 ምክንያቱም እነሱ በትእዛዙ ጸንተው ከመንገዱ ሳይወጡ ታማኝነታቸውን በተግባር አስመስክረው ክብርን ስለተጎናጸፉ፥ እኛም ፍጡራን ወገኖቻቸው ለነሱ የሰጠውን ጸጋ ለኛም እንዲሰጠን በቅርብ ፈጣሪያችንን እንዲለምኑልን ነው።
For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord, begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints - and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord then by the will of God to us.