ରୋମୀୟ ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ ନିକଟକୁ ପ୍ରେରିତ ପାଉଲଙ୍କ ପତ୍ 1:21
ଲୋକେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ଜାଣିଥିଲେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ସମାନେେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ଗୌରବ ଦେଲେ ନାହିଁ ଓ ତାହାଙ୍କୁ ଧନ୍ଯବାଦ ଜଣାଇଲେ ନାହିଁ। ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଚ଼ିନ୍ତାଧାରା ନିରର୍ଥକ ହେଲା। ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଜ୍ଞାନ ଅନ୍ଧକାର ରେ ଭରିଗଲା।
| Because that, | διότι | dioti | thee-OH-tee |
| when they knew | γνόντες | gnontes | GNONE-tase |
| τὸν | ton | tone | |
| God, | θεὸν | theon | thay-ONE |
| glorified they | οὐχ | ouch | ook |
| him not | ὡς | hōs | ose |
| as | θεὸν | theon | thay-ONE |
| God, | ἐδόξασαν | edoxasan | ay-THOH-ksa-sahn |
| neither | ἢ | ē | ay |
| thankful; were | εὐχαρίστησαν | eucharistēsan | afe-ha-REE-stay-sahn |
| but | ἀλλ' | all | al |
| became vain | ἐματαιώθησαν | emataiōthēsan | ay-ma-tay-OH-thay-sahn |
| in | ἐν | en | ane |
| their | τοῖς | tois | toos |
| διαλογισμοῖς | dialogismois | thee-ah-loh-gee-SMOOS | |
| imaginations, | αὐτῶν | autōn | af-TONE |
| and | καὶ | kai | kay |
| their | ἐσκοτίσθη | eskotisthē | ay-skoh-TEE-sthay |
| ἡ | hē | ay | |
| foolish | ἀσύνετος | asynetos | ah-SYOO-nay-tose |
| heart | αὐτῶν | autōn | af-TONE |
| was darkened. | καρδία | kardia | kahr-THEE-ah |