Tsiku Lachisanu ndi Chiwiri
Nkhani yaikulu ya chilengedwe ikuchepera ku munda umodzi. Atate wathu akuubzala, akuika munthu mmenemo kuti aulime ndi kuusunga, akumupatsa ufulu ndi choletsa chimodzi, kenako akunena kuti kukhala yekha kwake si kwabwino ndipo akumanga mkazi kuchokera ku nthiti yake yomwe.
2 1Choncho kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi zinatheratu kulengedwa, pamodzi ndi zinthu zonse zambiri zokhala m'menemo. 2Pofika tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri Atate wathu anali atamaliza ntchito yake, ndipo anapumula tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri ku ntchito zonse zimene anazipanga. 3Ndipo Atate wathu anadalitsa tsiku lachisanu ndi chiwiri, naliyeretsa, chifukwa pa tsiku limenelo anapumula ku ntchito zonse za chilengedwe zimene anazichita.
Adamu ndi Hava
4Iyi ndi mbiri ya kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi pamene zinalengedwa, pamene Atate wathu anapanga dziko lapansi ndi kumwamba. 5Panalibe chitsamba cha kutchire chimene chinali chitameramo pa dziko lapansi, ndipo panalibe udzu wa m'munda umene unali utamerapo, pakuti Atate wathu anali asanagwetse mvula pa dziko lapansi, ndipo panalibe munthu wolima nthaka, 6koma akasupe anatuluka pansi nathirira pamwamba ponse pa nthaka. 7Ndipo Atate wathu anawumba munthu ndi fumbi la nthaka, nauzira mpweya wa moyo m'mphuno mwake, ndipo munthuyo anakhala munthu wamoyo. a a v7 Mawu akuti 'munthu wamoyo' amasonyeza ulemu wa paubale wa umunthu, wolengedwa kuti akhale moyo pamaso pa Atate wathu. 8Ndipo Atate wathu analima munda mu Edeni, cha kummawa, naikamo munthu amene anamuwumba. 9Pa nthaka Atate wathu anameretsa mtengo uliwonse wokongola kuona ndi wabwino kudya, ndipo pakati pa munda panali mtengo wa moyo ndi mtengo wodziwitsa zabwino ndi zoipa. 10Mtsinje unatuluka mu Edeni kuti uthirire munda; kuchokera kumeneko unagawanika kukhala mitsinje inayi. 11Woyamba dzina lake ndi Pisoni; umazungulira dziko lonse la Havila, kumene kumapezeka golidi. b b v11 Havila linali dera lotchuka chifukwa cha golidi wake wabwino; malo ake enieni sadziwikanso. 12Golidi wa dziko limenelo ndi wabwino; kumeneko kulinso ulimbo wonunkhira ndi mwala wa onikisi. c c v12 Bideliyamu unali ulimbo wonunkhira bwino, wofunika ngati mwala wamtengo wapatali m'dziko lakale. 13Dzina la mtsinje wachiwiri ndi Gihoni; umadutsa dziko lonse la Kusi. d d v13 Kusi linali dziko la kummwera kwa Igupto, m'dera limene nthawi zina limatchedwa Nubiya wakale. 14Dzina la mtsinje wachitatu ndi Tigirisi, umene umayenda cha kummawa kwa Asiriya. Mtsinje wachinayi ndi Yufurate. 15Atate wathu anatenga munthu namuika mu munda wa Edeni kuti awulime ndi kuwusunga.
16Ndipo Atate wathu analamula munthuyo, nati, “Ukhoza kudya za mtengo uliwonse wa m'munda; 17koma usadye za mtengo wodziwitsa zabwino ndi zoipa, pakuti tsiku limene udzadya zake udzafa ndithu.”
18Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Si bwino kuti munthu akhale yekha. Ndidzamupangira mthandizi womuyenerera.”
19Pa nthaka Atate wathu anawumba nyama iliyonse ya kutchire ndi mbalame iliyonse ya mlengalenga, ndipo anazibweretsa kwa munthuyo kuti aone kuti adzazitcha dzina lanji. Dzina lililonse limene munthuyo anatcha cholengedwa chamoyo chilichonse, ndilo linakhala dzina lake. 20Munthuyo anatcha maina ziweto zonse, mbalame za mlengalenga, ndi nyama zonse za kutchire, koma Adamu sanapezeke mthandizi womuyenerera. 21Choncho Atate wathu anagonetsa munthuyo tulo tofa nato, ndipo pamene anagona, anachotsa nthiti yake imodzi natseka ndi mnofu pamalo pake. 22Ndipo Atate wathu anapanga mkazi kuchokera ku nthiti imene anaichotsa mwa munthuyo, namubweretsa kwa munthuyo. 23Munthuyo anati, “Pomalizira pake! Uyu ndiye fupa la mafupa anga ndi mnofu wa mnofu wanga; adzatchedwa ‘mkazi,’ chifukwa anachotsedwa mwa mwamuna.” 24Choncho mwamuna amasiya bambo wake ndi mayi wake, naphatikana ndi mkazi wake, ndipo iwo amakhala thupi limodzi. 25Munthuyo ndi mkazi wake onse anali amaliseche, koma sanachite manyazi.
