UBawo wethu uthetha ihlabathi lize kubekho
Incwadi yezinto zokuqala: indalo nokuwa, unogumbe nomnqophiso, nokubizwa kosapho luka-Abraham, ekuthi ngalo lonke ihlabathi lisikelelwe. Isibhalo sivula apho kuvula khona iindaba ezilungileyo—ngoBawo wethu ozenzela umhlaba, nosapho.
1 1Ekuqaleni uBawo wethu osezulwini wadala amazulu nomhlaba. a a v1 Ilizwi elithetha indalo ize kubekho lelikaBawo. UThixo uBawo, uMntu wokuqala kuBathathu Emnye, udala ngoNyana — uLizwi lwakhe olungunaphakade (uYohane 1:3; kwabaseKolose 1:16) — ngelixa uMoya kaThixo uphaphazela phezu kwamanzi (iGenesis 1:2). IBhayibhile iqala kungekho ngoThixo okude, kodwa ngoBawo osondelayo. 2Umhlaba wawungenamlo ungenanto; ubumnyama babuphezu kobuso benzonzobila, waza uMoya kaBawo wethu wawuphaphazela phezu kobuso bamanzi.
3Waza uBawo wethu wathi: “Makubekho ukukhanya,” kwabakho ukukhanya.
4Wabona ukuba ukukhanya kulungile, waza wahlula ukukhanya ebumnyameni. 5Ukukhanya wakubiza ngokuthi “imini,” ubumnyama wabubiza ngokuthi “ubusuku.” Kwahlwa, kwasa—usuku lokuqala.
6Waza uBawo wethu wathi: “Makubekho isibhakabhaka phakathi kwamanzi, ukuze kwahlulwe amanzi kumanzi.”
7Wenza isibhakabhaka, wawahlula amanzi angaphantsi kwaso kumanzi angaphezulu kwaso. Kwaba njalo. 8Isibhakabhaka wasibiza ngokuthi “izulu.” Ngoko kwahlwa, kwasa—usuku lwesibini.
9Waza uBawo wethu wathi: “Amanzi angaphantsi kwezulu makaqokelelwe ndaweni-nye, kubonakale umhlaba owomileyo.” Kwaba njalo.
10Umhlaba owomileyo wawubiza ngokuthi “umhlaba,” amanzi aqokelelweyo wawabiza ngokuthi “iilwandle.” Wabona ukuba kulungile.
11Wandula wathi: “Umhlaba mawuhlumise imifuno: izityalo ezivelisa imbewu, nemithi yeziqhamo evelisa iziqhamo ezinembewu kuzo, nganye ngohlobo lwayo.” Kwaba njalo.
12Umhlaba wavelisa imifuno—izityalo ezivelisa imbewu ngohlobo lwazo, nemithi evelisa iziqhamo ezinembewu ngohlobo lwayo—waza uBawo wethu wabona ukuba kulungile. 13Kwahlwa, kwasa—usuku lwesithathu.
14Waza uBawo wethu wathi: “Makubekho izikhanyiso esibhakabhakeni sezulu, ukuze zahlule imini ebusuku, zibe yimiqondiso yokuphawula amaxesha, iintsuku, neminyaka, 15zibe zizikhanyiso esibhakabhakeni sezulu, ukuze zikhanyise emhlabeni.” Kwaba njalo.
16UBawo wethu wenza izikhanyiso ezibini ezikhulu—isikhanyiso esikhulu ukuba silawule imini, isikhanyiso esincinci ukuba silawule ubusuku. Wenza neenkwenkwezi. 17Wazibeka esibhakabhakeni sezulu ukuze zikhanyise emhlabeni, 18zilawule imini nobusuku, zahlule ukukhanya ebumnyameni. Wabona ukuba kulungile. 19Ngoko kwahlwa, kwasa—usuku lwesine.
20Waza uBawo wethu wathi: “Amanzi makanyakazele zizidalwa eziphilayo, neentaka ziphaphazele phezu komhlaba, esibhakabhakeni sezulu.”
21Ngoko wadala izidalwa ezinkulu zaselwandle, nazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezinyakazayo ezinyakazela emanzini ngohlobo lwazo, nazo zonke iintaka ezinamaphiko ngohlobo lwazo. Wabona ukuba kulungile.
22UBawo wethu wazisikelela wathi: “Qhamani, nande, nizalise amanzi aselwandle, zande neentaka emhlabeni.”
23Kwahlwa, kwasa—usuku lwesihlanu.
24Waza uBawo wethu wathi: “Umhlaba mawuvelise izidalwa eziphilayo ngohlobo lwazo: imfuyo, nezinambuzane, nezilwanyana zasendle, nganye ngohlobo lwayo.” Kwaba njalo.
25Wenza izilwanyana zasendle ngohlobo lwazo, imfuyo ngohlobo lwayo, nazo zonke izidalwa ezirhubuluza emhlabeni ngohlobo lwazo. Wabona ukuba kulungile.
26Waza uBawo wethu wathi: “Masenze uluntu ngokomfanekiselo wethu, ngokufana nathi, ukuze lulawule iintlanzi zaselwandle, neentaka zezulu, nemfuyo, nawo wonke umhlaba, nazo zonke izidalwa ezirhubuluza emhlabeni.” b b v26 Ukusebenzisa kukaBawo amazwi athi “thina” nathi “wethu” kubhekisa kuBawo, noNyana, noMoya oyiNgcwele.
27Ngoko uBawo wethu waludala uluntu ngokomfanekiselo wakhe; ngokomfanekiselo kaThixo wabadala; indoda nebhinqa wabadala. c c v27 Apha uThixo ngu-Elohim. ITestamente eNtsha ityhila uThixo omnye njengoBawo, noNyana, noMoya oyiNgcwele (uMateyu 28:19; uYohane 1:1-3; kwabaseKolose 1:15-16).
28UBawo wethu wabasikelela wathi kubo: “Qhamani, nande, nizalise umhlaba niwoyise. Lawulani iintlanzi zaselwandle, neentaka zezulu, nazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezinyakaza emhlabeni.” 29Wandula wathi: “Ndininika zonke izityalo ezivelisa imbewu kuwo wonke umhlaba, nayo yonke imithi eneziqhamo ezivelisa imbewu—iya kuba kukudla kwenu. 30Zonke izilwanyana zomhlaba, nazo zonke iintaka zezulu, nazo zonke izinto ezirhubuluza emhlabeni ezinomphefumlo wobomi, ndizinika zonke izityalo eziluhlaza zibe kukudla.” Kwaba njalo.
31UBawo wethu wakubona konke oko wayekwenzile, yaye kwakulunge kakhulu. Ngoko kwahlwa, kwasa—usuku lwesithandathu.
