My LORD’s BibleKebra Nagast 117
1And the King of Rome, and the King of Ethiopia, and the Archbishop of Alexandria--now the men of Rome were orthodox--were informed that they were to destroy them.
2And they were to rise up to fight, to make war upon the enemies of God, the Jews, and to destroy them, the King of Rome `Enya, and the King of Ethiopia Pinhas (Phinehas); and they were to lay waste their lands, and to build churches there, and they were to cut to pieces Jews at the end of this Cycle in twelve cycles of the moon.
4And those two kings, Justinus the King of Rome and Kaleb the King of Ethiopia, met together in Jerusalem.
5And their Archbishop was to make ready offerings and they were to make offerings, and they were to establish the Faith in love, and they were to give each other gifts and the salutation of peace, and they were to divide between them the earth from the half of Jerusalem, even as we have already said at the beginning of this book.
6And for love's sake they were to have jointly the royal title [of King of Ethiopia].
8The one whom in faith they chose by lot to be named from the Kings of Rome was to be called "King of Ethiopia," and the King of Rome likewise was to bear the name of "King of Ethiopia," and he was to have part in the lot whereby he should be named with David and Solomon their fathers, after the manner of the Four Evangelists.
9And the fourth the one whom they were to choose each in his own country. . .
10And thus after they had become united in a common bond, and had established the right faith they were to determine that the Jews were no longer to live, and each of them was to leave his son there; and the King of Ethiopia was to leave there his firstborn son whose name was Israel, and was to return to his own country in joy.
12And God shall accept him gladly, for he shall not defile his body after he hath returned, but he shall go into a monastery in purity of heart.
13And he shall make king his youngest son, whose name is Gabra Maskal, and he himself shall shut himself up [in a monastery].
15And on the same night the two of them shall pray from sunset until the dawn, when the fight waxeth strong upon them.
16And when they have cried out to Him with tears God will look upon the prayer of both of them, and the penitent prayer of their father, and will say, "This one is the elder and he hath stood up to perform the will of his father, and that one, the younger, hath loved his father, and hath prayed to God [for him]."
17And God will say to Gabra Maskal, "Choose thou between the chariot and Zion," and He will cause him to take Zion, and he shall reign openly upon the throne of his father.
18And God will make Israel to choose the chariot, and he shall reign secretly and he shall not be visible, and He will send him to all those who have transgressed the commandment of God.
19And no one shall build houses, and they shall live in tents, and none shall suffer fatigue in labouring, and none shall suffer thirst on the journey.
20And their days shall be double of those of [ordinary] men, and they shall use bows and arrows, and shall shoot at and pierce him that God hateth.
21Thus hath God made for the King of Ethiopia more glory, and grace, and majesty than for all the other kings of the earth because of the greatness of Zion, the Tabernacle of the Law of God, the heavenly Zion.
22And may God make us to perform His spiritual good pleasure, and deliver us from His wrath, and make us to share His kingdom.
23Amen.
25Thou hast told us everything which hath taken place, and thou art in agreement with the book of Damotiyos (Domitius) of Rome.
26And thou hast prophesied also what shall happen to the two cities, the brides of Christ, the Churches Nestasya and `Arkadya, and Marena, and Ethiopia, the great cities of God, wherein pure sacrifices and offerings shall be offered up at all times.
27May God show us His grace!
28The blessing of all the saints and martyrs [be with us] for ever and ever!
29Amen.
30Christ is our King, and in Christ is our life for ever and ever.
31Amen.
32And Amen."