Tha Sinn o Man maun follae tha róad tha Scrïptures foretoul lang syne. But wile sorra tae tha yin that bethrays hïm! It wud be faur bettèr fer that man ïf he haed niver bin boarn.”
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.
Jesus reponed, “Ye wud hae nae pooer ower me, nane ava, ïf ït wusnae gien til ye frae abain. On accoont o that, tha yin that hannit me ower tae ye ïs guiltie o a bïgger sïn.”