Nhema dzeNyoka

Nyoka inoshandura chirambidzo chimwe chete kuti chiratidzike segodo, uye mukadzi nomurume vose vanodya. Zvinotevera hazvisi rufu runokurumidza asi kuvanda, kupomerana, kurwadziwa pakusununguka nepabasa, nokudzingwa mumunda — asi Baba vedu vanovapfekedza vasati vaenda.

Chitsauko 3.

Nyoka yakanga yakangwara kupfuura zvipuka zvose zvesango zvakanga zvaitwa naBaba vedu. Yakati kumukadzi, “Mwari akanyatsoti here, ‘Musadya kubva pamuti upi zvawo uri mubindu’?” ^a

Mukadzi akati kunyoka, “Tingadya michero yemiti iri mubindu, asi Mwari akati, ‘Musadya michero yomuti uri pakati pebindu, kana kuubata, kuti murege kufa.’”

Asi nyoka yakati kumukadzi, “Zvirokwazvo hamungafi. Mwari anoziva kuti kana mukadya, meso enyu achasvinudzwa, mukava saMwari, muchiziva zvakanaka nezvakaipa.” ^b

Mukadzi akaona kuti muti wakanga wakanaka kudya, uchifadza meso, uye unodikanwa kuti munhu awane uchenjeri. Akatora muchero wawo, akadya, akapa mumwe kumurume wake aiva naye, naiyewo akadya. Ipapo meso avo vose vari vaviri akasvinudzwa, vakaziva kuti vakanga vasina kupfeka; vakasona mashizha omuonde pamwe chete, vakazviitira zvokufukidza nazvo.

Vakanzwa inzwi raBaba vedu vachifamba mubindu mukutonhorera kwezuva, murume nomukadzi wake vakazvivanza kubva pamberi paBaba vedu pakati pemiti yomubindu.

Asi Baba vedu vakadana murume vakati kwaari, “Uri kupi?”

Murume akati, “Ndanzwa inzwi renyu mubindu ndikatya, nokuti ndakanga ndisina kupfeka, saka ndavanda.”

Baba vedu vakati, “Ndiani akakuudza kuti hauna kupfeka? Wadya here kubva pamuti wandakakurambidza kudya?”

Murume akati, “Mukadzi wamakaisa kwandiri ndiye andipa muchero womuti, ndikadya.”

Ipapo Baba vedu vakabvunza mukadzi vakati, “Waiteiko?” Akati, “Nyoka yandinyengera, ndikadya.”

Saka Baba vedu vakati kunyoka, “Nokuti waita izvi, wakatukwa kupfuura zvipfuwo zvose nemhuka dzose dzesango; nedumbu rako uchafamba, uchadya guruva mazuva ose oupenyu hwako. Uye ndichaisa ruvengo pakati pako nomukadzi, napakati pembeu yako nembeu yake; iye achapwanya musoro wako, iwe uchabaya chitsitsinho chake.” ^c

Kumukadzi vakati, “Ndichawedzera zvikuru kurwadziwa kwako pakuzvara; mukurwadziwa uchabereka vana. Kuchiva kwako kuchava kumurume wako, iye achakutonga.”

Kuna Adhamu vakati, “Nokuti wakateerera mukadzi wako ukadya kubva pamuti wandakakurayira ndichiti, ‘Usadya kubva pauri,’ ivhu rakatukwa nokuda kwako; nokushanda kunorwadza uchadya kubva pariri mazuva ose oupenyu hwako. Richakumeresera minzwa norukato, iwe uchadya miriwo yesango. Nokuziya kwechiso chako uchadya chingwa chako kusvikira wadzokera kuvhu, sezvo wakatorwa kubva pariri; nokuti uri guruva, uye kuguruva uchadzokera.”

Murume akatumidza mukadzi wake zita rokuti Evha, nokuti aizova mai vavapenyu vose. ^d

Baba vedu vakaitira Adhamu nomukadzi wake nguo dzamatehwe, vakavapfekedza. ^e

Ipapo Baba vedu vakati, “Tarirai, munhu ava somumwe wedu, achiziva zvakanaka nezvakaipa. Zvino, kuti arege kutambanudza ruoko, akatorawo kubva pamuti woupenyu, akadya, akararama nokusingaperi…” ^f

Saka Baba vedu vakamubudisa mubindu reEdheni kuti anoshanda ivhu raakatorwa kwariri. Vakadzinga murume, vakaisa makerubhimi nomunondo unopfuta, unotenderera, kumabvazuva kwebindu reEdheni, kurinda nzira inoenda kumuti woupenyu. ^g

Tsananguro dzepasi

^aGenesisi 3:1 — Varamba Baba vedu, nyoka inovaita kuti vaonekwe saMwari ari kure, anonyima — inhema dzepanheyo dzinovanza mwoyo waBaba kubva kuvana vavo.
^bGenesisi 3:5 — Vakanga vatotakura mufananidzo wake (1:27). Nhema ndedzokuti zvinofanira kutorwa nokunyangira panzvimbo pokuzvigamuchira kubva muruoko rwake.
^cGenesisi 3:15 — Kubvira pavimbiso yokutanga chaiyo mushure mokuwa, Baba vedu vakanongedzera kuna Jesu — mbeu yaizopwanya nyoka nokununura vana vavo.
^dGenesisi 3:20 — Zita rokuti Evha rinoreva kuti “mupenyu” — ndiye mai vavapenyu vose.
^eGenesisi 3:21 — Mushure mokukundikana kwavo, Baba vedu vanopa vana vavo chokufukidza chiri nani kupfuura chavakazviitira — mufananidzo wokutanga womwoyo wavo wokuvapfekedza nezvinopiwa naivo voga.
^fGenesisi 3:22 — Mutsara wechiHebheru unomira pano usina kupera — Baba vedu havambotauri zvaizotevera. Rugwaro runosiya pfungwa isina kukwana.
^gGenesisi 3:24 — Makerubhimi muRugwaro haasi zvidiki zvemifananidzo yecherubhu yehunyanzvi hweRenaissance asi varindi vane simba vokudenga vakagadzwa naBaba vedu kuti vadzivirire nzira tsvene inodzokera kuupenyu.