Di wan mam maa ma nlôôha nseñ inyu yés: Inyuki Yésu a bi tjél yoñ ngaba i ngim nlôñ m’bô u u bé kaa kunde? 	 Let us consider three main points: Why did Jesus refuse to get involved in separatist movements?


Me bi boma yak Juan Ardanez ngéda a bé mañge wanda. Kiki bôt ba tison i Béréa, a bé wan Bitilna inyu yi too bi yé toi maliga. 	 I also met young Juan Ardanez who like the Beroeans eagerly did research to confirm the truthfulness of the Bible message.


(Añ 1 Timôtéô 3:2-7.) 	 (Read 1 Timothy 3:2-7.)


Kel yada, i sôñ Mpuye i ñwii 1955, ngéda me ni mankéé Leach di bé lôl likalô, di ada ngandak maléta i tuñ yés. 	 One day in May 1955 when we arrived home from field service, Brother Leach and I found a pack of letters in our room.


Nlôm a bi ti nye kunde le a nla ke i likoda li ndôn. 	 Her husband agreed that she could attend the convention.


3 I len ini, bôt ba nkoñ isi ba ngwés pémsan, jon ba nhoñol le inyu too, ba nlama lel bôt bape. 	 3 In today’s competitive world, many feel that they have to stand out from the crowd in order to get ahead.


Njômbi i yé kiki ngim ntjegek jam; ibale ni mboñ biliya ni nla yônôs yo 	 Goals are like blueprints; with effort, you can turn them into reality


I ñwii 2006, Brian bo Kimberli ba bi lo yén i pañ ndap yés inyu néñés bingond gwap biba le Mackenzie ni Élizabeth. 	 In 2006, Brian and Kimberly moved next door to us to raise their two daughters, Mackenzie and Elizabeth.


Bimbe biniigana di nla ôt mu ñem nsôhga u Gidéôn? 	 What can we learn from Gideon’s modesty?


Mahoñol més ma yé le basoso ba mayaa ma makiñ ba ba ntiba sadaga, ba nla hôla le pémsan i ndaaba i hôlôs makeñge ma makiñ i ba bañ nyugna-nyugna. Common Voice ni mbuu yé i mayaa ma minje nyen a yé lôôha-bikeñi toga i mayaa ikédé bitoga gwobisô. 	 We believe that large, publicly available voice datasets will foster innovation and healthy commercial competition in machine-learning based speech technology. Common Voice’s multi-language dataset is already the largest publicly available voice dataset of its kind, but it’s not the only one. Look to this page as a reference hub for other open source voice datasets and, as Common Voice continues to grow, a home for our release updates.


(Hiôb 23:12) A kal le: “Maôô mem ma bi nok inyu yoñ.” 	 (Job 23:12) “My ears have heard about you,” he said.


I ngandak bahoma bape, Baal a bé djob li li bé tat tison tole nkoñ. 	 In many places, Baal was the local patron deity as well.


Inyule ngéda ngim ngôñ jam kiki bo, i bana nkus tole lingwañ, yon i nkahal énél niñ yés, wee i jam li, li yé bés kiki ngim djob. 	 That is because the object of one’s desire, such as riches or luxuries, can become so controlling in life that it takes on the role of a powerful god.


binyuu 	 insecure


Lelaa mindañ ipôla Éwôdia ni Sintiké mi bi gwéé, ni lelaa di nla keñgle nya mindañ i? 	 How might the differences between Euodia and Syntyche have arisen, and how can such problems be avoided?


I NGÉDA DI NHÔS 	 WHEN WE FALL SHORT


Me bi badba le, ibale niñ i bi bôdôl ni binuga bi bi bééna bé bijô gwobisôna, i mbus, bi heñla inyu bana bijô bi, inyuki mini minlômbi mi binuga mi bééna bijô gwobisôna ha ngéda i? 	 So if life evolved from simple to more complex forms, why were these ancient creatures already so complex?


Jon, Yéhôva a bé bémél bon ba Lôk Israél le, ba bégés ndik nyetama ni ñem wap wonsôna, ni niñ yap yosôna, ni ngui yap yosôna. 	 That being so, it logically followed that they were to render him exclusive devotion, loving him unreservedly with all their heart, soul, and strength.


Bagwal ba mañge 15 ñwii i loñ Afrika i nwelmbok ba nkal le: “Jam li bisu ngond yés i ñañ ikété Réveillez-vous! li yé minkwel mi gwé ño le ‘Interview’.” 	 The parents of a 15-year-old in South Africa said: “The first thing that our daughter usually reads in Awake! is the ‘Interview’ article.”


Kiki hisi hilam hi ngén Yésu hi bi tééda mbôô, di bi neebe nwin u, di tééda ki wo. 	 Just as the fine soil in Jesus’ illustration retained the seed, we accepted the message and held on to it.


2 Inyu hôla minhook mi bikristen i téñbe ni Djob ni i kôhna bom, Paul a yigye nwo le: “Mahoñol manan ma bane ndigi inyu mam ma ngii.” 	 2 To help fellow anointed Christians to stay faithful and attain the prize, Paul urged them: “Keep your minds fixed on the things above.”


9, 10. (a) Umbe nseñ mañge wanda a nla kôs i hoñol lelaa a bi boñ ngéda a bi sôk boma manoodana? (b) Sôble i nkobla le kii? 	 9, 10. (a) How might a young person benefit from thinking about how he or she has reacted to recent tests of faith? (b) What does baptism mean?


M’ma yem a bé sum sum i base i Lôk Pada, a gwéhék le me ba ngond i siksa. 	 My mother was a devout Catholic and wanted me to be a nun.


Jon, ngéda mpôdôl nu a bé lôl i Yuda a bi yoñ ki njel matémb, mbondo njéé i boma nye njel, i nol nye.—1 Bikiñe 13:11-24. 	 Later, on his way home, a lion came across Jehovah’s prophet on the road and killed him.—1 Ki. 13:11-24.


Mimañ mi bôt mi mi bé ipôla yap, mi bi tehe lipém témpel i bééna ngéda kwañ. 	 The oldest ones among them had seen the former glory of the temple.


(Yôsua 23:14) Ngéda ba nhoñol maboñok mé ma kôba, i bet ba ngwés nye, ba nôglak ki nye, ba nla bana botñem le a ga yônôs mbônga u maboñ ima u u béñge manoodana di mboma: (1) A ga ume bé le di kôs manoodana mo ki mo ma nloo bés ngui, ni le (2) “a’ néhne bés njel i tohla mu.” 	 (Josh. 23:14) In view of his past record of faithfulness, those who love him and obey him can trust that he will keep this twofold promise regarding trials they may face: (1) He will not allow any trial to develop to a point that would make it impossible to bear, and (2) “he will . . . make the way out” for them.


Masoohe ma bi hôla me i bok mahoñol i mam me gwé, he i mam me gwé bé. 	 That habit seemed to focus my mind on what I had rather than on what I did not have.


Lelaa di nla boñ hala? 	 How do we do that?


Di nla pam i boñ hala ngéda di nlédés hémle yés ni yigil Bibel, ni ngéda di gwé maada ma bas bas ni i bet ba tiñi ni Yéhôva. 	 We do this by strengthening our spirituality through Bible study and close association with those who are determined to serve Jehovah.


(Yôsua 1:8, MN) Ndi lelaa yigil Bibel i nla hôla we i hôlôs lem i gwel wemede? 	 (Josh. 1:8) How is it that Bible study can help you to cultivate self-control?


Hégda lelaa nkoñ isi u bé le u ba, ibale moni nwominsôna ni pék ba mbôñôl inyu bañ bijôl bi gwét, bi bak inyu hôla bôt, ndi he bé inyu nol bo! 	 Imagine what the world would be like if all the money and expertise that is now being spent to create weapons were channeled into areas that would benefit people rather than kill them!


(Lukas 7:22) Yésu a bi ti yak niñ yé inyu bôt ba binam, tolakii ngandak i bé oo nye. 	 (Luke 7:22) Jesus even gave his own life in behalf of mankind, though many hated him.


Inyu sôñ man, Maria a bi ke dokta li ngwéé. 	 To protect the unborn child, Maria ran away from the hospital.


Bikék bi gwo biba bi bé lama “yila kék yada” ikété woo Ezékiel.—Ezékiel 37:15-17. 	 The two sticks were to become “just one stick” in Ezekiel’s hand.—Ezek. 37:15-17.


Inyule ba nlama bol jam kiki bo tôn i ngok yada, ndik inyu léba jam kiki bo 10 gram i gôl! 	 Because high-quality ore may contain only about 0.3 troy ounce (10 g) of gold per ton of rock!


Imbe bôdôl di nla bana ipañ Yéhôva? 	 What confidence can we have in Jehovah?


Gwéha i yé ki lem i siñge bôt bape ñem, i tôñ bo, ni i bana maada ma bas bas ni bo. 	 Love also involves a feeling of deep affection for others and a sincere concern for them, as well as a warm attachment to them.


Ngôli i maliga (Béñge maben 3-5) 	 The belt of truth (See paragraphs 3-5)


Bilôk bikéé bitan bi bi bé bem nye, bi bi leege nye ngéda a bi pam i tison i Belfast kegla yada i sôñ Matôp i nwii 1908. 	 Five brothers greeted him as he stepped onto the dock at Belfast one April morning in 1908.


Kii gwéha Kristô i ntinde bés i boñ? 	 What does Christ’s love motivate us to do?


Ngim mangéda, i nla ba nledek jam inyu bahogi i tééne bisega gwap bi suklu likalô. 	 Some find it difficult to preach to their peers at school.


Me bé le me boñ lelaa? 	 What would I do?


(Tjémbi 147:2) Matémb ma bibégés bipubi ma litén li Djob i homa wap ma bé toi le ma tinde ntôptjémbi i bégés Yéhôva. 	 (Ps. 147:2) The restoration of God’s people to their place of true worship would certainly have moved the psalmist to praise Jehovah.


Di nlama tééda jam li mu mahoñol més, ngéda di nyoñ ngaba i nson u likalô. 	 We should keep this in mind when we share in our witnessing work.


I len ini, ba gwé Ngobol Bibel i Mbok Yondo ni hop u Kréol Ayiti—jam le di bi emel bé. 	 They now even have the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures in Haitian Creole—something we could only have dreamed of back then.


Baa u ntôñ bôt bape? 	 Are you thoughtful of others?


Ndi, ba bi yoñ yihe le ba lôôs bañ ngéda yap i noñ mam ma bé pégdaha bôt ba bé kéña bo. 	 Yet, they kept free from being entangled in the desires and pursuits of the people around them.


Kii i bi pémél mankéé wada, ni inyuki maboñok més ma yé nseñ ngéda di mboma i nya mam i? 	 What experience did one brother have, and why are our reactions in similar situations important?


(Tjémbi 1:1-3) Baa u ma yoñ makidik ma? 	 (Ps. 1:1-3) Have you made that a personal goal?


11 Makidik ma bisu boñge ba wanda ba nlama yoñ, ma mbéñge mam ba gwé ngôñ yônôs i pes mbuu. 	 11 One important decision young ones must make involves their goals.


Tole baa u ga neebe le Yéhôva a nla ti mboñbéba ngéda inyu tam béba yé, ni le a ga sôk kodol maboñog mé i loñge ngéda? 	 Or will you recognize that Jehovah may allow time for repentance on the part of wrongdoers and that he will ultimately correct the wrongs and act in a just way?


6-8. (a) Lelaa mañge munlôm wada a bi héñha litehge jé li nson u Djob, bimbe bisai a bi kôs? (b) Lelaa di nla ‘noode, di tehe ki le Yéhôva a yé loñge’? 	 6-8. (a) How did one young man change his view of God’s service, and with what result? (b) How can we “taste and see that Jehovah is good”?


Makidik di bi sôk tehe nseñ i yoñ ma bé bé ma ma bé lémél bés. 	 The answer was not what we personally found convenient.


Ndi nyonok ni ñem mayéga, a kal le: “Mayéga ma ba ni Nyambe inyu Yésu Kristô, Nwet wés!” 	 Yet, he gratefully declared: “Thanks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!”


Umbe mbônga u nlébna i kaat Malaki 3:10? 	 What promise is found at Malachi 3:10?


I mbéna ba le, ngim jam i sôli mbus.” 	 In many cases, there is an underlying issue.”


(Minson mi baôma 3:15) Nyonok ni ngôk, ni lem i tôñ ndigi ni bomede, bayimbén ni Farisai ba bé yoñ bé ngéda ni niñ i bôt bape, to ni loñge yap. 	 (Acts 3:15) Proud and selfish, the scribes and Pharisees cared little for the life and welfare of their fellow humans.


(Rôma 6:23; 8:2) Kinje hélha kunde! 	 (Rom. 6:23; 8:2) What a glorious freedom that is!


LITIÑ LI BIBEL: “Niiga mañge njel a nlama nôñôl; ngéda a mañap a’ yék bé yo.”—Bingéngén 22:6. 	 BIBLE PRINCIPLE: “Train a child in the way he should go; even when he grows old he will not depart from it.”—Proverbs 22:6, footnote.


15 Nwemel inyu nwéhél yés yosôna i yiblana ngéda di bii hémle yés i ngii binoñ. 	 15 The door to complete forgiveness opens to us when we exercise faith in the ransom.


Ngandak bon i Lôk Yuda i bééna mahoñol ma. 	 Many Jews had that deep-seated conviction.


I Bétésda nyen Yésu a bi mbuubaha mut wada nu a bé konok bôdôl 38 ñwii. 	 At Bethzatha, however, Jesus cured a man who had been sick for 38 years.


Nwii minsamal mbus, babiina ba, ba bi boma ndutu. 	 Six years later, though, the couple faced a challenge.


Lelaa di nlama kwel ni bôt bés ba lihaa ba ba ngwélél bé Yéhôva? 	 How should we speak with unbelieving relatives?


Jon, ba bebee i hôla, he ndik bé ngéda ngandak mawanda i yé ha, ni bôt ba lihaa. Ndi, yak i sôñ i noñ ha, ngéda bôt bobasôna ba nyodi, ba huu inyu boñ mam map. 	 Therefore, make yourself available, not just for the first few days when many friends and relatives are present, but in subsequent months when others have returned to their normal routine.


Umbe nson ba bi kôs? 	 What assignment are they given?


Kondoñ 	 (Abigail), June


(Yésaya 2:2, 3) Di gwé Suklu i basañal ba ngéda yosôna, Suklu i baañal ñañ u Ane, Suklu i Giléad, Suklu i bajôp Bétél, Suklu i bagwélél ba makiiña ni baa bap, Suklu i mimañ mi likoda, Suklu i mimañ ni bahôla nsoñ, ni Suklu i mimañ mi dikuu di biloñ ni baa bap. 	 (Isa. 2:2, 3) We have the Pioneer Service School, the School for Kingdom Evangelizers, Gilead School, Bethel Entrants’ School, the School for Circuit Overseers and Their Wives, the School for Congregation Elders, the Kingdom Ministry School, and the School for Branch Committee Members and Their Wives.


