¹[Teny nentin'i Paoly namaly izay nanohitra sy nanevateva ny fahefany ka azy tsy ho Apostoly marina] Ary ny tenako, izaho Paoly, dia mananatra anareo amin'ny hamoram-panahy sy ny fandeferan'i Kristy, dia izaho, izay manetry tena, hono, raha eo anatrehanareo, fa sahy aminareo kosa, raha tsy eo.

¹And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you — through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ — who in presence, indeed [am] humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,

²Dia mangataka aho mba tsy ho sahy, rehefa tonga, amin'ny fahatokiana izay kasaiko hahasahiana amin'ny sasany, izay manao anay ho mandeha araka ny nofo.

²and I beseech [you], that, being present, I may not have courage, with the confidence with which I reckon to be bold against certain reckoning us as walking according to the flesh;

³Fa na dia velona amin'ny nofo aza izahay, dia tsy mba miady araka ny nofo

³for walking in the flesh, not according to the flesh do we war,

⁴(fa tsy avy amin'ny nofo ny fiadian'ny tafikay, fa mahery amin'Andriamanitra handrava fiarovana mafy);

⁴for the weapons of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds,

⁵fa mandrava ny fisainana sy ny zavatra avo rehetra izay atsangana hanohitra ny fahalalana an'Andriamanitra izahay ka mamabo ny hevitra rehetra hanaiky an'i Kristy,

⁵reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,

⁶ary vonona hamaly ny tsi-fanarahana rehetra izahay, rehefa tanteraka ny fanarahanareo.

⁶and being in readiness to avenge every disobedience, whenever your obedience may be fulfilled.

⁷Mijery zavatra araka ny fisehony ihany va ianareo? Raha misy olona matoky ny tenany fa an'i Kristy, aoka izay hisaintsaina izao indray, fa tahaka ny mah'an'i Kristy azy no mah'an'i Kristy anay koa.[Na: Mijery zavatra araka ny fisehony ihany ianareo]

⁷The things in presence do ye see? if any one hath trusted in himself to be Christ`s, this let him reckon again from himself, that according as he is Christ`s, so also we [are] Christ`s;

⁸Fa na dia bebe ihany aza ny fireharehako ny amin'ny fahefanay izay nomen'i Kristy anay hananganana, fa tsy handravana anareo, dia tsy hahazo henatra aho,

⁸for even if also anything more abundantly I shall boast concerning our authority, that the Lord gave us for building up, and not for casting you down, I shall not be ashamed;

⁹mba tsy hisehoako toy ny ta-hampitahotra anareo amin'ny epistily.

⁹that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,

¹⁰Fa ny epistiliny, hoy izy, dia mavesatra sy mahery; fa malemy kosa ny fanatrehan'ny tenany, ary tsinontsinona ny teniny.

¹⁰`because the letters indeed — saith one — [are] weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.`

¹¹Aoka izany olona izany hihevitra izao, fa tahaka ny fiteninay amin'ny epistily, raha tsy eo izahay, dia ho tahaka izany koa ny asanay rehefa tonga izahay.

¹¹This one — let him reckon thus: that such as we are in word, through letters, being absent, such also, being present, [we are] in deed.

¹²Fa izahay tsy sahy hanao ny tenanay ho isan'ny sasany izay midera tena, na hampitaha ny tenanay aminy; fa tsy hendry ireny, satria manohatra ny tenanay amin'ny tenany sy mampitaha ny tenany amin'ny tenanay.

¹²For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, among themselves measuring themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise,

¹³Fa izahay tsy mba hirehareha tsy amin'ohatra, fa araka ny ohatry ny voafaritr'Andriamanitra ho anjaranay, dia ohatra mihatra aminareo.

¹³and we in regard to the unmeasured things will not boast ourselves, but after the measure of the line that the God of measure did appoint to us — to reach even unto you;

¹⁴Fa tsy toy izay tsy mihatra aminareo izahay ka mihoatra ny faritry ny anjaranay; fa tonga hatrany aminareo aza izahay amin'ny filazantsaran'i Kristy;

¹⁴for not as not reaching to you do we stretch ourselves overmuch, for even unto you did we come in the good news of the Christ,

¹⁵tsy mirehareha tsy amin'ohatra amin'izay nisasaran'ny sasany izahay, fa manana fanantenana izahay fa rehefa mitombo ny finoanareo, dia hohalehibiazina ao aminareo izahay araka ny voafaritra ho anjarany, sady mbola handroso ihany

¹⁵not boasting of the things not measured, in other men`s labours, and having hope — your faith increasing — in you to be enlarged, according to our line — into abundance,

¹⁶ka hitory ny filazantsara amin'ny tany any ankoatranareo, ary tsy hirehareha amin'izay efa vonona rahateo ao anatin'ny voafaritra ho an'ny sasany.

¹⁶in the [places] beyond you to proclaim good news, not in another`s line in regard to the things made ready, to boast;

¹⁷Fa izay mirehareha, dia aoka Jehovah no ho reharehany (Jery. 9, 23)Fa tsy izay midera tena no ankasitrahana, fa izay derain'ny Tompo.

¹⁷and he who is boasting — in the Lord let him boast;

¹⁸Fa tsy izay midera tena no ankasitrahana, fa izay derain'ny Tompo.

¹⁸for not he who is commending himself is approved, but he whom the Lord doth commend.