Chapter 2
God foresaw that the I’huans should be separated from the druks, otherwise Yaks would again be born into the world.
And he said to the I’hins: Behold, the I’huans cannot hear the voice of the Lord, therefore go to them, saying: Thus says the Lord: If you mingle with the druks, your seed shall not inherit everlasting life, but go down in darkness.
And the I’hins went and told the I’huans the words of God. Nevertheless many of the I’huans broke the commandment. And, indeed, Yaks were again born into the world.
The I’hins said to one another: Are these not like those of the legends of old, who were made eunuchs and servants?
The I’huans inquired the meaning; and when they were told, they made a law for themselves, making eunuchs and servants of both Yaks and the ground people wherever they came upon them.
The I’hins feared the judgments of God in this matter, and they called out to him for a remedy.
But God answered them, saying: Because of the enmity between these two races, behold, they will not marry. Suffer the I’huans to do in their own way. For of what profit is it to bring forth heirs that cannot inherit my exalted heavens? Because the tribes of darkness cannot be made to understand, behold, their souls go out of being as a lamp that is burned out.
So it came to pass that the I’huans made eunuchs of the tribes of darkness; from both sexes they made them, and made slaves of them also.
The Lord said: The I’huans shall have laws of their own. Let my chosen go to them and make laws for them, saying: Thus says the Lord:
The I’huans shall be guardians over the I’hins, the sacred people; and through the I’hins I will bless the I’huans, and make them mighty.
Since it is unlawful for the I’hins to kill any beast, bird or serpent, behold, their cities and mounds are invaded by all types of evil beasts and serpents.
The I’huans shall slay all such evil beasts and serpents.
And they shall guard the cities and mounds where my chosen reside.
The ground people and the Yaks shall be servants to the I’huans. And the latter shall cast their servants, so they shall not multiply on the earth.
Hear, then, the law of God between the I’huans, one with another:
Whoever does an injury to his neighbor or to a stranger, the same shall be done to him.
Whoever takes from another, he shall restore a twofold equivalent.
Whoever kills a man, woman or child, shall be put to death.
Whoever marries his sister or mother, or his half-sister or half-mother, they shall all suffer death together.
Whoever oppresses another shall be cast out of the tribe of his people.
He who blasphemes the Great Spirit shall be put to death.
He who does not respect the time of woman shall be put to death.
The fields I have given to the I’hins, but the forests and wildernesses I, the Lord, have given to the I’huans.
And it was so; the I’huans began to be carnivorous. But both the I’hins and the tribes of darkness ate neither flesh nor fish.