24 tadaa yohan kaaraayaa.m na baddha.h|
25 apara nca "saacakarmma.ni yohaana.h "si.syai.h saha yihuudiiyalokaanaa.m vivaade jaate, te yohana.h sa.mnnidhi.m gatvaakathayan,
26 he guro yarddananadyaa.h paare bhavataa saarddha.m ya aasiit yasmi.m"sca bhavaan saak.sya.m pradadaat pa"syatu sopi majjayati sarvve tasya samiipa.m yaanti ca|
27 tadaa yohan pratyavocad ii"svare.na na datte kopi manuja.h kimapi praaptu.m na "saknoti|
28 aha.m abhi.sikto na bhavaami kintu tadagre pre.sitosmi yaamimaa.m kathaa.m kathitavaanaaha.m tatra yuuya.m sarvve saak.si.na.h stha|
29 yo jana.h kanyaa.m labhate sa eva vara.h kintu varasya sannidhau da.n.daayamaana.m tasya yanmitra.m tena varasya "sabde "srute.atiivaahlaadyate mamaapi tadvad aanandasiddhirjaataa|
30 tena krama"so varddhitavya.m kintu mayaa hsitavya.m|
31 ya uurdhvaadaagacchat sa sarvve.saa.m mukhyo ya"sca sa.msaaraad udapadyata sa saa.msaarika.h sa.msaariiyaa.m kathaa nca kathayati yastu svargaadaagacchat sa sarvve.saa.m mukhya.h|
32 sa yadapa"syada"s.r.nocca tasminneva saak.sya.m dadaati tathaapi praaya"sa.h ka"scit tasya saak.sya.m na g.rhlaati;
33 kintu yo g.rhlaati sa ii"svarasya satyavaaditva.m mudraa"ngita.m karoti|
34 ii"svare.na ya.h prerita.h saeva ii"svariiyakathaa.m kathayati yata ii"svara aatmaana.m tasmai aparimitam adadaat|
35 pitaa putre sneha.m k.rtvaa tasya haste sarvvaa.ni samarpitavaan|
36 ya.h ka"scit putre vi"svasiti sa evaanantam paramaayu.h praapnoti kintu ya.h ka"scit putre na vi"svasiti sa paramaayu.so dar"sana.m na praapnoti kintvii"svarasya kopabhaajana.m bhuutvaa ti.s.thati|