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 6
As Him crown to true the kings who do Him Accord - the kings wrote a straight thing because Him.
As them have done JAH Accord - Him shall shine up in Light that aren't examined Yis'haq and 'Abriham and Ya`iqob - Selomon and Daweet and Hiziqyas lodgins in the Garden where are all beautiful kings whose lodgin were Light.
Heaven Hall are what totally shone - yet Earth halls aren't like unto Heaven Hall ~ it floor - whose features are silver and gold and jewel features - are clean.
and it features that totally shine are unexamined by a person reasonin ~ Heaven Hall are what shine like unto jewels.
Like unto JAH knew - Who were a Nature Knower - the Heaven Hall that Him Created are what a person reasonin don't examine and what shine in total Light ~ it floor - that were worked in silver and gold - in jewels - in white silk and in blue silk - are clean.
It are quite totally beautiful like unto this.
Righteous ones who firmed up in religion and virtue are who shall inherit it in JAH Charity and to Pardon.
and there are welfare Water that flow from it - and it totally shine like unto Sun - and there are a Light tent within it - and it are incircled by grace perfume.
A Garden fruit that were beautiful and Iloved - whose features and taste were different - are around the house - and there are a oil and grape place there - and it are totally beautiful - and it fruit fragrance are sweet.
When a fleshly bloodly person enter toward it - him soul would have separated from him flesh from the Feeling good joy abundance that are in it arisin from it fragrance flavour.
Beautiful kings who did JAH Accord shall be Feeling good there ~ them honour and them place are known in the Kingdom of Heaven that live firmed up forever - where welfare are found.
Him showed that them lordship on Earth were famed and honoured - and that them lordship in Heaven were famed and honoured; them shall be honoured and lofty in Heaven like unto them honour them and bow to them in this world ~ if them work goodly Work in this world them shall be Feeling good.
But kings who were evil in them Rule and them kingdoms that JAH gave them - them don't judge to true by what are due ~ as them have ignored the destitute and poor ones cries - them don't judge Truth and save the refugee and the wronged child whose father and mother dead on him.
Them don't save destitute and poor ones from the wealthy hand that rob them ~ them don't divide and give from them food and satta them who hungered - and them don't divide and give from them drink and give to drink the persons who thirsted - and them didn't return them ears toward the poor one cry.
and Him shall take them toward Gehannem that were a dark endin ~ on the time that lofty Day arrived on them when JAH shall come - and on the time Him wrath were done on them like unto Daweet spoke in him Praises 'Lord - don't chastise I in Thy Judgemant and don't admonish I in Thy chastisemant' - them problems and them downbasemant shall abound like unto them fame abundance measure.
When nobles and kings are who rule this world in this world - there are persons who didn't keep thy law.
But JAH Who rule all are there in Heaven ~ all persons souls and all persons welfare have been seized by Him Authority ~ Him are Who give honour to persons who glorify Him - to Him totally rule all - and Him love the persons who love Him.
As Him are Earth and Heaven Lord - Him examine and know what kidneys transported and what a reasonin thought - and to a person who begged toward Him with a pure reasonin - Him shall give him him plea reward.
Him shall destroy powerful ones arrogance - who work evil Work on the child whose mother and father dead on him - and on old daughters.
It aren't by thy Power that thou seized this kingdom ~ it aren't by thy bein able that thou sat on this throne ~ Him loved to test thee thus that it be possible to thee to rule like unto Sa'ol who ruled him kindreds in that season - and Him seated thee on a kingdom throne - yet it aren't by thy Power that thou seized this kingdom ~ it are when Him test thee like unto Sa'ol who ignored the prophet Samu'iel word and JAH Word and didn't serve him army nor 'Amalieq king - yet it aren't by thy bein able that thou seized this kingdom.
and JAH told the prophet Samu'iel - Go - and as them have saddened I by demolishin LAW and worshippin the idols and bowin to the idol and by them mosques and by all them hated Works without benefit - tell Sa'ol - 'Go toward 'Amalieq country and destroy them hosts and all the kings Beginnin from persons up til livestock.'
on them who saddened JAH - because this thing Him sent Sa'ol that him might destroy them.
But him saved them king from death - and him saved many livestock and beauties and daughters and handsome youths from death ~ As him have scorned I thing and as him didn't hear I Command - because this thing - JAH told the prophet Samu'iel - Go and divide him kingdom.
Because him stead - Inoint `Issiey child Daweet that him might reign on 'Isra'iel.
But on him adjourn a demon who will strangle and cast him.
As him have refused if I-man gave him a kingdom that him might do I Accord - on the time him refused I to do I Accord I-man dismissed him from him kingdom that are due him - but thou - go and tell him sayin - 'Will thou thus ignore JAH Who crowned thee on Him kindreds 'Isra'iel - Who seated thee on Him Lordship Throne?'
But thou - tell him - 'Thou didn't know JAH Who gave around this much honour and famousness' Him told him.
and the prophet Samu'iel went toward the king Sa'ol and entered toward him sittin at a dinnertable - and when 'Amalieq king 'Agag had sat on him left.
'Why did thou totally ignore JAH Who commanded thee that thou might destroy the livestock and persons?' him told him.
and at that time the king feared and arose from him throne and tellin Samu'iel 'Return to wi' him seized him clothes - and Samu'iel refused to return ~ Samu'iel clothes were torn.
and Samu'iel told Sa'ol - 'JAH divided thy kingdom.'
and again Sa'ol told Samu'iel before the people - 'Honour mi and atone mi sin to mi before JAH that Him might forgive mi' ~ and as him have feared JAH Word Who Created him - but as him didn't fear the king who dead - Samu'iel refused to return in him word.
Because this thing him pierced 'Amalieq king 'Agag before him swallowed what him chewed.
and a demon seized that Sa'ol who demolished the LAW of JAH - and because Him were the King of Kings Who rule all - JAH struck on him head a king who worked sin - to it don't shame him.
to Him are all the Creation Lord Who dismiss all the nobles and kings Authority who don't fear Him - but there are none who rule Him.
Like unto Him spoke sayin - Daweet kindred shall go while it were famed and honoured - but Sa'ol kindred shall go while it were downbased - Him destroyed kingdom from him child and from Sa'ol.
Because it saddened Him - and because Him destroyed the criminals who saddened Him by them evil Work - JAH revenged and destroyed Sa'ol kindred childran - to a person who don't revenge JAH enemy - him are JAH enemy.
When it are possible to him to revenge and destroy - and when him have Authority - a person who don't revenge and destroy the sinner and don't revenge and destroy a person who don't keep JAH LAW - as him are JAH enemy - Him destroyed Sa'ol kindred childran.