Genesis ISAHLUKO 1 1 Ekuqaleni uNkulunkulu wadala izulu nomhlaba. 2 Umhlaba wawuyize, ungenalutho; nobumnyama babuphezu kotwa. UMoya kaNkulunkulu wahamba phezu kwamanzi. 3 UNkulunkulu wathi: "Makube khona ukukhanya," futhi kwaba khona ukukhanya. 4 UNkulunkulu wabona ukukhanya ukuthi kuhle: futhi uNkulunkulu wahlukanisa ukukhanya nobumnyama. 5 UNkulunkulu wabiza ukukhanya ngokuthi yiMini, nobumnyama wabubiza ngokuthi ubusuku. Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba ngukusa, usuku lokuqala. 6 UNkulunkulu wathi: Makube khona umkhathi phakathi kwamanzi, futhi awuhlukanise amanzi emanzini. 7 UNkulunkulu wenza umkhathi, wahlukanisa amanzi angaphansi komkhathi namanzi angaphezu komkhathi; kwaba njalo. 8 UNkulunkulu wabiza umkhathi ngokuthi iZulu. Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba ngukusa, usuku lwesibili. 9 UNkulunkulu wathi: “Amanzi aphansi kwezulu mawaqoqekele ndawonye, kubonakale umhlabathi owomileyo.” Kwase kuba njalo. 10 UNkulunkulu wabiza umhlabathi owomileyo ngokuthi umhlaba; futhi ukuqoqeka ndawonye kwamanzi wakubiza ngokuthi uLwandle: futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle. 11 UNkulunkulu wathi: “Umhlaba mawuveze utshani, imifino ethela imbewu, nemithi yezithelo ethela izithelo ngezinhlobo zayo, ekuyo imbewu yayo, emhlabeni.” Kwaba njalo. 12 Umhlaba waveza utshani, nemifino ethela imbewu ngezinhlobo zayo, nemithi ethela izithelo, ekuyo imbewu yayo, ngezinhlobo zayo; futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle. 13 Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba ngukusa, usuku lwesithathu. 14 UNkulunkulu wathi: Makube khona emkhathini wezulu izinkanyiso zokwehlukanisa imini nobusuku; futhi makube yizibonakaliso, nezinkathi, nezinsuku, neminyaka; 15 Futhi makube yizinkanyiso emkhathini wezulu zokukhanyisa emhlabeni: futhi kwaba njalo. 16 UNkulunkulu wenza izinkanyiso ezimbili ezinkulu; ukukhanya okukhulu kubuse imini, nenkanyiso encane ukuba ibuse ubusuku, wenza nezinkanyezi. 17 UNkulunkulu wazibeka emkhathini wezulu ukuba zikhanyise emhlabeni; 18 futhi abuse imini nobusuku, futhi ahlukanise ukukhanya nobumnyama: futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle. 19 Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba ngukusa, usuku lwesine. 20 UNkulunkulu wathi: “Amanzi mawagcwale uswebezane lwezilwane eziphilayo, nezinyoni ezizondiza phezu komhlaba emkhathini wezulu. 21 UNkulunkulu wadala imikhomo emikhulu, nazo zonke izilwane eziphilayo ezihambayo, amanzi akugcwalisa kakhulu ngokwezinhlobo zazo, nezinyoni zonke ezinamaphiko ngezinhlobo zazo: futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle. 22 UNkulunkulu wazibusisa, wathi: “Zalani, nande, nigcwalise amanzi aselwandle, nezinyoni zande emhlabeni.
23 Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba ngukusa, usuku lwesihlanu. 24 UNkulunkulu wathi: “Umhlaba mawuveze izilwane eziphilayo ngezinhlobo zazo, izinkomo, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, nezilo zomhlaba ngezinhlobo zazo.” Kwaba njalo. 25 UNkulunkulu wenza izilo zomhlaba ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinkomo ngezinhlobo zazo, nazo zonke ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni ngezinhlobo zazo: futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle. 26 UNkulunkulu wathi: “Masenze abantu ngomfanekiso wethu, basifuze, babuse phezu kwezinhlanzi zolwandle, nezinyoni zezulu, nezinkomo, nomhlaba wonke, naphezu kwazo zonke izilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni. 27 UNkulunkulu wamdala umuntu ngomfanekiso wakhe, wamdala ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu; wabadala owesilisa nowesifazane. 28 UNkulunkulu wababusisa, uNkulunkulu wathi kubo: “Zalani, nande, nigcwalise umhlaba, niwunqobe, nibuse phezu kwezinhlanzi zolwandle, nezinyoni zezulu, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni. 29 UNkulunkulu wathi: “Bhekani, ngininikile yonke imifino ethela imbewu, esemhlabeni wonke, nayo yonke imithi okukhona kuyo izithelo zomuthi othela imbewu; kuzakuba ngukudla kini. 30 Futhi zonke izilwane zomhlaba, futhi kuzo zonke izinyoni zezulu, futhi kukho konke okunwabuzelayo emhlabeni, lapho kukhona ukuphila, ngizinike yonke imifino eluhlaza kube ukudla: futhi kwaba njalo. 31 UNkulunkulu wabona konke akwenzileyo, bheka, kwakukuhle kakhulu. Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba ngukusa, usuku lwesithupha. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Kwase kupheleliswa izulu nomhlaba kanye nalo lonke ibandla lakho. 2 UNkulunkulu waqeda ngosuku lwesikhombisa umsebenzi wakhe abewenzile; waphumula ngosuku lwesikhombisa emsebenzini wakhe wonke abewenzile. 3 UNkulunkulu walubusisa usuku lwesikhombisa, walungcwelisa, ngokuba ngalolo suku waphumula kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe awudalile uNkulunkulu, wawenza. 4 Lezi ziyizizukulwane zezulu nomhlaba ekudalweni kwakho, ngosuku uJehova uNkulunkulu enza ngalo umhlaba nezulu, 5 Futhi zonke izitshalo zasendle ngaphambi kokuba zibe emhlabeni, nayo yonke imifino yasendle ingakamila, ngoba uJehova uNkulunkulu wayengakanisanga imvula emhlabeni, futhi kwakungekho muntu wokulima umhlabathi. 6 Kodwa kwenyuka inkungu iphuma emhlabeni, yanisela ubuso bonke bomhlaba. 7 UJehova uNkulunkulu wambumba umuntu ngothuli lomhlabathi, waphefumulela emakhaleni akhe umoya wokuphila; umuntu waba ngumphefumulo ophilayo. 8 UJehova uNkulunkulu watshala insimu e-Edene ngasempumalanga; wambeka lapho umuntu ayembumbile. 9 UJehova uNkulunkulu wahlumisa emhlabathini yonke imithi ebukekayo, nelungele ukudliwa; nomuthi wokuphila phakathi nensimu, nomuthi wokwazi okuhle nokubi. 10 Kwaphuma umfula e-Edene wokunisela insimu; lasuka lapho, lahlukaniswa laba yizinhloko ezine.