66 And aʼ wha heard it laid it up in their hearts, sayin, “Whatna bairn sal this be?” for the haun oʼ the Lord was wiʼ him.
And the bairn grew, and waxʼd sterk in spirit, and was iʼ the deserts to the day he was made kent to Israʼl.
But Mary keepit aʼ thae things, pondering on them in her heart.
And the bairn grew, and waxʼt strang; fuʼ oʼ wisdom; and Godʼs tender favor was wiʼ him.
And he gaed doon wiʼ them, and cam till Nazareth, and obeyʼt them; but his mither laid up aʼ thae things in her heart.
“Lat thir words sink doon intil yere lugs: for the Son oʼ Man is sune to be deliverʼt intil the hauns oʼ men!”
And the Lordʼs haun was wiʼ them; and an unco hantle oʼ them believin, turned them to the Lord.
On accoont oʼ the hope that is lyin‐by for ye iʼ the Heevens, oʼ whilk ye heard afore iʼ the word oʼ the truth oʼ the Blythe‐message,