27 tata.h sa utthaaya gatavaan; tadaa kandaakiinaamna.h kuu"slokaanaa.m raaj nyaa.h sarvvasampatteradhii"sa.h kuu"sade"siiya eka.h .sa.n.do bhajanaartha.m yiruu"saalamnagaram aagatya
28 punarapi rathamaaruhya yi"sayiyanaamno bhavi.syadvaadino grantha.m pa.than pratyaagacchati|
29 etasmin samaye aatmaa philipam avadat, tvam rathasya samiipa.m gatvaa tena saarddha.m mila|
30 tasmaat sa dhaavan tasya sannidhaavupasthaaya tena pa.thyamaana.m yi"sayiyathavi.syadvaadino vaakya.m "srutvaa p.r.s.tavaan yat pa.thasi tat ki.m budhyase?
31 tata.h sa kathitavaan kenacinna bodhitoha.m katha.m budhyeya? tata.h sa philipa.m rathamaaro.dhu.m svena saarddham upave.s.tu nca nyavedayat|
32 sa "saastrasyetadvaakya.m pa.thitavaan yathaa, samaaniiyata ghaataaya sa yathaa me.sa"saavaka.h| lomacchedakasaak.saacca me.sa"sca niiravo yathaa| aabadhya vadana.m sviiya.m tathaa sa samati.s.thata|
33 anyaayena vicaare.na sa ucchinno .abhavat tadaa| tatkaaliinamanu.syaan ko jano var.nayitu.m k.sama.h| yato jiivann.r.naa.m de"saat sa ucchinno .abhavat dhruva.m|
34 anantara.m sa philipam avadat nivedayaami, bhavi.syadvaadii yaamimaa.m kathaa.m kathayaamaasa sa ki.m svasmin vaa kasmi.m"scid anyasmin?
35 tata.h philipastatprakara.nam aarabhya yii"sorupaakhyaana.m tasyaagre praastaut|
36 ittha.m maarge.na gacchantau jalaa"sayasya samiipa upasthitau; tadaa kliibo.avaadiit pa"syaatra sthaane jalamaaste mama majjane kaa baadhaa?
37 tata.h philipa uttara.m vyaaharat svaanta.hkara.nena saaka.m yadi pratye.si tarhi baadhaa naasti| tata.h sa kathitavaan yii"sukhrii.s.ta ii"svarasya putra ityaha.m pratyemi|
38 tadaa ratha.m sthagita.m karttum aadi.s.te philipakliibau dvau jalam avaaruhataa.m; tadaa philipastam majjayaamaasa|
39 tatpa"scaat jalamadhyaad utthitayo.h sato.h parame"svarasyaatmaa philipa.m h.rtvaa niitavaan, tasmaat kliiba.h punasta.m na d.r.s.tavaan tathaapi h.r.s.tacitta.h san svamaarge.na gatavaan|