First Epistle to Those Under Trial 1Chapters
An Exhortation concerning the beginning · 26Verses
1Let the diamond miners 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.
2Beloved people of Victoria, concerning the diamond mine, hold fast to loyalty. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
3Let 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.
4Concerning the beginning, be of one mind: resist indifference, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
5Let the keepers of the central warehouse be steadfast in humility, 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.
6Concerning the Last Covenant, be of one mind: resist falsehood, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
7Concerning the beginning, be of one mind: resist sloth, guard the homes of the people, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
8Let the villagers be steadfast in remembrance, 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.
9Let the wounded villagers be steadfast in hospitality, 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.
10Concerning the beginning, be of one mind: resist violence, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
11I write unto you concerning the village: when the Last Covenant cometh, let the children and the elders not accuse one another hastily; rather put on patience and cast away pride.
12Brethren and sisters, remember the quarry; for faith without justice is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
13Concerning faith, be of one mind: resist falsehood, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
14Brethren and sisters, remember crime; for faith without hope is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
15I write unto you concerning the farm: when the trial appointed for its season cometh, let the priests not accuse one another hastily; rather put on remembrance and cast away indifference.
16Concerning the flood, be of one mind: resist betrayal, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
17Beloved people of Victoria, concerning the beginning, hold fast to reverence. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
18I write unto you concerning the small shrine: when the trial appointed for its season cometh, let the villagers not accuse one another hastily; rather put on discernment and cast away indifference.
19I write unto you concerning the village: when the raid of outsiders cometh, let the villagers not accuse one another hastily; rather put on faithfulness and cast away pride.
20Concerning the beginning, be of one mind: resist mockery, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
21Beloved people of Victoria, concerning the beginning, hold fast to hope. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
22Brethren and sisters, remember the flood; for faith without patience is an empty sound, and abundance without mercy is a locked storehouse.
23Beloved people of Victoria, concerning the beginning, hold fast to peace. Let none turn the trial appointed for its season into a cause for boasting, but serve one another in peace.
24Concerning the beginning, be of one mind: resist falsehood, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
25Concerning the beginning, be of one mind: resist hypocrisy, guard the village, and let every gift be used for the good of the whole village.
26I write unto you concerning the homes of the people: when the trial appointed for its season cometh, let the villagers not accuse one another hastily; rather put on peace and cast away fear.