3 An he wus wantin tae see fer hissel whut Jesus wus laik, but he wus a wee man, an he cudnae get near Jesus fer tha crood.
Some weemen wus stannin awa bak takkin ït aa ïn; amang thaim wus Mary Magdalene, an Mary tha mither o young Jeames an o Joses, as weel as Salome.
Ye cannae add an oor tae yer life bi worryin aboot ït,
Noo, thair wus thïs man caad Zacchaeus, that wus a heid tex man, an he wus quare an weel-aff.
Sae he run awa on aheid, an shïnned up a sycomore fïg tree alang tha wye, tae hae a guid luk at Jesus whan he wus gaun bye.
Noo whan Herod saa Jesus, he wus hairt gled, fer he haed heerd aa aboot hïm an haed bin langin tae see hïm. He haed hoped he micht see hïm daein some mïracle.
The' made an approach tae Phïlip, wha cum frae Bethsaida ïn Galilee. “Sïr,” the' saed, “we'r lukkin tae hae a wurd wi Jesus.”