ⅠAdau vAda AsIt sa ca vAda IzvareNa sArdhamAsIt sa vAdaH svayamIzvara eva|

Ⅱsa AdAvIzvareNa sahAsIt|

Ⅲtena sarvvaM vastu sasRje sarvveSu sRSTavastuSu kimapi vastu tenAsRSTaM nAsti|

Ⅳsa jIvanasyAkAraH, tacca jIvanaM manuSyANAM jyotiH

ⅤtajjyotirandhakAre pracakAze kintvandhakArastanna jagrAha|

Ⅵyohan nAmaka eko manuja IzvareNa preSayAJcakre|

ⅦtadvArA yathA sarvve vizvasanti tadarthaM sa tajjyotiSi pramANaM dAtuM sAkSisvarUpo bhUtvAgamat,

Ⅷsa svayaM tajjyoti rna kintu tajjyotiSi pramANaM dAtumAgamat|

ⅨjagatyAgatya yaH sarvvamanujebhyo dIptiM dadAti tadeva satyajyotiH|

Ⅹsa yajjagadasRjat tanmadya eva sa AsIt kintu jagato lokAstaM nAjAnan|

ⅪnijAdhikAraM sa Agacchat kintu prajAstaM nAgRhlan|

ⅫtathApi ye ye tamagRhlan arthAt tasya nAmni vyazvasan tebhya Izvarasya putrA bhavitum adhikAram adadAt|

ⅩⅢteSAM janiH zoNitAnna zArIrikAbhilASAnna mAnavAnAmicchAto na kintvIzvarAdabhavat|

ⅩⅣsa vAdo manuSyarUpeNAvatIryya satyatAnugrahAbhyAM paripUrNaH san sArdham asmAbhi rnyavasat tataH pituradvitIyaputrasya yogyo yo mahimA taM mahimAnaM tasyApazyAma|

ⅩⅤtato yohanapi pracAryya sAkSyamidaM dattavAn yo mama pazcAd AgamiSyati sa matto gurutaraH; yato matpUrvvaM sa vidyamAna AsIt; yadartham ahaM sAkSyamidam adAM sa eSaH|

ⅩⅥaparaJca tasya pUrNatAyA vayaM sarvve kramazaH kramazonugrahaM prAptAH|

ⅩⅦmUsAdvArA vyavasthA dattA kintvanugrahaH satyatvaJca yIzukhrISTadvArA samupAtiSThatAM|

ⅩⅧkopi manuja IzvaraM kadApi nApazyat kintu pituH kroDastho'dvitIyaH putrastaM prakAzayat|

ⅩⅨtvaM kaH? iti vAkyaM preSTuM yadA yihUdIyalokA yAjakAn levilokAMzca yirUzAlamo yohanaH samIpe preSayAmAsuH,

ⅩⅩtadA sa svIkRtavAn nApahnUtavAn nAham abhiSikta ityaGgIkRtavAn|

ⅩⅪtadA te'pRcchan tarhi ko bhavAn? kiM eliyaH? sovadat na; tataste'pRcchan tarhi bhavAn sa bhaviSyadvAdI? sovadat nAhaM saH|

ⅩⅫtadA te'pRcchan tarhi bhavAn kaH? vayaM gatvA prerakAn tvayi kiM vakSyAmaH? svasmin kiM vadasi?

ⅩⅩⅢtadA sovadat| paramezasya panthAnaM pariSkuruta sarvvataH| itIdaM prAntare vAkyaM vadataH kasyacidravaH| kathAmimAM yasmin yizayiyo bhaviSyadvAdI likhitavAn soham|

ⅩⅩⅣye preSitAste phirUzilokAH|

ⅩⅩⅤtadA te'pRcchan yadi nAbhiSiktosi eliyosi na sa bhaviSyadvAdyapi nAsi ca, tarhi lokAn majjayasi kutaH?

ⅩⅩⅥtato yohan pratyavocat, toye'haM majjayAmIti satyaM kintu yaM yUyaM na jAnItha tAdRza eko jano yuSmAkaM madhya upatiSThati|

ⅩⅩⅦsa matpazcAd Agatopi matpUrvvaM varttamAna AsIt tasya pAdukAbandhanaM mocayitumapi nAhaM yogyosmi|

ⅩⅩⅧyarddananadyAH pArasthabaithabArAyAM yasminsthAne yohanamajjayat tasmina sthAne sarvvametad aghaTata|

ⅩⅩⅨpare'hani yohan svanikaTamAgacchantaM yizuM vilokya prAvocat jagataH pApamocakam Izvarasya meSazAvakaM pazyata|

