Genesis 2

2 ¹ So dem finish di heavens and di earth wit everytin wey full inside dem. ² For di seventh day our Papa don finish im work, and e rest for di seventh day from everytin wey e make. ³ And our Papa bless di seventh day, e make am holy, becos na for dat day e rest from all di creation work wey e don do.

Adam and Eve

⁴ Na dis be di history of di heavens and di earth wen dem create dem, wen our Papa make earth and heavens. ⁵ No bush plant of di field still dey for di earth, no field crop still bud, becos our Papa never send rain come di earth, and no man dey to work di ground. ⁶ but spring water come komot from di earth and water di whole surface of di ground. ⁷ Den our Papa mold di man from di dust of di ground, blow di breath of life enter im nose-hole, and di man come turn to person wey dey alive. ^a a v7 'Person wey dey alive' dey carry di relationship dignity of human being, wey dem make to live face to face wit our Papa. ⁸ Den our Papa plant one garden for Eden, for di east, and e put di man wey e mold for dia. ⁹ From di ground our Papa grow every tree wey fine to see and good to chop, wit di tree of life for di center of di garden and di tree of knowing good and evil. ¹⁰ One river dey flow komot from Eden to water di garden; from dia e divide into four rivers. ¹¹ Di first one na Pishon; e dey flow round all di land of Havilah, wia dem dey find gold. ^b b v11 Havilah na region wey dem sabi well-well for im fine gold; nobody sabi im exact place again. ¹² Di gold of dat land good; sweet-smell resin and onyx stone dey dia too. ^c c v12 Bdellium na resin wey dey smell sweet, wey dem value like precious stone for di old-time world. ¹³ Di name of di second river na Gihon; e dey wind through di whole land of Cush. ^d d v13 Cush na land for di south of Egypt, for di region wey dem dey sometimes call old-time Nubia. ¹⁴ Di third river name na Tigris, wey dey flow for di east of Assyria. Di fourth river na di Euphrates. ¹⁵ Our Papa take di man and put am for Eden garden to work am and guard am.

¹⁶ And our Papa command di man, “You free to chop from any tree for di garden; ¹⁷ But you no must chop from di tree of knowing good and evil, becos for di day wey you chop from am, you go sure die.”

¹⁸ Den our Papa talk, “E no good make di man dey alone. I go make helper wey go match am.”

¹⁹ From di ground our Papa mold every animal of di field and every bird of di sky, den bring each one come di man to see wetin e go call am. Whatever di man call each living creature, na im be im name. ²⁰ Di man name all di livestock, di birds of di sky, and all di wild animal, but for Adam dem no find helper wey match am. ²¹ So our Papa make di man fall inside deep sleep, and wen e dey sleep, e take one of im rib and close di flesh cover am. ²² Den our Papa build one woman from di rib wey e take from di man, and bring am come di man. ²³ Di man talk, “At last! Dis one na bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; dem go call am ‘woman,’ becos na from man dem take am komot.” ²⁴ Na so man dey leave im papa and mama, join im wife, and dem two come be one flesh. ²⁵ Di man and im wife, dem two dey naked, and shame no catch dem.