Gen 3 | NdeIBE | STEP | Inyoka yayiliqili okudlula zonke izinyamazana zeganga uNkulunkulu ayezenzile. Yathi kowesifazana, “Kambe uNkulunkulu watsho ngeqiniso wathi, ‘Lingadli noma yisiphi isihlahla esivandeni’?”

Genesis 3

Ukuwa Komuntu

1 Inyoka yayiliqili okudlula zonke izinyamazana zeganga uNkulunkulu ayezenzile. Yathi kowesifazana, “Kambe uNkulunkulu watsho ngeqiniso wathi, ‘Lingadli noma yisiphi isihlahla esivandeni’?”

2 Owesifazana wathi enyokeni, “Singadla izithelo zezihlahla esivandeni, 3 kodwa uNkulunkulu watsho wathi, ‘Lingazidli izithelo zesihlahla esiphakathi laphakathi kwesivande, njalo lingasithinti, funa life.’ ”

4 Inyoka yathi kowesifazana, “Kalisoze life ngempela. 5 Ngoba uNkulunkulu uyazi ukuthi lingasidla amehlo enu azavuleka, beselisiba njengoNkulunkulu, lazi okuhle lokubi.”

6 Kwathi owesifazana ngokubona ukuthi izithelo zesihlahla leso zaziyikudla okuhle njalo zibukeka emehlweni, njalo zisweleka ukuzuza ukuhlakanipha, wakha ezinye wadla. Wapha njalo ezinye indoda yakhe eyayilaye khonapho, layo yadla. 7 Kwathi amehlo abo bobabili avuleka, basebenanzelela ukuthi babenqunu; yikho base bethungela ndawonye amahlamvu omkhiwa bazenzela izambatho ngawo.

8 Kwathi indoda lomkayo bezwa umsindo kaJehova uNkulunkulu ehamba esivandeni umkhathi usupholile, yikho basebemcatshela uJehova uNkulunkulu phakathi kwezihlahla zesivande. 9 Kodwa uJehova uNkulunkulu wayimemeza indoda wathi, “Ungaphi?”

10 Yaphendula yathi, “Ngikuzwile esivandeni, ngesaba ngoba benginqunu; yikho ngasengicatsha.”

11 Wasesithi, “Ngubani okutshelileyo ukuthi unqunu? Usudlile yini isihlahla engalilaya ukuthi lingasidli?”

12 Indoda yathi, “Umfazi owambeka lapha lami – ungiphile ezinye izithelo zesihlahla ngazidla.”

13 Yikho uJehova uNkulunkulu wathi kowesifazana, “Kuyini lokhu osukwenzile na?” Owesifazana wathi, “Inyoka ingikhohlisile, ngadla.”

14 Ngakho uJehova uNkulunkulu wasesithi enyokeni, “Ngokuba usukwenzile lokhu, “Uthukiwe ngaphezu kwezifuyo zonke kanye lezinyamazana zonke zeganga! Uzahuba phansi ngesisu sakho njalo uzakudla uthuli zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho.

15 Njalo ngizafaka ubutha phakathi kwakho lowesifazana, laphakathi kwenzalo yakho leyowesifazana; uzahlifiza ikhanda lakho, njalo wena uzamnqanda isithende sakhe.”

16 Kowesifazana wathi, “Ngizakwandisa ngokuphindiweyo izinhlungu zakho nxa ubeletha; ngobuhlungu uzazala abantwana. Inkanuko yakho izakuba sendodeni yakho, yona izabusa phezu kwakho.”

17 Ku-Adamu wathi, “Ngokuba ulalele umkakho wadla isihlahla engangikulaye ngathi, ‘ungaqali ukusidla,’ “Uthukiwe umhlabathi ngenxa yakho; ngobuhlungu uzakudla okuphuma kuwo zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho.

18 Uzamila ameva lezihlahlana zameva azahlaba wena, njalo uzakudla izihlahla zeganga.

19 Ngezithukuthuku zebunzi lakho uzakudla ukudla kwakho uze ubuyele emhlabathini, njengoba wathathwa kuwo; ngokuba uluthuli njalo uzabuyela othulini.”

20 U-Adamu wamutha umkakhe wathi ngu-Eva, ngokuba wayezakuba ngunina wabo bonke abaphilayo.

21 UJehova uNkulunkulu wenza izivunulo zesikhumba wenzela u-Adamu lomkakhe wabagqokisa. 22 Njalo uJehova uNkulunkulu wathi, “Umuntu manje usenjengomunye wethu, usekwazi okuhle lokubi. Kangavunyelwa ukuthi elule isandla sakhe akhe njalo isihlahla sokuphila adle, aphile laphakade.”

23 Yikho uJehova uNkulunkulu wamxotsha eSivandeni sase-Edeni ukuthi asebenze umhlabathi ayethethwe kuwo. 24 Esemxotshile umuntu wamisa ngempumalanga kweSivande sase-Edeni amakherubhi kanye lenkemba ebhebhayo, iphazima isiyale lale ukulinda indlela eya esihlahleni sokuphila.