Luik 17 - Guid Wittins frae Doctèr Luik

“Thair'll aye be temptation tae dae wrang, but dear halp tha yin that daes tha tempin! ²It wud be far bettèr for hïm ïf a mïll-stane wus hung roon hïs neck an he wus drapt ïntae tha sea, rether nor hïm leadin yin o these puir wee craiters asthray. ³Lïsten here, ïf summodie daes ocht agin ye, tell hïm he shudnae hae daen ït, an ïf he says he's sorrie, then forgie hïm. ⁴An ïf he keeps on daein ye wrang seiven times a day an ïs sorrie iverie time, then ye maun stïll forgie hïm.”

“Show iz hoo we can hae mair faith.”

“If yis haed faith as wee as a mustèrt seed, yis cud say tae thïs mulberry tree: ‘Cum oot bi tha ruit an plant yersel ïn tha sea’, an richt awa ït'll dae whut ït's toul.

^7-8Whaniver yer sarvin man cums ïn frae tha plooin an mindin tha beese, ye wudnae say tae hïm, ‘Sït yersel doon quïck an hae a bite tae eat.’ Rether ye wud tell hïm tae clain hïssel up an sarve you furst, an then tak hïs ain eftèr.

⁹A doot ye wudnae say, ‘Thenks’, tae yer ain man for daein whut he's payed tae dae! ¹⁰In tha same wye, whan ye dae ma bïddin, ye shud say: ‘We'r naethin oot o tha ordinarie! For we hae daen nae mair nor we haed tae.’ ”

“Jesus, Maistèr, tak peetie on iz!”

“Awa tae tha preeshts an let thaim luk at ye.”

“Praise God!”

^17-18“Dïd A no cure ten men?”

“Whar's tha ither nine? Hae nane o thaim cum bak tae gie thenks tae God apairt frae thïs foreigner?”

“Rise up an gang yer wye, yer faith haes made ye weel.”

“Yis cannae say, ‘Here ït's!’ or ‘Thair ït's!’ Tha Kïngdom o God ïs aareadie here wi yis, sae thair's nae use lukin for ït cumin!”

“Tha day wull cum whan yis'll want tae see tha Sinn o Man. Yis'll luk for me an A'll no be here. ²³Fowk micht say, ‘He's here or he's thair’, but tak nae notys, an dïnnae rin eftèr thaim. ²⁴Jist as tha lichtnin fleshes ower tha lift, sae tha Sinn o Man wull cum bak jist as quïck ïn aa hïs glorie. ²⁵But afore that, He'll hae tae suffer sair, an tha fowk aroon hïm noo wull turn agin hïm. ²⁶Whan tha Sinn o Man cums, tha times wull be jist lake the' wur ïn tha days o Noah. ²⁷For fowk wus eatin, drinkin an gettin merriet, up tae tha verie day Noah went ïntae tha airk, then tha wattèr floodit an aa wur droont. ²⁸It wull be tha same as ït wus ïn tha time o Lot; the' et an drank an cairriet on wi thair bïzness o buyin, sellin, fairmin an biggin. ²⁹But tha verie day that Lot went oot o Sodom, fire an brimstane cum doon frae haiven an the' wur aa kïllt. ³⁰Tha same wull happen tha day yis see tha Sinn o Man cum bak. ³¹On that day, dïnnae lea tha ruiftap tae gae doon for oniethin, an dïnnae lea tha fiel tae gae bak tae tha hoose. ³²Mine whut happent tae Lot's guidwife! ³³Whaiver houls on tae hïs life wull loass ït, an whaiver gies up hïs life wull aye hae ït. ³⁴A'm tellin yis, ïn that nicht, twa fowk wull be ïn tha yin bed, yin wull be tuk an tha ither left behin; ³⁵Twa weemen wull be grindin meal thegither, yin wull be tuk an tha ither left behin; [ ³⁶Twa men wull be ïn tha fiel, tha yin wull be tuk an tha ither left behin.”]

“Whar wull thïs tak place?”

“Whar ye see a crood o vultèrs, ye know thair's a deid bodie. Ay, sae whaniver ye see tha signs A'm taakin aboot, then ye'll know weel eneuch!”