¹[Ny amin'ny fitondrana ny loholona sy ny vehivavy mpitondratena mbamin'ny sasany koa, ary anatra ho amin'ny mpanompon'olona] Aza mamely mafy loatra ny anti-panahy, fa anaro toy ny ray izy, ny tanora fanahy toy ny rahalahy,

¹An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren;

²ny vehivavy anti-panahy toy ny reny, ny tanora fanahy toy ny anabavy, amin'ny fahadiovana rehetra.

²aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters — in all purity;

³Omeo voninahitra ny mpitondratena izay efa mpitondratena tokoa.

³honour widows who are really widows;

⁴Fa raha misy mpitondratena manana zanaka na zafy, aoka ireo hianatra aloha haneho izay toe-panahy araka an'Andriamanitra amin'ny ao an-tranony ka hamaly soa ny rainy aman-dreniny; fa izany no ankasitrahana eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra.

⁴and if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to their own house to show piety, and to give back a recompense to the parents, for this is right and acceptable before God.

⁵Fa izay efa mpitondratena tokoa ka irery tena dia efa manantena an'Andriamanitra ka maharitra amin'ny fangatahana sy ny fivavahana andro aman'alina

⁵And she who is really a widow and desolate, hath hoped upon God, and doth remain in the supplications and in the prayers night and day,

⁶Fa izay vehivavy manaram-po amin'ny fahafinaretana dia maty fahavelony.

⁶and she who is given to luxury, living — hath died;

⁷Ary izany zavatra izany no andidio, mba tsy hananany tsiny.

⁷and these things charge, that they may be blameless;

⁸Fa raha misy tsy mamelona ny azy, indrindra fa ny ankohonany, dia efa nandà ny finoana izy ka ratsy noho ny tsy mino aza.

⁸and if any one for his own — and especially for those of the household — doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

⁹Aza soratana ho isan'ny mpitondratena izay latsaka noho ny enim-polo taona sady efa nanam-bady indray mandeha ihany

⁹A widow — let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband,

¹⁰ary tsara laza amin'ny asa tsara; raha namelon-jaza izy, raha nampiantrano vahiny, raha nanasa ny tongotry ny olona masina, raha namonjy ny nozoim-pahoriana, raha nazoto nanaraka ny asa tsara rehetra.

¹⁰in good works being testified to: if she brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if saints` feet she washed, if those in tribulation she relieved, if every good work she followed after;

¹¹Fa mandava ny mpitondra-tena tanora; fa raha tsy maharitra ny fifehezan'i Kristy izy, dia ta-hanam-bady

¹¹and younger widows be refusing, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry,

¹²ka hahazo fanamelohana, satria nandà ny finoany voalohany izy.

¹²having judgment, because the first faith they did cast away,

¹³Sady mianatra ho malaina koa izy ka mandehandeha mitety trano; ary tsy malaina ihany, fa mpilazalaza sy mpandehandeha miraharaha ny an'olona ka manao teny tsy mety.

¹³and at the same time also, they learn [to be] idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;

¹⁴Koa tiako ny mpitondratena tanora fanahy hanam-bady sy hanana zanaka sy hanapaka ny tranony ka tsy hanome vava ny fahavalo hiteny ratsy.

¹⁴I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;

¹⁵Fa ny sasany efa nivily sahady nanaraka an'i Satana.

¹⁵for already certain did turn aside after the Adversary.

¹⁶Raha misy vehivavy mino manana mpitondratena, aoka izy hamelona azy, ary aza avela hahavaky tratra ny fiangonana, mba hamelomany izay efa mpitondratena tokoa. [ Gr. eklesia]

¹⁶If any believing man or believing woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that those really widows it may relieve.

¹⁷Aoka ny loholona izay mitondra tsara hatao tokony hahazo fanajana roa heny indrindra fa izay nikely aina amin'ny teny sy ny fampianarana. [ Gr. presbytera]

¹⁷The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

¹⁸Fa hoy ny Soratra Masina: "Aza manakombona ny vavan'ny omby mively vary ianao" (Deo. 25.4) Ary koa: "Ny mpiasa miendrika hahazo ny karamany" (Lio.10.7).

¹⁸for the Writing saith, `An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,` and `Worthy [is] the workman of his reward.`

¹⁹Aza mandray teny hiampangana loholona, raha tsy misy vavolombelona roa na telo. [ Gr. presbytera]

¹⁹Against an elder an accusation receive not, except upon two or three witnesses.

²⁰Izay manota dia anaro eo anatrehan'ny olona rehetra, mba hatahotra koa ny sasany.

²⁰Those sinning, reprove before all, that the others also may have fear;

²¹Mananatra anao mafy aho eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra sy Kristy Jesosy ary ny anjely voafidy mba hotandremanao izany zavatra izany, tsy manao olon-tiana, na manao na inona na inona amin'ny fiangarana.

²¹I testify fully, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the choice messengers, that these things thou mayest keep, without forejudging, doing nothing by partiality.

²²Aza malaky mametra-tanana amin'olona na iza na iza, ary aza miombona ota amin'ny sasany; tehirizo madio ny tenanao.

²²Be laying hands quickly on no one, nor be having fellowship with sins of others; be keeping thyself pure;

²³Aza misotro rano intsony fa misotroa divay kely noho ny vava-fonao sy ny fahosaosanao matetika.

²³no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities;

²⁴Ny fahotan'ny olona sasany miharihary ka mialoha ho amin'ny fitsarana, fa ny an'ny sasany kosa manaraka ato aoriana.Ary miharihary toy izany koa ny asa tsara; ary izay tsy toy izany dia tsy ho azo afenina.

²⁴of certain men the sins are manifest beforehand, leading before to judgment, and certain also they follow after;

²⁵Ary miharihary toy izany koa ny asa tsara; ary izay tsy toy izany dia tsy ho azo afenina.

²⁵in like manner also the right works are manifest beforehand, and those that are otherwise are not able to be hid.