1 Thessalonians 2:4
ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଆମ୍ଭକୁ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରି ଓ ବିଶ୍ବାସ କରି ସୁସମାଚାର କହିବା ଦାଯିତ୍ବ ଦଇେଥିବାରୁ ଆମ୍ଭେ ସୁସମାଚାର ପ୍ରଚାର କରୁଛୁ। ଅତଏବ ଯେତବେେଳେ ଆମ୍ଭେ କିଛି କହୁ ମନୁଷ୍ଯକୁ ସନ୍ତୁଷ୍ଟ କଲାପରି ନୁହେଁ, ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ଖୁସି କରିବା ଆମ୍ଭର ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ଯ ଅଟେ। ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଆମ୍ଭର ହୃଦୟଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରନ୍ତି।
| But | ἀλλὰ | alla | al-LA |
| as | καθὼς | kathōs | ka-THOSE |
| we were allowed | δεδοκιμάσμεθα | dedokimasmetha | thay-thoh-kee-MA-smay-tha |
| of | ὑπὸ | hypo | yoo-POH |
| τοῦ | tou | too | |
| God | θεοῦ | theou | thay-OO |
| with trust in put be to | πιστευθῆναι | pisteuthēnai | pee-stayf-THAY-nay |
| the | τὸ | to | toh |
| gospel, | εὐαγγέλιον | euangelion | ave-ang-GAY-lee-one |
| so even | οὕτως | houtōs | OO-tose |
| we speak; | λαλοῦμεν | laloumen | la-LOO-mane |
| not | οὐχ | ouch | ook |
| as | ὡς | hōs | ose |
| pleasing | ἀνθρώποις | anthrōpois | an-THROH-poos |
| men, | ἀρέσκοντες | areskontes | ah-RAY-skone-tase |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | al-LA |
| τῷ | tō | toh | |
| God, | θεῷ | theō | thay-OH |
| which | τῷ | tō | toh |
| trieth | δοκιμάζοντι | dokimazonti | thoh-kee-MA-zone-tee |
| our | τὰς | tas | tahs |
| καρδίας | kardias | kahr-THEE-as | |
| hearts. | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | ay-MONE |