1 ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛϣⲓⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ .
He went once, that is the presbyter of Scetis, to the archbishop of Alexandria
2 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ , ⲁⲩϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥⲣⲟⲩ .
and after he returned to Scetis, they asked him, that is the brothers, about news from the city.
3 ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲫⲩⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ
But he told them: 'Naturally, my brothers, I have not seen the face of any man, except the archbishop alone.'
4 ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ , ϫⲉⲉⲩⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡϫⲓϩⲣⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲃⲁⲗ .
After hearing him they became strengthened thanks to his story, that they should guard themselves against raising their eyes.