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| 1 | □ Ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲕⲏⲣⲩⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲟⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲉⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · □□□ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲉⲧϥ̅ ⲧⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲣ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲓⲗⲓⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲓⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ · | □ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲕⲏⲣⲩⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁⲧⲟⲧⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲓⲛⲓ ϩⲉⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: □□□ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲉⲧϥ ⲧⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲓ̀ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲗⲓⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϭⲓ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | □ afouōh on etotf ǹje iysous xen p̀·saji pegaf ǹnefmaθytys je aiṡanvōk èf̀ouōini kyrisse ǹpikosmos tyrf àgos èrōou je m̀perkatotθynou èvol ǹp̀houò nem tevṡy etetenṡini heōs ṡatetenjimi ǹǹmistyrion ǹt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: □□□ nai etnasetf tynou ǹtouàì θynou ǹhilikrines ǹouōini: ǹtouċi θynou èt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | “JESUS continued again in the discourse and said unto his disciples: When I shall have gone into the Light, then herald it unto the whole world and say unto them: Cease not to seek day and night and remit not yourselves until ye find the mysteries of the Light-kingdom, which will purify you and make you into refined light and lead you into the Light-kingdom.” |
| 2 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ · ⲙⲛ̅ⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ϩⲁⲡⲁⲝ ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲙⲓⲗⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ · ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅̇ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲧⲛϧⲏⲧϥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ϩⲁⲡⲁⲝ ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲙⲓⲗⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛϧⲏⲧϥ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹpikosmos tyrf: nem t̀·hily tyrs etnxytf: ouoh nem nefrōouṡ tyrou: ouoh nem nefnovi tyrou: hapaks haplōs nem nefhomilia tyrou etnxytf: je aretetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èǹkolasis tyrou etxen ǹk̀risis: | “Say unto them: Renounce the whole world and the whole matter therein and all its care and all its sins, in a word all its associations which are in it, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from all the chastisements which are in the judgments.” |
| 3 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲙ̅ · ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲉⲭⲣⲉⲙⲣⲉⲙ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse m̀peekremrem: je aretetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini: ǹtetennohem èp̀k̀rōm ǹpaiho ǹouhor: | “Say unto them: Renounce murmuring, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the fire of the dog-faced [one].” |
| 4 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲥⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹtmǹtrefjismy ǹtetennohem èǹk̀risis ǹpaiho ǹouhor: | “Say unto them: Renounce eavesdropping [?], that ye may [be worthy of the mysteries of the Light] and be saved from the judgments of the dog-faced [one].” |
| 5 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲁ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲏⲗ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲓⲏⲗ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹtmǹtreftahma: ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini: ǹtetennohem èǹkolasis ǹariyl: | “Say unto them: Renounce litigiousness [?], that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the chastisements of Ariēl.” |
| 6 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϩⲁⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲗⲁⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲕⲱϩⲉⲧ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓϩⲁⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹplaǹnoug taretenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èneiero ǹkōhet m̀pihanouhor ǹouhor: | “Say unto them: Renounce false slander, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the fire-rivers of the dog-faced [one].” |
| 7 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲃⲟⲗ · ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓϩⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaimeθre ǹnoug ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini taretenr̀vol: taretennohem eniero ǹk̀rōm ǹpaiha ǹouhor: | “Say unto them: Renounce false witness, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and that ye may escape and be saved from the fire-rivers of the dog-faced [one].” |
| 8 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲓϩⲓⲉⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲏⲗ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲛ̀ⲧϣⲟⲩϣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓϩⲓⲉⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲓⲏⲗ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaimǹtṡouṡo nem naimetċasihyt je aretetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem ènaihieit ǹk̀rōm ǹariyl: | “Say unto them: Renounce pride and haughtiness, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the fire-pits of Ariēl.” |
| 9 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaimetma hytf ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èǹk̀risis ǹàmenti: | “Say unto them: Renounce belly-love, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the judgments of Amente.” |
| 10 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧϩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaimet·hah ǹsaji taretenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èǹk̀rōm ǹàmenti: | “Say unto them: Renounce babbling, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the fires of Amente.” |
| 11 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓϯϭⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϯϭⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲁ̀ⲙⲉⲛϯ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnitiċe et·hoou ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èǹkolasis etxen àmenti: | “Say unto them: | Renounce craftiness, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the chastisements which are in Amente.” |
| 12 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲟⲛ̅ ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ︦ⲧⲉⲡⲓϩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟⲉⲛ ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnimǹtmaitoen houo je aretetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èneiero ǹk̀rōm ǹte paiha ǹouhor: | “Say unto them: Renounce avarice, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the fire-rivers of the dog-faced [one].” |
| 13 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛ̅ϩⲃ̅ⲥⲱ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲙϫⲁⲧⲡ̅ ϩⲓⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲓϩⲁ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲙϫⲁⲧⲉⲡ ϩⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaim̀ntmaikosmos je aretetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èǹhevsō ǹlamgatep hik̀rōm ǹte paiha ǹouhor: | “Say unto them: Renounce love of the world, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the pitch- and fire-coats of the dog-faced [one].” |
| 14 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲣⲡ̅ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲁⲣⲓⲏⲗ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲱⲣⲉⲡ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲏⲗ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaimǹtreftōrep je aretetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èneiero ǹk̀rōm ǹte ariyl: | “Say unto them: Renounce pillage, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the fire-rivers of Ariēl.” |
| 15 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲓⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲱⲙ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaisaji et·hoou je aretetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem ènaikolasis ǹeiero ǹk̀rōm: | “Say unto them: Renounce evil conversation, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the chastisements of the fire-rivers . . . .” |
| 16 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲉ□ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛ̅ⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲓⲏⲗ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲓⲏⲗ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaim̀ntponyros ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èǹθalassa ǹk̀rōm ǹariyl: | “Say unto them: Renounce wickedness, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the fire-seas of Ariēl.” |
| 17 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓϩⲁⲛⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϩⲁⲛⲉⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaimetaθnai ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èǹk̀risis ǹnihaneḋ̀rakōn: | “Say unto them: Renounce pitilessness, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the judgments of the dragon-faced [ones].” |
| 18 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓϭⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅' ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲏ ⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲱⲙ' ⲛ̅ⲛⲓϩⲁⲛⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛ̀ⲟⲩϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲕⲣⲱⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaigōnt ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetenǹouhem èneiery ǹkrōm nai haneḋ̀rakōn: | “Say unto them: Renounce wrath, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the fire-rivers of the dragon-faced [ones.]” |
| 19 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓϩⲁⲛⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϩⲁⲛⲉⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹp̀·sahoui ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èp̀k̀rōm ǹǹhalassa ǹnihaneḋ̀rakōn: | “Say unto them: Renounce cursing, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the fire-seas of the dragon-faced [ones].” |