Bagwal ba ba yé bikristen, ba mbii yéñe i bon bap bisu bi yéñe yap.—w17.05-BS, mapep 9-11. 	 Christian parents put their children’s spiritual well-being ahead of personal preferences.—w17.05, pp. 9-11.


Nsañ—Lelaa u nla bana wo? 	 Peace—How Can You Find It?


Baa u nla hégha liyôgbe li dinuni di bikei lôñni tjémbi dilam di bañga dinuni? 	 And how would you compare the sound of an airplane to the singing of a bird?


Ndi w’a boñ lelaa, ibale mandutu moñ ma mpala bé tagbe? 	 What, though, if your problems are not quickly resolved?


Nôa a bi yônôs nson Yéhôva a bi ti nye ibabé set. 	 Noah faithfully fulfilled the work assignment that Jehovah had given him.


Ndi nduña mut a yé a bana ngéda a nyéñ bana bon, ndi a kôs bé bo, i yé i ba wé ntén ‘njiiha ikété minsôn.’ 	 Neither marriage nor childbearing guarantees freedom from cares, yet an unfulfilled desire for children is in its own way a ‘tribulation in the flesh.’


Baoo ba Paul ba bi gwélél ngandak manjel inyu noode tinde mamut lôñni bangomin i kolba nunu ñôma. 	 Paul’s opposers tried in various ways to turn the common people and the authorities against the apostle.


Ni hoñol i mut ndéñg nu a bé likoda li Korintô nu ba bi héya i ntôñ inyule a bi noñ mam ma “minsôn.” 	 Think of the immoral man in Corinth who went after “the flesh” and had to be disfellowshipped.


Umbe ntén “séñha” Yésu a bé kal banigil bé le ba keñgle? 	 What kind of “leaven” did Jesus tell his disciples to avoid?


Ndi, ngéda me bi pam 12 nwii, me yila ntéé likalô, me kenek i likalô hiki ngéda. 	 However, when I was about 12, I became a Kingdom publisher and regularly shared in the field ministry from then on.


Jim a nkal le: “Kekikel a bi ôm bé me nsohi inyu libak jem, to yahal, a yahal bé me. 	 “Not once did he blame me for my situation or criticize me,” comments Jim.


Nsañ u yé mahee ngandak ikété libii. 	 Peace is especially vital in a marriage.


Ntiik, biniigana bi mahee gwada me bi kôs mu niñ yem yosôna, bi yé le: ‘Ni Yéhôva, mam momasôna ma nla bôña.’—Markô 10:27. 	 Indeed, one of the most valuable lessons I have learned in all my long life is that with Jehovah, “all things are possible.”—Mark 10:27.


A yé ndik wengoñle Paul a bé kal le: “Nano nu ni mal bol ha likala li, inyuki ni ntémb i bijôñ bi mam bi bi gwé bé mahee ni bi tjôô?” 	 Paul was, in effect, saying: “After you have come so far, why would you return to the foolish, valueless things you left behind?”


Baa u nyoñ makidik ma ngui i ba ha Mbigda nyemb Yésu i i nlo? 	 Why are you determined to be present at this year’s Memorial?


1, 2. (a) Lelaa mbañ i Yésaya 60:22 i nyon munu dilo di nsôk? (b) I len ini, kii i mbéda ikété ntôñ u Yéhôva? 	 1, 2. (a) How has Isaiah 60:22 come true in this time of the end? (b) What needs now exist in the earthly part of Jehovah’s organization?


Inyuki Yéhôva bo Yésu ba kôli ni lipém? 	 Why do Jehovah and Christ deserve to be honored?


Mbadga ipe i nlôôha ba nseñ i yé le: ‘Imbe lem lam ikété gwobisôna a gwé i nla bane me nseñ?’ 	 Also, of great importance is the question: ‘Which of his good qualities can I benefit from?’


10 I len ini, yak bés di nlama ti makébla inyu nson tôbôtôbô. 	 10 Today, we too may be asked to make donations for a specific purpose.


13 Hiki mut a yé kunde i pohol mawanda mé, mambot mé, bieñg gwé ni mintuk nwé. 	 13 All of us have freedom of choice regarding associations, styles of dress and grooming, and entertainment.


(Bingéngén 27:11) Di nla ba nkwoog nkaa le Djob a ga boñ ndigi mam ma yé loñge inyu yés, a tééda ki bés. 	 (Proverbs 27:11) We can be sure that he will always do what is best for us and take care of us.


U yé le u gwés kônde nigil mam mape to liyoñ ñgaba i yum yés i nson e ? 	 Interested in learning more and contributing to the project?


Félisa: Maséé ma mbuma ñañ me bi kôhna i niñ yem ma bé ngéda me bi tehe lôk kéé yem aa i bôda i nsôk, i i bé kolba me i bibôdle, i nsôk i yila lôk kéé yem i pes mbuu. 	 Felisa: One of the greatest satisfactions in my life has been seeing my three younger sisters, who initially opposed me, become my spiritual sisters.


Ibale di ntôñ bé yo, i nsôk i wo. 	 It will wither and die if neglected.


Homa wés likalô a bé nkeñi kiyaga, jon di bé di ngwélél matôwa nya di nya inyu téé likalô mu pes loñ i. 	 We had a vast territory, so we traveled by bus and later by car to preach throughout the province.


Yak bagwélél bé ba yé maséé inyule ba nyéñ manjel i hôla bôt bape. 	 His servants are happy because they focus on helping others.


To hala kiki ndéñbe yé inyu Djob i bi hee nye diye ngandak, li bi lona nye bisai, li boñ ki le a lémél Djob. 	 His faithfulness even at great personal cost brought him God’s approval and blessing.


Jon baôma ba bé le ba badba le: ‘Baa nano nyen Yéhôva a ga téé ñéga nu mondo?’ 	 Hence, the apostles might have wondered, ‘Will Jehovah now appoint a new leader?’


8 Yak masoohe ma bé nseñ ngandak inyu hôla bagwélél ba Djob ba ngéda kôba i tééda hémle i ngui. 	 8 Prayer also played a vital part in keeping the faith of pre-Christian witnesses strong.


11 Kiki di ntehe, Timôtéô a bééna (1) yi i Bitilna, a (2) hémlege toi biniigana a bi kôhna. 	 11 As we have seen, Timothy had (1) knowledge of the Scriptures and (2) conviction about his beliefs.


[1] (liben 12) Ikété bôt ba kôba bape, ba ba bi sañgal mindañ ikété nsañ, di nla sima: Yakôb, ni Esau (Bibôdle 27:41-45; 33:1-11); Yôsef ni lôkisañ (Bibôdle 45:1-15); ni Gidéôn, nu a bi sañglana ni bôt ba Efraim. 	 [1] (paragraph 12) Others who solved problems peacefully included the following: Jacob, with Esau (Gen. 27:41-45; 33:1-11); Joseph, with his brothers (Gen. 45:1-15); and Gideon, with the Ephraimites.


BINOÑ BI NLONA “NGÉDA HOGBE” I NLÔL NI YEHÔVA 	 THE RANSOM BRINGS “SEASONS OF REFRESHING” FROM JEHOVAH


To hala kiki i bagla ni sobiina wés i nla nene wengoñle i nla hôyôs mindañ ikété libii, ndi libim li ngéda, i nlona mandutu mape. 	 Though separation may seem to be the answer when serious difficulties arise, it often causes more problems.


Kii di nla boñ inyu hôñôs adna i bagwélél ba Djob i len ini? 	 What can we do to promote more unity among God’s people today?


“Pourquoi suivre les normes de la Bible?” —chapitre 34 	 “Why Live by Bible Standards?”—chapter 34


SONDE I 26 MATUMB 2018–1 MATÔP 2018 	 WEEK OF MARCH 26, 2018–APRIL 1, 2018


Inyuki di nkal hala? 	 Why not?


Lelaa di nla unda gwéha yés lisañ li bôt? 	 How can we show our brotherly love?


YÉÑE DI GWÉ I UNDA GWÉHA 	 BENEFITS OF SHOWING LOVE


(Matéô 5:33) Lelaa u nla unda le u nyi le u nlama ha bé sélél gwéñe gwoñ wemede (tole u nlama yôiba), ndi le nano u yé nu Yéhôva?—Rôma 14:8. 	 (Matthew 5:33) So how do you show that you know that you do not belong to yourself anymore but that you now belong to Jehovah?—Romans 14:8.


Kii i ñunda toi le Djob a bi éga juu li bakena ntôñ i hiai bisu, kiki a ñéga yak wo i len ini? 	 What evidence is there that God directed the governing body in the first century just as he is directing those of the Governing Body today?


Munu 25 nwii i ntip tagbe, nwin u won me ñañle bôt.” 	 For the last 25 years, that is the message I have been preaching.”


Kii u ga boñ ibale u nôgda le u nla bé tôp makeñi, ibale u gwé kiñ sép tole kiñ i nlond? 	 What should you do if you feel that you have a weak voice or perhaps a voice that is too high-pitched?


Ni le, Yéhôva a’ ke ni bisu i ma bés ni njel Bañga yé le Bibel, mbuu wé, ni ntôñ wé, kayéle kel yada ni ga la telep bisu gwé kiki “bon ba Nyambe.”—Rôma 8:21. 	 What is more, Jehovah will continue to mold us by means of his Word, spirit, and organization so that one day we will be able to stand before him as perfect “children of God.”—Rom. 8:21.


Ngeñ di mboma mangéda mabe, baa di gwé bé ngôñ ni mahôla ma lôk kéé yés? 	 When hard times come, will we not depend on one another?


Lelaa di ntehe biyônôl bi mbañ Ezékiel hiki nwii i Mbigda nyemb Yésu? 	 How is the fulfillment of Ezekiel’s prophecy in evidence each year at the Memorial?


Mu kii a kena nkwel ni bisu, Satan a bi ti bo mbônga u bitembee: “Bé ki n’a ba kii Nyambe le ni yik loñge ni béba.” 	 Further, Satan made this false promise: “You will be like God, knowing good and bad.”


A bi ti ndémbél i nlôôha lam inyu jam li ba bebee i bem. 	 He has set the supreme example of being willing to wait.


Mambe mambagba di ga wan munu yigil ini? 	 What questions will this article discuss?


Nsohop a bi kwel ni Yésu, a noode ki nye. 	 The Devil conversed with and “tempted” Jesus.


[Yésu] a’ om añgel yé ni mbimba keñi i sép, y’a kot mintebek nwé mi lôlak mbebi ina, ibôdôl lisuk li ngii jada letee ni lii.” 	 And [Jesus] will send out his angels with a great trumpet sound, and they will gather his chosen ones together from the four winds, from one extremity of the heavens to their other extremity.”


Pua yem a téé i likanda li nloñ, a yé ti bôt ba ntagbe mimbamble 	 My father standing on a street corner, offering magazines to passersby


6 Ñem nsôhga u bi hôla Barzilai i yoñ makidik malam. 	 6 Modesty helped Barzillai to make a reasonable decision.


(Matéô 25:1-30) Sôk i nsôk, a mpot inyu bet ba gwé botñem i niñ hana isi, ba nidik bilôk bikéé bi Yésu. 	 (Matt. 25:1-30) Finally, he spoke of those with an earthly hope who would support Christ’s brothers.


Boba ba bi nok ndutu, ba wo ngi botñem yo ki yo. 	 Both of them suffered, and they died with no hope.


Ibôdôl ha ngéda i, ba nhôla i maoñ ma hikuu hi loñ i Mikrônésia. 	 They have since helped with a branch construction project in Micronesia.


“Bok mbôgi inyu miñañ minlam mi karis Nyambe.”—MINSON MI BAÔMA 20:24. 	 “Bear thorough witness to the good news of the undeserved kindness of God.”—ACTS 20:24.


14 Manoodana mape Rudolf a bi boma ma bé nyemb i mama yé nu a bé gwés ngandak. 	 14 Other severe trials faced by Rudolf were the loss of his beloved mother, who died of typhus in the Ravensbrück concentration camp, and seeing his father weaken in faith to the point that he signed a document in which he renounced being one of Jehovah’s Witnesses.


A bi gwélél kaat yada ni hop pulasi le Recueil d’histoires bibliques (Kaat yem i miñañ mi Bibel) inyu toñle bo lelaa ñañ u Sadrak, Mésak ni Abed-négô u bi éga makidik mé. 	 Using My Book of Bible Stories, she explained how the account of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego had a bearing on her decision.


Mambe mam mabe ma nla pémél bôt ba nke loñ yap ngwéé (a) mu liké jap? (b) mu bahoma ba nleege bo? 	 What dangers exist when refugees (a) are fleeing? (b) are living in a camp?


I maliga, i diihe di ndiihe manjel ma Yéhôva i ga kônde keñep ni njel lisoñgol jés li Bibel. 	 Our appreciation for Jehovah’s ways needs to be heightened through our Bible reading.


Ibale hala, badba wemede inyuki. 	 If so, ask yourself why.


Ndi, ba ngwés bôlô, jon ba nsal ni ngui inyu bomede ni inyu hôla bape—to ibale bôlô i, i gwé bé lipém. 	 Rather, they enjoy working hard to provide for their personal needs and to help others—even if the work they do is not glamorous.


Ndi ha ngéda i, ba bi bôdôl tôp hiémbi hi Ane. 	 At that point, however, they started singing a Kingdom song.


17 Yôsep mut Arimatia a nyoñ makidik 	 17 Joseph of Arimathea Takes a Stand


I nla ba kii? 	 What might such things be?


Mambe manjom di gwé i ti Yéhôva mayéga? 	 What are some reasons why we should be thankful to Jehovah?


(1 Timôtéô 4:13-15) Ndi, baa di nlama bem le di kôhna nson u mondo inyu kônde hol? 	 (1 Tim. 4:13-15) Does this always require a change of assignment though?


Kii di nlama bé hôya ngéda di ntééne bôt ba bi ke loñ yap ngwéé likalô? 	 What should we keep in mind when preaching to refugees?


9 Pog, Sébna a bi nimis tel yé. 	 9 First, Shebna lost his position.


Me ngi diihege mahôla ma ma nlôl me ni minhôôlak mi bilôk bikéé kiki bo J. R. Brown nu a bé ngwélél makiiña, ni Fred Rusk nu a nsal i Bétel. 	 I still cherish the help I received from such experienced brothers as J. R. Brown, then a traveling overseer, and Fred Rusk of the Bethel family.


