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89.25 And while those wolves had not yet seen the sheep, they went into

the middle of that stretch of water; but the wolves pursued the sheep, and

those wolves ran after them into that stretch of water.

89.26 But when they saw the Lord of the sheep they turned to flee in front

of him; but that stretch of water flowed together again, and suddenly
resumed its natural form, and the water swelled up, and rose until it

covered those wolves.
89.27 And I looked until all the wolves that had pursued those sheep were

destroyed and drowned.
89.28 But the sheep escaped that water, and went to a desert, where there

was neither water, nor grass. And they began to open their eyes and see,

and I saw the Lord of the sheep pasturing them, and giving them water and

grass, and that sheep going and leading them.

89.29 And that sheep went up to the summit of a high rock and the Lord of

the sheep sent it to them.

89.30 And after this, I saw the Lord of the sheep standing before them, and

his appearance was terrible and majestic, and all those sheep saw him and

were afraid of him.

89.31 And all of them were afraid and trembled before him; and they cried

out to that sheep, with those who were in their midst: “We cannot stand

before our Lord nor look at him.”

89.32 And that sheep, which led them, again went up to the summit of that

rock; and the sheep began to be blinded, and go astray from the path which

had been shown to them, but that sheep did not know.

89.33 And the Lord of the sheep was extremely angry with them, and that

sheep knew, and went down from the summit of the rock, and came to the

sheep, and found the majority of them, with their eyes blinded, and going

astray from his path.

89.34 And when they saw it they were afraid and trembled before it and

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