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Other Gods made war, and we knew not why.
Some trifle
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that had no use or value was the cause of their contention.
Still lay we in timeless drowse, basking in sun's
Warmth and the glory of ISSMs gaze
- Adore the beauty of the scaled face of ISSA
6. And
Shattered then the other Gods the earth herself, and the rocks of
our dens fell in upon us, crushing the people of ISSA as they slept,
and the seas rushed in, drowning the caves and the mossy dells,
stilling forever the soft sibilance of our brooks and streams,
engulfing the sweet land which ISSA had given us.
- Oh weep for the precious land of ISSA
7.journeyed
We then toward those lands where the sun makes his bed, and
ISSA led us. Found we there a fair land of swamp and tangled
thicket and sluggish rivers, dark beneath the trees. And our
brothers, the serpents, dwelt there in abundance. And ISSA commanded
us that we raise a city beside the holy River of the Serpent, and
called we the name of the city Sthiss Tor in honor of the holy wisdom
of ISSA.
- All praise to ISSA, cold and fair
8. And yet
There came a time when ISSA called us to him and spake unto us,
saying:
'Behold, it has come to pass that I must depart from thee. The
Gods have warred, and the earth may no longer sustain us.'
Loud were our lamentations at ISSXs words, and we cried out
unto him, saying:
'We beseech thee, oh mighty God, absent thyself not from us, for
who will lead and guide us if thou depart?'
And ISSA wept.
- Revere the tears of sorrowing ISSA
9. Again
Spake ISSA unto us, saying:
'Behold, I am thy God, and I love thee. In spirit shall I abide with
thee, and from thy number will I select the one through whom shall
I speak. Thou shalt hear and obey the one - even as it were me.'
- Hear and obey the word of ISSA
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I0. Now
Of all the servants of ISSA, most beloved was Salmissra, the
Priestess, and ISSA touched her and exalted her and spake unto the
people again, saying: