Ty Taratasy Faharoe ho an’i Timoty
1 Baka amy Paoly, apostolin’i Kristy Jesosy tamy alalan’ny sitrapo-Ndranahary, azy nirahy hitory ty fampitamana fiaina amy alalan’i Kristy Jesosy iny.
2 Ho an’i Timoty, anako teako,
Enganè Ndranahary Babantsika iny noho Kristy Jesosy Tompontsika mba hampiseho hasoam-panahy miavaky* aminao, noho hiferinay anao, sady hanome fiadana anao!
3 Misaotsy a-Ndranahary aho, tsy ia zay fa azy anaovako fanompoa masy iny, manahaky ty nataon’ny razambeko, amy eritseritsy malio. Le mahatiaro anao avao aho lafa misoloho amy vavaky marain-tsy hariva. 4 Lafa mahatiaro ty ranomasonao aho le ta hahita anao biby, amy zay aho tena ho falifaly. 5 Tsy zay fa tiaroko ty finoa tsy miatsaravelatsihy anananao. Fa tamy Loisa razanao noho Eonika reninao ao finoa zay, le atokisako fa aminao ao koa.
6 Zay ty antony ampitiaroviko anao hoe anovo miroaroa manahaky afo io fanomeza-Ndranahary iny, azy nirambesinao tamy zaho nametra-tana taminao iny. 7 Fa Ndranahary tsy nanome antsika toe-tsay* mavaka raty, fa toe-tsay feno hery noho fitiava noho fahaiza mandiniky. 8 Ka menatsy mitory mikasiky ty Tompontsika zany, na menatsy amy ty raha mahazo ahy, zaho azy gadra satria manompo azy iny. Fa miareta fijalea amy fitoria ty vaovao soa, ka miantehera amy ty heri-Ndranahary. 9 Nanavotsy noho nikaiky antsika tamy fikaiha masy ie, fe tsy ty raha nataontsika ro nanaovany ani-zay, fa ty raha teany hatao noho ty hasoam-panahiny miavaky. Nampiseho an’ny hasoam-panahy zay tamintsika tamy alalan’i Kristy Jesosy ie, liany fa ela biby. 10 Fe natao mazava soa raha zay henanizao, tamy nisehoan’i Kristy Jesosy Mpanavotsy antsika. Ie ro nandrava ty fahafatesa noho nanambara tamy alalan’ny vaovao soa hoe akory ty hahazoa fiaina noho vata tsy mety lo. 11 Mba hanambara an’ny vaovao soa zay ro nanendrea ahy ho mpitory noho apostoly noho mpampianatsy.
12 Zay koa ty antony iaretako an’ny raha rey, fe tsy menatsy aho, satria haiko Azy inoako iny, le matoky aho fa vitany ty miaro ani-ze raha nankiniko taminy zisiky iavian’ny andro zay. 13 Ka ialà mihintsy ty modelin’ny* safà mahasoa* fa nirenao tamiko, miaraky amy ty finoa noho ty fitiava amy iha miharo raiky amy Kristy Jesosy io. 14 Arovo amy alalan’ny fanahy masy, azy anaintsika ao iny, raha lafovily nankiny taminao zay.
15 Hainao hoe fa niala ahy ty olo iaby amy faritanin’i Azia any, anatini-zay Fygelo noho Hermogena. 16 Fe loniky lahy Tompo hiferinay ty olo trano raiky amy Onesiforosy, satria namelombelo ahy matetiky ie, sady tsy nahamenatsy azy ty seny vy nandrohiza ahy. 17 Ie aza nisahira nila ahy tamy ie ta Roma teto, ka nahita ahy. 18 Enganè Jehovah Tompo hiferinay azy amy andro zay! Sady hainao soa ty fanompoa iaby nataony ta Efesosy any.