Prophecy of the Chilam Balam
1. In the Thirteen Ahau Katún, in the late stages of life of the Katún, the Itzá will be swept away and the fall of Tancáh, Father, will follow.
2. In a sign of the only God (Hunab Ku, "Only-Deity", supreme deity of the Mayan pantheon) of the highest, a Sacred Tree will come, manifistation of all that illuminates the world, Father.
3. Time will sink the whole plot, time will cause the Occult to be sunk, when the men of the Sun (Ah Kines, "Priests-of-the-solar-cult") will come bringing prognostications of the future, Father.
4. In a distant shout, in a distant measurement, they will come and now you will see the pheasant that stands out above the Tree of Life (Uaom Ché, timber-erect).
5. The land will awaken in the North and West. Itzam will awaken.
6. Your Father comes very near, Itzaes; your brother, Ah tan-tunes comes.
7. Receive your bearded guests who come from lands of the East, conductors of the sign of God, Father.
8. Good and wise is the word of God that comes to you. The day of your life comes. Do not waste it here in the world, Father.
9. "You are the only god who created us": thus will be the kindly word of God of the master of our souls. He who receives it with all his faith, he will achieve felicity.
10. But it is the beginning of the men of the second time.
11. When their signal (vibration) is raised up high, when they raise it with the Tree of Life, all will suddenly change in one blow. And the successor of the first tree of the land will appear and the change will be manifested for all.
12. The sign of the Only God from above (Hunab Ku), he that you must worship, Itzaes. Worship the new sign from the heavens, worship it with all your will, worship the true God who is this, Father.
13. Put in yourselves the word of the Only God, Father.
14. From heaven comes the one who spreads the word for you, in order to enliven your spirit, Itzaes.
15. It will dawn for those who believe, within the Katún that follows, Father.
16. And now my word enters into the night. I, who am Chilam Balam, have explained the word of God in the world, so that all the great county will hear it, Father. It is the word of God, Lord of heaven and earth.
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