Genesisi

2 Ngako kudalwa kwemazulu nemhlaba nako konkhe lokukuwo* kwaphela.+ 2 Ngelilanga lesi-7, Nkulunkulu besekawucedzile umsebenti lebekawenta, futsi kusukela ngalelolanga waphumula kuwo wonkhe umsebenti wakhe.+ 3 Nkulunkulu wabese uyalibusisa lilanga lesi-7 futsi watsi lingcwele, ngobe kusukela ngalelolanga waphumula kuwo wonkhe umsebenti lebekawentile, kuto tonkhe tintfo lebekahlose kutenta.

4 Lona ngumlandvo wemazulu nemhlaba ngesikhatsi adalwa, ngelilanga Jehova* Nkulunkulu ladala ngalo umhlaba nelizulu.+

5 Ngaleso sikhatsi, bekusete tihlahla emhlabeni futsi bekute netitjalo lebetimila, ngobe Jehova Nkulunkulu bekangakayinisi imvula emhlabeni futsi bekusete nemuntfu longawulima. 6 Kodvwa bekuphakama inkhungu emhlabatsini, imantise wonkhe umhlaba.

7 Jehova Nkulunkulu wabese wenta umuntfu ngelutfuli+ lwemhlabatsi, waphefumulela emakhaleni akhe umoya wekuphila+ futsi umuntfu waba ngumuntfu lophilako.*+ 8 Ngemuva kwaloko, Jehova Nkulunkulu wahlanyela insimu e-Edeni,+ nawuya emphumalanga, wase umbeka lapho lomuntfu lebekamdalile.+ 9 Jehova Nkulunkulu wenta kutsi emhlabatsini kumile tonkhe tihlahla letibukeka kahle naletidliwako, futsi wabeka nesihlahla sekuphila+ emkhatsini walensimu kanye nesihlahla sekwati lokuhle nalokubi.+

10 Bekunemfula lowawunisela lensimu, ugeleta usuka e-Edeni, futsi bewehlukana ube yimifula lemine.* 11 Umfula wekucala bekutsiwa yiPhishoni; lona ngulomfula lobewutungeleta lonkhe live laseHavila, lapho bekuneligolide khona. 12 Ligolide lelalitfolakala kulelive belilihle. Bekukhona nenhlaka* kanye nelitje le-oniksi. 13 Umfula wesibili bekutsiwa yiGihoni; lona ngulomfula lobewutungeleta lonkhe live laseKushe. 14 Umfula wesitsatfu bekutsiwa yiHidekheli;*+ lona ngulomfula lobewuya ngasemphumalanga ye-Asiriya.+ Kantsi umfula wesine bekutsiwa yiYufrathe.+

15 Jehova Nkulunkulu wase uyamtsatsa umuntfu umbeka ensimini yase-Edeni kuze ayilime futsi ayinakekele.+ 16 Jehova Nkulunkulu wamyala umuntfu watsi: “Ungadla titselo tato tonkhe tihlahla letisensimini ngekutsandza kwakho.+ 17 Kodvwa ungasidli sitselo sesihlahla sekwati lokuhle nalokubi, ngobe mhlazana usidla, uyawukufa nekufa.”+

18 Ngemuva kwaloko, Jehova Nkulunkulu watsi: “Akusikuhle kutsi umuntfu ahlale yedvwa. Ngitamentela umsiti lotawuba ngumphelelisi wakhe.”+ 19 Jehova Nkulunkulu wadala tonkhe tilwane tesiganga ngemhlabatsi nato tonkhe tilwane letindiza esibhakabhakeni, futsi watiletsa kumuntfu khona atewubona kutsi utatetsa maphi emagama; nobe nguliphi ligama umuntfu labeletsa silwane* ngasinye, kwaba ngilo ligama laso.+ 20 Ngako umuntfu watetsa tonkhe tilwane letifuywako, tilwane letindiza esibhakabhakeni kanye nato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga, kodvwa yena bekete umsiti longumphelelisi wakhe. 21 Jehova Nkulunkulu wenta kutsi umuntfu ehlelwe butfongo lobukhulu, kwatsi aselele watsatsa lolunye lwetimbambo takhe, ngemuva kwaloko wase uyavala lapho abelutsetse khona. 22 Ngalolubhambo labelutsetse kumuntfu, Jehova Nkulunkulu wenta umfati, wase umletsa kulomuntfu.+

23 Ngako lomuntfu watsi:

24 Kungako indvodza itawushiya babe wayo namake wayo inamatsele kumkayo,* futsi batawuba nyamanye.+ 25 Lendvodza nalomfati wayo bebahamba ngcunu+ bobabili; kodvwa bebete emahloni.