Zulu - 1st Book of Adam and Eve

Incwadiyokuqala ka-Adamuno-Eva

ISAHLUKO1

1NgosukulwesithathuuNkulunkuluwatshalainsimu ngasempumalangayomhlaba,emkhawulweniwezwe ngasempumalanga,laphongasekuphumenikwelanga, umuntuakafumaniluthongaphandlekwamanzi,azungeza umhlabawonke,azeafinyeleleemikhawulweniyezulu.

2Futhienyakathoyensimukukhonaulwandlelwesinkwa esiwucwecwana,olucwebilefuthiluhlanzekile ngokunambitha,alukhookunye;ukuze,ngobumsulwa bawo,umuntuabukeekujulenikomhlaba

3Nxaumuntuezigezakulo,uyakubamhlophe ekuhlanzekenikwalo,libemhlopheebumhlophenibalo, nomalimnyama

4FuthiuNkulunkuluwadalalololwandlengokuthanda Kwakhe,ngokubaWayaziukuthikwakuyovelanikumuntu Ayezomenza;ukuzeemvakokubaeseshiyileinsimu, ngenxayesiphambekosakhe,abantubazalweemhlabeni, okuyokufaphakathikwaboabalungileyo,abamiphefumulo yabouNkulunkuluayeyoyivusangosukulokugcina;lapho kufanelebabuyeleenyameniyabo;kufanelebageze emanzinialololwandle,futhibonkebaphendukeezonweni zabo

5KodwalaphouNkulunkuluekhiphau-Adamu ngaphandlekwensimu,Akazangeambekeemngceleni wasongasenyakatho,funaasondeleolwandlelwamanzi, futhiyenano-Evabagezekulo,bahlanjululweezonweni zabo,bakhohlweisiphambekoababesenzile,futhiakabange esakhumbulangasoemcabangweniwesijezisosabo 6Khona-ke,futhi,ohlangothinioluseningizimuyensimu, uNkulunkuluakazangeathandeukuvumelau-Adamu ahlalelapho;ngoba,laphoumoyauvunguzauvela enyakatho,wawuyomlethela,ngalolohlangothi oluseningizimu,iphungaelimnandilemithiyensimu 7Ngalokho-keuNkulunkuluakambekangau-Adamulapho, funaezweiphungaelimnandilaleyomithi,akhohlwe isiphambekosakhe,atholeinduduzongalokhoakwenzileyo, ajabulengephungalemithi,angahlanjululwaesonweni sakhe.

8Futhi,futhi,ngokubauNkulunkuluunesihenesihawu esikhulu,futhiubusazonkeizintongendlelaYenayedwa aziyowenzaubabawethuu-Adamuwahlalaemngceleni osentshonalangayensimu,ngobakulolohlangothiumhlaba ubanzikakhulu

9UNkulunkuluwamyalaukubaahlalelaphoemhumeni edwaleni,uMhumeWengcebongaphansikwensimu

ISAHLUKO2

1Kodwalaphoubabawethuu-Adamu,kanyeno-Eva, bephumaensimini,banyathelaumhlabathingezinyawo zabo,bengaziukuthibabenyathela

2Laphobefikaemnyangowesangolensimu,babona umhlabathiobanziwendlalwephambikwabo,umbozwe ngamatsheamakhulunamancane,nesihlabathi,besabafuthi

bethuthumela,bawangobusongenxayokwesaba okwakufikephezukwabo;basebenjengabafileyo

3Ngokubanakubababekadebesensimini,betshalwe kahlekuzozonkeizinhlobozemithibazibona sebesezwenielingaziwa,ababengalazi,nabangakaze balibone.

4Futhingenxayokuthingalesosikhathibabegcweleumusa wemveloekhanyayo,futhiizinhliziyozabo zazingakaphendukeliezintwenizasemhlabeni.

5NgakhouNkulunkuluwabalesihawukubo;futhilapho Ebabonabewilephambikwesangolensimu,Wathumela iZwilaKhekuyiseu-Adamuno-Eva,futhiwabavusa esimwenisabosokuwa

ISAHLUKO3

1UNkulunkuluwathiku-Adamu:“Ngimisilekulomhlaba izinsukuneminyaka,wenanenzaloyakhoniyohlala nihambekuwo,kuzekugcwalisekeizinsukuneminyaka, laphongithumelaizwielakudalayonowenangalo,iZwi elakukhiphaensimini,elakuphakamisalaphouwe.

2Yebo,iZwieliyophindelikusindiselaphoizinsuku ezinhlanunengxenyesezigcwalisekile.”

3Kodwalaphou-AdamuezwalamazwikaNkulunkulu, futhiezinsukwiniezinhlanuezinkulunengxenye, akaqondangaincazeloyawo

4Ngobau-Adamuwayecabangaukuthikuzakuba lezinsukuezinhlanulengxenyekuphelakuye,kuzekube sekuphelenikomhlaba

5U-Adamuwakhala,wakhulekakuNkulunkuluukuba amchazele

6Khona-keuNkulunkulungomusawakheku-Adamu owawenziwengomfanekisowakhekanyenomfanekiso wakhe,wamchazela,ukuthilenakwakuyiminyakaeyizi-5 000ne-500;nokuthiLowowayeyofikakanjanifuthi amsindiseyenanenzaloyakhe.

7KodwauNkulunkuluwayesenzengaphambililesi sivumelwanonobabawethu,u-Adamu,ngemibandela efanayo,ngaphambikokubaaphumeensimini,lapho esesihlahleniu-Evaathathakusoisithelofuthiwamnika sonaukubaasidle.

8Kangangobangenkathiubabawethuu-Adamuephuma ensimini,wadlulakulesosihlahla,futhiwabonaukuthi uNkulunkuluwayesekuguqulekanjaniukubonakalakwaso kubeesinyeisimo,nokuthisabunakanjani

9Futhilaphou-Adamueyakuwowesaba,wathuthumela futhiwawaphansi;kodwauNkulunkulungomusawaKhe wamphakamisa,wayesesenzalesisivumelwanonaye

10Futhi,phezukwalokho,ngesikhathiu-Adamu esesangwenilensimu,futhiebonaikherubiliphethe inkembayomliloobanekezelayoesandlenisalo,futhi ikherubilamthukuthelelafuthilamhwaqele,bobabiliuAdamuno-Evabamesaba,futhibacabangaukuthi laliqondeukubabulalaNgakhobawangobuso,futhi ethuthumelangenxayokwesaba

11Kodwawabalesihawukubo,wabalesihawu;wasuka kubowenyukelaezulwini,wakhulekaeNkosini,wathi: 12“Nkosi,wangithumaukubangilindeesangwenilensimu ngenkembayomlilo.

13“Kephakwathiizincekuzakho,u-Adamuno-Eva, zingibona,zawangobusobabo,zabasengathizifileO Nkosiyami,siyakwenzaniezincekwinizakhona?

14UNkulunkuluwabanesihawukubo,wabahawukela, wathumaingelosiyakheukubailindeinsimu.

15FuthiiZwileNkosilezaku-Adamuno-Eva,futhi labaphakamisa.

16INkosiyasisithikuAdamu:Ngikutshelileukuthi ekuphelenikwensukuezinhlanulengxenye,ngizathumela ilizwilamifuthingikusindise

17Ngakho-keqinisainhliziyoyakho,uhlaleemhumeni wengcebo,engikhulumengawokuwengaphambili

18FuthilaphouAdamuezwaleliZwielivela kuNkulunkulu,waduduzwangalokhouNkulunkulu ayemtshelekonaNgokubaWayemtshelileukuthi Wayezomsindisakanjani.

ISAHLUKO4

1Kodwau-Adamuno-Evabakhalangokuphumaensimini, indawoyaboyokuqalayokuhlala

2Futhi,ngempela,laphou-Adamuebukainyamayakhe, eyayishintshile,wakhalakamunyu,yenano-Eva,ngalokho ababekwenzileBahambabehlakahlebeyongena emhumeniwengcebo.

3Kwathisebefikilekuwou-Adamuwazikhalela,wathikuEva:“Bhekalomhumeozakubayijelelethukulomhlaba, nendawoyokujeziswa!

4“Yiniumakuqhathaniswanensimuna?

5“Liyinilelidwalaelingasecelenikwalezozihlahlana? Ubumnyamabalomgedebunjaniumabuqhathaniswa nokukhanyakwensimu?

6“Luyiniloluhlangothilwedwalaolulengayoukuba lusivikele,umaluqhathaniswanomusakaJehova owasibekelana?

7“Uyiniumhlabathiwalomhumeumauqhathaniswa nensimu?

8U-Adamuwathiku-Eva:“Bhekaamehloakho,nawami, engibonengaphambiliizingelosiezulwinizidumisa;nazo, zingaphezi.

9“Kephamanjeasisaboninjengobasabona;

10U-Adamuwaphindawathiku-Eva:“Uyiniumzimba wethunamuhla,umauqhathaniswanezinsukuzakuqala, sisahlalaensiminina?

11Emvakwalokhuu-Adamuakathandangaukungena emhumeni,ngaphansikwedwalaelilengayo;futhi wayengekeangenekuyo

12KephawakhulekaemiyalwenikaNkulunkulu;wathi enhliziyweniyakhe:"Ngaphandlekokuthingingene emhumeni,ngiyobuyengibeoweqaumthetho"

ISAHLUKO5

1Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabangenaemhumeni,futhi bemabekhuleka,ngolimilwabo,esingalwazi,kodwa ababelwazikahle

2Kwathibekhuleka,u-Adamuwaphakamisaamehloakhe, wabonaidwalanophahlalomhumeokwakumsibekele phezulu,ukuzeangaboniizulu,nezidalwazikaNkulunkulu Wakhala,wazishayaisifubasakhe,wawa,waba njengofileyo

3U-Evawayesehleziekhala;ngobawayekholwaukuthi ufile.

4Wayesesukuma,welulelaizandlazakhekuNkulunkulu, ecelaumusanesihawukuye,wathi:“ONkulunkulu,

ngithetheleleisonosami,isonoengisonangaso,futhi ungasikhumbulikimi.

5“Ngokubaminangedwangehliselaincekuyakhokule ndawoelahlekileyoisukaensiminiingenekulesisimo esilahlekile,isukaekukhanyeniingenekulobubumnyama, isukeendaweniyenjabuloingenekulelijele

6“ONkulunkulu,bhekalencekuyakhoewilekanjalo, uyivuseekufenikwayo,ukuzeikhalefuthiiphenduke esiphambekwenisayoesenzengami

7“Ungawususiumphefumulowakhengalesisikhathi, kodwamyekeaphile,ukuzeemengesilinganiso sokuphendukakwakhe,enzeintandoyakho njengangaphambikokufakwakhe.

8“Kephaumaungamvusi,Nkulunkulu,susaumphefumulo wamiukubangifanenaye,ungangishiyingingedwakulo mgodi,ngokubabengingemengedwakulelizwe,kodwa nayeyedwa

9“Ngokubawena,Nkulunkulu,wamehliselaubuthongo, wathathaithamboohlangothinilwakhe,wabuyiselainyama esikhundlenisalongamandlaakhoobunkulunkulu

10“Wangithathangiyithambo,wangenzaowesifazane ocwebenjengaye,ngenhliziyo,nokucabanga, nokukhuluma,nenyamaefananeyakhe,wangenza ngomfanekisowobusobakhe,ngomusawakho nangamandlaakho.

11“ONkosi,minanayesimunye,wenaNkulunkulu unguMdaliwethu,wenaowasenzasobabilingalusuku lunye.

12“Ngakho-ke,Nkulunkulu,mpheukuphila,ukuzeabe namikulelizwelabezizwe,sihlezikulongenxa yeziphambekozethu.

13“Kephaumaungamphilisi,ngithathenaminjengaye, ukuzesifesobabilingalusukulunye”

14Futhiu-Evawakhalakamunyu,futhiwawelaphezu kukababawethuu-Adamu;osizinilwakheolukhulu

ISAHLUKO6

1KephauNkulunkuluwababheka;ngobababezibulele ngosiziolukhulu.

2Kodwawayebaphakamisafuthiabaduduze

3NgakhowathumelaiZwilakhekubo;ukuzebasukume bavukemasinyane.

4FuthiiNkosiyathiku-Adamuno-Eva:"Nena ngokuthandakwenu,nazenaphumaensimini engangikubekekuyo.

5“Ngokuthandakwakhoweqilengokufisakwakho ubunkulunkulu,nobukhulu,nesikhundlaesiphakeme njengami,ngazenganiphucaukukhanyaowawukuso ngalesosikhathi,nganikhiphaensimini,ngizakulelizwe, lilukhuni,ligcweleusizi

6“Sengathianiweqangaumyalowami,niwugcinile umthethowami,ningasidliisithelosomuthiengashokuwo ukuthiningasondelikuwo,bekukhonanemithiyezithelo ensiminiemihlekunaleyo

7“KephauSathaneomubi,ongaqhubekangaesimweni sakhesokuqala,nongagcinangaukukholwakwakhe, okungekhonaokuhlekimina,nokwathiminangimdala, wangenzaize,wafunaubuNkulunkulu,ngazengamphonsa phansiezulwini,nguyeowenzaumuthiwabonakala uthandekaemehlwenienu,wazewadlakuwongokumlalela

8“Kanjaloneqeumyalowami,ngalokhongehliselaphezu kwenuzonkelezizinsizi.

9“NgokubanginguNkulunkuluuMdali,okwathi,lapho ngidalaizidalwazami,ngangingahlosileukuzibhubhisa; 10Kodwaumakungenjalo,beqhubekabelukhuni esonwenisabo,bazakubangaphansikwesiqalekisokuze kubenininini

ISAHLUKO7

1Ngenkathiu-Adamukanyeno-Evabezwalamazwiavela kuNkulunkulu,bakhalafuthibakhalakakhulu;kepha baqinisaizinhliziyozabokuNkulunkulu,ngokubamanje babonaukuthiuJehovaunjengoyisenomamakubo;futhi ngenxayalesisizathu,bakhalaphambikwakhe,futhi bafunaumusakuye.

2UNkulunkuluwabanesihawukubo,wathi:“OAdamu, ngenzileisivumelwanosaminawe,futhiangiyikubuya kuso,futhingekengikubuyiseleensimini,kuze kugcwalisekeisivumelwanosamisezinsukuezinhlanu nengxenyeenkulu

3UAdamuwasesithikuNkulunkulu:ONkosi,nguwe owasidalayo,wasesenzaukuthisibesesivandeni;njalo ngingakaphambanisi,wenzaukuthizonkeizilwanezifike kimi,ukuzengiziqambe.

4“Ngalesosikhathiumusawakhowawuphezukwami, ngabaqambabonkenjengokwenhliziyoyakho;wababeka phansibonkephansikwami.

5“Kephamanje,NkosiJehova,ngokubangeqileumyalo wakho,zonkeizilwaneziyakungivukela,zingidle,minanoEvaincekukaziyakho,zinqumeukuphilakwethuebusweni bomhlaba

6“Ngakhongiyakuncenga,Nkulunkulu,ukuthinjengoba wenawasikhiphaensimini,futhiwasenzaukubasibe ezwenilabezizwe,ungavumeliizilwanezisilimaze

7LaphouJehovaezwalawamazwiku-Adamu,waba nesihawukuye,futhiwezwaukuthiwayeshilongempela ukuthiizilwanezasendlezaziyovukafuthizidleyenanoEva,ngobaYena,uJehova,wabathukuthelelabobabili ngenxayesiphambekosabo.

8Khona-keuNkulunkuluwayalaizilwane,nezinyoni, nakhokonkeokunwabuzelayoemhlabeni,ukubakufike ku-Adamufuthizijwayelanenaye,futhizingamkhathazi yenano-Eva;nomayimuphiomuhlenolungileyophakathi kwezizukulwanezabo

9Izilwanezakhulekaku-Adamungokomyalo kaNkulunkulu;ngaphandlekwenyoka,uNkulunkulu ayithukuthelela.Akufikangaku-Adamu,kanyenezilwane.

ISAHLUKO8

1Wabeesekhalau-Adamu,wathi:“ONkulunkulu, ngesikhathisihlalaensimini,izinhliziyozethu ziphakanyiswe,sabonaizingelosiezihubaizindumiso ezulwini,kodwamanjeasisaboninjengobasasijwayele ukwenza;

2Khona-keuNkulunkuluwathiku-Adamu:"Lapho ungaphansikokuzithobaKimi,wawunemveloekhanyayo ngaphakathikwakho,futhingenxayalesosizathu wawukwaziukubonaizintoezikude.Kodwangemva kokweqakwakhoisimosakhoesikhanyayosahoxiswa kuwe,futhiakushiywangakuweukuthiuboneizinto

ezikude,kodwakuphelaeduze,ngokwamandlaenyama, ngobaiwubuwula."

3Kwathiu-Adamukanyeno-Evasebewezwilelamazwi avelakuNkulunkulu,bahamba;simdumisefuthisimkhonze ngenhliziyoebuhlungu.

4UNkulunkuluwayekaukukhulumanabo

ISAHLUKO9

1Khona-keu-Adamuno-EvabaphumaeMgedeni Wengcebo,futhibasondelaeduzekwesangolensimu,futhi laphobemaukulibuka,futhibakhalangokuphumakulo

2Futhiu-Adamuno-Evabasukaphambikwesango lensimubayaohlangothinilwasoolungaseningizimu,futhi batholalaphoamanzianiselainsimu,kusukelaempandeni yoMuthiWokuphila,futhiahlukanaesukalaphoaba imifulaeminephezukomhlaba

3Basebezabasondelakulawomanzi,bawabheka;wabona ukuthikwakungamanziaphumangaphansikwempande yoMuthiwokuphilaensimini

4Futhiu-Adamuwakhalafuthiwakhala,futhiwashaya isifubasakhe,ngenxayokuhlukaniswanensimu;futhi wathiku-Eva:--

5“Ungehliseleniphezukwami,phezukwakho,naphezu kwenzaloyethu,eziningizalezizinhluphonezijezisona?

6U-Evawathikuye:“Yinioyibonileyo,ukukhala nokukhulumanamikanjena?”

7Yathiku-Eva:“Awuwabonilawamanziebesinathi ensimini,aphuzisaimithiyensimu,aphumakhona,na?

8“Nathi,laphosisensimini,asizangesibenandabanakho, kodwanjengobasifikakulelizweelingaziwa,siyalithanda, futhisiliguquleukuzesilisebenziseleimizimbayethu

9Kodwalaphou-Evaezwalawomazwikuye,wakhala; futhingenxayobuhlungubokukhalakwabo,bawela kulawomanzi;futhibabeyoziqedangokwabokukho,ukuze bangaphindebabuyefuthibaboneokudaliweyo;ngoba ngesikhathibebukaumsebenziwendalo,babonakufanele baziqedele

ISAHLUKO10

1UNkulunkuluolesihawulomusawababonabelele emanzini,besondelaekufeni,wasethumaingilosi, yabakhuphaemanzini,yababekaogwinilolwandle njengabafileyo

2IngelosiyakhuphukelakuNkulunkulu,yamukelwa,yathi: "ONkulunkulu,izidalwazakhoziphefumulelwe"

3UNkulunkuluwabeesethumelaiZwilaKheku-Adamu no-Eva,abavusaekufenikwabo

4Futhiu-Adamu,ngemvakokuvuswakwakhe,wathi:"O Nkulunkulu,ngenkathisisensiminiasizangesiwafune, nomasinakekelelawamanzi;kodwaselokhusafika kulelizwengekesakwaziukuphilangaphandlekwawo"

5UNkulunkuluwathiku-Adamu:“Ngesikhathiusephansi komyaloWamifuthiuseyingelosiekhanyayo, wawungawazilawamanzi

6“Kephaemvakokubaweqeumyalowami,ungekwenze ngaphandlekwamanziukubaugezengawoumzimba wakho,uwukhulise,ngokubausufananowezilwane, ususweleamanzi.

7Ngenkathiu-Adamukanyeno-Evabezwalamazwiavela kuNkulunkulu,bakhalaisililoesibuhlungu;u-Adamu

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva wancengauNkulunkuluukubaamvumeleabuyeleensimini, ayibhekengokwesibili.

8KodwauNkulunkuluwathiku-Adamu:"Ngikuthembisile; lapholesosithembisosesigcwalisekile,ngizokubuyisela ensimini,wenanenzaloyakhoelungileyo."

9UNkulunkuluwayekaukukhulumano-Adamu

ISAHLUKO11

1Khonau-Adamuno-Evabazizwabevuthaukoma, nokushisa,nosizi

2U-Adamuwathiku-Eva:"Asiyikuwaphuzalamanzi, nomasingafa.OEva,lapholamanziengenaezibilinini zethu,azokwandisaizijezisozethukanyenezabantwana bethu,ezizozaemvakwethu"

3Bobabiliu-Adamuno-Evabahoxaemanzini,futhi abawaphuzanganhlobo;kodwawezawangenaemhumeni wengcebo

4Kodwalaphou-Adamuengenakumbonau-Eva;wezwa umsindonjekuphelaNayewayengamboniu-Adamu, kodwawezwaumsindoayewenza

5U-Adamuwayesekhala,ekuhluphekeniokukhulu, wazishayaisifubasakhe;wasukuma,wathiku-Eva:"Uphi na?"

6Wathikuye:"Bheka,ngimikulobubumnyama."

7Wathikuye:“Khumbulaubuhleesasihlalakukho, sisahleziensimini!

8"OEva,khumbulainkazimuloeyayiphezukwethu ensiminiOEva,khumbulaizihlahlaezazisibekele ensiminingenkathisihambaphakathikwazo

9"OEva,khumbulaukuthisisensimini,sasingaziubusuku neminiCabangangomuthiwokuphila,owawugobhoza amanzingaphansi,futhiowawucwebezelaphezukwethu! Khumbula,OEva,izwelensimu,nokukhanyakwalo!

10“Cabanga,ohcabangangensimuokwakungekho bumnyamakuyo,ngenkathisihlalakuyo

11“LaphosithesingenakuloMgedeWengcebo,kwasihaqa ubumnyama,sizesingabesisabonana,futhiyonkeintokozo yalokhukuphilaisiphelile

ISAHLUKO12

1Khona-keu-Adamuwashayaisifubasakhe,yenano-Eva, futhibakhalaubusukubonkekwazekwasa,futhibabubula ngobudebobusukueMiyaziya

2U-Adamuwazishaya,waziphonsaemhlabathini emhumeni,ngenxayosiziolubabayonangenxa yobumnyama,walalalaphonjengofileyo.

3Kodwau-Evawezwaumsindoayewenzalaphoewela phansiFuthiwamhawukelangezandlazakhe,wamthola njengesidumbu

4Wesaba,eyisimungulu,wahlalaeduzekwakhe.

5KodwaiNkosienobubeleyabhekaukufakuka-Adamu, futhinakukuthulakuka-Evangenxayokwesaba ubumnyama

6FuthiiZwilikaNkulunkululezaku-Adamufuthilamvusa ekufenikwakhe,futhilavulaumlomoka-Evaukuze akhulume

7Khona-keu-Adamuwasukumaemhumeni,futhiwathi: "ONkulunkulu,kunganiukukhanyakusukilekithi,futhi ubumnyamaphezukwethu?Kunganiusishiyekulobu bumnyamaobude?

8“Lobubumnyama,Jehova,bebukuphi,bungakafiki phezukwethuna?Kunjaloukubasingabonani.

9“Ngokubasisensiminiasibonanga,singazinokwazi ukuthiubumnyamabuyini.

10"Kephaminanayesasisekukhanyeniokukodwa okukhanyayo,ngambona,wangibona;kephamanje selokhusangenakulomhume,ubumnyamabusehlele, basehlukanisaphakathi,ukuzengingamboni,naye angangiboni

11“ONkosi,ingabeuzosishayangalobubumnyamana?

ISAHLUKO13

1KwathiuNkulunkulu,olesihawulesihawu,ezwailizwi likaAdamu,wathikuye:

2“OAdamu,ngesikhathiingelosienhleingilalela, ukukhanyaokukhulukwabaphezukwakhenaphezu kwamabuthoakhe

3“Kephalaphoeqaumyalowami,ngamphucalokho kukhanya,wabamnyama

4“Kwathiesezulwini,ezindawenizokukhanya,wayengazi luthongobumnyama.

