1he bhrAtaraH, zeSe vadAmi, yUyam asmabhyamidaM prArthayadhvaM yat prabho rvAkyaM yuSmAkaM madhye yathA tathaivAnyatrApi pracaret mAnyaJca bhavet;
2yacca vayam avivecakebhyo duSTebhyazca lokebhyo rakSAM prApnuyAma yataH sarvveSAM vizvAso na bhavati|
3kintu prabhu rvizvAsyaH sa eva yuSmAn sthirIkariSyati duSTasya karAd uddhariSyati ca|
4yUyam asmAbhi ryad Adizyadhve tat kurutha kariSyatha ceti vizvAso yuSmAnadhi prabhunAsmAkaM jAyate|
5Izvarasya premni khrISTasya sahiSNutAyAJca prabhuH svayaM yuSmAkam antaHkaraNAni vinayatu|
6he bhrAtaraH, asmatprabho ryIzukhrISTasya nAmnA vayaM yuSmAn idam AdizAmaH, asmatto yuSmAbhi ryA zikSalambhi tAM vihAya kazcid bhrAtA yadyavihitAcAraM karoti tarhi yUyaM tasmAt pRthag bhavata|
7yato vayaM yuSmAbhiH katham anukarttavyAstad yUyaM svayaM jAnItha| yuSmAkaM madhye vayam avihitAcAriNo nAbhavAma,
8vinAmUlyaM kasyApyannaM nAbhuMjmahi kintu ko'pi yad asmAbhi rbhAragrasto na bhavet tadarthaM zrameNa klezena ca divAnizaM kAryyam akurmma|
9atrAsmAkam adhikAro nAstItthaM nahi kintvasmAkam anukaraNAya yuSmAn dRSTAntaM darzayitum icchantastad akurmma|
10yato yena kAryyaM na kriyate tenAhAro'pi na kriyatAmiti vayaM yuSmatsamIpa upasthitikAle'pi yuSmAn AdizAma|
11yuSmanmadhye 'vihitAcAriNaH ke'pi janA vidyante te ca kAryyam akurvvanta Alasyam AcarantItyasmAbhiH zrUyate|
12tAdRzAn lokAn asmataprabho ryIzukhrISTasya nAmnA vayam idam AdizAma AjJApayAmazca, te zAntabhAvena kAryyaM kurvvantaH svakIyamannaM bhuJjatAM|
13aparaM he bhrAtaraH, yUyaM sadAcaraNe na klAmyata|
14yadi ca kazcidetatpatre likhitAm asmAkam AjJAM na gRhlAti tarhi yUyaM taM mAnuSaM lakSayata tasya saMsargaM tyajata ca tena sa trapiSyate|
15kintu taM na zatruM manyamAnA bhrAtaramiva cetayata|
16zAntidAtA prabhuH sarvvatra sarvvathA yuSmabhyaM zAntiM deyAt| prabhu ryuSmAkaM sarvveSAM saGgI bhUyAt|
17namaskAra eSa paulasya mama kareNa likhito'bhUt sarvvasmin patra etanmama cihnam etAdRzairakSarai rmayA likhyate|
18asmAkaM prabho ryIzukhrISTasyAnuुgrahaH sarvveSu yuSmAsu bhUyAt| Amen|
