1 ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓⲟⲥ · ⲉⲛⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ
It was said that on the Mountain of Antony seven brothers dwelt.
2 ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲛⲃⲛⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ·
And during the season of the dates, each one scared away the birds.
3 ⲛⲉⲩⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ · ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ·
There was an old man there who, when he was guarding on his day, would cry out, 'Go away bad thoughts inside and also birds outside!'