ⅩⅩⅩyo mama pazcAdAgamiSyati sa matto gurutaraH, yato hetormatpUrvvaM so'varttata yasminnahaM kathAmimAM kathitavAn sa evAyaM|

ⅩⅩⅪaparaM nAhamenaM pratyabhijJAtavAn kintu isrAyellokA enaM yathA paricinvanti tadabhiprAyeNAhaM jale majjayitumAgaccham|

ⅩⅩⅫpunazca yohanaparamekaM pramANaM datvA kathitavAn vihAyasaH kapotavad avatarantamAtmAnam asyoparyyavatiSThantaM ca dRSTavAnaham|

ⅩⅩⅩⅢnAhamenaM pratyabhijJAtavAn iti satyaM kintu yo jale majjayituM mAM prairayat sa evemAM kathAmakathayat yasyoparyyAtmAnam avatarantam avatiSThantaJca drakSayasi saeva pavitre Atmani majjayiSyati|

ⅩⅩⅩⅣavastannirIkSyAyam Izvarasya tanaya iti pramANaM dadAmi|

ⅩⅩⅩⅤpare'hani yohan dvAbhyAM ziSyAbhyAM sArddheM tiSThan

ⅩⅩⅩⅥyizuM gacchantaM vilokya gaditavAn, Izvarasya meSazAvakaM pazyataM|

ⅩⅩⅩⅦimAM kathAM zrutvA dvau ziSyau yIzoH pazcAd IyatuH|

ⅩⅩⅩⅧtato yIzuH parAvRtya tau pazcAd Agacchantau dRSTvA pRSTavAn yuvAM kiM gavezayathaH? tAvapRcchatAM he rabbi arthAt he guro bhavAn kutra tiSThati?

ⅩⅩⅩⅨtataH sovAdit etya pazyataM| tato divasasya tRtIyapraharasya gatatvAt tau taddinaM tasya saGge'sthAtAM|

ⅩⅬyau dvau yohano vAkyaM zrutvA yizoH pazcAd AgamatAM tayoH zimonpitarasya bhrAtA AndriyaH

ⅩⅬⅠsa itvA prathamaM nijasodaraM zimonaM sAkSAtprApya kathitavAn vayaM khrISTam arthAt abhiSiktapuruSaM sAkSAtkRtavantaH|

ⅩⅬⅡpazcAt sa taM yizoH samIpam Anayat| tadA yIzustaM dRSTvAvadat tvaM yUnasaH putraH zimon kintu tvannAmadheyaM kaiphAH vA pitaraH arthAt prastaro bhaviSyati|

ⅩⅬⅢpare'hani yIzau gAlIlaM gantuM nizcitacetasi sati philipanAmAnaM janaM sAkSAtprApyAvocat mama pazcAd Agaccha|

ⅩⅬⅣbaitsaidAnAmni yasmin grAme pitarAndriyayorvAsa AsIt tasmin grAme tasya philipasya vasatirAsIt|

ⅩⅬⅤpazcAt philipo nithanelaM sAkSAtprApyAvadat mUsA vyavasthA granthe bhaviSyadvAdinAM grantheSu ca yasyAkhyAnaM likhitamAste taM yUSaphaH putraM nAsaratIyaM yIzuM sAkSAd akArSma vayaM|

ⅩⅬⅥtadA nithanel kathitavAn nAsarannagarAta kiM kazciduttama utpantuM zaknoti? tataH philipo 'vocat etya pazya|

ⅩⅬⅦaparaJca yIzuH svasya samIpaM tam AgacchantaM dRSTvA vyAhRtavAn, pazyAyaM niSkapaTaH satya isrAyellokaH|

ⅩⅬⅧtataH sovadad, bhavAn mAM kathaM pratyabhijAnAti? yIzuravAdIt philipasya AhvAnAt pUrvvaM yadA tvamuDumbarasya tarormUle'sthAstadA tvAmadarzam|

ⅩⅬⅨnithanel acakathat, he guro bhavAn nitAntam Izvarasya putrosi, bhavAn isrAyelvaMzasya rAjA|

Ⅼtato yIzu rvyAharat, tvAmuDumbarasya pAdapasya mUle dRSTavAnAhaM mamaitasmAdvAkyAt kiM tvaM vyazvasIH? etasmAdapyAzcaryyANi kAryyANi drakSyasi|

ⅬⅠanyaccAvAdId yuSmAnahaM yathArthaM vadAmi, itaH paraM mocite meghadvAre tasmAnmanujasUnunA Izvarasya dUtagaNam avarohantamArohantaJca drakSyatha|