IncwadiyesibinikaAdamnoEva
ISAHLUKO1
1UtheuLuluwaakuwevalamazwikaKayin,walilawaya kuyisenonina,wabaxelelaukubauKayinumbulele uAbheliumnakwabo
2Badandulukabonkebephela,baliphakamisaizwilabo, babethaubusobabo,bazigalelangothulientloko, bazikrazulaiingubozabo,baphumabafikakuloondawo wayebulewekuyouAbheli
3Bamfumanaeleleemhlabeni,ebulewe,enamarhamncwa emjikelezile;ngoxababelilayayebelilangenxayalomnye kuphelaEmzimbeniwakhe,ngenxayobunyulubakhe, kuphumaivumbaelithozamisayo
4KwayeuAdamwamthwala,iinyembezizakhezisihla ebuswenibakhe;wayaemqolombeniwobuncwane,apho wambekakhona,wamquqelaubulawunemore
5KwayeuAdamnoEvabaqhubekangokungcwatywa kwakhebesentlungwinienkuluiintsukuezilikhulu elinamashumiamaneUAbheliubeminyakailishumi elinantlanuenesiqingathaubudala,yenauKayin eneminyakaelishumielinesixhenxeenesiqingatha
6KekalokuuKayinsakuzalisekaisijwilisomninawa wakhe,wamthabathauLuluwaudadewabo,wamzeka, kungekhomvumelwanokayisenonina;kubaababanga nakoukumnqandakuye,ngenxayokudandatheka kwentliziyoyabo.
7Wehlake,wayaezantsikwentaba,emyezweni,kufuphi nendawoabebulelekuyoumninawawakhe
8Kwayekuloondawokwakukhoimithiyeziqhamo emininzinemithiyehlathiUdadewabowamzalela abantwana;abathinabobaqalaukwandangamadigri,bada bayizalisaloondawo.
9KebonauAdamnoEva,abadibanangaemva kokungcwatywakuka-Abheli,iminyakaesixhenxeNoko ke,emvakokouEvawamitha;wathiesamithi,wathi uAdamkuye,Yiza,sithabatheumnikelo,siwunyuse kuThixo,simceleukubaasinikeumntwanaoyinzwakazi; 10Balungisaumnikelo,bawusondezaesibingelelweni, bawusondezaphambikoYehova,batarhuzisakuye,ukuba awamkeleumnikelowabo,abanikeimbewuelungileyo 11WamvakeuThixouAdam,wawamkelaumnikelo wakheBaqubudake,uAdam,noEva,nentombiyabo, behlabayaemqolombeniwobuncwane,babekaisibane kuwo,ukubasivuthaebusukunasemini,phambikomzimba ka-Abheli
12EmvakokouAdamnoEvabaqhubekabezilaukutya yayebethandazadekwafikaixeshalikaEvalokuba akhululwe,xawathikuAdam:“Ndinqwenelaukuya emqolombeniweliwa,ndikhuphelekuwo”
13Wathi,Hambauyeuhambenentombiyakho, ikulungiselele;kemnandiyakuhlalakulomqolomba wobuncwane,phambikwesidumbusonyanawamuAbheli 14UEvawamphulaphulauAdam,wayayenanentombi yakheKodwauAdamwahlalayedwakumqolomba wobuNdyebo.
ISAHLUKO2
1KwayeuEvawazalaunyanaowayemhle ngokugqibeleleyongokomonangokwembonakaloUbuhle bakhebabufananobukayiseuAdam,kodwabubuhle ngakumbi.
2WathuthuzelekauEvaakuyibona,wahlalaemqolombeni iintsukuezisibhozo;wathumelaintombiyakhekuAdam ukubaimxelele,azeamboneumntwana,amthiyeigama. Yahlalaintombiendaweniyayophezukwesidumbu somninawawayo,wadawabuyauAdamWenjenjalonaye 3WezauAdam,wayibonainkangelekoyomntwana,ubuhle bakhe,nembonakaloyakheegqibeleleyo,wavuyangaye, wathuthuzelekangenxaka-AbheliWathikeigamalaloo mntwananguSete;Kodwakuthetha"amandlakunye namandla"
4EmvakokubauAdamemthiyileigamaumntwana, wabuyelaemqolombeniwobuncwane;yasukaintombi yakheyabuyelakunina
5WahlalauEvaemqolombeniwakhe,kwadakwazaliseka iintsukuezimashumimane,ekufikenikwakhekuAdam, wamthabathelakuyeumntwananentombiyakhe 6Bafikaemlanjeniwamanzi,aphobahlambakhona uAdamnentombiyakhe,ngenxayokubabebuhlungu ngenxaka-Abheli;kodwauEvanosanabahlanjwaukuze bahlanjululwe
7Babuyake,bathabathaumnikelo,bayaentabeni, bawunyusa,ngenxayosana;WawamkelakeuThixo umnikelowabo,wathumelaintsikeleloyakhephezukwabo, noSeteunyanawabo;babuyelaemqolombeniwobuncwane 8KeuAdamakabuyangaamaziuEvaumkakhe,yonke imihlayobomibakhe;akubangasazalakubo;kodwangabo bahlanukuphela,uKayin,uLuluwa,uAbheli,uAklia, noSetekuphela
9KeuSetewayaesomelelangokomelela;wazawaqalisa ukuzilaukudlanokuthandazangokunyanisekileyo.
ISAHLUKO3
1KeyenaubawowethuuAdam,ekuphelenikweminyaka esixhenxe,kususelakwiminiawahlukanangayonomkakhe uEva,uSathanawammonela,akubonaukuba uyahlukaniswanaye;wazawazamaukumenzaahlalenaye kwakhona.
2WesukauAdam,wenyukawayangaphezukomqolomba wobuncwane;+yayewaqhubekaelalaaphoebusuku Kodwakwakubakukhanyayonkeimihlawayesihlaeze emqolombeni,ukuzeathandazekhonaazeafumane iintsikelelokuwo
3Kwahlwa,wenyukawayaeluphahlenilomqolomba,apho wayelelekhonayedwa,esoyikelaukubahlezeamoyiswe nguSathanaWahlalayedwaiintsukuezimashumimathathu anesithoba.
4USathana,okuthiyilekonkeokulungileyo,akumbona uAdameyedwa,ezilaukudlaethandaza,wabonakalakuye enjengomfazioyinzwakazi,owafikawemaphambikwakhe ngobusukubeminiyamashumiamane,wathikuye:
5“OwuAdam,ukususelakwixeshalokuhlalakwakhokulo mqolomba,siyesafumanauxoloolukhuluoluvelakuwe, yayeimithandazoyakhoiyeyafikelelakuthi,yayesiye sathuthuzelekangawe
6“Kodwangoku,OwuAdam,ekubeniunyukewayakulala eluphahlenilomqolomba,siyesathandabuzangawe,yaye
sifikelwesisijwiliesikhulungenxayokwahlukaniswa kwakhonoEva.Ngokokwakhona,xauseluphahlenilwalo mqolomba,umthandazowakhouthululwa,yayeintliziyo yakhoyabhadulangaphanangapha.
7“Xaubusemqolombeniumthandazowakhowaba njengomlilouhlanganiselwendawonye,yayewehlaweza kuthi,nawewafumanaukuphumla
8“Ndikwabuhlungungenxayabantwanabakho+ abadandulukayokuwe,yayendibuhlungungenxa yokubulawakonyanawakhouAbheli,+kubawayelilungisa, yayebonkebayakubabuhlungungenxayelungisa
9NdakuvuyelakeukuzalwakonyanawakhouSete;ukanti ndamenzelabuhlunguuEvakamsinya,ngokubaengudade wethuKubauThixo,ekuhliseleubuthongoobunzulu, wamkhuphaecalenikwakho,wandikhuphanamkunye naye.Wamvusangokummisanawe,wandithoba. 10NdabanemihlalingodadewethungokubaekuweKe kalokuuThixowandinikaidinga,wathi,Musaukuba buhlungu;xeshikweniuAdamenyukewayaeluphahleni lomqolombawobuncwane,wahlukananoEvaumkakhe, ndokuthumelakuye,unamathelekuye,umzaleleabantwana abahlanu,njengokubauEvawamzalelayoabahlanu. 11Ngokuke,yabona,lizalisekileidingalikaThixokum; ngokubanguyeondithumekuweemsithweni;ngokuba, ukubauthewendakum,ndokuzalelaabantwana abalungileyo,abalungileyokunabakaEva 12“Kwakhona,usemtsha;
13Sukake,uwuzaliseumthethowoThixowakho; wasondelakuAdam,wamwola
14KodwaxauAdamwabonayoukubaufaneleukoyiswa nguye,wathandazakuThixongentliziyoenyanisekileyo ukubaamkhululekuye
15UThixowalithumelailizwilakhekuAdam,lisithi, UAdam,loomfanekisoungulowowakuthembisaubuThixo nobungangamsha;akakunanzileyo;usukewabonakala kuwengembonakaloyenkazana,ngesinyeumzuzwana, enjengesithunywasezulu,ngesinyeenjengenyoka, ngesinyeisihlandlo,efanekiselainyoka;ukantingelinye ixeshauyakutshabalalisaumphefumlowakho
16Kengoko,Adam,uyiqondeintliziyoyakho, ndikuhlanguleizihlandloezininziesandlenisakhe,ukuze ndikuboniseukubandinguThixoonemfesane, ndikunqwenelelaokulungileyo,nokubandikunqwenele ukubaukhwankqiswe
ISAHLUKO4
1EmvakokouThixowayalelauSathanaukuba azibonakalisekuAdamngokusekuhleni,kwimoyakhe eyoyikekayo
2UtheakumbonauAdam,woyika,wambona
3WathiuThixokuAdam,Khangelalomtyholi, nakwinkangelekoyakheeyoyikekayo,waziukubanguye owakuwisayo,wesukaebumnyameni,wangenaeluxolweni, ekuphumleni,ekubulalekenikwakhenasekubandezelekeni 4Kwayekhangela,OwuAdam,lowowathingokwakhe unguThixo!NgabauThixounokubamnyama?Ngaba uThixounokuthabathaubumebomfazi?Ngabaukho nabaninaonamandlakunoThixo?YayengabaAngoyiswa?
