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                   17. "I sing praise to thee, O (unapproachable God), for thou hast emanated me as a single
                       emanation. What now is thy will so that all these things should come into existence, O

                       (unapproachable God)?"
                   18. Then they answered: "Amen, amen, amen" three times "O (unapproachable God)".



                   19. "I sing praise to thee for thou hast set me up in thy presence, I being thy whole likeness
                       and thy whole image, and thou wast satisfied with me. What now is thy will, so that all

                       these things should come into existence, O (unapproachable God)?"
                   20. Then they answered: "(Amen, amen, amen) three times, "O (unapproachable God)."



                   21. "I sing praise to thee, O (unapproachable God), for thou hast shone forth this small idea

                       within thyself. Thou hast emanated the second emanation. Thou hast distributed it to
                       places which surround thee. What now is thy will, so that all these things should come
                       into existence, 0 (unapproachable God)?"
                   22. Then they answered: "(Amen, amen, amen)" three times, "O unapproachable God."




                   23. "I sing praise to thee, O (unapproachable God), for thou thyself hast shone forth within
                       thyself. Thou hast emanated the third emanation, which is this which thou hast caused
                       to exist, distributing thyself to all these places. What now, O (unapproachable God), is
                       thy will, so that all these things should come into existence?"

                   24. Then they said: "(Amen, amen, amen)" three times, "O (unapproachable God)."



                   25. "I sing praise to thee, (O unapproachable God, for thou thyself hast shone forth within)
                       thyself. Thou hast emanated [continued]
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