4 And John his sel had his cleedin oʼ camelʼs hair, and a belt oʼ a skin; and his meat was locusts and rock hinny.
“For John cam, eatin‐na and drinkin‐na, and ye say, ‘He has an evil spirit!’
“But what gaed ye oot to see? a man in braw claes! See! they wha wear braw claes are in kingʼs coorts.
And John was cleedit wiʼ camelsʼ?-?hair, and had a leather belt aboot him; and he did eat locusts and rock?-?hinny.
“And he sal gang afore him iʼ the spirit and micht oʼ Elijah to weise rounʼ faithersʼ hearts till their bairns, and the dour to the wyss‐heid oʼ the gude; to mak ready for the Lord a prepared folk.”
“And I wull gie to my Twa Witnesses, and they sal prophesie twal‐hunner and saxty days, cleedit in sack‐claith.