yIzuH svayaM nAmajjayat kevalaM tasya ziSyA amajjayat kintu yohano'dhikaziSyAn sa karoti majjayati ca,
phirUzina imAM vArttAmazRNvan iti prabhuravagatya
yihUdIyadezaM vihAya puna rgAlIlam Agat|
tataH zomiroNapradezasya madyena tena gantavye sati
yAkUb nijaputrAya yUSaphe yAM bhUmim adadAt tatsamIpasthAyi zomiroNapradezasya sukhAr nAmnA vikhyAtasya nagarasya sannidhAvupAsthAt|
tatra yAkUbaH prahirAsIt; tadA dvitIyayAmavelAyAM jAtAyAM sa mArge zramApannastasya praheH pArzve upAvizat|
etarhi kAcit zomiroNIyA yoSit toyottolanArtham tatrAgamat
tadA ziSyAH khAdyadravyANi kretuM nagaram agacchan|
yIzuH zomiroNIyAM tAM yoSitam vyAhArSIt mahyaM kiJcit pAnIyaM pAtuM dehi| kintu zomiroNIyaiH sAkaM yihUdIyalokA na vyavAharan tasmAddhetoH sAkathayat zomiroNIyA yoSitadahaM tvaM yihUdIyosi kathaM mattaH pAnIyaM pAtum icchasi?
tato yIzuravadad Izvarasya yaddAnaM tatkIdRk pAnIyaM pAtuM mahyaM dehi ya itthaM tvAM yAcate sa vA ka iti cedajJAsyathAstarhi tamayAciSyathAH sa ca tubhyamamRtaM toyamadAsyat|
tadA sA sImantinI bhASitavati, he maheccha prahirgambhIro bhavato nIrottolanapAtraM nAstI ca tasmAt tadamRtaM kIlAlaM kutaH prApsyasi?
yosmabhyam imamandhUM dadau, yasya ca parijanA gomeSAdayazca sarvve'sya praheH pAnIyaM papuretAdRzo yosmAkaM pUrvvapuruSo yAkUb tasmAdapi bhavAn mahAn kiM?
ⅩⅢtato yIzurakathayad idaM pAnIyaM saH pivati sa punastRSArtto bhaviSyati,
ⅩⅣkintu mayA dattaM pAnIyaM yaH pivati sa punaH kadApi tRSArtto na bhaviSyati| mayA dattam idaM toyaM tasyAntaH prasravaNarUpaM bhUtvA anantAyuryAvat sroSyati|
ⅩⅤtadA sA vanitAkathayat he maheccha tarhi mama punaH pIpAsA yathA na jAyate toyottolanAya yathAtrAgamanaM na bhavati ca tadarthaM mahyaM tattoyaM dehI|
ⅩⅥtato yIzUravadadyAhi tava patimAhUya sthAne'trAgaccha|
ⅩⅦsA vAmAvadat mama patirnAsti| yIzuravadat mama patirnAstIti vAkyaM bhadramavocaH|
ⅩⅧyatastava paJca patayobhavan adhunA tu tvayA sArddhaM yastiSThati sa tava bharttA na vAkyamidaM satyamavAdiH|
ⅩⅨtadA sA mahilA gaditavati he maheccha bhavAn eko bhaviSyadvAdIti buddhaM mayA|
ⅩⅩasmAkaM pitRlokA etasmin ziloccaye'bhajanta, kintu bhavadbhirucyate yirUzAlam nagare bhajanayogyaM sthAnamAste|
ⅩⅪyIzuravocat he yoSit mama vAkye vizvasihi yadA yUyaM kevalazaile'smin vA yirUzAlam nagare piturbhajanaM na kariSyadhve kAla etAdRza AyAti|
ⅩⅫyUyaM yaM bhajadhve taM na jAnItha, kintu vayaM yaM bhajAmahe taM jAnImahe, yato yihUdIyalokAnAM madhyAt paritrANaM jAyate|
ⅩⅩⅢkintu yadA satyabhaktA AtmanA satyarUpeNa ca piturbhajanaM kariSyante samaya etAdRza AyAti, varam idAnImapi vidyate ; yata etAdRzo bhatkAn pitA ceSTate|
ⅩⅩⅣIzvara AtmA; tatastasya ye bhaktAstaiH sa AtmanA satyarUpeNa ca bhajanIyaH|
ⅩⅩⅤtadA sA mahilAvAdIt khrISTanAmnA vikhyAto'bhiSiktaH puruSa AgamiSyatIti jAnAmi sa ca sarvvAH kathA asmAn jJApayiSyati|
ⅩⅩⅥtato yIzuravadat tvayA sArddhaM kathanaM karomi yo'ham ahameva sa puruSaH|
ⅩⅩⅦetasmin samaye ziSyA Agatya tathA striyA sArddhaM tasya kathopakathane mahAzcaryyam amanyanta tathApi bhavAn kimicchati? yadvA kimartham etayA sArddhaM kathAM kathayati? iti kopi nApRcchat|
ⅩⅩⅧtataH paraM sA nArI kalazaM sthApayitvA nagaramadhyaM gatvA lokebhyokathAyad
ⅩⅩⅨahaM yadyat karmmAkaravaM tatsarvvaM mahyamakathayad etAdRzaM mAnavamekam Agatya pazyata ru kim abhiSikto na bhavati ?
