IGenesisi 1

1 ¹Ekuqaleni, uBaba wethu osezulwini wadala amazulu nomhlaba. ^a a v1 Izwi elikhuluma indalo ibe khona ngelikaBaba. UNkulunkulu uBaba, uMuntu wokuqala kuZiqu-zintathu, udala ngeNdodana — iZwi lakhe elingunaphakade (Johane 1:3; Kolose 1:16) — kuthi uMoya kaNkulunkulu untweze phezu kwamanzi (Genesise 1:2). IBhayibheli aliqali ngonkulunkulu okude kodwa ngoBaba osondelayo. ²Umhlaba wawungenasimo ungenalutho; ubumnyama babuphezu kobuso botwa, uMoya kaBaba wethu wawuntweza phezu kobuso bamanzi.

³UBaba wethu wathi: “Makube khona ukukhanya,” kwaba khona ukukhanya.

⁴Wabona ukuthi ukukhanya kuhle, wahlukanisa ukukhanya nobumnyama. ⁵Ukukhanya wakubiza ngokuthi “imini,” ubumnyama wabubiza ngokuthi “ubusuku.” Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona ukusa—usuku lokuqala.

⁶UBaba wethu wathi: “Makube khona umkhathi phakathi kwamanzi ukuze uhlukanise amanzi namanzi.”

⁷Wawenza umkhathi, wahlukanisa amanzi angaphansi kwawo namanzi angaphezu kwawo. Kwaba njalo. ⁸Umkhathi wawubiza ngokuthi “isibhakabhaka.” Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona ukusa—usuku lwesibili.

⁹UBaba wethu wathi: “Amanzi angaphansi kwesibhakabhaka awabuthane ndawonye, kuvele umhlabathi owomile.” Kwaba njalo.

¹⁰Umhlabathi owomile wawuqamba ngokuthi “umhlaba,” amanzi abuthene wawabiza ngokuthi “izilwandle.” Wabona ukuthi kuhle.

¹¹Wathi: “Umhlaba awumilise izimila: izimila ezithela imbewu, nemithi yezithelo ethela izithelo ezinembewu ngaphakathi, ngohlobo lwayo.” Kwaba njalo.

¹²Umhlaba wakhipha izimila—izimila ezithela imbewu ngohlobo lwazo, nemithi ethela izithelo ezinembewu ngohlobo lwayo—uBaba wethu wabona ukuthi kuhle. ¹³Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona ukusa—usuku lwesithathu.

¹⁴UBaba wethu wathi: “Makube khona izikhanyiso emkhathini wesibhakabhaka ukuze zihlukanise imini nobusuku, zibe yizibonakaliso zokuphawula izinkathi, izinsuku, neminyaka, ¹⁵zibe yizikhanyiso emkhathini wesibhakabhaka, ukuze zikhanyise emhlabeni.” Kwaba njalo.

¹⁶UBaba wethu wenza izikhanyiso ezimbili ezinkulu—isikhanyiso esikhulu ukuba sibuse imini, isikhanyiso esincane ukuba sibuse ubusuku. Wenza nezinkanyezi. ¹⁷Wazibeka emkhathini wesibhakabhaka ukuba zikhanyise emhlabeni, ¹⁸ukuba zibuse imini nobusuku, nokuhlukanisa ukukhanya nobumnyama. Wabona ukuthi kuhle. ¹⁹Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona ukusa—usuku lwesine.

²⁰UBaba wethu wathi: “Amanzi agcwale izidalwa eziphilayo, nezinyoni zindize phezu komhlaba, emkhathini wesibhakabhaka.”

²¹Wadala izilwane ezinkulu zaselwandle, nazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezihambayo nezigcwele emanzini ngohlobo lwazo, nazo zonke izinyoni ezinamaphiko ngohlobo lwazo. Wabona ukuthi kuhle.

²²UBaba wethu wazibusisa wathi: “Zalani, nande, nigcwalise amanzi aselwandle, nezinyoni zande emhlabeni.”

²³Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona ukusa—usuku lwesihlanu.

²⁴UBaba wethu wathi: “Umhlaba awukhiphe izidalwa eziphilayo ngohlobo lwazo: imfuyo, izilwanyana ezihuquzelayo, nezilwane zasendle, yilelo nalelo ngohlobo lwalo.” Kwaba njalo.

²⁵Wenza izilwane zasendle ngezinhlobo zazo, nemfuyo ngezinhlobo zayo, nazo zonke izidalwa ezihuquzela emhlabathini ngohlobo lwazo. Wabona ukuthi kuhle.

²⁶UBaba wethu wathi: “Masenze abantu ngomfanekiso wethu, basifuze, ukuze babuse izinhlanzi zolwandle, izinyoni zesibhakabhaka, imfuyo, umhlaba wonke, nazo zonke izidalwa ezihuquzela emhlabathini.” ^b b v26 Ukusebenzisa kukaBaba okuthi “thina” nokuthi “wethu” kubhekisela kuBaba, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele.

²⁷Ngakho uBaba wethu wadala abantu ngomfanekiso wabo; ngomfanekiso kaBaba, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele wabadala; owesilisa nowesifazane wabadala. ^c c v27 Abantu badalwa ngomfanekiso waBantu bobathathu — uBaba, iNdodana, noMoya oNgcwele — hhayi uBaba yedwa.

²⁸UBaba wethu wababusisa wathi kubo: “Zalani, nande, nigcwalise umhlaba niwunqobe. Busani izinhlanzi zolwandle, izinyoni zesibhakabhaka, nazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezinyakaza emhlabeni.” ²⁹Wathi: “Nginipha zonke izimila ezithela imbewu kuwo wonke umhlaba, nayo yonke imithi enezithelo ezinembewu—kuyakuba ngukudla kwenu. ³⁰Kuzo zonke izilwane zomhlaba, nazo zonke izinyoni zesibhakabhaka, nakho konke okuhuquzela emhlabathini okunomphefumulo wokuphila, nginika yonke imifino eluhlaza ibe ngukudla.” Kwenzeka kanjalo.

³¹UBaba wethu wakubona konke ayekwenzile, kwakukuhle kakhulu. Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona ukusa—usuku lwesithupha.