1 Wudro delivereth a warning. 5 Willi seeketh advice. 9 And taketh it. 10 Wudro acteth according to his word. 11 Whereat Willi is amazed. 13 He speaketh boastfully. 17 Wudro setteth about the matter. 22 He frighteneth Willi. 23 Who perceiveth the blessings of peace.
Now the longest rope, it hath an end. Wherefore it came to pass in time that Wudro, the son of Wyl, did send unto Willi, that was the King of the Hu, and he said unto him,
2 Such things and such things hast thou done, all these being against thy plighted word; and thine iniquity, it hath tormented me for a long time past. Now, therefore, hearken unto me, and pay attention:
3 Because I am a man of peace, therefore have I borne with thee long enough; and I am become sick unto death with thy carryings on. And the blood of my murdered people, it crieth out for retribution.
4 Take heed, therefore, and mend the evil of thy ways, for, on the next occasion, assuredly shalt thou rue the day.
5 And when Willi had heard these things that Wudro, the son of Wyl, did say unto him, he sent in haste unto his chief captains, and he did commune with them.
6 And he questioned them closely concerning the words of Wudro. And he said unto them, Think ye that this man, he meaneth anything?
7 And they made answer unto him, saying, Be of good cheer and heed him not, for he is a man that acteth only according to his advantage. And to make war, it would advantage him nothing. For the land of Amer, it prospereth exceedingly; and the miller turneth not away that stream which worketh his wheel.
8 Also, he liveth afar off and his servants, they are unready. Verily, the threats of such an one, they be full of emptiness; and whatsoever he sayeth, that hath he also said before. Nevertheless, we will smite him because of it when the time is ripe.
9 And after Willi had heard all the things that the captains of his host did say unto him, his heart was rejoiced within him, and he said unto them, Assuredly are ye men after mine own understanding. Let us, therefore, see about it. And they did see about it.