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1 ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ.
sabhāsadlokān prati paulo'nanyadṛṣṭyā paśyan akathayat, he bhrātṛgaṇā adya yāvat saralena sarvvāntaḥkaraṇeneśvarasya sākṣād ācarāmi|
anena hanānīyanāmā mahāyājakastaṁ kapole capeṭenāhantuṁ samīpasthalokān ādiṣṭavān|
3 ⲅ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϯϫⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲟϣϫ ⳿ⲛⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲕⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ.
tadā paulastamavadat, he bahiṣpariṣkṛta, īśvarastvāṁ praharttum udyatosti, yato vyavasthānusāreṇa vicārayitum upaviśya vyavasthāṁ laṅghitvā māṁ praharttum ājñāpayasi|
tato nikaṭasthā lokā akathayan, tvaṁ kim īśvarasya mahāyājakaṁ nindasi?
5 ⲉ̅ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲥ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ.
tataḥ paulaḥ pratibhāṣitavān he bhrātṛgaṇa mahāyājaka eṣa iti na buddhaṁ mayā tadanyacca svalokānām adhipatiṁ prati durvvākyaṁ mā kathaya, etādṛśī lipirasti|
6 ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲙ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲫⲁ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲥⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ.
anantaraṁ paulasteṣām arddhaṁ sidūkilokā arddhaṁ phirūśilokā iti dṛṣṭvā proccaiḥ sabhāsthalokān avadat he bhrātṛgaṇa ahaṁ phirūśimatāvalambī phirūśinaḥ satnānaśca, mṛtalokānām utthāne pratyāśākaraṇād ahamapavāditosmi|
7 ⲍ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ.
iti kathāyāṁ kathitāyāṁ phirūśisidūkinoḥ parasparaṁ bhinnavākyatvāt sabhāyā madhye dvau saṁghau jātau|
8 ⲏ̅ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ.
yataḥ sidūkilokā utthānaṁ svargīyadūtā ātmānaśca sarvveṣām eteṣāṁ kamapi na manyante, kintu phirūśinaḥ sarvvam aṅgīkurvvanti|
9 ⲑ̅ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
tataḥ parasparam atiśayakolāhale samupasthite phirūśināṁ pakṣīyāḥ sabhāsthā adhyāpakāḥ pratipakṣā uttiṣṭhanto 'kathayan, etasya mānavasya kamapi doṣaṁ na paśyāmaḥ; yadi kaścid ātmā vā kaścid dūta enaṁ pratyādiśat tarhi vayam īśvarasya prātikūlyena na yotsyāmaḥ|
10 ⲓ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ.
tasmād atīva bhinnavākyatve sati te paulaṁ khaṇḍaṁ khaṇḍaṁ kariṣyantītyāśaṅkayā sahasrasenāpatiḥ senāgaṇaṁ tatsthānaṁ yātuṁ sabhāto balāt paulaṁ dhṛtvā durgaṁ netañcājñāpayat|
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲕⲉⲣⲱⲙⲏ.
rātro prabhustasya samīpe tiṣṭhan kathitavān he paula nirbhayo bhava yathā yirūśālamnagare mayi sākṣyaṁ dattavān tathā romānagarepi tvayā dātavyam|
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲣⲕⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
dine samupasthite sati kiyanto yihūdīyalokā ekamantraṇāḥ santaḥ paulaṁ na hatvā bhojanapāne kariṣyāma iti śapathena svān abadhnan|
catvāriṁśajjanebhyo'dhikā lokā iti paṇam akurvvan|
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲑⲉⲙⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲉⲙϯⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
te mahāyājakānāṁ prācīnalokānāñca samīpaṁ gatvā kathayan, vayaṁ paulaṁ na hatvā kimapi na bhokṣyāmahe dṛḍhenānena śapathena baddhvā abhavāma|
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ.
ataeva sāmprataṁ sabhāsadlokaiḥ saha vayaṁ tasmin kañcid viśeṣavicāraṁ kariṣyāmastadarthaṁ bhavān śvo 'smākaṁ samīpaṁ tam ānayatviti sahasrasenāpataye nivedanaṁ kuruta tena yuṣmākaṁ samīpaṁ upasthiteḥ pūrvvaṁ vayaṁ taṁ hantu sajjiṣyāma|
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϯϫⲟⲣϫⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ.
tadā paulasya bhāgineyasteṣāmiti mantraṇāṁ vijñāya durgaṁ gatvā tāṁ vārttāṁ paulam uktavān|
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ.
tasmāt paula ekaṁ śatasenāpatim āhūya vākyamidam bhāṣitavān sahasrasenāpateḥ samīpe'sya yuvamanuṣyasya kiñcinnivedanam āste, tasmāt tatsavidham enaṁ naya|
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ.