5“Kodwawona,futhingamwisaemhlabenievelaezulwini, lobobumnyamaobumehlela

6“Futhiphezukwakho,OAdamu,ngenkathiusensimini Yamifuthiungilalela,lokhokukhanyaokukhanyayo kwaphumulafuthi

7“Kephalaphongizwangesiphambekosakho,ngakuphuca lokhokukhanyaokukhanyayo;nokhongomusawami angikwenzangaubumnyama,kodwangakwenzaumzimba wakhowenyama,ngendlalaphezukwawolesisikhumba, ukuzesithwaleamakhazanokushisa

8“Umabengivumeleukufuthekakwamikwehlelephezu kwakho,ngabengikubhubhisile;umangikwenze ubumnyama,bekuyakubasengathingikubulele

9“Kephangomusawamingikwenzilewanjengawe;lapho weqaumyalowami,Adamu,ngakuxoshaensimini, ngakukhiphelakulelizwe,ngakuyalaukubauhlalekulo mgede;ubumnyamabehlelaphezukwakhonjengokweqa umyalowami.

10“Kanjalo,Adamu,ngalobubusukubukukhohlisile

11“Ngakhoungabubula,unganyakaziswa,ungasho enhliziyweniyakhoukuthilobubumnyamabubude, budonsakanzima,ungashoenhliziyweniyakhoukuthi ngiyakukushayangabo

12"Qinisekisainhliziyoyakho,ungesabi.Lobubumnyama abusisoisijeziso;kepha,Adamu,ngenzeusuku,ngilibekile ilangaukubalikhanyise,ukuzewenanabantwanabakho nenzeumsebenziwenu

13“Ngokubabengaziukuthiuyakona,wenzeiziphambeko, uphumelekulelizwe

14“Ngokubangakwenzangokukhanya,ngathanda ukukhiphaabantwanabokukhanyakuwenabanjengawe

15“Kephaawugcinangausukuolulodwaumyalowami, ngazengaqedaukudala,ngakubusisakonkeokukukho

16“Ngasengakuyalangomuthiukubaungadlikuwo

17“Ngasengikwazisilengasemuthiniukubaungasondeli kuye

18“Ukubebengingekho,ngakhulumakuwe,Adamu, ngomuthi,ngakushiyaungenamthetho,wona,ngabe bekuyicalakimi,ngokubabengingakuyalanga; ubuyakuphenduka,ungisolengakho

19“Kephangakuyala,ngakuxwayisa,wawa,ukuze izidalwazamizingabinacalakimi,kephaicalalikuzo zodwa

20“Yebo,Adamu,ngikwenzeleusukuwenanabantwana bakhoemvakwakhoukubabasebenze,bakhandlekengalo; ngibenzeleubusukuukuzebaphumuleemsebenziniwabo, nezilwanezasendlezihambeebusukuzifuneukudlakwazo 21“Kephaubumnyamaobuncanebusekhona,Adamu; ukukhanyakweminikuzovelamasinyane

ISAHLUKO14

1Khona-keu-AdamuwathikuNkulunkulu:"OJehova, Thathaumphefumulowami,futhimangingabe ngisabubonalobubumnyama,nomaungisuseungiyise endawenilaphokungekhobumnyama."

2KodwauNkulunkuluuJehovawathiku-Adamu: “Ngiqinisilengithikuwe:Lobubumnyamabuyakudlula kuwe,zonkeizinsukuengizimiselewena,kuze kugcwalisekeisivumelwanosami,laphongiyokusindisa futhingikubuyiseleensimini,endaweniyokukhanya oyilangazelelayo,okungekhokuyoubumnyama.

3UNkulunkuluwaphindawathiku-Adamu:“Zonkelezi zinhluphekoozenzileukubawehlelephezukwakhongenxa yesiphambekosakho,ngekezikukhululeesandleni sikaSathane,futhingekezikusindise

4“Kephangiyakuthi,laphongehlaezulwini,ngibe yinyamayenzaloyakho,ngithwaleubuthakathaka ohlushwayibo,khonaubumnyamaobehlelephezukwakho kulomhumebuyofikaphezuKwamiethuneni,lapho ngisenyameniyenzaloyakho.

5“Nami,engingenaminyaka,ngiyakubalwaiminyaka, nezikhathi,nezinyanga,nezinsuku,ngibalwenjengomunye wamadodanaabantuukubangikusindise.

6FuthiuNkulunkuluwayekaukukhulumano-Adamu

ISAHLUKO15

Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabakhalafuthibadabukangenxa yezwilikaNkulunkulukuboukuthibangabuyeliensimini kuzekugcwalisekeizinsukuezimisiwephezukwabo; kodwaikakhulukazingobauNkulunkuluwayebatshelile ukuthikufaneleahluphekeukuzebasindiswe.

ISAHLUKO16

1Emvakwalokhuu-Adamuno-Evaabazangebayeke ukumaemhumeni,bekhulekafuthibekhala,kwazekwasa.

2Futhilaphobebonaukukhanyakubuyelakubo, bazibambaekwesabeni,futhibaqinisaizinhliziyozabo

3Khona-keu-AdamuwaqalaukuphumaemhumeniWathi efikaemlonyeniwawo,wemawabhekisaubusobakhe ngasempumalanga,wabonailangaliphumangemisebe ekhazimulayo,wezwaukushisakwaloemzimbeniwakhe, wafikelwaukwesaba,wacabangaenhliziyweniyakhe ukuthilelilangabilizomhlupha

4Wakhala-ke,wazishayaisifubasakhe,wawangobuso emhlabathini,wacela,wathi:

5“Jehova,ungangihluphi,ungangiqothuli,ungasusi ukuphilakwamiemhlabeni.

6NgobawayecabangaukuthiilangalinguNkulunkulu

7Kwathiesesensimini,wezwaizwilikaNkulunkulu, nomsindoAwenzaensimini,wamesaba,u-Adamu akakubonangaukukhanyakwelangaokukhazimulayo, nokushisakwalookuvuthayoakuzangekuthinteumzimba wakhe.

8Ngakhowesabailangalaphoimisebeyaloevuthayoifika kuyeWayecabangaukuthiuNkulunkuluwayehlose ukumshayangakhozonkeizinsukuayemmiselezona.

9Ngokubau-Adamunayewathiemicabangweniyakhe, njengobauNkulunkuluengasishayangangobumnyama, bheka,uyewalenzalelilangaukubaliphumefuthilisishaye ngokushisaokushisayo

10Kephaesacabangakanjaloenhliziyweniyakhe,kwafika izwilikaNkulunkulukuye,lathi:

11"OAdamu,sukumafuthiusukumeLelilangaaliyena uNkulunkulu,kodwalidalelweukubalikhanyiseemini, engakhulumangalokuweemhumeningathi:'Kuzophuma ukusa,kubekhonaukukhanyaemini'

12KodwaminanginguNkulunkuluowakududuzaebusuku. 13UNkulunkuluwayekaukukhulumano-Adamu

ISAHLUKO17

1U-Adamuno-Evabaphumaemlonyeniwomhume, baqondaensimini.

2Kodwanjengobabesondelakulo,phambikwesango langasentshonalanga,laphouSathaneaphumakulolapho ekhohlisau-Adamuno-Eva,batholaisango.inyokaeyaba nguSathaneizaesangweni,futhingokudabukisayoikhotha uthuli,futhiihuquzaesifubenisayoemhlabathini,ngenxa yesiqalekisoesehlelaphezukwayoesivelakuNkulunkulu.

3Futhinakubangaphambiliinyokayayiphakemekunazo zonkeizilwane,manjeyashintshafuthiyabaeshelelayo, futhiyayincanekunazozonke,futhiyakhanukelaesifubeni sayoyahambangesisusayo

4Lanxasasisihleukwedlulazonkeizilo,saguqulwasaba sisibikakhulukuzozonke.Esikhundlenisokudlaukudla okuphambili,manjelaphendukaladlauthuliEsikhundleni sokuhlala,njengakuqala,ezindaweniezingconokakhulu, manjelalihlalaothulini.

5Futhi,njengobayayiyinhlekunazozonkeizilwane,zonke ezaziyisimungulungenxayobuhlebayo,manjezase zinengekakuzo.

6Futhi,phezukwalokho,lapholalihlalaendawenieyodwa enhle,laphozonkeezinyeizilwanezazivelakwenye indawo;nalaphoelalinathakhona,baphuzanakuyo;manje, ngemvakokubaselinobuthi,ngenxayesiqalekiso sikaNkulunkulu,zonkeizilwanezabalekaendaweniyazo, futhiazizangeziwaphuzeamanziezaziwaphuza;kodwa wabalekakuyo

ISAHLUKO18

1Laphoinyokaeqalekisiweyoibonau-Adamuno-Eva, yakhukhumalaikhandalayo,yemaemsilawayo,futhi inamehloabomvunjengegazi,yenzasengathiizobabulala 2Yaqondaku-Eva,yagijimayamlandela;u-Adamuemi lapho,wakhala,ngokubawayengenandukuesandlenisakhe ukubaayishayeinyoka,engaziukuyibulala

3Kodwangenhliziyoevuthau-Eva,u-Adamuwasondela enyoka,wayibambangomsila;lapholiphendukelakuye lathikuye:--

4“OAdamu,ngenxayakhono-Eva,ngiyashelela,futhi hambaphezukwesisusami.Khona-kengenxayamandla aloamakhulu,yaphonsaphansiu-Adamuno-Evafuthi yabacindezela,njengokungathiyayizobabulala.

5KodwauNkulunkuluwathumaingilosieyayilahlakibo inyoka,yabavusa

6Khona-keiZwilikaNkulunkululafikaenyokeni,lathi kuyo:“Ekuqaleningakwenzawacwazimulayo, ngakuhambisangesisusakho,kodwaangikuvimbanga ukukhuluma

7“Kephamanje,yibayisimungulu,ungabeusakhuluma, wenanesizwesakho,ngokubakwaqalangaweukuchithwa kwezidalwazami,kephamanjeusufunaukuzibulala.”

8Inyokayashaywaisimumu,ayibeisakhuluma

9Kwasekufikaumoyaovunguzayouvelaezulwini ngomyalokaNkulunkuluowasusainyokaku-AdamunoEva,wayiphonsaogwinilolwandle,futhiyahlalaeNdiya

ISAHLUKO19

1Kephau-Adamuno-Evabakhalaphambi kukaNkulunkulu.Futhiu-Adamuwathikuye:--

2“OJehova,ngisemhumeni,ngasholokhukuwe,Nkosi yami,ukuthiizilwanezasendleziyakuvukazingidle, zinqumeukuphilakwamiemhlabeni.

3Khona-keu-Adamu,ngenxayalokhookwakumehlele, washayaisifubasakhe,futhiwawelaemhlabeni njengesidumbu;kwasekufikakuyeiZwilikaNkulunkulu owamvusa,lathikuye

4“OAdamu,akukhonesisodwasalezizilwaneesiyokwazi ukukulimaza,ngobalaphongenzaizilwanenezinye izilwaneezihambayozizekuweemhumeni,angizange ngivumeleinyokaukubaifikenazo,funaikuvukele, inithuthumele,futhiukwesabangakhokuwele ezinhliziywenizenu

5“Ngokubangangaziukuthioqalekisiweyomubi; ngalokhoangizangengikuvumeleukubakusondelekuwe nezinyeizilwane

6Kephamanjeqinisainhliziyoyakho,ungesabi;nginawe kuzekube-sekuphelenikwezinsukuengizimisengawe.

ISAHLUKO20

1Wayesekhalau-Adamu,wathi:“ONkulunkulu,sisuse usiyisekwenyeindawo,ukuzeinyokaingaphindeisondele kithifuthiisivukele,funaitholeincekukaziyakhou-Eva iyodwaimbulale,ngobaamehloayomabifuthimabi 2KodwauNkulunkuluwathiku-Adamuno-Eva: "Kusukelamanjeningesabi,angiyikukuvumelaukuba kusondelekini,ngilixoshilekini,kulentaba,futhi angisayikushiyakuyointoenilimazayo"

3Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabakhulekaphambi kukaNkulunkulu‘bambonga,bamdumisangokubakhululile ekufeni

ISAHLUKO21

1Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabahambabayofunainsimu

2Ukushisakwashayaebuswenibabonjengelangabi; bajulukangenxayokushisa,bakhalaphambikukaJehova.

3Kephaindawoababekhalakuyoyayiseduzenentabaende, ibhekengasesangwenilensimuelingasentshonalanga

4U-Adamuwayeseziphonsaphansiesiqongwenisaleyo ntaba;ubusobakhebabunguTom,nenyamayakhe yayibunile;kwagobhozaigazieliningikuye,wacishewafa 5Phakathinalesosikhathiu-Evawaqhubekaemientabeni emkhalela,eqambaamangakanjalo.

6Wathi:"Angithandiukuphilaemvakwakhe,ngokuba konkeakwenzileyokuyekwenzekengami"

7Wazilahlaemvakwakhe;futhiyadwengulwafuthi yahushulwangamatshe;wahlalaeleleefile

8KodwauNkulunkuluonomusa,obukaizidalwazaKhe, wabukau-Adamuno-Evalaphobelelebefile,futhi WathumelaiZwilaKhekubo,futhiwabavusa

9Yathiku-Adamu:“O,Adamu,zonkelezizinhlupheko ozenzilephezukwakhongekezisizeekubusenikwami, futhingekeziguquleisivumelwanoseminyakaeyizi-5500”

ISAHLUKO22

1Wayesethiu-AdamukuNkulunkulu:"Ngiyabuna ekushiseni,ngikhatheleukuhamba,futhingidelelekile kulomhlabaAngaziukuthiuyakungikhiphaninikuwo, ngiphumule."

2INkosiuNkulunkuluyathikuye:"OAdamu,ngeke kwenzekeokwamanje,ungakaqediizinsukuzakhoKhonakengizokukhiphakulelizweelibi.

3U-AdamuwathikuNkulunkulu:“Ngisensimini ngangingakwaziukushisa,nobuhlungu,nokuhambahamba, nokuthuthumela,nokwesaba;

4Khona-keuNkulunkuluwathiku-Adamu:“Umanje ugcinaumyalowaMi,ukukhanyakwaMinomusawami kwakuphezukwakho.

5Wakhalau-Adamu,wathi:“ONkosi,unganginqumeli ngalokho,ungangishayingezinhluphoezinzima, ungangiphindiselingokwesonosami,ngokubathina, ngokuthandakwethu,seqeumyalowakho,sawushiya umthethowakho,safunaukubaonkulunkulunjengawe, laphouSathaneisithaesikhohlisayo.

6UNkulunkuluwaphindafuthiwathiku-Adamu:“Ngenxa yokuthiuthweleukwesabanokuthuthumelakulelizwe, nokucindezelekanokunyathelanokuhambahamba, ukhuphukelakulentabafuthiufakuyo,ngizothathakonke lokhuphezukwamiukuzengikusindise

ISAHLUKO23

1Wabeesekhalakakhuluu-Adamu,wathi:“ONkulunkulu, ngihawukele,ngizengithathekuwelokhoengizokwenza

2KodwauNkulunkuluwathathaiZwilaKheku-Adamu no-Eva

3Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabemangezinyawozabo; futhiu-Adamuwathiku-Eva:"Bhinca,futhinami ngizozibhinca."Wazibhinca,njengokushokuka-Adamu.

4Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabathathaamatshebawabeka esimwenise-altare;bathathaamahlamvuezihlahleni ezingaphandlekwensimu,besulangawo,ebusweni bedwala,igaziababelichithile

5Kodwaokuweleesihlabathinibathathakanyelothuli olwaluxutshwengalo,banikelangakhoe-alitharenikube ngumnikelokuNkulunkulu

6Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabemangaphansikwe-altare futhibakhala,kanjalobencengauNkulunkulu, “Sithetheleleicalalethunezonozethu,futhiusibhekengeso

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva

laKholomusaNgokubalaphosisensiminiizindumiso zethunamahuboethukwenyukaphambikwakho ngokungaphezi

7“Kephaekufikenikwethukulelizwelezizwe, ukudunyiswaokumsulwakwakungasekhokithi, nomkhulekoolungile,nenhliziyoezwisisayo,nemicabango emihle,nokululekanaokulungileyo,nokuqondaokude, nenhliziyoeqondileyo,nemveloyethuekhanyayo ayishiywangakithi

8“Kephabhekamanjeigazilethuelinikelwephezu kwalawamatshe,ulamukeleezandlenizethu,njengodumo esasikuhubelalonaekuqaleni,sisensimini

9Futhiu-Adamuwaqalaukwenzaezinyeizicelo kuNkulunkulu

ISAHLUKO24

1Khona-keuNkulunkuluonomusa,omuhle‘nothanda abantu,wabhekau-Adamuno-Eva,kanyenasegazinilabo, ababelibambenjengomnikelokuYe;ngaphandlekomyalo ovelakuYewokwenzalokhoKephawabamangala;futhi bamukelaiminikeloyabo.

2UNkulunkuluwathumelaebuswenibakheumlilo okhanyayo,waqedaumnikelowabo

3Wezwaiphungaelimnandilomnikelowabo, wabahawukela

4KwasekufikaiZwilikaNkulunkulukuAdamu,lathikuye:

“OAdamu,njengalokhouchitheigazilakho,kanjalo ngiyakuchithaigazilami,laphongibayinyamayenzalo yakho;futhinjengalokhowafa,Adamu,kanjalonami ngiyokufa.Futhinjengobawalakhai-altare,kanjalofuthi ngizokwenzelai-altareemhlabeni;

5“Futhinjengalokhowacelaukuthethelelwangalelogazi, kanjalongiyakulenzaigazilamilibeukuthethelelwa kwezono,ngesuleiziphambekokulo

6"Manjebheka,ngiwamukeleumnikelowakho,Adamu, kephaizinsukuzesivumelwanoengikubophengazo azikagcwalisekiLaphosezigcwalisekile,ngizokubuyisela ensimini

7“Ngalokhoqinisainhliziyoyakho;laphousizilukwehlela, ungenzeleumnikelo,ngibenomusakuwe”

ISAHLUKO25

1KodwauNkulunkuluwayaziukuthiu-Adamuwayenakho emicabangweniyakhe,ukuthikwakufaneleazibulale kaningifuthienzeumnikelokuYengegazilakhe 2Ngakhowathikuye:OAdamu,ungaphindiuzibulale, njengobauziphonsephansientabeni

3Kephau-AdamuwathikuNkulunkulu: “Kwakusengqondweniyamiukubangiziqedemasinyane, ngokubangeqeimiyaloyakho,nokuphumakwami ensiminienhle,nokukhanyaokukhazimulayoongincishe kukho,nangenxayezindumisoeziphumaemlonyeniwami ngokungaphezi,nangokukhanyaokusibekele

4“Nokhongobuhlebakho,ONkulunkulu,ungangisusi kanye,kephayibanomusakiminjalolaphongifa,ungenze ngiphile

5“FuthingalokhokuyokwaziwaukuthiunguNkulunkulu ohawukelayo,ongathandiukubaumuntuabhubhe, ongathandiukubaomunyeawe,ongalahlimuntu ngesihluku,kabi,nangokubhujiswaokupheleleyo

6Khona-keu-Adamuwathula

7FuthiiZwilikaNkulunkululezakuye,futhilambusisa, futhilamduduza,futhilenzaisivumelwanonaye,ukuthi Uzomsindisaekuphelenikwezinsukuezinqunyiwekuye.

8Lokhu-kekwakungumnikelowokuqalau-Adamuawenza kuNkulunkulu;kwabanjaloumkhubawakheukwenza

ISAHLUKO26

1U-Adamuwayesemthathau-Eva,baqalaukubuyela emhumeniwengcebolaphobehlalakhonaKodwalapho besondelakuyofuthibeyibonaisekude,usiziolukhulu lwehlelau-Adamuno-Evalaphobeyibuka.

2U-Adamuwayesethiku-Eva:“Sisentabeni,saduduzwa yizwilikaNkulunkuluelalikhulumanathi,nokukhanya okuvelaempumalangakwakhanyaphezukwethu.

3“KephamanjeizwilikaNkulunkululifihliwekithi, nokukhanyaokwakhanyaphezukwethukuguqukilekuze kunyamalale,futhimakwehleleubumnyamanosizi.

4“Futhisiphoqelekaukubasingenekulomhume onjengetilongo,laphoubumnyamabusibekelekhona, kangangokuthisahlukanasodwa;

5Kwathiu-Adamuesewashilolamazwi,bakhalafuthi belulaizandlazabophambikukaNkulunkulu;ngoba babegcweleusizi.

6FuthibanxusauNkulunkuluukubaaletheilangakubo, ukuzelibakhanyisele,ukuzeubumnyamabungababuyeli phezukwabo,futhibangabebesangenangaphansikwalesi simbozosedwalaFuthibabefisaukufakunokubababone ubumnyama

7Khona-keuNkulunkuluwabhekau-Adamuno-Evakanye nosizilwaboolukhulu,naphezukwakhokonke ababekwenzilengenhliziyoevuthayo,ngenxayayoyonke inkathazoababekuyo,esikhundlenisenhlalakahleyabo yangaphambili,nangenxayalolonkeusiziolwabehlela ezweniabangalazi

8Ngakho-keuNkulunkuluakabathukuthelelanga;futhi ungababekezeli;kodwawababekezelela,wababekezelela, njengakubantwanaayebadalile

9KwasekufikaiZwilikaNkulunkuluku-Adamu,lathi kuye:“U-Adamu,ngokuqondenenelanga,umangilithatha ngilethekuwe,izinsuku,amahora,iminyakanezinyanga konkebekuyokwenzekaize,nesivumelwanoengasenza nawe,besingekesigcwaliseke

10“Kephauyakuphenduka,ushiyweenhluphekweniende, akuyikusalaukusindiswakwakhokuzekubephakade.

11“Yebo,kunalokho,bekezelafuthiuthulise umphefumulowakho,uhleziubusukunemini,kuzekufike ukugcwalisekakwezinsuku,nesikhathisesivumelwano Sami

12“Khonangiyakuzangikusindise,Adamu,ngokuba angifisiukubauhlushwe.

13“Laphongibhekazonkeizintoezinhleowawuphilakuzo nokuthikunganiwaphumelakuzo,ngiyobanesihekuwe

14“Kephaanginakusiguqulaisivumelwanoesiphume emlonyeniwami;umangabebengiyakukubuyisela ensimini.

15“Kephalaphoisivumelwanosesigcwalisekile, ngiyakukubonisaumusanenzaloyakho,ngikuyiseezweni lenjabulo,laphookungekhokhonaukudabuka nokuhlupheka,kodwaintokozoemiyonokuthokoza,

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva

nokukhanyaokungapheli,nezindumisoezingapheli, nensimuenhleengasozeyadlula.

16FuthiuNkulunkuluwathifuthiku-Adamu,"Yiba nesinekefuthiungeneemhumeni,ngobaubumnyama, owabusaba,buyobaamahoraayishuminambilikuphela; futhilaphosekuphelile,ukukhanyakuyovela"

17Kwathiu-AdamuezwalamazwikaNkulunkulu,yenaloEvabakhulekaphambikwakhe,inhliziyozabozaduduzeka. Babuyelaemhumeningokwesikolabo,laphoizinyembezi zigelezaemehlweniabo,kuphumausizikanyenokulila ezinhliziywenizabo,bafisasengathiumphefumulowabo ungaphumaemzimbeniwabo

18Futhiu-Adamuno-Evabemabekhuleka,kwazekwafika ubumnyamabobusukuphezukwabo,futhiu-Adamu wacashaku-Eva,futhinayekuye 19Basebemibekhuleka;

ISAHLUKO27

1KwathiuSathane,ozondakonkeokuhle,ebonaukuthi baphikelelakanjaniekukhulekeni,nokuthiuNkulunkulu ukhulumakanjaninabo,wabaduduza,nokuthi wawamukelakanjaniumnikelowabo,uSathane wabonakalisa

2Waqalangokuguqulaamabuthoakhe;ezandlenizakhe kwakukhonaumliloovuthayo,futhizazisekukhanyeni okukhulu

3Wabekaisihlalosakhesobukhosieduzekomlomo womhume,ngokubawayengenakungenakuwongenxa yomthandazowaboFuthiwakhanyisaemhumeni,kwaze kwabaumhumeukhazimulaphezukuka-Adamuno-Eva; laphoamabuthoakheeqalaukuhlabelelaizindumiso

4FuthiuSathanewakwenzalokhu,ukuzekuthilaphouAdamuebonaukukhanya,acabangengaphakathikwakhe ukuthikwakungukukhanyakwasezulwini,nokuthiibutho likaSathanelaliyizingelosi;nokuthiuNkulunkulu wayebathumileukubababhekeemhumeni,futhi bamkhanyiseleebumnyameni

5Ukuzekuthilaphou-Adamuephumaemhumenifuthi ebabona,futhiu-Adamuno-EvabakhothamakuSathane, khona-kewayezomnqobau-Adamungalokho,futhi ngokwesibiliamthobisephambikukaNkulunkulu 6Ngakho-ke,laphou-Adamuno-Evabebonaukukhanya, becabangaukuthikwakungokoqobo,baqinisaizinhliziyo zabo;nokho,besathuthumela,u-Adamuwathiku-Eva:--

7“Bhekalokhokukhanyaokukhulu,nalezozihlabelelo eziningizokudumisa,nalelobandlaemingaphandle elingangenikithi,ungasitsheliukuthibathini,bavelaphi, nokuthikuyiniincazeloyalokhukukhanya,ukuthiziyini lezizindumiso;

8"UmabebevelakuNkulunkulu,bebezakithiemhumeni, basitsheleumsebenziwabo."

