“Tharfor, see! I send ye Prophets, and Wyss Men, and Scribes: some oʼ them wull ye slay and crucify, and some clour iʼ yere kirks, and persecute them frae toon tae toon:
“Than said the wisdom oʼ God, ‘I wull send oot amang them prophets and messengers; and some amang them wull they slay, and some amang them wull they persecute;’
“And, afore aʼ thae things, they wull lay hauns on ye; and wull persecute — giean ye up to kirks and dungeons — leadin awa afore kings and governors for my nameʼs sake.
“Be‐na‐fleyʼt as to whatna things ye are to dree. And look! the Enemy is aboot to cast some oʼ ye intil thrall, that ye may be testit; and yeʼse hae dool ten days. Be ye leal to death, and I wull gie ye the croon oʼ Life!
“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.
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.