of his mistake?


Ibale di ngwel minson mi tôbôtôbô i ntôñ u Yéhôva, di nlama tehe nwo kiki manjel inyu unda bañga gwéha di gwé inyu bape, di tjélék i ‘yiñil ndigi bésbomede loñge, ndi di yéñék yak loñge i mut numpe.’ (1 Korintô 10:24) Kiki hihéga, i makoda més makeñi ni ma ndôn, baleege bôt ba nlama bôdôl sal ikété Ndap Ane i het lôk kéé i ga lo i yén i mbus ngéda. 	 If we receive privileges in Jehovah’s service, we should view these as opportunities to show the genuineness of our love by “seeking, not [our] own advantage, but that of the other person.” (1 Cor. 10:24) For example, at our assemblies and conventions, attendants are on duty in the seating area before others are scheduled to enter.


Yék “njel” yoñ nwéhél i néhi, i bak ki ntiblak loñge. 	 Keep the “road” to your forgiveness open and in good repair.


Ngim mangéda, mimbuu mimbe mi nla jôb, mi yén ikété ngim bôt.—Matéô 12:22. 	 Wicked spirits can in some cases take control of people.—Matthew 12:22.


IBÔDÔL nu bôt ba binam ba niñ hana isi, ngéda yés yo i yé tôbôtôbô. 	 WE LIVE in a time of human history that is truly unique.


Di nla léba ñem nwee ngéda di nôgôl Yéhôva ni ñem wés wonsôna.—Yésaya 48:18, 19. 	 We can find true inner peace by obeying Jehovah from the heart.—Isa. 48:18, 19.


Kii u nla boñ inyu lédés bôt bape? 	 What can you do to provide comfort to others?


Ndi, mbus ndék sôñ, ba mbem le bakén ba bôt ba tôñ ni bomede. 	 However, often within months, refugees may be expected to support themselves.


Babilôn a bé homa nu tôbôtôbô inyu nyuñga i ngéda kôba. Yak ngandak bikaat ba bi léba, bi ñunda le ngandak ikété bon ba Israél i bi nigil likeñge li li bé hôla bo i somb ni i nuñul i Babilôn. 	 Babylon was a center of trade and commerce in the ancient world, and documents that have been unearthed indicate that many Jews learned the art of buying and selling there, while others became skilled craftsmen.


16 U nla ba nkwoog nkaa le Yéhôva a gwé ngôñ le u “kôbda niñ moo” inyu bilôl bilam. 	 16 You can be sure that Jehovah wants you to “get a firm hold” on a happy future.


Di boñ biliya bi ngui inyu tééda adna yés ni bilôk bikéé. 	 Let us go on rendering exclusive devotion to Jehovah by loving and serving him whole-souled and putting forth earnest effort to maintain oneness in the Christian brotherhood.


Ngandak bisabe bi nuñul mambot ma ma noñ mahabga ma nkoñ isi, jon hala a nla bat le di boñ ngandak biliya, a yoñ ki bés ngéda, inyu léba loñge kidik isi, loñge mbot, loñge sodi, loñge kôti, loñge trosis, i i nit bé bés nyuu ngandak. 	 Many stores cater to popular fashions, so it may take more time and effort to find modest skirts, dresses, and blouses or suits and slacks that are not too tight.


Bilôk bikéé bi bôlôm ni bi bôda bi bi nyééne i mambai ma ma yé bebee ni Suva, nlôm tison nu loñ Fiji, ba yé maséé i añle bôt bobasôna ba mboma miñan minlam. 	 Brothers and sisters in rural areas outside of Suva, the capital of Fiji, happily share the good news with all whom they encounter


Bahogi ba nhoñol le mut to wada a gwé bé kunde i pohol ni nyemede—le Djob nyen a mal kit lelaa niñ yés i ga ba. 	 Some claim that there is no such thing as free will—that all our actions are predetermined by God.


Inyule Yônatan a bé a tiñi i gwés Yéhôva, a bak ki suhulnyu. Ndi Abner a bé bé hala. 	 Because Jonathan was loyal to Jehovah and was humble but Abner was not.


(Bingéngén 27:11) Hônba yés i nti “mbôgi lam” i bisu bi Djob, i nlédés ki botñem yés. 	 (Prov. 27:11) Our endurance produces “an approved condition” and strengthens our hope.


Ndi, i niiga bôt bape i nhôla i somb ngéda mu dilo di nlo.—Efésô 5:15, 16. 	 However, training others saves time in the long run.—Eph. 5:15, 16.


Lelaa di nla nup ôa tole mbagla miñem nwés? 	 How can we uproot prejudice from our heart?


I yé maliga le, nigil hilémb hi mondo i mbat ngéda, biliya ni suhulnyu. 	 Granted, learning a new language takes time, effort, and humility.


Soso ben i hémle (Béñge maben 12-14) 	 The large shield of faith (See paragraphs 12-14)


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


12 Yéhôva a ngwés ba “ba ntéñbe i num matam” 	 12 Jehovah Loves Those Who “Bear Fruit With Endurance”


Baa mana mam bé mon ma nlôôha ba bés nseñ i niñ? 	 Are not such things some of the major necessities of life?


Ntôñ bakéés u bi nom bé 30 manut inyu kit le me kôli ke mok. 	 In less than half an hour, the jury decided that I was guilty.


A bi bôdôl ke makoda ma libôga li Bronx, a sôblana i nwii 1940. 	 She began attending meetings with the Bronx Congregation and got baptized in 1940.


13 Kwélés bo ni ñemlima. 	 13 Speak with mildness.


Mut a ntéé bé makôô mé ni nyemede ngéda a nke.” 	 It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.”


Hala a bé ndutu le minhook mi bagwélél ba Djob mi kodba, ndi inyu tehna, ba bé lama bomna bisôsôli. 	 Faithful anointed servants of God had to meet together in discreet groups—if they could meet at all.


Hala a bi bôña ndék nwii ilole me ngwéé. 	 That was a couple of years before I was born.


15 Minhôôlak mi boñge mi nla pam i nok le, ba nla tibil gwélél Yéhôva i likoda het ba mpot hilémb ba nok loñge. 	 15 Adult children may come to realize that they could better serve Jehovah in a congregation that uses the language that they understand best.


Inyuki hala a nlama toi nene i mis ma bôt bape le di mbégés ndik Yéhôva nyetama? 	 Why should it be obvious to others that we are devoted to Jehovah exclusively?


Tééda mbôô woñ i pes mbuu mu kii likoda joñ li ngwélél hilémb hipe 	 Maintain Your Spiritual Health While Serving in a Foreign Field


Kii i bi tagbe i kel ni bi kôs sôble? 	 What happened on your baptism day?


Bagwal ba nlama bana njômbi i hôla man wap i yila nnigil (Béñge maben 16, 17) 	 Parents should have the goal of helping their child become a disciple (See paragraphs 16, 17)


Jon bahôñôs bitembee ba mboñ biliya i tinde bisônda i nimis bôdôl ba gwééne ñéga wap. 	 So propagandists attempt to break bonds of confidence and trust between a soldier and his commander.


15 kaat i nyônôs iba i Timôtéô 3:4, i mpôdôl bôt ba ba nlôôs ngéda yap mintuk ibabé i yi too Djob a yé. 	 15 Second Timothy 3:4 refers to a pursuit of pleasures that excludes God.


(Añ 2 Korintô 5:14, 15; 1 Yôhanes 4:9, 19.) 	 (Read 2 Corinthians 5:14, 15; 1 John 4:9, 19.)


