The Holy Piby
(Copyright 1924)
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Published in the U. S. A.
January, 1924
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CONTENTS
FIRST BOOK
ATHLYI
SECOND BOOK
AGGREGATION
THIRD BOOK
THE FACT OF THE APOSTLES
FOURTH BOOK
PRECAUTION
PREFACE
The Holy Piby, a book founded by the Holy Spirit to deliver the gospel
commanded by the Almighty God for the full salvation of Ethiopia’s
posterities.
In time the Piby shall contain all worthy prophecies and inspirations
endowed by God upon the sons and daughters of Ethiopia, but no article
shall be permitted to enter the Piby save that which is in accordance
with the gospel of the twentieth century, preached by his Holiness,
Shepherd Athlyi, apostle Marcus Garvey and colleague, the three apostles
anointed and sent forth by the Almighty God to lay the foundation of
industry, liberty and justice unto the generations of Ethiopia that they
prove themselves a power among the nations and in the glory of their
God.
The Piby is strictly holy, dedicated to the cause of saving souls for
God upon which the Afro Athlican Constructive Church is built, therefore
articles not agreeable shall not be entered upon or under the covers
thereof.
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
ATHLYI
CHAPTER II.
AGGREGATION
CHAPTER III.
THE FACTS OF THE APOSTLES
THE FIRST BOOK OF ATHLYI CALLED
ATHLYI
CHAPTER I.
THE CREATION.
1. From the beginning there was God and he spake and all things were
made that are made.
2. The sixth day God made man for his glory, and all things were given
unto him for his possession and for his use the woman hath God made of
man and for the glory of the man that she serve him and raise up seed
unto him.
3. And God rested the seventh day and hallowed it that men should do
also.
4. Now when the man saw the woman that was made of him and for his
glory, he loved her and married with her, consequently she bore children
unto him and they became the father and mother of all men.
5. And God called the man Adam and the woman Eve. They were of a mixed
complexion.
6. And it came to pass that God commanded the man to give names to all
things that are made.
CHAPTER II.
DEAD BECAME ALIVE.
1. And it came to pass that God entered the body of an unknown dead and
the dead became alive, then did he walk about the earth in person.
2. He dwelt among men and wrought many miracles so that the kingdom of
heaven might be verified.
3. He suffered persecution and privation as an example of what ministers
of the gospel must suffer to maintain the kingdom of God among men.
4. And it came to pass that God gave his name Elijah, and he called upon
the name of the Lord God even though he himself was God.
5. Now when the time had appeared for God to return, the supreme angel
commanded the chariot of heaven to meet him.
6. And when the chariot appeared unto Elijah, he ascended and returned
to his throne in heaven where he reigned from the beginning and shall
unto the end, king of kings, and God of gods.
7. Had the men in the days of Elijah’s visit on earth taken a right
record of his administration, long before this day the inhabitants of
this earth would have known him as God of all men.
8. For in Elijah do the heavenly host worship as God of the universe and
in him do I, Athlyi, believe as the only God.
9. He is the Lord of righteousness and of love, an industrious God,
jealous, brave, omnipotent, omnipresent, a king of sympathy and of
justice, giver of power and salvation, upon this God, and him only, his
Law and the Holy Ghost shall the Athlians build their church.
10. We shall endeavor to please and serve him, for he is our God. We
shall worship him with all our hearts and with all our souls, for unto
us there is none so good as the Lord, our God.
11. When the Lord God of Ethiopia is with us in the battle far that to
which we are entitled, show me the foe so powerful to set us down?
Verily I say unto you there is none.
12. But who can be so good as to please the conscience of the people
that they say ye are of God? Who will pay such a price? Will you? Then,
if so, lay down and let the public trod upon your head for a good name.
13. Verily I say unto you for this the Athlians are bad, but on the
scale of justice, let them not be found wanting. Then shall they please
the Lord God, maker of heaven and earth, and great shall be their reward
in the Kingdom of heaven.
THE SECOND BOOK OF ATHLYI CALLED
AGGREGATION
CHAPTER 1.
HEAVEN GRIEVED.
1. For as much as the children of Ethiopia, God’s favorite people of
old, have drifted away from his divine majesty, neglecting life
economic, believing they should on spiritual wings fly to the kingdom of
God, consequently became a convenient for the welfare of others.
2. Therefore the whole heaven was grieved and there was a great
lamentation in the Kingdom of God. Ethiopian mothers whose bodies have
been dead a thousand years, weeping for their suffering generations and
would not be comforted.
3. And behold two angels of the Lord resembling two saints of Ethiopia
appeared before Athlyi and he inquired of them what is the cry?
4. And they answered him saying, Ethiopian mothers who have been dead a
thousand years pleading before Elijah for the redemption of suffering
Ethiopia and her posterities who by the feet of the nations are trodden.
Convention in Heaven.
5. There is a great convention in heaven, saith the angels of the Lord,
unto you this day we are sent by the Lord to felicitate, for thou art
appointed shepherd to lead Ethiopia’s generations from the oppressive
feet of the nations, and there are appointed also prophets to prepare
the way before thee.
6. And it came to pass when Athlyi heard these sayings he feared with
great astonishment and turned his face from the angels of the Lord.
7. And there appeared unto him his divine highness Jesus Christ, Prince
of the Kingdom of God, and said quickly behold the messengers of my
Father.
