The Lamentation of the Father in her Ark

1 The suffering of the Father brings pity to the people of the Lord if they remember it and search their hearts deeply.

2 The Father suffered greatly while in her Ark; she found no rest.

3 Then, at that time, some were packing their blankets to leave, while others said,Then, at that time, some were packing their blankets to leave, while others said, "So, when will she heal so that we may come to the City ??"

4 That time was wondrous and awe-inspiring, for nothing like it had ever existed on earth; it was difficult, my relatives.

5 Matenga was inside her Ark crying out, doing so day and night.

6 She had no rest, saying,"You Maria, you Peter, did I not suffer for you?"

7 "How have I wronged you? Did I not deliver you and take you out of the lion's mouth?"

8 "And I clothed you in these uniforms: of the Warriors, of Jerusalem , of Jeneti , of the Guards, of Miriam, and of the Rivers of Salvation .."

9 "You became a new person, the first in all of Africa, wearing the garments of Heaven while still here on earth."

10 "Did I not deliver you from the poverty you were in, and from the thievery you practiced?"

11 "I removed you from the witchcraft you practiced, when you used to sleep in graveyards smelling of human flesh, but today you have forgotten."

12 "To those who were barren for years, I gave children without price; to the blind, I gave eyes."

13 "I straightened the limbs of the disabled for you, and I healed all your diseases."

14 "Who among you today can say, 'There is nothing I have not been given'?"

15 "And today, O Africa, how have I wronged you? You had been made great among all nations."

16 "You saw me, and you saw the great works I performed; you ate and drank with me."

17 "But you did not know me, though I performed great works within you and your family."

18 "Yet today they continue to persist in witchcraft, adultery, drinking, stealing, disputing, and smoking tobacco, while here in the City , and you despise me., and you despise me."

19 "So where do you stand today, son and daughter of Africa—is it in those works?"

20 "I labored for you so that you might find rest in Heaven."

21 "I took you to Hwanyanza and you saw my greatness."

22 "I washed your hands, your feet, and the napes of your necks, and I gave you a promise and the crowns of Heaven.and the crowns of Heaven."

23 "I went with you to Gunde and showed you where the work began at Chivako, which was called Sinai, and at Chomuwuyu, which was called Hunde."

24 "You saw my vastness from Seke reaching into this City .."

25 "I did this and that for you, but you did not know me."

26 "I gave you the wealth of the world, but you rejected me."

27 "But you saw the works clearly; so who did you think I was?"

28 "To whom have you compared me? When you saw me, you should have known me by the works I performed before you."

29 Now while the Father was suffering in this way, the City had no rest.

30 Some began to pack their clothes to leave, while others began to point fingers at one another.

31 Some said,"These are the evil ones"; others said,"No, these are the ones who caused this to happen."

32 Yet we had forgotten that Matenga had laid all things bare.

33 May the Father bless these her words forever. Amen.