UGenesisi 1:1-31
1 Ekuqaleni uNkulunkulu wadala amazulu lomhlaba.+
2 Umhlaba wawungelasimo njalo ungelalutho. Kwakumnyama phezu kwamanzi*+ futhi umoya kaNkulunkulu+ wawuzulazula* phezu kwamanzi.+
3 UNkulunkulu wathi: “Akube lokukhanya.” Ukukhanya kwasekusiba khona.+
4 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi ukukhanya kwakukuhle, waseqalisa ukwehlukanisa ukukhanya lobumnyama.
5 UNkulunkulu wabiza ukukhanya ngokuthi yimini kodwa ubumnyama wabubiza ngokuthi yibusuku.+ Kwaba khona ukuhlwa kwaba khona lokusa, leli kwaba lilanga lokuqala.
6 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wathi: “Akube khona umkhathi+ wehlukanise amanzi njalo akube khona umkhandlu wehlukanise amanzi kwamanye amanzi.”+
7 UNkulunkulu wasesenza umkhathi, wehlukanisa amanzi angaphansi komkhathi lamanzi angaphezu kwawo.+ Lakanye kwaba njalo.
8 UNkulunkulu wabiza umkhathi ngokuthi lizulu.* Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona lokusa, leli kwaba lilanga lesibili.
9 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wathi: “Amanzi angaphansi kwamazulu kawabuthane ndawonye, kuvele umhlabathi owomileyo.”+ Lakanye kwaba njalo.
10 UNkulunkulu wabiza umhlabathi owomileyo ngokuthi ngumhlaba+ kodwa amanzi abuthene ndawonye wawabiza ngokuthi lulwandle.*+ UNkulunkulu wasebona ukuthi kwakukuhle.+
11 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: “Umhlaba kawenze ukuthi utshani bumile, uveze lezimila ezilentanga kanye lezihlahla zezithelo kusiya ngemihlobo yazo. Kazithele izithelo ezilentanga emhlabeni.” Lakanye kwaba njalo.
12 Ngakho umhlaba waqalisa ukuveza utshani lezimila ezilentanga+ kanye lezihlahla ezizala izithelo ezilentanga kusiya ngemihlobo yazo. UNkulunkulu wasebona ukuthi kwakukuhle.
13 Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona lokusa, leli kwaba lilanga lesithathu.
14 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wathi: “Akube lezibane*+ emkhathini wamazulu ukuze zehlukanise imini lobusuku,+ njalo zizakuba yizibonakaliso zezigaba zomnyaka lezinsuku kanye leminyaka.+
15 Izibane lezi zizakhanyisa emkhathini wamazulu ukuze zilethe ukukhanya emhlabeni.” Lakanye kwaba njalo.
16 UNkulunkulu wasesenza izibane ezinkulu ezimbili, wenza esikhulu sakhona ukuze sibuse imini,+ kuthi esinye sakhona ukuze sibuse ubusuku njalo wenza lezinkanyezi.+
17 Ngakho uNkulunkulu wazifaka emkhathini wamazulu ukuze zilethe ukukhanya emhlabeni
18 lokuthi zibuse imini lobusuku njalo zehlukanise ukukhanya lobumnyama.+ UNkulunkulu wasebona ukuthi kwakukuhle.
19 Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona lokusa, leli kwaba lilanga lesine.
20 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wathi: “Akuthi emanzini kugcwale izidalwa eziphilayo* njalo izidalwa eziphaphayo aziphaphe phezu komhlaba emkhathini wamazulu.”*+
21 UNkulunkulu wasedala izidalwa zolwandle ezinkulu layo yonke imihlobo yezidalwa eziphilayo* ezincane ezihamba zizinengi emanzini kanye lazo zonke izidalwa eziphaphayo ezilempiko kusiya ngemihlobo yazo. UNkulunkulu wasebona ukuthi kwakukuhle.
22 Yikho-ke uNkulunkulu wazibusisa izidalwa lezi wathi: “Zalani lande ligcwale emanzini olwandle+ lezidalwa eziphaphayo azande emhlabeni.”
23 Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona lokusa, leli kwaba lilanga lesihlanu.
24 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wathi: “Umhlaba kawuveze izidalwa eziphilayo* kusiya ngemihlobo yazo, inyamazana ezifuywayo lezinanakazana* kanye lenyamazana zeganga kusiya ngemihlobo yazo.”+ Lakanye kwaba njalo.
25 UNkulunkulu wasesenza inyamazana zeganga kusiya ngemihlobo yazo lenyamazana ezifuywayo kusiya ngemihlobo yazo kanye lazo zonke izinanakazana kusiya ngemihlobo yazo. UNkulunkulu wasebona ukuthi kwakukuhle.
26 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: “Asenze+ umuntu ngomfanekiso+ wethu, afanane lathi,+ njalo kabuse inhlanzi zolwandle, lezidalwa eziphaphayo zamazulu, lenyamazana ezifuywayo, lawo wonke umhlaba kanye lazo zonke izinanakazana ezihamba emhlabeni.”+
27 UNkulunkulu wasedala umuntu ngomfanekiso wakhe, wamdala ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu; wadala owesilisa lowesifazana.+
28 Kanti njalo uNkulunkulu wababusisa wathi kubo: “Zalani lande ligcwalise umhlaba+ liwubuse+ njalo busani+ phezu kwenhlanzi zolwandle laphezu kwezidalwa eziphaphayo zamazulu lakuzo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezihamba emhlabeni.”
29 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: “Sengilinike zonke izimila ezilentanga ezisemhlabeni wonke kanye lazo zonke izihlahla ezizala izithelo ezilentanga. Kazibe yikudla kwenu.+
30 Zonke inyamazana zeganga lezidalwa zonke eziphaphayo zamazulu lakho konke okuphilayo okuhamba emhlabeni, ngikunike zonke izimila eziluhlaza ukuthi zibe yikudla.”+ Lakanye kwaba njalo.
31 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu wakhangela konke ayekwenzile, wakubona kukuhle+ kakhulu. Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona lokusa, leli kwaba lilanga lesithupha.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “kwenziki zamanzi.”
^ Kumbe, “amandla kaNkulunkulu asebenzayo ayesiya.”
^ Kumbe, “yisibhakabhaka.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “yizilwandle.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo ilanga lenyanga lezinkanyezi.
^ Kumbe, “imiphefumulo ephilayo.”
^ Kumbe, “esibhakabhakeni.”
^ Kumbe, “yemiphefumulo ephilayo.”
^ Kumbe, “lenyamazana ezihuquzelayo.”
^ Kumbe, “imiphefumulo ephilayo.”
