The Book of Ahkman

1Now I did teach unto the people those commandments which went forth from the hand of God unto Moses. O, Children of Suran, I have been a servant of the Lord for twenty-one years and I have been High Priest for eight years. And all this time I have lived the commandments of our God. Even those ten commandments which were given unto Moses. Now the first commandment which was given was this: that the Lord is God and that we should not worship any other gods than He. The second commandment was that we should not make any graven image, nor should we create an image of things in the heavens, nor in the earth, nor in the water. Also that we should not bow down to worship these images. The third commandment being that we should not take upon us the name of the Lord in vain. For by doing that which is not of the Lord in the name of the Lord is a lie and dishonoreth the Lord in the eyes of men. And he who doeth such a thing shall not be held guiltless. The fourth commandment was that we should remember the sabbath day. For verily it is given that we should labor for six days. But upon the seventh day we should take our rest and not perform any work. For this day was given of the Lord unto man that we might be relieved of those hardships we must endure. The fifth commandment being that we should honor our fathers and our mothers. For when we bring honor unto them we bring honor upon all the generations of our people. The sixth commandment was that we should not kill. For it is not given that we should destroy those things which God hath created. The seventh commandment was that we should not commit adultery. For behold when a man lieth with a woman who is given unto another man he committeth adultery. For except she be anointed a Holy Woman she may be given only unto one man. But if a woman who is not married should lie with a man they cannot commit adultery. The eighth commandment being that we should not steal. For if the property of one is taken by another it is not good. The ninth commandment was that we should not bear false witness against our neighbor. The tenth commandment was that we should not covet the property of our neighbor. For we should be content which that which the Lord hath given.