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1 lokA asmAn khrISTasya paricArakAn Izvarasya nigUThavAkyadhanasyAdhyakSAMzca manyantAM|
2 kiJca dhanAdhyakSeNa vizvasanIyena bhavitavyametadeva lokai ryAcyate|
3 ato vicArayadbhi ryuSmAbhiranyaiH kaizcin manujai rvA mama parIkSaNaM mayAtIva laghu manyate 'hamapyAtmAnaM na vicArayAmi|
4 mayA kimapyaparAddhamityahaM na vedmi kintvetena mama niraparAdhatvaM na nizcIyate prabhureva mama vicArayitAsti|
5 ata upayuktasamayAt pUrvvam arthataH prabhorAgamanAt pUrvvaM yuSmAbhi rvicAro na kriyatAM| prabhurAgatya timireNa pracchannAni sarvvANi dIpayiSyati manasAM mantraNAzca prakAzayiSyati tasmin samaya IzvarAd ekaikasya prazaMsA bhaviSyati|
6 he bhrAtaraH sarvvANyetAni mayAtmAnam ApallavaJcoddizya kathitAni tasyaitat kAraNaM yuyaM yathA zAstrIyavidhimatikramya mAnavam atIva nAdariSyadhba ItthaJcaikena vaiparItyAd apareNa na zlAghiSyadhba etAdRzIM zikSAmAvayordRSTAntAt lapsyadhve|
7 aparAt kastvAM vizeSayati? tubhyaM yanna datta tAdRzaM kiM dhArayasi? adatteneva dattena vastunA kutaH zlAghase?
8 idAnImeva yUyaM kiM tRptA labdhadhanA vA? asmAsvavidyamAneSu yUyaM kiM rAjatvapadaM prAptAH? yuSmAkaM rAjatvaM mayAbhilaSitaM yatastena yuSmAbhiH saha vayamapi rAjyAMzino bhaviSyAmaH|
9 preritA vayaM zeSA hantavyAzcevezvareNa nidarzitAH| yato vayaM sarvvalokAnAm arthataH svargIyadUtAnAM mAnavAnAJca kautukAspadAni jAtAH|
10 khrISTasya kRte vayaM mUDhAH kintu yUyaM khrISTena jJAninaH, vayaM durbbalA yUyaJca sabalAH, yUyaM sammAnitA vayaJcApamAnitAH|
11 vayamadyApi kSudhArttAstRSNArttA vastrahInAstADitA AzramarahitAzca santaH
12 karmmaNi svakarAn vyApArayantazca duHkhaiH kAlaM yApayAmaH| garhitairasmAbhirAzIH kathyate dUrIkRtaiH sahyate ninditaiH prasAdyate|
13 vayamadyApi jagataH sammArjanIyogyA avakarA iva sarvvai rmanyAmahe|
14 yuSmAn trapayitumahametAni likhAmIti nahi kintu priyAtmajAniva yuSmAn prabodhayAmi|
15 yataH khrISTadharmme yadyapi yuSmAkaM dazasahasrANi vinetAro bhavanti tathApi bahavo janakA na bhavanti yato'hameva susaMvAdena yIzukhrISTe yuSmAn ajanayaM|
16 ato yuSmAn vinaye'haM yUyaM madanugAmino bhavata|
17 ityarthaM sarvveSu dharmmasamAjeSu sarvvatra khrISTadharmmayogyA ye vidhayo mayopadizyante tAn yo yuSmAn smArayiSyatyevambhUtaM prabhoH kRte priyaM vizvAsinaJca madIyatanayaM tImathiyaM yuSmAkaM samIpaM preSitavAnahaM|
18 aparamahaM yuSmAkaM samIpaM na gamiSyAmIti buddhvA yuSmAkaM kiyanto lokA garvvanti|
19 kintu yadi prabhericchA bhavati tarhyahamavilambaM yuSmatsamIpamupasthAya teSAM darpadhmAtAnAM lokAnAM vAcaM jJAsyAmIti nahi sAmarthyameva jJAsyAmi|
20 yasmAdIzvarasya rAjatvaM vAgyuktaM nahi kintu sAmarthyayuktaM|
21 yuSmAkaM kA vAJchA? yuSmatsamIpe mayA kiM daNDapANinA gantavyamuta premanamratAtmayuktena vA?
