Dixit Simon Petrus ad Iesum: et reliqua.
"He forl['e]t ealle woruld-dhing, and dham Haelende anum folgode," swa swa
dhis godspel cwydh, dhe ge n['u] aet dhisre dhenunge gehyrdon.
"On dhaere t['i]de cwaedh Petrus se apostol to dham Haelende, Efne we
forleton ealle woruld-dhing, and dhe ['a]num fyligadh: hwaet dest dhu us
thaes to leane?" et reliqua.
Micel truwa hwearftlode on Petres heortan: he ['a]na spraec {394} for ealne
dhone heap, "We forleton ealle dhing." Hwaet forlet Petrus? He waes
fiscere, and mid dham craefte his teolode, and dheah h['e] spraec mid
micelre bylde, "We forleton ealle dhing." Ac micel he forl['e]t, and his
gebrodhru, dhadha h['i] forleton dhone willan to agenne. Theah hw['a]
forlaete micele aehta, and ne forlaet dha gitsunge, ne forlaet he ealle
dhing. Petrus forlet lytle dhing, scripp and net, ac he forlet ealle dhing,
dhadha he, for Godes lufon, nan dhing habban nolde. He cwaedh, "We fyligadh
dhe." Nis na fulfremedlic fela aehta to forlaetenne, buton he Gode folgige.
Sodhlice dha haedhenan udhwitan fela dhinga forleton, swa swa dyde
Socrates, sedhe ealle his aehta behwyrfde widh anum gyldenum wecge, and
sydhdhan awearp dhone wecg on w['i]dre s['ae], thaet seo gitsung dhaera
aehta his willan ne hr['e]mde, and abrude fram dhaere woruldlican lare dhe
he lufode: ac hit ne fremede him swa ged['o]n, fordhan dhe he ne fyligde
Gode, ac his agenum willan, and fordhi naefde dha heofenlican edlean mid
tham apostolum, the ealle woruld-dhing forsawon for Cristes lufon, and mid
gehyrsumnysse him fyligdon.
Petrus dha befr['a]n, "Hwaet sceal us getimian? We dydon swa swa dhu us
hete, hwaet dest dhu us to edleane? Se Haelend andwyrde, Sodh ic eow secge,
thaet ge dhe me fyligadh sceolon sittan ofer twelf d['o]msetl on dhaere
edcynninge, dhonne ic sitte on setle mines maegendhrymmes; and ge dhonne
demadh twelf Israhela maegdhum." Edcynninge he het thaet gemaenelice
aerist, on dham beodh ure lichaman ge-edcynnede to unbrosnunge, thaet is to
ecum dhingum. Tuwa we beodh on dhisum life acennede: seo forme acennednys
is flaesclic, of faeder and of meder; seo odher acennednys is gastlic,
dhonne we beodh ge-edcennede on dham halgan fulluhte, on dham us beodh
ealle synna forgyfene, dhurh dhaes Halgan Gastes gife. Seo dhridde
acennednys bidh on dham gemaenelicum aeriste, on dham beodh ure lichaman
ge-edcennede to unbrosnigendlicum lichaman.
On dham aeriste sittadh tha twelf apostoli mid Criste on heora {396}
domsetlum, and demadh tham twelf maeigdhum Israhela dheode. This
twelffealde getel haefdh micele getacnunge. Gif dha twelf maegdha ['a]na
beodh gedemede aet dham micclum dome, hwaet dedh thonne seo dhreotteodhe
maeigdh, Leui? Hwaet dodh ealle dheoda middangeardes? Wenst dhu thaet h['i]
beodh asyndrode fram dham dome? Ac dhis twelffealde getel is geset for
eallum mancynne ealles ymbhwyrftes, for dhaere fulfremednysse his
getacnunge. Twelf tida beodh on dham daege, and twelf mondhas on geare;
twelf heahfaederas sind, twelf witegan, twelf apostoli; and dhis getel
haefdh maran getacnunge dhonne dha ungelaeredan undergitan magon. Is nu
fordhi mid dhisum twelffealdum getele ealles middangeardes ymbhwyrft
getacnod.
Tha apostoli and ealle dha gecorenan dhe him geefenlaehton beodh deman on
dham micclum daege mid Criste. Thaer beodh feower werod aet dham dome, twa
gecorenra manna, and twa widhercorenra. Thaet forme werod bidh thaera
apostola and heora efenlaecendra, tha dhe ealle woruld-dhing for Godes
naman forleton: h['i] beodh dha demeras, and him ne bidh nan d['o]m
gedemed. Odher endebyrdnys bidh geleaffulra woruld-manna: him bidh d['o]m
gesett, swa thaet hi beodh asyndrede fram gemanan dhaera widhercorenra,
thus cwedhendum Drihtne, "Cumadh to me, ge gebletsode mines Faeder, and
onfodh thaet r['i]ce dhe eow is gegearcod fram frymdhe middangeardes." An
endebyrdnys bidh thaera widhercorenra, tha the cidhdhe haefdon to Gode, ac
h['i] ne beeodon heora geleafan mid Godes bebodum: dhas beodh fordemede.
Odher endebyrdnys bidh thaera haedhenra manna, the nane cydhdhe to Gode
naefdon: thisum bidh gelaest se apostolica cwyde, "Dha dhe butan Godes
['ae] syngodon, h['i] eac losiadh butan aelcere ['ae]." To dhisum twam
endebyrdnyssum cwedh thonne se rihtwisa Dema, "Gewitadh fram me, ge
awyrigedan, into dham ecum fyre, the is gegearcod deofle and his awyrgedum
gastum."
