A palavra
A Palavra de Deus é viva, eficaz e mais cortante que espada de dois gumes. Ela é lâmpada, alimento e purificação — tudo o que o cristão precisa para viver e crescer em fé.
Izvarasya vAdO’maraH prabhAvaviziSTazca sarvvasmAd dvidhArakhaggAdapi tIkSNaH, aparaM prANAtmanO rgranthimajjayOzca paribhEdAya vicchEdakArI manasazca sagkalpAnAm abhiprEtAnAnjca vicArakaH|
Adau vAda AsIt sa ca vAda IzvarENa sArdhamAsIt sa vAdaH svayamIzvara Eva|
sa vAdO manuSyarUpENAvatIryya satyatAnugrahAbhyAM paripUrNaH san sArdham asmAbhi rnyavasat tataH pituradvitIyaputrasya yOgyO yO mahimA taM mahimAnaM tasyApazyAma|
Atmaiva jIvanadAyakaH vapu rniSphalaM yuSmabhyamahaM yAni vacAMsi kathayAmi tAnyAtmA jIvananjca|
idAnIM mayOktOpadEzEna yUyaM pariSkRtAH|
tataH sa pratyabravIt, itthaM likhitamAstE, "manujaH kEvalapUpEna na jIviSyati, kintvIzvarasya vadanAd yAni yAni vacAMsi niHsaranti tairEva jIviSyati|"
nabhOmEdinyO rluptayOrapi mama vAk kadApi na lOpsyatE|
aparaM tvam Izvarasya sAkSAt svaM parIkSitam anindanIyakarmmakAriNanjca satyamatasya vAkyAnAM sadvibhajanE nipuNanjca darzayituM yatasva|
yuSmAbhiH paritrANAya vRddhiprAptyarthaM navajAtazizubhiriva prakRtaM vAgdugdhaM pipAsyatAM|