1 As hie Yeesey stiagh, as jimmee eh trooid Jericho.2 As cur-my-ner, va dooinney va enmyssit Zaccheus, va ny ard-ghooinney mastey ny publicanee, as v'eh berchagh.3 As v'eh shirrey Yeesey y akin quoi v'eh, as cha dod eh kyndagh rish y pobble, son v'eh ny ghooinney giare.4 As roie eh roish, as hie eh seose er billey-sycamore dy gheddyn shilley jeh; son v'eh dy gholl shaghey yn raad shen.5 As tra va Yeesey er jeet gys yn ynnyd, yeeagh eh seose, as honnick eh eh, as dooyrt eh rish, Zaccheus, jean siyr, as tar neose; son jiu ta mish dy ghoaill aght ec dty hie.6 As ren eh siyr, as haink eh neose, as hug eh oltaghey-bea gennal da.7 As tra honnick ad shoh, v'ad ooilley jymmoosagh, gra, Dy row eh er gholl stiagh dy ee as dy iu marish dooinney dy ghrogh vea.8 As hass Zaccheus magh, as dooyrt eh rish y Chiarn, Cur-my-ner, Hiarn, yn derrey lieh jeh my chooid ta mee dy choyrt da ny boghtyn: as my ta mee er ghoaill red erbee dy molteyragh veih dooinney erbee, ta mee jannoo lhiassaghey kiare-filley da.9 As dooyrt Yeesey rish, Jiu ta saualtys er jeet gys y thie shoh, ayns wheesh as dy vel eshyn myrgeddin ny vac da Abraham.10 Son ta Mac y dooinney er jeet dy hirrey as dy hauail shen ny va caillit.