Nehemiah 1:4
ଯେତବେେଳେ ମୁଁ ସମାନଙ୍କେଠାରୁ ଏହି ସମ୍ବାଦ ଶୁଣିଲି, ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ ହଲିେ। ମୁଁ ବସି କ୍ରନ୍ଦନ କଲି। ମୁଁ ଉପବାସ ରେ ସ୍ବର୍ଗସ୍ଥ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ବହୁ ଦିନ ଧରି ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କଲି।
| And it came to pass, | וַיְהִ֞י | wayhî | vai-HEE |
| when I heard | כְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀ | kĕšomʿî | keh-shome-EE |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| these | הַדְּבָרִ֣ים | haddĕbārîm | ha-deh-va-REEM |
| words, | הָאֵ֗לֶּה | hāʾēlle | ha-A-leh |
| that I sat down | יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ | yāšabtiy | ya-SHAHV-TEE |
| wept, and | וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔ה | wāʾebke | va-ev-KEH |
| and mourned | וָֽאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖ה | wāʾetʾabbĕlâ | va-et-ah-beh-LA |
| certain days, | יָמִ֑ים | yāmîm | ya-MEEM |
| and fasted, | וָֽאֱהִ֥י | wāʾĕhî | va-ay-HEE |
| צָם֙ | ṣām | tsahm | |
| and prayed | וּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔ל | ûmitpallēl | oo-meet-pa-LALE |
| before | לִפְנֵ֖י | lipnê | leef-NAY |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ʾĕlōhê | ay-loh-HAY |
| of heaven, | הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | haššāmāyim | ha-sha-MA-yeem |