Usuku Lwesixhenxe
Ingxelo ebanzi yendalo incipha ibe ngumyezo omnye. UBawo wethu uyawutyala, abeke umntu kuwo ukuba awusebenze awugcine, amnike inkululeko enesithintelo esinye, aze athi ukuba yedwa kwakhe akulunganga, akhe umfazi ngocala lwakhe.
2 1Ngoko ke agqitywa amazulu nomhlaba, nawo wonke umkhosi wawo. 2Ngosuku lwesixhenxe uBawo wethu wayewugqibile umsebenzi wakhe, waza waphumla ngosuku lwesixhenxe kuyo yonke into awayeyenzile. 3Waza uBawo wethu walusikelela usuku lwesixhenxe, walwenza lwangcwele, kuba ngalo waphumla kuwo wonke umsebenzi wendalo awayewenzile.
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4Le yimbali yamazulu nomhlaba ekudalweni kwawo, mhla uBawo wethu wenza umhlaba namazulu. 5Kwakungekho sihlahlana sasendle emhlabeni, kungekho khula lasendle lusaphumile, kuba uBawo wethu wayengekanisi mvula emhlabeni, kungekho mntu wokulima umhlaba, 6kodwa kwaphuma imithombo emhlabeni, yanyakamisa bonke ubuso bomhlaba. 7Waza uBawo wethu wambumba umntu ngothuli lomhlaba, waphefumlela emathatheni akhe impefumlo yobomi, waza umntu waba ngumntu ophilayo. a a v7 Igama elithi ‘umntu ophilayo’ lithwala isidima sobudlelwane boluntu, olwadalelwa ukuba luphile ubuso ngobuso noBawo wethu. 8Waza uBawo wethu watyala umyezo e-Eden, ngasempumalanga, wambeka khona umntu awayembumbile. 9Emhlabeni uBawo wethu wantshulisa yonke imithi emihle ukubonwa nelungileyo ukudliwa, nomthi wobomi phakathi komyezo, nomthi wokwazi okulungileyo nokubi. 10Kwaphuma umlambo e-Eden ukunkcenkceshela umyezo; wathi ukusuka apho wahlulahlulwa waba yimilambo emine. 11Owokuqala ugama lawo nguPishon; ujikeleza lonke ilizwe laseHavila, apho kufumaneka khona igolide. b b v11 IHavila yayingummandla owawudume ngegolide yawo entle; indawo yawo ncam ayisaziwa. 12Igolide laloo lizwe lilungile; kukho khona nentlaka enevumba elimnandi nelitye le-onyx. c c v12 Ibhedeliyam yayiyintlaka evumba limnandi, exatyiswa njengelitye elinqabileyo kwelo xesha lamandulo. 13Igama lomlambo wesibini nguGihon; ujikeleza kulo lonke ilizwe laseKushi. d d v13 IKushi yayililizwe elalisemazantsi eYiphutha, kummandla owawusenokubizwa ngokuba yiNubiya yamandulo. 14Igama lomlambo wesithathu nguTigris, ombaxa ngasempumalanga kweAsiriya. Umlambo wesine nguEfrati. 15UBawo wethu wamthabatha umntu, wambeka emyezweni wase-Eden ukuba awusebenze awugcine.
16Waza uBawo wethu wamwisela umthetho umntu, wathi: “Uvumelekile ukuba udle kuwo nawuphi na umthi osemyezweni; 17kodwa uze ungadli kuwo umthi wokwazi okulungileyo nokubi, kuba uya kufa ngokuqinisekileyo mhla uwudlayo.”
18Waza uBawo wethu wathi: “Akulunganga ukuba umntu abe yedwa. Ndiza kumenzela umncedi omfaneleyo.”
19Emhlabeni uBawo wethu wabumba zonke izilwanyana zasendle neentaka zonke zezulu, waza wazizisa kumntu ukuba abone ukuba uya kuzibiza ngokuthini. Igama awayinika lona umntu into nganye ephilayo, laba ligama layo elo. 20Umntu wazithiya amagama zonke izinto ezifuyiweyo, neentaka zezulu, nazo zonke izilwanyana zasendle, kodwa yena uAdam akazuzanga mncedi umfaneleyo. 21Ngoko ke uBawo wethu wamlalisa umntu ubuthongo obunzulu, wathi esalele, wathabatha olunye lwezimbambo zakhe, wayivala inyama endaweni yalo. 22Waza uBawo wethu wakha umfazi ngombambo awawuthabathe kuye umntu, wamzisa kuye umntu. 23Wathi umntu: “Ekugqibeleni! Lo ulithambo lamathambo am, nenyama yenyama yam; uya kubizwa ngokuba ‘ngumfazi,’ kuba uthatyathwe endodeni.” 24Ngoko ke indoda iyabashiya uyise nonina, inamathele kumfazi wayo, baze babe nyama-nye. 25Umntu nomfazi wakhe babehamba ze bobabini, bengenazintloni.
