Chapter 1

  Son wheesh as dy vel ymmodee er ghoaill ayns laue dy chur coontey cairagh jeh ny reddyn ta dy firrinagh er nyn gredjal nyn mast'ain.  

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  Eer myr hoilshee ad dooinyn ad, va er-dyn toshiaght nyn veanishyn sooilley as nyn shirveishee jeh'n ghoo.  

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  Ta mish myrgeddin er vakin eh mie, myr ta slane toiggal aym jeh dy chooilley nhee er-dyn eer toshiaght, dy scrieu hoods ayns order, Theophilus smoo ooasle,  

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  Dy vod tushtey share y ve ayd jeh firrinys ny reddyn shen, t'ou er ny ve ynsit ayndoo.  

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  Rish lhing Heron ree Yudea, va saggyrt dy row enmyssit Zacharias, jeh coorse Abia; as va'n ven echey jeh inneenyn Aaron, as yn ennym eck Elizabeth.  

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  As v'ad ny-neesht cairagh kiongoyrt rish Jee, gimmeeaght ayns ooilley annaghyn as oardaghyn y Chiarn gyn loght.  

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  As cha row sluight oc, er-yn-oyr dy row Elizabeth gennish, as v'ad ny-neesht er roie dy mie ayns eash.  

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  As haink eh gy-kione, choud as v'eh cooilleeney oik y taggyrt kiongoyrt rish Jee, myr va e choorse er jeet magh,  

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  Cordail rish cliaghtey oik y taggyrt, dy haghyr eh dy ve yn currym echey dy lostey oural-millish, tra v'eh goll stiagh ayns chiamble y Chiarn.  

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  As va'n slane chaglym jeh'n pobble cheu-mooie ec padjer rish traa yn oural-millish.  

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  As haink ainle y Chiarn, as hass eh er cheu yesh altar yn oural-millish.  

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  As tra honnick Zacharias eh, v'eh seaghnit, as huitt aggle er.  

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  Agh dooyrt yn ainle rish, Ny gow aggle Zacharias: son ta dty phadjer er ny chlashtyn, as nee yn ven ayd Elizabeth mac y ymmyrkey dhyt, as nee oo genmys eh Ean.  

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  As bee boggey as gerjagh ayd, as nee ymmodee boggey y ghoaill tra hig eh er y theihll.  

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  Son bee eh ooasle ayns shilley yn Chiarn, as cha n'iu eh feeyn ny jough lajer, as bee eh er ny lhieeney lesh y Spyrryd Noo, veih eer brein e vayrey.  

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  As ymmodee jeh cloan Israel nee eh y hyndaa gys y Chiarn y Jee oc.  

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  As hed eh roishyn ayns spyrryd as pooar Elias, dy hyndaa creeaghyn ny ayragh yn gys y chloan, as ny mee-viallee gys creenaght yn vooinjer chairal, dy yannoo aarloo pobble kiarit son y Chiarn.  

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  As dooyrt Zacharias rish yn ainle, Cre liorish vees fys aym's er shoh son ta mee shenn, as ta'n ven er roie dy mie ayns eash.  

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  As dreggyr yn aile as dooyrt e rish, Mish Gabriel ta shirveish fenish Yee: as ta mee-er my choyrt dy loayrt rhyt, as dy hoilshaghey dhyt ny naightyn mie shoh.  

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  As cur-my-ner bee oo balloo, as cha jig dty ghlare lhiat, derrey yn laa vees ny reddyn shoh cooilleenit, er-y-fa nagh vel oo er chredjal my ghoan's vees er nyn gooilleeney ayns nyn imbagh cooie.  

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  As va'n pobble fieau son Zacharias, as yindys orroo dy row eh cumrail choud ayns y chiamble.  

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  As tra haink eh magh, cha voddagh eh loayrt roo; as hoig ad dy row eh er vakin ashlish ayns y chiamble: son v'eh jannoo signyn daue, as hannee eh balloo.  

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  As shen myr ve, tra v'eh er chooilleeney laghyn e hirveish, dy jimmee eh gys e hie hene.  

