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By the hosts of Haraiti, the voice of I’hua’Mazda came to Zarathustra, the All Pure: Hear me, O Zarathustra; I am I’hua’Mazda. Hear about your Creator, Who created all created things.

These are the chief best places created: First, the earth, the air and the water, and all the living that are on them and in them.

Out of darkness came Void! Waste! And nothing was; as seeming nothing. And He, the Creator, Ormazd, shaped the shape of things.

The living that live; the living that are dead; the first of all that breathed; these the Creator, Ormazd, created.

With legs or wings; and with hair, feathers or naked; meant to crawl, walk or fly—so created the Creator, Ormazd, all the living.

To all to live a life; a right to live and die: Out of the life of Ormazd, He gave them life and death.

Then asked Zarathustra, the All Pure, inquiring of I’hua’Mazda, saying: To whom else have you spoken these things?

I’hua’Mazda said: Since I told you, a million! Before I told you, a million! More than a thousand millions! Then asked Zarathustra: Tell me one, one to whom you have revealed? Then answered I’hua’Mazda: To Vivanho, the first of men who had words; the first of women who had words. In the first days when pure men and pure women were created, I came, I revealed. Then Zarathustra, the All Pure, said:

To be all pure; to be all good; to be all wise; to be all holy; to do all good works; what are these?

I’hua’Mazda said: These are to hear my voice, O Zarathustra. Then Zarathustra said: To be all bad; to be all foolish; to be all evil thinking; to do evil works, what are these?

I’hua’Mazda said: These are not to hear my voice; these are Anra’mainyus, O Zarathustra! Then Zarathustra inquired, saying: Is the ̳not to hear your voice’ a person? Is the ̳to hear your voice’ a person? (i.e., Is Anra’mainyus a person? Is Vivanho a person?)

I’hua’Mazda said to Zarathustra, the All Pure: Anra’mainyus was a person, but he is dead; Vivanho is a person, and he lives to all the holy, to all the good, to all the wise. But to all the evil, to all the bad, to all the foolish, Anra’mainyus is not dead.

Then inquired Zarathustra, the All Pure: Where did all good come from; where did all evil come from? Who is the All Good; who is the All Evil? Then answered I’hua’Mazda to Zarathustra, saying: You perceive now, All Evil must have a name; All Good must have a name. Without names, no man could talk. Behold, I will write for you, O Zarathustra, you All Pure. The mark I make first, you shall call the All Good, the Creator, the Master, the Light! Here, then, I have made a circle and a cross and a leaf.

I’hua’Mazda said to Zarathustra, the All Pure: Whoever looks upon this mark, whoever sees it, sees the Name of All Names, the Creator. Whoever makes this mark, writes the name of the All Good; whoever pronounces this mark, pronounces the name of Ormazd, the All Master.

Then I’hua’Mazda made a circle, and painted four dark corners in it, and called it Anra’mainyus, the Uh-druk, the opposition to All Truth, and All Light, and All Good. And I’hua’Mazda explained to Zarathustra.

And, behold, there stood within the circle of evil, the name of All Good, the cross, and it was light, and the corners were black. I’hua’Mazda called this mark FATE, explaining to Zarathustra, the All Pure, saying: These three marks embrace all the created creation; hence, the name of the third one is Fate, from which there is no escape, nor separation, forever.

Zarathustra inquired of I’hua’Mazda, saying: Is evil, evil; is good, good? I’hua’Mazda said: Evil is evil to man, but evil is not evil to Ormazd. Good is good to man; but good is not good to Ormazd. Only two conditions are before Ormazd; neither evil, nor good; but ripe and unripe. To Ormazd, that which man calls evil is unripe; to Ormazd, that which man calls good is ripe.

I’hua’Mazda went on explaining, saying: For the sake of understanding, O Zarathustra; for the sake of not confounding, you shall call evil, evil; and good, good. Hear me, then, my son:

Without green fruit, none could be ripe; without evil none could be good. So Ormazd created all creation, and called it good; but lo and behold, there was nothing to do. All things never moved, as if dead; all things were as nothing.

Then Ormazd blew His breath outward, and every created thing went into motion. And those at the front were called All Good, and those at the rear were called All Evil. Thus the Creator created the Good Creation and the Evil Creation; the I’hua’Mazda and the Anra’mainyus.