| 20 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲉⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲁⲛⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϩⲁⲛⲉⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹp̀ċioui ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èǹhalassa etvevi ǹnehaneḋ̀rakōn: | “Say unto them: Renounce thieving, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the bubbling seas of the dragon-faced [ones]. |” |
| 21 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓϥⲱϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲗⲧⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲓϥⲱϭⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉⲓⲁⲗⲧⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse naifōċe ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem eialtabaōθ: | “Say unto them: Renounce robbery, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from Yaldabaōth.” |
| 22 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲓⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲓ̈ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲓⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲩ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹt̀katalalia ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem ènierōou ǹtekōht ǹpaiho ǹmou: | “Say unto them: Renounce slandering, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the fire-rivers of the lion-faced [one].” |
| 23 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲓϣⲟⲛⲧ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲣ̅ⲃⲣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲓⲁⲗⲧⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ : | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲛⲧ̀ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲣ̀ⲃⲉⲣ ⲛ̀ⲓⲁⲗⲧⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaimǹtrefmiṡe nem niṡont̀ntetenm̀p̀ṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem ènaiourōou etvr̀ver ǹialtabaōθ: | “Say unto them: Renounce fighting and strife, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the seething rivers of Yaldabaōth.” |
| 24 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲗⲓⲧⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲗⲧⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ : ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲗⲓⲧⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲓⲁⲗⲧⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaimetatsvō ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èǹlitourġos ǹteialtabaōθ: nem ǹk̀rōm ǹǹθalassa: | “Say unto them: Renounce all unknowing, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the servitors of Yaldabaōth and the fire-seas.” |
| 25 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲁⲕⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲗⲧⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲕⲁⲕⲟⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲓⲁⲗⲧⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaim̀ntkakourġos ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èǹḋaimonion tyrou ǹteialtabaōθ nem nefkolasis tyrou: | “Say unto them: Renounce evil doing, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from all the demons of Yaldabaōth and all his judgments.” |
| 26 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϯⲁⲡⲟⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲙϫⲁⲧⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲗⲧⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲉⲧⲃⲣ̅ⲃⲣ̅ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϯⲁⲡⲟⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲙϫⲁⲧⲉⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲓⲁⲗⲧⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲉⲧⲃⲣ̀ⲃⲉⲣ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹtetiaponoia ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èǹθalassa ǹlamgatep ǹteialtabaōθ etvr̀ver: | “Say unto them: Renounce sloth, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the seething pitch-seas of Yaldabaōth.” |
| 27 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ' ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛ̅ⲑⲏ̅ ϩⲓⲗⲁⲙϫⲁⲧⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲓϩⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲓ̈ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ϩⲓⲗⲁⲙϫⲁⲧⲉⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲩ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnimǹtnoeik ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èǹθalassa ǹt̀·hy hilamgatep ǹtepaiho ǹmou: | “Say unto them: Renounce adultery, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light-kingdom and be saved from the sulphur- and pitch-seas of the lion-faced [one].” |
| 28 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲛⲙ̅ⲥⲁϩ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ · ⲉ̇ⲧ̇ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲙ̀ⲥⲁϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ: ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaixōteb ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èpaiarxōn ǹhanm̀sah fai etxen p̀gaf pe piṡorp ǹθamio: etxen p̀kaki et·hivol: | “Say unto them: Renounce murder, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the crocodile-faced ruler,--this one who is in the cold, | is the first chamber of the outer darkness.” |
| 29 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲛⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ : | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲓⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaimetaθnai nem naim̀ntasebys ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem ènarxōn ǹp̀kaki et·hivol: | “Say unto them: Renounce pitilessness and impiety, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the rulers of the outer darkness.” |
| 30 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛϭⲁϩϭ̅ϩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃϩⲉ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲧ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϭⲁϩϭ̀ϩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃϩⲉ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaimǹtat nouti ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èp̀rimi nem ǹċahċ̀h ǹǹnovhe: | “Say unto them: Renounce atheism, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the howling and grinding of teeth.” |
| 31 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϫⲁϥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲭⲁⲗⲁⲍⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϫⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲭⲁⲗⲁⲍⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹǹfarmagia ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èp̀niṡti ǹgaf nem ǹxalaza ǹp̀kaki et·hivol: | “Say unto them: Renounce [magic] potions, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the great cold and the hail of the outer darkness.” |
| 32 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnaimǹtrefjioua ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èp̀niṡti ǹḋ̀rakōn ǹp̀kaki et·hivol: | “Say unto them: Renounce blasphemy, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from the great dragon of the outer darkness.” |
| 33 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹnais̀vō ǹp̀lany ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetennohem èǹkolasis tyrou ǹp̀niṡti ǹḋ̀rakōn ǹp̀kaki et·hivol: | “Say unto them: Renounce the doctrines of error, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and be saved from all the chastisements of the great dragon of the outer darkness.” |
| 34 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲧϯⲥⲃⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ' ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲟ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲁⲧϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧϯⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϭⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡ̀ⲗⲁⲛⲏⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲥⲉⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ̀ⲁⲧϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ: | àgos ènettisvō xen ǹs̀vō ǹp̀lany nem ouon niven etċisvō èvol hitotou je ouoi nōten ǹθōten ǹjeeṡōpe etetenṡtemmetanoiǹtetenkō ǹsōten ǹtetenp̀lanytetnavōk èǹkolasis ǹp̀niṡti ǹḋ̀rakōn nem p̀kaki et·hivol fai etnaṡt èmaṡō: ouoh ǹtounaset θynou an èpikosmos ǹṡaèneh alla ètetnar̀atṡōpe ṡavol: | “Say unto those who teach the doctrines of error and to every one who is instructed by them: Woe unto you, for, if ye do not repent and abandon your error, ye will go into the chastisements of the great dragon and of the outer darkness, which is exceedingly evil, and never will ye be cast [up] into the world, but will be non-existent until the end. |” |
| 35 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲡ̇ⲁ̇ⲣ̇ⲁ̇ⲣ̇ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϫⲁϥ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲃⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲣⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϫⲁϥ: | àgos ènetnakō ǹsōou ǹt̀s̀vō ǹtalyθia ǹte piṡorp ǹmistyrion je ouoi nōten pararntōtn je tetenkolasis èhoou pararōmi niven: etetennaċō ġar xen p̀niṡti ǹgaf: | “Say unto those who abandon the doctrines of truth of the First Mystery: Woe unto you, for your chastisement is sad compared with [that of] all men. For ye will abide in the great cold” |
| 36 | ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲩⲥⲧⲁⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲗⲁⲍⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲧⲧⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ · | ⲡ̀ⲕⲣⲩⲥⲧⲁⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲭⲁⲗⲁⲍⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲉⲧ̀ⲧⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ: | p̀kristallos nem t̀xalaza hrai xen θ̀myti ǹp̀ḋ̀rakōn nem p̀kaki et·hivol ouoh ǹsenaset̀tynou an èpikosmos jinpainav ṡa èneh: | and ice and hail in the midst of the dragon and of the outer darkness, and ye will never from this hour on be cast [up] into the world, |
| 37 | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ̅ϩⲣⲟⲩⲟⲩϫϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲓⲥⲕⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲁⲧϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ · | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ̀ϩⲣⲟⲩⲟⲩϫϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲓⲥⲕⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣ̀ⲁⲧϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ: | alla tetnar̀hrouougf ǹp̀ma ète m̀mav ouoh hrai xen p̀vōl èvol ǹp̀tyrf tetnaanhaliske ǹtetenr̀atṡōpe ṡa èneh: | but ye shall be frozen up [?] in that region and at the dissolution of the universe ye will perish and become non-existent eternally. |