A soohe Yéhôva le a bigda le a bi noñ manjel mé. 	 He begged Jehovah to remember how he had walked before Him.


Hégda ki i ngéda minkoda mi minlôñ nwominsôna mi ga héñhana ni ntôñ nlam wada u u édi! 	 Imagine a time when all corrupt organizations will be replaced by a single, unified, and incorruptible organization!


Himbe hipa hipe hi ngui Satan a ngwélél, ni lelaa di nla keñgle hio? 	 What is another effective bait that Satan uses, and how can we avoid it?


Matédél 	 License


I mbus ñwii ima le me bi kôs kaat nan, me nyéñ yis bé le nano yak me me yé Mbôgi Yéhôva.” 	 After two years, I am writing back as your Christian sister.”


Ni hôla bon ba “bakén ba bôt,” Mpuye 	 One Act of Christian Kindness, Oct.


17, 18. (a) Lelaa Satan a nla tinde bés i héya mbéla yés ño? (b) Lelaa di nla éba le di nwas bé le Satan a lôk bés ? 	 17, 18. (a) How could Satan induce us to remove our helmet? (b) How can we show that we have not been fooled by Satan’s deception?


Yimbe le Môsi a kal bôt le: “Baa d’a pémhene bé bé malép munu liaa lini?” 	 Notice what Moses said to the people: “Must we bring out water for you from this crag?”


A bi pam i boñ hala ni mahôla ma Yéhôva, ni inyule a bi nwas le ngui i Bibel i hôla nye.—Lôk Héber 4:12. 	 This he did by relying on Jehovah and on the transforming power of His written Word.—Heb. 4:12.


Lelaa yi Abraham a bééna, ni i mam a bi boma i niñ yé, ma bi lédés hémle yé? 	 How did knowledge and experience strengthen Abraham’s faith?


Bañga i Djob i nkal le: “Ndi ibale mut a ntôñgôl bé bôt ba lihaa jé, ndi loñge loñge bôt bé ba ndap, wee a mal tañba hémle a yé béba iloo mut a ntop bé hémle.” (1 Timôtéô 5:8) I yé maliga le, ibale u bééga mbegee i yosôna, bebek u nla bé bana ngéda inyu minson mi ntôñ kiki u yé le u gwés. 	 God’s Word states: “If anyone does not provide for those who are his own, and especially for those who are members of his household, he has disowned the faith and is worse than a person without faith.” (1 Tim. 5:8) If you have such responsibilities, you likely cannot set aside as much time for theocratic activities as you would like to.


Bebee le nwii wada ilole Yésu a bi ti oda ini le: “Yilhana biloñ gwobisôna banigil, ni sôblege bo,” a bi ti dinyo malép inyu jam banigil bé ba bé lama boñ. 	 Just about a year before Jesus gave the commission to “make disciples . . . , baptizing them,” he provided insight into what would be required of his followers.


I yigil i noñ ha, di ga tehe lelaa bés bobasôna di nla hôla bo i gwélél Yéhôva ni maséé. 	 In the following article, we will consider how all of us can help them to serve Jehovah joyfully.


Ntôptjémbi le David a bi soohe Yéhôva le: “Sédne masoohe mem ôô, a Nyambe.” 	 The psalmist David begged Jehovah: “Listen to my prayer, O God.”


A mbigda i ngéda a bi nimis gwom gwobisôna, a nkal le: “Me bé nôgda wee niñ i yé kiki sabe, me me bé i tan, bôt bape ba bak ikété, me béñgege bo. 	 She recalls after all her losses: “I felt as if I were outside the store of life looking in on everybody else.


Lelaa Sakaria 8:23 a yé yon? 	 How is Zechariah 8:23 being fulfilled?


Lelaa Yésu ni banigil bé ba bi yila bakengwéé? 	 How did Jesus and many of his disciples become refugees?


Inyuki i yé bés nseñ i yi leege bakén, i ba bôt ba likap, i nwéhél, ni i éba lôk kéé loñgeñem? 	 Why is it important to be hospitable, generous, forgiving, and kind to fellow worshippers?


Di témb di hoñol hihéga Yésu a bi yoñ, hi di bi sima i yigil i ntip tagbe: “Nwemel u yé ntitigi, njel ki i nke niñ i yé hipagda; ndék yon i nléba yo.” 	 Recall Jesus’ illustration that we considered in the preceding article, in which he said: “Narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are finding it.”


A nla éga bés ni njel mbuu mpubi. 	 He may guide us by means of holy spirit.


Mambe mandutu bikristen bi hiai hi bisu bi bi boma? 	 What conditions did first-century Christians face?


I mam me mboma i niñ yem ma nti me ngap i nôgda njôghe i bôt bape, ni i bana ñem ngôô inyu yap ngéda ba ntégbaha mandutu. 	 My experiences have instilled in me empathy and compassion for others, especially those struggling with problems.


Yom kiki bo nwii wada ilole Yésu a nwo, baôma bé baa ba bi nok Yéhôva a nkal inyu Yésu le: “Nunu a yé Man wem nu gwéha, a nlémél me; bé emblana nye.” 	 Then, about a year before Jesus’ death, three of his apostles heard Jehovah say about Jesus: “This is my Son, the beloved, whom I have approved.


(Añ Mika 7:1-3.) 	 (Read Micah 7:1-3.)


(Yakôbô 3:15) Masoda le, Bañga i Djob i nhéñha ñwin mbe u ni u nlam. 	 (Jas. 3:15) Happily, Jehovah’s Word counters such bad news with good news.


A kal le: “Yéhôva a bi sôñ i bon ba Lôk Héber bana bo baa inyule ba bi bégés bé ôngba i gôl.” 	 She said, “Jehovah protected those three Hebrews because they would not give worship to an image.”


Mu kii a bé soñda mbus ngéda, Luigi a bé le a nôgda le i bi ba nye nseñ i yén nwee nyoo nloñ, a bé ki le a hoñol wonyuu a bé le a bana ibale a bep timbhe mut nu.—Añ 2 Korintô 6:3, 4. 	 In hindsight, Luigi could see how important it was that he had kept calm after the accident and how detrimental it could have been had he lost his temper.—Read 2 Corinthians 6:3, 4.


Bipôdôl ni maboñok moñ malam ma nla tinde bôt ba libôga joñ i gwés maliga. 	 Your kind words and deeds may well attract a neighbor to the truth.


Mbuu mpubi u ñéga bés ni njel makoda. 	 They bring us under the influence of holy spirit.


GWÉLÉL YÉHÔVA NI ÑEM WOÑ WONSÔNA! 	 SERVE JEHOVAH WITH A COMPLETE HEART!


Noël: une fête chrétienne ? 	 Make a Joyful Sound!


14 Lelaa u nla yoñ bitelbene inyu ba ngwelnson nu ngéda yosôna? 	 14 How can you plan to be a full-time Christian minister?


Di gwé ndik le di nihbe bikuu gwé. 	 We may simply have to live with the consequences.


Ntel wonsôna pééna ini i yii i mahoñol ma bôt ba binam ni ma biañgel, lisanda li yé mbén i mal ipôla biloñ, matén, mahaa, ni bôt bape. 	 As long as the question remains unsettled in the minds of humans or angels, discord among nations, races, tribes, families, and individuals will exist.


HÉMLE i bikristen i yé lem lam i i yé mahee ngandak. 	 CHRISTIAN faith is a precious quality.


Me yoñ makidik i ba sônda i Kristô (D. Psarras), Matôp 	 “I Have Hope Toward God,” Dec.


Ni tôp ni maséé! 	 Make a Joyful Sound!


Mambe makidik u nyoñ? 	 What are you determined to do?


Babilôn Nunkeñi a bi kañ bo moo! 	 Babylon the Great held the people in a viselike grip!


Bape ki ba nkal le ba gwé bé ngéda inyu niiga mut numpe bôlô. 	 Some may reason that they do not have time to train someone else.


I bibôdle, njômbi i mankéé Russell i bé le a yimbe imbe base i bé niiga maliga. 	 Initially, Brother Russell’s goal was to ascertain which of the prevailing religions was teaching the truth.


Lelaa Bibel i ñunda le bés bobasô di yé bikwéha bi bôt? 	 How does the Bible show that we are all imperfect?


Ba bi hôla me, ni bôt bape ki, i yégle liwanda li Yéhôva. 	 They helped me and others to remain close to Jehovah.


Lem i kodol wemede i yé jam bôt ba bi nigil i nwii 1940, ndi minyiña i len ini mi ñunda le bôt ba nyi ha bé kodol bomede. 	 Self-discipline was studied in the 1940’s, but recent studies have shown that people have become much worse at exercising self-discipline.


(1 Bikiñe 21:3, 15; 2 Miñañ 24:20, 21) Ibabé pééna, Daniel ni mawanda mé ba bééna pôla i tañba hémle yap inyu kôhna “kobla.” 	 (1 Ki. 21:3, 15; 2 Chron. 24:20, 21) Daniel and his companions clearly had the opportunity to “accept release” by compromising their integrity.


(1 Samuel 16:7; Markô 2:8) Ndi mam ma yé ni lelaa inyu jam li masoohe ni kiñ ngii? 	 (1 Sam. 16:7; Mark 2:8) What, though, about speaking or praying out loud?


Litiñ jada mukété li nkal bés le hala a yé bijôñ ni wonyuu ibale di ntimbhe mut, bés ngi tibil nok mam. 	 One such principle is that it is foolish and humiliating to reply to a matter before hearing the facts.


I yé ntiik le Bibel i ntéé bés nwaa mu lipém di nti bo, ni nit di nit bo. 	 Of course, our honor and support have reasonable, Scriptural limits.


I bibôdle, me bé jo inyu pamba, me nimis makénd mem. 	 In the beginning, I struggled financially and got discouraged.


Mankéé Richard H. Baber a bé salak ni makénd i ngéda i, jon a kal le: “Kiki ba bi sôña bôlô yés likalô i loñ Kanada, jon inyu boñ le nson wés u yon, bagwélél ba makiiña ba bé hôla bés ngandak i tééda ba Nkum Ntat ni i jôbna bo mu loñ i, kayéle bilôk bikéé bi la kôhna gwo. 	 Richard H. Barber, who was active during that time, recalled: “We succeeded in keeping a few traveling overseers going and in keeping The Watch Tower in circulation and having it sent into Canada where it was banned.


A kônde ki le: “Ngéda u yé nyéksaga i bat Yéhôva mahôla ni nwéhél, u mpam i tehe bôô ni ngélé yañen u gwé ngôñ ni nye.” 	 He also stated: “When you are forced to beg Jehovah for help and forgiveness, you realize how much you need him.”


Mam kiki bo i tjél tééda lihaa, ngandak ndôm, ni i sôña le sobiina a bégés Yéhôva, ma yé mam ma tôbôtôbô ma ma bi tinde bape i bagla ni basobiina bap. 	 Willful nonsupport, extreme physical abuse, and the absolute endangerment of one’s spiritual life are exceptional situations that some have viewed as reasons for separation.


Ndi kiki ngéda i yii ha bé ngandak, ba nlama bii mam ma mbuu kiki mam ma bisu mu niñ yap.—Matéô 6:33. 	 In view of the reduced time, however, they needed to give priority to spiritual matters.—Matt. 6:33.


Mu ngén yé i mut a nwes mbôô, Yésu a bi kal le bôt bahogi ba ga neebe ‘bañga i Ane,’ ba bôdôl ki boñ ndék mahol, ndi “nduña nkoñ ’isi, ni malôga ma lingwañ” bi nsôk bi “ham bañga.” 	 In his illustration of the sower, Jesus said that some would accept “the word of the Kingdom” and make initial progress but that “the anxiety of this system of things and the deceptive power of riches” would “choke the word.”


Bibel i ñat gwéha, ni maséé, ni nsañ, ni wongut, ni longeñem, ni liyômba, ni hémle, ni ñemlima, ni hôtnyu. 	 The Bible associates godly love with joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, and self-control.


GWIGIL INYU: 2-29 MATÔP, 2018 	 STUDY ARTICLES FOR: APRIL 2-29, 2018


4, 5. (a) Imbe hégél i bisu i bi bana kunde i pohol ni yomede? (b) Lelaa i bi gwélél i kunde i? (c) Imbe mbadga hiki wada wés a nlama timbhe? 	 4, 5. (a) Who was the first to receive God’s gift of free will, and how did he use it? (b) What question must each of us ask?


Liwanda li, li ga ba kiki Natan bo Husai, ba ba bi téñbe i gwés wada ni nuu yak ngéda ndutu i bé, ni yak kiki Yésu nu a bé bebee i nwéhél. 	 That friend will be like Nathan and Hushai, who remained loyal even during bad times, and like Jesus, who was willing to forgive.


Mbus, mu kii a bé soñgol man kaat nu, Yôhanes a bi nôgda le a bé nok maliga ma Bibel inyu ngélé bisu. 	 Later, as he read the booklet, John felt that he was hearing Bible truth for the first time.


10 Lelaa u ga boñ ibale mimañ mi likoda mi nyoñ makidik ma u nok bé tole ma ma nlémél bé we? 	 10 How will you respond if the elders make a decision that you do not understand or perhaps do not agree with?


Kii bés di mboñ ngéda di ntehe lelaa Yéhôva a mboñ le bôlô yé i kônde hoo? 	 How are we personally reacting to that acceleration?


Di bé niñ ikété man tuñ i ndap bikék, i ndegi i nyônôs iba. 	 We lived in a tiny room on the second floor of a log cabin.


Mi nkôs “mbuu” kiki ba ba “mbem tel [yap] ngwalakbel, hala yé le kobla manyu” map ma minsôn. 	 They receive “the spirit” as ones “waiting for adoption as sons, the release from [their fleshly] bodies.”


Ibale u yé mañ, baa u nla emble nhôla nson ngéda a nkôôba nkwel wé? 	 As an elder, could you listen as a ministerial servant practices a talk?


Daniel a bé yi le hala a yé maliga. 	 Daniel knew that this was true.


Ba gwé bé baéga base ba nsaa. I jam li, li mboñ le moni mi téédana.” 	 There is no clergy, which cuts costs considerably.”


Litehge li mondo ba bééna inyu nson u Ane, li bi lédés litén li Yéhôva, li ti ki bo makénd i nihbe ngéda i gwét i i bé lama lo. 	 The renewed focus on Kingdom service strengthened Jehovah’s people to face the challenging war years that lay ahead.


4 Yésu Kristô a bi yigle boñge ba wanda ndémbél ilam i nya yôni. 	 4 Jesus Christ set the perfect example for you young ones.


