UGENESISE 2

₁Kwase kupheleliswa izulu nomhlaba kanye nombuthano wakho wonke.

₂UNkulunkulu waqeda ngosuku lwesikhombisa imisebenzi yakhe abeyenzile; waphumula ngosuku Iwesikhombisa emisebenzini yakhe yonke abeyenzile.

₃UNkulunkulu wabusisa usuku lwesikhombisa, walungcwelisa, ngokuba ngalolosuku waphumula emisebenzini yonke abeyidalile uNkulunkulu, wayenza.

₄Lokhu kungumlando wokudalwa kwezulu nomhlaba ekudalweni kwakho mhla uJehova uNkulunkulu ewenza umhlaba nezulu.

₅Kwakungakabikho-sihlahla endle, namifino yayingakamili emhlabathini, ngokuba uJehova uNkulunkulu wayengakanisi imvula emhlabeni, kungakabikhomuntu wokulima umhlabathi;

₆kepha kwenyuka inkungu ivela emhlabathini, yanisela ubuso bonke bomhlaba.

₇UJehova uNkulunkulu wambumba umuntu ngomhlabathi, waphefumulela emakhaleni akhe umoya wokuphila; umuntu waba-kanjalo umphefumulo ophilayo.

₈UJehova uNkulunkulu watshala insimu e-Edene ngasempumalanga; wambeka khona umuntu amenzileyo.

₉UJehova uNkulunkulu wahlumisa emhlabathini imithi yonke ebukekayo, emihle, edliwayo, nomuthi wokuphila phakathi nensimu, nomuthi wokwazi okuhle nokubi.

₁₀E-Edene kwavela umfula owamanzisa insimu; wahlukana khona, wabayizimbaxa ezine.

₁₁Eyokuqala inegama lokuthi iPishoni; yiyo ezungeza izwe lonke laseHavila, lapho kukhona igolide;

₁₂lihle igolide lalelozwe; kukhona nenhlaka yebedola* netshe leshohamu* lapho.

₁₃Igama leyesibili linguGihoni; yiyo ezungeza lonke izwe laseKushe.

₁₄Igama leyesithathu linguHidekeli; yiyo egobhoza ngasempumalanga kwase-Asiriya. Eyesine inguEwufrathe.

₁₅UJehova uNkulunkulu wayesemthatha umuntu, wambeka ensimini yase-Edene ukuba ayilime, ayigcine.

₁₆UJehova uNkulunkulu wamyala umuntu, wathi: Ungadla kuyo yonke imithi yensimu ngokuthanda kwakho,

₁₇kepha ungadli kuwo umuthi wokwazi okuhle nokubi, ngokuba mhla udla kuwo uyakufa nokufa.

₁₈UJehova uNkulunkulu wathi: Akukuhle ukuba umuntu ahlale yedwa. Ngizakumenzela umsizi onjengaye.

₁₉UJehova uNkulunkulu wabumba ngomhlabathi zonke izilwane zasendle nezinyoni zonke zezulu, waziyisa kumuntu ukuba abone ukuthi umuntu angaziqamba ngokuthini, ukuze kuthi, njengalokhu umuntu eziqamba zonke izilwane eziphilayo, lokhu kube-ngamagama azo.

₂₀Umuntu waziqamba amagama zonke izinkomo, nezinyoni zezulu, nezilwane zasendle. Kepha umuntu akatholelwanga umsizi onjengaye.

₂₁UJehova uNkulunkulu wamehlisela umuntu ubuthongo obunzima, walala; wayesethatha olunye lwezimbambo zakhe, wavala indawo ngenyama.

₂₂UJehova uNkulunkulu wakha owesifazane ngobambo abeluthathile kumuntu, wamyisa kumuntu.

₂₃Wayesethi umuntu: Lo useyithambo lamathambo ami nenyama yenyama yami; uyakubizwa ngokuthi indodakazi, ngokuba uthathwé endodeni.

₂₄Ngalokho indoda iyakushiya uyise nonina, inamathele kumkayo; bayakubanyamanye.

₂₅Babehamba-ze bobabili, uAdamu* nomkakhe, bengenamahloni.