Ho ahi-ty Efesianina
1 Baka amy Paoly, apostolin’i Kristy Jesosy, tamy alalan’ny sitrapo-Ndranahary.
Ho ahi-ty olo masy a Efesosy any, azy tsy mivaliky sady miharo raiky amy Kristy Jesosy rey,
2 Enganè Ndranahary babantsika iny noho Jesosy Kristy Tompo mba hampiseho hasoam-panahy miavaky* aminareo sady hanome fiadana anareo!
3 Loniky lahy mba hoderà Ndranahary baban’i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika iny! Tsy zay fa ameany fitahia ara-panahy maro amy faritsin’ny lanitsy any tsika, satria tsika miharo raiky amy Kristy. 4 Nifily antsika ie talohan’ny nanorena ani-zao tontolo zao, mba hiharo raiky amy Kristy tsika, ka ho be fitiava noho ho masy noho tsy hisy handra amy Ndranahary eo. 5 Tsy zay fa fa nifiliny mialoha tsika mba hatsangany ho anany amy alalan’i Jesosy Kristy, mifanaraky amy ze raha teateany noho mifanaraky amy sitrapony. 6 Amy zay hidera azy ty olo satria ie be voninahitsy noho nampiseho hasoam-panahy miavaky tamintsika, sady soa fanahy lafa nampiseho an’ny raha zay tamy alalan’ny Anany teany iny. 7 Anany io ro nampiasà mba hanafaha antsika amy alalan’ny vilim-panavota, ka nahazoantsika fanengà hadisoa baka amy liony. Tsy zay fa tena bevata ty hasoam-panahy miavaky aseho-Ndranahary.
8 Maro biby hasoam-panahy miavaky nasehony tamintsika zay, sady nameany fahendrea noho fahihira* iabiaby koa tsika, 9 lafa nambarany antsika sekirè masy mikasiky ty sitrapony iny. Teateany sekirè zay, sady mifanaraky amy raha teany hatao iny, 10 tsy ino zay fa ty hoe hampisy fitantanan-draharaha* lafa tampitsy tanteraky ty fotoa voatondro. Amy zay havory ho amy Kristy ao ty raha iaby, zany hoe ty raha an-danitsy any noho ty raha an-tany etoy. 11 Miharo raiky aminy zahay sady nifilỳ mba ho mpiaraky mandova aminy. Tsy zay fa fa nifilỳ mialoha zahay, mifanaraky amy ty raha teani-azy manatanteraky ty raha iaby iny hatao. Manatanteraky ty raha iaby mifanaraky amy ze teany noho mifanaraky amy ty sitrapony ie. 12 Amy zay zahay hanome voninahitsy noho hidera a-Ndranahary, satria zahay ro voalohany nitamà an’i Kristy. 13 Fe nitamà azy koa nareo lafa baka naharè ty safàn’ny fahamarina, zany hoe ty vaovao soa mikasiky ty fanavota anareo. Lafa nino amy zay nareo, le nasia kasè* tamy fanahy masy nampitamany iny, le Kristy ro nampiasà-Ndranahary hanao an’ny raha zay. 14 Fanahy masy io ro antoky mialoha* fa hahazo an’ny lova iny tsika. Tsy zay fa tea-Ndranahary hafahy amy alalan’ny vilim-panavota ty vahoakiny, mba hiderà noho hanomeza voninahitsy azy.
15 Ka lafa nireko amy zay hoe lasa mino an’i Jesosy Tompo nareo, sady mampiseho fitiava amin’olo masy iabiaby, 16 le tsy mieny misaotsy a-Ndranahary ho anareo aho. Mivavaky ho anareo avao koa aho 17 mba hanome anareo ty fanahiny azy Ndranaharin’i Jesosy Kristy Tompontsika iny, zany hoe azy Baban’ny voninahitsy iny. Amy zay nareo hana fahendrea sady hahazo ty dikani-ze raha asehony, ka hahay soa azy. 18 Nataony mahita ty mason’ny fonareo, mba ho hainareo raha tamany nameany anareo tamy ie nikaiky anareo iny. Amy zay koa ho hainareo hoe be voninahitsy hanana nihajarìny ho lovan’ny olo masy iny, 19 sady farani-ze bevata ty hery ameany antsika mpino. Hita hoe bevata heriny zay lafa ampiasany. 20 Hery io ro namelomany an’i Kristy noho nametrahany azy ta ankavanany eo amy faritsin’ny lanitsy any. 21 Nasondrotsony ie ka nataony anabo mandilatsy ze fanjakà noho fahefà noho hery noho fitondrà noho anara iabiaby, tsy amy zao tontolo zao* eto avao, fa amy azy ho avy iny koa. 22 Nampanekeniny an’i Kristy koa ty raha iaby ka nataony ambany tombony eo. Le nataony lohan’ny raha iaby ie amy fiangona eo, 23 zany hoe amy vatany eo. Feno ty raha iaby mikasiky azy ty fiangona, sady ie ro mameno ty raha iaby.