CHAPTER IV.
1. The word of Jehovih (Ormazd) came to Capilya, saying: Son of heaven, hear thou theVoice of the Ever Present! Capilya asked: How sayest Thou? The Ever Present?
2. Jehovih (Ormazd) said: Behold Me; I am not of the king's laws; I am the Maker ofkings. They have made a law against Me, the Ever Present. They have scattered Mypeople. They have denied My people the right to obtain knowledge.
3. Capilya said: Mine eyes and ears have proved these things. What shall Thy servant do?
4. Jehovih said: Thou shalt deliver the slaves unto freedom, and provide them places todwell together, according to the laws of the ancients.
5. Capilya said: O Ormazd (Jehovih), why hast Thou put this upon me, Thy servant? Whygavest Thou not such matters into the hands of the Vrix?
6. Jehovih said: Thou art thyself of the race of Faithists, and have been prepared for thislabor from the time of thy birth. Go thou and find thy nurse that cared for thee in infancy,and when thou hast her alone, say to her: Nurse, the voice of heaven hath come to me,saying: Capilya, thou art of the race of Faithists: how sayest thou? And the nurse will sayto thee: My son! my son! Alas me! Thinkest thou I would by thy death, or thy mothersdeath? For is not such the law?
7. Capilya went and inquired of the nurse, and she said to him: My son, my son. Alas me! Thinkest thou I would be thy death, or thy mother's death? For is not such the law? Capilya answered: Such is the law. But tell me the truth, and I swear unto thee, bothunder the name Dyaus and under the name of thy God, Jehovih (Ormazd), that thy wordsshall be secret with me, as the God's will. Am I an adopted Vrix?
8. The nurse said: Behold, thou hast loved me all thy days; from mine own breasts wertthou fed. Shall I, then, lose thy love, and so die of a broken heart?
9. Then Capilya made oath before the Gods, and thereafter she answered him, saying: Iam thy mother, O prince! The angels of the Ever Present came to me in the moment thouwert born, and carried thee into the queen's arms; and the king knew not even to this daybut thou wert his.
10. Capilya said: Why hath this been done unto me?
11. The nurse said: Hearken, O prince! The king's wife was barren; the king desired a sonwho should be heir to the throne.
12. Capilya interrupted: And thou barteredst thy flesh and flood with the queen for this?
13. The nurse said: Patience, O prince! I am of a race that owneth only One King,the Ever Present! Respect me, therefore, till thou hast learned the whole truth. Theangels of Ormazd came to me before thy birth, saying: Alas, the Chosen People arepersecuted and abused, scattered and despised; but because they are faithful andmost virtuous, the Ever Present will come and deliver them. Then I said unto the angels: What is this matter to me? Behold, I am myself but a servant, and can do nothing.
14. Then the angel answered, saying: Thou shalt have a son, and shalt call his nameCapilya; and he shall be the deliverer of thy people. For which purpose he shall receivegreat learning. But because great learning is denied to thy people, thy son shall be adoptedby the queen, and the king, believing it is his own son, will render unto the child learningand power also.
15. And I said unto the angel: Flesh and blood of me are nothing if I can thereby serveJehovih (Ormazd).
16. Capilya said: Since thou committedst me to thy God, then am I indeed his. Nowwhilst they were yet talking, Jehovih spake to Capilya, saying: I am not come to givenew doctrines unto men, but to rescue My people from bondage, and to restore equalrights unto the inhabitants of the earth. For this purpose wert thou, O Capilya, sentinto the world. Because thou wert of the race of the Faithists My voice hath come to thee.
17. Because the king imagineth thou art his son, and loveth thee dearly, thou shaltnot suffer from his hand. Go, then, whither I will lead thee, and it shall be testimonyto thee, that I am the Ever Present,1 moving them by means of the spirit to come to thee.
