God's Book of Eskra

God said: These were my doctrines, as I taught through Joshu:

You shall keep the ten commandments of Moses.

You shall not engage in war, nor abet war.

You shall eat no flesh of any animal, fish, bird, fowl, or creeping thing that Jehovih created alive.

You shall dwell in families [communities –Ed.], in the manner of the ancient Israelites, who held all things in common.

You shall have no king or queen, nor bow down in worship to any, except your Creator.

You shall not call on the name of angels to worship them, nor to counsel with them on the affairs of earth.

You shall love your neighbor as yourself, and do to your fellow man as you would have him do to you.

You shall return good for evil, and pity to those who sin.

It has been said: An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; but I say, return good for evil.

And if a man hits you on one cheek, turn the other to him also.

The man shall have only one wife, and the woman only one husband.

As the children honor the father, so will the family be blessed with peace and plenty.

Remember, that all things are of Jehovih, and you are His servants, to help one another.

And as much as you do these services to one another, so do you serve Jehovih.

Behold only the virtues and wisdom in your neighbor; his faults you shall not discover.

His matters are with his Creator.

Do not call on the name of any God or Lord in worship; but worship Jehovih only.

And when you pray, let it be in this manner:

Jehovih, Who rules in heaven and earth, hallowed be Your name, and reverent among men. Sufficient for me is my daily bread; and as much as I forgive those who trespass against me, so forgive me, and make me steadfast to shun temptation, for all honor and glory are Yours, worlds without end. Amen!

To visit the sick and distressed, the helpless and blind, and to relieve them; to provide for the widow and orphan, and keep yourself unspotted before men; these are the way of redemption.

You shall take no part in the governments of men, but observe the will of Jehovih, being obedient to all governments for His sake.

All men are the children of One Father, Who is Jehovih; and whoever chooses Him, and keeps His commandments, is His chosen.

To preserve the seed of His chosen, you shall only wed with the chosen.

Do not contend with any man for opinion’s sake, nor for any earthly thing.

And let your speech be for other’s joy; or do not open your mouth, if your words will give pain.

Therefore, be considerate with your speech; teaching others by gentleness and love, to be respectful toward all men.

Preserve the sacred days of the rab’bahs; and the rites and ceremonies of emethachavah. ||

For three years, Joshu traveled among the Israelites, preaching, and restoring the ancient doctrines.

And there were gathered in groups, of tens, twenties and fifties, more than two thousand Israelites, of the ancient Order of Moses, who became steadfast followers of the teachings of Joshu.

But, because of persecution by the apostate Jews, they kept themselves aloof from the world, having signs and passwords, by which they knew one another.

First the God, Baal, and after him, Thoth, inspired the kings and rulers, against these Faithists.

And they proved them by commanding them to eat flesh, even swine’s flesh, which, if they refused, was sufficient testimony under the laws, to convict them of being enemies against the Gods.

So they were scourged, and put to death, whenever found.

Now it came to pass that Joshu went into Jerusalem to preach, and in not many days after that, he was accused of preaching Jehovih.

And he was arrested, and while being carried to prison, he said:

You are hypocrites and blasphemers! You practice none of the commandments, but all the evils of satan.

Behold, the temple shall be split in two, and you shall become vagabonds on the earth.

At that, the multitude cast stones upon him, and killed him!

And Jehovih sent a chariot of fire, and bore his soul to Paradise.