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Ⅰ tataH paraM tibiriyAjaladhEstaTE yIzuH punarapi ziSyEbhyO darzanaM dattavAn darzanasyAkhyAnamidam|
Ⅱ zimOnpitaraH yamajathOmA gAlIlIyakAnnAnagaranivAsI nithanEl sivadEH putrAvanyau dvau ziSyau caitESvEkatra militESu zimOnpitarO'kathayat matsyAn dhartuM yAmi|
Ⅲ tatastE vyAharan tarhi vayamapi tvayA sArddhaM yAmaH tadA tE bahirgatAH santaH kSipraM nAvam ArOhan kintu tasyAM rajanyAm Ekamapi na prApnuvan|
Ⅳ prabhAtE sati yIzustaTE sthitavAn kintu sa yIzuriti ziSyA jnjAtuM nAzaknuvan|
Ⅴ tadA yIzurapRcchat, hE vatsA sannidhau kinjcit khAdyadravyam AstE? tE'vadan kimapi nAsti|
Ⅵ tadA sO'vadat naukAyA dakSiNapArzvE jAlaM nikSipata tatO lapsyadhvE, tasmAt tai rnikSiptE jAlE matsyA EtAvantO'patan yEna tE jAlamAkRSya nOttOlayituM zaktAH|
Ⅶ tasmAd yIzOH priyatamaziSyaH pitarAyAkathayat ESa prabhu rbhavEt, ESa prabhuriti vAcaM zrutvaiva zimOn nagnatAhEtO rmatsyadhAriNa uttarIyavastraM paridhAya hradaM pratyudalamphayat|
Ⅷ aparE ziSyA matsyaiH sArddhaM jAlam AkarSantaH kSudranaukAM vAhayitvA kUlamAnayan tE kUlAd atidUrE nAsan dvizatahastEbhyO dUra Asan ityanumIyatE|
Ⅸ tIraM prAptaistaistatra prajvalitAgnistadupari matsyAH pUpAzca dRSTAH|
Ⅹ tatO yIzurakathayad yAn matsyAn adharata tESAM katipayAn Anayata|
Ⅺ ataH zimOnpitaraH parAvRtya gatvA bRhadbhistripanjcAzadadhikazatamatsyaiH paripUrNaM tajjAlam AkRSyOdatOlayat kintvEtAvadbhi rmatsyairapi jAlaM nAchidyata|
Ⅻ anantaraM yIzustAn avAdIt yUyamAgatya bhuMgdhvaM; tadA saEva prabhuriti jnjAtatvAt tvaM kaH? iti praSTuM ziSyANAM kasyApi pragalbhatA nAbhavat|
ⅩⅢ tatO yIzurAgatya pUpAn matsyAMzca gRhItvA tEbhyaH paryyavESayat|
ⅩⅣ itthaM zmazAnAdutthAnAt paraM yIzuH ziSyEbhyastRtIyavAraM darzanaM dattavAn|
ⅩⅤ bhOjanE samAptE sati yIzuH zimOnpitaraM pRSTavAn, hE yUnasaH putra zimOn tvaM kim EtEbhyOdhikaM mayi prIyasE? tataH sa uditavAn satyaM prabhO tvayi prIyE'haM tad bhavAn jAnAti; tadA yIzurakathayat tarhi mama mESazAvakagaNaM pAlaya|
ⅩⅥ tataH sa dvitIyavAraM pRSTavAn hE yUnasaH putra zimOn tvaM kiM mayi prIyasE? tataH sa uktavAn satyaM prabhO tvayi prIyE'haM tad bhavAn jAnAti; tadA yIzurakathayata tarhi mama mESagaNaM pAlaya|
ⅩⅦ pazcAt sa tRtIyavAraM pRSTavAn, hE yUnasaH putra zimOn tvaM kiM mayi prIyasE? EtadvAkyaM tRtIyavAraM pRSTavAn tasmAt pitarO duHkhitO bhUtvA'kathayat hE prabhO bhavataH kimapyagOcaraM nAsti tvayyahaM prIyE tad bhavAn jAnAti; tatO yIzuravadat tarhi mama mESagaNaM pAlaya|
ⅩⅧ ahaM tubhyaM yathArthaM kathayAmi yauvanakAlE svayaM baddhakaTi ryatrEcchA tatra yAtavAn kintvitaH paraM vRddhE vayasi hastaM vistArayiSyasi, anyajanastvAM baddhvA yatra gantuM tavEcchA na bhavati tvAM dhRtvA tatra nESyati|
ⅩⅨ phalataH kIdRzEna maraNEna sa Izvarasya mahimAnaM prakAzayiSyati tad bOdhayituM sa iti vAkyaM prOktavAn| ityuktE sati sa tamavOcat mama pazcAd Agaccha|
ⅩⅩ yO janO rAtrikAlE yIzO rvakSO'valambya, hE prabhO kO bhavantaM parakarESu samarpayiSyatIti vAkyaM pRSTavAn, taM yIzOH priyatamaziSyaM pazcAd AgacchantaM
ⅩⅪ pitarO mukhaM parAvarttya vilOkya yIzuM pRSTavAn, hE prabhO Etasya mAnavasya kIdRzI gati rbhaviSyati?
ⅩⅫ sa pratyavadat, mama punarAgamanaparyyantaM yadi taM sthApayitum icchAmi tatra tava kiM? tvaM mama pazcAd Agaccha|
ⅩⅩⅢ tasmAt sa ziSyO na mariSyatIti bhrAtRgaNamadhyE kiMvadantI jAtA kintu sa na mariSyatIti vAkyaM yIzu rnAvadat kEvalaM mama punarAgamanaparyyantaM yadi taM sthApayitum icchAmi tatra tava kiM? iti vAkyam uktavAn|
ⅩⅩⅣ yO jana EtAni sarvvANi likhitavAn atra sAkSyanjca dattavAn saEva sa ziSyaH, tasya sAkSyaM pramANamiti vayaM jAnImaH|
ⅩⅩⅤ yIzurEtEbhyO'parANyapi bahUni karmmANi kRtavAn tAni sarvvANi yadyEkaikaM kRtvA likhyantE tarhi granthA EtAvantO bhavanti tESAM dhAraNE pRthivyAM sthAnaM na bhavati| iti||