UGenesise 2:15-25

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.