Chapter whereby the tomb is opened to the soul and to the shade of the person, that he may come forth by day and may have mastery of his feet.

That standeth open which Thou openest, and that is closed which Thou closest, O Thou who art at rest; Thou openest and Thou closest to my soul, at the bidding of the eye of the All-Seeing: who delivereth me, who establisheth the glory upon the brow of the Light: [the One] of stretched out steps and rapid paces, who maketh for me a wide path and vigorous limbs.

I am an avenger of my father, who lifteth up his father and who lifteth up his mother with his staff.

Let the path be opened to him who hath mastery of his feet, that he may look upon the great God within the bark of the Light on the day of the soul's reckoning; and my soul is then at the front during the reckoning of the years.

May the eye of the All-Seeing deliver for me my soul, and establish my splendour upon the brow of the Light, and may my radiance be upon your faces who are attached to the person of the righteous: imprison not my soul, put not in custody my shade.

Let the path be open to my soul and to my shade that it may see the great God within His sanctuary, on the day of the soul's reckoning, and may repeat the words of the righteous whose place is unseen, and of those who have the custody of souls and spirits, and who shut up the shades of the dead who would do an injury to me.

Let the path be thrown open to thy genius and to thy soul, glorified one, who art provided with those who conduct thee; sit thou at the head of the great ones in thy place; thou shalt not be imprisoned by those who have the custody of souls and spirits and who shut up the shades of the dead. It is Heaven that shall hold thee.