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Now, I, Vovfen, make an account of the visions which we had while we traveled into the land of the Scythians. For upon our leaving, we came up in Sydeir, all thirteen of us. And when we did this, we were taken unto a far distant place, and we beheld our seed and the seed of those who would be if we were diligent in converting some among the Scythians. And we beheld them at a far distant day.
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And Thūnoraz came among us, saying: You have heard it said that in due course your people shall fall and that there should be a dearth and a famine of knowledge and faith for the space of a time. And you have also heard it said and it is written that there must needs come a day of restoration when all is restored unto this earth. Write all that you shall see that they may have it to aid them when that day comes.
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And we all recorded the vision which we beheld.
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And we saw a wicked city, that it covered the face of the earth, and that into it were sent many prophets, some from among our kinsmen and our seed, and some from the descendants of other nations. And thus was the work of the gathering commenced. And we beheld, each of us, those of our seed that would bring about this mighty work. And I Vovfen beheld a seer from among my seed that he took up these tablets and began a translation of them, and from them came forward many other records which would not have otherwise been known. And now this, at the time, was a curiosity and caused me to ponder, but now I know that this was a commandment from Aiylōhyme to construct these records. Nevertheless, the words which I had written went forward and established the righteousness of this people, and others from among my kinsmen began to speak to their children, and the work of restoration began in earnest.
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And I saw that at some point the children of Hennen had fled this, their place of refuge, and they sought refuge among our relatives upon the isles of the sea. And when this, they had taken what few records they could carry, and they fled. And the larger portion went unto these isles115 and the lesser portion of the children of Hennen went unto the far coasts116 and those that went unto the isles carried with them the primary records, which is an account of the children of Svemaz from the time of Yōhannaz down to their time when they shall flee. And the children that fled unto the coasts carried with them the lesser records, which records are the records of the teachings of my people.
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And they shall split apart, and they shall go their separate ways. And I beheld that the portion that went unto Iberia were caught up in the storm that will be this new assembly. And their teachings were lost. Nevertheless, the records which they carried with them shall be preserved.
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And the portion that went unto the isles were also caught up in the storm of this assembly, yet their records were also preserved. And I beheld my seed that it dwindled in unbelief for the space of many years, and thus forgot the records of their ancestors, and the records became lost, and none knew where to find them.
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But behold the power of Aiylōhyme, for in that day of restoration my seed shall again take up the records which were lost, and they shall translate them into their own tongue, and they shall again know their ancestors as we shall know them.
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And I also beheld the records in Iberia, that they too were lost to time. But behold, there will come a seer from the seed of my kinsmen, and they shall take up those records and they will translate them, and in that day, my seed and the seed of my kinsmen shall join the records together and again have the fulness of their fathers. And they will take this fullness unto the remnant of our seed which is scattered about the continent and in the south and in the isles of the sea. And many shall be converted and take up the just cause of their fathers.
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And now, I write unto those that shall not take part in the initiation of this restoration, but shall be brought in at a later time, for I see that some of you have a hardness in your hearts, for you have suffered under the oppression of a great assembly and many laws and you have hardened your hearts against the Aiyseir and have taken up the teachings of Lōk.
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I say unto you that I am Vovfen, and I am your father. And when you shall read these things, you shall know that I am Vovfen, your father, for Heimalaz will enter into your heart and you will burn with the burnings of everlasting faith. And when you have begun to burn, you shall begin to take up the teachings of your fathers, and in so doing, your hearts will be softened. And fear not when this day shall come, for you will begin to seek the face of your ancestors, for knowledge will be given unto you of them, and you will desire to speak with them face to face.
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And in so doing, you must need first seek the face of Thūnoraz, who walked among us, for it will burn in your heart that you must step into his presence as you walk into a room. And you must need converse with him as one talks with another, and in doing this, you will be taught all that you must know concerning us and your ancestors.
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And then we will begin to teach you face to face, and you will speak in our tongue, and we shall speak in your tongue. And lo, our languages are different, yet we will understand each other. And we will come unto you and show you the things of your past. And when that day comes, you will know that your leaders and your teachers have lied to you about us, for, though, many were warlike among us, we are a people of peace and we have walked and talked with the Aiy as one talks to another and we know our Aiy and we follow them and they lead and teach us.
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And in that day, you will set down the things of the wicked world, the lying's and the deceiving's and the murmurings and the hard heartedness and you will joy with us, for you will again dance in the flames as your fathers before you and we will join you and we will teach you our many ceremonies and our ways of life and of our music and our dancing and we will rejoice together in righteousness and all will be sealed up unto the Aiylōhyme.
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Nevertheless, I saw, for Thūnoraz showed me, that there will be many that will mock you for your beliefs, for they will see only what Hrōdi and Sert desire them to see, for Hrōdi and Sert have hid up the things of righteousness, for they hate us, and we are their enemies. And thus, in that day, many will come unto you and say: Vofdenaz and Thūnoraz are not gods of peace but of war. And you are a mockery of us, and you have corrupted our teachings.
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And I say to those, oh fools! Know you not the gods you worship? Were you there when Thūnoraz descended upon us in his chariot? Or were you there when he healed our sick and raised our dead? No, you were not. Therefore, how can you mock a teaching and a people you know nothing of? I say unto those, get hence, for you are corrupt.
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But unto all those who are righteous and desire peace and the ways of peace, I say, seek that Thūnoraz that he may visit you as he has visited us. And in that day, you will know that he is an Aiyseir of peace and not war.
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And this was the vision which I had, and thus, I make an end of the abridgment of the Book of Prophecies and Visions. And there are many more things written within; therefore, when the day comes, let not this abridgment suffice, but seek to translate the book in its entirety, for it will be given you to translate the books which shall be destroyed. And thus, I make an end. Aiy\![]{#anchor-18}