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3 Linyoka ikeye wapwile kasitu wa kunyanyama manene ku tusitu boshe ba mu shwata batangele Yehova Njambi. Co linyoka wehwile munakazi ngwendi: “Kuma cili bene Njambi namibindika kulya ku miti yoshe ya muno mu lihya ndi?” 2 Munakazi wakumbulwile linyoka ngwendi: “Twasa kulya bushuka bwa ku miti ya muno mu lihya. 3 Oloni Njambi nendeka ha bushuka bwa muti uje uli hakati ka lihya ngwendi: ‘Keti mulyeko nambe kukwatako, nga mulinga ngoco mutsa.’” 4 Co linyoka walekele munakazi ngwendi: “Kutsani kumutsi. 5 Mwafwa Njambi azibuka ngwendi litangwa limukalyako, mesho eni akatona, co mukapwa ngwe Njambi, mukazibuka bubwa na bubi.”
6 Co uje munakazi wamwene ngwendi uje muti wapwile waubwa kuulya, co lalo ngwendi washolokele mwamubwa, eyo wabwahele kuutala. Ngeci wapotweleko bushuka na kulya. Kutundaho, waneneko lalo na munalume wendi mubakele hamo, co walile. 7 Co mesho abo boshe babali atonene, co banangukile ngwabo bakele mushelengwa. Ngeci batungile maputa a mukuyu a kufwika ha bushwamwa bwabo.
8 Mu kwita kwa simbu, bazibile lijwi lya Yehova Njambi mwakele na kwenda mu lihya ku mangwezi.* Co uje munalume na munakazi wendi batewele Yehova Njambi na kubanda mukati ka miti ya mu lihya. 9 Co Yehova Njambi wakele na kusana uje munalume na kwendeka ngwendi: “Uli kuli?” 10 Mamaneselelo uje munalume wakumbulwile ngwendi: “Njinazibile lijwi lyobe mu lihya, oloni njinakala na kutewa mwafwa njinakala mushelengwa mukemwo njinabandele.” 11 Co Njambi wamwihwile ngwendi: “Iya nakuleke ngwendi uli mushelengwa? Kuma unali ku muti unjinakushikile ngwange keti ulyeko ndi?” 12 Uje munalume wendekele ngwendi: “Munakazi iunanjanene ngwobe njikale nendi nanjanene bushuka bwa kuje ku muti mukemwo njinalile.” 13 Co Yehova Njambi wehwile uje munakazi ngwendi: “Bika biunalingila eci cuma?” Uje munakazi wakumbulwile ngwendi: “Linyoka nanjikwisile mukemwo njinalile.”
14 Co Yehova Njambi walekele linyoka ngwendi: “Mwafwa unalingi eci, unapu wa kusingiwa mukati ka bimuna boshe na mukati ka tusitu boshe ba mu shwata. Ukenda na lifu, co ukalya likungu matangwa a kuyoya kwobe kwoshe. 15 Co njikaka butozi mukati kobe na munakazi na mukati ka munobe* na muna munakazi.* Muna munakazi akatika mutwe wobe, co yobe ukamubulumuna ku linsinsinye.”
16 Walekele munakazi ngwendi: “Njikabwezelela manene ku mushongo wobe wa kukita, co ukaziba kubabala muukakita bana, co ukashungwiya kukala na munalume wobe, oloni akakwendesa.”
17 Co walekele Adama ngwendi: “Ha kuwana ngwe unatolilila ku lijwi lya munakazi wobe na kulya ku muti unjakushikile ngwange, ‘Keti ulyeko,’ libu linasingiwa mwafwa yobe. Ukaziba kubabala kulima byakulya ha matangwa obe oshe a kuyoya. 18 Libu likakumenesela mingonga na mambimbo, co ukalya bimena bya mu shwata. 19 Ukatukuta asina ukalye byakulya kweta noho haukelukila ku libu, mwafwa kukekwo kuwatundile. Wapwa u likungu, co ukeluka ku likungu.”
20 Munima yebi, Adama walukile munakazi wendi lizina ngwendi Eva,* mwafwa ikeye akupwa ina ya banu boshe ba kuyoya. 21 Co Yehova Njambi wapangelele Adama na munakazi wendi bizalo byabilaha ha bilambu mangana bazale. 22 Co Yehova Njambi wendekele ngwendi: “Hanwoni munu napu ngwe yetu mu kuzibuka bubwa na bubi. Co ha kulinga ngwabo keti apotole lalo bushuka ku muti wa kuyoya na kubulya na kuyoya myaka yoshe,—” 23 Ngeci Yehova Njambi wamushekele mu lihya lya Edeni mangana akalime libu kuje kwatundile. 24 Ngeci washekelele uje munalume hanja, co wakele bakelubi ku butuhukilo bwa litangwa bwa lihya lya Edeni na moko ya mukwale ya tuhya ije yatwaleleleleho kuzenguluka mangana inyungilile ngila iya ku muti wa kuyoya.