ܡܠܬܐ ܥܠ ܦܘܫܩ̈ܐ

The Most Reverend Garland F. Byers, Jr. ܠܐ ܐܡܪ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܕܦܫܝܩ ܠܫܢܗ ܒܠܫܢ̈ܐ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܐ ܕܒܗܝܢ ܡܬܦܪܣܝܢ ܟܬ̈ܒܐ ܕܣܦܪܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ, ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܗܘ ܒܢܦܫܗ ܠܡܦܫܩܘ ܚܬܝܬܐܝܬ ܠܟܬܝܒܬܐ ܐܢܓܠܝܝܬܐ ܠܟܠ ܚܕܐ ܡܢܗܝܢ. ܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܡܦܫܩܢ̈ܐ, ܘܠܐ ܡܛܝܐ ܐܝܕܗ ܠܡܐܓܪ ܡܦܫܩܢܐ ܠܟܠ ܠܫܢܐ ܕܒܕܘܟܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܒܪܫܬܐ. ܦܘܫܩ̈ܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܡܬܚܘܝܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܐܬܛܝܒܘ ܒܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܕܝܕܥܬܐ ܥܒܝܕܬܐ.

ܝܕܥܬܐ ܥܒܝܕܬܐ ܡܬܚܫܚܐ ܒܣܓܝܐܘܬܐ ܠܚܫ̈ܚܬܐ ܩܠܝ̈ܠܬܐ: ܠܬܫ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܒܕܝܐ, ܠܨܘܪ̈ܬܐ ܡܙܝܥܢ̈ܝܬܐ, ܠܒܘܣ̈ܡܐ ܕܥܒܪܝܢ ܘܠܨܘܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܓܘܚܟܐ ܕܡܬܦܪܣܢ ܒܪܫܬܐ, ܕܡܒܣܡܝܢ ܠܫܥܬܐ ܒܪܡ ܠܐ ܡܘܣܦܝܢ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܡܩܘܐ ܠܚܝ̈ܐ ܕܒܢܝܢܫܐ. ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܝܢ ܓܒܐ ܕܢܬܚܫܚ ܒܗ ܠܚܫܚܬܐ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܠܝܢ. ܡܬܚܫܚ ܒܗ ܕܢܘܣܦ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ, ܟܕ ܡܘܒܠ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܡܡܠܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܡܫܝܚܝܬܐ ܠܡܫܝ̈ܚܝܐ ܕܒܒܘܕܪܐ ܘܠܡܗܝܡܢ̈ܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܒܠܫܢ̈ܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ. ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܝܕܥ ܗܘ, ܠܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܒܦܪܨܘܦܗ ܢܣܒ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ. ܘܪܓܫ ܒܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܝܠܢܝܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܗܕܐ, ܕܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܡܫܝܚܗ ܢܗܘ̈ܝܢ ܡܛܝܒ̈ܢ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ.

ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܒܠܒܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܒܥܐ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܛܥܝܘܬܐ ܕܒܦܘܫܩܐ. ܘܟܠ ܛܥܝܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܗܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܗܝ. ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܡܢܛܪ ܠܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܐܝܩܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ, ܘܠܐ ܒܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܦܢܝ̈ܬܐ ܢܒܥܐ ܕܢܣܪܚ ܒܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ, ܕܢܙܥܪ ܐܢܝܢ ܐܘ ܕܢܒܨܪ ܡܢ ܝܘܩܪܗܝܢ. ܥܒܕܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܬܩܪܒ ܒܐܝܩܪܐ, ܘܒܕܚܠܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܚܝܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܚܝܕ ܟܠ ܘܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ, ܗܘ ܕܐܡܪ: «ܐܬܝܗܒ ܠܝ ܟܠ ܫܘܠܛܢ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܘܒܐܪܥܐ» (ܡܬܝ 28:18, ܦܫܝܛܬܐ).