Kaini naAbheri
Hama mbiri dzinouya nezvipiriso; chaAbheri chete ndicho chinogamuchirwa, uye Baba vedu vanoyambira Kaini kuti chivi chakamuvandira. Kaini anouraya zvakadaro, ipapo onetsana pamusoro pechirango chake. Anopiwa chiratidzo chinomudzivirira noupenyu hwokudzungaira kumabvazuva kweEdheni.
4 1Adhamu akavata nomukadzi wake Evha; akava nemimba akabereka Kaini, achiti, “Norubatsiro rwaBaba vedu ndawana munhurume.” a a v1 Zita rokuti Kaini rinonzwika sokuti “akawanwa” kana kuti “akaberekwa” — Evha anomutumidza nokuda kworubatsiro rwaakawana pakumuunza panyika. 2Gare gare akabereka mununʼuna wake Abheri. Abheri aifudza makwai, uye Kaini airima ivhu. 3Nokufamba kwenguva, Kaini akavigira Baba vedu chipiriso chezvibereko zvevhu. 4Abheriwo akavigira matangwe emakwai ake namafuta awo. Baba vedu vakafarira Abheri nechipiriso chake, 5asi havana kufarira Kaini nechipiriso chake, saka Kaini akatsamwa kwazvo uye chiso chake chakaunyana.
6Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Kaini, “Watsamwireiko? Chiso chako chaunyanireiko? 7Kana ukaita zvakanaka, haungagamuchirwi here? Kana usingadaro, chivi chakavandira pamukova wako, chichikushuvira—asi iwe unofanira kuchitonga.”
8Kaini akati kumununʼuna wake Abheri, “Handei kumunda.” Ikoko, Kaini akamukira mununʼuna wake Abheri akamuuraya. b b v8 Mashoko aya haapo murugwaro rwechiHebheru asi aripo muchiSamaria, chiGiriki, nechiSiriya.
9Ipapo Baba vedu vakabvunza Kaini, “Aripi mununʼuna wako Abheri?” “Handizivi,” akadaro. “Ko, ini ndiri muchengeti womununʼuna wangu here?”
10Baba vedu vakati, “Waiteiko? Inzwi reropa romununʼuna wako riri kuchema kwandiri richibva muvhu. 11Zvino watukwa uchidzingwa kubva muvhu, rakashamisa muromo waro kugamuchira ropa romununʼuna wako kubva muruoko rwako. 12Paunorima ivhu, harichazokupi simba raro; uchava mutizi anodzungaira panyika.”
13Kaini akati kuna Baba vedu, “Kurangwa kwangu kukuru kwazvo zvokuti handigoni kukutakura. 14Nhasi muri kundidzinga pavhu iri; ndichavanzwa pamberi penyu, ndive mutizi asingazorori panyika, uye ani naani achandiwana achandiuraya.”
15Asi Baba vedu vakati kwaari, “Kwete—ani naani anouraya Kaini achatsivirwa kanomwe.” Ipapo Baba vedu vakaisa chiratidzo pana Kaini, kuti kurege kuva nomunhu anomuwana angamuuraya. c c v15 Kunyange mushure mokuponda kwokutanga, Baba vedu havana kusiya Kaini — vakamuisa chiratidzo chokuti adzivirirwe. Tsitsi dzaBaba dzinosvika kune ane mhosva.
16Kaini akabva pamberi paBaba vedu akandogara munyika yeNodhi, kumabvazuva kweEdheni. d d v16 Nodhi zvinoreva “kudzungaira.” Kaini, akatongerwa kudzungaira panyika, anogara munyika yokudzungaira pachayo.
17Kaini akavata nomukadzi wake; akava nemimba akabereka Enoki. Akanga achivaka guta akaritumidza zita romwanakomana wake Enoki. 18Enoki akaberekerwa Iradhi. Iradhi akabereka Mehujaeri, Mehujaeri akabereka Metushaeri, Metushaeri akabereka Rameki. 19Rameki akaroora vakadzi vaviri, mumwe ainzi Adha uye mumwe ainzi Zira. 20Adha akabereka Jabhari, baba vavanogara mumatende navanofudza zvipfuwo. 21Zita romununʼuna wake rainzi Jubhari; iye aiva baba vavose vanoridza rudimbwa nenyere. 22Zirawo akabereka Tubhari-Kaini, mupfuri wenhumbi dzose dzendarira nesimbi; hanzvadzi yaTubhari-Kaini yainzi Naama. 23Rameki akati kuvakadzi vake: “Adha naZira, nditeererei; imi vakadzi vaRameki, teererai zvandinotaura. Ndakauraya murume akandikuvadza, jaya rakandipwanya. 24Kana Kaini achitsivirwa kanomwe, Rameki achatsivirwa kana makumi manomwe nokanomwe.”
25Adhamu akavatazve nomukadzi wake; akabereka mwanakomana akamutumidza zita rokuti Seti, achiti: “Baba vedu vandipa mumwe mwana pachinzvimbo chaAbheri, sezvo Kaini akamuuraya.” e e v25 Zita rokuti Seti rinonzwika sokuti “akapiwa” kana kuti “akagadzwa” — Evha anomutumidza nokuda kwomwana waakapiwa naBaba vedu panzvimbo yaAbheri. 26Setiwo akava nomwanakomana akamutumidza zita rokuti Enoshi. Ipapo vanhu vakatanga kudana kuzita raBaba vedu.