¹This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

¹Izao no fanintelon'ny hankanesako atỳ aminareo. Amin'ny tenin'ny vavolombelona roa na telo no hanorenana mafy ny teny rehetra (Deo. 19. 15).

²I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:

²Efa nambarako fahiny, sady milaza rahateo koa aho - toy ny nataoko fony mbola teo aminareo fanindroany ihany, ary ankehitriny raha tsy eo kosa - amin'izay nanota teo aloha sy amin'ny sisa rehetra, fa rehefa tonga indray aho, dia tsy hiantra,

³Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.

³satria ianareo mitady famantarana fa miteny ato anatiko Kristy, Izay tsy malemy aminareo, fa mahery ao aminareo kosa.

⁴For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.

⁴Fa voahombo tamin'ny hazo fijaliana Izy noho ny fahalemena, nefa velona kosa noho ny herin'Andriamanitra. Fa izahay koa dia malemy ao aminy, nefa hiara-belona aminy ho anareo izahay noho ny herin'Andriamanitra.

⁵Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

⁵Diniho ny tenanareo, na mitoetra amin'ny finoana ianareo, na tsia; izahao toetra ny tenanareo. Moa tsy fantatrareo va ny amin'ny tenanareo, fa ao anatinareo Jesosy Kristy, raha tsy olona nolavina ianareo ?

⁶But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.

⁶Nefa manantena aho fa ho fantatrareo fa izahay dia tsy olona nolavina.

⁷Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.

⁷Ary mangataka amin'Andriamanitra izahay mba tsy hanao izay ratsy ianareo, tsy ny hisehoanay ho olona voazaha toetra anefa, fa ny mba hanaovanareo izay tsara, na dia ho toy ny olona nolavina aza izahay.

⁸For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.

⁸Fa tsy mahavita na inona na inona hanohitra ny marina izahay, fa hampandroso ny marina kosa.

⁹For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.

⁹Fa faly izahay, raha malemy izahay, fa ianareo no mahery; ary izao no angatahinay, dia ny fanatanterahana anareo.

¹⁰Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.

¹⁰Izany no anoratako izany zavatra izany, raha tsy eo aminareo aho, fandrao, rehefa tonga aho, dia hanao izay mafy araka ny hery izay nomen'ny Tompo ahy ho fananganana, fa tsy ho fandravana.

¹¹Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

¹¹Farany, ry rahalahy, mifalia, aoka ho tanteraka ianareo, mandraisa ny fampiononana, miraisa saina, mihavàna; ary Andriamanitry ny fitiavana sy ny fiadanana ho aminareo.[Na: veloma]

¹²Greet one another with an holy kiss.

¹²Mifanaova veloma amin'ny fanorohana masina.

¹³All the saints salute you.

¹³Ny olona masina rehetra manao veloma anareo.Ho aminareo rehetra anie ny fahasoavan'i Jesosy Kristy Tompo sy ny fitiavan'Andriamanitra ary ny firaisana amin'ny Fanahy Masina.

¹⁴The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.

¹⁴Ho aminareo rehetra anie ny fahasoavan'i Jesosy Kristy Tompo sy ny fitiavan'Andriamanitra ary ny firaisana amin'ny Fanahy Masina.