予年来己心に秘すと雖も、此の法門を書き付て留め置ずんば門家の遺弟等定めて無慈悲の讒言を加う可し、
But if I do not leave behind me a written record of it, the future followers of my teachings will say that I was without pity or compassion and they criticize me.
其の後は何と悔ゆとも叶うまじきと存ずる間、貴辺に対し書き送り候、
And at that time, I would have no way to refute their rebuke and should regret it. Therefore, I send this to you.
一見の後・秘して他見有る可からず、口外も詮無し、
After you have read this first, you keep secret and must not show others this and is no use telling.
法華経を諸仏出世の一大事と説かせ給いて候は、此の三大秘法を含めたる経にて渡らせ給えばなり、秘す可し秘す可し。
The reason that the Lotus Sutra is preached as the sole great reason of various Buddha's appearance is because this sutra includes the Law of three great secrets. Should keep it secret. Must keep this secret it!
弘安五年卯月八日 日 蓮 花 押
The eighth day of the fourth month in the fifth year of Kōan [1282] Nichiren
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