16 Whaniver tha taichers o tha Laa an tha Pharisees saen hïm alang wi tha sïnners an tex men, the' axt hïs follaers, “Whut's he daein aitin wi tex getherers an sïnners?”
An ïf he wull no lïsten tae thaim, tell ït tae tha kirk; an ïf he wull no lïsten tae tha kirk ether, dail wi hïm tha wye ye wud dae wi a tex man, or tha haithen.
Sae ït cum aboot, whan Jesus wus haein a bite tae ait at Levi's hoose, monie tex getherers an “sïnners” wus aitin alang wi Jesus an hïs follaers, fer thair wus aye a hale crood alang wi hïm.
Tha Pharisee ris tae hïs feet, an prayed tae hissel: ‘O God, A thenk ye that A'm no laik ither fowk, ner fer that mettèr laik thon tex boy ower thonner! A dïnnae chait fowk, A dae naethin wrang, an A keep tae me ain wife. A fast twice ïn tha week, an A gie a tenth o aa A hae.’