¹[Fiarahabana sy anatra ny amin'ny mpampianatra sandoka, ary filazana ny amin'ny lalàna sy ny filazantsara ary ny fahasoavan'Andriamanitra tamin'i Paoly] Paoly, Apostolin'i Kristy Jesosy araka ny didin'Andriamanitra, Mpamonjy antsika, sy Kristy Jesosy fanantenantsika,

¹Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to a command of God our Saviour, and of the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

²mamangy an'i Timoty, tena zanako amin'ny finoana: fahasoavana, famindram-po, fiadanana avy amin'Andriamanitra Ray sy Kristy Jesosy Tompontsika.

²to Timotheus — genuine child in faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord,

³Toy ny nangatahako anao hitoetra any Efesosy, rehefa hankany Makedonia aho, mba handidianao ny sasany tsy hanao fampianarana hafahafa,

³according as I did exhort thee to remain in Ephesus — I going on to Macedonia — that thou mightest charge certain not to teach any other thing,

⁴na hitandrina ny anganongano sy ny tantaram-pirazanana tsy hita lany izay mahatonga ady hevitra, fa tsy mampandroso ny fitondrana araka an'Andriamanitra amin'ny finoana, dia toy izany koa no ataoko ankehitriny.

⁴nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, that cause questions rather than the building up of God that is in faith: —

⁵Fa ny anton'ny didy dia fitiavana avy amin'ny fo madio sy ny fieritreretana tsara ary ny finoana tsy mihatsaravelatsihy,

⁵And the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned,

⁶izay nivilian'ny sasany, ka nania ho amin'ny taria foana izy,

⁶from which certain, having swerved, did turn aside to vain discourse,

⁷dia olona izay te-ho mpampiana-dalàna, kanefa tsy fantany akory izay lazainy na izay itompoany.

⁷willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate,

⁸Nefa fantatsika fa tsara ny lalàna, raha entin'ny olona araka izay antony,

⁸and we have known that the law [is] good, if any one may use it lawfully;

⁹ka fantany fa tsy ny olona marina no nanaovana ny lalàna, fa ny mpandika lalàna sy ny maditra, dia ny tsy matahotra an'Andriamanitra sy ny mpanota, ny olona tsy manaja izay masina sy ny olona vetaveta, ny mpamono ray sy ny mpamono reny, ny mpamono olona,

⁹having known this, that for a righteous man law is not set, but for lawless and insubordinate persons, ungodly and sinners, impious and profane, parricides and matricides, men-slayers,

¹⁰ny mpijangajanga, ny sodomita, ny mpangalatra olona, ny mpandainga, ny mpianian-tsy tò, ary na inona na inona manohitra ny fampianarana tsy misy kilema, [ Gr. salama]

¹⁰whoremongers, sodomites, men-stealers, liars, perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that to sound doctrine is adverse,

¹¹araka ny filazantsaran'ny voninahitr'Andriamanitra finaritra, izay natolotra ho adidiko.

¹¹according to the good news of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.

¹²Misaotra an'i Kristy Jesosy Tompontsika aho, Izay nampahery ahy, fa nataony mahatoky aho ka notendreny ho amin'ny fanompoana,

¹²And I give thanks to him who enabled me — Christ Jesus our Lord — that he did reckon me stedfast, having put [me] to the ministration,

¹³dia izaho, izay mpiteny ratsy fahiny sady mpanenjika sy mpampahory; kanefa nahazo famindram-po aho, satria tamin'ny tsi-fahalalana no nanaovako izany noho ny tsi-finoana. [ Gr. mpanao blasfemia; izahao Mat. 9,3]

¹³who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did [it] in unbelief,

¹⁴Fa be indrindra ny fahasoavan'ny Tompontsika tamin'ny finoana sy ny fitiavana, izay ao amin'i Kristy Jesosy.

¹⁴and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that [is] in Christ Jesus:

¹⁵Mahatoky ka tokony hekena amin'ny fankasitrahana rehetra izao teny izao: tonga tetỳ ambonin'ny tany Kristy Jesosy hamonjy ny mpanota, ary amin'ireny izaho no lohany.

¹⁵stedfast [is] the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners — first of whom I am;

¹⁶Kanefa izao no namindrana fo tamiko, dia ny mba hasehon'i Jesosy Kristy eo amiko, izay lohany, ny fahari-po rehetra ho fianarana ho an'izay hino Azy hahazoana fiainana mandrakizay.

¹⁶but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during:

¹⁷Ary ho an'ny Mpanjaka tsy manan-taloha, tsy mety maty, tsy hita, dia ho an'Andriamanitra tokana ihany anie ny laza sy ny voninahitra mandrakizay mandrakizay. Amena.

¹⁷and to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only wise God, [is] honour and glory — to the ages of the ages! Amen.

¹⁸Izao didy izao no omeko anao, ry Timoty zanako, araka ireo faminaniana natao fahiny ny aminao ireo, mba ho entinao miady ny ady tsara ireo,

¹⁸This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare,

¹⁹amin'ny itananao ny finoana sy ny fieritreretana tsara, izay efa narian'ny sasany, ka toy ny olona vaky sambo izy ny amin'ny finoana;naman'ireny Hymeneo sy Aleksandro, izay natolotro ho an'i Satana mba hofaizana tsy hiteny ratsy. [ Gr. hanao blasfemia, izahao Mat. 9,3]

¹⁹having faith and a good conscience, which certain having thrust away, concerning the faith did make shipwreck,

²⁰naman'ireny Hymeneo sy Aleksandro, izay natolotro ho an'i Satana mba hofaizana tsy hiteny ratsy. [ Gr. hanao blasfemia, izahao Mat. 9,3]

²⁰of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I did deliver to the Adversary, that they might be instructed not to speak evil.