8. At this saying Athlyi turned again to the angels of the Lord and
said, thy will be done, O God of Ethiopia, but how can I be shepherd to
lead millions of millions even from the end of the earth when as I am
but a twig before the eyes of men?
The Heavens Open.
9. And the angels of the Lord answered him saying, a twig that is made
by the Holy Spirit, an instrument to lead men is great in the sight of
God, over which the armies of the earth or the hosts of hell shall not
prevail.
10. And it came to pass that the angel who had the less to say lifted
her eyes to heaven and stretched forth her arms over the earth and
cried, blessed be thou Ethiopia, glory be the Father, thou Elijah,
Hosanna, Hosanna to Jehovah, praise ye Douglas the convention have
triumph.
11. There appeared a beautiful light on earth and when the light flashed
Athlyi looked toward the heaven, and behold the heaven was open and
there was a great host of saints robed in blue, millions of millions as
far as his eyes could see there was a mighty host.
12. When Athlyi sought the angels of the Lord they were not and he heard
a voice say Athlyi and another Athlyi, and he looked up and saw the two
angels ascending towards the celestial host.
Ethiopia Anointed.
13. And when the two messengers of the Lord were midways they cried out
unto the earth saying, blessed be thou Ethiopia for this day thou art
anointed, thou art blest with a blessing, be ye forever united and stand
up, let the world know your God.
14. And when the two angels of the Lord neared the multitude the whole
host roared with a thunder of joy that shook the earth like a mighty
earthquake.
15. And it came to pass that an angel robed in four colors came forward
to receive them and the whole celestial multitude stood and quietly
formed an aisle.
16. And when the two messengers appeared before the heavenly host they
bowed to the multitude and turned themselves around and bowed also to
the earth.
17. Then came forward the mighty angel robed in four colors and placed a
gold ring upon their heads, and came forward also two mothers of
Ethiopia, each with a star in their right hand, and pinned them on the
left breast of the two messengers of the Lord.
18. And it came to pass that heaven and earth shook three times and the
two angels marched up the aisle and joined with the multitude.
Rejoicing in Heaven.
19. There was great rejoicing in heaven and singing hosanna to Elijah;
praise ye Douglas; blessed be thou Ethiopia forever and forever; the
people at the end of the known world, and world unknown shall look for
the coming of thy children with food and with raiment.
20. And when the two angels had joined the multitude and the mighty
angel had finished his performance the said angel who was robed in
colors turned to the heavenly host and said:
21. Mothers of Ethiopia, the convention has triumphed, your sorrows have
brought joy to Ethiopia, your tears have anointed her soil with a
blessing, your cries have awakened her children throughout the earth,
yea in the corners of the unknown world are they aroused, and is
prophesying, saying prepare ye the way for a redeemer.
Shepherd Anointed.
22. For unto Ethiopia this day a Shepherd is anointed, yea, as a
shepherd gathers his sheep so shall he gather unto God, the generation
of Ethiopia even from the end of the earth and lead them high, a nation
among nations.
23. Then shall the inhabitants of the earth know that the Lord our God
has not forsaken Ethiopia, and that the mighty is weak against his
command, and unto no nation has he given power forever.
24. Verily I say unto you, woe be unto the persecutors of the shepherd
for he is anointed by the Lord our God, therefore one drop of his blood
or the least of his apostles whom he has anointed to administer the law
to the generations of Ethiopia, or the blood of a prophet within the
law, shall break to pieces the oppressors of Ethiopia.
The Mighty Angel.
25. When the mighty angel had finished speaking to the heavenly host he
then turned to the earth and said: Children of Ethiopia, stand, and
there flashed upon the earth a great multitude of Negroes knowing not
from whence they came; then shouted instantly the whole heavenly host,
behold, behold Ethiopia has triumphed.
26. And it came to pass that the mighty angel spoke to the multitude of
Negroes, saying, woe be unto those who say to the shepherd, thou fool,
or to the least of an apostle anointed to administer the law, for it is
not the desire of the shepherd but the will of the Lord who is God.
Dominion Over the Shepherd.
27. For as much as the Lord has dominion over the shepherd and the
shepherd over his apostles and the apostles over all the generations of
Ethiopia; then shall the Lord our God administer to the shepherd and the
shepherd to his apostles and the apostles to all the children of
Ethiopia.
28. Woe be unto an apostle who is anointed to administer the law and
neglect or deny it. Verily he shall be cast out and the hand of the Lord
shall come upon him with sorrow and disgrace.
29. Woe be unto those who saith I will not be united, neither will I
follow the shepherd, they shall be as sheep without a shepherd only to
be destroyed by the wolf of the field.
30. Woe be unto those who saith I hearken not to the voice of the
shepherd but go the way of the majority, for in the majority the spirit
of the Lord will not be found.
31. Woe be unto those who saith I will not worship in the house of the
Lord subsidiary to the house of Athlyi.
Purification.
32. For as much as the house of Athlyi is founded by the holy spirit to
purify the children of Ethiopia and to administer the holy law commanded
to them by the Lord God of all mercies, that they in the end shall be
ushered in the kingdom of his Divine Majesty by faith through
consecration in love, justice and by the pledging of life’s loyalty to a
prolific and defensive cause for the welfare of mankind. Let not the
least or the greatest of the children give a deaf ear to the saying of
the shepherd thereof, for through the mouth of the shepherd cometh the
word of the Lord to the adherents of the Holy Law.