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Nuair a bha D霉ghall Bochanan, am b脿rd spioradail, na dheugaire chaidh e a dh鈥檉huireach ann an Sruighlea. Chaidh e far rathad an Tighearna, ged a bha na peacaidhean aige a鈥� bualadh air a chogais. Tha e ag innse anns an leabhar aige Beatha agus Iompachadh Dh霉ghaill Bhochanain mar a thachair dha aon latha nuair a bha e a-muigh air an t-sr脿id. 鈥淏ha saighdear air mhisg a鈥� falbh romham,鈥� tha e ag r脿dh, 鈥渁gus bha gillean 貌g鈥� eile a鈥� cur m矛-thlachd air le bhith tilgeadh seann ghiobal de luideag shalach na aodann鈥︹��

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cha do thuig D霉ghall an suidheachadh agus thog e an clobhd airson a thilgeil far an rathaid. Shaoil an saighdear gun robh D霉ghall air fear de na bleigeardan a bha a鈥� d猫anamh d矛-meas air. Tharraing e a bheigeileid agus rinn e air D霉ghall. Seo an tuairisgeul a tha D霉ghall a鈥� d猫anamh dheth: 鈥淐haidh mi a-steach ann an clobhsa agus d矛reach mar a bha mi a鈥� dol a-steach, agus esan air t矛 a lann a sh脿thadh annam, dh鈥櫭瞨daich an Tighearna na fhreastal gl貌rmhor gun thuit e an aghaidh a chinn agus l脿igh e car 霉ine gun mhothachadh gus an d鈥� fhuair mi teicheadh lem bheatha.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 An d猫idh 霉ine ann an Sruighlea chaidh D霉ghall a dh鈥檉huireach ann an D霉n 脠ideann greis agus an uair sin don Cheapan ann an Siorrachd Shruighlea. 鈥淏ha mi nis鈥� ochd bliadhna deug a dh鈥檃ois agus dh鈥檌arr m鈥� athair orm ce脿ird de she貌rs鈥� eigin a roghnachadh a chum a dhol ga h-ionnsachadh, ach sin an n矛 nach robh mi riamh de貌nach a dh猫anamh,鈥� tha e ag aideachadh, 鈥渙ir ghr脿dhaich mi mo chaitheamh-beatha diamhanach, fuasgailt fh猫in cho m貌r 鈥檚 nach b鈥� urrainn mi smuainteachadh le tlachd air a鈥� chaochladh.鈥� 鈥橲 iad na caraidean aige a mhol dha gu l脿idir ce脿ird a thoirt a-mach. Ghabh e obair le caraid airson tr矛 bliadhna airson saoirsneachd ionnsachadh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach mus robh na tr矛 bliadhna seachad, chaidh D霉ghall is a mhaighstir a-mach air a ch猫ile agus chaidh e gu fear eile ann an D霉n Breatann. Cha do mhair an obair sin fada nas motha. Bha D霉ghall air a ghlacadh le gnothaichean spioradail, ach chan eil sin a鈥� ciallachadh gun robh e an-c貌mhnaidh d矛leas do theagasg nan sgriobtaran.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Anns an leabhar, tha e ag innse dhuinn mar a thug cuid de shearmonaichean buaidh mh貌r air. Seo eisimpleir: Bha s脿cramaid suipeir an Tighearna gu bhith air a frithealadh ann an Calasraid, agus chaidh mise don 脿ite sin agus air Disathairne chuala mi searmon gl猫 sh貌lasach 鈥� Thug am ministear fa-near gum faodadh an creideach a bhith air uairean ann an gluasad a鈥� ghr脿is cho lag ri caol-sm霉id a bhiodh de choinneal an d猫idh a s猫ideadh 脿s; 鈥淎ch,鈥� ars esan, 鈥渁m m霉ch an Tighearn鈥� Iosa an caol-sm霉id sin? Cha mh霉ch, be貌thaichidh e e agus s猫ididh e air le gaoth an Spioraid Naoimh gus an gabh e suas na lasair.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ann an seachd ceud deug, ceathrad 鈥檚 a dh脿 (1742), chaidh D霉ghall gu co-chruinneachadh m貌r ann an Camas Long faisg air Glaschu. Th脿inig d脿 fhichead m矛le duine cruinn airson 猫isteachd ris an t-searmonaiche ainmeil Se貌ras Whitefield. Fhuair D霉ghall misneachd ach bha fhathast teagamhan a鈥� bualadh air. Bha a bheatha a鈥� dol a dh鈥檃tharrachadh gu m貌r, ge-t脿, mar a ch矛 sinn anns an ath Litir.

D霉ghall Bochanan: Dugald Buchanan; deugaire: teenager; Sruighlea: Stirling; clobhd: cloth; clobhsa: close (between houses); saoirsneachd: joinery, carpentry; D霉n Breatann: Dumbarton; 诲矛濒别补蝉: loyal; 蝉貌濒补蝉补肠丑: pleasing to the mind; creideach: believer; air uairean: sometimes; 驳谤脿蝉: grace; Camas Long: Cambuslang; searmonaiche: preacher; lasair: flame.

Chaidh e far rathad an Tighearna: he eschewed the way of the Lord; bha na peacaidhean aige a鈥� bualadh air a chogais: his sins were preying on his mind ; bha gillean 貌g鈥� eile a鈥� cur m矛-thlachd air: other young lads were annoying him; le bhith tilgeadh seann ghiobal de luideag shalach na aodann: by throwing an old torn dirty rag in his face; gun robh D霉ghall air fear de na bleigeardan: that Dugald was one of the louts; tharraing e a bheigeileid: he drew his bayonet; air t矛 a lann a sh脿thadh annam: about to thrust his blade into me; dh鈥櫭瞨daich an Tighearna na fhreastal gl貌rmhor: the Lord ordered in his glorious providence; thuit e an aghaidh a chinn: he fell flat on his face; teicheadh lem bheatha: fleeing with my life; dh鈥檌arr m鈥� athair orm ce脿ird de she貌rs鈥� eigin a roghnachadh: my father asked me to choose some trade or other; ghr脿dhaich mi mo chaitheamh-beatha diamhanach: I loved my idle life;鈥檚 nach b鈥� urrainn mi smuainteachadh air a鈥� chaochladh: that I couldn鈥檛 think of an alternative; chaidh D霉ghall is a mhaighstir a-mach air a ch猫ile: Dugald and his master fell out with each other; s脿cramaid suipeir an Tighearna: the sacrament of the Lord鈥檚 supper; thug am ministear fa-near: the minister noticed; cho lag ri caol-sm霉id a bhiodh de choinneal an d猫idh a s猫ideadh 脿s: as weak as a wisp of smoke from a candle after it has been blown out; am m霉ch X Y?: will X extinguish Y?; s猫ididh e air le gaoth an Spioraid Naoimh: he will blow on it with the wind of the Holy Spirit.

Bha saighdear air mhisg a鈥� falbh romham: A drunken soldier was walking in front of me. Misg means 鈥榙runkenness, intoxication鈥�. Air mhisg means 鈥榙runk鈥�. The lenition of misg in the indefinite dative singular following air is an old grammatical model still seen in Irish Gaelic and preserved in our own language in phrases like air mh脿l, mean air mhean. From misg we get the adjective misgeach 鈥榙runken, addicted to drink鈥� and the noun misgear 鈥榙runkard, tippler鈥�. Three stages of drunkenness from 蝉貌产补谤谤补 upwards (or, more realistically, downwards) would be fo sm霉id, air mhisg and air a dhalladh [leis an deoch] (for a male) or air a dalladh (for a female).

gun mhothachadh: unconscious.

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