Zuva Rechinomwe
Nyaya yakafara yokusikwa inoderera kusvika pamunda mumwe chete. Baba vedu vanousima, vanoisa murume mauri kuti aurime nokuuchengeta, vanomupa rusununguko nechirambidzo chimwe chete, ipapo vanoti kuva oga kwake hakuna kunaka uye vanovaka mukadzi kubva parutivi rwake.
2 1Saka matenga nenyika zvakapedziswa, pamwe nouzhinji hwazvo hwose hwakazara. 2Pazuva rechinomwe Baba vedu vakanga vapedza basa ravo, uye vakazorora pazuva rechinomwe pazvose zvavakanga vaita. 3Baba vedu vakaropafadza zuva rechinomwe, vakariita dzvene, nokuti pariri vakazorora pabasa rose rokusika ravakanga vaita.
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4Iyi ndiyo nhoroondo yamatenga nenyika pazvakasikwa, Baba vedu pavakaita nyika namatenga. 5Kwakanga kusina gwenzi romusango panyika, uye kwakanga kusina muriwo womusango wakanga watomera, nokuti Baba vedu vakanga vasati vanayisa mvura panyika, uye pakanga pasina munhu wokurima ivhu, 6asi zvitubu zvaibuda muvhu zvichidiridza pamusoro pose pevhu. 7Ipapo Baba vedu vakaumba munhu kubva muguruva revhu, vakafuridzira mumhino make mweya woupenyu, munhu akava munhu mupenyu. a a v7 ‘Munhu mupenyu’ kunoreva ukoshi hwoukama hwavanhu, vakasikwa kuti vararame vakatarisana naBaba vedu. 8Ipapo Baba vedu vakasima bindu muEdheni, kumabvazuva, vakaisapo munhu wavakanga vaumba. 9Kubva muvhu Baba vedu vakameresa miti yose yakanaka kutariswa uye yakanaka kudyiwa, nomuti woupenyu pakati pebindu nomuti wokuziva zvakanaka nezvakaipa. 10Rwizi rwaiyerera ruchibva muEdheni kuti rudiridze bindu; kubva ipapo rwakaparadzana rukava nzizi ina. 11Rwokutanga runonzi Pishoni; runopoterera nyika yose yeHavhira, umo munowanikwa goridhe. b b v11 Havhira yaiva dunhu raizivikanwa negoridhe raro rakanaka; nzvimbo yaro chaiyo haichazivikanwi. 12Goridhe renyika iyoyo rakanaka; zvakare ipapo pane chinonhuhwirira nebwe reonikisi. c c v12 Bdheriumu chaiva chinonhuhwirira, chaikosheswa sebwe rinokosha munyika yekare. 13Zita rorwizi rwechipiri ndiGihoni; runopota nenyika yose yeKushi. d d v13 Kushi yaiva nyika yaiva kumaodzanyemba kweIjipiti, mudunhu rimwe raiwanzonzi Nubhiya yekare. 14Zita rorwizi rwechitatu ndiTigirisi, runoyerera kumabvazuva kweAsiria. Rwizi rwechina ndiYufuratesi. 15Baba vedu vakatora munhu vakamuisa mubindu reEdheni kuti aririme uye arichengete.
16Baba vedu vakarayira munhu, “Wakasununguka kudya kubva pamuti upi zvawo uri mubindu; 17asi usadya kubva pamuti wokuziva zvakanaka nezvakaipa, nokuti zuva raunoudya uchafa zvirokwazvo.”
18Ipapo Baba vedu vakati, “Hazvina kunaka kuti munhu ave ari oga. Ndichamuitira mubatsiri akamukwanira.”
19Kubva muvhu Baba vedu vakaumba mhuka dzose dzesango neshiri dzose dzedenga, vakadziuyisa kumunhu kuti vaone kuti aizodzitumidza mazita api. Chipi nechipi chakatumidzwa nomunhu kuzvisikwa zvipenyu, ndiro raiva zita racho. 20Munhu akatumidza mazita zvipfuwo zvose, shiri dzedenga, nemhuka dzose dzesango, asi Adhamu haana kuwanirwa mubatsiri akamukwanira. 21Saka Baba vedu vakaita kuti munhu abatwe nehope huru, uye paakanga akarara, vakatora rumbabvu rwake rumwe vakavhara nyama panzvimbo yarwo. 22Ipapo Baba vedu vakavaka mukadzi kubva parumbabvu rwavakatora pamunhu, vakamuuyisa kumunhu. 23Munhu akati, “Pakupedzisira! Uyu ipfupa ramapfupa angu nenyama yenyama yangu; achanzi ‘mukadzi,’ nokuti akatorwa mumurume.” 24Saka murume anosiya baba vake namai vake, achinamatira mukadzi wake, vova nyama imwe. 25Murume nomukadzi wake vakanga vakashama vose vari vaviri, uye vakanga vasinganyari.