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4 Adhamu apita mʼmabonde na Eva nkazace, iye mbakhala na mimba.+ Pidabala iye Kaini,+ alonga: “Ndabala mwana wamamuna na ciphedzo ca Yahova.” 2 Buluka penepo, iye abala Abheli,+ mʼbale wace Kaini.

Abheli adzakhala nkumbizi wa mabira, Kaini adzakhala nyakulima. 3 Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, Kaini abweresa pinthu pikhalima iye ninga ntsembe kuna Yahova. 4 Mbwenye Abheli abweresa anamabira angasi akutoma a nkumbi+ wace pabodzi na mafuta a anamabira anewa. Yahova akomerwa na Abheli mbatawira ntsembe+ yace, 5 mbwenye iye nee akomerwa na Kaini pabodzi na ntsembe yace. Natenepa Kaini aipirwa mbatsukwala.* 6 Penepo Yahova abvundza Kaini: “Thangwi yanji waipirwa kakamwe mbukhala wakutsukwala? 7 Ungacinja mbutoma kucita pinthu pyadidi, kodi nee ndinakomerwa na iwe?* Mbwenye ungakhonda kucita pinthu pyadidi, madawo ali cifupi na iwe, pontho asafuna kukukunda; mphapo iwe unakwanisa kuakunda?”

8 Buluka penepo Kaini apanga Abheli mʼbale wace: “Tende kumunda.” Pikhali iwo kumunda, Kaini amenya Abheli mʼbale wace mbamupha.+ 9 Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, Yahova abvundza Kaini: “Ali kupi mʼbale wako Abheli?” Iye atawira: “Ine nkhabe kupidziwa. Kodi ndine anaonera mʼbale wanga?” 10 Penepo Iye alonga: “Ninji pidacita iwe? Bvesera basi! Ciropa ca mʼbale wako ciri kukhuwa kuna ine kubulukira pa mataka.+ 11 Cincino uli na dzedze, pontho ndiri kukuthamangisa pacisa cakuti mataka ace amwa* ciropa ca mʼbale wako adapha iwe na manja ako.+ 12 Ungalima mataka, pyakudya nee pinabuluka mwadidi. Unadzandzendza-ndzendza mbukhala nyakuthawa pa dziko yapantsi.” 13 Buluka penepo Kaini alonga kuna Yahova: “Kutcunyuswa kweneku thangwi ya mulando wanga ndi kukulu kakamwe toera ndikwanise kupirira. 14 Lero muli kundithamangisa pacisa cino,* pontho ndinadzabisala pamaso panu. Ndinadzandzendza-ndzendza, mbandikhala nyakuthawa pa dziko yapantsi; mwakukhonda penula, munthu anafuna kundigumana anadzandipha.” 15 Penepo Yahova ampanga: “Na thangwi ineyi, ule anafuna kupha Kaini anadzatcunyuswa kanomwe.”

Natenepa Yahova akhazikisa* cidzindikiro kuna Kaini, toera munthu anafuna kunʼgumana akhonde kumupha. 16 Penepo Kaini abuluka pamaso pa Yahova, mbaenda kakhala kucisa ca* kumabulukiro a dzuwa a Edheni+ ninga nyakuthawa.

17 Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, Kaini apita mʼmabonde na nkazace,+ penepo nkazace akhala na mimba mbabala Enoki. Buluka penepo, Kaini atoma kumanga nzinda mbauthula Enoki, dzina ya mwanace. 18 Pontho Enoki adzabala Iradhi, Iradhi abala Meujaeli, Meujaeli abala Metuzaeli, Metuzaeli abala Lameki.

19 Lameki asemba akazi awiri. Wakutoma akhacemerwa Adha, waciwiri akhacemerwa Zila. 20 Adha abala Yabhali, wakuti ndi baba wa ale anakhala mʼmakumbi, pontho ali na pifuyo. 21 Dzina ya mʼbale wace ikhali Yubhali. Iye ndi baba wa ale anaimba arpa na citoliro.* 22 Zila abalambo Tubhali-Kaini, wakuti akhafula* mitundu yonsene ya pyombo pya nkuwa na pya utale. Tubhali-Kaini akhali na mʼbale wace wankazi akhacemerwa Naama. 23 Buluka penepo, Lameki akhalonga mafala awa kuna akazace, Adha na Zila:

25 Adhamu apita pontho mʼmabonde na nkazace, mbabala mwana wamamuna. Eva anʼthula Sete,*+ thangwi iye alonga: “Mulungu andipasa mwana unango* toera apite pa mbuto ya Abheli, thangwi iye aphiwa+ na Kaini.” 26 Sete abalambo mwana wamamuna, mbanʼthula Enosi.+ Mu ntsiku zenezi anthu atoma kucemera dzina ya Yahova.