Ubuxoki benyoka
Inyoka iguqula isithintelo esinye ibe yinqala, baza umfazi nendoda badla bobabini. Oko kulandelayo asikokufa ngephanyazo kodwa kukuzimela, ukubekisa ityala, intlungu ekuzaleni nasemsebenzini, nokugxothwa emyezweni—kodwa uBawo wethu uyabambathisa phambi kokuba bemke.
3 1Inyoka yayinobuqili ngaphezu kwazo zonke izilwanyana zasendle awayezenzile uBawo wethu. Yabuza kumfazi, yathi: “Ingaba uThixo utshilo ngokwenene ukuthi, ‘Ize ningadli nakuwuphi na umthi osemyezweni’?” a a v1 Emva kokumlahla uBawo wethu, inyoka imbonisa njengothixo okude, ongathandi ukupha — bubuxoki obusisiseko obufihla intliziyo kaBawo wethu kubantwana bakhe.
2Umfazi wathi enyokeni: “Singazidla iziqhamo zemithi esemyezweni, 3kodwa uThixo wathi, ‘Ize ningasidli isiqhamo somthi ophakathi emyezweni, ningasichukumisi, hleze nife.’”
4Kodwa inyoka yathi kumfazi: “Anisayi kufa nakanye. 5UThixo uyazi ukuba mhla nidla kuwo, aya kuvuleka amehlo enu, nibe njengoThixo, nazi okulungileyo nokubi.” b b v5 Babesele bewuthwele umfanekiselo wakhe (1:27). Ubuxoki bukukuba makuhluthwe ngasemva kwakhe endaweni yokwamkeliswa sisandla sakhe.
6Umfazi wabona ukuba umthi ulungele ukudliwa, uyabukeka emehlweni, unqwenelekile ekuzuzeni ubulumko. Wasithatha isiqhamo sawo, wadla, wanika nendoda yakhe eyayinaye, yadla nayo. 7Kwaza kwavuleka amehlo abo bobabini, baza bazi ukuba beze; bathunga ndawonye amagqabi omkhiwane, bazenzela izambatho.
8Beva isandi sikaBawo wethu ehambahamba emyezweni ekupholeni kwemini, yaza indoda nomkayo bazimela ebusweni bakhe phakathi kwemithi yomyezo.
9Kodwa uBawo wethu wayibiza indoda, wathi kuyo: “Uphi na?”
10Yathi indoda: “Ndikuvile emyezweni, ndaza ndoyika, kuba bendihamba ze, ngako oko ndazimela.”
11Wathi uBawo wethu: “Ngubani okuxelele ukuba uhamba ze? Ingaba udle kuloo mthi ndakwalela ukuba ungawudli?”
12Yathi indoda: “Umfazi owambeka nam undinike isiqhamo somthi, ndaza ndadla.”
13Waza uBawo wethu wabuza kumfazi: “Yintoni na le uyenzileyo?” Wathi yena: “Inyoka indikhohlisile, ndaza ndadla.”
14Waza uBawo wethu wathi enyokeni: “Ngenxa yokuba wenze le nto, uqalekisiwe ngaphezu kwazo zonke izinto ezifuyiweyo nangaphezu kwazo zonke izilo zasendle; ngesisu sakho uya kurhubuluza, uthuli uya kuludla yonke imihla yobomi bakho. 15Ndiya kubeka ubutshaba phakathi kwakho nomfazi, naphakathi kwenzala yakho nenzala yakhe; yena uya kuyityumza intloko yakho, wena uya kulityabula isithende sakhe.” c c v15 Kwasesithembisweni sokuqala nje emva kokuwa, uBawo wethu wakhomba kuYesu — inzala eyayiza kuyityumza inyoka, ihlangule abantwana bakhe.
16Wathi kumfazi: “Ndiya kuzandisa kakhulu iinimba zakho ekuzaleni; uya kuzala abantwana ngeenimba. Umnqweno wakho uya kuba sendodeni yakho, yona iya kukulawula.”
17Wathi ke kuAdam: “Ngenxa yokuba uphulaphule umkakho, wadla kuloo mthi endakuyalela ngawo, ndisithi, ‘Uze ungadli kuwo,’ umhlaba uqalekisiwe ngenxa yakho; uya kudla ngokubulaleka kuwo yonke imihla yobomi bakho. 18Uya kukuvelisela ameva nenkunzane, utye imifuno yasendle. 19Ngokubila kobuso bakho uya kudla isonka sakho, ude ubuyele emhlabeni, kuba wathatyathwa kuwo; kuba uluthuli wena, uya kubuyela eluthulini.”
20Indoda yamthiya umkayo igama elingu-Eva, ngokuba wayeza kuba ngunina wabo bonke abaphilayo. d d v20 Igama elithi Eva lithetha “ophilayo” — ungunina wabo bonke abaphilayo.
21UBawo wethu wenzela uAdam nomkakhe izambatho zesikhumba, waza wabambesa. e e v21 Emva kokusilela kwabo, uBawo wethu ubonelela abantwana bakhe ngesigubungelo esingcono kunoko bazenzele kona — umfanekiso wokuqala wentliziyo yakhe yokubambesa ngoko kunokunikwa nguye yedwa.
22Waza uBawo wethu wathi: “Khangela, umntu usuke waba njengomnye wethu, esazi okulungileyo nokubi. Ngoku, hleze olule isandla, athathe nasemthini wobomi, adle, aphile ngonaphakade…” f f v22 Isivakalisi sesiHebhere siyapheza apha singagqitywanga — uBawo wethu akaze atsho into eyayiza kulandela. ISibhalo siyawuyeka umcabango ungagqitywanga.
23Ngako oko uBawo wethu wamkhupha emyezweni wase-Edene, ukuze alime umhlaba awathatyathwa kuwo. 24Wayigxotha indoda, waza wamisa iikerubhi nekrele elivuthayo elijikelezayo ngasempumalanga komyezo wase-Edene, zilinde indlela esa emthini wobomi. g g v24 Iikerubhi eSibhalweni asizizo iimilo ezincinci zeekerabhi zobugcisa beRenaissance, koko ngabalindi abanamandla basezulwini uBawo wethu ababamiselayo ukuba bakhusele indlela engcwele ebuyela ebomini.
