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Code:

#include 
#include 
#include 
#ifndef PSTR
 #define PSTR // Make Arduino Due happy
#endif

#define PIN 6

Adafruit_NeoMatrix matrix = Adafruit_NeoMatrix(5, 8, PIN,
  NEO_MATRIX_TOP     + NEO_MATRIX_RIGHT +
  NEO_MATRIX_COLUMNS + NEO_MATRIX_PROGRESSIVE,
  NEO_GRB            + NEO_KHZ800);

const uint16_t colors[] = { matrix.Color(164, 27, 57), matrix.Color(218, 230, 74), matrix.Color(127, 127, 127) };

char yourText[22] = "Gathering.Tweakers.net";
int  pixelPerChar = 6;
int  maxDisplacement;

void setup()
{
  matrix.begin();
  matrix.setTextWrap(false);
  matrix.setBrightness(40);
  matrix.setTextColor(colors[0]);
  maxDisplacement = strlen(yourText) * pixelPerChar + matrix.width();
}

int x    = matrix.width();
int pass = 0;

void loop()
{
  matrix.fillScreen(0);
  matrix.setCursor(x, 0);
  matrix.print(yourText);
  if(--x < -maxDisplacement)
  {
    x = matrix.width();
    if(++pass >= sizeof (colors) / sizeof (uint16_t)) pass = 0;
    matrix.setTextColor(colors[pass]);
  }
  matrix.show();
  delay(100);
}

Result:

Status: Final.