¹Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

¹Koa amin'izany dia aoka hanahaka an'Andriamanitra ianareo tahaka ny zanaka malala;

²Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.

²ary mandehana amin'ny fitiavana, toy ny nitiavan'i Kristy anareo, dia ny nanolorany ny tenany ho fanatitra sy ho fanavotana amin'Andriamanitra, ho hanitra ankasitrahana, hamonjy antsika. [ Gr. fanatitra alatsa-drà]

³But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;

³Fa ny fijangajangana sy ny fahalotoana rehetra, na ny fieremana, dia aza avela hotononina eo aminareo akory aza, fa tsy mahamendrika ny olona masina izany,

⁴nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.

⁴na fahavetavetana, na resaka fahadalana, na voso-dratsy, izay tsy tokony hatao, fa aleo misaotra.

⁵Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

⁵Fa fantatrareo marimarina fa samy tsy manana lova eo amin'ny fanjakan'i Kristy sy Andriamanitra na ny mpijangajanga rehetra, na ny olom-betaveta, na ny olona mierina (mpanompo sampy izany).

⁶Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

⁶Aza mety hofitahin'olona amin'ny teny foana ianareo; fa izany zavatra izany no mahatonga ny fahatezeran'Andriamanitra amin'ny zanaky ny tsi-fanarahana.

⁷Therefore don’t be partakers with them.

⁷Koa aza mety ho mpiombona aminy ianareo.

⁸For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,

⁸Fa maizina ianareo fahiny, fa efa mazava ao amin'ny Tompo kosa ankehitriny; mandehana tahaka ny zanaky ny mazava

⁹for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

⁹(fa ny vokatry ny mazava dia ao amin'ny fahatsarana rehetra sy ny fahamarinana ary ny fahitsiana),

¹⁰proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.

¹⁰mamantatra izay ankasitrahan'ny Tompo.

¹¹Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.

¹¹Ary aza miray amin'ny asan'ny maizina tsy mahavoka-tsoa, fa aleo mananatra izany.

¹²For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.

¹²Fa izay ataony ao amin'ny miafina, dia mahamenatra na dia ny milaza izany aza.

¹³But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light.

¹³Fa ny zavatra rehetra, raha anarina, dia asehon'ny mazava; fa na inona na inona aseho dia mazava.

¹⁴Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

¹⁴Koa izany no ilazany hoe: Mifohaza ianao izay matory, Ary mitsangàna amin'ny maty, Dia hampahazava anao Kristy.

¹⁵Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

¹⁵Koa tandremo tsara izay fandehanareo, mba tsy hitondranareo tena tahaka ny adala, fa tahaka ny hendry,

¹⁶redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

¹⁶ka hararaoty ny andro azo anaovan-tsoa, fa ratsy izao fiainana izao.

¹⁷Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

¹⁷Ary noho izany dia aza manao adaladala, fa aoka ho fantatrareo izay sitrapon'ny Tompo.

¹⁸Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

¹⁸Ary aza ho mamon-divay ianareo, fa amin'izany dia misy fanaranam-po amin'ny ratsy, fa aoka hofenoina ny Fanahy,

¹⁹speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

¹⁹ka mifampilazà amin'ny salamo sy ny fihirana ary ny tonon-kiram-panahy, dia mihira sy mikalo ao am-ponareo ho an'ny Tompo,

²⁰giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;

²⁰misaotra an'Andriamanitra Ray mandrakariva noho ny zavatra rehetra, amin'ny anaran'i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika,

²¹subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

²¹sady mifanaiky amin'ny fahatahorana an'i Kristy,

²²Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

²²Hianareo vehivavy, maneke ny vadinareo tahaka ny anekena ny Tompo.

²³For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

²³Fa ny lahy no lohan'ny vavy, dia tahaka an'i Kristy koa no Lohan'ny fiangonana; ary Izy no mpamonjy ny tena. [ Gr. eklesia]

²⁴But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.

²⁴Fa tahaka ny aneken'ny fiangonana an'i Kristy no haneken'ny vavy ny lahy koa amin'ny zavatra rehetra. [ Gr. eklesia]

²⁵Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

²⁵Hianareo lehilahy, tiava ny vadinareo, dia tahaka ny nitiavan'i Kristy ny fiangonana ka nanolorany ny tenany hamonjy azy, [ Gr. eklesia]

²⁶that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

²⁶mba hahamasina azy amin'ny anadiovany azy amin'ny rano fanasana amin'ny teny;

²⁷that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

²⁷mba horaisiny ho an'ny tenany izany ho fiangonana malaza tsy misy pentimpentina, na fiketronana, na izay toy izany, fa mba ho masina sady tsy misy tsiny izy. [ Gr. hatolony] [ Gr. eklesia]

²⁸Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.

²⁸Dia tahaka izany koa, ny lehilahy tokony ho tia ny vadiny tahaka ny tenany ihany. Izay tia ny vadiny dia tia ny tenany.

²⁹For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;

²⁹Fa tsy mba nisy olona tsy tia ny nofony, fa mamelona sy mitaiza azy, dia tahaka an'i Kristy amin'ny fiangonana; [ Gr. eklesia]

³⁰because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.

³⁰fa momba ny tenany isika.

³¹“For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24

³¹Ary noho izany ny lehilahy dia handao ny rainy sy ny reniny ka hiray amin'ny vadiny, ary dia ho nofo iray ihany izy roroa (Gen. 2. 24).

³²This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.

³²Zava-miafina lehibe izany; fa milaza ny amin'i Kristy sy ny fiangonana aho. [ Gr. eklesia]Na dia izany aza, samia tia ny vadiny tahaka ny tenany ianareo lehilahy rehetra, ary aoka kosa ny vavy hanaja ny lahy. [ Gr. hatahotra]

³³Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

³³Na dia izany aza, samia tia ny vadiny tahaka ny tenany ianareo lehilahy rehetra, ary aoka kosa ny vavy hanaja ny lahy. [ Gr. hatahotra]