Irmos: Thou didst come forth from the Virgin, neither a mediator nor an angel, but Thyself incarnate, O Lord, and hast saved me, the whole man; wherefore, I cry to thee: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!
“Do not the wounds which I have inflicted upon thee suffice?” the tyrant again asked the saint, “or shall I give thee over to tortures yet more cruel? Submit to my command and deny thy God!” But the holy one, boldly confessing Christ, said: “Shall I then deny Him Who, being God, appeared on earth for my sake in guise of poverty, and Who, though sinless, suffered for my sins, that He might freely give me His kingdom and imperishable life? Yet do I cry out to Him with love: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!”
Theotokion: By thine omnipotent supplication and tireless intercession thou dost unceasingly save the whole world, O Theotokos, averting the just wrath of God from men. Wherefore, we cry aloud: Rejoice, thou hope of all!
“Wilt thou not spare thy youth? Wilt thou ignore all the beautiful and delightful things in this life? Wherefore dost thou mindlessly commit thyself to death?” the tyrant said in perplexity. But the holy one said to him: “Behold, I look to Him Who is more beautiful than all the children of men, Who calleth me to life which groweth not old! His servant am I, and, worshipping Him alone, I cry out: Glory to Thy power, O Lord!”
“If thou wilt not take heed for thyself,” the tyrant said, marvelling, “then have pity on thy children. Behold how they shed tears, crying out bitterly.” But the holy one, turning his gaze upon them, replied: “I have left them, but the Lord will receive them. They have a heavenly Father to care for them, Who in time will lead them also to that radiant place into which I hope to enter this day.”
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.