< 1 karinthinaH 8 >
1 dEvaprasAdE sarvvESAm asmAkaM jnjAnamAstE tadvayaM vidmaH| tathApi jnjAnaM garvvaM janayati kintu prEmatO niSThA jAyatE|
2 ataH kazcana yadi manyatE mama jnjAnamAsta iti tarhi tEna yAdRzaM jnjAnaM cESTitavyaM tAdRzaM kimapi jnjAnamadyApi na labdhaM|
3 kintu ya IzvarE prIyatE sa IzvarENApi jnjAyatE|
4 dEvatAbaliprasAdabhakSaNE vayamidaM vidmO yat jaganmadhyE kO'pi dEvO na vidyatE, EkazcEzvarO dvitIyO nAstIti|
5 svargE pRthivyAM vA yadyapi kESucid Izvara iti nAmArOpyatE tAdRzAzca bahava IzvarA bahavazca prabhavO vidyantE
6 tathApyasmAkamadvitIya IzvaraH sa pitA yasmAt sarvvESAM yadarthanjcAsmAkaM sRSTi rjAtA, asmAkanjcAdvitIyaH prabhuH sa yIzuH khrISTO yEna sarvvavastUnAM yEnAsmAkamapi sRSTiH kRtA|
7 adhikantu jnjAnaM sarvvESAM nAsti yataH kEcidadyApi dEvatAM sammanya dEvaprasAdamiva tad bhakSyaM bhunjjatE tEna durbbalatayA tESAM svAntAni malImasAni bhavanti|
8 kintu bhakSyadravyAd vayam IzvarENa grAhyA bhavAmastannahi yatO bhugktvA vayamutkRSTA na bhavAmastadvadabhugktvApyapakRSTA na bhavAmaH|
9 atO yuSmAkaM yA kSamatA sA durbbalAnAm unmAthasvarUpA yanna bhavEt tadarthaM sAvadhAnA bhavata|
10 yatO jnjAnaviziSTastvaM yadi dEvAlayE upaviSTaH kEnApi dRzyasE tarhi tasya durbbalasya manasi kiM prasAdabhakSaNa utsAhO na janiSyatE?
11 tathA sati yasya kRtE khrISTO mamAra tava sa durbbalO bhrAtA tava jnjAnAt kiM na vinaMkSyati?
12 ityanEna prakArENa bhrAtRNAM viruddham aparAdhyadbhistESAM durbbalAni manAMsi vyAghAtayadbhizca yuSmAbhiH khrISTasya vaiparItyEnAparAdhyatE|
13 atO hEtOH pizitAzanaM yadi mama bhrAtu rvighnasvarUpaM bhavEt tarhyahaM yat svabhrAtu rvighnajanakO na bhavEyaM tadarthaM yAvajjIvanaM pizitaM na bhOkSyE| (aiōn )