Tila mél yoñ inyu liom njañ i matilba. 	 Enter email to send a sign up link


BIBÉBA BI BÔT 	 WICKED PEOPLE


Noode le hoñol i titii Yéhôva a nti bés. 	 Put yourself in the word picture that Jehovah has painted for us.


Leleña 	 attack


Hala a nla tééñga bés ngandak. 	 This can be annoying.


Jôi li le Satan, li nene ndik 18 ngélé ikété Bitilna bi Lôk Héber, ndi ba nsima jo iloo 30 ma ngélé ikété Bitilna bi Lôk Grikia. 	 Satan is mentioned by that name only 18 times in the Hebrew Scriptures but more than 30 times in the Christian Greek Scriptures.


Ngéda a bi mal tégbaha ñwii maa ikété likoda li li ngwélél hilémb hipe, Serge bo nwaa le Muriel ba bi yimbe le log yap i 17 ñwii, i nimis maséé mé inyu mam ma mbuu. 	 After serving in a foreign-language field for over three years, Serge and his wife, Muriel, noticed that their 17-year-old son lacked joy in theocratic activities.


A ga ba bé kiki yôñngôô, ntén ngôdô u u nyoñ binene bi homa a yéne inyu solop. 	 He will not be like a chameleon, the lizard that changes color depending on its environment.


Me bi kôs bisai i sal ni minhôôlak mi bôt i pes mbuu 	 I Have Been Blessed to Work With Spiritual Men


I bé kalak le: “Bitison bi Mbén Môsi, bi bé yimbne i lisolbene mboñbéba a bé le a léba i Kristô. 	 “This feature of the typical Mosaic law strongly foreshadowed the refuge which the sinner may find in Christ,” stated the September 1, 1895, issue.


Mut nyiña numpe a kal le, “hiañgaa hi nlôôha bai nano . . . kayéle i ngui i mpémél mu hiki tjak tjak, i nla kola inyu ti bés mapubi letee ni 200 000 nwii”! 	 Another researcher calculated that the sun “currently radiates . . . sufficient energy in one second to meet mankind’s needs for 200,000 years”!


(Béñge matila i si lipep) 	 (See footnote.)


I YÉÑ YÉHÔVA TOLE I YÉÑ MINTUK 	 SEEKING JEHOVAH OR SEEKING PLEASURES?


(Tjémbi 146:9) Ndi ibale likoda jada li mpot hilémb hiap li yé bebee ni bo, ba ga badba le: Likoda li himbe hilémb hi nlôôha loñge inyu lihaa jés? 	 (Ps. 146:9) But if there is a congregation nearby that uses your mother tongue, the question arises: Which language congregation is best for your family?


Sima ngim makébla malam Yéhôva a bi ti Adam bo Eva? 	 What are some gifts that Jehovah gave Adam and Eve?


Litam li mbuu li nyamb mayoo mu homa nu. 	 It is a place that abounds with the fruitage of God’s spirit.


Imbe botñem Yésu a bééna inyu banigil bé, inyuki a bi niiga bo? 	 What confidence did Jesus have in his disciples, and for what did he train them?


Libim li ngéda, mam ba nkal ma mbéñge bé ngim mut tôbôtôbô, ndi ma nla pémél tonjee. 	 Often the predictions are so general that they could apply to anyone.


4, 5. (a) Imbe oda Yéhôva a bi ti Lôk Israél ngéda ba bé jôp i hisi hi likak? (b) Kiki kaat Tjémbi 106 i ñunda, kii i bi pémél litén li Lôk Israél inyule ba bi ndogbene Djob? 	 4, 5. (a) What command did Jehovah give the Israelites when they entered the Promised Land? (b) According to Psalm 106, what happened to the Israelites because of their disobedience?


To hala kii gwéha i ta bé i nkoñ isi i len ini, di nlama kônde unda gwéha lisañ li bôt. 	 Even though this world does not show love, we need to continue showing brotherly love.


Ndi, a ga bana minlélém mi mahoñol kiki Kiñe David nu a tila le: “A Nyambe wem, me nkon maséé i boñ sômbôl yoñ.”—Tjémbi 40:9. 	 He will feel similar to King David, who said: “To do your will, O my God, is my delight, and your law is deep within me.”—Psalm 40:8.


Di wan ndémbél i Abraham. 	 So let us consider the example of Abraham.


Libim li bôt li tah li bana bé ngéda yap, ndi babiina ba, ba yé ha homa wap hiki ngéda, ba nôlhak bôt ba mbéñge bo. 	 Most people ignore them, but the couple remain in their spot, smiling at those who look at them.


“ÑEM YÔNI NI KONANGOO, LOÑGEÑEM” 	 “TENDER AFFECTIONS OF COMPASSION, KINDNESS”


8 Ndémbél i Adam bo Éva, ni i bibéba bi biañgel, i niiga bés inyu ndék yosôna mam ma mahee ima. 	 8 The examples of Adam, Eve, and the rebellious angels teach us at least two important lessons.


7 Bés bikristen di nlama téñbe i nôgôl ndugi Yéhôva Djob, ha nwet wés bôlô bé. 	 7 As Christians, we owe our primary loyalty to Jehovah God, not to our employer.


Manyuñ nan nu mbuu.” 	 Your brother.”


Inyuki a bi kal hala? 	 Why could he say that?


Yigil i bisu i ntoñol kii di nla boñ ngéda di nok mahoñol ma nkoñ isi ma ma nene malam, tole ma ma nlôbhe bés. 	 The first article explains what to do when we hear worldly ideas that may sound appealing or convincing.


Jon nkottas nunkeñi wada nu Yérikô le Sakéô, a bi yila ngwañ ni njel moni a bé yoñ bôt ni malôga. 	 Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector in Jericho, had become rich by extorting money from the people.


I yoñ ngaba mu suklu i, i bééne bés likébla li mbuma ñañ li Yéhôva, li d’a hôya bé.” 	 “Attending that school was an unforgettable gift from Jehovah.”


11 Inyu boñ hala, di nlama bé nwas le i niiga bôt bape Bibel i boñ le bésbomede di bana ha bé ngéda i tibil je i pes mbuu. Pes yada i nlama bé yuu i pes ipe. 	 11 To reach that goal, we should find a balance between keeping in mind the needs of others when studying and reflecting on our own spiritual needs.


18 Di yoñ ngéda i hek pék mu bibuk bini le “nduña mbuu i yé . . . nsañ.” 	 18 Let us reflect on the assurance that “setting the mind on the spirit means . . . peace.”


Me bi bôdôl nson nsañal ndék ngéda mbus me bi mal suklu. 	 I started pioneering soon after finishing school.


Ba nla badba le: ‘Baa me nhôla lôk kéé ipe i yé me i pañ i hol i pes mbuu? 	 They can ask themselves: ‘Do I contribute to the spirituality of those around me?


Ngéda a bé nyoo ni solôñ yé Silas, ba bi gwel bo ngi njom, ba ha ki bo mok. 	 While there, he and his companion Silas were arrested on false charges and thrown in jail.


3 Yéhôva a sébél nye le “Liwanda jem” 	 3 Jehovah Called Him “My Friend”


Ndi mam ma bi sôk lelaa? 	 The result?


(Rôma 3:1, 2) Ndi, i hiai hi yônôs aa B.N.Y., ngandak Lôk Yuda i bé nok ha bé hop i Lôk Héber. 	 (Rom. 3:1, 2) However, by the third century B.C.E., many Jews no longer understood Hebrew.


Hala a nkiha ni jam mut pék a tila: “Y’a ba loñge ni ba ba nkon Nyambe woñi . . . , ndi y’a ba bé loñge ni béba mut, y’a ébés dilo tjé.” 	 It is as the wise man wrote: “It will turn out well for those who fear the true God . . . , but it will not turn out well for the wicked one, nor will he prolong his days.”


