20 yii"su rmandira upadi"sya bha.n.daagaare kathaa etaa akathayat tathaapi ta.m prati kopi kara.m nodatolayat|
21 tata.h para.m yii"su.h punaruditavaan adhunaaha.m gacchaami yuuya.m maa.m gave.sayi.syatha kintu nijai.h paapai rmari.syatha yat sthaanam aha.m yaasyaami tat sthaanam yuuya.m yaatu.m na "sak.syatha|
22 tadaa yihuudiiyaa.h praavocan kimayam aatmaghaata.m kari.syati? yato yat sthaanam aha.m yaasyaami tat sthaanam yuuya.m yaatu.m na "sak.syatha iti vaakya.m braviiti|
23 tato yii"sustebhya.h kathitavaan yuuyam adha.hsthaaniiyaa lokaa aham uurdvvasthaaniiya.h yuuyam etajjagatsambandhiiyaa aham etajjagatsambandhiiyo na|
24 tasmaat kathitavaan yuuya.m nijai.h paapai rmari.syatha yatoha.m sa pumaan iti yadi na vi"svasitha tarhi nijai.h paapai rmari.syatha|
25 tadaa te .ap.rcchan kastva.m? tato yii"su.h kathitavaan yu.smaaka.m sannidhau yasya prastaavam aa prathamaat karomi saeva puru.soha.m|
26 yu.smaasu mayaa bahuvaakya.m vakttavya.m vicaarayitavya nca kintu matprerayitaa satyavaadii tasya samiipe yadaha.m "srutavaan tadeva jagate kathayaami|
27 kintu sa janake vaakyamida.m prokttavaan iti te naabudhyanta|
28 tato yii"surakathayad yadaa manu.syaputram uurdvva utthaapayi.syatha tadaaha.m sa pumaan kevala.h svaya.m kimapi karmma na karomi kintu taato yathaa "sik.sayati tadanusaare.na vaakyamida.m vadaamiiti ca yuuya.m j naatu.m "sak.syatha|