aklatanextended
The Gospel Written by Angulu 1
The Aklatan opens with Angulu recounting his own beginning: a boy of thirteen married to Kapu, an aged high priestess of Batala Me Kapal, the Great God who created all things — a union framed by dream and revelation, though the age disparity and priestess-marriage bear the marks of a people receiving much truth without confirming every doctrine by the Spirit. Together they journey into the wilderness seeking Jerona, where the elder Bodan testifies he has seen the young Lord and rehearses the prophecies of the Son of God's coming — the sign in the western sky amid Judah's stars, the King above all kings born of a young woman. The chapter establishes Angulu as a witness-scribe and the eastern band as prophesied bearers of gold.
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I, Angulu, was chosen of God when I was but ten years of age. For though my father was not counted among the believers of Christ I did hear the voice of the Lord speak unto me saying, Angulu take yourself up unto the land of Jerona and there I will give unto you the Words of Life. And it came to pass that when I was twelve years of age I did depart from my land and travel south into the land of Jerson. For among my people I had attained the right of manhood. Now after three days travel I did take my rest by the side of the stream Taborong. And in my rest I did receive a vision. And in this vision I beheld a the rod of a young tree, and it sprouted forth. Now I beheld that the handmaiden of the Lord came forward and she took hold of the rod of the tree. And I beheld before me a great and fertile land. And I also beheld that the rod of the young tree, being filled with the Holy Spirit, was cast into the fertile land, and it divided the land hither and thither. Now the strength of the rod stayed within the land for many days. And out of the land rose a great tree. And it rose forth insomuch as it did bring forth much good fruit. Now because of this fruit the earth was sanctified. And it came to pass that I beheld an angel of the Lord; and the angel expounded unto me the things which I had seen in the vision. For the great tree which rose out of the land should be a great prophet that would be raised up in a distant land. And he shall bring much righteousness unto the people of these lands. And it came to pass that I arose from the vision and took sustenance from the trees which were near the river.