5Khangelake,Adamu,nankoekhonkxiweebusweni bakhoesibhakabhakeni,engenakoukubalekaNgenxayoko ndithikuni,Musaniukumoyika;
6UThixowamkhuphauSathana,wemkaphambikoAdam, lowowamomelezayo,wathikuye,Yihlauyeemqolombeni wobuncwane,ungahlukanisinoEva;ndiyakuyiphelisa phakathikwakhoyonkeinkanukoyenyama.
7UkususelangelolixalamshiyauAdamnoEva,yaye banandiphaukuphumlangomyalelokaThixoKodwa uThixoakazangeenzenjengayenawuphinaomnye wembewuka-Adam;kodwakuAdamnoEvakuphela.
8WaqubudakeuAdamphambikoYehova,ngenxayokuba emhlangule,nangenxayokubawazibekelaisifubasakhe Wehlaemqolombeni,wahlalanoEvanjengangaphambili 9Yaphelakeloontoimihlaemashumimaneyokuzahlula kwakhekuEva.
ISAHLUKO5
1KeyenauSete,xawayeneminyakaesixhenxeubudala, wayekwaziokulungileyonokubi,yayewayesolokoezila ukutyayayeethandaza,yayewachithaubusukubonke ekhungauThixoukubaamenzeleincebanokuxolelwa
2Kananjalowazilaukudla,ewusondezaumsondezowakhe imihlangemihla,ngaphezukoyisewayewenza;kuba ebemhleimbonakalo,enjengesithunywasikaThixo Kananjaloebenentliziyoentle,egcineiimpawuezintle zomphefumlowakhe;ngenxayokowawunyusaumnikelo wakheyonkeimihla
3WawuthandauThixoumnikelowakhe;kodwa wayekholiswabubunyulubakhe.Wenjenjalokeukwenza ukuthandakukaThixo,noyise,nonina,wadawaneminyaka esixhenxeezelwe
4Emvenikoko,akuhlaesibingelelweni,elugqibile umbingelelowakhe,wabonakalauSathanakuye enjengesithunywasezuluesihle,esibengezelakukukhanya ephetheumsimelelowokukhanyaesandlenisakhe,ebhinqe umbhinqowokukhanyaesandlenisakhe
5WambulisangoncumooluhleuSete,waqalaukumlukuhla ngamazwiamnandi,esithikuye,Sete,uhlaleleninakule ntaba?Kubaingxokozelo,izelengamatyenentlabathi, nemithiengenasiqhamoesihlekuyo,iyintlango, engenamizi,nemizi,engenandawoilungileyoyokuhlala.
6Wahlabelamgamawathi:“Kodwasihlalakwiindawo ezintle,kwelinyeihlabathielingaphezukwalomhlaba Ihlabathilethulelokukhanyayayeimekoyethuyeyeyona ilungileyo;abafazibethubahlekunabobonkeabanye;yaye ndinqwenelaukubawena,Sete,utshateomnyewabo; ngenxayokubandiyabonaukubaumhlengembonakalo, yayekwelilizweakukhomfaziomnyeukufanelekelayo Ngaphandlekoko,bonkeabobaphilakwelihlabathi yimiphefumloemihlanukuphela
7Kodwakwelihlabathilanamhlanjekukhoamadoda amaninzikunyeneentombiezininzi,zonkezintlengaphezu kwenye.
8Uyakuhlalaecalenikwam,ubenoxolo;uyakuzala bubuqaqawulinokukhanya,njengokosinjalothina
9“Uyakuhlalakwelihlabathilethu,uphumlekweli hlabathinakwinkxwalekoyalo;awusayikuphindauzive utyhafilekwayeudiniwe;ungazeunyuseumnikelo,okanye ucelenceba;
10Ukubauthewaliphulaphulaizwilam,wozekaibenye ezintombinizam;ngokubaakukhosonokuthiukwenza ngolohlobo,nokubayinkanukoyenkomo
11KubakwelihlabathilethuasinaThixo,kodwa singoothixobonke;
ISAHLUKO6
1AkuwevauSetelamazwiwakhwankqiswa, wayithomalalisaintliziyoyakhekwintethoyobuqhophololo kaSathana,wathikuye,Úthina,kukhonaihlabathi elidaliweyoelingaphezukweli,nelinyeizidalwaezizintle kunezidalwaezikulomhlaba?
2WathiuSathana,Ewe,uyabona,undivile;kendisaya kubabulelakuyeiindlelazabo,ezindlebenizakho
3WathikeuSetekuye,Indikhwankqisileintethoyakho, nobukhazikhazibakhobubobonke
4Kodwaandinakoukuhambanawenamhla,ndidendiye kubawouAdam,nomamauEva,ndibaxelelekonke owakuthethayokum;
5KwakhonauSetewathi:“Ndiyoyikaukwenzanantonina ngaphandlekwemvumekabawonomauma,hleze nditshabalalenjengoKayinumntakwethu,nanjengobawo uAdam,owawugqithayoumthethokaThixoKodwa, yabona,uyayazilendawo;yizaundihlangabezengomso.
6AkukuvaokouSathana,wathikuSete,Ukubauthe wamxelelauyihlouAdamintoendiyithethileyokuwe, akayikukuvumelaukubauhambenam.
7Kodwandiphulaphule;uzeungabaxeleliuyihlononyoko endikuthethileyokuwe;kodwayizanamnamhlanje, kwihlabathilethu;aphouyakubonaizintoezintle,uziyolise khona,uzichwayithenamhlaphakathikoonyanabam, uzikhangele,uhlutheluvuyolwakho;nizenivuye ngakumbi.kendiyakukubuyiselakulendawongomso; kodwaukubauthandaukuhlalanam,makubenjalo 8WaphendulauSete,wathi,Umoyakabawonokama uxhomilekum;ndithendasithelakubongamini-nye,baya kufa,uThixoandibekeityala,ndonekubo 9Ukubabebengasazinjeukubandizekulendawo,ukuba ndiwunyuseumsondezowam,bebengayikukhabahlukane namnalixaelinye;andiyikuhambandiyendaweniyimbi, ukubaabathangabandivumele;bandenzeleincebaenkulu, ngokubandibuyelakubokamsinya.
10WathiuSathanakuye,Kuyakuthininakuwe,ukuba uthewazisithelisakubongobusuku,wabuyawabuyela kubokwakusa?
11UthekeuSete,akukubonaukubauyaqhubekaethetha, ukubaakasukikuye,wagidima,wenyukawaya esibingelelweni,wazolulelakuThixoizandlazakhe,wafuna ukuhlangulwakuye
12UThixowathumelailizwilakhe,wamqalekisauSathana, lowowabalekayokuye
13KeyenauSete,wenyukawayaesibingelelweni,etsho entliziyweniyakheukuthi"Isibingeleloyindawo yomnikelo,kwayeuThixoukho;umliloovelakuThixouya kutshisa;ngokouSathanaakayikubanako ukundenzakalisa,angandisusiapho"
14WehlakeuSeteesibingelelweni,wayakuyisenonina; ngokubaubambeumzuzu
15Wazawaqalisaukubaxelelaokokumehleleyo kuSathana,ekwimoyesithunywasezulu
16KodwaxauAdamwayivayoingxeloyakhe,wabanga ubusobakhe,wazawamlumkisanxamnyenaloongelosi, emxelelaukubayayinguSathanaowabonakalangolohlobo
kuyeUAdamwamthabathauSete,bayaemqolombeni wobuncwane,bavuyangawo.
17KodwaukususelangaloominiukuyaphambiliuAdam noEvaabazangebahlukanekuye,kuyonayiphinaindawo anokuyakuyo,nokokubakungomnikelowakheokanye ngayonayiphinaenyeinto
18LomqondisowabakhokuSete,xawayeneminyaka esithobaubudala.
ISAHLUKO7
1XaubawowethuuAdamwabonaukubauSete wayenentliziyoegqibeleleyo,wamnqwenelelaukuba atshate;hlezeutshabalubonakalekuyengelinyeixesha, lumyise
2WathiuAdamkuSeteunyanawakhe,Akwaba,nyana wam,akwabaungamzekaudadewenuuAkileya,udade boAbheli,akuzaleleabantwanaabawuzaliseumhlaba ngokwesithembisosikaThixo.
3Musaukoyika,nyanawam;akukholuhlazo
4KeyenauSeteakavumangaukutshata;kodwaethobela uyisenonina,akazangeathethenelimdaka.
5NgokouAdamwamtshatanoAkeliyaKwaye wayeneminyakaelishumielinesihlanuubudala
6Uthekexawayeneminyakaengamashumiamabini ubudala,wazalaunyana,awamthiyaigamaelinguEnoshe; wazawazalaabanyeabantwanangaphandlekwakhe 7WakhulakeuEnoshe,watshata,wazawazalauKenan.
8KeuKananwakhula,watshata,wazalauMahalaleli 9Aboyisebazalwangexeshalokuphilakuka-Adam, kwayebehlalangakuMqolombaWobuncwane.
