፩ እነሆ የተወደዳችሁ ወንድሞቼ፣ ወደ እናንተ እንድመጣ እስከተፈቀደልኝ ድረስ፣ ስለሆነም በራሴ አባባል ለመናገር እሞክራለሁ፤ አዎን፣ በራሴ አንደበት፣ በራሴ ቃል ሀለእናንተ ለመናገር የመጀመሪያዬ በመሆኑ፣ ለበፍርድ ወንበር ብቻ እንድሆን በመደረጌ፣ ብዙ ስራ ስላለብኝ ወደ እናንተ ለመምጣት አልቻልኩም ነበር።
1 Behold my beloved brethren, seeing that I have been permitted to come unto you, therefore I attempt to address you in my language; yea, by my own mouth, seeing that it is the first time that I have spoken unto you by the words of my mouth, I having been wholly confined to the judgment seat, having had much business that I could not come unto you;