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Attribution: To Aphthonia from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus besa-letters, document to_aphthonia, version 4.5.0 (2023-09-29), annotations by Amir Zeldes, David Sriboonreuang, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition None. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

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ref	L0 witness	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
1	ⲁⲣϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲉ .	ⲁⲣϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲱⲛⲉ.	artieoou ǹf̀nouti tōne.	You have given glory to God indeed.
2	ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟ̂ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟ ⲁⲫⲑⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲟⲙⲉⲥ ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ·	Ⲁⲣⲉⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ⲁⲫⲑⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲧ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲟⲙⲉⲥ ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ:	Areisaji èro ǹθo afθonia t̀ṡeere ǹp̀komes aleksandros:	It’s to you that I speak, you Aphthonia, daughter of the Comes Alexander.
3	ⲏ̇ ⲁⲣⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲉ⳿ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ , ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ⳿ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲟⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ·	ⲓⲉ ⲁⲣⲧⲁⲓⲉⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲉ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ, ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀:	ie artaiep̀ma etavsanouṡe ǹxytf kata f̀nouti ouoh kata pikosmos, xen nousaji nem nouh̀vyouì:	Have you not honoured the place you were nourished in according to God and according to the world , in your words and your deeds?
4	ⲉⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ̂ . ⲛⲉⲣⲁⲥⲱϣⲡⲙⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ︤ϥ︥ .	ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ. Ⲛⲉⲣⲛⲁⲥⲱϣⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲏⲧϥ.	enempepouhyt tako. Nernasōṡp̀ma an etenxytf.	If your heart hadn’t corrupted, you would not despise the place you are in, or shame the sisters who are in the place with you.
5	ⲏ̂ ⲛⲉⲣⲁⲧϭⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲉ ·	Ⲓⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲛⲁⲧϭⲁⲓⲉⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲉ:	Ie nernatċaieǹs̀nyou etxen p̀ma neme:	If your heart hadn’t corrupted, you would not despise the place you are in, or shame the sisters who are in the place with you.
6	ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲟ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲫⲑⲟⲛⲓⲁ ·	ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲫⲑⲟⲛⲓⲁ:	semouti men èro xen pouran je afθonia:	They call you by your name “Aphthonia”, but you revile yourself alone.
7	ⲧⲉⲫⲑⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧⲉ ·	ⲧⲉⲉⲣⲫⲑⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧⲉ:	teerfθonin ḋe èro mavaate:	They call you by your name “Aphthonia”, but you revile yourself alone.
8	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲟ ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲥⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̄ⲙⲓⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲟ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲥⲕⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲟ:	ouoh teoi ǹbaskanos èro mminmmo:	And you are a slanderer to you yourself, what you wish is to destroy your soul, which the whole world isn’t worthy of.
9	ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲉⲧⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣ︤ϥ︥ ⲙ̄ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲱⲣ︤ⲙ︥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ̂ ·	ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛϫⲏ:	erouōṡ ètaketepsiṡy eteǹpikosmos tyrf m̀pṡa m̀mos an: ouoh èsōrem ǹnouxisi èp̀jinjy:	draft · mediumwishing to destroy their souls, of which the whole world is not worthy, and to squander their labours in vain.
10	ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲕⲁⲡⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟ̂ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ︤ϥ︥ⲥⲣ︤ⲙ︥ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟ̂ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲗⲉ ·	ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲭⲁⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲥⲣ̀ⲙⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲉ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲗⲓ:	èvol je arkap̀ma ǹp̀·satanas èxoun èro èθrefpōōne ǹpouhyt: ouoh ǹtefsr̀mrōme ǹf̀ryti ǹnaièsōou etoi ǹholi:	For you have left room for Satan inside you to transform your heart, and daze you like those sheep that become (spoiled) by moths.
11	ⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ̂ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲃⲱ̂ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ·	ⲧ̀ⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲥⲃⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ:	t̀aθyt ouoh t̀atsvō ète m̀mon svō m̀mos:	You stupid and foolish one in which there isn’t wisdom.