18. In due time the prince departed from home, not advising the king of his purpose;and he went as Jehovih led him, and came to Hosagoweth, near the river Vesuthata,where there was a forest, with meadows interspersed, and he found a camp of fourfamilies of wandering Faithists, and they were famished with hunger, and were ragged.
19. The prince, seeing they feared him, said: Be not afraid; I come not to persecute ordrive you hence. As ye perceive by my dress, I am a prince, judge ye not me to be yourenemy, come to destroy you. For, by the same power ye were led hither, am I come also. This land do I bequeath to you, to be yours forever. Cease ye, therefore, traveling about,but begin and till the soil.
20. Yatithackka, the rab'bah, said: How sayest thou? Thou wert brought hither by thesame God? Then, of a truth, thou knowest the signs and pass-words?
21. Capilya said: None of these things have I learnt; but even as there is a legend amongstthy people that one would come of Jehovih and restore His chosen people, so declareI unto you, I am he. That thy Ruler is my Ruler; take me in private with thee,O rab'bah, and the Ever Present will give the signs and pass-words, and thus prove me.
22. Moreover, I say to thee in prophecy, ere three suns have risen and set, thereshall come to this place hundreds and hundreds of thy people. Now when the rab'bahhad examined Capilya, and found that he had the signs and pass-words, hewondered exceedingly. The prince then caused wood and stone to be laid in the form of acrescent, and its size was sufficient for seats for one hundred people. He said: This isthe altar of Jehovih (Ormazd). Let us sit this night, for the Father's voice is with me.
23. During the day, many more came; so by night there were one hundred, men, womenand children, and the prince commanded them to sit about the altar of Jehovih. Andpresently the Voice spake in the midst of the altar, saying: This is My Son, of whom ithath been prophesied, one would come to restore My people. Behold, I am the EverPresent, and not in the figure or image of a man, but I am the All Space and Place, doingMy will through My angels and through the souls of men. Be ye steadfast in righteousworks and love toward one another; and most just to a fraction with all other peoples. With you will I establish Myself, even as in the ancient days with your forefathers.
24. Capilya then appointed the oldest rab'bah as chief of the altar; and this was the firstestablished family (community) since many a hundred years, that was assured by a princethat they should not be driven off.
25. On the next day the prince took the people a little way off, about half an hour's walk,and he said to them: Build ye here another altar, for yet, ere night comes, there shall comeothers even here. Let the Ever Present have an altar provided unto them. Accordingly thepeople fell to in faith, and built another altar; and when it was finished, and the sun gonedown, there came many wanderers, Faithists, to the place.
26. Capilya said unto them: Come ye to the altar of Ormazd, for he desireth sacrifice ofall whom he blesseth. And they went in and sang, and prayed, giving thanks to God. Jehovih said: Suffer him I have sent unto you to build three more altars at like distancesapart; for I will bring My people together for three places of sacrifice.
27. On the next day there came many more wanderers, who had escaped from theprovince of Anassayon, where a war was being carried on against raiders from Tubet, thehigh mountain region. And Capilya built altars for them also; and to them he alsoappointed rab'bahs and chief rab'bahs.
28. Now, behold, they were without food, and many had been famished for many days. Capilya, perceiving that some of the people were suspicious of him, said unto them: Whoso hath faith in me of Jehovih, let him stand with me this night, for the Father willmanifest unto us.
29. Not more than forty came to the place designated; for they feared Capilya was animposter. And when they were assembled, Capilya tried them, and found of a truth theyhad faith. And he said unto them: Stand in a circle and join hands, and I will stand in themidst. Yet I know not what the Great Spirit will do for us.
30. And when they were thus standing, Jehovih sent a cold wind, and there came downfrom heaven an abundance of Ahaoma,2 sufficient to feed the whole of the people formany days. Neither knew any man of what ahaoma was made; but it was savory andnutritious.
31. And the people came and ate, and also gathered up the ahaoma, and carried it home. Capilya said unto them: Because Ormazd hath done this, go ye into the altars and returnthanks unto Him.