Diamañ ipe, i bi hee diye ngandak. 	 Some are valued in the millions of dollars.


I ñwii 1948, i hilo 20 hi sôñ hilônde, Pua a bi sôble me, a sôble ki bôt bape ba ba bi neebe maliga ikété lép u u bé lôlak mu hikôa hi tison. Billie Nikols ni nwaa wé ba bé mu nsoñgi u. 	 There, on June 20, 1948, Father baptized me in a mountain stream, along with others who had accepted Bible truths, including Billie Nichols and his wife.


1, 2. (a) Bimbe biniigana di nla ôt mu hônba i Gidéôn ni i 300 yé bôt? 	 1, 2. (a) What can we learn from the endurance of Gideon and his 300 men?


Bigda ki le, hônba i yé lem lam yada i litam li mbuu. 	 Remember, patience is an aspect of the fruitage of the spirit.


Ndi jam li bi pémél me, li bi lédés makidik mem i “nôgôl Nyambe iloo bôt.”—Minson mi baôma 5:29. 	 But that attack actually strengthened my resolve to “obey God as ruler rather than men.”—Acts 5:29.


(Filipi 2:15) Jon, di yoñ makidik ma ngui i ke haa ni béba. 	 (Phil. 2:15) We take a firm stand against badness.


4 Hiki kel, Yéfta bo ngond yé ba bé lama bigda bikuu bibe bi bet ba bi ndogbene Yéhôva. 	 4 Every day, Jephthah and his daughter would have been reminded of the disastrous consequences of unfaithfulness to Jehovah.


A nyi mam ma ntééñga bés, tole pééna yo ki yo di nla bana. 	 He understands any insecurities or self-doubts that we may have.


I pes 3, di ñañ le: “Bobasôna ba bi boñ béba, . . . ndi inyu konangoo i mbuma ñañ yé nyen ba nkéla le ba téé sép yañga yañga, inyu kobla i nlôl ni njel binoñ bi le Kristô Yésu a saa.” 	 In chapter 3, we read: “All have sinned . . . , and it is as a free gift that they are being declared righteous by his undeserved kindness through the release by the ransom paid by Christ Jesus.”


I ñwii mini mi ntip tagbe, ngandak bikaat gwés bi ntilba inyu boñge bawanda ni batitigi.[1] Ngim biniigana mu, bi ntilbana inyu hôla bo i yémbél ngui bilôñ bibe i suklu tole mandutu boñge bawanda ba mboma. 	 In recent years, much of our literature has been published for young people.[1] Some of this material is designed to help them deal with the pressures at school or the challenges of adolescence.


4. (a) Inyuki Yéhôva a bi ep biañgel i Sôdôm? (b) Bimbe biniigana di ñôt mu ñañ u Lôt ni bingond gwé? 	 4. (a) Why did Jehovah send angels to Sodom? (b) What does the account about Lot and his daughters teach us?


Me nhoñol le ibale ni neebe nson to ngéda ni ngwés bé wo, ni ga kôs bisai bi Yéhôva. 	 I believe that if you accept an assignment even when you don’t really feel like doing it, you will always be blessed by Jehovah.


I ndoñi i, i nkiha ni maada ma yé i pôla Yésu ni juu li bôt (hala wee minhook) li ga yila kiki ñwaa wé.—2 Korintô 11:2; Masoola 21:2, 9. 	 This is a fitting illustration for those who will become part of Christ’s figurative wife.—2 Cor. 11:2; Rev. 21:2, 9.


To ibale di nléba le ngim ndutu i mbéna tééñga bés hiki ngéda, “di waa bañ i boñ loñge, inyule d’a bumbul ngéda i ma kola, ibale di ntomb bé.” 	 Even when we find ourselves dealing with the same problems over and over again, “let us not give up in doing what is fine, for in due time we will reap if we do not tire out.”


Nyambe a nyéñ ba Liwanda jés.—Yakôbô 4:8. 	 God wants to be our Friend.—James 4:8.


Kii i bi tinde bo i ke nyoo? 	 Why did they move to Myanmar?


(Yérémia 1:6-10) Hégda lelaa mpôdôl Daniel a bi kôhna makénd ngéda Yéhôva a bi om añgel yé inyu lédés nye. 	 (Jer. 1:6-10) And just imagine how encouraged the elderly prophet Daniel was when God sent an angel to strengthen him.


Hala a nkobla le di nwas le mbuu mpubi won u ane mahoñol més, kayéle ma kiha ni sômbôl Djob ni mahoñol mé. 	 That implies letting our mind be influenced by and dominated by holy spirit and being in harmony with God and his thoughts.


2 Ngéda Yésu Kristô a bé pôdôl ‘lisuk li hiai hini,’ a kal banigil bé le: ‘Ni yihge ni, ni yénak péé . . . inyule ni nyi bé imbe ngéda y’a loo.’ 	 2 When speaking of “the conclusion of the system of things,” Jesus Christ urged his disciples: “Keep looking, keep awake, for you do not know when the appointed time is.”


19 Yésu a kal le: ‘Ibale mut a nsômbôl noñ me, a yôiba, a begee kék yé njiiha, ndi a noñ me.’ 	 19 Jesus said: “If anyone wants to come after me, let him disown himself and pick up his torture stake and keep following me.”


Kiki nwaa a bé nhôôlak i pes mbuu, a bééna bé ndutu i timbhe mambadga, ndi i bé i pam le Robert a je nyo, a yik bé kii a timbhe. 	 His wife, a spiritually strong person, had no problem answering the questions, but Robert found himself constantly embarrassed, not knowing what to say.


18 Baa u ‘ntééda bañga pék’? 	 18 Do You “Safeguard Practical Wisdom”?


11 Bibañga inyu lôbhe mut, dipôha, ni bibégés bi nlôôha, bi nla noode biliya gwés inyu tééda ñem nsôhga. 	 11 Excessive flattery or praise can test our modesty as well.


manjel di gwé i unda le di nyi leege bakén? 	 opportunities we have to extend hospitality?


Mbagi i Yéhôva mu jam li i bé le kii? 	 What was Jehovah’s verdict in this case?


(2) Kon maséé ni mam Djob a nti. 	 (2) Be content with God’s provisions.


LELAA W’A TOÑOL? 	 CAN YOU EXPLAIN?


Bon ba bé nsoñgi u “ba bobasôna Nyambe a tinde” i nyodi mambai map, i het ba bé nwee, ni i nwas likuhlene jap li nkus. 	 They were the ones “whose spirit the true God had stirred” to leave behind the security of their homes and businesses.


Ndi mu nwii ima mi, a bi unda bakén ba bôt ni bape le, a bé tôñ bo, kayéle ba bi yila mawanda ma ñem nyuu. 	 But during those two years, she showed interest in others and strangers became close friends.


Ndék ngéda mbus a bi pam i Makédônia, ba ha nye i mok! 	 Soon after he arrived in Macedonia, he ended up in prison!


Yéhôva a bi sayap nye ni njel bitugne ikété bawoga. A néhne ki nye njel i yila Kiñe i Ane i ngii.—Matéô 28:7, 18-20. 	 Jehovah rewarded him by resurrecting him from the dead, thus opening the way for Jesus to become King of the heavenly Kingdom.—Matt. 28:7, 18-20.


Oktavia nu a nyééne i Britania Nkeñi a nkal le: “I sal ntôñ ni Yéhôva i bi hôla me i kôôge bebee ni bôt bape.” 	 Octavia, who lives in Britain, says: “Working with Jehovah draws me closer to others.”


