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days and nights; and when this happens all the people of the world abide by the good religion of the Mazda yasnians. 47. Mitrô of the vast cattlepastures cries to Hushedar, son of Zaratust, thus : “O Hüshêdar, restorer of the true religion ! cry to the sun with the swift horse thus : ‘Move on!' for it is dark in the regions of Arzâh and Savâh, Fradadafsh and Vidadafsh, Vôrūbarst and Vôrugarst, and the illustrious Khvantras 1.”
48. 'Hashêdar son of Zaratast cries, to the sun he cries, thus: “Move on!” 49. The sun with the swift horse moves on, and Vargâvand ? and all mankind fully believe in the good religion of the Mazdayasnians.'
50. Adharmazd spoke thus : 0 Zaratûst the Spitâmân! this is what I foretell, that this one brings the creatures back to their proper state. 51. When it is near the end of the millennium Pêshyôtand : son of Vistâsp comes into notice, who is a Kayân that advances triumphantly; and those enemies who relied upon fiendishness, such as the Tûrk, Arab, and Raman, and the vile ones who control the Iranian sovereign with insolence and oppression and enmity to the sovereignty, destroy the fire and make the religion weak; and they convey their power and success to him and every one who accepts the law and religion willingly; if he
· The seven regions of the earth (see Bund. XI, 2, 3).
• It is just possible to read, 'the sun with the swift horse, the splendid, moves on, and all mankind fully believe,' &c. But if the reading in the text be correct it effectually disposes of the idea of Váhrâm being an incarnation of the angel, as an angel would require no miracle to make him believe in the religion.
3 See $$ 25-30. • This verb is doubtful, as most of the word is torn off in K20.
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