ⅠIzvaraputrasya yIzukhrISTasya susaMvAdArambhaH|

ⅡbhaviSyadvAdinAM grantheSu lipiritthamAste, pazya svakIyadUtantu tavAgre preSayAmyaham| gatvA tvadIyapanthAnaM sa hi pariSkariSyati|

Ⅲ"paramezasya panthAnaM pariSkuruta sarvvataH| tasya rAjapathaJcaiva samAnaM kurutAdhunA|" ityetat prAntare vAkyaM vadataH kasyacidravaH||

Ⅳsaeva yohan prAntare majjitavAn tathA pApamArjananimittaM manovyAvarttakamajjanasya kathAJca pracAritavAn|

Ⅴtato yihUdAdezayirUzAlamnagaranivAsinaH sarvve lokA bahi rbhUtvA tasya samIpamAgatya svAni svAni pApAnyaGgIkRtya yarddananadyAM tena majjitA babhUvuH|

Ⅵasya yohanaH paridheyAni kramelakalomajAni, tasya kaTibandhanaM carmmajAtam, tasya bhakSyANi ca zUkakITA vanyamadhUni cAsan|

Ⅶsa pracArayan kathayAJcakre, ahaM namrIbhUya yasya pAdukAbandhanaM mocayitumapi na yogyosmi, tAdRzo matto gurutara ekaH puruSo matpazcAdAgacchati|

ⅧahaM yuSmAn jale majjitavAn kintu sa pavitra AtmAni saMmajjayiSyati|

ⅨaparaJca tasminneva kAle gAlIlpradezasya nAsaradgrAmAd yIzurAgatya yohanA yarddananadyAM majjito'bhUt|

Ⅹsa jalAdutthitamAtro meghadvAraM muktaM kapotavat svasyopari avarohantamAtmAnaJca dRSTavAn|

ⅪtvaM mama priyaH putrastvayyeva mamamahAsantoSa iyamAkAzIyA vANI babhUva|

Ⅻtasmin kAle AtmA taM prAntaramadhyaM ninAya|

ⅩⅢatha sa catvAriMzaddinAni tasmin sthAne vanyapazubhiH saha tiSThan zaitAnA parIkSitaH; pazcAt svargIyadUtAstaM siSevire|

ⅩⅣanantaraM yohani bandhanAlaye baddhe sati yIzu rgAlIlpradezamAgatya IzvararAjyasya susaMvAdaM pracArayan kathayAmAsa,

ⅩⅤkAlaH sampUrNa IzvararAjyaJca samIpamAgataM; atoheto ryUyaM manAMsi vyAvarttayadhvaM susaMvAde ca vizvAsita|

ⅩⅥtadanantaraM sa gAlIlIyasamudrasya tIre gacchan zimon tasya bhrAtA andriyanAmA ca imau dvau janau matsyadhAriNau sAgaramadhye jAlaM prakSipantau dRSTvA tAvavadat,

ⅩⅦyuvAM mama pazcAdAgacchataM, yuvAmahaM manuSyadhAriNau kariSyAmi|

ⅩⅧtatastau tatkSaNameva jAlAni parityajya tasya pazcAt jagmatuH|

ⅩⅨtataH paraM tatsthAnAt kiJcid dUraM gatvA sa sivadIputrayAkUb tadbhrAtRyohan ca imau naukAyAM jAlAnAM jIrNamuddhArayantau dRSTvA tAvAhUyat|

ⅩⅩtatastau naukAyAM vetanabhugbhiH sahitaM svapitaraM vihAya tatpazcAdIyatuH|

ⅩⅪtataH paraM kapharnAhUmnAmakaM nagaramupasthAya sa vizrAmadivase bhajanagrahaM pravizya samupadideza|

ⅩⅫtasyopadezAllokA AzcaryyaM menire yataH sodhyApakAiva nopadizan prabhAvavAniva propadideza|

ⅩⅩⅢaparaJca tasmin bhajanagRhe apavitrabhUtena grasta eko mAnuSa AsIt| sa cItzabdaM kRtvA kathayAJcake

