Usuku Lwesikhombisa
1Kwase kuyapheleliswa ukudalwa kwezulu nomhlaba nakho konke okukukho. 2Kuthe ngosuku lwesikhombisa uNkulunkulu esewuqedile wonke umsebenzi ayewenza, wayesephumula. 3Ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu walubusisa usuku lwesikhombisa walungcwelisa, ngokuba ngalo uNkulunkulu waphumula kuwo wonke umsebenzi ayesewudalile, wawenza.
4Nanku umlando wokudalwa kwezulu nomhlaba, lapho uSimakade uNkulunkulu ekwenza.
5 Ngesikhathi uSimakade uNkulunkulu edala umhlaba kwakungakabi bikho zihlahla ezweni, kwakungakamili nazitshalo emhlabathini ngoba wayengakayinisi imvula, futhi kungekho namuntu wokulima umhlabathi. 6Kepha kwakuqubuka amanzi evela phansi komhlaba awuswakamise wonke umhlabathi. 7USimakade uNkulunkulu wabumba umuntu ngomhlabathi, wayesemphefumulela ngomoya wokuphila emakhaleni, umuntu waba yisidalwa esiphilayo.
USimakade Nensimu Yase-Edeni
8USimakade uNkulunkulu watshala insimu yezithelo e-Edeni ngasempumalanga, wambeka khona umuntu ayembumbile. 9USimakade uNkulunkulu watshala zonke izinhlobo zezihlahla ezibukekayo ukuba zithele izithelo ezinhle ezidliwayo. Phakathi naleyo nsimu kwakumile umuthi wokuphila, nomuthi wokwazi ukwehlukanisa okuhle nokubi.
10E-Edeni kwavela umfula wokunisela insimu, wase wehlukana uba yimifula emine. 11Igama lowokuqala kwakuyiPhishoni. Yiwo ogobhoza uzungeze lonke izwe iHavila, lapho kunegolide khona. 12Igolide lalelo lizwe lihle, kukhona nenhlaka enamakha anuka kamnandi, namatshe ayigugu. 13Igama lomfula wesibili kwakuyiGihoni. Ugobhoza uzungeze lonke iKhushi. 14 Umfula wesithathu kwakuyiThayigrisi. Ugobhoza wedlule empumalanga ye-Asiriya. Umfula wesine kwakuyiYufrathe.
15USimakade uNkulunkulu wabeka umuntu ensimini yase-Edeni ukuze ayilime, futhi ayilinde. 16USimakade uNkulunkulu wamyala umuntu wathi: “Ungazidla izithelo zanoma yimuphi umuthi osensimini, 17kodwa ungadli kwezomuthi wokwazi ukwehlukanisa okuhle nokubi, ngokuba mhla wadla kuwo, uyokufa nokufa.”
USimakade Udala Owesifazane
18 USimakade uNkulunkulu wathi: “Akukuhle ukuba umuntu ahlale yedwa. Ngizomenzela umsizi omfaneleyo.”
19USimakade uNkulunkulu wathatha umhlabathi wabumba zonke izilwane zasendle, nazo zonke izinyoni zezulu. Waziletha kumuntu ukuze abone ukuthi uzoziqamba athini; lawo magama umuntu aziqamba ngawo zonke izilwane eziphilayo, kwaba ngamagama azo. 20Umuntu waziqamba ngamagama zonke izilwane ezifuyiweyo, izinyoni zezulu nezilwane zasendle. Kepha asikho phakathi kwalezo zilwane esatholakala sifanele ukuba ngumsizi wakhe.
21USimakade uNkulunkulu wenza ukuba umuntu azunywe ngubuthongo obukhulu, kuthe esalele wathatha olunye lwezimbambo zakhe, wayivala ngesicubu leyo ndawo. 22USimakade uNkulunkulu wambumba owesifazane ngobambo ayeluthathe kumuntu, wayesemletha kuye.
23Umuntu wathi:
“Manje lo useyithambo
lamathambo ami
nenyama yenyama yami.
Lona uzobizwa ngokuthi ngumfazi
ngoba uthathwe endodeni.”
24Ngakho-ke indoda iyoshiya uyise nonina inamathele kumkayo babe nyamanye.
25Indoda nomfazi babehamba ze, futhi bengenamahloni.
