ðə tʃˈɔɪs pˈeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹk dˈaɪmɪtɹˌɪi mˌeɪd ɪn hɪz lˈæst wɪl ænd tˈɛstəmənt tə ɹᵻkwˈɛst ðætðə jˈuːeɪˌɑːk hˈaɪɚɹɑːɹki ɐɡɹˈiː tʊ ɐlˈaʊ mˌɛtɹəpˈɑːlɪtən kˈɑːnstɐntˌiːn ʌvðə juːkɹˈeɪniən ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌvðə jˌuːˌɛsˈeɪ tə ɡˈaɪd ɪt wˈɪtʃ, ɪf kˈæɹid ˈaʊt, wʊd ɪfˈɛktɪvli juːnˈaɪt ðə tˈuː tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz wʌzɐ kˈælkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd mˈuːv tə sˈeɪv ðə jˈuːeɪˌɑːk fɹʌm fˈɜːðɚɹ ɪŋkˈɜːʃənz fɹʌmðə lˈɑːɹdʒɚ juːkɹˈeɪniən ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks tʃˈɜːtʃ kjˈɪv pˈeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹkeɪt, ænd ðə juːkɹˈeɪniən ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːks tʃˈɜːtʃ mˈɑːskoʊ pˈeɪtɹɪˌɑːɹkeɪt.
The choice Patriarch Dymytriy made in his last will and testament to request that the UAOC hierarchy agree to allow Metropolitan Constantine of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA to guide it – which, if carried out, would effectively unite the two Churches – was a calculated move to save the UAOC from further incursions from the larger Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate, and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).