22 But Jesus says till him, “Follow ye me! and lea the deid to bury their ain deid!”
And anither oʼ his followers says, “Lord! lat me first gang till my faitherʼs burial!”
And as Jesus gaed on frae that, he saw a man caʼd Matthew, sittin whaur the dues were paid; and he says till him, “Follow ye me!” And he raise, and followʼt him.
And, gaun by, he saw Levi, he oʼ Alpheus, in chairge oʼ the tax?-?gaitherin; and says till him, “Come ye wiʼ me!” And he raise, and followʼt him.
“ ‘For he my son, was deid, and cam to life again; he had been tint, and is fund again!’ And they begude to be joyfuʼ.
“ ‘But it was richt we soud mak merry and rejoice; for he, thy brither, was deid, and cam back to life again; he had been tint, and was fund!’ ”
And he said to a different ane, “Follow ye me!” But, quoʼ he, “Lord, lat me gang first to the burial oʼ my faither!”
But he said to him, “Leave ye the deid to kist their ain deid, but gang ye and spread abreid the Kingdom oʼ God!”
And the day eftir, Jesus wad gang oot intil Galilee, and lichts on Philip, and says to him, “Follow ye me!”
Thus spak he, to signify by whatna death he soud glorify God. And whan he had said this, he says to him, “Follow ye me!”
Jesus says to him, “Gin I wull that he wait till I come, what isʼt to you? Ye follow me!”
And you, brocht to life, war deid in offences and sins;
Eʼen thoʼ we war deid by oor sins, brocht us to life, alang wiʼ Christ (by tender‐love are ye saved!);
Sae it is said, “Wauken, ye sleepin ane! and rise frae ʼmang the deid, and Christ sal shine on ye!”
And you, deid iʼ the sins and uncircumceesion oʼ yere flesh, he has made to leeve again wiʼ him; oot oʼ love forgiean us aʼ offences.
But she that is gien her sel to pleasurs, is deid while she yet leeves.