¹It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

¹Tsy maintsy mirehareha aho, na dia tsy mahasoa aza izany; fa handroso hilaza fahitana sy fanambaran'ny Tompo aho.

²I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

²Mahalala olona anankiray ao amin'i Kristy aho, tokony ho efatra ambin'ny folo taona lasa izay - na tao amin'ny tena, na tsy tao amin'ny tena, tsy fantatro, Andriamanitra no mahalala - ilay anankiray dia nakarina ho any amin'ny lanitra fahatelo.

³And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)

³Ary mahalala ilay olona anankiray aho - na tao amin'ny tena, na tsy tao amin'ny tena, tsy fantatro, Andriamanitra no mahalala -

⁴How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

⁴fa nakarina ho any Paradisa izy ka nandre teny tsy azo tenenina sady tsy tokony holazain'olona.

⁵Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.

⁵Ilay anankiray no hataoko rehareha; fa ny amin'ny tenako dia tsy hirehareha aho afa-tsy amin'ny fahalemena ihany.

⁶For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.

⁶Fa na dia te-hirehareha aza aho, dia tsy ho adala, fa hilaza ny marina; nefa tsy manao izany aho, fandrao misy olona mihevitra ahy ho mihoatra noho izay ahitany ahy na izay andrenesany ny teniko.

⁷And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

⁷Ary fandrao hirehareha noho ny habetsaky ny fanambarana aho, dia nasiana tsilo tamin'ny nofo, dia irak'i Satana hamely ahy, fandrao hirehareha aho.[Na: Notsatohana hazo maranitra ny nofoko]

⁸For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

⁸Izany no nangatahako intelo tamin'ny Tompo, mba hialan'izany amiko.

⁹And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

⁹Nefa hoy Izy tamiko; Ampy ho anao ny fahasoavako; fa ny heriko. dia tanterahina amin'ny fahalemena. Koa mainka sitrako ny hirehareha amin'ny fahalemeko, mba hitoeran'ny herin'i Kristy amiko.

¹⁰Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

¹⁰Koa dia finaritra aho amin'ny fahalemena, amin'ny fampahoriana, amin'ny fahaterena, amin'ny fanenjehana, amin'ny fahantrana, noho ny amin'i Kristy; fa ny fahalemeko no fahatanjahako.

¹¹I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.

¹¹Efa tonga adala aho; ianareo no nahatery ahy; fa tokony hoderainareo aho, satria tsy latsaka noho ireo Apostoly ambony indrindra ireo, na dia tsinontsinona aza aho.[Na: fatratra loatra]

¹²Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.

¹²Ny famantarana mah'Apostoly ahy dia natao teo aminareo tokoa tamin'ny faharetana rehetra, tamin'ny famantarana sy ny fahagagana ary tamin'ny asa lehibe.

¹³For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.

¹³Fa inona moa no nahalatsaka anareo noho ny fiangonana sasany, afa-tsy ny tsy namakiako tratra anareo? Mamelà ahy ary amin'izany fahadisoana izany.

¹⁴Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not your's but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

¹⁴Indro, efa fanintelony izao no vonona hankatỳ aminareo aho, nefa tsy hahavaky tratra anareo; fa tsy ny fanananareo no tadiaviko, fa ianareo; fa tsy ny zanaka no tokony hihary ho an'ny ray aman-dreniny, fa ny ray aman-dreniny no tokony hihary ho an'ny zanany.

¹⁵And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

¹⁵Ary izaho dia faly indrindra handany sy holanina hahasoa ny fanahinareo, na dia araka ny fitombon'ny fitiavako anareo aza no fihenan'ny fitiavanareo ahy.

¹⁶But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

¹⁶Kanefa, na dia izany aza, izaho tsy nahavaky tratra anareo, fa nanao saina, hono, aho, dia nahazo anareo tamin'ny fihendrena.

¹⁷Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?

¹⁷Moa izay nirahiko tany aminareo va nisy nanaovako anareo ho vola aman-karena?

¹⁸I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?

¹⁸Nangataka an'i Titosy aho, sady nirahiko nomba azy ilay rahalahy. Moa Titosy va nanao anareo ho vola aman-karena? Tsy fanahy iray ihany va no nandehananay? Tsy iray ihany va no dianay?

¹⁹Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.

¹⁹Efa ela izay no nanaovanareo anay ho miala tsiny aminareo. Eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra no itenenanay ao amin'i Kristy; fa ny zavatra rehetra, ry malala, dia ho fampandrosoana anareo.

²⁰For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

²⁰Fa matahotra aho, fandrao, rehefa tonga aho, dia hahita anareo ho toy izay tsy tiako, ary ho hitanareo aho ho toy izay tsy tianareo ; fandrao hisy fifandirana, fialonana, fiafonafonana, fifampiandaniana, fanaratsiana, fibitsibitsihana, fieboeboana, fikotranana, -eny, fandrao, rehefa tonga indray aho, dia hampietry ahy eo anatrehanareo Andriamanitro, ary izaho hanana alahelo amin'ny maro izay nanota teo aloha ka tsy mbola nibebaka tamin'ny fahalotoana sy ny fijangajangana ary ny fijejojejoana nataony.

²¹And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.

²¹eny, fandrao, rehefa tonga indray aho, dia hampietry ahy eo anatrehanareo Andriamanitro, ary izaho hanana alahelo amin'ny maro izay nanota teo aloha ka tsy mbola nibebaka tamin'ny fahalotoana sy ny fijangajangana ary ny fijejojejoana nataony.