IGenesis
1:1 Ekuqaleni uThixo wadala izulu nehlabathi.
1:2 Ke ehlabathini kwakusenyanyeni, kuselubala; kwabakho ubumnyama ebusweni
yenzulu. Waza uMoya kaThixo wafukama phezu kwamanzi lawo.
1:3 Wathi uThixo, Makubekho ukukhanya.
1:4 Wakubona ke uThixo ukukhanya ukuba kulungile, wahlula uThixo phakathi kokukhanya
ubumnyama.
1:5 Wathi uThixo ukukhanya yimini, wathi ubumnyama buBubusuku. Kwaye i
Kwahlwa, kwasa: yangumhla wokuqala.
1:6 Wathi uThixo, Makubekho isibhakabhaka phakathi kwawo amanzi
mawahlule amanzi kumanzi.
1:7 Wenza uThixo isibhakabhaka, wawahlula amanzi angaphantsi kwawo
isibhakabhaka phezu kwamanzi angaphezu kwesibhakabhaka. Kwaba njalo.
1:8 Wathi uThixo isibhakabhaka ngamazulu. Kwaye kwahlwa kwasa
yaba lusuku lwesibini.
1:9 Wathi uThixo, Amanzi angaphantsi kwezulu makahlanganiselwe ndawonye
Ndaweni-nye, kubonakale umhlaba owomileyo. Kwaba njalo.
1:10 Wathi uThixo okomileyo ngumhlaba; kunye nokuhlanganiswa kwebandla
Amanzi lawo wathi lulwandle; wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile.
1:11 Wathi uThixo, Umhlaba mawuphume uhlaza, imifuno evelisa imbewu;
nomthi weziqhamo, ovelisa iziqhamo ngohlobo lwawo, ombewu iphakathi kwawo
ngokwayo, phezu komhlaba: kwaye kwaba njalo.
1:12 Umhlaba waphuma uhlaza, nemifuno evelisa imbewu emva kwayo
umthi ovelisa iziqhamo, embewu ikuwo, emva kweyakhe
Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile.
1:13 Kwahlwa, kwasa, yaba ngumhla wesithathu.
1:14 Wathi uThixo, Makubekho izikhanyiso esibhakabhakeni samazulu
yahlula imini kubusuku; zibe zezemiqondiso, zibe ze
amaxesha onyaka, nemihla, neminyaka;
1:15 Kwaye mazibe zizikhanyiso esibhakabhakeni samazulu, zikhanyise
phezu komhlaba: kwaye kwaba njalo.
1:16 Wenza uThixo izikhanyiso ezikhulu zazibini; esona sikhulu isikhanyiso ukuba silawule imini;
esona sikhanyiso sincinane ukuba silawule ubusuku; wenza neenkwenkwezi.
1:17 Wazibeka uThixo esibhakabhakeni samazulu, ukuba zikhanyise phezu kwawo
umhlaba,
1:18 Nokulawula imini nobusuku, nokwahlula ukukhanya
ebumnyameni; wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile.
1:19 Kwahlwa, kwasa, yaba ngumhla wesine.
1:20 Wathi uThixo, Amanzi la makanyakazele inyakanyaka, inyakanyaka
ezibubomi, neentaka eziphaphazela phezu komhlaba endle
isibhakabhaka.
1:21 Wadala uThixo oominenga mikhulu, nayo yonke imiphefumlo ephilileyo enambuzelayo;
awanyakazela amanzi ngohlobo lwawo, nangeento zonke
neentaka ezinamaphiko ngohlobo lwazo. Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile.
1:22 Wabasikelela uThixo, esithi, Qhamani, nande, niwuzalise
mazande amanzi elwandle, zande iintaka emhlabeni.
1:23 Kwahlwa, kwasa, yaba ngumhla wesihlanu.
1:24 Wathi uThixo, Umhlaba mawuphume imiphefumlo ephilileyo emva kwayo
iinkomo, nezinambuzane, nezinto eziphilileyo zomhlaba ngohlobo lwazo;
kwaba njalo.
1:25 Wenza uThixo izinto eziphilileyo zomhlaba ngohlobo lwazo, nezinto ezizitho zine emva kwazo
ngohlobo lwazo, neento zonke ezinambuzelayo emhlabeni ngohlobo lwazo;
Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile.
1:26 Wathi uThixo, Masenze umntu ngokomfanekiselo wethu ngokufana nathi
Makabe nobukhosi ezintlanzini zolwandle, nasezintakeni zolwandle
emoyeni, nasezintweni ezizitho zine, nasehlabathini lonke, nasezintweni zonke
into enyakazelayo emhlabeni.
1:27 Wamdala ke uThixo umntu ngokomfanekiselo wakhe; wamdala ngokomfanekiselo kaThixo;
wadala indoda nenkazana.
1:28 Wabasikelela uThixo, wathi kubo uThixo, Qhamani, nande;
niwuzalise umhlaba, niweyise, nilawule iintlanzi
elwandle, nasezintakeni zezulu, nasentweni yonke ephilileyo
enyakazelayo emhlabeni.
1:29 Wathi uThixo, Yabonani, ndininikile yonke imifuno evelisa imbewu, esikhoyo
phezu komhlaba wonke, nemithi yonke ekuyo
isiqhamo somthi ovelisa imbewu; yoba kukudla kuni.
1:30 nakwiinto zonke eziphilileyo zomhlaba, nakwiintaka zonke zezulu, nakuzo zonke iintaka zezulu
yonke into enyakazelayo emhlabeni, enobomi kuyo, ndinayo
banika yonke imifuno eluhlaza ukuba bayidle. Kwaba njalo.
1:31 Wakubona uThixo konke akwenzileyo, nanko, kulungile kunene.
Kwahlwa, kwasa: yangumhla wesithandathu.