Kebra Nagast

The first war of the King of Ethiopia by the Word of God, the King of heaven and earth, both in this world and in that world which is to come. And we are strong in the Orthodox Faith which the Fathers the Apostles have delivered unto us, the Faith of the Church. And thus Ethiopia continued to abide in her Faith until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, to Whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 94. THE FIRST WAR OF THE KlNG OF ETHIOPIA And after three months they (i.e. David and his up to wage war from the city of the Government, with Makda his mother and Zion his soldiers) rose Lady. And the Levites carried the Tabernacle of the Law, together with the things that appertained to their office, and they marched along with great majesty, and as in times of old when God on Mount Sinai made Zion to come down in holiness to Moses and Aaron, even so did Azariah and 'filmiyas bear along the Tabernacle of the Law. And the other mighty men of war of Israel marched on the right side of it and on the left, and close to it, and before it and behind it, and although they were beings made of dust they sang psalms and songs of the spirit like the heavenly hosts. And God gave them beautiful voices and marvellous songs, for He was well pleased to be praised by them. And they came from the city of the Government, and encamped at Maya 'Abaw, and on the following morning they laid waste the district of Zawa with Hadeya, for enmity had existed between them from olden time and they blotted out the people and slew them with the edge of the sword. And they passed on from that place and encamped at Gerra, and here also they laid waste the city of vipers that had the faces of men, and the tails of asses attached to their loins. And [the Queen] returned and encamped in the city of Zion, and they remained therein three months, then their wagons moved on and came to the city of the ;