1 lokA asmAn khrISTasya paricArakAn Izvarasya nigUThavAkyadhanasyAdhyakSAMzca manyantAM|

2 kiJca dhanAdhyakSeNa vizvasanIyena bhavitavyametadeva lokai ryAcyate|

3 ato vicArayadbhi ryuSmAbhiranyaiH kaizcin manujai rvA mama parIkSaNaM mayAtIva laghu manyate 'hamapyAtmAnaM na vicArayAmi|

4 mayA kimapyaparAddhamityahaM na vedmi kintvetena mama niraparAdhatvaM na nizcIyate prabhureva mama vicArayitAsti|

5 ata upayuktasamayAt pUrvvam arthataH prabhorAgamanAt pUrvvaM yuSmAbhi rvicAro na kriyatAM| prabhurAgatya timireNa pracchannAni sarvvANi dIpayiSyati manasAM mantraNAzca prakAzayiSyati tasmin samaya IzvarAd ekaikasya prazaMsA bhaviSyati|

6 he bhrAtaraH sarvvANyetAni mayAtmAnam ApallavaJcoddizya kathitAni tasyaitat kAraNaM yuyaM yathA zAstrIyavidhimatikramya mAnavam atIva nAdariSyadhba ItthaJcaikena vaiparItyAd apareNa na zlAghiSyadhba etAdRzIM zikSAmAvayordRSTAntAt lapsyadhve|

7 aparAt kastvAM vizeSayati? tubhyaM yanna datta tAdRzaM kiM dhArayasi? adatteneva dattena vastunA kutaH zlAghase?

8 idAnImeva yUyaM kiM tRptA labdhadhanA vA? asmAsvavidyamAneSu yUyaM kiM rAjatvapadaM prAptAH? yuSmAkaM rAjatvaM mayAbhilaSitaM yatastena yuSmAbhiH saha vayamapi rAjyAMzino bhaviSyAmaH|

9 preritA vayaM zeSA hantavyAzcevezvareNa nidarzitAH| yato vayaM sarvvalokAnAm arthataH svargIyadUtAnAM mAnavAnAJca kautukAspadAni jAtAH|

10 khrISTasya kRte vayaM mUDhAH kintu yUyaM khrISTena jJAninaH, vayaM durbbalA yUyaJca sabalAH, yUyaM sammAnitA vayaJcApamAnitAH|

11 vayamadyApi kSudhArttAstRSNArttA vastrahInAstADitA AzramarahitAzca santaH

12 karmmaNi svakarAn vyApArayantazca duHkhaiH kAlaM yApayAmaH| garhitairasmAbhirAzIH kathyate dUrIkRtaiH sahyate ninditaiH prasAdyate|

13 vayamadyApi jagataH sammArjanIyogyA avakarA iva sarvvai rmanyAmahe|

14 yuSmAn trapayitumahametAni likhAmIti nahi kintu priyAtmajAniva yuSmAn prabodhayAmi|

15 yataH khrISTadharmme yadyapi yuSmAkaM dazasahasrANi vinetAro bhavanti tathApi bahavo janakA na bhavanti yato'hameva susaMvAdena yIzukhrISTe yuSmAn ajanayaM|

16 ato yuSmAn vinaye'haM yUyaM madanugAmino bhavata|

17 ityarthaM sarvveSu dharmmasamAjeSu sarvvatra khrISTadharmmayogyA ye vidhayo mayopadizyante tAn yo yuSmAn smArayiSyatyevambhUtaM prabhoH kRte priyaM vizvAsinaJca madIyatanayaM tImathiyaM yuSmAkaM samIpaM preSitavAnahaM|

18 aparamahaM yuSmAkaM samIpaM na gamiSyAmIti buddhvA yuSmAkaM kiyanto lokA garvvanti|

19 kintu yadi prabhericchA bhavati tarhyahamavilambaM yuSmatsamIpamupasthAya teSAM darpadhmAtAnAM lokAnAM vAcaM jJAsyAmIti nahi sAmarthyameva jJAsyAmi|

20 yasmAdIzvarasya rAjatvaM vAgyuktaM nahi kintu sAmarthyayuktaM|

21 yuSmAkaM kA vAJchA? yuSmatsamIpe mayA kiM daNDapANinA gantavyamuta premanamratAtmayuktena vA?