9U-AdamuwasukumawakhulekakuNkulunkulu ngenhliziyoevuthayo,wathi:

10"ONkosi,ingabeukhonaemhlabeniomunye unkulunkulungaphandlekwakho,owadalaizingelosifuthi wazigcwalisangokukhanya,futhiwazithumelaukuba zisigcine,ngubaniozohambanazo?

11“Kephabheka,sibonalawamabuthoemiemlonyeni womhume,ekukhanyeniokukhulu,ahlabelelaindumiso enkuluUmabevelakwabanyeonkulunkulungaphandle kwakho,ngitshele;

12KwathiuAdamuesekutshilolokhu,kwabonakalakuye ingilosievelakuNkulunkuluemhumeni,yathikuye:O Adamu,ungesabi;longuSathanelebutholakhe;uthanda ukukukhohlisanjengalokhuanikhohlisayoekuqaleni; ngokokuqalawayefihlweenyokeni,kodwakulokhuufikile kiningomfanekisowengilosiyokukhanya,ekukhonzeni kwayo,ekukhanyeni;ubukhonabukaNkulunkulukakhulu"

13Khona-keingelosiyasukaku-Adamu,futhiyabamba uSathaneemnyangowomhume,futhiyamhlubulalowo mqondoayenawo,futhiyamlethaesesimwenisakhe esesabekayoku-Adamuno-Eva;ababemesababembona 14Ingelosiyathiku-Adamu:“Lesisimoesesabekayo sasingesasoselokhuuNkulunkuluemehlisaezulwini.

15IngelosiyasimxoshauSathanenebandlalakhekuAdamuno-Eva,yathikubo:“Ningesabi;uNkulunkulu owanidalayouyakuniqinisa.

16Ingelosiyasukakubo

17Kodwau-Adamuno-Evabahlalabemiemhumeni; akubazangaukududuzwa;bahlukanaphakathi emicabangweniyabo

18Kwathisekusilebakhuleka;wayesephumaeyofuna insimu.Ngokubaizinhliziyozabozazibhekekukho,futhi abakwazangaukutholainduduzongokuyishiya

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1KodwauSathaneokhohlakeleyoesebabonileukuthibaya esivandeni,wabuthaibutholakhe,wezangesiquephezu kweyezi,ukuzeabadukise

2Kodwangesikhathiu-Adamuno-Evabembonakanjalo embonweni,bacabangaukuthiizingelosizikaNkulunkulu ezeukuzobaduduzamayelananokushiyakwaboinsimu, nomaukubabuyiselakuyofuthi

3U-AdamuwelulaizandlazakhekuNkulunkulu, wamncengaukubaamqondiseukuthizaziyini

4USathane,ozondakonkeokuhle,wathiku-Adamu:“O Adamu,ngiyingelosikaNkulunkuluomkhulu;bheka, amabuthoangihaqile

5“UNkulunkuluungithumilenaboukubangikuthabathe, ngikuyiseemkhawulweniwensimuengasenyakatho, ogwinilolwandleolucwebileyo,futhiugezewenano-Eva kulo,futhianivuseleenjabulweniyenuyakuqala,ukuze nibuyelefuthiensimini.”

6Lamazwiangenaenhliziywenika-Adamuno-Eva 7NokhouNkulunkuluwagodlaiZwilaKheku-Adamu, futhiakamenzangaukubaaqondengasolesosikhathi, kodwawalindaukuzeaboneamandlaakhe;ukuthi wayeyohlulwayininjengobau-Evaanqotshwalapho esensimini,nomawayeyonqoba

8USathanewayesebabizau-Adamuno-Eva,wathi: “Bhekani,siyaolwandlelwamanzi,”baqalaukuhamba 9Futhiu-Adamuno-Evababalandelaibanganaelincane. 10Kodwalaphobefikaentabeniengasenyakathoyensimu, intabaephakemekakhulu,engenazoizitebhisiezifika esiqongwenisayo,uDeveliwasondelaku-Adamuno-Eva, futhiwabenzabakhuphukelaesiqongwenieqinisweni, hhayingombono;efisa,njengaye,ukubaphonsaphansi, ababulale,asuleigamalaboemhlabeni;ukuzelomhlaba uhlalekuyenamabuthoakheyedwa

ISAHLUKO29

1KodwangesikhathiuNkulunkuluonomusaebonaukuthi uSathanewayefisaukumbulalau-Adamungamasuakhe anhlobonhlobo,futhiebonaukuthiu-Adamuwayemnene futhiengenaloubuqili,uNkulunkuluwakhuluma noSathanengezwielikhulu,futhiwamqalekisa

2Khona-keyenakanyenamabuthoakhebabaleka,futhiuAdamuno-Evabasalabemiesiqongwenisentaba,lapho babonangaphansikwaboumhlabaobanzi,ophakeme ngaphezukwalokhoababekuwoKodwaababonanga muntuwebuthoelaliseduzekwabo

3Bakhala,bobabiliu-Adamuno-Eva,phambi kukaNkulunkulu,futhibacelaintetheleloYakhe

4KwasekufikaiZwielivelakuNkulunkulukuAdamu,lathi kuye,“YazifuthiuqondemayelananaloSathane,ukuthi ufunaukukudukisawenanenzaloyakhoemvakwakho

5U-AdamuwakhalaphambikukaJehovauNkulunkulu, wamncenga,wamncengaukubaamnikeokwensimu,kube luphawukuye,ukuzeaduduzekengakho

6FuthiuNkulunkuluwawubukaumcabangoka-Adamu, futhiwathumelaingelosiuMikayelikuzekufikeolwandle olufinyelelaeNdiya,ukubaithathelaphoizintizegolide iziletheku-Adamu

7UNkulunkuluwakwenzalokhungokuhlakaniphakwakhe, ukuzelezizindukuzegolide,zino-Adamuemhumeni, zikhanyengokukhanyaebusukunxazonkezakhe,futhi ziqedeukwesabakwakheubumnyama.

8Khona-keingelosiuMikayeliyehlangokomyalo kaNkulunkulu,yathathaizindukuzegolide,njengobanje uNkulunkuluayemyalile,yazilethakuNkulunkulu.

ISAHLUKO30

1EmvakwalokhouNkulunkuluwayalaingelosiuGabriyeli ukubayehleleensimini,ithiekherubinielaliyilinda: “Bheka,uNkulunkuluungiyalileukubangingeneensimini, ngikhiphekhonaimpephoephungaelimnandi,ngiyinikeuAdamu

2IngelosiuGabriyeliyehlangokomyalokaNkulunkulu, yayaensimini,yakhulumaekherubini,njengalokho uNkulunkuluemyalile

3Ikherubilaselisithi:Kuhle.WangenauGabriyeli, wathathaimpepho

4UNkulunkuluwaselayaingilosiyakheuRafayeliukuthi yehleleesivandeni,ikhulumelekherubhimayelanalemure ukuzeimnikeuAdamu

5IngelosiuRafayeliyehla,yalibikelaikherubinjengalokho uNkulunkuluemyalile;URafayeliwayesengena,wathatha imure

6IzintizegolidezazivelaolwandlelwaseNdiya,lapho kukhonaamatsheayigugu.Impephoyayivela emkhawulweniwensimungasempumalanga;nemoreevela emngceleniosentshonalanga,laphoumunyuwafikaphezu kuka-Adamu

7FuthiizingelosizalethalezizintoezintathukuNkulunkulu, ngoMuthiwokuPhila,ensimini.

8UNkulunkuluwathiezingelosini:“Bacwiliseemthonjeni wamanzi,besenibathatha,nibafafazengamanziabophezu kuka-Adamuno-Eva,ukuzebaduduzekekancaneosizini lwabo,futhibabanikeu-Adamuno-Eva

9FuthiizingelosizenzanjengobauNkulunkulueziyalile, futhizanikau-Adamuno-Evazonkelezozinto esiqongwenisentabauSathaneayebabekephezukwayo, ngesikhathiefunaukubaqeda.

10Futhingesikhathiu-Adamuebonaizindukuzegolide, impephokanyenomure,wajabulafuthiwakhalangenxa yokuthiwacabangaukuthiigolidelaliwuphawulombuso laphoayevelakhona,ukuthiimpephoyayiwuphawu lokukhanyaokukhanyayookwakususiwekuye,nokuthi imureyayiwuphawulosiziayekulo

ISAHLUKO31

1EmvakwalokhouNkulunkuluwathiku-Adamu:“Wacela kimiokuthileensiminiukubaududuzekengakho,futhi ngikunikelezizibonakalisoezintathuzibeyinduduzokuwe, ukuzeuthembeleKiminasesivumelwanenisaminawe

2“Ngokubangiyakuza,ngikusindise,amakhosiangilethe ngisenyameni,igolide,nempephonomure,igolide njengophawulombusowami,nempephoibewuphawu lobunkulunkulubami,nemorenjengophawulokuhlupheka kwaminokufakwami.

3“Kepha,Adamu,bekaleziecelenikwakhoemhumeni, igolideukuzelikukhanyiseleebusuku,nempepho,ukuze uhogeleiphungalayoelimnandi,nemore,ukukududuza osizinilwakho

4Laphou-AdamuezwalamazwikaNkulunkulu, wakhulekaphambikwakhe.Yenano-Evabamkhonzafuthi bambonga,ngobawayebenzeleumusa

5Khona-keuNkulunkuluwayalaizingelosiezintathu, uMikayeli,uGabriyelinoRafayeli,ngayinyeukubailethe lokhoeyayikulethile,futhiimnikeu-AdamuBenzakanjalo, ngamunyengamunye

6FuthiuNkulunkuluwayalauSuriyelinoSalatiyeliukuthi bathwaleu-Adamuno-Eva,futhibehliseesiqongweni sentabaephakeme,futhibabayiseeMgedeniWengcebo 7Balibekalaphoigolideohlangothinioluseningizimu lomhume,nempephongasempumalanga,nomure ohlangothiniolungasentshonalangaNgobaumlomo womhumewawungasenyakatho.

8Izingelosizabeseziduduzau-Adamuno-Eva,zahamba 9Igolidelaliyizintiezingamashumiayisikhombisa; impephoyayingamakhilogremuayishuminambili;lemure, amapondoamathathu

10Lababasalaku-AdamueNdliniYengcebo;ngakho-ke yayibizwangokuthi"yokucasha."Kodwaabanye abahumushibathiwawubizwangokuthi“Umhume Wengcebo,”ngenxayemizimbayabantuabalungileyo eyayikuwo

11LezizintoezintathuuNkulunkuluwazinikau-Adamu, ngosukulwesithathuemvakokuphumakwakheensimini, njengophawulwezinsukuezintathuuJehovaabezihlalele enhliziyweniyomhlaba

12Futhilezizintoezintathu,njengobabehlalano-Adamu emhumeni,zamnikaukukhanyaebusuku;futhiemini bamnikaimpumuzokancaneosizinilwakhe

ISAHLUKO32

1Futhiu-Adamuno-Evabahlalaemhumeniwengcebo kwazekwabausukulwesikhombisa;abazangebadle isithelosomhlaba,futhiabazangebaphuzeamanzi

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva

2Kwathisekusilengosukulwesishiyagalombili,u-Adamu wathiku-Eva:“OEva,sakhulekakuNkulunkuluukuba asipheingxenyeyensimu,futhiwathumelaizingelosi zaKhezasilethelalokhoesasikufisa.

3“Kephasukani,sihambesiyeolwandlelwamanzi esalubonaekuqaleni,simekulo,sikhulekeukuba uNkulunkuluaphindeabenomusakithi,asibuyisele ensimini,nomaasinike,nomaasiduduzekwelinyeizwe kunaleliesikulo

4U-Adamuno-Evabaphumaemhumeni,bahamba,bema emkhawulweniwolwandleababeziphonsekulo ngaphambili,u-Adamuwathiku-Eva:

5“Wozani,nehlelekulendawo,ningaphumikuyo,kuze kubesekuphelenikwezinsukuezingamashumiamathathu, laphongiyakufikakini,nikhulekekuNkulunkulu ngenhliziyoemhlophenangezwielimnandi,ukuba asithethelele

6“Ngiyakuyakwenyeindawo,ngehlelekuyo,ngenze njengawe;

7Khona-keu-Evawehlelaemanzini,njengobau-Adamu ayemyalileU-Adamunayewehlelaemanzini;bema bekhuleka;futhiwancengaiNkosiukuthiibathethelele ukonakwabo,futhiibabuyiseleesimwenisabo sangaphambili

8Bemakanjalobekhuleka,kwazekwabasekupheleni kwezinsukuezingamashumiamathathunanhlanu

ISAHLUKO33

1KodwauSathane,ozondakonkeokuhle,wabafuna emhumeni,kodwaakabatholanga,nakubawabafunisisa.

2Kodwawabatholabemiemanzinibekhuleka,wacabanga phakathikwakhewathi:“Kanjalou-Adamulo-Evabemi kulawomanzibencengauNkulunkuluukuthiabathethelele isiphambekosabo,futhiababuyiseleesimwenisabo sakuqala,njaloabasusengaphansikwesandlasami 3“Kephangiyakubakhohlisa,ukuzebaphumeemanzini, bangasigcwalisiisithembisosabo

4Khona-keozondakonkeokuhleakayangaku-Adamu, kodwawayaku-Eva,futhiwathathaisimosengelosi kaNkulunkulu,edumisafuthiethokoza,futhiwathikuye:

5"Ukuthulamakubekuwe!Jabulani,ujabule! UNkulunkuluunomusakini,futhiWangithumelakuAdamuNgimletheleizindabaezinhlezensindiso, nokugcwaliswakwakhengokukhanyaokukhanyayo njengasekuqaleni.

6“Futhiu-Adamu,ekujabulenikwakhengokubuyiselwa kwakhe,ungithumilekuwe,ukuzeuzekimi,ukuze ngikubekeumqhelewokukhanyanjengaye

7Yathikimi:“Khulumaku-Evaukuthi,umaengezinawe, mtshelengesibonakalisosisesiqongwenisentaba,ukuthi uNkulunkuluwathumaizingelosizakhe,zasithatha, zasiyisaemhumeniwengcebo,zabekaigolideohlangothini olungaseningizimu,nempephongasempumalanga,nomure ngasentshonalangaManjewozakuye"

8Laphou-Evaezwalamazwikuye,wajabulakakhulu FuthiecabangaukuthiukubonakalakukaSathane kwakungokoqobo,waphumaolwandle

9Wahambaphambili,futhiwamlandelabazebafikakuAdamu.USathanewabeesecashakuye,futhiakabange esambona

10Wezawemaphambikuka-Adamu,owayemi ngasemanzinifuthiejabulelaintethelelokaNkulunkulu.

11Kwathiesambiza,waphenduka,wamfumanaekhona, wakhala,embona,wazishayaisifubasakhe;futhingenxa yomunyuwosizilwakhe,washonaemanzini.

12KodwauNkulunkuluwambhekakanyenosizilwakhe, futhilaphoesezophefumulaokokugcinaFuthiiZwi likaNkulunkululavelaezulwini,lamphakamisaemanzini, futhilathikuye,"Khuphukaogwinioluphakemeku-Eva" Futhilaphoefikaku-Evawathikuye,"Ngubaniothekuwe 'Wozalapha'?"

13Wasemtshelainkulumoyengilosieyayibonakelekuye eyayimnikeisibonakaliso.

14Kodwau-Adamuwadabuka,wamnikaukuthiaziukuthi nguSathaneWabeesemthathababuyelaemhumeni bobabili.

15Lezozintozenzekakubongokwesibilibehlelaemanzini, izinsukueziyisikhombisabephumileensimini

16Bazilaukudlaemanziniizinsukuezingamashumi amathathunanhlanu;sezizonkeizinsukuezingamashumi amanenambilibephumileensimini

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1Kwathiekuseningosukulwamashumiamanenantathu baphumaemhumenibedabukilefuthibekhalaImizimba yaboyayizacile,yomilengenxayendlalanokoma,ngenxa yokuzilaukudlanokuthandaza,nokudabukaokukhulu ngenxayeziphambekozabo

2Kwathisebephumileemhumenibakhuphukelaentabeni ngasentshonalangakwensimu.

3Laphobemabakhuleka,bancengauNkulunkuluukuthi abapheintetheleloyezonozabo

4Futhiemvakwemithandazoyabou-Adamuwaqala ukuncenga‘uNkulunkulu,ethi,“ONkosiyamiNkulunkulu wami,kanyenoMdaliwami,wayalaizakhiezineukuba ziqoqwendawonye,futhizaqoqwandawonyengohlelo lwaKho

5“Wasewelulaisandlasakho,wangidalangentoeyodwa, othulinilomhlaba,wangingenisaensiminingehora lesithathu,ngolwesihlanu,wangazisangakhoemhumeni

6“Khona-ke,ekuqaleni,ngangingaziubusukunemini, ngokubanganginemveloekhanyayo;futhiukukhanya engangiphilakukhoakuzangekungishiyeukuzengazi ubusukunemini

7“Khonafuthi,Nkosi,ngalelohoralesithathuowangidala ngalo,walethakimizonkeizilwane,nezingonyama, nezintshe,nezinyonizezulu,nezilwanyanaezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni,owakudalayongehoralokuqalaphambikwami ngoLwesihlanu

8“Intandoyakhoyayiwukuthingibaqambebonke ngabanyengabanyengegamaelifanele,kodwawanginika ukuqondanokwazi,nenhliziyoehlanzekileyonengqondo eqothoevelakuweukuzengiziqambengengqondoyakho ukuzengiziqambe

9“ONkulunkulu,wabenzabangilalela,wayalaukuba kungabikhonoyedwakuboophambukaenkosiniyami ngokuvumelananomyalowakhonanjengokubusaonginike konaphezukwaboKodwamanjebonkebahlukanisiwe nami.

10“KwasekusithingalelohoralesithathulikaLwesihlanu, owangidalangalo,wangiyalangesihlahlaengingasondeli

kuso,ngingasidli,ngokubawathikimiensimini:‘Nxa usidla,uyakufanokufa.

11Futhiumaubungijezisangokufanjengokushokwakho, ngabengafangasolesosikhathi.

12“Futhilaphoungiyalangomuthi,ngangingasondeli nomangidlekuwo,u-Evawayengekhokimi, wawungakamdali,ungakamkhiphiohlangothinilwami, futhiwayengakawuzwalomyalo.

13“Kwathiekuphelenikwehoralesithathulalolo Lwesihlanu,ONkosi,wangehliselaukozelanobuthongo, futhingalala,futhingazunywaubuthongo

14“Walukhiphaubamboohlangothinilwami,waludala ngomfanekisowaminomfanekisowami.Ngasengivuka, ngambona,ngamaziukuthiungubani,ngathi:‘Lo uyithambolamathamboaminenyamayenyamayami; kusukelamanjeuyakubizwangokuthiowesifazane.

15“Kwakukuhle,Nkulunkulu,ukubawehliseleubuthongo nobuthongophezukwami,wamkhiphamasinyaneu-Eva ohlangothinilwami,wazewaphuma,ukuzengingaboni ukuthiwenziwakanjani,futhiangikwazangaukufakaza, Nkosiyami,ukuthiubuhlebakhonenkazimuloyakho inkulukangakanani.

16“Ngokuthandekakwakho,Nkosi,wasenzasaba nemizimbaekhazimulayo,wasenzasabamunye,wasinika umusawakho,wasigcwalisangezindumisozikaMoya oNgcwele;

17“Kephamanje,Nkulunkulu,selokhuseqileumyalo wakho,sephuleumthethowakho,usikhiphilewasiyisa ezwenilabezizwe,wehliselaphezukwethuukuhlupheka, nokudangala,nendlala,nokoma

18“Ngakho-ke,ONkulunkulu,siyakucela,usinikeukudla ensimini,ukwanelisaukulambakwethungakho,nento esingacishangayoukomakwethu

19“Ngokubabheka,izinsukueziningi,Nkulunkulu, asinambithangalutho,asiphuzanga,nenyamayethuyomile, namandlaethuaphelile,nobuthongobuphelileemehlweni ethungenxayokudangalanokukhala.

20“Ngakho-ke,ONkulunkulu,ngekesilokothesibuthe izithelozezihlahlangenxayokwesabaWena

21“Kephamanjebesicabangaezinhliziywenizethuukuthi, umasidlaizithelozemithingaphandlekomyalo kaNkulunkulu,uyakusibhubhisangalesisikhathi,asisuse ebuswenibomhlaba.

22“Futhiumasiphuzalawamanzi,ngaphandlekomyalo kaNkulunkulu,Uyosiqeda,futhiasiphulemasinyane

23“Ngakho-ke,Nkulunkulu,njengobangizeno-Evakule ndawo,siyakucelaukubausinikeisithelosensimu,ukuze sisutheyiso.

24“Ngokubasifunaisitheloesisemhlabeni,nakhokonke esikusweleyokuwo

ISAHLUKO35

1Khona-keuNkulunkuluwaphindawabukau-Adamu kanyenokukhalanokububulakwakhe,futhiiZwi likaNkulunkululezakuye,lathikuye:

2“OAdamu,usensiminiyami,wawungakwaziukudla, nokunatha,nokudangala,nokuhlupheka,nokuwonda kwenyama,nokuguquguquka,nobuthongoabumukanga emehlweniakho;

ISAHLUKO36

1UNkulunkuluwayalaikherubielilindaisangolensimu liphetheinkembayomliloesandlenisaloukubalithathe ezithelwenizomkhiwane,limnikeu-Adamu.

2IkherubilalalelaisiyalezosikaJehovauNkulunkulu, langenaensimini,lalethaamakhiwaneamabiliphezu kwamagatshaamabili,yilelonalelolilengaeqabungenilalo; babevelaemithiniemibiliu-Adamuno-Evaababecashe phakathikwayolaphouNkulunkuluehambahamba ensimini,futhiiZwilikaNkulunkululafikaku-AdamunoEvalathikubo:“Adamu,Adamu,ukuphina?

3U-Adamuwaphendulawathi:"ONkulunkulu,nangu minaLaphongizwaizwilakhonezwilakho,ngacasha, ngobanginqunu"

4Khona-keikherubilathathaamakhiwaneamabili lawayisaku-Adamuno-EvaKodwawawajikijelakude; ngobaayengenakusondelaekherubiningenxayenyama yawo,ayengenakusondelaemlilweni.

5Ekuqaleni,izingelosizazithuthumelaphambikukaAdamufuthizamesabaKodwamanjeu-Adamu wathuthumelaphambikwezingelosifuthiwazesaba.

6Khona-keu-Adamuwasondelawathathaelinye lamakhiwane,no-Evanayewasondelawathathaelinye

7Kwathibesawaphakamisangezandlazabo,bawakhangela, basebebonaukuthibabevelaemithiniababecatshekuyo

ISAHLUKO37

1Khona-keu-Adamuwathiku-Eva:"Awuboniyinilawa makhiwanenamaqabungaawo,esizimbozengawolapho sihlubulwaisimosethuesikhazimulayona?Kodwamanje, asaziukuthiusizinokuhluphekaokungasekusehlelaphezu kwethungokuwadla.

