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.