¹Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

¹Izay rehetra mino fa Jesosy no Kristy dia naterak'Andriamanitra; ary izay rehetra tia Izay niteraka dia tia izay naterany koa.

²By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.

²Izao no ahafantarantsika fa tia ireo zanak'Andriamanitra isika, dia ny itiavantsika an'Andriamanitra sy ny ankatoavantsika ny didiny.

³For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

³Fa izao no fitiavana an'Andriamanitra, dia ny hitandremantsika ny didiny, sady tsy mavesatra ny didiny.

⁴For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

⁴Fa izay rehetra naterak'Andriamanitra dia maharesy izao tontolo izao; ary ny fandresena izay enti-maharesy izao tontolo izao dia ny finoantsika.

⁵Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

⁵Iza moa no maharesy izao tontolo izao afa-tsy izay mino fa Jesosy no Zanak'Andriamanitra?

⁶This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

⁶Izy ilay avy tamin'ny rano sy ny rà, dia Jesosy Kristy; tsy tamin'ny rano ihany, fa tamin'ny rano sy ny rà. Ary ny Fanahy no manambara, satria ny Fanahy no fahamarinana.

⁷For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

⁷Fa misy telo izay manambara,

⁸And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

⁸dia ny Fanahy sy ny rano ary ny rà; ary mifanaraka tsara izy telo.

⁹If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

⁹Raha mandray ny fanambaran'ny olona isika, lehibe lavitra ny fanambaran'Andriamanitra; fa ny fanambaran'Andriamanitra dia ny nanambarany ny Zanany.

¹⁰He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

¹⁰Izay mino ny Zanak'Andriamanitra no manana ny fanambarana ao anatiny; izay tsy mino an'Andriamanitra dia efa nampandainga Ary, satria tsy mino ny fanambarana izay nanambaran'Andriamanitra ny Zanany izy.

¹¹And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

¹¹Ary izao no fanambarany: Fiainana mandrakizay no omen'Andriamanitra antsika, ary ao amin'ny Zanany izany fiainana izany.

¹²He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

¹²Izay manana ny Zanaka no manana ny fiainana; izay tsy manana ny Zanak'Andriamanitra no tsy manana ny fiainana.

¹³These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

¹³[Ny amin'ny fivavahana ary ny tsi-fitovian'ny zanak'Andriamanitra amin'ny ratsy fanahy] Izany no nosoratako aminareo, izay mino ny anaran'ny Zanak'Andriamanitra, mba ho fantatrareo fa manana fiainana mandrakizay ianareo.

¹⁴And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

¹⁴Ary izao no fahasahiana ananantsika eo anatrehany: Raha mangataka zavatra araka ny sitrapony isika, dia mihaino antsika Izy;

¹⁵And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

¹⁵ary raha fantatsika fa mihaino antsika Izy, na inona na inona no angatahintsika, dia fantatsika fa azontsika izay angatahintsika aminy.

¹⁶If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

¹⁶Raha misy mahita ny rahalahiny manao ota tsy mahafaty, dia aoka hifona ho azy izy, ary Andriamanitra no hanome azy fiainana ho an'izay manao ota tsy mahafaty. Misy ota mahafaty; tsy mba lazaiko fa tokony hangataka ny amin'izany izy. [ Gr. ota tsy ho amin'ny fahafatesana] [ Gr. ota ho amin'ny fahafatesana]

¹⁷All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

¹⁷Ota avokoa ny tsi-fahamarinana rehetra; ary misy ota tsy mahafaty. [ Gr. ota ny ho amin'ny fahafatesana]

¹⁸We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

¹⁸Fantatsika fa izay rehetra naterak'Andriamanitra dia tsy manota; fa izay naterak'Andriamanitra, dia miaro ny tenany ka tsy mikasika azy akory ilay ratsy. [ Na: Ilay naterak'Andriamanitra no miaro azy]

¹⁹And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

¹⁹Fantatsika fa avy amin'Andriamanitra isika, ary izao tontolo izao kosa dia mipetraka eo amin'ilay ratsy avokoa.

²⁰And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

²⁰Ary fantatsika fa tonga ny Zanak'Andriamanitra ka efa nanome antsika ny fahazavan-tsaina, mba ho fantatsika ilay marina; ary isika ao amin'ilay marina, dia ao amin'i Jesosy Kristy Zanany. Izy no Andriamanitra marina sy fiainana mandrakizay.Anaka, arovy ny tenanareo amin'ny sampy.

²¹Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

²¹Anaka, arovy ny tenanareo amin'ny sampy.