IGenesis
2:1 Agqitywa ke amazulu nehlabathi, nawo wonke umkhosi wezo zinto.
2:2 Wawugqiba ke uThixo ngomhla wesixhenxe umsebenzi wakhe awawenzayo; kwaye yena
waphumla ngomhla wesixhenxe kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe awawenzayo.
2:3 Wawusikelela uThixo umhla wesixhenxe, wawungcwalisa;
waye waphumla kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe awawudalayo uThixo, wawenza.
2:4 Yiyo le ke inzala yamazulu nehlabathi ekubakho kwawo
wadala, mini wenza uYehova uThixo ihlabathi namazulu,
2:5 nayo yonke imifuno yasendle, ingekabikho emhlabeni, nayo yonke imifuno
ngokuba uYehova uThixo ebengekanisi mvula
phezu komhlaba, kwaye kungekho mntu wokuwusebenza umhlaba.
2:6 Kwaye kunyuka inkungu iphuma emhlabeni, yawunyakamisa wonke umhlaba
umhlaba.
2:7 UYehova uThixo wambumba umntu ngothuli lwasemhlabeni, waphefumlela kulo
impefumlo yobomi emathatheni akhe; umntu ke waba ngumphefumlo ophilileyo.
2:8 UYehova uThixo watyala umyezo e-Eden ngasempumalanga; wayibeka khona ke
umntu abembumbile.
2:9 UYehova uThixo wantshulisa emhlabeni yonke imithi ekhoyo
linqweneleka emehlweni, lilungele ukudla; umthi wobomi kwangokunjalo
phakathi emyezweni, nomthi wokwazi okulungileyo nokubi.
2:10 Kwaphuma umlambo e-Eden wokuwunyakamisa umyezo; kwasuka apho
zahluka zaba zintloko ezine.
2:11 Igama lowokuqala yiPison, yiyo leyo ewujikelezayo uphela
ilizwe laseHavila, apho kukho igolide;
2:12 Igolide yelo lizwe intle, ikhona ibhedolaki nelitye lebherilo.
2:13 Igama lowesibini umlambo yiGihon;
ujikeleze lonke ilizwe lakwaKushi.
2:14 Igama lowesithathu umlambo yiHidekele; nguwo lo uhambayo
ngasempuma yeAsiriya. Owesine umlambo ngumEfrati.
2:15 UYehova uThixo wamthabatha umntu, wambeka emyezweni we-Eden
yinxibe kwaye uyigcine.
2:16 UYehova uThixo wamwisela umthetho umntu, esithi, kuyo yonke imithi yomyezo
ungadla ngokuthanda;
2:17 ke wona umthi wokwazi okulungileyo nokubi uze ungawudli;
kuba mhlana uthe wawudla, uya kufa.
2:18 Wathi uYehova uThixo, Akulungile ukuba umntu abe yedwa; I
uya kumenzela umncedi onguwabo.
2:19 Kwaye uYehova uThixo wabumba ngomhlaba zonke izinto eziphilileyo zasendle, yaye
zonke iintaka zezulu; wazisa kuAdam ukuba abone into aya kuyenza
Wazibiza ke uAdam zonke izinto eziphilileyo, zibekho zona
igama layo.
2:20 Wazithiya amagama uAdam zonke izinto ezizitho zine, neentaka zezulu, nazo
zonke izinto eziphilileyo zasendle; ke uAdam akafunyanelwanga mncedi unguwabo
ukwenzela yena.
2:21 UYehova uThixo wawisa ubuthongo obukhulu phezu koAdam, walala.
Wathabatha olunye ezimbanjeni zakhe, wavala ngenyama esikhundleni salo;
2:22 UYehova uThixo walwakha ubambo abeluthabathe kuAdam, lwaba ngumfazi;
wamzisa endodeni.
2:23 Wathi uAdam, Eli ke ngoku lithambo lasemathanjeni am, yinyama yasenyameni yam;
ukubizwa kothiwa ngumfazi, ngokuba ethatyathwe endodeni.
2:24 Ngenxa yoko indoda yomshiya uyise nonina, inamathele
emfazini wakhe, baze babe nyama-nye.
2:25 Baye bobabini behamba ze, umntu lowo nomkakhe, bengenazintloni.