tataḥ sa tamādāya sahasrasenāpateḥ samīpam upasthāya kathitavān, bhavataḥ samīpe'sya kimapi nivedanamāste tasmāt bandiḥ paulo māmāhūya bhavataḥ samīpam enam ānetuṁ prārthitavān|
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭ ⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲥⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϫⲟϥ ⲛⲏⲓ.
tadā sahasrasenāpatistasya hastaṁ dhṛtvā nirjanasthānaṁ nītvā pṛṣṭhavān tava kiṁ nivedanaṁ? tat kathaya|
20 ⲕ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲧⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲃϩⲕ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁⲥϯ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲕⲛⲁ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ.
tataḥ sokathayat, yihūdīyalākāḥ paule kamapi viśeṣavicāraṁ chalaṁ kṛtvā taṁ sabhāṁ netuṁ bhavataḥ samīpe nivedayituṁ amantrayan|
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲙ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲣⲕⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲱϣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ.
kintu mavatā tanna svīkarttavyaṁ yatasteṣāṁ madhyevarttinaścatvāriṁśajjanebhyo 'dhikalokā ekamantraṇā bhūtvā paulaṁ na hatvā bhojanaṁ pānañca na kariṣyāma iti śapathena baddhāḥ santo ghātakā iva sajjitā idānīṁ kevalaṁ bhavato 'numatim apekṣante|
yāmimāṁ kathāṁ tvaṁ niveditavān tāṁ kasmaicidapi mā kathayetyuktvā sahasrasenāpatistaṁ yuvānaṁ visṛṣṭavān|
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃ̅ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲉ ϣⲁ Ⲕⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟ̅ ⳿ⲛϩⲓⲡⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϩⲓⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡⲅ̅ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ.
anantaraṁ sahasrasenāpati rdvau śatasenāpatī āhūyedam ādiśat, yuvāṁ rātrau praharaikāvaśiṣṭāyāṁ satyāṁ kaisariyānagaraṁ yātuṁ padātisainyānāṁ dve śate ghoṭakārohisainyānāṁ saptatiṁ śaktidhārisainyānāṁ dve śate ca janān sajjitān kurutaṁ|
paulam ārohayituṁ phīlikṣādhipateḥ samīpaṁ nirvvighnaṁ netuñca vāhanāni samupasthāpayataṁ|
aparaṁ sa patraṁ likhitvā dattavān tallikhitametat,
mahāmahimaśrīyuktaphīlikṣādhipataye klaudiyaluṣiyasya namaskāraḥ|
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲁⲓϣ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲁⲓⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ.
yihūdīyalokāḥ pūrvvam enaṁ mānavaṁ dhṛtvā svahastai rhantum udyatā etasminnantare sasainyohaṁ tatropasthāya eṣa jano romīya iti vijñāya taṁ rakṣitavān|
kinnimittaṁ te tamapavadante tajjñātuṁ teṣā sabhāṁ tamānāyitavān|
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲉⲙϥ ⲉⲩϫⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲕⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϫⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲅ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲙⲁ.
tatasteṣāṁ vyavasthāyā viruddhayā kayācana kathayā so'pavādito'bhavat, kintu sa śṛṅkhalabandhanārho vā prāṇanāśārho bhavatīdṛśaḥ kopyaparādho mayāsya na dṛṣṭaḥ|
30 ⲗ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲧⲟⲧ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡϥ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ.
tathāpi manuṣyasyāsya vadhārthaṁ yihūdīyā ghātakāiva sajjitā etāṁ vārttāṁ śrutvā tatkṣaṇāt tava samīpamenaṁ preṣitavān asyāpavādakāṁśca tava samīpaṁ gatvāpavaditum ājñāpayam| bhavataḥ kuśalaṁ bhūyāt|
sainyagaṇa ājñānusāreṇa paulaṁ gṛhītvā tasyāṁ rajanyām āntipātrinagaram ānayat|
pare'hani tena saha yātuṁ ghoṭakārūḍhasainyagaṇaṁ sthāpayitvā parāvṛtya durgaṁ gatavān|
tataḥ pare ghoṭakārohisainyagaṇaḥ kaisariyānagaram upasthāya tatpatram adhipateḥ kare samarpya tasya samīpe paulam upasthāpitavān|
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲉ.
tadādhipatistatpatraṁ paṭhitvā pṛṣṭhavān eṣa kimpradeśīyo janaḥ? sa kilikiyāpradeśīya eko jana iti jñātvā kathitavān,
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲧⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲏ̇ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ.
tavāpavādakagaṇa āgate tava kathāṁ śroṣyāmi| herodrājagṛhe taṁ sthāpayitum ādiṣṭavān|