Kiki a bé nkenwin nu Yôhanes tole ngwélél makiiña, Démétriô a bi lama tibil toñle nye mam Yôhanes a bi tila. 	 As one of John’s envoys, or perhaps a traveling overseer, Demetrius likely reinforced what John had written.


7 Di nôgôl Djob ngéda di nit bé mut nye ki nye nu a nsômbôl tel, tole likoda li m’bô jo ki jo li li nkolba likoda lipe; di nyéñ bé béñge too ba nit too ba nkolba gwéñe gwés. 	 7 We obey God by never favoring any candidate or political party over another, regardless of whether they seem to support or oppose our interests.


I nya gwéha i, i bé lama tinde yak bo i gwés baoo bap.—Matéô 5:43, 44. 	 Such Christian love would even be extended to one’s enemies.—Matt. 5:43, 44.


Simon a nkal le: “Bôt ba libôga ba yé minyaô, ba badak ngandak mambadga. 	 Simone says: “People in the field are friendly and curious.


I témpel, bobasôna ba bé ba bégés Yéhôva ntôñ. 	 At the temple, they all praised and worshipped Jehovah together.


Bigda le, makoda ma yé njel yada ikété bibégés di nti Djob. 	 Remember, congregation meetings are part of our worship.


6 Ngim babiina ihogi i mboma ntén njiiha umpe. 	 6 A different sort of tribulation confronts some married couples.


U héya hala, bôda ba nlama suhus bomede isi balôm bap, yak boñge isi bagwal bap. 	 What is more, wives are to be in subjection to their husbands and children to their parents.


Ba nkon woñi le bôlô i ga bôña bé loñge. 	 They fear that the work will not be done properly.


A bi yén, a hoñol mam ma nla kwél nye, jon a bi oñ ndap yé i ngii ngok. 	 Thinking ahead about what could happen, that man built his house on rock.


Kaat Bibôdle 8:21 i nkal le: “Hégda i ñem mut i yé béba ibôdôl nye mañge wanda.” 	 “The inclination of the heart of man is bad from his youth up,” says Genesis 8:21.


Kiki ‘minson mi hélha’ mi Djob mi yé ngandak, iloo kii mi nla éña, jon di nla ti Yéhôva mayéga, di béghak nye hiki kel! 	 “Too numerous to recount” are the “wonderful works” we can thank and praise Jehovah for daily!


“Masoda, ni bibégés, ni lipém, ni ane ba ba ni Nu a yii yééne ane, yak ni Man Ntômba, i boga ni boga.”—MASOOLA 5:13. 	 “To the One sitting on the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing and the honor and the glory and the might forever.”—REV. 5:13.


Di bé di page ikepam i nkoñ, di tégbahaga ki kel yosôna i yuuga bôt. 	 We would row ashore and visit the people all day long.


Ba mbigda bé tole ba bi tehe nye a unup kel yada. 	 They cannot recall ever seeing him angry.


(Yôhanes 14:25, 26) Lelaa hala a nla hôla bés baniiga ba ñañ nlam i mbamba? 	 (John 14:25, 26) How can this help us as public instructors of the good news?


Jon, i mbus sôñ samal, di bé yi ndik ndék bibuk bi hop u loñ le Tagalôg. 	 Thus, after six months, we knew only a few words of Tagalog.


I u ilole a nwo, Yésu a bi kodba ni baôma bé ba ba bi téñbe ni nye, a ôm hikuu inyu Mbigda i nyemb yé. 	 On the night before he surrendered his life, Jesus gathered with his faithful apostles and instituted the Memorial of his death.


A bôdôl ke makoda momasôna, a yoñok ngéda i nigil Bibel, ni i bana lem i soohe hiki kel. 	 He started to attend Christian meetings regularly, to study God’s Word earnestly, and to make daily prayer a habit.


Bagwal ba yé nhelek: Bayimam bape ba nkal le bagwal ba nlama bégés bon bap hiki ngéda, ndi bape ki ba nkal le bagwal ba nlama bop bon bap. 	 Parents are confused: Some experts recommend giving children constant praise, while others advocate tough love.


8-10. (a) Kii i yé i kum soñ? (b) Kiñe Sédékia a kumul njee soñ, ndi a la bé yônôs yo? 	 8-10. (a) What is an oath? (b) What oath did King Zedekiah fail to keep?


Di wan lini jam: Ngéda Yéhôva a bi ôt bés inyu ba liwanda ni nye, a bé yi le di yé le di hôs ngim mangéda. 	 Consider this: When Jehovah drew us into a relationship with him, he knew that we would err at times.


Jon, me bé bé le me hémle le nyen a bé le a boñ jam li. 	 So, what he did seemed unreal.


(1 Korintô 11:23-26) Di nkodba nlélém hilo, hala wee i hilo 14 hi sôñ Nisan ngéda hiañgaa hi nañal, i ti Yéhôva mayéga inyu mam a boñ inyu yés ni inyu nôgôl mbén Yésu. 	 (1 Corinthians 11:23-26) We meet together on the same date, Nisan 14, after sundown to show that we are grateful for what Jehovah did for us and to obey Jesus’ command.


Mankéé wada a ngi hoñlak i jam li bi pémél bo ngéda ba bé ba ma tip bôdôl nson nsañal u tôbôtôbô i loñ ipe. 	 In recounting the early days of his service as a missionary, a brother says: “We were young, inexperienced, and homesick.


Gwigil bini bi ñunda le, ibôdôl kôba letee ni nano, Yéhôva a gwé lem i lédés bagwélél bé, ni le ba bi noñ ndémbél yé tjai di tjai. 	 These articles show that Jehovah has always encouraged his servants and that they have followed his example throughout the ages.


NANO nu yiinda i nyônôs isaambok i Sakaria i yé mamélél, ngandak mam i ntagbe mpôdôl mu ño. 	 AS Zechariah’s seventh vision closes, the prophet has much to think about.


Bôt ba ba nlôl i ngandak matén, ba ban-ga bé kôgôô nyuu yada, ba nkodba i nkoñ isi wonsôna. 	 People of many nations and skin colors gather together in meeting places around the earth.


Ngandak manjom i ñunda le hala a bé bé jam li bé li tômbôl bo. 	 It was not easy for them to do so, for several reasons.


Kii me bak le me bana ngôñ ha ngéda i?’ 	 What would I need?’


Kaat yada i i nti ndoñi i bibuk bi Bibel i nkal le libak le mbén i bé pôdôl jam li, li ñunda le hala a bé jam li ntôl. 	 The necessity for a law on the subject suggests that the action was not infrequent,” says one Bible dictionary.


Di nyi le litén li Yéhôva li yé gwel nson nkeñi i añal ñañ u Ane homa nyensôna. 	 We know that a phenomenal Kingdom-preaching work is being accomplished by Jehovah’s people everywhere.


(1 Korintô 10:25, 29, 30) Ndi kiki jam lini li bééna maada ni bibégés ba bé ti Djob, hiki kristén i bé lama tibil yoñ ngéda i yoñ makidik inoñnaga ni kiññem yé. 	 (1 Cor. 10:25, 29, 30) Hence, in this important matter related to worship, each Christian needed to make a conscientious decision.


(Añ.) 	 (Read.)


Di mbigda le Yésu a bi yelel bo ngéda a bé hana isi, a kal le ba bé bôt ba bihéñba ni baéga ba ndim. 	 We recall that Jesus denounced such men of his day as hypocrites and blind guides.


(Efésô 3:18) U nla niiga bo inoñnaga ni nwii nwap, lôñni nokna yap. 	 (Eph. 3:18) We can look for what is appropriate to their age and ability.


