Tsonga - 1st Book of Adam and Eve

BukuyoSungulaya AdamunaEvha

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1Hisikuravunharhu,Xikwembuxibyarilentanga evuxenibyamisava,endzilakaneniwamisavaevuxeni,ku tlulakwalaho,lokodyamburihuma,munhuangakumi nchumuhandlekamati,lamarhendzelekemisava hinkwayo,mafikaendzilakaneniwatilo.

2En’walungwiniwantangakunilwandleramatsavu,leri basekenileritengekehikuyahinantswo,leringafanini nchumuwun’wana;leswaku,hikuvonakalakayona, munhuatalangutaevuentwenibyamisava

3Lokomunhuatihlambelaekayona,abasisiwahikubasa kayona,abasahikubasakayonahambilokoari munyama

4KutaniXikwembuxitumbuluxelwandlererohiku tsakelakaxona,hikuvaaxitivaleswingatahumelelaeka munhuloyixingatan’wiendla;leswakuendzhakukaloko ahumileentangeni,hikwalahokakutlulanawukayena, vanhuvatavelekiwaemisaveni,lavaexikarhikavonaku ngatafalavolulama,lavaXikwembuxingatapfuxa mimoyayavonahisikuramakumu;lokovafaneleku tlhelelaenyameniyavona;vafanelevahlambaematiniya lwandlerero,kutanihinkwavovahundzukaeswidyohweni swavona.

5KambelokoXikwembuxiendleleswakuAdamuahuma entangeni,axin’wivekangaendzilakaneniwawona en’walungwini,leswakuangatshineliekusuhinilwandle ramati,kutaniyenanaEvhavahlambaekarona,va basisiwaeswidyohweniswavona,varivalakutlulanawu lokuvakuendleke,naswonaangaharitsundzuxihiku ehleketahikuxupuriwakavona

6Kutani,nakambe,lokokuritlheloraledzongenira ntanga,XikwembuaxingatsakelikupfumelelaAdamuku tshamakwalaho;hikuva,lokomoyawuhungawuhuma en’walungwini,awutan’witisela,ekatlhelorerorale dzongeni,nun’hwelowonandzihawamirhiyantanga.

7HikwalahoXikwembuaxivekangaAdamukwalaho, leswakuangatshukianun’hwetelanun’hwelowo nandzihawamirhiyoleyoarivalakutlulanawukayena, kutaniakumanchavelelohikwalahokaleswiaswiendleke, atsakisiwahinun’hwelowamirhi,angabasisiekakutlula nawukayena.

8Nakambe,nakambe,hikuvaXikwembuxinitintswaloni ntwela-vusiwanalowukulu,naswonaxilawulaswilo hinkwaswohindlelaleyixititivakantsena--Xiendle leswakutatawahinaAdamuatshamaendzilakaneniwale vupela-dyambubyantanga,hikuvaetlheloreromisavayi anamileswinene.

9KutaniXikwembuxin’wilerisaleswakuatshamakona ebakwenileringaeribyeni,kungaBakoraxumaleringa ehansikantanga.

NDZIMAYA2

1KambelokotatawahinaAdamunaEvhavahuma entangeni,vakandziyamisavahimilenge,vangaswitivi leswakuvakandziya

2Lokovafikalahakupfulekekenyangwayantanga, kutanivavonamisavaleyianamekeyihangalakile emahlwenikavona,yifunengetiwehimaribyelamakuluni lamatsongo,nisava,vachava,varhurhumela,vawahi swikandzaswavona,hikwalahokakuchavalokuva weleke;kutaniavafananilavafeke

3Hikuva--lokokufikelasweswiavarietikwenirantanga, vabyariwilehindlelayosasekahimirhiyamixaka hinkwayo--sweswiavativona,etikwenirimbe,leriava ngaritivi,naswonaavangasitshamavarivona.

4Naswonahikuvaenkarhiniwolowoavatelehitintswalo tantumbulukowovangama,naswonaavangarina timbiluletihundzukekeekaswiloswalahamisaveni.

5HikokwalahoXikwembuxivatwelavusiwana;naswona lokoAvavonavawileemahlwenikanyangwawantanga, UrhumeleRitoraYenaekatatanaAdamunaEvha,kutani avapfuxaekaxiyimoxavonaxowa

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1XikwembuxikuekaAdamu:"Ndzivekileemisaveni leyimasikunimalembe,kutaniwenanimbewuyawena mitatshamaekayona,mifambaekayona,kukondza masikunimalembeswihetiseka;lokondzitarhumelaRito lerikutumbuluxeke,nileriungatlulanawu,Ritoleriku humesekeentangeninilerikupfuxekelokouwile"

2Ina,Ritoleringatatlhelarikuponisalokomasikuya ntlhanunahafumahetisekile"

3KambelokoAdamuatwamaritolawamahumaeka Xikwembu,niyamasikulamakuluyantlhanunihafu,a ngamatwisisanganhlamuseloyawona.

4HikuvaAdamuaaehleketaleswakukutasalamasikuya ntlhanunihafuntsenaleswakumisavayihela.

5KutaniAdamuarila,akhongelaXikwembuleswakuxi n’wihlamusela

6KutaniXikwembuhitintswalotaxonaekaAdamuloyia vumbiwekehixifanisoxaxonanikufanakaxona,xin’wi hlamusela,leswakulawaakurimalembeya5000na500; nindlelaleyiMunhuaatatahayonakutanian’wiponisa nimbewuyakwe

7KambeXikwembuxingasiendlantwananolowunatata wahinaAdamu,himaritolamafanaka,lokoangasihuma entangeni,lokoariekusuhinimurhilowuEvhaatekeke mihandzuyawonaan’winyikawonaleswakuawudya

8HikokwalaholokotatawahinaAdamuahumaentangeni, uhundzehilekusuhinimurhiwolowo,avonandlelaleyi Xikwembuxihundzulekexivumbekoxawonahayonaxi vaxivumbekoxin’wana,nindlelaleyiwuomekehayona.

9LokoAdamuarikarhiayaekayonaachava,a rhurhumela,awa;kambeXikwembuhitintswalotaxona xin’witlakusile,kutanixiendlantwananolowunayena. 10Naswona,nakambe,lokoAdamuariekusuhini nyangwayantanga,kutaniavonakerubuakhomebanga randzilolowuhatimakaevokwenirakwe,kutanikerubua hlundzukelanikun’wirhurhumerisa,havumbirhibyavona AdamunaEvhavan’wichava,kutanivaehleketaleswaku ulavakuvadlaya.Hilokovawahiswikandza,va rhurhumelahikuchava

11Kambeavatwelavusiwana,avakombatintswalo; kutaniahambukelaekavonaatlhandlukelaetilweni,a khongelaekaHOSIXikwembu,aku:--

12“Hosi,undzirhumilekuyarindzaenyangweniya ntanga,ndzirinibangarandzilo.”

13"KambelokomalandzayaWena,AdamunaEvha,va ndzivona,vakhinsamahiswikandza,vafananilavafeke WeHosiyanga,xanahitaendlayinihimalandzaya Wena?"

14KutaniXikwembuxivatwelavusiwana,xivakomba tintswalo,xirhumelaNtsumiyaxonakuyahlayisantanga 15KutaniRitoraHosiritaekaAdamunaEvha,riva pfuxa.

16KutaniYehovhaakuekaAdamu:“Ndzikubyerile leswakuekuhelenikamasikuyantlhanunihafu,ndzita rhumelaRitoraminandzikuponisa.”

17"Hikokwalaho,tiyisambiluyawena,utshama eBakweniraXuma,lerindzingavulavulaharonanawena khale."

18LokoAdamuatwaRitoleriekaXikwembu,a chaveleriwahileswiXikwembuxin’wibyelekeswona HikuvaAan’wibyerilendlelaleyiAngatan’wiponisa hayona

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1KambeAdamunaEvhavarilehikwalahokaleswiva humekeentangeni,kungavutshamobyavonabyosungula.

2Naswona,hakunene,lokoAdamualangutanyamaya yena,leyihundzuriweke,urileswinene,yenanaEvha, hikwalahokaleswivaswiendleke.Kutanivafambava rhelelahikuolovaeBakweniraXuma

3LokovafikaekayonaAdamuarilahikwalahokayena n’wini,akuekaEvha:“Vonabakolerileringatava khotsorahinaemisavenileyi,nindhawuyakuxupuriwa!”

4"Xanaxipimanisiwanintangahiyini?Xanaku tsindziyelakaxonakupimanisiwanindhawuya wun'wana?"

5"Iyiniribyeleri,etlhelokamirhiyoleyo?Xana munyamawabakoleriiyini,lokowupimanisiwaniku vonakalakantanga?"

6"Xanaiyiniribyelerilengalengakaleringatahi sirhelela,lokoripimanisiwanitintswalotaHosiletihi funengeteke?"

7"Xanamisavayabakoleriiyinilokoyipimanisiwani misavayantanga?Misavaleyi,leyihangalasiwekehi maribye;nileyi,leyibyariwekemirhiyonandzihaya mihandzu?"

8AdamuakuekaEvha:“Langutamahloyawenaniya mina,lawakhaleamavonatintsumietilweni,tirikarhiti dzunisa,natona,tingatshiki”

9"Kambesweswiahivonihilahahivonekehakona: mahloyahinamahundzukenyama;amangevonihi mukhuvalowufanakanilowumavonekehawonaeku sunguleni"

10AdamuatlhelaakuekaEvha:“Xanamiriwahina namuntlhaiyinilokowupimanisiwanilowuawurikona emasikwiniyakhale,lokohitshamaentangeni?”

