¹And having called to [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits, so that they should cast them out, and heal every disease and every bodily weakness.

¹Ary Jesosy niantso ny mpianany roa ambin'ny folo lahy hankeo aminy ka nanome azy fahefana hamoaka fanahy maloto sy hahasitrana ny aretina rehetra mbamin'ny rofy rehetra.

²Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;

²Ary izao no anaran'ny Apostoly roa ambin'ny folo lahy: Ny voalohany, Simona, izay atao hoe Petera, dia Andrea rahalahiny; Jakoba, zanak'i Zebedio, sy Jaona rahalahiny;

³Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, who was surnamed Thaddaeus;

³Filipo sy Bartolomeo; Tomasy sy Matio mpamory hetra; Jakoba, zanak'i Alfeo,

⁴Simon the Cananaean, and Judas the Iscariote, who also delivered him up.

⁴sy Tadeo; Simona Kananeana ary Jodasy Iskariota, ilay namadika Azy. [ Na: Zelota, izahao Lio.6. 15]

⁵These twelve Jesus sent out when he had charged them, saying, Go not off into [the] way of [the] nations, and into a city of Samaritans enter ye not;

⁵Ireo roa ambin'ny folo lahy ireo dia nirahin'i Jesosy ka nodidiany hoe: Aza mandeha any amin'ny lalan'ny jentilisa, ary aza miakatra amin'izay tanànan'ny Samaritana,

⁶but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

⁶fa aleo mankany amin'ny ondry very amin'ny taranak'isiraely.

⁷And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.

⁷Ary raha mandeha ianareo, dia mitoria hoe: Efa mby akaiky ny fanjakan'ny lanitra.

⁸Heal [the] infirm, [raise the dead], cleanse lepers, cast out demons: ye have received gratuitously, give gratuitously.

⁸Sitrano ny marary, atsangano ny maty, diovy ny boka, avoahy ny demonia; efa nahazo maimaimpoana ianareo, koa manomeza maimaimpoana.

⁹Do not provide yourselves with gold, or silver, or brass, for your belts,

⁹Aza mitady volamena, na volafotsy, na varahina, ho ao anatin'ny fehin-kibonareo,

¹⁰nor scrip for the way, nor two body coats, nor sandals, nor a staff: for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.

¹⁰na kitapom-batsy ho amin'izay haleha, na akanjo roa, na kapa na tehina; fa ny mpiasa dia miendrika hahazo ny haniny.

¹¹But into whatsoever city or village ye enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there remain till ye go forth.

¹¹Ary izay tanàna na vohitra hiakaranareo, dia fantaro tsara izay miendrika ao; ka mitoera ao aminy mandra-pialanareo.

¹²And as ye enter into a house salute it.

¹²Ary raha vao miditra ao amin'ny trano ianareo, dia miarahabà ny ao.

¹³And if the house indeed be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

¹³Koa raha miendrika ny ao an-trano, dia aoka ho ao aminy ny fiadanana tononinareo; fa raha tsy miendrika izy, dia aoka hiverina aminareo ny fiadanana voatononareo.

¹⁴And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

¹⁴Ary izay tsy hampandroso anareo, na tsy hihaino ny teninareo, raha miala amin'izany trano na tanàna izany ianareo, dia ahintsano ny vovoka amin'ny tongotrareo.

¹⁵Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in judgment-day than for that city.

¹⁵Lazaiko aminareo marina tokoa fa ho moramora kokoa ny ho amin'ny tany Sodoma sy Gomora amin'ny andro fitsarana noho ny ho amin'izany tanàna izany.

¹⁶Behold, *I* send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves.

¹⁶Indro, Izaho maniraka anareo ho tahaka ny ondry ao ampovoan'ny amboadia; koa hendre tahaka ny menarana, ary morà tahaka ny voromailala. [ lopa] [ Gr. aoka ho tsotra]

¹⁷But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to sanhedrims, and scourge you in their synagogues;

¹⁷Ary mitandrema ianareo noho ny amin'ny olona; fa hatolony ho amin'ny Synedriona sy hokapohiny ao amin'ny synagogany ianareo;

¹⁸and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.

¹⁸ary ho entiny eo anatrehan'ny mpanapaka sy ny mpanjaka ianareo noho ny amiko, ho vavolombelona aminy sy amin'ny jentilisa.

¹⁹But when they deliver you up, be not careful how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given to you in that hour what ye shall speak.

¹⁹Fa raha manolotra anareo izy, dia aza manahy ny amin'izay fomba hitenenanareo, na izay holazainareo; Fa homena anareo amin izany ora izany izay holazainareo.

²⁰For *ye* are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father which speaks in you.

²⁰Fa tsy ianareo no miteny, fa ny Fanahin'ny Rainareo no miteny ao anatinareo.

²¹But brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child; and children shall rise up against parents and shall put them to death;

²¹Ary ny rahalahy hanolotra ny rahalahiny mba ho faty, ary ny ray hanolotra ny zanany; ary ny zanaka hitsangana hanohitra ny rainy sy ny reniny ka hahafaty azy.

²²and ye shall be hated of all on account of my name. But he that has endured to [the] end, *he* shall be saved.

²²Ary ho halan'ny olona rehetra ianareo noho ny anarako; fa izay maharitra hatramin'ny farany no hovonjena.

