ⅠIshvaraputrasya yIshukhrIShTasya susaMvAdArambhaH|

ⅡbhaviShyadvAdinAM grantheShu lipiritthamAste, pashya svakIyadUtantu tavAgre preShayAmyaham| gatvA tvadIyapanthAnaM sa hi pariShkariShyati|

Ⅲ"parameshasya panthAnaM pariShkuruta sarvvataH| tasya rAjapatha nchaiva samAnaM kurutAdhunA|" ityetat prAntare vAkyaM vadataH kasyachidravaH||

Ⅳsaeva yohan prAntare majjitavAn tathA pApamArjananimittaM manovyAvarttakamajjanasya kathA ncha prachAritavAn|

Ⅴtato yihUdAdeshayirUshAlamnagaranivAsinaH sarvve lokA bahi rbhUtvA tasya samIpamAgatya svAni svAni pApAnya NgIkR^itya yarddananadyAM tena majjitA babhUvuH|

Ⅵasya yohanaH paridheyAni kramelakalomajAni, tasya kaTibandhanaM charmmajAtam, tasya bhakShyANi cha shUkakITA vanyamadhUni chAsan|

Ⅶsa prachArayan kathayA nchakre, ahaM namrIbhUya yasya pAdukAbandhanaM mochayitumapi na yogyosmi, tAdR^isho matto gurutara ekaH puruSho matpashchAdAgachChati|

ⅧahaM yuShmAn jale majjitavAn kintu sa pavitra AtmAni saMmajjayiShyati|

Ⅸapara ncha tasminneva kAle gAlIlpradeshasya nAsaradgrAmAd yIshurAgatya yohanA yarddananadyAM majjito.abhUt|

Ⅹsa jalAdutthitamAtro meghadvAraM muktaM kapotavat svasyopari avarohantamAtmAna ncha dR^iShTavAn|

ⅪtvaM mama priyaH putrastvayyeva mamamahAsantoSha iyamAkAshIyA vANI babhUva|

Ⅻtasmin kAle AtmA taM prAntaramadhyaM ninAya|

ⅩⅢatha sa chatvAriMshaddinAni tasmin sthAne vanyapashubhiH saha tiShThan shaitAnA parIkShitaH; pashchAt svargIyadUtAstaM siShevire|

ⅩⅣanantaraM yohani bandhanAlaye baddhe sati yIshu rgAlIlpradeshamAgatya IshvararAjyasya susaMvAdaM prachArayan kathayAmAsa,

ⅩⅤkAlaH sampUrNa IshvararAjya ncha samIpamAgataM; atoheto ryUyaM manAMsi vyAvarttayadhvaM susaMvAde cha vishvAsita|

ⅩⅥtadanantaraM sa gAlIlIyasamudrasya tIre gachChan shimon tasya bhrAtA andriyanAmA cha imau dvau janau matsyadhAriNau sAgaramadhye jAlaM prakShipantau dR^iShTvA tAvavadat,

ⅩⅦyuvAM mama pashchAdAgachChataM, yuvAmahaM manuShyadhAriNau kariShyAmi|

ⅩⅧtatastau tatkShaNameva jAlAni parityajya tasya pashchAt jagmatuH|

ⅩⅨtataH paraM tatsthAnAt ki nchid dUraM gatvA sa sivadIputrayAkUb tadbhrAtR^iyohan cha imau naukAyAM jAlAnAM jIrNamuddhArayantau dR^iShTvA tAvAhUyat|

ⅩⅩtatastau naukAyAM vetanabhugbhiH sahitaM svapitaraM vihAya tatpashchAdIyatuH|

ⅩⅪtataH paraM kapharnAhUmnAmakaM nagaramupasthAya sa vishrAmadivase bhajanagrahaM pravishya samupadidesha|

ⅩⅫtasyopadeshAllokA AshcharyyaM menire yataH sodhyApakAiva nopadishan prabhAvavAniva propadidesha|

ⅩⅩⅢapara ncha tasmin bhajanagR^ihe apavitrabhUtena grasta eko mAnuSha AsIt| sa chItshabdaM kR^itvA kathayA nchake

