ໃນວັນໜຶ່ງ, ນາຍພານຊ່ືເຂມະກະຄະວັນ ໄດ້ວາງບ່ວງ(ແຫ້ວ)ໄວ້ໃນສະນໍ້າໃກ້ເມືອງພາຣານະສີ ເຊິ່ງປະຕິບັດຕາມຄໍາສັ່ງຂອງພະຣາຊາໃຫ້ຈັບພະຍາຫົງ. ມີຫົງຈໍານວນ ໙໖,໐໐໐ ໂຕທີ່ລົງມາກິນເຂົ້າສາລີຢູ່ໃນສວນພະຣາຊາ. ເມື່ອພະຍາຫົງຖືກຕິດບ່ວງ ຈຶ່ງຮ້ອງຂຶ້ນດ້ວຍສຽງອັນດັງ. ຫົງທັງຫຼາຍກໍ່ພາກັນບິນໜີເມື່ອໄດ້ຍິນສຽງແຫ່ງຄວາມຢ້ານກົວນັ້ນ ມີຫົງພຽງໂຕດຽວຊື່ ສຸມຸຂະໄດ້ກັບມາຊ່ວຍພະຍາຫົງ ໄດ້ບອກກັບພະຍາຫົງວ່າ ຂ້ານ້ອຍຈະມອບຊີວິດໃຫ້ແກ່ນາຍພານແລະຈະບອກນາຍພານປ່ອຍທ່ານໃຫ້ເປັນອິດສະຫຼະ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໒໕ ໜ້າ ໑: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດໄດ້ ໑໒໖໙ ຕົວ ປີເມິ່ງມົດ ເດືອນ ໑໐ ແຮມ ໑໒ ຄໍ່າ ວັນ ໕ ມື້ຮັບເຮົ້າ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມແຖ່ໃກ້ທ່ຽງ ໝາຍມີ ເຈົ້າສົມເດັດຍັດສະປັນຍາ ມີມູນລະສັດທາສ້າງ ຫົງພາຄໍາໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕໐໐໐ ພະວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາຊູເຍື່ອງຊູ່ປະການແດ່ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິບພານັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ.
One day, a hunter named Khemakakhavan who followed the king’s order put a snare under a pond near Bharanasi in ordered to catch the swans. There were 96,000 swans came and ate the wheat in the king’s garden. Later, Phaya Hong (a king swan) was caught with the snare. He suddenly shouted loudly. The other swans float away when they heard the voice of fear. Only one swan named Sumukha came back to help the Phaya Hong, who said that I will give my life to the hunter and will ask him to give you freedom. Colophon: Folio 25 on the recto side: Chunlasangkat 1269, moeng mao year, the twelfth day of the waning moon of the tenth lunar month, the fifth day of the week (Thursday), a hap hao day, the writing was accomplished at the time of thae kai thiang van (between 9.00–10.30 o’clock). Chao Somdet Yatsapannya had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Hongphakham, to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May our wishes and desires come true. Nibbāna is the greatest bliss.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 26 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 5 cm, width 57 cm, depth 1 cm.
Condition of original material: Damaged.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, CS 1269, a moeng mot year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Unidentified.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Chest No.4.
