Genesisi 2 - Siswati 1996 BibleLilanga lesikhombisa 1 Ngako-ke kwase kupheleliswe lizulu nemhlaba, nendalo yako konkhe. 2 Ngelilanga lesikhombisa Nkulunkulu abesawucedzile wonkhe umsebenti wakhe labewenta; wase uyaphumula. 3 Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu walibusisa lilanga lesikhombisa, walingcwelisa; ngobe ngalo waphumula emsebentini wakhe wonkhe wekudala. 4 Ladalwa kanjalo-ke lizulu nemhlaba. Ngesikhatsi Nkulunkulu Simakadze enta umhlaba nelizulu, Insimi yase-Edeni 5 kusete nakunye lokumilako emhlabeni, netibhidvo tisengakabikho, ngobe Nkulunkulu Simakadze abesengakayinisi imvula emhlabeni, kwakute umuntfu wekuwulima lomhlaba. 6 Noko kwenyuka inkhungu, iphuma emhlabatsini, yanisela wonkhe umhlaba. 7 Nkulunkulu Simakadze wase ubumba umuntfu ngelutfuli lwemhlabatsi, waphefumulela umoya wekuphila emakhaleni akhe; umuntfu wase uba ngumuntfu lophilako. 8 Nkulunkulu Simakadze wahlanyela insimi yase-Edeni ngasemphumalanga; wambeka khona-ke lomuntfu labesamentile. 9 Nkulunkulu Simakadze wamilisa emhlabatsini tonkhe tihlahla letibukekako letimnandzi; ekhatsi nensimi wamilisa sihlahla sekuphila kanye nesihlahla sekwati lokuhle nalokubi. 10 Kwavela umfula lowageleta wanisela insimi yase-Edeni, udzabula ekhatsi nayo, bese wehlukana uba ngimifula lemine. 11 Libito lemfula wekucala yiPhishoni; ngulona logeleta utungelete lonkhe live laseHavila, lapho kunegolide khona. 12 Igolide yalelo live yinhle kakhulu; kunenhlaka yebhedola kanye nelitje isholamu kulelo live. 13 Umfula wesibili yiGihoni; ngiwo logeleta utungelete lonkhe live laseKushe. 14 Libito lemfula wesitsatfu yiThigrisi, logeletela ngasemphumalanga ye-Asiriya. Umfula wesine yiYufrathe. 15 Nkulunkulu Simakadze wamtsatsa umuntfu wambeka ensimini yase-Edeni kutsi ayilime, ayilindze. 16 Nkulunkulu Simakadze wamyala umuntfu watsi kuye: “Ungadla ngekutsandza kwakho tonkhe titselo letilapha ensimini; 17 kodvwa ungasidli sitselo sesihlahla sekwati lokulungile nalokungakalungi, ngobe mhlazana usidla uyakufa nekufa.” Kudalwa kwalomsikati 18 Nkulunkulu Simakadze watsi: “Akukuhle kutsi umuntfu ahlale yedvwana. Ngitamentela umsiti lolungele yena.” 19 Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu Simakadze wabumba ngemhlabatsi tonkhe tilwane tesiganga, netinyoni letindiza emoyeni, watiletsa kumuntfu kutsi abone kutsi utetsa njani. Lawo mabito latetsa wona tabitwa ngawo. 20 Ngako-ke umuntfu watetsa emabito tonkhe tifuyo, netinyoni letindiza emoyeni, nato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga. Kepha Adamu akamtfolanga umsiti labelungele yena. 21 Ngako-ke Nkulunkulu Simakadze wamehlisela umuntfu butfongo lobukhulu; walala. Nkulunkulu wase ukhipha lolunye lwetimbambo takhe wagcwalisa sikhala ngenyama. 22 Nkulunkulu Simakadze wambumba lomsikati ngelubhambo labelukhiphe kulomdvuna, wase umyisa endvodzeni. 23 Indvodza yatsi: “Lona-ke sewulitsambo lematsambo ami, nenyama yenyama yami. Uyawubitwa ngekutsi: ‘yindvodzakati’, ngobe utsetfwe endvodzeni.” 24 Ngako-ke indvodza iyawushiya uyise nenina inamatsele kumfati wayo, bese baba nyamanye. 25 Babehamba ngcunu, bobabili, lendvodza nemkayo, bate emahloni. |
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