12. Give me, O Fire, son of Ahura Mazda, the Best World of the righteous, the shining, the all-happy, so that it may fulfill my wish, now and for ever, so as to attain to good reward, and to good renown, and to long happiness of my soul! 13. The Fire of Ahura Mazda Gives command to all For whom he cooks The night and the morning meals. From all he solicits A good offering, and a wished-for offering, And a devotional offering, O Spitama! 14. The Fire looks at the hands of all passers-by - 'what does the friend bring to the friend, the one that goes forth to the one that sits still?' We sacrifice unto the holy Fire, the bold, good warrior. 15. Then if that one brings unto him either fuel righly brought, or Baresma rightly spread, or the plant Hadhanaepata, to him thereupon, in fulfillment of his wish, the Fire of Ahura Mazda, propitiated, unoffended, gives a blessing: 16. 'May a herd of cattle attend you, A multitude of men to you, And may an active mind And an active spirit attend you. May you live with a joyous life The nights which you live!' This is the Fire's blessing (on him) Who brings him fuel, Dry, exposed to the light, Purified in accordance with the ritual of Asha. 17. (Recite silently:) Ormazd the Lord! the increaser of mankind, of the species of mankind, of all species, and of all good ones! May he cause intelligence, steadfastness, and goodness, unto me (who am) one
Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, file zor/sbe23/ka.htm.
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