10Ngokoimihlaka-Adamyabangamakhuluasithoba anamancimathathueminyaka,yayeekaMahalaleliyaba likhulu.KekalokuuMahalaleli,akubamkhulu, wayethandaukuzilaukudla,nokuthandaza,nemisebenzi enzima,yadayasondelaimihlakabawouAdam
ISAHLUKO8
1UtheakubonaubawowethuuAdamukubaisiphelosakhe sisondele,wabizaunyanawakheuSete,owathiwezakuye emqolombenikaNdyebo,wazawathikuye:
2Sete,nyanawam,ndiziseabantwanabakho,noonyana boonyanabakho,ndibathululeintsikeleloyamphezu kwabo,ndingekafi
3WathiakuwevauSetelamazwikuAdamuyise,wemka kuye,waphalazaiinyembeziebuswenibakhe, wabahlanganiselandawonyeabantwanabakhe, nabantwanababantwanabakhe,wabazisakuAdamuyise 4KodwaxaubawowethuuAdamwababona bemngqongile,walilangenxayokuzahlulakubo 5Bakumbonaelila,balilakunyebonke,bawangobuso bakhe,besithi,Ungathininanaukwahlulwakuthi,bawo? Benjenjalokeukumbambazela,kwanjengamazwi 6NgokoubawowethuuAdamwabasikelelabonke,waza wathikuSeteemvakokubaebasikelele: 7Sete,nyanawam,uyalazielihlabathi,ukubalizele ziintsizi,nakukudinwa;uyazazizonkeizintoezisifikeleyo, ekulingwenikwethukuloNgokokendikuwiselaumthetho ngalamazwi,ukubaugcineubumsulwa,ubenyulu, uthembelekuThixo,ungayamingeentethozikaSathana, nakwizintoazibonakalisayo
8Kodwayigcineimithethoendikuwiselayonamhla;uze uwunikeuEnosheunyanawakho;uEnoshealinike uKayinanunyanawakhe;noKayinankuMahalaleliunyana wakhe;ukuzelomthethouhlaleuqinilephakathikoonyana bakhobonke.
9Sete,nyanawam,mhlandafa,uwuthabatheumzimba wam,uwuvuthengemore,nekhala,nekasiya,undishiye aphakulomqolombawobuncwane,ekukuwoyonkele miqondiso,asinikeyonauThixoemyezweni
10Owunyanawam,emvakokokuyakufikaunogumbe, ukhukulisezonkeizidalwa,uzeushiyeimiphefumlo esibhozo
11Wenake,nyanawam,etheyayisimkaphakathi koonyanabakhongeloxesha,yawuthabathaumzimbawam, bayenayokulomqolomba,bawuthabathenabo,omkhulu kuboathikoonyanabakhe,basibekeisidumbusam emkhombeni,udeupheleunogumbe,baphume emkhombeni
12Kebayakuwuthabathaumzimbawam,bawubeke esazulwinisomhlaba,kamsinyanjeemvakokusindiswa kwawoemanzinionogumbe
13Kubaindawoaphoumzimbawamuyakubekwakhona, isembindiniwomhlaba;uThixouyakuvelaaphoyayeuya kuyisindisayonkeimizalwaneyethu
14Kalokuke,Sete,nyanawam,zimiseentlokweni yabantubakowenu,ubagcine,ubagcine,usoyikauThixo, ubanyatheliseendlelenielungileyo,ubawiseleumthetho wokubabazileukudlakuThixo,ubaqononondiseukuba bangamphulaphuliuSathana,hlezeabatshabalalise
15Kwakhona,bakhweleleoonyanabakho,noonyana boonyanabakhokoonyanabakaKayin,bangaxubaninabo, okanyebangasondelikubongamazwiabo,nangezenzo zabo
16WayibekelauAdamintsikeleloyakhe,phezukukaSete, nakubantwanabakhe,nakubantwanabonkeboonyana bakhe
17WaguqukelakuSeteunyanawakhe,nakuEvaumkakhe, wathikubo,Gcinanilegolide,nesiqhumiso,nesiqhumiso, nalemore,asinikeuThixo,ukubaibengumqondiso;kuba ngemihlaezayo,uyakukhukulisaindaloyonke;abaya kungenaemkhombeni,bathabatheigolide,nesiqhumiso, nesiqhumiso,nesiqhumiso,nesiqhumiso,negolide, nesiqhumiso,negolide,kunyenentlakayam,kunye nentlakaemhlophe,kunyenentlakayentlakayam,kunye nentlakaemhlophe,kunyenentlakaemhlophe,kunye nentlakaemhlophe,kunyenentlakaemhlophe,kunye nentlakaemhlophe,kunyenentlakaemhlophe,kunye nentlakaemhlophe,kunyenentlakaemhlophe,nentlaka emhlophe,nentlakaemhlophe,kunyenentlakaemhlophe, kunyenentlakayentlaka,nentlakaemhlophe,negolide eqhumisa,kunyenentlakayentlakaemnandiuThixo asinikeukubaibengumqondiso;Imore,nomzimbawam usesazulwinisehlabathi
18Kothi,kwakubakudekubelixeshaelide,uya kuphangwaumziaphoigolide,isiqhumiso,nemore, nentlakaemnandi,efumanekaenyameniyamKeyakuba ibhuqiwe,igolide,isiqhumiso,nemore,kunyenamaxhoba agcinwe,kungatshabalalantokuzo,lidelifikeilizwi likaThixolokulawula,ukubalihlaselweyikumkani; Isiqhumiso,umqondisowokubaunguThixowezulu nomhlaba,nemore;
19Kuyagodola,kubengumqondisowokoyisakwakhe uSathana,nazozonkeiintshabazethu;isiqhumisosibe ngumqondisowokubauyakuvukakwabafileyo, aphakanyiswengaphezukwezintoezisemazulwini nezisemhlabeni,nemore,ukubaabengumqondisowokuba uyakuselainyongoekrakra,aziveiintlunguzesihogo kuSathana
20Ngokuke,Sete,nyanawam,yabona,ndikutyhilele iimfihleloezifihlakeleyo,atheuThixowazityhilakum; wugcineumthethowam,ngenxayakho,nakubantubakho;
ISAHLUKOSE-9
1AkubauAdamwawugqibaumyalelowakhekuSete, amalunguakheakhululeka,izandlazakheneenyawozakhe zaphelelwangamandla,umlomowakhewabasisidenge, nolwimilwakhelwayekakwaphelaukuthethaWawavala amehlowanikezelangesiporho
2Babonaoonyanabakheukubaufile,bawaphezukwakhe, amadodanabafazi,abakhulukwanabafazi,balila
3Ukufakuka-Adamkwenzekaekuphelenikwamakhulu asithobaanamashumiamathathueminyakaawayiphilayo emhlabeni;ngomhlaweshumielinesihlanukaBharmude, emvakokubalakokuphumakwelanga,ngeyureyesithoba 4KwakungoLwesihlanu,umhlaekwadalwangawo,waza waphumlangawo;ilixaawafangalolalifananelowaphuma ngaloemyezweni
5USetewamgalelake,wamgalela,wamqholangeoli eninzi,evelakwimithiengcwele,nasentabenieNgcwele; asilaliseisidumbusakhengecalaelingasempumalanga ngaphakathiemqolombeni,ecalenilesiqhumiso;waza wabekaisiphathosezibanephambikwakhesivutha 6Oonyanabakhebemaphambikwakhe,belila,bamlilela ubusukubonke,kwadakwasa.
7KeuSetenonyanaomkhuluuEnoshe,noKayinan,unyana kaEnoshe,baphumabazabathabathaiminikeloelungileyo ukuyizisaeNkosini,bazabezaesibingelelweniawathi uAdamwanikelangasoiziphokuThixo,xawayenikela 8WathiuEvakubo,Lindani,sidesiqalesicelekuThixo, ukubaawamkeleumnikelowethu,awugcinengaye umphefumloka-Adam,umkhonziwakhe,siwuthabathe, siphumle 9Besukabemabonkebethandaza.
ISAHLUKOSE-10
1Kwayebakubabewugqibileumthandazowabo,iLizwi likaThixolezakwayelabathuthuzelangokunxulumene noyiseuAdam
2Emvakokobanikelaiziphozabongenxayabonoyise
3Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubabawugqibileumnikelo wabo,lafikaiLizwilikaThixokuSete,oyenamkhulu phakathikwabo,lisithikuye,OwuSete,Sete,Sete, izihlandloezithathuNjengokondandinoyihlo,ngokunjalo ndiyakubanawe,ideizalisekeidingaendammisalona uyihlo,ndisithi,NdiyakulithumelaiLizwilam, ndikusindise,wenanembewuyakho.
4KodwangokubhekiselekuyihlouAdam,wugcine umthethoawakunikawona;yahluleimbewuyakho kuKayin,umkhuluwawakho.
5KwayeuThixowalisusailizwilakhekuSete
6WehlakeuSetenoEva,nabantwanababoentabeni,beza emqolombeniwobuncwane.
