LESSON 3

Adam and Eve Disobeyed God

Adam and Eve Disobeyed God

One day when Eve was by herself, a snake spoke to her. It said: ‘Is it true that God won’t let you eat from all of the trees?’ Eve said: ‘We can eat from all of the trees except for one. If we eat the fruit from that tree, we will die.’ The snake said: ‘You will not die. In fact, if you eat from it, you will be like God.’ Was that true? No, it was a lie. But Eve believed it. The more Eve looked at the fruit, the more she wanted it. She ate the fruit and gave some to Adam. He knew that they would die if they disobeyed God. But Adam ate the fruit anyway.

Later that day, Jehovah spoke to Adam and Eve. He asked them why they had disobeyed him. Eve blamed the snake, and Adam blamed Eve. Because Adam and Eve had disobeyed him, Jehovah put them out of the garden. To make sure that they would never go back in, he put angels and a sword of fire at the entrance.

Jehovah said that the one who lied to Eve would also be punished. It was not really the snake that spoke to Eve. Jehovah did not make snakes that could talk. It was a bad angel who made the snake speak. He did this to trick Eve. That angel is called Satan the Devil. In the future, Jehovah will destroy Satan so that he cannot keep tricking people into doing bad things.

“The Devil . . . was a murderer from the beginning, and he did not stand fast in the truth, because truth is not in him.”​—John 8:44, footnote

 IRUẸMWI 3

Adam Vbe Ivi Keghi He Ẹmwẹ Ye Osanobua Obọ

Adam Vbe Ivi Keghi He Ẹmwẹ Ye Osanobua Obọ

Vbe ọ ghi rre ẹdẹ ọkpa, ẹyẹn ọkpa na do gu Ivi guan. Adam ma gha rre evba. Ẹyẹn nii na nọ Ivi wẹẹ: ‘Ẹmwata gele nọ wẹẹ Osanobua wẹẹ ne uwa ghẹ rri avbe ọmọ erhan na hia ra?’ Ivi na kha wẹẹ: ‘Ọkpa kẹkan ẹre Osanobua wẹẹ ne ima ghẹ re vbọ. Ọ wẹẹ ima gha rri ọre, ima ghi wu.’ Ẹyẹn nii na kha wẹẹ: ‘Uwa i wu. Vbene ẹmwata, te uwa khian gha yevbe Osanobua deghẹ uwa na rri ọre.’ Ẹmwata ẹre ọni gele khin ra? Hiehie! Ohoghe nọkhua wa gha nọ. Sokpan Ivi na yaeyi. Ọmọ erhan nii na gha khọn Ivi zẹvbe ne ọ ya gha ghee ẹre. Ọ na rri ọmọ erhan nii, ọ na vbe rhie ne Adam vbọ. Adam rẹnrẹn wẹẹ iran gha wu deghẹ iran ma na họn ẹmwẹ ne Osanobua. Sokpan ọ na ye rri ọmọ erhan nii.

Vbọ ghi zẹ kpẹẹ, e Jehova na do gu Adam vbe Ivi guan. Ọ na nọ iran evbọzẹe ne iran na he ẹmwẹ ye irẹn obọ. Ivi na wẹẹ ẹyẹn nii ẹre ọ si ẹre, Adam na wẹẹ Ivi ẹre ọ si ẹre. E Jehova na ghi khulo iran hin ogba nii rre. E Jehova keghi gie avbe odibosa eso ne iran ya mudia ye onurho ọghe ogba nii, ọ na vbe ru ẹre ne agbada gha fieghe lẹga vbe evba, ne Adam vbe Ivi ghẹ sẹtin laọ.

E Jehova na wẹẹ te irẹn khian vbe rri ọre oya ighẹ ọmwa nọ mu Ivi rẹrẹ. Ẹi re ẹyẹn nii ẹre ọ gele gu Ivi guan. E Jehova ma yi ẹyẹn nọ gha guan. Odibosa dan ẹre ọ loo ẹyẹn ya gu Ivi guan nọ mieke na muẹn rẹrẹ. Odibosa dan nii ọre Setan. Vbe odaro, e Jehova gha guọghọ e Setan rua, nẹ ghẹ ghi mieke na gha mu emwa rẹrẹ, ne iran gha ru emwi dan.

“Esu . . . izigha irẹn wa khin ke otọe gha dee. Ọ ma he mwẹ obọ vbe ẹmwata ẹdẹ, rhunmwuda ẹmwata i vbe rre uwu irẹn.”—Jọn 8:44