¹The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;

¹[Anatra ny amin'ny faharetana amin'ny marina, sy ny tsy handraisana ny mpampianatra sandoka] Izaho loholona mamangy an'itompokovavy voafidy sy ny zanany, izay tiako amin'ny fahamarinana (ary tsy izaho ihany, fa izay rehetra mahalala ny marina koa) [ Gr. Ny presbytera] [ Na: an'i Kyria]

²For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.

²noho ny fahamarinana izay mitoetra ato anatintsika sady ho ato amintsika mandrakizay:

³Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

³ho amintsika ny fahasoavana sy ny famindram-po ary ny fiadanana avy amin'Andriamanitra Ray sy Jesosy Kristy, Zanaky ny Ray, amin'ny fahamarinana sy ny fitiavana.

⁴I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

⁴Faly indrindra aho, satria misy hitako ny zanakao sasany mandeha amin'ny fahamarinana araka ny nandraisantsika didy tamin'ny Ray.

⁵And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.

⁵Ary mangataka aminao aho ankehitriny, tompokovavy, tsy toy ny manoratra didy vaovao aminao, fa ilay nananantsika hatramin'ny voalohany ihany, dia aoka hifankatia isika. [ Na: ry Kyria]

⁶And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

⁶Ary izao no fitiavana, dia ny handehanantsika araka ny didiny. Izany no didy, tahaka ny efa renareo hatramin'ny taloha ihany, dia ny handehananareo aminy.

⁷For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

⁷Fa maro ny mpamitaka efa lasa any amin'izao tontolo izao, dia ireny tsy manaiky fa efa tonga tamin'ny nofo Jesosy Kristy. Izy no mpamitaka sy antikristy.

⁸Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

⁸Mitandrema ianareo, fandrao mahavery izay namonoanay tena, fa mba handraisanareo valim-pitia tanteraka.

⁹Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

⁹Izay rehetra mitarika nefa tsy mitoetra ao amin'ny fampianaran'i Kristy, dia tsy manana an Andriamanitra. Izay mitoetra ao amin'ny fampianarana, dia izy no manana ny Ray sy ny Zanaka.

¹⁰If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:

¹⁰Raha misy olona mankeo aminareo ka tsy mitondra izao fampianarana izao, aza mampiantrano azy na miarahaba azy akory;

¹¹For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

¹¹fa izay miarahaba azy dia miombona amin'ny ratsy ataony.

¹²Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

¹²Manana zavatra maro hosoratana aminareo aho, nefa tsy tiako hatao amin'ny taratasy sy ny ranomainty izany; fa manantena ho tonga atỳ aminareo aho ka hiteny mifanatrika, mba ho tanteraka ny fifalianareo.Ny zanaky ny rahavavinao voafidy manao veloma anao.

¹³The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.

¹³Ny zanaky ny rahavavinao voafidy manao veloma anao.