12	ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏⲙⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟ . ⲕⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲧⲉⲏⲡ⳿ ⲉⲕⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲟ̂ ⲛ̄ⲁϣ ⲛ̄ϩⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲙⲁ ·	ⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏⲙⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟ. Ⲕⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲧⲉⲏⲡ ⲉ̀ⲕⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁ:	eneouon epistymy ġar m̀mo. Kan avmiṡe neme name teyp èkarōme eemi je aretetenoi ǹaṡ ǹryti saxoun ǹpetenma:	For if there had been knowledge in you, even if they truly fought with you, then you ought to let a man know how they are inside your place.
13	ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲁⲣϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲁⲁⲩ , ϫⲉⲁⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲁⲓ̈ · ⲏ̇ ϫⲉⲁⲩϩⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ·	ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲁⲣϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲙⲁⲩ, ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ: ⲓⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ:	malista eargoou ǹpouiōt nem temav, je avmiṡe nemyi: ie je avhōouṡ èroi:	Most of all when you sent to your father and your mother: “they fought with me,” or “they abused me”.
14	ⲉⲣϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲣⲟ̂ ·	ⲉⲣϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩϩⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ:	erjiċol em̀peoumiṡe neme ouḋe m̀peouhōouṡ èro:	It’s you lying, as they didn’t fight with you nor did they abuse you.
15	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲉ⳿ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏⲙⲏ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ⳯ⲧⲟⲗⲏ̂ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϫⲓϩⲛⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛ̄ϣⲓⲛⲉ ·	ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏⲙⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉϭⲓϩⲛⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛ̀ϣⲓⲛⲉ:	ǹtavmiṡe neme je avti ne ouepistymy xen p̀θreparava ǹtetoly ǹteteċihno ǹtootou ǹnouioti oueṡ ǹṡine:	That they “fought with you” was that you were given knowledge in your transgressing the law by your receiving something from your parents without asking.
16	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲣϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲟⲩ̂ ⲉⲣⲉⲣ̄ⲭⲣⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲁⲩⲧ︤ⲥ︥ⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲏ̇ ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲉ ·	ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲣϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲓⲉ ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲉ:	ǹtarṡini ǹsa ou èreerxria naf: avtasθo èvol: ie em̀peoutyif ne:	What is it that you asked for or needed and were rejected, or you weren’t given it?
17	ⲉⲣϣⲁ⳯ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲁⲁⲩ · ⲉⲛⲣ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ ·	ⲉⲣϣⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲙⲁⲩ: ⲁⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲟϯ:	erṡagos ǹpouiōt nem temav: arenerhoti:	If you told your father and your mother, are we to be afraid?
18	ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲣϫⲓϭⲟⲗ ·	ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲣϫⲓϭⲟⲗ:	malista erjiċol:	All the more so as you lie.
19	ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ⳯ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙ︤ⲛ︦ⲧ︥ⲥⲟϭ ⲉⲧⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲟⲩϯⲧⲱ⳯ ·	ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲥⲟϫ ⲉⲧⲉⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩϯⲧⲱ:	oukouon teouōṡ èθrentamoou ènouh̀vyouì ǹmetsog eteìri m̀mōou: nem nouċioui nem noutitō:	So you don’t want us to tell them about your foolish actions which you do and your stealing and your quarrels.
20	ⲧⲃ̄ⲗⲗⲏ̂ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲡϫ︤ⲡ︥ ⲙ̄ⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ̂ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓⲃ︤ⲗ︥ⲗⲉ , ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲗ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ·	ⲧ̀ⲃ̀ⲗⲗⲏ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲡϫ̀ⲡ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲫⲁϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ, ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲃⲁⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ:	t̀v̀lly name etgopg̀p ǹmeri ǹf̀ryti ǹnetxen t̀faṡi ǹtevṡy: ouoh ǹf̀ryti ǹnaivelle, ète m̀mon val m̀mōou:	Oh you truly blind one who gropes in daylight like those who are in midnight and like those blind ones, who have no eyes.