11EndzhakukasweswoAdamuangaswitsakelangaku nghenaebakweni,ehansikaribyelerilengalengaka; naswonaaangatavaangheneekayona

12KambeankhinsamelaswilerisoswaXikwembu;kutani atibyelaaku:“Lokondzingangheniebakweni,ndzita tlhelandzivamudyohi”

NDZIMAYA5

1KutaniAdamunaEvhavanghenaebakweni,vayimava khongela,hiririmiravona,hingaritivi,kambeavaritiva kahle

2Lokovarikarhivakhongela,Adamuatlakusamahlo,a vonaribyenilwangurabakolerin’wifunengetekeehenhla kanhloko,lerovaangavonitilokumbeswivumbiwaswa Xikwembu.Hilokoarila,abangopfuxifuvaxayena, kukondzaawa,afananilokoafile

3Evhaatshamaarikarhiarila;hikuvaaapfumela leswakuufile.

4Hilokoapfuka,apfulamavokoyakweekaXikwembu,a ximangalelahikwalahokatintswalonintwela-vusiwana,a ku:“OhoXikwembu,ndzirivalelexidyohoxamina, xidyoholexindzixiendleke,ungandzitsundzuki”

5"Hikuvahiminantsenalaendlekeleswakunandzawa Wenaawelaentangeniayaexivandlenilexilahlekeke;ku sukaekuvonakalenikuyaemunyamenilowu;nikusuka evutshamenibyantsakoanghenaekhotswenileri"

6"OhoXikwembu,langutanandzawaWenaloyiaweke hindlelaleyi,un'wipfuxaekufenikayena,leswakuata rilanikuhundzukaekakutlulanawukayenalokuaku endlekehamina."

7"Ungasusimoyawayenakan'we,kambeaahanye leswakuatayimahimpimowakuhundzukakayena,a endlakurhandzakawena,kufananilemahlwenikarifu rayena"

8"Kambelokoungan'wipfuxi,kutani,WeXikwembu, susamoya-xiviriwamina,leswakundzifananayena;u ngandzitshikiekhotswenileri,ndziriun'wentsena, hikuvaandzingataswikotakuyimandzirindzexe emisavenileyi,kambenayenantsena."

9"HikuvaWena,WenaXikwembu,un'wiendlevurhongo, utekerhambuetlhelwenirayena,uvuyiselanyama ematshan'winiyayona,himatimbayaWenaya vukwembu"

10"Undzitekile,rhambu,undziendlawansati,wo vangamakufananayena,himbilu,kuanakanyaniku vulavula;nihinyama,kufananiyayena;undziendlilehi kufananixikandzaxayena,hitintswalonimatimbaya Wena."

11"OhoHosi,minanayenahiun'wenaswonaWena Xikwembu,uMuvumbiwahina,Wenauhiendlekehi vumbirhibyahinahisikurin'we"

12“Hikokwalaho,WeXikwembu,n’winyikevutomi, leswakuatavanaminaetikwenileririmbe,lokohaha tshamaekaronahikwalahokakutlulanawukahina.”

13"Kambelokoungan'winyikivutomi,ndzitekekufana nayena,leswakuhavumbirhibyahinahifahisikurin'we" 14Evhaarilaswinene,awelatatawahinaAdamu;ku sukaekagomerayenalerikulu

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1KambeXikwembuxivalangutile;hikuvaavatidlayile higomelerikulu

2KambeAatavapfuxanikuvachavelela

3Yena,hikwalaho,urhumeleRitoraYenaekavona; leswakuvayimavapfuxiwahikuhatlisa.

4KutaniYehovhaakuekaAdamunaEvha:“Mitlula nawuhikurhandzakan’wina,kukondzamihuma entangenilowundzimivekekeekawona.”

5"Hikurhandzakawena,utlulanawuhikunavelaka wenavukwembu,vukulunixiyimolexitlakukeke,kufana namina;lerovandzikutsonilentumbulukowovangama lowuawuriekawonahinkarhiwolowo,kutanindziku endlauhumaentangeniuyaetikwenileri,urini madzolonganaswonautelehimaxangu"

6"Lokoamingatlulangaxilerisoxamina,mihlayisa nawuwamina,mingadyimihandzuyamurhilowundzi ngamibyelaleswakumingafikiekusuhinawona! Naswonaakurinimirhiyamihandzuleyiayiantswaku tlulaleyi.”

7"KambeSathanalowohombolokaloyiangahambetaka ekaxiyimoxayenaxosungula,kumbekuhlayisa ripfumelorayena;loyiangarinaxikongomelolexinene ekaMina,naswonahambileswiandzin'witumbuluxeke, kambeandzivekekenchumu,alavaVukwembu,lerova ndzin'wicukumetaehansindzisukaetilweni,--hiyenaloyi aendlekeleswakumurhiwuvonakawutsakisa ematihlweniyawena,kukondzauwudya,hikun'wi yingisa."

8“HindlelayoleyomitlulexilerisoxaMina,kutanindzi mitiselamahlomulolawahinkwawo”

9"HikuvahiminaXikwembuMuvumbi,lexi,lokondzi tumbuluxeswivumbiwaswaMina,axingakunguhatanga kuswilovisaKambeendzhakukalokoswipfuxevukarhi byaminaswinene,ndziswixupulahimakhomboyovava, kukondzaswihundzuka"

10"Kambe,lokokuhambananisweswo,vahanonon'hwa ekudyohenikavona,vatavaehansikandzhukanohilaha kungaheriki"

NDZIMAYA7

1LokoAdamunaEvhavatwamaritolawaekaXikwembu, varilavatlhelavarila;kambevatiyisiletimbilutavona ekaXikwembu,hikuvasweswiavatwaleswakuHosieka vonaayifananatatananamanana;naswonahikwalahoka xivangelolexi,varileemahlwenikaYena,valava tintswaloekaYena

2KutaniXikwembuxivatwelavusiwana,xiku:“Oho Adamu,ndziendlilentwananowaminanawena,andzi ngewutshiki,naswonaandzingekutshikiutlhelela entangeni,kukondzantwananowaMinawamasikuya ntlhanunihafulamakuluwuhetiseka”

3KutaniAdamuakuekaXikwembu:“WeHosi,hiwenau hitumbuluxeke,uhiendlehifanelekakuvaentangeni; naswonandzingasitlulanawu,uendleleswakuswiharhi hinkwaswoswitaekamina,leswakundziswithyamavito”

4"Tintswalotawenaatiriekaminaenkarhiniwolowo; kutanindzithyeun'wananiun'wanamavitohikuyahi miehleketoyawena;Uvavekeehansikaminahinkwavo"

5"Kambesweswi,WeHOSIXikwembu,leswindzi tlulelekexilerisoxawena,swivandzanahinkwaswoswita ndzipfukela,switandzidyanaEvhanandzawawenawa xisati,switaherisavutomibyahinaemisaveni."

6"Hikokwalaho,WeXikwembu,ndzakukombela leswaku,leswiuhihumesekeentangeni,uhiendlehiva

etikwenirimbe,awungepfumeleliswiharhiswihi vavisa."

7LokoHosiyitwamaritolawaekaAdamu,yin’witwela vusiwana,yivonaongehakuneneyivuleleswaku swivandzanaswanhovaswitapfukaswin’widyanaEvha, hikuvaYena,Hosi,aavahlundzukelevambirhihikwalaho kakutlulanawukavona

8KutaniXikwembuxilerisaswiharhiniswinyenyanani hinkwaswoleswifamba-fambakaemisavenileswakuswita ekaAdamunikutolovelananayena,naswonaswinga karhatiyenanaEvha;hambiswiritanoniun’wanawa lavanenenilavalulamekeexikarhikavatukuluvavona

9KutaniswiharhiswinkhinsamaekaAdamu,hikulandza xilerisoxaXikwembu;handlekanyoka,leyiXikwembuxi hlundzukelekeyonaAyifikangaekaAdamu,ni swivandzana.

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1KutaniAdamuarilaaku:“OhoXikwembu,lokohi tshamileentangeni,naswonatimbilutahinatitlakukile,hi vonetintsumiletiyimbelelakakudzunisaetilweni,kambe sweswiahivonihilahaahitolovelekuendlahakona;e-e, lokohinghenaebakweni,swivumbiwahinkwaswoswi fihliwileekahina.”

2KutaniXikwembuHosixikuekaAdamu:"Lokou titsongahataehansikaMina,awurinantumbulukowo vangamaendzenikawena,naswonahikwalahokasweswo awukotakuvonaswiloekuleKambeendzhakukaku tlulanawukawenantumbulukowawenawovangamawu susiwileekawena;naswonaawusiyeriwangawenaku vonaswiloekule,kambeekusuhintsena;hikuyahi vuswikotibyanyama,hikuvaixiharhixatihanyi"

3LokoAdamunaEvhavatwemaritolawaekaXikwembu, vafamba;kuN’widzunisanikuN’wigandzelahimbilu leyinganigome

4KutaniXikwembuxitshikakuvulavulanavona.

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1KutaniAdamunaEvhavahumaeBakweniraXuma,va tshinelaenyangweniyantanga,vayimavayilanguta,va rilahikwalahokaleswivasukekeekayona.

2KutaniAdamunaEvhavasukaemahlwenikanyangwa yantangavayaedzongeniwayona,vakumakwalahomati lamacheletakantanga,kusukaekarimitsuraMurhiwa Vutomi,nikuhambanakusukakwalahokuvamilambuya muneehenhlakamisava.

3Kutanivatshinelaekusuhinimatiwolawo,vama languta;kutaniavonaleswakuakurimatilamahumaka ehansikarimitsuraMurhiwaVutomientangeni

4KutaniAdamuarila,arila,abaxifuvaxayena, hikwalahokaleswiahambanisiwekenintanga;kutaniaku ekaEvha:--

5"Hayiniutisemakhomboniswigwevoleswiswotala ekamina,ekawenan'wininilekambewuyahina?"

