1 …….ϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲕⲱⲗⲟⲃⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲙⲉϥⲕⲁⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲁⲡⲉⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ : ·
[….] brothers once tempted Abba John Kolobos, since he did not allow his spirit to speak about the things of this world.
2 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲧⲛⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·
And they said to him that we give thanks to God.
3 ⲁⲧⲡⲉ ϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ·
The sky has given its rains many times this season.
4 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲃⲛⲛⲉ ⲥⲱ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩⲉⲃⲏⲧϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ·
And the palm trees have drunk and they will produce white branches.
5 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁϭⲉⲛⲡⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛϭⲓϫ : ·
And the brothers will find the things of their handiwork.
6 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲡⲁ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ · ϫⲉⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ·
Abba Johannes said to them that this is the way of the Holy Spirit.
7 ϣⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲃⲏⲧϩⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ :
It becomes new and produces white branches through the fear of God.