Ee By Gum Lord!: T Sheep an't' Gooats
Arnold Kellett in his native Broad Yorkshire retells the Judgement Day story of the sorting of the sheep and the goats.
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This 'ere's a parable tha'll nobbut finnd i' Sent Matthew's Gospil. It's one abaht t' Day o' Judgement — summat 'at mooast fowk dooan't like ter think abaht.
The' like ter think 'at Jesus talked abaht nowt but bein' kind an' fergivin', same as in t' tale o' t' Prodigal Lad — an' the' ferget 'at Jesus 'ad some varry stern things ter say, nut just abaht evil-doers, but abaht fowk 'at do nowt — t' same as t' gooats i' this parrible ...
When t' Messiah comes in all 'is glooary, as t' King o' t' Day o' Judgement, an' sits dahn on 'is throoane, all t' fowk i' t' world 'll be assembled afooare 'im. An't' King 'll separate one lot from t' other, just same as a shepherd separates t' sheep from t' gooats.
An't' King 'll say ter t' sheep, all gathered on 'is reight 'and, 'Come an' receive t' blessin' o' mi Fatther — t' 'Eavenly Kingdom put by fer thi iwer since t' fahndation o' t' world! Fer when Ah wor 'ungry tha gev mi summat to eyt. When Ah wor thirsty, tha gev mi summat ter sup. When Ah wor a lonely off-comed-un tha med mi reight welcome. When Ah wor baht clooase tha gev mi summat ter weear. When Ah wor badly tha looked after mi. When Ah wor i' prison tha visited mi.'
Then these gooid-livin' fowk '11 say: 'Nay, Lord. When did wi see thee 'ungry an' gi'e thi summat to eyt? When did wi see thee thirsty, an' gi'e thi summat ter sup? When did wi see thee a lonely off-comed-un an' mak thi welcome — or see thee baht clooase