ⅩⅩⅩtataste nagarAd bahirAgatya tAtasya samIpam Ayan|
ⅩⅩⅪetarhi ziSyAH sAdhayitvA taM vyAhArSuH he guro bhavAn kiJcid bhUktAM|
ⅩⅩⅫtataH sovadad yuSmAbhiryanna jJAyate tAdRzaM bhakSyaM mamAste|
ⅩⅩⅩⅢtadA ziSyAH parasparaM praSTum Arambhanta, kimasmai kopi kimapi bhakSyamAnIya dattavAn?
ⅩⅩⅩⅣyIzuravocat matprerakasyAbhimatAnurUpakaraNaM tasyaiva karmmasiddhikAraNaJca mama bhakSyaM|
ⅩⅩⅩⅤmAsacatuSTaye jAte zasyakarttanasamayo bhaviSyatIti vAkyaM yuSmAbhiH kiM nodyate? kintvahaM vadAmi, zira uttolya kSetrANi prati nirIkSya pazyata, idAnIM karttanayogyAni zuklavarNAnyabhavan|
ⅩⅩⅩⅥyazchinatti sa vetanaM labhate anantAyuHsvarUpaM zasyaM sa gRhlAti ca, tenaiva vaptA chettA ca yugapad AnandataH|
ⅩⅩⅩⅦitthaM sati vapatyekazchinatyanya iti vacanaM siddhyati|
ⅩⅩⅩⅧyatra yUyaM na paryyazrAmyata tAdRzaM zasyaM chettuM yuSmAn prairayam anye janAHparyyazrAmyan yUyaM teSAM zragasya phalam alabhadhvam|
ⅩⅩⅩⅨyasmin kAle yadyat karmmAkArSaM tatsarvvaM sa mahyam akathayat tasyA vanitAyA idaM sAkSyavAkyaM zrutvA tannagaranivAsino bahavaH zomiroNIyalokA vyazvasan|
ⅩⅬtathA ca tasyAntike samupasthAya sveSAM sannidhau katicid dinAni sthAtuM tasmin vinayam akurvvAna tasmAt sa dinadvayaM tatsthAne nyavaSTat
ⅩⅬⅠtatastasyopadezena bahavo'pare vizvasya
ⅩⅬⅡtAM yoSAmavadan kevalaM tava vAkyena pratIma iti na, kintu sa jagato'bhiSiktastrAteti tasya kathAM zrutvA vayaM svayamevAjJAsamahi|
ⅩⅬⅢsvadeze bhaviSyadvaktuH satkAro nAstIti yadyapi yIzuH pramANaM datvAkathayat
ⅩⅬⅣtathApi divasadvayAt paraM sa tasmAt sthAnAd gAlIlaM gatavAn|
ⅩⅬⅤanantaraM ye gAlIlI liyalokA utsave gatA utsavasamaye yirUzalam nagare tasya sarvvAH kriyA apazyan te gAlIlam AgataM tam AgRhlan|
ⅩⅬⅥtataH param yIzu ryasmin kAnnAnagare jalaM drAkSArasam Akarot tat sthAnaM punaragAt| tasminneva samaye kasyacid rAjasabhAstArasya putraH kapharnAhUmapurI rogagrasta AsIt|
ⅩⅬⅦsa yehUdIyadezAd yIzo rgAlIlAgamanavArttAM nizamya tasya samIpaM gatvA prArthya vyAhRtavAn mama putrasya prAyeNa kAla AsannaH bhavAn Agatya taM svasthaM karotu|
ⅩⅬⅧtadA yIzurakathayad AzcaryyaM karmma citraM cihnaM ca na dRSTA yUyaM na pratyeSyatha|
ⅩⅬⅨtataH sa sabhAsadavadat he maheccha mama putre na mRte bhavAnAgacchatu|
yIzustamavadad gaccha tava putro'jIvIt tadA yIzunoktavAkye sa vizvasya gatavAn|
ⅬⅠgamanakAle mArgamadhye dAsAstaM sAkSAtprApyAvadan bhavataH putro'jIvIt|
ⅬⅡtataH kaM kAlamArabhya rogapratIkArArambho jAtA iti pRSTe tairuktaM hyaH sArddhadaNDadvayAdhikadvitIyayAme tasya jvaratyAgo'bhavat|
ⅬⅢtadA yIzustasmin kSaNe proktavAn tava putro'jIvIt pitA tadbuddhvA saparivAro vyazvasIt|
ⅬⅣyihUdIyadezAd Agatya gAlIli yIzuretad dvitIyam AzcaryyakarmmAkarot|