Passage 70

In English

At the same time, was eagerly awaiting 's arrival. The deadline had given him for His reaching was over that day. He was disturbed with anxiety as to whether would come or not. He had a chariot kept ready to receive and take Him to . Shortly, to his great joy he saw approaching in the sky. The citizens of were overjoyed. Their hearts were dry without seeing for fourteen long years. The state of the women was beyond description. They had spent fourteen years in great despair. They were unable to relish their food. They had all become almost skeletons in appearance. They had spent their time chanting 's name and consoling themselves.