¹Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

¹[Fitarihan-teny sy fiarahabana ary fisaorana] Paoly, voantso ho Apostolin'i Jesosy Kristy noho ny sitrapon'Andriamanitra, ary Sostena rahalahy,

²to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:

²mamangy ny fiangonan'Andriamanitra any Korinto, dia izay nohamasinina ao amin'i Kristy Jesosy, olona voantso sady masina, mbamin'izay rehetra miantso ny anaran'i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika eny amin'ny tany rehetra, dia azy sy antsika:

³Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ho aminareo anie ny fahasoavana sy ny fiadanana avy amin'Andriamanitra Raintsika sy Jesosy Kristy Tompo.

⁴I always thank my God concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;

⁴Misaotra an'Andriamanitro mandrakariva ny aminareo aho noho ny fahasoavan'Andriamanitra izay nomena anareo ao amin'i Kristy Jesosy,

⁵that in everything you were enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge;

⁵dia ny nampananana harena anareo ao aminy amin'ny zavatra rehetra, na ny teny rehetra, na ny fahalalana rehetra,

⁶even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

⁶araka ny niorenan'ny filazana an'i Kristy teo aminareo,

⁷so that you come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

⁷ka dia tsy latsaka amin'ny fanomezam-pahasoavana rehetra ianareo, miandry ny fisehoan'i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika,

⁸who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸Izay hampiorina anareo koa hatramin'ny farany, ka dia tsy hanan-tsiny ianareo amin'ny andron'i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika.

⁹God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

⁹Mahatoky Andriamanitra, Izay nahatonga ny fiantsoana anareo hanananareo firaisana amin'ny Zanany, dia Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika.

¹⁰Now I beg you, brothers, The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

¹⁰[Anatra noho ny fifampiandanian'ny fiangonana tao Korinto, sy filazana ny amin'ny nitorian'Paoly ny filazantsara] Ary mananatra anareo aho, ry rahalahy, amin'ny anaran'i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika, mba hiray teny ianareo rehetra, ka tsy hisy fisarahana eo aminareo, fa mba ho tafakambana tsara ianareo hiray saina sy hevitra.

¹¹For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.

¹¹Fa efa voalazan'ny avy amin'ny ankohonan'i Kloa tamiko ny amin'ny toetrareo, ry rahalahiko, fa misy fifampiandaniana eo aminareo.

¹²Now I mean this, that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” and, “I follow Christ.”

¹²Izao anefa no anaovako izany: Hianareo samy manao hoe: Izaho an'i Paoly, na: Izaho an'i Apolosy, na: Izaho an'i Kefasy, na: Izaho an'i Kristy.

¹³Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized into the name of Paul?

¹³Voazarazara va Kristy? Paoly va no voahombo tamin'ny hazo fijaliana hamonjy anareo, sa ho amin'ny anaran'i Paoly no nanaovam-batisa anareo?

¹⁴I thank God that I baptized none of you, except Crispus and Gaius,

¹⁴Misaotra an'Andriamanitra aho fa tsy nisy nataoko batisa ianareo afa-tsy Krispo sy Gaio,

¹⁵so that no one should say that I had baptized you into my own name.

¹⁵fandrao misy milaza fa efa natao batisa ho amin'ny anarako ianareo.

¹⁶(I also baptized the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don’t know whether I baptized any other.)

¹⁶Nefa mba efa nanao batisa ny ankohonan'i Stefanasy koa aho; afa-tsy ireo dia tsy hitako izay nataoko batisa.

¹⁷For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.

¹⁷Fa Kristy tsy naniraka ahy hanao batisa, fa hitory ny filazantsara, tsy tamin'ny teny fahendrena, fandrao ho foana ny hazo fijalian'i Kristy.

¹⁸For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.

¹⁸Fa ny teny ny amin'ny hazo fijaliana dia fahadalana amin'izay ho very, fa herin'Andriamanitra kosa amintsika izay hovonjena.

¹⁹For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.” Isaiah 29:14

¹⁹Fa voasoratra hoe: Hofoanako ny fahendren'ny hendry, Ary holaviko ny fahalalan'ny mahalala (Isa. 29. 14).

²⁰Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

²⁰Aiza ny hendry? Aiza ny mpanora-dalàna? Aiza ny mpiady hevitra avy amin'izao tontolo izao? Tsy nampodin'Andriamanitra ho fahadalana va ny fahendren'izao tontolo izao?

²¹For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.

²¹Fa satria, na dia naseho aza ny fahendren'Andriamanitra, ny fahendrena dia tsy nahatonga izao tontolo izao hahalala an'Andriamanitra, ka dia ny fahadalan'ny fitorian-teny no sitrak'Andriamanitra hamonjeny izay mino; [ Na: Fa noho ny fahendren'Andriamanitra]

²²For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,

²²fa ny Jiosy mila famantarana, ary ny jentilisa mitady fahendrena, [ Gr. Grika]

²³but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,

²³fa izahay kosa mitory an'i Kristy voahombo tamin'ny hazo fijaliana, dia fahatafintohinana amin'ny Jiosy ary fahadalana amin'ny jentilisa, [ Gr. Grika]

²⁴but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

²⁴fa amin'izay voantso kosa, na Jiosy na jentilisa, dia Kristy, Izay herin'Andriamanitra sy fahendren'Andriamanitra. [ Gr. Grika]

²⁵Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

²⁵Fa ny fahadalan'Andriamanitra dia hendry noho ny olona; ary ny fahalemen'Andriamanitra mahery noho ny olona.

²⁶For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;

²⁶Fa hevero ny fiantsoana anareo, ry rahalahy, fa tsy firy no olon-kendry araka ny nofo, tsy firy no olona mahery, tsy firy no avo razana;

²⁷but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

²⁷fa ny adala amin'izao tontolo izao no nofidin'Andriamanitra hampahamenatra ny hendry; ary ny malemy amin'izao tontolo izao no nofidin'Andriamanitra hampahamenatra ny mahery;

²⁸and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

²⁸ary ny iva razana amin'izao tontolo izao sy izay fanevateva no nofidin'Andriamanitra, dia ny atao ho tsy misy aza, mba hahafoana ny misy,

²⁹that no flesh should boast before God.

²⁹mba tsy hisy nofo hahazo mirehareha eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra.

³⁰But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

³⁰Fa avy aminy no nanaovana anareo ho ao amin'i Kristy Jesosy, Izay nataon'Andriamanitra fahendrena sy fahamarinana sy fahamasinana ary fanavotana ho antsika,mba ho araka ny voasoratra hoe: Izay mirehareha, aoka Jehovah no ho reharehany (Jery. 9. 23).

³¹that, according as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.” Jeremiah 9:24

³¹mba ho araka ny voasoratra hoe: Izay mirehareha, aoka Jehovah no ho reharehany (Jery. 9. 23).