¹Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, according to promise of life, the [life] which [is] in Christ Jesus,

¹[Ny fahatsiarovan'i Paoly an'i Timoty sy ny fitiavany azy] Paoly, Apostolin'i Kristy Jesosy noho ny sitrapon'Andriamanitra, mba ho mpitory ny teny fikasana milaza ny fiainana izay ao amin'i Kristy Jesosy,

²to Timotheus, [my] beloved child: grace, mercy, peace, from God [the] Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

²mamangy an'i Timoty, zanako malala: ho aminao anie ny fahasoavana sy ny famindram-po ary ny fiadanana avy amin'Andriamanitra Ray sy Kristy Jesosy Tompontsika.

³I am thankful to God, whom I serve from [my] forefathers with pure conscience, how unceasingly I have the remembrance of thee in my supplications night and day,

³Misaotra an'Andriamanitra aho, Izay tompoiko araka ny nataon'ny razako amin'ny fieritreretana madio, fa tsy manam-pitsaharana akory ny fahatsiarovako anao amin'ny fivavahako andro aman'alina;

⁴earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

⁴ary maniry hahita anao aho (satria tsaroako ny ranomasonao), mba ho feno fifaliana aho [ Na: fa andro aman'alina dia maniry hahita anao aho];

⁵calling to mind the unfeigned faith which [has been] in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that in thee also.

⁵fa nisy nahatsiarovako ny finoana tsy mihatsaravelatsihy izay ao anatinao, izay nitoetra taloha tao anatin'i Loisa renibenao sy Eonika reninao, ary matoky aho fa ao anatinao koa izany.

⁶For which cause I put thee in mind to rekindle the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

⁶[Famporisihana an'i Timoty mba hamelona tsara ny fanomezam-pahasoavana azony avy tamin'Andriamanitra. ] Ary noho izany dia mampahatsiaro anao aho mba hamelomanao ny fanomezam-pahasoavana avy amin'Andriamanitra, izay ao anatinao tamin'ny fametrahako ny tanako.

⁷For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, and of love, and of wise discretion.

⁷Fa tsy nomen'Andriamanitra fanahy osa isika, fa fanahy mahery sy fitiavana ary fahononan-tena.

⁸Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but suffer evil along with the glad tidings, according to the power of God;

⁸Koa aza menatra ny ho vavolombelon'ny Tompontsika, na ahy mpifatony ianao; fa aoka ianao ho mpiombona ny fahoriana noho ny filazantsara araka ny herin'Andriamanitra,

⁹who has saved us, and has called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to [his] own purpose and grace, which [was] given to us in Christ Jesus before [the] ages of time,

⁹Izay namonjy antsika sy niantso antsika tamin'ny fiantsoana masina, tsy araka ny asantsika, fa araka ny fikasany sy ny fahasoavany izay nomena antsika tao amin'i Kristy Jesosy hatry ny fony fahagola;

¹⁰but has been made manifest now by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has annulled death, and brought to light life and incorruptibility by the glad tidings;

¹⁰fa naharihary ankehitriny tamin'ny nisehoan'i Kristy Jesosy, Mpamonjy antsika, Izay nahafoana ny herin'ny fahafatesana, ka ny filazantsara no nampisehoany mazava ny fiainana sy ny tsi-fahalòvana mandrakizay;

¹¹to which *I* have been appointed a herald and apostle and teacher of [the] nations.

¹¹ny amin'io filazantsara io no nanendrena ahy ho mpitory sy Apostoly ary mpampianatra. [ Na: [mpampianatra ny jentilisa]

¹²For which cause also I suffer these things; but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep for that day the deposit I have entrusted to him.

¹²Ary noho izany koa no iaretako izao zavatra izao, ka tsy menatra aho, satria fantatro Izay inoako, ary matoky aho fa Izy dia mahatahiry ilay zavatra natolotro Azy mandra-pihavin'izay andro izay. [ Na: ilay zavatra natolony ahy]

¹³Have an outline of sound words, which [words] thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which [are] in Christ Jesus.

¹³Tano amin'ny finoana ny ny fitiavana ao amin'i Kristy Jesosy ny mariky ny teny tsy misy kilema, izay efa renao tamiko.

¹⁴Keep, by the Holy Spirit which dwells in us, the good deposit entrusted.

¹⁴Ilay zavatra tsara natolotra anao dia tehirizo amin'ny fampaherezan'ny Fanahy Masina, Izay mitoetra ao anatintsika.

¹⁵Thou knowest this, that all who [are] in Asia, of whom is Phygellus and Hermogenes, have turned away from me.

¹⁵Fantatrao fa efa nahafoy ahy izay rehetra any Asia; isan'ireny Fygelo sy Hermogena.

¹⁶The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he has often refreshed me, and has not been ashamed of my chain;

¹⁶Homen'ny Tompo famindram-po anie ny ankohonan'i Onesiforosy; satria namelombelona ny fanahiko matetika izy, fa tsy menatra ny gadrako;

¹⁷but being in Rome sought me out very diligently, and found [me] --

¹⁷fa raha tany Roma izy, dia nitady ahy fatratra ka nahita(ny Tompo anie hampahita azy famindram-po amin'ny Tompo amin'izay andro izay); ary ny hafatratry ny nanompoany ahy tany Efesosy dia fantatrao tsara.

¹⁸the Lord grant to him to find mercy from [the] Lord in that day -- and how much service he rendered in Ephesus *thou* knowest best.

¹⁸(ny Tompo anie hampahita azy famindram-po amin'ny Tompo amin'izay andro izay); ary ny hafatratry ny nanompoany ahy tany Efesosy dia fantatrao tsara.