6Evhaakuekayena:“Iyinilexiuxivoneke,kurilaniku vulavulanaminahindlelaleyi?”

7KutaniakuekaEvha:“Xanaawumavonimatilawaa marinahinaentangeni,lawaamacheletamirhiyantanga, makhulukamahumakwalaho?

8"Nahina,lokohirientangeni,ahingarinamhakana swona;kambekusukelalokohifikileetikwenileririmbe, harirhandza,hirihundzulaleswakuritirhisiwaemirini wahina."

9KambelokoEvhaatwamaritolawaekayena,arila; kutanihikuvavakakurilakavona,vawelaematini wolawo;naswonaavatavavatiherisileekayona, leswakuvangahatlhelivavuyavalangutantumbuluko; hikuvalokovalangutantirhowantumbuluko,vavoneva fanelekutiherisa

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1KutaniXikwembu,lexinganitintswalonitintswalo,xi valangutahindlelayoleyovaetleleematini,variekusuhi nikufa,kutaniarhumelantsumi,yivahumesaematini,yi vavekaeribuweniralwandletanihilavafeke

2KutanintsumiyitlhandlukelaekaXikwembu,yi amukeriwa,yiku:“OhoXikwembu,swivumbiwaswa wenaswihefemuleleehenhla”

3KutaniXikwembuxirhumelaRitoraxonaekaAdamu naEvha,loyiavapfuxekeekufenikavona.

4KutaniAdamuaku,endzhakukalokoapfuxiwile,“Oho Xikwembu,lokohaharientangeniahingalavi,kumbeku khathalelamatilawa;kambeleswihifikekeetikwenileria hingeswikotikuhanyahandlekawona”

5KutaniXikwembuxikuekaAdamu:“Lokouriehansi kaxilerisoxaminanaswonaurintsumiyovangama,awu ngamativimatilawa”

6"Kambeendzhakukalokoutlulexilerisoxamina,awu ngeswikotikuendlahandlekamati,lawaungatahlamba miriwawenahawonanikuwukurisa;hikuvasweswiwu fananiwaswiharhi,naswonawupfumalamati"

7LokoAdamunaEvhavatwamaritolawalamahumaka ekaXikwembu,varilahixiriloxovava;kutaniAdamua kombelaXikwembuleswakuxin’wipfumelelakutlhelela entangeni,awulangutaravumbirhi.

8KambeXikwembuxikuekaAdamu:“Ndzikuendle xitshembiso,lokoxitshembisoxexoxihetiseka,ndzitaku tlheriselaentangeni,wenanimbewuyawenayolulama.”

9KutaniXikwembuxitshikekuvulavulanaAdamu

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1KutaniAdamunaEvhavatitwavarikarhivapfurhahi torha,nikuhisanigome.

2AdamuakuekaEvha:“Ahingenwimatilawa, hambilokohitafa.WenaEvha,lokomatilawamanghena eswiphen’winiswahinaswalendzeni,mataengetela swigwevoswahinaniswavanavahina,lavangatahi landzela”

3KutaniAdamunaEvhavahumaematini,vanganwi nchumunikatsongo;kambeutileanghenaeBakwenira Xuma

4KambelokoariekayonaAdamuangaswikotangaku vonaEvha;atwantsenampfumawulolowuawuendla NaswonaangaswikotangakuvonaAdamu,kambeutwe huwaleyiayiendla

5KutaniAdamuarila,hikuxanisekalokukulu,aba xifuvaxayena;kutaniapfukaakuekaEvha:“Ukwihi xana?”

6Kutaniakuekayena:“Waswivo,ndziyimeemunyameni lowu.”

7Hilokoakuekayena:“Tsundzukantumbulukowo vangamalowuhihanyekeekawona,lokohitshama entangeni!”

8"OEvha!tsundzukakuvangamalokuakuriehenhlaka hinaentangeniWenaEvha!tsundzukamirhileyiayihi funengetaentangenilokohirikarhihirhurhaexikarhika yona"

9"OEvha!tsundzukaleswakulokohaharientangeni,ahi ngativivusikuninhlikanhiAnakanyahiMurhiwa Vutomi,lowumatimakhulukakakusukaehansi,nikuhi halata!Tsundzuka,OEvha,tikorantanganikuvangama kawona!

10“Ehleketahintangawolowolowuakungarina munyama,lokohahatshamileekawona.”

11"LokohihatlahinghenaeBakwenileriraXuma, munyamawuhirhendzerile;kukondzahingahavonani; naswonantsakohinkwawowavutomilebyiwuherile."

NDZIMAYA12

1KutaniAdamuan’wibaxifuva,yenanaEvha,varila vusikuhinkwabyokukondzaritshinela,vahefemulela ehenhlavusikuhinkwabyoeMiyaziya.

2KutaniAdamuatiba,atiphofulaehansiebakweni, hikwalahokagomelerivavakanihikwalahokamunyama, aetlelakwalahoongehilokoafile.

3KambeEvhautwilehuwaleyiayiendlekelokoawela emisaveniKutanian'witwelavusiwanahimavokoya yena,an'wikumakufananantsumbu.

4Hilokoachava,angahavulavuli,atshamanayena 5KambeHosiyatintswaloyilanguterifuraAdamu,niku miyelakaEvhahikwalahokochavamunyama.

6RitoraXikwemburitaekaAdamu,rin’wipfuxaeku fenikayena,ripfulanomuwaEvhaleswakuatavulavula 7KutaniAdamuapfukaebakweniaku:"OhoXikwembu, hikwalahokayinikuvonakalakuhisukile,kutani munyamawuhita?Hayiniuhisiyaemunyamenilowuwo leha?Hayiniutahikarhatahindlelaleyi?"

8"Kutanimunyamalowu,Hosi,awurikwihilokowunga sihiwela?

9"Hikuvalokohaharientangeni,ahingaswivoni,hambi kurikutivaleswakumunyamaiyiniAndzitumbelanga Evha,nayenaangandzitumbelanga,kufikelasweswia ngandzivoni;naswonaakunamunyamalowungata ehenhlakahina,kuhihambanisaekaun'wananaun'wana" 10"Kambeminanayenahavumbirhibyahinaahirieku vonakalenikun'welokuvangamakaNdzin'wivonilena yenaundzivonileKambesweswikusukelalokohi ngheneebakwenileri,munyamawuhifikewuhi hambanisa,lerovaandzin'wivoni,nayenaangandzi voni"

11"OhoHosi,xanautahikarhatahimunyamalowu?"

NDZIMAYA13

1KutaniXikwembu,lexinganitintswalonintwelavusiwana,xitwaritoraAdamu,xikuekayena:-2"OhoAdamu,lokontsenantsumileyineneyindzi yingisa,kuvonakalalokukuluakutshamaehenhlakayena nilekamavuthuyayena"

3"KambelokoatlulexilerisoxaMina,ndzin'witsonile ntumbulukowolowowovangama,kutaniavamunyama."

4"Lokoariematilweni,eswivandleniswakuvonakala,aa ngativinchumuhimunyama."

5"Kambeatlulanawu,kutanindzin'wiwiselaemisaveni hiletilweni,kutanihimunyamalowuwun'wiweleke"

6"NawenaAdamu,lokourientangeniwaMinaniku ndziyingisa,kuvonakalakolokolokuvangamakanakona kutshameehenhlakawena"

7"Kambelokondzitwahitakutlulanawukawena,ndzi kutsonilekuvonakalakolokolokuvangamakaHambiswi ritano,tintswalotaMina,andzikuhundzulangamunyama, kambendzikuendlilemiriwawenawanyama,lowundzi andlalekenhlongeleyiehenhlakawona,leswakuritiyisela xirhaminikuhisa"

8"LokoandzitshikevukarhibyaMinabyikuwelahi matimba,andzitavandzikulovisile,naswonalokoandzi kuhundzulemunyama,aswitavaswifananilokondziku dlayile."

9"KambehitintswalotaMina,ndzikuendliletanihileswi ungaxiswona;lokoutlulaxilerisoxamina,WenaAdamu, ndzikuhlongoleentangeni,ndzikuhumeselaetikwenileri; ndzikulerisakutshamaebakwenileri;kutanimunyama wukuwela,kufananaloyiatlulelekexilerisoxamina"

10"WeAdamu,vusikulebyibyikukanganyisile.Abyi ngetshamihilahakungaheriki,kambeitiawarata12 ntsena;lokobyihela,kuvonakalakanhlikanhikuta vuya."

11"Hikokwalaho,ungahefemuli,ungatshukiu tsekatseka;ungavuliembilwiniyawenaleswaku munyamalowuwulehenaswonawakokahikukarhala;u ngavuliembilwiniyawenaleswakundzikukarhatahi wona"

12"Tiyisambiluyawena,ungachavi.Munyamalowua hinxupuloKambe,WenaAdamu,ndziendlilesiku,ndzi vekadyambuekaronaleswakurivoninga;leswakuwena nivanavawenamiendlantirhowawena."

