¹Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

¹Koa amin'izany dia aoka hanahaka an'Andriamanitra ianareo tahaka ny zanaka malala;

²And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

²ary mandehana amin'ny fitiavana, toy ny nitiavan'i Kristy anareo, dia ny nanolorany ny tenany ho fanatitra sy ho fanavotana amin'Andriamanitra, ho hanitra ankasitrahana, hamonjy antsika. [ Gr. fanatitra alatsa-drà]

³But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

³Fa ny fijangajangana sy ny fahalotoana rehetra, na ny fieremana, dia aza avela hotononina eo aminareo akory aza, fa tsy mahamendrika ny olona masina izany,

⁴Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

⁴na fahavetavetana, na resaka fahadalana, na voso-dratsy, izay tsy tokony hatao, fa aleo misaotra.

⁵For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

⁵Fa fantatrareo marimarina fa samy tsy manana lova eo amin'ny fanjakan'i Kristy sy Andriamanitra na ny mpijangajanga rehetra, na ny olom-betaveta, na ny olona mierina (mpanompo sampy izany).

⁶Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

⁶Aza mety hofitahin'olona amin'ny teny foana ianareo; fa izany zavatra izany no mahatonga ny fahatezeran'Andriamanitra amin'ny zanaky ny tsi-fanarahana.

⁷Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

⁷Koa aza mety ho mpiombona aminy ianareo.

⁸For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

⁸Fa maizina ianareo fahiny, fa efa mazava ao amin'ny Tompo kosa ankehitriny; mandehana tahaka ny zanaky ny mazava

⁹(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

⁹(fa ny vokatry ny mazava dia ao amin'ny fahatsarana rehetra sy ny fahamarinana ary ny fahitsiana),

¹⁰Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

¹⁰mamantatra izay ankasitrahan'ny Tompo.

¹¹And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

¹¹Ary aza miray amin'ny asan'ny maizina tsy mahavoka-tsoa, fa aleo mananatra izany.

¹²For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

¹²Fa izay ataony ao amin'ny miafina, dia mahamenatra na dia ny milaza izany aza.

¹³But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

¹³Fa ny zavatra rehetra, raha anarina, dia asehon'ny mazava; fa na inona na inona aseho dia mazava.

¹⁴Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

¹⁴Koa izany no ilazany hoe: Mifohaza ianao izay matory, Ary mitsangàna amin'ny maty, Dia hampahazava anao Kristy.

¹⁵See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

¹⁵Koa tandremo tsara izay fandehanareo, mba tsy hitondranareo tena tahaka ny adala, fa tahaka ny hendry,

¹⁶Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

¹⁶ka hararaoty ny andro azo anaovan-tsoa, fa ratsy izao fiainana izao.

¹⁷Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

¹⁷Ary noho izany dia aza manao adaladala, fa aoka ho fantatrareo izay sitrapon'ny Tompo.

¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

¹⁸Ary aza ho mamon-divay ianareo, fa amin'izany dia misy fanaranam-po amin'ny ratsy, fa aoka hofenoina ny Fanahy,

¹⁹Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

¹⁹ka mifampilazà amin'ny salamo sy ny fihirana ary ny tonon-kiram-panahy, dia mihira sy mikalo ao am-ponareo ho an'ny Tompo,

²⁰Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

²⁰misaotra an'Andriamanitra Ray mandrakariva noho ny zavatra rehetra, amin'ny anaran'i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika,

²¹Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

²¹sady mifanaiky amin'ny fahatahorana an'i Kristy,

²²Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

²²Hianareo vehivavy, maneke ny vadinareo tahaka ny anekena ny Tompo.

²³For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

²³Fa ny lahy no lohan'ny vavy, dia tahaka an'i Kristy koa no Lohan'ny fiangonana; ary Izy no mpamonjy ny tena. [ Gr. eklesia]

²⁴Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

²⁴Fa tahaka ny aneken'ny fiangonana an'i Kristy no haneken'ny vavy ny lahy koa amin'ny zavatra rehetra. [ Gr. eklesia]

²⁵Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

²⁵Hianareo lehilahy, tiava ny vadinareo, dia tahaka ny nitiavan'i Kristy ny fiangonana ka nanolorany ny tenany hamonjy azy, [ Gr. eklesia]

²⁶That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

²⁶mba hahamasina azy amin'ny anadiovany azy amin'ny rano fanasana amin'ny teny;

²⁷That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

²⁷mba horaisiny ho an'ny tenany izany ho fiangonana malaza tsy misy pentimpentina, na fiketronana, na izay toy izany, fa mba ho masina sady tsy misy tsiny izy. [ Gr. hatolony] [ Gr. eklesia]

²⁸So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

²⁸Dia tahaka izany koa, ny lehilahy tokony ho tia ny vadiny tahaka ny tenany ihany. Izay tia ny vadiny dia tia ny tenany.

²⁹For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

²⁹Fa tsy mba nisy olona tsy tia ny nofony, fa mamelona sy mitaiza azy, dia tahaka an'i Kristy amin'ny fiangonana; [ Gr. eklesia]

³⁰For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

³⁰fa momba ny tenany isika.

³¹For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

³¹Ary noho izany ny lehilahy dia handao ny rainy sy ny reniny ka hiray amin'ny vadiny, ary dia ho nofo iray ihany izy roroa (Gen. 2. 24).

³²This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

³²Zava-miafina lehibe izany; fa milaza ny amin'i Kristy sy ny fiangonana aho. [ Gr. eklesia]Na dia izany aza, samia tia ny vadiny tahaka ny tenany ianareo lehilahy rehetra, ary aoka kosa ny vavy hanaja ny lahy. [ Gr. hatahotra]

³³Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

³³Na dia izany aza, samia tia ny vadiny tahaka ny tenany ianareo lehilahy rehetra, ary aoka kosa ny vavy hanaja ny lahy. [ Gr. hatahotra]