1 ⲁⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛϩⲏⲧϥ · ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ·
The old men said, 'If temptation arises over you in the place where you are, do not leave your place at the time of the temptation.
2 ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲕⲛⲁϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ·
Since also the place where you will go, you will find there the thing on account of which you are fleeing.
3 ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲏ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲥⲓⲛⲉ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲕϭⲓⲛⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲱⲡⲉ …ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲑⲗⲓⲯⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧ…. ϩⲙⲡ…….
But remain until the temptation passes over, so that your departure is not an obstacle, and (occurs) in a time of peace, so that your removal is not an affliction for those […] in [that place]