1I would expect to see the souls of the righteous and sinners and see in what manner they depart from the body.
2And the angel answered and said to me: Look again at the earth.
3And I looked and saw the whole world, and men were as nothing and failing utterly.
4And I looked and saw a certain man about to die.
5And the angel said to me: He whom you see is righteous.
6And again I looked and saw all his works that he had done for the name of God.
7And all his desires that he remembered and that he did not remember.
8All of them stood before his face in the hour of necessity.
9And I saw that the righteous grew in righteousness and found rest and confidence.
10And before he departed from the world, holy angels and also evil ones stood beside him, and I saw them all.
11But the evil ones found no dwelling in him.
12But the holy ones had power over his soul and governed it until it departed from the body.
13And they stirred up the soul, saying: Oh soul, take notice of your body from which you came.
14For you must return to the same body on the day of resurrection, to receive what is promised to all the righteous.
15They received the soul from the body and soon kissed it as if they knew it daily, saying: Be courageous, for you did the will of God while on earth.
16And the angel who watched him day after day came to meet him and said to him: Be of good cheer, oh soul, for I rejoice in you.
17For I did the will of God on earth, for I told God all your works, as they were.
18Likewise also the spirit came to meet him and said: Oh soul, do not fear, nor be troubled, until you come to a place you have never known.
19But I will be your helper, for I found you a place of rest in the time when I dwelt in you, when you were on the earth.
20And his spirit strengthened him, and his angel lifted him up and took him to heaven.