1 He grasped other places, and created for himself an aeon of light-sparks, the one where he now exists. He mated with Ignorance, who dwells with him, and begot the authorities who are subjected to him, the twelve angels, and an aeon for each one of them, according to the pattern of the indestructible ones.
2 They created for them seven angels, and for the angels, three powers according to the appearance of the first pattern, which existed before him.
3 The authorities that had issued forth from the chief-begetter, the chief archon of darkness and ignorance, together with the authorities, were ignorant of the one who had begotten them, and their names were these:
4 The first is Haoth;
5 the second is Harmas. who is the fire-eye;
6 the third is Galila;
7 the fourth is Yobel;
8 the fifth is Adonaios;
9 the sixth is Sabaoth;
10 the seventh is Kainan Kasin, who is called the sun;
11 the eighth is Abiressia;
12 the ninth is Yobel;
13 the tenth is Annoupiael;
14 the eleventh is Adonin;
15 the twelfth is Belias.
16 On the one hand, they possess one set of names from Lusts and Angers.
17 To simplify the situation, all of their names are doubled, because they are assigned names by the glories on high,
18 because they have been named in truth, they manifest their nature.
19 Saklas also called them according to their names that refer to illusion and to their powers.
20 In this way, through the glories they diminish and weaken; through the latter they strengthen and multiply.
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