þonne under·fēngen hīe mid ġe·lēafan his Sunu, þe hē ā·sęnde
tō middan-ġearde. Se weġ is swīþe nearu and sticol
sē þe lǣtt tō heofona rīċe; and se weġ is swīþe brād and
smēþe sē þe lǣtt tō hęlle wĭte. Dysiġ biþ se weġ-fērenda
mann sē þe nimþ þone smēþan weġ þe hīne mis-lǣtt, and
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for·lǣtt þone sticolan þe hine ġe·bringþ tō þǣre byriġ. Þæt
ic ēow sęċġe on þēostrum, sęċġaþ hit on leohte; and þæt
ġē on ēare ġe·hīeraþ, bodiaþ uppan hrōfum. Hīe scufon ūt
hiera sċipu, and ġe·węndon him be·ġeondan sǣ.