Chapter 3

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Ayns ny laghyn shen haink Ean Bashtey, preacheil ayns faasagh Yudea,

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As gra, Gow-jee arrys: son ta reeriaght Yee er gerrey.

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Son shoh eshyn va loayrit jeh liorish y phadeyr Esaias, gra, Coraa fer geamagh ayns yn aasagh, Kiartee-jee raad y Chiarn, jean-jee ny cassanyn echey jeeragh.

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As v'ec Ean cheddin coamrey dy fynney chamel, as cryss liare mysh e veeghyn; as va e veaghey locustyn as mill feie.

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Eisht hie magh huggey Jerusalem as ooilley Judea, as Ooilley yn cheer mygeayrt Jordan.

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As goaill-rish nyn beccaghyn v'ad er nyn mashtey liorish ayns Jordan.

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Agh tra honnick eh ymmodee jeh ny Phariseeyn as ny Sadduceeyn cheet gys e vashtey, dooyrt eh roo, O shiuish heeloghe dy ard-nieughyn, quoi t'er chur raaue diu dy hea veih yn jymmoose ta ry-heet?

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Cur-jee magh nish er-y-fa shen messyn cooie dy arrys.

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As ny smooinee-jee dy ghra, riu hene, Ta Abraham ain son nyn ayr: son ta mee gra riu, dy vel Jee pooaral eer jeh ny claghyn shoh dy hroggal seose cloan da Abraham

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As nish hene ta'n teigh er ny choyrt gys fraue ny biljyn: shen-y-fa ta dy chooilley villey nagh vel gymmyrkey magh mess mie, dy ve giarit sheese as tilgit ayns yn aile.

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Ta mish dy jarroo bashtey shiu lesh ushtey gys arrys: agh t'eshyn ta cheet my yei ny s'pooaral ny mish, ny braagyn echey cha vel mee feeu dy ymmyrkey: bashtee eshyn shiu lesh y Spyrryd Noo as lesh aile.

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Ta'n cleayst echey ayns e laue, as nee eh dy bollagh e laare-vooie y ghlenney, as gowee eh e churnaght stiagh ayns e hie-tashtee: agh loshtee eh yn choau lesh aile nagh bee er ny vooghey.

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Eisht haink Yeesey veih Galilee gys Jordan, dy ve bashtit liorish Ean.

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Agh va Ean noi shen, gra, Ta feme aym's dy ve er my vashtey liort's, as vel uss cheet hym's?

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Dreggyr Yeesey, as dooyrt eh rish, Cur raad dou nish: son shoh myr te cooie dooin dy chooilley chairys y chooilleeney. Eisht lhig eh da.

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As lurg da Yeesey ve bashtit, hie eh seose jeeragh ass yn ushtey: as cur-my-ner va ny niaughyn er nyn vosley er-e-skyn, as honnick eh Spyrryd Yee cheet neose myr calmane, as soie er.

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As cur-my-ner, coraa veih niau, gra, Shoh my vac ennoil, jeh ta mee dy mooar soiaghey.