Sehluko 3

1 Manje lenyoka lebeyinebucili kwendlula tonkhe tilwane eHlane leSimakadze Nkulunkulu ayidalile, yatsi kumfati, ''vele Nkulunkulu utsite ungasidli lesihlahla langadzeni'?'' 2 Lomfati watsi kulenyoka , ''sivumelekile kutsi singadla letinye titselo langadzeni, 3 kepha lokuphetselene nalesihlahla lamukhatsini engadzeni , Nkulunkulu utsite , 'singadli , singatsintsi, ngoba sitawufa. ''' 4 Lenyoka yatsi kulomfati , ''' ningeke nife. 5 Kepha Nkulunkulu uyati kutsi ngalelosuku leniyodla ngalo emehlo enu atowuvuleka, nitawufana naNkulunkulu , nati lokuhle nalokubi.'' 6 Kwatsi uma lomfati abone kutsi lesihlahla sikahle kutsi singadliwa, nekutsi sasibukeka sisihle emehlweni akhe , nekutsi lesihlahla sasifanele kumhlakaniphisa umuntfu , wabese letinye taletitselo taso watidla. Wase uphindze uniketa letinye indvodza yakhe lebeyinaye, yadla. 7 Emehlo abo bobabili avuleka babese bayati kutsi sebangcunu. Babese batfungisa emacembe emkhiwa kute batifihle. 8 Babese beva ngelivi la Simakadze Nkulunkulu ahamba engadzeni ngekutfokomala kwelilanga, lendvodza nemfati wayo babese bayatifihla ebukhoneni ba Simakadze Nkulunkulu ngaletihlahla tasengadzeni. 9 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabese ubita lendvodza watsi kuyo, ''Ukuphi?'' 10 Lendvodza yaphendvula yatsi ''Ngikuvile engadzeni , bengesaba, ngoba bengingcunu. Ngibese ngiyatifihla.'' 11 Nkulunkulu watsi, ''Ngubani lokutjele kutsi ungcunu? Sewudle lesihlahla lengikuyale kutsi ungasidli kuso?'' 12 Lendvodza yabese itsi, ''Ngulomfati longiphe yena, lolonginike lesitselo salesihlahla , ngabese ngiyadla.'' 13 Simakadze waseMaZulwini watsi kulomfati, ''Yini lentfo loyentile?'' Lomfati waphendvula watsi, ''Lenyoka ingicambele emanga, ngabese ngiyadla.'' 14 Simakadze waseMaZulwini watsi kulenyoka, ''Ngoba sowente kanjena, ngicalekisa wena wedvwa kuyo yonkhe imfuyo netilwane tesiganga. Utohamba ngesisu, lutfuli yintfo lotoyidla emalanga onkhe ekuphila kwakho. 15 Ngitobeka kutondza emkhatsisini kwakho nemfati , nembewu yakho neyakhe. Utolimata inhloko yakho wena ulimate sitsendze sakhe.'' 16 Kulomfati watsi, ''Ngitokwandzisela buhlungu ngekuba nebantfwana; utokuva buhlungu uma ubeleka kubantfwana. Inshisekelo itawukuba yendvodza yakho, kephana utokuphatsa.'' 17 Ku Adam watsi, ''Ngoba sewulalele livi lemfati wakho , waphindze wadla kulesihlahla lenginiyale ngaso kutsi ningadli kuso,' ngicalekisa lomhlaba ngengca yakho; ngebuhlungu bemsebenti wakho utawukudla kuwo tinsuku tonkhe tekuphila kwakho. 18 Kutokukhicitela emanyeva netincacabutane futsi utokudla tihlahla tesiganga. 19 Ngekujuluka ebusweni bakho utowudla sinkhwa , ute ubuye emhlabatsini, ngoba uphume kuwo. Ngoba ulutfuli futsi utobuyela kulo.'' 20 Lendvodza yamubita umfati wakhe ngekutsi ngu Eva ngoba wayengumake walokuphilako. 21 Simakadze Nkulunkulu wakela boAdam nemfati wakhe tembatfo ngesikhumba wabambatsisa. 22 Simakadze Nkulunkulu watsi, ''Ngoba lendvodza seyifana nalomunye wetfu seyati lokuhle nalokubi. Manje nyalo angeke avumeleke kutsi afinyelele ngesandleni sakhe , atsatse sihlahla sekuphila, asidle, kuze aphile inguna phakadze.'' 23 Ngako-ke Simakadze Nkulunkulu wamukhiphela ngaphandle engadzeni yase Eden, kutsi alime lomhlaba lawutsetse. 24 Ngako- ke Nkulunkulu wamucosha umuntfu engadzeni, wabeka Cherubim empumalanga yase ngadzeni e-Eden nesikhali lesivutsa emalangabi lesasijikeleta tindlela tonkhe, kute singadze lendlela leyakulesihlahla sempilo.