Thaet godspel cwydh fordh gyt, "Aelc dhaera dhe forlaet, for {398} minum
naman, faeder odhdhe moder, gebrodhru odhdhe geswystru, w['i]f odhdhe
bearn, land odhdhe gebytlu, be hundfealdum him bidh forgolden, and he
haefdh dhaer-to-eacan thaet ece l['i]f." Hundfeald getel is fulfremed, and
se dhe forlaet dha ateorigendlican dhing for Godes naman, he underfehdh tha
gastlican mede be hundfealdum aet Gode. Dhes cwyde belimpdh swydhe to
munuch['a]des mannum, dha dhe for heofenan r['i]ces myrhdhe forlaetadh
faeder, and moder, and flaesclice siblingas. H['i] underfodh manega
gastlice faederas and gastlice gebrodhru, fordhan dhe ealle thaes h['a]des
menn, dhe regollice lybbadh, beodh him to faederum and to gebrodhrum
getealde, and thaer-to-eacan h['i] beodh mid edleane thaes ecan lifes
gewelgode. Tha dhe ealle woruld-dhing be Godes haese forseodh, and on
gemaenum dhingum bigwiste habbadh, h['i] beodh fulfremede, and to dham
apostolum geendebyrde. Dha odhre dhe dhas gedhincdhe nabbadh, thaet hi
ealle heora aehta samod forlaetan magon, h['i] d['o]n thonne dhone dael for
Godes naman dhe him to onhagige, and him bidh be hundfealdum ['e]celice
geleanod swa hwaet swa h['i] be anfealdum hwilwendlice daeladh.
Micel tod['a]l is betwux tham gecyrredum mannum: sume h['i] geefenlaecadh
tham apostolum, sume h['i] geefenlaecadh Iudan, Cristes bel['ae]wan, sume
Annanian and Saphiran, sume Giezi. Tha dhe ealle gewitendlice dhing to
dhaera apostola efenlaecunge forseodh, for intingan thaes ['e]can lifes,
h['i] habbadh l['o]f and dha ['e]can edlean mid Cristes apostolum. Se dhe
betwux munecum drohtnigende, on mynstres aehtum mid f['a]cne swicadh, he
bidh Iudan gefera, dhe Crist belaewde, and his wite mid hellwarum
underfehdh. Se dhe mid twyfealdum gedhance to mynsterlicre drohtnunge
gecyrdh, and sumne dael his aehta daeldh, sumne him sylfum gehylt, and
naefdh naenne truwan to dham Aelmihtigan, thaet he him foresceawige
andlyfene and gew['ae]da and odhere neoda, he underfehdh thone awyrgedan
cwyde mid Annanian and Saphiran, the swicedon on heora agenum aehtum, and
mid faerlicum deadhe aetforan dham apostolum steorfende {400} afeollon. Se
dhe on muneclicere drohtnunge earfodhhylde bidh, and gyrndh dhaera dhinga
dhe h['e] on woruldlicere drohtnunge naefde, odhdhe begitan ne mihte, buton
twyn him genealaehdh se hreofla Giezi, thaes witegan cnapan, and thaet
thaet he on lichaman gedhrowade, thaet dhrowadh thes on his sawle. Se cnapa
folgode dham maeran witegan Eliseum: tha com him to sum rice mann of tham
leodscipe the is Siria geh['a]ten, his nama waes N['a]['a]m['a]n, and he
waes hreoflig. Tha becom h['e] to dham Godes witegan Eliseum, on Iudea
lande, and he dhurh Godes mihte fram dhaere codhe hine gehaelde. Tha bead
he dham Godes menn, for his haeldhe, deorwurdhe sceattas. Se witega him
andwyrde, "Godes miht the gehaelde, na ic. Ne underf['o] ic dhin feoh:
dhanca Gode dhinre gesundfulnysse, and br['u]c dhinra aehta."
N['a]['a]m['a]n dha gecyrde mid ealre his fare to his agenre leode.
Tha waes dhaes witegan cnapa, Gyezi, mid gitsunge undercropen, and of-arn,
dhone dhegen N['a]['a]m['a]n dhus mid wordum liccetende, "Nu faerlice comon
tweigra witegena bearn to minum lareowe: asend him twa scrud and sum pund."
Se dhegen him andwyrde, "Waclic bidh him swa lytel to sendenne; ac genim
feower scrud and twa pund." He dha gewende ongean mid tham sceattum, and
bediglode his faer widh thone witegan. Se witega hine befr['a]n, "Hwanon
come dhu, Giezi?" He andwyrde, "Leof, naes ic on nanre fare." Se witega
cwaedh, "Ic geseah, dhurh Godes G['a]st, tha se dhegen alyhte of his
craete, and eode togeanes dhe, and dhu name his sceattas on feo and on
reafe. Hafa dhu eac fordh mid dham sceattum his hreoflan, dhu and eal dhin
ofspring on ecnysse." And h['e] gewende of his gesihdhe mid snaw-hwitum
hreoflan beslagen.
Is nu fordhi munuch['a]des mannum mid micelre gecnyrdnysse to forbugenne
dhas yfelan gebysnunga, and geefenlaecan tham apostolum, thaet h['i], mid
him and mid Gode, thaet ['e]ce l['i]f habban moton. Amen.