11. Oh, Athlians, love ye one another, forget not the assembling of yourselves together that no corruption gather between thee, for thou art the light and guide unto salvation; let all the children of Ethiopia follow thee.
12. May the Lord God of Ethiopia watch between us whil’st we are absent one from another. May he endow us with unity of spirit and anxious hearts to again assemble for the rise of falling humanity through the guidance of the house of Athlyi and in the name of one God, his Law and the Holy Ghost for ever and ever—Amen.
CHAPTER 9.
THE WORD OF THE LORD.
1. And it came to pass in the year of nineteen hundred and twenty-four and the twelfth day of the ninth month, the word of the Lord, God of Ethiopia came to Athlyi saying,
2. “I am God, the creator, father of Ham, Canaan, Nimrod and Ethiopia.”
3. “Why calleth thou my holy temple, Church?” sayeth the Lord unto Athlyi.
4. “Will thou also destroy the righteousness, of my holy name?”
5. “Will thou even so teach that I am a God who confers honor upon the envious in mind; the lying, inhuman, murdering, plunderous, oppressive and adulturous characters in my name?”
6. And the Lord continued to say, “Athlyi! Oh Athlyi! I say unto you again. Why calleth my holy temple, ‘Church’? Will thou also teach that I have commanded to destroy the offsprings of Ham in Canaan?”
7. Athlyi answered saying, “Father, behold the House of Athlyi.”