Genesis Lecture 67 | The Garden of Eden | Eng.Mafundisho ya Mwanzo 67 | Bustani ya Edeni | Kiingereza
Bible passage: Genesis 2:25Andiko la Biblia: Mwanzo 2:25
"And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed."“Nao walikuwa uchi wote wawili, Adamu na mkewe, wala hawakuona haya.”
This is 67th Lecture on Genesis.Hili ni somo la 67 katika mafundisho ya Mwanzo.
Genesis 2:25 says, "And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed." This verse tells us what kind of place the Garden of Eden is where Adam and Eve used to live. It also implies what the heart of a man was before sin entered into it. Adam and Eve were created as living beings, and they had only the knowledge of the spirit which is the Truth. They didn't have any sinful natures in their hearts at all. This is the same for all the descendants that Adam and Eve gave birth to in the Garden of Eden.Mwanzo 2:25 inasema, “Nao walikuwa uchi wote wawili, Adamu na mkewe, wala hawakuona haya.” Mstari huu unaeleza aina ya mahali Bustani ya Edeni ilipokuwa, ambamo Adamu na Hawa waliishi. Pia unaonyesha hali ya moyo wa mwanadamu kabla dhambi haijaingia ndani yake. Adamu na Hawa waliumbwa kuwa viumbe hai, wakiwa na maarifa ya roho tu, yaani kweli. Hawakuwa na asili yoyote ya dhambi mioyoni mwao. Hali hiyo ilikuwa vivyo hivyo kwa wazao wote waliozaliwa na Adamu na Hawa katika Bustani ya Edeni.
Therefore, even if they were all naked, they were not ashamed. Even when they saw the opposite sex, they didn't commit adultery in their thoughts or hearts. Suppose, you have toddlers and they are all naked and playing together. There are boys and girls. Even if they touch each other, they have no feelings Even if they have lust by nature, they don't commit adultery. It is because their souls are not fully functional.Kwa hiyo, ingawa wote walikuwa uchi, hawakuona haya. Hata walipowaona watu wa jinsia tofauti, hawakufanya uzinzi katika mawazo au mioyo yao. Tuseme una watoto wadogo, wavulana na wasichana, wanaocheza pamoja wakiwa uchi. Hata wakigusana, hawahisi chochote. Ingawa mwanadamu ana tamaa ya asili, watoto hao hawafanyi uzinzi, kwa sababu nafsi zao bado hazijaanza kufanya kazi kikamilifu.
Even though they see other children they are not ashamed and they don't commit adultery. If people feel ashamed to be seen naked, it is actually the work of the soul. When they are little children and their souls are not yet fully functional, they don't feel shame or embarrassment. As they grow up, however, they come to have knowledge that 'it is normal to put on clothes', and that 'it is not right to stay naked.'Hawaoni haya wanapowaona watoto wengine wala hawafanyi uzinzi. Aibu ya mtu kuonekana uchi hutokana na kazi ya nafsi. Watoto wadogo ambao nafsi zao hazijakomaa hawana hisia za aibu wala soni. Wanapokua, hata hivyo, hupata maarifa kwamba “ni kawaida kuvaa nguo” na kwamba “si sawa kukaa uchi.”