7KodwauAdamwabangowokuqalaowafaumphefumlo wakheezwenilase-Eden,emqolombeniwobuNdyebo; ngokubaakufangabaniphambikwakhe,yabangunyana wakheuAbheliowafayo
8Basukabonkeoonyanabaka-Adam,bamlilelauyise uAdam,babingelelakuyeiintsukuezilikhuluelinamanci mane
ISAHLUKOSE-11
1Emvakokufakuka-AdamnoEva,uSetewabahlula oonyanabakhe,nabantwanababantwanabakhe,koonyana bakaKayinWehlauKayennembewuyakhe,wayawahlala ngasentshonalanga,ezantsikwendawoawayembulelekuyo uAbheliumninawawakhe
2KeuSetenoonyanabakhe,bahlalangasentlakwentaba yoMqolombaWobuncwane,ukuzebasondelekuyise uAdam
3KwayeuSeteomkhulu,emdekwayeelungile, enomphefumloolungileyo,kwayeenengqondo eyomeleleyo,wemaentlokweniyabantubakhe;waza wabalusaebumsulwa,enguqukweni,nangobulali,kwaye akavumelanokubaabemnyekuboukubaehleaye kubantwanabakaKayin
4Kutheke,ngenxayobunyulubabo,kwathiwa, ngabantwanabakaThixo;bamanabemdumisauThixo, bemculelaiingomaemqolombeniwabo,emqolombeni wengqwebo
5WemakeuSetephambikomzimbakayiseuAdam, noninauEva,wathandazaubusukunemini,wazicelela incebakuyenakubantwanabakhe;nokuba,xa ebenomntwana,wayemcebisa.
6KodwauSetenabantwanabakhebabengawuthandanga umsebenziwasemhlabeni,kodwabazinikelekwizinto zasezulwini;kubababengenantliziyoyimbingaphandle kweendumiso,neendumiso,neendumisozikaThixo
7Kengokobayengawoonkeamaxeshabevaamazwi eengelosi,zidumisakwayezimzukisauThixo;phakathi emyezweni,naxabathunywenguThixoukubabathunywe, naxabanyukelaezulwini
8KubauSete,nabantwanabakhe,ngenxayobunyulubabo, baziva,bazibonaizithunywazezuluKwandulake, kwakhona,umyezowawungekudengaphezukwawo, kodwawawumalunganeekubhitezokomoyaezimalunga neshumielinesihlanukuphela
9Kekalokuikubhiteenyeyokomoyailingananeekubhite ezintathuzomntu,iyonkeiikubhiteezimashumimane anantlanu
10USetenoonyanabakhebabehlelientabeniephantsi komyezo; bebengahlwayeli, bengavuni; babengawusebenzeliukudlaumzimbakwanengqolowa; kodwaiminikelokuphelaBatyaiziqhamonemithi enencasaentleeyayikhulaentabeniaphobabehlalakhona
11WayekeuSeteezilaukudlaizihlandloezimashumi mane,kwanjengabantwanabakheabakhulu.Kubausapho lukaSetelwaluvaivumbalemithiyasemyezwenixa kwakuvuthuzaumoyangaloondlela
12Bavuya,bemsulwa,bengoyikingesiquphe, akwabakhomona,akwabakhosenzosibi,kungekhonantiyo Kwakungekhoukuthandaizilwanyana;akwaphuma
emlonyeniphakathikwabo,nokubakukuthethaintlondi neziqalekiso;iceboelibi,nobuqhophololo.Kubaabantu baloomihlaabazangebafunge,kodwaphantsikweemeko ezinzima,xakufunekabafunge,bafungaigazilika-Abheli ilungisa.
13Kodwababebanyanzelaoonyanababonabafazibabo emqolombeniimihlayonke,ukubabazileukudla, bathandaze,banquleuThixoOsenyangweni.Bawusikelela umzimbakayiseuAdam,bazithambisangawo
14BenjenjalokwadakwasondelaukuphelakukaSete
ISAHLUKOSE-12
1KekalokuuSete,olilungisa,wabizaunyanawakhe uEnoshe,noKayinan,unyanakaEnoshe,noMahalaleli, unyanakaKenan,wathikubo, 2Xakusondeleisiphelosam,ndithandaukwakhelaphezu kwesibingeleloekubingelelekusoiminikelo
3Baliphulaphulailizwilakhe,baphumabonkebephela, bethabathelakwixhegobesakwindodana,basebenzanzima, bakhauphahlaoluhlephezukwesibingelelo
4KwayeingcingakaSetengokwenzanjalo,yayikukuba intsikeleloiyakuzaphezukwabantwanabakheentabeni; asondezeumnikelowawoengekafi
5Wagqitywakeukwakhiwakophahla,wathimakwenziwe amadiniEzimpahlakezazimisela,bazisakuSeteuyise, wazithabatha,wazinikelaesibingelelweni;wathandaza kuThixoukubaawamkeleiminikeloyabo,abenenceba kwimiphefumloyabantwanabakhe,abagcineesandleni sikaSathana
6WawamkelauThixoumnikelowakhe,wathumela intsikeleloyakhephezukwakhe,nakoonyanabakheWaze keuThixowenzaidingakuSete,esithi,“Ekupheleni kweentsukuezintlanuezinesiqingatha,endenzengazo idingakuwenakuyihlo,NdiyakulithumelaiLizwilaM ndikusindisewenanembewuyakho
7WandulakeuSetenabantwanabakhe,nabantwana babantwanabakhe,bahlanganisanandawonye,bazabehla esibingelelweni,bazabayakuMqolombaWobuncwane aphobathandazabazabasikelelwaemzimbenikabawo wethuuAdam,bazabazithambisangawo
8KeyenauSetewahlalaiintsukuezimbalwaemqolombeni wobuncwane,wazaemvakokowevaubunzimaobusa ekufeni
9WazauEnoshe,unyanawakhewamazibulo,wezakuye, noKayinan,unyanawakhe,noMahalaleli,unyana kaKayinan,noYerede,unyanakaMahalaleli,noEnoki, unyanakaYerede,kunyenabafazibabonabantwanaukuze bafumaneintsikeleloevelakuSete
10WabathandazelauSete,wabasikelela,wabafungisaigazi lika-Abheliolilungisa,esithi,Ndiyanibongoza,bantwana bam,ukubakungehlinamnyekunikulentabaingcwele, ihlambulukileyo
11MusaniukudlelananoonyanabakaKayin,umbulali, nomoni,owabulalaumninawawakhe;ngokubaniyazi, bantwanabam,ukubasiyasabakuye,nasesonwenisakhe sonkengamandlaethuonke,awambulalayouAbheli umninawawakhe
12Emvakokubaethetheoku,uSetewamsikelelauEnoshe, unyanawakhewamazibulo,wazawamyalelaukuba alungiseleleebunyuluphambikomzimbakabawowethu uAdam,yonkeimihlayobomibakhe;ke,kananjalo,
ngamaxeshaathileukuyaesibingelelweniawasakhayo uSete.Wamwiselaumthethowokubaabaluseabantubakhe ngobulungisa,nangokusesikweni,nangobunyulu,yonke imihlayobomibakhe.
13AcombulukaamalungukaSete;izandlaneenyawozakhe zaphelelwangamandla;umlomowakhewabasisidenge, akakwaziukuthetha;waphumaumphefumlo,wafa ngomhlaosemvakomnyakawakhewamakhuluasithoba aneshumielinesibini;ngomhlawamashumiomabini anesixhenxewenyangaenguAbhibhi;NgeloxeshauEnoki wayeneminyakaengamashumiamabiniubudala
14BawugqumaumzimbakaSete,bawuqhola,bawuqhola, bawubekaemqolombeniwobuncwane,ngasekunene komzimbakabawouAdam,bamlilelaimihlaemashumi maneBamphaizipho,njengokobenzayokubawowethu uAdam.
15EmvakokufakukaSete-Enoshewaphakama wabakhokelaabantubakhe,abowayebondlangobulungisa, nangobulungisa,njengokouyisewayemyalele.
16KodwangethubauEnoshewayeneminyaka engamakhuluasibhozoanamashumiamabinieminyaka ubudala,uKayinwabanenzalaenkulu;Kubababezekela futhi,bezinikeleezinkanukweni;wadaumhlabaophantsi kwentabawazalangabo
ISAHLUKOSE-13
1NgaloomihlakwakuhlalauLameki,imfama, owayengoonyanabakaKayinWayenonyanaogama linguAtun;bayebeneenkomoezininzibobabini
2ULamekiubeqheleukubathumelaukubabayekwalusa nomfanaobelusa;owathi,ekufikenikwakhengokuhlwa, walilaphambikukayise-mkhulu,naphambikoyiseuAtun, noninauHazina,wathikubo,Mnaandinakoukuzalusaezo nkomondedwa,hlezendihluthweubanikuzo,andibulale ngenxayazoKubaphakathikwabantwanabakaKayin, kwakukhoukuphangaokuninzi,ukubulala,kunyenesono.
3ULamekiwamsikwayimfesane,wathi,Okunene,eyedwa nje,omelwekumadodaalendawo
4WesukakeuLameki,wathabathaisaphethaabesigcinile kwasebuncinanenibakhe,engekabiyimfama,wathabatha iintoloezinkulu,namatyeagudileyo,nenkwitshiabenayo, wayaezindlenomfanalowo,wamisaemvakwempahla emfutshane;ngoxaumalusiomncinanewayesalusa iinkomoWenjenjalouLamekiimihlaemininzi
5NgeloxeshauKayin,ekubeniuThixoebemlahlile,kwaye wamqalekisangokungcangcazelanokothuka,akaba nakuhlala,akafumanikuphumlanakanye;kodwaebhadula esukakwiindawongeendawo
6EkubhadulenikwakhewayakubafazibakaLameki, wababuzangayeBathikuye,Nankuyaendle
7WayauKayinukuyakumkhangela;Wathiakungena emadlelweni,wevaumalusiumfanaisandisakhe, nempahlaemfutshaneibuthelanaphambikwakhe
8WathikuLameki,Camagu,nkosiyam,lirhamncwa lasendlena,okanyesisihange?
9WathiuLamekikuye,Ndiqondiseindlelaabhekangayo, ekunyukenikwakhe;
10WathobauLamekiisaphethasakhe,walubekaphezu kwayoutolo,wafakailityekwisilingi.WathiuKayin ukuphumaendle,wathiumalusikuLameki,Tola,nanko uyeza
11ULamekiwamtolauKayinngotololwakhe,wambetha ethangenilakhe.ULamekiwambethangelitye elisesangwenilakhe,lawangobuso,lawakrobozaamehlo akheomabini;wawakwaokouKayin,wafa.