A yé nyégsaga i bem, ni le a nyamnda bé ni ngôñ i tehe hilo hi. 	 He is forced to wait, and he is not looking forward to the outcome.


(Yôhanes 8:44) Jon, tolakii di yé bikwéha bi bôt, di mboñ biliya gwés gwobisôna inyu tjél pot bitembee. 	 (John 8:44) So to the best of our imperfect ability, we avoid telling lies.


17 Yak munu dilo di jiibe di nsôk di béba hiai hi Satan, Yéhôva a nsayap litén jé. 	 17 Even in these dark last days of Satan’s wicked system of things, Jehovah is blessing his people.


(Béñge liben 16) 	 (See paragraph 16)


Soñ isamal mbus ha, me yila nsañal nu ndék ngéda. 	 After one year, I applied for regular pioneer service.


Di nti ki makébla inyu nit i bet ba nsal i hikuu hiés hikeñi i Amérika, ni bon ba dikuu bape ikété nkoñ isi. 	 We also donate to support those caring for the work at world headquarters and at branch offices around the earth.


Ibale ba yoñ me bôlô, ki me bi ba man ñindô nu bisu i sal nyoo. 	 If they hired me, I would be the first black man to work for that company.


A bééna ngôñ mu ñem wé le to ndék Lôk Yuda i léba njel tohi. 	 It was his heart’s desire that some Jews would find salvation.


Ibale a témb i boni, bebeg le ki bôt bé ba bi tééda nye. 	 She knew the people, the language, and the culture of Moab.


Iloole di nimis maséé més, di nla bok mahoñol més i mam malam di gwé nano, ni le di bem ni wongut mam malam ma yé bisu.* 	 Rather than lose our joy, we can focus on the good things we have now and wait patiently for the better things ahead.*


Inyu kohna biniigana bipe inyu libii ni niñ i lihaa, ke i site yés internet jw.org, i homa a gwé ño le BINIIGANA BI BIBEL > LIBII NI NDAP LIHAA. 	 For more information about marriage and family life, go to jw.org, and look under BIBLE TEACHINGS > MARRIAGE & FAMILY.


Lelaa di ñunda le di gwé ngôñ i yén ikété gwéha Kristô? 	 How do we show that we want to remain in Christ’s love?


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


Bibuk bibe bi nla ba kiki môô ba nkôb i ngii hié (Béñge liben 14) 	 Negative speech may cause a problem to get out of control (See paragraph 14)


Hala a mboñ me le, me ba bebee i nwéhél, le me ba bebee i hônba bape, ni i ba bebee i nok maéba, ni ba nkôôbaga i nihbe wonyu.” 	 I am more generous in being forgiving, in being patient with others, and in being able to accept disappointments and counsel.”


3 “Likak u bi boñ, yônôs jo” 	 3 “What You Vow, Pay”


A nla pam i boñ hala ngéda a añle matén ma nkoñ isi ñañ nlam, ni ngéda a nhiôm manjel ma mapubi.” 	 That was a comment in the article “Light in the Darkness,” published in The Watch Tower of June 1, 1925.


(1 Pétrô 4:4) A nla ki tinde bôt bés ba lihaa ba ba gwé mahoñol malam, i hôyôs makénd di gwé i ke makoda. 	 (1 Pet. 4:4) He might also influence well-meaning family members to discourage us from attending meetings.


Tôñi a bi tééne nye likalô loñge, yak yigil i Bibel i bôdôl—mam ma momasô inyule a bi tééda libak li nwee ni nsañ. 	 Toñi gave a fine witness, and a Bible study was started—all as a result of her calm and peaceable demeanor.


TITII I LIPEP LI BISU: 	 COVER IMAGE:


I yé maliga le, a ntip bôdôl nigil i kodol nyemede. 	 True, they may already have developed a measure of self-discipline.


Hôla bés le mabéhna més ma éña 	 Have you read our Terms?


Kunda yada, me nôgda le Yéhôva a bi hônba me ibôdôl behee, a undga me le a ngwés me ni ngandak manjel. 	 All of a sudden, it dawned on me that Jehovah had been patient with me for so long, showing me that he loved me in so many ways.


Bitilna bi ntilba ni hop mpe ndi he u me mpot bé 	 It is written in a language different than what I’m speaking.


Gwéha yés inyu Yéhôva i nlama tinde bés i tjôô kii yosôna i nkiha bé ni libak jés li kristen, to ibale hala a nla ba sesema ikeñi inyu yés. 	 Our love for Jehovah should motivate us to throw away anything that would be inappropriate for a Christian, no matter how much it cost.


I gwélél Yéhôva li ta bé nledek jam inyu bet ba ngwés nye. 	 Serving Jehovah is not a heavy load for those who love him.


Ndi i nla ba loñge i toñol kaat Lôk Héber 4:12 lôñni mam ma yé ntilga i bisu ni i mbus nlôñ u. 	 However, it is helpful to view Hebrews 4:12 in its broad context.


Ibale hala, kii i nla hôla i ke ni bisu i hônba, di ban-ga bôdôl i ngui inyu Yéhôva? 	 If so, what can help you to continue to endure with full confidence in Jehovah?


Bilôk bikéé bi bi lôl bo mahôla. 	 Through their spiritual brothers, they received relief supplies.


Kaat ni hop Ngisi ba nsébél le The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty (Maliga inyu ngitelepsép) i ntoñol le: “Libim li bôt li ngwés ngitelepsép, ndi ba nlel bé ngim minwaa bomede ba ntéé, inyu boñ le bôt ba tehge bo kiki bôt ba maliga.” 	 The book The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty put it this way: “Essentially, we cheat up to the level that allows us to retain our self-image as reasonably honest individuals.”


Ñôma Paul a bi tumbba i téé likalô ikété tison i, a bé ki a ngwés lôk kéé yé, tole “bapubhaga” ba ba bé nyoo. 	 Paul had poured himself out preaching in that city, and he loved his fellow “holy ones” there.


Kekikel, u yanak bañ ngui i minkoda mi manwin i ngii mahoñol més ni i ñem wés.—1 Timôtéô 6:20, 21. 	 Never underestimate the powerful effect that misleading information can have on your mind and heart.—1 Tim. 6:20, 21.


Prisi i bi kal Krésus le ibale a ntelep inyu jôs Kirus gwét, a ga tjé “ane ikeñi.” 	 The oracle said that Croesus would destroy “a great empire” if he marched against Cyrus.


Mangéda mahogi, bo ni nwaa ba bé tégbaha ngéda i mintuk mi mambadga ni mandimbhe ma Bibel. 	 He and his wife began passing time by quizzing each other on Bible subjects.


(Bakéés 11:4-11) Kii i bi tinde Yéfta i bana liboñog li mut a yé nhôôlak i pes mbuu? 	 (Judg. 11:4-11) What may have motivated Jephthah to react as a spiritual man?


Mu kiki suklu i bé ke ni bisu, Nathan Knorr a bi yis bés homa di bé lama ke i sal mbus suklu. 	 Halfway through the course, Nathan Knorr announced our assignments.


ALLEN a nkal le: “Hala a bé tééñga me i yi le me nlama nyodi i likoda jés.* Me bé yi bé too me bé le me pam i bot mawanda, too ba bé le ba gwés me.” 	 “I WAS nervous about moving here,” says Allen.* “I didn’t know if I would make friends or be accepted.”


13 Lelaa niñ ibe di gwé i len ini i ntihba bés? 	 13 How do distressful conditions affect us now?


Ngandak ikété yap i bi sôk, i tjôô maliga. 	 A number have even left the way of the truth.


Lelaa di nla keñgle le mahôha ma bôt bape ma ôbôs maada més ni Yéhôva? 	 How can we avoid damaging our relationship with Jehovah even though we may be dealing with the mistakes of others?


