He led me on and brought me to a fiery river, the waters of which were an ell high, and its noise like the noise of heaven's thunder.
And I saw a host of souls submerged in it; and those who were in that river cried out and wept aloud, and there was a great commotion and much groaning.
But it is a discerning fire that does not touch the righteous, yet burns up sinners and boils them in the stench that surrounds them.
I saw also the pit of the abyss, the smoke of which went up in clouds; I saw men sunk in it grinding their teeth, crying out and wailing, and each one was groaning.
The angel said to me, Look and see these others too. And when I had looked at them, the angel said to me, These are those who have committed the sin of Sodom; these are indeed in great distress.
I saw also pits full of worms that do not sleep; I saw Abdemerouchos who is in charge of the punishments, made all of fire, threatening the tormentors in hell and saying, Beat them until they know that God is.
I saw a house built of fiery stone, and there were grown men underneath it, crying out and wailing. The angel said to me, Look with your eyes and contemplate the punishments.
I said to the angel, My eyes could not endure it; for how long must these punishments go on? He said to me, Until the merciful God has pity.