text_original: I only beg that you will listen, and not deride, for what I have to say comes from an inner conviction so deep that to withhold it would be for me little better than treason to the great end of all this suffering, this labor of spirit and of mind through which we have gone in these many hard years.
text_transcription: I ONLY BEG THAT YOU WILL LISTEN AND NOT DERIVE FOR WHAT I HAVE TO SAY COMES FROM AN INNER CONVICTION SO DEEP THAT TO WITHHOLD IT WOULD BE FOR ME LITTLE BETTER THAN TREASON TO THE GREAT END OF ALL THIS SUFFERING THIS LABOUR OF SPIRIT AND OF MIND THROUGH WHICH WE HAVE GONE IN THESE MANY HARD YEARS
phonemes: aɪ ˈoʊnli bˈɛɡ ðæt juː wɪl lˈɪsən, ænd nˌɑːt dᵻɹˈaɪd, fɔːɹ wʌt aɪ hæv tə sˈeɪ kˈʌmz fɹʌm ɐn ˈɪnɚ kənvˈɪkʃən sˌoʊ dˈiːp ðæt tə wɪðhˈoʊld ɪt wʊd biː fɔːɹ mˌiː lˈɪɾəl bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn tɹˈiːzən tə ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɛnd ʌv ˈɔːl ðɪs sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ, ðɪs lˈeɪbɚɹ ʌv spˈɪɹɪt ænd ʌv mˈaɪnd θɹuː wˌɪtʃ wiː hæv ɡɔn ɪn ðiːz mˈɛni hˈɑːɹd jˈɪɹz.