Genesis 1:1 Ekuqaleni uNkulunkulu wadala izulu nomhlaba. 1:2 Umhlaba wawungenalutho, ungenalutho; nobumnyama babusebusweni lokujula. UMoya kaNkulunkulu wahamba phezu kwamanzi. 1:3 UNkulunkulu wathi: "Makube khona ukukhanya, futhi ukukhanya. 1:4 Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukukhanya ukuthi kuhle, futhi uNkulunkulu wahlukanisa ukukhanya ubumnyama. 1:5 UNkulunkulu wabiza ukukhanya ngokuthi imini, nobumnyama wabubiza ngokuthi ubusuku. Futhi i kwahlwa, kwaba ngukusa usuku lokuqala. 1:6 UNkulunkulu wathi, Makube khona umkhathi phakathi kwamanzi, futhi kawahlukanise amanzi lamanzi. 1:7 Futhi uNkulunkulu wenza umkhathi, futhi wahlukanisa amanzi angaphansi kwawo umkhathi emanzini aphezu komkhathi: kwaba njalo. 1:8 UNkulunkulu wabiza umkhathi ngokuthi iZulu. Futhi kusihlwa nasekuseni kwaba usuku lwesibili. 1:9 UNkulunkulu wathi, Amanzi angaphansi kwezulu mawabuthelwe ndawonye endaweni eyodwa, kubonakale umhlabathi owomileyo: kwaba njalo. 1:10 UNkulunkulu wabiza umhlabathi owomileyo ngokuthi umhlaba; nokubuthelwa ndawonye kwe amanzi wawabiza ngokuthi uLwandle: futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle. 1:11 UNkulunkulu wathi, Umhlaba mawuveze utshani, imifino ethela imbewu. nomuthi wezithelo othela izithelo ngezinhlobo zawo, ombewu yawo iphakathi uqobo lwalo, phezu komhlaba: kwaba njalo. 1:12 Futhi umhlaba waveza utshani, futhi imifino ethela imbewu ngemva kwayo nomusa, nomuthi othela isithelo, ombewu yawo ikuwo, emva kweyakhe umusa: uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle. 1:13 Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba ngukusa, usuku lwesithathu. 1:14 Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi, "Makube khona emkhathini wezulu ukuze hlukanisa imini nobusuku; futhi makube yizibonakaliso, futhi kube izinkathi, nezinsuku, neminyaka; 1:15 Futhi makube yizinkanyiso emkhathini wezulu ukuze zikhanyise emhlabeni: kwaba njalo. 1:16 UNkulunkulu wenza izinkanyiso ezimbili ezinkulu; ukukhanya okukhulu ukubusa imini, futhi ukukhanya okuncane ukuze kubuse ubusuku: wenza nezinkanyezi. 1:17 Futhi uNkulunkulu wazibeka emkhathini wezulu ukuba zikhanyise phezu kwezulu umhlaba, 1:18 Futhi ukubusa imini nobusuku, futhi ukwahlukanisa ukukhanya ebumnyameni: futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle. 1:19 Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba ngukusa, usuku lwesine. 1:20 UNkulunkulu wathi: "Amanzi mawagcwale ubuningi bezidalwa ezihambayo." okunempilo, nezinyoni ezindiza phezu komhlaba endaweni evulekile umkhathi wezulu. 1:21 UNkulunkulu wadala imikhomo emikhulu, nazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezihambayo. amanzi agcwala wona, ngezinhlobo zawo, nakho konke izinyoni ezinamaphiko ngezinhlobo zazo: uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle. 1:22 UNkulunkulu wababusisa, wathi: "Zalani, nande, nigcwalise amanzi olwandle, nezinyoni makwande emhlabeni. 1:23 Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba ngukusa, usuku lwesihlanu. 1:24 UNkulunkulu wathi, Umhlaba mawuveze isidalwa esiphilayo emva kwakhe nomusa, nezinkomo, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, nezilo zomhlaba ngezinhlobo zazo; kwaba njalo. 1:25 Futhi uNkulunkulu wenza izilo zomhlaba ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinkomo ngemva kwalokho izinhlobo zazo, nakho konke okunwabuzelayo emhlabeni ngezinhlobo zazo; uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle. 1:26 Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi: "Masenze umuntu ngomfanekiso wethu, ngokufana nathi bayakubusa phezu kwezinhlanzi zolwandle, naphezu kwezinyoni zolwandle emoyeni, naphezu kwezinkomo, naphezu kwawo wonke umhlaba, naphezu kwakho konke into enwabuzelayo emhlabeni. 1:27 Ngakho uNkulunkulu wamdala umuntu ngomfanekiso wakhe siqu, ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu wamdala; wabadala owesilisa nowesifazane. 1:28 UNkulunkulu wababusisa, futhi uNkulunkulu wathi kubo: Zalani, nande. nigcwalise umhlaba, niwunqobe, nibuse phezu kwezinhlanzi zolwandle, naphezu kwezinyoni zezulu, naphezu kwakho konke okuphilayo elihamba emhlabeni. 1:29 Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi: "Bheka, Ngininike yonke imifino ethela imbewu, okuyinto ebusweni bomhlaba wonke, nakuyo yonke imithi ekuyo isithelo somuthi esithela imbewu; kuzakuba ngukudla kini. 1:30 Futhi zonke izilwane zomhlaba, futhi zonke izinyoni zezulu, futhi konke okunwabuzelayo emhlabeni, okunokuphila kukho, nginakho wanika yonke imifino eluhlaza ukuba ibe ukudla; kwaba njalo. 1:31 Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona konke ayekwenzile, futhi, bheka, kwakukuhle kakhulu. Kwaba ngukuhlwa, kwaba ngukusa, usuku lwesithupha.