¹Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

¹Aoka ny olona rehetra samy hanaiky ny fahefana lehibe. Fa tsy misy fahefana afa-tsy izay avy amin'Andriamanitra; fa izay misy dia voatendrin'Andriamanitra.

²Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

²Koa izay manohitra ny fahefana dia manohitra ny voatendrin'Andriamanitra; ary izay manohitra dia hahazo fahamelohana.

³For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

³Fa ny mpanapaka dia tsy mba tahotry ny manao tsara, fa ny manao ratsy ihany. Ary ny tsy hatahotra ny fahefana va no tianao? Ataovy ary izay tsara, dia hahazo dera avy aminy ianao;

⁴For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

⁴fa mpanompon'Andriamanitra izy hahatsara anao. Fa raha ratsy kosa no nataonao, dia matahora'fa tsy entiny foana tsy akory ny sabatra; fa mpanompon'Andriamanitra izy, dia mpamaly handatsaka fahatezerana amin'izay manao ratsy.

⁵Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

⁵Koa tsy maintsy manaiky ny olona, nefa tsy noho ny fahatezerana ihany, fa noho ny fieritreretana koa.

⁶For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

⁶Fa noho izany no andoavanareo vola hetra; fa mpanompon'Andriamanitra mitandrina izany zavatra izany indrindra ireny.

⁷Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

⁷Mandoava amin'izy rehetra izay tokony ho azy avy: vola hetra ho an'izay tokony handoavan-ketra, fadin-tseranana ho an'izay tokony handoavana fadin-tseranana'tahotra ho an'izay tokony hatahorana, haja ho an'izay tokony hohajaina.

⁸Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

⁸Aza avela hisy tsy voaloa na amin'iza na amin'iza, afa-tsy ny fifankatiavanareo ihany; fa izay tia ny namany dia efa nahatanteraka ny lalàna.

⁹For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

⁹Fa ny hoe: Aza mijangajanga, aza mamono olona, aza mangalatra, aza mitsiriritra zavatr'olona (Eks. 20. 13-17), mbamin'izay didy hafa rehetra, dia samy efa ao anatin'izao teny izao hoe: Tiava ny namanao tahaka ny tenanao (Lev. 19. 18).

¹⁰Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

¹⁰Ny fitiavana tsy manisy ratsy ny namana; koa dia ny fitiavana no fahatanterahana ny lalàna.

¹¹And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

¹¹Ary tokony hanao izany indrindra isika, satria fantatsika ny andro, fa ankehitriny izao dia ora tokony hifohazanareo amin'ny fahatoriana; fa ankehitriny ny famonjena antsika dia akaiky noho ny tamin'ny andro vao ninoantsika.

¹²The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

¹²Efa ho lasa ny alina, ka efa mby akaiky kokoa ny andro, koa aoka hariantsika ny asan'ny maizina ka hitafiantsika ny fiadian'ny mazava.

¹³Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

¹³Aoka isika hitondra tena tsara toy ny amin'ny andro; tsy amin'ny filalaovan-dratsy, na amin'ny fahamamoana, tsy amin'ny fijangajangana, na amin'ny fijejojejoana, tsy amin'ny fifandirana, na amin'ny fialonana.Fa itafio Jesosy Kristy Tompo, ary aza miahy ny amin'ny nofo hahatanteraka ny filany.

¹⁴But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

¹⁴Fa itafio Jesosy Kristy Tompo, ary aza miahy ny amin'ny nofo hahatanteraka ny filany.