1 he bhrAtaraH, zeSe vadAmi, yUyam asmabhyamidaM prArthayadhvaM yat prabho rvAkyaM yuSmAkaM madhye yathA tathaivAnyatrApi pracaret mAnyaJca bhavet;
2 yacca vayam avivecakebhyo duSTebhyazca lokebhyo rakSAM prApnuyAma yataH sarvveSAM vizvAso na bhavati|
3 kintu prabhu rvizvAsyaH sa eva yuSmAn sthirIkariSyati duSTasya karAd uddhariSyati ca|
4 yUyam asmAbhi ryad Adizyadhve tat kurutha kariSyatha ceti vizvAso yuSmAnadhi prabhunAsmAkaM jAyate|
5 Izvarasya premni khrISTasya sahiSNutAyAJca prabhuH svayaM yuSmAkam antaHkaraNAni vinayatu|
6 he bhrAtaraH, asmatprabho ryIzukhrISTasya nAmnA vayaM yuSmAn idam AdizAmaH, asmatto yuSmAbhi ryA zikSalambhi tAM vihAya kazcid bhrAtA yadyavihitAcAraM karoti tarhi yUyaM tasmAt pRthag bhavata|
7 yato vayaM yuSmAbhiH katham anukarttavyAstad yUyaM svayaM jAnItha| yuSmAkaM madhye vayam avihitAcAriNo nAbhavAma,
8 vinAmUlyaM kasyApyannaM nAbhuMjmahi kintu ko'pi yad asmAbhi rbhAragrasto na bhavet tadarthaM zrameNa klezena ca divAnizaM kAryyam akurmma|
9 atrAsmAkam adhikAro nAstItthaM nahi kintvasmAkam anukaraNAya yuSmAn dRSTAntaM darzayitum icchantastad akurmma|
10 yato yena kAryyaM na kriyate tenAhAro'pi na kriyatAmiti vayaM yuSmatsamIpa upasthitikAle'pi yuSmAn AdizAma|
11 yuSmanmadhye 'vihitAcAriNaH ke'pi janA vidyante te ca kAryyam akurvvanta Alasyam AcarantItyasmAbhiH zrUyate|
12 tAdRzAn lokAn asmataprabho ryIzukhrISTasya nAmnA vayam idam AdizAma AjJApayAmazca, te zAntabhAvena kAryyaM kurvvantaH svakIyamannaM bhuJjatAM|
13 aparaM he bhrAtaraH, yUyaM sadAcaraNe na klAmyata|
14 yadi ca kazcidetatpatre likhitAm asmAkam AjJAM na gRhlAti tarhi yUyaM taM mAnuSaM lakSayata tasya saMsargaM tyajata ca tena sa trapiSyate|
15 kintu taM na zatruM manyamAnA bhrAtaramiva cetayata|
16 zAntidAtA prabhuH sarvvatra sarvvathA yuSmabhyaM zAntiM deyAt| prabhu ryuSmAkaM sarvveSAM saGgI bhUyAt|
17 namaskAra eSa paulasya mama kareNa likhito'bhUt sarvvasmin patra etanmama cihnam etAdRzairakSarai rmayA likhyate|
18 asmAkaM prabho ryIzukhrISTasyAnuुgrahaH sarvveSu yuSmAsu bhUyAt| Amen|