1 aparaJca tasmin kAle rAjyasya sarvveSAM lokAnAM nAmAni lekhayitum agastakaisara AjJApayAmAsa|
2 tadanusAreNa kurINiyanAmani suriyAdezasya zAsake sati nAmalekhanaM prArebhe|
3 ato heto rnAma lekhituM sarvve janAH svIyaM svIyaM nagaraM jagmuH|
4 tadAnIM yUSaph nAma lekhituM vAgdattayA svabhAryyayA garbbhavatyA mariyamA saha svayaM dAyUdaH sajAtivaMza iti kAraNAd gAlIlpradezasya nAsaratnagarAd
5 yihUdApradezasya baitlehamAkhyaM dAyUdnagaraM jagAma|