An thïs ïs hoo tha birth o Jesus Christ cum aboot: hïs mither Mary wus promist tae Joseph, but afore the' cum thegither, she fun oot she wus wi a wean. An ït wus bi tha Halie Spïrit.
The' cum ïntae tha hoose, the' saen tha wee wean wi hïs mither Mary, an the' bood doon an wurshipt hïm. Then the' apent thair kïsts an the' set afore hïm thair gifts o gowld an frankincense an myrrh.
Eftèr aa, ye wudnae shew a bït o new claith, that haesnae bin shrunk, on tae an oul cóat. If ye dae, tha patch wull teer awa tha sides o tha hole, an mak ït waur.
Is thïs no jist tha cairpentèr? An he's Mary's sinn, ïsn't he, an tha brither o Jeames, Joseph, Judas an Simon? Is hïs sïstèrs no here wi iz?” An the' tuk umrage at hïm.
Then Simeon gien thaim a blissin, an toul Mary tha mither tae tak heed o thïs: “Tha wean wull hae a pooerfu effect on monie a bodie ïn Israel. Some'll rise up an some wull faa. He ïs a sign frae God, but a lock o fowk wull hae naethin tae dae wi hïm.
Whan Mary an Joseph saen hïm the' wur dumfoonèrt, an hïs mither saed, “Wean dear, why hae ye daen thïs tae iz? Me an yer faither haes bin worriet seeck lukkin fer ye.”
An he saed tae thaim, “Tae you God haes gien an unnèrstannin o tha saicrets o hïs Kïngdom. But tae tha ithers A taak ïn parables: these fowk micht aye be lukkin, but the' niver see; an aye lïstenin, but the' niver unnèrstan.