Isaiah 58:3
ସମାନେେ କୁହନ୍ତି, ଆମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଭକ୍ତି କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଉପବାସ କରିଅଛୁ, ମାତ୍ର ତୁମ୍ଭେ କାହିଁକି ଦୃଷ୍ଟି କରୁ ନାହଁ ? ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ କାହିଁକି ଆପଣା ପ୍ରାଣକୁ କ୍ଲେଶ ଦଇେଅଛୁ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମନୋୟୋଗ କରୁ ନାହଁ ?
| Wherefore | לָ֤מָּה | lāmmâ | LA-ma |
| have we fasted, | צַּ֙מְנוּ֙ | ṣamnû | TSAHM-NOO |
| say they, and thou seest | וְלֹ֣א | wĕlōʾ | veh-LOH |
| not? | רָאִ֔יתָ | rāʾîtā | ra-EE-ta |
| wherefore have we afflicted | עִנִּ֥ינוּ | ʿinnînû | ee-NEE-noo |
| our soul, | נַפְשֵׁ֖נוּ | napšēnû | nahf-SHAY-noo |
| knowledge? no takest thou and | וְלֹ֣א | wĕlōʾ | veh-LOH |
| תֵדָ֑ע | tēdāʿ | tay-DA | |
| Behold, | הֵ֣ן | hēn | hane |
| in the day | בְּי֤וֹם | bĕyôm | beh-YOME |
| fast your of | צֹֽמְכֶם֙ | ṣōmĕkem | tsoh-meh-HEM |
| ye find | תִּמְצְאוּ | timṣĕʾû | teem-tseh-OO |
| pleasure, | חֵ֔פֶץ | ḥēpeṣ | HAY-fets |
| and exact | וְכָל | wĕkāl | veh-HAHL |
| all | עַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם | ʿaṣṣĕbêkem | ah-tseh-vay-HEM |
| your labours. | תִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃ | tingōśû | teen-ɡoh-SOO |