Epistle of the Community 5Chapters
An Exhortation concerning day and night · 26Verses
1Beloved people of Victoria, concerning day and night, hold fast to love. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
2Let the villagers be steadfast in remembrance, especially in the day of the Last Covenant; for the covenant is proved not in ease, but in the care of one neighbor for another.
3Let the villagers be steadfast in love, especially in the day of the trial appointed for its season; for the covenant is proved not in ease, but in the care of one neighbor for another.
4Beloved people of Victoria, concerning day and night, hold fast to discernment. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
5Brethren and sisters, remember the great rain; for faith without remembrance is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
6Brethren and sisters, remember the small shrine; for faith without hope is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
7Brethren and sisters, remember the homes of the people; for faith without honesty is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
8Brethren and sisters, remember day and night; for faith without love is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
9Brethren and sisters, remember the small shrine; for faith without discernment is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
10Concerning the Last Covenant, be of one mind: resist pride, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
11Concerning day and night, be of one mind: resist despair, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
12Beloved people of Victoria, concerning day and night, hold fast to peace. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
13I write unto you concerning the village: when the Last Covenant cometh, let the villagers not accuse one another hastily; rather put on courage and cast away indifference.
14Concerning day and night, be of one mind: resist despair, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
15Beloved people of Victoria, concerning day and night, hold fast to hope. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
16Beloved people of Victoria, concerning day and night, hold fast to patience. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
17I write unto you concerning the village: when the great rain cometh, let the villagers not accuse one another hastily; rather put on remembrance and cast away sloth.
18Concerning the Last Covenant, be of one mind: resist pride, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
19Concerning day and night, be of one mind: resist greed, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
20Beloved people of Victoria, concerning divine power, hold fast to faithfulness. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
21Let the villagers be steadfast in justice, especially in the day of the trial appointed for its season; for the covenant is proved not in ease, but in the care of one neighbor for another.
22Brethren and sisters, remember the small shrine; for faith without humility is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
23Concerning the bitter cold, be of one mind: resist carelessness, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
24Concerning day and night, be of one mind: resist mockery, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
25Brethren and sisters, remember the central warehouse; for faith without patience is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
26Beloved people of Victoria, concerning the Last Covenant, hold fast to remembrance. Let none turn the Last Covenant into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.