This is the second book of the Meqabyan (also known as Ethiopian Maccabees), distinct from the Maccabees books found in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles. It is canonical only in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The text presents a unique language and theology, combining elements from the Old Testament with local Ethiopian traditions.
Maqabyan II
Chapter 18
Unu persons who don't believe persons who dead arisin - around what error unu err! An pon the time them took unu toward the place unu don't know - unu will regret a useless regrets - an becau unu didn't believe the arisin that persons who dead shall arise Inited ina soul an flesh - an pon the time persons cast unu toward Gehannem ...
if unu work whether the good or the evil - unu will raceive your reward like unto your Work - fe unu have misled them companions reasonin while unu said - "Wi know that persons who dead - who were dust an ashes - won't arise."
As them death have no exit - an as them have no Power fe them chastisemant that shall come pon them - an as them weren't firm ina them tribulation - becaudis thing them mislead them companions ~ fe them have that them might stand ina JAH Square.
Pon the time Him vexed pon them ina Him wrath them will totally fear ~ becau them didn't know that them were Irated bringing from not livin toward livin - as them speak JAH LAW without knowin - it shall be judged pon them all becau them worked evil.
Them don't know Gehannem where them will go - fe becau them were angry an becau them were crooked ina them Work - them teach fe them companions like unto them reasonin thirst measure - an fe them are evil ones who teach a crooked thing while them said - "There are no Resurrection of dead ones."
At that time them shall know that persons who dead shall arise - an them shall know that it shall be judged pon them becau them didn't believe the persons who dead arisin that are fe all 'Adam children.
Fe all InI are 'Adam children - an fe InI have dead becau 'Adam - an fe death judgement have found InI all from alongside JAH becau InI faada 'Adam error.
InI will again arise there with InI faada 'Adam that InI might raceive InI hardship by InI Work that InI worked - fe the world have been ruled fe
death by InI faada 'Adam ignorance.
By 'Adam infringin JAH Command - becaudis thing InI raceived hardship ~ InI flesh ina grave melted like unto wax - an InI bodies perished.
An Earth drank InI marrow ~ InI perished an InI comeliness perished ina grave - an InI flesh were buried ina grave - an InI beautiful words were buried ina Earth.
An worms proceeded from InI shinin eyes - an InI features perished ina grave an became dust.
Where are youtmons features comeliness - who were attractive - whose stance were handsome an whose word thing succeeded? How about where are warriors firmness?
Where are the kings armies - or how about the nobles lordship? Where are adornin ina horses an adornin ina silver an gold an adornin ina shinin weapons? Didn't it perish?
Where are sweet grape drink - an how about food flavour?