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1 yIzurabhiSiktastrAtEti yaH kazcid vizvAsiti sa IzvarAt jAtaH; aparaM yaH kazcit janayitari prIyatE sa tasmAt jAtE janE 'pi prIyatE|
2 vayam Izvarasya santAnESu prIyAmahE tad anEna jAnImO yad IzvarE prIyAmahE tasyAjnjAH pAlayAmazca|
3 yata IzvarE yat prEma tat tadIyAjnjApAlanEnAsmAbhiH prakAzayitavyaM, tasyAjnjAzca kaThOrA na bhavanti|
4 yatO yaH kazcid IzvarAt jAtaH sa saMsAraM jayati kinjcAsmAkaM yO vizvAsaH sa EvAsmAkaM saMsArajayijayaH|
5 yIzurIzvarasya putra iti yO vizvasiti taM vinA kO'paraH saMsAraM jayati?
6 sO'bhiSiktastrAtA yIzustOyarudhirAbhyAm AgataH kEvalaM tOyEna nahi kintu tOyarudhirAbhyAm, AtmA ca sAkSI bhavati yata AtmA satyatAsvarUpaH|
7 yatO hEtOH svargE pitA vAdaH pavitra AtmA ca traya imE sAkSiNaH santi, traya imE caikO bhavanti|
8 tathA pRthivyAm AtmA tOyaM rudhiranjca trINyEtAni sAkSyaM dadAti tESAM trayANAm EkatvaM bhavati ca|
9 mAnavAnAM sAkSyaM yadyasmAbhi rgRhyatE tarhIzvarasya sAkSyaM tasmAdapi zrESThaM yataH svaputramadhIzvarENa dattaM sAkSyamidaM|
10 Izvarasya putrE yO vizvAsiti sa nijAntarE tat sAkSyaM dhArayati; IzvarE yO na vizvasiti sa tam anRtavAdinaM karOti yata IzvaraH svaputramadhi yat sAkSyaM dattavAn tasmin sa na vizvasiti|
11 tacca sAkSyamidaM yad IzvarO 'smabhyam anantajIvanaM dattavAn tacca jIvanaM tasya putrE vidyatE| (aiōnios )
12 yaH putraM dhArayati sa jIvanaM dhAriyati, Izvarasya putraM yO na dhArayati sa jIvanaM na dhArayati|
13 Izvaraputrasya nAmni yuSmAn pratyEtAni mayA likhitAni tasyAbhiprAyO 'yaM yad yUyam anantajIvanaprAptA iti jAnIyAta tasyEzvaraputrasya nAmni vizvasEta ca| (aiōnios )
14 tasyAntikE 'smAkaM yA pratibhA bhavati tasyAH kAraNamidaM yad vayaM yadi tasyAbhimataM kimapi taM yAcAmahE tarhi sO 'smAkaM vAkyaM zRNOti|
15 sa cAsmAkaM yat kinjcana yAcanaM zRNOtIti yadi jAnImastarhi tasmAd yAcitA varA asmAbhiH prApyantE tadapi jAnImaH|
16 kazcid yadi svabhrAtaram amRtyujanakaM pApaM kurvvantaM pazyati tarhi sa prArthanAM karOtu tEnEzvarastasmai jIvanaM dAsyati, arthatO mRtyujanakaM pApaM yEna nAkAritasmai| kintu mRtyujanakam EkaM pApam AstE tadadhi tEna prArthanA kriyatAmityahaM na vadAmi|
17 sarvva EvAdharmmaH pApaM kintu sarvvapAMpa mRtyujanakaM nahi|
18 ya IzvarAt jAtaH sa pApAcAraM na karOti kintvIzvarAt jAtO janaH svaM rakSati tasmAt sa pApAtmA taM na spRzatIti vayaM jAnImaH|
19 vayam IzvarAt jAtAH kintu kRtsnaH saMsAraH pApAtmanO vazaM gatO 'stIti jAnImaH|
20 aparam Izvarasya putra AgatavAn vayanjca yayA tasya satyamayasya jnjAnaM prApnuyAmastAdRzIM dhiyam asmabhyaM dattavAn iti jAnImastasmin satyamayE 'rthatastasya putrE yIzukhrISTE tiSThAmazca; sa Eva satyamaya IzvarO 'nantajIvanasvarUpazcAsti| (aiōnios )
21 hE priyabAlakAH, yUyaM dEvamUrttibhyaH svAn rakSata| AmEn|
