Ⅰ Adau vAda AsIt sa cha vAda IshvareNa sArdhamAsIt sa vAdaH svayamIshvara eva|

Ⅱ sa AdAvIshvareNa sahAsIt|

Ⅲ tena sarvvaM vastu sasR^ije sarvveShu sR^iShTavastuShu kimapi vastu tenAsR^iShTaM nAsti|

Ⅳ sa jIvanasyAkAraH, tachcha jIvanaM manuShyANAM jyotiH

Ⅴ tajjyotirandhakAre prachakAshe kintvandhakArastanna jagrAha|

Ⅵ yohan nAmaka eko manuja IshvareNa preShayA nchakre|

Ⅶ tadvArA yathA sarvve vishvasanti tadarthaM sa tajjyotiShi pramANaM dAtuM sAkShisvarUpo bhUtvAgamat,

Ⅷ sa svayaM tajjyoti rna kintu tajjyotiShi pramANaM dAtumAgamat|

Ⅸ jagatyAgatya yaH sarvvamanujebhyo dIptiM dadAti tadeva satyajyotiH|

Ⅹ sa yajjagadasR^ijat tanmadya eva sa AsIt kintu jagato lokAstaM nAjAnan|

Ⅺ nijAdhikAraM sa AgachChat kintu prajAstaM nAgR^ihlan|

Ⅻ tathApi ye ye tamagR^ihlan arthAt tasya nAmni vyashvasan tebhya Ishvarasya putrA bhavitum adhikAram adadAt|

ⅩⅢ teShAM janiH shoNitAnna shArIrikAbhilAShAnna mAnavAnAmichChAto na kintvIshvarAdabhavat|

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

ⅩⅤ tato yohanapi prachAryya sAkShyamidaM dattavAn yo mama pashchAd AgamiShyati sa matto gurutaraH; yato matpUrvvaM sa vidyamAna AsIt; yadartham ahaM sAkShyamidam adAM sa eShaH|

ⅩⅥ apara ncha tasya pUrNatAyA vayaM sarvve kramashaH kramashonugrahaM prAptAH|

ⅩⅦ mUsAdvArA vyavasthA dattA kintvanugrahaH satyatva ncha yIshukhrIShTadvArA samupAtiShThatAM|

ⅩⅧ kopi manuja IshvaraM kadApi nApashyat kintu pituH kroDastho.advitIyaH putrastaM prakAshayat|

ⅩⅨ tvaM kaH? iti vAkyaM preShTuM yadA yihUdIyalokA yAjakAn levilokAMshcha yirUshAlamo yohanaH samIpe preShayAmAsuH,

ⅩⅩ tadA sa svIkR^itavAn nApahnUtavAn nAham abhiShikta itya NgIkR^itavAn|

ⅩⅪ tadA te.apR^ichChan tarhi ko bhavAn? kiM eliyaH? sovadat na; tataste.apR^ichChan tarhi bhavAn sa bhaviShyadvAdI? sovadat nAhaM saH|

ⅩⅫ tadA te.apR^ichChan tarhi bhavAn kaH? vayaM gatvA prerakAn tvayi kiM vakShyAmaH? svasmin kiM vadasi?

ⅩⅩⅢ tadA sovadat| parameshasya panthAnaM pariShkuruta sarvvataH| itIdaM prAntare vAkyaM vadataH kasyachidravaH| kathAmimAM yasmin yishayiyo bhaviShyadvAdI likhitavAn soham|

ⅩⅩⅣ ye preShitAste phirUshilokAH|

ⅩⅩⅤ tadA te.apR^ichChan yadi nAbhiShiktosi eliyosi na sa bhaviShyadvAdyapi nAsi cha, tarhi lokAn majjayasi kutaH?

ⅩⅩⅥ tato yohan pratyavochat, toye.ahaM majjayAmIti satyaM kintu yaM yUyaM na jAnItha tAdR^isha eko jano yuShmAkaM madhya upatiShThati|

ⅩⅩⅦ sa matpashchAd Agatopi matpUrvvaM varttamAna AsIt tasya pAdukAbandhanaM mochayitumapi nAhaM yogyosmi|

ⅩⅩⅧ yarddananadyAH pArasthabaithabArAyAM yasminsthAne yohanamajjayat tasmina sthAne sarvvametad aghaTata|

ⅩⅩⅨ pare.ahani yohan svanikaTamAgachChantaM yishuM vilokya prAvochat jagataH pApamochakam Ishvarasya meShashAvakaM pashyata|

