Book V - Snyder Bible

The Preaching of Simeon Kefa 153
fore with all attention, and receive from him the doctrine of
the faith; and from the elders the monitions of life; and from
the attendants the order of discipline. Have a diligent care of
widows; vigorously assist orphans; take pity on the poor;
teach the young modesty;-and in a word, sustain one another
as circumstances shall demand; worship Yahweh who created
heaven and earth; believe in Moshiach; love one another; be
compassionate to all; and fulfill love not only in word, but in
Chapter LXVII: Invitation to Mikvah
When he had given them these and such like precepts, he
esolved
to stay three months with you, if any one desires it, let
him be immersed in the mikvah, that, stripped of his former
evils, he may for the future, in consequence of his own conduct,
become heir of heavenly blessings, as a reward for his
good actions. Whosoever will, then, let him come to Zacchai
and give his name to him, and let him hear from him the mysteries
of the kingdom of heaven. Let him attend to frequent
fastings, and approve himself in all things, that at the end of
these three months he may be immersed on the day of the festival.
But every one of you shall be immersed in ever flowing
waters, the name of the Master Yahshua being invoked over
him; he being first anointed with oil set-apart by prayer, that
so at length, being consecrated by these things, he may attain
a perception of set-
Chapter LXVIII: Twelve Sent Before Him
And when he had spoken at length on the subject of mikvah,
he dismissed the crowd, and betook himself to his usual
place of abode; and there, while the twelve stood around him
(namely, Zacchai and Tsephanyahu, Yosef and Micha-El, El-
Eazar and Pinchas, El-Azar and El-Isha, I Clement and Nakdimon,
Niceta and Aquila), he addressed us to the following ef-
duty to bring some help to the nations, which are called to sal-