UGenesisi 4:1-26
4 U-Adamu waselala lomkakhe u-Eva wazithwala.+ U-Eva wathi esebelethe uKhayini+ wathi: “Sengibelethe* umntwana ongumfana ngosizo lukaJehova.”
2 Ngokuya kwesikhathi wazala u-Abela,+ umfowabo kaKhayini.
U-Abela waba ngumelusi wezimvu, uKhayini waba ngumlimi.
3 Ngemva kwesikhathi uKhayini waletha esinye isivuno sakhe ukuze sibe ngumnikelo kuJehova.
4 U-Abela yena waletha amazibulo omhlambi+ wakhe wawanikela kanye lamafutha awo. Yikho uJehova wamamukela u-Abela, wemukela lomnikelo wakhe,+
5 kodwa kamamukelanga uKhayini kanye lomnikelo wakhe. Lokhu kwenza uKhayini wazonda wafuthelana njalo wadana kakhulu.
6 UJehova wasesithi kuKhayini: “Kanti uzondeleni kangaka njalo udaniswe kuyini?
7 Nxa ungatshintsha wenze okuhle awusoze wamukelwe yini?* Kodwa nxa ungafuni ukutshintsha wenze okuhle, isono sikucathamele emnyango futhi sifuna ngabomvu ukukubusa. Pho uzasinqoba yini?”
8 Ngemva kwalokho uKhayini wathi kumfowabo u-Abela: “Ake siye egangeni.” Bathi sebekhonale uKhayini wahlasela umfowabo u-Abela wambulala.+
9 Ngemva kwesikhathi uJehova wathi kuKhayini: “Ungaphi umfowenu u-Abela?” Yena wathi: “Angazi. Kanti yimi engimgcinayo yini umfowethu?”
10 UNkulunkulu wathi: “Wenzeni? Zwana! Igazi lomfowenu liyakhala kimi lisemhlabathini.+
11 Khathesi usuqalekisiwe ngokuxotshwa emhlabathini osuvule umlomo wawo wemukela igazi lomfowenu livela esandleni sakho.+
12 Nxa usulima umhlabathi awusoze ukukhiphele lutho,* njalo uzakuba ngumhambuma emhlabeni futhi uzahlala ubaleka usiyale lale.”
13 UKhayini wasesithi kuJehova: “Isijeziso secala lami sikhulu kakhulu ngeke ngenelise ukusithwala.
14 Lamuhla uyangixotsha elizweni njalo kuzamele ngicatshe phambi kobuso bakho; ngizakuba ngumhambuma emhlabeni futhi ngizahlala ngibaleka ngisiyale lale. Loba ngubani ozangithola uzangibulala loba sekutheni.”
15 Yikho uJehova wathi kuye: “Ngenxa yalesosizatho, loba ngubani ozabulala uKhayini uzaphindiselwa kasikhombisa.”
Ngakho uJehova wabeka uphawu ngenxa kaKhayini ukuze kuthi loba ngubani ozambona angambulali.
16 UKhayini wasesuka phambi kukaJehova wayahlala elizweni laseNodi,* empumalanga kwe-Edeni.+
17 Ngemva kwalokho uKhayini walala lomkakhe,+ umkakhe wazithwala wasezala u-Inokhi. UKhayini waqalisa lokwakha idolobho waselinika ibizo lendodana yakhe u-Inokhi.
18 Ngemva kwesikhathi u-Inokhi wazala u-Iradi. U-Iradi waba nguyise kaMehujayeli, uMehujayeli waba nguyise kaMethushayeli njalo uMethushayeli waba nguyise kaLamekhi.
19 ULamekhi wathatha abafazi ababili. Owokuqala kwakuthiwa ngu-Ada, owesibili kuthiwa nguZila.
20 U-Ada wazala uJabhali njalo uJabhali nguye owaqalisa impilo yokuhlala ematendeni lokufuya.
21 Ibizo lomfowabo kwakunguJubhali. Wayengowokuqala kulabo abadlala ihabhu* lefluthi.
22 Kanti njalo uZila wazala uThubhali-khayini owayekhanda yonke imihlobo yamathuluzi ekhopha lawensimbi futhi udadewabo kaThubhali-khayini kwakunguNahama.
23 ULamekhi wasetshela amakhosikazi akhe u-Ada loZila wathi:
“Zwanini ilizwi lami lina makhosikazi kaLamekhi;Thiyani indlebe lizwe ukuthi ngithini:
Ngibulele indoda engilimazileyo,Lona kanye ijaha elingitshayileyo.
24 Nxa ozabulala uKhayini kumele aphindiselwe kasikhombisa,+Obulala uLamekhi kumele aphindiselwe ka-77.”
25 U-Adamu waphinda walala lomkakhe. Umkakhe wasesiba lomntwana ongumfana wamnika ibizo wathi nguSethi*+ ngoba wathi, “UNkulunkulu usenginike omunye umntwana esikhundleni sika-Abela ngoba uKhayini wambulala.”+
26 USethi laye wazala umntwana ongumfana wamnika ibizo wathi ngu-Enoshi.+ Ngalesosikhathi abantu baqalisa ukubiza ibizo likaJehova.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “Sengizele.”
^ Kumbe, “awusoze uthole udumo yini?”
^ NgesiHebheru, “amandla awo.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo ilizwe lokuphephela.
^ Ihabhu lichacho elilentambo ezifanana lezekatali.
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “Obekiweyo; Ofakwe endaweni.”
