Genesisi

1 Ekuthomeni uZimu wadala izulu nephasi.+

2 Iphasi belingahlaleki begodu linganalitho, bekunobumnyama phezu kwamanzi+ begodu ummoya kaZimu+ bewukhamba phezu kwawo.

3 Yeke uZimu wathi: “Akube nomkhanyo.”+ Nangambala waba khona. 4 UZimu wabona umkhanyo lowo umuhle ngemva kwalokho wahlukanisa umkhanyo nobumnyama. 5 UZimu wabiza umkhanyo ngokuthi yiMini, kwathi ubumnyama wabubiza ngokuthi Busuku.+ Yeke kwahlwa bekwasa, kwaba lilanga lokuthoma.

6 UZimu wathi: “Akube nesikhala+ esikhulu hlangana namanzi, siwahlukanise kabili, amanye abe ngaphezulu amanye ngaphasi.”+ 7 Nje-ke uZimu wasenza isikhaleso, wahlukanisa amanzi, amanye aba ngaphezulu amanye aba ngaphasi.+ Nangambala kwaba njalo. 8 Isikhaleso uZimu wasibiza ngokuthi Mkayi. Kwahlwa bekwasa, kwaba lilanga lesibili.

9 UZimu wathi: “Amanzi angaphasi komkayi akabuthane ndawonye begodu akube nendawo eyomileko.”+ Nangambala kwaba njalo. 10 UZimu wabiza indawo eyomileko ngokuthi yiPhasi,+ kwathi iindawo lapho amanzi abuthanele khona wazibiza ngamaLwandle.+ Wakubona kukuhle+ lokho. 11 Ngemva kwalokho uZimu wathi: “Akumile utjani ephasini, iintjalo ezikhupha imbewu nemithi yeenthelo ngokuhlukahluka kwayo.” Nangambala kwaba njalo. 12 Nje-ke kwamila utjani ephasini, iintjalo ezikhupha imbewu+ nemithi yeenthelo ngokuhlukahluka kwayo. UZimu wakubona kukuhle lokho. 13 Kwahlwa bekwasa, kwaba lilanga lesithathu.

14 Ngemva kwalokho, uZimu wathi: “Akube nelanga, inyanga neenkwekwezi+ emkayini, zizokuhlukanisa imini nobusuku+ begodu zizokutjengisa ukuhluka kweenkhathi, kwamalanga nokweminyaka.+ 15 Zizokukhanyisa ephasini.” Nangambala kwaba njalo. 16 Nje-ke uZimu wenza ilanga nenyanga, ilanga lakhanyisa emini+ kwathi inyanga yakhanyisa ebusuku, wenza neenkwekwezi.+ 17 Wazibeka emkayini, ukwenzela bona zikhanyise ephasini, 18 enye ikhanye emini, enye ikhanye ebusuku begodu zihlukanise umkhanyo nobumnyama.+ Nje-ke uZimu wakubona kukuhle lokho. 19 Kwahlwa begodu kwasa, kwaba lilanga lesine.

20 Ngemva kwalokho, uZimu wathi: “Emanzini akube neenlwana eziphilako, kuthi emkayini kube neenlwana eziphaphako.”+ 21 UZimu wadala iinlwana ezikulu zelwandle nazo zoke iinlwana eziphila emanzini ngokuhlukahluka kwazo. Wadala nazo zoke iinlwana eziphaphako ngokuhlukahluka kwazo. UZimu wakubona kukuhle lokho. 22 Nje-ke uZimu wazibusisa, wathi: “Zalani nande nigcwale ngelwandle,+ ngokunjalo nangeenlwana eziphaphako, azibe zinengi ephasini.” 23 Kwahlwa bekwasa, kwaba lilanga lesihlanu.

24 UZimu wathi: “Akube neenlwana eziphilako ephasini ngokuhlukahluka kwazo, kube neenlwana ezifuywako, ezirhurhubako neenlwana zommango ngokuhlukahluka kwazo.”+ Nangambala kwaba njalo. 25 UZimu wenza iinlwana zommango ngokuhlukahluka kwazo, iinlwana ezifuywako ngokuhlukahluka kwazo neenlwana ezirhurhubako ngokuhlukahluka kwazo. Nje-ke uZimu wakubona kukuhle lokho.

26 Ngemva kwalokho uZimu wathi: “Asenze+ umuntu afane nathi.*+ Abuse iinhlambi zelwandle, iinlwana eziphapha emkayini, iinlwana ezifuywako, nalo loke iphasi nazo zoke iinlwana ezirhurhubako ephasini.”+ 27 Nje-ke uZimu wadala umuntu, wamenza wafana naye, wabenza kwaba yindoda nomfazi.+ 28 Ngemva kwalokho, uZimu wababusisa wathi: “Belethani nande, nizalise iphasi+ benilibuse.+ Nibuse+ iinhlambi zelwandle, iinlwana eziphapha emkayini nazo zoke iinlwana ezikhambakhamba ephasini.”

29 UZimu wathi: “Zoke iintjalo eziveza imbewu nayo yoke imithi ethela iinthelo, ngininikela yona bona ibe kukudla kwenu.+ 30 Zoke iinlwana zommango, iinlwana eziphapha emkayini nazo zoke iinlwana ezikhambakhamba ephasini, ngizinikele utjani bona kube kukudla kwazo.”+ Nangambala kwaba njalo.

31 Ngemva kwalokho wabona koke akwenzileko, kwamambala bekukuhle.+ Nje-ke kwahlwa bekwasa, kwaba lilanga lesithandathu.