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1yIshurabhiShiktastrAteti yaH kashchid vishvAsiti sa IshvarAt jAtaH; aparaM yaH kashchit janayitari prIyate sa tasmAt jAte jane .api prIyate|

2vayam Ishvarasya santAneShu prIyAmahe tad anena jAnImo yad Ishvare prIyAmahe tasyAj nAH pAlayAmashcha|

3yata Ishvare yat prema tat tadIyAj nApAlanenAsmAbhiH prakAshayitavyaM, tasyAj nAshcha kaThorA na bhavanti|

4yato yaH kashchid IshvarAt jAtaH sa saMsAraM jayati ki nchAsmAkaM yo vishvAsaH sa evAsmAkaM saMsArajayijayaH|

5yIshurIshvarasya putra iti yo vishvasiti taM vinA ko.aparaH saMsAraM jayati?

6so.abhiShiktastrAtA yIshustoyarudhirAbhyAm AgataH kevalaM toyena nahi kintu toyarudhirAbhyAm, AtmA cha sAkShI bhavati yata AtmA satyatAsvarUpaH|

7yato hetoH svarge pitA vAdaH pavitra AtmA cha traya ime sAkShiNaH santi, traya ime chaiko bhavanti|

8tathA pR^ithivyAm AtmA toyaM rudhira ncha trINyetAni sAkShyaM dadAti teShAM trayANAm ekatvaM bhavati cha|

9mAnavAnAM sAkShyaM yadyasmAbhi rgR^ihyate tarhIshvarasya sAkShyaM tasmAdapi shreShThaM yataH svaputramadhIshvareNa dattaM sAkShyamidaM|

10Ishvarasya putre yo vishvAsiti sa nijAntare tat sAkShyaM dhArayati; Ishvare yo na vishvasiti sa tam anR^itavAdinaM karoti yata IshvaraH svaputramadhi yat sAkShyaM dattavAn tasmin sa na vishvasiti|

11tachcha sAkShyamidaM yad Ishvaro .asmabhyam anantajIvanaM dattavAn tachcha jIvanaM tasya putre vidyate|

12yaH putraM dhArayati sa jIvanaM dhAriyati, Ishvarasya putraM yo na dhArayati sa jIvanaM na dhArayati|

13Ishvaraputrasya nAmni yuShmAn pratyetAni mayA likhitAni tasyAbhiprAyo .ayaM yad yUyam anantajIvanaprAptA iti jAnIyAta tasyeshvaraputrasya nAmni vishvaseta cha|

14tasyAntike .asmAkaM yA pratibhA bhavati tasyAH kAraNamidaM yad vayaM yadi tasyAbhimataM kimapi taM yAchAmahe tarhi so .asmAkaM vAkyaM shR^iNoti|

15sa chAsmAkaM yat ki nchana yAchanaM shR^iNotIti yadi jAnImastarhi tasmAd yAchitA varA asmAbhiH prApyante tadapi jAnImaH|

16kashchid yadi svabhrAtaram amR^ityujanakaM pApaM kurvvantaM pashyati tarhi sa prArthanAM karotu teneshvarastasmai jIvanaM dAsyati, arthato mR^ityujanakaM pApaM yena nAkAritasmai| kintu mR^ityujanakam ekaM pApam Aste tadadhi tena prArthanA kriyatAmityahaM na vadAmi|

17sarvva evAdharmmaH pApaM kintu sarvvapAMpa mR^ityujanakaM nahi|

18ya IshvarAt jAtaH sa pApAchAraM na karoti kintvIshvarAt jAto janaH svaM rakShati tasmAt sa pApAtmA taM na spR^ishatIti vayaM jAnImaH|

19vayam IshvarAt jAtAH kintu kR^itsnaH saMsAraH pApAtmano vashaM gato .astIti jAnImaH|

20aparam Ishvarasya putra AgatavAn vaya ncha yayA tasya satyamayasya j nAnaM prApnuyAmastAdR^ishIM dhiyam asmabhyaM dattavAn iti jAnImastasmin satyamaye .arthatastasya putre yIshukhrIShTe tiShThAmashcha; sa eva satyamaya Ishvaro .anantajIvanasvarUpashchAsti|

21he priyabAlakAH, yUyaM devamUrttibhyaH svAn rakShata| Amen|