32. And the people did as commanded; and from this time forth not one of them lackedfaith in Capilya. And thereupon he said unto them: This place shall be called Maksabi,for it is the first colony (Tarag-attu) in all the world where the Father hath fed Hispeople with His Own hand. So the place was called Maksabi, which, in Vedic, would beSuta-ci-ci (I speak with food!).
1 It will be seen in the Book of Lika that these angels were commissioned to speak in the name of the Ever Present. Otherwise mortals would worship the angel instead of Jehovih.
2 Haoma signifieth spiritual food. From this it would appear that ahaoma meant earth food.CHAPTER V.
1. For forty days Capilya remained in Maksabi, teaching and helping the people; andon the fortieth day he said unto them: I go now; the Father desireth me. Be ye faithfulunto Jehovih, and maintain the sacrifices (worship). The eye of Jehovih is upon you;His ear heareth not only your spoken words; but the thoughts in your hearts. Intime after this I will come again unto you, and restore your rites and ceremonies.
2. Jehovih said unto Capilya: Even as thou hast done in Hosagoweth, so shalt thou doin Tibethkilrath; for thither will I also bring My chosen from the Province of Yusitra.
3. So Capilya went to Tibethkilrath, where were assembled more than seven hundredFaithists; and they feared him, saying to one another: Is this not some one sent of the kingto entrap us?
4. But when Capilya beheld they feared him, he said unto them: He who hath faith inOrmazd feareth nothing in heaven or earth. For the Father appointeth a time unto allpeoples; nor can they make it more or less. Throtona, one of the rab'bahs, said untoCapilya: Art thou indeed one of us? Capilya said: Because I am as I am, I cannot answerthee. If I say I am of thy race, then will not thy people be restored to liberty; for I wouldsuffer death, being a teacher of thy people. If I say I am not of thy race, then thy peoplewill not have faith in me.
5. I say unto thee, I am but a man, even as thou art; neither am I pure and good; for thereis but One pure, the Creator. Therefore, put thy faith in Jehovih, and wherein my wordsand labors are good, render unto me even as to any other man, nor more nor less. And yet,even as thou believest in the Ever Present, so do I; as thou believest not in a man-God, sodo not I.
6. Are not all men brothers, and created by the same Spirit? Because the kingsacknowledge not this doctrine, they persecute and outlaw thy race. To restore thy people,who are my people also, am I sent into the world. My labor is now upon me; and for thatpurpose am I here with thee and thy people.
7. This land, around about, I bequeath unto the Faithists; and they shall settle hereand till the soil, and reap the harvests, and shall not be driven away. And in time tocome I will provide teachers, and the Faithists shall have the right to obtain knowledge.
8. Capilya built altars for the multitude, saying to them: First of all, thou shalt dedicate toGod all things thou puttest thy hands to, for without the rites of bestowal upon the GreatSpirit, thy people cannot be in harmony. To neglect the rites is to neglect all things. Knowye the doctrines of the ancients?
9. None of the rab'bahs could answer Capilya, and so he said: Ormazd provided yourservant with great learning. For this am I sent to you. Know ye, then, the doctrines of theancients, even from the time of Zarathustra and Brahma:
10. To rise with the sun; to bathe the body once every day; to eat no flesh nor fish; topray to Ormazd at sunrise, at high noon, at sunset, and before laying down to sleep.
11. Certain philosophers, wise in vanity, said: To rise an hour after the sun is no sin;to bathe one day in seven is sufficient; to eat fish-flesh, which is of cold blood, is nosin. Now, behold, it came to pass that they laid in bed two hours; they ceased tobathe altogether, and as to eating, they halted not with fish-flesh, but ate of all flesh. And sin came upon them; by their behavior they cut themselves off from the Father.
12. Be ye scrupulous in following the texts; and as to him that openeth the door fordisobedience, have nothing to do with him or his philosophy.
