Before the beginning of the new-making, Áwonawílona (the Maker and
Container of All, the All-father Father), solely had being. There was
nothing else whatsoever throughout the great space of the ages save
everywhere black darkness in it, and everywhere void desolation.
In the beginning of the new-made, Áwonawílona conceived within himself
and thought outward in space, whereby mists of increase, steams potent
of growth, were evolved and uplifted. Thus, by means of his innate
knowledge, the All-container made himself in person and form of the Sun
whom we hold to be our father and who thus came to exist and appear.
With his appearance came the brightening of the spaces with light, and
with the brightening of the spaces the great mist-clouds were thickened
together and fell, whereby was evolved water in water; yea, and the
world-holding sea.
With his substance of flesh (_yépnane_) outdrawn from the surface
of his person, the Sun-father formed the seed-stuff of twain
worlds, impregnating therewith the great waters, and lo! in the
heat of his light these waters of the sea grew green and scums
(_k’yanashótsiyallawe_) rose upon them, waxing wide and weighty
until, behold! they became Áwitelin Tsíta, the "Four-fold Containing
Mother-earth," and Ápoyan Tä´chu, the "All-covering Father-sky."