Genesisi 3:1-24
3 Inyoka+ beyihlakaniphe ukuzidlula zoke iinlwana zommango uJehova uZimu ebekazenzile. Yeke yathi emfazini: “Kghani kuliqiniso ukuthi uZimu uthe ningadli kiyo yoke imithi esesimini?”+
2 Umfazi wathi enyokeni: “Singazidla zoke iinthelo zemithi esesimini.+
3 Malungana nomuthi ophakathi nesimu+ uZimu uthe: ‘Ningadli kiwo begodu ningawuthinti ukuze ningafi.’”
4 Kilokho inyoka yathi emfazini: “Awa angekhe nife.+
5 Ngombana uZimu uyazi ukuthi ngelanga enizokudla ngalo kiwo, amehlwenu azokuvuleka begodu nizokuba njengoZimu, nazi okulungileko nokungakalungi.”+
6 Ngebangelo, umfazi wabona ukuthi umuthi lo muhle, uneenthelo ezikhanukelekako begodu ukarisa kwamambala. Yeke wakha isithelo sawo wasidla.+ Ngemva kwalokho, wanikela indodakhe nasele inaye, nayo yasidla.+
7 Amehlwabo avuleka, balemuka ukuthi bakhamba hlubule. Nje-ke bathatha amakari womuthi wamafeyi bazenzela izambatho, bavala ubuhlubule babo.+
8 Ngemva kwalokho bezwa ilizwi lakaJehova uZimu njengombana bekakhamba esimini ngaphambi kokutjhinga kwelanga, yeke indoda nomkayo babhacela uJehova hlangana nemithi yesimu.
9 UJehova uZimu bekasolo ambiza umuntu athi: “Ukuphi?”
10 Emaswapheleni umuntu wathi: “Ngizwe ilizwi lakho esimini kodwana ngasaba ngombana bengihlubule, yeke ngabhaca.”
11 UZimu wathi: “Ngubani okutjele bona uhlubule?+ Kghani udle emthini engakuyala bona ungadli kiwo?”+
12 Umuntu wathi: “Umfazi onginikele yena bona abe ngewami unginikele isithelo somuthi, nje-ke ngasidla.”
13 UJehova wathi emfazini: “Yintobani oyenzileko le?” Umfazi waphendula wathi: “Inyoka ingikhohlisile, nje-ke ngadla.”+
14 Kilokhu uJehova wathi enyokeni:+ “Ngebanga lokuthi wenze lokhu, ungoqalekisiweko kizo zoke iinlwana ezifuywako nakizo zoke iinlwana zommango. Uzokurhurhuba ngamathumbakho begodu uzokudla ithuli ukuphila kwakho koke.
15 Ngizokwenza wena+ nomfazi+ nibe manaba,+ ngenze neenzukulwana zenu+ zibe manaba. Isizukulwana somfazi sizokutshidlha ihlokwakho,+ wena uzosiluma* esithendeni.”+
16 Wathi emfazini: “Ngizokwandisela ubuhlungu nawuzithweleko, uzokubeletha kabuhlungu khulu, uzokukhanukela ukuba nendodakho begodu yona izokubusa.”
17 Ku-Adamu* wathi: “Ngebanga lokuthi ulalele umkakho wadla emthini engakuyala ngawo+ ngathi, ‘Ungadli kiwo,’ ihlabathi iqalekisiwe ngebanga lakho.+ Uzakudla iinthelo zayo ngobuhlungu obukhulu ukuphila kwakho koke.+
18 Izakuvezela ameva nekhula begodu kufuze udle iintjalo zommango.
19 Uzakujulukela ukudla kwakho bewubuyele ehlabathini ngombana wathathwa kiyo.+ Ngebanga lokuthi ulithuli uzokubuyela ethulini.”+
20 U-Adamu wathiya umkakhe wathi ngu-Eva,* ngombana bekazokuba ngumma wabantu boke.+
21 UJehova uZimu wenzela u-Adamu nomkakhe izambatho ezide zesikhumba bona bambathe.+
22 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova uZimu wathi: “Umuntu sekafana nathi, wazi okulungileko nokungakalungi.+ Nje-ke akukafaneli avunyelwe bona alule isandla sakhe akhe isithelo somuthi wokuphila+ asidle begodu aphile ngokungapheliko.”
23 UJehova wamqotha esimini ye-Edeni+ bona ayokulima ihlabathi ebekathethwe kiyo.+
24 Kuthe nasekamqothile, wabeka amakherubhi+ ngepumalanga yesimu ye-Edeni nesabula evuthako esolo iphenduphenduka bona agade indlela ebuyela emthini wokuphila.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “uzosilimaza.”
^ Litjho ukuthi, “Umuntu wephasini.”
^ Kutjho ukuthi “Ophilako.”
