17 As tra honnick Joseph, dy dug e ayr e laue yesh er kione Ephraim, cha by-laik lesh eh: as hrog eh seose laue e ayrey, dy scughey eh veih kione Ephraim gys kione Manasseh.
As heeyn Israel magh e laue yesh, as lhie eh eh er kione Ephraim, va’n er saa, as e laue chiare er kione Manasseh; leeideil e laueyn dy tastagh; son Manasseh va’n er shinney.
As tra ren y pobble tallagh, hug shoh jymmoose er y Chiarn: as ren y Chiarn clashtyn eh, as va e chorree er ny vrasnaghey, as ren aile y Chiarn lostey ny-vud oc, as stroie eh adsyn va ayns ny ayrnyn sodjey magh jeh’n champ.
As dooyrt Balaam rish ainle y Chiarn, Ta mee er n’yannoo peccah; son ve gyn-yss dou, dy row uss dty hassoo ’sy raad roym: nish er-y-fa shen, my te noi dt’aigney, chyndaa-ym thie reesht.
(Son roish my daink y chloan er y theihll, chamoo v’ad er n’yannoo mie ny sie, dy voddagh oardagh Yee cordail rish e reih arryltagh shassoo, cha nee liorish obbraghyn, agh veihsyn ta geamagh)
Va cronney myrgeddin cour tribe Vanasseh, (son v’eh mac shinney Yoseph;) ta shen, son Machir mac shinney Vanasseh, ayr Ghilead; son dy nee dooinney caggee v’eh, shen-y-fa va Gilead as Bashan echey.
Agh dooyrt y Chiarn rish Samuel, Ny jeeagh er e eddin, ny cre cha thollee t’eh; son dy vel mee er n’obbal eh; son cha vel y Chiarn fakin, myr ta dooinney fakin; son ta dooinney briwnys cordail rish ny t’eh fakin, agh ta’n Chiarn fakin y cree.