2“Ngakho-ke,Eva,masizibambe,singazidli,minanawe, sicelekuNkulunkuluukubaasinikeisithelosomuthi wokuphila.

3Kanjalou-Adamuno-Evabazibamba,abawadlangalawo makhiwane

4Kodwau-AdamuwaqalaukukhulekakuNkulunkulufuthi emncengaukuthiamnikezeisithelosoMuthiWokuphila, ethi:“ONkulunkulu,laphoseqaumyalowaKhongehora lesithuphalangoLwesihlanu,saphucwaimveloekhanyayo esasinayo,futhiasizangesiqhubekeensiminingemva kokonakwethu,amahoraangaphezukwamathathu

5“KephakusihlwaWasikhiphakukho,ONkulunkulu, seqilekuweihoralibelinye,futhizonkelezizivivinyo nezinsizizisehlelekuzekubenamuhla.

6“Futhilezozinsukukanyenalolusukulwamashumi amanenantathu,ningalihlengilelohoralinyeesaphambuka ngalo

7“ONkulunkulu,sibhekengesolesihawu,ungaphindisi kithingokweqakwethuumyalowakhophambikwakho

8“O,Nkulunkulu,sipheokwesithelosoMuthiwokuPhila, ukuzesidlekuwo,futhisiphile,futhisingaphendukiukuba siboneukuhluphekanezinyeizinkinga,kulomhlaba, ngokubaWenaunguNkulunkulu.

9“Laphoseqeumyalowakho,wasikhiphaensimini, wathumaikherubiukubaliwugcineumuthiwokuphila, funasiwudle,siphile,singaziluthongokudangalangemva kokona

10“Kephamanje,Nkosi,bheka,sikhuthazelezonkelezi zinsuku,sathwalaizinhlupheko;

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1EmvakwalezizintoiZwilikaNkulunkululafikakuAdamu,lathikuye:

2“OAdamu,isithelosoMuthiwokuphilaosicelayongeke ngikunikemanje,kodwalaphoisigcwalisekileiminyaka engu-5500Khona-kengizokunikaisithelosoMthi Wokuphila,futhiuyakudla,futhiuphilekuzekubephakade, wenano-Eva,nenzaloyakhoelungileyo

3“Kephalezizinsukuezingamashumiamanenantathu azikwaziukulungisaihoraoweqengaloumyalowami

4“Adamu,ngakunikaukubaudleemkhiwaneniowacasha kuwo;hambauwudle,wenano-Eva.

5"Angiyikwenqabaisicelosakho,futhingekengidumaze ithembalakho;ngakho-ke,thwalakuzekugcwaliseke isivumelwanoengasenzanawe."

6UNkulunkuluwahoxisaiZwilaKheku-Adamu

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1U-Adamuwabuyelaku-Eva,wathikuye:“Sukuma, uzithatheleumkhiwane,ngithatheelinye,sihambesiye emhumeniwethu”

2Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabathathaikhiwane,baqonda emhumeni;isikhathikwakungasekushonenikwelanga; imicabangoyaboyabenzabalangazelelaukudlaisithelo

3Kodwau-Adamuwathiku-Eva:“Ngiyesabaukudla ikhiwaneleli;

4U-Adamuwayesekhalaizinyembezi,wemaekhuleka phambikukaNkulunkulu,ethi:"Suthisaukulambakwami, ngingadlilelikhiwane;ngokubaemvakokulidla kuyakungisizanganina?Ngiyakucelani,ngicelekuwe, Nkulunkulu,laphoseliphelile?"

5Waphindawathi:“Ngiyesabaukudlakuso,ngokuba angaziukuthiokungehlelayokukho

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1Khona-keiZwilikaNkulunkululafikaku-Adamu,lathi kuye:“O,Adamu,kunganiungabanganalokhukwesaba, nomalokhukuzila,nomalokhuukukhathazekangaphambi kwalokhuna?

2Kodwalaphoufikaukuzohlalakulelizweelingaziwa, umzimbawakhowezilwanewawungekeubesemhlabeni ngaphandlekokudlakwasemhlabeni,ukuzeuqinisefuthi ubuyiseleamandlaawo

3UNkulunkuluwahoxisaiZwilaKheku-Adamu

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1U-Adamuwayesethathaumkhiwane,wawubekaphezu kwezintizegolideU-Evanayewathathaumkhiwane wakhe,wawubekaphezukwempepho

2Isisindosekhiwanengalinyesasingesekhabe;ngoba izithelozensimuzazinkulukakhulukunesithelosalelilizwe

3Kodwau-Adamuno-Evabahlalabemilefuthibezila ukudlabonkelobobusukukwazekwasa.

4Laphoilangaliphumababesemikhulekweniyabo,futhiuAdamuwathiku-Eva,ngemvakokubasebeqedile ukuthandaza:

5"OEva,woza,sihambesiyeemkhawulweniwensimu sibhekeeningizimu,endawenilaphoumfulaugelezakhona, futhiwehlukanisekeamakhandaamaneLaphosiyokhuleka kuNkulunkulu,futhisimceleukubaasinikeamanzi okuphila.

6“NgokubauNkulunkuluakasondlangangomuthi wokuphila,ukuzesingaphili;

7Laphou-Evaezwalamazwiku-Adamu,wavuma; basukumabobabili,bafikaemkhawulweniwensimu ongaseningizimu,osebenilomfulawamanzibuqamamana nensimu

8FuthibemafuthibakhulekaphambikweNkosi,futhi bamcelaukubaababhekekanyenje,ukubaabathethelele, futhiabanikezeizicelozabo

9Emvakwalomkhulekowabobobabili,u-Adamuwaqala ukukhulekangezwilakhephambikukaNkulunkulu,futhi wathi:

10“ONkosi,ngisensiminingibonaamanziephuma ngaphansikomuthiwokuphila,inhliziyoyamiayifisanga, nomzimbawamiawuzangeufuneukunathakuwo,futhi ngangingakwaziukoma,ngobangangiphila,futhi ngaphezukwalokhoengiyikhomanje.

11“Ngakhoukuzengiphileangizangengifunelutho lokudlakokuPhila,futhiangizangengiphuzenamanzi okuphila.

12“Kephamanje,ONkulunkulu,ngifile,inyamayami yomilengokoma;

13“Ngomusawakho,ONkulunkulu,ngisindisekulezi zinhluphonezilingo,futhiungilethekwelinyeizwe elihlukilekunaleli,umaungangivumeliukubangihlale ensiminiyakho.”

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1KwasekufikaiZwilikaNkulunkuluku-Adamu,lathi kuye:

2“OAdamu,ngokuqondenenalokhuokushoyoukuthi: ‘Ngingeniseezwenilokuphumula,’akusiloelinyeizwe ngaphandlekwaleli,kodwakungumbusowezululapho okuwukuphumulakhonawodwa.

3“Kephaungengenekulonjengamanje,kuphelaemva kokubaukwahlulelwakwakhosekudlulile, sekugcwalisekile.

4“Khonangiyakukhuphulelaembusweniwezulu,wena nenzaloyakhoelungileyo,ngikunikewenakanyenayo okuseleyookucelayomanje

5“Futhiumauthe,‘Nginikeamanziokuphilaukuze ngiphuze,ngiphile’kungekekubenamuhla,kodwa mhlazanangiyokwehlelaendaweniyabafileyo,ngiphule amasangoethusi,futhingichobozeimibusoyensimbi

6“Khonangomusangiyawusindisaumphefumulowakho nemiphefumuloyabalungileyoukubangibaphumuze ensiminiyami

7“Futhifuthi,ngokuqondenenaManziokuphila owafunayo,ngekeuphiwewonanamuhla,kodwangosuku engiyochithangaloigazilamiphezukwekhandalakho ezwenilaseGolgotha.

8“Ngokubaigazilamiliyakubangamanziokuphilakuwe ngalesosikhathi,kungesikhowenawedwa,kodwakubo

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva

bonkebenzaloyakhoabayakukholwayimi,ukuzekube kuboukuphumulakuzekubephakade.”

9INkosiyaphindayathiku-Adamu:“OAdamu,lapho usensimini,lezizilingoazifikangakuwe.

10“Kodwanjengobaweqaumyalowami,zonkelezi zinhluphekozikwehlele

11“Manjefuthi,inyamayakhoiyakudingaukudla nokuphuzwayo,uphuzelawomanziagelezaphezukwakho ebuswenibomhlaba

12UNkulunkuluwaselisusailizwilakhekuAdamu

13U-Adamuno-EvabakhulekakuJehova,babuya emfuleniwamanzibayaemhumeniKwakuseminibebade; kwathilaphobesondelaemhumeni,babonaumlilo omkhulueduzekwawo

ISAHLUKO43

1Khonau-Adamuno-Evabesaba,bemaFuthiu-Adamu wathiku-Eva:"Uyinilowomlilongasemhumeniwethu? Asenziluthokuwoukulethalomlilo

2“Asinasoisinkwasokubhakakuwo,nomhluzi wokuphekakuwo.

3“KephaselokhuuNkulunkuluathumaikherubinenkemba yomliloeyabanekafuthiyakhanyaesandlenisalo,ngenxa yokwesabaesawaphansisabanjengezidumbu, asikubonangayiniokufanayo

4“Kephamanje,Eva,bheka,longumliloowawusesandleni sekherubiuNkulunkuluawuthumeleukubaugcine umhumeesihlalakuwo

5“OEva,kungenxayokuthiuNkulunkuluusithukuthelele, futhiuzosixoshakukho.

6“OEva,siphindeseqeumyalowakhekulowomhume, wazewathumelalomliloukubauvuthenxazonkezawo, usivimbeleukubasingangenikuwo.

7"Umakunjalongempela,Eva,siyakuhlalangaphina? SiyakubalekelangaphiphambikobusobeNkosina? Ngokubainsimuayiyikusivumelaukubasihlalekuyo, yasiphucaokuhlekwayo,kephayasibekakulomgede, esibekekuwoubumnyama,nokulingwa,nobunzima,saze satholainduduzokuyo.

8“Kephanjengobaesesikhiphewasiyisakwelinyeizwe, ngubaniowaziyookuyakwenzekakulona?Ngubani owaziyoukuthiubumnyamabalelozwebukhulukakhulu kunobumnyamabalelizwena?

9Ngubaniowaziyookuyakwenzekakulelozweemini nomaebusukuna?Ngubaniowaziyoukuthikukudenoma kuseduzeyini,Eva?LaphokuyakuthandekakuNkulunkulu ukusibeka,makubekudenensimu,OEva,nomalapho uNkulunkulueyosivimbelaukubasingamboni,ngokuba seqeumyalowakhe,nangenxayokuthisinxusekuye ngezikhathizonke?

10“OEva,umauNkulunkuluesingenisakwelinyeizwe ngaphandlekwaleli,esitholakuloinduduzo,kufanelekube ngukubulalaimiphefumuloyethu,asuleigamalethu ebuswenibomhlaba

11“OEva,umasiqhelelenenensimunoNkulunkulu, siyakumfumanaphifuthi,simceleukubaasipheigolide, nempepho,nomure,nesithelosomkhiwanena?

12“Siyakumtholaphiukubaasiduduzengokwesibilina? Singamfumanaphiukubaasicabangeleisivumelwano asenzelasonana?

13U-AdamuakaphindangawakhulumaBaqhubeka bebuka,yenano-Eva,ngasemhumeni,nomlilo owawuvuthanxazonkezawo 14KodwalowomlilowawuvelakuSathane.Ngokuba wayebutheizihlahlanotshaniobomile,futhiwakuthwala wakulethaemhumeni,futhiwakubaselaumlilo,ukuze aqedeumhumenalokhookwakukuwo

15Ukuzeu-Adamuno-Evabasaleosizini,futhianqamule ukuthembelakwabokuNkulunkulu,abenzebamphike 16KodwangomusakaNkulunkuluwayengelakutshisa umhume,ngobauNkulunkuluwathumaingilosiyakhe nxazonkezomhumeukuthiiwuvikeleemlilweni,uzeucime 17Futhilomlilowaqhubekakusukelaeminibebadekwaze kwabasekuseniLolokwakuwusukulwamashumiamane nanhlanu

ISAHLUKO44

1Nokhou-Adamuno-Evababemilebebhekeemlilweni, futhibengakwaziukusondelaemhumeningenxa yokwesabakwaboumlilo

2USathanewaqhubekaelethaizihlahlaeziphonsa emlilwenikwazekwabayilaphoilangabilazolaphakama kakhulu,lawusibekelawonkeumhume,ecabanganjengoba njeayesezinhliziywenizakheukuwuqedaumhume ngomliloomkhuluKodwaingelosikaJehovayayiwugadile 3NokhoakakwazangaukuthukauSathane,noma ukumlimazangezwi,ngenxayokuthiwayengenagunya phezukwakhe,futhiakazangeakwenzelokhongamazwi aphumaemlonyeniwakhe

4Ngakhoingilosiyambekezelela,kazangeakhulume lelizwielilodwaelibikwazekwafikailizwilikaNkulunkulu elathikuSathane:“Hambalapha;

5“Ukubebekungengenxayomusawami, bengiyakubhubhisawenanamabandlaakhoemhlabeni; 6USathanewasebalekaphambikukaJehovaKodwa umlilowaqhubekauvuthanxazonkezomhumenjengomlilo wamalahleusukulonke;okwakuwusukulwamashumi amanenesithuphau-Adamuno-Evaababeluchithe kusukelabephumaensimini.

7Futhingesikhathiu-Adamuno-Evabebonaukuthi ukushisakomlilokwasekwehlilekancane,baqala ukuhambabebhekeemhumeniukuzebangenekuwo njengobababejwayele;kephabehlulekangenxayokushisa komlilo

8Khona-kebakhalabobabilingenxayomliloowahlukanisa phakathikwabonomhumeowasondelakubouvutha Besaba.

9U-Adamuwayesethiku-Eva:“Bhekalomliloesinesabelo kuwophakathikwethu,owasinikawonangaphambili, kephaongasakwenzi,lokhuseqeumkhawulo wokudaliweyo,saguqulaisimosethu,nemveloyethu ishintshiwe,kephaumliloawuguqulwangaekudalweni kwawo;

ISAHLUKO45

1U-Adamuwasukuma,wakhulekakuNkulunkulu,wathi: “Bheka,lomlilousehlukanisephakathikwethunomhume owasiyalaukubasihlalekuwo;kephabheka,asinakungena kuwo

2UNkulunkuluwamuzwau-Adamu,wamthumelelaizwi lakhe,elithi:

3"OAdam,bhekalomlilo!Yekaukuthiilangabi nokushisakwalokwehlukekangakananiesivandenisezinto ezinhlekanyenezintoezinhleezikuyo!

4“LaphousebusweniBami,zonkeizidalwazazinikela kuwe;

5UNkulunkuluwaphindawathikuye:"Bheka,Adamu, ukuthiuSathaneukuphakamisilekanjani,ukuphucile ubuNkulunkulu,nesikhundlaesiphakemenjengami, akagcinangaizwilakhekuwe,kephausephendukeisitha sakho;nguyeowenzelomliloabehloseukukushisangawo wenano-Eva.

6“Kungani,Adamu,engagcinangaisivumelwanosakhe nawe,kwalusukuolulodwa,kephawakuphucainkazimulo eyayiphezukwakho,laphoulalelaumyalowakhe?

7“Ucabangaukuthi,Adamu,wakuthandalaphoenzalesi sivumelwanonawe,nomaukuthiwayekuthandafuthiefuna ukukuphakamiselaphezuluna?

8“Kephacha,Adamu,akakwenzangakonkelokho ngokukuthanda,kephawathandaukukukhipha ekukhanyeniungeneebumnyameni,usukeendaweni ephakemeyouyeekuthotshisweni;

9UNkulunkuluwathiku-Adamu:“Bhekalomlilo ovuthiswenguSathanenxazonkezomhumewakho;bheka lesisimangalisoesikuhaqileyo,waziukuthiuyakuhaqa wenanenzaloyakho,laphoulalelaukunxusakwakhe, ukuthiuyakunishayangomlilo,ningeneesihogwenisenifile.

10“Laphoniyakubonaukuvuthakomlilowakheovutha kanjalophakathikwenunenzaloyenu;akuyikubakho ukukhululwakuwo,kuphelaekufikenikwami;kanjalo ungengeneemhumeniwakhongenxayomliloomkhulu nxazonkezawo,kuzekufikeizwilamieliyakunenzaindlela ngosukuisivumelwanosamiesigcwalisekengalo.

11“Akunandlelayokubauphumelaphauphumule,kuze kufikeiZwilaMi,eliyiZwilaMiKhona-keuyakukwenzela indlela,ubenokuphumula.”Khona-keuNkulunkulu wabizangeZwilaKhekulowomliloowavuthauzungeza umhume,ukuthiuhlukanephakathi,u-Adamuwaze wedlulakuwo.Khona-keumlilowahlukanangokwawo ngokomthethokaNkulunkulu,kwasekwenzelwaindlela ka-Adamu

12UNkulunkuluwahoxisaiZwilaKheku-Adamu.

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1U-Adamuno-Evabaqalafuthiukungenaemhumeni Sebefikileendleleniephakathikomlilo,uSathane waphephethelaemlilweninjengesivunguvungu,wenzakuAdamuno-Evaumlilowamalahleovuthayo; kangangokuthiimizimbayaboyahlabeka;umlilo wamalahlewabashisa.

2Ekushiswenikomlilou-Adamuno-Evabakhalakakhulu, bathi:“ONkosi,sisindise!

3UNkulunkuluwasebonaimizimbayabo,laphouSathane ebangeleumlilowavutha,uNkulunkuluwathumaingilosi yakheukuthiivimbeumliloovuthayo.Kodwaamanxeba asalaemizimbeniyabo

4UNkulunkuluwathiku-Adamu:“Bhekaukukuthanda kukaSathane,ozishayasengathiukunikeubuNkulunkulu nobukhulu,bheka,uyakushisangomlilo,ufunaukukuqeda emhlabeni

5"Khona-kengibheke,Adamu,ngikudalile,futhikangaki ngikukhululaesandlenisakhe?Umakungenjalo,ubengeke akubhubhisena?"

6UNkulunkuluwaphindawathiku-Eva:“Kuyini akuthembisakonaensimini,ethi,‘Ngesikhathiniyodla kuwoumuthi,amehloenuayovuleka,futhiniyoba njengonkulunkulu,naziokuhlenokubiKephabhekani, uyishisileimizimbayenungomlilo,wanenzananambitha umlilongenxayokunambithakwensimu;

7"Amehloenuabonileokuhleanithathilekini,neqiniso uwavulileamehloenu,nayibonainsimuenaninamikuyo, nabonanobubiobufikephezukwenubuvelakuSathane KephangobuNkulunkuluangekeabunikenina,agcwalise izwilakhekiniCha,wababakininenzaloyenueyakuvela emvakwenu"

8UNkulunkuluwahoxisaiZwilakhekubo.

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1Khonau-Adamuno-Evabangenaemhumeni,nokho bethuthumelangenxayomliloowahangulaimizimbayabo Ngakhou-Adamuwathiku-Eva:

2"Bheka,umliloushiseinyamayethukulelizwe;kodwa kuyokwenzekakanjanilaphosesifile,futhiuSathane ajeziseimiphefumuloyethuna?Ukukhululwakwethu akukudena,ngaphandleumauNkulunkuluefika,futhi ngobubelekithiagcwaliseisithembisosakhe?"

3Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabadlulelaemhumeni, bazibusisangokuphindabangenekuwofuthiNgobakwaba emicabangweniyabo,ukuthibangalokothibangenekuwo, laphobebonaumlilonxazonkekuwo.

4Kodwanjengobailangalishonaumlilowawusavutha futhiusondelau-Adamuno-Evaemhumeni,ukuze bangalalikuwo.Selishonileilanga,baphumakuwo. Kwakuwusukulwamashumiamanenesikhombisabephuma ensimini

5U-Adamuno-Evabasebefikangaphansikwesiqongo segqumangasensiminiukuzebalale,njengobababejwayele 6FuthibemafuthibakhulekakuNkulunkuluukuba abathetheleleizonozabo,basebelalangaphansi kwesiqongosentaba

7KodwauSathane,ozondakonkeokuhle,wacabanga ngaphakathikwakhe:NakubauNkulunkuluethembise insindisoku-Adamungesivumelwano,futhinokuthi uyomkhululakubobonkeubunzimaobumehlelekodwa akangithembisangangesivumelwano,futhingeke angikhululeebunzimenibami;cha,njengoba EmethembisileukuthiUyomenzayenanenzaloyakhe embusweniengakengabakuwo-ngiyombulalau-Adamu 8Umhlabauyakususwakuye;ngizasalakimingedwa; ukuzekuthilaphoesefileangabinanzaloeseleeyodlaifa lombusooyohlalaembusweniwami;UNkulunkuluuzobe engiswele,futhiuzongibuyiselakukhokanyenamabutho ami

ISAHLUKO48

1EmvakwalokhouSathanewabizaamabuthoakhe,onke ezakuye,wathikuye: 2"O,Nkosiyethu,uzokwenzenjani?"

3Wayesethikubo:“Niyaziukuthilo-Adamu,uNkulunkulu amdalaothulini,nguyeothatheumbusowethuWozani

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva sihlangane,simbulale,nomasiphonseidwalakuyeno-Eva, sibachobozengaphansikwalo.

4LaphoamabuthokaSathaneezwalamazwi,afika engxenyeniyentabau-Adamuno-Evaababelelekuyo.

5USathanenebutholakhebathathaidwalaelikhulu, elibanzinelilinganayo,elingenasici,ecabangangaphakathi kwakheukuthi:“Umakukhonaumgodiedwaleni,lapho liwelaphezukwabo,umgodiwedwalaungafikaphezu kwabo,baphunyuke,bangafi;

6Wayesethiemabuthweniakhe:"Thabathanilelitshe, niziphonsephezukwawo,ukuzelingagingqikilisukekubo liyekwenyeindawo;laphosenilijikijele,balekani, ningalibali."

7Benza-kenjengokutshokwakhekuboKodwanjengoba idwalaliwelaentabeniphezukuka-Adamuno-Eva, uNkulunkuluwaliyalaukubalibeuhlobooluthile lokuchithaphezukwabo,okungabalimazangaFuthikwaba njalongohlelolukaNkulunkulu

8Kodwakwathiidwalaliwa,umhlabawonke wazamazamakanyelalokwanyakaziswaubukhulu bedwala

9Futhingesikhathilizamazamafuthilizamazama,uAdamuno-Evabavukaebuthongweni,futhibazithola bengaphansikwedwalanjengeshedeKephabona babengaziukuthikunjani;ngokubalaphobelala babephansikwezulu,bengekhongaphansikweshede; sebekubonabethuka

10Khona-keu-Adamuwathiku-Eva:“Yiniukubaintaba igobe,futhiumhlabaunyakazefuthiunyakazengenxa yethu?

11"IngabeuNkulunkuluuhloseukusishaya,asivalele kulelijele,nomauzosivalaumhlaba?

12“Usithukuthelelengokuphumakwethuemhumeni ngaphandlekomyalowakhe,nangokwenzakwethu ngokuzithandelakwethu,singabuzangakuye,ekuphumeni kwethuemhumeni,safikakulendawo

13Khona-keu-Evawathi:“Umangempelaumhlaba wazamazamangenxayethu,futhilelidwalalakhaitende phezukwethungenxayeziphambekozethu,mayekithi,O Adamu,ngokubaisijezisosethusiyobaside.

14“KephasukumaninikhulekekuNkulunkuluukuba asazisengalokhunokuthiliyinilelidwalaelendlalwephezu kwethunjengetende.”

15Khona-keu-Adamuwasukumawakhulekaphambi kukaJehovaukubaamazisengalenkingaFuthikanjalouAdamuwemaekhulekakwazekwabasekuseni.

ISAHLUKO49

1KwasekufikaiZwilikaNkulunkulu,lathi:

2“OAdamu,ngubaniowakweluleka,laphouphuma emhumeni,ukubauzekulendawona?

3Futhiu-AdamuwathikuNkulunkulu:"ONkosi,safika kulendawongenxayokushisakomlilo,okwehlelakithi ngaphakathiemhumeni"

4INkosiuNkulunkuluyasisithikuAdamu,Adamu,wesaba ukutshisakomlilongobusukuobubodwa,kodwakuzakuba njanilaphouhlalaesihogweni?

