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stores, who runs quickly to the goal and frees one best from dangers ?, who brings libations, who is holy, clever, and renowned, speedy to work and quick of work; who goes quickly and cleanses well; the good Law of the worshippers of Mazda;
2. To whom Zarathustra did sacrifice, saying: Rise up from thy seat, come forward from the Abode 2, thou most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy. If thou art before me, stay for me; if thou art behind me, overtake me.
3. 'Let everything be as friendly to us as anything can be : may we go smoothly along the roads, find good pathways in the mountains, run easily through the forests, and cross happily the rivers!'
4. For her brightness and glory, I will offer unto her a sacrifice worth being heard, namely, unto the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy. I will offer up a sacrifice unto the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy, with the libations, with the Haoma and meat, with the baresma, with the wisdom of the tongue, with the holy spells, with the words and deeds, with the libations, with the wellspoken words.
Yênhê hâtãm: All those beings of whom Ahura Mazda ....
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5. We sacrifice to the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy: we sacrifice to the good Law of the worshippers of Mazda . ...3
* Reading nimarezista; cf. vîmarezistem, Yt. I, 2. 2 The heavenly abode, the Garôthmân. 3 The rest as in § 1.
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