1 Thessalonians 2:17
ଭାଇ ଓ ଭଉଣୀମାନେ! ଆମ୍ଭେ ଅଳ୍ପ ସମୟ ପାଇଁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ପାଖରୁ ଦୂର ରେ ଥିଲୁ। ଆମ୍ଭେ ଶାରୀରିକ ଭାବରେ ସଠାେରେ ନ ଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ଯ, ଆମ୍ଭର ଚିନ୍ତାଗୁଡ଼ିକ ସଠାେରେ ଅଛି। ଆମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖିବା ଲାଗି ବ୍ଯଗ୍ର ଥିଲୁ ଓ ସେଥିପାଇଁ ଅଧିକ ଯତ୍ନ ମଧ୍ଯ କରିଥିଲୁ।
| But | Ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | ay-MEES |
| we, | δέ | de | thay |
| brethren, | ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | ah-thale-FOO |
| being taken | ἀπορφανισθέντες | aporphanisthentes | ah-pore-fa-nee-STHANE-tase |
| from | ἀφ' | aph | af |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | yoo-MONE |
| for | πρὸς | pros | prose |
| a short | καιρὸν | kairon | kay-RONE |
| time | ὥρας | hōras | OH-rahs |
| in presence, | προσώπῳ | prosōpō | prose-OH-poh |
| not | οὐ | ou | oo |
| heart, in | καρδίᾳ | kardia | kahr-THEE-ah |
| endeavoured | περισσοτέρως | perissoterōs | pay-rees-soh-TAY-rose |
| the more abundantly | ἐσπουδάσαμεν | espoudasamen | ay-spoo-THA-sa-mane |
| see to | τὸ | to | toh |
| your | πρόσωπον | prosōpon | PROSE-oh-pone |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | yoo-MONE | |
| face | ἰδεῖν | idein | ee-THEEN |
| with | ἐν | en | ane |
| great | πολλῇ | pollē | pole-LAY |
| desire. | ἐπιθυμίᾳ | epithymia | ay-pee-thyoo-MEE-ah |