| 38 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲣⲕϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ϩⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲣⲕⲉϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | àgos hōf on èǹrōmi ǹtepikosmos je ṡōpi ǹhorkef ǹtetenċi ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetenvōk èp̀ċisi ǹt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | “Say rather to the men of the world: Be calm, that ye may receive the mysteries of the Light and go on high into the Light-kingdom.” |
| 39 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓ ⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | àgos èrōou je àri mairōme ǹtetenm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetenvōk èp̀ċisi èt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | “Say unto them: Be ye loving-unto-men, that ye may be worthy of the mysteries of the Light and go on high into the Light-kingdom.” |
| 40 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣ̇ⲱ̇ⲡ̇ⲉ̇ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲣⲙ̀ⲣⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲓϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | àgos èrōou je arirm̀raṡ ǹtetenṡōpiċi ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetenvōk èp̀ċisi èt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | “Say unto them: Be ye gentle, that ye may receive the mysteries of the Light and go on high into the Light-kingdom.” |
| 41 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | àgos èrōou je arieirynikos ǹtetenċi ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetenvōk èp̀ċisi èt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | “Say unto them: Be ye peaceful, that ye may receive the mysteries of the Light and go on high into the Light-kingdom.” |
| 42 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁⲏⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲛⲁⲏⲧⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | àgos èrōou je àrinaytentetenċi ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetenvōk èp̀ċisi èt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | “Say unto them: Be ye merciful, that ye may receive the mysteries of the Light and go on high into the Light-kingdom.” |
| 43 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲛⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | àgos èrōou je arimǹtna ǹtetenċi ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetenvōk èp̀ċisi èt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | “Say unto them: Give ye alms, that ye may receive the mysteries of the Light and go on high into the Light-kingdom.” |
| 44 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧϩⲏϫ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲏϫ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | àgos èrōou je ḋiakonei èǹhyki nem netṡōni nem net·hyg ǹtetenċi ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetenvōk èp̀ċisi èt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | “Say unto them: Minister unto the poor and the sick and distressed, that ye may receive the mysteries | of the Light and go on high into the Light-kingdom.” |
| 45 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | àgos èrōou je arimainoute ǹtetenċi ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetenvōk èp̀ċisi èt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | “Say unto them: Be ye loving-unto-God, that ye may receive the mysteries of the Light and go on high into the Light-kingdom.” |
| 46 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | àgos èrōou je ariḋikeos ǹtetenċi ǹǹmistyrion ǹtetenvōk èp̀ċisi èt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | “Say unto them: Be ye righteous, that ye may receive the mysteries [of the Light] and go on high into the Light-kingdom.” |
| 47 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | àgos èrōou je ariaġaθos ǹtetenċi ǹǹmistyrion ǹtetenvōk èp̀ċisi èt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | “Say unto them: Be good, that ye may receive the mysteries [of the Light] and go on high into the Light-kingdom.” |
| 48 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | àgos èrōou je apotasse ǹp̀tyrf ǹtetenċi ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹtetenvōk èp̀ċisi èt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | “Say unto them: Renounce all, that ye may receive the mysteries of the Light and go on high into the Light-kingdom.” |
| 49 | ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | nai ne ǹhoros tyrou ǹǹmōit ǹnetm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini: | “These are all the boundaries of the ways for those who are worthy of the mysteries of the Light.” |
| 50 | ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲅⲏ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϩⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲅⲏ ⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϩⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ · | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲅⲏ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϩⲟⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲅⲏ ⲉⲧϯϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϩⲟⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ: | nai ouon ǹtaìmine etavapotasse ǹtaiapotagy tinav ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ouoh m̀perhopoou èrōou èp̀tyrf kan eṡōp hanrefernovi ne ouoh avṡōpi xen novi niven nem anomia niven etaigoou erōten ǹtepikosmos tyrou ǹtoukotou ǹtouermetanoin ouoh ǹtouṡōpi xen t̀·hipotagy ettigō m̀mos nōten tinou je tinav ǹǹmistyrion ǹt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini m̀perhopoou èrōou èp̀tyrf: | “Unto, such, therefore, who have renounced in this renunciation, give the mysteries of the Light and hide them not from them at all, even though they are sinners and they have been in al! the sins and all the iniquities of the world, all of which I have recounted unto you, in order that they may turn and repent and be in the submission which I have just recounted unto you. Give unto them the mysteries of the Light-kingdom and hide them not from them at all;” |
| 51 | ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲛⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅' ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓ̅ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲉⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · | ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉ̀ⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁⲓⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲉⲡ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲑⲁϩⲉⲙⲛⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲉⲧ̀ⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ̀ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲉⲣⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: | eθve t̀metrefernovi ġar etanìni ǹǹmistyrion èpikosmos: je eièkō èvol ǹnounovi tyrou etavaiou jinǹṡorep eθve fai oun aigos erōten ǹpaisyou je ǹtaii an èθahemnḋikeos tinou oun ǹtaiìni ǹǹmistyrion je evèkō èvol ǹǹnovi ǹouon niven ouoh ǹtouċitou èt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini ǹmistyrion ġar ǹθōou ǹet̀ḋōreà ǹpaiṡorp ǹmistyrion: èθrefvōte èvol ǹǹnovi nem nànomia ǹerrefernovi tyrou: | “for it is because of sinfulness that I have brought the mysteries into the world, that I may forgive all their sins which they have committed from the beginning on. For this cause have I said unto you aforetime: 'I am not come to call the righteous.' Now, | therefore, I have brought the mysteries that [their] sins may be forgiven for every one and they be received into the Light-kingdom. For the mysteries are the gift of the First Mystery, that he may wipe out the sins and iniquities of all sinners.” |
| 52 | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ · | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ: | asṡōpi oun èta iysous ouō efgō ǹnaisaji ènefmaθytys: | draft · highIt came to pass then, when Jesus had finished saying these words to his disciples, |
| 53 | ⲁⲥⲉⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲏ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱ̅ⲣ̅ ϫⲉⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ · | ⲁⲥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲣ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉϥⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ: | asì èt̀·hy ǹje maria pegas ǹp̀·sōr je paċois ie ouon rōmi ǹḋikeos efjyk èvol xen t̀m̀ntḋikeos tyrs ouoh p̀rōmi ète m̀mav emmonteflaav ǹnovi èp̀tyrf: | “that Mary came forward and said to the Saviour: My Lord, will then a righteous man who is perfected in all righteousness, and that man who hath no sin at all,” |
| 54 | ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϫⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ · ⲏ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϥⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ ϫⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ · | ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ϣⲁⲛⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ: ⲓⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϥⲓⲧϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ϫⲉⲛⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ: | fai ǹtaìmine senaervasanizin m̀mof xen ǹkolasis nem ǹk̀risis ṡanm̀mon: ie m̀mon ǹθof p̀rōmi ète m̀mav senafitf èxoun èt̀metouro ǹǹfyouì jenm̀mon: | “will such an one be tormented in the chastisements and judgments or not? Or will rather that man be brought into the kingdom of heaven or not?” |
| 55 | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ · | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: | afouōhem ḋe ǹje p̀·sōtyr pegaf ǹmaria ḋe ourōmi ǹḋikeos fai efjyk èvol xen t̀m̀ntḋikeos tyrs: | “And the Saviour answered and said unto Mary: A righteous man who is perfected in all righteousness” |
| 56 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲣ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϩ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ: | ouoh m̀peferlaav ǹnovi èneh: | and who hath never committed any sin of any kind, |
