e are Powers placed in this place over the Fount of the
Waters of Life which they make go forth. These are the names of the
Powers who are over the Waters of Life: Michar and Micheu; and they
baptise in the name of Barpharanges. In the interior of these Spaces
are the aeons of Sophia; in the interior of these Spaces is the True
Truth, and Pistis Sophia is found there and also the pre-existent Jesus
the Living, Aerodios and his twelve aeons. There are placed in this
space Sellao, Eleinos, Zogenetheles, Selmelche, and the Autogenes of
the aeons. There are placed in him four lights: Eleltheth, Daueithe,
Oroiael ... (42). He saith (43):

O Alone-begotten of Light, I praise Thee.

O Light unengendered, I praise Thee.

O Light self-begotten, I praise Thee.

O Forefather of Light, more excellent than every Forefather, I praise
Thee.

O Light Invisible, who art before all those beyond vision, I praise
Thee.

O Thought of Light surpassing all Thought, I praise Thee.

O God of Light above all gods, I praise thee.

O Gnosis of Light passing all knowledge, I praise Thee.

O Unknowable One of Light, who art beyond all that is unknown, I praise
Thee.

O Hermit of the Light, who art above all solitaries, I praise Thee.

O All-mighty of the Light, more excellent than the all-powered ones, I
praise Thee.

O Thou Thrice-mighty of the Light, greater than them of Triple-might, I
praise Thee.

O Light that none can separate, for Thou dividest all light, I praise
Thee.

O Thou Pure Light, surpassing all purity, I praise Thee.

O Thou who hast begotten [Thyself] in the absence of all generation,
Whom none has engendered, I praise Thee.

O Fount of the Universality of AEons, I praise Thee.

O True Self-born of Light, who art before all those self-born, I praise
Thee.

O Thou True Unmoved One of Light, who by Thy Will movest all things, I
praise Thee.

O Silence of all things, Silence of Light, I praise Thee.

O Saviour of all things, Saviour of Light, I praise Thee.

O Thou Unconquerable One of Light, I praise Thee.

O Thou Sole Space of all the places of the Universe, I praise Thee.

O Thou Only Universal Mystery, I praise thee.

O Thou Only All-perfect Light, I praise Thee.

O Thou Only Wise One and Sole Wisdom, I praise Thee.

O Thou Only Intangible, I praise Thee.

O Thou True Goodness, who hast made appear all good things, I praise
Thee.

O Thou True Light, who hast made all lights to shine, I pr