Ty Taratasy Faharoe ho an’i Timoty
3 Fe soa ho hainao toy: Amy andro farany, le hisy fotoa sarotsy tsy mora tohery. 2 Fa ty olo ho tea tena, ho tea drala, ho be zesta, hievotsevotsy, ho mpanivativa, tsy hanoriky ty safàn’ny babany noho reniny, tsy hahay hisaotsy, ho mora mivaliky, 3 tsy ho tea longo, tsy ho azo ifanaraha, ho mpanasarasara raha olo, tsy hahatanjaky ty ainy, hasiaky marè, tsy ho tea raha soa, 4 ho mpamadiky, ho be mokon-doha, hirengirengy, ho be sitrapo fa tsy ho tea a-Ndranahary, 5 atao raha mpivavaky be ty fahità azy kanefa tsy misy heriny amy fiainany ty maha mpivavaky azy. Ialao ty olo manahaky ani-rey. 6 Misy amin’olo rey mamitapitaky mba hilira an-tranon’olo any, le alàn-drozy ho babo ty ampela mora veriverè, azy be fahotà noho fehezin’ny faniria maro samby hafa rey. 7 Tsy mieny mianatsy ampela reo, kanefa tsy mety mahay soa ty fahamarina mihintsy.
8 Manohitsy ty fahamarina avao olo rey, manahaky ty nanoheran’i Jana noho Jambra an’i Mosesy. Olo tena raty say rozy, sady tsy mahazo hatò amy Ndranahary satria manohitsy ty finoa. 9 Fe tsy ho lasa lavitsy rozy, satria tsy hisy hivony amin’olo iaby ty hagegean-drozy, manahaky ty hagegean-drozy* roe lahy avao. 10 Fa iha, fa norihinao marìny ty fampianarako, ty fiainako sanandro, ty raha kendreko, ty finoako, ty fahalinisako raha, ty fitiavako, ty fiaretako, 11 le hainao koa ty fanenjeha noho ty fijalea nahazo ahy ta Antiokia noho ta Ikonioma noho ta Lystra any. Niaritsy an’ny fanenjeha rezay aho, le nanafaky ahy tamy raha iaby rezay Tompo. 12 Laha ty marina, le henjehy koa ze olo iaby ta hampiseho amy fiainany hoe mahafoy ty vatany ho a-Ndranahary sady miharo raiky amy Kristy Jesosy. 13 Fa vomaiky hiharaty hiharaty avao ty olo raty noho ty mpisandoky, ka sady mamitaky rozy ro voafitaky.
14 Fa iha, oriho avao ty raha nianaranao noho nandresea lahatsy anao ka lasa inoanao, satria hainao hoe ia ty nampianatsy anao an’ny raha rey, 15 sady mbo niajà kelikely iha le fa nahay ty Soratsy Masy. Mahahendry anao raha zay ka hahavy anao ho avotsy, satria iha mino an’i Kristy Jesosy. 16 Ty Soratsy Masy iabiaby le baka amy herin’ny fanahy masi-Ndranahary, sady mahasoa mba hampianara, hananara, hanitia ani-ze raha tsy mety, hitezà* mifanaraky amy fahamarina,* 17 mba hahavy ty olo-Ndranahary ho tena mahay noho ho ampy fitaova soa hanaova ze kila asa soa iaby.