3, 4. (a) Ko e hā ʻa e fekau naʻe ʻoange ʻe he ʻOtuá kia ʻĀtama mo ʻIví? (e) Naʻe mahuʻinga fēfē ʻa e talangofua ki he fekau ko iá?

³ Neongo naʻe fakatupu ʻa ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi ke na moʻui taʻengata, naʻe ʻikai ke na taʻefaʻamate. Ke moʻui ai peé, naʻe fiemaʻu ke na mānava, inu, mohe mo kai. Ka ko e meʻa mahuʻinga angé ko hona vahaʻangatae mo Sihová, ʻa e Matavai ʻo e moʻuí. (Teu. 8:3) ʻE lava ke na moʻui ai pē pea fiefia ʻi he moʻuí ʻo kapau pē te na fakaʻatā ʻa Sihova ke ne tataki kinaua. Naʻa mo e ki muʻa ke fakatupu ʻa ʻIví, naʻe tala mahino ʻe Sihova kia ʻĀtama: “ʻE lelei ʻaupito hoʻo kai mei he ngahi ʻakau kehekehe ʻo e ngoue; ka ko e ʻAkau ʻo e ʻIlo-ʻo-e-lelei-mo-e-kovi ʻe ʻikai te ke kai mei ai: he ko e ʻaho te ke kai mei ai kuo pau te ke mate.”—Sēn. 2:16, 17.

⁴ Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he “ʻAkau ʻo e ʻIlo-ʻo-e-lelei-mo-e-kovi” ko e ʻOtuá naʻá ne maʻu ʻa e totonu ke fili ʻa e meʻa naʻe leleí mo e meʻa naʻe koví. Naʻe ʻosi ʻilo ʻe ʻĀtama ia ʻa e leleí mo e koví, koeʻuhí he naʻe ngaohi ia ʻi he ʻīmisi ʻo e ʻOtuá pea naʻe ʻi ai hono konisēnisi. Naʻe fakamanatu ʻe he ʻakaú kia ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi ʻe fiemaʻu maʻu pē kia kinaua ʻa e fakahinohino ʻa Sihová. Kapau te na kai mei he ʻakau ko ení, ko ʻena pehē ia ki he ʻOtuá, “ʻOku ʻikai te ma fiemaʻu hoʻo pulé.” Ko e olá, ko kinaua mo ʻena fānaú te nau mate, ʻo hangē pē ko e fakatokanga ʻa e ʻOtuá kia kinauá.

⁷ ʻI he fekauʻaki mo e ʻakau ʻo e ʻilo ʻo e leleí mo e koví, naʻe tala ange ʻe he ʻOtuá kia ʻĀtama: “Ko e ʻaho te ke kai mei ai kuo pau te ke mate.” Naʻe mei fakakaukau nai ʻa ʻĀtama naʻe ʻuhinga ení te ne mate ki muʻa ʻi he tō ʻa e laʻaá. Ka ki mui ʻi he ʻaho ko iá, naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi. (Sēn. 3:8) ʻI he tuʻunga ko ha Fakamaau māʻoniʻoní, naʻá ne ʻuluaki fanongo ki he meʻa naʻá na leaʻakí. (Sēn. 3:9-13) Naʻá ne fakahalaiaʻi leva ʻa e ongo faiangahalá ki he mate. (Sēn. 3:14-19) Kapau naʻá ne tāmateʻi kinaua ʻi he taimi pē ko iá, ko ʻene taumuʻa ki he faʻahinga ʻo e tangatá heʻikai ʻaupito ke hoko moʻoni. (ʻAi. 55:11) Neongo ko e ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo e angahalá naʻe kamata leva, naʻe fakaʻatā ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi ke na moʻui ʻo fuoloa feʻunga ke na maʻu ha fānau ʻa ia te nau lava ke maʻu ha kahaʻu lelei ange. Naʻá ne vakai kia ʻĀtama mo ʻIvi naʻá na mate mei he ʻaho naʻá na faiangahala aí. Pea koeʻuhí ko e taʻu ʻe 1,000 ʻoku hangē ia ha ʻaho ʻe tahá kia Sihova, naʻá na mate ʻi loto ʻi he “ʻaho” ʻe taha.—2 Pita 3:8.