Jehovah planted a garden in a place called Eden. The garden was full of flowers, trees, and animals. Then God made the first man, Adam, out of dust and blew into his nostrils. Do you know what happened? The man became a living person! Jehovah put Adam in charge of the garden, and God told him to give names to all the animals.

Jehovah gave Adam an important rule. He told Adam: ‘You can eat fruit from all the trees except for one special tree. If you eat fruit from that tree, you will die.’

Later Jehovah said: ‘I am going to make a helper for Adam.’ He made Adam fall into a deep sleep, and then God used one of Adam’s ribs to create a wife for Adam. Her name was Eve. Adam and Eve became the first family. How did Adam feel about his new wife? Adam was so happy that he said:  ‘Look at what Jehovah made from my rib! At last! This is someone like me.’

Jehovah told Adam and Eve to have children and fill the earth. He wanted them to enjoy working together to make the whole earth a paradise, or beautiful park, just like the garden of Eden. But things did not work out that way. Why not? We will learn more in the next chapter.

E Jehova keghi ruẹ ne ogba gha rre eke ọkpa na tie ẹre Idẹni. Avbe obobo, erhan kevbe aranmwẹ kegha rre ogba nii. Osanobua keghi loo ekẹn ya ma okpia nokaro nọ re Adam, ọ na vbe hiọnrọn ye ọre ihue. U rẹn emwi nọ ghi sunu ra? Okpia nii na do gha rrọọ! E Jehova na tama Adam nọ gha gbaroghe ogba nii, ọ na wẹẹ ne Adam vbe mu eni ne aranmwẹ hia.

E Jehova keghi gbe uhi ne Adam. Ọ na tama Adam wẹẹ: ‘Gha rri avbe ọmọ erhan hia vbe ogba na, sokpan ghẹ rri ọkpa kẹkan vbọ. Adeghẹ u na rri ọre, u gha wu.’

Vbọ ghi zẹ kpẹẹ, e Jehova na kha wẹẹ: ‘I gha yi ọyobọ ne Adam.’ Osanobua keghi bọ re ye ovbe nọ dinmwi, iyeke ọni, ọ na rhie ọkpa vbe ifẹnmwẹ aguẹ ọghe Adam, ẹre ọ na yae yi okhuo nẹẹn. Eni okhuo na ọre  Ivi. Adam vbe Ivi na do gha re ẹgbẹe nokaro. Vbọ ghaa ye Adam hẹ vbe ọ bẹghe ọvbokhan rẹn? Adam na gha ghọghọ. Vbene Adam ghi ghọghọ sẹ, ọ na kha wẹẹ: ‘Ọmwa ne Jehova loo ifẹnmwẹ aguẹ mwẹ ya yi wa na khin na! A ghi he vbe miẹn ọmwa ne ima gba re ọkpa!’

E Jehova keghi tama Adam vbe Ivi ne iran biẹlẹ vuọn agbọn na. Ọ na wẹẹ ne iran ru ẹre ne uhunmwu otagbọn hia khian e paradais vbene ogba ọghe Idẹni ghaa ye. Sokpan ọ ma ghi sunu vberriọ. Vbọsiẹ? Ma gha ziro yan ọni vbe uhunmwuta nọ lelẹe.