Incwadi Yesibili kaAdamu no-Eva ISAHLUKO 1 1 Kwathi uLuluwa ezwa amazwi kaKhayini, wakhala, waya kuyise nonina, wabatshela ukuthi uKhayini wambulala kanjani umfowabo u-Abela. 2 Base bekhala bonke, baphakamisa amazwi abo, bashaya ubuso babo, bazithela ngothuli emakhanda abo, baklebhula izingubo zabo, baphuma, bafika endaweni u-Abela abulawelwa khona. 3 Bamfumana elele phansi, ebulewe, nezilwane ezimzungezile; ngenkathi bekhala futhi bekhala ngenxa yalo eyodwa nje. Emzimbeni wakhe kwaphuma iphunga leziqholo ngenxa yobumsulwa bawo. 4 Futhi u-Adamu wamthwala, izinyembezi zakhe zehla ebusweni bakhe; waya emhumeni wengcebo, lapho ambeka khona, wambophela amakha nemore. 5 Futhi u-Adamu no-Eva baqhubeka ngokungcwatshwa kwakhe ngosizi olukhulu izinsuku eziyikhulu namashumi amane. U-Abela wayeneminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu nengxenye ubudala, uKayini eneminyaka eyishumi nesikhombisa nengxenye. 6 Kwathi uKhayini esephelile ukulila umfowabo, wathatha udadewabo uLuluwa, wamthatha, ngaphandle kwemvumo kuyise lonina; ngoba babengelakho ukumvimba ngenxa yobuhlungu benhliziyo zabo. 7 Wehlela phansi kwentaba, kude nensimu, eduze nendawo lapho ayebulele khona umfowabo. 8 Futhi kuleyondawo kwakukhona izihlahla eziningi zezithelo nezihlahla zehlathi. Udadewabo wamzalela abantwana, bona baqala ukwanda ngamadigri baze bagcwala kuleyondawo. 9 Kodwa u-Adamu lo-Eva kababuthananga ngemva komngcwabo ka-Abela, okweminyaka eyisikhombisa. Nokho, ngemva kwalokhu, u-Eva wakhulelwa; futhi ngesikhathi ekhulelwe, u-Adamu wathi kuye: "Woza sithathe umnikelo, siwunikele kuNkulunkulu, futhi simcele ukuba asiphe umntwana omuhle, esingaduduzwa kuye, futhi sishade nodadewabo ka-Abela." 10 Base belungisa umnikelo, bawuletha e-altare, bawunikela phambi kukaJehova, baqala ukumncenga ukuba awamukele umnikelo wabo, abaphe inzalo enhle. 11 Futhi uNkulunkulu wamuzwa u-Adamu futhi wawemukela umnikelo wakhe. Khona-ke, bakhuleka, uAdamu, no-Eva, nendodakazi yabo, futhi behlela emhumeni Wengcebo futhi babeka isibani kuwo, ukuze sivutha ebusuku nemini, phambi komzimba ka-Abela. 12 Khona-ke u-Adamu no-Eva baqhubeka nokuzila ukudla futhi bekhuleka kwaze kwafika isikhathi sika-Eva sokuthi abelethwe, lapho ethi ku-Adamu: “Ngifisa ukuya emhumeni wedwala, ngizalele kuwo.” 13 Wathi: "Hamba uthathe indodakazi yakho ukuba ikukhonze; kepha mina ngiyakuhlala kulo mgede wengcebo phambi kwesidumbu sendodana yami u-Abela." 14 U-Eva wayesemlalela u-Adamu, wahamba, yena nendodakazi yakhe. Kodwa u-Adamu wahlala yedwa emhumeni wengcebo.
ISAHLUKO 2 1 Futhi u-Eva wazala indodana enhle ngokuphelele ngomzimba nangobuso. Ubuhle bakhe babufana nobukayise u-Adamu, nokho bubuhle kakhulu. 2 Khona-ke u-Eva waduduzeka lapho embona, futhi wahlala izinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili emhumeni; wayesethuma indodakazi yakhe ku-Adamu ukuba amtshele ukuthi eze abone umntwana, amqambe igama. Kodwa indodakazi yahlala endaweni yakhe eduze kwesidumbu somnewabo, waze wabuya u-Adamu. Naye wenza kanjalo. 3 Kepha u-Adamu esefikile, ebona ubuhle bomntwana, nobuhle bakhe, nesimo sakhe esiphelele, wajabula ngaye, waduduzeka ngo-Abela. Wayeseqamba umntwana ngokuthi uSeti, okusho ukuthi, "uNkulunkulu uzwile umkhuleko wami, wangikhulula osizini lwami." Kodwa lisho futhi "amandla namandla." 4 Kwathi u-Adamu esemethe umntwana ibizo, wabuyela emhumeni wengcebo; indodakazi yakhe yabuyela kunina. 5 Kepha u-Eva wahlala emhumeni wakhe, kwaze kwaphelela izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, lapho efika ku-Adamu, waletha umntwana nendodakazi yakhe. 6 Futhi bafika emfuleni wamanzi, lapho u-Adamu nendodakazi yakhe bageza khona, ngenxa yokudabuka ngo-Abela; kepha u-Eva nomntwana bagezwa ukuhlanjululwa. 7 Base bebuya, bathabatha umnikelo, bakhuphukela entabeni, bawunikela ngomntwana; futhi uNkulunkulu wawemukela umnikelo wabo, futhi wathumela isibusiso saKhe phezu kwabo, naphezu kwendodana yabo uSeti; babuyela emhumeni wengcebo. 8 Kepha u-Adamu akaphindanga amazi umkakhe u-Eva zonke izinsuku zokuhamba kwakhe; futhi kwakungasekho nzalo kubo; kodwa yilabo kuphela abahlanu, uKayini, uLuluwa, u-Abela, u-Aklia, noSeti kuphela. 9 Kepha uSeti wakhula, wakhula ngamandla; waqala ukuzila ukudla nokukhuleka, ngobuqotho. ISAHLUKO 3 1 Kepha ubaba wethu u-Adamu, ekupheleni kweminyaka eyisikhombisa kusukela osukwini ahlukana ngalo nomkakhe u-Eva, uSathane waba nomhawu ngaye, lapho embona ehlukene naye kanjalo; futhi walwela ukumenza ahlale naye futhi. 2 Khona-ke u-Adamu wasukuma wenyukela phezu koMhume Wengcebo; waqhubeka elala lapho ebusuku. Kodwa kwakuthi lapho nje kukhanya nsuku zonke wehlela emhumeni, ukuze akhuleke khona futhi athole isibusiso kuwo. 3 Kwathi sekuhlwile, wenyukela phezu kophahla lomhume, lapho ayelele khona eyedwa, esaba ukuthi uSathane angamnqoba. Waqhubeka kanjalo eyedwa izinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalolunye. 4 Khona-ke uSathane, ozonda konke okuhle, lapho ebona u-Adamu eyedwa kanjalo, ezila futhi ethandaza, wabonakala kuye esesimweni sowesifazane omuhle, owafika wema phambi kwakhe ngobusuku bosuku lwamashumi amane, futhi wathi kuye: 5 “O Adamu, kusukela ngesikhathi usahlezi kulo mhume, siye sathola ukuthula okukhulu okuvela kuwe, nemikhuleko yakho isifikile kithi, futhi saduduzeka ngawe.