12WezakuyeuLamekinomfanaongumalusi,bamfumana eleleemhlabeniWathiumalusiomncinanekuye, NguKayinubawo-mkhulu,loumbuleleyo,nkosiyam 13WazohlwayauLamekingenxayoko,wazangenxa yobukrakrabokuzisolakwakhe,waqhwabaizandlazakhe, wayibethangentendeyesandlasakheentloko,yawa ngokungathiifile;uLamekiubecingaukubayintsonkotha; Wacholailitye,wambetha,wamtyumzaintloko,wadawafa
ISAHLUKOSE-14
1XauEnoshewayeneminyakaengamakhuluasithoba ubudala,bonkeabantwanabakaSete,noKayinan,nezibulo lakhe,kunyenabafazibabonabantwanababo, bahlanganisanangakuye,becelaintsikelelokuye.
2Wabathandazela,wabasikelela,wabafungisangegazi lika-Abheli,elilungisa,wathikubo,Makungabikhonamnye kubantwanabenubehlakulentabaingcwele,bangadlelani nabantwanabakaKayinumbulali
3UEnoshewambizauKayinanunyanawakhe,wathikuye, Yabona,nyanawam,uzeubekeintliziyoyakhokubantu bakho,ubamisengobulungisa,nangokumsulwa,ume ulungiselelephambikomzimbakabawouAdam,yonke imihlayobomibakho.
4EmvakokuuEnoshewangenaekuphumleni,eminyaka ingamakhulualithobaanamashumiasibhozoanesihlanu; wazauKayinanwamqwenga,wazawambekaemqolombeni wobuNdyebongasekhohlokukayiseu-Adam;wamenzela amadiningokwesikolooyise
ISAHLUKOSE-15
1EmvakokufakukaEnoshe,uKayinanwemaphezu kwentlokoyabantubakheebulungiseninobumsulwa, njengokouyisewayemyalele;kananjalowaqhubeka elungiselelaphambikomzimbaka-Adam,ngaphakathi kumqolombawobuNdyebo
2Kekaloku,akubaedleubomiiminyakaemakhulu asithobaanashumi-nye,wafikelwayimbandezelo nembandezeloKekaloku,xaselezakungenaekuphumleni, bezakuyebonkeooyisenabafazinabantwanababo, wabasikelela,wabafungisangegazilika-Abheliolilungisa, wathikubo,Makungabikhonamnyekuniohlakulentaba ingcwele,ningadlelaninabantwanabakaKayinumbulali. 3UMahalaleli,unyanawakhewamazibulo,wawufumana lomyalelokuyise,owamsikelelayowazawafa 4UMahalaleliwamqholangeziqholo,wamlalisa emqolombeniwobuncwane,kooyise.bamenzelaamadini ngokwesikolooyise
ISAHLUKOSE-16
1WemakeuMahalaleliphezukwabantubakhe,wabondla ngobulungisanangokumsulwa,wabakhangelaukuba abadlelaninabantwanabakaKayin
2WaqhubekakanjalokuMqolombawobuNdyebo ethandazakwayeelungiselelaphambikomzimbakabawo wethuuAdam,ecelaincebakuThixokuyenakubantu
bakhe;wadawabangamakhuluasibhozoanamanci asixhenxeeminyakaubudala,xawagulayo.
3Bahlanganisanakuyebonkeabantwanabakhe,ukuze bambone,nokubabaceleintsikeleloyakhekubobonke, engekawushiyilomhlaba.
4WavukakeuMahalaleli,wahlalaesingqengqelwenisakhe, iinyembezizakhezisihlaebuswenibakhe,wabizauYarede unyanawakheomkhulu,owathiwezakuye.
5Wamangaubusobakhe,wathikuye,Yerede,nyanawam, ndikufungisauMenziwezulunehlabathi,ukubaubagcine abantubakho,ubalusengobulungisanangokumsulwa; ungandululinamnyekuboekuhlenikulentabaingcwele, ayekoonyanabakaKayin,hlezeabhubhekunyenabo.
6Yiva,nyanawam,emvenikokukuyakubakho intshabalaloenkuluphezukomhlabangenxayabo;uThixo uyakuliqumbelaihlabathi,abatshabalalisengamanzi.
7Kananjalondiyaziukubaabayikukuphulaphulaoonyana bakho,behlekulentaba,balalenoonyanabakaKayin, batshabalalenabo.
8Bafundise,nyanawam,ubagcine,Ukuzekungabikho tyalakuwengenxayabo
9UMahalaleliwathi,ngaphezukoko,kunyanawakhe uYerede,“Ndakubandifile,wuqholeumzimbawam, uwubekeemqolombenikaNdyebo,ecalenikwemizimba yoobawo,uzekewenaumephezukomzimbawam, uthandazekuThixo;
10UMahalaleliwabasikelelabonkeoonyanabakhe;waza wangqengqaesingqengqelwenisakhe,wangena ekuphumleninjengooyise
11KodwaakubonauYeredeukubauyiseuMahalaleliufile, walila,kwayewababuhlungu,kwayewamangawaza waphuzaizandlazakheneenyawozakhe;benjenjaloke bonkeabantwanabakhe
12Bawuqholaumzimbawakhengoonyanabakhe, bamngcwabelaecalenikwezidumbuzooyiseAvukake, amlilelaiintsukuezimashumimane
ISAHLUKOSE-17
1WazauYeredewawugcinaumyalelokayise,waza waphakamanjengengonyamaphezukwabantubakhe Wabalusangobulungisanangokumsulwa,wabawisela umthethowokubabangenzintongaphandlekwecebolakhe. Kubawayeboyika,hlezebayekubantwanabakaKayin
2Yininaukubaabathethelelengokuphindaphindiweyo; kwayewaqhubekaesenjenjalodekwabasekupheleni konyakawamakhuluamaneanamashumiasibhozo anesihlanuwobomibakhe.
3Ekuphelenikwaloominyaka,kwabakholomqondiso kuyeNjengokouYeredewayeminjengengonyamaphambi kwemizimbayooyise,ethandazakwayeelumkisaabantu bakhe,uSathanawammonela,wazawenzaimbonakalo entle,ngenxayokubauYeredewayengabavumeli abantwanabakhebenzenantoninangaphandlekwesiluleko sakhe
4WabonakalakeuSathanakuye,enamadodaamashumi mathathuomkhosiwakhe,enembonakaloyamadoda amahle;USathanangokwakheengoyenamkhulunoyena mdephakathikwabo,eneendevuezintle
5Bemaemlonyeniwomqolomba,bazabakhwazauYerede phakathikwawo
6Waphumakewayakubo,wabafumanabekhangeleka bengamadodaamahle,bezelekukukhanya, bekwayinzwakazienkuluWakhwankqiswabubuhlebabo, nabubuhlebabo;kwayewacingangaphakathikwakhe ukubaabangengabonaabangabantwanabakaKayin.
7Wathikeentliziyweniyakhe,Njengokubaoonyana bakaKayinbengenakunyukabayeencotsheniyalentaba, kungekhonamnyekuboowabamhlenjengabo;
8NgokokeuYeredekwayebabingelelanangombuliso wazawathikumdalaphakathikwabo,“Owubawo, ndicaciseleummangalisookuwe,kwayeundixeleleukuba ngoobaniaba,kunyenawe;kubabajongekumnjengabantu basemzini.
9Yasukayalilaenkulu,nabanyebalilakunyenayo;kwaye wathikuYerede:“NdinguAdamlowouThixowamenzayo kuqala;kwayelonguAbheliunyanawam,owabulawa ngumntakwabouKayin,awathiuSathanawamfaka entliziyweniyakheukubaambulale
10KelongunyanawamuSete,endamcelayokuYehova, owandinikayo,ukubaandithuthuzeleesikhundlenisikaAbheli
11LongunyanawamuEnoshe,unyanakaSete,omnye nguKanan,unyanakaEnoshe,omnyenguMahalaleli, unyanakaKenan,uyihlo;
12KodwauYeredewahlalaemangalisiweyinkangeleko yabo,nangentethoyendodaenkulukuye
13Yathiindodaenkulukuye,Musaukumangaliswa,nyana wam;sihleliezwenielingasentlakomyezo,awawudalayo uThixo,kwangaphambikwehlabathi;
14“Emvakokubandonile,wandikhupha,ndazandasala ndihlelikulomqolomba,ndafikelwaziimbandezelo ezinkuluezimanyumnyezi;xakusondelaukufakwam, ndamwiselaumthethouSete,unyanawam,ukubaabaluse abantubakowabo;lomthethowammawugqithiselwe komnye,kuseekuphelenikwezizukulwanaezizayo 15Kodwa,Yerede,nyanawam,sihlelikwiindawoezintle, ngoxawenauhleliaphaebugxwayibeni,njengoko uMahalaleliuyihlowandixelelayoukubakuyakufika umkhukulaomkhulu,ukhukuliseumhlabawonke
16“Ngokoke,nyanawam,ndisukendanexhalangenxa yakho,ndasukandathabathaabantwanabam,ndahamba nam,ndezaaphaukubasizekuvelelawenanoonyanabakho, kodwandakufumanaumikulomqolomba,ulila, nabantwanabakhobechithachithekekulentaba, ebushushwininasebubini
17Kodwa,nyanawam,sathisakuyiphosaindlela,sada sayakufikelelakwelilizwe,safumanaamanyeamadoda ezantsikwalentaba,ehleliezwenielihle,elizeleyimithi neziqhamo,nobuxhakaxhakabazozonke;
18Kengoko,nyanawam,liphulaphuleicebolam,uhleuye kubo,wenanoonyanabakho;uyakuphumlakukokonke okukubandezelekaokukuyo.
