Genesisi
4 Nje-ke u-Adamu waya emabhayini nomkakhe u-Eva begodu umkakhe wazithwala.+ Nakabeletha uKayini,+ wathi: “UJehova ungisizile ngabeletha umntwana womsana.” 2 Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi wabeletha u-Abela,+ umfowabo kaKayini.
U-Abela waba ngumalusi, uKayini waba mlimi. 3 Ngemva kwesikhathi esithileko, uKayini wathatha iinthelo azivunileko wenza ngazo umnikelo kuJehova. 4 U-Abela yena-ke waletha iimvana ezimazibulo emhlambinakhe+ nomhlwehlwazo. UJehova wamthanda u-Abela begodu wamukela nomnikelwakhe,+ 5 kodwana akhenge amukele uKayini nomnikelwakhe. Yeke uKayini wasilingeka khulu begodu wadana. 6 Nje-ke uJehova wathi kuKayini: “Kubayini usilingeke kangaka begodu udanile? 7 Nawenza okuhle utjho bona angeze ngakwamukela na? Nawenza okungakalungi, yelela isono sikulinde emnyango, sikhanukela ukukubhudungela. Alo uzosihlula na?”
8 Ngemva kwalokho, uKayini wathi kumfowabo u-Abela: “Asikhambe siye emmangweni.” Kuthe nabasemmangwenapho uKayini wasahlela umfowabo bewambulala.+ 9 Ngemva kwesikhathi esithileko uJehova wathi kuKayini: “Uphi u-Abela umfowenu?” Waphendula wathi: “Angimazi. Kghani sengingunogada kamfowethu na?” 10 UZimu wathi kuye: “Yintobani oyenzileko le? Lalela bona iingazi zomfowenu ozithululele ehlabathini+ zingililela kangangani. 11 Nje-ke uqalekisiwe begodu uqothiwe endaweni le ngombana wathululela iingazi zomfowenu kiyo ngezandla zakho.+ 12 Nawulimako angeze kusathela kuhle, uzokundinda begodu uzokuphila ngokubaleka ephasini.” 13 UKayini wathi kuJehova: “Isibetho samesi singaphezu kwamandlami. 14 Namhlanjesi uyangiqotha enarheni, ngizokuba kude nawe, ngizokundinda begodu ngiphile ngokubaleka ephasini, nanyana ngubani ongifumanako uzongibulala.” 15 Nje-ke uJehova wathi kuye: “Awa angeze, nanyana ngubani ozokubulala uzokuhlunguphazwa iinkhathi ezilikhomba.”
UJehova wenzela uKayini itshwayo, ukwenzela bona kungabi nomuntu ozombulala. 16 UKayini wasuka phambi kwakaJehova, wayokuhlala endaweni* engepumalanga ye-Edeni,+ wazifihla lapho.
17 Ngemva kwalokho uKayini waya emabhayini nomkakhe,+ umkakhe wazithwala, wabeletha u-Inogo. UKayini wakha idorobho, walithiyelela ngendodanakhe u-Inogo. 18 Ngemva kwalokho u-Inogo wabelethelwa u-Iradi, u-Iradi wabelethelwa uMerhiyayeli, uMerhiyayeli wabelethelwa uMetutjhayeli, uMetutjhayeli wabelethelwa uLemeki.
19 ULemeki wathatha abafazi ababili. Umfazi wokuthoma bekungu-Ada, wesibili kunguTsila. 20 U-Ada wabeletha uJabali. UJabali lo mumuntu wokuthoma owahlala ematendeni begodu waba nefuyo. 21 Igama lomfowabo kaJabali bekunguJubali, okumumuntu wokuthoma owabetha iharibha nefuludi. 22 UTsila wabeletha uTubali-Khayini, obekenza yoke imihlobo yamathulusi wekhopha newesimbi. Udadwabo kaTubali-Khayini bekunguNama. 23 ULemeki watjho amezwi naka ebafazini bakhe, ebekungu-Ada noTsila:
“Akhe ningiboleke indlebe nina bafazi bami,
Lalelani engizokutjho:
Ngabulala indoda ngebanga lokuthi ingilimazile,
Ngabulala isokana ngebanga lokuthi lingibethile.
24 Nangabe umuntu ozokubulala uKayini uzokuhlunguphazwa+ iinkhathi ezilikhomba,
Yeke umuntu ozokubulala uLemeki uzokuhlunguphazwa iinkhathi ezima-77.”
25 U-Adamu godu waya emabhayini nomkakhe, umkakhe wambelethela indodana. U-Eva wathiya indodana leyo ngokuthi nguSethi,*+ wathi, “UZimu ungiphe omunye umntwana ozokuvala isikhundla saka-Abela, ngombana uKayini wambulala.”+ 26 USethi naye wabelethelwa indodana, wayithiya ngokuthi ngu-Enotjhi.+ Ngesikhatheso abantu bathoma ukubiza igama lakaJehova.