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  As lurg ny laghyn shen ren e ven Elizabeth giennaghtyn, as dollee ee ee-hene queig meeghyn, gra,  

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  Shoh myr ta'n Chiarn er n'yannoo er my hon tra yeeagh eh orrym, dy ghoaill ersooyl my oltooan mastey deiney.  

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  As ayns y cheyoo vee, va'n ainle Gabriel er ny choyrt veih Jee, gys ard-valley dy Ghalilee, va enmyssit Nazareth,  

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  Gys moidyn nasht rish dooinney enmyssit Joseph, jeh thie Ghavid; as va ennym y voidyn Moirrey.  

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  As haink yn ainle stiagh as dooyrt eh r'ee, Dy vannee dhyt's ta ayns ard-foayr ta'n Chiarn mayrt; bannit t'ou uss mastey mraane.  

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  As tra honnick ee eh, v'ee seaghnit ec y raa echey, as smooinee ee r'ee hene cre'n monney dy vannaghey va shoh.  

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  As dooyrt yn ainle r'ee, Ny bee aggle ort, O Voirrey; son t'ou er gheddyn foayr veih Jee.  

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  As cur-my-ner, nee oo giennaghtyn, as mac y ymmyrkey, as enmyssee oo yn ennym echey Yeesey.  

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  Bee eshyn cronnal, as enmyssit Mac yn Er-syrjey; as ver y Chiarn Jee dasyn stoyl-reeoil e ayr David.  

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  As nee eh reill harrish thie Yacob gys earishyn foddey beayn, as er e reeriaght cha bee jerrey erbee.  

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  Eisht dooyrt Moirrey rish yn ainle, Kys oddys shoh y ve, fakin nagh nione dou dooinney?  

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  As dreggyr yn ainle as dooyrt eh r'ee, Hig yn Spyrryd Noo neose ort, as bee pooar yn Er-syrjey er ny skeayley harryd: shen-y-fa bee yn sluight chasherick shen ver oo son y theihll, enmyssit Mac Yee.  

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  As cur-my-ner, dty ven-vooinjerey Elizabeth, t'eeish myrgeddin er ghiennaght yn mac ayns ny shenn laghyn eck: as shoh yn cheyoo vee jeeish va raait dy ve gennish.  

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  Son da Jee cha bee nhee erbee neu-phossible.  

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  As dooyrt Moirrey, Cur-my-ner sharvaant y Chiarn, dy jig eh lhiam cordail rish dty ghoo. As jimmee yn ainle voee.  

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  As mysh ny laghyn shen hrog Moirrey urree lesh siyr dy gholl gys cheer ny liargagh, gys ard-valley dy Yudah,  

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  As hie ee stiagh ayns thie Zacharias as vannee ee da Elizabeth.  

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  As haink eh gy-kione, tra cheayll Elizabeth bannaghey Moirrey, dy lheim yn oikan ayns e brein, as va Elizabeth lhieent lesh y Spyrryd Noo.  

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  As loayr ee lesh ard-choraa as dooyrt ee, Bannit t'ou uss mastey mraane, as bannit ta sluight dty vreïn.  

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  As kys ta'n (ooashley) aym, dy vel moir my Hiarn er jeet dy my yeeaghyn?  

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  Son cur-my-ner, cha leah as ren coraa dty vannaghey bingys ayns my chleayshyn, lheim yn oikan ayns my vrein son boggey.  

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  As bannit t'eeish ta er chredjal: son bee slane cooilleeney ny reddyn shen v'er ny hoilshaghey jee liorish y Chiarn.  

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  As dooyrt Moirrey, Ta m'annym cur ard-voylley da'n Chiarn.  

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  As ta my spyrryd er ghoaill boggey ayns Jee my Haualtagh.  

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  Son t'eh er chur tastey da stayd injil e harvaant: son cur-my-ner, maghey shoh nee dy chooilley heeloghe mish y enmys bannit.  

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  Son s'mooar ta'n Ooilley-niartal er n'yannoo er my hon, as s'casherick ta e ennym.  

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  As ta e vyghin orroosyn ta goaill aggle roish, veih sheeloghe gys sheeloghe.  