ⅩⅩⅣbho nAsaratIya yIzo tvamasmAn tyaja, tvayA sahAsmAkaM kaH sambandhaH? tvaM kimasmAn nAzayituM samAgataH? tvamIzvarasya pavitraloka ityahaM jAnAmi|

ⅩⅩⅤtadA yIzustaM tarjayitvA jagAda tUSNIM bhava ito bahirbhava ca|

ⅩⅩⅥtataH so'pavitrabhUtastaM sampIDya atyucaizcItkRtya nirjagAma|

ⅩⅩⅦtenaiva sarvve camatkRtya parasparaM kathayAJcakrire, aho kimidaM? kIdRzo'yaM navya upadezaH? anena prabhAvenApavitrabhUteSvAjJApiteSu te tadAjJAnuvarttino bhavanti|

ⅩⅩⅧtadA tasya yazo gAlIlazcaturdiksthasarvvadezAn vyApnot|

ⅩⅩⅨaparaJca te bhajanagRhAd bahi rbhUtvA yAkUbyohanbhyAM saha zimona Andriyasya ca nivezanaM pravivizuH|

ⅩⅩⅩtadA pitarasya zvazrUrjvarapIDitA zayyAyAmAsta iti te taM jhaTiti vijJApayAJcakruH|

ⅩⅩⅪtataH sa Agatya tasyA hastaM dhRtvA tAmudasthApayat; tadaiva tAM jvaro'tyAkSIt tataH paraM sA tAn siSeve|

ⅩⅩⅫathAstaM gate ravau sandhyAkAle sati lokAstatsamIpaM sarvvAn rogiNo bhUtadhRtAMzca samAninyuH|

ⅩⅩⅩⅢsarvve nAgarikA lokA dvAri saMmilitAzca|

ⅩⅩⅩⅣtataH sa nAnAvidharogiNo bahUn manujAnarogiNazcakAra tathA bahUn bhUtAn tyAjayAJcakAra tAn bhUtAn kimapi vAkyaM vaktuM niSiSedha ca yatohetoste tamajAnan|

ⅩⅩⅩⅤaparaJca so'tipratyUSe vastutastu rAtrizeSe samutthAya bahirbhUya nirjanaM sthAnaM gatvA tatra prArthayAJcakre|

ⅩⅩⅩⅥanantaraM zimon tatsaGginazca tasya pazcAd gatavantaH|

ⅩⅩⅩⅦtaduddezaM prApya tamavadan sarvve lokAstvAM mRgayante|

ⅩⅩⅩⅧtadA so'kathayat Agacchata vayaM samIpasthAni nagarANi yAmaH, yato'haM tatra kathAM pracArayituM bahirAgamam|

ⅩⅩⅩⅨatha sa teSAM gAlIlpradezasya sarvveSu bhajanagRheSu kathAH pracArayAJcakre bhUtAnatyAjayaJca|

ⅩⅬanantaramekaH kuSThI samAgatya tatsammukhe jAnupAtaM vinayaJca kRtvA kathitavAn yadi bhavAn icchati tarhi mAM pariSkarttuM zaknoti|

ⅩⅬⅠtataH kRpAlu ryIzuH karau prasAryya taM spaSTvA kathayAmAsa

ⅩⅬⅡmamecchA vidyate tvaM pariSkRto bhava| etatkathAyAH kathanamAtrAt sa kuSThI rogAnmuktaH pariSkRto'bhavat|

ⅩⅬⅢtadA sa taM visRjan gADhamAdizya jagAda

ⅩⅬⅣsAvadhAno bhava kathAmimAM kamapi mA vada; svAtmAnaM yAjakaM darzaya, lokebhyaH svapariSkRteH pramANadAnAya mUsAnirNItaM yaddAnaM tadutsRjasva ca|

ⅩⅬⅤkintu sa gatvA tat karmma itthaM vistAryya pracArayituM prArebhe tenaiva yIzuH punaH saprakAzaM nagaraM praveSTuM nAzaknot tatohetorbahiH kAnanasthAne tasyau; tathApi caturddigbhyo lokAstasya samIpamAyayuH|