5“Nokho,Adamu,ungesabi,ungashoenhliziyweniyakho ukuthingendlalalelidwalanjengesisesephezukwakho, ukuzengikuhluphengalo

6"LavelakuSathane,owakuthembisaubuNkulunkulu nobukhosi.Nguyeowaphonsalelidwalaukuzeakubulale ngaphansikwalo,no-Evakanyenawe,futhikanjaloukuze akuvimbeleukubaungahlaliemhlabeni.

7“Kephangomusakini,njengokubalelodwalaliwela phezukwenu,ngaliyalaukubalenzeisikhoselephezu kwenu,nedwalaeliphansikwenulizehlise

8“Nalesisibonakaliso,Adamu,siyakungehlelaekufikeni kwamiemhlabeni:uSathaneuyakuvusaabantubamaJuda ukubabangibulale,bangibekeedwaleni,babekeuphawu phezukwamingetsheelikhulu,ngihlalekulelodwala izinsukuezintathunobusukuobuthathu

9"Kephangosukulwesithathungiyakuvuka,futhi kuyakubayinsindisokuwe,Adamu,nasenzalweniyakho, ukukholwayimiKepha,Adamu,angiyikukukhuphaphansi kwalelidwala,kuzekudluleizinsukuezintathunobusuku obuthathu"

10UNkulunkuluwahoxisaiZwilaKheku-Adamu

11Kodwau-Adamuno-Evabahlalangaphansikwedwala izinsukuezintathunobusukuobuthathu,njengobanje uNkulunkuluayebatshelile

12UNkulunkuluwenzanjalokubo,ngobababewushiyile umhumewabofuthibezakulendawongaphandle komyalelokaNkulunkulu

13Kodwaemvakwezinsukuezintathunobusukuobuthathu uNkulunkuluwalivulaidwala,wabakhiphangaphansi kwaloInyamayaboyomile,amehloabonezinhliziyozabo zakhathazekangenxayokukhalanosizi.

ISAHLUKO50

1Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabaphumafuthibangena emhumeniwengcebo,futhibemabekhulekakuwolonke lolosuku,kwazekwahlwa.

2Lokhukwenzekaekuphelenikwezinsukuezingamashumi amahlanungemvakokuphumaensimini

3Kodwau-Adamuno-Evabaphindebavukafuthi bakhulekakuNkulunkuluemhumenibonkelobobusuku, futhibanxusaumusaKuye

4Kwathisekusile,u-Adamuwathiku-Eva:"Woza, sihambe,sisebenzeleimizimbayethu"

5Ngakhobaphumaemhumeni,bafikaemngceleni osenyakathowensimu,futhibafunaintoyokusibekela ngayoimizimbayaboKodwaabatholangalutho,futhi babengaziukuthikwenziwakanjaniumsebenziNokho imizimbayaboyayinamabala,futhibabengakwazi ukukhulumangenxayamakhazanokushisa

6Khona-keu-AdamuwemafuthiwacelauNkulunkulu ukuthiamboniseokuthileayengavalangakhoimizimba yabo

7KwasekufikaiZwilikaNkulunkulu,lathikuye:“O Adamu,thathau-Evaniyeogwinilolwandle,laphonazila ukudlakhonangaphambili

ISAHLUKO51

1Kwathiu-AdamuesizwalawamazwikaNkulunkulu, wamthathau-Eva,wamsusaekuphelenikwensimu ngaseningizimukwayo,ngasemfuleniwamanzi,lapho abakebazilakhona.

2Kodwakwathibesahambaendleleni,bengakafiki kuleyondawo,uSathane,omubi,wayelizwileilizwi

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva

likaNkulunkululikhulumaloAdamumayelanalesembatho sakhe.

3Kwamdabukisa,futhiwasheshawayaendawenilapho izikhumbazezimvuzazikhona,ngenjongoyokuzithatha futhiaziphonseolwandle,nomaukuzishisangomlilo, ukuzeu-Adamuno-Evabangazitholi

4Kodwalaphoesezowathatha,iZwilikaNkulunkululavela ezulwini,futhilambophaecelenikwalezozikhumbakwaze kwabayilaphou-Adamuno-EvabesondelakuyeKodwa njengobabesondelakuyebamesaba,futhiubusobakhe obusabekayo

5LaselifikaiZwilikaNkulunkuluku-Adamuno-Eva,lathi kubo:“Longuyeowayefihlweenyokeni,wanikhohlisa, waniphucainguboyokukhanyanenkazimuloenanikuyo;

6“Longuyeowakwethembisaubukhosinobunkulunkulu; pho,buphiubuhleobabuphezukwakhe,na?Buphi ubunkulunkulubakhe,luphiukukhanyakwakhe?Iphi inkazimuloehleziphezukwakhena?

7"Khathesiumfanekisowakheuyenyanyeka;usenengekile phakathikwezingilosi;usebizwangokuthinguSathane

8“O,Adamu,ubefisaukuthathakuwelengubo yasemhlabeniyezikhumbazezimvu,ayichithe, ungasimbozingayo

9“Pho,buyiniubuhlebakheukubaubungamlandelana? Kuzuzeningokumlalelana?Bhekaniizenzozakheezimbi, nibhekeKimi,nakimiuMdaliwenunemisebenziemihle engiyenzakini

10Bhekani,ngambophawazewafika,wambona,wabona ubuthakathakabakhe,ukuthiakukhomandlaaseleyokuye 11UNkulunkuluwamkhululaezibophwenizakhe

ISAHLUKO52

1Emvakwalokhuu-Adamuno-Evaabaphindangabasho lutho,kodwabakhalaphambikukaNkulunkulungenxa yokudalwakwabo,nangemizimbayaboeyayidinga isembozosasemhlabeni.

2Wayesethiu-Adamuku-Eva:"OEva,lesiyisikhumba sezilwaneesizosibekelangasoKodwalaphosesigqokile, bheka,siyobesesehlelaphezukwethuuphawulokufa, njengobaabanikazibalezizikhumbabafafuthibawohloka Kanjalofuthisiyofafuthisidlule"

3Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabathathaizikhumba, babuyelaemhumeniWengcebo;kwathiekuwo,bema bakhulekanjengokwejwayelakwabo

4Basebecabangaukuthibangenzanjaniizembathozalezo zikhumba;ngobababengelalwazingakho

5Khona-keuNkulunkuluwathumelakuboingelosiyakhe ukubaibaboniseindlelayokukulungisaIngelosiyathikuAdamu:"Phuma,uletheamevaesundu"Khona-keuAdamuwaphuma,futhiwaletha,njengobaingelosi yayimyalile.

6Khona-keingelosiyaqalaukusikaizikhumbaphambi kwabonjengokwenzaihembeFuthiwathathaameva wawafakaesikhumbeni,phambikwamehloabo

7Khona-keingelosiyabuyeyasukumafuthiyathandaza kuNkulunkuluukubaamevakulezozikhumbaafihlwe, ukuzekubenjengokungathiathungwengentamboeyodwa

8Futhikwabanjalo,ngohlelolukaNkulunkulu;baba izingubozika-Adamuno-Eva,futhiWabagqokisangazo.

9Kusukelangalesosikhathiubunqunubemizimbayawo sembeswaemehlweniomunyenomunye

10Lokhukwenzekaekuphelenikosukulwamashumi amahlanunanye.

11Kwathilaphoimizimbaka-Adamuno-Evaisimboziwe, bemafuthibakhuleka,futhibacelaumusaeNkosini, nentethelelo,futhibambongangokubawayebenzeleumusa, futhibembetheubunqunubaboFuthiabazangebayeke ukuthandazaubusukubonke

12Kwathilaphoumamaesentwelaezansiekuphumeni kwelanga,bathandazangokwesikolabo;waseephuma emhumeni

13U-Adamuwayesethiku-Eva:“Njengokubaasaziukuthi kukhonaningasentshonalangakwalomhume,masiphume siwubonenamuhla.”Khona-kebaphumabaya ngasemngceleniosentshonalanga

ISAHLUKO53

1Babengekudekakhulunomhume,laphouSathaneefika kubo,futhiwazifihlaphakathikwabonomhume,ngaphansi kwesimosezingonyamaezimbilieziphangayoizinsuku ezintathuzingadlile,ezaku-Adamuno-Eva,kungathi zizobaphahlazafuthizibashwabadele.

2Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabakhala,futhibakhuleka kuNkulunkuluukuthiabakhululeemathangeniabo 3LaselifikaiZwilikaNkulunkulukubo,lawaxosha amabhubesikubo

4UNkulunkuluwathiku-Adamu:"OAdamu,ufunani emngceleniosentshonalanga?Futhikunganingokuthanda kwakhoushiyeumngcelewasempumalanga,lapho wawuhlalakhona?

5“Ngakho-kebuyelaemhumeniwakho,uhlalekuwo, ukuzeuSathaneangakhohliswa,angasebenzisiicebolakhe phezukwakho

6“Ngokubakulomngceleosentshonalanga,Adamu, kuyakuphumakuweinzalo,eyoyigcwalisa,futhi eyozingcolisangezonozayo,nangokuzinikelakwayo eziqondiswenizikaSathane,nangokulandelaimisebenzi yakhe

7“Ngalokhongiyakwehliselaphezukwaboamanzi kazamcolo,ngibakhukhulebonke;

8NgemvakokubauNkulunkuluekhulumelokhokubo, babuyelaemhumeniWengceboKodwainyamayabo yomile,futhiamandlaaboaphelaekuzileniukudla nokuthandaza,futhingenxayosiziababenalongokona kuNkulunkulu

ISAHLUKO54

1U-Adamuno-Evabasukumaemhumeni,bakhuleka bonkelobobusukukwazekwasaSeliphumileilanga, baphumabobabiliemhumeni;amakhandaaboazulazula ngenxayosizi,futhibengazilaphobeyakhona.

2Bahambakanjalobazebayofikaemngceleni oseningizimuwensimuFuthibaqalaukukhuphukakulowo mngcelebazebafikaemngceleniosempumalangalapho kwakungekhondawo

3Ikherubielalilindainsimulalimiesangweni lasentshonalanga,liqaphau-Adamuno-Eva,funabangaze bangeneensiminiIkherubilaphendukakungathi liyawabulala;ngokomyalouNkulunkuluayemnikewona. 4Laphou-Adamuno-Evabefikaemngceleni osempumalangawensimubecabangaezinhliziywenizabo

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva

ukuthiikherubialibhekilebemingasesangwenisengathi bafunaukungena,kungazelelwekwafikaikherubiliphethe inkembayomliloevuthayoesandlenisalo;kwathi esebabonilewaphumaukuzeababulale.Ngobawayesaba ukuthiuNkulunkuluangambhubhisaumabengenaensimini ngaphandlekomyaloWakhe

5InkembayekherubiyayibonakalailangabikudeKodwa laphoewuphakamisaphezukuka-Adamuno-Eva,ilangabi lawoalizangeliqhamuke

6NgakhoikherubilabonaukuthiuNkulunkulu wayelomusakuwo,wasewabuyiselaensiminiIkherubi lemalimangele

7WayengenakukhuphukelaeZulwiniukuzeatholeumyalo kaNkulunkulumayelananokungenakwaboensimini; ngakhowahlalaeduzekwabo,engakwaziukwehlukana nabo;ngobawayesabaukuthibangangenaensimini ngaphandlekwemvumeevelakuNkulunkulu, owayezombhubhisa

8Laphou-Adamuno-Evabebonaikherubilizangakubo liphetheinkembayomliloevuthaamalangabiesandleni salo,bawangobusobabongenxayokwesaba,futhibafana nabafile.

9Ngalesosikhathikwazamazamaizulunomhlaba;amanye amakherubiehlaevelaezulwiniehlelaekherubinielalilinda insimu,ayibonaimangalisiwefuthiithule.

10Khona-ke,futhi,ezinyeizingelosizehlelaezansieduze kwendawolaphou-Adamuno-EvaababekhonaBahlukana phakathikwenjabulonosizi.

11Bathokoza,ngokubababecabangaukuthiuNkulunkulu wayenomusaku-Adamu,wayesefisaukubaabuyele ensimini;futhiwayefisaukumbuyiselaenjabulweni ayekadeeyijabulela

12Kodwabadabukango-Adamu,ngokubawayewile njengomuntuofile,yenano-Eva;bathiemicabangweni yabo:“U-Adamuakafangakulendawo;

ISAHLUKO55

1KwasekufikaiZwilikaNkulunkuluku-Adamuno-Eva, labavusaekufeni,lithikubo:“Nenyukelanilaphana?

2Khona-keu-Adamu,laphoezwaizwilikaNkulunkulu nokundizakwezingelosiangazibonanga,kodwawezwa umsindowazongezindlebezakhekuphela,yenano-Eva bakhala,futhiwathikuzoizingelosi:

3“OMoya,enimethembayouNkulunkulu,ngibhekeni, nasekungabinikwamiekuniboneni,ngokubalapho ngisesenyameniyamiyakuqalaekhanyayo,ngase nginibona.Ngahlabelelaizindumisonjengani;

4"Kodwamanje,njengobangeqile,leyomveloekhanyayo ihambilekimi,futhingizekulesisimoesibuhlunguFuthi manjengifikilekulokhu,ukuthianginakukubona,futhi awungikhonzinjengobawawujwayele.Ngoba sengiyinyamayesilwane

5“Kepha-ke,ninazingelosizikaNkulunkulu,celani kuNkulunkulukanyenami,ukubaangibuyiselekulokho engangikuyokuqala,angikhululekulobusizi,futhiasuse kimiisigwebosokufaasinikasona,ngobangonile.

6Kwathiizingilosisezizwilelawamazwi,zonkezadabuka ngaye;futhiwaqalekisauSathaneowayekhohlisileuAdamu,wazewaphumaensiminieyaosizini;kusukela ekuphilenikuyaekufeni;kusukelaekuthulenikuya enkingeni;nokusukaentokozwenikuyeezwenilabezizwe

7Izingelosizathiku-Adamu:“WamlalelauSathane, washiyaizwilikaNkulunkuluowakudalayo,wakholwa ukuthiuSathaneuyakugcwalisakonkeakuthembisile

8“Kephamanje,Adamu,siyakukwazisalokhookwehlela phezukwethungaye,ngaphambikokuwakwakheezulwini.

9“Wabuthaamabuthoakhe,wawakhohlisa,ewathembisa ukuwanikaumbusoomkhulu,ubuNkulunkulu,nezinye izithembiso.

10“Amabuthoakheakholwaukuthiizwilakhelaliqinisile, amthobela,alahlainkazimulokaNkulunkulu

11“Wasesithumelangokwemithethoesasimelweukuba sibengaphansikwayo,silaleleisithembisosakheesiyize, kodwakasivumanga,futhiasilalelangaiselulekosakhe.

12“KwathingemvakokubaeselwilenoNkulunkulu, eqhubekilenayephambili,wabuthaamabuthoakhe,walwa nathi.

13“Kephalaphoewaphakathikwethu,kwabakhona ukuthokozaokukhuluezulwini,ngokubawehlakithi, ngokubaumaengahlaliezulwini,bekungayikusalangisho neyodwaingelosikukho

14“KephauNkulunkulungomusawakhewamxosha phakathikwethuwamyisakulomhlabaomnyama,ngokuba wabaubumnyamauqobonomenziwokungalungi

15"Futhiuqhubekile,Adamu,ukulwanawe,waze wakukhohlisa,wakukhiphaensimini,wazewafikakuleli zwelangaphandle,laphozonkelezizivivinyozifikekuwe Futhiukufa,uNkulunkulualehliselaphezukwakhe, ukulethilefuthikuwe,Adamu,ngokubawamlalela,futhi wonangokumelenenoNkulunkulu"

16Khona-keizingelosizajabulafuthizamdumisa uNkulunkulu,futhizamcelaukubaangambhubhisiuAdamungalesisikhathi,ngenxayokuthiwayefuna ukungenaensimini;kodwangimbekezelelekuze kugcwalisekeisithembiso;nokumsizakulomhlabaaze akhululweesandlenisikaSathane

ISAHLUKO56

1KwasekufikaiZwilikaNkulunkuluku-Adamu,lathi kuye:

2“OAdamu,bhekaleyonsimuyenjabulonakulomhlaba wokukhandleka,futhibhekaizingelosiezisensimini ezigcwelezona,futhiuziboneuwedwakulomhlaba, noSathaneowamlalela

3“Kephaumangabeuyewazithoba,wangilalela, waligcinaizwilami,ngabeukanyenezingelosizami ensiminiyaMi

4“Kephakwathiwona,wamlalelauSathane,waba yisivakashisakhephakathikwezingelosizakheezigcwele ububi,wafikakulomhlaba,okukuvezelaameva namakhakhasi

5“OAdamu,celalowookukhohlisileyoukubaakuphe isimosobuNkulunkuluakuthembisasona,nomaakwenzele insimunjengobanjengikwenzelewena,nomaakugcwalise ngayoleyomveloekhanyayoengangikugcwalisengayo

6"Mceleukubaakwenzeleumzimbaofananalo engawenza,nomaakupheusukulokuphumulanjengalokho ngakunika;nomaadalephakathikwakhoumphefumulo onengqondo,njengalokhongakudalelawena;noma akususelaphauyekomunyeumhlabangaphandlekwalo engikunikewonaKodwa,OAdamu,ngekeagcwalise ngishoneyodwayezintoazitshelezona

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva

7“Yazi-keumusawamikuwe,nesihawuSamikuwe, sidalwasami,ukuthiangikubuyiselangaisiphambeko sakhokimi,kephangokuhawukelakwamingikuthembisile ukuthiekuphelenikwezinsukueziyisihlanunenxenye ngiyakufikangikusindise.”

8UNkulunkuluwathifuthiku-Adamuno-Eva:“Sukumani, nehlelapha,funaikherubieliphetheinkembayomlilo esandlenisalolinibhubhise.

9Kodwainhliziyoka-Adamuyaduduzwangamazwi kaNkulunkulukuye,wakhulekaphambikwakhe

10FuthiuNkulunkuluwayalaizingelosizaKheukuba zikhipheu-Adamuno-Evaemhumeningentokozo, esikhundlenisokwesabaokwakubehlele.

11Khona-keizingelosizabathathau-Adamuno-Eva,futhi zabehlisaentabeningasensimini,ngamahubonamahubo, zazezabayisaemhumeni.Laphoizingelosizaqala ukubaduduzanokubaqinisa,zabesezisukakubozabheka ezulwini,kuMdaliwazoowayezithumile

12Kodwa,emvakokuthiizingelosisezihambileku-Adamu no-Eva,kwezauSathane,enobusoobunamahloni,futhi wemaemnyangowomhumeokwakukhonakuwou-Adamu no-Eva.Wabizau-Adamu,wathi:OAdamwoza, ngikhulumenawe

13Ngemvakwalokhou-Adamuwaphumaemhumeni, ecabangaukuthiungenyeyezingelosizikaNkulunkulu ezazizeleukuzomeluleka

ISAHLUKO57

1Kwathiu-Adamuephumawabonaisiqusakheesibi, wamesaba,wathikuye:"Ungubanina?"

2WayesephendulauSathane,wathikuye:"Yimi engicashilephakathikwenyoka,ngakhulumano-Eva, ngamkhohlisa,wazewalalelaumyalowami.Mina nginguyeowamthumangobuqilibokukhulumakwami ukubaanikhohlise,nizenidleisithelosomuthi,naphuma phansikomyalokaNkulunkulu."

3Kodwalaphou-Adamuezwalawamazwikuye,wathi kuye:"UngangenzelainsimunjengobauNkulunkulu engenzeleyona?Nomaungangembathisaimvelo ekhanyayoefanayouNkulunkuluangigqokisekuyona?

4"IphiimveloyobuNkulunkuluowathembisaukunginika yona?Iphileyonkulumoyakhoenhleowasibambangayo ekuqalenisisensimini?"

5USathanewayesethiku-Adamu:"Ucabangaukuthi,lapho ngikhulumekumuntunganomayini,ngiyakuyilethakuye nomangigcwaliseizwilamina?AkunjaloNgokubamina angikazengicabangeukuzuzalokhoengikucelile.

6“Ngakhongawa,ngakwenzaukubaniwengalokhomina ngokwamiengiwelekukho,futhinaniowamukela iselulekosamiuyawangakho

7“Kephamanje,Adamu,ngenxayokuwakwakhouphansi kokubusakwami,minangiyinkosiphezukwakho,ngokuba ungilalele,weqekuNkulunkuluwakho

8Futhiwathi:NjengobasingalwaziusukuuNkulunkulu wakhookuvumelenengalonawe,nomaihoraoyokhululwa ngalo,ngalokhosiyakwandisaimpinokubulalaphezu kwakhonenzaloyakhoemvakwakho

9“Lokhukuyintandoyethunentandoyethu,ukuba singashiyinoyedwawamadodanaabantuukubaadleifa lesimisosethuezulwini

10"Ngokubaindawoyethu,Adam,isemlilweniovuthayo; futhiasiyikuyekaukwenzaokubikwethu,nalusuku olulodwanomaihoraelilodwaFuthimina,OAdam, ngizohlwanyelaumlilophezukwakholaphoungena emhumeniukuhlalakhona."

11Kwathiu-Adamuesezwilelawamazwiwakhalawakhala, walila,wathiku-Eva:"Yizwalokhoakushilo,funa agcwalisekonkeakutshelekhonaensimini.Ngabe ngempelawabayinkosiphezukwethuna?

12“KephasiyakucelakuNkulunkuluowasidalayoukuba asikhululeesandlenisakhe

ISAHLUKO58

1Khonau-Adamuno-Evabelulelaizandlazabo kuNkulunkulu,bekhulekafuthibemncengaukubaaxoshe uSathanekubo;ukuzeangabenziubudlova,futhi angabaphoqeleliukubabaphikeuNkulunkulu

2UNkulunkuluwahlewathumakuboingilosiyakhe, eyaxotshauSathanekiboLokhukwenzekaekushoneni kwelangangosukulwamashumiamahlanunantathu bephumileensimini.

3Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabangenaemhumeni,futhi basukumafuthibabhekisaubusobaboemhlabeni,ukuze bakhulekekuNkulunkulu.

4Kodwabengakakhulekiu-Adamuwathiku-Eva:"Bheka, usubonileizilingoezisehlelekulelizweWoza,sisukume, futhisiceleuNkulunkuluukubaasithetheleleizono esizenzile;futhingekesiphumekuzekubesekupheleni kosukuolulandelayoemvakwamashumiamaneFuthiuma sifalapha,uzosisindisa."

5Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabasukuma,futhi bahlanganyelaekuncengeniuNkulunkulu

6Bahlalakanjalobekhulekaemhumeni;futhi abaphumangakuwo,ebusukunomaemini,kwazekwaba imikhulekoyaboyaphumaemlonyeniwabo,njengelangabi lomlilo.

ISAHLUKO59

1KodwauSathane,ozondakonkeokuhle,akabavumelanga ukubabavaleimithandazoyaboNgobawabizaamabutho akhe,futhibeza,bonke.Wayesethikubo:“NjengobauAdamuno-Eva,esabakhohlisayo,bayebavumelana ndawonyeukuthandazakuNkulunkuluubusukunemini, futhibamncengeukubaabakhulule,futhinjengoba bengayikuphumaemhumenikuzekubesekuphelenikosuku lwamashumiamane.

2Futhinjengobabezoqhubekanemikhulekoyabonjengoba bevumelenebobabili,ukuthiUyobakhululaezandlenizethu, futhiababuyiseleesimwenisabosangaphambili,bheka ukuthisizokwenzenjanikubo.Ibandlalakhelathikuye: “Amandlaangawakho,Nkosiyethu,ukwenzalokho okuthandayo;

3Khona-keuSathane,owayenobubiobukhulu,wathatha amabuthoakhefuthiwangenaemhumeni,ngobusuku bamashumiamathathulezinsukuezingamashumiamane nanye;futhiwabulalau-Adamuno-Eva,wazewabashiya befile

4KwasekufikaiZwilikaNkulunkuluku-Adamuno-Eva, owabavusaekuhluphekenikwabo,futhiuNkulunkuluwathi ku-Adamu:“Qinani,ningamesabilowoosandakuzakuwe

5Kodwau-Adamuwakhala,wathi:“Ubuphi,Nkulunkulu wami,ukubabangishayengemivimboenje,futhilokhu kuhluphekakusehlele,phezukwamino-Eva,incekukazi yakhona?

