24 tadaa "simon akathayat tarhi yuvaabhyaamuditaa kathaa mayi yathaa na phalati tadartha.m yuvaa.m mannimitta.m prabhau praarthanaa.m kuruta.m|
25 anena prakaare.na tau saak.sya.m dattvaa prabho.h kathaa.m pracaarayantau "somiro.niiyaanaam anekagraame.su susa.mvaada nca pracaarayantau yiruu"saalamnagara.m paraav.rtya gatau|
26 tata.h param ii"svarasya duuta.h philipam ityaadi"sat, tvamutthaaya dak.si.nasyaa.m di"si yo maargo praantarasya madhyena yiruu"saalamo .asaanagara.m yaati ta.m maarga.m gaccha|
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|