13"Hikuvaandziswitivaleswakuufanelekudyohaniku tlulanawu,kutaniuhumaetikwenileriKambeandzinga takusindzisa,kumbekutwiwaehenhlakawena,kumbe kupfaleriwa;

14"Hikuvandzikuendlilehikuvonakala;ndzitiyimisele kuhumesavanavakuvonakalaekawenanilavafanakana wena"

15"Kambesikurin'weawuhlayisangaxilerisoxaMina, kukondzandzihetakutumbuluxiwa,ndzikatekisa hinkwaswoleswingaekaswona"

16"Kutanindzikulerisilemalunghananimurhilowu leswakuungadyi

17"Hikokwalahondzikutivisehimurhi,leswakuunga tshineliekusuhinayenaNdzikubyelaleswakuungadyi mihandzuyawona,kumbekunantswa,kumbekutshama ehansikawona,kumbekutinyiketelaekawona"

18"Lokoandzingarikonanikuvulavulanawena,Wena Adamu,malunghananimurhi,kutaniandzikusiyeunga rinaxileriso,kutaniawudyohile--aswitavaswiri nandzuekamina,hikuvaandzikunyikangaxilerisoxo karhi;awutahundzulukaundzisolahikwalahoka swona"

19"Kambendzikulerisile,ndzikulemukisa,kutaniuwa. LeroswivumbiwaswaMinaswingandzisoli;kambe nandzuwulekaswonantsena"

20"OhoAdamu,ndziendlelewenanivanavawenalava ngaendzhakukawenasikuleswakuvatirhanikutirhahi matimbaekaronaNdzivaendlelevusikubyaleswakuva wisaekaronavangarientirhweniwavona;nileswaku swivandzanaswanhovaswihumanivusikuswiyalava swakudyaswaswona"

21"Kambesweswikusalemunyamawutsongo,Wena Adamu,kungarikhalekuvonakalakasikukuta humelela"

NDZIMAYA14

1KutaniAdamuakuekaXikwembu:"OhoHosi,teka moya-xiviriwamina,kutanindzingahatlhelindzivona munyamalowu;kumbeundzisusaendhawiniyin'wana lahakungarikinamunyama."

2KambeXikwembuHOSIXikwembuxikuekaAdamu: "Ndzitiyisilendziriekawena,munyamalowuwuta hundzaekawena,sikurin'wananarin'wanandziku kunguhatelekufikelalokokuhetisekantwananowamina; lokondzitakuponisandzikuvuyisaentangeni,eka vutshamobyakuvonakalalebyiubyinavelaka,lahaku ngarikinamunyamaNdzitakutisa,ekawona-eMfun'weniwamatilo"

3NakambeXikwembuxikuekaAdamu:“Mahlomulo lawahinkwawolawaukuvekeriwekewonahikwalahoka kutlulanawukawena,amangekuntshunxievokwenira Sathana,naswonaaringekuponisi.”

4"KambendzitaswilavaLokondzixikahiletilweni, ndzivanyamayambewuyawena,ndzitekakutsanaloku uxanisekakaekamina,kutanimunyamalowungataeka wenaebakwenileriwutandziwelaesirheni,lokondziri enyameniyambewuyawena"

5"Minalangarikinamalembe,ndzitahlayiwamalembe, minkarhi,tin'hwetinimasiku,ndzitahlayiwatanihi un'wanawavanavavanhuleswakundzikuponisa"

6KutaniXikwembuxitshikekuvulavulanaAdamu.

NDZIMAYA15

KutaniAdamunaEvhavarilanikuvavisekahikwalahoka ritoraXikwembuekavona,leswakuvangatlheleli entangenikukondzakuhetisekakamasikumavalerisiwe; kambengopfu-ngopfuhikuvaXikwembuaxivabyerile leswakuxifanelekuxanisekahikwalahokakuponisiwa kavona.

NDZIMAYA16

1EndzhakukasweswoAdamunaEvhaavatshikangaku yimaebakweni,vakhongelanikurila,kukondzakuvani mixo.

2Lokovavonakuvonakalakutlhelelaekavona,va tikhomahikuchava,vatiyisatimbilutavona

3KutaniAdamuasungulakuhumaebakweniKutaniloko afikaenon'winiwarona,ayimaahundzuluxaxikandzaxa yenaevuxeni,kutaniavonadyamburihumahimiseveyo vangama,atwakuhisakaronaemiriniwayena,arichava, aehleketaembilwiniyayenaleswakulangavileririhumile kutan'wikarhata.

4Hilokoarila,abaxifuvaxayena,awelaehansihi xikandzaxayena,aendlaxikombeloxayena,aku:--

5"WeHOSI,ungandzikarhati,ungandzidyi,hambiku rikutekelavutomibyaminaemisaveni."

6HikuvaaaehleketaleswakudyambuiXikwembu

7Tanihileswilokoaharientangeniatwaritora XikwembunimpfumawulolowuXiwuendlekeentangeni, axichava,Adamuangasitshamaavonakuvonakala lokukulukadyambu,naswonakuhisakamalangavika ronaakukhumbangamiriwayena.

8Hikokwalahoachavadyambulokomiseveyamalangavi yaronayifikaekayenaAaehleketaleswakuXikwembu xilavakun’wikarhatahiswonamasikuhinkwawolawaxi n’wivekelekewona

9HikuvaAdamunayenauteemiehleketweniyayena,tani hileswiXikwembuxingahikarhatakahimunyama, waswivo,xihumesedyambuleri,xihikarhatahikuhisa lokupfurhaka.

10Kambelokoarikarhiaanakanyahindlelayoleyo embilwiniyakwe,RitoraXikwemburitaekayenariku:-11"OhoAdamu,pfukauyima.Dyambuleriahi Xikwembu;kamberitumbuluxiwilekuvoninga ninhlikanhi,leswindzingavulanawenaebakwenindziku, 'leswakukutapfukanimixo,kutanikuvonakala ninhlikanhi'

12"KambehiminaXikwembulexikuchaveleleke nivusiku."

13KutaniXikwembuxitshikekuvulavulanaAdamu

NDZIMAYA17

1KutaniAdamunaEvhavahumaenon’winiwabako,va kongomaentangeni.

2Kambelokovarikarhivatshinelaekayona,emahlweni kanyangwayalevupela-dyambu,leyiSathanaahumaka ekayonalokoakanganyisaAdamunaEvha,vakume... nyokaleyihundzukekeSathanayitaenyangweni,yiri karhiyinantswantshurihigome,yirikarhiyirhurhumela exifuvenixayonaehansi,hikwalahokandzhukanolowu wuwelekeekayonahiXikwembu

3Naswonalokokhalenyokaayitlakukilekutlula swiharhihinkwaswo,sweswiyihundzukileyitlhelayi rhetela,naswonayibihilekutlulahinkwaswo,yigayela exifuvenixayonayifambahikhwirirayona

4Hambileswiaxisasekilekutlulaswiharhihinkwaswo,a xicinciwile,xihundzukelexinyenyetsakakutlula hinkwaswoEmatshan’weniyodyaswakudyaleswinene ngopfu,sweswiswihundzukekudyantshuri. Ematshan’weniyotshama,kufananilekusunguleni, etindhawiniletinenengopfu,sweswiayihanyaentshurini.

5Naswona,hambileswiayisasekilekutlulaswiharhi hinkwaswo,hinkwaswoleswiaswiyimeswingarina timbhevevehikwalahokakusasekakaswona,sweswia swinyenyetsahiswona.

6Naswona,nakambe,tanihileswiayitshamaeka vutshamobyin’webyosaseka,lahaswiharhileswin’wana hinkwaswoaswihumakun’wana;nilahaawunwakona, avanwanilekaswona;sweswi,endzhakukalokoyi hundzukechefu,hikwalahokandzhukanowaXikwembu, swiharhihinkwaswoswibalekilelahaayitshamakona, naswonaaswingalavikunwamatilawaayimanwa; kambeubalekileekayona.

NDZIMAYA18

1LokonyokaleyirhukaniwekeyivonaAdamunaEvha, yipfimbanhlokoyayona,yiyimaehenhlakancilawa yona,naswonahimahloyotshwukayangati,yiendlaonge hilokoyitavadlaya

2YilulamiseEvha,yin'wilandza;lokoAdamuayime kwalaho,arilahikuvaaangarinanhongaevokwenira yenarobanyokahayona,naswonaangaswitivileswaku angayidlayanjhani

3KambehimbiluleyipfurhakahiEvha,Adamua tshinelelanyoka,ayikhomahincila;lokorihundzulukari kongomaekayenarikuekayena:--

4"OhoAdamu,hikwalahokawenanaEvha,ndzirhetela, ndziyaehenhlakakhwiriramina"Kutanihikwalahoka matimbayayonalamakulu,yilahlelaAdamunaEvha ehansiyivatshikilela,ongehilokoyitavadlaya

5KambeXikwembuxirhumelentsumiyicukumetanyoka ekulenavona,yivapfuxa.

6KutaniRitoraXikwemburitaekanyoka,rikuekayona: “Ekusungulenindzikurhurhumerile,ndzikuendlau fambahikhwirirawena,kambeandzikutsonangaku vulavula”

7"Sweswi,vaximumu;ungahavulavuli,wenanirixaka rawena;hikuvaekusunguleni,kuonhakakaswivumbiwa swaminakuhumelerilehiwena,naswonasweswiunavela kuswidlaya"

8Kutaninyokayibiwayivaximumu,yingahavulavuli.

9Kutanimoyawuhungawuhumaetilwenihixilerisoxa XikwembulexitekekenyokayisukaekaAdamunaEvha, yiyilahlelaeribuweniralwandle,yifikayidzimaeIndiya.

NDZIMAYA19

1KambeAdamunaEvhavarileemahlwenikaXikwembu KutaniAdamuakuekaYena:--

2"OhoHosi,lokondziriebakweni,ndzivuleleswieka WenaHosiyanga,leswakuswiharhiswanhovaswita pfukaswindzidya,switsemavutomibyamina emisaveni."

