¹Koa esory ny lolompo rehetra sy ny ny fihatsaram-belatsihy sy ny fialonana ary ny fanaratsiana rehetra,

¹Having put aside, then, all evil, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, and all evil speakings,

²fa tahaka ny zaza vao teraka dia maniria ny rononom-panahy tsy misy fitaka, mba hitomboanareo amin'izany ho amin'ny famonjena,

²as new-born babes the word`s pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

³raha tàhiny "nanandrana ianareo fa tsara ny Tompo;"

³if so be ye did taste that the Lord [is] gracious,

⁴Izay hatoninareo toy ny vato velona, "nolavin'ny olona, fa voafidin'Andriamanitra sady soa,"

⁴to whom coming — a living stone — by men, indeed, having been disapproved of, but with God choice, precious,

⁵ka dia atsangana koa ianareo tahaka ny vato velona ho trano fanahy, ho fisoronana masina, hanatitra fanati-panahy sitrak'Andriamanitra amin'ny alalan'i Jesosy Kristy.

⁵and ye yourselves, as living stones, are built up, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

⁶Fa misy teny ao amin'ny Soratra Masina manao hoe: "Indro, mametraka fehizoro ao Ziona Aho, dia vato voafidy sady tsara; Ary izay mino Azy tsy ho menatra" (Isa. 28.16).

⁶Wherefore, also, it is contained in the Writing: `Lo, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, choice, precious, and he who is believing on him may not be put to shame;`

⁷Koa ny fahatsarana dia ho anareo izay mino; fa amin'izay tsy mino kosa "Ny vato izay nolavin'ny mpanao trano No efa tonga fehizoro" (Sal. 118.22),

⁷to you, then, who are believing [is] the preciousness; and to the unbelieving, a stone that the builders disapproved of, this one did become for the head of a corner,

⁸"Ary vato mahatafintohina sy vatolampy mahasolafaka" (Isa 8.14); ary satria tsy nanaiky ireo, dia tafintohina tamin'ny teny izy, sady izany koa no nanendrena azy.

⁸and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence — who are stumbling at the word, being unbelieving, — to which also they were set;

⁹Fa ianareo kosa dia taranaka voafidy, "fanjaka-mpisorona, firenena masina" (Eks. 19.6), olona nalain'Andriamanitra ho an'ny tenany mba hilazanareo ny hatsaran'ilay niantso anareo hiala tamin'ny maizina ho amin'ny fahazavany mahagaga;

⁹and ye [are] a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

¹⁰dia ianareo izay tsy firenena akory fahiny, fa ankehitriny efa olon'Andriamanitra; izay tsy namindrana fo, fa ankehitriny efa namindrana fo (Hos. 2.25).

¹⁰who [were] once not a people, and [are] now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.

¹¹[Fananarana hamporisika mba hadio fitondran-tena amin'ny olona rehetra, ary filazana ny mety hataon'ny mpianakavy] Ry malala, mananatra anareo aho, satria vahiny sy mpivahiny ianareo, fadio ny filan'ny nofo, fa miady amin'ny fanahy ireny;

¹¹Beloved, I call upon [you], as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,

¹²ary aoka ho tsara ny fitondran-tenanareo eo amin'ny jentilisa, mba hankalazany an'Andriamanitra amin'ny andro famangiana noho ny ahitany ny asa tsara ataonareo, dia izay anendrikendrehany anareo ho mpanao ratsy.

¹²having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.

¹³Ary noho ny Tompo dia maneke izay rehetra voatendrin'ny olona, na ny mpanjaka, satria ambony izy,

¹³Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

¹⁴na ny mpanapaka, satria nirahiny hamaly izay manao ratsy izy, fa ho mpidera izay manao tsara.

¹⁴whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;

¹⁵Fa toy izany no sitrapon'Andriamanitra, hampanginanareo ny tsi-fahalalan'ny olona adala amin'ny fanaovan-tsoa;

¹⁵because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

¹⁶fa olona afaka ianareo, nefa aza mitondra ny fahafahanareo ho fanaronana ny ratsy, fa ho toy ny mpanompon Andriamanitra.

¹⁶as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

¹⁷Manajà ny olona rehetra. Tiava ny rahalahy. Matahora an'Andriamanitra. Manajà ny mpanjaka.

¹⁷to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

¹⁸Hianareo mpanompo, maneke ny tomponareo amin'ny fahatahorana rehetra, tsy ny tsara sy ny malemy fanahy ihany, fa ny saro-po koa.

¹⁸The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

¹⁹Fa izao no ankasitrahana: raha misy olona mitondra alahelo ka mandefitra ny tsy marina noho ny fieritreretana ny amin'Andriamanitra.

¹⁹for this [is] gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;

²⁰Fa inona no laza, raha tàhiny kapohina noho ny fahadisoana ianareo ka mandefitra amin'izany? Fa raha tàhiny manao soa kosa ianareo ka mitondra fahoriana sy mandefitra, dia izany no sitrak'Andriamanitra.

²⁰for what renown [is it], if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure [it]? but if, doing good and suffering [for it], ye do endure, this [is] gracious with God,

²¹Fa ho amin'izany no niantsoana anareo; fa Kristy aza efa nijaly hamonjy anareo ka namela fianarana ho anareo, mba hanarahanareo ny diany;

²¹for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

²²"Izay tsy nanota akory, sady tsy nisy fitaka teo am-bavany" (Isa. 53.9);

²²who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,

²³raha notevatevaina Izy, dia tsy mba nanevateva; raha nijaly, dia tsy nandrahona, fa nanolotra ny adiny ho amin'ny Mpitsara marina; [ Na: ny tenany]

²³who being reviled — was not reviling again, suffering — was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

²⁴ary Izy nitondra ny fahotantsika (Isa. 53. 12) tamin'ny tenany teo ambonin'ny hazo, mba ho faty ny amin'ny ota isika, fa ho velona ny amin'ny fahamarinana; ary "ny dian-kapoka taminy no nahasitranana anareo" (Isa. 53.5).Fa efa nania toy ny ondry ianareo (Isa. 53.6), nefa ankehitriny dia efa niverina ho amin'ny Mpiandry sy Mpitandrina ny fanahinareo.[ Gr. Episkopo]

²⁴who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,

²⁵Fa efa nania toy ny ondry ianareo (Isa. 53.6), nefa ankehitriny dia efa niverina ho amin'ny Mpiandry sy Mpitandrina ny fanahinareo.[ Gr. Episkopo]

²⁵for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.