Kebra Nagast

Concerning Mary, Our Lady of Salvation thyself shalt announce to her what my Lord and thy Lord speaketh to me. " I am Gabriel the Angel, the protector of those who shall carry the Pearl from the body of Adam even to the belly of Hanna, so that I may keep from servitude and And pollution you wherein the Pearl shall dwell. Michael hath been commanded to direct and keep Zion wheresoever she goeth, and Uriel shall direct and keep the wood of the thicket 1 which shall be the Cross of the Saviour. And when thy people in their envy have crucified Him, they shall rush upon His Cross because multitude of miracles that shall take place through it, and they shall be put to shame when they see its wonders. And in the last times a descendant of thy son 'Adramis shall take the wood of the Cross, the third [means of] salvation that shall be sent upon the earth. The Angel Michael is with Zion, with David thy firstborn, who hath taken the throne of David thy And I am with the pure Pearl for him that father. shall reign for ever, with Rehoboam thy second son ; and the Angel Uriel is with thy youngest son 'Adrami[s]. This have I told thee, and thou shalt not make thy heart to be sad because of thine own salvation and of the that of thy son." And when Solomon had heard these words, his strength came [back] to him on his bed, and he pros" I trated himself before the Angel of God, and said, give thanks unto the Lord, my Lord and thy Lord, O thou radiant being of the spirit, because thou hast made me to hear a word which filleth me with glad- He doth not cut off my soul from the inheritance of my father because of my sin, and because ness, and because my repentance hath been accepted after mine affliction, and because He hath regarded my tears, and hath heard my cry of grief, and hath looked upon my affliction, and hath not let me die in my grief, but hath made me to 1 H Compare Gen. ixii, 13. 113