¹For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

¹[Fananaran'i Paoly ny Kolosiana mba haharitra tsara tsy ho voafitaky ny mpampianatra sandoka] Fa tiako ho fantatrareo ny hamafin'ny fiezahako ho anareo sy izay any Laodikia mbamin'izay rehetra tsy mbola nahita ny tavako amin'ny nofo,

²that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,

²mba hampifalina ny fony amin'ny ampiraisana azy amin'ny fitiavana sy ho amin'ny haren'ny fahatokiana be avy amin'ny fahazavan-tsaina, ho amin'ny fahalalana tsara ny zava-miafina izay an'Andriamanitra, dia Kristy,

³in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.

³Izay iafenan'ny rakitry ny fahendrena sy ny fahalalana rehetra.

⁴Now this I say that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.

⁴Ary izany no lazaiko, fandrao hisy hampahadiso hevitra anareo amin'ny teny toa marina.

⁵For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.

⁵Fa na dia tsy manatrika anareo amin'ny nofo aza aho, dia manatrika anareo ihany amin'ny fanahy ka mifaly sy mijery ny filaminanareo sy ny tsi-fiovan'ny finoanareo an'i Kristy.

⁶As therefore you received Christ Jesus, the Lord, walk in him,

⁶Koa tahaka ny nandraisanareo an'i Kristy Jesosy Tompo, dia mandehana ao aminy araka izany koa,

⁷rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.

⁷ka mamaka tsara sy miorina mafy ao aminy ary tafatoetra amin'ny finoana, toy ny efa nampianarana anareo, ka mazoto amin'ny fisaorana. [ Na: (mitombo amin'izany)]

⁸Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.

⁸Tandremo fandrao misy mahalasa anareo ho babony amin'ny filosofia sy ny famitahana foana, araka ny fampianarana voatolotry ny razana, araka ny abidim-pianaran'izao tontolo izao, fa tsy araka an'i Kristy.

⁹For in him all the fullness of the Godhead dwells bodily,

⁹Fa ao amin'ny tenany no itoeran'ny fahafenoan'ny fomban'Andriamanitra rehetra;

¹⁰and in him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power;

¹⁰ary ianareo dia tanteraka ao aminy, sady Izy no Lohan'ny fanapahana sy ny fahefana rehetra,

¹¹in whom you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;

¹¹ary tao aminy koa no namorana anareo tamin'ny famorana tsy nataon-tanana, tamin'ny fanesorana ny tenan'ny nofo, dia tamin'ny famoran'i Kristy;

¹²having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

¹²fa niara-nilevina taminy ianareo tamin'ny batisa, izay niarahanareo natsangana taminy koa noho ny finoana ny asan'Andriamanitra, izay nanangana Azy tamin'ny maty.

¹³You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,

¹³Ary ianareo, izay efa matin'ny fahadisoana sy ny tsi-fiforan'ny nofonareo, dia novelominy niaraka tamin'i Kristy, rehefa navelany ny fahadisoantsika rehetra;

¹⁴wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us; and he has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;

¹⁴ary novonoiny ny sora-tànan'ny didy izay niampanga antsika; dia nesoriny tsy ho eo mihitsy izany ka nohomboany tamin'ny hazo fijaliana,

¹⁵having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

¹⁵ary nesoriny tsy ho eo amin'ny tenany ny fanapahana sy ny fahefana, ary noho ny hazo fijaliana dia nasehony miharihary ny fitondrany ireo toy ny fanaon'izay avy nandresy. [ Na: noreseny ka nobaboiny]

¹⁶Let no one therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,

¹⁶Koa aza avela hisy hitsara anareo ny amin'ny fihinana, na ny fisotro, na ny andro firavoravoana, na ny voaloham-bolana, na ny Sabata;

¹⁷which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s.

¹⁷aloky ny zavatra ho avy ireny, fa ny tenany dia an'i Kristy.

¹⁸Let no one rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

¹⁸Aza mety hofitahina tsy hahazoanareo ny loka noho ny fanetren-tena haitraitra sy ny fivavahana amin'ny anjely, ka mitompo amin'ny zavatra efa hitany sady feno fiavonavonana noho ny fisainan'ny nofony [ Na: (tsy)]

¹⁹and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, grows with God’s growth.

¹⁹ka tsy mihazona ny Loha; Izy no itomboan'ny tena rehetra, izay velomina sy ampiraisina tsara amin'ny famavany sy ny hozatra, araka ny fampitomboan'Andriamanitra.

²⁰If you died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances,

²⁰Ary raha niara-maty tamin'i Kristy ianareo ka efa afaka tamin'ny abidim-pianaran'izao tontolo izao, nahoana no toa mbola velona amin'izao tontolo izao ihany ianareo ka mety hodidiana hoe:

²¹“Don’t handle, nor taste, nor touch”

²¹Aza mandray, aza manandrana, aza manendry -

²²(all of which perish with use), according to the precepts and doctrines of men?

²²levona amin'ny fanaovana ihany izany rehetra izany - araka ny didy sy ny fampianaran'olona?Izany rehetra izany dia ankalazaina ho fahendrena amin'ny fivavahana haitraitra sy ny fanetren-tena ary ny fampahoriana ny tena, nefa tsy manan-kery akory hahasakana ny fampanaranana ny nofo.

²³Which things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, and humility, and severity to the body; but aren’t of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

²³Izany rehetra izany dia ankalazaina ho fahendrena amin'ny fivavahana haitraitra sy ny fanetren-tena ary ny fampahoriana ny tena, nefa tsy manan-kery akory hahasakana ny fampanaranana ny nofo.