26 tato yohan pratyavocat, toye.aha.m majjayaamiiti satya.m kintu ya.m yuuya.m na jaaniitha taad.r"sa eko jano yu.smaaka.m madhya upati.s.thati|
27 sa matpa"scaad aagatopi matpuurvva.m varttamaana aasiit tasya paadukaabandhana.m mocayitumapi naaha.m yogyosmi|
28 yarddananadyaa.h paarasthabaithabaaraayaa.m yasminsthaane yohanamajjayat tasmina sthaane sarvvametad agha.tata|
29 pare.ahani yohan svanika.tamaagacchanta.m yi"su.m vilokya praavocat jagata.h paapamocakam ii"svarasya me.sa"saavaka.m pa"syata|
30 yo mama pa"scaadaagami.syati sa matto gurutara.h, yato hetormatpuurvva.m so.avarttata yasminnaha.m kathaamimaa.m kathitavaan sa evaaya.m|
31 apara.m naahamena.m pratyabhij naatavaan kintu israayellokaa ena.m yathaa paricinvanti tadabhipraaye.naaha.m jale majjayitumaagaccham|
32 puna"sca yohanaparameka.m pramaa.na.m datvaa kathitavaan vihaayasa.h kapotavad avatarantamaatmaanam asyoparyyavati.s.thanta.m ca d.r.s.tavaanaham|
33 naahamena.m pratyabhij naatavaan iti satya.m kintu yo jale majjayitu.m maa.m prairayat sa evemaa.m kathaamakathayat yasyoparyyaatmaanam avatarantam avati.s.thanta nca drak.sayasi saeva pavitre aatmani majjayi.syati|
34 avastanniriik.syaayam ii"svarasya tanaya iti pramaa.na.m dadaami|
35 pare.ahani yohan dvaabhyaa.m "si.syaabhyaa.m saarddhe.m ti.s.than
36 yi"su.m gacchanta.m vilokya gaditavaan, ii"svarasya me.sa"saavaka.m pa"syata.m|
37 imaa.m kathaa.m "srutvaa dvau "si.syau yii"so.h pa"scaad iiyatu.h|
38 tato yii"su.h paraav.rtya tau pa"scaad aagacchantau d.r.s.tvaa p.r.s.tavaan yuvaa.m ki.m gave"sayatha.h? taavap.rcchataa.m he rabbi arthaat he guro bhavaan kutra ti.s.thati?
39 tata.h sovaadit etya pa"syata.m| tato divasasya t.rtiiyapraharasya gatatvaat tau taddina.m tasya sa"nge.asthaataa.m|