200-year-old Bible returns to Bala
Beibl 200 mlwydd oed yn dod adref
The Mary Jones Bible has returned to the town of Bala, in Wales, where it has been viewed by over three hundred and fifty people.
15-year-old Mary Jones saved for six years to afford the Bible and then walked 26 miles across the Welsh mountains to Bala to obtain her copy. Mary's journey inspired the formation of Bible Society.
The Bible was on display at Mary Jones World visitor centre, run by Bible Society, in Bala, North Wales for two days.
Daeth dros tri chant a hanner o bobl i weld Beibl y ferch Gymraeg a ysbrydolodd ffurfio Cymdeithas y Beibl. Cynilodd Mary Jones, a oedd yn bymtheg oeg am chwe mlynedd er mwyn gallu fforddio prynu Beibl a cherdded 26 milltir ar draws mynyddoedd Cymru i'r Bala i'w brynu.
Cyffyrddwyd Y Parch Thomas Charles a werthodd y Beibl iddi, gymaint gan awch Mary i gael Beibl yn ei hiaith ei hun, fe aeth ymlaen i ffurfio Cymdeithas y Beibl.
Mewn ymddangosiad prin, mae'r Beibl wedi cael ei arddangos yng nghanolfan ymwelwyr Byd Mary Jones, sy'n cael ei redeg gan Gymdeithas y Beibl, yn Y Bala.
Mary Jones Bible returns to Bala - Welsh from Bible Society on Vimeo.
Author: Richard Franklin, 20 March 2016 (Last updated: 12 July 2017)
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