1 ⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ·
A brother took the monastic habit and withdrew immediately, saying, 'I am an anchorite.'
2 ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩϯⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲙⲙⲟϥ
Then the Elders heard, left, and gave hands to him.
3 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲉⲓ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲛ ·
They forced him to return to the cells of his brothers, repenting and saying, 'Forgive me! I am not an anchorite.
4 ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ·
Rather, I am a sinful and young human.'