Our Apostleship together is a Saviorship which shall broaden the heart's understandings .. and heighten the mind's preoccupations; for I teach thee of things everlasting and all-enduring. I demonstrate the possibilities for thee to climb those natural progressive steps into your freedom from every sin and iniquitous tendency.
The Kingdom of Eternity hath a transcendent purity beyond the conditions of thine mortal world .. and ye shall find this purity only as you strip clean of every destructive urge and limiting impulse.
Ye shall arise in thine attitudes towards all of life .. resisting not thine transgressions but ye shall embrace and receive all things whilst holding truth as reality which changes not, nor is the evil of the world to be capturing your attentions.
ܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܕܥܝܢܐ ܚܠܦ ܥܝܢܐ ܘܫܢܐ ܚܠܦ ܫܢܐ
You have heard that it has been said that 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.'
ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܩܘܡܘܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܝܫܐ ܐܠܐ ܡܢ ܕܡܚܐ ܠܟ ܥܠ ܦܟܟ ܕܝܡܝܢܐ ܐܦܢܐ ܠܗ ܐܦ ܐܚܪܢܐ
But I, I say unto you, that you shall not stand against evil, but rather, the one who hits you upon your right phakak {cheek}, turn also to him the other.
ܘܡܢ ܕܨܒܐ ܕܢܕܘܢ ܥܡܟ ܘܢܫܩܘܠ ܟܘܬܝܢܟ ܫܒܘܩ ܠܗ ܐܦ ܡܪܛܘܛܟ
And the one who desires to go to court with you and take kuthiynak {your tunic i.e. your shirt}, leave him martutak {your cloak i.e. your coat also.
ܡܢ ܕܡܫܚܪ ܠܟ ܡܝܠܐ ܚܕ ܙܠ ܥܡܗ ܬܪܝܢ
The one who compels you one miyla {mile}, go with him two.
ܡܢ ܕܫܐܠ ܠܟ ܗܒ ܠܗ ܘܡܢ ܕܨܒܐ ܕܢܐܙܦ ܡܢܟ ܠܐ ܬܟܠܝܘܗܝ
The one who asks you to give unto him, and the one who desires to borrow from you, you shall not refuse him.
ܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܕܪܚܡ ܠܩܪܝܒܟ ܘܣܢܝ ܠܒܥܠܕܒܒܟ
You have heard that it has been said, that 'you are to love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.'
ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܚܒܘ ܠܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܘܢ ܘܒܪܟܘ ܠܡܢ ܕܠܐܛ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܥܒܕܘ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܠܡܢ ܕܣܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܒܪܝܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܩܛܝܪܐ ܘܪܕܦܝܢ ܠܟܘܢ
But I, I say unto you, you are to love your enemies, and bless the ones who curse you, and do that which is good unto the ones who hate you. And pray over the ones who take you by force and persecutes you,
ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܒܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܕܢܚ ܫܡܫܗ ܥܠ ܛܒܐ ܘܥܠ ܒܝܫܐ ܘܡܚܬ ܡܛܪܗ ܥܠ ܟܐܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܘܠܐ
in such a way that you may be the sons of Abukhun {Your Father} who is in the Shmaya {the Heavens}, He who shines His sun upon the good, and upon the evil, and brings down His rain upon the just, and upon the unjust.
ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܡܚܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܚܒܝܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܐܓܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܗܐ ܐܦ ܡܟܣܐ ܗܝ ܗܕܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ
For, if you love the ones who love you, what reward is there for you? Look! Isn’t even the Makse {the Tax Collectors} doing this?
ܘܐܢ ܫܐܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܕܐܚܝܟܘܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܢܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܗܐ ܐܦ ܡܟܣܐ ܗܝ ܗܕܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ
And if you greet in shlama {peace} only those of your brothers, what more are you doing? Look! Isn’t even the Makse {the Tax Collectors} doing this?
ܗܘܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܓܡܝܪܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܓܡܝܪ ܗܘ
You therefore are to be gamiyre {perfect ones}, in such a way that Your Father, who is in the Shmaya {the Heavens}, is perfect.
Michael Of Nebadon