²³But when they persecute you in this city, flee to the other; for verily I say to you, Ye shall not have completed the cities of Israel until the Son of man be come.

²³Ary raha manenjika anareo amin'ny tanàna anankiray ny olona dia mandosira ho any amin'ny hafa; fa lazaiko aminareo marina tokoa: Tsy hahatapitra ny tanànan'ny Isiraely ianareo tsy akory mandra-pahatongan'ny Zanak'olona.

²⁴The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the bondman above his lord.

²⁴Ny mpianatra tsy mihoatra noho ny mpampianatra, na ny mpanompo noho ny tompony.

²⁵[It is] sufficient for the disciple that he should become as his teacher, and the bondman as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household?

²⁵Fa ampy amin'ny mpianatra, raha tonga tahaka ny mpampianatra azy, ary ny mpanompo, raha tonga tahaka ny tompony. Raha ny tompon-trano no nataony hoe Belzeboba, tsy mainka va ny ankohonany?

²⁶Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing covered which shall not be revealed, and secret which shall not be known.

²⁶Koa amin'izany aza matahotra azy ianareo; fa tsy misy afenina izay tsy haseho, na takona izay tsy ho fantatra.

²⁷What I say to you in darkness speak in the light, and what ye hear in the ear preach upon the houses.

²⁷Izay lazaiko aminareo ao amin'ny maizina, dia ambarao eo amin'ny mazava, ary izay ren'ny sofinareo, dia torio eo ambonin'ny tampon-trano.

²⁸And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

²⁸Ary aza matahotra izay mamono ny tena, nefa tsy mahay mamono ny fanahy; fa aleo matahotra Izay mahay mahavery ny fanahy sy ny tena ao amin'ny helo.[Gr. gehena]

²⁹Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father;

²⁹Tsy varidimiventy ihany va no vidin'ny tsintsina roa? nefa tsy misy na dia iray akory aza amin'ireny ho latsaka amin'ny tany, raha tsy avelan'ny Rainareo.[Gr. asaria, izay ampahafolon'ny denaria]

³⁰but of you even the hairs of the head are all numbered.

³⁰Fa na dia ny volon-dohanareo aza dia voaisa avokoa.

³¹Fear not therefore; *ye* are better than many sparrows.

³¹Koa aza matahotra; fa mihoatra noho ny tsintsina maro ianareo.

³²Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, *I* also will confess him before my Father who is in [the] heavens.

³²Ary amin'izany na zovy na zovy no hanaiky Ahy eo anatrehan'ny olona, dia hekeko kosa izy eo anatrehan'ny Raiko Izay any an-danitra.

³³But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will *I* also deny before my Father who is in [the] heavens.

³³Fa na zovy na zovy no handà Ahy eo anatrehan'ny olona, dia holaviko kosa izy eo anatrehan'ny Raiko Izay any an-danitra.

³⁴Do not think that I have come to send peace upon the earth: I have not come to send peace, but a sword.

³⁴Ary aza ataonareo fa tonga hitondra fiadanana ambonin'ny tany Aho; tsy tonga hitondra fiadanana Aho, fa sabatra.

³⁵For I have come to set a man at variance with his father, and the daughter with her mother, and the daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law;

³⁵Fa tonga Aho hampifandrafy olona amin'ny rainy, ary ny zanakavavy amin'ny reniny, ary ny vinantovavy amin'ny rafozanivavy;

³⁶and they of his household [shall be] a man's enemies.

³⁶ary ny ankohonan'ny olona ihany no fahavalony (Mik. 7. 6).

³⁷He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.

³⁷Izay tia ray na reny mihoatra noho ny fitiavany Ahy dia tsy miendrika ho Ahy, ary izay tia ny zananilahy na ny zananivavy mihoatra noho ny fitiavany Ahy dia tsy miendrika ho Ahy.

³⁸And he who does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.

³⁸Ary izay tsy mitondra ny hazo fijaliany ka tsy manaraka Ahy dia tsy miendrika ho Ahy.[Gr. mandray]

³⁹He that finds his life shall lose it, and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.

³⁹Izay mamonjy ny ainy no hamery azy; ary izay mamery ny ainy noho ny amiko dia hahazo azy.

⁴⁰He that receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives him that sent me.

⁴⁰Izay mandray anareo dia mandray Ahy; ary izay mandray Ahy dia mandray Izay naniraka Ahy.

⁴¹He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.

⁴¹Izay mandray mpaminany, satria mpaminany izy, dia handray ny valim-pitian'ny mpaminany; ary izay mandray olona marina, satria olona marina izy, dia handray ny valim-pitian'ny olona marina.Ary na zovy na zovy no manome rano mangatsiaka na dia eran'ny kapoaka ihany aza hosotroin'ny anankiray amin'ireo madinika ireo, satria mpianatra izy, dia lazaiko aminareo marina tokoa fa tsy ho very ny valim-pitiany.

⁴²And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold [water] only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

⁴²Ary na zovy na zovy no manome rano mangatsiaka na dia eran'ny kapoaka ihany aza hosotroin'ny anankiray amin'ireo madinika ireo, satria mpianatra izy, dia lazaiko aminareo marina tokoa fa tsy ho very ny valim-pitiany.