This book is part of the canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, but is not recognized by Protestant, Catholic, or non-Ethiopian Eastern Orthodox traditions. It is one of the three books of Meqabyan (sometimes called the 'Ethiopian Maccabees'), which are distinct from the Maccabees books found in the Septuagint and Vulgate. Although it shares the name, it has no direct relation to the Jewish Maccabean revolt. The text presents parallels with Deuteronomistic themes: sin, punishment, repentance, and restoration, along with a strong emphasis on the resurrection of the dead.
II Meqabyan
Chapter 6
JAH enemy Tseerutsaydan who were arrogant appointed them who veil and falsehood priests to him idols.
Him would sacrifice to them and pour the grapes to them.
and it would seem to him that them eat and drink.
and while it dawned him would give them cows and donkeys and heifers - and him would sacrifice mornin and evenin - and him would eat from that defouled sacrifice.
and again him would disturb and obligate other persons that them might sacrifice to him idols - yet it weren't that only them do it.
on the time them sight up Meqabees childran that them were handsome and that them worship them Creator JAH - the idols priests loved that them might mislead them to sacrifice and to eat from that hated sacrifice - but these honoured Meqabees childran refused them.
As them keep them father command - and as them have firmed up in workin goodly Work - and as them totally fear JAH - it failed them to agree...
on the time them bound them and insulted them and robbed them.
Them told to the king Tseerutsaydan that them refused sacrifice and bowin to him idols.
and because this thing the king vexed ~ him were sad and commanded that them might bring them - and them brought and stood them before him - and the king told them to him idols - "Sacrifice a sacrifice to mi idols."
and them spoke and told him - "An I won't answer thee in this thing - and I won't sacrifice to thy defouled idols."
Him frightened them by Works that abounded - yet him couldn't able to them - to them have disciplined them reasonins believin in JAH.
Him flamed a fire and cast them in fire - and them gave them bodies to JAH.
After them dead them arose and were sight up to him at night drawin them swords when him had reclined on him lordship throne - and him totally feared.
"Mi sirs - tell mi alright - what should mi do to you? Don't take mi body in death - that mi might do all thou commanded mi."
Them told him all that are due to him while them said - "Think that JAH were thy Creator - and JAH are there Who shall dismiss from this thy kingdom where thou are arrogant - and Who shall lower thee toward Gehannem of fire with thy father Deeyablos ~ when I worshipped I Creator JAH without a iniquity livin that I wronged thee - and when I bowed to Him in fearin Him JAH-ness - like unto thou burned I in fire - thou will finish all thy hardship by that also.
to Him are Who Created all - Earth and Heaven and sea and all that are within she.
and to Him are Who Created moon and Sun and stars - and to Him Who Created all the Creation are JAH.
to there are no other creator withou Him in Earth nor Heaven - to Him are Who able to all - and to there are nothing that fail Him. As Him are Who kill and Who save - Who whip in tribulation and Who forgive - when I bowed to Him in fearin JAH - like unto thou burned I in fire - thou will finish thy hardship by that" them told him.
"As Him are Who rule Earth and Heaven - there are none who escape from Him Authority.
There are none from the Creation Him Created who departed from Him Command - apart from thou who are a criminal - and criminals like unto thee whose reasonins thy father Satan hid - and thou and those thy priests and thy idols will descend together toward Gehannem where are no exits up til Eternity.
Thy teacher are Satan who taught thee this evil Work that thou might do a evil thing on I - yet as it aren't only thou who do this - you will descend toward Gehannem together.
to thou make thy ras self like unto thy Creator JAH - yet thou didn't know JAH Who Created thee.
and thou are arrogant in thy idols and thy hand Work up til JAH make thee wretched ~ Him shall canvict thee on all thy sin and iniquity that thou worked in this world.