First Book of God

One Great Person, even Egoquim, Creator and Ruler over all in heaven and earth.

You shall have Him, and no other God, Lord, idol, man or angel to worship, forever!

You shall love Him above all things in heaven above, or on the earth, or in the waters of the earth!

And you shall teach Him to your children, and command them to teach Him to their children, and so on forever!

And you shall swear against all other Gods, Lords and idols, to never serve them! And the same to your children, and to their children after them, forever!

And this is the first Egoquim law.

And you shall deal with all men, women and children, as justly and as kindly as with your own mother, out of whose breast you were fed when you were helpless and weak.

Teaching this to your children, and to their children after them, forever.

And this is the second Egoquim law.

And to the sick and helpless; to the stranger and the man who comes from far away; to the widow who is destitute; and to the child who has no father; you shall be both father and mother to them; and take them into your house and feed them; and give them skins and cloth to wear; and if they are lost you shall go with them and show them the way.

Commanding these things to your children, and to their children after them, forever!

And this is the third Egoquim law.

And you shall not tell lies; nor speak falsely against any man, woman or child; nor break your word of promise, even if threatened with death. The word of your mouth shall be as unchangeable as the setting and rising sun!

And you shall command this to your children, and to their children after them, forever!

And this is the fourth Egoquim law.

And you shall not take and possess that which is another’s; nor allow your children to do so, nor their children after them, forever.

Which is the fifth Egoquim law.

And you shall respect the times of woman; and when she is pregnant with child, you shall not lie with her; nor give her heavy labor, nor angry words, nor fret her; but be obedient to her, doing whatever she asks you to do, for it is her time, and she is your queen.

Teaching this to your young men and women, and to theirs that come after them, forever; for their young are begotten of Me, and I will have them shapely, strong and brave!

Which is the sixth Egoquim law.

You shall labor six days, but on the seventh day it is the moon’s day, and you shall not labor, hunt or fish, but go to the altar of your Creator and dance and sing before Me; and sit in silence to hear My words, which I speak into the souls of men, women and children.

Teaching this to your children, and to their children that come after them, forever.

Which is the seventh Egoquim law.

You shall restore the rites and ceremonies of Choe-pan and Annubia-pan; except you shall not flatten the head to make a seer, a Haonga, to drive the judgment of the brain away to the prophetic regions; and this procedure you shall swear to Me to never restore.

Teaching these things to your children, and to their children after them, forever!

Which is the eighth Egoquim law.

Then Eawahtah, Son of Egoquim, rose up, saying: I am Your servant! Lead me, for I am going in Your name, even to the end of the world!

When Eawahtah, Son of the Great Spirit, thus spoke, a Light came over him, dazzling, brilliant, lighting the way, showing him the way.

And the spirit upon Eawahtah was so powerful, that when he came to the river, he rose up like an angel and sailed over, landing safely on the other side.

Nor did he know where he was going; did not know the places of the scattered, destroyed peoples.

And the angels of Egoquim went before him; went into the forests and valleys, calling to the souls of the suffering, starving, and dying, saying to them in their despair:

Egoquim, the Mighty, is coming! His Son! Behold Him! He holds the keys of Yaton’te, the heavenly hunting ground. Come forth from your hiding! Come forth, O My beloved! It is your Heavenly Father calling.

And the women heard! The little children, with sore, bleeding feet, heard! The proud, brave men listened! They said: Why do we fight? Why do we destroy? It was a wicked God! He called himself the Savior—the wicked monster, I’tura!

Then came Eawahtah; came first to the kingdom of Took-shein, and to his queen, Che-guh, in the land, Anagoomahaha, the flat-heads. Told them all the words of the Great Spirit, Egoquim.

Then spoke Took-shein, saying: To me the Great Spirit has spoken; told me all the words as you have spoken. I know all you have said is true. Then spoke Che-guh, saying: Gitchee, the Great Spirit, spoke to me. All your words are true, O Eawahtah. All the scattered tribes will be gathered together by you. There will be many tribes of the red man; Egoquim will be the center, the Mighty Spirit!

Then Eawahtah spoke, saying to his good host and hostess: Your place shall be the center; from your place I will shoot out in different directions, always returning, bringing in followers.

While they thus talked, a Light appeared above them. Look, said Took-shein: It is the hand of Egoquim! Look, said Che-guh: It is the Voice of Gitchee! Then Eawahtah, seeing more clearly, raised up expressly, and said: It is a ship of fire coming down from heaven! I hear the voice of the angel of Egoquim, the Mighty!

Then Eawahtah went and stood between Took-shein and Che-guh, holding their hands, so the Voice of Egoquim could speak plainly; so he could hear.

And Egoquim spoke out of the ship of fire, saying:

Yes, My beloved! I am with you! Behold, My worlds are wide and many. When My back is turned, evil Gods come to steal My children; tell them lies to win them; tell them they are My Sons coming to save them!

Hard is the fate of those who worship one God only; but they are Mine. I look around at times; I set the evil Gods flying. Be of strong heart, O My beloved! Many races will come and go on these lands. But the red man shall possess it; inhabit it far and near. Then another evil God [Christ was called an evil God by the Indians –Ed.] shall come, to flay and destroy My sons and daughters, to cover all the lands over with pure blood. Then I will come again and rout the evil God, and raise up My sons and daughters, full of glory.

I will bring their kindred (Faithists) from far across the water; a wise speaking people, who worship none born of woman; a people who do not war; who do not kill off weaker nations. I will come in the Tenonachi, and the Hoochiquis [Mahican (Mohican) and Iroquois confederacies –ed.]; My hand shall reach around the earth in that day. I will chase away all Gods and Saviors born of woman. And all men shall worship the Great Spirit only.

Go forth, My son; build wide My foundation; I will found My earthly kingdom in this land.

Then upward rose the ship of heaven; and Eawahtah buckled on his traveling slippers; said goodbye to Took-shein; filled his pockets with the bread of Che-guh; kissed her hand goodbye, and started forth.

For many years Eawahtah traveled, over all the regions of Guatama, teaching, gathering together, swearing the people to be forever firm to the Great Spirit; made them swear solemn oaths that never again would they listen to any God except the Creator; made them swear they would never be caught by another cunning Savior, like I’tura, whose people delight in war.

Eawahtah gathered the frightened tribes into villages, and taught them writing and engraving; taught them the secret name of the Great Spirit, Egoquim; and explained the moon to them and how to keep the seventh day for worship.

The Creator saw the great work of Eawahtah; saw the people gathered together in tens of thousands of places. Then the Creator spoke to Eawahtah, saying:

You shall found forty mighty nations, O My Son; and every nation shall be an independent nation; but all the nations shall be united into a brotherhood of nations, as ONE mighty people, and that one shall be called O-pah-E-go-quim, signifying ONE. For when I come in kosmon, My people shall have many states, like yours, and their combination shall be called UNION, signifying ONE. Build a model for them, O Eawahtah. For, although when they come they will overthrow your people on the earth, the angels of your holy ones (Native American spirits firm in adherence and obedience to the Great Spirit Jehovih) shall come and purge them of their Savior, and make them clean in My sight.

Then Eawahtah made the nations; united them into one mighty people, and called them the nations of Opahegoquim. And they planted the country over with cornfields, and dwelt in peace. END OF EAWAHTAH’S HISTORY