3KutaniAdamu,hikwalahokaleswin’wihumeleleke,a baxifuvaxakwe,awelaemisavenikufananintsumbu; kutaniRitoraXikwemburitaekayena,lerin'wipfuxeke, rikuekayena:

4"OhoAdamu,akunaxin'wexaswiharhileswilexinga takotakukuvavisa;hikuvalokondziendleleswaku swivandzananiswiloswin'wanaleswitshukatshukakaswi taekawenaebakweni,andzipfumelelanganyokayitana swona,leswakuyingakupfukela,yikurhurhumela;ku chavakayonakuwelaetimbilwinitan'wina"

5"Hikuvaandziswitivaleswakuloyiarhukaniwekeiwo homboloka,hikwalahoandzingatan'wipfumelelaku tshinelaekan'winaswin'weniswiharhileswin'wana"

6"Kambesweswitiyisambiluyawena,ungachaviNdzi nawenakufikelaemakumukamasikulawandziku vekelekewona"

NDZIMAYA20

1KutaniAdamuarilaaku:"OhoXikwembu,hisuse endhawiniyin'wana,leswakunyokayingahatlheliyi tshinelaekusuhinahina,yihipfukelaLeswakuyinga

kuminandzawawenawaxisatiEvhaariyexeyin'wi dlaya;hikuvamahloyayonamanyenyetsanaswonama bihile"

2KambeXikwembuxibyelaAdamunaEvhaxiku:“Ku sukelasweswimingachavi,andzingeswipfumeleli leswakuswitshinelaekan’wina,ndziswihlongoleeka n’wina,entshavenileyi;andzingesiyinchumulowunga tamivavisa.”

3KutaniAdamunaEvhavagandzelaemahlwenika Xikwembu‘vaxinkhensa,vaxidzunisahileswixiva kutsulekeekufeni

NDZIMAYA21

1KutaniAdamunaEvhavayalavantanga

2Kuhisakubakufananilangavieswikandzeniswavona; vanyuhelahikuhisa,varilaemahlwenikaHOSI Xikwembu

3Kambendhawuleyiavarilaekayonaayiriekusuhini ntshavaleyitlakukeke,yilanguteenyangweniyalevupeladyambubyantanga

4KutaniAdamuaticukumetaehansiasukaenhlohlorhini yantshavayoleyo;xikandzaxayenaaxiritomnaswona nyamayayenaayirinimadzovo;ngatiyotalayi khulukileekayena,kutaniaarikusuhinikufa.

5HinkarhiwolowoEvhautshameayimeentshaveniari karhiarilahikwalahokayena,xisweswoaetlela

6Kutaniaku:“Andzinavelikuhanyaendzhakukayena, hikuvahinkwaswoleswiatiendlekeswonaswihumelerile himina”

7Kutaniatiphofulaendzhakukayena;naswonayi handzuriwileyitlhelayirhurhumerisiwahimaribye; kutaniatshamaaetleleongeafile

8KambeXikwembuxatintswalo,lexilangutaka swivumbiwaswaxona,xilangutileAdamunaEvhaloko vaetlelevafile,kutanixivarhumeleRitoraxona,xiva pfuxa.

9KutaniakuekaAdamu:“OhoAdamu,maxangulawa hinkwawolawautiendlekewona,amangepfuninchumu ekavulawuribyaMina,naswonaamangecincintwanano wamalembeya5500”

NDZIMAYA22

1KutaniAdamuakuekaXikwembu:"Ndzavunahiku hisa;ndzikarhelekufamba,naswonandzilahlekeriwehi misavaleyiNaswonaandzitivileswakuutandzihumesa riniekayona,leswakundziwisa."

2KutaniHOSIXikwembuxikuekayena:"OhoAdamu,a swingeendlekisweswi,kungarikukondzauhetamasiku yawenaKutanindzitakuhumesaetikwenilerirobiha"

3AdamuakuekaXikwembu:“Lokondzaharientangeni andzingativikuhisa,kumbekukarhala,hambikuriku famba-famba,kumbekurhurhumela,kumbekuchava; kambesweswikusukelalokondzifikileetikwenileri,ku xanisekalokuhinkwakokundzifikelerile”

4KutaniXikwembuxikuekaAdamu:"Lokourikarhiu hlayisaxilerisoxaMina,kuvonakalakaminanitintswalo taminaswitshameehenhlakawenaKambelokoutlula xilerisoxamina,kuvilelanikuxanisekaswikuwela etikwenileri"

5KutaniAdamuarilaaku,"OhoHosi,ungandzitsemi hikwalahokaleswi,ungandzihlaserihimakhomboyo tika,hambikurikundzihakelahikuyahixidyohoxa mina;Hikuvahina,hikurhandzakahina,hitlulexileriso xawena,hitshikanawuwaWena,hilavakuva swikwembuswofananaWena,lokoSathananalaahi kanganyisa"

6KutaniXikwembuxitlhelaxikuekaAdamu:“Hikuvau rhwalekuchavanikurhurhumelaetikwenileri,ku karhatekanikuxanisekaukandziyanikufamba-famba,u fambaentshavenileyi,ufahikwalahokayona,ndzita titekelahinkwaswoleswileswakundzikuponisa”

NDZIMAYA23

1KutaniAdamuarilangopfu,aku:“OhoXikwembu,ndzi twelevusiwana,kufikelalahandzingatakuteka,leswi ndzingataswiendla”

2KambeXikwembuxitekeRitoraxonaekaAdamuna Evha

3KutaniAdamunaEvhavayimahimilenge;kutani AdamuakuekaEvha"Tiboha,naminandzitatiboha." Kutaniatiboha,hilahaAdamuan’wibyelekehakona 4KutaniAdamunaEvhavatekamaribyevamavekahi xivumbekoxaalitari;kutanivatekamatlukaemirhini ehandlekantanga,vasulahawona,emahlwenikaribye, ngatileyivayihalateke

5Kambeleswiwelekeexihlaleni,vaswitekaswin’weni ntshurilowuswipfanganisiwekenaswona,vaswinyikela ealtariniswivagandzeloekaXikwembu

6KutaniAdamunaEvhavayimaehansikaalitarivarila, xisweswovakombelaXikwembu,vaku:"Hirivaleleku dyohakahinanixidyohoxahina,uhilangutahitihlora Wenaratintswalo.Hikuvalokohirientangenikudzunisa kahinanitinsimutahinaswitlhandlukeleemahlwenika Wenaswingaheli"

7"Kambelokohifikaetikwenileririmbe,kudzunekaloku tengekeakaharikahina,hambikurixikhongeloxo lulama,kumbetimbilutotwisisa,kumbemiehleketoyo nandziha,hambikuriswitsundzuxontsena,kumbeku twisisakoleha,kumbemintlhavekoyolulama,hambikuri ntumbulukowahinawovangamaawuhisiyangaKambe miriwahinawuhundzukilekusukaekakufanalokuawu rikonaekusunguleni,lokohitumbuluxiwa"

8"Hambiswiritanosweswilangutangatiyahinaleyi nyikeriwekeehenhlakamaribyelawa,uyiamukela emavokweniyahina,kufananikudzunisalokuhiku yimbelelekekonaekusunguleni,lokohirientangeni."

9KutaniAdamuasungulakuendlaswikombeloleswi engetelekekeekaXikwembu

NDZIMAYA24

1KutaniXikwembuxatintswalo,lexinene‘nimurhandzi wavanhu,xilangutaAdamunaEvha,ningatiyavona, leyivayikhomekeyivagandzeloekaxona;handleka xilerisolexihumakaekaYenaxakuendlatano.KambeA avahlamala;kutanivaamukelamagandzeloyavona 2KutaniXikwembuxirhumelandzilolowuhatimakawu riemahlwenikaxona,wuhisagandzeloravona.

3Anun’hwetelanun’hwelowonandzihawagandzelora vona,avakombatintswalo

4KutaniRitoraXikwemburitaekaAdamu,rikueka yena:"OhoAdamu,tanihileswiuhalatekengatiyawena, naminandzitahalatangatiyaminan'winilokondziva nyamayambewuyawena;nihilahaufekehakona,Wena Adamu,naminandzitafa.Naswonahilahauakekealitari hakona,ndzitakuendlelaalitariemisaveni;naminandzi tanyikelangatiyaMinaehenhlakaalitariemisaveni

5"Kukotaleswiungamangalelakurivaleriwahingati yoleyo,naminandzitaendlangatiyaMinayirivaleriwa swidyoho,ndzisulakutlulanawuekayona"

6"Kutanisweswi,waswivo,ndziamukerilegandzelora wena,WenaAdamu,kambemasikuyantwanano,lawa ndzikubohekeekawona,amahetisekanga.Lokoma hetisekile,ndzitakuvuyisaentangeni"

7"Hikokwalaho,tiyisambiluyawena;lokokurinigome, ndziendlelegandzelo,ndzitakutsakeriwa."

NDZIMAYA25

1KambeXikwembuaxiswitivaleswakuAdamuaarina swonaemiehleketweniyayena,leswakuufaneleatidlaya hakanyingiaxiendlelagandzelohingatiyayena.

2HikokwalahoXiteekayena:“WenaAdamu,ungaha tidlayelikufananalokoutidlaya,hikutiphofulaehansiu sukaentshaveniyoleyo.”

3KambeAdamuakuekaXikwembu:“Aswiri emiehleketweniyaminakutiherisaxikan’we-kan’we, hikuvandzitlulemilawuyaWena,nikuhumakamina entangeniwosaseka;nihikwalahokakuvonakalaloku vangamakalokuUndzitsonisekehakona;nihikwalahoka kudzunisalokuakukhulukaenon’winiwaminakunga heli,nikuvonakalalokundzifunengeteke”

4"HambiswiritanohivunenebyaWena,WenaXikwembu, ungandziherisihikuhelela;kambendzitsakeriwankarhi wun'wananiwun'wanalokondzifa,undzipfuxa evuton'wini"

5"KutanikutativisiwaleswakuUXikwembuxatintswalo, lexingalavikileswakumunhualova;lexingarhandziki leswakumunhuawa;naswonalexingasolikimunhuhi tihanyi,hindlelayobiha,nihikulovisiwalokuheleleke."

