Genesise 4:1-26
4 U-Adamu walala nomkakhe u-Eva, wakhulelwa. + Lapho u-Eva ezala uKhayini, + wathi: “Ngithole* ingane yomfana ngosizo lukaJehova.”
2 Kamuva waphinde wazala u-Abela + umfowabo kaKhayini.
U-Abela waba umalusi womhlambi, kodwa uKhayini waba umlimi womhlabathi.
3 Ngemva kwesikhathi esithile, uKhayini waletha ezinye zezithelo zomhlaba njengomnikelo kuJehova.
4 Kodwa u-Abela waletha amazibulo athile omhlambi wakhe, + kanye namanoni awo. Nakuba uJehova amamukela u-Abela nomnikelo wakhe, +
5 akazange neze amamukele uKhayini nomnikelo wakhe. Ngakho uKhayini wathukuthela kakhulu futhi wadangala.*
6 UJehova wabe esethi kuKhayini: “Kungani uthukuthele kangaka futhi udangele?
7 Uma ushintsha wenze okuhle, ngeke yini uphinde uboniswe umusa?* Kodwa uma ungashintsheli ekwenzeni okuhle, isono sicuthe emnyango, sifuna ukukubusa; ingabe uzosihlula?”
8 Ngemva kwalokho uKhayini wathi kumfowabo u-Abela: “Masiye endle.” Kwathi lapho besendle uKhayini wahlasela umfowabo u-Abela, wambulala. +
9 Kamuva uJehova wathi kuKhayini: “Uphi umfowenu u-Abela?” yena wathi: “Angazi. Yimina yini okufanele agade umfowethu?”
10 UNkulunkulu wathi: “Wenzeni? Lalela! Igazi lomfowenu liyakhala kimi lisemhlabathini. +
11 Manje uqalekisiwe futhi uyadingiswa kulo mhlabathi ovule umlomo wawo ukuba wamukele igazi lomfowenu esandleni sakho. +
12 Lapho ulima umhlabathi, ngeke ukubuyisele umkhiqizo.* Uyoba umhambuma nombaleki emhlabeni.”
13 UKhayini wathi kuJehova: “Isijeziso sesiphambeko sami sikhulu kakhulu ukuba ngingasithwala.
14 Namuhla uyangixosha emhlabeni,* ngizositheka ebusweni bakho; ngizoba umhambuma nombaleki emhlabeni futhi noma ubani ongitholayo uzongibulala nakanjani.”
15 UJehova wathi kuye: “Ngenxa yaleso sizathu, noma ubani obulala uKhayini uyojeziswa kasikhombisa.”
Ngakho uJehova wabeka uphawu* kuKhayini ukuze kungabi bikho muntu omtholayo oyomshaya ambulale.
16 Ngemva kwalokho uKhayini wasuka phambi kukaJehova wayohlala ezweni lasekuDingisweni,* empumalanga ye-Edene. +
17 Kamuva uKhayini walala nomkakhe, + wakhulelwa wazala u-Enoke. Ngemva kwalokho uKhayini wakha idolobha waliqamba ngegama lendodana yakhe u-Enoke.
18 Kamuva u-Enoke wazala u-Irade. U-Irade wazala uMehujayeli, uMehujayeli wazala uMethushayeli, uMethushayeli wazala uLameka.
19 ULameka wazithathela abafazi ababili. Igama lowokuqala kwakungu-Ada, igama lowesibili kunguZila.
20 U-Ada wazala uJabale. Waba nguyise walabo abahlala ematendeni nabanemfuyo.
21 Igama lomfowabo kwakunguJubali. Yena waba uyise wabo bonke abadlala ihabhu negemfe.*
22 UZila naye wazala uThubali-khayini, umkhandi wazo zonke izinhlobo zamathuluzi ethusi nawensimbi. Udadewabo kaThubali-khayini kwakunguNahama.
23 Ngemva kwalokho uLameka wathi emakhosikazini akhe u-Ada noZila:
“Yizwani izwi lami, nina bafazi bakaLameka;Bekani indlebe emazwini ami:
Ngibulele umuntu ngoba engilimazile,Yebo, insizwa ngoba ingishayile.
24 Uma uKhayini kumelwe aphindiselelwe kasikhombisa, +Khona-ke uLameka kumelwe aphindiselelwe izikhathi ezingu-77.”
25 U-Adamu waphinde walala nomkakhe, wazala indodana. Wayiqamba ngokuthi uSeti* + ngoba, njengoba umkakhe asho, “UNkulunkulu unginike* enye inzalo* esikhundleni sika-Abela, ngoba uKhayini umbulele.” +
26 USeti wazala indodana, wayiqamba ngokuthi u-Enoshe. + Ngaleso sikhathi abantu baqala ukubiza igama likaJehova.
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Noma, “Ngizale.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ubuso bakhe banyukubala.”
^ Noma, “ngeke yini kube khona ukuphakanyiswa?”
^ NgesiHebheru, “amandla awo.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “ebusweni bomhlaba.”
^ Lungase lubhekisele emyalweni owawuxwayisa abanye.
^ Noma, “laseNodi.”
^ Noma, “nomtshingo.”
^ Incazelo: “Omisiwe; Obekiwe.”
^ Noma, “ungimisele.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “imbewu.”
