¹Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,

¹[Fiarahabana ny Kolosiana, sy fisaorana an'Andriamanitra noho ny toetr'ireo] Paoly, Apostolin'i Kristy Jesosy noho ny sitrapon'Andriamanitra, ary Timoty rahalahy,

²To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²mamangy ny olona masina any Kolosia, dia ny rahalahy mahatoky ao amin'i Kristy: ho aminareo anie ny fahasoavana sy ny fiadanana avy amin'Andriamanitra Raintsika.

³We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

³Misaotra an'Andriamanitra, Rain'i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika, izahay amin'ny fangatahanay mandrakariva ho anareo,

⁴Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,

⁴rehefa renay ny finoanareo an'i Kristy Jesosy sy ny fitiavanareo ny olona masina rehetra,

⁵For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

⁵noho ny fanantenana izay tehirizina any an-danitra ho anareo, dia ilay efa renareo fahiny tamin'ny tenin'ny fahamarinan'ny filazantsara,

⁶Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:

⁶izay efa mby eo aminareo, tahaka ny eny amin'izao tontolo izao koa, sady vokatra sy mitombo tahaka ny eo aminareo koa hatramin'ny andro nandraisanareo sy nahalalanareo tsara ny fahasoavan'Andriamanitra araka ny marina;

⁷As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;

⁷tahaka ny efa renareo tamin'i Epafra, mpanompo namanay sady malala, izay mpanompon'i Kristy mahatoky ho anay, [ Na: (anareo)]

⁸Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

⁸sady efa nanambara taminay koa ny fitiavanareo ao amin'ny Fanahy.

⁹For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

⁹[Fivavahan'i Paoly ho an'ny Kolosiana, sy filazana ny fahalehibiazan'ny voninahitr'i Kristy] Ary noho izany izahay koa hatramin'ny andro nandrenesanay dia tsy mitsahatra mivavaka sy mangataka ho anareo, mba hofenoina fahalalana tsara ny sitrapony ianareo amin'ny fahendrena sy ny fahazavan-tsaina rehetra avy amin'ny Fanahy,

¹⁰That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

¹⁰mba handehananareo miendrika ny Tompo, hanaovana ny sitrapony amin'ny zavatra rehetra, dia mahavokatra amin'ny asa tsara rehetra sady mitombo amin'ny fahalalana tsara an'Andriamanitra,

¹¹Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

¹¹ary ampahatanjahina amin'ny hery rehetra araka ny herin'ny voninahiny ho amin'ny faharetana rehetra sy ny fandeferana amin'ny hafaliana,

¹²Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

¹²ka misaotra ny Ray, Izay nampahamendrika antsika hanana anjara amin'ny lovan'ny olona masina eo amin'ny mazava,

¹³Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

¹³sady nahafaka antsika tamin'ny fahefan'ny maizina ka namindra antsika ho amin'ny fanjakan'ny Zanany malalany,

¹⁴In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

¹⁴Izay ananantsika fanavotana, dia ny famelana ny helotsika.

¹⁵Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

¹⁵Izy no endrik'Andriamanitra tsy hita, ny Lahimatoa talohan'izao zavatra ary rehetra izao;

¹⁶For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

¹⁶fa tao aminy no nahariana ny zavatra rehetra any an-danitra sy etỳ ambonin'ny tany, dia ny hita sy ny tsy hita, na fiandrianana, na fanjakana, na fanapahana, na fahefana, Izy no nahariana ny zavatra rehetra, sady ho Azy izany; [ Gr. seza fiandrianana]

¹⁷And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

¹⁷ary Izy no talohan'ny zavatra rehetra, sady ao aminy no aharetan'ny zavatra rehetra.

¹⁸And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

¹⁸Ary Izy no Lohan'ny tena, dia ny fiangonana; Izy no voalohany, dia ny Lahimatoa tamin'ny maty, mba ho Lohany amin'ny zavatra rehetra Izy. [ Gr. eklesia]

¹⁹For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

¹⁹Fa sitraky ny Ray ho ao aminy no hitoeran'ny fahafenoana rehetra,

²⁰And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

²⁰sady Izy no hampihavanany ny zavatra rehetra aminy, ka dia ny ràny teo amin'ny hazo fijaliana no nanaovany fampihavanana - eny, Izy, hoy izaho, no fampihavanana izany, na ny etỳ ambonin'ny tany, na ny any an-danitra.

²¹And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

²¹Ary ianareo, izay olon-ko azy fahiny sy fahavalo tamin'ny sainareo noho ny fanaovan-dratsy, no efa nampihavaniny ankehitriny

²²In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

²²tao amin'ny tenan'ny nofony, tamin'ny fahafatesana, mba hatolony ho masina sady tsy hanan-tsiny amam-pondro eo anatrehany,

²³If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

²³raha maharitra amin'ny finoana ianareo ka mafy orina sady tafatoetra ary tsy mety hafindra hiala amin'ny fanantenana avy amin'ny filazantsara, izay efa renareo sady notorina eny ambanin'ny lanitra rehetra eny; ary izany no nanaovana ahy Paoly ho mpanompo.

²⁴Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:

²⁴Ankehitriny dia mifaly amin'ny fiaretako ho anareo aho, ary mahatanteraka ao amin'ny nofoko izay tsy vita tamin'ny fahorian'i Kristy ho an'ny tenany, dia ny fiangonana, [ Gr. eklesia]

²⁵Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

²⁵izay nanaovana ahy ho mpanompo araka ny fitondran'Andriamanitra nomena ahy ho anareo, hahatanteraka ny fitoriana ny tenin'Andriamanitra,

²⁶Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

²⁶dia ny zava-miafina, ilay voàfina hatramin'ny fahagola sy ny taranaka maro, fa voaseho ankehitriny amin'ny olony masina,

²⁷To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

²⁷izay efa tian'Andriamanitra ho nampahafantarina ny haren'ny voninahitr'ity zava-niafina ity any amin'ny jentilisa, dia Kristy ao anatinareo, Izay fanantenana ny voninahitra;

²⁸Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

²⁸Izy no torinay, ka samy anarinay sy ampianarinay amin'ny fahendrena rehetra ny olona rehetra, mba samy hatolotray ho tanteraka ao amin'i Kristy izy rehetra.Ary ny hahatanteraka izany no ikelezako aina koa sy iezahako fatratra araka ny fiàsan'ny herin'ilay miasa mahery ato anatiko.

²⁹Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

²⁹Ary ny hahatanteraka izany no ikelezako aina koa sy iezahako fatratra araka ny fiàsan'ny herin'ilay miasa mahery ato anatiko.