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For we know also that that Eliāzar traveled with Aiysaiyah for a time, and he kept a record in this book which I will not write here, for it is also recorded in the Larger Book of Seers, yet to a more detailed degree. Therefore, as your mother, I give command that you, my seed, translate the Larger Book of Seers in its entirety that you may have the complete record of Eliāzar's works among our kinsmen.
2
But suffice it to say that he traveled with Aiysaiyah for but a short time before they parted ways. And Eliāzar had much success among our kinsmen in the north. And so it was that when he returned, he gave this Little Book of Seers unto the clan of seers which had formed from Aiysaiyah's teachings, and they recorded their teachings here of which I will make an account.
3
There was first Aiyalfen, who was the sibling of Eliāzar, and this Aiyalfen was a mighty seer, and he performed a mighty work among the people. For it came to pass that Eliāzar took his leave again into the northern parts that he might settle there, for he had found pleasure there. And we know that where he settled was the same place that Yōhannaz dwelt when he had come up from Aiyesholames. Nevertheless, Aiyalfen stayed in the lands further south where Elōhizar had settled. And now, this Aiyalfen reordered the temple complex which Elōhizar, his father had built, and he reordered the priesthood according to the words which Aiysaiyah had taught them. And this is the manner in which he organized both the temple and the priesthood.
4
First, he set at naught those wicked priests who held on to their power and refused to come down into the depths of humility. And he removed them from their places in the administering of the ceremonies of the temple. And he fashioned priests after the order of the Son, therefore, a requirement was set that all priests who performed the ordinances of the temple were to be seers and seeresses after the personal commission of the Son of Aiy. Thus, he set those eleven others as the leaders of the temple. And he himself was elected high priest, therefore he performed the high ordinances of the temple for the people.
5
And he set Alaeus the seer to be the priest that he might administer the seer's ordinance which was performed in the temple. And he placed Aiyvōhimos the seer to be set over the administering of the sacred symbols in the temple. And he set Belthizar the seer to teach the sacred symbols in the temple. And he set Alchethzar the seer to oversee the ordinances for the less faithful dead. And he set Alecron the seer to perform the Sydeir ordinance, and Egthēow his brother, who was also a seer, to oversee the teachings of the Sydeir ordinance. And the remainder of the seers he caused to oversee those other parts of the temple ordinances, which I will not detail here.
6
Now, he also caused the wives of these seers who were themselves seeresses to oversee also certain parts of the temple complex. And Effia, the wife of Alaeųs, was set to administer to the sick, which ordnances took place within the stones of the temple. And Astaiyah, the wife of Egthēow, was set to oversee marriages which marriages took place within the seer circle within the temple complex. And Alfalia, the wife of Aiyvōhimos, was set to teach the youths who were being reared in the ways of Sydeir. And Aiyzal, the wife of Belthizar, oversaw the sealings of husbands and wives. And the other wives of the seers were also ordained to perform certain tasks, and thus, the temple was watched over by twenty-four righteous men and women.
7
And Aiyalfen taught his people much and caused that a storehouse be erected near to the temple that all might take of their abundance and leave it therein, and this that all the people might have all things in common one with the other. Therefore, the stone carver gave his wares unto the storehouse, and the mason gave his wares unto the storehouse, and the land-harvester his wares, and the metalsmith his wares, and in this manner all the people of the land delivered their goods unto the storehouse. And now, Aiyalfen set twenty-four priests and priestesses over the running of the community, which included the storehouse, and this was all after the manner that Aiysaiyah had taught them.
8
And this was all pleasing unto the Aiyseir, for the entirety of the community was divided twenty-four by twenty-four, and all people had, in addition to their craft, a piece of the running of the community. Therefore, there were twenty-four over the temple, and twenty-four over the community, and twenty-four over the craftsmanships and the works of the community, and so on. And in this way, no man nor woman was set one above the other, and in this way was the entire local run that all people might have a say in the governing of this land.
9
And we Aiyanthi and the children of Ahzheil, have set to model our societies after this way, for we have divided the entire community into councils of twenty and four and we find this to be an effective form of governance. For it was in times of old that they divided their communities and tribes to be ruled and reigned over by a king or a chief, and we do not do this thing, for our kinsmen do this and it only causes the combinations of Lōk and Sert.
10
Nonetheless, this was the manner in which Aiyalfen organized the community. And when he had done this and received word that Eliāzar had done this also, both communities opened trade one with the other in that the two communities were joined together as one. And the people elected twelve couples from each tribe to oversee the organizations of the tribe's trade and communications. And thus, there were twenty and four there as well.
11
And when this, Aiyalfen received word from the Aiyseir that he must send prophets into the land round about, the lands which Aiysaiyah had softened, for Aiysaiyah had returned unto the lands of Yahūdah, but in his ministry among the children of Svemaz, many's hearts began to be softened. And not wishing to send out any commands which he himself would not follow, caused that those twelve seers go first out into the land that they may convert any who would. And he caused that once he had been gone for the space of twenty-four moons, twelve others would leave and prophecy against this people, and in this way, the community of Aiyalfen had always twelve from among them doing the work which Aiylōhyme had commanded.
12
Now, Aiyalfen has recorded his doings among the children of Svemaz in great detail in his own record, for he has written many things by his hands therefore I record them not here, but after he had returned from his prophesyings, he delivered this Little Book of Seers unto his wife, Yūthel and she wrote the doings of the other eleven seers, for she was mighty in writing like unto her husband. And she wrote these things.