philomonaM patraM
ⅠkhrIShTasya yIsho rbandidAsaH paulastIthiyanAmA bhrAtA cha priyaM sahakAriNaM philImonaM
ⅡpriyAm AppiyAM sahasenAm ArkhippaM philImonasya gR^ihe sthitAM samiti ncha prati patraM likhataH|
ⅢasmAkaM tAta IshvaraH prabhu ryIshukhrIShTashcha yuShmAn prati shAntim anugraha ncha kriyAstAM|
ⅣprabhuM yIshuM prati sarvvAn pavitralokAn prati cha tava premavishvAsayo rvR^ittAntaM nishamyAhaM
ⅤprArthanAsamaye tava nAmochchArayan nirantaraM mameshvaraM dhanyaM vadAmi|
ⅥasmAsu yadyat saujanyaM vidyate tat sarvvaM khrIShTaM yIshuM yat prati bhavatIti j nAnAya tava vishvAsamUlikA dAnashIlatA yat saphalA bhavet tadaham ichChAmi|
Ⅶhe bhrAtaH, tvayA pavitralokAnAM prANa ApyAyitA abhavan etasmAt tava premnAsmAkaM mahAn AnandaH sAntvanA cha jAtaH|
ⅧtvayA yat karttavyaM tat tvAm Aj nApayituM yadyapyahaM khrIShTenAtIvotsuko bhaveyaM tathApi vR^iddha
ⅨidAnIM yIshukhrIShTasya bandidAsashchaivambhUto yaH paulaH so.ahaM tvAM vinetuM varaM manye|
ⅩataH shR^i Nkhalabaddho.ahaM yamajanayaM taM madIyatanayam onIShimam adhi tvAM vinaye|
Ⅺsa pUrvvaM tavAnupakAraka AsIt kintvidAnIM tava mama chopakArI bhavati|
ⅫtamevAhaM tava samIpaM preShayAmi, ato madIyaprANasvarUpaH sa tvayAnugR^ihyatAM|
ⅩⅢsusaMvAdasya kR^ite shR^i Nkhalabaddho.ahaM parichArakamiva taM svasannidhau varttayitum aichChaM|
ⅩⅣkintu tava saujanyaM yad balena na bhUtvA svechChAyAH phalaM bhavet tadarthaM tava sammatiM vinA kimapi karttavyaM nAmanye|
ⅩⅤko jAnAti kShaNakAlArthaM tvattastasya vichChedo.abhavad etasyAyam abhiprAyo yat tvam anantakAlArthaM taM lapsyase
ⅩⅥpuna rdAsamiva lapsyase tannahi kintu dAsAt shreShThaM mama priyaM tava cha shArIrikasambandhAt prabhusambandhAchcha tato.adhikaM priyaM bhrAtaramiva|
ⅩⅦato heto ryadi mAM sahabhAginaM jAnAsi tarhi mAmiva tamanugR^ihANa|
ⅩⅧtena yadi tava kimapyaparAddhaM tubhyaM kimapi dhAryyate vA tarhi tat mameti viditvA gaNaya|
ⅩⅨahaM tat parishotsyAmi, etat paulo.ahaM svahastena likhAmi, yatastvaM svaprANAn api mahyaM dhArayasi tad vaktuM nechChAmi|
ⅩⅩbho bhrAtaH, prabhoH kR^ite mama vA nChAM pUraya khrIShTasya kR^ite mama prANAn ApyAyaya|
ⅩⅪtavAj nAgrAhitve vishvasya mayA etat likhyate mayA yaduchyate tato.adhikaM tvayA kAriShyata iti jAnAmi|
ⅩⅫtatkaraNasamaye madarthamapi vAsagR^ihaM tvayA sajjIkriyatAM yato yuShmAkaM prArthanAnAM phalarUpo vara ivAhaM yuShmabhyaM dAyiShye mameti pratyAshA jAyate|
ⅩⅩⅢkhrIShTasya yIshAH kR^ite mayA saha bandiripAphrA
ⅩⅩⅣmama sahakAriNo mArka AriShTArkho dImA lUkashcha tvAM namaskAraM vedayanti|
ⅩⅩⅤasmAkaM prabho ryIshukhrIShTasyAnugraho yuShmAkam AtmanA saha bhUyAt| Amen|