| 57 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲡϥ̅ϫⲓ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲗⲏⲙⲡⲧⲏⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲓⲇⲩⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ · ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲁⲣⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲗⲏⲙⲡⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲓⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ · ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲣ̅ϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲡϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲓ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲗⲏⲙⲡⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲣⲓⲇⲩⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϩⲁⲣⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲗⲏⲙⲡⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲉⲣⲓⲛⲁⲓⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ: | ouoh fai ǹtaìmine empefċi laav ǹmistyrion ǹte f̀ouōini èneh afṡanṡōpi ǹje p̀·syou efnyou èvol xen p̀·sōma ǹtiounou ṡavi ǹje ǹparalymptys ǹp̀ouai ǹp̀niṡti ǹtriḋinamis: nai evnouniṡti ǹxytou ǹtouharpaze ǹt̀psiṡy ǹp̀rōmi ète m̀mav ǹtotou ǹǹparalymptys ǹerinaios: ǹtouerṡomt ǹèhoou evkōti nemas hrai xen ǹsōnt tyrou ǹtepikosmos menensa p̀ṡomt ǹèhoou: | and such an one who never hath received mysteries of the Light, if the time is at hand when he goeth forth out of the body, then straightway come the receivers of one of the great triple-powers,--those among whom there is a great [one],--snatch away the soul of that man from the hands of the retributive receivers and spend three days circling with it in all the creatures of the world. After three days |
| 58 | ϣⲁⲩϫⲓⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ' ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲁⲟⲥ · ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲓⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ · ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅□□ⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲭⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲩⲉⲛⲱⲭⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲛⲱⲭⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ϣⲁⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲥ · | ϣⲁⲩϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲩⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲭⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲉⲛⲱⲭⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲛⲱⲭⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ϣⲁⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ: | ṡavċits èpesyt èp̀xaos: ǹtouċits èvol xen ǹkolasis tyrou ǹteǹk̀risis: ǹtoutavos èǹk̀risis tyrou ouoh mereǹk̀rōm ǹǹxaos mpavenōxlei nas èmaṡō: alla ǹmerous ṡavenōklei nas p̀rosoukouji ǹte ouoeiṡ: ouoh xen ous̀pouḋy xen ouċepy ṡavnai nas: | “they lead it down into the chaos, so as to lead it into all the chastisements of the judgments and to dispatch it to all the judgments. The fires of the chaos do not trouble it greatly; but they will trouble it partly for a short time. And with haste they take pity on it quickly,” |
| 59 | ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲥ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲭⲁⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲓⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ · ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲩⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲱⲭⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲙⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲓⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲁⲭⲑⲁⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲧⲛⲁ · ⲙⲉⲩⲉϣ ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲓ ⲅⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ · | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲉⲛⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲭⲁⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲑⲙⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲉⲣⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲱⲭⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲙⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲭⲑⲁⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓⲁⲧⲛⲁ: ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲉϣ ⲉⲣⲕⲟⲗⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲓ ⲅⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ: | ǹtesens ehrai xen ǹxaos ǹtouċits èvol hi f̀mōit ǹθmyti èvol hitotou: ǹnarxōn tyrou ète m̀mav ouoh mpaverkolazin m̀mos xen nouk̀risis etnaṡt alla ṡarep̀k̀rōm ǹnoutopos enōxlei nas ekmerous ouoh avṡanċits èp̀topos ǹnai axθanabas paiatna: mpaveṡ erkolazin m̀mos men toi ge xen nefk̀risis et·hoou: | to lead it up out of the chaos and lead it on the way of the midst through all the rulers. And they [sc. the rulers] do not chastize it in their harsh judgments, but the fire of their regions troubleth it partly. And if it shall be brought into the region of Yachthanabas, the pitiless, then will he indeed not be able to chastize it in his evil judgments, |
| 60 | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ϣ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲱⲭⲗⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲙⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ϣⲁⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲥ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ · | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲉⲭⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲱⲭⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲙⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ϣⲁⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲉⲛⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: | alla ṡafkateke m̀mos ǹoukouji ǹte ouoeiṡ: ère p̀k̀rōm ǹnefkolasis enōxlei nas ekmerous ouoh on xen ouċepy ṡavnai nas ǹtesens ehrai xen noutopos ète m̀mav: | but he holdeth it fast a short time, while the fire of his chastisements troubleth it partly. And again they take pity on it quickly, and lead it up out of those regions of theirs |
| 61 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲩϫⲓⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩϥⲓⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁⲩϫⲓⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲏ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲓⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲁⲩϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲩϥⲓⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁⲩϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | ouoh mpavċits èvol xen naiōn je ǹnenarxōn ǹnaiōn ǹnevfits ǹsteresimon alla ṡavċits èvol hi f̀mōit ǹf̀ouōini ǹp̀ry ǹtouċits èrats ǹtiparθenos ǹf̀ouōini: | and they do not bring it into the æons, so that the rulers of the æons do not carry it away ravishingly; they bring it on the way of the sun and bring it before the Virgin of Light. |
| 62 | ϣⲁⲥⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲣⲉⲩ ϫⲓⲧⲥ̅ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ · | ϣⲁⲥⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲣⲉⲩ ϭⲓⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ: | ṡaserḋokimazin m̀mos ǹtesjimi èros esouog ènovi ouoh mestrev ċits èp̀ouein je p̀myini ǹt̀metouro ǹp̀mistyrion ǹtefṡop nemas an: | She proveth it and findeth that it is pure of sins, but letteth them not bring it to the Light, because the sign of the kingdom of the mystery is not with it. |
| 63 | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁϥⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲧⲃ̅ ⲛⲥ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲩ ⲛⲟϫϥ̅ ⲉⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛϥ̅ϩⲉ ⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ · | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁϥⲉⲣⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲧⲉⲃ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲧⲣⲉⲩ ⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣ̀ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ: | alla ṡafersfragizin m̀mos xen ousfragis esouoteb ǹs̀trev nogf èp̀·sōma xen naiōn ǹt̀ḋikaiosiny fai efnar̀aġaθos ǹtefjimi èǹmyini ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini ǹteferklyronomin ǹt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini ṡa èneh: | But she sealeth it with a higher seal and letteth it be cast down into the body | into the æons of righteousness,--that body which will be good to find the signs of the mysteries of the Light and inherit the Light-kingdom for ever. |
| 64 | ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ' ⲏ̅ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲏ̅ ϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲥ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϯⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ · | ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲓⲉ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲓⲉ ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲁϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̀ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ: | eṡōp ǹθof arefernovi ǹousop ie s̀nav ie ṡomt fai on senatasθof èpikosmos kata p̀tipos ǹǹnovi etafaiou nyi tinagō ǹpoutipos erōtǹeiṡanouō eigō erōten ǹp̀·sōr èvol ǹp̀tyrf: | “If on the contrary he hath sinned once or twice or thrice, then will he be cast back into the world again according to the type of the sins which he hath committed, the type of which I will tell you when I shall have told you the expansion of the universe.” |
| 65 | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ · ϫⲉⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲣ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲛ · ϩⲁⲡⲁⲝ ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ϫⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲛ: ϩⲁⲡⲁⲝ ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | alla àmyn àmyn tigō m̀mos erōten: je kan ourōmi ǹḋikeos m̀peferlaav ǹnovi èp̀tyrf nem ṡċom èθrevċitf èt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: èvol je ǹp̀myini ǹt̀metouro ǹǹmistyrion ǹtefṡop nemaf an: hapaks haplōs nem ṡċom ǹċipsiky èf̀ouōini ǹǹmistyrion ǹt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | “But amēn, amēn, I say unto you: Even if a righteous man hath committed no sins at all, he cannot possibly be brought into the Light-kingdom, because the sign of the kingdom of the mysteries is not with him. In a word, it is impossible to bring souls into the Light without the mysteries of the Light-kingdom.” |
