¹As He crowneth true kings who do His will, the kings write that which is upright because of Him.

²As they have done the will of JAH, He shall cause them to shine in a light that cannot be searched out; by Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Solomon, David, and Hezekiah dwelling in the Garden where all the righteous kings abide, whose dwelling is light.

³The hall of Heaven is that which shineth exceedingly; yet the halls of the Earth are not as the hall of Heaven. Its floor, with features of silver and gold and precious stones, is pure.

⁴And its glory that shineth exceedingly cannot be searched out by the understanding of man. The hall of Heaven shineth as precious stones.

⁵As JAH, who knoweth all things by nature, hath known, the hall of Heaven which He created cannot be searched out by the understanding of man, and it shineth in fulness of light. Its floor, wrought in silver, gold, precious stones, white silk, and blue silk, is pure.

⁶It is altogether exceeding beautiful.

⁷The righteous who are steadfast in faith and virtue are those who shall inherit it, by the mercy and pardon of JAH.

⁸And there are waters of life that flow therefrom, and they shine exceedingly as the sun. There is a tabernacle of light therein, and it is encompassed by sweet perfume.

⁹A garden with fair and beloved fruit, of divers features and savours, is round about the house. There is oil and a vineyard there; and it is altogether beautiful, and the fragrance of its fruit is sweet.

¹⁰When a man of flesh and blood entereth therein, his soul would depart from his flesh, on account of the abundance of the delights that are within, arising from its sweet fragrance.

¹¹Righteous kings who did the will of JAH shall dwell there in blessedness. Their honour and their place are appointed in the Kingdom of Heaven that abideth steadfast for ever, where peace is found.

¹²He shewed that their dominion on Earth was renowned and honoured, and that their dominion in Heaven was renowned and honoured. They shall be honoured and exalted in Heaven, even as those who honour them and bow down before them in this world. If they do good works in this world, they shall be blessed.

¹³But kings who were evil in their rule and in the kingdoms which JAH gave them, who judge not truly by what is due; they have turned aside from the cries of the destitute and the poor. They judge not according to truth, neither do they deliver the sojourner nor the wronged orphan whose father and mother have perished.

¹⁴They deliver not the destitute and the poor from the hand of the mighty that robbeth them. They divide not from their bread to feed the hungry. They divide not from their drink to give drink unto the thirsty. They have not inclined their ear unto the cry of the poor.

¹⁵And He shall bring them down unto Gehenna, which is an end of darkness. When the great day cometh upon them, when JAH shall come, and when His wrath is poured out upon them—as David spake in his praises, saying, "O Lord, chasten me not in Thy judgment, neither rebuke me in Thy chastisement"—their troubles and their abasement shall abound according to the measure of their fame.

¹⁶When nobles and kings who rule this world are in this world, there are those who kept not Thy law.

¹⁷But JAH, who ruleth all, is there in Heaven. The souls of all men and the welfare of all men are held in His dominion. He it is who giveth honour unto those who glorify Him, for He wholly ruleth all, and He loveth those who love Him.

¹⁸As He is the Lord of Earth and Heaven, He searcheth and knoweth what the reins do carry and what the understanding hath purposed. And unto a man who maketh supplication unto Him with a pure heart, He shall grant him the reward of his petition.

¹⁹He shall destroy the arrogance of the mighty, who work evil upon the orphan whose mother and father have perished, and upon aged women.

²⁰It is not by thy might that thou didst seize this kingdom. It is not by thine ability that thou didst sit upon this throne. He was pleased to prove thee thus, that it might be possible for thee to rule as Saul, who ruled his kindreds in that season; and He seated thee upon the throne of the kingdom. Yet it is not by thy might that thou didst seize this kingdom. It is that He proved thee as Saul, who set at nought the word of the prophet Samuel and the word of JAH, and served not His army, nor did he destroy the king of Amalek. Yet it is not by thine ability that thou didst seize this kingdom.

²¹And JAH spake unto the prophet Samuel, saying, "Go; and as they have grieved Me by overthrowing the law and worshipping the idols and bowing down unto the graven image, and by their temples, and by all their abominable works that profit not, say unto Saul, 'Go unto the country of Amalek and destroy their hosts and all their kings, from men even unto cattle.'"

²²Because they grieved JAH, He sent Saul that he might destroy them.

²³But he saved the king from death, and he saved a multitude of cattle, and fair women, and comely youths from death. As he scorned My word and hearkened not unto My commandment, JAH spake unto the prophet Samuel, saying, "Go and rend his kingdom from him."

²⁴Because he did so, anoint David the son of Jesse, that he may reign over Israel.

²⁵But upon him let there fall a demon who shall seize and cast him down.

²⁶As he refused when I gave him a kingdom that he might do My will, at the time when he refused Me to do My will, I dismissed him from his kingdom that was due unto him. But thou, go and say unto him, "Wilt thou thus set at nought JAH who crowned thee over His people Israel, who seated thee upon the throne of His dominion?"

²⁷But thou, say unto him, "Thou knewest not JAH who bestowed upon thee so great honour and renown," He spake unto him.

²⁸And the prophet Samuel went unto King Saul and entered; and he was sitting at the table of the feast, and the king of Amalek, even Agag, was seated upon his left.

²⁹"Wherefore didst thou wholly set at nought JAH, who commanded thee to destroy both cattle and men?" He spake unto him.

³⁰And in that hour the king was afraid, and arose from his throne, and spake unto Samuel, saying, "Return with him." And he seized his garments. But Samuel refused to return, and the garments of Samuel were rent.

³¹And Samuel spake unto Saul, saying, "JAH hath rent thy kingdom from thee."

³²And again Saul spake unto Samuel before the people, saying, "Honour me and make atonement for mine iniquity before JAH, that He may forgive me." And as he feared the word of JAH who was wroth with him, but feared not the king who should die, Samuel refused to turn back in his word.

³³Because of this thing, he slew Agag the king of Amalek ere he swallowed that which he had chewed.

³⁴Because he overthrew the law of JAH, and because He is the King of Kings who ruleth all, JAH smote upon his head a king who wrought iniquity, for it shamed him not.

³⁵For He is the Lord of all wrath, who putteth away all the dominion of nobles and kings who fear Him not. But there are none who rule Him.

³⁶As He spake, saying, "The kindred of David shall go forth in renown and honour, but the kindred of Saul shall go forth in abasement," He destroyed the kingdom from his son and from Saul.

³⁷Because it grieved Him, and because He destroyed the transgressors who grieved Him by their evil works, JAH took vengeance and destroyed the children of the kindred of Saul; for a man who taketh not vengeance upon the enemy of JAH, he is the enemy of JAH.

³⁸When it is in his power to take vengeance and to destroy, and when he hath dominion, a man who taketh not vengeance upon the sinner and destroyeth not him who keepeth not the law of JAH—as he is the enemy of JAH—He destroyed the children of the kindred of Saul.