Genesisi

4 Adamu waya ecansini na-Eva umfati wakhe, futsi Eva wakhulelwa.+ Ngesikhatsi abeleka Khayini,+ watsi: “Ngitfole indvodzana ngelusito lwaJehova.” 2 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi watala Abela,+ umnakaboKhayini.

Abela waba ngumelusi, kodvwa Khayini waba ngumlimi. 3 Ngalelinye lilanga, Khayini waletsa sivuno sakhe kuze ente umnikelo kuJehova. 4 Abela yena wanikela ngematibulo emhlambi wakhe,+ lokufaka ekhatsi nemanoni awo. Jehova wamemukela Abela nemnikelo wakhe,+ 5 kodvwa akazange amemukele Khayini nemnikelo wakhe. Ngaleso sizatfu Khayini watfukutsela wabila futsi wajabha.* 6 Ngako Jehova watsi kuKhayini: “Watfukutsela kangaka kwente njani? Yini lekujabhise ngalendlela? 7 Nawungashintja wente lokuhle, angeke yini nawe wemukeleke?* Kodvwa nawungashintji, sono siyakunyonyobela emnyango, sifuna kukuncoba; utawukhona yini kusehlula?”

8 Ngemuva kwaloko, Khayini watsi ku-Abela umnakabo: “Asihambe siye etsafeni.” Ngako ngesikhatsi sebasetsafeni, Khayini washaya Abela umnakabo futsi wambulala.+ 9 Ngemuva kwaloko Jehova watsi kuKhayini: “Uphi umnakenu Abela?” Khayini watsi: “Angimati. Kantsi mine ngigadzana naye yini?” 10 Nkulunkulu watsi: “Yini lena loyentile? Lalela! Ingati yemnakenu iyakhala kimi isemhlabatsini.+ 11 Ngako sewucalekisiwe futsi utawucoshwa kulendzawo lapho ucitse khona ingati yemnakenu.+ 12 Nawulima umhlabatsi, angeke usitfole sivuno.* Utawuphila ngekubaleka futsi uhambe uzulazula emhlabeni.” 13 Khayini watsi kuJehova: “Sijeziso sesono sami sikhulu kakhulu, ngeke ngikhone kusibeketelela. 14 Lamuhla uyangicosha kulendzawo,* futsi angeke usanginaka; sengitawuphila ngekubaleka futsi ngihambe ngizulazula emhlabeni. Nobe ngubani lotangikhandza utangibulala.” 15 Jehova watsi kuye: “Ngesizatfu saloko, nobe ngubani lobulala Khayini kutawuphindziselwa kuye tikhatsi letingu-7.”

Ngako Jehova wentela* Khayini luphawu kuze kubete umuntfu lotamkhandza ambulale. 16 Ngemuva kwaloko Khayini wesuka embikwaJehova, wahamba wayohlala endzaweni yaseNodi,* lesemphumalanga ye-Edeni.+

17 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, Khayini waya ecansini nemfati wakhe,+ futsi lomfati wakhe wakhulelwa, wase utala Enoki. Ngemuva kwaloko Khayini wakha lidolobha, walibita ngelibito la-Enoki indvodzana yakhe. 18 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi Enoki watala Iradi. Iradi watala Mehujayeli, Mehujayeli watala Methushayeli, kwase kutsi Methushayeli watala Lameki.

19 Lameki watsatsa bafati lababili. Libito lemfati wakhe wekucala bekungu-Ada, kantsi libito lemfati wakhe wesibili bekunguSila. 20 Ada watala Jabale. Jabale waba ngumuntfu wekucala lowahlala emathendeni abe angumfuyi. 21 Libito lemnakabo bekunguJubale. Jubale waba wekucala kubantfu labebadlala emahabhu nemintjingo. 22 Sila watala Thubali-khayini, lobekenta yonkhe inhlobo yemathulusi elitfusi newensimbi. DzadzewaboThubali-khayini bekunguNama. 23 Lameki washo nankha emavi kubafati bakhe, bo-Ada naSila:

25 Adamu waphindze waya ecansini na-Eva umfati wakhe, futsi watala indvodzana. Eva wetsa lendvodzana ngekutsi nguSethi,*+ ngobe watsi: “Nkulunkulu ungiphe lenye indvodzana* esikhundleni sa-Abela, ngobe Khayini wambulala.”+ 26 Sethi naye watala indvodzana, wayibita ngekutsi ngu-Enoshi.+ Ngaleso sikhatsi bantfu bacala kubita libito laJehova.