Genesis 3:1 Manje inyoka yayinobuqili kunazo zonke izilwane zasendle UJEHOVA uNkulunkulu wayekwenzile. Wathi kowesifazane: Yebo, uNkulunkulu ushilo yini ukuthi: Wena kaliyikudla kuyo yonke imithi yensimu? 3:2 Owesifazane wathi enyokeni, Singadla isithelo sembewu izihlahla zensimu: 3:3 Kodwa izithelo zomuthi ophakathi nensimu, uNkulunkulu ushilo ukuthi: Ningadli kuyo, ningayithinti, funa niyidle fa. 3:4 Inyoka yathi kowesifazane, Aniyikufa nokufa. 3:5 Ngoba uNkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi mhla nidla kuso, khona-ke amehlo enu ayakuba kuvulwe, nibe njengonkulunkulu, nazi okuhle nokubi. 3:6 Owesifazane ebona ukuthi umuthi wawulungele ukudliwa, nokuthi wawulungile muhle emehlweni, nomuthi onxanelekayo wokuhlakaniphisa wathatha isithelo sawo, wadla, wanika nomyeni wakhe naye; wadla. 3:7 Ayesevuleka amehlo abo bobabili, babona ukuthi banjalo nqunu; basebethunga amaqabunga omkhiwane, bazenzela izembatho. 3:8 Futhi bezwa izwi likaJehova uNkulunkulu ehamba ensimini ensimini lipholile ilanga: u-Adamu nomkakhe bacasha ebusweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu phakathi kwemithi yensimu. 3:9 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wambiza u-Adamu, futhi wathi kuye: "Uphi?" 3:10 Wathi: "Ngizwe izwi lakho ensimini, futhi ngesaba, ngoba nganginqunu; ngase ngicasha. 3:11 Wathi, "Ngubani okutshelile ukuthi uhamba ze? Udlile yini umuthi engakuyala ngawo ukuthi ungadli na? 3:12 Wathi indoda, Owesifazane onginike yena ukuba abe nami, unginikile emthini, ngadla. 3:13 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wathi kowesifazane: "Kuyini lokhu okwenzile? Wathi owesifazana, Inyoka yangikhohlisa, ngadla. 3:14 UJehova uNkulunkulu wathi enyokeni: “Ngokuba ukwenzile lokhu. uqalekisiwe wena ngaphezu kwezinkomo zonke, naphezu kwazo zonke izilwane zasendle; uyakuhamba ngesisu, udle uthuli izinsuku zonke impilo yakho: 3:15 Futhi ngizobeka ubutha phakathi kwakho nowesifazane, naphakathi kwenzalo yakho nenzalo yakhe; yona iyakuchoboza ikhanda lakho, wena uyakulimaza isithende sayo. 3:16 Wathi kowesifazane: "Ngizokwandisa kakhulu usizi lwakho kanye nawe." ukukhulelwa; ngosizi uyakuzala abantwana; nesifiso sakho uzakuba sendodeni yakho, yona izokubusa. 3:17 Wathi ku-Adamu: "Ngokuba ulalele izwi lakho umkakho, udle kuwo umuthi engakuyala ngawo, ngathi; Ungadli kuwo; umhlabathi uqalekisiwe ngenxa yakho; osizini uyakudla kuwo zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakho; 3:18 Ameva namakhakhasi uyakukuvezela; futhi uyakwenza idla imifino yasendle; 3:19 Ngesithukuthuku sobuso bakho uyakudla isinkwa, uze ubuyele kuJehova umhlabathi; ngokuba wathathwa kuwo, ngokuba uluthuli, ungumhlabathi uzobuya. 3:20 U-Adamu waqamba igama lomkakhe ngokuthi u-Eva; ngoba wayengunina wabo bonke abaphilayo. 3:21 UJehova uNkulunkulu wabenzela u-Adamu nomkakhe izigqoko zesikhumba, futhi wabagqokisa. 3:22 Futhi uJehova uNkulunkulu wathi: "Bheka, umuntu usenjengomunye wethu, ukwazi okuhle nokubi; manje funa elule isandla sakhe, athathe nakho umuthi wokuphila, udle, uphile kuze kube phakade; 3:23 Ngakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wamkhipha ensimini yase-Edene, ukuze alime umhlabathi athathwe kuwo. 3:24 Ngakho wamxosha lowo muntu; wabeka ngasempumalanga kwensimu yase-Edene Amakherubi, nenkemba yelangabi ephenduphendukayo ukugcina indlela emthini wokuphila.