6UNkulunkuluwathikuye:"OAdamu,bheka,uyinkosi nomnumzanewakhokonkeonakho,yenaowathi, uyokunikaubunkulunkuluLuphiloluthandongawe?Futhi siphiisiphoasithembisa?

7“Ngokubakukekwabakuhlekuye,Adamu,ukuzakuwe, ukukududuza,nokukuqinisa,nokujabulakanyenawe, nokuthumaamabuthoakheukubaakugcine,ngokuba umzwile,walalelaiselulekosakhe,weqeumyalowami, walandelaumyalowakhena?

8U-AdamuwayesekhalaizinyembeziphambikukaJehova, wathi:“ONkosi,ngokubangonilekancane,ungihlube kakhulungenxayalokho,ngiyakucelaukubaungikhulule esandlenisakhe;

9UNkulunkuluwathiku-Adamu:"Ukubebekukhona lokhukububulanokukhulekangaphambili, ungakaphambuki;ngabeuphumuleekuhluphekeni okukuyomanje"

10KodwauNkulunkuluwabanesinekeku-Adamu,futhi wamvumelayenano-Evaukubabahlaleemhumenibaze bagcwaliseizinsukuezingamashumiamane

11Kodwangokuqondeneno-Adamuno-Eva,amandlaabo nenyamayaboyabunaekuzileniukudlanasekukhulekeni, ngenxayendlalanokoma;ngobababenganambithanga ukudlalokunathwayoselokhubasukaensimini;noma imisebenziyemizimbayaboyayingakalungiswa;futhi babengenawoamandlaaseleokuqhubekaemkhulekweni ngenxayendlala,kwazekwabasekuphelenikosuku olulandelayokwazekwabangoweshumiamaneSebewele phansiemhumeni;nokhoinkulumoeyaphumaemilonyeni yaboyayiyindumisokuphela.

ISAHLUKO60

1Kwathingosukulwamashumiayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunyeuSathanewafikaemhumeni,embethe inguboyokukhanya,ebopheibhandeelikhanyayo.

2Ezandlenizakhekwakukhonaudondololokukhanya, futhiwayebukekaethukilekakhulu,kodwaubusobakhe babumnandi,nenkulumoyakheyayimnandi.

3Waziguqulakanjalo,ukuzeakhohliseu-Adamuno-Eva, futhiabakhipheemhumeni,ngaphambikokuba bazigcwaliseizinsukuezingamashumiamane.

4Ngokubawathiphakathikwakhe:“Kwathiseziqedile izinsukuezingamashumiamaneukuzilanokukhuleka, uNkulunkuluwayeyakubabuyiselaesimwenisabosokuqala; 5Khona-keuSathanewasondelaemhumeningokubukeka kwakheokuhle,wathi:

6“OAdamu,sukuma,usukume,wenano-Eva,nihambe namiezwenielihle,futhiningesabiMinangiyinyama namathambonjengani;futhiekuqaleningangiyisidalwa uNkulunkuluasidala

7“Kwathilaphoesengidalile,wangibekaensimini enyakatho,emkhawulweniwezwe.

8Wathikimi:Hlalalapha;Futhingahlalalapho ngokweZwilaKhe,futhiangeqaumyalowaKhe

9"Khona-kewenzaubuthongophezukwami,futhi Wakukhipha,OAdamu,ohlangothinilwami,kodwa akakwenzangaukubauhlalenami

10“KephauNkulunkuluwakuthathangesandlasakhe sobunkulunkulu,wakubekaensiminingasempumalanga.

11“Ngasengidabukangawe,ngokubauNkulunkulu esekususileohlangothinilwami,akakuvumelangaukuba uhlalenami.

12“KephauNkulunkuluwathikimi:‘UngadabukingoAdamuengamkhiphaesandlenisakho;akayikumehlelwa bubi.

13“‘Ngokubamanjengimkhipheleumsiziwakhe, ngimthokozisilengalokho

14USathanewaphindawathi:“Bengingaziukuthi nikulomhume,nakulokulingwaokunehlele,uNkulunkulu wazewathikimi:‘Bheka,u-Adamuengamkhiphaeceleni kwakhouphambukile,no-Evanayeengamkhipha ohlangothinilwakhe;Sathane,bheka,basebunzimenikuze kubenamuhla,ngomnyakawamashumi ayisishiyagalombili

15“WayesethiuNkulunkulukimi:‘Sukuma,uyekubo, ubangeniseendaweniyakho,ungamvumeliuSathane asondelekubo,abahluphe;ngokubamanje basekuhluphekeniokukhulu;

16Wathikimi:‘Nxausuzithathile,zipheukubazidle isithelosomuthiwokuphila,ubanikeamanziokuthula, ubagqokiseinguboyokukhanya,ubabuyiseleesimweni sabosangaphambilisomusa,ungabashiyiosizini,ngokuba baphumakuwe

17“Kodwalaphongizwalokho,ngadabuka,futhiinhliziyo yamiayizangeikubekezelelengenxayakho,mntwana wami

18“Kodwa,Adamu,laphongizwaigamalikaSathane, ngesaba,futhingathingaphakathikimi:Kangiyikuphuma, funaangicuphe,njengobaenzakubantwanabami,oAdamuno-Eva

19“Ngasengithi:‘ONkulunkulu,laphongiyakubantwana bami,uSathaneuyakungihlangabezaendleleni,alwenami, njengalokhoenzilekubo

20“KhonauNkulunkuluwathikimi:‘Ungesabi;lapho umthola,mshayengodondoloolusesandlenisakho, ungamesabi,ngokubawenaukhonakwakudala, akayikukwahlula.

21“Ngasengithi:‘Nkosiyami,sengimdala, anginakuhamba;thumaizingelosizakhoukubazibalethe

22“KephauNkulunkuluwathikimi:‘Izingelosi,isibili, azifaninabo,azivumiukuhambanazo;

23“UNkulunkuluwathikimi:‘Umaungenamandla okuhamba,ngiyakuthumaifuukubalikuthwale,likwehlise ngasemnyangowomhumewabo;ifuliyakubuyalikushiye khona.

24“‘Umabezanawe,ngiyakuthumaifuukubalikuthwale wenanabo

25“Wayeseyalaifu,langiphakamisa,langilethakuwe,lase libuyelaemuva.

26“Manje,bantwanabami,AdamunoEva,bhekani izinwelezamiezimpunga,nobuthakabami,nasekufikeni kwamingivelakuleyondawoekudeWozani,nihambe nami,siyeendaweniyokuphumula

27Khona-kewaqalaukukhalafuthiwakhalaphambikukaAdamuno-Eva,futhiizinyembezizakhezathulukela emhlabeninjengamanzi

28Futhingesikhathiu-Adamuno-Evabephakamisa amehloabofuthibebonaintshebeyakhe,futhibezwa

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva

inkulumoyakheemnandi,izinhliziyozabozathamba ngakuye;bamlalela,ngokubababekholwaukuthiuqinisile.

29Kubokwabonakalasengathibayinzaloyakhengempela, laphobebonaukuthiubusobakhebunjengobabo; bamethemba.

ISAHLUKO61

1Wayesebambau-Adamuno-Evangesandla,waqala ukubakhiphaemhumeni

2Kodwasebephumilekuyoingcosana,uNkulunkuluwazi ukuthiuSathanewayebanqobile,futhiwayesebakhiphe zingakapheleliizinsukuezingamashumiamane,ukuze abayiseendaweniekude,futhiababhubhise

3Khona-keiZwileNkosiuNkulunkululafikafuthifuthi lathukauSathane,futhilamxoshakubo.

4UNkulunkuluwaqalaukukhulumaku-Adamuno-Eva, wathikubo:“Yinienikhipheemhumeni,nizekulendawo na?

5U-AdamuwayesethikuNkulunkulu:"Wadalaumuntu ngaphambikwethuna?Ngokubasisemhumeni,kwafika kithiixheguelihle,lathikithi:Ngiyisithunywaesivela kuNkulunkulukiniukubanginibuyiseleendaweniethile yokuphumula"

6“Futhisakholwa,ONkulunkulu,ukuthiuyisithunywa esivelakuwe;

7UNkulunkuluwayesethiku-Adamu:"Bheka,lowo unguyisewobubi,owakhiphawenano-Evaensimini yeZintokozoManje,bheka,laphoebonaukuthiwenanoEvanihlangenendawonyeekuzileninasekukhulekeni, nokuthianiphumangaemhumeningaphambikokuphela kwezinsukuezingamashumiamane,wafisaukwenzaicebo lenulibeyize,ukuzeaphuleisibophosenu,achithe isibophosenu,ukuzeachitheisibophosenunobabili,ukuze aphuleithembaeninalo;wena 8Ngobawayengelakwenzauthokuwe,ngaphandlekokuthi azibonakaliseenjengawe.

9“Ngakho-keyenawezakuweenobusoobunjengobakho, waqalaukukunikaizimpawukungathizonkeziyiqiniso

10“Kephaminangomusanangomusaenganginawokini angimvumelangaukubaanibhubhise,kephangamxosha kini

11“Ngakho-ke,Adamu,thathau-Eva,ubuyeleemhumeni wakho,uhlalekuwokuzekubengakusasangosuku lwamashumiamane;

12Khona-keu-Adamuno-EvabakhulekakuNkulunkulu, futhibamdumisafuthibaMbusisangokukhululwa okwakufikekubokuYe.Babuyelaemhumeni.Lokhu kwenzekangezikhathizosukulwamashumiamathathu nesishiyagalolunye

13Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabasukumafuthi ngentshisekoenkulu,bathandazakuNkulunkulu,ukuba akhishweekuswelenikwaboamandla;ngokubaamandla aboayesemukilekubo,ngendlala,nokoma, nangomkhulekoKodwabalindaubusukubonkebekhuleka, kwazekwasa

14U-Adamuwayesethiku-Eva:“Sukuma,sihambesiye ngasesangwenilensimuelingasempumalanga,njengobanje uNkulunkuluesitshelile

15Futhibathandazanjengobababejwayeleukwenzansuku zonke;baphumaemhumeni,basondelaesangwenilensimu elingasempumalanga

16Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabasukumafuthibathandaza, futhibanxusauNkulunkuluukubaabaqinise,futhi abathumeleokuthileukwanelisaindlalayabo

17Kodwakwathisebeqedileukukhuleka,bahlalalapho ababekhonangenxayobuthakathakababo.

18LaphindalafikaiZwilikaNkulunkulu,lathikubo: “Adamu,suka,ulethelaphaamakhiwaneamabili”

19Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabasukuma,bahambabaze basondelaemhumeni

ISAHLUKO62

1KodwauSathaneomubiwabalomonangenxayenduduzo uNkulunkuluayebanikeyona

2Ngakhowabavimba,wangenaemhumeni,wathatha amakhiwaneamabili,wawambelangaphandlekomhume, ukuzeu-Adamuno-EvabangawatholiEmicabangweni yakhewayebuyeababhubhise

3KodwangomusakaNkulunkulu,kwathilapho lawomakhiwaneamabiliesesemhlabeni,uNkulunkulu wehlulaiselulekosikaSathanengawo;wazenzaimithi emibiliyezithelo,yasibekelaumhume.NgobauSathane wayebangcwabileohlangothiniolungasempumalanga kuwo

4Kwathilaphoizihlahlaezimbilisezikhulile,zigcwele izithelo,uSathanewadabuka,wakhala,wathi: “Bekungconoukushiyalawomakhiwaneenjengawo, ngokubabheka,asebeyimithiemibiliyezithelo,u-Adamu ayakuyidlaizinsukuzonkezokuhambakwakhe;

5“KephauNkulunkuluusichithileicebolami, akathandangaukubalesisitheloesingcwelesibhubhe, useyicacisileinhlosoyami,wephulileiceboengalimisela izincekuzakhe”

6USathanewasesukaelenhloni,ngobaengalenzangaicebo lakhe

ISAHLUKO63

1Kephau-Adamuno-Eva,besondelaemhumeni,babona imikhiwaneemibiliigcweleizithelo,isibekeleumhume.

2U-Adamuwayesethiku-Eva:"Kubonakalakimiukuthi sidukileImilaninilemithiemibililaphana?Kubonakala kimiukuthiisithasifisaukusidukisa,uthikukhonaomunye umhumeemhlabeningaphandlekwalo?

3“KephamasiyeEva,singeneemhumeni,sifunekuwo amakhiwaneamabili,ngokubalongumhumewethu esasikuwo;

4Bangenaemhumeni,babhekaemagumbiniawoomane, kephaabawafumanangaamakhiwaneomabili

5U-Adamuwakhala,wathiku-Eva:“Pho,Eva,singene emhumeniomubina?Futhiu-Evawathi:"Mina,angazi"

6U-Adamuwasukumawakhulekawathi:“ONkulunkulu, wasiyalaukubasibuyeleemhumeni,sithatheamakhiwane amabili,besesibuyelakuwe

7"Kephamanje,asikayitholiONkulunkulu,ingabe nguweozithathile,wahlwanyelalemithiemibili,noma siyesadukaemhlabeni,nomaingabeisithasisikhohlisilena? Umakuyiqiniso,Nkulunkulu,sembuleleimfihloyalezi zihlahlaezimbilinamakhiwaneamabili"

8KwasekufikaiZwilikaNkulunkuluku-Adamu,lathi kuye:“OAdamu,laphongikuthumaukubaulande amakhiwane,uSathanewahambaphambikwakho

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva emhumeni,wathathaamakhiwane,wawambelangaphandle ngasempumalangayomhume,ecabangaukuwabhubhisa, engahlwanyelingenhlosoenhle

9“Lezizihlahlaazikhulangakanyenjengenxayakhe, kephangakuhawukela,ngakhongakuyalaukubazikhule, zamila,zabayimithiemibiliemikhulu,ukuzenisitshekelwe ngamagatshaawo,nitholeukuphumula,ngenzeukuba niboneamandlaaminezimangalisozami.

10“Futhi,futhi,ukunibonisaububibukaSathane, nemisebenziyakheemibi,selokhuniphumaensimini, akayekangaukunenzaokubi,nokho,nolulodwausuku, kephaangimnikangaamandlaphezukwenu

11UNkulunkuluwathi:"Kusukelamanje,OAdamu, thokozaningezihlahla,wenano-Eva,futhiuphumule ngaphansikwazolaphouzizwaukhatheleKodwaungadli izithelozazo,futhiungasondelikuzo."

12U-Adamuwayesekhalaizinyembezi,wathi:“O Nkulunkulu,uyakubuyeusibulale,nomausixoshe ebuswenibakho,unqumeukuphilakwethuebusweni bomhlaba,na?

13“ONkulunkulu,ngiyakuncenga,umawaziukuthi kulezihlahlakukhonaukufanomaokunyeokubi njengakuqala,zisiphuleeduzenomhumewethu,uzibunise, usishiyesifengokushisa,yindlalanokoma

14“Ngokubasiyazaziizimangalisozakho,Nkulunkulu, ukuthimikhulu,nokuthingamandlaaKhoungakhiphainto enyekwenye,ngaphandlekokuthandakomuntuNgokuba amandlaaKhoangenzaamadwalaabeyimithi,nemithiibe ngamadwala

ISAHLUKO64

1Khona-keuNkulunkuluwabhekau-Adamunamandla engqondoyakhe,ekukhuthazelenikwakheindlalanokoma, kanyenokushisaWayiguqulaimikhiwaneemibiliyaba ngamakhiwaneamabili,njengasekuqaleni;wayesethikuAdamuno-Eva:“Athabatheyilowonalowokini. Bawathatha,njengalokhouJehovaebayalile

2Wathikubo:"Ngenaniemhumeni,nidleamakhiwane, nisuthiseukulambakwenu,funanife."

3Ngakho,njengobanjeuNkulunkuluayebayalile,bangena emhumeni,ngesikhathisokutshonakwelangaFuthiuAdamuno-Evabasukumafuthibakhulekangesikhathi sokushonakwelanga

4Bahlalaphansiukubabadleamakhiwane;kepha babengaziukuthibazidlakanjani;ngobababengakujwayele ukudlaokusemhlabeniBesabaukuthi,umabedla,isisu sabosiyakuthwala,nenyamayaboibelukhuni,nezinhliziyo zabozithandeukudlakwasemhlabeni

5Kwathibehlezikanjalo,uNkulunkuluwabahawukela, wabathumaingelosiyakhe,ukuzebangabhubhingendlala nokoma.

6Ingelosiyathiku-Adamuno-Eva:“UNkulunkuluuthi kini:Aninawoamandlaokuzilaukudlakuzekubesekufeni; 7Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabathathaamakhiwanebadla kuwoKodwauNkulunkuluwayefakekuboingxube enjengesinkwaesimnandinegazi.

8Ingelosiyasukaku-Adamuno-Eva,abadlaamakhiwane bazebasuthisaindlalayaboBasebebekangasekuseleni; kodwangamandlakaNkulunkuluamakhiwaneagcwala njengakuqala,ngobauNkulunkuluwawabusisa

9Emvakwalokhuu-Adamuno-Evabasukuma,futhi bakhulekangenhliziyoejabulayonamandlaavuselelwe, futhibadumisafuthibajabulangokuchichimayobonkelobo busuku.Futhilokhukwabaukuphelakosukulwamashumi ayisishiyagalombilinantathu.

ISAHLUKO65

1Kwathisekusile,bavuka,bakhulekanjengokwenza kwabo,basebephumaemhumeni

2Kwathibesahluphekangenxayokudlaababekudlile, bengakujwayele,bazulazulaemhumeni,bathiomunye komunye:

3"Kwenzekenikithingokudla,ukubalobubuhlungu busehlelena?Mayekithina,siyakufa!Kungconoukuba sifekunokubasidle,nokubasigcineimizimbayethu ihlanzekilekunokubasiyingcolisengokudla"

4Khona-keu-Adamuwathiku-Eva:"Lobubuhlungu abuzangebufikekithiensimini,futhiasizangesidleukudla okubiokungakalaphoUcabangaukuthi,OEva,ukuthi uNkulunkuluuzosishayangokudlaokuphakathikwethu, nomaukuthiizibilinizethuzizophuma,nomaukuthi uNkulunkuluushoukusibulalangalobubuhlungu ngaphambikokubaagcwaliseisithembisosakhekithi?"

5Khona-keu-AdamuwamncengauJehovawathi:"O Nkosi,masingabhubhingokudlaesikudlileyoONkosi, ungasishayi,kodwayenzakithingokomusawakho omkhulu,futhiungasilahlikuzekufikeusuku lwesithembisoosenzekithi"

6UNkulunkuluwababheka,wahlewabalungiselaukudla; kuzekubenamuhla;ukuzebangabhubhi.

7Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evababuyelaemhumeni bedabukilefuthibekhalangenxayokuguqukakwemvelo yabo.Futhibobabilibazikusukelakulelohoraukuthibase beyizidalwaeziguquliwe,ukuthiithembalabolokubuyela ensiminilaselinqanyuliwe;nokuthibabengenakungena 8Ngobamanjeimizimbayaboyayinemisebenzi engavamile;futhiyonkeinyamaedingaukudlaneziphuzo ukuzeibekhona,ayikwaziukubasensimini

9U-Adamuwayesethiku-Eva:"Bheka,ithembalethu selinqunyiwe,kanjalo-keithembalethulokungenaensimini Asisenabakhileyoensimini;kephakusukelamanje singabantubomhlabanothuli,futhisingabakhileyo emhlabeni,ngekesibuyeleensimini,kuzekufikeusuku uNkulunkuluathembisangaloukusisindisa,futhi asibuyiseleensimini,njengobaethembisile."

10BasebekhulekakuNkulunkuluukuthiabahawukele; emvakwalokho,ingqondoyaboyathuliswa,izinhliziyo zabozadabukile,futhiukulangazelelakwabokwapholiswa; basebenjengezihambiemhlabeniNgalobobusukuuAdamuno-Evabahlalaemhumeni,laphobalalakhona ngenxayokudlaababekudlile.

ISAHLUKO66

1Kwathisekusile,ngangomusosebedlileukudla,u-Adamu no-Evabakhulekaemhumeni,u-Adamuwathiku-Eva: “Bheka,sacelaukudlakuNkulunkulu,wasinika 2Basebesuka,bayaosebenilomfulawamanzi, ongaseningizimuyensimu,ababeziphonsekuwo ngaphambiliFuthibemaogwini,futhibakhuleka kuNkulunkuluukuthiAbayalaukubabaphuzeamanzi

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva

3Khona-keiZwilikaNkulunkululafikaku-Adamu,lathi kuye:“OAdamu,umzimbawakhouyisithukuthezi,udinga amanziokuphuzaThathani,niphuze,wenano-Eva; 4U-Adamuno-Evabasebesondela,futhibaphuzakuso, kwazekwabayilaphoimizimbayaboizizwaiqabulekile. Ngemvakokuphuza,bamdumisauNkulunkulu,base bebuyelaemhumeniwabo,njengomkhubawabo wangaphambili.Lokhukwenzekaekuphelenikwezinsuku ezingamashumiayisishiyagalombilinantathu

5Kwathingosukulwamatshumiayisificaminwembililane bathathaamakhiwaneamabili,bawaphanyekaemhumeni kanyelamahlamvuawo,ukuzekubeyisibonakalisokubo lesibusisoesivelakuNkulunkulu.Bababekalaphokwaze kwavelainzalokubo,eyayizakubonaizimangaliso uNkulunkuluayezenzilekubo

6Khona-keu-Adamukanyeno-Evabaphindafuthibema ngaphandlekomhume,futhibanxusauNkulunkuluukuthi ababoniseukudlaokondlangakhoimizimbayabo

7KwasekufikaiZwilikaNkulunkulu,lathikuye:“O Adamu,yehlelangasentshonalangayomhume,uzeufike ezwenielimnyama,futhiuzotholaukudlakhona

8Futhiu-AdamuwalilalelaiZwilikaNkulunkulu,wathatha u-Eva,futhiwehlelaezwenielinenhlabathiemnyama,futhi watholalaphoukolweniumile,esikhwebeninesivuthiwe, namakhiwaneukubaadliwe;futhiu-Adamuwajabula ngakho

9Khona-keiZwilikaNkulunkululafikafuthiku-Adamu, lathikuye:“Thathalokhulouzenzeleisinkwangalo,ukuze wondleumzimbawakhongasoFuthiuNkulunkuluwanika inhliziyoka-Adamuukuhlakanipha,ukuzealimeamabele azeabeyisinkwa.

10U-Adamuwakwenzakonkelokho,wazewaphela amandla,wadinwaWabeesebuyelaemhumeni;ethokoza ngalokhoakufundileyongalokhookwenziwangengqoloyi, kuzekubeyilaphokwenziwaisinkwasokudlakomuntu

ISAHLUKO67

1Kodwangesikhathiu-Adamuno-Evabehlelaezansi ezwenilodakaolumnyama,futhibefikaeduzekukakolweni uNkulunkuluayebabonisewona,futhiwawubona usuvuthiwefuthiusulungeleukuvunwa,njengoba babengenasikelaababengawuvunangalobazibhinca, futhibaqalaukuwudonsaukolweni,kwazekwaba sekuqediwekonke

2Basebenzainqwaba;futhi,ngenxayokushisanokoma, bangenangaphansikwesihlahlaesinomthunzi,lapho umoyawawubaphephulaukuzebalale.

3KodwauSathanewakubonaokwakwenziweu-AdamuloEvaWabizaamabuthoakhe,wathikuwo:“Njengoba uNkulunkuluebabonisileu-Adamuno-Evangakhokonke lokhukukakolweni,ukuthibaqinisengawoimizimba yabofuthi,bheka,sebefikilebenzainqwabayawo,futhi baphelelwaamandlangenxayokukhandlekasebelele wozani,sithungelelenqwabayamabele,siyishise,futhi masithathelelobhodlelalamanziukuzebangabinalutho, ukuzebangaphuthiluthongaphandlekwabo,ukuze bangabinaluthongaphandlekwaboindlalanokoma 4"Khona-ke,laphobevukaebuthongwenibabo,futhi bafunaukubuyelaemhumeni,sizofikakubongendlela, futhisizobadukisa,bazebafengendlalanokoma,lapho

bengasebaphikeuNkulunkulu,futhiababhubhiseNgakhokesizobakhipha."

