“But incontinent eftir the dool oʼ thae days, sal the sun be putten oot, and the mune sanna gie her licht, and the starns sal faʼ frae their places, and the pooers oʼ the heevens sal be cuisten doon.
“But tak tent to yersels; for they wull gie ye up to hie‐cooncils and kirks; ye maun be cloured; and fornent governors and kings maun ye staun for the sake oʼ me, for a testimonie to them.
“And they sal faʼ aneath the sword, and wull be taen awa captives ʼmang aʼ nations; and Jerusalem sal be trampit‐doon by the nations, to the time oʼ the nations come!
And wad hinner us frae speakin to the Nations that they micht be saved, to fill up their ain sins aye; for wrath is comin on them to the hinner end oʼt.
And thar cam fire‐flauchts, and voices, and thunners; and a yirdin cam, sic a ane as neʼer cam aboot syn men war on the yirth, sic an unco yirthquake, sae great.
And quoʼ I tae him, “My lord, ye ken!” And quoʼ he tae me, “Thir are the anes that cam oot oʼ sair and unco tossins‐aboot, and hae made their cleedin white iʼ the blude oʼ the Lamb.