¹Fa ny amin'ny fiantrana ho an'ny olona masina, dia tsy misy tokony hanoratako aminareo;[Gr. fanompoana]

¹For, indeed, concerning the ministration that [is] for the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you,

²fa fantatro ny fahazotoanareo, izay ataoko rehareha ny aminareo amin'ny Makedoniana hoe : Efa vonona hatry ny taon-itsy Akaia, ary ny zotom-ponareo dia namporisika ny maro.

²for I have known your readiness of mind, which in your behalf I boast of to Macedonians, that Achaia hath been prepared a year ago, and the zeal of you did stir up the more part,

³Kanefa naniraka ireo rahalahy ireo ihany aho, fandrao dia ho foana ny reharehanay ny aminareo amin'izany zavatra izany, mba ho vonona ianareo araka izay nolazaiko,

³and I sent the brethren, that our boasting on your behalf may not be made vain in this respect; that, according as I said, ye may be ready,

⁴fandrao, raha tàhiny hisy hiaraka amiko ny avy eto Makedonia ka hahita anareo tsy mbola vonona, dia ho menatra izahay (mba tsy hanaovanay hoe, ianareo) noho izany fahatokiana izany.

⁴lest if Macedonians may come with me, and find you unprepared, we — we may be put to shame (that we say not — ye) in this same confidence of boasting.

⁵Koa nataoko fa tsy maintsy mangataka ny rahalahy handeha hialoha ho any aminareo aho ka hahavita rahateo ny fiantranareo izay nokasainareo teo aloha, mba hovitaina toy ny fiantrana izany, fa tsy toy ny fahihirana.

⁵Necessary, therefore, I thought [it] to exhort the brethren, that they may go before to you, and may make up before your formerly announced blessing, that this be ready, as a blessing, and not as covetousness.

⁶Fa izao no lazaiko: Izay mamafy kely, dia kely no hojinjany; fa izay mamafy be, dia be kosa no hojinjany.

⁶And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;

⁷Aoka ny olona rehetra samy hanao araka izay inian'ny fony avy, tsy amin'ny alahelo, na amin'ny faneriterena; fa ny mpanome amin'ny fifaliana no tian'Andriamanitra (Oha. 22. 8, LXX.).

⁷each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

⁸Ary Andriamanitra mahay mampitombo ny fahasoavana rehetra aminareo, mba hanananareo ny onony rehetra mandrakariva amin'ny zavatra rehetra, ka hitombo amin'ny asa tsara rehetra;

⁸and God [is] able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,

⁹araka ny voasoratra hoe: Namafy izy, eny, nanome ho an'ny malahelo; Ny fahamarinany maharitra mandrakizay (Sal. 112. 9).

⁹(according as it hath been written, `He dispersed abroad, he gave to the poor, his righteousness doth remain to the age,`)

¹⁰Ary Izay manome voa ho an'ny mpamafy sy mofo hohanina dia hanome sy hahabe ny voa afafinareo ary hampitombo ny vokatry ny fahamarinanareo,

¹⁰and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

¹¹dia hanan-karena amin'ny zavatra rehetra ianareo ka handroso amin'ny hitsim-po,izay mahatonga ny fisaoranay an'Andriamanitra.[Na: fahafoizana]

¹¹in every thing being enriched to all liberality, which doth work through us thanksgiving to God,

¹²Fa ny fanaovana izany fanompoam-pivavahana izany dia tsy mahafaka ny alahelon'ny olona masina ihany, fa mahabe ny fisaoran'ny maro an'Andriamanitra koa,

¹²because the ministration of this service not only is supplying the wants of the saints, but is also abounding through many thanksgivings to God,

¹³satria ny fizahan-toetra anareo amin'izany fanompoana izany no ankalazany an'Andriamanitra noho ny fitananareo tsara ny fanekenareo ny filazantsaran'i Kristy sy noho ny fahazotoanareo amin'ny fiantrana ho azy sy ho an'ny olona rehetra;

¹³through the proof of this ministration glorifying God for the subjection of your confession to the good news of the Christ, and [for] the liberality of the fellowship to them and to all,

¹⁴ary amin'ny fangatahany ho anareo dia manina anareo izy noho ny haben'ny fahasoavan'Andriamanitra aminareo.Isaorana anie Andriamanitra noho ny fanomezany tsy azo tononina.

¹⁴and by their supplication in your behalf, longing after you because of the exceeding grace of God upon you;

¹⁵Isaorana anie Andriamanitra noho ny fanomezany tsy azo tononina.

¹⁵thanks also to God for His unspeakable gift!