Blessed Elesbaan, King of Ethiopia - Troparion & Kontakion
Troparion — Tone 4
The love of God led you to avenge the spilled blood of the righteous, / just as David did for Samuel, / and you received a prophecy from the renowned Zenon, / who foretold what was to occur; / with his blessing, and by the vow that you made, / you won a victory over your enemies, / after which, you abdicated your throne and went to a monastery, / where you spent your life in fasting. / O Blessed Elesbaan, entreat Christ the Heavenly King for the salvation of our souls.
Kontakion — Tone 4
Rejecting the loftiness of an earthly kingdom, / and the glory of a crown and a mantle out of love for Christ the King, / He crowned you with glory in the Heavens, O wise Emperor Elesbaan. / You exchanged a corruptible and temporal kingdom for the Eternal Kingdom. / Therefore, we glorify you with hymns as a great intercessor for peace.