5Khona-keuSathanenebutholakhebaphonsaumlilo phezukukakolweniwawuqeda.

6Kodwaekushisenikwelangabiu-Adamuno-Eva baphaphamaebuthongwenibabo,futhibabonaukolweni uvutha,kanyenebhakedelamanzieduzekwabokuthululwa 7Basebekhala,babuyelaemhumeni.

8Kodwanjengobabekhuphukabesukaphansikwentaba laphoababekhona,uSathanenebutholakhebahlangana nabobesesimwenisezingelosi,bedumisauNkulunkulu 9USathanewayesethiku-Adamu:“AwuAdamu,kungani uhlushweyindlalanokomana?U-Adamuwathikuye: "Hhayi"

10USathanewaphindawathiku-Adamu:"Buyanathi, siyizingelosizikaNkulunkulu;uNkulunkuluusithumile kuwe,ukuzesikuboniseenyeinsimuyamabele,engcono kunaleyo;nangaphandlekwayokukhonaumthombo wamanziamahle,nemithieminingi,laphouhlalakhona eduzekwayo,futhiulimeamasimungenhlosoengcono kunaleyouSathaneayidlile"

11U-Adamuwacabangaukuthiwayeqinisile,nokuthi kwakuyizingelosiezazikhulumanaye;wabuyanabo 12Khona-keuSathanewaqalaukudukisau-AdamunoEvaizinsukueziyisishiyagalombili,bazebawelaphansi njengokungathibafile,ngenxayendlala,ukoma, nokuqulekaWasebalekanebutholakhe,wabashiya 13.

ISAHLUKO68

1Khona-keuNkulunkuluwababhekao-Adamuno-Eva, nokuthiyinieyayifikephezukwaboevelakuSathane, nokuthiwayebabhubhisekanjani

2Ngakho-keuNkulunkuluwathumelaiZwilaKhe,futhi wavusauAdamunoEvaesimwenisabosokufa 3Khona-ke,u-Adamu,laphoevuswa,wathi:"O Nkulunkulu,Ushisilefuthiwathathakithiamabele Owasinikawona,futhiUthululeinkonxayamanziFuthi Uthumileizingelosizakho,ezisikhiphileemasimini Uyakusibhubhisana?Umalokhukuvelakuwe,O Nkulunkulu,ungasijezisi"

4UNkulunkuluwathiku-Adamu:"Angizangengiwushise ukolweni,futhiangizangengithululeamanziebhakedeni, futhiangizangengithumeleizingelosizamiukuba zikudukise

5“KephanguSathaneinkosiyakhookwenzileyo,yena ozehliselephansikuye,nomyalowamiuseyachithwa; nguyeowashisaamabele,wathululaamanzi,okudukisile; 6“Kephamanje,Adamu,uyakuvumaizenzozamiezinhle engizenzilekuwe”

7UNkulunkuluwatshelaizingelosizakheukubazithathe u-Adamuno-Eva,futhizibakhuphuleleensiminikakolweni, abayitholanjengakuqala,ibhakedeligcweleamanzi

8Babonakhonaumuthi,batholakuwoimanaeliqinile; wamangalangamandlakaNkulunkuluIzingelosizabayala ukubabadleimanabelambile

9FuthiuNkulunkuluwafungisauSathanengesiqalekiso, ukuthiangabuyifuthi,futhiabhubhiseinsimu yokusanhlamvu

10Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabathathaokusanhlamvu, bakwenzaumnikelo,futhibakuthathafuthibanikela

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva ngakhoentabeni,indawolaphoababenikelekhona umnikelowabowokuqalawegazi.

11Bawunikelafuthingalomnikeloe-altareababelakhile ekuqaleni.Basukuma,bakhuleka,bamncengauJehova, bathi:"KanjaloNkulunkulu,laphosisensimini,izindumiso zethuzenyukelakuwenjengalomnikelo,nobumsulwa bethubenyukelakuwenjengempephoKephamanje, Nkulunkulu,yamukelelomnikeloovelakithi, ungasibuyiseliemuseniwakho"

12UNkulunkuluwayesethiku-Adamuno-Eva: “Njengokubanenzilelomnikelo,nawunikelakimi, ngiyakuwenzaubeyinyamayami,laphongehlela emhlabeniukunisindisa;ngiyokwenzaukubaunikelwe njaloe-altare,kubeyintethelelonesihekulaboabakudlayo ngokufaneleyo

13FuthiuNkulunkuluwathumelaumlilookhanyayophezu komnikeloka-Adamuno-Eva,wawugcwalisa ngokukhazimula,umusa,kanyenokukhanya;noMoya oNgcwelewehlelaphezukwalowomnikelo.

14Khona-keuNkulunkuluwayalaingelosiukubaithathe izidladlanjengokhezo,futhiithathengazoumnikelo iwuletheku-Adamuno-Eva.Ingelosiyenzanjalo, njengalokhouNkulunkuluemyalile,yabanikela

15Futhiimiphefumuloka-Adamukanyeno-Evayakhanya, futhiizinhliziyozabozagcwalainjabulokanyenenjabulo kanyenezindumisozikaNkulunkulu

16UNkulunkuluwathiku-Adamu:“Lokhukuyakubayisikokiniukubanenzenjalo,laphoukuhluphekanosizi lwehlelaphezukwenu;kephaukukhululwakwakho nokungenakwakhoensiminiakuyikuba-khona,zize zigcwalisekeizinsukuokuvunyelenwengazophakathi kwaminawe;umabekungenjalo,ngesihenesihawusami kuwe,ngikubuyiseleensiminiyaMinasemseniwami ngenxayegamalamiolenzilekuwe.”

17U-Adamuwathokozangalawamazwiawawezwa kuNkulunkulu;futhiyenano-Evabakhulekaphambikwealtare,ababekhothamelakulo,basebephindelaeMgedeni Wengcebo

18Futhilokhukwenzekaekuphelenikosukulweshumi nambiliemvakosukulwamashumiayisishiyagalombili, kusukelangesikhathiu-Adamuno-Evabaphumaensimini 19Basukumaubusukubonkebekhulekakwazekwasa; waseephumaemhumeni.

20U-Adamuwayesethiku-Eva,ngentokozoyenhliziyo, ngenxayomnikeloababewunikelekuNkulunkulu, nowayesemukelweNguye,“Masikwenzelokhukathathu isontongalinye,ngosukulwesinengolwesithathu, ngolwesihlanuusukulokulungiselela,nangeSonto leSabatha,zonkeizinsukuzokuphilakwethu”

21Futhinjengobabevumelanalamazwiphakathikwabo, uNkulunkuluwathokozangemicabangoyabo,futhi ngesinqumoababesithathileomunyenomunye.

22Emvakwalokhu,kwafikaiZwilikaNkulunkulukuAdamu,lathi,“OAdamu,wanqumangaphambiliizinsuku laphoukuhluphekaokuyofikaphezuKwami,lapho ngisenziwainyama;

23“Kephakuzekubeusukulokuqala,ngadalakulokonke, ngaphakamisaamazulu;futhi,ngokuvukaKwamifuthi ngalolusuku,ngiyakudalaintokozo,ngibaphakamisele phezulu,abakholwayimi;Adamu,nikelangalomnikelo, zonkeizinsukuzokuphilakwakho

24Khona-keuNkulunkuluwalisusaiZwilaKheku-Adamu

25Kodwau-Adamuwaqhubekaenikelangalowomnikelo, isontongalinyekathathu,kwazekwabasekupheleni kwamasontoayisikhombisaNgosukulokuqala, olungolwamashumiamahlanu,u-Adamuwenzaumnikelo njengokujwayelekile,futhiyenano-Evabawuthathabeza e-altarephambikukaNkulunkulu,njengobaayebafundisile

ISAHLUKO69

1Khona-keuSathane,ozondakonkeokuhle, owayenomhawungo-Adamukanyenomnikelowakhe atholangawoumusakuNkulunkulu,washeshawathatha itsheelibukhaliphakathikwamatsheensimbiabukhali; wabonakalaesesimwenisomuntu,wayesehambawema ngaku-Adamuno-Eva

2U-Adamuwayesenikelae-altare,wayeseqalaukukhuleka, izandlazakhezelulelwekuNkulunkulu

3USathanewasheshangetshelensimbielibukhaliayenaye, wamgwazangalou-Adamungakwesokunene,lapho kugobhozaigazinamanzi,u-AdamuwawelaphezukwealtarenjengesidumbuUSathanewabaleka

4Khona-keu-Evaweza,futhiwathathau-Adamu wambekangaphansikwe-altareWahlalalapho,emkhalela; ngenkathiumfudlanawegaziugobhozaohlangothinilukaAdamuphezukomnikelowakhe.

5KodwauNkulunkuluwakubonaukufakuka-Adamu WabeesethumelaiZwilaKhe,futhiwamphakamisafuthi wathikuye:"Gcwalisaumnikelowakho,ngobangempela, Adam,unenanieliningi,futhiakukhosicikuwo"

6UNkulunkuluwathiku-Adamu:“Kuyakwenzekakanjalo nakimiemhlabeni,laphongigwazwakhona,igazi ligobhozeehlangothinilwaminamanzi,ligelezeemzimbeni wami,ongumnikeloweqiniso,onikelwaphezukwe-altare njengomnikeloopheleleyo.

7UNkulunkuluwamyalau-Adamuukubaaqedele umnikelowakhe,kwathiesewuqedilewakhulekaphambi kukaNkulunkulu,wamdumisangezibonakalisoayembonise zona

8UNkulunkuluwamphulukisau-Adamungalusukulunye, okungukuthiukuphelakwamasontoayisikhombisa;lolo wusukulwamashumiayisihlanu

9Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evababuyaentabeni,futhi bangenaemhumeniWengcebo,njengobababejwayele ukwenzaLokhukwaphelelaku-Adamuno-Eva,izinsuku eziyikhulunamashumiamanekusukelaekuphumenikwabo ensimini.

10Basebesukumabobabilingalobobusukubakhuleka kuNkulunkulu.Kwathisekusile,baphuma,behlela emhumenientshonalanga,endawenilaphookwakukhona amabeleabo,baphumulaemthunziniwesihlahla njengokwejwayelakwabo

11Kodwakwafikauquqabalwezilwaneezibazungezile. KwakungukwenzakukaSathane,ebubinibakhe;ukuze alweno-Adamungomshado

ISAHLUKO70

1EmvakwalokhouSathane,ozondakonkeokuhle, wathathaisimosengelosi,kanyenabanyeababili,ukuze bafanenezingelosiezintathuezaziletheleu-Adamuigolide, nempepho,nomure

2Badlulaphambikuka-Adamuno-Evangenkathi bengaphansikwesihlahla,futhibabingelelau-AdamunoEvangamazwiamnandiayegcweleubuqili

3Kodwangesikhathiu-Adamukanyeno-Evabebona ubunganebaboobuhle,futhibezwainkulumoyabo emnandi,u-Adamuwasukuma,wabemukela,futhi wabalethaku-Eva,futhibahlalabonkendawonye;Ngaleso sikhathiinhliziyoka-Adamuyathokoza,ngokuba wayecabangangabo,ukuthibabeyizingelosiezazimlethele igolide,nempepho,nomure

4Ngoba,laphobefikaku-Adamuokokuqala,kwehlela phezukwakheukuthulanentokozo,ngokumlethela izimpawuezinhle;ngakhou-Adamuwacabangaukuthi babezengokwesibiliukuzomnikaezinyeizimpawuukuze ajabulengazoNgokubawayengaziukuthi kwakunguSathane;ngakho-kewabamukelangenjabulo futhiwahambisananabo

5USathane,omudekunabobonke,wathi:“Jabula,Adamu, ujabule;

6UAdamuwasesithi:Kuyini?USathanewaphendulawathi: "Kuyintoelula,kodwaiyizwilikaNkulunkulu,ingabe uzolizwakithifuthiulenze?Kodwaumaungalaleli, sizobuyelakuNkulunkulu,futhisimtshelaukuthingeke ulamukeleizwilakhe"

7USathanewasephindawathikuAdamu:Ungesabi,njalo kakungehlelwaukuthuthumela;kawusaziyini?

8Kephau-Adamuwathi:“Angikwazi;

9USathanewasesithikuye:Ngiyingilosieyakulethela igolide,ngalingenisaemhumeni;leenyeyiyoeyakulethela impepha;leyesithathuyiyoeyakulethelaimure, usesiqongwenisentaba,yakuthwalelaemhumeni.

10Kodwangokuqondenenezinyeizingelosiomakhelwane bethu,ezanithwalaemhumeni,uNkulunkulu akazithumanganathimanje,ngokubauthekithi: ‘Sekwanele

11KwathiuAdamuesizwalamazwiwawakholwa, wasesithikulezingilosi:KhulumaniilizwilikaNkulunkulu, ukuzengilamukele

12USathanewasesithikuye:Fungisa,ungithembiseukuthi uzakwemukela.

13U-Adamuwayesethi:“Angikwaziukufunga nokuthembisa;

14USathanewasesithikuye:Yelulaisandlasakho,usifake esandlenisami

15U-Adamuwayeseselulaisandlasakhe,wasibeka esandlenisikaSathane;laphouSathaneethikuye,“Ake usho,manjenjengobakunjalouNkulunkuluophilayo, onengqondofuthiokhulumayo,owaphakamisaizulu emkhathini,futhiwamisaumhlabaphezukwamanzi,futhi wangidalangezakhiezine,futhiothulinilomhlabangeke ngephuleisithembisosami,futhingekengililahleizwi lami.”

16U-Adamuwafungakanjalo

17USathanewayesethikuye:“Bheka,manje sekuyisikhathiesideuphumileensimini,awukwaziokubi nokubi;

ISAHLUKO71

1Kodwalaphou-AdamuezwalamazwikuSathane,waba lusizikakhulu,ngenxayesifungosakhenesithembisosakhe, futhiwathi:“Ingabengiyaphinganenyamayami

namathamboami,futhingoneminangokwami,ukuze uNkulunkuluangibhubhise,futhiangisuseebusweni bomhlabana?

2“Kusukelaekuqaleni,laphongidlaesihlahleni, wangixoshaensiminiwangingenisakulelizweelingaziwa, futhiwangiphucaimveloyamiekhanyayo,futhiwaletha ukufaphezukwamiKhona-ke,umangenzalokhu, uyakunqumaukuphilakwamiemhlabeni,futhi uyongiphonsaesihogweni,futhiuyongihluphaisikhathi eside

3"KephauNkulunkuluakakazeawakhulumeamazwi ongitshelewona;futhianizonaizingelosizikaNkulunkulu, futhianizonaizingelosizikaNkulunkulu,futhi ningakathunyiwekuyeKodwaningamademoni,yizani kimingaphansikokubonakalakwamangakwezingelosi Sukanikimi,ninabaqalekisiweyonguNkulunkulu!"

4Lawomademoniabalekaphambikuka-Adamu WasukumanoEva,babuyelaemhumeniwengcebo, bangenakuwo.

5U-Adamuwayesethiku-Eva:“Umaukubonile engikwenzileyo,ungakukhulumi;U-Evawabeesethula, njengobau-Adamuemtshela.

6Khona-keu-Adamuwasukuma,futhiwelulelaizandla zakhekuNkulunkulu,wamncengafuthiwamncenga ngezinyembeziukubaamthethelelelokhoayekwenzile.UAdamuwahlalakanjaloekhulekaizinsukuezingamashumi amanenobusukuobungamashumiamaneAkadlangafuthi akaphuzangawazewawelaemhlabeningenxayendlala nokoma

7UNkulunkuluwasethumelaiZwilaKheku-Adamu, owamvusalaphoayelelekhona,wathikuye:“OAdamu, ufungeleniigamalami,futhikunganiwenzeisivumelwano noSathanengesinyeisikhathina?

8Kephau-Adamuwakhala,wathi:“ONkulunkulu, ngithethelele,ngokubangikwenzilengokungazi,ngikholwa ukuthibayizingelosizikaNkulunkulu

9UNkulunkuluwamthethelelau-Adamu,wathikuye: "XwayauSathane"

10FuthiwalisusaizwilaKheku-Adamu

11Khonainhliziyoka-Adamuyaduduzeka;wathathauEva,baphumaemhumeni,ukuzebenzeleimizimbayabo ukudla

12Kodwakusukelangalolosukuu-Adamuwaba lokuzabalazaengqondweniyakhengomtshadowakheuEva;esabaukukwenza,funauNkulunkuluamthukuthelele 13Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabayaemfuleniwamanzi, futhibahlalaosebeni,njengobakwenzaabantulapho bezijabulisa.

14KodwauSathanewabalomonangabo;futhi wayeyobabhubhisa

ISAHLUKO72

1Khona-keuSathanenezixukuzakheeziyishumi baziguqulaizintombingokungafaninabanyeemhlabeni wonkengomusa

2Bakhuphukaemfuleniphambikuka-Adamuno-Eva, bakhulumabodwa,bathi:"Wozani,sibukeubusobukaAdamuno-Eva,abangabantuemhlabeni,ukuthibahle kangakanani,futhibahlukekangakananiebuswenibethu." Basebefikaku-Adamuno-Eva,bababingelela;wema emangele

3U-Adamuno-Evabababukafuthi,bamangalangobuhle babo,bathi:“Ngakho-ke,kukhonaomunyeumhlaba ngaphansikwethu,onezidalwaezinhlenjengaleziezikuwo na?”

4Lezontombizathiku-Adamuno-Eva:“Yebo,ngempela siyindaloeningi

5U-Adamuwayesethikubo:“Kodwanandekanjanina?

6Basebemphendulabathi:"Sinabayeniabasithathile,futhi siyabazalelaabantwana,abakhulileyo,abaganayo,baganwe, futhibazalaabantwana,futhikanjalosandeFuthiuma kunjalo,OAdamu,awuyikukholwayithi,sizokukhombisa abayenibethunabantwanabethu"

7Basebememezaphezukomfulasengathibabizaabayeni babonabantwanababo,abakhuphukaemfuleni,amadoda nabantwana;bafikakwabayilowonalowokumkakhe, nezinganezakhezinaye.

8Kodwalaphou-Adamuno-Evabebabona,bama izimungulu,futhibamangalangabo

9Basebethiku-Adamuno-Eva:“Niyawabonaamadoda ethunabantwanabethu,njengalokhosashadano-Eva, niyakubanabantwananjengathi”Lelikwakuyisu likaSathanelokukhohlisau-Adamu.

10USathanewabuyewacabangangaphakathikwakhe, “UNkulunkuluekuqaleniwamyalau-Adamungesithelo somuthi,ethikuye:‘Ungasidli;Kodwau-Adamuwadla kuso,nokhouNkulunkuluakazangeambulale;

11“Manje,manje-ke,umangimkhohlisaukubaenzelento, futhiashadenoEvangaphandlekomyalokaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkuluuyombulalangalesosikhathi

12Ngakho-keuSathanewenzalombonophambikukaAdamuno-Eva;ngobawayefunaukumbulala, lokumqothulaebuswenibomhlaba

13PhakathinalesosikhathiumlilowesonowehlelakuAdamu,futhiwacabangaukwenzaisono.Kodwa wazibamba,esabaukuthiumaelandelalesiseluleko sikaSathaneuNkulunkuluuzombulala

14Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabasukuma,futhibakhuleka kuNkulunkulu,ngesikhathiuSathanenebutholakhebehlela emfuleni,phambikuka-Adamuno-Eva;ukuzebabone ukuthisebebuyelaezifundenizabo.

15Khona-keu-Adamuno-EvababuyelaemuvaeMgedeni Wengcebo,njengobababejwayele;mayelananesikhathi sokuhlwa.

16Basebevukabobabili,bakhulekakuNkulunkulu ngalobobusukuU-Adamuwaqhubekaemile emthandazweni,nokhoengaziukuthiathandazekanjani, ngenxayemicabangoyenhliziyoyakhemayelana nomshadowakheu-Eva;waqhubekanjalokwazekwasa.

17Kwasekuvelaukukhanya,uAdamuwasesithikuEva: Sukumasingenengezansikwentaba,laphoabasilethela khonaigolide,sibuzeeNkosinimayelanalendaba 18Wayesethiu-Eva:“Kuyinilokho,Adamuna?

19Yamphendulayathi:"UkuzengiceleiNkosiukuba ingitshelengokuganakwakho,ngokubaangiyikwenza ngaphandlekomyalelowayo,funaisibhubhise,minanawe; ngokubalawomademoniashiseinhliziyoyami ngemicabangoyalokhoasitshengisakhonangemibono yawoeyisono"

20Khona-keu-Evawathiku-Adamu:"Kunganikufanele siyengaphansikwentabana?Akesisukumefuthi sithandazeemhumeniwethukuNkulunkulu,ukuzesazi ukuthilesiselulekosihlenomacha"

21Khona-keu-Adamuwasukumangomkhulekowathi:“O Nkulunkulu,wenauyaziukuthisenilephambikwakho, futhikusukelalaphosiphambuka,saphucwaimveloyethu ekhanyayo,futhiimizimbayethuyabayiziwula,idinga ukudlanokuphuzwayo,kanyenezifisozezilwane.

22“Siyale,ONkulunkulu,ukubasingabadedeli ngaphandlekomyalowakho,funausenzeizeNgokuba umaungasiqondi,siyakuhlulwa,silandelelelocebo likaSathane,futhiuyakuphindausibhubhise

23Umakungenjalo,khona-kesusaimiphefumuloyethu kithi;masiyisusekulenkanuko;umaungasikhiphiumyalo ngalento,ungahlukanino-Evakimi,namikuye,usibeke kude,kubeyilowonalowo.

24“Kephafuthi,Nkulunkulu,nxaususahlukanisile, amademoniayakusikhohlisangemibonoyawo,achithe izinhliziyozethu,angcoliseimicabangoyethuomunye komunye;Laphau-Adamuwaphethaumthandazowakhe

ISAHLUKO73

1Khona-keuNkulunkuluwabhekaamazwika-Adamu ukuthiayeyiqiniso,nokuthiwayengalindaisikhathieside umyaloWakhe,ngokuphatheleneneselulekosikaSathane 2FuthiuNkulunkuluwavumau-Adamukulokho ayekucabangilemayelananalokhu,futhiemkhulekweni ayewenzephambiKwakhe;futhiiZwilikaNkulunkulu lafikaku-Adamulathikuye:"OAdam,ukubenjewaba nalesisixwayisoekuqaleni,ungakaphumiensiminiuye kulelizwe!"

3NgemvakwalokhouNkulunkuluwathumelaingelosi yakheeyayiletheigolide,nengelosieyayiletheimpepho, nengelosieyayiletheimureku-Adamu,ukubaizitshele ngomshadowakheu-Eva

4Lezozingelosizathiku-Adamu:“Thathaigolide,ulinike u-Evanjengomshado,umgane,beseumnikaimpepho nomurekubeyisipho,wenanayenibenyamanye”

5U-Adamuwalalelaizingelosi,futhiwalithathaigolide walifakaesifubenisika-Evaengutsheniyakhe; wamembathisangesandlasakhe

6Khona-keizingelosizayalau-Adamuno-Eva,ukuthi bavukefuthibathandazeizinsukuezingamashumiamane nobusukuobungamashumiamane;emvakwalokhouAdamumakangenekumkakhe;ngokubaumakunjalolokhu kungabayisenzoesimsulwanesingenabala;futhikufanele abenabantwanaababeyokwanda,futhibagcwaliseubuso bomhlaba.

7Khona-kebobabiliu-Adamukanyeno-Evabawamukela amazwiezingelosi;izingelosizasukakubo.

8Khona-keu-Adamuno-Evabaqalaukuzilaukudlafuthi bakhuleka,kwazekwabasekuphelenikwezinsuku ezingamashumiamane;basebebuthananjengokusho kwezingelosikubo.Kusukelaesikhathiniu-Adamuasuka ngasoensiminiwazewashadano-Eva,kwakuyizinsuku ezingamakhuluamabilinamashumiamabilinantathu, okuyizinyangaeziyisikhombisanezinsukueziyishumi nantathu

9KanjaloimpikaSathaneno-Adamuyanqotshwa.

