ܡܢ ܦܬܘܪܐ ܕܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ

ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ.

ܒܪܝܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ, ܕܦܬܚ ܬܪܥܐ ܗܢܐ; ܒܪܝܟ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ, ܡܠܬܐ ܕܒܣܪܐ ܗܘܐ, ܕܒܫܡܗ ܗܕܐ ܟܠܗ̇ ܡܬܥܒܕܐ; ܘܒܪܝܟܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ, ܕܕܒܪܬ ܠܥܒܕܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܡܗ ܩܕܡܝܐ. ܠܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܟܠܗ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܗܕܐ.

ܣܦܪܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܡܬܒܢܐ, ܘܦ̈ܐܬܐ ܚ̈ܕܬܬܐ ܡܬܬܘܣܦ̈ܢ ܠܗ ܟܡܥܛ ܟܠ ܝܘܡ. ܐܦܢ ܗܟܢ, ܒܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ, ܗܫܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܡܬܩܪܝܘ ܒ42 ܠܫܢ̈ܐ. ܐܝܟ ܫܘܡܐ ܕܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܒܩܢܘܡܗ̇, ܐܝܟ 83 ܡܢ ܡܐܐ ܡܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ, ܩܪܝܒ ܠ6,800 ܐܠܦ ܐܠܦ̈ܝܢ ܢܦ̈ܫܬܐ, ܗܫܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܡܩܪܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܕܝܕܥܝܢ. ܐܠܗܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܝܕܥ ܟܡܐ ܢܩܪܘܢ, ܐܠܐ ܬܪܥܐ ܗܫܐ ܦܬܝܚ ܠܟܠ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ.

ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܥܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܨܠܘܢ ܥܠ ܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܡܠܬܐ: ܕܬܗܘܐ ܠܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܠܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܩܪܐ ܠܗ̇; ܕܬܗܘܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܬܐ ܠܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ; ܘܕܬܬܠ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܠܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܫܐܠ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܒܬܣܠܘܢܝܩܐ, ܗܟܢܐ ܫܐܠ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ: «ܡܢ ܗܫܐ ܐܚܝܢ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝܢ ܕܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܬܗܘܐ ܪܗܛܐ ܘܡܫܬܒܚܐ ܒܟܠ ܕܘܟܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܘܬܟܘܢ» (ܒ ܬܣܠܘܢܝܩܝ̈ܐ 3:1, ܦܫܝܛܬܐ).

ܐܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܨܒܐ, ܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ, ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܡܢܝ̈ܢܐ, ܢܬܦܪܣܡ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܘܠܡܗ ܕܝܪܚܐ ܗܢܐ.

ܐܠܗܐ ܐܚܝܕ ܟܠ ܢܒܪܟ ܠܟܠܟܘܢ, ܒܫܡ ܐܒܐ ܘܒܪܐ ܘܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ. ܐܡܝܢ.

Garland F. Byers, Jr.