18 aparaM tenaitatkathAkathanakAle eko.adhipatistaM praNamya babhAShe, mama duhitA prAyeNaitAvatkAle mR^itA, tasmAd bhavAnAgatya tasyA gAtre hastamarpayatu, tena sA jIviShyati|
19 tadAnIM yIshuH shiShyaiH sAkam utthAya tasya pashchAd vavrAja|
20 ityanantare dvAdashavatsarAn yAvat pradarAmayena shIrNaikA nArI tasya pashchAd Agatya tasya vasanasya granthiM pasparsha;
21 yasmAt mayA kevalaM tasya vasanaM spR^iShTvA svAsthyaM prApsyate, sA nArIti manasi nishchitavatI|
22 tato yIshurvadanaM parAvarttya tAM jagAda, he kanye, tvaM susthirA bhava, tava vishvAsastvAM svasthAmakArShIt| etadvAkye gaditaeva sA yoShit svasthAbhUt|
23 aparaM yIshustasyAdhyakShasya gehaM gatvA vAdakaprabhR^itIn bahUn lokAn shabdAyamAnAn vilokya tAn avadat,
24 panthAnaM tyaja, kanyeyaM nAmriyata nidritAste; kathAmetAM shrutvA te tamupajahasuH|
25 kintu sarvveShu bahiShkR^iteShu so.abhyantaraM gatvA kanyAyAH karaM dhR^itavAn, tena sodatiShThat;
26 tatastatkarmmaNo yashaH kR^itsnaM taM deshaM vyAptavat|