Genesis
2:1 Kwase kupheleliswa izulu nomhlaba kanye nalo lonke ibandla lakho.
2:2 UNkulunkulu waqeda ngosuku lwesikhombisa umsebenzi wakhe abewenzile; futhi yena
waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa emsebenzini wakhe wonke abewenzile.
2:3 UNkulunkulu walubusisa usuku lwesikhombisa, walungcwelisa, ngoba kulo
wayesephumula emsebenzini wakhe wonke uNkulunkulu ayewudalile wawenza.
2:4 Lezi ziyizizukulwane zezulu nomhlaba lapho zikhona
owadala, ngosuku uJehova uNkulunkulu enza ngalo umhlaba nezulu,
2:5 Futhi zonke izitshalo zasendle ngaphambi kokuba emhlabeni, futhi yonke imifino
yensimu ingakakhuli, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wayenganilesanga imvula
phezu komhlaba, futhi kwakungekho muntu wokulima umhlabathi.
2:6 Kodwa kwenyuka inkungu isuka emhlabeni, yanisela bonke ubuso be
umhlabathi.
2:7 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wabumba umuntu ngothuli lomhlabathi, futhi waphefumulela
emakhaleni akhe umoya wokuphila; umuntu waba ngumphefumulo ophilayo.
2:8 UJehova uNkulunkulu watshala insimu e-Edene ngasempumalanga; wabeka lapho
umuntu ayembumbile.
2:9 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wahlumisa emhlabathini yonke imithi ekhona
iyathandeka emehlweni, ilungele ukudla; umuthi wokuphila nakuwo
phakathi nensimu, nomuthi wokwazi okuhle nokubi.
2:10 Kwaphuma umfula e-Edene wokunisela insimu; kwasekusuka lapho
yahlukana yaba amakhanda amane.
2:11 Igama lowokuqala yiPisoni, okuyinto ezungeza yonke
izwe laseHavila, lapho kukhona igolide;
2:12 Futhi igolide kulelo zwe lihle: kukhona ibhedolaki netshe leshohamu.
2:13 Futhi igama lomfula wesibili iGihon: okufanayo ukuthi
uzungeza izwe lonke laseTopiya.
2:14 Futhi igama lomfula wesithathu iHidekeli;
ngasempumalanga kwase-Asiriya. Umfula wesine ungu-Ewufrathe.
2:15 UJehova uNkulunkulu wayesemthatha umuntu, wambeka ensimini yase-Edene
gqoka futhi uyigcine.
2:16 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wamyala umuntu, wathi: "Kuyo yonke imithi yensimu
ungadla ngokuthanda;
2:17 Kodwa emthini wolwazi lokuhle nokubi, ungadli kuwo
ngoba mhla usidla uyakufa isibili.
2:18 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wathi: "Akukuhle ukuba umuntu abe yedwa; I
uyakumenzela umsizi onjengaye.
2:19 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wabumba ngomhlabathi zonke izilwane zasendle, futhi
zonke izinyoni zezulu; waziletha ku-Adamu ukuze abone ukuthi yini ayifunayo
Zibize: futhi lokho u-Adamu azibiza ngakho konke okuphilayo, kwaba khona
igama layo.
2:20 Futhi u-Adamu waqamba amagama kuzo zonke izinkomo, futhi izinyoni zezulu, futhi
zonke izilwane zasendle; kepha u-Adamu akafunyanwanga umsizi
ngaye.
2:21 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wehlisela u-Adamu ubuthongo obukhulu, futhi walala.
wathatha olunye lwezimbambo zakhe, wavala ngenyama esikhundleni salo;
2:22 Futhi ubambo, uJehova uNkulunkulu ayeluthathile kumuntu, walwenza owesifazane, futhi
wamletha endodeni.
2:23 U-Adamu wathi: "Lo useyithambo lamathambo ami, nenyama yenyama yami
uzakuthiwa uMfazi, ngokuba uthathwe endodeni.
2:24 Ngakho indoda iyakushiya uyise nonina, futhi iyonamathela
kumkakhe: futhi bayakuba nyamanye.
2:25 Futhi bobabili babenqunu, indoda nomkakhe, futhi bengenawo amahloni.