6KutaniAdamuamiyela

7KutaniRitoraXikwemburitaekayena,rin’wikatekisa, rin’wichavelela,riendlantwananonayena,leswakuXita n’wiponisaekuhelenikamasikulamakunguhatiwekeeka yena

8Kutani,leriakurigandzelorosungulaleriAdamuari nyikekeXikwembu;naswonahindlelayoleyoswive mukhuvawayenakuendlatano.

NDZIMAYA26

1KutaniAdamuatekaEvha,vasungulakutlhelela eBakweniraXumalahaavatshamakonaKambelokova ritshinelavarivonavariekule,gomelerikuluriwela AdamunaEvhalokovarilanguta

2KutaniAdamuakuekaEvha:“Lokohirientshavenihi chaveleriwilehiRitoraXikwembulerivulavulekenahina, kuvonakalalokuhumakaevuxeni,kuhivoningela”

3"KambesweswiRitoraXikwemburifihliwileekahina; kuvonakalalokuakuvoningelaehenhlakahinaku hundzukilelerovakunyamalala,kutanimunyamanigome aswihifikelele"

4"Hibohekakunghenaebakwenilerilerifanakanikhotso, lerimunyamawuhifunengetaka,lerovahihambanile;a wungendzivoni,naminaandzingekuvoni"

5LokoAdamuavulemaritolawa,varila,vapfula mavokoyavonaemahlwenikaXikwembu;hikuvaava telegome

6KutanivakombelaXikwembuleswakuxivatisela dyambu,xivavoningela,leswakumunyamawunga tlheleliehenhlakavona,naswonavangahatlheleliehansi kaxifunengetolexixaribyeNaswonaavanavelakufa ematshan’weniyovonamunyama

7KutaniXikwembuxilangutaAdamunaEvhani mahlomuloyavonalamakulu,nihinkwaswoleswivaswi endlekehimbiluyohiseka,hikwalahokamaxangu hinkwawolawaavariekawona,ematshan’winiya vuhlayisekibyavonabyakhale,nihikwalahokamaxangu hinkwawolamavawelekeetikwenirimbe

8HikokwalahoXikwembuaxivahlundzukelanga;kumbe kuvalehisambilu;kambeAalehisambilunikutiyisela ekavona,tanihilekavanalavaavatumbuluxeke

9KutaniRitoraXikwemburitaekaAdamu,rikueka yena:“Adamu,lokokuridyambu,lokoandziritekandzi ritiselaekawena,masiku,tiawara,malembenitin’hweti hinkwaswoaswitavaswahava,nintwananolowundzi wuendlekenawena,awungatahetiseka.”

10"Kambeufaneleuhundzulukausalauriekantungu woleha,akunakuponisiwalokungatasalaekawena hilahakungaheriki."

11“Ina,ematshan’winiyasweswo,tiyiselamoya-xiviriwa wenawoleha,urhurisamoya-xiviriwawenalokou tshamavusikuninhlikanhi,kukondzakuhetisekamasiku, ninkarhiwantwananowaminawufika”

12“Kutanindzitatandzitakuponisa,WenaAdamu, hikuvaandzinavelileswakuuxaniseka.”

13“Lokondzilangutaswilohinkwaswoleswineneleswiu hanyekeekaswona,nileswiuhumekeekaswona,ndzi ngakukombatintswalohikuswirhandza.”

14"Kambeandzingeswikotikucincantwananolowu humekeenon'winiwamina,lokoswingaritanoandzita kutlheriselaentangeni."

15"Hambiswiritano,lokontwananowuhetisekile,ndzita kukombatintswalonimbewuyawena,ndzikutisa etikwenirakutsaka,lahakungarikinagomeniku xaniseka;kambentsakolowungaherikinintsako,niku vonakalalokungaheriki,nikudzunisalokungaheriki,ni ntangawosasekalowungatakawungaheli."

16KutaniXikwembuxitlhelaxikuekaAdamu:“Tiyisela mbiluunghenaebakweni,hikuvamunyamalowuawuwu chava,wutalehatiawaratakhume-mbirhintsena;lokowu hela,kuvonakalakutahuma”

17KutanilokoAdamuatwamaritolawaekaXikwembu, yenanaEvhavagandzelaemahlwenikaxona,kutani timbilutavonatichaveleriwaVatlheleleebakweni endzhakukamukhuvawavona,lokomihlotiyirikarhiyi khulukaematihlweniyavona,gomenikurilaswihuma etimbilwinitavona,naswonaavanavelaongemoyawa vonawuhumaemiriniwavona.

18KutaniAdamunaEvhavayimavakhongela,kukondza munyamawavusikuwuvawela,Adamuatumbetiwaeka Evha,nayenaatumbetiwaekayena.

19Kutanivatshamavayimilevakhongela

NDZIMAYA27

1LokoSathana,muvengiwaleswinenehinkwaswo,avona ndlelaleyivayakaemahlwenivakhongelahayona,ni ndlelaleyiXikwembuxivulavulakanavonahayona,niku vachavelela,nindlelaleyixiamukelekegandzeloravona hayona--Sathanauendlexivono

2Usungulehikuhundzulamavuthuyakwe;emavokweni yayenaakurinindzilolowuhatimaka,naswonaavari ekuvonakalenilokukulu

3Hilokoavekaxiluveloxakweekusuhininomuwabako hikuvaaangaswikotikunghenaekaronahikwalahoka swikhongeloswavona.Kutaniavoningelaebakweni, kukondzabakorivangamaehenhlakaAdamunaEvha; lokovandlarayenavasungulakuyimbelelakudzunisa

4Sathanauendleleswi,leswakulokoAdamuavonaku vonakala,aehleketaendzenikayenaleswakuiku vonakalakaletilweni,nileswakumavuthuyaSathanai tintsumi;nileswakuXikwembuxivarhumilekuyarindza ebakweni,nikun'wivoningelaemunyameni

5KutanilokoAdamuahumaebakweniavavona,kutani AdamunaEvhavankhinsamelaSathana,atahlulaAdamu hindlelayoleyo,an’wititsongahataravumbirhi emahlwenikaXikwembu

6Hikwalaho,lokoAdamunaEvhavavonakuvonakala, vaanakanyaleswakuikaxiviri,vatiyisetimbilutavona; hambiswiritano,lokovarikarhivarhurhumela,Adamua kuekaEvha:--

7"Langutakuvonakalakolokolokukulu,nitinsimutoleto totalatakudzunisa,nivuthuroleroleriyimekeehandle leringanghenikiekahina,mingahibyelileswiriswi vulaka,kumbeleswakurihumakwihi,kumbenhlamuselo yakuvonakalalokuiyini;kudzunisakolokoiyini; hikwalahokasweswoswirhumeriwelaha,nileswakuha yiniswingangheni"

8"LokoavahumaekaXikwembu,avatataekahina ebakweni,vahibyelantirhowavona."

9KutaniAdamuayimaakhongelaekaXikwembuhi mbiluyohiseka,aku:--

10"OhoHosi,xanaemisavenikunaxikwembuxin'wana handlekaWena,lexitumbuluxeketintsumi,xititatahiku vonakala,xitirhumakuhihlayisa,lexingatatanatona?"

11"Kambe,waswivo,hivonamavuthulawalamayimeke enon'winiwabako;malekuvonakalenilokukulu;ma yimbelelakudzunisalokukuluLokomariyaxikwembu xin'wanahandlekaWena,ndzibyele;naswonalokoma rhumiwilehiWena,ndzitivisexivangelolexiuma rhumekehaxona."

12HikuhatlisalokoAdamuavulaleswi,ntsumileyi humakaekaXikwembuyihumelelaekayenaebakweni,yi kuekayena:“WenaAdamu,ungachaviLoyiiSathanani mavuthuyakwe;unavelakukukanganyisahilahaaku kanganyisekehakonaekusunguleniAkurirosungula,u tumbeleekanyoka;kambeenkarhinilowuutileekawena hikufananintsumiyakuvonakala,hikulandzelelanaka sweswo,lokougandzela”yena,angakukokarinoko, emahlwenikaXikwembuhixoxe."

13KutanintsumiyisukaekaAdamu,yikhomaSathana ekupfulekenikabako,yin’wihluvulavukanganyisilebyi aabyitisile,yin’witisahixivumbekoxayonalexi nyenyetsakaekaAdamunaEvha;lavaavan’wichava lokovan’wivona

14NtsumiyikuekaAdamu:“Xivumbekolexixo nyenyetsaixayenakusukelalokoXikwembuxin’wi wisilehiletilweniAxingatakutshinelahixona, hikwalahoxihundzukentsumiyakuvonakala.”

15KutanintsumiyihlongolaSathananimavuthuyakwe ekaAdamunaEvha,yikuekavona:“Mingachavi, Xikwembuleximitumbuluxeke,xitamitiyisa” 16Hilokontsumiyisukaekavona.

17KambeAdamunaEvhavasalevayimileebakweni;a kunanchavelelolowufikekeekavona;avaavanile emiehleketweniyavona

18Lokorixavakhongela;kutaniahumaayalavantanga Hikuvatimbilutavonaatiriekaxona,naswonaavanga takumanchavelelohikuvavaxitshikile

NDZIMAYA28

1KambelokoSathanalowotlharihaavavonaleswakuva yaentangeni,ahlengeletamavuthuyayena,atahiku vonakalaehenhlakapapa,arinixikongomeloxova kanganyisa

2KambelokoAdamunaEvhavan’wivonahindlela yoleyoexivonweni,vaanakanyaleswakuitintsumita Xikwembuletitekekutavachavelelahikuvavasukile entangeni,kumbekuvatlheriselaekawona.