Litén li bi tehe Djob a mboñ bihélha bi mam inyu yap, bipe mu bi bé toi bi mbuma ñañ! 	 The nation saw God perform many miracles in their behalf, some truly awe-inspiring!


Georg Kayser a bi ke gwét a bak sônda, ndi ngéda a bi témb i mbai yé, a bé a ma yila ngwélél nu bañga Djob. 	 Georg Kayser went to the battlefront as a soldier and returned home as a servant of the true God.


I suklu yem, bôt we ni bo ni bé bôdôl suklu ha ngéda i, ni bé sugus ki yo ntôñ; hala a bé boñ le u bé yi môi ma libim li bôt ba tison, yak bo ba yik joñ. 	 In my school, the people you were with in first grade were the same ones you finished school with; in fact, you knew the names of most people in town, and they knew yours.


Tééda mo, inyule niñ yoñ i.” 	 Safeguard it, for it means your life.”


Bisônda bi KGB bi bi tjam bitembee le ngandak bilôk bikéé ipôla bet ba bé bakena ntôñ mu loñ yap i bi kal le, i ta ha bé Mbôgi Yéhôva.* Ngandak i i bi hémle jam li, i bi sôk pam i ntôñ u Yéhôva. 	 The secret police, known as the KGB, spread rumors that various prominent brothers had betrayed Jehovah’s people.* Many put confidence in such false reports, and as a result, they separated themselves from Jehovah’s organization.


A bi waa niñ inyu minsôn, a témb ki i njel i téé sép.—2 Korintô 2:6-8. 	 He ceased to walk after the flesh and returned to a straight path.—2 Cor. 2:6-8.


Gwélél i mam Djob a nti inyu ke ni bisu i nwas le a uñgus we (Béñge maben 10-13) 	 Use Godʼs provisions to help you remain malleable (See paragraphs 10-13)


6 Baa bikristen bi ma bana jam li li mpôôna liké i minkôm i Babilôn? 	 6 Have Christians ever experienced anything comparable to the Babylonian captivity?


Ngéda Yéhôva a nwan bés, baa a ntehe le yak bés di ngwélél nye ni ñem wés wonsôna? 	 As Jehovah examines us, does he conclude that we are serving him with a complete heart?


Mbus sonde iba, mankéé nu mañ le Bogdan, a bi bol i ñamb u u bé bebee ni tison i Angarsk. 	 Two weeks later my older brother, Bogdan, arrived in a camp in the nearby city of Angarsk.


Lelaa ba bi yémbél mo? 	 How did they handle them?


Juu li Bakena Ntôñ li nti bés maéba ni njel bikaat, makoda ma hiki sonde, makoda ma makiiña ni ma ndôn. 	 The Governing Body provides the direction given in our publications and at our meetings, assemblies, and conventions.


Ntiik, ndémbél masoohe Yésu a bi yék, i nkwés bés nkaa le yom yo ki yo i nla bé kéñ sômbôl i Nyambe le i yon.—Tjémbi 135:6; Yésaya 46:9, 10. 	 Indeed, the model prayer assures us that nothing can stop the will of God from taking place.—Ps. 135:6; Isa. 46:9, 10.


Kiki héga, ngandak lôk kéé yés i bôlôm ni i bôda, i yé i ndap mok i biloñ bi Éritréa, Siñgapur, ni Kôré i nwel mbok. Libim li ngéda, ba nok ndutu inyule ba noñ bibañga bi Yésu bi bi nkal le ba bada bañ pansoñ. 	 For example, many of our brothers and sisters are imprisoned in Eritrea, Singapore, and South Korea, in most cases because of acting in harmony with Jesus’ words not to take up the sword.


Paul a bi ti nkwel letee ni ñem mau. 	 Paul spoke till midnight.


“Me noode tibil wan inyu yi too man wem a nkôôba ndogop, tole a nhôs inyule a yik bé. 	 “I try to determine if my child has been deliberately disobedient or if he just made an error in judgment.


Mbus ngéda, ba bi bôdôl yoñ bitelbene i yônôs njômbi yap. 	 Soon thereafter, they began to take steps to reach their goal.


Kii di nla nigil mu kii Abraham a bi yila liwanda li Yéhôva? 	 What can we learn from how Abraham became God’s friend?


ÉBA LE U NTI MAYÉGA INYU BINOÑ 	 SHOW YOUR GRATITUDE FOR THE RANSOM


(1 Timôtéô 3:1, 8, 9; 1 Pétrô 5:2, 3) I bet ba mboñ biliya bi, ba ngwés lôl bôt bape mahôla i pes mbuu ni i pes minsôn. 	 (1 Tim. 3:1, 8, 9; 1 Pet. 5:2, 3) Those who do so want to assist others in both practical and spiritual matters.


Di nkônde diihe bikodlene ngéda di ntehe bisai bi nlona i niñ yés, bi bi nkwés bés nkaa le Djob a ngwés bés. 	 We build appreciation for discipline when we experience its benefits, which confirm God’s love for us.


Inyuki? 	 Why?


Ndi i len ini, me nkôôba makoda, me noodege ti mandimbhe ima tole maa. 	 Now, though, I prepare for the meetings and try to answer two or three times.


A bi neebe i nwas lingwañ li a bi kôs ni malôga, a tjôô ki hép nkus a bééna. 	 He gladly gave up his ill-gotten riches and abandoned his greed for material things.


Di nla ba nkwoog nkaa le di ga pamba ni mahôla ma Yéhôva! 	 We can be sure that we can succeed with Jehovah’s help!


Bibel i nkal le: “Ñem u nhak u yé bañga matibla, ndi ñem u nsiida u ntuñus bihés.”—Bingéngén 17:22. 	 The Bible says: “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit saps one’s strength.”—Proverbs 17:22.


GWÉHA yem i maliga i bi bôdôl behee. 	 MY INTEREST in Bible truth had already been aroused earlier.


Lelaa loñgeñem yés ñem i nla tihba bakén? 	 What positive effect can kindness have on newcomers from a foreign background?


Ndi, ba ba nke añal ñañ nlam i homa bôt ba mpot hilémb hipe ba mboma ki mandutu mape. 	 But those serving in a foreign field face yet other challenges.


Ba hôñlaha bo le a bi yoñ ndun ni banigil bé. 	 He took care of his disciples and considered their needs.


Bijek bi mbuu bi, bi bé bi nti bo ngui i kena nson likalô ni bisu. 	 These provisions gave the brothers the strength to carry on the preaching work.


Kiki hihéga, u nla sal inyu bana moni mi mi nhôla we i tôñgôl lihaa joñ. 	 For example, you may have to work to provide financially for your loved ones.


9 Maéba ma Pétrô ma ntihba yak mam ma nlôôha mahee i niñ yés, kiki bo suklu di ga pohol, ni bôlô di ga neebe. 	 9 The counsel by Peter also applies to more serious aspects of life, such as a person’s choice of education, employment, or career.


Kaqchikelia 	 Kaqchikel


A bé yi hop, bilem bi loñ, ni maboñog ma bôt ba Môab. 	 Naomi could not promise Ruth any of those things in Bethlehem.


(Lukas 7:11-17; 8:41, 42, 49-55) Marta bo manyañ Maria, ba bé yi le Yésu a bé la mbuubaha bakokon. 	 (Luke 7:11-17; 8:41, 42, 49-55) Both Martha and her sister, Mary, were aware that Jesus could cure the sick.


Di nla ki kal le, ni njel bon ba mapep ni bon ba bikaat, maliga ma bi nwéha letee ni biloñ bipe bi bi bé i si énél i Potoki, hala wee—Añgôla, Asores, Goa, Kap Vert, Madeira, Môsambik, ni Timor i pes likôl. 	 In addition, through tracts and booklets, the word of truth spread to the far reaches of the Portuguese Empire—Angola, the Azores, Cape Verde, East Timor, Goa, Madeira, and Mozambique.


A bi ti ‘bayan Nyambe ndémbél i mam ma nlo.’ 	 He was “setting a pattern for ungodly people of things to come.”


A bé tehe mam haa, a ban-ga bañga pék. 	 He was farsighted and practical.


Inyu ngélé ipe, me bi témb me yék gwom me bi meya i mbus, inyu ke hôla i Bétel. 	 Again I left familiar surroundings behind, this time to help with Bethel work.


Di bi ti bo makénd i yila basañal ba ngéda yosôna, ni i bii ndik mut nu yak nye a yé nsañal. 	 We kept before them the goal of the full-time ministry and the wisdom of marrying only someone with a similar goal.


U kon bañ woñi i kal bon boñ le to, ibale hala a mbéda! 	 Do not be afraid to say no to your children’s requests if need be!


Yéhôva a bi sayap biliya gwés, kayéle di léba bôlô malét i pes ngéda i nlélém suklu, di léba ki ndap ha bebee. 	 Jehovah blessed us with finding part-time teaching jobs at the same school, and we found an apartment nearby.


Hala nyen a ntômbôl me.” 	 That is easier.”


Paul bo Silas ba bi la tééne mut nu ni lihaa jé likalô. 	 Paul and Silas were able to give a fine witness to the jailer and his family.


M’ma a bi kal Willie le ilole gwét bi Ntôla bi bisu bi mbôô, isañ bo manyañ nu munlôm nu mañ ba ke i lop tjobi, ba wo ngéda sitima yap i bi yin i tuye ñombok. 	 Mother told Willie that shortly before the Great War, her father and her older brother drowned when their fishing boat hit a mine in the North Sea.


Hala kiki di ngwééne ikété béba, bés bobasôna di nla hoñol libak likeñi ngim mangéda. 	 Because of inherited sin, we all act presumptuously at times.


Inyu hala nyen ñôma Paul a bi kal le: ‘Ibale mut a nhoñol le i yé jam li wonyu inyu libak jé li konji, ibale a ntagbe ngéda i minheña mi mañge wanda, ndi a tehge le a nlama biiba, wee a boñ kiki a nsômbôl; a mboñ bé béba; ba biibaga.’ (1 Korintô 7:2, 9, 36, MN; 1 Timôtéô 4:1-3) Boñge ba wanda ba mbéna bana minheña mi minson, ndi mut a nlama bé nwas le nwon mi tinde nye i biiba. 	 Let them marry.” (1 Cor. 7:2, 9, 36; 1 Tim. 4:1-3) Nevertheless, a person should not be prompted to marry because of surges of passion that may come in youth.


Inyule i lôôha tôñ inyu mam ma yé bés nseñ i niñ, i ga hôla bé bés i buñbaha niñ yés. 	 Because needlessly worrying about our daily needs will not help us to live longer.


Litjee li nsôk li, li nla jôp i gwélél, ndi li nla bé oñ jumbul inyule homa a ta bé nkôôbaga i leege jo. 	 It might enter the uterus but fail to implant in the less receptive lining.


(Tjémbi 147:6a) Ndi lelaa di nla ôt nseñ ni lem yé i hoo lôl bés mahôla? 	 147:6a) But how can we benefit from his readiness to act in our behalf?


“Bôk yuuga loñ het ngôñ baañal ñañ nlam i yé keñi, inyu yi lelaa niñ i yé nyoo. 	 “Visit a country where the need for Kingdom preachers is greater to get a taste of what life there is like.


I maliga, bikwo bi nkaa bi bitugne bi Yésu bi yé ngui keñi, i i ntinde bañga bikristen i tjam ñañ nlam ni nkoñ isi wonsôna, ha yo ngéda ni i len ini. 	 In fact, the reality of the resurrection of Jesus is the driving force behind the impact that Christianity has had on the world both then and now.


Libim li bôt ipôla bôt di nsima, li bé yan mbén ngomin, li nidik mahoñol ma mut Galiléa wada le Yuda. 	 Many of those extremists followed the ideas of Judas the Galilean.


U nla bé yi kii liboñok joñ lilam jada li nla lona inyule u ñunda lem i likap. 	 You never know how much good you can do with just one act of generosity.


(1 Bikiñe 21:20, 21, 27-29; 2 Bikiñe 20:1-5) Ñwin u mondo u nla ti bés njom ilam i héñha makidik més. 	 (1 Ki. 21:20, 21, 27-29; 2 Ki. 20:1-5) Or new information may provide us with a valid reason to adjust a decision.


Kii Ana a bé ke ni bisu i boñ letee ni ngéda a bééna 84 nwii? 	 What was Anna still doing at 84 years of age?


Ba bé mpom litén li li bé li gwé “Bañga” i Djob, “matéñ mé ni matéak mé.” 	 They were the only nation given God’s “word” and “his regulations and judgments.”


5 Kii u ga boñ ibale mbot yoñ i nyila mahindi, bebek i numbuk ki béba njiñ? 	 5 What would you do if your clothing became dirty, perhaps even having a foul odor?


A bi hôya bé le nyemede a bi tééñga bôt bape. 	 He did not forget his own past.


3 Bibañga Yésu a bi kal Pétrô bi nla niiga kii bés? 	 3 What can we learn from the words that Jesus spoke to Peter?


Baa me nyiba kiki mut a nhôñôs nsañ ni adna ipôla bôt?’ 	 Am I known for going out of my way to promote peace and unity?’


1. (a) Inyuki di nla kal le litén li Djob li bé lama kobla i minkôm i Babilôn Nunkeñi? (b) Mambe mambadga di ga wan nano? 	 1. On what basis could God’s people hope to be liberated from Babylon the Great, and what questions will we examine?


Me mal téé ngôôba yem, m’a yônôs ki yo.”—YÉSAYA 46:11. 	 I have purposed it, and I will also carry it out.”—ISA. 46:11.


Maselna ma, ma yé le kii? 	 What is the difference?


Bimbe bitelbene bi nyôña inyu boñ le bagwélél ba Djob ba kôs manwin ma nsôk pam, ni ma ma yé ntiik? 	 What provisions have been made to keep God’s people up-to-date with accurate information?


Lelaa Yakôbô a bi toñol kii bañga hémle i bikristen i nkobla? 	 What was the disciple James inspired to explain regarding the meaning of true Christian faith?


Di ba bebee hiki ngéda i yoñ makidik ma ngui i yén i pes i Yéhôva, inyule ‘Yéhôva Nyambe nyen di nlama kon woñi, nyen di nlama ndik gwélél, nye ki nyen di nlama adbe’!—Ndiimba Mbén 10:20. 	 May we always be ready to take a firm stand on his side, for it is ‘Jehovah our God we should fear, him we should serve, and to him we should cling’!—Deut. 10:20.


To hala kiki Abraham a bé yi le ngandak mandutu i bé bem nye, a bi yoñ makidik ma ngui i nôgôl Yéhôva. 	 Even though Abraham knew that there would be many dangers, he was determined to obey Jehovah.


Nye ni nwaa ba bi tilna dikuu di biloñ dina. 	 The couple sent letters to four branch offices.


