Patres conscripti, Micipsa pater meus moriens mihi praecepit ut regni Numidiae tantummodo procurationem existumarem meam, ceterum ius et imperium eius penes vos esse; simul eniterer domi militiaeque quam maxumo usui esse populo Romano, vos mihi cognatorum, vos adfinium loco ducerem: si ea fecissem, in vostra amicitia exercitum, divitias, munimenta regni me habiturum.
Members of the Senate, my father Micipsa admonished me on his deathbed to think that I had charge only of the administration of the kingdom of Numidia, whereas the right and authority are in your control; at the same time, he admonished me to strive to be as helpful as possible to the Roman people in peace and in war and to regard you as my kindred and relatives. He declared that if I did this, I would have in your friendship an army, wealth, and a safeguard for my kingdom.
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