17. “My boys shall remind you of the things I have forgotten, for I have seen so far, but those that cometh after me, of me, with me and upon our God shall see farther even than I.
18. “Verily, Verily, I am the seed,” saith Athlyi, “but the Lord, God of Ethiopia, is the sower, and ye are trees of me that shall bring forth fruit a million fold.
19. “But he that beareth not is he that has not me in his heart and shall therefore receive no reward of me.
20. “I have not reached the height but they that are of me shall extend me. I have, however, dug deep and laid the foundation of eternal salvation. I have made thick the walls. I have sunk deeper the center pillars and lined them with steel. The reinforcements I have made of steel for I am conscious of the height that shall be attained on me. A development beyond words.
21. “I am black. Made in the image and likeness of the God of our fathers and is of the Lord, our God unto thee.
22. “He that establishes himself in me is with God and dwelleth upon an efficient foundation, but he that buildeth not on me establishes himself on nothing of consequence for the children of Ham.
23. “La Alpha Elijah cr toco coruse, ninky mose zezom la jobijem.”
CHAPTER 2.
HELD OUT HIS MORSEL.
1. And it came to pass that Athlyi sat in the sanctuary of the House of Athlyi with his left hand under his chin and the morsel in his right hand, apparently he was present in person but in the spirit he was not.
2. His mind went afar and entered the characteristic of the human tie.