Kontakia 2–6

Kontakion 2: As when seeing the widow weeping bitterly, O Lord, Thou wast moved with pity, and didst raise her son from the dead as he was being carried to burial, likewise have pity on me, O Lover of mankind, and raise my soul, deadened by sins, as I cry: Alleluia!Ekos 2 invocations: Jesus, Eternal God! Jesus, All-powerful King! Jesus, Long-suffering Master! Jesus, All-merciful Saviour! Jesus, my Gracious Guardian! Jesus, cleanse my sins! Jesus, take away mine iniquities! Jesus, pardon mine unrighteousness! Jesus, my Hope, forsake me not! Jesus, my Helper, reject me not! Jesus, my Creator, forget me not! Jesus, my Shepherd, destroy me not! Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me!The Akathist continues through thirteen pairs of Kontakia and Ekoi, each Ekos ending with the refrain: Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me!