¹For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

¹Fa fantatsika fa raha ravana ny trano-laintsika etỳ an-tany, dia manana izay voarafitr'Andriamanitra isika, dia trano tsy nataon-tanana izay maharitra mandrakizay any an-danitra.

²For most certainly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven;

²Ary misento ao anatin'ity isika ka maniry indrindra hitafy ny tranontsika izay avy any an-danitra koa;

³if so be that being clothed we will not be found naked.

³fa ho hita mitafy isika, fa tsy mba mitanjaka.

⁴For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened; not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

⁴Fa isika izao amin'izao lay izao dia misento noho ny mavesatra antsika, satria tsy tiantsika ny hendahana, fa ny mba hotafiana koa, mba hatelin'ny fiainana ny mety maty.

⁵Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.

⁵Ary Izay efa namboatra antsika ho amin'izany indrindra dia Andriamanitra, Izay efa nanome antsika ny santatry ny Fanahy.

⁶Therefore we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;

⁶Koa matoky mandrakariva isika, ka fantatsika fa raha mitoetra eo amin'ny tena, dia tsy mitoetra any amin'ny Tompo

⁷for we walk by faith, not by sight.

⁷(fa finoana no andehanantsika, fa tsy fahitana);

⁸We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

⁸eny, matoky isika, ka aleontsika ny tsy hitoetra ao amin'ny tena, fa ny hitoetra any amin'ny Tompo.

⁹Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.

⁹Koa dia ataontsika ho voninahitsika ny mba hankasitrahany antsika, na mitoetra, na tsy mitoetra.

¹⁰For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

¹⁰Fa isika rehetra dia samy tsy maintsy ho hita toetra miharihary eo amin'ny fitsaran'i Kristy, mba handraisan'ny olona rehetra izay zavatra nataon'ny tenany, dia araka izay nataony, na tsara na ratsy.

¹¹Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.

¹¹Koa amin'izany, satria fantatsika ny fahatahorana ny Tompo, dia ny olona no ampanekenay, fa amin'Andriamanitra, kosa dia efa voaseho rahateo izahay, ary manantena aho fa voaseho ao amin'ny fieritreretanareo koa.

¹²For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance, and not in heart.

¹²Tsy midera tena indray aminareo izahay, fa manome anareo izay ho reharehanareo ny aminay, mba hisy havalinareo izay mirehareha ny amin'ny miseho ihany, fa tsy amin'ny fo.[Gr. tava]

¹³For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God. Or if we are of sober mind, it is for you.

¹³Fa raha very saina izahay, dia ho an'Andriamanitra; fa raha tsy very saina izahay, dia ho anareo.

¹⁴For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.

¹⁴Fa ny fitiavan'i Kristy no manery anay, satria izao no hevitray: maty ny Anankiray hamonjy ny olona rehetra, ka dia maty koa izy rehetra;

¹⁵He died for all, that those who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who for their sakes died and rose again.

¹⁵ary maty hamonjy ny olona rehetra Izy, mba tsy ho velona ho an'ny tenany intsony izay velona, fa ho an'izay efa maty sy nitsangana hamonjy azy.

¹⁶Therefore we know no one after the flesh from now on. Even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.

¹⁶Koa dia tsy mahalala olona intsony araka ny nofo isika; eny, na dia nahafantatra an'i Kristy araka ny nofo aza isika, ankehitriny dia tsy fantatsika araka izany intsony Izy.

¹⁷Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

¹⁷Koa raha misy olona ao amin'i Kristy, dia olom-baovao izy; efa lasa ny zavatra taloha, indreo, efa tonga vaovao ireo.

¹⁸But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;

¹⁸Fa izany rehetra izany dia avy amin'Andriamanitra, Izay nampihavana antsika taminy amin'ny alalan'i Kristy sady nanome anay ny fanompoana fampihavanana,

¹⁹namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.

¹⁹dia izao : Andriamanitra ao amin'i Kristy no nampihavana izao tontolo izao taminy ka tsy nanisa ny fahadisoany; ary efa napetrany aminay ny teny fampihavanana.

²⁰We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

²⁰Koa dia iraka solon'i Kristy izahay, toa an'Andriamanitra mampangataka anay aminareo, solon'i Kristy izahay ka mangataka indrindra aminareo hoe: mihavàna amin'Andriamanitra anie ianareo.[Gr. ambasadôra]Izay tsy nahalala ota dia efa nataony ota hamonjy antsika, mba ho tonga fahamarinan'Andriamanitra ao aminy kosa isika.

²¹For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

²¹Izay tsy nahalala ota dia efa nataony ota hamonjy antsika, mba ho tonga fahamarinan'Andriamanitra ao aminy kosa isika.