In fact, Makarios was told to rid himself of the very thought of translating the Hebrew Scriptures into the Russian language. The synod issued a ruling, dated April 11, 1841, ordering Makarios “to serve a three - to - six - week penance at the home of a bishop in Tomsk so as to clean his conscience through prayer and genuflections. ”
1841. gada 11. aprīlī sinode pieņēma lēmumu, ar kuru piesprieda Makarijam ” trīs līdz sešas nedēļas ilgu epitīmiju [jeb sodu] Tomskas bīskapa mājā, lai viņš, ceļos mezdamies, lūgšanās attīrītu savu sirdsapziņu ”.