UGenesisi
1 Ekuqaleni uNkulunkulu wadala amazulu lomhlaba.+
2 Umhlaba wawungelasimo njalo ungelalutho. Kwakumnyama phezu kwamanzi*+ futhi umoya kaNkulunkulu+ wawuzulazula* phezu kwamanzi.+
3 UNkulunkulu wathi: “Akube lokukhanya.” Ukukhanya kwasekusiba khona.+ 4 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi ukukhanya kwakukuhle, waseqalisa ukwehlukanisa ukukhanya lobumnyama. 5 UNkulunkulu wabiza ukukhanya ngokuthi yimini kodwa ubumnyama wabubiza ngokuthi yibusuku.+ Kwaba khona ukuhlwa kwaba khona lokusa, leli kwaba lilanga lokuqala.
6 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wathi: “Akube khona umkhathi+ wehlukanise amanzi njalo akube khona umkhandlu wehlukanise amanzi kwamanye amanzi.”+ 7 UNkulunkulu wasesenza umkhathi, wehlukanisa amanzi angaphansi komkhathi lamanzi angaphezu kwawo.+ Lakanye kwaba njalo. 8 UNkulunkulu wabiza umkhathi ngokuthi lizulu.* Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona lokusa, leli kwaba lilanga lesibili.
9 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wathi: “Amanzi angaphansi kwamazulu kawabuthane ndawonye, kuvele umhlabathi owomileyo.”+ Lakanye kwaba njalo. 10 UNkulunkulu wabiza umhlabathi owomileyo ngokuthi ngumhlaba+ kodwa amanzi abuthene ndawonye wawabiza ngokuthi lulwandle.*+ UNkulunkulu wasebona ukuthi kwakukuhle.+ 11 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: “Umhlaba kawenze ukuthi utshani bumile, uveze lezimila ezilentanga kanye lezihlahla zezithelo kusiya ngemihlobo yazo. Kazithele izithelo ezilentanga emhlabeni.” Lakanye kwaba njalo. 12 Ngakho umhlaba waqalisa ukuveza utshani lezimila ezilentanga+ kanye lezihlahla ezizala izithelo ezilentanga kusiya ngemihlobo yazo. UNkulunkulu wasebona ukuthi kwakukuhle. 13 Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona lokusa, leli kwaba lilanga lesithathu.
14 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wathi: “Akube lezibane*+ emkhathini wamazulu ukuze zehlukanise imini lobusuku,+ njalo zizakuba yizibonakaliso zezigaba zomnyaka lezinsuku kanye leminyaka.+ 15 Izibane lezi zizakhanyisa emkhathini wamazulu ukuze zilethe ukukhanya emhlabeni.” Lakanye kwaba njalo. 16 UNkulunkulu wasesenza izibane ezinkulu ezimbili, wenza esikhulu sakhona ukuze sibuse imini,+ kuthi esinye sakhona ukuze sibuse ubusuku njalo wenza lezinkanyezi.+ 17 Ngakho uNkulunkulu wazifaka emkhathini wamazulu ukuze zilethe ukukhanya emhlabeni 18 lokuthi zibuse imini lobusuku njalo zehlukanise ukukhanya lobumnyama.+ UNkulunkulu wasebona ukuthi kwakukuhle. 19 Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona lokusa, leli kwaba lilanga lesine.
20 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wathi: “Akuthi emanzini kugcwale izidalwa eziphilayo* njalo izidalwa eziphaphayo aziphaphe phezu komhlaba emkhathini wamazulu.”*+ 21 UNkulunkulu wasedala izidalwa zolwandle ezinkulu layo yonke imihlobo yezidalwa eziphilayo* ezincane ezihamba zizinengi emanzini kanye lazo zonke izidalwa eziphaphayo ezilempiko kusiya ngemihlobo yazo. UNkulunkulu wasebona ukuthi kwakukuhle. 22 Yikho-ke uNkulunkulu wazibusisa izidalwa lezi wathi: “Zalani lande ligcwale emanzini olwandle+ lezidalwa eziphaphayo azande emhlabeni.” 23 Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona lokusa, leli kwaba lilanga lesihlanu.
24 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wathi: “Umhlaba kawuveze izidalwa eziphilayo* kusiya ngemihlobo yazo, inyamazana ezifuywayo lezinanakazana* kanye lenyamazana zeganga kusiya ngemihlobo yazo.”+ Lakanye kwaba njalo. 25 UNkulunkulu wasesenza inyamazana zeganga kusiya ngemihlobo yazo lenyamazana ezifuywayo kusiya ngemihlobo yazo kanye lazo zonke izinanakazana kusiya ngemihlobo yazo. UNkulunkulu wasebona ukuthi kwakukuhle.
26 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: “Asenze+ umuntu ngomfanekiso+ wethu, afanane lathi,+ njalo kabuse inhlanzi zolwandle, lezidalwa eziphaphayo zamazulu, lenyamazana ezifuywayo, lawo wonke umhlaba kanye lazo zonke izinanakazana ezihamba emhlabeni.”+ 27 UNkulunkulu wasedala umuntu ngomfanekiso wakhe, wamdala ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu; wadala owesilisa lowesifazana.+ 28 Kanti njalo uNkulunkulu wababusisa wathi kubo: “Zalani lande ligcwalise umhlaba+ liwubuse+ njalo busani+ phezu kwenhlanzi zolwandle laphezu kwezidalwa eziphaphayo zamazulu lakuzo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezihamba emhlabeni.”
29 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: “Sengilinike zonke izimila ezilentanga ezisemhlabeni wonke kanye lazo zonke izihlahla ezizala izithelo ezilentanga. Kazibe yikudla kwenu.+ 30 Zonke inyamazana zeganga lezidalwa zonke eziphaphayo zamazulu lakho konke okuphilayo okuhamba emhlabeni, ngikunike zonke izimila eziluhlaza ukuthi zibe yikudla.”+ Lakanye kwaba njalo.
31 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wakhangela konke ayekwenzile, wakubona kukuhle+ kakhulu. Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona lokusa, leli kwaba lilanga lesithupha.