ଥେସଲନୀକୀୟ ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ ନିକଟକୁ ପ୍ରେରିତ ପାଉଲଙ୍କ ପ୍ରଥମ ପତ୍ର 3:4
ଯେତବେେଳେ ଆମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଥିଲୁ, ଆମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିଥିଲୁ ଯେ, ଆମ୍ଭେ ଅସୁବିଧାଗୁଡ଼ିକର ସମ୍ମୁଖୀନ ହବୋକୁ ବାଧ୍ଯ। ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଜାଣିଛ ଯେ, ଆମ୍ଭେ ଯଭେଳି କହିଥିଲୁ, ସହେିଭଳି ସବୁ ଘଟିଛି।
| For | καὶ | kai | kay |
| verily, | γὰρ | gar | gahr |
| when | ὅτε | hote | OH-tay |
| we were | πρὸς | pros | prose |
| with | ὑμᾶς | hymas | yoo-MAHS |
| you, | ἦμεν | ēmen | A-mane |
| we told before | προελέγομεν | proelegomen | proh-ay-LAY-goh-mane |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | yoo-MEEN |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | OH-tee |
| should we | μέλλομεν | mellomen | MALE-loh-mane |
| suffer tribulation; | θλίβεσθαι | thlibesthai | THLEE-vay-sthay |
| even | καθὼς | kathōs | ka-THOSE |
| as | καὶ | kai | kay |
| pass, to came it | ἐγένετο | egeneto | ay-GAY-nay-toh |
| and | καὶ | kai | kay |
| ye know. | οἴδατε | oidate | OO-tha-tay |