¹Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

¹Aoka ny olona rehetra samy hanaiky ny fahefana lehibe. Fa tsy misy fahefana afa-tsy izay avy amin'Andriamanitra; fa izay misy dia voatendrin'Andriamanitra.

²Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.

²Koa izay manohitra ny fahefana dia manohitra ny voatendrin'Andriamanitra; ary izay manohitra dia hahazo fahamelohana.

³For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,

³Fa ny mpanapaka dia tsy mba tahotry ny manao tsara, fa ny manao ratsy ihany. Ary ny tsy hatahotra ny fahefana va no tianao? Ataovy ary izay tsara, dia hahazo dera avy aminy ianao;

⁴for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

⁴fa mpanompon'Andriamanitra izy hahatsara anao. Fa raha ratsy kosa no nataonao, dia matahora'fa tsy entiny foana tsy akory ny sabatra; fa mpanompon'Andriamanitra izy, dia mpamaly handatsaka fahatezerana amin'izay manao ratsy.

⁵Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

⁵Koa tsy maintsy manaiky ny olona, nefa tsy noho ny fahatezerana ihany, fa noho ny fieritreretana koa.

⁶For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, attending continually on this very thing.

⁶Fa noho izany no andoavanareo vola hetra; fa mpanompon'Andriamanitra mitandrina izany zavatra izany indrindra ireny.

⁷Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.

⁷Mandoava amin'izy rehetra izay tokony ho azy avy: vola hetra ho an'izay tokony handoavan-ketra, fadin-tseranana ho an'izay tokony handoavana fadin-tseranana'tahotra ho an'izay tokony hatahorana, haja ho an'izay tokony hohajaina.

⁸Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

⁸Aza avela hisy tsy voaloa na amin'iza na amin'iza, afa-tsy ny fifankatiavanareo ihany; fa izay tia ny namany dia efa nahatanteraka ny lalàna.

⁹For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not give false testimony,” “You shall not covet,” TR adds “You shall not give false testimony,” Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deuteronomy 5:17-19,21 and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Leviticus 19:18

⁹Fa ny hoe: Aza mijangajanga, aza mamono olona, aza mangalatra, aza mitsiriritra zavatr'olona (Eks. 20. 13-17), mbamin'izay didy hafa rehetra, dia samy efa ao anatin'izao teny izao hoe: Tiava ny namanao tahaka ny tenanao (Lev. 19. 18).

¹⁰Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

¹⁰Ny fitiavana tsy manisy ratsy ny namana; koa dia ny fitiavana no fahatanterahana ny lalàna.

¹¹Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

¹¹Ary tokony hanao izany indrindra isika, satria fantatsika ny andro, fa ankehitriny izao dia ora tokony hifohazanareo amin'ny fahatoriana; fa ankehitriny ny famonjena antsika dia akaiky noho ny tamin'ny andro vao ninoantsika.

¹²The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.

¹²Efa ho lasa ny alina, ka efa mby akaiky kokoa ny andro, koa aoka hariantsika ny asan'ny maizina ka hitafiantsika ny fiadian'ny mazava.

¹³Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

¹³Aoka isika hitondra tena tsara toy ny amin'ny andro; tsy amin'ny filalaovan-dratsy, na amin'ny fahamamoana, tsy amin'ny fijangajangana, na amin'ny fijejojejoana, tsy amin'ny fifandirana, na amin'ny fialonana.Fa itafio Jesosy Kristy Tompo, ary aza miahy ny amin'ny nofo hahatanteraka ny filany.

¹⁴But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.

¹⁴Fa itafio Jesosy Kristy Tompo, ary aza miahy ny amin'ny nofo hahatanteraka ny filany.