¹[Anatra ny amin'ny faharetana amin'ny marina, sy ny tsy handraisana ny mpampianatra sandoka] Izaho loholona mamangy an'itompokovavy voafidy sy ny zanany, izay tiako amin'ny fahamarinana (ary tsy izaho ihany, fa izay rehetra mahalala ny marina koa) [ Gr. Ny presbytera] [ Na: an'i Kyria]

¹The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth,

²noho ny fahamarinana izay mitoetra ato anatintsika sady ho ato amintsika mandrakizay:

²because of the truth that is remaining in us, and with us shall be to the age,

³ho amintsika ny fahasoavana sy ny famindram-po ary ny fiadanana avy amin'Andriamanitra Ray sy Jesosy Kristy, Zanaky ny Ray, amin'ny fahamarinana sy ny fitiavana.

³there shall be with you grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.

⁴Faly indrindra aho, satria misy hitako ny zanakao sasany mandeha amin'ny fahamarinana araka ny nandraisantsika didy tamin'ny Ray.

⁴I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, even as a command we did receive from the Father;

⁵Ary mangataka aminao aho ankehitriny, tompokovavy, tsy toy ny manoratra didy vaovao aminao, fa ilay nananantsika hatramin'ny voalohany ihany, dia aoka hifankatia isika. [ Na: ry Kyria]

⁵and now I beseech thee, Kyria, not as writing to thee a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another,

⁶Ary izao no fitiavana, dia ny handehanantsika araka ny didiny. Izany no didy, tahaka ny efa renareo hatramin'ny taloha ihany, dia ny handehananareo aminy.

⁶and this is the love, that we may walk according to His commands; this is the command, even as ye did hear from the beginning, that in it ye may walk,

⁷Fa maro ny mpamitaka efa lasa any amin'izao tontolo izao, dia ireny tsy manaiky fa efa tonga tamin'ny nofo Jesosy Kristy. Izy no mpamitaka sy antikristy.

⁷because many leading astray did enter into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist.

⁸Mitandrema ianareo, fandrao mahavery izay namonoanay tena, fa mba handraisanareo valim-pitia tanteraka.

⁸See to yourselves that ye may not lose the things that we wrought, but a full reward may receive;

⁹Izay rehetra mitarika nefa tsy mitoetra ao amin'ny fampianaran'i Kristy, dia tsy manana an Andriamanitra. Izay mitoetra ao amin'ny fampianarana, dia izy no manana ny Ray sy ny Zanaka.

⁹every one who is transgressing, and is not remaining in the teaching of the Christ, hath not God; he who is remaining in the teaching of the Christ, this one hath both the Father and the Son;

¹⁰Raha misy olona mankeo aminareo ka tsy mitondra izao fampianarana izao, aza mampiantrano azy na miarahaba azy akory;

¹⁰if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, `Hail!`

¹¹fa izay miarahaba azy dia miombona amin'ny ratsy ataony.

¹¹for he who is saying to him, `Hail,` hath fellowship with his evil works.

¹²Manana zavatra maro hosoratana aminareo aho, nefa tsy tiako hatao amin'ny taratasy sy ny ranomainty izany; fa manantena ho tonga atỳ aminareo aho ka hiteny mifanatrika, mba ho tanteraka ny fifalianareo.Ny zanaky ny rahavavinao voafidy manao veloma anao.

¹²Many things having to write to you, I did not intend through paper and ink, but I hope to come unto you, and speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full;

¹³Ny zanaky ny rahavavinao voafidy manao veloma anao.

¹³salute thee do the children of thy choice sister. Amen.