3KutaniAdamuaandlalamavokoyayenaekaXikwembu, axikombelaleswakuxin’witwisisaleswiaswiriswona 4KutaniSathana,loyiavengakaswilohinkwaswo leswinene,akuekaAdamu:“WenaAdamu,ndzintsumi yaXikwembulexikulu,kutanivonamavuthulamandzi rhendzeleke.”

5"Xikwembuxirhumileminanavonaleswakuhikuteka hikuyisaendzilakaneniwantangaen'walungwini; eribuweniralwandleleribaseke,ndzikuhlambelanaEvha ekarona,nikukutlakusaekantsakowan'winawakhale, leswakumitlhelelaentangeni"

6MaritolawamangheneembilwiniyaAdamunaEvha.

7HambiswiritanoXikwembuxitumbeteRitoraxona ekaAdamu,naswonaaxin’wiendlangaleswakuatwisisa xikan’we-kan’we,kambexirindzelekuvonamatimbaya xona;lokoatahluriwakufananaEvhalokoarientangeni, kumbeaatahlula

8KutaniSathanaavitanaAdamunaEvha,aku: “Waswivo,hiyaelwandleramati,”kutanivasungulaku famba

9KutaniAdamunaEvhavavalandzelavariekulenyana. 10Kambelokovafikaentshavenileyingaen’walungwini wantanga,kungantshavaleyitlakukekeswinene,leyinga rikinaswitepisiswoyaenhlohlorhiniyayona,Diyavulosi atshinelaekaAdamunaEvha,avaendlavatlhandlukela enhlohlorhiniyaxiviri,kungarihixivono;anavela,tani hileswiaendlekeswona,kuvalahlelaehansiavadlaya, nikusulavitoravonaemisaveni;leswakumisavaleyiyi tshamaekayenanimavuthuyayenantsena

NDZIMAYA29

1KambelokoXikwembuxatintswaloxivonaleswaku SathanaunavelakudlayaAdamuhimakunguyayenayo hambana-hambana,kutanixivonaleswakuAdamuaa rhulanaswonaangarinavukanganyisi,Xikwembuxi vulavulanaSathanahiritolerikulu,xin’wirhukana

2Hilokoyenanimavuthuyakwevabaleka,Adamuna Evhavasalavayimileehenhlakantshava,lahavavoneke ehansikavonamisavayoanama,leyitlakukekeehenhlaka yona.Kambeavavonanganiun'wewamavuthulawaa mariekusuhinavona.

3Varile,AdamunaEvha,emahlwenikaXikwembu,va kombelakurivaleriwaekaxona

4KutaniRitolerihumakaekaXikwemburitaekaAdamu, rikuekayena:“Tivautlhelautwisisamalunghanana Sathanaloyi,leswakuulavakukanganyisawenani mbewuyawenaendzhakukawena”

5KutaniAdamuarilaemahlwenikaHosiXikwembu,a kombelanikun’wikombelaleswakuan’winyika xin’wanalexihumakaentangeni,xivaxikombisoxayena, lexiangatachaveleriwahaxona

6KutaniXikwembuxilangutamianakanyoyaAdamu,xi rhumelantsumiMikayelekuyafikaelwandlelerifikaka eIndiya,kuyatekatinhongatansukukuyatitisaeka Adamu.

7LeswiXikwembuxiswiendlilehivutlharibyaxona, leswakutinhongaletitansuku,tirinaAdamuebakweni,ti tavoningahikuvonakalanivusikulebyin’wirhendzeleke, nikuherisakuchavakayenamunyama

8KutanintsumiMikayeleyirhelelahixilerisoxa Xikwembu,yitekatinhongatansuku,hilahaXikwembuxi n’wilerisekehakona,yititisaekaXikwembu

NDZIMAYA30

1Endzhakukaswiloleswi,Xikwembuxilerisentsumi Gabriyeleleswakuyirhelelaentangeni,yiyabyelakerubu leyiayirihlayisayiku:“Waswivo,Xikwembuxindzi lerisileleswakundzinghenaentangeni,ndzitekamurhiwa risunawonun’hwelawonandzihandziwunyikaAdamu.”

2KutanintsumiGabriyeleyirhelelaentangenihixileriso xaXikwembu,yiyabyelakerubuhilahaXikwembuxi n’wilerisekehakona.

3Kerubuaku:“Kambe”KutaniGabriyeleanghenaateka mirhiyarisuna

4KutaniXikwembuxilerisantsumiyaxonaRafayele leswakuyirhelelaentangeni,yiyavulavulanakerubuhi mirayin’wana,leswakuyin’winyikaAdamu

5NtsumiRafayeleyirhelelayiyabyelakerubuhilaha Xikwembuxin’wilerisekehakona,kutanikerubuaku: “Kambe”KutaniRafayeleanghenaatekamira

6TinhongatansukuatihumaelwandleraIndiya,lahaku nganimaribyeyarisimaMurhiwarisunaawuhuma endzilakaneniwalevuxenibyantanga;nimiraleyi humakaendzilakaneniwalevupela-dyambu,lahakuvava kuhumelelekeAdamu

7Kutanitintsumititisaswiloleswiswinharhueka Xikwembu,ekusuhiniMurhiwaVutomi,entangeni.

8KutaniXikwembuxibyelatintsumixiku:“Vanyupeni exihlobyenixamati,kutaniuvatekaufafazelamatiya vonaehenhlakaAdamunaEvha,leswakuvachaveleriwa nyanahigomeravona,umanyikaAdamunaEvha”

9KutanitintsumitiendlahilahaXikwembuxivaleriseke hakona,tinyikeAdamunaEvhaswilosweswohinkwaswo enhlohlorhiniyantshavaleyiSathanaavavekekeekayona, lokoalavakuvaherisa.

10LokoAdamuavonatinhongatansuku,mirhiyarisuna nimira,atsakaatlhelaarilahikuvaaaehleketaleswaku

nsukuixikombisoxamfumolowuahumakaekawona,ni leswakumirhiyarisunaixikombisoxakuvonakalaloku vangamakalokuatekiwekeekayena,nileswakumirai xikombisoxagomeleriangaekarona.

NDZIMAYA31

1EndzhakukaswiloleswiXikwembuxikuekaAdamu: “Undzikombeleswokarhientangeni,leswakundzi chaveleriwahaswona,kutanindzikunyikileswikombiso leswiswinharhukuvanchaveleloekawena,leswakuu tshembaekaMinanintwananowaminanawena”

2"Hikuvandzitatandzitakuponisa;tihosititandzitisa lokondzirienyameni,nsuku,mirhiyarisunanimira, nsukuwuvaxikombisoxamfumowaMina,mirhiya risunayivaxikombisoxavukwembubyamina,nimira tanihixikombisoxakuxanisekakaminanirifuramina"

3"Kambe,WenaAdamu,vekaleswiekusuhinawena ebakweni;nsukuleswakuwukuvoningelanivusiku,mirhi yarisuna,leswakuunun'hwetelanun'hwelowayonawo nandziha;nimira,leswakuyikuchavelelaekuvilelenika wena."

4LokoAdamuatwamaritolawalamahumakaeka Xikwembu,ugandzelaemahlwenikaxonaYenanaEvha van’wigandzelavan’winkhensa,hikuvaaavakhomile hitintswalo

5KutaniXikwembuxilerisatintsumitinharhu,Mikayele, GabriyelenaRafayele,un’wananiun’wanaleswakuatisa leswiaswitiseke,aswinyikaAdamuNakonavaendle tano,haun’we-un’we

6KutaniXikwembuxilerisaSuriyelenaSalatiyele leswakuvarhwalaAdamunaEvha,vavaxisaehenhlaka ntshavaleyitlakukeke,vavayisaeBakweniraXuma 7Kwalahovavekansukuetlheloradzongarabako,mirhi yarisunaevuxeni,nimiraetlhelweniralevupela-dyambu Hikuvanomuwabakoawurietlhelwenirale n’walungwini.

8KutanitintsumitichaveleleAdamunaEvha,tifamba 9Nsukuawuritinhongata70;mirhiyarisuna,12wa tiphawundi;nimira,tikhilogiramutinharhu.

10LavavasalehiAdamueNdlwiniyaXuma;hikwalahoa yivuriwa"yakutumbela"Kambevatolokivan'wanava vulaleswakuayivitaniwa"BakoraXuma,"hikwalahoka mintsumbuyavanhuvolulamaleyiayiriekayona 11XikwembuxinyikeAdamuswiloleswiswinharhu,hi sikuravunharhuendzhakukalokoahumileentangeni,hi xikombisoxamasikumanharhulawaHosiangatatshama embilwiniyamisava.

12Swiloleswiswinharhu,lokoswihambetanaAdamu ebakweni,swin’wivoningelanivusiku;naswona ninhlikanhiavan’wiwisanyanaekagomerayena

NDZIMAYA32

1AdamunaEvhavatshamaeBakweniraXumakufikela hisikuravunkombo;avadyangamihandzuyamisava, hambikurikunwamati.