Lelaa ni di nla hôla bo, di undga ki le di nhôya bé bo? 	 How can we help them and not forget them?


‘Nsañ u Nyambe. . .u nloo mahoñol momasôna’ 	 “The Peace of God . . . Surpasses All Understanding”


I pot maliga, hala a nkônha bés maséé i tehe lelaa Yéhôva a ñénél ngiinda. 	 Indeed, our hearts are touched by how he chooses to exercise his sovereignty.


Jon Yôsep a bé kon woñi i pahal hémle yé i mbamba. 	 So Joseph hesitated to confess his faith in Jesus openly.


A bi sôblana, i len ini, a nsal kiki mañ likoda. 	 He was baptized, and today he serves as an elder.


Ni gwéha, Yéhôva a bi yoñ bitelbene inyu sôñ Lôk Yuda i i bé neebe bé i mam mabe ma bé bôña i tison Yérusalem. 	 Jehovah lovingly made provision to save those Jews who did not agree with the detestable things happening in the city.


Asa bi héya yak mbômbô yé Maaka tel yé i “kiñemuda, inyule a boñ ôngba i nsungaha ñem.” (1 Bikiñe 15:11-13) Asa a tinde ki litén jé le li “yéñ Yéhôva . . . ni i tééda mbén ni litiñ.” 	 He even removed his grandmother Maacah from the position of “queen mother, because she had made an obscene idol.” (1 Ki. 15:11-13) Furthermore, Asa urged his people “to search for Jehovah . . . and to observe the Law and the commandment.”


Hala a ga ti yak bakolba ngui i nol bôt ba Djob hiol le: “Likak li malo mé li mboñ laa? 	 It would also vindicate opposers who mockingly ask: “Where is this promised presence of his?


I bi “timbhe ni kiñ yada, i kal le: ‘Bipôdôl gwobisôna Yéhôva a mal pot, d’a boñ gwo.’” 	 They “answered with one voice: ‘All the words that Jehovah has spoken, we are willing to do.’”


IBÔDÔL behee nu bôt ba binam ba bi kwo ikété béba, ba yila ki bikwéha, Yéhôva a bi unda le a yé Nyambe nu a nlédés bôt, tole nu a ntina makénd. 	 EVER since humankind fell into sin and imperfection, Jehovah has proved that he is a God who gives encouragement.


Bilôk bikéé bi bôlôm bi bi bééga mbegee i tôbôtôbô bi nlama ba maséé ngéda njohok lôk kéé ba bi hôla i gwel minson, i mpam i bana ngap inyu sal bôlô. 	 Appointed men should have great satisfaction when the younger ones whom they have trained become qualified to take on the work.


13 Lelaa likalô li uñgus bés inyu loñge yés? 	 13 How can the field ministry mold us for our good?


8 Mam ma bi ke bé kunda yada kiki Djob a bi téé. 	 8 Things did not immediately work out as God had purposed.


DI BI NIIGA BON BÉS I GWÉS YÉHÔVA 	 RAISING OUR CHILDREN TO LOVE JEHOVAH


Lelaa di nla ba ntjegeg inoñnaga ni jam Bañga i Djob i nkal? 	 How can we be organized in harmony with God’s own Book?


(1 Timôtéô 3:2, 12) Ngéda ba yé nsôn wada, babiina ba ñadba ntôñ kayéle ba nwas gwéha i Djob ni gwéha i hiki wada wap le i lédés maada map. 	 (1 Tim. 3:2, 12) Being “one flesh,” marriage mates were to stick together, allowing love for God and for each other to strengthen their bond.


Bilôk bikéé bi bôda, bi bi yé mbiibaga, tole bi bi ta bé mbiibaga, bi nyi le bi nla bana ngandak maséé ngéda ba ntjam miñañ minlam kiki baso bagwelnson lôñ yada ni Djob. 	 Sisters, married or unmarried, know for a fact that they find great joy in sharing the good news as fellow workers with God.


Bet ba bi gwel bo, ba bé ndegle bo, ba kalak le: “Tublana bés hiémbi hiada mu tjémbi di Siôn.” 	 Their captors jeered: “Sing for us one of the songs of Zion.”


Lelaa me nla bii biniigana bini i bisélél . . . 	 How can I apply this information . . .


14 Ñôma Yôhanes a bi bana nlélém litehge ngéda a béhe le, mut nye ki nye a gwés bañ mam ma nkoñ isi—“minheña mi minsôn, ni minheña mi mis, ni humbulnyu i nom ini”—“wee gwéha inyu Tata i ta bé ikété yé.” (1 Yôhanes 2:15, 16) Hala a nkobla le di nlama wan miñem nwés hiki ngéda inyu yi too mam ma nkoñ isi kiki mintuk nwé, bilôñ gwé, mahabga mé ni bienk gwé mi nsômbôl yoña bés. 	 14 The apostle John made much the same point when he warned that if anyone loves the things in the world—“the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the showy display of one’s means of life”—then “the love of the Father is not in him.” (1 John 2:15, 16) This means that we need to examine our heart constantly to see if it is being enticed by worldly entertainment, associations, and styles of dress and grooming.


Jon, di nlama yoñ yihe le i nya mahoñol i, i jôp bañ makoda més ma len. 	 We must be on guard not to allow this thinking to affect our congregations today.


Bimbe bisai di yé le di kôs mu nson u yilha bôt banigil? 	 What would you say are the rewards of disciple-making?


Béba i bi sôk yémbél nye. 	 Then sin overwhelmed him.


Ndi a nyeelene bés le, sômbôl yé i yé le, mambot més ni bieñg gwés bi unda libak jés li bikristen. 	 Rather, he reveals his desire that we select styles of dress and grooming that show modesty and that befit Christian ministers.


(1 Tésalônika 4:9, 10) Kiki héga, Nkum Ntat nu yigil a yé nkôôbaga inyu ngôñ i bagwélél ba Djob. 	 (1 Thess. 4:9, 10) The Watchtower Study, for example, is tailored to the needs of God’s people.


Ibale mankéé nu a mboñ we béba a ngi yii mañ, tole a nkôs ki minson mi tôbôtôbô mimpe, baa w’a ba maséé inyu yé? 	 If a brother who sins against you continues to serve as an elder or even receives additional privileges, will you rejoice with him?


Inoñnaga Kaat nwii i 1944, likoda li ndôn lini li “bi boñ le Mbôgi Yéhôva i yiba i loñ Méksika.” 	 According to the 1944 Yearbook, this assembly “put Jehovah’s witnesses on the map in Mexico.”


(1 Timôtéô 2:3, 4) Tolakii Djob a ñoo béba, a ndiihe bôt ba binam, a gwé bé ngôñ le to wada wap a nimis niñ yé.—2 Pétrô 3:9. 	 (1 Tim. 2:3, 4) Although God hates wickedness, he views humans as precious and does not want any to lose their lives.—2 Pet. 3:9.


Kii i nti bo ngui i boñ hala? 	 What is it that enables them to do this?


(2 Pétrô 3:15) Di nléba ngandak miñañ i Bañga i Djob, het Yéhôva a bi lôôha unda wongut. 	 (2 Pet. 3:15) There are many accounts in God’s Word of times when Jehovah displayed great patience.


Munu “dilo di nsôk” tini, yak bés di mboma mandutu makeñi. 	 In these “critical times hard to deal with,” we too face formidable challenges.


Mambe mahéñha di ntehe nano? Lelaa Djob a ñéga bés? 	 What new circumstances do we now have, and how does God guide us?


