¹Ary amin'izany, raha tsy naharitra intsony izahay, dia nataonay fa mety ny hilaozana hitoetra irery tany Atena,

¹Wherefore no longer forbearing, we thought good to be left in Athens alone,

²ka dia nirahinay Timoty, rahalahinay sady mpanompon'Andriamanitra amin'ny filazantsaran'i Kristy, mba hampahery sy hamporisika anareo amin'ny finoanareo,

²and did send Timotheus — our brother, and a ministrant of God, and our fellow-workman in the good news of the Christ — to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith,

³mba tsy hisy ho taitra amin'izao fahoriana izao; fa ny tenanareo mahalala fa ho amin'izao no nanendrena antsika.

³that no one be moved in these tribulations, for yourselves have known that for this we are set,

⁴Fa fony teo aminareo aza izahay, dia nilaza taminareo rahateo fa tsy maintsy hampahorina isika, dia toy ny efa nanjo ihany ka fantatrareo.

⁴for even when we were with you, we said to you beforehand, that we are about to suffer tribulation, as also it did come to pass, and ye have known [it];

⁵Ary noho izany izaho koa, raha tsy naharitra intsony, dia naniraka hahafantatra ny finoanareo, fandrao sendra naka fanahy anareo ny mpaka-fanahy, ka ho foana ny nikelezanay aina.

⁵because of this also, I, no longer forbearing, did send to know your faith, lest he who is tempting did tempt you, and in vain might be our labour.

⁶Fa raha vao tonga atỳ aminay ankehitriny Timoty avy tatỳ aminareo ka nilaza teny taminay ny amin'ny finoanareo sy ny fitiavanareo ary ny fahatsiarovana anareo tsara anay mandrakariva, ka maniry hahita anay indrindra ianareo, tahaka anay aminareo koa,-

⁶And now Timotheus having come unto us from you, and having declared good news to us of your faith and love, and that ye have a good remembrance of us always, desiring much to see us, as we also [to see] you,

⁷noho izany, ry rahalahy, dia nampionona anay teo amin'ny fahaterenay sy ny fahorianay rehetra ny finoanareo;

⁷because of this we were comforted, brethren, over you, in all our tribulation and necessity, through your faith,

⁸fa ankehitriny velona izahay, raha tomoetra tsara amin'ny Tompo ianareo.

⁸because now we live, if ye may stand fast in the Lord;

⁹Fa manao ahoana no saotra azonay havaly an'Andriamanitra ny aminareo noho ny fifaliana rehetra izay ifalianay noho ny aminareo eo anatrehan'Andriamanitray,

⁹for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God?

¹⁰amin'ny fangatahanay fatratra andro aman'alina hahita ny tavanareo sy hahatanteraka ny tsy ampy amin'ny finoanareo?

¹⁰night and day exceedingly beseeching, that we might see your face, and perfect the things lacking in your faith.

¹¹Ary Andriamanitra Raintsika anie sy Jesosy Tompontsika hanitsy ny lalanay ho atỳ

¹¹And our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you,

¹²Ary ny Tompo anie hampitombo sy hampandroso anareo amin'ny fifankatiavana sy ny fitiavana ny olona rehetra, dia tahaka anay aminareo koa,mba hampiorina ny fonareo tsy hanan-tsiny amin'ny fahamasinana eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra Raintsika amin'ny fihavian'i Jesosy Tompontsika mbamin'ny masiny rehetra.

¹²and you the Lord cause to increase and to abound in the love to one another, and to all, even as we also to you,

¹³mba hampiorina ny fonareo tsy hanan-tsiny amin'ny fahamasinana eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra Raintsika amin'ny fihavian'i Jesosy Tompontsika mbamin'ny masiny rehetra.

¹³to the establishing your hearts blameless in sanctification before our God and Father, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.