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.