Kebra Nagast

How they bade farewell to his Father themselves under the sole of thy foot. And my Lady Zion, the holy and heavenly, the Tabernacle of the Law of God, shall be a guide unto thee at all times, a guide in respect of what thou shouldst think in thy heart and shouldst do with thy fingers, whether it be far or near to thee, whether it be low or high to thee, whether it be strong or weak to thee, whether it be outside or inside thee, whether it be to thee in the house or in the field, whether it be visible or invisible to thee, whether it be away from or near to thee, whether it be hidden from or revealed to thee, whether it be secret or published abroad to thee unto thee our Lady Zion, the holy and heavenly, the pure Tabernacle And David was of the Law of God, shall be a guide." blessed, and he made obeisance, and departed. 5O. HOW THEY BADE FAREWELL TO HIS FATHER AND HOW THE CITY MOURNED And they bade [the king] farewell and departed. And first of all they set Zion by night upon a wagon together with a mass of worthless stuff, and dirty clothes, and stores of every sort and kind. And [when] all the wagons were loaded, and the masters of the caravan rose up, and the horn was blown, and the city became excited, and the youths shouted loudly, awesomeness crowned it And the old men and grace surrounded it (i.e. Zion). wailed, and the children cried out, and the widows wept, and the virgins lamented, because the sons of their nobles, the mighty men of Israel, had risen up to depart. But the city did not weep for them alone, but because the majesty of the city had been carried off with them. And although they did not know actually that Zion had been taken from them, they made no mistake in and they were their hearts and they wept bitterly then even as they were when God slew the firstborn of Egypt. There was not a house wherein there was the dogs not wailing, from man even to the beast ; ; 73