Lelaa me nla gwélél mahoñol ma inyu hôla bôt bape?’ 	 How can I use these thoughts to help others?’


Di nlama sal ni bo, di ke i suklu ntôñ ni bo, tole di niñ ki ni bo. 	 We might have to work with them, go to school with them, or live with them.


Ndék nwii mbus ngéda, man munlôm nu a wo. 	 Some years later, the boy died.


“Me bi bôdôl tehe bibomb gwem, hala a bi wéha me nyuu. 	 “I began seeing my own personality flaws, and I was very disappointed in myself.


Hônd i tôbôtôbô i, i bi ti bilôk bikéé bi loñ makénd. 	 The special activity had a motivating effect on the local brothers.


9 Baane ba ngim biloñ ba bi yoñ bitelbene i hôla bôt ba bi ke loñ yap ngwéé i meya niñ yap yondo. 	 9 Some governments have programs to help refugees adjust to their new circumstances.


16 Kaat i Yéhôva i ñéba bés inyuki di nkôli bem le adna i ba ikété litén li Djob. 	 16 Jehovah’s own Book shows why we should expect his people to be united.


Di nla pala nok inyuki a bé bat le Djob a nwas bañ le a lôôha ba liyep. 	 We can readily understand his reason for not wanting to be extremely poor.


Ba mut a téé sép. 	 Be honest.


Ndi ni pék yosôna lôñni loñgeñem nyen Natan a bi pôdôs David. 	 But he also acted wisely and spoke to David in a kind way.


1, 2. (a) Mambe mandutu bôt ba mboma i len ini? Ma mandutu ma nlona kii bo? (b) Imbe botñem Bañga i Djob i nti bés i kaat Yésaya 41:10, 13? 	 1, 2. (a) What kinds of problems do many face today, and with what result? (b) What sure hope is held out at Isaiah 41:10, 13?


I mbus, ngéda mañge a ga ti bagwal bé lipém, a ga yi le a yé i ti Yéhôva lipém. 	 Then when the child shows that he respects his parents, he will realize that he is honoring Jehovah.


Kiki di mbôk di tehe, mintén mi DIU mi nwo ima, mi numus mapañ ma gwélél. 	 As noted, both types of IUDs appear to alter the lining of the uterus.


Ndi, di nla badba le: Mambe mam ma nkwés bés nkaa le, mu môm ma ñwii ilole ñwii 1914 u nkola, minhook mi bi nyodi toi i minkôm i Babilôn Nunkeñi, kayéle mi ba ha bé minkol nwé? 	 However, a number of questions arise: What additional evidence is there that in the decades leading up to 1914, the anointed were actually breaking free from Babylon the Great, no longer being enslaved by her?


I mbéda le kogse i kiha ni i béba mañge a mboñ—kiki hihéga, ibale man woñ a mbep gwélél téléfôn yé, tééne nye minwaa mu ligwéélak jé li téléfôn inyu ngim ngéda. 	 Consequences are usually most effective when they are related to the wrong—for example, misuse of the phone might result in the loss of phone privileges for a period of time.


Gwéha i yé lem bisu i Djob. 	 Love is God’s primary attribute.


Mi nhôla i nit nson u añal miñañ minlam ni nkoñ isi wonsôna, hala a ntihba yak mahôla ma bagwelnson ba tôbôtôbô, ni basañal ba tôbôtôbô ba ba nsal i loñ ipe. 	 They are used to further the worldwide preaching work, which includes supporting missionaries and other special full-time servants.


Yésu a bi ke ni bisu i ti nye ngandak makénd, ngéda a bi kal le: “Hémle yoñ i ntohol we; kenek ni nsañ, u malba ni béba yoñ kon.”—Markô 5:34. 	 Jesus went on to give her more reassurance by saying: “Your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed from your grievous sickness.”—Mark 5:34.


(Tjémbi 103:10) Ndi Yéhôva a bi tehe mam malam mu miñem nwés. 	 (Ps. 103:10) But Jehovah saw a potential for good in us.


Jam li, li bi kônde yis me ntiik le, i ba ikété likoda li bikristen, i yé nsima u tôbôtôbô, i bak ki lingen li maséé ni li mahak.” 	 This experience reassured me that being a part of the Christian congregation is a unique privilege as well as a source of joy and happiness.”


Ibale Yéhôva a nti bés mbuu mpubi wé, di ga bana toi ngui! 	 If the strength we have comes from Jehovah, we will be strong indeed!


Maxin, nwaa wem nu gwéha, a bi wo i ñwii 2011. 	 My dear wife, Maxine, died in 2011.


I len ini, iloo mbôgôl dikôô di bôt i nke i loñ Rôma hiki nwii inyu béñge Yimbne i Titus. 	 Today the Arch of Titus is much admired by the hundreds of thousands of people each year who visit the Roman Forum.


A bi tila le: “Hi ndap ni ndap i ñôña ni mut, ndi Nyambe nyen a oñ mam momasôna.” 	 He wrote: “Every house is constructed by someone, but the one who constructed all things is God.”


15 Hiki wada wés ikété likoda, a nla hôla ngéda a ñunda le a ntôñ boñge. 	 15 Members of the congregation can help by demonstrating appropriate personal interest in young ones.


(Rôma 6:17) Kiki héga, i nla pam le nwet wés bôlô a énél bés le di ti ngéda yés yosôna i bôlô yé, kayéle di la ha bé ke makoda momasôna. 	 (Rom. 6:17) For example, we may be pressured by an employer who insists that we sacrifice regular meeting attendance for secular work.


Ndi to hala, a bi hôya bé likak a ti Djob. 	 Still, she did not forget the vow she had made to God.


Libôga jem, liyep li bé nayak, yak i bôlô mut a bé lama sal inyu kôs likala li kel, i bé wééhana ngandak. 	 In the region where I lived, poverty was widespread, and the work it took to make ends meet was exhausting.


Hala a ga hôla bo i tehe le to libii li nom ñwii nwañen, babiina ba nlama unda le ba ngwéhna, ba niñik ki ikété adna.—Titô 2:3-7. 	 They will see that no matter how long a couple have been married, they must show affection to each other and be united.—Titus 2:3-7.


I kel me bi lo i yigil i nsôk ni nye, Tésé a bi yiblene me ñem wé. 	 At what I thought would be our last Bible study, Tessie opened her heart to me.


I bi yila Bibel bôt ba bé añ ngandak, i lona ki mahéñha makeñi ikété hop Ngisi ba bé pot ha ngéda i.* Ndi, ngobol Bibel i, i bi sima “Yéhôva” ndik ikété ndék minlôñ, i gwéélak ki buk ini le “NWET” ikété Bitilna ni hop u Lôk Héber i het jôl li Djob li bé nene. 	 It became one of the most popular English Bibles, and it would come to have a significant impact on the English language.* Notably, the King James Version drew only limited attention to God’s name. It used “Jehovah” in a few verses, and it used the word “LORD” in capital letters in other verses in the Hebrew Scriptures where the divine name originally occurred.


Ni mambe manjel bagwal ba nla hôla bon bap i hôlôs lem i gwel bomede? 	 In what ways can parents help their children to develop self-control?


Di nti bilôk bikéé bi lipém ibabé i béñge loñ yap, ibabé i béñge suklu ba bi boñ, ni ibabé i yi too ba yé liyep tole lingwañ. 	 We honor these brothers regardless of their nationality, education, social standing, or financial status.


Jam li nyônôs iba, “Nyambe a yé maliga.” 	 Second, “God is faithful.”


Ini DIU i nwes hormone yé ikété gwélél. 	 These IUDs release the hormone in the uterus.


Di yoñ hihéga: Mañ wada u bi tilna ntôñ mam inyu babiina ba ba bé basañal ba ngéda yosôna. 	 Consider, for example, one responsible brother who submitted a report on a fine couple in full-time service.


ngéda u niiga i hikôma: 	 when teaching from the platform:


Ndi Géhazi a bi la bé tugul man nu. 	 Gehazi was not able to bring the dead boy back to life.


Inyu hôla bape i hek pék, tibil gwélél bisélél bi yé ikété hilémb hioñ (Béñge liben 5) 	 As you reason with others, make good use of the tools available in your language (See paragraph 5)


Kiki hihéga, mimañ mi gwé ngôñ ni lem i, ngéda ba yé i juu li bikodlene, le mut a mboñ béba ikeñi, tole ngéda ba nhôla bet ba yé i dokta bebee ni nimis niñ yap. 	 For instance, elders need courage when caring for judicial matters or when helping those who face life-threatening medical emergencies.


Yak mawanda mé mo maa—Hanania, Misaél, ni Azaria—ma ma bé ipôla mintôô mi bôt mi loñ, inyule ma bé nkôôbaga inyu sélél kiñe. 	 Also, he and his three companions—Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah—were in the spotlight, as it were, because they were to be trained in the king’s service.


Jon me bi yoñ makidik i sal ni ngui i ba ngwañ i pes mbuu.” 	 I decided to work harder at acquiring spiritual riches.”


(Añ 2 Pétrô 1:5-8.) 	 (Read 2 Peter 1:5-8.)


Nlélém jam i len ini, ngandak ikété yés i ngi hoñlak likoda li ndôn li, li li bi yônôs miñem nwés ni maséé, ni makénd, ni gwéha inyu Djob jés likeñi ni Kiñe yé. 	 Likely, many of us today have similar precious memories of a convention that especially thrilled our hearts and filled us with zeal and with love for our great God and his King.


SONDE I 24-30 DIPOS 2018 	 WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 24-30, 2018


Satan a nyi hala, jon a ngwélél “bapôdôl ba bitembee” inyu noode “yumus” bo. 	 Satan knows this, and he uses “false prophets” to try “to mislead” them.


Mawanda ma Nyambe ma ngwés mam a ngwés, ma ook mam a ñoo.—Rôma 12:9. 	 God’s friends love what he loves and hate what he hates.—Romans 12:9.


Baa me nyéñ toi boñ sômbôl i Nyambe? 	 Am I genuinely seeking to do God’s will?


Nyoo i suklu i Giléad, me bé me yii ipañ Martin Poetzinger. 	 In class at Gilead, I sat next to Martin Poetzinger.


I yoñ ngéda i bigda lelaa “ba ntumbba ni nson” ikété likoda li nkéñbaha lipém di nti bo. 	 Reflecting on how they expend themselves deepens our “respect for those who are working hard” among us.


Tolakii bibuk bi ta bé bi bi nla hôla bés kobol kii i yé toi gwéha, Bibel i ntoñol lelaa di nla unda yo. 	 Although words cannot easily define the quality of love, the Bible describes the way it is expressed.


I ngim likala, ba bé bañal biliya gwap i pes mbuu. 	 To some degree, they were spiritually self-sparing.


2 Ngi pééna yo ki yo, bés bobasôna di gwé bipes bi Bibel bi nlôôha lémél bés. 	 2 No doubt all of us have our favorite portions of the Bible.


Kiki hihéga, i loñ i Afrika Nwelmbok, ngandak Mbôgi Yéhôva i ngi niñik i het bôt ba kôgôl yada ba bé mbogok—kiki bo ngwañ bôt i niñ mbus nkoñ, bitison bi miñindô, tole i mabôga het bakana ni miñindô ba bé lama yén ntôñ. 	 For example, in South Africa most Witnesses still live in areas that were set apart for their race—be it affluent suburbs, black townships, or areas where people of mixed race once had to live.


Jon Paul a bi tila le: “Ndi ikété mam mana maa, gwéha yon i nloo.”—1 Korintô 13:13. 	 Thus, Paul could write: “Now, however, these three remain: faith, hope, love; but the greatest of these is love.”—1 Cor. 13:13.


Di ga wan ki lelaa di nla unda bilem bi, mu nson wés likalô. 	 We will also consider how we can demonstrate these aspects in our ministry.


(Rôma 10:1, 2) Mambe manjom ma bi tinde Paul i kena likalô jé ni bisu? 	 (Rom. 10:1, 2) What reasons for continuing his ministry did Paul highlight?


Ndék ngéda mbus ha, baôma ba bi bat nye le: “A Nwet, baa ngéda ini yon u ntimbhene Israel ane?”—Minson mi baôma 1:6. 	 Soon thereafter, Jesus’ apostles asked him: “Lord, are you restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time?”—Acts 1:6.


Kiki “ñañal telepsép,” Nôa a bi téñbe i añal nwin mabéhna u a bi kôhna. 	 As “a preacher of righteousness,” Noah faithfully proclaimed the warning message he had been given.


Yak bagwélél ba Djob bahogi ba kôba ba bi baage. 	 Even some of God’s longtime servants have gone astray.


Hanano, Rôzi a nkal le bini bibañga bi Yésu bi bi hôla nye le a tôñ ha bañ inyu mam ma nke pam yani. 	 Rosie now says that those words of Jesus helped her to stop worrying about what might happen tomorrow.


Yoñ ngéda i nigil i sal loñge. 	 Take pride in learning to do things well.


Inyu ngélé bisu ikété ngandak nwii, a bé nene maséé. 	 For the first time in years, he seemed happy.


8 Kiki di yé bikwéha bi bon ba Adam, di mbéna hôs, tole di mboñ béba. 	 8 Being imperfect descendants of Adam, we are inclined to err, to do what is bad, to sin.


Toñol lelaa mbuu mpubi u nhôla bés i hônba mandutu més. 	 Describe the role of holy spirit in helping us to cope with our problems.


Paul a tila le: “Kristô a tuglana ntiik ikété bawoga, a yé litam li bisu ikété bôt ba yé ’ilo.” 	 Paul wrote that “Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep in death.”


Ngéda a nsôk a tehe lisuk li jam li, a nyi le Yéhôva a yé yaga i hôla bés. 	 When she sees the outcome, she knows that Jehovah is helping us.


Me bi ke yééne i homa nu a bé haa ni lihaa jem, jam kiki bo liké li ngandak ngeñ. 	 A family friend suggested that I be educated with other deaf children, so Uncle Nick enrolled me in the school for the deaf located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.


Kii di nla bem ibale di ke ni bisu i gwélél Yéhôva ni ngui yés yosôna? 	 What can we look forward to if we continue to serve Jehovah whole-souled?


I nla ba nseñ i bok Bitilna ni miño mi minkwel mi mi tihba bibomb gwoñ inyu témb wan gwo i mbus (Béñge liben 15) 	 It may be helpful to collect and review scriptures and articles that deal with your weaknesses (See paragraph 15)


A bé lôôha tôñ bôt bape i pes mbuu, ni i mahoñol, ni i pes minsôn, a hôlga ki bo i keñgle nduña. 	 He showed loving consideration for others’ spiritual, emotional, and physical needs.


