4 sva.m prati yad gha.ti.syate taj j naatvaa yii"suragresara.h san taanap.rcchat ka.m gave.sayatha?
5 te pratyavadan, naasaratiiya.m yii"su.m; tato yii"suravaadiid ahameva sa.h; tai.h saha vi"svaasaghaatii yihuudaa"scaati.s.that|
6 tadaahameva sa tasyaitaa.m kathaa.m "srutvaiva te pa"scaadetya bhuumau patitaa.h|
7 tato yii"su.h punarapi p.r.s.thavaan ka.m gave.sayatha? tataste pratyavadan naasaratiiya.m yii"su.m|
8 tadaa yii"su.h pratyuditavaan ahameva sa imaa.m kathaamacakatham; yadi maamanvicchatha tarhiimaan gantu.m maa vaarayata|
9 ittha.m bhuute mahya.m yaallokaan adadaaste.saam ekamapi naahaarayam imaa.m yaa.m kathaa.m sa svayamakathayat saa kathaa saphalaa jaataa|
10 tadaa "simonpitarasya nika.te kha"ngalsthite.h sa ta.m ni.sko.sa.m k.rtvaa mahaayaajakasya maalkhanaamaana.m daasam aahatya tasya dak.si.nakar.na.m chinnavaan|
11 tato yii"su.h pitaram avadat, kha"nga.m ko.se sthaapaya mama pitaa mahya.m paatu.m ya.m ka.msam adadaat tenaaha.m ki.m na paasyaami?
12 tadaa sainyaga.na.h senaapati ryihuudiiyaanaa.m padaataya"sca yii"su.m gh.rtvaa baddhvaa haanannaamna.h kiyaphaa.h "sva"surasya samiipa.m prathamam anayan|
13 sa kiyaphaastasmin vatsare mahaayaajatvapade niyukta.h