UKhayini no-Abela
Abafowabo ababili baletha iminikelo; okuka-Abela kuphela okwamukelwayo, futhi uBaba wethu uxwayisa uKayini ukuthi isono sicathamile simlindile. UKayini uyabulala noma kunjalo, bese exoxisana ngesijeziso sakhe. Uthola uphawu olumvikelayo nempilo yokuzulazula empumalanga ye-Edeni.
4 1U-Adamu walala no-Eva umkakhe; wakhulelwa wazala uKhayini, wathi: “Ngosizo lukaBaba wethu ngizuze indoda.” a a v1 Igama elithi uKhayini lizwakala njengelithi “ozuziwe” noma “olethiwe” — u-Eva umqamba ngenxa yosizo aluthola ekumletheni emhlabeni. 2Kamuva wazala u-Abela umfowabo. U-Abela wayelusa imihlambi, kanti uKhayini wayelima umhlaba. 3Emva kwesikhathi, uKhayini waletha kuBaba wethu umnikelo wezithelo zomhlaba. 4U-Abela naye waletha amazibulo omhlambi wakhe namanoni awo. UBaba wethu wamnaka u-Abela nomnikelo wakhe, 5kodwa akamnakanga uKhayini nomnikelo wakhe, ngakho uKhayini wavutha intukuthelo, ubuso bakhe baguqubala.
6UBaba wethu wayesethi kuKhayini: “Kungani uthukuthele na? Kungani ubuso bakho buguqubele na? 7Uma wenza okulungileyo, awuyukwamukeleka na? Kodwa uma ungenzi kahle, isono sicatheme emnyango wakho, sikulangazelela—kodwa wena umelwe ukusibusa.”
8UKhayini wathi ku-Abela umfowabo: “Masiye ensimini.” Kwathi besesensimini, uKhayini wamvukela u-Abela umfowabo wambulala. b b v8 Lawa mazwi awekho embhalweni wesiHebheru kodwa atholakala emibhalweni yesiSamariya, yesiGreki, neyesiSuriya.
9UBaba wethu wayesebuza uKhayini: “Uphi u-Abela umfowenu na?” Wathi: “Angazi. Kanti ngingumlindi womfowethu na?”
10UBaba wethu wathi: “Wenzeni na? Izwi legazi lomfowenu liyakhala kimi liphuma emhlabathini. 11Manje usuqalekisiwe, uxoshwa emhlabathini owuvule umlomo wawo ukwamukela igazi lomfowenu esandleni sakho. 12Uma ulima umhlabathi, ngeke usakunika amandla awo; uyakuba ngozulazulayo nobalekayo emhlabeni.”
13UKhayini wathi kuBaba wethu: “Isijeziso sami sikhulu kunalokho engingakuthwala. 14Namuhla ungixosha kulo mhlabathi; ngiyakufihlwa ebusweni bakho, ngibe ngozulazulayo nobalekayo emhlabeni, futhi noma ngubani ongitholayo uyakungibulala.”
15Kodwa uBaba wethu wathi kuye: “Cha—noma ngubani obulala uKhayini uyakuphindiselelwa kasikhombisa.” UBaba wethu wayesebeka uphawu kuKhayini, ukuze kungabikho omtholayo ombulalayo. c c v15 Ngisho nangemva kokubulala kokuqala, uBaba wethu akamlahlanga uKhayini — wambeka uphawu ukuba avikeleke. Umusa kaBaba ufinyelela nakonecala.
16UKhayini wasuka ebusweni bukaBaba wethu, wakha ezweni laseNodi, empumalanga kwe-Edeni. d d v16 UNodi usho “ukuzulazula.” UKhayini, owagwetshwa ukuba azulazule emhlabeni, wakha kanye ezweni lokuzulazula uqobo.
17UKhayini walala nomkakhe; wakhulelwa wazala u-Enoke. Wayakha umuzi, wawuqamba ngegama lendodana yakhe u-Enoke. 18U-Enoke wazala u-Iradi. U-Iradi wazala uMehuyaheli, uMehuyaheli wazala uMetushaheli, uMetushaheli wazala uLameka. 19ULameka wathatha abafazi ababili, oyedwa igama lakhe lingu-Ada, omunye uZila. 20U-Ada wazala uJabali, uyise walabo abahlala ematendeni nabelusa imfuyo. 21Igama lomfowabo belinguJubali; wayenguyise wabo bonke abashaya ihabhu nomtshingo. 22UZila naye wazala uThubali-Khayini, umkhandi wawo wonke amathuluzi ethusi nensimbi; udadewabo kaThubali-Khayini kwakunguNahama. 23ULameka wathi kubafazi bakhe: “Ada noZila, ngizweni; bafazi bakaLameka, lalelani kulokho engikushoyo. Ngabulala indoda eyangilimaza, insizwa eyangishaya. 24Uma uKhayini ephindiselelwa kasikhombisa, khona uLameka uyakuphindiselelwa kamashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa.”
25U-Adamu waphinda walala nomkakhe; wazala indodana, wayiqamba igama elithi uSeti: “UBaba wethu unginike omunye umntwana esikhundleni sika-Abela, njengoba uKhayini embulele.” e e v25 Igama elithi uSeti lizwakala njengelithi “onikiwe” noma “omisiweyo” — u-Eva umqamba ngenxa yomntwana uBaba wethu amnika yena esikhundleni sika-Abela. 26USeti naye wazala indodana, wayiqamba igama elithi u-Enoshe. Ngaleso sikhathi abantu baqala ukubiza igama likaBaba wethu.
