Book of the Returning Villagers 7Chapters
The Division concerning names and memory · 26Verses
1The record of names and memory was written concerning the village: the trial appointed for its season revealed the hearts of the people, and remembrance became their sure defense.
2When the bitter cold came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the wounded villagers; and the small acts of honesty were counted as great works.
3When the trial appointed for its season came upon the small shrine, Nature remembered the deeds of the villagers; and the small acts of remembrance were counted as great works.
4And the villagers saw that greed divided neighbors more swiftly than want; therefore they chose courage, and the village endured.
5When the trial appointed for its season came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the villagers; and the small acts of loyalty were counted as great works.
6The record of names and memory was written concerning the village: the trial appointed for its season revealed the hearts of the people, and remembrance became their sure defense.
7The record of the first four people was written concerning the village: the great rain revealed the hearts of the people, and remembrance became their sure defense.
8The record of the night workers was written concerning the village: the trial appointed for its season revealed the hearts of the people, and loyalty became their sure defense.
9In the days of names and memory, the migrants gathered at the police station; and though the trial appointed for its season troubled the village, remembrance did not depart from those who remembered the covenant.
10In the days of the one who sees spirits, the one who sees spirits gathered at the village; and though drought troubled the village, justice did not depart from those who remembered the covenant.
11When the trial appointed for its season came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the villagers; and the small acts of humility were counted as great works.
12When the fog came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the villagers; and the small acts of remembrance were counted as great works.
13And the villagers saw that carelessness divided neighbors more swiftly than want; therefore they chose remembrance, and the village endured.
14When the trial appointed for its season came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the farmers; and the small acts of justice were counted as great works.
15And it came to pass at the village, when the trial appointed for its season arose, that the villagers were tried; but those who held fast to remembrance strengthened one another.
16When the trial appointed for its season came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the villagers; and the small acts of honesty were counted as great works.
17When snow came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the quarry workers; and the small acts of remembrance were counted as great works.
18In the days of names and memory, the villagers of the night gathered at the village; and though the great rain troubled the village, remembrance did not depart from those who remembered the covenant.
19When snow came upon the small shrine, Nature remembered the deeds of the farmers; and the small acts of remembrance were counted as great works.
20And it came to pass at the small shrine, when the trial appointed for its season arose, that the keepers of the central warehouse were tried; but those who held fast to love strengthened one another.
21When the trial appointed for its season came upon the village, Nature remembered the deeds of the villagers; and the small acts of self-control were counted as great works.
22In the days of names and memory, the villagers gathered at the village; and though the trial appointed for its season troubled the village, reconciliation did not depart from those who remembered the covenant.
23And it came to pass at the village, when the trial appointed for its season arose, that the villagers were tried; but those who held fast to remembrance strengthened one another.
24In the days of names and memory, the villagers gathered at the village; and though rebuilding troubled the village, remembrance did not depart from those who remembered the covenant.
25The record of the farm was written concerning the farm: the great rain revealed the hearts of the people, and remembrance became their sure defense.
26In the days of names and memory, the diamond miners gathered at the village; and though the trial appointed for its season troubled the village, mercy did not depart from those who remembered the covenant.