¹[Fananarana ny loholona mba ho malemy fanahy sy ho mahatoky, ary fananarana ny olona rehetra mba hanetry tena sy hitandrina. Vavaka farany sy fanaovam-beloma] Koa ny amin'ny loholona izay eo aminareo, izaho, izay naman ny loholona sy vavolombelon'ny fijalian'i Kristy ary mpiombona ny voninahitra efa haseho koa, dia mananatra azy hoe: [ Gr. presbytera]

¹Elders who [are] among you, I exhort, who [am] a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and of the glory about to be revealed a partaker,

²Andraso ny ondrin'Andriamanitra izay eo aminareo, mitandrina azy tsy an-tery, fa amin'ny sitrapo,[araka an'Andriamanitra]; tsy amin'ny fitiavana harena maloto, fa amin'ny zotom-panahy; [ Na: izay andraikitrareo]

²feed the flock of God that [is] among you, overseeing not constrainedly, but willingly, neither for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind,

³tsy ho mpanjakazaka, amin'ny anjara-fiandrasana, fa ho fianaran'ny ondry.

³neither as exercising lordship over the heritages, but patterns becoming of the flock,

⁴Ary rehefa miseho ny Lohan'ny mpiandry, dia hahazo ny satro-boninahitra tsy mety simba ianareo,

⁴and at the manifestation of the chief Shepherd, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.

⁵Ary ianareo izay mbola tanora fanahy kosa, dia maneke ny loholona. Eny, samia misikina fanetren-tena ianareo ka mifanompoa; fa "Andriamanitra manohitra ny miavonavona, fa manome fahasoavana ho an'ny manetry tena" (Oha. 3.34). [ Gr. presbytera]

⁵In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

⁶Koa amin'izany manetre tena ambanin'ny tàna-maherin'Andriamanitra, mba hanandratany anareo amin'ny fotoan'andro;

⁶be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time,

⁷ary apetraho aminy ny fanahianareo rehetra; fa Izy no miahy anareo (Sal. 55.22).

⁷all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

⁸Mahonòna tena, miambena: fa ny devoly fahavalonareo mandehandeha tahaka ny liona mierona mitady izay harapany;

⁸Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

⁹tohero izy, ka miorena tsara amin'ny finoana ianareo, satria fantatrareo fa izany fahoriana izany dia manjo ny rahalahinareo rehetra eran'izao tontolo izao.

⁹whom resist, stedfast in the faith, having known the same sufferings to your brotherhood in the world to be accomplished.

¹⁰Ary Andriamanitry ny fahasoavana rehetra, Izay efa niantso anareo ho any amin'ny voninahiny mandrakizay ao amin'i Kristy, rehefa niaritra fahoriana vetivety ianareo, dia Izy no hahatanteraka sy hampiorina ary hampitoetra anareo.

¹⁰And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle [you];

¹¹Ho Azy anie ny fanjakana mandrakizay mandrakizay. Amena.

¹¹to Him [is] the glory, and the power — to the ages and the ages! Amen.

¹²Efa manoratra teny fohifohy ho aminareo aho hampitondraina an'i Silasy, izay ataoko ho rahalahy mahatoky, dia mananatra anareo aho ka manambara fa izany no tena fahasoavan'Andriamanitra,- tomoera tsara amin'izany ianareo.

¹²Through Silvanus, to you the faithful brother, as I reckon, through few [words] I did write, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God in which ye have stood.

¹³Izay any Babylona, voafidy ho namanareo, manao veloma anareo, ary Marka zanako koa.Mifanaova veloma amin'ny fanoroham-pitiavana. Ho aminareo rehetra izay ao amin'i Kristy anie ny fiadanana.

¹³Salute you doth the [assembly] in Babylon jointly elected, and Markus my son.

¹⁴Mifanaova veloma amin'ny fanoroham-pitiavana. Ho aminareo rehetra izay ao amin'i Kristy anie ny fiadanana.

¹⁴Salute ye one another in a kiss of love; peace to you all who [are] in Christ Jesus! Amen.