3 Ba nti bomede nkikip ni ñem wap wonsôna 	 3 They Offered Themselves Willingly


Kii i nla hôla bés i bana litehge lilam inyu mintuk? 	 What can help us to have a balanced view of recreation?


(Minson mi baôma 8:14, 15) I mbus ngéda, minhôôlak mi mimañ mimpe mi bi adba ni baôma inyu kena mam ma ntôñ. 	 (Acts 8:14, 15) In time, other anointed elders joined the apostles in administering the affairs of the congregations.


I nene le i yéñ mane ma niñ i bi héya gwéha inyu bôt bape i miñem nwap. 	 Selfish pleasures evidently crowded out unselfish love.


Ibale di ñemble mabéhna ma Djob, di nla ba nkwoog nkaa le di ga ôt nseñ ni konangoo i Yéhôva. 	 When we heed the warnings, we are assured of Jehovah’s mercy.


Bakolba ba ndôñ bibase, ba bi hoo pémés ngim nkwel mu mapep map ma manwin inyu béhe basoñgol le ba emble bañ “bapôdôl ba bitembee” ba ba ntip lo. 	 The religious opposers hurriedly published an article in their newspaper to warn its readers against the newly arrived “false prophets.”


Hala a bé nlélém inyu bikristen bi hiai bisu. 	 This was also true of the early Christians.


Kinje ndutu i tehe lelaa kon pos u bi tét mankéé Knorr i nwii 1976. 	 It was very sad to see Brother Knorr suffer from cancer in 1976.


Débôra bo Barak ba bi bégés ‘bambombok ba Israél ba ba bi ti bomede nkikip ni ngôñ yosôna lôñni bôt ba loñ.’ 	 Deborah and Barak commended “the commanders of Israel, who went as volunteers with the people.”


(Tjémbi 105:19, MN) Ngéda mandutu ma ma bi mal, Yôsef a bé nkôôbaga inyu nson u tôbôtôbô. 	 (Ps. 105:19) When those tests ended, Joseph qualified for a special assignment.


Bañga nkwel i yé ngéda we ni man woñ ni mpôdôl mam ni nôgda, ni mam ni gwé i mahoñol manan. 	 Genuine communication takes place when you and your children share a two-way exchange of thoughts and feelings.


Yihe yaga inyu yoñ wemede, ni inyu mam u niiga.” (1 Timôtéô 4:13, 16) Timôtéô a bé a ma yila nhôôlak ntéé likalô. 	 Pay constant attention to yourself and to your teaching.” (1 Tim. 4:13, 16) Timothy was already an experienced Kingdom proclaimer.


Mi ñunda ki bés lelaa di nla boñ hala. 	 It also shows us the way we can do this.


Bañga i Djob i nkal le: “Jam lipe li tane bé mut loñge, ndik, le a jek, a nyok, ñem wé u nogok loñge i ndumbba yé.” 	 God’s Word states: “There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and find enjoyment in his hard work.”


Me nneebe 	 I agree


Ndi ngéda di bi tehe le ba bé ôt ndik ndék nseñ ni makoda ma hilémb hiés, di bi kit le di ke likoda li hilémb hi mbok di bé niñil. 	 But when we saw that they were getting little benefit from the meetings in our language, we decided to move to the local-language congregation.


Mi mpôdôl ki bôt ba bi niñ toi, le yak batila miñañ ba ngéda i, ba bi sima.—Lukas 3:1, 2, 23. 	 They tell about real people, whose existence has been corroborated by secular historians.—Luke 3:1, 2, 23.


Belarusia 	 Belarusian


Lipep li manwin le La Nación u kal ki le: “Bôt ba tison yosôna ba bé tehe bo . . . bôlôm ni bôda—ba nen-ge kiki hônd i matila ngii ‘mabam.’” 	 La Nación also reported: “The whole city saw them . . . men—and women—transformed into advertising ‘sandwiches.’”


13 Ntiik, mbus ngéda, ñôma Pétrô a bi sima ngim bilem di nla sal. 	 13 Peter, in fact, later spelled out specific things we can work on.


(2 Pétrô 3:13) Mut to wada ikété yés a gwé bé ngôñ i nimis nsima u tôbôtôbô u. 	 (2 Pet. 3:13) None of us want to miss out on that special privilege.


Lelaa Bitilna bi nsima hémle ni gwéha ntôñ, ndi imbe lem lam i nlôôha ba mahee, inyuki? 	 How are faith and love highlighted together in the Scriptures, but which is the greatest, and why?


Inyule Yéhôva a bi ti bés ngap i yoñ makidik, hala a nkobla le di nla pohol i boñ loñge tole béba. 	 Because Jehovah has given us the gift of free will, which means that we can choose to do what is good or what is bad.


A ba peles ikété tjai tjé. 	 He proved himself faultless among his contemporaries.


Di ga ke ki ni bisu i kena nson unu ni bisu ibabé i waa, ñwii mbus ñwii, letee lisuk li lo. 	 And we will continue to do this work without letup, year in and year out, until the end comes.


I nkônde ki homa numpe le: “Nyambe a yôgbaha nye, a ti ki nye jôl li nloo môl momasôna.”—Filipi 2:9. 	 And elsewhere we read: “God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every other name.”—Phil. 2:9.


“Ibale u ndiihe libii joñ, u nla neebe i nimis ngim mam. 	 “If you are committed to your marriage, you allow yourself to be wronged.


Jon me bi yi ngandak dilémb, di ba bé gwélél inyu tila mimbamble i Brooklyn, ba ebek ki gwo bahoma bape ba nkoñ isi. 	 Thus I learned about languages in which our magazines were printed in Brooklyn and sent to other parts of the world.


Jam lipe li yé ki le, i ga béda bo le ba noñ biloñge bi biniigana bi yé ntilga ikété ‘bikaat bi mbudlana,’ bi bi ntoñol mam Yéhôva a mbat le bôt ba noñ inyu niñ ikété mbok yondo. 	 In addition, they will have to follow new beneficial instructions that will be revealed in “the scrolls” outlining Jehovah’s requirements for living in the new system of things.


Baa hala a ñunda le di ngwés nwet a naña bés ni ti nye lipém? 	 Would that be loving and respectful?


Miñwahak mi mintjep 	 Localized


Lelaa Yéhôva a ntehe mintén mi wip nwominsôna? 	 How does Jehovah view any kind of stealing?


Hala a bi hélés me le yak boñge, ba ba bé mu nsoñgi u 50 bôt ba bé emble, ba bé timbhe mu kii di bé nigil ndip mam i Bibel. 	 I was impressed that even the young children who were among the 50 present commented on deep Bible subjects.


Kiki ba nyi bé i ñwin ba lam-ga añal, baa hala a nlama ki hélés bés le ba nyi bé kii i nlama tinde bo i sal nson u? 	 Since they have lost sight of the message they are supposed to preach, is it any wonder that they have also lost sight of what should be the motive for doing this work?


Me bé mbôñglak mbônji i bôt, me jôgga biwinda, me boñok ki bibôlô bipe. 	 I did yard work, washed windows, and cared for other odd jobs.


1 Pétrô 3:20, 21 	 1 Peter 3:20, 21


Di yé téé likalô ni balal bés 	 Sharing in the ministry with our granddaughters


LIGWÉÉLAK LILAM NI LIBE LI KUNDE YÉS I POHOL 	 THE USE AND ABUSE OF FREE WILL


Inyuki biliya bi nlama bôña inyu niiga bet ba nla yila batééda bémba i Djob? 	 Why should efforts be made to train prospective shepherds of God’s flock?


Yéhôsafat a bi témb a boñ malômbla mabe mape i mbus ngéda. 	 Jehoshaphat forged another unwise alliance.


