Kaini na Abeli
Abale awiri asabweresa pyopereka; pya Abeli basi ndipyo pisatambirwa, pontho Baba wathu asacenjeza Kaini kuti pikhoto pisan'dikhira pa nsuwo. Mbwenye Kaini asapha basi, buluka penepo asaphemba kucepeswa kwa cilango cace. Asapaswa cidzindikiro cakuntsidzikiza na umaso wa kumwaza-mwaza kumabulukiro a dzuwa kwa Edheni.
4 1Adhamu agona na nkazace Eva; iye akhala na pathupi mbabala Kaini, mbalonga tenepa: “Na ciphedzo ca Baba wathu, ndagumana mamuna.” a a v1 Dzina Kaini isabveka ninga “kugumana” peno “kubala” — Eva ampasa dzina ineyi thangwi ya ciphedzo cidatambira iye pakubala mwana uyu pa dziko. 2Buluka penepo, iye abala m'bale wace Abeli. Abeli akhali nkumbizi wa mabira, mbwenye Kaini akhalima nthaka. 3Pakupita n'dzidzi, Kaini abweresera Baba wathu ntsembe ya pisapo pya nthaka. 4Abeli, pontho, abweresa mwana wakutoma wa mabira ace pabodzi na mafuta awo. Baba wathu akomerwa na Abeli na ntsembe yace, 5mbwenye nee akomerwa na Kaini na ntsembe yace, natenepa Kaini apsa na ukali, nkhope yace yagwa.
6Penepo Baba wathu apanga Kaini: “Thangwi yanji uli na ukali? Thangwi yanji nkhope yako yagwa? 7Ungacita pyadidi, kodi nee unatambirwa? Ungakhonda kucita pyadidi, madawo asakotama pa nsuwo wako, mbasakufuna—mbwenye iwe usafunika kuatonga.”
8Kaini apanga m'bale wace Abeli: “Tiendeni ku munda.” Kweneko, Kaini alamuka kuthimbana na m'bale wace Abeli mbampha. b b v8 Mafala awa nkhabe gumanika m'malemba a Cihebheri, mbwenye asagumanika m'malemba a Cisamariya, Cigeregu, na Cisiriya.
9Penepo Baba wathu abvundza Kaini: “Ali kupi m'bale wako Abeli?” Iye atawira: “Nkhabe dziwa. Kodi ine ndine nkumbizi wa m'bale wanga?”
10Baba wathu alonga: “Ndi cani cidacita iwe? Fala ya ciropa ca m'bale wako isandikhuwira kubulukira m'nthaka. 11Cincino uli wakutemberwa, wakubuluswa m'nthaka, idafungula mulomo wayo toera kutambira ciropa ca m'bale wako m'manja mwako. 12Ungalima nthaka, nee inakupasa pontho mphambvu zayo; iwe unakhala nyakuthawa wakuyendayenda pa dziko.”
13Kaini apanga Baba wathu: “Nyatwa yanga ndi ikulu kakamwe, nkhabe kwanisa kuipirira. 14Lero musandibulusa m'nthaka ino; ndinabiserwa pa maso panu, mbakhala nyakuthawa wakukhonda kupuma pa dziko, na onsene anandigumana anandipha.”
15Mbwenye Baba wathu ampanga: “Nee—onsene anapha Kaini anabwezerwa kanomwe.” Penepo Baba wathu aikha cidzindikiro kwa Kaini, toera nkhabe munthu anamgumana ampha. c c v15 Maseze pakumala kupha kwakutoma, Baba wathu nee asiya Kaini — iye aikha cidzindikiro toera kuntsidzikiza. Ntsisi za Baba zisakwana kuna anthu akudawa.
16Kaini abuluka pa maso pa Baba wathu, mbakhala mu dziko ya Nodhi, kumabulukiro a dzuwa kwa Edheni. d d v16 Nodhi isabveka “kuyendayenda.” Kaini, adatongwa toera kuyendayenda pa dziko, akhala mu dziko ya kuyendayenda kene.
17Kaini agona na nkazace; iye akhala na pathupi mbabala Enoki. Iye akhamanga nzinda, mbaupasa dzina ya mwanace Enoki. 18Enoki abala Iradhi. Iradhi abala Mehuyaeli, Mehuyaeli abala Metusaeli, Metusaeli abala Lameki. 19Lameki amanga akazi awiri, m'bodzi akhacemerwa Adha, unango Zila. 20Adha abala Yabali, baba wa ale anakhala m'mahema na anakweta pifuwo. 21Dzina ya m'bale wace ikhali Yubali; iye akhali baba wa onsene anaimba zeze na nyanga. 22Zila abalambo Tubali-Kaini, nyakusula miyombo yonsene ya nkuwa na ya cisengwa; mulumbwana wa Tubali-Kaini akhali Naama. 23Lameki apanga akazace: “Adha na Zila, ndibveserani; akazi a Lameki, bverani pinalonga ine. Ndapha mamuna adandipweteka, mphale adandimenya. 24Kaini angabwezerwa kanomwe, penepo Lameki anabwezerwa ka makumanomwe na manomwe.”
25Adhamu agona pontho na nkazace; iye abala mwana wamamuna mbampasa dzina Seti: “Baba wathu andipasa mwana unango m'mbuto mwa Abeli, thangwi Kaini ampha.” e e v25 Dzina Seti isabveka ninga “kupaswa” peno “kusankhulwa” — Eva ampasa dzina ineyi thangwi ya mwana adampasa Baba wathu m'mbuto mwa Abeli. 26Seti, pontho, abala mwana wamamuna mbampasa dzina Enosi. Penepo anthu atoma kucemera dzina ya Baba wathu.
