24. The Eastern Churches in communion with the Apostolic See of Rome have a special duty of promoting the unity of all Christians, especially Eastern Christians, in accordance with the principles of the decree, "About Ecumenism," of this Sacred Council, by prayer in the first place, and by the example of their lives, by religious fidelity to the ancient Eastern traditions, by a greater knowledge of each other, by collaboration and a brotherly regard for objects and feelings.(29)
24. Ni wajibu maalum wa Makanisa ya Mashariki yaliyo katika ushirika na Kiti cha Kitume cha Roma kuhamasisha umoja wa wakristo wote, hasa wa Mashariki, kulingana na kanuni za dikrii “kuhusu Ekumeni” iliyotangazwa na Mtaguso huu Mkuu. Na kazi hii ifanyike kwanza kwa njia ya sala, mfano wa maisha, uaminifu mwangalifu kwa mapokeo ya kale ya Mashariki, ujuzi wenye kina zaidi wa wao kwa wao, ushirikiano na heshima ya kidugu kwa vitu na watu[29].