| 66 | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲑⲏ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ · | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: | asṡōpi oun èta iysous ouō efgō ǹnaisaji ènefmaθytys afì èt̀·hy ǹje iōannys pegaf je paċois eie ṡōpi ourōmi ǹrefernovi ǹparanomos efjyk èvol ǹànomia niven: | “It came to pass then, when Jesus had finished saying these words unto his disciples, that John came forward and said: My Lord, suppose a sinning and a law-breaking man is replete in all iniquities,” |
| 67 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲗⲟ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅□ⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲛ̅□ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲥⲁ ⲛ̅ⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲗⲟ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲧⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ϫⲓⲛⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: | ouoh aflo ǹxytou tyrou eθve t̀metouro ǹǹfyouì: ouoh afapotasse ǹpikosmos tyrf nem θily tyrs etnxytf ouoh ǹtetenti naf jintarky ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini nai etxen piṡorp ǹxōryma jinp̀·sa ǹvol: | and he hath ceased from these for the sake of the kingdom of heaven and renounced the whole world and the whole matter therein, and we give him from the be-ginning onwards the mysteries of the Light which are in the first space from without, |
| 68 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ: | ouoh afṡanċi ǹǹmistyrion menensaoukouji on ǹouoeiṡ ǹtefkotf ǹtefparaba: | and if he receiveth the mysteries, and after a little while again if he returneth and transgresseth, |
| 69 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲗⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲉⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲗⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲧⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ: | ouoh on menensa nai ǹtefkotf ǹteflo xen novi niven: ouoh ǹtefkotf ǹtefapotasse ǹpikosmos tyrf nem t̀·hily tyrs etnxytf ǹtefi on ǹtefṡōpi xen ouniṡti ǹmetanoia: | and thereafter again if he turneth and ceaseth from all sins and turneth and | renounceth the whole world and the whole matter therein, so that he cometh again and is in great repentance, |
| 70 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ · ϫⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ · ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲡⲥⲁ ⲛ̅ⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲁ̀ⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ: ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: | ouoh ǹtetenemi àlyθōs xen oumyi: je f̀oueṡ f̀nouti ǹtetenti naf ǹp̀mehsnav ǹmistyrion ǹpiṡorp ǹxōryma: nai et·hi p̀·sa ǹvol: | and if we know truly in truth that he longeth after God, so that we give him the second mystery of the first space which is from without; |
| 71 | ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ · ⲛϥ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲗⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ · | ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲗⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ: | homoiōs on ǹouōhem ǹtefkotf ǹtefparaba: ǹtefṡōpi on xen ǹnovi ǹte pikosmos: ouoh on menensa nai ǹtefkotf ǹteflo xen ǹnovi ǹte pikosmos: | --in like manner if he turneth anew and transgresseth and is again in the sins of the world, and again if he thereafter turneth and ceaseth from the sins of the world |
| 72 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛϥ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲧⲛϧⲏⲧϥ: | ouoh on ǹtefapotasse ǹpikosmos tyrf nem t̀·hily tyrs etnxytf: | and again renounceth the whole world and the whole matter therein |
| 73 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛϥ̅ϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲛ̀ϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲏⲓ: | ouoh on ǹtefṡōpi xen ouniṡti ǹmetanoia: ǹtetenemi xen ouōrg: ouoh areǹfhipokrine an: ǹtetenkoten ǹtetenti naf ǹǹmistyrion ǹtarṡy nyi: | and again is in great repentance, and we know it with certainty that he is not a play-actor, so that we turn and give him the mysteries of the beginning, |
| 74 | ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲕⲟⲩⲩϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲉⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲉⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ · | ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲕⲟⲩⲩϣ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲉⲱⲥ ϣⲁ ϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ϫⲓⲛⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲉⲱⲥ ϣⲁ ϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲛⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ: | homoiōs on ǹtefkotf ǹtefernovi: ouoh ǹtefṡōpi xen paitipos paitipos kouiṡ èθrenkō naf èvol heōs ṡa ṡaṡf ǹsop ouoh ǹtetenti naf ǹǹmistyrion nai etxen piṡorp ǹxōryma jinp̀·sa saxoun heōs ṡa ṡaṡf ǹsop ṡanm̀mon: | “which [are] in the first space from without;--in like manner, if he turneth again and sinneth and is in every type [of sin];--desirest thou that we forgive him unto seven times and give him the mysteries which are in the first space from without, unto seven times or not?” |
| 75 | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ · | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁ ϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ: | afouōhem on ǹje p̀·sōtyr pegaf ǹiōannys je oumonon kō naf èvol ṡa ṡaṡf ǹsop: | “The Saviour answered again and said unto John: Not only forgive him unto seven times,” |
| 76 | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁ ϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ϫⲓⲛⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲣⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | alla àmyn tigō m̀mos nōten je kō naf èvol ṡa ṡaṡf ǹsop ǹoumyṡ ǹsop: ǹtetenti naf kata sop ǹǹmistyrion jintarky nyi etxen piṡorp ǹxōryma jinp̀·sa ǹvol aryou rō ǹtetenti hyou ǹt̀psiṡy ǹp̀·son ète m̀mav ǹteferklyronomin ǹt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | but amēn, I say unto you: Forgive him unto many times seven times, and every time give him the mysteries from the beginning onwards which are in the first space from without. Perchance ye win the soul of that brother and he inheriteth the Light-kingdom. |
| 77 | ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲛⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ · ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ' ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϣϥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ · | ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲛⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁ ϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ: ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϣⲁϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁ ϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ϣϥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ: | eθve fai ouon etaretengnoui ǹpaisyou etetengō m̀mos je erṡanpenson ernovi èron kouōṡ èθrenkō naf èvol ṡa ṡaṡf ǹsop: aierouō aigos nōten xen ouparaboly eigō m̀mos je ou monon ṡaṡaṡf ǹsop alla ṡa ṡaṡf ǹṡfe ǹsop: | “For this cause, therefore, when ye questioned me aforetime, | saying: 'If our brother sin against us, desirest thou that we forgive him unto seven times?'--I answered and spake unto you in a similitude, saying: 'Not only unto seven times, but unto seventy times seven.” |
| 78 | ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲡⲥⲁ ⲛ̅ⲃⲟⲗ · ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ · ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯ ϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ: ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲣⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ | tinou oun kō naf èvol ǹoumyṡ ǹsop ǹtetenti naf kata sop ǹǹmistyrion et·hi p̀·sa ǹvol: nai etxen piṡorp ǹxōryma: aryou rō ǹtetenti hyou ǹt̀psiṡy ǹp̀·son ète m̀mav ǹteferklyronomin ǹt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini | “Now, therefore, forgive him many times and every time give him the mysteries which are in the first space which is from without. Perchance ye win the soul of that brother and he inheriteth the Light-kingdom.” |
| 79 | · ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉ̇ⲓ̇ⲛ̇ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | : ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | : àmyn tigō m̀mos nōten je petnatanxo ǹoupsiṡy ǹouōt: ouoh ǹtefnohem m̀mos xōris f̀ouōini tetentaf xen t̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | “Amēn, amēn, I say unto you: He who shall keep in Life and save only one soul, besides the dignity which he possesseth in the Light-kingdom,” |
| 80 | ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ · ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ · ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ · | ϥ̀ⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲙ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ: ϥ̀ⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ: | f̀naċi ǹkeōou èp̀ma ǹt̀psiṡy etafnohem m̀mos: hōste petnanohem ǹoumyṡ m̀psiṡy xōris p̀ṑou tetentaf xen p̀ṑou: f̀naċi ǹkemyṡ nōou èp̀ma ǹǹpsiṡy etafnohem m̀mōou: | “he will receive yet another dignity for the soul which he hath saved, so that he who shall save many souls, besides the dignity which he possesseth in the Light he will receive many other dignities for the souls which he hath saved.” |
| 81 | ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲥ̅ⲱ̅ⲣ̅ ⲁϥϥⲟϭϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϥⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ϫⲉϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲁⲣⲭⲓ ⲛ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧ̇ⲁ̇ⲛⲁⲕⲏⲣⲩⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲱⲙⲉ · | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲁϥϥⲟϭϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ϥⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲛϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲣⲉⲓⲛⲁⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲕⲏⲣⲩⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ: | nai oun ètafgoou ǹje p̀·sōtyr affoċf èvol ǹje iōannys pegaf je paċois fai xaroi eiṡini m̀mok je jintinou ġar areinaarkei ǹṡini m̀mok: eθve hōb niven: eθve f̀ryti etanakyrisse m̀mos ǹt̀metrōmi: | “When then the Saviour had said this, John started forward and said: My Lord, bear with me if I question thee, for from now on I will begin to, question thee on all things concerning the manner, how we are to herald it to mankind.” |
