କରିନ୍ଥୀୟ ମଣ୍ଡଳୀ ନିକଟକୁ ପାଉଲଙ୍କ ପ୍ରଥମ ପତ୍ର 14:7
ଅନ୍ୟଥା ମାରେ କଥା ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ କୌଣସି ନିର୍ଜୀବ ବଂଶୀ ବା ବୀଣାର ଧ୍ବନି ତୁଲ୍ଯ ହବେ। ଯଦି କୌଣସି ବାଦ୍ଯ ୟନ୍ତ୍ରର ସ୍ବରଗୁଡ଼ିକରେ ପାର୍ଥକ୍ଯ ନ ରହିବ, ତା' ହେଲେ ଜଣେ କିପରି ଜାଣି ପାରିବ ଯେ, ବଂଶୀ ବା ବୀଣା କ'ଣ ବାଜୁଅଛି?
| And even | ὅμως | homōs | OH-mose |
| things | τὰ | ta | ta |
| without life | ἄψυχα | apsycha | AH-psyoo-ha |
| giving | φωνὴν | phōnēn | foh-NANE |
| sound, | διδόντα | didonta | thee-THONE-ta |
| whether | εἴτε | eite | EE-tay |
| pipe | αὐλὸς | aulos | a-LOSE |
| or | εἴτε | eite | EE-tay |
| harp, | κιθάρα | kithara | kee-THA-ra |
| except | ἐὰν | ean | ay-AN |
| they give | διαστολὴν | diastolēn | thee-ah-stoh-LANE |
| a | τοῖς | tois | toos |
| distinction | φθόγγοις | phthongois | FTHOHNG-goos |
| in the | μὴ | mē | may |
| sounds, | δῷ | dō | thoh |
| how | πῶς | pōs | pose |
| known be it shall | γνωσθήσεται | gnōsthēsetai | gnoh-STHAY-say-tay |
| what | τὸ | to | toh |
| is piped | αὐλούμενον | auloumenon | a-LOO-may-none |
| or | ἢ | ē | ay |
| τὸ | to | toh | |
| harped? | κιθαριζόμενον | kitharizomenon | kee-tha-ree-ZOH-may-none |