23 Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu Simakadze wamcosha ensimini yase-Edeni, kutsi alime umhlabatsi labetsatfwe kuwo.
kusete nakunye lokumilako emhlabeni, netibhidvo tisengakabikho, ngobe Nkulunkulu Simakadze abesengakayinisi imvula emhlabeni, kwakute umuntfu wekuwulima lomhlaba.
Nkulunkulu Simakadze wase ubumba umuntfu ngelutfuli lwemhlabatsi, waphefumulela umoya wekuphila emakhaleni akhe; umuntfu wase uba ngumuntfu lophilako.
Nkulunkulu Simakadze wahlanyela insimi yase-Edeni ngasemphumalanga; wambeka khona-ke lomuntfu labesamentile.
Uyawusebenta kamatima, ukujulukele kudla kwakho, udzimate ubuyele emhlabatsini, ngobe vele watsatfwa kuwo; njengobe ulutfuli, uyawubuyela elutfulini.”
Nkulunkulu Simakadze watsi: “Ase nibuke, Adamu sewunjengatsi, sewuyakwati lokuhle nalokubi. Angahle akhe kulesihlahla sekuphila adle, bese uphila kuze kube phakadze naphakadze.”
Wamkhipha lo-Adamu; kwase kutsi ngasemphumalanga nensimi yase-Edeni wabeka emakherubhi kanye nenkemba lenelilangabi lephendvuphendvukako ilindze indlela leya esihlahleni sekuphila.
Nawulima umhlabatsi, ngeke usakunika sivuno sawo lesihle; wena sewuyawuba ngumhambuma neluzulane emhlabeni.”
Emvakwaloko watala Abela, umnakabo. Yena-ke Abela waba ngumelusi wetimvu, Khayini waba ngumlimi wemhlabatsi.
Nowa abengumlimi, waba wekucala kuhlanyela sivini.
Inala yemhlaba itfolwa ngibo bonkhe bantfu; ngisho nenkhosi imbala nayo iyabuyelwa nguloko lokutfolakala emhlabatsini.