Genesis 4
UKhayini loAbela
1UAdamu wasemazi uEva umkakhe; wasethatha isisu, wabeletha uKhayini ▼, wasesithi: Ngizuze indoda eNkosini. 2Wasebuya ebeletha umfowabo uAbela ▼. UAbela wasesiba ngumelusi wezimvu, loKhayini waba ngumlimi womhlabathi. 3Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kwezinsuku uKhayini waletha eNkosini umnikelo owesithelo somhlabathi. 4LoAbela, waletha laye emazibulweni ezimvu zakhe lakwezinonileyo zawo c; iNkosi yasinaka uAbela lomnikelo wakhe d. 5Kodwa uKhayini lomnikelo wakhe kayiwunakanga. UKhayini wasethukuthela kakhulu, lobuso bakhe banyukubala e. 6INkosi yasisithi kuKhayini: Uthukutheleleni, njalo kungani ubuso bakho bunyukubele? 7Angithi uba usenza kuhle, kuyemukeleka ▼ yini? Kodwa uba ungenzi kuhle, isono siyacathama emnyango, lokunxwanela kwakhe kukuwe, kodwa wena uzambusa. 8UKhayini wasekhuluma loAbela umfowabo; kwasekusithi besegangeni, uKhayini wasukela umfowabo uAbela wambulala g. 9INkosi yasisithi kuKhayini: Ungaphi uAbela umfowenu? Wasesithi: Angazi h; ngingumlondolozi womfowethu yini? 10Yasisithi: Wenzeni? Ilizwi legazi lomfowenu liyakhala kimi livela emhlabathini. 11Khathesi-ke uqalekisiwe emhlabeni okhamise umlomo wawo ukwemukela igazi lomfowenu esandleni sakho. 12Nxa ulima umhlabathi, kawusayikukunika amandla awo; uzakuba luzulane lomhambuma emhlabeni. 13UKhayini wasesithi eNkosini: Isijeziso sami sikhulu kulengingakuthwala ▼. 14Khangela, ungixotshile lamuhla ebusweni bomhlaba j, njalo ngizacatshiswa ebusweni bakho; sengizakuba luzulane lomhambuma emhlabeni; njalo kuzakuthi wonke ongificayo uzangibulala k. 15INkosi yasisithi kuye: Ngakho, loba ngubani obulala uKhayini uzaphindiselwa kasikhombisa l. INkosi yasibeka uphawu kuKhayini, hlezi loba ngubani omficayo ambulale. 16UKhayini wasesuka ebusweni beNkosi, wasehlala elizweni leNodi, empumalanga kweEdeni.Inzalo kaKhayini
17UKhayini wasemazi umkakhe; wasethatha isisu, wabeletha uEnoki ▼; njalo wayesakha umuzi, wabiza ibizo lomuzi ngebizo lendodana yakhe uEnoki. 18Kwasekuzalelwa uEnoki uIradi; uIradi wasezala uMehujayeli; uMehujayeli wasezala uMethushayeli; uMethushayeli wasezala uLameki ▼. 19ULameki wasezithathela abafazi ababili, ibizo lowokuqala lalinguAda, lebizo lowesibili lalinguZila. 20UAda wasezala uJabali; yena wayenguyise walabo abahlala emathenteni, belezifuyo. 21Lebizo lomfowabo lalinguJubali, yena wayenguyise wakhe wonke olokwenza lechacho lomhlanga. 22UZila laye wasezala uThubhali-Khayini, umkhandi wakho konke okusikayo kwethusi lensimbi. Lodadewabo kaThubhali-Khayini wayenguNahama. 23ULameki wasesithi kubafazi bakhe: Ada loZila, zwanini ilizwi lami, bafazi bakaLameki, bekani indlebe ekukhulumeni kwami; ngoba ngabulala indoda ngenxa yokungilimaza, lomfana ngenxa yokungihluzula o. 24Nxa uKhayini ephindiselwa kasikhombisa p, isibili uLameki kamatshumi ayisikhombisa ephindwe kasikhombisa.Inzalo kaSeti
25UAdamu wasephinda wamazi umkakhe; wasezala indodana, wasebiza ibizo layo wathi nguSeti ▼; ngoba wathi: UNkulunkulu ungibekele enye inzalo esikhundleni sikaAbela r, ngoba uKhayini wambulala. 26Laye uSeti wasezalelwa indodana, wabiza ibizo layo wathi nguEnosi ▼. Ngalesosikhathi baqala ukubiza ibizo leNkosi.
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