19KodwauYeredeakuyivalentethoivelakwindoda enkulu,wamangaliswa;Wabhekangaphanangapha,kodwa ngeloxeshaakafumananganamnyekubantwanabakhe
20Waphendulakewathikwindodaenkulu,Yininaukuba nizimele,kwadakwayilemini?
21Yathiindodaenkulu,Ukubauyihloubengasixelelanga, ngesingasazi
22WazauYeredewakholelwaukubaamazwiakhe ayeyinyani
23KeumdalawathikuYerede,“Kunganinaukubaujike, ukubanje?Wathiyena,Bendifunaomnyewakubantwana bam,ukubandimxelelengokumkakwamnawe,nokuhla kwabokwabouthethenamngabo.
24XaumdalawayivayoinjongokaYerede,wathikuye: “Yiyekeloonjongongoku,uzeuhambenathi;uya kulibonailizwelethu;ukubalikholekilekuweilizwe esihlalakulo,thinakwayewenauyakubuyelaaphakwaye uthabatheintsaphoyakhokunyenathiKodwaukuba ilizwelethualikholiswanguwe,wobuyelaendaweniyakho 25KwayeumdalawabongozauYerede,ukubaahambe phambikokubaomnyewabantwanabakheezekumcebisa ngenyeindlela.
26UYerede,kengoko,waphumaemqolombeniwaza wahambanabo,naphakathikwaboBamthuthuzelake, badabafikaencotsheniyentabayoonyanabakaKayin.
27Wazawathiumdalakomnyewabalinganebakhe, “Silibeleintoethileemlonyeniwomqolomba,kwayeleyo yisambathoesinyuliweyoesasizesambesauYeredengaso.
28Wathikekomnyewabo,Buya,wena,bambi;kwaye siyakukulindelaaphaudeubuyeNgokosiyakumambesa uYeredekwayeuyakubanjengathi,olungileyo,mhle, kwayeofaneleukuhambanathikwilizwelethu
29Wabuyakelowo
30Kekaloku,akubon’ukubauthekeekudekambe, yambizaindodaenkulu,yathikuye,Hlalawena,ndide ndinyuke,ndithethenawe
31Yemangxi;yezakuyeindodaenkulu,yathikuye, Kukhonto-nyeesiyilibeleemqolombeni:kukucimaisibane esidangazelayongaphakathikwawo,phezukwezidumbu zawo,ubuyeuzekuthingokukhawuleza.
32Lahambaelinye,kwayeumdalawabuyelakumadlelane ayonakuYeredeKwayebehlaentabeni,kwayeuYerede ekunyenabo;bazabahlalangasemthonjeniwamanzi, kufuphinezindluzabantwanabakaKayin,bazabalinda umlinganewabowadawayizisaingubokaYerede
33Wathingoko,owabuyelayoemqolombeni,wasicima isibane,wezakubo,ephetheumfanekiso,wababonisa KwayexauYeredeeyibonawamangaliswabubuhle nobabalolwayo,wazawagcobaentliziyweniyakhe ekholelwaukubayayiyinyaniyonke
34Bakubon'ukubabahlelikhona,bangenaabathathukubo ezindlwinizoonyanabakaKayin,bathikubo,Siziseleni namhlaukudlangasemthonjeniwamanzi,sidlethina nabalinganebethu
35BathebakubabonaoonyanabakaKayin,bamangaliswa ngabo,bathi,Ezizintlengembonakalo,esingazange sazibonangaphambili.Basukakebayanaboemthonjeni wamanzi,bayakubonaabalinganebabo
36Bazifumanabeziinzwanakakhulukangangokuba badandulukangokuvakalayongeendawozaboukuze abanyebahlanganisanekunyebazebakhangeleezizidalwa zintleBahlanganisanakeamadodanabafazi,babarhawula
37Yathikuboindodaenkulu,Singabaphambukeliezweni lenu;siphatheleniukudlaokumnandi,nisele,ninanabafazi benu,ukubasihlaziyekenani
38Kwathi,akuwevaloomadodalawomazwiendoda enkulu,bathioonyanabakaKayinbathabathaelowo umkakhe,nomnyewazisaintombiyakhe,bezakubo abafaziabaninzi;wonk’ubaniowayebhekisakuYerede ngenxayakheokanyengenxayomfaziwakhe;zonke ngokufanayo
39KodwaakubauYeredeekubonaokobakwenzileyo,kwa kanyeumphefumlowakhewarhoxobisakubo;engayi kungcamlantobayiyo,nasesiselosabo
40Ithekeindodaenkuluyakubonaukuzolukilekubo,yathi kuye,Musaukubabuhlungu;
41Wazawazolulaizandlazakhewazawathabathaomnye wabafazi,bazaabahlanukumaqabaneakhebenza okufanayophambikoYerede,ukuzeenzenjengoko benzayo
42UthekeuYerede,akubabonabesenzaububi,walila wathientliziyweniyakhe,Oobawoabazangebenzenjalo
43Wazolulakeizandlazakhe,wathandazangentliziyo eshushu,elilakakhulu,wambongozauThixoukuba amhlanguleezandlenizabo
44KwathikamsinyanjeuYeredewaqalisaukuthandaza, umdalawasabakunyenamaqabaneakhe;kuba babengenakuhlalaendaweniyokuthandaza
45WazauYeredewajikakodwaakababona,kodwa wazifumanaemiesazulwinisabantwanabakaKayin.
46Walilakewathi,Thixo,musaukunditshabalalisangolu hlanga,ndabalulelangalooobawo;kubangoku,Nkosiyam, Thixowam,bendibangoobawoabobabonakeleyokum; kantikendibafumenebengoobawo;
47Kengokundiyakucela,Thixo,ukubaundihlangulekolu hlangandihleliphakathikwalo,njengokuba wandihlangulayokwezodemon;thumaisithunywasakho, ukubasindikhuphephakathikwazo;
48AkubauYeredeewugqibileumthandazowakhe,uThixo wathumelaingelosiYakhephakathikwabo,eyathi yamthabathauYeredeyammisaphezukwentaba, yambonisaindlela,yamcebisa,yazakeyemkakuye.
ISAHLUKOSE-18
1AbantwanabakaYeredebabenomkhwa wokumndwendwelaiyureemvakweyure,ukuzebafumane intsikeleloyakhekwayebaceleingcebisoyakhengayo yonkeintoabayenzayo;bathike,xaenomsebenzi, bawenzelayena
2Kodwangelixeshabakungenaemqolombeni abamfumanangauYerede,kodwabafumanaisibane sicinyiwe,nemizimbayooyiseijulwengaphanangapha, kwazakwaphumaamazwiaphumakubongamandla kaThixo,athi:“USathanangempoqoumlukuhlileunyana wethu,enqwenelaukumtshabalalisa,njengoko wamtshabalalisayounyanawethuuKayin.
3Bathike,Nkosi,Thixowamazulunehlabathi,mhlangule unyanawethuesandlenisikaSathana,owenzeumfanekiso omkhuluwobuxokiphambikwakheBathethanangezinye iindawo,ngamandlakaThixo
4KodwabakubaabantwanabakaYeredebewavilela mazwiboyika,bazabemabelilelauyise;kubabebengayazi intoemhleleyo
5Bamlilelangaloomini,ladalatshonailanga
6WazakeuYeredewezaenobusoobulusizi,elusizi engqondweninasemzimbeni,kwayeelusizingokohlulwa kwimizimbayooyise.
7Kekaloku,akusondelaemqolombeni,bambonaoonyana bakhe,bagidimabayaemqolombeni,baxhomaentanyeni yakhe,bakhala,bathikuye,Bawo,ubuphina?Kwaye kwakhona,"Owubawo,xaunyamalalayo,sacimaisibane
phezukwemizimbayoobawo,imizimbayajulwa, kwaphumanamazwikuyo."
8AkukuvaokuuYeredewababuhlungu,wazawangena emqolombeni;Bazifumanakeizidumbuzijulwengeenxa zonke,isibanesicinyiwe,noobawobethandazelaukuba akhululweesandlenisikaSathana
9WazauYeredewawaphezukwemizimbawazawayiwola, wazawathi:“Owubobawo,ngesibongozosenu,makhe uThixoandihlanguleesandlenisikaSathana!
10Ayeaphezakeonkeamazwingaphandlekwelizwi likabawowethuuAdam,owathethakuYeredengamandla kaThixo,kanyenjengokubaumntuwayeyakuthetha kumlinganewakhe,esithi,“OwuYerede,nyanawam, nikelaiziphokuThixongokubaekuhlanguleesandleni sikaSathana;kwayexauzisaloominikelo,makubenjalo ukubauyinikelephezukwesibingeleloendathindanikela kusophezukwesibingeleloendathindanikelakuso uSathana;ethandaukunditshabalalisa,kodwauThixo wandihlangulaesandlenisakhe.
11Bathetheleabantubakho,ukubabamgcine,bangayeki ukusondezaiminikelokuThixo
12Lathicwakakenelizwilika-Adam;kwayeuYerede nabantwanabakhebamangaliswakokuBandulake bayibekaimizimbanjengokobabenjalokuqala;waza uYeredenabantwanabakhebemabethandazabonkeobo busuku,kwadakwasa
13WazauYeredewenzaumnikelowazawawunyusaphezu kwesibingelelo,njengokouAdamwayemyalele.Yayexa wayenyukaesiyaesibingelelweni,wathandazakuThixo ukubaamenzeleincebanokuxolelwaizonozakhengenxa yokucinywakwesibane.
