ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏲᎦᏚᎵᎭ, ᎢᏓᎵᏅᎵ, ᏂᏥᎦᏔᎲᎾᏉ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏕᏯᏙᏗ ᎣᎩᎷᏤᎸ ᎡᏏᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎦᎨᏛ ᎣᎩᎷᏤᎸᎢ, ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᏂᏙᎦᎵᏂᎬᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎣᎦᎸᏲᎵᎸᎩ ᏦᎦᏛᏂᏗᏍᏗᏱ;
For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of life: