And it is told how once the earth swayed in deep quiet, swayed in deep silence, rested in stillness, softly rocking, and lay there, lonely and void.
And this is the first testimony, the first word: there was no man, nor beast, fowl, fish, crab, tree, stone, cave, gorge, grass-tuft, nor bush, only the heavens were there. Invisible was the face of the earth, only the seas gathering under the firmament, that was all.
Nothing was there to take form or become audible, nothing to move, trickle, or rush under the firmament. There was only the nothingness.
Only the waters gathered together, only the sea lay calmly there, one single surging sea. Truly nothing was there, which might otherwise have existed. Only quiet was there, and stillness, in darkness and night.
Only the creatress was there and the creator, it was She, the Mighty and Cucumatz, Herself, the child-bearer, and the begetter of sons were there upon the unfathomable waters. Omniscient and omnipotent was their essence. And likewise there truly was heaven, and also the "Heart of Heaven', this is the name of the God, this is how He is named. And his word came thither, unto the Mighty and to Cucumatz, where there was darkness and night, and talked to the Mighty and to Cucumatz. And they talked and bethought themselves, and considered carefully, took council among themselves and brought their words and considerations into accord.
There emerged from their plans the dawning of light, and the conception of man.
And then they pondered the sprouting, the growing of trees and creepers, the springing up of life, and the creation of mankind in darkness and night, on the strength of Him, who is the "Heart of Heaven", and whose name is Huracan: Huracan-flash-of-lightning, the third, at last, is green-lightning - by these three is the "Heart of Heaven" encompassed.
And they came to the Mighty and to Cucumatz and considered light and life: "In what manner shall life be sown, and how shall light shine? Who shall be our ward and keeper? O that it may come to pass! This thou shalt ponder! Recede o ye waters, abate ye from the earth! For there is no splendor nor renown, nor glory in this, our work, our creation, lest man be built, man be created." Thus spake they.