ɔːlðˈoʊ ðə dʒˈɛnᵻsˌɪs ʌvðə wˈɜːk ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ʌntʃˈælɪndʒd, ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst ɛkstˈænt kˈɑːpi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː ˈɛndz wɪððə lˈaɪnz "æz ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ ˌaʊɚ tˈiːtʃɚɹ ˈɛkaɪkən kaɪbˈɑːɹɹə" ænd ðə pˈʌblɪʃɚz kˈɑːlɑːfən stˈeɪts ðætðə tˈɛkst wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ fɹʌm lˈɛktʃɚz ʌv ˌaʊɚ tˈiːtʃɚ kaɪbˈɑːɹɹə.
Although the genesis of the work remains unchallenged, the oldest extant copy (1733) ends with the lines "as related by our teacher Ekiken Kaibara" and the publisher's colophon states that the text was written from lectures of our teacher Kaibara.