1 As dirree Joshua leah ’sy voghrey; as scugh ad veih Shittim, as haink ad gys Jordan, eshyn as ooilley cloan Israel, as ren ad campal ayns shen roish my jagh ad harrish.
As dirree Abraham seose feer voghey, as ghow er arran, as boteil dy ushtey, as hug eh ad da Hagar [coyrt ad er e geaylin] as y lhiannoo, as hug eh ee ersooyl: as jimmee ee ro-ee, as hiee er-shaghryn noon as noal ayns faasagh Beer-sheba.
As dirree Abraham dy feer voghey, as yeeltee eh e assyl, as ghow eh jees jeh e gheiney aegey mârish, as Isaac e vac, as scelt eh yn fuygh son yn oural-losht: as hrog eh er, as hie eh gys yn ynnyd va Jee er n’insh da.
Veih’n trass vleïn jeig dy Yosiah mac Amon ree Yudah, eer gys y laa jiu, (ta shen y trass vleïn as feed,) ta goo yn Chiarn er ny ve cheet hym, as ta mee er ve loayrt riu, girree dy moghey as loayrt; agh cha vel shiu er n’eaishtagh.
Dy eaishtagh rish goan my harvaantyn ny phadeyryn, ta mee er choyrt er chaghteraght hiu, girree dy moghey, as cur magh ad; (agh cha vel shiuish er n’eaishtagh;)
As nish er-yn-oyr dy vel shiuish er n’yannoo ooilley ny obbraghyn shoh, ta’n Chiarn dy ghra, as dy loayr mee riu, girree dy moghey as loayrt, agh nagh vel shiu er n’eaishtagh rhym; as dy vel mee er n’eamagh erriu, agh cha vel shiu er reggyrt;
O my phobble, cooinee-jee nish er y choyrle ghow Balak ree Voab, as cre ren Balaam mac Veor eh y reggyrt voish Shittim gys Gilgal, dy vod shiu toiggal cairys y Chiarn.
As hug Joshua mac Nun magh daa ghooinney veih Shittim dy vriaght dy follit, gra roo, Immee-jee, gow-jee baght mie jeh’n cheer, dy jarroo jeh Jericho. As jimmee ad, as haink ad gys thie ben oast, enmyssit Rahab, as ghow ad aaght ayns shen.
As haink eh gy-kione, er y chiaghtoo laa, dy dirree ad mysh soilshey’n laa, as ren ad yn ard-valley y chombaasal er yn aght cheddin shiaght keayrtyn: er y laa shen ny-lomarcan hie ad mygeayrt yn ard-valley shiaght keayrtyn.
As dirree David dy moghey, as daag eh ny kirree marish bochilley, as ghow eh, as hie eh, myr va Jesse er choyrt currym er; as haink eh gys jeeig y champ, myr va’n armee goll magh dy ghoaill magher, as troggal yn yllagh-caggee.