Mistari Maarufu ya Biblia kutoka IGenesisi 3

Shirikisha

Owesifazane ebona ukuthi umuthi muhle, ufanele ukudliwa, nokuthi uyaheha emehlweni, uyanxaneleka ekuhlakaniphiseni, wakha izithelo zawo wadla, wanika nomyeni wakhe owayenaye lapho, naye wadla.

Inyoka yayinobuqili kunazo zonke izilwane zasendle ayezenzile uSimakade uNkulunkulu. Yathi kowesifazane: “Ushilo yini uNkulunkulu ukuthi: ‘Ningalokothi nidle nakowodwa umuthi osensimini na?’ ”

Ngizokwenza ubutha phakathi kwakho nowesifazane, ngizonenza nizondane nenzalo yowesifazane. Inzalo yowesifazane iyochoboza ikhanda leyakho, nenzalo yakho ishaye isithende senzalo yakhe.”

Kowesifazane wathi: “Ngiyokuzwisa izinhlungu ezinkulu usakhulelwe, uzwe iminjunju lapho ubeletha. Uyohlala ulangazelela indoda yakho, yona ikubuse.”

Uyokujulukela ukudla oyokudla, uze ubuyele emhlabathini owathathwa kuwo, njengoba uwuthuli, uyobuyela othulini.”

Endodeni wathi: “Ngenxa yokuba ulalele umkakho, wadla isithelo engikudonse ngendlebe ngathi ungasidli, ngalokho umhlabathi usuqalekisiwe ngenxa yakho. Uyokhandleka ukuze uthole ukudla kuwo, izinsuku zonke zokuphila kwakho.

Wathi kuye: “Ngubani okutshele ukuthi uhamba ze na? Ngabe udlile yini kulowo muthi engakudonsa ngendlebe ngathi ungadli kuwo na?”

Wamxosha umuntu, wayesebeka amakherubhi empumalanga nensimu yase-Edeni, nenkemba evuthayo eyayiphendukela nxazonke, ukuqapha indlela eya emthini wokuphila.

Indoda yamqamba umkayo ngokuthi ngu-Eva, ngokuba waba ngunina wabo bonke abaphilayo.