Maséé i suhus likala jés li niñ 	 The Joy of Leading a Simple Life


Di nlama éba le di noode nôgda yom ba nôgda, le di noode tehe mam kiki bo, di yoñok ki ngéda i emble bo inyu yi kii i ntééñga toi bo. 	 We should show empathy by trying to see things from their viewpoint and by listening carefully to discern their real concerns.


12 Lelaa di nla unda le di nleege bôt bape? 	 12 How can we show hospitality to others?


Abraham a ñunda hémle, a yé ki bebee i sem man wé Isak 	 Abraham shows faith and is willing to sacrifice Isaac


(Lôk Héber 6:11, 12; 10:24, 25) Inyu yén mbôô i pes mbuu, ba bé gwélél ngéda yap inyu mam ma yé nseñ, ngandak i bak basañal. 	 (Heb. 6:11, 12; 10:24, 25) To stay spiritually healthy, they used their time productively, many by pioneering.


Kel yada, mu kii me bé kiiña i tison ni litôa jem li nyañga li li bé bé nhôk ngii, boñge bôda iba ba bi pek me. 	 One day, while I was driving my red convertible through town, two young women waved me over.


Nkoñ isi u Satan wonsôna—hala wee mam ma m’bô, bibase, ni mam ma nyuñga—u nlama mal. 	 Satan’s entire system—political, religious, and commercial—is destined to fail.


2 Kôrina a ntoñol le: “Di bé di nyodi homa wés bôlô bikôkôa, di ke liké li makôô letee ni i het ba nyôñôl mashin, yom kiki bo 25 kilôméta. 	 2 “We left our work area in the evening,” she explains, “and walked to a railway station 15 miles (25 km) away.


Kenek ni bisu i nigil i yi njee mut a yé ni njel Bañga yé le Bibel. 	 Keep learning about him through the pages of his Word, the Bible.


Di nla yoñ kiññem yés kiki lugul i i nhôla bés i yi bagal ipôla loñge ni béba. 	 Our conscience can be likened to a moral compass.


U nek bé hala. 	 You know better.


BISAI BI BI NLÔL NI MAKÉBLA MOÑ 	 BENEFITS FROM YOUR DONATIONS


Ngoo le, nwaa wem nu gwéha Maria, a bi wo i nwii 2014. 	 Sadly, my dear wife, Maria, died in 2014.


Di bi tégbaha nwii ndi nwii i sal mabôga i homa batéé likalô ba bé bé, ndi nano hala a bé bisai bikeñi i ba ipôla ngandak lôk kéé i bôlôm ni i bôda. 	 We had been in unassigned territory for some years, and now it was a wonderful blessing to be among so many brothers and sisters.


Lelaa di nla kôna libak jé li mut nu a yé bebee i ti nyemede kiki sesema? 	 How might we imitate her self-sacrificing attitude?


A bi lama nigil mam ma ngéda a bé mañge, ni ngéda a bé ke i ndap bibégés. 	 She had learned of these as a youth at home and at the synagogue.


Ibale ba nsoohe inyu kôhna mbuu Djob, ba boñok biliya i bana bilem bi litam li mbuu, b’a ba bisai inyu lôk kéé yap.”—Tjémbi 84:8; 1 Pétrô 4:11. 	 If they pray for God’s spirit and cultivate its fruitage, they will be a real blessing to their brothers.”—Ps. 84:7; 1 Pet. 4:11.


Ngéda di ntehe lelaa bibéba bi bôt bi nsônha boñge ba wanda njonok, mimañ mi bôt, ni bôt bape ba ba gwé bé nsôñ bo, hala a nkônha bés woñi. 	 The way the wicked brutalize children, the elderly, and other defenseless ones fills us with horror.


Lelaa di nla hôla bilôk bikéé gwés bini bi bôda ni bi bôlôm i ‘gwélél Yéhôva ni maséé’ tolakii ba mboma manoodana? 	 How can we help these brothers and sisters to “serve Jehovah with rejoicing” despite their trials?


8 Ibôdôl i ñwii 1870, Charles Taze Russell ni ndék mawanda mé ba bi boñ biliya i bôdôl bégés Djob kiki Bibel i mbat. 	 8 In the late 19th century, Charles Taze Russell and some of his associates endeavored to reestablish true Christian worship.


13 Inyuki di nlama ‘yén péé’? 	 13 Why Must We “Keep on the Watch”?


Tibil hégha mam. 	 Be balanced.


Mbuu u Yéhôva u nla yak ti bés ngim kunde i le bôt ba binam ba nla bé ti, to ba mboñ biliya lelaa. Mbuu u, u nkobol bés minkôm mi béba, mi nyemb, ni mi kwéha base ni maboñok mé. 	 Far beyond what human efforts can hope to achieve, the spirit of Jehovah brings liberation from enslavement to sin and death, as well as from slavery to false worship and its practices.


A yé “Nyambe nu konangoo, ni nu karis, nu a mpala bé unup, ndi a nyaba ni loñgeñem ni maliga.” 	 He is “merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and abundant in loyal love and truth.”


8, 9. (a) Inyuki di nlama bé lôôha tôñ inyu mam ma yé toi bés nseñ? (b) Kii Yésu a bé yi inyu bôt ba binam, ni inyu mam ma yé toi bo nseñ? 	 8, 9. (a) Why should we not worry too much about the things we need? (b) What did Jesus know about humans and their needs?


Lelaa bagwal ba nla niiga bon bap i diihe matiñ ma Bibel? 	 How might parents impress on their children the value of Bible principles?


Me bi sugus mu mahoñol mem le ba nyumus bo, kiki ba bi yumus Félisa. 	 I assumed that they had been misled, as Felisa had been.


Bape ba nkal le di nla niñ mba ni mba, ndi he hana isi bé. 	 Others feel that living forever is possible, but not here on earth.


Ndi kiki bikristen bi nwas le Djob a éga bo, jon jôga likeñi li li yé mbiibaga ikété yap, li nléba manjel ma kôli inyu sañgal nya mindañ i. 	 However, it is commendable that the vast majority of Christian married couples find mutually acceptable solutions for all such problems because they let God guide them.


Yéñ jam li li nloo gôl ngandak malôô 	 Seek Something Much Better Than Gold


Hala a yé bisai bikeñi i ti wemede nkikip yak Yéhôva ni i kôs sôble. 	 It is a great privilege to be dedicated to Jehovah and to be baptized.


10, 11. (a) Kii ngandak boñge ba wanda i mboma i suklu? (b) Kii i nla hôla njohok bikristen i kolba bet ba nyégsa bo i bôk mbén i Yéhôva? 	 10, 11. (a) What reality do many adolescents have to face at school? (b) What can help young Christians to resist pressures to engage in wrong conduct?


Ngandak bôt i bé gwés bé ngim minkwel mu, inyule mi bé babaa bo. 	 But I got a thrill out of witnessing to others.


I nkal le Matéô a bé “nkottas,” i séblak Simôn le “ntibil bikôp,” i séblak ki Lukas le ‘dokta nu gwéha.’ 	 It speaks of “Matthew the tax collector”; “Simon, a tanner”; and “Luke, the beloved physician.”


Kii sônda a nléba le dokta a nhiô maok, a kal nye le: “Ke mbai yoñ, u nañal!” 	 The soldier could see that the man was drunk, so he told him, “Go home and sober up!”


Mbek i Adam bo Éva i ñunda le jam li, li yé maliga. 	 The failure of Adam and Eve illustrates this truth.


Nkwel wé u bi tihba bo ngandak, kayéle ba bééna ngôñ i kônde emble. 	 His argument impressed them, and they wanted to hear more.


Kurdisia i Ñem Mbok 	 Central Kurdish


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14 Ibôdôl bibôdle bi yigil ini ikepam homa di tééne, i yigil ini i ñunda we le u nlama ke ni bisu i téñbe i gwélél Yéhôva. 	 14 So far this article has encouraged you to make up your mind to focus your life on your desire to serve Jehovah.


Bebek le u ma yéga mut ni woo, tole u ma sambla mut. 	 You may even have accompanied your greeting with a handshake or a hug.


Tjél om minkoda mi miñañ, tole mi mi gwé bé ño, to makôô. 	 Refuse to circulate negative or unsubstantiated reports.


A njohok boñge, ni ba nkwoog nkaa le nson nan u ta bé yañga. 	 Adolescents can be sure that their hard work is not in vain.


Umbe ntén gwéha bôt ba yé haa ni Djob ba gwé? 	 What misdirected kind of love characterizes people who are alienated from God?


I mankéé a bi bep timbhe, a añle nye ñañ wé. 	 A week later, the two met at a Kingdom Hall.


10 Mañwin di nok ni njel nkuu mahop tole u bititii. 	 10 The media.


Mu kiki gwéha inyu mut wap libôk i ntinde bo, Mbôgi Yéhôva i mboñ biliya gwap gwobisôna inyu béhe bôt bape le ngwa mbagi u Djob u nkôôge bihôô bihôô. 	 Moved by love for their neighbor, Jehovah’s Witnesses spare no effort as they warn others of God’s day of judgment that is fast approaching.


Hala a yé i lôôha tôñ inyu bigwel moo iloo kiki di ntôñ inyu ba ngwañ i pes mbuu. 	 It is a preoccupation with material things rather than spiritual riches.


U nlama tôp ni kiñ keñi kiki ngéda u mpot tole iloo ha. 	 You should sing as loud as you speak or even louder than that.


Ngéda me bé nkôôbaga loñge, me bé me kwélés bo inyu yom i bééne bo nseñ.” 	 When I am prepared, I can talk to them about what will specifically benefit them.”


Mañ wada ipôla yap, nwaa wé ni bon bé, ba nyoñ me kiki mut wap lihaa. 	 One of these elders and his wife and children view me as family.


Ngéda me kal bisônda bi Grikia le me bak mut mok nu bôt ba maki, ba bi kena me i ñamb bisônda bebee ni tison i Vérôia (nlômbi tison i Béréa i Bibel) inyu yi too maliga mon me bé pot. 	 When I told the Greek soldiers that I had been held captive by the communists, they took me to be assessed at a military camp near Véroia, the ancient Bible city of Beroea.


Limbe likak li nlôôha ba nseñ kristen i nla kak, ni kii hala a nkobla? 	 What is the most important vow that a Christian can make, and what does it entail?


Kiki hihéga i Grikia i ngéda kwañ, ngéda mut a bé bép bagwal bé, ba bé lama ha nye i kat; i mbén i Rôma, i bép isañ i bé jam li nlôôha ba be kiki i nol mut. 	 Interestingly, in ancient Greece, if a man struck his parents, he would lose all his civil rights; in Roman law, to strike a father was as serious as murder.


(Efésô 5:16) hala a yé jam kiki bo mbôgôl nwii len, le lôk kéé yés i bi ti ngéda yap yosôna i nson Ane. 	 (Eph. 5:16) A century ago, our brothers were busy and accomplished much.


Ba bi tila wo iloo hikôô hi nwii bisu bi ngéda, jam li li nla lédés botñem yés le bitugne bi bi bi leglana ntandaa ngéda bisu, bi nla yon. 	 It was written over a thousand years in advance, a fact that should reinforce your confidence that a resurrection can occur long after it was foretold or promised.


Baa béba i yé i tôñ bésbomede? 	 Is it wrong for us to love ourselves?


Mimañ nwominsôna mi nlama bigda le, Bitilna bi nti bé ngim nwii mut a nlama bana inyu ba nhôla nson tole mañ likoda. 	 All elders do well to remember that the Scriptures do not give a minimum age for a man to be recommended as a ministerial servant or an elder.


Mahak ni maséé di gwé, ma nlôl tôbôtôbô mu libak le di bi bana ndémbél ilam di bé noode kôna, kayéle hala a nlona bon bés ni balal bés ngandak bisai. 	 The joy we have is due, in large part, to the fine examples that were set for us and that we have endeavored to mirror for the benefit of our children and grandchildren.


Tôbôtôbô i mbus nyemb i baôma, ngim bôt i bi telep, i kahal pot “mam ma kôti” inyu “ôt banigil i pes yap.” 	 However, especially after the death of the apostles, men arose who spoke “twisted things” in order to “draw away the disciples after themselves.”


Inyu tééda likoda lipubi ni ikété adna, lelaa mimañ mi nlama hôla bilôk bikéé bi bi boñ béba? 	 To maintain a congregation’s unity and cleanness, how should the elders handle cases of wrongdoing?


Bana lem i hiañda tole nyiñgis minsôn. 	 Get regular exercise.


I NIÑ YÉS 	 IN OUR PERSONAL LIFE


ALERTE INFOS: Homa ba nsébél ni hop Pulasi le Alerte Infos i site yés le jw.org a mpémés manwin ma ma yé sem kwep, mam Mbôgi Yéhôva i mboma i nkoñ isi wonsôna. 	 BREAKING NEWS: The feature Breaking News on the jw.org website provides quick, brief updates to Jehovah’s people on major events happening worldwide.


Lelaa bibuk ni maboñok més, bi nla hôla bape i pes mbuu? 	 How may our speech and conduct benefit others spiritually?


Ñ, gwéha yés inyu nson likalô i nla yémbél ngolba. 	 Yes, our love for the ministry can defeat persecution.


I suhus tas: Lini likébla li nla boñ le Mbôgi Yéhôva i ti we mapep ma ma mboñ le ngomin a suhus tas u nsaa i nyeni. 	 The donor may receive an income-tax deduction for the year in which the gift annuity is established.


Di nlama soñgol Bañga i Djob hiki kel, di soohege ibabé waa. 	 Read God’s Word each day, and be vigilant with a view to prayers.


14 I len ini, Yéhôva a mbat bé bés bon bés kiki bisesema, ndi a mbat bés le di nôgôl mambén mé. 	 14 Today, however, Jehovah does not ask us to sacrifice our children, but he does ask us to obey his commands.


I añle bôt bape miñañ minlam i nla hôla bés i bana suhulnyu ni bilem bi litam li mbuu li Djob. 	 Sharing the good news with others can help us to cultivate humility and various aspects of the fruitage of God’s spirit.


Gwelna-gwelna 	 All Hands


17 Dikôô di boñge bôlôm ni bôda ba ba yé bikristen di neebe ni maséé i yén ngi biiba tole ibale ba mbii, ba yén ngi gwal—bebeg inyu ngim ngéda hanano—inyule ba nyéñ ti ngéda yap yosôna i nson u Yéhôva. 	 17 Thousands of young Christian men and women are willingly sacrificing marriage or are not having children—at least for now—in order to serve Jehovah to the full.