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  T'eh er hoilshaghey niart lesh e roih t'eh er skeayley ny moyrnee ayns mooaralys nyn greeaghyn.  

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  T'eh er lhieggal sheese ny treanee veih nyn stuill-reeoil, as er hoiaghey seose ny imlee.  

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  T'eh er lhieeney ny accryssee lesh reddyn mie, as ny berchee t'eh er chur follym ersooyl.  

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  T'eh er chooney lesh e harvaant Israel ayns cooinaghtyn jeh e vyghin.  

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  (Myr loayr eh rish nyn shenn-ayryn, rish Abraham as e luight) er son dy bragh.  

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  As duirree Moirrey mâree mysh three meeghyn, as haink ee reesht gys e thie hene.  

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  Nish va slane traa Elizabeth er jeet dy ve livreit, as hug ee mac son y theihll.  

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  As cheayll ny naboonyn as y sleih mooinjerey eck, kys va'n Chiarn er hoilshaghey ard-vyghin jee; as ghow ad boggey mâree.  

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  As haink eh gy-kione er yn hoghtoo laa dy daink ad dy ghiarey-chymmylt yn lhiannoo; as denmys ad eh Zacharias, lurg ennym e ayrey.  

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  As dreggyr e voir, as dooyrt ee, Cha nee; agh bee eh enmyssit Ean.  

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  As dooyrt ad r'ee, Cha vel veg jeh dty chynney jeh'n ennym shen.  

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  As ren ad signyn gys e ayr, cre'n ennym bailIishyn y ve er.  

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  As hir eh boayrd-screeuee, as scrieu eh, gra, Ta'n ennym echey Ean. As ghow ad ooilley yindys.  

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  As er-y-chooyl va e veeal er ny osley, as e hengey er ny eaysley, as loayr eh, as hug eh moylley da Jee.  

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  As huitt aggle (arrymagh) er ooilley nyn naboonyn: as hie goo jeh ooilley ny reddyn shoh magh trooid ooilley cheer sleitagh Yudea.  

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  As adsyn ooilley cheayll shoh, hasht ad ayns nyn greeaghyn ad, gra, Cren monney dy ghooinney vees eh shoh? as va laue yn Chiarn mârish.  

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  As va'n ayr echey Zacharias lhieent lesh y Spyrryd Noo, as ren eh phadeyrys, gra,  

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  Bannit dy row yn Chiarn Jee Israel, son t'eh er yeeaghyn er, as er livrey e phobble,  

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  As t'eh er hroggal seose saualtys niartal er nyn son, ayns thie e harvaant David;  

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  Myr loayr eh liorish beeal e adeyryn crauee, t'er ny ve er-dy hoshiaght y theihll;  

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  Dy hauail shin veih nyn noidyn, as veih'n lane ocsyn ooilley ta dwoaie oc orrin.  

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  Dy chooilleeney yn vyghin va giallit da ny ayraghyn ain, as dy chooinaghtyn er e chonaant casherick:  

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  Eer yn breearrey ren eh gys yn ayr ain Abraham,  

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  Dy giallagh eh dooinyn, dy beagh shin er nyn livrey veih laueyn nyn noidyn, as shirveish eh fegooish aggle.  

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  Ayns craueeaght as cairys kiongoyrt rish, ooilley laghyn nyn mea.  

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  As bee uss lhiannoo enmyssit phadeyr yn Er-syrjey; son hed oo roish eddin y Chiarn, dy yannoo aarloo e raaidyn;  

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  Dy chur tushtey dy haualtys da e phobble, liorish leih nyn beccaghyn,  

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  Trooid myghin meiygh yn Jee ain; liorish ta irree-ny-greiney veih yn yrjid er hoilshean orrin  

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  Dy chur soilshey dauesyn ta nyn soie ayns dorraghys as ayns scadoo yn vaaish, dy leeideil ny cassyn ain ayns raad y chee.  

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  As daase y lhiannoo, as v'eh er ny niartaghey 'sy spyrryd, as v'eh ayns ny faasaghyn, derrey'n laa v'eh er ny hoilshaghey da Israel.  

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