2 thiShalanIkinaH 3

1 he bhrAtaraH, sheShe vadAmi, yUyam asmabhyamidaM prArthayadhvaM yat prabho rvAkyaM yuShmAkaM madhye yathA tathaivAnyatrApi pracharet mAnya ncha bhavet;

2 yachcha vayam avivechakebhyo duShTebhyashcha lokebhyo rakShAM prApnuyAma yataH sarvveShAM vishvAso na bhavati|

3 kintu prabhu rvishvAsyaH sa eva yuShmAn sthirIkariShyati duShTasya karAd uddhariShyati cha|

4 yUyam asmAbhi ryad Adishyadhve tat kurutha kariShyatha cheti vishvAso yuShmAnadhi prabhunAsmAkaM jAyate|

5 Ishvarasya premni khrIShTasya sahiShNutAyA ncha prabhuH svayaM yuShmAkam antaHkaraNAni vinayatu|

6 he bhrAtaraH, asmatprabho ryIshukhrIShTasya nAmnA vayaM yuShmAn idam AdishAmaH, asmatto yuShmAbhi ryA shikShalambhi tAM vihAya kashchid bhrAtA yadyavihitAchAraM karoti tarhi yUyaM tasmAt pR^ithag bhavata|

7 yato vayaM yuShmAbhiH katham anukarttavyAstad yUyaM svayaM jAnItha| yuShmAkaM madhye vayam avihitAchAriNo nAbhavAma,

8 vinAmUlyaM kasyApyannaM nAbhuMjmahi kintu ko. api yad asmAbhi rbhAragrasto na bhavet tadarthaM shrameNa kleshena cha divAnishaM kAryyam akurmma|

9 atrAsmAkam adhikAro nAstItthaM nahi kintvasmAkam anukaraNAya yuShmAn dR^iShTAntaM darshayitum ichChantastad akurmma|

10 yato yena kAryyaM na kriyate tenAhAro. api na kriyatAmiti vayaM yuShmatsamIpa upasthitikAle. api yuShmAn AdishAma|

11 yuShmanmadhye. avihitAchAriNaH ke. api janA vidyante te cha kAryyam akurvvanta Alasyam AcharantItyasmAbhiH shrUyate|

12 tAdR^ishAn lokAn asmataprabho ryIshukhrIShTasya nAmnA vayam idam AdishAma Aj nApayAmashcha, te shAntabhAvena kAryyaM kurvvantaH svakIyamannaM bhu njatAM|

13 aparaM he bhrAtaraH, yUyaM sadAcharaNe na klAmyata|

14 yadi cha kashchidetatpatre likhitAm asmAkam Aj nAM na gR^ihlAti tarhi yUyaM taM mAnuShaM lakShayata tasya saMsargaM tyajata cha tena sa trapiShyate|

15 kintu taM na shatruM manyamAnA bhrAtaramiva chetayata|

16 shAntidAtA prabhuH sarvvatra sarvvathA yuShmabhyaM shAntiM deyAt| prabhu ryuShmAkaM sarvveShAM sa NgI bhUyAt|

17 namaskAra eSha paulasya mama kareNa likhito. abhUt sarvvasmin patra etanmama chihnam etAdR^ishairakSharai rmayA likhyate|

18 asmAkaM prabho ryIshukhrIShTasyAnugrahaH sarvveShu yuShmAsu bhUyAt| Amen|