14UThixowabonakalakuYeredeesibingelelweni, wamsikelelayenanoonyanabakhe,wawamkelaumnikelo wabo;wazawayalelauYeredeukubaathabathekuwo umliloongcweleovelaesibingelelweni,azeakhanyise ngawoisibaneesasikhanyiselaumzimbaka-Adam
ISAHLUKOSE-19
1EmvakokouThixowaphindawamtyhilelaisithembiso awayesenzekuAdam;Wamcaciselaiminyakaengama5500,wamtyhilelaimfihleloyokuzakwakheemhlabeni
2WathiuThixokuYerede,Ngokubhekiselekumlilo owuthabathileyoesibingelelweniukubaulumekeisibane ngawo,mawuhlalekuwe,ukhanyiseleimizimba,kwaye ungaphumiemqolombeni,deumzimbaka-Adamuphume kuwo
3Kodwa,OwuYerede,wunyamekeleumlilo,ukuzeutshe ukhazimleesibaneni;uzeungabuyiuphumeemqolombeni, udeubeubeuwiselweumthethongombono,kungabi ngembonakalo,wakubonawena
4Uzeubawiseleumthethoabantubakho,ukubabangabazi oonyanabakaKayin,bangazifundiiindlelazabo;kuba ndinguThixo,ongathandiyointiyo,nemisebenzi yobugwenxa
5UThixowanikakanjaloeminyeimiyaleloemininzi kuYerede,wazawamsikelela.WazewalirhoxisaiLizwi laKhekuye
6WazauYeredewasondelakunyenabantwanabakhe, wathabathaumlilo,wazawehlawayaemqolombeni,waza wakhanyisaisibanephambikomzimbaka-Adam;kwaye
wanikaabantubakheimiyalelonjengokouThixo wayemyaleleukubaenze.
7LomqondisowamhlelauYeredeekuphelenikonyaka wakhewamakhuluamaneanamashumiamahlanu; njengokowenzayoneminyeimimangalisoemininzi, asibhaliKodwasibhalalekuphelangenxayokufutshane, kwayeukuzesingayandisiibalilethu
8KwayeuYeredewaqhubekaefundisaabantwanabakhe iminyakaengamashumiasibhozo;kodwaemvakoko baqalisaukugqithaimiyaleloawayebanikeyona,nokwenza izintoezininzingaphandlekwesilulekosakheBaqala ukuhlaeNtabenieNgcweleomnyeemvakomnye,kwaye bexubananoonyanabakaKayin,ebudlelwaneni obungcolileyo
9NgokuisizathusokubaabantwanabakaYeredebehle ngeNtabaeNgcwele,sesi,ukubangokusiyakukutyhila kuni
ISAHLUKO20
1KwathiemvenikokubauKayinwehlawayaezweni elimnyama,bandaoonyanabakhe,bandakulo,bekukho omnyewabo,ogamalinguGenun,unyanakaLameki, imfama,eyambulalayouKayin
2Kekalokungalomfo,uSathanawangenakuye kwasebuncinanenibakhe;Wenzaamaxilongoamaninzi, nezigodlo,nemirhubhe,namacangci,nemirhubhe, nemirhubhe,neehadi,negwali;wayemanaedlalangawo ngamaxeshaonke,nangamaxeshaonke
3Wazidlalela,wangenauSathanakuwo,ngokokude kuvakalaisandiesimnandi,esimnandi, esiyingcungcuthekisayointliziyo
4Wahlanganisaamaqelangamaqela,ukubaadlalekuwo; Badlala,kwakholekakoonyanabakaKayin,bavutha ubugwenxaphakathikwabo,batshakwangakungomlilo ngoxauSathanawazitshisaiintliziyozabo,omnyekomnye, wazawandisainkanukophakathikwabo.
5USathanakananjalowafundisauGenunukubaazise isiseloesinxilisayokwicom;KeleGenunibifudula ihlanganiselandawonyeamaqelaasezindlwinizokusela; kwayebazisaezandlenizabozonkeiintlobozeziqhamo neentyatyambo;baselakunye
6Wenjenjalolomfoukubandisaisonongokuncamisileyo; kananjalowenzangekratshi,wazawafundisaabantwana bakaKayinukwenzalonkeuhlobolwenkohlakaloembi kakhulu,ababengayazi;wabamiselaizenzoezininzi ababengazazingaphambili
7USathana,akubonaukubabazinikelekuGenun, emphulaphulakuyoyonkeintoabeyithethakubo,wavuya kunene,wayikhulisaingqiqokaGenun,wadawathabatha isinyithi,wenzangayoizixhobozokulwa
8Kwathikebakunxila,yesukaintiyonokubulalana phakathikwabo;enyeindodayaxhaphazaomnye ngokumfundisaububi,ithabathaabantwanabayo,ibenza inqambiphambikwayo
9Kekaloku,akubonaamadodaukubaboyisiwe,abona abanyeabangoyiswayo,athikelawoabethweeGenun, azímelakuye,wawenzaamahlulelanaakhe
10Sazaisonosakhulakakhuluphakathikwabo;wada umntuwamzekaudadewabo,nokubayintombi,nokuba ngunina,nabanye;nokubayintombiyodadeboyise, akwabakhomahlulo,ababasabaziubugwenxa;kodwa
benzaububi,yayeumhlabawangcoliswasisono,baza bamqumbisauThixouMgwebi,owabadalayo.
11KeuGenunwahlanganisaamaqelangamaqela, abavuthelaizigodlonangazozonkeezinyeizixhobo zomculoesiselesizikhankanyile,emazantsieNtaba Engcwele;yayebenjenjaloukuzebeveoonyanabakaSete ababephezukweNtabaEngcwele
12BathebakuvaoonyanabakaSeteesosandi, bamangaliswa,bezabeyimiqela,bemaencotsheniyentaba, ukubabakhangeleezingaphantsi;benjenjalokeunyaka wonke
13Kekaloku,ekuphelenikwaloomnyaka,uGenun akubonaukubauzithandelakuye,kancinanekancinane, wangenauSathanakuyelowo,wamfundisaukubaenze iingubozenguboebomvu,ebomvu,nemfusa,nezingeyiyo 14KwayeoonyanabakaKayinabakwenzayokonkeoku, kwayebebengezelangobuhlenangeengubo eziqaqambileyo,bahlanganisanakunyeemazantsientaba benobungangamsha,ngeempondonezinxibo ezimbejembeje,nemidyarhoyamahashe,besenzalonke uhlobolwamasikizi
15BathandazaoonyanabakaSete,ababephezukwentaba eNgcwele,bemdumisauThixo,endaweniyomkhosi wezithunywazezulueziwileyo;kungokouThixowababiza ngokuba‘zizithunywazezulu,’ngenxaenokubawaba nemihlalikakhulu
16Emvenikokoababangasawugcinaumthethowakhe, ababambisanangawoooyise;kodwabaphumlaekuzileni kwabonasekuthandazeni,nakwingcebisokaYeredeuyise Kwayebaqhubekabehlanganisanakunyeencotsheni yentaba,ukuzebakhangelephezukwabantwanabakaKayin, ukususelakusasakudekubengokuhlwa,naphezukoko bakwenzayo,phezukweelokhwezaboezintlenezihombiso 17BabhekaezantsioonyanabakaKayin,bababona oonyanabakaSetebemingamagqubuencotsheniyentaba; bababizaukubabehlebezekubo
18BathioonyanabakaSetekubophezulu,Asiyaziindlela. WevakeuGenun,unyanakaLameki,besithiabayazi indlela,wacingaukubaangabathobanjanina
19WabonakalauSathanakuyeebusuku,esithi,Akukho ndlelayakuhlaentabeni,abahleliyokuyo;kothibakufika ngomso,uthikubo,Yizaniniyeentshonalangaentabeni; nofumanakhonaindlelayomsingawamanzi,ohla emazantsientaba,phakathikweenduliezimbini;yihlani ngaloondlelanizekuthi
20Kwathikwakusa,uGenunwavuthelaizigodlo,wabetha amagubuezantsikwentaba,ngokwesiqheloBevake oonyanabakaSete,bezanjengokobabeqheleukwenza.
21WathiuGenunkuboezantsi,Hambaniniye entshonalangakwentaba;nofumanakhonaindlelayokuhla 22KodwabakubaabantwanabakaSetebawevalamazwi kuye,babuyelaemqolombenikuYerede,ukuzebamxelele konkeababekuvile
23WathikeuYeredeakukuvaoko,wababuhlungu;kuba wayesaziukubabayakuligqithaicebolakhe
24Emvenikokolahlanganisanaikhululamadodaoonyana bakaSete,athethanaathi,Yizani,sihle,siyekoonyana bakaKayin,siboneabayakukwenza,siziyolisekunyenabo 25KodwaakukuvaokuuYeredengekhululamadoda, wonakanyeumphefumlowakhewachukumiseka,kwaye intliziyoyakheyababuhlunguWavukakengokuvutha okukhulu,wemaphakathikwabo,wabafungisangegazi
lika-Abheliilungisa,wathi,Makungabikhonamnyekuni ukwehlakulentabaingcwele,inyulu,ababeyimisele oobawoukubaihlalekuyo
26KodwaxauYeredeebonaukubaabawamkeliamazwi akhe,wathikubo,Owubantwanabamabalungileyo nabamsulwanabangcwele,yaziniukubaxakanyenisihla kulentabaingcwele,uThixoakayikunivumelaukuba nibuyelekuyokwakhona.
