Matalikilo 3:1-24
3 Lino nzoka+ yakalicenjede kapati kwiinda banyama boonse bamusyokwe Jehova Leza mbaakalenga. Aboobo yakabuzya mukaintu kuti: “Sena ncobeni Leza wakaamba kuti tamweelede kulya kuzisamu zyoonse zyamumuunda?”+
2 Mpoonya mukaintu wakati kunzoka: “Tulakonzya kulya micelo yazisamu zyoonse izili mumuunda.+
3 Pele Leza wakaamba boobu kujatikizya micelo yacisamu icili akati kamuunda:+ ‘Tamweelede kulya kulincico pe, nokuba kuciguma; buyo-buyo muyoofwa.’”
4 Mpoonya nzoka yakati kumukaintu: “Tamukonzyi kufwa pe.+
5 Nkaambo Leza ulizyi kuti buzuba mbomuyoolya kulincico, meso aanu ayoojaluka alimwi muyooba mbuli Leza, muyoozyiba bubotu abubi.”+
6 Lino mukaintu wakabona kuti cisamu cakali cibotu kulya akuti cakali kunyomenezya, inzya, cisamu eeco cakali kukkomanisya kulanga. Aboobo wakacela micelo kulincico akulya.+ Kumane nobakaba antoomwe amulumaakwe, wakamupa eelyo awalo wakalya.+
7 Mpoonya meso aabo boonse bobilo akajaluka alimwi bakazyiba kuti bali mantanda. Aboobo bakasuma matewo aamukuyu akulyaanga mucibuno.+
8 Kumane bakamvwa jwi lya Jehova Leza naakali kweendeenda mumuunda ciindi muwo nowakali kuunga kabotu kumabbililo aazuba, alimwi mwaalumi amukaintu wakwe bakayuba kubusyu bwa Jehova Leza akati kazisamu zyamumuunda.
9 Eelyo Jehova Leza wakazumanana kwiita mwaalumi akumubuzya kuti: “Ino uli kuli?”
10 Mpoonya wakati: “Ndalimvwa jwi lyako mumuunda, pele ndayoowa nkaambo ndili mantanda, aboobo ndayuba.”
11 Kumane wakamubuzya kuti: “Ino nguni wakwaambila kuti uli mantanda?+ Sena walya kucisamu ncindakakulailila kuti utalyi?”+
12 Mwaalumi wakati: “Mukaintu nguwakandipa kuti katukkala limwi ngowandipa mucelo kuzwa kucisamu, aboobo ndalya.”
13 Mpoonya Jehova Leza wakabuzya mukaintu kuti: “Ino ncinzi eeci ncoocita?” Mukaintu wakavwiila kuti: “Inzoka yandeena, aboobo ndalya.”+
14 Mpoonya Jehova Leza wakaambila nzoka kuti:+ “Akaambo kakuti wacita cintu eeci, wasinganizyigwa akati kabanyama boonse bavwubwa abanyama boonse bamusyokwe ibali mumuunda. Unakweenzya da lyako, alimwi unoolya bulongo mazuba oonse aabuumi bwako.
15 Alimwi ndilabikka nkondo*+ akati kanduwe+ amukaintu,+ aakati kalunyungu lwako+ alunyungu lwakwe.+ Walo uyakuupwayaula* mutwe wako+ alimwi ayebo uyoomuluma* kukasindi.”+
16 Kumukaintu wakati: “Ndiyooyungizya macise aako waakumita; uyoozyala bana mumacise, alimwi unoomuyandisisya mulumaako, eelyo walo unookweendelezya.”
17 Eelyo kuli Adamu* wakati: “Akaambo kakuti waswiilila mukaintu wako akulya kucisamu ncindakakulailila+ kuti, ‘Toyelede kulya kulincico,’ nyika yasinganizyigwa akaambo kacintu eeci ncoocita.+ Mumacise unoolya cakulya mazuba oonse aabuumi bwako.+
18 Inyika iyoomena mamvwa azincenya, alimwi uyoolya zimena anyika.
19 Uyoozwa nkasaalo kutegwa ujane cakulya kusikila ukajokele kubulongo, nkaambo ooko nkookazwa.+ Nkaambo uli bulongo, aboobo uyoojokela kubulongo.”+
20 Mpoonya Adamu wakaulika mukaintu wakwe kuti Eva,* nkaambo wakali kuyooba banyina babantu boonse baumi.+
21 Aboobo Jehova Leza wakapangila Adamu amukaintu wakwe zisani zilamfwu zyazikutu kuti basame.+
22 Mpoonya Jehova Leza wakati: “Lino muntu waba mbuli ndiswe mukuzyiba bubotu abubi.+ Aboobo ikutegwa ataceli mucelo kucisamu cabuumi+ akulya alimwi akupona kukabe kutamani,—”
23 Kumane Jehova Leza wakamutanda mumuunda wa Edeni+ kutegwa akalime nyika nkwaakazwa.+
24 Aboobo wakamutanda muntu, eelyo wakabikka bakerubi+ kujwe aamuunda wa Edeni alimwi apanga livwilima mulilo ilyakali kuzinguluka kusinka nzila iiya kucisamu cabuumi.
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Naa “uyoomucisa; uyoomupwayaula.”
^ Naa “Uyakuuma; Uyakuucisa.”
^ Naa “lusulo.”
^ Nkokwaamba kuti “Muntu; Bantu.”
^ Nkokwaamba kuti “Muumi.”
