23 S’ghraihoil as s’aalin yn aigney-mie va eddyr Saul as Jonathan ayns nyn mioys, as ayns baase cha row ad er nyn scarrey: v’ad ny s’bieau na urlee, v’ad ny s’troshey na lionyn.
As Benaiah, mac Jehoiada, mac dy ghooinney dunnal, jeh Kabzeel, va eh-hene dy mennick er phrowal e ghunnallys, varr eh daa Voabite, deiney myr lionyn: hie eh sheese myrgeddin, as varr eh lion ayns ooig, ayns earish sniaghtee.
As jeh ny Gaditeyn haink stiagh gys David gys y charrick ’syn aasagh, deiney niartal, as reih deiney caggee, aghtal dy loaghtey shleiy as scape; ny eddinyn oc va goll-rish eddinyn lionyn, as gastey myr feeaih er ny sleityn:
As dooyrt deiney yn ard-valley rish er yn chiaghtoo laa, my lhie yn ghrian, Cre ta ny s’miljey na’n mill? as cre ta ny s’troshey na’n lion? As dooyrt eh roo, Er-be dy ren shiuish traaue lesh my cholbagh, cha row shiu er gheddyn magh my raa-dorraghey.
As haink eh gy-kione tra v’eh erreish loayrt rish Saul, dy row annym Yonathan as annym Ghavid sniemmit dy cheilley, as bynney lesh Jonathan eh myr yn annym echey hene.
As dooyrt eh rish, Ny lhig eh Jee: cha bee uss er ny choyrt gy-baase: cur-my-ner, cha jean m’ayr nhee erbee y yannoo, lhig da ve mooar ny beg, nagh n’insh eh dooys: as cre’n-fa yinnagh m’ayr yn red shoh y cheiltyn voym? cha vel eh myr shen.