1 Timoty 6
1 Soa re te songa hanao ty tompo’e ho mañeva asiñe o ambanen-jokam-pañondevozañeo, soa tsy injeñe ty tahinan’ Añahare naho o fañòhañeo.
All who are in the position of slaves should regard their masters as deserving of the greatest respect, so that the Name of God, and our Teaching, may not be maligned.
2 Le o aman-tompo mpiatoo, ehe tsy haketra’e ty asiñe ama’e katao mpilongo, fe antsake te itoroñañe soa, amy te mpiato kokoañe o mpitraoke amy vokatseio. Ianaro naho osiho.
Those who have Christian masters should not think less of them because they are their Brothers, but on the contrary they should serve them all the better, because those who are to benefit by their good work are dear to them as their fellow Christians.
3 Aa naho eo ty mañoke raha hafa, tsy miantoke ty venten-tsaontsy nitsarae’ i Talèntika Iesoà Norizañey, naho ty fañòhañe milahatse aman-Kake,
Any one who teaches otherwise, and refuses his assent to sound instruction — the instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ — and to the teaching of religion,
4 ie mpibohaboha naho bahimo, mitolom-pañontane raha mampitrabike, mpifandietse saontsy, le mivariñ’ am-piriàñe, naho ali-troke naho teratera vaho kilily,
is puffed up with conceit, not really knowing anything, but having a morbid craving for discussions and arguments. Such things only give rise to envy, quarrelling, recriminations, base suspicions,
5 ie mifamotepotetse tsy vente’e am’ondaty aman-kilala vìlañeo, o kòake tsy aman-katòo, vaho atao’e te fanontonam-bara ty fañambenan-Kake.
and incessant wrangling on the part of these corrupt-minded people who have lost all hold on the Truth, and who think of religion only as a source of gain.
6 Toe mampiraorao ty fañorihañe Hake an-kaehake.
And a great source of gain religion is, when it brings contentment with it!
7 Amy te tsy eo ty nindesen-tikañe ami’ty voatse toy, vaho tsy eo ty hindesen-tika hiakatse ama’e.
For we brought nothing into the world, because we cannot even carry anything out of it.
8 Ie aman-ko kamaeñe naho saroñe tika, le tsy iereñañe.
So, with food and shelter, we will be content.
9 Fe mijoñe am-panjiziañe naho am-pandrike naho am-pipaian-katsivokarañe naho amo raha mavoiñe mampijoro t’indaty an-karotsahañe naho an-koromahañe ao ze misalala ho mpañaleale.
Those who want to be rich fall into the snares of temptation, and become the prey of many foolish and harmful ambitions, which plunge people into Destruction and Ruin.
10 Toe vaha’ ze atao haratiañe i hatea varay, le fa nisitak’ amy fatokisañey ty ila’ o mañiriñe azeo, ie mampitsipo-batañe an-kaoreañe maro.
Love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the Faith, and have been pierced to the heart by many a regret.
11 Aa ihe, zatovon’ Añahare, ibotitsiho le heaño ty havantañañe, ty fañorihañe Hake, ty figahiñañe, ty fikokoañe, ty fifeahañe vaho ty hamoràn-troke.
But do you, Servant of God, avoid all this. Aim at righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.
12 Mifanehafa amy aly soa’ i fatokisañeiy, tambozoro i haveloñe nainai’e nikanjiañe azoy, i nitaroñe’o soa añatrefam-balolombeloñe màroy. (aiōnios g166)
Run the great race of the Faith, and win the Immortal Life. It was for this that you received the Call, and, in the presence of many witnesses, made the great profession of Faith. (aiōnios g166)
13 Le afantoko ama’o am-pivazohoan’ Añahare mpameloñe ze he’e naho Iesoà Norizañe nitaroñe o talili-soa aolo’ i Pontio Pilatoo,
I urge you, as in the sight of God, the source of all life, and of Christ Jesus who before Pontius Pilate made the great profession of Faith —
14 ty hambena’o tsy aman-kandra ndra fitsikoañe i nafantokey, ampara’ ty fitotsaha’ i Talèntika Iesoà Norizañey,
I urge you to keep his Command free from stain or reproach, until the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 fa an-tsa do’e ty hampibentara’ i Tsitongerè tokañe andriañeñey, Mpanjaka’ o mpanjakao, Talèn-talè,
This will be brought about in his own time by the one ever-blessed Potentate, the King of all kings and Lord of all lords,
16 Ie avao ro tsy aman-kamodoañe, mimoneñe an-kazavàñe tsy lefe harineañe, mboe tsy niisa’ ondaty naho tsy mete isaheñe; ama’e ty asiñe naho ty haozarañe nainai’e. Amena. (aiōnios g166)
who alone is possessed of immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or ever can see — to whom be ascribed honour and power for ever. Amen. (aiōnios g166)
17 Lilio o mpañaleale ami’ty haveloñe toio ty tsy hiebotsebotse, tsy hiato vara tsy azo antoke, fa aman’ Añahare veloñe mpandogologo amantika ze hene mahaehake antikañe. (aiōn g165)
Urge upon those who are wealthy in this life not to pride themselves, or fix their hopes, on so uncertain a thing as wealth, but on God, who gives us a wealth of enjoyment on every side. (aiōn g165)
18 Le ty hanao soa, t’ie ho mpañaleale am-pitoloñan-tsoa, matarike, naho veka’e hanolotse,
Urge upon them to show kindness, to exhibit a wealth of good actions, to be open-handed and generous,
19 mamandroñe manantañe soa mihaja ho amy añey, hamejañe i toe haveloñey.
storing up for themselves what in the future will prove to be a good foundation, that they may gain the only true Life.
20 O Timoty! ambeno i nafantoke ama’oy, iholiaro ze rehake borosode naho kòake naho o fifandierañe tsy vente’e atao hilalao.
Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane prattle and contradictions of what some miscall ‘theology,’
21 Ie niantofa’ ty ila’e le fa nandrìke amo fatokisañeo. Hasoa ama’o. Amena
for there are those who, while asserting their proficiency in it, have yet, as regards the Faith, gone altogether astray. God bless you all.
