UGenesise 4 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

UGenesise 4 uKhayini no-Abela

¹ U-Adamu wamazi umkakhe u-Eva; wakhulelwa, wazala uKayini, wathi: “Ngifumene indoda evela kuJehova.”

² Waphinda wazala umfowabo u-Abela. U-Abela wayengumalusi wezinkomo, kepha uKayini wayengumlimi.

³ Kwathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uKayini waletha umnikelo eNkosini evela ezithelweni zomhlabathi.

⁴ U-Abela naye waletha amanye amazibulo ezimvu zakhe namanoni awo. UJehova wamnaka u-Abela nomhlatshelo wakhe.

⁵ Kodwa akazange amnake uKhayini nomhlatshelo wakhe. UKayini wathukuthela kakhulu, ubuso bakhe bawa.

⁶ INkosi yasisithi kuKayini: Uthukuthelelani? kungani ubuso bakho bunyukubele?

⁷ Uma wenza kahle, awuyikwamukeleka na? uma ungenzi okuhle, isono sihlezi ngasemnyango. Futhi emva kwakho kuyoba isifiso sakhe, futhi uyobusa phezu kwakhe.

⁸ UKayini wakhuluma no-Abela umfowabo; kwathi besendle, uKayini wavukela umfowabo u-Abela, wambulala.

⁹ INkosi yasisithi kuKayini: Ungaphi umfowenu uAbela? Wathi: “Angazi: Ngingumlindi womfowethu na?”

¹⁰ Wathi: “Wenzeni na? izwi legazi lomfowenu limemeza kimi lisemhlabathini.

¹¹ Manje usuqalekisiwe emhlabeni owavula umlomo wawo ukuba wamukele igazi lomfowenu esandleni sakho;

¹² Lapho ulima umhlabathi, ngeke usakunika amandla awo; uyakuba ngumbaleki nesihambi emhlabeni.

¹³ UKayini wasesithi eNkosini: Isijeziso sami sikhulu kulalokho engingasithwala.

¹⁴ Bheka, uyangixosha namuhla emhlabeni; ngiyakusitheka ebusweni baKho; futhi ngiyoba umbaleki nozulane emhlabeni; futhi noma ubani ongitholayo uzongibulala.

¹⁵ INkosi yasisithi kuye: Ngakho loba ngubani obulala uKhayini uzaphindiselwa kasikhombisa. UJehova wabeka uphawu kuKayini, ukuze kungabikho muntu omfumanayo angambulala.

¹⁶ Futhi uKayini wasuka ebusweni bukaJehova futhi wahamba wayohlala ezweni laseNodi, ngasempumalanga kwase-Edene.

¹⁷ UKayini wamazi umkakhe; wakhulelwa, wazala u-Enoke; wakha umuzi, wawuqamba ngegama lendodana yakhe u-Enoke.

¹⁸ U-Enoke wazala u-Irade, u-Iradi wazala uMehujayeli, uMehujayeli wazala uMethusayeli, noMethusayeli wazala uLameka.

¹⁹ ULameka wazithathela abafazi ababili; igama lomunye lalingu-Ada, igama lomunye lalinguSila.

²⁰ U-Ada wazala uJabali; waba nguyise wabahlala ematendeni nabafuya izinkomo.

²¹ Igama lomfowabo lalinguJubali; waba nguyise wabo bonke abaphatha izintambo nezitho.

²² USila wazala uThubalikayini, umfundisi wazo zonke izisebenzi zethusi nezensimbi; udadewabo kaThubali-kayin wayenguNahama.

²³ ULameka wasesithi kubafazi bakhe: UAda loSila, Zwanini ilizwi lami! Madodakazi akwaLameka, lalelani izwi lami, ngoba ngibulale indoda ngenxeba lami nensizwa ngokulimala kwami.

²⁴ Uma uKayini eyakuphindiselwa kasikhombisa, uLameka kamashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa.

²⁵ U-Adamu wabuye wamazi umkakhe; wazala indodana, wayiqamba igama lokuthi uSeti. Ngokuba uNkulunkulu, wathi, ungimisele enye inzalo esikhundleni sika-Abela owabulala uKhayini.

²⁶ Naye uSeti wazalelwa indodana; waqamba igama layo ngokuthi u-Enoshe; abantu base beqala ukubiza iGama leNkosi.