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2 Ngakho kwaphela ukudalwa kwamazulu lomhlaba lakho konke okukukho.*+ 2 Ngosuku lwesikhombisa uNkulunkulu wayesewuqedile wonke umsebenzi ayewenza njalo waqalisa ukuphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa kuwo wonke umsebenzi ayewenza.+ 3 UNkulunkulu wasebusisa usuku lwesikhombisa wathi lungcwele ngoba ngalolusuku waqalisa ukuphumula kuwo wonke umsebenzi wokudala, kukho konke ayehlose ukukwenza.
4 Le yimbali yamazulu lomhlaba kusukela ngesikhathi kudalwa, ngelanga uJehova* uNkulunkulu enza ngalo izulu lomhlaba.+
5 Kwakungakabi lezihlahla zeganga emhlabeni njalo kwakungelazimila ezaseziqalise ukumila ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wayengakanisi izulu emhlabeni njalo kwakungelamuntu owayengalima umhlabathi. 6 Kodwa kwakuphakama inkungu emhlabeni imanzise wonke umhlabathi.
7 UJehova uNkulunkulu wasebumba umuntu ngothuli+ lomhlabathi njalo waphefumulela umoya wokuphila emakhaleni akhe,+ wasesiba ngumuntu ophilayo.*+ 8 Kanti njalo uJehova uNkulunkulu wenza* insimu e-Edeni+ ngasempumalanga, wasembeka khonapho umuntu ayembumbile.+ 9 Ngakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wenza ukuthi emhlabathini wensimu kumile zonke izihlahla ezibukekayo futhi ezilezithelo ezinhle lokuthi phakathi laphakathi kwayo kumile isihlahla sokuphila+ kanye lesihlahla sokwazi okuhle lokubi.+
10 Kwakulomfula e-Edeni owawugeleza uthelela leyonsimu njalo usuka kuleyondawo wawudabukana ube yimifula emine. 11 Umfula wokuqala kuthiwa yiPhishoni njalo yiwo ogombolozele lonke ilizwe leHavila lapho okulegolide khona. 12 Igolide eliselizweni lelo lihle njalo kulelolizwe kulenhlaka enukelelayo* kanye lelitshe okuthiwa yi-onekisi. 13 Umfula wesibili kuthiwa yiGihoni njalo yiwo ogombolozele lonke ilizwe leKhushi. 14 Umfula wesithathu kuthiwa yiHidekheli*+ futhi yiwo oqonda empumalanga kwe-Asiriya.+ Umfula wesine kuthiwa yiYufrathe.+
15 UJehova uNkulunkulu wathatha umuntu wamhlalisa ensimini yase-Edeni ukuze ayilime njalo ayinakekele.+ 16 UJehova uNkulunkulu wasenika umuntu umlayo othi: “Ungadla zonke izithelo zezihlahla ezisensimini uze usuthe.+ 17 Kodwa akumelanga udle isihlahla sokwazi okuhle lokubi, ngoba ngelanga ozasidla ngalo uzakufa sibili.”+
18 Ngemva kwalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu wathi: “Akukuhle ukuthi umuntu aqhubeke eyedwa. Ngizamenzela umsizi omfaneleyo.”+ 19 Phela uJehova uNkulunkulu wayebumbe inyamazana zeganga ngomhlabathi, wabumba lazo zonke izidalwa zamazulu eziphaphayo njalo waqalisa ukuziletha emuntwini ukuze abone ukuthi yinye ngayinye wayezayibiza athini. Loba yiliphi ibizo umuntu ayelinika isidalwa ngasinye esiphilayo, lalisiba yilo ibizo laso.+ 20 Ngakho umuntu wazinika amabizo zonke inyamazana ezifuywayo lezidalwa zamazulu eziphaphayo kanye lazo zonke inyamazana zeganga, kodwa yena wayengelaye umsizi omfaneleyo. 21 UJehova uNkulunkulu wenza indoda yalala ubuthongo obukhulu. Yathi isalele wakhipha olunye ubambo lwayo wavala lapho ayelukhiphe khona. 22 UJehova uNkulunkulu wasebumba owesifazana ngobambo ayeluthethe endodeni, wamletha kuyo.+
23 Indoda yasisithi:
“Khathesi usekhona olithambo lamathambo ami
Lenyama yenyama yami.
Uzabizwa ngokuthi ngowesifazana,
Ngoba uthethwe endodeni.”+
24 Ngenxa yalesosizatho, indoda izatshiya uyise lonina inamathele kumkayo* futhi bazakuba nyamanye.+ 25 Bobabili indoda lomkayo babelokhu benqunu+ njalo kakho owayelenhloni.