I
had
been
thinking
of
the
God-given
alphabet
of
the
Azkanazian
nation
and
of
the
land
of
Armenia-when,
in
what
time,
and
through
what
kind
of
man
that
new
divine
gift
had
been
bestowed,
as
well
as
the
luminous
learning
and
angelic,
virtuous
piety
of
that
person,
so
as
to
cause
memorials
to
blossom
in
an
individual
volume.
And
while
I
was
striving
to
remember
[the
facts],
there
came
the
command
of
an
excellent
man
named
Hovsep,
a
disciple
of
that
person,
as
well
as
the
encouragement
of
others,
our
fellows
of
student
days.
Therefore,
I,
who
had
had
the
fortune
of
being
[his]
special
pupil,
even
though
the
youngest
[among
his
pupils]
and
the
task
beyond
my
capacities,
[nevertheless]
hastened
to
write
without
delay
that
which
was
suggested,
compelled
by
the
clear
roan-date
which
had
been
addressed
to
me.
And
we
ask
them
all
that
they
assist
us
in
our
tasks
by
their
prayers,
and
to
commit
us
to
the
divine
grace,
so
that
we
may
sail
successfully
and
unerringly
over
the
boundless
waves
of
the
sea
of
doctrine.
