The First Book of Meqabyan is a canonical text only in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Despite its name, it has no direct relation to the books of Maccabees found in the Catholic and Orthodox Bibles, presenting distinct narratives and characters, such as King Tseerutsaydan and the Meqabyan martyrs. The Ethiopian tradition considers it a historical and wisdom text, often cited for its moral laws.
1 Meqabyan
Chapter 33
Like unto Daweet spoke sayin - ''Isra'iel childran were fed the menna that Angels lowered' - and again hear I in I Word lest you sadden I like unto 'Isra'iel childran saddened I worshippin the idols when I-man am them Creator JAH Who fed them sweet menna in wilderness - Him said ~ I-man did all this to them that them might worship I by what are due and to true.
JAH Who rule all said - But them didn't worship I - and Iman neglected them ~ them saddened I and lived firmed up in law of idols that weren't I LAW.
and I-man shall bring the hardship on them like unto them sin ~ as them have neglected I Worship and as them didn't firm up in I counsel and I Order - I-man neglected them in the sin measure that them worked by them hands - and I-man shall lower them toward Gehannem in Definite Judgemant that are done in Heaven.
to them didn't keep I LAW - and to I-man vex on them - and I-man shall diminish them era in this world.
If thou be a king - aren't thou a man who shall dead and be demolished and tomorrow who shall be worms and dust?
But today thou boast and are proud like unto a man who won't dead forever.
JAH Who rule all said - But thou who are sight up bein well today are a man who will dead tomorrow.
But if you keep I Command and I Word - I-man shall bequeath thee-I a honoured country with honoured kings who did I Accord - whose lodgin were Light and whose crowns were beautiful - and whose thrones were silver and gold and whom persons who sit on them adorned - Him said.
and them shall be Feeling good within Him country that are a place that approached to persons who worked goodly Work.
But to persons who work sin - as them didn't keep I LAW - said JAH Who rule all...
it aren't due them that them might enter toward that country where honoured kings shall enter.