¹Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children,

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

²and walk in love, even as the Christ loved us, and delivered himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling 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 unbridled lust, let it not be even named among you, as it becomes 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,

⁴and filthiness and foolish talking, or jesting, which are not convenient; but rather thanksgiving.

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

⁵For this ye are [well] informed of, knowing that no fornicator, or unclean person, or person of unbridled lust, who is an idolater, has inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and 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 one deceive you with vain words, for on account of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons 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 fellow-partakers with them;

⁷Koa aza mety ho mpiombona aminy ianareo.

⁸for ye were once darkness, but now 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 light [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 agreeable to the Lord;

¹⁰mamantatra izay ankasitrahan'ny Tompo.

¹¹and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove [them],

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

¹²for the things that are done by them in secret it is shameful even to say.

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

¹³But all things having their true character exposed by the light are made manifest; for that which makes everything manifest is light.

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

¹⁴Wherefore he says, Wake up, [thou] that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee.

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

¹⁵See therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise 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.

¹⁷For this reason be not foolish, but understanding what [is] the will of the Lord.

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

¹⁸And be not drunk with wine, in which is debauchery; 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 chanting with 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 at all times for all things to him [who is] 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 to one another in [the] fear of Christ.

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

²²Wives, [submit yourselves] to your own husbands, as to the Lord,

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

²³for a husband is head of the wife, as also the Christ [is] head of the assembly. *He* [is] 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]

²⁴But even as the assembly is subjected to the Christ, so also wives to their own husbands in everything.

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 own wives, even as the Christ also loved the assembly, and has delivered himself up for it,

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

²⁶in order that he might sanctify it, purifying [it] by 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 the assembly to himself glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, or any of such things; but that it might be holy and blameless.

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 also to love their own wives as their own bodies: he that loves his own wife loves 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 one has ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as also the Christ the assembly:

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; [we are of his flesh, and of his bones.]

³⁰fa momba ny tenany isika.

³¹Because of this a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the 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 mystery is great, but *I* speak as to Christ, and as to the assembly.

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]

³³But *ye* also, every one of you, let each so love his own wife as himself; but as to the wife [I speak] that she may fear the 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]