Mavambo 3:1-24

Zvino nyoka yakanga yakasvinuka kupinda mhuka dzesango dzose dzakasikwa naMwari Tenzi. Nyoka yakati kumukadzi, “Ko ndizvo here kuti Mwari akati, ‘Regai kudya michero yemiti yose yomubindu muno?’ ” Mukadzi akati, “Isu tingadye zvedu michero yose yemiti iri mubindu. Asi Mwari akati musadye muchero womuti uri pakati pebindu, kana kuubata zvako nokuti mungafe.” Nyokawo ikati kumukadzi, “Kwete, hamumbofa! Chiripo ndechichi, Mwari anoziva kuti, musi wamunodya muchero iwoyo, meso enyu anopengenutswa, mobva mafanana naMwari, moziva zvakanaka nezvakaipa.” Mukadzi akaona kuti muti wacho wakanaka kudya zve unoyevedza kutarisa uyewo kuti unogona kungwarisa munhu. Ipapo akabva atora muchero wawo akadya, akapawo murume wake akadyawo. Pakarepo meso avo, vose vari vaviri, akapengenuka, vakaziva kuti havana kusimira. Vakasonanidza mashizha omuonde vachizvigadzirira zvokupfeka. Ava manheru kwotonhorera vakanzwa Mwari Tenzi achifamba-famba zvake mubindu, Adhamu nomukadzi wake vakahwanda Mwari Tenzi mukati memiti yomubindu imomo. Asi Mwari Tenzi akadaidza Adhamu achiti, “Uri kupiko?” Adhamu akati, “Ndanzwa kufamba kwamanga muchiita mubindu ndikatya nokuti handina kusimira, ndokubva ndahwanda.” Mwari akati, “Ndiani akakuudza kuti hauna kusimira? Wadyasu muti wandakati usadye?” Adhamu akati, “Mukadzi wamakandipa kuti ndive naye, ndiye andipa muchero womuti iwoyo ndikadya.” Mwari Tenzi akabvunza mukadzi achiti, “Chii chawaita ichochi?” Mukadzi akati, “Nyoka ndiyo yandifurira ndikabva ndadya.” Mwari Tenzi akataurira nyoka kuti, “Pamusana pezvawaita izvozvi, wapinda rushambwa pazvipfuwo zvose nemhuka dzose dzesango. Uchafamba nedumbu rako uchidya guruva, upenyu hwako hwose. Ndichaisa ruvengo pakati pako nomukadzi napakati pechizvarwa chake nechizvarwa chako, chizvarwa chake chichapwanya musoro wako, iwe ucharuma chitsitsinho chake.” Kumukadzi, Mwari akati, “Ndichaita kuti urwadziwe chaizvo, paunenge wakatakura mimba napakusununguka vana. Uchagara wakapanga murume wako, iye ari wokukutonga.” Kuna Adhamu, Mwari akati, “Pamusana pokuti wateerera zvako mukadzi wako, ukadya muti wandakati usadye; nyika yapinda rushambwa pamusana pako, chokudya chako kuti uchiwanewo panyika, uchaita chokutamburira upenyu hwako hwose. Nyika ichamera minzwa norukato. Iwe uchadya zvokudya zvomusango. Chokudya chako chichava chedikita kudzamara wadzokera muvhu, nokuti wakabva kuivhu, uri vhu, uchadzokerazve kuivhu.” Adhamu akatumidza mudzimai wake zita rokuti Evha nokuti ndivo amai vavanhu vose. Mwari Tenzi akaitira Adhamu nomukadzi wake nguwo dzamatehwe ndokuvapfekedza. Mwari Tenzi akati, “Chionaika, munhu afanana nesu, ava kuziva zvakanaka nezvakaipa. Zvino angadaro akatanha michero yomuti woupenyu akadya akararama nokusingaperi.” Naizvozvo Mwari Tenzi akamudzinga mubindu reEdheni kuti andorima muvhu muya maakabva. Mwari akabva adzinga munhu, akaisa makerubhu kurutivi rwamabvazuva ebindu reEdheni, akaisawo bakatwa rainge murazvo womoto, raivheya kwose kwose kuchengetedza nzira yokumuti woupenyu.