ⲙ̅ⲋ̅

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ⲛϥϫⲓ ⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ

it is enlightened, and it will become

2

ⲟⲩⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ· ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲏⲧⲉ¹

(a part of) nature (φύσις). Thus

ϣⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ²

(this type) comes down to birth because of it

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ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲣ ⲁⲧ⸌ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧ̣ⲃⲉ̣ ⲛ̣[ⲓ-]

and is speechless because of the pains

ⲙⲕⲟⲟϩ· ⲙⲛ ϯⲙⲛ[ⲧ]ⲁ̣ⲧⲛ [ⲁ]ⲣ̣ⲏ̣[ϫϥ]³

and the infiniteness

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ⲛⲧⲉ ϯϩⲩⲗⲏ· ⲉ̣ⲩ̣[ⲛⲧ]ⲁϥ [ⲛ] ⲟⲩϭⲟ̣ⲙ

of matter (ὕλη). Although it possesses an

ⲛ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲙ̣[ⲙ…