Tolakii a bé boma mandutu, a bi bok mis mé i ngôñ yé i yila nsañal nu ngéda yosôna, kayéle a pam i yônôs yo. 	 Despite obstacles, he kept his eye on the goal of becoming a regular pioneer and eventually reached it.


Ndi, di nlama tééda i mahoñol le to ngéda di mpot, “bés bobasôna di mbaage ngandak.” 	 However, we should keep in mind that when we speak, “we all stumble many times.”


(Matéô 5:23, 24) Bebeg ni nhoñol maéba ma Yésu a bi ti mu nkwel wé i ngii hikôa. 	 (Matt. 5:23, 24) You may recall that advice Jesus gave in the Sermon on the Mount.


(Galatia 2:11-14) Jon, kii di nla boñ inyu tômbhene mimañ mi likoda jés mam? 	 (Gal. 2:11-14) So how can you ease the load for the elders in your congregation?


Bon ba Israel ba bééna lem i ti bisesema bi binuga, yak bikristen i len ini bi nyiba inyu ‘bisesema gwap bi bibégés’ bi mbéna ti. 	 The Israelites offered animal sacrifices, and Christians have always been well-known for their “sacrifice of praise.”


20 I mbéda bé le i ngéda bôt ba ntehe mambot més, ba hoñol bañ jam lipe, ndi ba yi ndik le di yé bagwélél ba Yéhôva. 	 20 Our choice of clothing should not make people conclude anything other than that we are worshippers of Jehovah.


(Minson mi baôma 3:17; 17:30) Ibale di nyoñ makidik i boñ sômbôl Djob, Satan a’ la bé tômbôs ndéñbe yés ipañ Yéhôva.—Hiôb 2:3; 27:5. 	 (Acts 3:17; 17:30) If we are resolved to do God’s will, there is nothing Satan can do to break our integrity.—Job 2:3; 27:5.


Kiki héga, i mbus boma i bi tagbe i tison i Nicée, Ñane loñ Rôma le Konstantine, nu a bé nyoo, a bi buñga pada yada le Arius, inyule Arius a bé neebe bé biniigana bi nkal le Yésu a yé Djob. 	 For example, after the Council of Nicaea, Constantine, who was present at the council, ordered Arius, a dissenting priest, into exile because Arius refused to acknowledge Jesus as God.


Bimbe bisai di nkôhna ni njel konangoo i mbuma ñañ? 	 What blessings come to us as a result of Jehovah’s undeserved kindness?


Ñañga u basañal u nkônde bet, téntén munu 10 li ñwii lini li ntagbe. 	 Pioneer numbers have reached new peaks over the last ten years, reaching 13,224 in October 2015.


Nlélém jam u nla pémél bés i len ini, bebek iloo yak ha. 	 And the danger is still with us, perhaps even more so.


BILEM BILAM BI BI YÉ MAHEE ILOO NKUS 	 QUALITIES MORE PRECIOUS THAN MATERIAL THINGS


Bibuk bini ni hop Grikia le, ‘i yilha bôt banigil,’ i kaat Matéô 28:19 bi nkobla le, i niiga mut ni njômbi le a yila nnigil. 	 The Greek word translated “make disciples” at Matthew 28:19 has the sense of teaching with the intent of making pupils, or disciples.


Ni ñem mau, hisi hi bôdôl nyeñg, kayéle hi pôgôs dikuu di ndap mok, makôga momasôna ma yibla. 	 During the night, an earthquake shook the foundations of the jail and opened all the doors.


(Filipi 2:12) Ndi, i mis mé, di nlama ba ndémbél inyu bape, ngéda a mbééga bés mbegee keñi. 	 (Phil. 2:12) Rather, the more responsibility we have, the greater our accountability.


Mama a bi hoñol le m’a tééñga nye i yigil yé, jon a bi kal me le me ba me ke i mbégdé. 	 Mother thought that I would interfere with her study, so she told me to get out of the house.


To hala kii Banigil Bibel ba bé ngi tibil nok litiñ li mbat le ba pohol bañ loñ to yada, libak jap ni maboñog map, ma bé mahéñha ngandak ni litehge ni maboñog ma bôt bape ba ba neebe gwét. 	 Although the Bible Students did not fully understand the issue of neutrality, their attitude and conduct stood in stark contrast with the views and actions of people who welcomed the war.


Ibale di nla, bésbomede di nlama ke i Ndap Ane, di ban-ga ki lem i kodba ni lôk kéé ikété likoda. 	 We need to be at the Kingdom Hall in person if at all possible, associating regularly with the Christian congregation.


(Yôhanes 6:68, 69) Kii i bé kwés bo nkaa le Yésu nyen Yéhôva a mpohol inyu éga litén jé? 	 (John 6:68, 69) What convinced them that Jesus Christ was the one through whom Jehovah was leading his people?


Ba bi niiga bés i nol bakolba bés ni makoñ—di bé nol yak bôt ba litén jés ba ba bé nit minlôñ mi m’bô mimpe.” 	 “We were taught to kill our opponents with spears—even those of our own tribe who supported other political parties.”


A bé gwés kônde nigil, ndi a bé kon woñi ni yom bape ba ga kal, ibale a nkwel ni Yésu i mbamba. 	 He wanted to learn more but was afraid of what others would say if he spoke with Jesus in public.


Kiki Hérôdé a bé gwés bibégés bi bôt ba binam, “a bi ti bé Nyambe lipém; ni minsoñ mi je nye, a wo.” 	 “Instantly the angel of Jehovah struck him, because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten up with worms and died.”


Kii a nok hala, m’ma a kon woñi ngandak, a sôñga yak me i boma Mbôgi Yéhôva ipe. 	 She was horrified and barred me from associating with the Witnesses.


18 Nyañ Maria a bééna minlélém mi mahoñol, ngéda a bé badba mambadga di nsima bibôdle bi yigil ini. 	 18 Maria’s mother had such thoughts in mind when she asked the questions mentioned in the introduction.


Lelaa Nôa a bi lôôha unda ñem ngui? 	 In what ways did Noah show great courage?


Konangoo i kiñe i bé lama tinde nkol unu i nwéhél manyañ. 	 The king’s mercy should have motivated his slave to forgive a fellow slave.


Yigil i noñ ha i ga toñle bés lelaa di nla yémbél i ndutu i, kiki lôk kéé i hiai i bisu i bi boñ. 	 The following article will look at how we can successfully face this challenge, as Christians did in the first century.


18 A bagwal, ni gwé bôlô keñi i boñ inyu hôla bon banan i hol i pes mbuu. 	 18 Parents—you play a major role in the spiritual development of your children.


I jam li, li yé pék i Djob i “i ta bé le i lugna ni mpôbôk gôl.”—Hiôb 28:12, 15. 	 It is divine wisdom, which “cannot be bought with pure gold.”—Job 28:12, 15.


August Krafzig a bé kon maséé le nson wé u bé tinde bé nye i jo gwét. 	 August Krafzig was grateful that his duties did not put him on the battlefront.


I len ini, Éddi a yé maséé i téé likalô i mbamba. 	 Now Eddie looks forward to public witnessing.


6, 7. (a) Lelaa Yéhôva a bi unda le a ngwés telepsép? (b) Lelaa hala a bi lédés lihaa ni mawanda ma Nabôt? 	 6, 7. How did Jehovah show that he is a lover of justice, and why would this have been of comfort to Naboth’s relatives and friends?


A kal le: “Me ba ñôbôsjôl ngéda bisu, me tééñgaga ntôñ, me bômlak ki wo. 	 He said: “Formerly I was a blasphemer and a persecutor and an insolent man.


18 Yéhôva a bi ti bés likébla li kunde i yoñ makidik, kayéle di bana bañga kunde. 	 18 Jehovah has given us the gift of free will and with it true freedom.


Di nla ôt biniigana bi mahee mu bitelbene bi bitison bi lisolbene i nlômbi Israel. 	 We can learn valuable lessons from the arrangement of the cities of refuge in ancient Israel.


Hiki kristen yon i nlama tep lelaa i ga sôñ nyemede, lihaa jé, ni nkus wé, yak bôlô i ga sal. 	 How a Christian chooses to protect himself, his family, or his possessions is, of course, largely a personal matter, as is his choice of employment.


Ngéda ba bé bebee i bép Paul disôô, a yelene bo le a yé mut Rôma. 	 When Paul was being prepared to be whipped, he revealed that he was a Roman citizen.


Yigil i noñ ha i ga timbhe mambadga mana. 	 The next article will help to answer these questions.


Hala nyen d’a yén lôñ yada ni Nwet ngéda yosôna.”—1 Tésalônika 4:13-17. 	 Afterward we the living who are surviving will, together with them, be caught away in clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and thus we will always be with the Lord.”—1 Thess. 4:13-17.


Di hôya bañ le ngôñ keñi i ba i ngii bôt bobasôna, ni i yiba ni bôt bobasôna yon i yoña Satan, a bi yônôs ki yo. 	 Remember that the craving to control others and the longing to be admired are the desires that enticed Satan, but he is angry, not happy.


SALLE DE PRESSE: Mu homa nunu ba nléba i site yés le jw.org, a gwé miñañ mi mi ntihba kunde yés i bégés Djob, ni mam di mboñ ngéda bikuu bi nkwél bilôk bikéé. 	 NEWSROOM: This regular section on jw.org contains more extensive reports on matters affecting our freedom of worship and on our response to natural disasters.


(Hôséa 2:23) Mbañ Hôséa i bi yon ngéda Yéhôva a bi neebe le i bôt ba bé bé bon ba Lôk Yuda, ba jôp nsoñgi u bôt ba gwé botñem i énél ntôñ ni Kristô. 	 (Hos. 2:23) Hosea’s prophecy was fulfilled when Jehovah included non-Jews in his selection of prospective corulers with Christ.


7 Ikété Bibel, mut a gwé ñem nsôhga a nyi miñwaa nwé, a nwanba ni maliga, a nyi ki bibomb gwé. 	 7 In the Bible, modesty similarly refers to having a proper estimate of ourselves and an awareness of our limitations.


Ndék sôñ i mbus ha, ñôma Paul a tila kaat Korintô i yônôs iba, i i ñunda le mahol i pes mbuu ma bi bôña inyule mimañ mi bi bii biniigana bi ñôma Paul ikété bisélél. 	 Second Corinthians, written some months later, shows that progress was made because the elders had applied the apostle’s direction.


(Ndiimba Mbén 32:4) Ndi, bés di yé bikwéha bi bôt. 	 (Deut. 32:4) We, however, are imperfect.


A nkal le: “Mam momasôna ma bé mahéñha ngandak ni mam me bi meya.” 	 “Everything was so different from what I was used to.”


Mambe “makoñ ma hié” Satan a ngwélél? 	 What are some of Satan’s “burning arrows”?


19 Ndék ngéda wee Kiñe Yésu Kristô a nlo i kéés bôt ba binam bobasôna. A’ pémhene bé bo mbagi kingéda bitéé bi mis tole inoñnaga ni i yom a’ nok, ndi ni mbagi sép. 	 19 Soon our King, Jesus Christ, will judge all mankind, not by what appears to his eyes or by what his ears hear, but by righteous judgment.


(2 Korintô 6:1) Ngandak bôt i i ngwés maliga i ngi yii i minkôm mi kwéha base. 	 (2 Cor. 6:1) Multitudes of sincere individuals are still being held captive by false religion.


Mayuuga ma ma bi ti bés pôla i kon maséé ni ndéñbe i lôk kéé, boñge kiki mimañ mi bôt, ni i ti bo makénd i ke ni bisu mu nson wap u tôbôtôbô. 	 These visits gave us the opportunity to show appreciation for the faithful service of young and old alike and to encourage them to continue in their special privilege of serving Jehovah.


A nkônde le Yéhôva “a ñom lipôdôl jé, a nyimbil gwo.” 	 He adds that Jehovah “sends out his word, and they melt.”


Ngéda me bi mal soohe Yéhôva mu jam li, me bi sômbôl sita i man likébla, me tilna ki nye man kaat inyu bat nye nwéhél inyu libak jem libe i pañ yé. 	 After praying to Jehovah about the matter, I bought the sister a small gift and wrote her a card to apologize for my bad attitude.


Ikété Paradis, a ga nigil le, i sesema a bi ti i hikôa Môria, i bé ndigi yimbne i sesema ikeñi. 	 In Paradise he will find out that the sacrifice on Mount Moriah illustrated something much greater.


Ni nwas le nyen a niiga bé lelaa ni néñés bon banan ni njel Bañga yé, ni maéba ma ntôñ wé. 	 Let him instruct you in child-rearing by means of his Word and the guidance we receive through his organization.


SONDE I 18-24 HILÔNDE 2018 	 WEEK OF JUNE 18-24, 2018


Inyu yoñ mashin, me bé lama tôde i ngeñ 4:00 i kegla, me bé téé ki likalô letee ni ngeñ 6:00 i kôkôa, ngéda mashin a nkahal huu. 	 Publishers must make sacrifices to help out in other territories. “To catch the train, I got up at 4:00 a.m. and I preached until 6:00 p.m. when the train departed for home.


Hala a nla tinde bahôgi i kalba le bebeg i jam Satan a nkal li yé maliga. 	 This could lead some to wonder whether there might be validity to the Devil’s claim.


Masañ mana, njôghe ba nok makôô i mboñ le liké li makôô li bane bo ndutu. 	 Lately, their sore legs make moving about more difficult.


Maliga, kaat lihaa i Yésu i bé yiba loñge loñge kayéle yak lôk Farisai ni Sadukai ba pééna bé yo kekikel. 	 In fact, the truth about Jesus’ genealogy was so well-known that even the Pharisees and Sadducees could not deny it.


Yésu a bi wo bé inyu dinuni di ngii, ndi a bi wo inyu yés, kayéle di la kon maséé i niñ i boga ni boga.—Matéô 20:28. 	 Jesus did not die for the birds of heaven, but he did die for us so that we might enjoy unending life.—Matt. 20:28.


7 Añ Lukas 16:10-13. 	 7 Read Luke 16:10-13.


(Yôhanes 1:1-3, 18) Nôma Paul a bi tila inyu Yésu le: “Inyule mam momasôna ma héga ni nye. Ma ma yé ngii, ni mana ma yé isi, mam ma nene, ni mam ma nene bé; to ma ba ya baane ba yôgi ngii ngii, to ba ba yé bet ndôñ ane ipe, to bakaambok yaga, to ba ba gwé kunde i ane. 	 (John 1:1-3, 18) The apostle Paul wrote about Jesus: “By means of him all other things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible, whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities.


