¹Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

¹Koa raha manana ireo teny fikasana ireo isika, ry malala, dia aoka isika hanadio ny tenantsika ho afaka amin'ny fahalotoana rehetra, na amin'ny nofo, na amin'ny fanahy, ka hahatanteraka ny fahamasinana amin'ny fahatahorana an'Andriamanitra.

²Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one.

²Ataovy omby anay ny fonareo, tsy nanao izay tsy marina tamin'ny olona izahay, tsy nanimba olona, tsy nanambaka olona.

³I say this not to condemn you, for I have said before, that you are in our hearts to die together and live together.

³Tsy miteny izany ho fanamelohana aho; fa efa nilaza rahateo aho fa ao am-ponay ianareo, mba hiara-maty sy hiara-belona isika.

⁴Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.

⁴Be ny fahatokiako anareo, lehibe ny reharehako ny aminareo; feno fiononana aho sady be hafaliana indrindra amin'ny fahorianay rehetra.

⁵For even when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side. Fightings were outside. Fear was inside.

⁵Fa na dia efa tonga tany Makedonia aza izahay, dia tsy hiainan'ny nofonay, fa nampahorina tamin'ny zavatra rehetra: teo ivelany nisy ady, tao anatiny nisy tahotra.

⁶Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

⁶Fa Andriamanitra, Izay mampionona ny mpandefitra, no efa nampionona anay tamin'ny nahatongavan'i Titosy,

⁷and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.

⁷ary tsy tamin'ny nahatongavany ihany, fa tamin'ny fampiononana izay nampiononanareo azy koa, raha nambarany taminay ny fanirianareo sy ny fitomanianareo sy ny fahazotoanareo hanaiky ahy; ka dia mainka nifaly aho.

⁸For though I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that my letter made you sorry, though just for a while.

⁸Fa na dia nampalahelo anareo tamin'ny epistily aza aho, dia tsy manenina intsony, na dia nanenina ihany aza teo; fa fantatro fa efa nampalahelo anareo izany epistily izany, kanefa vetivety ihany.

⁹I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.

⁹Ary mifaly kosa aho ankehitriny, nefa tsy noho ny nampalahelovana anareo, fa noho ny nampalahelovana anareo mba hibebaka; fa nampahelovina araka an'Andriamanitra ianareo, mba tsy hataonay matiantoka na amin'inona na amin'inona.

¹⁰For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

¹⁰Fa ny alahelo araka an'Andriamanitra miasa fibebahana ho famonjena tsy hanenenana; fa miasa fahafatesana kosa ny alahelon'izao tontolo izao.

¹¹For behold, this same thing, that you were made sorry in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.

¹¹Fa, indro, izany nampalahelovana araka an'Andriamanitra izany indrindra dia nahatonga fahazotoana manao ahoana teo aminareo! eny, fialan-tsiny manao ahoana! fahatezerana manao ahoana! fahatahorana manao ahoana! faniriana manao ahoana! zotom-po manao ahoana! famaliana ny ratsy natao manao ahoana! Tamin'izany rehetra izany dia nampiseho ny fahadiovanareo ny amin'izany raharaha izany ianareo.

¹²So although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.

¹²Koa na dia nanoratra taminareo aza aho, dia tsy noho ny nanao izay tsy marina, na noho ny niaritra izay tsy marina, fa mba haseho aminareo eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra ny fahazotoanareo hanaiky anay.

¹³Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

¹³Ary noho izany dia nampiononina izahay, ary tamin'ny nampiononana anay dia vao mainka nifaly izahay noho ny fifalian'i Titosy, fa ianareo rehetra efa namelombelona ny fanahiny.

¹⁴For if in anything I have boasted to him on your behalf, I was not disappointed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.

¹⁴Ary raha nisy nataoko rehareha taminy ny aminareo, dia tsy mahamenatra ahy izany; fa tahaka ny nilazanay marina taminareo ny zavatra rehetra, dia tonga marina koa ny reharehanay tamin'i Titosy ny aminareo.

¹⁵His affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembers all of your obedience, how with fear and trembling you received him.

¹⁵Ary vao mainka miraikitra aminareo aza ny fony, raha mahatsiaro ny fanarahanareo rehetra izy, dia ny haben'ny fahatahorana sy ny fangovitana nandraisanareo azy.Ary faly aho fa matoky anareo amin'ny zavatra rehetra.

¹⁶I rejoice that in everything I am confident concerning you.

¹⁶Ary faly aho fa matoky anareo amin'ny zavatra rehetra.