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.