| 82 | ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲩⲉ · | ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ϫⲓⲛⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀: | eṡōp ouon p̀·son ète m̀mav aiṡanti naf ǹoumistyrion xen p̀mistyrion ǹtarṡy nai etṡop xen piṡorp ǹxōryma jinp̀·sa ǹvol aiṡanti naf ǹoumyṡ ǹmistyrion ǹtefṡtemìri ǹp̀m̀p̀ṡa ǹt̀metouro ǹǹfyouì: | “If, therefore, I give that brother a mystery out of the mysteries of the beginning which are in the first space from without, and if I give him many mysteries and he doeth not what | is worthy of the kingdom of heaven,” |
| 83 | ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲣⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | kouōṡ èθreǹouotvef èxoun èǹmistyrion ǹp̀mehsnav ǹxōryma aryou rō ǹtetentihyv ǹt̀psiṡy ǹp̀·son ète m̀mav ǹtefkotf ǹtefermetanoin ǹteferklyronomin ǹt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | --desirest thou that we let him pass through to the mysteries of the second space? Perchance we win the soul of that brother, and he turneth, repenteth and inheriteth the Light-kingdom. |
| 84 | ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ · | ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲛⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ: | kouōṡ èθreǹouotvef èxoun èǹmistyrion ṡanm̀mon nai etxen p̀mehsnav ǹxōryma: | “Desirest thou that we let him pass through to the mysteries [which are in the second space] or not?” |
| 85 | ⲁϥⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲥ̅ⲱ̅ⲣ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛϥ̅ϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲁ · ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲙⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲙⲡϥ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ⲛ · | ⲁϥⲟⲩϩⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛ̀ϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲁ: ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲙⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | afouhem ḋe ǹje p̀·sōtyr pegaf ǹiōannys je eṡōp ouson pe eǹfhipokrine an: alla arefoueṡ f̀nouti xen oualyθia: earetenti naf ǹoumyṡ ǹsop ǹǹmistyrion ǹtarṡy: ouoh fai eθve t̀ànanky ǹǹstoiṡion ǹt̀·himarmeny empefìri ǹp̀m̀p̀ṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | “And the Saviour answered and said unto John: If it is a brother who is not play-acting, but in truth longeth after God, if ye have given him many times the mysteries of the beginning and because of the necessity of the elements of the Fate he hath not done what is worthy of the mysteries of the Light-kingdom,” |
| 86 | ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯ ϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ · | ⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟⲧⲃϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲣⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: | kō naf èvol ouotvf èxoun ti naf ǹpiṡorp ǹmistyrion etxen p̀mehsnav ǹxōryma aryou rō ǹtetenti hyv ǹt̀psiṡy ǹp̀·son ète m̀mav: | then forgive him, let him pass through and give him the first mystery which is in the second space. Perchance ye win the soul of that brother. |
| 87 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ □□ ⲛϥ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲉ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ □□ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ: | ouoh eṡōp m̀peferp̀m̀p̀ṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹf̀ouōini: ouoh □□ ǹtefìri ǹtaìparabasis nem nainovi nainovi: | “And if he hath not done what is worthy of the mysteries of the Light and hath committed transgression and divers sins,” |
| 88 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲗⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲁ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲗⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲁ: | ouoh on menensa nai ǹtefkotf afṡōpi xen ouniṡti ǹmetanoia: ouoh afapotasse ǹpikosmos tyrf ouoh aflo xen ǹnovi tyrou ǹtepikosmos ǹtetenemi xen ouōrg je ǹnefhipokrine an: alla arefoueṡ f̀nouti xen oualyθia: | and thereafter hath turned; again and been in great repentance and hath renounced the whole world and ceased from all the sins of the world, and ye know with certainty that he doth not play-act but in truth longeth after God, |
| 89 | ⲕⲉⲧⲧⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ'ⲟⲩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · | ⲕⲉⲧ̀ⲧⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲟⲩⲟⲧⲃⲉϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: | ket̀tynou ǹouōhem kō naf evolouotvef èxoun ti naf ǹp̀mehsnav ǹmistyrion hrai xen p̀mehsnav ǹxōryma ǹtepaiṡorp ǹmistyrion: | then turn ye anew, forgive him, let him pass on through and give him the second mystery in the second | space of the First Mystery. |
| 90 | ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲣⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϯ ϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · | ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲣⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ϩⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: | aryou rō ǹtetenti hyou ǹt̀psiṡy ǹp̀·son ète m̀mav ǹteferklyronomin ǹt̀metouro ǹf̀ouōini: | draft · mediumPerhaps then you may benefit the soul of that brother, and he may inherit the kingdom of light. |
| 91 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϥ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲉ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ: | ouoh on eṡōp m̀pefìri ǹp̀m̀p̀ṡa ǹǹmistyrion: alla afṡōpi xen taiparabasis nem nainovi nainovi: | “And again if he hath not done what is worthy of the mysteries, but hath been in transgression and divers sins,” |
| 92 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ · ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲗⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ: ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲧⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲗⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ: | ouoh on menensa nai efkotf afṡōpi xen ouniṡti ǹmetanoia: afapotasse ǹpikosmos tyrf nem t̀·hily tyrs etnxytf ouoh aflo xen ǹnovi ǹtepikosmos: | and thereafter again hath turned and been in great repentance and hath renounced the whole world and the whole matter therein and ceased from the sins of the world, |
| 93 | ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ϫⲉⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ ⲕⲉⲧⲧⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲁ̀ⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲙⲏⲓ ⲕⲉⲧ̀ⲧⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ϩⲧⲏϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: | ǹtetenemi àlyθōs je ǹnefhipokrine an alla arefoueṡ f̀nouti ǹθ̀myi ket̀tynou ǹouōhem kō naf èvol je ou ṡa ǹhtyf ǹnayt pe paiṡorp ǹmistyrion: | so that ye know truly that he is not play-acting but longeth truly after God, then turn ye anew, forgive him and receive his repentance, because the First Mystery is compassionate and merciful-minded; |
| 94 | ⲟⲩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · | ⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: | ouōteb on ǹp̀rōmi ète m̀mav èxoun ti naf ǹpaiṡomt ǹmistyrion hi nouèryou èt̀·hrai xen p̀mehsnav ǹxōryma ǹtepaiṡorp ǹmistyrion: | let also that man pass through and give him the three mysteries together which are in the second space of the First Mystery. |
| 95 | ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲛϥ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲉ · ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ · | ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ: | eṡōp erṡanp̀rōmi ète m̀mav afṡanparaba ǹtefṡōpi xen nainovi nainovi: ǹnetenkō naf èvol jinpainav: ouḋe ǹnetenċi ǹtotf ǹnefmetanoia: alla marefṡōpi ǹxytθynou hōs skanḋalos ouoh hōs parabatys: | “If that man [then] transgresseth and is in divers sins, from that moment onwards ye are not to forgive him nor to receive his repentance; but let him be among you as a stumbling-block and as a transgressor.” |
| 96 | ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ · ϫⲉⲡϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲁⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ · | ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ: | àmyn ġar tigō m̀mos nōten: je p̀ṡomt ǹmistyrion ète m̀mav senaṡōpi naf ǹmeθre èt̀·hay ǹtefmetanoia: ouoh nem tefmetanoia m̀mav jinpainav: | “For, amēn, I say unto you: Those three mysteries will be witnesses for his last repentance, and he hath not repentance from this moment onwards.” |
| 97 | ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉⲡⲣⲱ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲧⲥⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲡϭⲓⲥⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲉⲥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ: | àmyn ġar tigō m̀mos erōten je p̀rō ète m̀mav m̀mǹtoutasθo ǹte tefpsiṡy èpikosmos et·hipċisi jinpainav: alla aresnaṡōpi xen ǹma ǹṡōpi ǹp̀ḋ̀rakōn ǹp̀kaki et·hivol: | For, amēn, I say unto you: The soul of that man will not | be cast back into the world above from this moment onwards, but will be in the abodes of the dragon of the outer darkness. |
| 98 | ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲯⲩⲭⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ'ⲥⲟⲟϩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ' ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ ⲕⲛⲁϯϩⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ · ⲉϥⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ ϫⲓⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ' ⲛ̅ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ · | ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲕⲥⲟⲟϩⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲟⲛ: ⲉ̀ϥⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ: | eθve ǹpsixooue ġar ǹnairōmi ǹtaìmine etaigos erōten ǹpaisyou ouparaboly eigō m̀mos: je erṡanpek·son ernovi erok·soohe m̀mok outōk nemaf m̀minm̀mok eṡōp afṡansōtem ǹsōk k̀natihyv ǹpek·son: èfōpe afṡanṡtemsōtem ǹsōk jinǹmak ǹkeouai: | “For regarding the souls of such men I have spoken unto you aforetime in a similitude, saying: 'If thy brother sinneth against thee, bring him over between thee alone and him. If he hearkeneth unto thee, thou wilt win thy brother; if he hearkeneth not unto thee, take with thee yet another.” |
| 99 | ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ · | ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ: | eṡōp afṡanṡtemsōtem ǹsōk nem p̀keouai: | If he hearkeneth not unto thee and the other, |
