First stele — to the Self-Generated (Autogenes)

1The first stele of Seth: I bless thee, Father Geradama, I, as thy own Son, Emmacha Seth, whom thou didst beget without begetting, as a blessing of our God; for I am thine own Son.

2And thou art my mind, O my Father. And I, I sowed and begot. But thou hast seen the majesties; thou hast become eternal. I bless thee, Father; bless me, Father. I exist because of thee. Thou art because of God, who is in thee.

3Thou art unitary; thou art alive. Thou seest, for thou art Mind. Thou art a god of truth, a place of truth. Thou hast made man — that is to say, the man — to come into being by thy compassion.

4Thou hast given to him, the man, of the unborn ones, holy ones, who exist forever. Thou hast made him to fall short of nothing, but to come forth from a holy place.

5Thou hast hidden the man within thy own self. The man within thee is also thy son. Therefore, I bless thee. I, the second Aeon — Barbelo, mind of the Father, who, before all the aeons, was begotten — bless thee.

6All the aeons bless thee. Thou hast become great, thou hast appeared, thou hast pre-existed, beloved of God. We give thanks. We have been blessed by thee forever.