ⅩⅩⅩ yo mama pashchAdAgamiShyati sa matto gurutaraH, yato hetormatpUrvvaM so.avarttata yasminnahaM kathAmimAM kathitavAn sa evAyaM|

ⅩⅩⅪ aparaM nAhamenaM pratyabhij nAtavAn kintu isrAyellokA enaM yathA parichinvanti tadabhiprAyeNAhaM jale majjayitumAgachCham|

ⅩⅩⅫ punashcha yohanaparamekaM pramANaM datvA kathitavAn vihAyasaH kapotavad avatarantamAtmAnam asyoparyyavatiShThantaM cha dR^iShTavAnaham|

ⅩⅩⅩⅢ nAhamenaM pratyabhij nAtavAn iti satyaM kintu yo jale majjayituM mAM prairayat sa evemAM kathAmakathayat yasyoparyyAtmAnam avatarantam avatiShThanta ncha drakShayasi saeva pavitre Atmani majjayiShyati|

ⅩⅩⅩⅣ avastannirIkShyAyam Ishvarasya tanaya iti pramANaM dadAmi|

ⅩⅩⅩⅤ pare.ahani yohan dvAbhyAM shiShyAbhyAM sArddheM tiShThan

ⅩⅩⅩⅥ yishuM gachChantaM vilokya gaditavAn, Ishvarasya meShashAvakaM pashyataM|

ⅩⅩⅩⅦ imAM kathAM shrutvA dvau shiShyau yIshoH pashchAd IyatuH|

ⅩⅩⅩⅧ tato yIshuH parAvR^itya tau pashchAd AgachChantau dR^iShTvA pR^iShTavAn yuvAM kiM gaveshayathaH? tAvapR^ichChatAM he rabbi arthAt he guro bhavAn kutra tiShThati?

ⅩⅩⅩⅨ tataH sovAdit etya pashyataM| tato divasasya tR^itIyapraharasya gatatvAt tau taddinaM tasya sa Nge.asthAtAM|

ⅩⅬ yau dvau yohano vAkyaM shrutvA yishoH pashchAd AgamatAM tayoH shimonpitarasya bhrAtA AndriyaH

ⅩⅬⅠ sa itvA prathamaM nijasodaraM shimonaM sAkShAtprApya kathitavAn vayaM khrIShTam arthAt abhiShiktapuruShaM sAkShAtkR^itavantaH|

ⅩⅬⅡ pashchAt sa taM yishoH samIpam Anayat| tadA yIshustaM dR^iShTvAvadat tvaM yUnasaH putraH shimon kintu tvannAmadheyaM kaiphAH vA pitaraH arthAt prastaro bhaviShyati|

ⅩⅬⅢ pare.ahani yIshau gAlIlaM gantuM nishchitachetasi sati philipanAmAnaM janaM sAkShAtprApyAvochat mama pashchAd AgachCha|

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

ⅩⅬⅤ pashchAt philipo nithanelaM sAkShAtprApyAvadat mUsA vyavasthA granthe bhaviShyadvAdinAM grantheShu cha yasyAkhyAnaM likhitamAste taM yUShaphaH putraM nAsaratIyaM yIshuM sAkShAd akArShma vayaM|

ⅩⅬⅥ tadA nithanel kathitavAn nAsarannagarAta kiM kashchiduttama utpantuM shaknoti? tataH philipo .avochat etya pashya|

ⅩⅬⅦ apara ncha yIshuH svasya samIpaM tam AgachChantaM dR^iShTvA vyAhR^itavAn, pashyAyaM niShkapaTaH satya isrAyellokaH|

ⅩⅬⅧ tataH sovadad, bhavAn mAM kathaM pratyabhijAnAti? yIshuravAdIt philipasya AhvAnAt pUrvvaM yadA tvamuDumbarasya tarormUle.asthAstadA tvAmadarsham|

ⅩⅬⅨ nithanel achakathat, he guro bhavAn nitAntam Ishvarasya putrosi, bhavAn isrAyelvaMshasya rAjA|

Ⅼ tato yIshu rvyAharat, tvAmuDumbarasya pAdapasya mUle dR^iShTavAnAhaM mamaitasmAdvAkyAt kiM tvaM vyashvasIH? etasmAdapyAshcharyyANi kAryyANi drakShyasi|

ⅬⅠ anyachchAvAdId yuShmAnahaM yathArthaM vadAmi, itaH paraM mochite meghadvAre tasmAnmanujasUnunA Ishvarasya dUtagaNam avarohantamArohanta ncha drakShyatha|