| 100 | ⲁⲛⲓϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ · ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ · | ⲁⲛⲓϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ: ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ: | anif ètekklysia: eṡōp afṡanṡtemsōtem ǹsa ǹkōouni: | bring him to the assembly. If he hearken not unto the others, |
| 101 | ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ⲣ̅ϣⲁⲩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ · | ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϩⲣⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲣ̀ϣⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ: | marefṡōpi ǹnahryten hōs parabatys ouoh hōs skanḋalon: ouoh ète fai pe eṡōp afṡanṡtemr̀ṡav xen piṡorp ǹmistyrion ti naf ǹp̀mehsnav: | let him be for you as a transgressor and as a stumbling-block.'--That is: If he is not usable in the first mystery, give him the second; |
| 102 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲙ̅ⲣ̅ϣⲁⲩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̇̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲣ̀ϣⲁⲩⲉⲙⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧ ϩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ: | ouoh eṡōp arefṡtemr̀ṡavemp̀mehsnav ti naf m̀p̀ṡomt hi nouèryou evsoouh ète ǹtōou pe ǹtekklysia: | and if he is not usable in the second give him the three, assembled together, which is 'the assembly'; |
| 103 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲙ̅ⲣ̅ϣⲁⲩϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲣ̀ϣⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̀ⲧ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϩⲣⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ: | ouoh eṡōp afṡanṡtemr̀ṡav xen p̀mehṡomǹt ǹmistyrion marefṡōpi ǹnahryten hōs skanḋalon ouoh hōs parabatys: | and if he is not usable in the third mystery, let him be for you as a stumbling-block and as a transgressor. |
| 104 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲟⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϣⲁϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ'ϩ̇ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ · ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϫⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ϣⲁ ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲓⲙϩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲏ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ | ouoh p̀·saji etaigof erōten ǹpaisyou hina hiten meθre s̀nav ṡa ṡomt ǹmeθre èresaji nimhaheratf: ète fai pe p̀ṡomt ǹmistyrion ète m̀mav senaermeθre ètefhay ǹmetanoia | “And the word which I have spoken unto you aforetime: 'So that through two to three witnesses every word may be established,'--it is this: Those three mysteries will witness for his last repentance.” |
| 105 | ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ̈ · ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ' ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲙⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲁϯϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲁϯϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: | ouoh àmyn tigō m̀mos erōten je erṡanp̀rōmi ète m̀mav afṡanermetanoin: nem t̀laav ǹmistyrion kō naf èvol ǹnefnovi ouḋe nem teċi ǹtefmetanoia ǹtotf: ouḋe nem tesōtem èrof èp̀tyrf hiten laav ǹmistyrion eimyti hiten piṡorp ǹmistyrion ǹtepaiṡorp ǹmistyrion: nem ǹmistyrion ǹpiatiṡaje èrof: | And amēn, | I say unto you: If that man repenteth, no mystery can forgive him his sins, nor can his repentance be received, nor can he at all be hearkened to through any mystery, save through the first mystery of the First Mystery and through the mysteries of the Ineffable. |
| 106 | ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲏⲧ' ⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ' ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ · | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲛ̀ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲁⲧϩⲧⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: | nai m̀mate netnaċi ǹtimetanoia ǹp̀rōmi ète m̀mav ǹtotf: ouoh ǹtoukō èvol ǹnefnovi: èvol ġar je hanṡat·htyou ǹnayt ne ǹmistyrion ète m̀mav ǹrefkō èvol ǹouoeiṡ niven: | “It is these alone which will receive the repentance of that man and forgive his sins; for those mysteries in sooth are compassionate and merciful-minded and forgiving at every time.” |
| 107 | ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲥ̅ⲱ̅ⲣ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥ̅ⲱ̅ⲣ̅ ϫⲉⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲟ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ · ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲙ̅ⲛⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲛϥ̅ϣⲟⲟⲡ' ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̇ⲛ̇ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲁ · | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲧⲛϧⲏⲧϥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲁ: | nai oun ètafgoou ǹje p̀·sōtyr afouōh on etotf ǹje iōannys pegaf ǹp̀·sōtyr je paċois eièṡōpi ouson ǹrefernovi èmaṡō eafapotasse ǹpikosmos tyrf nem t̀·hily tyrs etnxytf: nem nefnovi tyrou ouoh nem nefrōouṡ tyrou: ouoh ǹtetenerḋokimazin m̀mof ǹtetenemi je ǹfṡoop an xen ouk̀rof nem ouhipokrisis nem alla efoueṡ ṡōpi xen oumyi nem oualyθia: | “When then the Saviour had said this, John continued again and said to the Saviour: My Lord, suppose an exceedingly sinful brother who hath renounced the whole world and the whole matter therein and all its sins and all its cares, and we shall prove him and know that he is not in deceit and play-acting but that in uprightness and in truth he longeth [after God],” |
| 108 | ⲛ̅ⲧ̇ⲉ̇ⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲁϥⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ · ⲏ̅ ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ · | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ: ⲓⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̀ⲧ: | ǹtetenemi je afm̀pṡa ǹǹmistyrion ǹp̀mehsnav ǹxōryma: ie p̀mehṡomǹt: | and we know that he hath become worthy of the mysteries of the second space or of the third, |
| 109 | ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲁⲡⲁⲝ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲏ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲙⲁϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧϥ̅ϫⲓ ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ · | ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲁⲡⲁⲝ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲓⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̀ⲧ ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲕ̀ⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ϣⲁⲛⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ: | kouōṡ hapaks èθrenti naf èvol xen ǹmistyrion ǹp̀mehsnav ǹxōryma ie nem p̀mahṡomǹt em̀patefċi mistyrion èp̀tyrf ǹteǹk̀lyronomia ǹf̀ouōini kouōṡ èθrenti naf ṡanm̀mon: | “--desirest thou that we give him of the mysteries of the second space and of the third, before he hath at all received mysteries of the Inheritance of the Light or not? Desirest thou that we give or not?” |
| 110 | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲙⲓⲗⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲁ ϫⲉⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ' ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲟ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲓⲉⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉϥⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲁ · | ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲙⲓⲗⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲓⲉⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉ̀ⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲁ: | afouōhem ḋe ǹje p̀·sōtyr pegaf ǹiōannys xen θ̀myti ǹnimaθytys je atetenṡanemi xen ouōrg je a p̀rōmi ète m̀mav afapotasse ǹpikosmos tyrf nem nefrōouṡ tyrou nem nefhomilia tyrou nem nefnovi tyrou ouoh ǹtetenemi xen oualyθia je arefṡop an xen ouk̀rof ouḋe ǹnefṡoop an xen ouhipokrisis: ouḋe ǹnafoi ǹperierġos an je efèemi ènetnmistyrion je arevoi ǹaṡ ǹsmot alla arefoueṡ f̀nouti xen oualyθia: | “And the Saviour answered and said unto John in the midst of the disciples: If ye know with certainty that that man | hath renounced the whole world and all its cares and all its associations and all its sins, and if ye know in truth that he is not in deceit, neither that he was play-acting nor that he was curious to know the mysteries, how they are brought to pass, but that he longeth after God in truth,” |
| 111 | ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϩⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · | ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϩⲟⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: | fai ǹtaìmine m̀perhopoou èrof: | hide them not from such an one, |
| 112 | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲙⲁϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲉ ϫⲉⲉϥⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̀ⲧ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉϥⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: | alla ti naf èvol xen ǹmistyrion ǹp̀mehsnav ǹxōryma nem p̀mahṡomǹt: ouoh ǹθōten hōθynou ǹtetenerḋokimazin je arefm̀pṡa ǹaṡ ǹmistyrion: | but give him of the mysteries of the second and third space and try even of what mystery he is worthy; |
| 113 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϥ̅ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϩⲱⲡ' ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧϥⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϩⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ | ouoh petfm̀pṡa m̀mof tyif naf: ouoh m̀perhōp èrof emmon | and that of which he is worthy, give him and hide it not from him, |
| 114 | ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛϩⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲏⲡ' ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ · | ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲏⲡ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ: | atetenṡanhōp èrof tetenċyp èxoun èouniṡti ǹkrima: | for if ye hide it from him, ye may be guilty of a great condemnation. |
