¹Ary izaho koa, ry rahalahy, raha tonga tany aminareo, dia tsy tonga tamin'ny teny sy fahendrena marevaka, raha nitory taminareo ny zava-miafina izay an'Andriamanitra. [Na: [ny filazana]

¹And I, having come unto you, brethren, came — not in superiority of discourse or wisdom — declaring to you the testimony of God,

²Fa ninia tsy hahafantatra zavatra hafa teo aminareo aho, afa-tsy Jesosy Kristy, indrindra fa Izy voahombo tamin'ny hazo fijaliana;

²for I decided not to know any thing among you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified;

³ary izaho, raha tany aminareo, dia azon'ny fahalemena sy ny fahatahorana ary ny fangovitana be;

³and I, in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling, was with you;

⁴ary ny teniko sy ny toriteniko dia tsy tamin'ny teny fahendrena mahataona, fa tamin'ny fanehoan'ny Fanahy sy ny hery,

⁴and my word and my preaching was not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power —

⁵mba tsy niorenan'ny finoanareo amin'ny fahendren'ny olona, fa amin'ny herin'Andriamanitra ihany.

⁵that your faith may not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

⁶Anefa milaza fahendrena amin'ny efa matanjaka izahay, fa tsy ny fahendren'izao tontolo izao, na ny an'ny mpanapaka izao tontolo izao, izay olona mihalevona;

⁶And wisdom we speak among the perfect, and wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age — of those becoming useless,

⁷fa milaza ny fahendren'Andriamanitra izahay ka maneho zava-niafina, dia fahendrena izay nafenina sady voatendrin'Andriamanitra ho voninahitsika talohan'ny nanaovana izao tontolo izao;

⁷but we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a secret, that God foreordained before the ages to our glory,

⁸ary tsy nisy nahalala izany ny mpanapaka izao tontolo izao; fa raha nahalala izy, dia tsy nohomboany tamin'ny hazo fijaliana ny Tompon'ny voninahitra.

⁸which no one of the rulers of this age did know, for if they had known, the Lord of the glory they would not have crucified;

⁹Fa araka ny voasoratra hoe: Izay tsy mbola hitan'ny maso ary tsy mbola ren'ny sofina, na niditra tao am-pon'ny olona, na inona na inona no efa namboarin'Andriamanitra ho an'izay tia Azy (Isa. 64. 3),

⁹but, according as it hath been written, `What eye did not see, and ear did not hear, and upon the heart of man came not up, what God did prepare for those loving Him —`

¹⁰dia isika no nanambaran'Andriamanitra izany tamin'ny Fanahy; fa ny Fanahy mamantatra ny zavatra rehetra, na dia ny saina lalina izay an'Andriamanitra aza.

¹⁰but to us did God reveal [them] through His Spirit, for the Spirit all things doth search, even the depths of God,

¹¹Fa iza no olona mahalala ny ao am-pon'olona, afa-tsy ny fanahin'ny olona izay ao anatiny ihany? Ary toy izany koa, tsy misy mahalala ny ao am-pon'Andriamanitra afa-tsy ny Fanahin'Andriamanitra ihany.

¹¹for who of men hath known the things of the man, except the spirit of the man that [is] in him? so also the things of God no one hath known, except the Spirit of God.

¹²Fa isika tsy nandray ny fanahin'izao tontolo izao, fa ny Fanahy Izay avy amin'Andriamanitra, mba ho fantatsika izay zavatra nomen'Andriamanitra antsika.

¹²And we the spirit of the world did not receive, but the Spirit that [is] of God, that we may know the things conferred by God on us,

¹³Izany koa no lazainay, tsy amin'ny teny ampianarin'ny fahendren'olona fa amin'ny teny ampianarin'ny Fanahy, raha milaza zava-panahy amin'izay olona araka ny Fanahy izahay. [ Na: teny] [ Na: raha mampikambana zava-panahy; na mampitaha zava-panahy]

¹³which things also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Holy Spirit, with spiritual things spiritual things comparing,

¹⁴Fa ny olona izay araka ny nofo ihany dia tsy mba mandray izay an'ny Fanahin'Andriamanitra; fa fahadalana aminy izany sady tsy azony, satria araka ny Fanahy no amantarana izany.

¹⁴and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know [them], because spiritually they are discerned;

¹⁵Fa ny olona araka ny Fanahy kosa dia mahafantatra ny zavatra rehetra, kanefa izy tsy fantarin'olona.Fa iza no nahafantatra ny sain'ny Tompo mba hampianatra Azy? (Isa. 40. 13). Fa izahay manana ny sain'i Kristy. [ Na: azy]

¹⁵and he who is spiritual, doth discern indeed all things, and he himself is by no one discerned;

¹⁶Fa iza no nahafantatra ny sain'ny Tompo mba hampianatra Azy? (Isa. 40. 13). Fa izahay manana ny sain'i Kristy. [ Na: azy]

¹⁶for who did know the mind of the Lord that he shall instruct Him? and we — we have the mind of Christ.