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THE CANONICAL PRAYERBOOK OF THE MANDAEANS

PRAYER #17

Avaunt! flee in fear all (ye) evil, restricting, wrathful spirits!

Flee, begone, be vanquished and brought to nought before the glory and light of Manda-d-Hiia! Piriawis-Ziwa and Piriafil-Malaka have set moving the limbs of my body: I descend (to the Jordan) before these stedfast, flourishing souls of the living.

Shilmai and Nidbai, fly, approach, arrive!

Bear ye witness to these souls who are going down to the jordan to be baptised.

Ye four 'uthras, sons of light, Rhum-Hai, 'In-Hai, Sum-Hai and Zaniar-Hai, be ye my witnesses on the great day of departure (from the body).

Great Jordan of Life, I laud thee and adjure thee by 'Usar-Nhura (Treasure-of-Light), the great solace and support of life, that thou givest no room to evil beings (who are) against these souls who go down into thee.

Healing shall be theirs in the name of the Sublime (Strange) Life from worlds (of light).


May Life be established in Its indwellings,

and Life is victorious.

FROM THE BOOK:
THE CANONICAL PRAYERBOOK OF THE MANDAEANS
BY E.S. DROWER

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