2Kwasekuqediswa amazulu lomhlaba lalo lonke ibutho lakhoa. 2 UNkulunkulu wasewuqeda ngosuku lwesikhombisa umsebenzi wakhe abewenza. Waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisab emsebenzini wakhe wonke abewenza. 3 UNkulunkulu wasebusisa usuku lwesikhombisa, walungcwelisa; ngoba ngalo waphumula emsebenzini wakhe wonke, uNkulunkulu awudalayo wawenza1.

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4 Lezi yizizukulwana zamazulu lezomhlaba ekudalweni kwakhoc, mhla iNkosi uNkulunkulu isenza umhlaba lamazulu, 5 laso sonke isihlahlakazana sensimu, singakabi khona emhlabeni, layo yonke imibhida yegangad, ingakamili; ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu yayinganisanga izulu emhlabeni, njalo kwakungelamuntu wokulima umhlabathi. 6 Kodwa kwenyuka inkungu ivela emhlabathini, yasithelela ubuso bonke bomhlabathi. 7 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasibumba umuntu ngothuli oluvela emhlabathinie, yaphefumulela emakhaleni akhe umoya wempilo; umuntu wasesiba ngumphefumulo ophilayof.

8 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasihlanyela isivande eEdenig ngasempumalanga, yasimbeka khona umuntu eyambumbayo. 9 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasimilisa emhlabeni sonke isihlahla esibukekayo lesilungele ukudla; lesihlahla sempiloh phakathi kwesivande, lesihlahla solwazi lokuhle lokubi. 10 Kwasekuphuma eEdeni umfula wokuthelela isivande; njalo kusukela lapho wehlukaniswa waba zinhloko ezine. 11 Ibizo lowokuqala yiPishoni; yiwo ozingelezele ilizwe lonke leHavilai, lapho okulegolide khona. 12 Legolide lalelolizwe lihle; lapho kulebedola* lelitshe i-onikse*j. 13 Lebizo lomfula wesibili yiGihoni; yiwo ozingelezele ilizwe lonke eleEthiyophiya. 14 Lebizo lomfula wesithathu yiHidekeli; yiwo ogelezela empumalanga kweAsiriya. Lomfula wesine yiYufrathi. 15 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasimthatha umuntu2, yambeka esivandeni seEdeni, ukuze asilime asilondoloze. 16 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasimlaya umuntu isithi: Kuso sonke isihlahla sesivande ungadla lokudla; 17 kodwa okwesihlahla solwazi lokuhle lokubi, ungadli kuso, ngoba mhla usidla kuso uzakufa lokufa.

18 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasisithi: Kakukuhle ukuthi umuntu abe yedwa. Ngizamenzela umsizik onjengaye3. 19 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasibumba ngomhlabathi yonke inyamazana yeganga layo yonke inyoni yamazulul; yakuletha kuAdamum4, ukuthi ibone ukuthi angazibiza ngokuthini, njalo loba yikuphi uAdamu azabiza ngakho isidalwa esiphilayo, yilo ibizo laso. 20 UAdamu wasesitha amabizo kuzo zonke izifuyo, lenyonini yamazulu, lakuyo yonke inyamazana yeganga; kodwa uAdamu katholelwanga umsizi onjengaye. 21 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasisehlisela phezu kukaAdamu ubuthongo obukhulun, waselala. Yasithatha olunye lwezimbambo zakhe, yavala ngenyama endaweni yalo. 22 INkosi uNkulunkulu yasisenza ubambo eyayiluthethe emuntwini lwaba5 ngowesifazana, yasimusa emuntwini. 23 UAdamu wasesithi: Lo khathesi ulithambo lamathambo ami, lenyama yenyama yamio; uzabizwa ngokuthi ngowesifazana6, ngoba yena ethethwe endodenip7. 24 Ngenxa yalokhu indoda izatshiya uyise lonina, inamathele kumkayo; njalo bazakuba nyamanyeq. 25 Bobabili babenqunu-ke, umuntu lomkakhe, futhi bengelanhloni.