21	ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧ︤ⲙ︥ ⲉⲡⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ · ⲛ̄ⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲧ︤ⲙ︥ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲑⲉⲛⲉ.ⲉⲧⲏ ·	ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲙⲓ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉ. Ⲉⲧⲏ:	èvol θōn je èrenouioti ǹvol xen pikosmos nasōtem èpousaji saxoun xen paima: ǹtetenṡtememi ànon xentene. Ety:	Where is it that your parents from the world will hear of your action inside this place, without us knowing in the monastery?
22	ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲏ̇ ⲁⲩⲑⲙ̄ⲕⲟ ⲏ̇ ⲁⲩⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟ ·	ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲩⲑⲙ̀ⲕⲟ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲩⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟ:	pe avjite ǹgons name ie avθm̀ko ie avlipei m̀mo:	So if they truly did violence to you or grieved or pained you, you should have told us of your pain.
23	ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲏⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲙ̄ⲕⲁϩ ·	ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲏⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ:	nereyp pe ètamon èpoum̀kah:	So if they truly did violence to you or grieved or pained you, you should have told us of your pain.
24	ⲧⲁⲣ︤ⲛ︥ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉϫⲉⲙⲉ · ϫⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ·	ⲧⲁⲣⲛⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉϫⲉⲙⲉ: ϣⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ:	tarnemi je èrejeme: ṡan m̀mon:	I tell you we’ll know if it’s the truth you’re telling or not.
25	ⲏ̇ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲙⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲏ̂ . ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲁⲩ .	ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲉⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲏ. Ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲩ.	ie ǹtetetametemav etxen p̀ma haty. Eṡōp èremouti èros an m̀mate xen tetapro je mav.	Or you should have told your mother in this place with you. If you don’t call her only with your mouth “mother”.
26	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ .	Ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ.	Èrepouhyt ḋe ouyou ǹsavol m̀mos.	But it’s that your heart is distant far away from her.
27	ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟ̂ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ · ⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ⳯ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ·	Ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲫⲟⲧⲟⲩ: ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ:	Ǹf̀ryti ets̀xyout je pailaos taio m̀moi xen nous̀fotou: pouhyt ḋe ouyou ǹsa ǹvol m̀moi:	As it is written: “this people honours me with their lips, but their heart is distant far away from me.”
28	ⲉⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ⳿ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ̂ ⲣ̄ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲟ̂ . ⲛⲉⲣⲁⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲉ · ⲏ̇ ⲛⲉⲣⲁⲥⲱϣ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ , ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲁⲩ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲟⲩⲙ︤ⲛ︦ⲧ︥ϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ · ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲟⲩⲙ︤ⲛ︦ⲧ︥ⲃⲁⲃⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ·	ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲣⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ. Ⲛⲉⲣⲛⲁⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲉ: ⲓⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲛⲁⲥⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ, ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲙⲉⲧϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲃⲁⲃⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ:	enempepouhyt ġar ǹatsvō erkaki èro. Nernaerkatafronin pe ǹnouioti etxen t̀sinaġōgy neme: ie nernasōṡ ǹǹs̀nyou, etereouyh nemaou xen temetċasihyt: nem tem̀ntvaverōme:	For if your stupid heart hadn’t darkened on you, would you have scorned your parents who are in the community with you, or despised the sisters that you dwell with in your pride and your boastfulness?
