1 ⲁⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲗⲗⲟ
A brother said to a noteable Elder:
2 ϫⲉⲉϩⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲉϭⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ · ⲻ
'Apa, I desire to find an Elder in accordance with my heart and I will die with him.'
3 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲉⲕϣⲓⲛⲉ · ⲻ
The Elder said to him, 'Rightly you ask!'
4 ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲕ ⲉ·ϩⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ·
He was confident that it was this way.
5 ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ · ⲻ
But really, he did not understand the teaching of the Elder.
6 ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ · ⲻ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ
When the Elder saw in him that this was the manner of his inner thought, as if he understood this matter correctly, he (the elder) said to him:
7 ϫⲉⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϭⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϭⲱ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲟϥ
'If you find an Elder according to your wish, will you desire to stay with him?'
8 ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲥⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲟⲩ · ⲻ
And he replied, 'Yes! Absolutely!'
9 ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ
The Elder responded, 'You yourself are not following the desire of the Elder. Rather…'