George Young a bi yap batuye inyu ke i sal kiki nsañal nu tôbôtôbô biloñ bipe 	 George Young traversed the seas on many preaching journeys


Yésaya 44:24, 27, 28: “Yéhôva a nkal haana le . . . ‘Me yé me nkal minjôôñ le: “Sana kweñ-kweñ, m’a sés ki balom boñ”; Me mpôdôl inyu Kirus ni kal le: “A yé ntééda mintômba wem, nye ki nyen a’ yônôs ngôôba yem yosôna”; a’ pôdôl inyu Yérusalem le: “A’ kônde ôña”; ni inyu témpel le: “Hikuu hioñ hi’a téga.”’” 	 Isaiah 44:24, 27, 28: “This is what Jehovah says, . . . ‘the One saying to the deep waters, “Be evaporated, and I will dry up all your rivers”; the One saying of Cyrus, “He is my shepherd, and he will completely carry out all my will”; the One saying of Jerusalem, “She will be rebuilt,” and of the temple, “Your foundation will be laid.”’”


Mahéñha ni la, baa u ‘nsémél Nyambe wemede wengoñle nuyômi le a ntuge ikété bawoga’? 	 Will you instead ‘present yourself to God as alive from the dead’?


I ôt pék mu jam li bi pémél Yéhôsafat i nla hôla. 	 Meditating on what happened to Jehoshaphat can help.


(Matéô 10:11-13; Masoola 14:6) Mankéé Robert, nu a yé nsañal nano a nloo 30 ma nwii, a nkal le: “I sal lôñ yada ni biañgel, bi bi ntibil yi niñ i bôt ba yé mandap di nkode, i nlôôha ba loñge.” 	 (Matt. 10:11-13; Rev. 14:6) Notes Robert, a pioneer for over 30 years, “To work along with angels who know what is going on in the householders’ lives is exciting.”


Me bé éga nye i likalô ngéda me bé me kôs noi i suklu. 	 I accompanied her in field service during my school vacations.


I bibôdle, mok mi bi héñha bé libak jé. 	 At first, life in prison did not change Hans’ aggressive personality.


Ngim mangéda, Kiñe David a bé nôgda wengoñle mahôha mé ma ‘ntagbe i ngii ño wé.’ 	 At times, King David felt that his ‘errors loomed over his head.’


Ba bi kobol yosôna tole pes ikété yom kiki bo 150 dilémb, kayéle ngandak bôt i len ini i nla bana yo. 	 This translation is available in whole or in part in over 150 languages, thus being available to a vast part of the population today.


“Ni hoñol bañ le me bi lo i lona nsañ hana ’isi; me bi lo bé me i lona nsañ, ndik pansoñ.”—MATÉÔ 10:34. 	 “Do not think I came to bring peace to the earth; I came to bring, not peace, but a sword.”—MATT. 10:34.


Njel yada di nla kônha mahôla inyu hônba manoodana tole njiiha yés i yé masoohe. 	 One way that we can receive help to deal with our personal trials or tribulations is through prayer.


Inyu Yéhôva, kôgôô yés nyuu, litén jés, loñ yés, tole hilémb hiés, gwo bé gwon bi yé nseñ. 	 He places no significance on racial, ethnic, national, tribal, or linguistic differences.


A tehe ki mut wada ikété yap nu a bé “a héba loñge mboñ” ni ‘pôs tiñté i matila ntéñék i likas.’ 	 He also saw a man among them who was “clothed in linen” and had “a secretary’s inkhorn.”


(Lôk Héber 13:2) Bañga i Djob i gwé miñañ mi mi niiga bés lelaa di nla unda ntén gwéha u. 	 (Heb. 13:2; ftn.) God’s Word recounts events that teach us to show such love.


13 Didun di bagwélél ba Djob ba ngéda yés ba noñ ndémbél i Yésu, ba tiblak ki bok mis map i ngii botñem yap kayéle ba nwas bé le manoodana ma tômbôs hémle yap. 	 13 Millions of modern-day worshippers of God are following the example of Jesus by keeping their hope in clear focus and not allowing trials to weaken their faith.


Ndéñbe yé i gwés Yéhôva i bi saibana.* Di nlama badba le: ‘Baa me yé le me bana nlélém litehge li mbuu ibale me mboma i nya ngitelepsép i? 	 His loyalty to Jehovah was rewarded.* We do well to ask ourselves: ‘Would I demonstrate a similar spiritual outlook if I experienced such injustice?


Ndi, ni nla hégda mahel ni wonyu yap, ngéda Pétrô a bi bagla ni bo kunda yada. 	 We can imagine their surprise and disappointment, though, when Peter suddenly stopped eating with them.


I mis ma Yéhôva, niñ—téntén i bôt ba binam—i yé jam li pubhaga. 	 In Jehovah’s eyes, life—especially human life—is sacred.


(Minson mi baôma 20:35) Hala a yé maliga ma bisu bisu inyu bôt ba binam. 	 (Acts 20:35) That is a basic truth about human life.


Sômbôl i Yéhôva i yé le “bôt bobasôna ba tohlana, ba pam ki homa ba yé le ba yi maliga.” (1 Timôtéô 2:4) Ngéda Farisai yada i bi bat Yésu le limbe litiñ li Djob li nloo mana mape, Yésu a bi kal le: “‘U gwéhék Nwet le Nyambe woñ ni ñem woñ wonsôna, ni nom yoñ yosôna, ni mahoñol moñ momasôna.’ 	 His “will is that all sorts of people should be saved and come to an accurate knowledge of truth.” (1 Timothy 2:4) When a Pharisee asked Jesus what was God’s greatest commandment, Jesus said: “‘You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.’


I ngii mam momasôna, ibale Djob a mom nwee mu i béba i bi bôña i wom Eden, ki libak jé li Djob li li tiñi ni matiñ mé li bé le li ôbi. 	 Above all, had God done nothing about the sin committed in Eden, his own trustworthiness would have been called into question.


Mbus 30 ma nwii len, a ngi yii nsañal bo nlô wé. 	 Over 30 years later, Mirjana is still in full-time service, together with her husband.


Baa me nsoohe hiki ngéda le Yéhôva a wan ñem wem ni mahoñol mem ma kétékété? 	 Do I regularly pray that Jehovah examine my heart and my motives?


Kiki hihéga, lisañ jada, nlôm a bééna ngôñ ke i maéya ma isañ i tison ipe. 	 For example, when he wanted to go to another city for his father’s funeral, she prepared everything they needed for the trip.


I ta bé le i gwel nson wo ki wo ikété likoda, to nson u tôbôtôbô. 	 He would therefore not qualify for responsibilities or special privileges in the congregation.


11 I len ini, kii bilôk bikéé bi muu ma dikuu di biloñ, muu ma biloñ, bagwélél ba makiiña, ni mimañ mi likoda, bi nlama boñ ngéda ba nkôs biniigana bi ntôñ u Yéhôva? 	 11 What should members of Branch Committees or Country Committees, circuit overseers, and congregation elders do when they receive direction from God’s organization today?


Mbuu wé mpubi u nla hôla bés i nôgôl to bimbe biniigana mimañ mi nti bés. 	 His holy spirit can help us to obey any direction that the elders give us.


Mintén minhogi mi nla ba nledek jam i yimbe. Ndi, i mam Yéhôva a mbédél bés ma nhéñhaga bé—a ngi yii “Yéhôva wada.” 	 But Jehovah’s requirements have not changed—he is still “one Jehovah.”


Ngandak ipe—hala wee mut wada ikété bôt baa—i nkon inyule i nje bé loñge.” 	 Even more—one in three—suffer from some form of malnutrition.”


Ngéda di ngwélél Yéhôva ni ñem wés wonsôna, di ga bana nsañ ni maséé. 	 When we serve Jehovah fully, we will gain satisfaction, peace, and joy.


Ndi to hala, Hans a bi tééda hémle yé letee le gwét bi mal. 	 However, Hans remained steadfast throughout the war.


Yésu a kémhe jam li, a kal le: “Ni gwé diyeyeba ngéda yosôna i bééni.” 	 Jesus recognized this harsh reality with the words: “You always have the poor with you.”


Bañga i Djob i ntoñol le: “Inyu maséé ma ba ma niñi nye bisu, a hônba kék njiiha, a bida bé ni wonyu.” 	 God’s Word explains: “For the joy that was set before him he endured a torture stake, despising shame.”


I yé maliga le i mbus ha, Asa a bi yoñ makidik mabe. 	 Granted, on later occasions, Asa acted unwisely.


Mankéé Leon Weaver, i len ini, nu a yé nkot Juu li hikuu hi loñ i Amérika, yak nye a bi yila ngwélél makiiña nlélém ngéda. 	 Brother Leon Weaver, now the coordinator of the United States Branch Committee, was appointed to serve as a circuit overseer at the same time.


Yéhôva a nkit le a ga ti libim li bôt niñ boga hana isi, ni le a ga ti bôt ba ga ane ni Yésu niñ i ngii. 	 Jehovah has decided to give everlasting life on earth to most of his people and life in heaven to those who will rule with Jesus.


Ndi to ibale hilo hiem hi nsôk hini, me nyi le m’a témb me tehe liwanda jem [Don] i Paradis. 	 But even if this is my last day, I know that I will see my friend [Don] again in Paradise.


Binéñél bi Rachel bi bi boñ le a bana lem i unup. 	 Rachel’s background influenced her attitude.


(Añ Masoola 7:12.) 	 (Read Revelation 7:12.)


Kinje loñge jam, inyule di bé le di lôôs makoda mu biloñ bi gwobiba, hala wee i Paragwéi ni i Brésil. 	 This proved to be advantageous because we could hold meetings both in Paraguay and in Brazil.


Ndi i hiai 19 N.Y., (hala wee, Ngéda Yés, i mbus ligwéé li Yésu) bôt ba njôôñ yi, ba bi pémés yi mondo le ‘entrôpy.’ 	 But in the 19th century, scientists formulated the concept of entropy.


Mu kii a bi ke ni bisu i unda makénd i lémél Djob, i mpôna le a bi ôt bé biniigana mu lôñ yé ni Ahab, to mu mabéhna ma mpôdôl Yéhu. 	 While he did continue to show zeal in wanting to please God, it seems that he did not learn from the experience with Ahab and from Jehu’s warning words.


Lelaa i soñda gwéha i Yéhôva i nla tinde bés i bana ñem nsôhga? 	 How will meditating on God’s love motivate us to be modest?


Imbe njel i nlôôha ba lam inyu ti hogbe? 	 What is a particularly effective way to provide consolation?


Toñol inyuki i bana hémle i ta ndik bé i bana yi? 	 Explain why faith is more than just a mental process.


Me timbhe nye le: “Nano nano, ibale u gwé ngéda.” 	 “Right now if possible,” I replied.


Ba bi gwélél libak jap inyu pôdôs lihaa li inyu Mbôgi Yéhôva, ni ti bo bikaat gwés. Lihaa li li bé gwés ti Higanus moni inyu bom nye, ndi a bi tjél. 	 They felt that they had to be honest, and they used this opportunity to talk about Jehovah’s Witnesses and to leave some literature with the family.


Maselna ni Nyambe nu telepsép ni nu konangoo, nu ba bé kadba le ba mbégés, Farisai i bé tehe bôt bap ba libôk kiki baboñbéba, i tehge ki bo kiki minimlak mi bôt. 	 Unlike the just and merciful God they claimed to worship, the Pharisees labeled their fellow men sinners, condemning them as hopeless.


Ngéda me bi bana 14 ñwii, me bééna ngôñ i ba nsañal nu ngéda yosô. 	 By the time I was 14 years old, I wanted to pioneer.


Yegna inan i yé kiki hikoba hi hi nit libii linan le li ndeñk bañ ngéda mandutu ma mpémél bé 	 Commitment is like an anchor that keeps your marriage steady during stormy times


Baa maséé mem ma nlôl i yoñ ngaba i mam ma mbuu tole i yoñ ngaba i mam ma minsôn?’ 	 Does most of my joy come from engaging in mundane activities or in spiritual activities?’


Kii ngén ini i niiga bés? 	 What does this proverb teach us?


HOGBE IKÉTÉ NDAP LIHAA 	 COMFORT IN THE FAMILY


I ngéda Lôk Yuda i bé hoñol le mandutu ma nlel bo ngui, ha nyen Yéhôva a bi timbhe masoohe ma Néhémia, a ti nye mahôla a bé bat. 	 In the face of what to the Jews might have seemed overwhelming obstacles, Jehovah responded to Nehemiah’s sincere plea for help.


Mbôgi Yéhôva, i i yé yom kiki bo didun juem di bôt, i añal ñañ nlam u Ane Djob ni nkoñ isi wonsôna ikété 240 ma biloñ. 	 Jehovah’s Witnesses, numbering more than eight million, have been preaching and bearing witness to the good news of God’s Kingdom throughout the earth in some 240 lands.


(1 Bikiñe 3:12; 11:1, 2) Mbén Djob i bé sôña kiñe i Lôk Héber i ‘bulus baa, inyu boñ le ñem wé u yék bañ njel.’ 	 (1 Ki. 3:12; 11:1, 2) God’s Law specifically prohibited a Hebrew king from taking “many wives for himself, so that his heart [might] not go astray.”


“Yéhôva a nkon maséé ni ba ba nkon nye woñi, ba ba mbôdôl loñge yé ñem ñem.” 	 “Jehovah finds pleasure in those who fear him, in those waiting for his loyal love.”


Jon haba wem u bé bé loñge. 	 As a result, I did not dress very modestly.


Hala a bi pat me ñem!” 	 It was heartbreaking!”


Lilagle (Testament): Likébla lini, li nti Mbôgi Yéhôva kunde i gwélél ligwañ joñ tole gwom gwoñ i mbus nyemb yoñ. Ngomin a nlama yi sômbôl yoñ, a nlama yak sane yo. 	 Wills and Trusts: Property or money may be bequeathed to an entity used by Jehovah’s Witnesses by means of a legally executed will or by specifying the entity as the beneficiary of a trust agreement.


Ngéda Gwét bi Ntôla I bi bé nnayak, ba bi sébél nye i bôlô sônda. 	 World War I was then raging, and he received a call for military service.


Inyule Bibel i nyigye bés le di kôna Yéhôva. 	 Because the Bible urges you to imitate Jehovah.


Inyuki u nla bé naña bôt ba ba gwé bé binéñél gwada ni we i éga we i nson u ñañ lam, tole i naña bo i je ni we i mbai yoñ, tole i tégbaha loñge ngéda ni we? 	 Why not invite those of a different background to work with you in the field ministry or invite them to your home for a meal or a gathering?


Ba bi ep bés i libôga li Cheshire, het batéé likalô ba bé ngi ba. 	 We were sent to unassigned territory in the county of Cheshire.


Libak jem li ndok li bi sôña bé me i niiga bôt bape 	 Being Deaf Has Not Held Me Back From Teaching Others