Genesis
4:1 U-Adamu wamazi u-Eva umkakhe; wakhulelwa, wazala uKayini, wathi;
ngithole umuntu kuJehova.
4:2 Futhi waphinda wazala umfowabo u-Abela. U-Abela wayengumalusi wezimvu, kodwa
uKhayini wayengumlimi.
4:3 Kwathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ukuthi uKayini waletha isithelo
umhlabathi ube ngumnikelo kuJehova.
4:4 U-Abela naye waletha amazibulo ezimvu zakhe namanoni
kwakho. UJehova wambheka u-Abela nomnikelo wakhe;
4:5 Kepha uKayini nomnikelo wakhe akawunakanga. Futhi uKayini waba kakhulu
ngolaka, ubuso bakhe bunyukubele.
" 4:6 Futhi uJehova wathi kuKayini, "Kungani uthukuthele? futhi kungani eyakho
ubuso bunyukubele?
4:7 Uma wenza kahle, ngeke wamukeleka? futhi uma ungakwenzi
yebo, isono sihlezi ngasemnyango. Isifiso sakhe siyakuba kuwe, nawe
uyakubusa phezu kwakhe.
4:8 UKayin wakhuluma no-Abela umfowabo
besendle, uKayini wavukela u-Abela umfowabo, wambulala
yena.
" 4:9 Futhi uJehova wathi kuKayini, "Uphi umfowenu Abela?" Wathi: Mina
angazi: Ngingumlindi womfowethu na?
4:10 Wathi, Wenzeni? izwi legazi lomfowenu
uyakhala kimi esemhlabeni.
4:11 Futhi manje usuqalekisiwe emhlabeni, okuyinto uvule umlomo wakhe ukuze
Yamukela igazi lomfowenu esandleni sakho;
4:12 Lapho ulima umhlabathi, ngeke kusukela manje kuqhubeke ukuthela kuwe
amandla akhe; uyakuba ngumbaleki nomhambuma emhlabeni.
4:13 Wathi uKayini kuJehova, "Isono sami sikhulu kunalokho engingasithwala."
4:14 Bheka, ungixoshile namuhla ebusweni bomhlaba; futhi
ngiyakucasha ebusweni bakho; futhi ngizoba umbaleki nomhambuma
emhlabeni; njalo kuzakuthi wonke ongitholayo
uzongibulala.
" 4:15 Futhi uJehova wathi kuye: "Ngakho-ke noma ubani obulala uKayini, impindiselo
izathathwa phezu kwakhe kasikhombisa. UJehova wabeka uphawu kuKayini, funa
noma yimuphi omtholayo kufanele ambulale.
4:16 Futhi uKayini waphuma ebusweni bukaJehova, futhi wahlala ezweni
yaseNodi, ngasempumalanga kwase-Edene.
4:17 UKayini wamazi umkakhe; wakhulelwa, wazala u-Enoke;
wakha umuzi, waqamba igama lomuzi ngegama lakhe
indodana, u-Enoke.
4:18 U-Enoke wazala u-Irade; u-Iradi wazala uMehuyayeli, noMehujayeli.
wazala uMetusayeli; uMethusayeli wazala uLameka.
4:19 ULameka wazithathela abafazi ababili, igama lomunye lalingu-Ada, futhi
igama lomunye uZila.
4:20 U-Ada wazala uJabali; yena waba nguyise wabahlala ematendeni nabahlala ematendeni.
njengabanezinkomo.
21 Igama lomfowabo lalinguJubali; yena waba nguyise wabo bonke abanjengaye
phatha ihabhu nogubhu.
4:22 UZila, naye wazala uThubali-kayini, umfundisi wabo bonke abenzi bezandla.
ithusi nensimbi; udadewabo kaThubali-kayin wayenguNahama.
4:23 ULameka wathi kubafazi bakhe, Ada noZila, Yizwani izwi lami; nina bafazi
kaLameka, lalela inkulumo yami, ngokuba ngibulele umuntu kimi
olimazayo, nensizwa kwangilimaza.
4:24 Uma uKayini uyophindiselwa kasikhombisa, ngempela uLameka kamashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa.
4:25 U-Adamu wabuye wamazi umkakhe; wazala indodana, waqamba igama layo
Wathi uSeti: “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu ungimisele enye inzalo esikhundleni sika-Abela;
owabulawa nguKayini.
4:26 USeti naye wazalelwa indodana; waqamba igama layo
U-Enoshe: Khona-ke abantu baqala ukubiza igama likaJehova.