29	ⲏ̇ ⲉⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲱ̂ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱ̂ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ̂ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲙ︤ⲛ︦ⲧ︥ⲣ︤ⲙ︥ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡ︤ⲡ︥ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ , ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ . ⲛⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ . ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ̂ ⲉⲧⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲥⲓϣⲉ , ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲕⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲏ .	ⲓⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ. Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ, ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. Ⲛⲉⲣⲛⲁⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲟⲛⲉ. Ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉϫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲙⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ϩⲓⲥⲓϣⲉ, ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲕⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲏ.	ie enem̀pekō ǹsō ǹt̀s̀vō nem t̀m̀ntrmnhyt. Ouoh ǹtetemerep̀pet·hōou, èhotep̀petnanouf. Nernaermeletan pe ǹhansaji evvoone. Ǹtetegos xen tetapro etmeh ǹsahoui hisiṡe, je tinavōk èkeheneety.	Or if you hadn’t left behind you the teaching and the wisdom. And as you loved what is evil, instead of what is good. Would you have practiced things which are evil, and said with your mouth that is full of curses upon bitterness: “I’ll go to another monastery”.
30	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ϫⲓⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲟⲛ︤ⲥ︥ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩ̂ ·	Ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ϭⲓⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲛⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ:	Ǹtapaima ċite ǹgons xen ou:	In what was it that this place did you violence?
31	ⲏ̇ ⲟⲩ̂ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩ︤ϥ︥ ⲉϫⲱ̂ · ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲙ̄ⲡ︤ⲣ︥ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ⳯ⲧⲟⲗⲏ̂ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲣϯϣⲟⲟⲩ , ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁ⸍ⲫⲓ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲗⲉⲗⲟⲩ ⲉⲥϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ϫⲣⲟⲡ⳿ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲉⲣⲏⲩ ·	ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲱ: ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣϯϣⲟⲟⲩ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁ⸍ⲫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲗⲉⲗⲟⲩ ⲉⲥϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϭⲣⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ:	ie ou pe p̀baros etavouahf ègō: ǹsavyl je avgos ne je m̀perparaba ǹtetoly ǹf̀nouti: èvol je artiṡoou, ouoh mesoua⸍fi ǹoulelou esxen p̀yi neme hina etetennaṡōpi ǹċrop ouoh ǹs̀kanḋalon ǹneteneryou:	Or what is the weight that they put on you, except that they told you “don’t violate the command of God,” because you gave perfume and mesouaphi to a maiden while she was in the house with you so that you’ll become an obstacle and a scandal to each other.
32	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϯϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧ︤ⲙ︥ⲕⲁⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏⲙⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲓ ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙ︤ⲛ︦ⲧ︥ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲓϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ . ϯⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̄ⲕⲁϩ . ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ̂ ·	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏⲙⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲁⲓ ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲓϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛϫⲏ. Ϯⲛⲁⲑⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ. Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲑⲣⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ:	eθve fai tihomologei ne je eṡōp èreṡtemkaepistymy m̀mo ouoh ǹtetefai taimetatsōtem èvol m̀mo nem naititōn èp̀jinjy. Tinaθrepouhyt m̀kah. Ouoh tinaθrevìri ne kata petafi èvol xen tetapro:	For this thing, I promise you that if you don’t give your admission and take away this disobedience of yours and those quarrels in vain, I will make your heart suffer. And I will make them treat you like what came out of your mouth.
33	ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ϯⲙⲟⲕϩ̄ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ , ⲛ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲉ , ⲏ̇ ⲛ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲏⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ·	ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ϯⲙⲟⲕⲉϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲏⲓ, ⲛⲉⲙⲉ, ⲓⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ:	name timokeh ǹhyt nyi, neme, ie nemōten:	Indeed I am concerned, for you (Aphthonia) and for you (the congregation).
34	ⲉⲓ̈ⲣ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϩⲟϥ ⲉⲝⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲛ̄ⲉⲩϩⲁ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ̂ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲙ︤ⲛ︦ⲧ︥ϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲡ︤ⲧ︦ⲃ︥ⲃⲟ ⲉⲧϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ︤ⲥ︥ :	ⲁⲣⲉⲓⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ϩⲟϥ ⲉⲝⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲛ̀ⲉⲩϩⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲉⲧϭⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ:	areierhoti je mypote ǹf̀ryti èta p̀hof eksapata ǹevha xen tefpanourgia ǹtoutako ǹje netenhyt èvol xen t̀m̀nt·haplous nem p̀touvo etċi èxoun èpix̀ristos:	What I'm afraid of is that, in the way that the serpent deceived Eve in his treachery, your hearts waste away from the simplicity and the purity which bring to Christ.
