IGenesis
3:1 Ke kaloku inyoka yaye inobuqhophololo ngaphezu kwazo zonke izinto eziphilileyo zasendle
UYehova uThixo wayenza. Wathi kumfazi, Ewe, utsho na uThixo ukuthi, Nawe
aniyi kudla kuyo yonke imithi yomyezo?
3:2 Wathi umfazi kwinyoka, Esiqhameni sayo singadla
imithi yomyezo:
3:3 Kodwa kwisiqhamo somthi ophakathi emyezweni, nguThixo
uthe, Ize ningadli kuyo, ningayichukumisi, hleze niyichukumise
fa.
3:4 Yathi inyoka kumfazi, Anisayi kufa;
3:5 Kuba esazi uThixo, ukuba, mhlana nithe nadla kuzo, oyakuba namehlo enu
vulani, nibe njengothixo, nazi okulungileyo nokubi.
3:6 Wabona umfazi ukuba umthi ulungele ukudliwa, nokuba ulungile;
unqweneleka emehlweni, nomthi onqwenelekayo wokuqiqisa, yena
wathabatha eziqhameni zawo, wadla, wanika nendoda yakhe
naye; wadla.
3:7 Aqabuka amehlo abo bobabini, bazi ukuba basenjalo
ze; bathunga amagqabi omkhiwane, bazenzela imibhinqo.
3:8 Basiva isandi sikaYehova uThixo, ehamba emyezweni emyezweni
Kuphole emini, bazimela uAdam nomkakhe
kaYehova uThixo phakathi kwemithi yomyezo.
3:9 UYehova uThixo wambiza uAdam, wathi kuye, Uphi na?
3:10 Wathi yena, Ndive isandi sakho emyezweni, ndasuka ndoyika, ngokuba
bendihamba ze; ndazimela.
3:11 Wathi, Uxelelwe ngubani na, ukuba uhamba ze? Udlile na kwe
Mthi, endakuwisela umthetho ngawo, ukuba ungadli kuwo?
3:12 Wathi uAdam, Umfazi owandinikayo ukuba abe nam, nguye ondinikileyo
womthi ndadla.
3:13 Wathi uYehova uThixo kumfazi, Yintoni na le nto uyenzileyo?
Wathi umfazi, Inyoka indilukuhlile, ndadla.
3:14 Wathi uYehova uThixo kwinyoka, Ngokuba uyenzile le nto.
Uqalekisiwe wena ngaphezu kwezinto zonke ezizitho zine, neento zonke eziphilileyo zasendle;
uya kuhamba ngesisu, udle uthuli yonke imihla
ubomi bakho:
3:15 Ndiya kumisa ubutshaba phakathi kwakho nomfazi, naphakathi kwembewu yakho
nembewu yakhe; yona iya kukutyumza intloko, wena uya kuyityumza isithende.
3:16 Wathi kumfazi, Ndiya kukwandisa kakhulu ukubulaleka kwakho kunye nawe
ukukhulelwa; Uya kuzala abantwana unembulaleko; kunye nomnqweno wakho
woba sendodeni yakho, ikulawule yona.
3:17 KuAdam wathi, Ngokuba uliphulaphule izwi lakho
mfazi, udle kuwo umthi endakuwisela umthetho ngawo, ndisithi,
Uze ungadli kuwo; uqalekisiwe umhlaba ngenxa yakho; ebunzimeni
uya kudla kuyo yonke imihla yobomi bakho;
3:18 Uya kukuntshulela imithana enameva neenkunzane; nawe uya kwenjenjalo
yidlani imifuno yasendle;
3:19 Uya kudla ukudla kokubila kobuso bakho, ude ubuyele kwasebusweni bakho
umhlaba; ngokuba uthatyathwe kuwo; ngokuba uluthuli, uluthuli
uya kubuya.
3:20 UAdam walibiza igama lomkakhe ngokuthi nguEva; ngokuba inguye unina wabo bonke
ephilayo.
3:21 UYehova uThixo wabenzela iingubo zezintsu uAdam nomkakhe
babanxibisa.
3:22 Wathi uYehova uThixo, Yabona, umntu usuke waba njengomnye wethu, ukwazi;
okulungileyo nokubi: hleze ke asolule isandla sakhe, athabathe nakule wayini
mthi wobomi, udle, uphile ngonaphakade;
3:23 UYehova uThixo wamndulula emyezweni we-Eden, ukuba asebenze
umhlaba athathwe kuwo.
3:24 Wamgxotha ke umntu; wamisa ngasempumalanga kuwo umyezo wase-Eden
iikerubhi, nelangatye lekrele elijikajikayo, ukuba ligcine indlela
womthi wobomi.