13. Capilya asked: Why doeth one man a good act rather than a bad act? Why doethanother man a bad act rather than a good one? The rab'bahs said: The first is the speech ofOrmazd; the second is the speech of satan; for as these dwell in men, so do they manifest.
14. Capilya said: I am pleased with the answer; for which reason I have beforecommanded you to build altars and do sacrifice; for these are the expressions ofyour souls, which testify ye rather would serve the Creator than the destroyer.
15. This was also of the ancient doctrines of Zarathustra; but certain other philosophers,vain in self-knowledge, said: Can not a man worship in the soul, and without buildingan altar of stone and wood? And the multitude harkened unto them; and theyafterward went further, and said: Why worship at all? So, they fell in darkness. A soul without an outward expression of worship standeth on the brink of hell.
16. To see an altar, as we pass along, enforceth upon us the thought of worship, and ofOrmazd, the Creator; it leadeth the soul upward. To see evil, or the temptation of it, is tolead the soul toward darkness. Therefore, let men and women be discreet of their persons;but make the altars of sacrifice numerous.
17. Capilya asked: What is the first poison? The rab'bahs knew not how to answer,perceiving Capilya had great learning and wisdom. Capilya said: The first poison is self. One man saith: Rites and prayers are good for the stupid and unlearned; I need them not. Isay unto you that that man is drunk on the first poison; let not his breath breathe uponyou; for here entereth the wedge of destruction.
18. Capilya said: What is the second poison? But when he perceived none wouldanswer, he said: The first leadeth to the second, which is desire to lead others andrule over them. Htah-ai, one of the rab'bahs, asked: How can we get on without leaders?
19. Capilya said: Suffer no man to lead you; good men are expressions of the All Light. Capilya asked: What is the best and yet the most dangerous thing? Some replied as to onething, and some as to another. Capilya said: The best and yet most dangerous thing isspeech. To talk of good things; of delights; of love; of Ormazd and his wonderfulcreations; of life and death; of everlasting happiness; these are good speech and give thesoul great happiness. To talk of evil; of dark deeds; of one's neighbors; of disgustingthings and words; these enrich satan's harvest.
20. Certain three men traveled through a great city, and when they returned home, andthe neighbors assembled to hear the story of their travels, one of the travelers relatedall that he saw, good and bad; another one related only all the bad things he saw; andthe other one related only the good things he saw, the delights and most beautifulthings. Which, now, of the three, say ye doeth most for the Father's kingdom? The rab'bahs said: The last one. Capilya said: True! Be ye, then, like him even to oneanother; for by this course only is speech not dangerous, but of profit unto the world.
21. Sufficient is the number of evil men to relate the evils in the world; relate ye the good,for by constantly walking in clean ground ye shall remain clean, in word and deed.
22. Search ye both spirits and men, not for the brilliancy of speech, for oft its brilliancyhideth its poison, or stealeth on the senses unawares; but search their words as to holyideas and good delights, to make man rejoice in his life. He who harpeth on deceivers andliars and debauchees, is a fireman for satan's hells. Reply not to him, lest your speechbecome a snare to entrap yourselves.
CHAPTER VI.
1. For three years Capilya traveled over the land of Vind'yu, east and west and north andsouth, establishing the Faithists wherever he found them; and he donated to themwhatever lands laid waste and not tilled; but he touched not any land whereon otherpeople dwelt and tilled the soil.
2. And it came to pass, the servants in the provinces fled from their masters and went anddwelt in the places of Jehovih, to so great an extent that the governors and sub-kingscomplained against Capilya, and he was reported to Yokovrana, the king in chief,Capilya's foster-father. And the king sent a commission summoning his supposed son tothe capital, to answer the charges against him.
3. When Capilya was before the Royal Council, and demanded by the king why he hadcome, Capilya said: The servant of the great king answereth; his words are bound words.Whatsoever cometh out of Capilya's mouth, Capilya holdeth as his. There be such asmaintain that man, whose tongue is moved by the spirits of the dead, is irresponsible forhis words. Capilya creepeth not through so small a hole. To be master of one's flesh, anddesires, and passions and words, these are great gifts indeed. Capilya professeth these. Therefore, Capilya bindeth himself in every word.