35	ⲉϣϪⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡ︤ϥ︥ⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲉⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϯⲥⲟ̂ ⲉⲣⲟ̂ . ⲏ̇ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲕⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̄ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ·	ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲧⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲭⲁⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲉϥⲛⲁϯⲁⲥⲟ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ. Ⲓⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ:	isje tète m̀mav m̀pefkas xen p̀paraḋisos arefnatiaso èro. Ie erōten xen p̀θretenkama naf ǹxytθynou: ouoh ǹtetenṡōp erōten ǹnefsoċni ǹk̀rof nem nefh̀vyoui ǹponyron:	If he didn't leave the one who is there in paradise, is it you (Aphthonia) that he will spare? Or you (the congregation), in your leaving room for him inside yourselves. As you also indulge in his plans of guile and his wicked deeds.
36	ⲛ︤ϥ︥ⲛⲁϣϭⲙ̄ϭⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲣ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧ︤ϥ︥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲭ︤ⲥ︥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ ·	ⲛ̀ϥⲛⲁϣ̀ϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ. Ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲏ̀ⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲕⲉⲡⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ:	ǹfnaṡ̀jemgom ġar an èneterhoti hytf ǹf̀nouti. Nai ète pix̀ristos ṡop nōou ǹboỳθos ouoh ǹskepastys:	For he will not have power over those who fear God inside. Those for whom Christ is an aid and a protector.
37	ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲟⲏⲑⲟⲥ , ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲉⲣⲉⲱⲙⲁ · ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲟⲏ̀ⲑⲟⲥ, ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧ̀ⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲱ̀ⲙⲁ: ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ	ǹf̀ryti ets̀xyout je petmiṡe ègōk pe pekboỳθos, ouoh t̀syfi pe ǹpekṡouṡou ouoh p̀ṑou ǹp̀·s̀tereṑma: petnamerep̀pet·hōou	draft · mediumas it is written: "He who fights for you is your helper," and "the sword is your boast," and "the glory of the firmament." Whoever will love evil
38	, ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ̂ ·	, ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ:	, ǹθof petnatako:	Whoever will love that which is evil, he is the one who will perish.
39	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϭⲙ̄ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙ︤ⲛ︦ⲧ︥ⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲧⲃ̄ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲧⲃⲯⲩⲭⲏ:	ouoh ǹθof petèrep̀diabolos najemgom èrof xen nefh̀vyoui ǹm̀ntrefhetbpsiṡy:	And he is the one that the devil will have power over in his deeds of soul killing.
40	ⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ̂ . ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡ⳿ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ̂ ·	ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ. Ϥ̀ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ:	p̀·sofos ḋe ǹθof etmei ǹt̀s̀vō. F̀naṡōp èrof ǹtentoly:	But the wise one who loves the teaching, he will receive the commandment.
41	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣ︤ⲙ︥ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲣ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧ︤ϥ︥ ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ⲛⲁϫⲡⲟ̂ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲣ̄ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲉ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲣ̀ⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ: ⲛⲁϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣ̀ϩⲙⲙⲉ:	ouoh p̀r̀mnhyt eterhoti hytf ǹp̀ċois: nagfo naf ǹour̀hmme:	And the intelligent one who fears God inside will acquire guidance for himself.
42	ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥⲱⲧ︤ⲙ︥ ϫⲉⲁⲣϯⲙ̄ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲧϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲥⲱⲧ︤ⲙ︥ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ·	ⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣϯⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϯ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙⲉ. Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ:	p̀lyn marisōtem je artim̀ton ǹnouioti etxen p̀ma neme. Ouoh ǹtetesōtem ǹsōou xen hōb niven:	But let me hear that you have pleased your parents who are in the place with you. And that you obey them in every action.