| 115 | ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ · ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲏ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛϥ̅ⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲟⲛ ⲛϥ̅ⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ · ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲟⲡ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ · ϩⲉⲱⲥ ϣⲁⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ · | ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̀ⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ: ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲟⲡ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ: ϩⲉⲱⲥ ϣⲁ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̀ⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ: | eṡōp atetenṡanti naf ǹousop: xen p̀mehsnav ǹxōryma ie xen p̀mehṡomǹt ǹtefkotf on ǹtefernovi: etetneouōh on etotθynou ǹp̀mehsop s̀nav: heōs ṡa p̀mehṡomǹt ǹsop: | “If ye give him once [of the mysteries] of the second space or of the third and he turneth again and sinneth, ye are to continue again the second time up to the third time.” |
| 116 | ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲡϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲏ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ · | ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϯ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϩⲁⲏ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ: | eṡōp on afṡanernovi ǹteǹtetetenouōh ète θynou èti naf: je p̀ṡomt ǹmistyrion ète m̀mav senaṡōpi naf ǹmeθre xen tefhay ǹmetanoia: | If he still sinneth, ye shall not continue to give him, for those three mysteries will be witnesses unto him for his last repentance. |
| 117 | ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱϩⲙ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲏ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ϥϭⲏⲡ' ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̀ⲧ ϥϭⲏⲡ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ: | ouoh àmyn tigō m̀mos erōten je petnatimistyrion ǹp̀rōmi ète m̀mav ǹouōhem xen p̀mehkōryma s̀nav ie xen p̀mehṡomǹt fċyp èxoun èouniṡti ǹkrima: | And amēn, I say unto you: He who shall give that man anew mysteries of the second space or of the third, is guilty of a great condemnation. |
| 118 | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲏⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲃⲱⲗ' ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲣ̅ϩⲣⲟⲩⲟⲩϫϥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥ̅ⲁⲛ̅ϩⲁⲗⲓⲥⲕⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲟ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲁⲧϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ · | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϩⲣⲏⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲁⲩⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲣ̀ϩⲣⲟⲩⲟⲩϫϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲓⲥⲕⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲱⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲣ̀ⲁⲧϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ: | alla marefṡōpi ǹnahryten hōs parabatys ouoh hōs skanḋaavō xen p̀vōl èvol ǹpikosmos tefpsiṡy nar̀hrouougf ouoh ǹtesanhaliske èp̀gaf etnaṡt nem p̀k̀rōm etnaṡt èmaṡō: ouoh s̀nar̀atṡōpe ṡa èneh: | “But let him be for you as a transgressor and as a stumbling-block. Amēn, I say unto you: The soul of that man cannot be cast back into the world | from this moment onwards; but his habitation is in the midst of the jaws of the dragon of the outer darkness, the region of howling and grinding of teeth. And at the dissolution of the world his soul will be frozen up [?] and perish in the violent cold and exceedingly violent fire and will be non-existent eternally.” |
| 119 | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲓⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛϥ̅ⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲓⲉϥϣⲁⲛ ⲕⲟⲧⲉϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: | alla eṡōp on etiefṡan kotef ǹtefapotasse ǹpikosmos tyrf nem nefrōouṡ tyrou nem nefnovi tyrou: | “Even if he yet again turneth and renounceth the whole world and all its cares and all its sins,” |
| 120 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϥ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ · ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ · ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲁⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲡ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲁⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: | ouoh p̀fṡōpi xen ouniṡti ǹpolitia nem ouniṡti ǹmetanoia: nem t̀laav ǹmistyrion ċi ǹtotf ǹtefmetanoia: ouḋe nem tesōtem èrof èθrevnai naf ǹtouċi ǹtotf ǹtefmetanoia ǹtoukō èvol ǹnefnovi eimyti p̀mistyrion ǹpaiṡorp ǹmistyrion: ouoh nem p̀mistyrion ǹpaiatsaji èrof: | and he is in great citizenship and great repentance, no mystery can receive from him his repentance; nor can it hearken unto him, to have mercy upon him and receive his repentance and forgive his sins, save the mystery of the First Mystery and the mystery of the Ineffable. |
| 121 | ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ · | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲓ ⲛ̀ϯⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲓ: | nai m̀mate netnaċi ǹtimetanoia ǹp̀rōmi ète m̀mav ǹtotf ǹtoukō èvol ǹnefnovi: | It is these alone which will receive the repentance of that man and forgive his sins; |
| 122 | ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ϣ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲗⲟⲛ · | ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲁⲧϩⲧⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲗⲟⲛ: | èvol ġar je hanṡat·htyou ǹnayt ne ǹmistyrion ète m̀mav: ouoh hanrefkanove èvol ne ǹouoeiṡ niven: lon: | “for in sooth those mysteries are compassionate and merciful-minded and forgiving of sins at every time.” |
| 123 | ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϫⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲥⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ: | ouoh àmyn tigō m̀mos erōten je p̀rōmi ète m̀mav nem tesōti ǹtefpsiṡy èpekosmos jinpainav: | draft · highAnd amen, I say to you: that man's soul will not be returned to the world from this time on, |
| 124 | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ'ⲡⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϭⲁϩϭϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲃϩⲉ · | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲇ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ'ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϭⲁϩϭⲉϩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲃϩⲉ: | alla pefma ǹṡōpi pe xen θ̀myti ǹt̀tapro ǹp̀ḋ̀rakōn ǹp̀kaki et·hivol'p̀ma ǹp̀rimi nem p̀ċahċeh ǹnovhe: | draft · highbut its dwelling place is in the midst of the mouth of the dragon of the outer darkness, the place of weeping and gnashing of teeth. |
Provenance
- title
- Pistis Sophia Book 3 Part 1
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "pistis-sophia", document pistis.sophia_book_3_part1
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Pistis Sophia Book 3 Part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus pistis-sophia, document pistis.sophia_book_3_part1, version 5.0.0 (2024-05-06), annotations by Randy Komforty, Lance Martin, Amir Zeldes, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Marcion project, Archive.org. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation checked · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 5.0.0, 2024-05-06)
- file
- Apocrypha & Gnostic/Pistis Sophia/pistis.sophia_book_3_part1.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Pistis Sophia Book 3 Part 1 — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from pistis.sophia_book_3_part1.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "pistis-sophia", document pistis.sophia_book_3_part1)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Pistis Sophia Book 3 Part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus pistis-sophia, document pistis.sophia_book_3_part1, version 5.0.0 (2024-05-06), annotations by Randy Komforty, Lance Martin, Amir Zeldes, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Marcion project, Archive.org. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation checked · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 5.0.0, 2024-05-06)
- generated by
- tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier a, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: abbrev=7 l1_morphs_unsplit=1 lexeme_L1-S-3=17 lexeme_L1-S-4=1 lexeme_open=7 n_morphs_fallback=3 numeral_single_ambiguous=7 segment_mismatch=23 stroke_kept=1136 stroke_unified=1 th_resolved=14 tokens=2047
- file
- Apocrypha & Gnostic/Pistis Sophia/pistis.sophia_book_3_part1.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Pistis Sophia Book 3 Part 1 — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from pistis.sophia_book_3_part1.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Pistis Sophia Book 3 Part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus pistis-sophia, document pistis.sophia_book_3_part1, version 5.0.0 (2024-05-06), annotations by Randy Komforty, Lance Martin, Amir Zeldes, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Marcion project, Archive.org. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation checked · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 5.0.0, 2024-05-06)
- generated by
- tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
- file
- Apocrypha & Gnostic/Pistis Sophia/pistis.sophia_book_3_part1.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt
- what it is
- DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
- lines
- 120 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 4 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM's English — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM pistis-sophia, pistis.sophia_book_3_part1 (120 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Pistis Sophia Book 3 Part 1. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "pistis-sophia", document pistis.sophia_book_3_part1. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/apocrypha-and-gnostic/pistis-sophia/pistis.sophia-book-3-part1.sahidic.scriptorium/. Pistis Sophia Book 3 Part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus pistis-sophia, document pistis.sophia_book_3_part1, version 5.0.0 (2024-05-06), annotations by Randy Komforty, Lance Martin, Amir Zeldes, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Marcion project, Archive.org. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
What the layers are
L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).
L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.