And they took a scunner at him. But Jesus said to them: “A Prophet is nevir wantin honour, binna it be in his ain kintra‐side, and amang his ain folk.”
Than says Jesus till them, “Aʼ ye sal finʼ cause oʼ stumblin in me this nicht; for it is putten‐doon, ‘I wull clour the Shepherd; and the sheep oʼ his hirsel sal be scatterʼt abreid!’
“And they hae nae rute in their sels, but staun only for a wee; than whan fash and persecution arises for sake oʼ the Word, at ance they snapper and faʼ.
“And thir on the rock are they wha, whan they hear, wiʼ joy welcome the word; but they hae nae rute — wha believe for a wee, and in time oʼ trial faʼ away.
Jesus answerʼt them, and quoʼ he, “Truly, truly say I tʼye, ye seek me, no sae muckle that ye saw wunner‐warks, but that ye did eat oʼ the bannocks, and filled yersels.
“I ken whaur ye dwall, eʼen whaur Sautan has his thron; and that ye haud siccar my name, and that ye didna disown my faith, eʼen iʼ the days oʼ Antipas, my leal ane, wha was slain amang ye, whaur Sautan bides.