_nands , unswikunþozei warþ bi nauþai jainis insahts , swe silba is qiþiþ : jains skal wahsjan , iþ ik minznan , in þizei nu du leitilai ƕeilai galaubjan Iohanne hausjandans þuhtedun , iþ afar ni filu ufarmaudein þo bi ina atgebun , eiþan waila ins maudeiþ qiþands :

jains was lukarn brinnando jah liuhtjando , iþ jus wildeduþ swignjan du ƕeilai in liuhada is . aþþan ik haba weitwodiþa maizein þamma Iohanne ; þo auk waurstwa þoei atgaf mis atta , ei ik taujau þo , þo waurstwa þoei ik tauja , weitwodjand bi mik , þatei atta mik insandida .

jains auk manniskaim waurdam weitwodjands tweifljan þuhta , sunjeins wisands , þaim unkunnandam mahta ; iþ attins þairh meina waurstwa weitwodei alla ufar insaht manniskodaus Iohannes unandsok izwis undredan mag kunþi .

unte ƕarjatoh waurde at mannam innuman maht ist anþarleikein inmaidjan , iþ þo weihona waurstwa , unandsakana wisandona , gaswikunþjandona þis waurkjandins dom , bairhtaba gabandwjandona þatei fram attin insandiþs was us himina .

inuh þis qiþiþ : jah saei sandida mik atta , sah weitwodeiþ bi mik .

aþþan missaleiks jah in missaleikaim melam attins bi inna warþ weitwodeins , suman þairh praufete waurda , sumanuh þan þairh stibna us himina , sumanuh þan þairh taiknins .

iþ in þizei þaim swa waurþanam hardizo þizei ungalaubjandane warþ hairto , inuh þis garaihtaba anaaiauk qiþands : nih stibna is ƕanhun gahausideduþ nih siun is gaseƕuþ , jah waurd is ni habaiþ wisando in izwis , þande þanei insandida jains , þammuh jus ni galaubeiþ .

unte at þaim gaƕairbam frakunnan ni skuld ist , iþ sumai jah stibna is gahausidedun , sumai þan is siun seƕun : audagai auk þan qaþ þai hrainjahairtans , unte þai guþ gasaiƕand .

jah ju þaþro swe wadi þairh