惟父憑其自由聖意、以真實無妄之道、予吾人以再造、俾充先薦之果、而與萬物更始；

他按自己的旨意，用真道生了我们，叫我们在他所造的万物中好像初熟的果子。

他按自己的旨意，用真理的道生了我们，使我们在他所造的万物中成为初熟的果子。

他按自己的旨意，用真理的道生了我们，使我们在他所造的万物中成为初熟的果子。

祂按照自己的旨意，借着真道重生了我们，使我们在祂所造的万物之中好像初熟的果实。

他凭着自己的旨意，藉着真理的道生了我们，使我们作他所造的万物中初熟的果子。

他照着自己的旨意，藉着真理的话语生了我们，要使我们在他所造的万物中成为一种初熟的果子。

他按自己的旨意，用真道生了我們，叫我們在他所造的萬物中好像初熟的果子。

他按自己的旨意，用真理的道生了我們，使我們在他所造的萬物中成為初熟的果子。

他按自己的旨意，用真理的道生了我們，使我們在他所造的萬物中成為初熟的果子。

祂按照自己的旨意，藉著真道重生了我們，使我們在祂所造的萬物之中好像初熟的果實。

他憑著自己的旨意，藉著真理的道生了我們，使我們作他所造的萬物中初熟的果子。

他照他的意思、用真理之道生了我們，要使我們做他所創造的萬物中一種初熟的果子。

他照著自己的旨意，藉著真理的話語生了我們，要使我們在他所造的萬物中成為一種初熟的果子。

且循己旨、以真道生我儕、俾於其所造者、猶初實之果焉、○

自行己志、以真道生我、為億兆首宗主之人、

彼循己旨、以真道生我儕、使我儕於其所造之萬物中、為初實之果、○

He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.

By his own choice, he gave us birth by the word of truth so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

In the exercise of His will He gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.

Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth so that we would be the firstfruits of His creatures.

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

如此之人、亦即天主依其聖意而見召者也。蓋天主所預寵者、乃預簡之、俾克肖其聖子、欲使其聖子成為眾子中之冢息耳。故其所預簡者、必從而召之；其所召者、更從而義之；其所義者、更從而榮之。吾人於此尚有何說？天主友我、誰能敵我？

耶穌應之曰：『我切實語爾、人非重生不得見天主國。』尼閣德睦曰：『人既老、安得重生？寧能再入母胎、以得重生乎？』耶穌對曰：『我切實語爾、人非生於水及神者、無得入天主國。

蓋爾之新生、非萌自可朽之種子、乃藉永生天主之聖道、而萌於不朽之種子也。

卓哉身分。若輩之生。非緣血氣。惟自天主。無與人意。

若輩平生未曾沾染女色、皆屬純粹之童身、故得追隨羔羊、須臾不離、贖自人間、而於天主及羔羊充先薦之菓、

可頌哉、吾主耶穌基督之天主聖父也！天主大慈大悲、藉耶穌基督之復活、予吾人以新生、

然富於慈悲之天主、按其愛人之大德、緣基督之偉功、拔吾人於罪中、起吾人於已死、俾吾人得與基督同享生命；

兄弟則為主之所愛、吾儕尚可不為爾等恆謝洪恩乎？蓋天主自始予爾等以簡拔、俾爾等受聖神之感化、篤信真理、以蒙救恩。其召爾也、以吾儕之傳福音為因緣、而以爾等得沾吾主耶穌基督之光榮為目的。

欲使夙盼基督之吾族、得發揚其光輝；

而天地萬物、皆藉基督咸得與天主重相契合、而歸於太和；而其所以致此太和者、則十字架上所流之寶血耳。爾等前因惡業向與天主睽隔；

蓋亞伯漢實為萬民之父。經曰：『吾使爾為萬邦之父』此之謂也。顧其所以能在天主之前為眾人之父者、亦曰篤信天主而已。蓋惟天主能予死者以生命、而出萬有於無有耳。

爾在同道中儘有千萬之導師、第愛爾以父母之愛者、恐亦不可多得耳。夫以福音之道使爾等因基督而得神生者、非我也耶？

故凡天主所生者、不犯罪、良以天主之道根、常存其心中故也。蓋既為天主之所生、尚能沉溺於罪中乎。

錄名天上之一總冢息之教會也；於斯有黜陟萬有之主宰焉、有德備義全者之靈魂焉、

昔天主曾告摩西曰：『吾欲寵者寵之、吾欲憐者憐之。』此固非人意與人力、所得而左右、惟在慈惠天主之矜恤而已。經中又載告諭法老之言曰：『吾使爾崛興、用顯吾能於爾身、用彰吾名於普世。』蓋矜恤人者惟天主、使人冥頑、亦惟天主而已。

是故爾宜滌瑕盪穢、徹私去蔽、以謙誠溫和之意、領受其所植於爾心田之聖道。惟斯道能全爾靈。