3 And I sent messengers to them, saying, I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down. Why should the work cease, whilst I leave it and come down to you?

3 于是我差派使者去见他们说： "我正在进行大工程， 不能去。我怎能放下这工程， 去见你们， 使这工程停顿呢？"