ISAHLUKO74

1Futhibahlalaemhlabenibesebenza,ukuzebaqhubeke nokuphilakahlekwemizimbayabo;kwabanjalokwaze

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva

kwaphelaizinyangaeziyisishiyagalolunyezokuzalakukaEva,nesikhathisokubaabelethesasondela.

2Wayesethiku-Adamu:"Lomgedeuyibalaelihlanzekile ngenxayezibonakalisoezenziwekuwoselokhusaphuma ensimini,futhisizophindasikhulekekuwo.Akufanele-ke ukuthingivezekuwo;akesilungiseendaweniyedwala eliyisiphephelo,uSathanealijikijelangalo,laphoefuna ukusibulalangalo,kodwalokhokwaphakanyiswaphezu kwethunjengomthethofuthiwasakazwaphezukwethu"

3U-Adamuwayesemkhiphelakulowomhumeu-Eva; kwathilaphosesifikileisikhathisokubeletha,waba nemihelokakhuluKanjalou-Adamuwadabuka,inhliziyo yakheyahluphekangenxayakhe;ngobawayesezokufa; ukuzeizwilikaNkulunkulukuyeligcwaliseke: "Ekuhluphekeniuyakuzalaumntwana,futhiuyozala umntwanangobuhlungu."

4Kodwalaphou-Adamuebonaukucindezelekau-Eva ayekuyo,wasukumafuthiwathandazakuNkulunkulu,futhi wathi:"ONkosi,ngibhekengesolomusawakho,futhi umkhipheosizinilwakhe"

5UNkulunkuluwabhekaincekukaziyakheu-Eva, wamnika,wazalaizibulolakhe,nendodakazikanyenayo.

6Khona-keu-Adamuwajabulangokukhululwakuka-Eva, futhinangabantwanaabamzalayoU-AdamuwakhonzauEvaemhumenikwazekwabasekuphelenikwezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili;laphobeqambaindodanauKhayini, nendodakaziuLuluwa

7IncazelokaKayiniithi“ozondayo,”ngokubawazonda udadewaboesiswinisikanina;ngaphambikokubabaphume kuyongalokhou-Adamuwamqambaigamalokuthi uKayini.

8KodwauLuluwalitshoukuthi“muhle,”ngoba wayemuhleukwedlulaunina

9U-Adamuno-EvabasebelindauKayininodadewabo izinsukuezingamashumiamaneubudala,laphou-Adamu ethiku-Eva:"Sizokwenzaumnikelofuthisinikelengawo ngenxayabantwana."

10U-Evawathi:"Siyakunikelangendodanaelizibulolibe linye,ngasemuvasiyenzeleindodakazieyodwa"

ISAHLUKO75

1U-Adamuwalungisaumnikelo,yenano-Evabawunikela ngenxayabantwanababo,bawulethae-altareababelakhe ekuqaleni

2Futhiu-Adamuwanikelangomnikelo,futhiwanxusa uNkulunkuluukubaawamukeleumnikelowakhe

3UNkulunkuluwasemukelaumnikeloka-Adamu, wasethumelaukukhanyaokuvelaezulwinikwakhanyisa phezukomnikeloU-Adamunendodanabasondela emnikelweni,kephau-Evanendodakaziabasondelanga kuwo.

4Khona-keu-Adamuwehlae-altare,futhibajabula;futhi u-Adamuno-Evabalindaindodakaziyazeyabanezinsuku ezingamashumiayisishiyagalombiliubudala;u-Adamu walungisaumnikelo,wawuyisaku-Evanakubantwana; futhibayaealtare,laphou-Adamuwanikelakhona, njengobaayejwayele,ecelaiNkosiukubayemukele umnikelowakhe

5FuthiiNkosiyawemukelaumnikeloka-Adamuno-Eva. Khona-keu-Adamu,no-Eva,kanyenabantwana,basondela ndawonye,futhibehlaentabeni,bejabule

6Kodwaababuyelangaemhumeniababezalelwakuwo; kodwawezaeMgedeniWengcebo,ukuzeabantwana bawuzungeze,futhibabusiswengezimpawuezilethwe ensimini.

7Kodwangemvakokubasebebusisiwengalezizimpawu, babuyelaemhumeniababezalelwekuwo

8Nokho,ngaphambikokubau-Evaanikelengomnikelo,uAdamuwayesemthathile,futhiwahambanayewaya emfuleniwamanzi,abaziphonsekuwoekuqaleni;bageza khonaU-Adamuwagezaumzimbawakheno-Eva nowakhewahlanza,ngemvakokuhlupheka nokucindezelekaokwakubehlele

9Kodwau-Adamuno-Eva,emvakokugezaemfuleni wamanzi,babuyelanjaloebusukueMgedeniWengcebo, laphobakhulekakhonafuthibabusiswa;basebebuyela emhumeniwabolaphokwazalelwakhonaabantwana

10Benzakanjalou-Adamuno-Evabazebaqedaukuncela abantwanaKwathisebelunyuliwe,u-Adamuwenza umhlatshelongemiphefumuloyabantwanabakhe; ngaphandlekwalezozikhathiezintathuabenzelazona isontongalinye

11Kwathiseziphelileizinsukuzokuncelisaabantwana,uEvawabuyewakhulelwa,futhilaphoizinsukuzakhe seziphelilewazalaenyeindodananendodakazi;baqamba igamalendodana,u-Abela,nendodakaziu-Akhiliya.

12Kwathiekuphelenikwezinsukuezingamashumiamane u-Adamuwanikelangendodana,kwathiekupheleni kwezinsukuezingamashumiayisishiyagalombiliwanikela ngendodakaziomunyeumnikelo,wenzangazo njengalokhoebenzilengaphambilikuKayininodadewabo uLuluwa.

13Wabayisaemhumeniwengcebo,laphoatholakhona isibusiso,wayesebuyelaemhumeniabazalelwakuwo Ngemvakokuzalwakwalaba,u-Evawayekaukuba nabantwana

ISAHLUKO76

1Futhiabantwanabaqalaukubanamandla,futhibekhula ngomzimba;kephauKayiniwabanenhliziyoelukhuni, wabusaumfowaboomncane

2Futhiizikhathieziningilaphouyiseenikelaumnikelo, wayesalangemuva,angahambinaboukuyonikela.

3Kephau-Abelawayenenhliziyoemnene,elalelauyise nonina,abavameukunikelangaye,ngokubaethanda; wakhuleka,wazilaukudlakakhulu.

4Kwasekufikalesisibonakalisoku-AbelaEsangena emhumeniwengcebo,ebonaizintizegolide,nempepho nomure,wabuzakubazalibakheo-Adamuno-Evangazo, wathikubo:“Nifikekanjaningalezina?

5Khona-keu-Adamuwamtshelakonkeokwakubehlele Futhiu-Abelawazizwangokujulilengalokhouyise ayemtshelakona

6Ngaphezukwalokhouyiseu-Adamu,wamtshela ngemisebenzikaNkulunkulu,nangensimu;futhiemva kwalokho,wahlalangemuvakukayisebonkelobobusuku emhumeniwengcebo.

7Ngalobobusuku,ekhuleka,uSathanewabonakalakuye ngomfanekisowomuntu,wathikuye:“Kaningi ushukumiseleuyihloukubaanikeleumnikelowokuzila ukudlanokukhuleka,ngalokhongiyakubulala, ngikubhubhisekulomhlaba

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva

8Kephau-AbelawakhulekakuNkulunkulu,wamxosha uSathane;futhikabakholwangaamazwikaSathane.Kwathi sekusile,kwabonakalakuyeingelosikaNkulunkulu,yathi kuye:"Ungafinyeleliukuzilaukudla,nokukhuleka,noma ukunikelakuNkulunkuluwakhoumnikelo.Ngokubabheka, uJehovauwamukeleumkhulekowakhoUngawesabi umfanekisoowabonakalakuweebusuku,owakuthuka kwazekwabasekufeni."Ingelosiyasukakuye.

9Kwathisekusile,u-Abelawafikaku-Adamuno-Eva, wabatshelangombonoawubonileKodwasebezwile badabukakakhulu,kodwakabatsholuthokuye; bamduduzakuphela

10KephauKayinionhliziyozilukhuni,uSathaneweza kuyeebusuku,wazibonakalisa,wathikuye:“Njengokuba u-Adamuno-Evabathandaumfowenuu-Abelakakhulu kunawe,futhibefisaukumshadanodadewenuomuhle, ngobabemthanda,kodwabafisaukukuganawena nodadewaboomubi,ngokubabayakuzonda; 11“Ngakho-kengiyakululeka,laphobenzalokho,ukuba babulaleumfowenu;khonaudadewenuuyakushiyelwa wena,nodadewaboalahlwe”

12USathanewasesukakuye.Kodwaomubiwasala enhliziywenikaKhayini,owayefunaizikhathieziningi ukubulalaumfowabo

ISAHLUKO77

1Kodwangesikhathiu-Adamuebonaukuthiumfowabo omdalawayemzondaomncane,wazamaukuthambisa izinhliziyozabo,futhiwathikuKayini:“Thatha,Ondodana yami,izithelozembewuyakho,wenzeumnikelo kuNkulunkulu,ukuzeAkuthetheleleububibakhokanye nesonosakho

2Wathifuthiku-Abela:“Thathaesitshalwenisakho,wenze umnikelo,ulethekuNkulunkuluukubaathetheleleububi bakhonezonozakho

3U-Abelawalilalelaizwilikayise,wathathaehlanyelweni yakhe,wanikelangomnikeloomuhle,wathikuyiseuAdamu:“Hambanami,ungiboniseukukunikela”

4Bahamba,u-Adamuno-Evakanyenaye,bambonisa ukuthianganikelakanjaningesiphosakhee-altareNgemva kwalokho,basukumabathandazelaukuthiuNkulunkulu awamukeleumnikeloka-Abela.

5UNkulunkuluwambhekau-Abela,wawemukela umnikelowakheUNkulunkuluwathokozango-Abela kunomnikelowakhe,ngenxayenhliziyoyakheenhle nomzimbawakheohlanzekileKwakungekhomkhondo wobuqilikuye.

6Basebehlae-altare,bayaemhumeniababehlalakuwo Kodwau-Abela,ngenxayenjabuloyakhengokwenza umnikelowakhe,wawuphindakathathungesonto, njengesibonelosikayiseu-Adamu.

7KephauKayiniakathandangaumnikelo;kephaemva kwentukutheloenkulukayise,wanikelangesiphosakhe kanye;laphoenikela,isolakhelaliphezukomnikelo awenzayo,wathathaimvuyakheencaneibengumnikelo, isolakhelalikuyo.'

8NgakhouNkulunkulukawamukelangaumnikelowakhe, ngobainhliziyoyakheyayigcweleimicabangoyokubulala

9Bahlalakanjalobonkekanyekanyeemhumeniu-Eva azalelakuwo,uKayiniwazewabaneminyakaeyishumi nanhlanu,no-Abelaeneminyakaeyishuminambili

ISAHLUKO78

1U-Adamuwayesethiku-Eva:“Bheka,abantwana sebekhulile;

2U-Evawaphendulawathi:“Singakwenzakanjanina?”

3U-Adamuwayesethikuye:“SiyakuthathaudadewabokaAbelaabengumkakhekuKayini,udadewabokaKayiniabe ngu-Abela.”

4U-Evawayesethiku-Adamu:“KangimthandiuKayini, ngokubaunenhliziyoelukhuni;

5U-Adamuakabangeesasholutho

6KwasekufikauSathanekuKayiningomfanekisowomuntu wasensimini,wathikuye:“Bheka,u-Adamuno-Evabaye bacebisanangokuganwakwenunobabili,futhi sebevumeleneukuganawenaudadewaboka-Abela, nodadewenukuye.

7"Kephaumabekungesikhoukuthingiyakuthanda, bengingayikukutshelalentoNokhoumaulalelaiseluleko sami,ungilalele,ngiyakukuletha:ngosukulwakho lomshadoizinguboezinhle,igolidenesiliva ngokuchichimayo,nabanganebamibayakukulinda"

8WayesethiuKayiningokujabula:“Buphiubuhlobobakho na?

9USathanewaphendulawathi:“Abanganebami basensiminienyakatho,laphongakengashoukumletha khonauyihlou-Adamu,kephaakavumangaukwemukela isiphosami

10“Kephawena,umawamukelaamazwiami,umauza kimiemvakomshadowakho,uyakuphumulaosiziniokulo, uphumule,ubengconokunoyihlou-Adamu”

11NgalawomazwikaSathaneuKhayiniwavulaizindlebe zakhe,wancikeekukhulumenikwakhe

12Futhiakahlalangaensimini,kodwawayaku-Eva,unina, futhiwamshaya,futhiwamthuka,futhiwathikuye: "Kunganiuthathaudadewethuukubaamshadenomfowethu?

13Kodwauninawamthulisa,wamthumaegangenilapho okwakukhona.

14Kwathiu-Adamuesefikile,wamtshelalokhouKayini ayekwenzile

15Kodwau-Adamuwabalusizifuthiwathula,futhi akashongolutho

16Kwathingangomusou-AdamuwathikuKayini indodanayakhe:“Thathaizimvuzakho,ezincanenezinhle, uzinikelekuNkulunkuluwakho;

17Bamlalelabobabiliuyiseu-Adamu,bathathaiminikelo yabo,banikelangayoentabeningase-altare.

18KephauKayiniwaziphathangokuzidlakumfowabo, wamsunduzae-altare,akavumangaukubaanikele ngomnikelowakhee-altare;kodwawanikelangeyakhe phezukwayo,ngenhliziyoezidlayo,egcweleinkohliso, lokukhwabanisa

19Kodwau-Abelayena,wamisaamatsheayeseduze,futhi phezukwalokho,wanikelangesiphosakhengenhliziyo ethobekilefuthiengenankohliso

20UKayiniwayemingase-altareanikelekuloumnikelo wakhe;futhiwakhalakuNkulunkuluukubaamukele umnikelowakhe;kodwauNkulunkuluakakwamukelanga kuye;nomlilowaphezuluawehlangaukuqedaumnikelo wakhe

21Kodwawaqhubekaemimaqondanane-altare,ngenxa yokuhlekanokuthukuthela,ebhekekumfowabou-Abela,

Incwadiyokuqalaka-Adamuno-Eva

ukubonaukuthiuNkulunkuluwayezowemukelayini umnikelowakhenomaqha.

22U-AbelawakhulekakuNkulunkuluukubaawamukele umnikelowakhe.Kwasekwehlaumlilowaphezuluwaqeda umnikelowakhe.UNkulunkuluwezwaiphungaelimnandi lomnikelowakhe;ngobau-Abelawayemthandafuthi ethokozangaye

23NgobauNkulunkuluwayethokozilengaye,wathuma kuyeingilosiyokukhanyaenjengomfanekisowomuntu owadlaumnikelowakhe,ngobawayezwaiphunga elimnandilomnikelowakhe;bamduduzauAbela,baqinisa inhliziyoyakhe

24KodwauKayiniwakubonakonkeokwenzakalayo emhlatshelweniwomfowabo,wathukuthelangenxayawo

25YasivulaumlomowayoyahlambalazauNkulunkulu, ngobaingawamukelangaumnikelowayo.

26KodwauNkulunkuluwathikuKayini:Kunganiubuso bakhobudanile?

Minaungibubula,kodwangawengokwakho.

27UNkulunkuluwasholokhukuKayiningokumsola, nangenxayokuthiwamenyanyayenanomnikelowakhe

28FuthiuKayiniwehlae-altare,umbalawakheushintshile futhienobusoobubi,futhiwezakuyisenoninafuthi wabatshelakonkeokwakumehleleFuthiu-Adamuwaba lusizikakhulungobauNkulunkuluwayengawamukelanga umnikelokaKayini

29Kephau-Abelawehlaethokoza,enenhliziyoethokoza, wabatshelauyisenoninaukuthiuNkulunkuluuwamukele kanjaniumnikelowakheBakuthokozela,bamangaubuso bakhe

30U-Abelawathikuyise:“NgokubauKhayini wangisunduzae-altare,engavumangaukubanginikele umnikelowamiphezukwalo,ngazenzelai-altare, nganikelaphezukwaloumnikelowami.

31Kodwau-Adamuekuzwalokhowadabukakakhulu, ngobai-alithareayelakhaekuqaleni,futhiayenikelephezu kwaloiziphozakhesiqu.

32UKhayiniwathukuthelaethukuthelekakhulu,waze wangenaensimini,laphouSathanewafikakuye,wathi kuye:“Njengokubaumfowenuu-Abelaephephelekuyihlo u-Adamu,ngokubawenawamphonsae-altare,bamanga ubusobakhe,futhibajabulangayekakhulukunawe

33LaphouKayiniezwalamazwikaSathane,wagcwala ukufutheka;futhiwayengazimuntuKephawayecathamele ukubulalaumfowabo,wazewamngenisaemhumeni,wathi kuye:

34“O,mfowethu,izwelihlekakhulu,futhikukhona izihlahlaezinhlenezithandekayokulo,nezibukekayo!

35"Namuhla,mfowethu,ngifisakakhuluukubauhambe namiendle,uzijabulisefuthiubusiseamasimuethu nemihlambiyethu,ngokubaulungile,futhingiyakuthanda kakhulu,mfowethu!

36Khona-keu-AbelawavumaukuyanoKhayini umfowaboendle

37Kodwaengakaphumi,uKhayiniwathikuAbela: Ngilinde,ngizengithatheudondolongenxayezilozeganga

38Khona-keu-Abelawemaelindeleukungabinacala. KodwauKayini,iqhawe,wathathaindukuwaphuma

39BasebeqalaukuhambauKayininomfowabou-Abela; UKayiniekhulumanaye,futhiemduduza,ukuzeamenze akhohlweyikhokonke

ISAHLUKO79

1Bahamba-ke,bazebafikaendawenieyihlane,lapho kwakungekhozimvu;u-AbelawayesethikuKayini:"Bheka, mfowethu,sikhatheleukuhamba,ngokubaasiboninemithi, nomaizithelo,nomai-verdure,nezimvu,nokunyekwakho konkeongitshelengakhoZiphilezozimvuzakhoothe ngizibusisena?"

2WathiuKayinikuye:"Woza,futhimanjeuzobonaizinto eziningiezinhle,kodwahambaphambikwami,ngize ngenyukelekuwe"

3U-Abelawahambaphambili,kephauKayiniwasalaemva kwakhe.

4U-Abelawahambangobumsulwabakheengenankohliso; engakholwaukuthiumfowabouzombulala

5UKayiniwayesesondelakuye,wamduduza ngokukhulumakwakhe,wahambaingcosanaemvakwakhe; washeshawamshayangoswazi,wazewethuka;

6Kwathiu-Abelaewelaphansiemhlabathini,ebonaukuthi umfowaboubefunaukumbulala,wathikuKayini:"O, mfowethu,ngihawukeleUngangishayingamabele esiwancela!Ngesibelethoesasithwalayonowasiletha emhlabeni,ungangishayingifengalolodondoloUma uthandaukungibulala,khiphalibelinyekulawamatshe amakhulu."

7Khona-keuKayini,umbulalionenhliziyoelukhuni, nononya,wathathaitsheelikhulu,futhiwashayaumfowabo ngaloekhanda,kwazekwagobhozaubuchophobakhe,futhi wagxazaegazinilakhe,phambikwakhe

8FuthiuKayiniakaphendukangakulokhoayekwenzile 9Kodwaumhlaba,laphoigazilika-Abelaolungileyo liwelaphezukwawo,wazamazama,laphoephuzaigazi lakhe,futhiwawufunaukwenzauKayiniabeyizengenxa yawo.

10Igazilika-AbelalakhalangokuyimfihlokuNkulunkulu ukubaamphindiselekumbulaliwakhe

11UKayiniwayeseqalaukumbaumhlabathilaphoabeka khonaumfowabo;ngobawayethuthumelangenxa yokwesabaokwakumehlele,laphoebonaumhlaba uzamazamangenxayakhe.

12Wayesephonsaumfowaboemgodiniawenzayo, wamsibekelangothuliKodwaumhlaba kawumemukelanga;kodwalamjikijelaphezulu.

13UKayiniwaphindawembaumhlaba,wafihlaumfowabo kuwo;kephaumhlabawabuyewamphonsaphezukwawo; kwazekwabakathathuumhlabawajikijelaphezukwawo isidumbusika-Abela

14Umhlabaonodakawamphonsaokokuqala,ngokuba wayengesiyoindaloyokuqala;lamjikijelangokwesibili, akavumangaukumamukela,ngokubawayelungile,elungile, wabulawakungekhosizathu;futhiumhlabawamjikijela ngokwesithathu,futhiawumemukelanga,ukuzekusale phambikomfowaboubufakaziobumelenenaye

15FuthikanjaloumhlabawamklolodelauKayini,kwaze kwafikaiZwilikaNkulunkulukuyemayelananomfowabo 16UNkulunkuluwathukuthela,kwabakubikakhulu ngokufakuka-Abela;wadumaezulwini,nemibaniyahamba phambiKwakhe,neZwileNkosiuNkulunkululafikalivela ezulwinikuKayini,lathikuye:“Uphiumfowenuu-Abela na?

17UKhayiniwasephendulangenhliziyoezigqajayo langelizwielibuhlunguwathi:Kanjani,Nkulunkulu, ngingumlindiwomfowethuyini?

18UNkulunkuluwathikuKayini:“Uqalekisiweumhlaba ophuzeigazilika-Abelaumfowenu,futhiwena, athuthumele,uthuthumele;

19KodwauKhayiniwakhalangobauNkulunkulu ekhulumelawomazwikuye;futhiuKhayiniwathikuye: "ONkulunkulu,nomaubaniongitholayouzongibulala, futhingiyosulwaebuswenibomhlaba"

20UNkulunkuluwasesithikuKayini:Lobangubani ozakutholakayikukubulala;ngokubangaphambikwalokhu, uNkulunkuluwayethekuKayini:“Ngizakuyekaukujeziswa kasikhombisakobulalauKayini”Ngokubaizwi likaNkulunkulukuKayiniukuthi:"Uphiumfowenu?"

UNkulunkuluwakushongomusakuye,ukuzamaukumenza aphenduke

21NgokubaumauKayiniwayephendukilengalesosikhathi, futhiwathi,“ONkulunkulu,ngithetheleleisonosami, nokubulawakomfowethu,”khona-keuNkulunkulu wayeyomthethelelaisonosakhe

22FuthimayelananokuthiuNkulunkuluethikuKayini, “Mawuqalekisweumhlabathiophuzeigazilomfowenu,” nalokhofuthi,kwakuwumusakaNkulunkulukuKayini NgokubauNkulunkuluakamqalekisanga,kepha waqalekisaumhlabathi;nakubakungesiwoumhlabathi owambulalau-Abela,wenzaububi

23Ngokubakwakufaneleukuthiisiqalekisosehlele umbulali;nokhongomusauNkulunkuluwayiphatha imicabangoYakheukubakungaziwamuntu,wafulathela uKhayini.

24Wasesithikuye:Ungaphiumfowenu?Waphendula wathi:"Angazi"WathiuMdalikuye:Thuthumelani niqhaqhazele.

25WayesethuthumelauKayini,wethuka;futhingalesi sibonakalisouNkulunkuluwamenzaisibonelophambi kwayoyonkeindalo,njengombulaliwomfowabo. UNkulunkuluwalethaukuthuthumelanokwesabaphezu kwakhe,ukuzeaboneukuthulaayekukhoekuqaleni,futhi abonenokuthuthumelanokwesabaakubekezelela ekugcineni;ukuzeazithobephambikukaNkulunkulu, aphendukeesonwenisakhe,afuneukuthulaayenakho ekuqaleni.

26FuthiezwinilikaNkulunkuluelathi:“Yilowonalowo obulalauKhayiningiyakuyekaukujeziswakasikhombisa,” uNkulunkuluwayengafuniukumbulalauKayini ngenkemba,kodwawayefunaukumbulalangokuzila ukudlanokukhulekanokukhalangokubusaokunzima, kwazekwabayisikhathiakhululwangasoesonwenisakhe 27Futhiizijezisoeziyisikhombisaziyizizukulwane eziyisikhombisauNkulunkulualindangazouKayini ngokubulalaumfowabo.

28KodwauKayiniselokhuabulalaumfowabo,katholanga ukuphumulaendaweniyonke;kodwawabuyelaku-Adamu no-Eva,bethuthumela,bethukile,futhibengcoliswe igazi