27Wabuyawabafungisa,esithi,Ndikufungisaukufa kukabawouAdam,nangegazilika-Abheli,likaSete, likaEnoshe,likaKanan,nelikaMahalaleli,ukuba nindiphulaphule,ningehlikulentabaingcwele; 28Abawaphulaphulangaamazwiakhe.
29UEnokingeloxeshawayeseleekhulile,yaye ekuzondelelenikwakheuThixokwaphakamawazawathi: “Ndiphulaphuleni,ninabonyanabakaSete,abancinane nabakhuluxaniwugqithileumyalelowookhokhobethu, nizenihlekulentabaingcweleanisayikuphinda ninyukeleaphanaphakade.
30BamvukelauEnoki,abawaphulaphulaamazwiakhe, behlabesukaentabenieNgcwele
31BazabajongakwiintombizikaKayin,kwimiloyazo emihle,nakwizandlaneenyawoezidaywengemibala eqaqambileyo,kwayezibhalweizivathoebuswenibazo, wavuthaumlilowesonokuzo.
32USathanawabenzabakhangelekabebahlekakhulu phambikoonyanabakaSete,njengokokananjalo wabenzayooonyanabakaSetebabonakalabengabona balungileyoemehlwenieentombizikaKayin,zadaiintombi zikaKayinzabakhanukelaoonyanabakaSete njengamarhamncwa,zazaoonyanabakaSetebasukela iintombizikaKayin,zadazenzaamasikizikuzo
33Kodwaemvakokubabewelengolohlobokobunqambi, babuyangendlelaababezengayo,bazabazamaukuyinyuka iNtabaEngcweleKodwaababanganako,kubaamatye aloontabaingcweleayengawumliloolenyazaphambi kwabo,ababanakoukubuyabenyukebawo.
34KwayeuThixowabanomsindokubo,wazawaguquka kubongenxayokubababehlebevelaebuqaqawulini,kwaye ngakookobabephulukeneokanyebabushiyileobabo ubunyuluokanyeubumsulwababo,bazabawela ekungcoliswenikwesono
35WazakeuThixowathumelaiLizwiLakhekuYerede, lisithi:“Ababantwanabakho,owababizangokuthi ‘ngabantwanabam,’yabona,bawugqithileumyalelowam, yayebehlabayakwindawoyentshabalaloneyesono.
36WazauYeredewalilaphambikweNkosi,wazawacela kuyoincebanoxolelo.Kodwawayenqwenelaukuba umphefumlowakheumkeemzimbeniwakhe,kunokuba uvelamazwiavelakuThixomalunganokuhla kwabantwanabakhekwiNtabaeNgcwele
37KodwawalandelaumyalelokaThixo,waza washumayelakuboukubabangehlikuloontabaingcwele, nokubababeneentlobanozokwazananabantwana bakaKayin
38Abaliphulaphulangailizwilakhe,Abaliphulaphulaicebo lakhe.
ISAHLUKO21
1Emvakokokwahlanganisanaelinyeiqela,laza lakhangelaabazalwanabalo;kodwabatshabalala
ngokunjalonaboKwabanjaloke,iqelaemvakweqela, kwadakwasalaabambalwakubo.
2WazauYeredewagulangenxayentlungu,kwayeukugula kwakhekwabakangangokubaiminiyokufakwakhe yasondela.
3WabizauEnokiunyanawakheomkhulu,noMethusela unyanakaEnoki,noLamekiunyanakaMethusela,noNowa, unyanakaLameki.
4Bakufikakekuye,wabathandazela,wabasikelela,wathi kubo,Ningamalungisa,nyanabamsulwa;ningehlikule ntabaingcwele;kuba,yabonani,abantwanabenu, nabantwanaboonyanabenu,behlilekulentabaingcwele, bezahlukanisilekulentabaingcwele,ngenxayenkanuko yaboelisikizi,nokugqithaumthethokaThixo
5KendiyazingamandlakaThixo,ukubaakayikunishiya kulentabaingcwele;ngokubaabantwanabenu bawugqithileumthethowakhe,nowobawo,esawamkelayo kubo
6“Kodwa,bonyanabam,uThixouyakunisekwilizwe lasemzini,yayeanisayikuphindanibuyeniwubone ngamehloenulomyezokunyenalentabaingcwele
7“Ngokoke,nyanabam,zigqaleningokwenuiintliziyo zenu,niwugcineumthethokaThixoophakathikwenuXa nithenaphumakulentabaingcwele,nisiyakwilizwe lasemzinieningalaziyo,thabathaniumzimbakabawowethu uAdam,kunyenawoeziziziphoezintathuzixabisekileyo, igolide,isiqhumiso,nemore,aphozibekwekhonauAdam
8“Kwayekuyelowokuniuyakusala,Owubonyanabam, liyakuzaiLizwilikaThixo,kwayexaephumakwelilizwe uyakuwuthabathakunyenayeumzimbakabawowethu uAdam,kwayeuyakuwubekaesazulwinisomhlaba indawoaphousindisoluyakwenziwakhona
9WathiuNowakuye,Ngubaninakuthioyakusala?
10WathiuYerede,Wenauyakusala,usithabatheisidumbu sikabawouAdamemqolombeni,usibekenawe emkhombeni,wakufikaunogumbe
11KwayeunyanawakhouShem,oyakuphumaesinqeni sakho,nguyeoyakuwubekaumzimbakabawowethu uAdamphakathikomhlaba,kwindawoaphousindisoluya kuvela.
12WazauYeredewaguqukelakunyanawakheuEnoki, wazawathikuye,Wena,nyanawam,hlalakulomqolomba, kwayeulungiselelengenkuthalophambikomzimba kabawowethuuAdamyonkeimihlayobomibakho,kwaye ubadliseabantubakhongobulungisanangokumsulwa 13KwayeuYeredeakazangeaphindeathethe.Zaye zakhululekaizandlazakhe,amehloakheevaliwe,wangena ekuphumleninjengooyise.Ukufakwakhekwenzeka ngomnyakawamakhuluamathathuanamancimathandathu kaNowa,nangomnyakawamakhuluasithobaanamanci asibhozoanesithobayobomibakhe;ngolweshumi elinesibinilweTakhsasngolwesihlanu.
14KodwaxauYeredewafayo,iinyembezizehlaebusweni bakhengenxayosiziolukhulu,ngabantwanabakaSete, ababewilengemihlayakhe
15NgokouEnoki,uMethusela,uLamekinoNowa,abo bane,bamlilela;wamqholaumzimbangononophelo,waza wambekakumqolombawobuNdyeboBesukakebamlilela iintsukuezimashumimane
16Yakuphelaloomihlayesijwili,uEnoki,noMethusela, noLameki,noNowa,bahlalabebuhlunguezintliziyweni
zabo,ngenxayokubauyisewayeshiyilekubo,ababa sambona.
ISAHLUKO22
1KodwauEnokiwawugcinaumyalelokaYeredeuyise, kwayewaqhubekaelungiselelaemqolombeni
2NguyeloEnokieyenzekakuyeizimangaezininzi, kananjaloowabhalaincwadiedumileyo;kodwaezo mimangalisoazinakuxelelwakulendawo
3EmvenikokobalahlekaoonyanabakaSete,bawabona, nabantwanababo,nabafazibaboKwayexauEnoki, uMethusela,uLamekinoNowabababona,iintliziyozabo zabandezelekangenxayokuwelakwabo ekuthandabuzekeniokuzelekukungakholwa;bazabalila kwayebafunaincebakaThixo,ukubaabagcine,kwaye abakhuphekwesosizukulwanasikhohlakeleyo
4UEnokiwaqhubekaebufundisinibakhephambi kweNkosiiminyakaengamakhuluamathathuanamashumi asibhozoanesihlanu,kwayeekuphelenikweloxeshawaba nokuqondangobabalolukaThixo,okokubauThixo wayenenjongoyokumsusaemhlabeni.
5Wathikunyanawakhe,Owunyanawam,ndiyaziukuba uThixounenjongoyokuzisaamanzioNogumbephezu komhlaba,nokutshabalalisaindaloyethu.
6Keninaningabobokugqibelabababantubakulentaba; kubandiyazi,ukubaakuyikusalanamnyekuniuzalayo kulentabaingcwele;akuyikubakhonamnyekunioya kulawulaoonyanababantubakowabo,akuyikusalabandla elikhulukunikulentaba
7WathiuEnokikubo,Yigcineniimiphefumloyenu, nibambeleleekoyikenikwenuuThixo,nasekukhonzeni kwenukuye,nimkhonzengokholooluthetye,nimkhonze ngobulungisa,nangokumsulwa,nangokusesikweni, enguqukweni,nangobunyulu
8AkubauEnokieyigqibileimiyaleloyakhekubo,uThixo wamfuduselaukusukakuloontabaukuyakwilizwelobomi, ukuyakwiindawozokuhlalazamalungisanabanyuliweyo, indawoyokuhlalayeParadesiyovuyo,ekukhanyeniokuya kufikelelaphezuluezulwini;ukukhanyaokungaphandle kokhanyiselolwelihlabathi;KubaukhanyisolukaThixo luzaliseihlabathilonke,kodwaakukhondawolungenako ukubabamba.
9Ngaloondlela,ngenxayokubauEnoki wayesekukhanyenikukaThixo,wazifumanaekwimeko yokufa;adeuThixoafuneukubaafe.
10Bebonke,akukhonamnyekoobawookanyekubantwana baboowasalayokuloontabaingcwele,ngaphandlekwabo bathathu,uMethusela,uLameki,noNowaKubabonke abanyebehlaentabenikwayebawelaesonwenikunye nabantwanabakaKayinBazabalelwakuloontaba, akwasalanamnyekuyo,ngaphandlekwaloomadoda omathathu