9 “But what gaed ye oot for to see? A prophet? Aye! say I tʼye; mair nor a prophet!
“But what gaed ye oot to see? a man in braw claes! See! they wha wear braw claes are in kingʼs coorts.
And whan he wad hae putten him to deid, he was fleyʼt oʼ the people, for they reckonʼd him a Prophet.
“And ye, bairn, sal be caʼd the Prophet oʼ the Maist Heigh; for ye sal gang on afore him, to mak ready his gangins;
“And gin aiblins we soud say, ‘Frae men,’ the folk ane‐an‐aʼ wull stane us to deid; for they are aʼ perswadit that John was a Prophet.”