1 ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲑⲉⲱⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲡϩⲉⲛⲁⲧⲟⲛ . ϫⲉⲁⲩⲣⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲣϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ , ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲱ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ·
They said about Apa Theodoros and Apa Lucius of Enaton that they spent fifty years tricking their thoughts,saying, 'When winter has passed, we will flee this place.'
2 ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϣⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϣⲱⲙ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ .
And when summer came, they would say, 'When summer ends, we will flee this place.'
3 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ · ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ .
And this is how they spent their entire lives, these fathers who are remembered forever.