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9 Mivola ty marina aho satria mpanori-dia an’i Kristy. Tsy mavandy aho, sady tarihin’ny fanahy masy ty eritseritsiko ka vavolombelo manamarina 2 fa malahelo biby aho sady mijaly marè avao am-poko ato. 3 Fa naleoko aza hoe zaho mihintsy ro tafasaraky amy Kristy ka ho voaozo, laha zay ro hahasoa ty rahalahiko, azy longoko rey, 4 zany hoe ty Israelita. Rozy ro natsanga ho anaky, namea voninahitsy, nanaova fifanekea, namea ty Lalàna noho ty fanompoa masy noho ty fampitamana. 5 Taranakin’ny razambentsika rey rozy, le baka amin-drozy ro niavian’i Kristy. Enganè hoderà mandrakizay Ndranahary, azy ambonin’ny kila raha iaby iny! Amena.
6 Fe tsy hoe tsy nitanteraky ty safà-Ndranahary. Satria tsy ze olo taranakin’Israely ro tena “Israely.” 7 Le tsy hoe anaky iaby rozy satria hoe taranakin’i Abrahama. Fe ho zao ty voasoratsy: “Ho baka amy Isaka azy hokaihy hoe taranakinao iny.” 8 Zany hoe tsy ty taranakin’i Abrahama ro tena anaki-Ndranahary, fa ty anan’ny fampitamana iny ro ekè* hoe taranaky. 9 Satria ho zao fampitamana iny: “Himpoly aminao atoy aho, amy tao ho avy manahaky ani-zao, ka hiteraky anakilahy Saraha.” 10 Fe tsy tamy zay avao Ndranahary ro nampitamà, fa nanao ani-zay koa ie tamy Rebeka niteraky hamba tamy lahilahy raiky zay, tsy ia lahilahy zay fa Isaka razambentsika. 11 Fa tamy mbo tsy nateraky hamba rey sady mbo tsy nanao raha soa na nanao raha raty, le fa nivola sandrany Ndranahary hoe ia ty hofiliny. Tsy zay fa ze teany ro filiny, fa tsy hoe mianky amy ze raha ataon’olo. 12 Le ho zao ty nivolany tamy Rebeka tamy zay: “Ty zokiny hanompo ty zainy”, 13 araky ty voasoratsy hoe: “Jakoba ty teako, fa Esao halako.”
14 Ka ino zany ty hovolanintsika? Tsy rariny va ty raha atao-Ndranahary? Tsy zay mihintsy! 15 Satria nivola tamy Mosesy ie hoe: “Hamindra fo amy ze olo teako hamindrà fo aho, le hiferinay ani-ze olo teako hoferinesa.” 16 Dikani-zay zany, tsy mianky amy ze raha irin’olo noho ty ezaky ataony* raha zay, fa mianky amy Ndranahary, azy mamindra fo iny. 17 Tsy zay fa nivola mikasiky an’i Farao ty Soratsy Masy hoe: “Zao ty tena antony nanengako anao ho velo: Mba hampisehoa ty heriko aminao noho mba hanambarà ty anarako amy tany toy iaby.” 18 Dikani-zay zany, ze olo teany hamindrà fo ro amindrany fo, fa engàny haheriloha ze olo teany haheriloha.
19 Hivola amiko zany iha hoe: “Ka manino ie ro mbo manome tsiny avao? Ia kay ty mahavita manohitsy ty sitrapony?” 20 Fa iha moa ty ia ka hamalivaly a-Ndranahary? Ty raha namboary koa va ro hivola amy azy namboatsy azy iny hoe: “Manino aho nataonao ho zao io?” 21 Sa ty mpamakopako fotaky va tsy mana fahefà amy fotaky iny, ka pakon’ny fotaky raiky avao ro anamboarany kopy hampiasà lafa misy fanasà* noho kopy hampiasà andavanandro?* 22 Ka manao akory laha ta hanantatsy ty helokiny noho hampiseho ty heriny Ndranahary, kanefa nandefitsy sady tena nanam-pahareta tamy kopin’ny heloky* maeva haripaky? 23 Manao akory laha nanao ani-zay ie satria ta hanambara ty voninahitsiny bevata amy kopin’ny famindram-po,* azy niomaniny sandrany mba hamea voninahitsy iny, 24 zany hoe tsika nikaihiny rey, tsy baka amy Jiosy avao, fa baka amy firenena hafa koa? 25 Zay koa ty nivolaniny amy bokin’i Hosea ao hoe: “Ze tsy vahoakiko ro hokaihiko hoe ‘vahoakiko’, le azy tsy teako iny ro hokaihiko hoe ‘teako.’ 26 Le amy pilasy nivolanako tamin-drozy iny hoe: ‘Tsy vahoakiko nareo’, ro hivolanako amin-drozy hoe: ‘Anan’ny Ndranahary velo iny nareo.’”
27 Tsy zay avao fa nikaikaiky ho zao mikasiky ty Israely, Isaia: “Ndre maro manahaky fasy an-driaky any aza ty anan’Israely, le vitsivitsy amin-drozy avao ro ho avotsy. 28 Tsy zay fa hanao ankety ani-ze velo an-tany etoy Jehovah, ka hamita tanteraky an’ny raha zay malaky.”* 29 Fa nivola sandrany koa Isaia hoe: “Laha tsy Jehovah Tompon’ny tafiky ro nanenga taranaky ho antsika, le fa ho nanahaky an’i Sodoma tsika, sady fa ho nanahaky an’i Gomora.”
30 Ka ino zany ty hovolanintsika? Ndre tsy niezaky ho lasa olo marina aza ty olo firenena hafa, le lasa olo marina avao, zany hoe lasa olo marina satria nanam-pinoa. 31 Fa ty Israely, ndre niezaky nanaraky ty lalànan’ny fahamarina aza, le tsy nahavita nanoriky an’ny lalàna zay. 32 Ino ty antony? Satria lafa niezaky ho lasa olo marina rozy, le nieritseritsy hoe ty raha ataon-drozy ro mahavy an-drozy ho olo marina, fa tsy finoa. Voafinga rozy tratsin’ny “vato maminga iny”, 33 araky ty voasoratsy hoe: “Mametraky vato maminga noho vatolampy mampiravoky a Ziona ao aho, kanefa tsy ho diso fanantenà ze olo mino an’ny raha io.”