A tell ye tha truith: amangst thaim boarn o a wumman, naebodie haes iver leeved that's mair impoartin ner Jhone tha Baptiser; yit tha yin that ïs laist ïn tha Kïngdom o Heiven ïs a bettèr man ner hïm.
But Jhone toul thaim aa, “A'm onlie baptisin wi wattèr. But yin'll cum that wull baptise ye wi tha Halie Spïrit an wi fire. He ïs michtier ner me. A'm no fït tae lowse hïs buits fer hïm.
An he saed tae thaim, “Whaiver maks thïs chile walcum ïn ma name, walcums me, an oniebodie that walcums me, walcums hïm that sent me. Tha yin regairdit o nae accoont amang ye, that's tha yin that'll hae tha maist honour.”