Genesesi

1 Pakuyamba Mulungu adalenga kudzulu na dziko la pantsi.

2 Dziko la pantsi likhalibe cinthu ndipo mdima ukhali padzulu pa madzi yakuzika, ndipo mzimu wa Mulungu* ukhambafamba-famba padzulu pa madziyo.

3 Patsogolo pace Mulungu adati: “Kukhale ceza.” Ndipo kudakhaladi na ceza. 4 Tenepo Mulungu adawona kuti cezaco cikhali bwino, ndipo Mulungu adayamba kusiyanisa ceza na mdima. 5 Mulungu adacemera cezaco masikati ndipo mdima adaucemera kuti usiku. Ndipo kudadoka kucicena, ntsiku yakuyamba.

6 Patsogolo pace Mulungu adati: “Pakhale mbuto ikulu pakati pa madzi kuti madziyo yalekane.” 7 Tenepo Mulungu adasiyanisadi madzi pa mbuto ikuluyo, yanango yadakhala pantsi ndipo yanango yadakhala padzulu. Ndipo bzidacitikadi tenepo. 8 Mulungu adacemera mbuto ikuluyo kuti kudzulu. Ndipo kudadoka kucicena, ntsiku yaciwiri.

9 Patsogolo pace Mulungu adati: “Madzi ya pantsi pa mbuto ikulu ire yakhale pabodzi kuti mataka yakuuma yawonekere.” Ndipo bzidacitikadi tenepo. 10 Mulungu adacemera mataka yakuumayo kuti Dziko ndipo madzi yomwe yakhali pabodzi yale adayacemera kuti Nyanza. Ndipo Mulungu adawona kuti bzikhali bwino. 11 Patsogolo pace Mulungu adati: “Dziko la pantsi limere mauswa, limere miti yomwe imbabala mbeu na miti yomwe imbabala bzisapo bzomwe bzimbakhala na mbeu mwakubverana na mtundu wace.” Ndipo bzidacitikadi tenepo. 12 Ndipo dziko la pantsi lidayamba kumera mauswa, miti yomwe imbabala mbeu na miti yomwe imbabala bzisapo bzomwe bzimbakhala na mbeu mwakubverana na mtundu wace. Ndipo Mulungu adawona kuti bzikhali bwino. 13 Kudadoka kucicena, ntsiku yacitatu.

14 Patsogolo pace Mulungu adati: “Ku mbuto ikulu ya kudzulu kukhale bzakubvunikira kuti bzisiyanise masikati na usiku, ndipo bzin’dzakhala bzizindikiro bzakulatiza nyengo, ntsiku na magole. 15 Ibzo bzin’dzabvunika kudzulu na dziko la pantsi.” Ndipo bzidacitikadi tenepo. 16 Ndipo Mulungu adakonza bzakubvunikira bziwiri bzikulu-bzikulu. Cakubvunikira cikulu, adacikonza kuti cimbabvunike masikati ndipo cakubvunikira cing’ono kuti cimbabvunike usiku, ndipo iye adakonzambo nyenyezi. 17 Patsogolo pace, Mulungu adaikha bzakubvunikirabzo pa mbuto ikulu yakudzulu ire kuti bzimbabvunike dziko la pantsi 18 nakuti bzimbabvunike masikati na usiku bzicisiyanisa ceza na mdima. Ndipo Mulungu adawona kuti bzikhali bwino. 19 Kudadoka kucicena, ntsiku yacinai.

20 Patsogolo pace, Mulungu adati: “M’madzi mukhale na bzakulengedwa bzamoyo, ndipo pakhalembo bzakulengedwa bzakumbuluka m’dzaulu mwa dziko la pantsi.” 21 Mulungu adalenga bzirombo bzikulu-bzikulu bza m’nyanza na bzamoyo bzentse bzakukhala m’madzi mwakubverana na mtundu wace. Ndipo adalengambo camoyo ciri-centse cakumbuluka mwakubverana na mtundu wace. Ndipo Mulungu adawona kuti bzikhali bwino. 22 Mulungu adabzisimba acilewa kuti: “Balanani, muwande ndipo mudzaze madzi ya m’nyanza, ndipo bzamoyo bzakumbuluka bziwandembo pa dziko la pantsi.” 23 Kudadoka kucicena, ntsiku yacixanu.

24 Patsogolo pace, Mulungu adati: “Dziko la pantsi likhale na bzamoyo mwakubverana na mitundu yace. Bzirombo bzakufuwa, bzakukwawa na bza m’thengo mwakubverana na mtundu wace.” Ndipo bzidacitikadi tenepo. 25 Mulungu adalenga bzirombo bza m’thengo mwakubverana na mitundu yace, adalenga bzifuwo mwakubverana na mitundu yace ndipo adalengambo bzirombo bzentse bzakukwawa mwakubverana na mitundu yace. Ndipo Mulungu adawona kuti bzikhali bwino.

26 Patsogolo pace Mulungu adati: “Mbatikonze munthu m’cifanikiso cathu, wakutengana na ifepano kuti ambanyang’anire ntsomba za m’nyanza, bzirombo bzakumbuluka m’dzaulu, bzifuwo, dziko la pantsi na bzirombo bzentse bzakukwawa bza pa dziko la pantsi.” 27 Tenepo, Mulungu adalenga munthu m’cifanikiso cace, m’cifanikiso ca Mulungu adamulenga; iye adawalenga mwamuna na mkazi. 28 Patsogolo pace, Mulungu adawasimba aciwauza kuti : “Balanani, muwande ndipo mudzaze dziko la pantsi mucilinyang’anira. Munyang’anire ntsomba za m’nyanza, bzakumbuluka bza kudzulu na bzamoyo bzentse bzomwe bzimbafamba-famba pa dziko la pantsi.”

29 Patsogolo pace Mulungu adati: “Ndikukupasani miti yentse ya pa dziko lentse yomwe imbabala mbeu na miti yentse yomwe imbabala bzisapo kuti ikhale cakudya canu. 30 Ndipo ndapereka bzakumera bzentse kuti bzikhale cakudya kwa cirombo ciri-centse ca m’thengo ca pa dziko la pantsi, kwa cakulengedwa ciri-centse cakumbuluka m’dzaulu na kwa ciri-centse comwe cimbafamba-famba pa dziko la pantsi comwe cina moyo.” Ndipo bzidacitikadi tenepoyo.

31 Patsogolo pace, Mulungu adawona kuti bzentse bzomwe akhadalenga bzikhali bwino kwene-kwene. Kudadoka kucicena, ntsiku yacitanthatu.