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Genesis 1

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1 Ekuqaleni uNkulunkulu wadala amazulu lomhlaba. 2 Umhlaba wawungelasimo njalo ungelalutho, ubumnyama babengame phezulu kolwandle njalo uMoya kaNkulunkulu wawuzulazula ngaphezulu kwamanzi.

3 Yikho uNkulunkulu wasesithi, “Akubekhona ukukhanya,” lakanye kwabakhona ukukhanya.

4 UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi ukukhanya kwakukuhle, wasekwehlukanisa ukukhanya lobumnyama. 5 UNkulunkulu wabiza ukukhanya ngokuthi “lusuku,” lobumnyama wabubiza ngokuthi “yibusuku.” Yikho kwabakhona ukuhlwa lokusa – usuku lokuqala.

6 Njalo uNkulunkulu wathi, “Kakubekhona umkhandlu phakathi kwamanzi ukwehlukanisa amanzi kwamanye amanzi.”

7 Ngakho uNkulunkulu wehlukanisa amanzi angaphansi komkhandlu kulawo amanzi angaphezulu kwawo. Kwaba njalo.

8 UNkulunkulu wabiza umkhandlu ngokuthi “ngumkhathi.” Njalo kwabakhona ukuhlwa, kwabakhona njalo ukusa – usuku lwesibili.

9 Njalo uNkulunkulu wathi, “Kakuthi amanzi angaphansi komkhathi aqoqane ndawonye endaweni eyodwa, njalo kakuvele umhlabathi owomileyo.” Ngakho kwaba njalo. 10 UNkulunkulu wabiza umhlaba owomileyo ngokuthi “ngumhlabathi,” lamanzi aqoqeneyo wathi “yizilwandle.” Njalo uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kwakukuhle.

11 Yikho uNkulunkulu wasesithi, “Umhlabathi kawuthele izimila: izihlahla ezizala intanga lezihlahla emhlabathini ezithela izithelo ezilentanga phakathi, kusiya ngemihlobo yazo eyahlukeneyo.” Kwaba njalo. 12 Umhlaba wathela izimila: izihlahla ezilentanga kusiya ngemihlobo yazo, lezihlahla ezizala izithelo ezilentanga phakathi kwazo kusiya ngemihlobo yazo. Njalo uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kwakulungile.

13 Kwabakhona njalo ukuhlwa, njalo kwabakhona ukusa – usuku lwesithathu.

14 Njalo uNkulunkulu wathi, “Akube lezibane emkhandlwini womkhathi ukwehlukanisa imini lobusuku, njalo zibe luphawu lokubonisa izibanga zomnyaka, lezinsuku leminyaka, 15 njalo mazibe yizibane emkhandlwini womkhathi ukuletha ukukhanya emhlabeni.” Kwaba njalo. 16 UNkulunkulu wenza izibane ezimbili ezinkulu – isibane esikhulu ukubusa emini lesibane esincinyane ukubusa ebusuku. Wenza futhi lezinkanyezi. 17 UNkulunkulu wazibeka emkhandlwini womkhathi ukuletha ukukhanya emhlabeni, 18 ukubusa imini lobusuku, kanye lokwahlukanisa ukukhanya lobumnyama. Njalo uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kwakukuhle. 19 Njalo kwabakhona ukuhlwa, kwabakhona njalo lokusa – usuku lwesine.

20 Njalo uNkulunkulu wathi, “Akuthi amanzi anyakazele ngezidalwa eziphilayo, njalo akuthi izinyoni ziphaphe ngaphezulu komhlaba zidabule emkhandlwini womkhathi.” 21 Yikho uNkulunkulu wadala izidalwa ezinkulu zolwandle layo yonke into ephilayo lehambayo enyakazelayo emanzini, kusiya ngemihlobo yazo, lezinyoni zonke ezilamaphiko, ngemihlobo yazo. Njalo uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kwakukuhle. 22 UNkulunkulu wazibusisa wathi, “Zalani lande ngobunengi ligcwalise amanzi ezilwandle, njalo akuthi lezinyoni lazo zande emhlabeni.” 23 Njalo kwabakhona ukuhlwa, kwabakhona njalo lokusa – usuku lwesihlanu.

24 Njalo uNkulunkulu wathi, “Akuthi umhlaba uveze izidalwa eziphilayo kusiya ngemihlobo yazo: izinanakazana ezihuquzela emhlabathini, kanye lezinyamazana zeganga, yilezo kusiya ngemihlobo yazo.” Lakanye kwaba njalo. 25 UNkulunkulu wenza izinyamazana zeganga kusiya ngemihlobo yazo, izifuyo kusiya ngemihlobo yazo, njalo zonke izinanakazana ezihuquzela emhlabathini kusiya ngemihlobo yazo. Njalo uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kwakukuhle.

26 UNkulunkulu wasesithi, “Asenze umuntu ngesimo sethu, ngomfuziselo wethu, njalo kabuse phezu kwezinhlanzi zolwandle lezinyoni zemoyeni, phezu kwezifuyo, phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba laphezu kwazo zonke izinanakazana ezihuquzela emhlabathini.”

27 Ngakho uNkulunkulu wamdala umuntu ngesimo sakhe, wamdala ngesimo sikaNkulunkulu; wadala owesilisa lowesifazana.

28 UNkulunkulu wababusisa wathi kubo, “Zalani lande ngobunengi; wugcwaliseni umhlaba, liwubuse. Busani phezu kwezinhlanzi zolwandle lezinyoni zemoyeni laphezu kwezidalwa zonke ezihambayo emhlabathini.”

29 UNkulunkulu wasesithi, “Ngilinika zonke izihlahla ezizala intanga eziphezu kwawo wonke umhlaba lazo zonke izihlahla ezilezithelo ezilentanga phakathi. Zingezenu ukuthi lizidle. 30 Njalo nginika zonke izihlahla eziluhlaza kuzo zonke izinyamazana zomhlaba lakuzo zonke izinyoni zemoyeni lakuzo zonke izidalwa ezihambayo emhlabathini – yonke into ephefumula impilo phakathi kwayo – ukuba zibe yikudla kwazo.” Kwaba njalo.

31 UNkulunkulu wakubona konke lokho ayesekwenzile, njalo kwakukuhle kakhulu. Njalo kwabakhona ukuhlwa, kwabakhona njalo lokusa – usuku lwesithupha.