UGenesise 2:1-25

Kwase kupheleliswa izulu nomhlaba kanye nebandla lakho lonke. UNkulunkulu waqeda ngosuku lwesikhombisa umsebenzi wakhe abewenzile; waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe abewenzile. UNkulunkulu walubusisa usuku lwesikhombisa walungcwelisa, ngoba waphumula ngalo ngemva komsebenzi wonke wendalo ayewenzile. Lona-ke umlando wamazulu nomhlaba ekudalweni kwakho nomuntu ensimini ngosuku uJehova uNkulunkulu akwenza ngalo. Kanye nazo zonke izimila zasendle zingakabikho emhlabeni, nezitshalo zonke zasendle zingakahlumi, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu akazange anise imvula emhlabeni, futhi kwakungekho muntu wokulima umhlabathi hhayi. Kodwa kwenyuka inkungu isuka emhlabeni yanisela bonke ubuso bomhlaba. INkosi uNkulunkulu yabumba umuntu ngothuli lomhlaba, yaphefumulela emakhaleni akhe umoya wokuphila; umuntu waba ngumphefumulo ophilayo. UJehova uNkulunkulu watshala insimu e-Edene ngasempumalanga; futhi lapho wahlala phansi umuntu ayembumbile. UJehova uNkulunkulu wahlumisa emhlabathini imithi eminingi emihle, enezithelo ezimnandi, ezidliwayo. Phakathi nensimu kwakumi umuthi wokuphila kanye nomuthi wokwazi okuhle nokubi. Kwaphuma umfula e-Edene wokunisela insimu; kusukela lapho wehlukaniswa waba amakhanda amane. Igama lowokuqala yiPishoni; ezungeza izwe lonke laseHawila, lapho kukhona igolide; Igolide lalelo zwe lihle: kukhona ibhalsamu netshe leshohamu. Igama lomfula wesibili yiGihoni; ezungeza yonke indawo yaseKus. Igama lomfula wesithathu yiHidekeli; elihamba ngasempumalanga kwase-Asiriya. Umfula wesine ungu-Ewufrathe. UJehova uNkulunkulu wayesemthatha umuntu, wambeka ensimini yase-Edene ukuba ayilime, ayigcine. UJehova uNkulunkulu wamyala umuntu, wathi: “Ungadla kuyo yonke imithi yensimu ngokuthanda kwakho.” Kodwa ungasidli isithelo somuthi wolwazi lokuhle lokubi, ngoba mhla usidla kuwo uzakufa lokufa. INkosi uNkulunkulu yathi: Akukuhle ukuba umuntu ahlale yedwa; Ngizomenzela umsizi ozolingana naye. INkosi uNkulunkulu yasibumba ngomhlabathi zonke izilwane zasendle nezinyoni zonke zezulu; futhi waziletha ku-Adamu ukuze abone ukuthi uzoziqamba ngokuthini; nokuthi konke u-Adamu aziqamba ngakho konke okuphilayo, kwaba ngamagama azo. U-Adamu waziqamba amagama zonke izinkomo, nezinyoni zonke zezulu, nezilwane zasendle; kepha u-Adamu akafunyanwanga umsizi onjengaye. UJehova uNkulunkulu wamehlisela umuntu ubuthongo obunzima, walala; Ngobambo uJehova uNkulunkulu aluthatha kumuntu, wenza owesifazana, wamletha kumuntu. Wayesethi u-Adamu: “Lo useyithambo lamathambo ami nenyama yenyama yami; uyakubizwa ngokuthi iNdodakazi, ngokuba uthathwe endodeni.” Ngakho indoda izatshiya uyise lonina inamathele kumkayo, njalo bazakuba nyamanye. Babenqunu bobabili, umuntu nomkakhe, bengenamahloni.