Ce ukuthi ikhiyubhu ngeyendoda (Geb), indilinga ngeyowesifazane (Nut).
« U-Rubens, ngombono wakhe wesibalo sabantu, uthi i-cube noma isikwele siyindlela yeqhawe noma yezemidlalo, evumelana nomuntu. Akunakunqatshwa ukuthi, noma ngesimo jikelele, noma emgqeni wezimpawu zemininingwane, nakuzo zonke izimo ezivamile nezemvelo zendoda enamandla, kukhona ukusika kwesigcawu esithile emincane; ukuthi umdwebo, esikhundleni somugqa olandelwayo futhi ogelezayo, uveza ukuphazamiseka, okubangelwa amathambo ahamba phambili, ngemisipha kanye namathenda ahlukaniswe nomunye nomunye, nangemithanjeni ebawela . Kubaluleke kakhulu uma umuntu enza imizamo yokuthi izwele. Ngoba, ekuphumuleni okuphelele, umugqa wokudweba uyancipha "(I-British Library, 1807, p. 342-343). URubens uthi futhi: " umbuthano uyisici sesibili sakudala somzimba womuntu: Ukhipha umsuka wawo ebunyeni, okusho ukuthi, ukusuka endaweni okuyisikhungo sawo, okhiqiza isiyingi ezindaweni ezingaphezulu, kanye nembulunga emizimbeni; ubunye nobulula bakha ubukhona bayo. Kusuka kulo mbuthano noma kule mbulunga ephelele ethola konke okubheka abesifazane, noma yonke into eyindilinga, eguquguqukayo, ehlukumezayo, egobile. "(Umbono womuntu wesibalo, iphe. I-6).