43	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̄ⲧⲟⲛ ·	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ:	tarepenhyt m̀ton:	And our heart shall be at ease.
44	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟ ϩⲱⲱⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲥⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ϩⲱⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ:	ouoh ǹθo hōi ǹtetesi ǹpoutōt ǹhyt:	And as for you, you will be filled with satisfaction.
45	ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ · ⲉⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲟⲟϥ . ⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ̂ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ ·	ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ: ⲁⲣⲉⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲟϥ. Ⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ:	eṡōp ḋe on: areouente ousaji ègof. Is ǹxelloi nenioti ouoh nens̀nyou avì harōten:	But if you still have something to say, here are the elders, our parents and our brothers, they have come to you.
46	ⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲧⲏⲣⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ·	ⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲉⲛ:	tavouof èrōou: ouoh ǹθōten tyrten:	Proclaim it to them, and all of you.
47	ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲧⲏⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ⲏ̇ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ϩⲱⲃ · ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲙⲁ ·	ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁ:	pe ouonteten saji m̀mav ie laav ǹhōb: xen petenma:	So you have words there, or any deed in your place.
48	ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ϭⲱ̂ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲧ︤ⲙ︥ϩⲉⲡ⳿ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲙ̄ⲧⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣ︤ⲛ︥ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ⳿ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ·	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲉⲡⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ: ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ:	m̀perċō ǹoueṡ ǹtamoou ǹtetenṡtemheplaav ǹhōb èrōou: hina èrepenhyt nam̀ton tyrn hi ousop ànon ouoh ǹθōten:	Don't continue to want to tell them As you do not hide anything from them So that all our hearts may be at ease together, we and you.
49	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲱⲧ⳿ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲱⲛ :	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ:	ouoh on ǹtep̀ċois tōt ǹhyt ègōn:	And God will be pleased with us too.

Provenance

title: To Aphthonia
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "besa-letters", document to_aphthonia
licence: CC-BY 4.0
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attribution: To Aphthonia from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus besa-letters, document to_aphthonia, version 4.5.0 (2023-09-29), annotations by Amir Zeldes, David Sriboonreuang, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition None. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation gold · tagging gold · parsing gold (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 4.5.0, 2023-09-29)
file: Monastic/Besa – Letters/to_aphthonia.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: To Aphthonia — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from to_aphthonia.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "besa-letters", document to_aphthonia)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: To Aphthonia from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus besa-letters, document to_aphthonia, version 4.5.0 (2023-09-29), annotations by Amir Zeldes, David Sriboonreuang, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition None. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation gold · tagging gold · parsing gold (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 4.5.0, 2023-09-29)
generated by: tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier a, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: abbrev=2 jinkim_unified=36 lexeme_L1-S-3=2 lexeme_open=1 n_morphs_fallback=2 stroke_kept=210 stroke_unified=361 th_resolved=8 tokens=448
file: Monastic/Besa – Letters/to_aphthonia.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: To Aphthonia — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from to_aphthonia.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: To Aphthonia from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus besa-letters, document to_aphthonia, version 4.5.0 (2023-09-29), annotations by Amir Zeldes, David Sriboonreuang, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition None. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation gold · tagging gold · parsing gold (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 4.5.0, 2023-09-29)
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Monastic/Besa – Letters/to_aphthonia.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt
what it is: DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
lines: 47 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 2 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Amir Zeldes — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM besa-letters, to_aphthonia (38 lines)
quoted from: Amir Zeldes — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM besa-letters, to_aphthonia (line spans several translation units) (9 lines)

Cite as:

To Aphthonia. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "besa-letters", document to_aphthonia. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/besa-letters/to-aphthonia.sahidic.scriptorium/. To Aphthonia from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus besa-letters, document to_aphthonia, version 4.5.0 (2023-09-29), annotations by Amir Zeldes, David Sriboonreuang, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition None. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

What the layers are

L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.

L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).

L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.

L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.