7. Wanem kaonsel nao aposol Paul givim saed long tingting bilong iumi abaotem olketa Christian overseer?

⁷ Olketa Shepherd bilong iumi long heven, Jehovah God and Jesus Christ, laekem for iumi mas stap anda and obeyim olketa shepherd wea garem olketa responsibility insaed long kongregeson. (1 Peter 5:⁠5) Holy spirit muvim aposol Paul for raet olsem: “Tingim olketa wea leadim iufala, wea talem toktok bilong God long iufala, and taem iufala lukluk gud long fasin bilong olketa, followim faith bilong olketa. Obeyim olketa wea leadim iufala and stap anda long olketa, from olketa bae ansa for wei wea olketa gardim iufala; mekem olketa duim diswan witim hapi and no witim sorre, from datwan bae spoelem iufala.”​—Hebrews 13:​7, 17.

8. Paul talem iumi for “lukluk gud” long wanem samting, and hao nao iumi showimaot iumi ‘obey’?

⁸ Lukim hao Paul talem iumi for “lukluk gud” long wanem hem kamaot from faithful fasin bilong olketa elder and for followim example bilong olketa. And tu, hem kaonselem iumi for obeyim and followim lead bilong olketa man hia. Bible savveman Richard  T. France talem hao long Greek languis bifor, word wea hia iumi transleitim ‘obey,’ plande taem hem minim “willing for followim lead.” Iumi obeyim olketa elder bikos Word bilong God talem iumi for duim datwan, and tu, bikos iumi biliv hao olketa evritaem tingim olketa samting saed long Kingdom and physical and spiritual saed bilong iumi. Sapos iumi willing for followim lead bilong olketa bae iumi barava hapi.

9. Why nao iumi mas “stap anda” and obey?

⁹ Bat wanem nao iumi shud duim sapos iumi tingse direction bilong olketa elder long wanfala samting hem no best samting for duim? Long taem olsem nao iumi barava need for stap anda. Hem isi for obeyim direction wea olketa elder givim wea iumi barava minim and agree witim. Bat, iumi bae showimaot iumi barava stap anda taem iumi willing for followim direction, nomata taem iumi no barava minim datwan. Peter wea kamap wanfala aposol bihaen showimaot kaen wei for stap anda olsem.​—Luke 5:​4, 5.

12. Long wanem wei nao olketa overseer “gardim [iumi]”?

¹² Mek-tu reason iumi waka tugeta witim olketa Christian overseer hem bikos “olketa gardim [iumi].” Sapos olketa lukim tingting or fasin bilong iumi change and hao datwan maet spoelem spiritual saed bilong iumi, olketa kwiktaem givim kaonsel wea iumi needim for stretem iumi. (Galatians 6:⁠1) Greek word wea iumi transleitim “gardim” hem really minim “no sleep” olsem wanfala security. Olsem wanfala Bible savveman sei, wei for “gardim” hem minim “wei wea wanfala shepherd hem evritaem lukluk gud long olketa sheepsheep bilong hem.” Olketa elder tingim spiritual samting evritaem, and tu, maet samfala taem olketa no savve sleep gud long naet from olketa tingim spiritual saed bilong iumi. Iumi shud willing for waka tugeta witim olketa kaenfala shepherd olsem wea trae hard for showimaot semkaen fasin for kea olsem Jesus Christ, datfala “nambawan shepherd bilong olketa sheepsheep.”​—Hebrews 13:⁠20.

13. Olketa overseer and evri Christian mas givim ansa long hu, and for olketa wanem samting?

¹³ Mek-thri reason iumi willing for waka tugeta witim olketa overseer hem bikos olketa “bae ansa” for wei wea olketa gardim iumi. Olketa overseer no forgetim hao olketa serve anda long lead bilong olketa Shepherd long heven, Jehovah God and Jesus Christ. (Ezekiel 34:​22-​24) Jehovah nao Man wea ownim olketa sheepsheep, wea “hem baem witim blood bilong Son bilong hem,” and olketa overseer mas lukaftarem olketa sheepsheep bilong Hem “long kaenfala wei” and givim ansa for wei wea olketa duim diswan. (Acts 20:28, 29) So iumi evriwan mas ansa long Jehovah for wei wea iumi followim direction bilong hem. (Romans 14:​10-​12) Wei wea iumi obeyim olketa elder hem showimaot tu hao iumi stap anda long Christ, wea hem Hed bilong kongregeson.​—Colossians 2:​19.

14. Wanem nao maet savve mekem olketa Christian overseer “sorre,” and wanem nao savve kamaot from datwan?

¹⁴ Mek-foa reason why Paul talem iumi for hambol for stap anda long olketa Christian overseer hem bikos datwan bae “mekem olketa duim diswan witim hapi and no witim sorre, from datwan bae spoelem [iumi].” (Hebrews 13:17) Olketa Christian elder garem olketa bigfala responsibility. Olketa mas teachim iumi, shepherdim kongregeson, lead long preaching waka, lukaftarem famili bilong olketa, and deal witim olketa problem insaed long kongregeson tu. (2 Corinthians 11:​28, 29) Sapos iumi no waka tugeta witim olketa, olketa bae waka hard go moa, and diswan bae mekem olketa feel “sorre.” Wei for duim olsem bae mekem Jehovah no hapi and datwan savve spoelem iumi. Bat taem iumi showimaot respect and waka tugeta witim olketa elder, olketa savve duim waka bilong olketa witim hapi, and diswan hem mekem wan mind kamap and evriwan hapi for waka tugeta for preach abaotem Kingdom.​—Romans 15:​5, 6.