Chapter whereby one assumeth the form of a soul, that one may not come to the dungeon. Imperishable is he who knoweth it.

I am a soul. I proceed from the primal waters, and my soul is a gift from God. I am he who produceth food, but I execrate what is wrong and look not upon it.

I am possessor of truth and subsist by means of it.

I am the food which perisheth not, by God's grace, in the name of Him who bringeth me forth daily.

I am the lord of daylight and I execrate death, let me not enter into the dungeons of the Tuat.

It is I who give glory to the righteous and propitiate the hearts of those who are with him, my own friends.

They inspire the fear of me, and put forward my might to those within their domains.

And behold me, how I am raised upon my pedestal and upon my throne.

They shall not overthrow me who do wrong.

I am he whose orbits are of old; my soul is a gift from God, it is an eternal force.

It is God who createth the darkness which maketh its seat at the confines of Heaven.

My soul hath come, far advanced in age, and the darkness at the confines of Heaven is by God's pleasure.

I reach the limits, and I advance upon my feet.

I take the lead and I traverse the steel firmament which maketh a curtain. I put a stop to the darkness and the worms; I whose name is hidden.

I drive away aggression from before the Lord of the two hands, who is my own Lord. My image is eternal, the Lord of years, the King of everlasting.

I am exalted as lord of the land of Rebu: "the youth in town, the lad in the country" is my name; and my name is imperishable.

It is God who createth Heaven and maketh its abode in the Netherworld.

Not to be seen is my nest; not to be broken is my egg.

I am the lord on high. I have made my nest on the confines of Heaven, and I descend to the earth and put a stop to evil. I see my father, the lord of the gloaming, and I breathe.