Ho ahi-ty Romanina
3 Ka ino zany ty tombony ananan’ny Jiosy, le ino ty soa azo amy savatsy? 2 Tena maro biby. Ty voalohany marè le hoe ty Jiosy ro nanankina-Ndranahary ty safàny masy. 3 Ka manao akory zany laha misy Jiosy tsy ampy finoa? Midika va zay hoe tsy azo atokisa sasy Ndranahary? 4 Tsy zay mihintsy! Fe enganè ho hita fa marina Ndranahary ndre hita aza hoe mpavandy ty olo iaby, satria voasoratsy hoe: “Mba ho hita fa mana ty marina iha amy ze raha volaninao, le handresy lafa misy mitsara.” 5 Fe laha ty raha raty ataontsika ro mampiseho hoe manao ty rariny Ndranahary, le ino ty hovolanintsika? Hivola va tsika hoe tsy rariny ty raha atao-Ndranahary lafa manasazy antsika?—Raha volaniko zay ty eritseretin’olo.— 6 Tsy zay mihintsy! Laha manao raha tsy rariny Ndranahary, le hataony akory ty hitsara ani-zao tontolo zao?
7 Fe laha ty vandiko ro mampiseho hoe marina Ndranahary ka lasa mahazo voninahitsy ie, le manino aho ro mbo tsarà hoe mpanota avao? 8 Ka tsy aleo va mivola hoe: “Ndao hanao raha raty mba hiavia ty raha soa”? Tsy zay fa asaran’olo mivola an’ny raha zay tsika, ka maeva sazỳ olo rey.
9 Ka mana tombony va zany tsika laha ampitovizy amin’olo hafa? Tsy zay mihintsy! Fa nihazavanintsika taloha teo hoe andevon’ny ota iaby ndre ty Jiosy ndre ty Grika, 10 satria voasoratsy hoe: “Tsy misy olo marina, ndre raiky aza. 11 Tsy misy olo tena mahay mandiniky, sady tsy mba misy olo mila a-Ndranahary. 12 Fa nivio nana amy lalan-diso any ty olo iaby, ka samby tsy misy dikany rozy iaby. Tsy mba misy olo mampiseho hoe soa fanahy, ndre raiky aza.” 13 “Lolo mivoha ty vozon-drozy, le ty lelan-drozy ro amitahan-drozy.” “Misy poizin’ny bibilava ty am-bavan-drozy ao.”* 14 “Feno ozo noho fanabokà ty am-bavan-drozy ao.” 15 “Malisa handatsa-dio ty tombon-drozy.” 16 “Fandripaha noho fandravà ty amy lalan-drozy eny, 17 sady tsy hain-drozy ty lalan’ny fiadana.” 18 “Tsy hitan-drozy ty antony tokony hatahora a-Ndranahary.”
19 Haintsika fa ty raha iaby volanin’ny Lalàna le ho ani-ze olo ambanin’ny Lalàna eo, mba hihily ty vavan’olo iaby, sady haeva hosazì-Ndranahary zao tontolo zao. 20 Ka tsy misy olo* hambara ho marina amy Ndranahary eo zany laha resaky fanoriha lalàna avao,* satria ty lalàna le natao avao mba hahaiza soa ty atao hoe ota.
21 Fe hita henanizao hoe afaky ho lasa olo marina amy Ndranahary eo ty olo, ndre tsy manaraky lalàna aza. Zay koa ty volanin’ny Lalàna noho ty Mpaminany. 22 Tena afaky ho lasa olo marina amy Ndranahary eo ze olo iaby manam-pinoa an’i Jesosy Kristy, satria mitovy ty olo iaby. 23 Tsy zay fa samby fa nanota ty olo iaby ka tsy mahatratsy* ty voninahitsi-Ndranahary. 24 Fanomeza maimaim-poana ty hoe nambara ho olo marina rozy vokatsin’ny hasoam-panahy miavaky aseho-Ndranahary. Le nampiseho an’ny hasoam-panahy miavaky zay Ndranahary lafa nanome ty vilim-panavota naloan’i Kristy Jesosy mba hanafaha an-drozy. 25 Namea-Ndranahary ho fanatitsy fampilongoa* Kristy, mba hilongo aminy ze mampiseho finoa ty liony. Nanao ani-zay Ndranahary mba hampisehoa hoe marina Ie, satria be fandefera Ie ka nanenga ty fahotà taloha any. 26 Nanao ani-zay koa Ndranahary mba hampisehoa hoe marina Ie henanizao. Amy zay ho marina Ie lafa manambara hoe olo marina ze mino an’i Jesosy.
27 Ka misy antony tokony hampirengirengy va? Tsy misy. Ino zany ty lalàna azo irengirengea? Azy lalàna miresaky hoe ty raha atao ro tena vatan-draha iny va? Tsy zay mihintsy, fa azy lalàna mikasiky finoa iny. 28 Tsy zay fa mieritseritsy tsika hoe ze manam-pinoa ro ambara hoe marina, fa tsy ze manao raha mifanaraky amy lalàna. 29 Ndranaharin’ny Jiosy raiky avao va ie? Sa Ndranaharin’olo amy firenena hafa rey koa? Eka, Ndranaharin’olo amy firenena hafa rey koa ie. 30 Raiky avao Ndranahary, ka ze nisavary le hambarany hoe olo marina satria manam-pinoa, le ze tsy nisavary koa mbo hambarany hoe olo marina satria manam-pinoa. 31 Ty finoantsika va zany ro hamafantsika ty lalàna? Tsy zay mihintsy! Vomaiky aza tsika manoha ty lalàna.