4. Know then, Most Royal Council, servants to our Great King, Yokovrana, Capilya wassummoned here by the king, to answer certain charges made by members of the RoyalCouncil. These charges prefer that Capilya hath founded certain colonies which haveattracted away the servants of the sub-kings and of the rich, and thereby soweddisobedience in the remainder.
5. Capilya is come to answer these charges. Hear ye, then, Capilya's answer: Capilyabeing heir to the throne besought the king for leave to travel, and the king said unto him: Whatsoever the soul observeth that may be good for the United Kingdoms, do thou. Saidnot the king this?
6. Yokovrana said: Yea, my son. Thereupon Capilya said: When Capilya traveled nearand far, for nine years, his heart was sick because of the misery of the poor and the gloryof the rich. He beheld many forests and many plains where no man dwelt; and he said tohimself: Let the poor come hither and live. Yet he called not any poor man. Was it, then,an evil for Capilya to say this to himself?
7. The king said: Surely not. Then Capilya went on: After a long season of idleness,Capilya went the second time to travel, and when he came to the forests and plains,behold, the poor were gathered together, and yet more coming. So Capilya wentamongst them to show them how to dwell together wisely. Was this an evil in Capilya?
8. The king said: Nay; of a truth it was good. Then Capilya said: In a little while theydiscovered it was good for them to dwell together and to help one another; and the newsspread abroad, whereupon the servants of the governors, and the rich, ran away fromthem. Is it not just to say of the king and governors and rich men that they are drivingtheir servants away from themselves, because of hardships which are greater than thehardships of the Gods?
9. The king said: A good proof. But why sayest thou, the Gods? These people for themost part believe not in the Gods. And many of them, I hear, are believers in the GreatSpirit! Capilya said: Thou sayest truly, O king. But that is their matter, and not Capilya's. The king said: Thou art right, my son. But how sayest thou of education? Shall not thelaws be maintained?
10. Capilya said: Art thou the king? or merely the servant of the dead? Shall Capilya callhim father who is only a servant to carry out the laws of the dead? If so, then hath Capilyasinned against the law. But hear ye, who are of great learning; do ye obey one law of theancients and not another? The law of the ancients was that with the death of the king alllaws died, and whoso became king afterward must need make new laws of his own. Thelaw against educating the Faithists is a law of the ancients. Let Capilya's accusers findwhich they will; for if they stand by the laws of the ancients, then, indeed, have we nolaws, and no king nor sub-kings. If they repudiate the laws of the ancients, then Capilyahath not sinned against any law.
11. Yokovrana said: Thou art acquitted, Capilya. The laws of the ancients can not bindthy king nor the king's kings. Touching these matters, then, the Royal Council shall makenew laws. And since Capilya hath not contravened any law, neither shall the new lawsinterrupt the orders of the state as they now are.
12. Because of Capilya's presence in the Royal Chamber, the power of Jehovih and Hisangels was great in that house.
13. After this manner, that followeth, were the speeches of the sub-kings and governors: To permit great learning to the Faithists is to overthrow Dyaus and his reigning Gods andLords; for by great learning will the Faithists ultimately become members of the RoyalCouncil; therefore, at all hazards, great learning must be prohibited. Great learning isinimical to good servitude.
14. Jehovih said to Capilya: Be thou present when these laws are passed; for bythis means My holy angels will rule over the Royal Council for the good of all men.
15. For one hundred days the Royal Council discussed the matter, but the angels ofheaven kept them divided as to opinion and belief, so that no law was passed by them. Now after they had thus wasted much time to no purpose, Capilya asked permission tospeak before the king and Council as to what was wisdom in the government of thenations; and it was granted unto him. This that followeth is, then, the substance ofCapilya's speech.
