Genesisi
2 Nje-ke kwaqedwa+ ukudalwa kwezulu nephasi nakho koke okukilo. 2 Ngelanga lekhomba uZimu besele awuqedile umsebenzi ebekawenza bewaphumula+ kusukela ngelanga lekhomba ngombana besele awenze woke umsebenzi. 3 UZimu wabusisa ilanga lekhomba, walenza lacwengeka ngombana kwaba lilanga aphumula ngalo kiwo woke umsebenzi awenzileko, kikho koke ebekanqophe ukukwenza.
4 Lo mlando wangesikhathi sokubunjwa kwezulu nephasi, ilanga uJehova* uZimu adala ngalo izulu nephasi.+
5 Bekungakabi notjani ephasini, kunganasitjalo esimilako ngombana uJehova uZimu bekangakanisi izulu ephasini begodu bekunganamuntu ozokulima. 6 Kodwana bekunekungu enyuka phasi imanzise ihlabathi.
7 Yeke uJehova uZimu wabumba umuntu ngehlabathi,+ wavuthela eempumulweni zakhe ummoya wokuphila,+ umuntu waba mumuntu ophilako.*+ 8 UJehova wenza isimu ye-Edeni+ nca ngepumalanga, wabeka kiyo umuntu ambumbileko.+ 9 Yeke uJehova uZimu wenza bona kumile yoke imithi ekarisako nefanelekela ukudliwa, wenza umuthi wokuphila+ phakathi nesimu wenza nomuthi wokwazi okuhle nokumbi.+
10 Nje-ke bekunomlambo ogeleza e-Edeni uthelelela isimu begodu umlambo loyo wahlukaniseka waba nemilanjana emine. 11 Igama lomlanjana wokuthoma yiPitjhoni, ngiwo obhode inarha yeRhavila lapho kunegolide khona. 12 Igolide lenarheni leyo lihle khulu, kukhona nekghomu enuka kamnandi nelitje le-oniksi. 13 Igama lomlanjana wesibili yiGihoni, ngiwo obhode inarha yeKutjhe. 14 Igama lomlanjana wesithathu yiRhidekheli,*+ ngiwo otjhinga ngepumalanga ye-Asiriya.+ Umlanjana wesine yiYufrathe.+
15 UJehova uZimu wathatha umuntu wambeka esimini ye-Edeni bona ayilime bekayitlhogomele.+ 16 UJehova wamyala wathi: “Ungazidlela ngokuthanda kwakho+ kinanyana ngimuphi umuthi osesimini, 17 kodwana malungana nomuthi wokwazi okuhle nokumbi, ungadli kiwo ngombana mhlana udla kiwo nangambala uzokufa.”+
18 Nje-ke uJehova wathi: “Akusikuhle bona umuntu ahlale yedwa. Ngizomenzela umsizi omfaneleko.”+ 19 UJehova wabumba ngehlabathi zoke iinlwana zommango neenlwana eziphaphako, waziletha emuntwini bona azithiye amagama. Nanyana ngiliphi igama ebekalithiya isilwana, kwaba ligama laso.+ 20 Nje-ke umuntu wathiya zoke iinlwana ezifuywako, eziphaphako neenlwana zommango kodwana yena bekanganamsizi omfaneleko. 21 UJehova uZimu walalisa umuntu ubuthongo obukhulu, kuthe asalele njalo, wakhupha elinye leembambo zakhe ngemva kwalokho wavala indawo leyo ngenyama. 22 UJehova wabumba umfazi ngebambo alithethe endodeni, ngemva kwalokho wamusa endodeni.+
23 Nje-ke indoda yathi:
“Kwamambala lo lithambo lamathambami
Nenyama yenyamami.
Uzokubizwa ngokuthi Mfazi,
Ngombana uthethwe endodeni.”+
24 Kungebangelo-ke indoda izokutjhiya uyise nonina inamathele kumkayo begodu bazokuba yinyama yinye.+ 25 Bobabili indoda nomkayo bebahlubule+ kodwana bebangananhloni.