ⅩⅩⅣbho nAsaratIya yIsho tvamasmAn tyaja, tvayA sahAsmAkaM kaH sambandhaH? tvaM kimasmAn nAshayituM samAgataH? tvamIshvarasya pavitraloka ityahaM jAnAmi|

ⅩⅩⅤtadA yIshustaM tarjayitvA jagAda tUShNIM bhava ito bahirbhava cha|

ⅩⅩⅥtataH so.apavitrabhUtastaM sampIDya atyuchaishchItkR^itya nirjagAma|

ⅩⅩⅦtenaiva sarvve chamatkR^itya parasparaM kathayA nchakrire, aho kimidaM? kIdR^isho.ayaM navya upadeshaH? anena prabhAvenApavitrabhUteShvAj nApiteShu te tadAj nAnuvarttino bhavanti|

ⅩⅩⅧtadA tasya yasho gAlIlashchaturdiksthasarvvadeshAn vyApnot|

ⅩⅩⅨapara ncha te bhajanagR^ihAd bahi rbhUtvA yAkUbyohanbhyAM saha shimona Andriyasya cha niveshanaM pravivishuH|

ⅩⅩⅩtadA pitarasya shvashrUrjvarapIDitA shayyAyAmAsta iti te taM jhaTiti vij nApayA nchakruH|

ⅩⅩⅪtataH sa Agatya tasyA hastaM dhR^itvA tAmudasthApayat; tadaiva tAM jvaro.atyAkShIt tataH paraM sA tAn siSheve|

ⅩⅩⅫathAstaM gate ravau sandhyAkAle sati lokAstatsamIpaM sarvvAn rogiNo bhUtadhR^itAMshcha samAninyuH|

ⅩⅩⅩⅢsarvve nAgarikA lokA dvAri saMmilitAshcha|

ⅩⅩⅩⅣtataH sa nAnAvidharogiNo bahUn manujAnarogiNashchakAra tathA bahUn bhUtAn tyAjayA nchakAra tAn bhUtAn kimapi vAkyaM vaktuM niShiShedha cha yatohetoste tamajAnan|

ⅩⅩⅩⅤapara ncha so.atipratyUShe vastutastu rAtrisheShe samutthAya bahirbhUya nirjanaM sthAnaM gatvA tatra prArthayA nchakre|

ⅩⅩⅩⅥanantaraM shimon tatsa Nginashcha tasya pashchAd gatavantaH|

ⅩⅩⅩⅦtaduddeshaM prApya tamavadan sarvve lokAstvAM mR^igayante|

ⅩⅩⅩⅧtadA so.akathayat AgachChata vayaM samIpasthAni nagarANi yAmaH, yato.ahaM tatra kathAM prachArayituM bahirAgamam|

ⅩⅩⅩⅨatha sa teShAM gAlIlpradeshasya sarvveShu bhajanagR^iheShu kathAH prachArayA nchakre bhUtAnatyAjaya ncha|

ⅩⅬanantaramekaH kuShThI samAgatya tatsammukhe jAnupAtaM vinaya ncha kR^itvA kathitavAn yadi bhavAn ichChati tarhi mAM pariShkarttuM shaknoti|

ⅩⅬⅠtataH kR^ipAlu ryIshuH karau prasAryya taM spaShTvA kathayAmAsa

ⅩⅬⅡmamechChA vidyate tvaM pariShkR^ito bhava| etatkathAyAH kathanamAtrAt sa kuShThI rogAnmuktaH pariShkR^ito.abhavat|

ⅩⅬⅢtadA sa taM visR^ijan gADhamAdishya jagAda

ⅩⅬⅣsAvadhAno bhava kathAmimAM kamapi mA vada; svAtmAnaM yAjakaM darshaya, lokebhyaH svapariShkR^iteH pramANadAnAya mUsAnirNItaM yaddAnaM tadutsR^ijasva cha|

ⅩⅬⅤkintu sa gatvA tat karmma itthaM vistAryya prachArayituM prArebhe tenaiva yIshuH punaH saprakAshaM nagaraM praveShTuM nAshaknot tatohetorbahiH kAnanasthAne tasyau; tathApi chaturddigbhyo lokAstasya samIpamAyayuH|