A bi hônba ndééñga i nlôôha, ikété ñamb mok mi mbanda i loñ Jaman. 	 He had endured dreadful experiences in Nazi concentration camps.


(Yôhanes 13:34, 35) Hala a yé jam li tôbôtôbô ngéda di ntehe le mana masañ, matén ma nkoñ isi ma nkôp ngandak matjél i gwét. 	 (John 13:34, 35) This proved especially important in recent history when the nations engaged in deadly wars on a shocking scale.


Paul a bé añal bé miñañ minlam ndik inyu ke pil matjél ngwéé, tole inyule a bé nyégsaga. 	 Still, neither guilt nor duty moved Paul to preach.


Kii hihéga, ibale u nimis mut u gwéhék, tole ibale u gwé kon u u mal bé, u gwé bé njel ipe, ndik le u hônba. 	 For example, if you have lost a loved one in death or if you face a chronic illness, you may have no choice but to find ways to cope with your pain.


Ñôma Paul a unda bôt ñem ngôô, yak i bet ba bé kolba likalô jé. 	 The apostle Paul showed compassion even for violent opposers.


Lelaa bagwal ba nla hôla bon bap i yila bagwélél ba Djob ba ba édi ni nye? 	 How can parents help their children to become fine servants of Jehovah?


Ngéda Yérusalem a bé bebee ni tjiba kiki mbañ i bi bôk pot, Baruk a bi bôdôl “yiñil yemede mam makeñi”—a boñok biliya inyu bana mam ma nom bé. 	 As Jerusalem was nearing its foretold destruction, Baruch began “seeking great things” for himself—pursuits that had no lasting value.


U héya hala, mam di mbéna kon woñi ma yé ma bôña bé to. 	 Besides, things often do not turn out as we feared.


Ibale di ñunda bé bilôk bikéé gwéha, di tjélék ki nwéhél bo, di nlama bé bem le Yéhôva a ga unda bés gwéha yé, to nwéhél bés. 	 If we do not love and forgive our brothers, we cannot expect Jehovah to love and forgive us.


A bi neebe mahôla ma nnigil wada, le Anania. 	 He welcomed assistance from the Christian disciple Ananias.


I bet ba nlôl bahoma het ngéda i nlôôha ba mahéñha ni libôga linan, b’a ti bé mayéga ibale ni niiga bo lelaa ba haba ngéda lék i yé, i ngéda lisuni tole ngéda nop a no. 	 That helped a lot.” Those arriving from a location with a different climate may be grateful to learn how to dress in your hot, cold, or rainy weather.


Yak Djob linan le Yéhôva li nla bé sôñ bé.’ 	 Even your God, Jehovah, can do nothing for you.’


Isañ wés nu ngii a nlôôha ba nkwoog nkaa le mimbônga nwé mi ga yon, kayéle inyu yé, mi yé wengoñle mi mal yon. 	 Our heavenly Father is so certain about the fulfillment of his promised blessings that to him they are already a reality.


Ha ngéda i, Virgílio Ferguson, nnigil Bibel wada i Brésil, a bi bôdôl hek pék i ke i Potoki inyu nit nson nyoo. 	 About that time, Virgílio Ferguson, a Bible Student in Brazil, began making plans to move to Portugal to help with the Kingdom work.


Di bi boñ le hiki yada wés a bana yé ngéda i tégbaha likoda, kayéle nuu numpe a timbhege mambadga momasôna. 	 We took turns, one presented a meeting part while the other answered all the questions.


Ndi, lelaa minhôôlak mi bikristen mi nla hôla bet ba ntip yi maliga i hol i pes mbuu? 	 But how can mature Christians help newer ones to make spiritual advancement?


Inyuki bikwéha bi bôt bi gwé le bi sañgla ni Djob? 	 Why do sinful humans need to be reconciled to God?


4 Satan a ngwélél bôt ba nyuñga ba nkoñ isi wé, inyu boñ le di tehe le i bana ngandak mam, to ibale ma ta toi bé bés nseñ, i ga lona bés ngandak maséé i niñ. 	 4 Satan uses his world’s commercial system to seduce us into believing that having material things beyond our actual needs is necessary for the enjoyment of life.


Sôk i nsôk, bibégés bipubi bi ga tiimba tééba i nya i yôni! 	 Finally, true worship will be fully restored!


Ha ngéda i, mut nye ki nye a ga nok ha bé njal. 	 At that time, no one will go hungry.


ADNA I LÔK KÉÉ IKÉTÉ NKOÑ ISI WONSÔNA: Gwéha di gwé ipôla bés ni bés i mboñ le di yi le, to imbe likoda di nke i nkoñ isi, lôk kéé i bôlôm ni i bôda i ga leege bés loñge ngandak. 	 AN INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD: Because of our love for one another, we know that no matter what congregation we may visit throughout the earth, the brothers and sisters will warmly welcome us.


Mbéla tole hikôtô sônda Rôma i bé haba i bé hôla nye i hô ño wé, joo jé ni su wé le makoñ ma tihba bañ bijô bi nyuu bi. 	 The helmet worn by the Roman infantry was designed to ward off blows directed at the head, neck, and face.


I dilo ti, mandap ma Ane ma bé bé ñoñok loñge. 	 In those days, many Kingdom Halls were extremely simple.


Yak Bruk a nkal le: “To hala kiki bés basañal di mboma mandutu, ndi di niñ yaga ikété maséé. 	 Brook says: “Despite the obstacles that we pioneers face, we live a satisfying life.


Bimbe biniigana di nla ôt munu miñañ mi Abner, Absalôm ni Baruk? 	 How can we benefit from Bible accounts about Abner, Absalom, and Baruch?


Ket njak i mayaa ma minje 	 Download Dataset Bundle


Yak ngéda di yé oñ, ngéda di mbôñgôl mandap, tole ngéda di nke makoda. 	 Never put production, finances, or schedules ahead of safety and health.


15 I yé ntiik le, kunde Yésu a bôn banigil bé i nloo kunde i biloñ ni i bôt ba m’bô ba nyéñ i len ini. 	 15 Clearly, the freedom that Jesus promised his disciples is far superior to the social or political freedom that most people yearn for today.


Sita i i nkal le: “A bi tégbaha 15 manut i kwel ni me inyu mam me bé le me yônôs i pes mbuu.” 	 She related, “He took 15 minutes with me to discuss my spiritual goals.”


Mambe mahéñha ma mbôña i kaat yés tjémbi, ni lelaa ni nla gwélél yo loñge? 	 What improvements have been made in the new songbook, and how can you make the best use of it?


Njel yada i unda le di ntéñbe i gwés Yéhôva i yé le di ti nlô wés tole ñwaa wés lipém, to ibale a ngwélél bé Yéhôva (Béñge liben 9) 	 One way we stay loyal to Jehovah is by treating our husband or wife with respect, even if he or she does not serve Jehovah (See paragraph 9)


A bi hoñol le me nyoñ bé bitelbene inyu ndiyô i basañal ba bé lôl i biloñ bipe. Ndi a bé yoba, me bi boñ hala. 	 He mistakenly assumed that I had neglected to arrange transportation for the visiting missionaries, although I had done so.


A nkal le: “Ilole me nyila kristen, me bé salak i homa bôlô nunkeñi i het nwet wés bôlô a bé keñgle i saa tas, a bé yelel bé nseñ wonsôna di bé kôs i homa wés bôlô. 	 He says: “Before becoming a Christian, I was working for a large company where the owner evaded paying taxes by reporting only a small portion of the company’s profit.


10 Di wan nlôñ Bibel umpe u u bé pôdôl bitugne. 	 10 Consider another verse that pointed forward to a resurrection.