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[1]And Y reiside myn iyen, and siy, and lo! a man, and lo! in his hoond a litil coorde of meteris.
[2]And Y seide, Whidir goist thou? And he seide to me, That Y mete Jerusalem, and Judee; hou myche is the breede therof, and hou myche is the lengthe therof.
[3]And lo! the aungel that spak in me, wente out, and another aungel wente out in to the metyng of hym, and seide to hym,
[4]Renne thou, speke to this child, and seie thou, Jerusalem shal be enhabitid with out wal, for the multitude of men and of beestis in the myddil therof.
[5]And Y schal be to it, seith the Lord, a wal of fier in cumpas; and Y schal be in glorie in myddil therof.
[6]A! A! A! fle ye fro the lond of the north, seith the Lord, for in foure wyndis of heuene Y scateride you, seith the Lord.
[7]A! thou Sion, fle, that dwellist at the douyter of Babiloyne.
[8]For the Lord of oostis seith these thingis, After glorie he sente me to hethene men, whiche robbiden you; for he that schal touche you, schal touche the apple of myn iye.
[9]For lo! Y reise myn hond on hem, and thei schulen be preyes to these that seruyden hem; and ye schulen knowe, that the Lord of oostis sente me.
[10]Douyter of Sion, herie thou, and be glad; for lo! Y come, and Y schal dwelle in myddil of thee, seith the Lord.
[11]And many folkis schulen be applied to the Lord in that dai, and thei schulen be to me in to puple, and Y schal dwelle in myddil of thee; and thou schalt wite, that the Lord of oostis sente me to thee.
[12]And the Lord schal welde Juda in to his part, in the loud halewid, and schal cheese yit Jerusalem.
[13]Ech fleisch be stil fro the face of the Lord, for he roos of his hooli dwelling place.
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