II Corinthians 3

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

Moa midera tena indray va izahay, sa toy ny sasany ka mila epistily filazan-tsoa anay ho aminareo, na avy aminareo?

Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:

Hianareo no epistilinay voasoratra ato am-ponay sady fantatry sy vakin'ny olona rehetra;

Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

eny, aseho ho epistilin'i Kristy izay entinay ianareo, tsy nosoratana tamin'ny ranomainty anefa, fa tamin'ny Fanahin'Andriamanitra velona, tsy teo amin'izay tena vato fisaka, fa teo amin'izay vato fisaka nofo, dia ny fo.

And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:

Ary manana izany fahatokiana izany ny amin'Andriamanitra izahay amin'ny alalan'i Kristy.

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

Kanefa tsy mihambo hanana fahaleovana avy aminay hihevitra na amin'inona na amin'inona izahay; fa ny fahaleovanay dia avy amin'Andriamanitra,

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

Izay efa nampahaleo anay koa ho mpanompo amin'izay fanekena vaovao, nefa tsy amin'ny soratra, fa amin'ny Fanahy; fa ny soratra mahafaty, fa ny Fanahy no mahavelona.

But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

Fa raha ny fanompoana nitondra fahafatesana aza, izay voasoratra teo amin'ny vato, no nisy voninahitra, ka ny Zanak'Isiraely tsy nahabanjina ny tavan'i Mosesy noho ny voninahitry ny tavany izay nihalevona,

How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?

tsy mainka hisy voninahitra ny fanompoana omban'ny Fanahy?

For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

Fa raha nisy voninahitra ny fanompoana nitondra ny fanamelohana, mainka hanan-tombom-boninahitra ny fanompoana mitondra ny fahamarinana.

For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

Ary izay nisy voninahitra aza dia tsy manana voninahitra kosa amin'izao noho ny voninahitra izay manan-tombo.

For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.

Fa raha ny nilevona aza nisy voninahitra, mainka fa ny mitoetra no misy voninahitra.

Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:

Koa amin'izany, satria manana izany fanantenana izany izahay, dia sahy tokoa,

And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:

ary tsy tahaka an'i Mosesy, izay nanarona ny tavany tamin'ny fisalobonana, mba tsy hibanjinan'ny Zanak'Isiraely ny faran'izay nihalevona;

But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.

fa efa donto ny sainy; fa ambaraka androany dia mbola tsy nesorina ihany izany fisalobonana izany, raha vakina ny tenin'ny fanekena taloha, satria ao amin'i Kristy ihany no anesorana izany.

But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.

Fa misy fisalobonana manarona ny fony ambaraka androany, raha vakina ny tenin'i Mosesy.

Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.

Kanefa raha miverina amin'ny Tompo izy, dia hesorina ihany ny fisalobonana.

Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Ary ny Tompo izany Fanahy izany; ary izay itoeran'ny Fanahin'ny Tompo no itoeran'ny fahafahana.

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Fa isika rehetra kosa amin'ny tava tsy misarona dia mijery ny voninahitry ny Tompo toy ny amin'ny fitaratra, ka ovana hahazo izany endrika izany indrindra avy amin'ny voninahitra ka ho amin'ny voninahitra, toy ny avy amin'ny Tompo, dia ny Fanahy.