Genezesi
3 Sonu njoka+ yenga yakuchenje* ukongwa kuluska nyama zosi zamudondu zo Yehova Chiuta wangupanga. Ndipu yingufumba munthukazi kuti: “Kumbi mbuneneska kuti Chiuta wakukamba kuti mungaryanga cha vipasu va muchimiti chechosi cha mumunda uwu?”+ 2 Munthukazi wangumuka njoka yo kuti: “Tingarya vipasu va muvimiti va mumunda.+ 3 Kweni vipasu va muchimiti cho che pakati pa munda,+ Chiuta wakukamba kuti: ‘Mungaryanga cha vipasu va muchimiti cho, mungachikwaskanga cha; chifukwa asani muchitengi viyo, mufwengi.’” 4 Njoka yingumuka munthukazi yo kuti: “Kufwa, mufwengi cha.+ 5 Pakuti Chiuta waziŵa kuti pa zuŵa lo mwazamuryiya vipasu va muchimiti cho, masu nginu ngazamujulika ndipu mwazamuyanana ndi Chiuta, mwazamuziŵa chamampha ndi chiheni.”+
6 Mwaviyo, munthukazi wanguwona kuti vipasu va muchimiti cho venga vamampha kurya ndipuso venga vakutowa, vipasu vo venga vakukondwesa kuviwona. Ndipu wangupontho chipasu cha muchimiti cho ndi kurya.+ Pavuli paki, wangupaskaku so mulumu waki pa nyengu yo ŵenga wosi, ndipu nayu wangurya.+ 7 Pavuli paki, masu ngawu ngangujulika ndipu anguziŵa kuti ŵe nkhuli. Mwaviyo, angujisone mani nga chimiti cha mkuyu ndipu anguvwala muchiwunu.+
8 Pavuli paki, anguvwa mazu ngaku Yehova Chiuta wachiyenda mumunda chakumazulu, pa nyengu yo kwaputanga kamphepu, ndipu munthulumi limoza ndi muwolu waki angubisama muvimiti va mumunda kuti Yehova Chiuta waleki kuŵawona.* 9 Yehova Chiuta wadananga munthulumi yo ndipu wafumbanga kuti: “We pani?” 10 Pakumaliya paki, munthulumi yo wangumuka kuti: “Ndinguvwa mazu nginu mumunda kweni ndawopanga chifukwa ndenga nkhuli, sonu ndingubisama.” 11 Chiuta wangumufumba kuti: “Ndiyani wangukukambiya kuti wenga nkhuli?+ Kumbi warya chipasu cha muchimiti cho ndingukulamula kuti ungaryanga cha?”+ 12 Munthulumi yo wangukamba kuti: “Munthukazi yo mungundipaska kuti wajengi nani, ndiyu wandipaska chipasu cha muchimiti cho, ndipu ndarya.” 13 Pavuli paki, Yehova Chiuta wangufumba munthukazi kuti: “Ntchinthu wuli cho wachita?” Munthukazi yo wangumuka kuti: “Njoka ndiyu yandinyenga, ndipu ndarya.”+
14 Pavuli paki, Yehova Chiuta wangukambiya njoka+ kuti: “Chifukwa chakuti wachita venivi, ndiwi wakutembeka pa nyama zosi zakuŵeta ndi pa nyama zosi zamudondu. Uyendiyengi lufu laku ndipu uryengi fuvu mazuŵa ngosi nga umoyu waku. 15 Ndipu ndazamuŵika urwani+ pakati paku yiwi+ ndi munthukazi+ ndipuso pakati pa mphapu* yaku+ ndi mphapu* yaki.+ Mphapu* ya munthukazi yazamuphwanya* mutu waku+ ndipu yiwi wazakuyiluma* chiphundulu.”+
16 Ku munthukazi Chiuta wangukamba kuti: “Ndazamusazgiyaku urwirwi pa nyengu yo we ndi nthumbu; wazamukuvwa urwirwi pakubala ŵana, wazamukhumba mulumu waku ndipu iyu wazakukulamuliya.”
17 Kwaku Adamu,* Chiuta wangukamba kuti: “Chifukwa chakuti wavwiya muwolu waku ndipu warya chipasu cha muchimiti cho ndingukulamula kuti,+ ‘Ungaryanga cha vipasu vaki,’ charu chatembeka chifukwa chaku yiwi.+ Wazamusaniyanga chakurya mwakusuzgikiya mazuŵa ngosi nga umoyu waku.+ 18 Pacharu pamengi minga ndipuso vimadondu vaminga, ndipu uryengi vakume vamudondu. 19 Uryengi chakurya kutuliya mu vuchi la chisku chaku mpaka po wazamuwere kudongu, chifukwa ndiku ukutoleka.+ Pakuti ndiwi fuvu, wazamuwere kufuvu.”+
20 Pavuli paki, Adamu wangudana muwolu waki zina lakuti Heva,* chifukwa wanguzija nyinawu wa ŵanthu wosi amoyu.+ 21 Ndipu Yehova Chiuta wangupangiya Adamu ndi muwolu waki vakuvwala vitali vachikopa, ndipu anguvwala.+ 22 Pavuli paki, Yehova Chiuta wangukamba kuti: “Sonu munthu waja nge ndisi, waziŵa chamampha ndi chiheni.+ Sonu kuti waleki kutambasuwa janja laki ndi kupontho so chipasu cha muchimiti cha umoyu+ kweniso kurya ndi kuja ndi umoyu kwamuyaya, . . .” 23 Wati wakamba venivi, Yehova Chiuta wangudikisa munthu yo mumunda wa Edeni+ kuti wakalimengi dongu, lo wangutolekamu.+ 24 Mwaviyo, wangumudikisamu munthulumi yo ndipu kuvuma* kwa munda wa Edeni wanguŵikaku akerubi+ ndipuso lipanga lakulipuka motu lo lazunguliyanga kwambula kulekeza, kujala nthowa yakuluta ku chimiti cha umoyu.