Ⅰ Izvaraputrasya yIzukhrISTasya susaMvAdArambhaH|

Ⅱ bhaviSyadvAdinAM 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||

Ⅳ saeva yohan prAntare majjitavAn tathA pApamArjananimittaM manovyAvarttakamajjanasya kathAJca pracAritavAn|

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

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

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

Ⅷ ahaM yuSmAn jale majjitavAn kintu sa pavitra AtmAni saMmajjayiSyati|

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

Ⅹ sa jalAdutthitamAtro meghadvAraM muktaM kapotavat svasyopari avarohantamAtmAnaJca dRSTavAn|

Ⅺ tvaM mama priyaH putrastvayyeva mamamahAsantoSa iyamAkAzIyA vANI babhUva|

Ⅻ tasmin kAle AtmA taM prAntaramadhyaM ninAya|

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

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

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

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

ⅩⅦ yuvAM mama pazcAdAgacchataM, yuvAmahaM manuSyadhAriNau kariSyAmi|

ⅩⅧ tatastau tatkSaNameva jAlAni parityajya tasya pazcAt jagmatuH|

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

ⅩⅩ tatastau naukAyAM vetanabhugbhiH sahitaM svapitaraM vihAya tatpazcAdIyatuH|

ⅩⅪ tataH paraM kapharnAhUmnAmakaM nagaramupasthAya sa vizrAmadivase bhajanagrahaM pravizya samupadideza|

ⅩⅫ tasyopadezAllokA AzcaryyaM menire yataH sodhyApakAiva nopadizan prabhAvavAniva propadideza|

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

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

ⅩⅩⅤ tadA yIzustaM tarjayitvA jagAda tUSNIM bhava ito bahirbhava ca|

ⅩⅩⅥ tataH so'pavitrabhUtastaM sampIDya atyucaizcItkRtya nirjagAma|

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

ⅩⅩⅧ tadA tasya yazo gAlIlazcaturdiksthasarvvadezAn vyApnot|

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

ⅩⅩⅩ tadA pitarasya zvazrUrjvarapIDitA zayyAyAmAsta iti te taM jhaTiti vijJApayAJcakruH|

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

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

ⅩⅩⅩⅢ sarvve nAgarikA lokA dvAri saMmilitAzca|

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

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

ⅩⅩⅩⅥ anantaraM zimon tatsaGginazca tasya pazcAd gatavantaH|

ⅩⅩⅩⅦ taduddezaM prApya tamavadan sarvve lokAstvAM mRgayante|

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

ⅩⅩⅩⅨ atha sa teSAM gAlIlpradezasya sarvveSu bhajanagRheSu kathAH pracArayAJcakre bhUtAnatyAjayaJca|

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

ⅩⅬⅠ tataH kRpAlu ryIzuH karau prasAryya taM spaSTvA kathayAmAsa

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

ⅩⅬⅢ tadA sa taM visRjan gADhamAdizya jagAda

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

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