2Lokorixahisikuravutsevu,AdamuakuekaEvha, “WenaEvha,hikhongeleXikwembuleswakuxihinyika swin’wanaleswihumakaentangeni,kutanixirhumele tintsumitaxonaletihitiselakaleswiahiswinavela”

3"Kambesweswi,pfuka,ahiyenielwandleramatilerihi rivonekeekusunguleni,hiyimaekarona,hikhongela leswakuXikwembuxitlhelaxihitsakelaxitlhelaxihi tlheriselaentangeni;kumbexihinyikaswokarhi;kumbe leswakuxihichavelelaetikwenirin'wanahandlekalerihi ngaekarona"

4KutaniAdamunaEvhavahumaebakweni,vayayima endzilakaneniwalwandlelerivangatshamavatiphofula ekarona,AdamuakuekaEvha:--

5"Tana,urhelelaendhawinileyi,ungahumiekayonaku kondzakuhelamasikuya30,lokondzitaekawenaU khongelaekaXikwembuhimbiluyohisekanihiritoro nandziha,leswakuxihirivalela."

6"Ndzitayaendhawiniyin'wana,ndzirhelelaekayona, ndziendlakufananawena"

7KutaniEvhaarhelelaematini,hilahaAdamuan’wi lerisekehakonaAdamunayenaarhelelaematini;kutani vayimavakhongela;kutaniakombelaHOSIXikwembu leswakuxivarivalelanandzuwavona,nikuvatlherisela ekaxiyimoxavonaxakhale

8Kutanivayimahindlelayoleyovakhongela,kufikela emakumukamasikuyantlhanunamanharhu.

NDZIMAYA33

1KambeSathana,loyiavengakaswilohinkwaswo leswinene,uvalavileebakweni,kambeangavakumanga, hambileswiavalavisekehikuhiseka.

2Kambeavakumavayimeematinivarikarhiva khongela,aehleketaendzenikayena:“AdamunaEvhava yimehindlelayoleyoematiniwolawovakombela Xikwembuleswakuxivarivalelakutlulanawukavona,ni kuvatlheriselaekaxiyimoxavonaxakhale,nikuvateka ehansikavokoramina.”

3"Kambendzitavakanganyisalerovavahumaematini, vangahetisisixihlambanyoxavona"

4Kutanimuvengiwaleswinenehinkwaswo,angayanga ekaAdamu,kambebeuyeekaEvha,atekaxivumbekoxa ntsumiyaXikwembu,adzunisanikutsaka,akuekayena-

5"Kurhulaakuveekawena!Tsakautsaka!Xikwembuxi kuamukele,kutanixindzirhumileekaAdamuNdzin'wi tiselemahungulamatsakisakayakuponisiwa,niyaku talakayenahikuvonakalalokuhatimakakukotaeku sunguleni"

6"NaswonaAdamu,hikutsakakayenahikwalahokaku vuyeteriwakayena,undzirhumileekawenaleswakuuta ekamina,leswakundzitakuambalaharhiyakuvonakala kufananayena"

7"Kutaniakuekamina:'VulavulanaEvha;lokoangata nawena,n'wibyelehixikombisoxalokohiriehenhlaka ntshava;ndlelaleyiXikwembuxirhumekehayona tintsumitaxonaletihitekeketihitisaeBakweniraXuma; tivekansukuetlheloraledzongeni;mirhiyarisuna, etlheloralevuxeni;nimiraetlheloralevupeladyambu' Sweswitanaekayena"

8LokoEvhaatwamaritolawaekayena,atsakaswinene. NaswonahikuehleketaleswakuxivumbekoxaSathanai xaxiviri,uhumileelwandle

9Ufambeemahlweni,kutanian’wilandzelakukondzava fikaekaAdamuKutaniSathanaan'witumbela,angaha n'wivonanga

10HilokoafikaayimaemahlwenikaAdamu,loyiaa yimeekusuhinimatiatsakilehikurivalelakaXikwembu. 11Lokoarikarhian’wivitana,ahundzuluka,an’wi kumakwalaho,arilalokoan’wivona,an’wibaxifuva; kutanihikwalahokakuvavakagomerayena,anwela ematini

12KambeXikwembuxin’wilangutilenikuxanisekaka yena,nilokoarikusuhinikuhefemula.KutaniRitora Xikwemburihumaetilweni,rin'wipfuxaematini,riku ekayena:“Tlhandlukelaeribuwenileritlakukekeuya eEvha”KutelokoatlhandlukelaekaEvhaakuekayena: “Imaniloyiakubyeleke‘tanalaha’?”

13Kutanian’wibyelankulumoyantsumileyinga humelelaekayenayin’winyikaxikombiso

14KambeAdamuarinigome,an’winyikakutiva leswakuiSathana.Utlhelean’witekakutanihavumbirhi byavonavatlhelelaebakweni

15Swiloleswiswivahumelerileravumbirhilokova rhelelaematini,endzhakukamasikuyankombovahumile entangeni

16Vatitsoneswakudyaematinimasikuya35;loko hinkwaswoswihlanganisiwamasikuyamakumemune mbirhikusukelalokovasukileentangeni

NDZIMAYA34

1Hisikuravu-43nimixo,vahumaebakweni,varini gome,varikarhivarila.Miriwavonaawuomile, naswonaavaomilehikwalahokandlalanitorha,niku titsonaswakudyanikukhongela,nikuvavisekalokukulu hikwalahokakutlulanawukavona.

2Lokovahumaebakwenivatlhandlukelaentshavenileyi ngaevupela-dyambubyantanga

3Kwalahovayimavakhongela,vakombelaXikwembu leswakuxivarivalelaswidyohoswavona

4KutaniendzhakukaswikhongeloswavonaAdamua sungulakukhongotela‘Xikwembu,aku:“OhoHosiya minaXikwembuxamina,niMuvumbiwamina,ulerisile leswakuswiakiswamuneswihlengeletiwaswin’we, kutaniswihlengeletiwaswin’wehixilerisoxaWena.”

5"KutaniUandlalavokoraWena,undzitumbuluxehi xiakixin'we,xantshuriwamisava;undzinghenise entangenihiawarayavunharhu,hiRavuntlhanu,undzi tivisahiswonaebakweni"

6"Kutani,ekusunguleni,andzingativivusikukumbe nhlikanhi,hikuvaandzirinintumbulukowovangama;ni kuvonakalalokuandzihanyaekakonaakungasitshama kundzisiyandzitivavusikukumbenhlikanhi."

7"Kutani,nakambe,Hosi,hiawarayoleyoyavunharhu leyiUndzitumbuluxekehayona,Undzitiseleswiharhi hinkwaswo,nitinghala,nitimhandzi,niswinyenyanaswa letilweni,niswilohinkwaswoleswifamba-fambaka emisaveni,leswiUswitumbuluxekehiawarayosungula emahlwenikaminayaRavuntlhanu"

8"Kurhandzakawenaakurileswakundzivathyamavito hinkwawo,haun'we-un'we,hivitolerifanelekeKambeU ndzinyikilekutwisisanivutivi,nimbiluyotengani mianakanyoleyineneleyihumakaekaWena,leswakundzi vathyamavitoyamianakanyoyaWenamalunghananiku vathyamavito."

9"OhoXikwembu,uvaendlilevandziyingisa,naswonau lerisileleswakukungavinaun'wewavonaloyia

tshovekekeekufumenikamina,hikuyahixilerisoxa wena,nikufumalokuundzinyikekekonaehenhlaka vonaKambesweswihinkwavovahambanisiwilena mina."

10"Kutaniakurihiawarayoleyoyavunharhuya Ravuntlhanu,leyiUndzitumbuluxekehayona,naswonau ndzilerisekemalunghananimurhilowu,lowuandzinga fanelangandzitshinelaekawona,kumbekudyawona; hikuvaundzibyerileentangeniuku,'Lokoudyaekawona, utafahirifu'

11“LokoawundzixupulehilahaUvulekehakona,hirifu, andzitavandzifilehinkarhiwolowo”

12"Kutlulakwalaho,lokoundzilerisamalunghanani murhi,andzingatshinelikumbekukatlaekawona,Evha aangarinamina;Awungasin'witumbuluxa,naswonaa wungasin'wihumesaetlhelokamina;angasitwa xilerisolexiekaWena"

13“Kutani,ekuhelenikaawarayavunharhuya Ravuntlhanuwolowo,WeHosi,undziehleketevurhongo nivurhongo,kutanindzietlela,ndzitikeriwahivurhongo”

14"KutaniUhumerirhambuetlhelokamina,uri tumbuluxahikufananixifanisoxamina.Kutanindzi pfuka;kutanilokondzin'wivonandzitivaleswakuimani, ndziku,'Leriimarhambuyamarhambuyamina,ninyama yanyamayamina;kusukelasweswiutavuriwawansati.'

15"Akurihikurhandzakawenalokunene,Wena Xikwembu,leswakuUtisevurhongonivurhongoehenhla kamina,nileswakuuhatlileuhumesaEvhaetlheloka mina,kukondzaahuma,lerovandzingavonindlelaleyia vumbiwekehayona;andzingaswikotikuvonavumbhoni, Hosiyanga,ndlelaleyivunenenikuvangamakaWenaswi chavisakanikukuluhayona"

16"Hikutsakelakawena,WeHosi,Uhiendlilehimimiri yantumbulukowovangama,uhiendlilevambirhi,un'we; uhinyikiletintswalotawena,uhitatahikudzunisaka MoyalowoKwetsima;leswakuhingavinandlalakumbe torha,hambikurikutivaleswigomeringaswona,hambi kurikutsanakambilu;hambikurikuxaniseka,kutitsona swakudyakumbekutsanakambilu"kukarhala

17“Kambesweswi,WeXikwembu,kusukelalokohitlule xilerisoxawenanikutlulanawuwawena,uhihumesile etikwenirimbe,uhivangelekuxaniseka,nikukarhala, ndlalanitorha.”

18“Hikokwalaho,WeXikwembu,hakukhongela,uhi nyikeswakudyaleswihumakaentangeni,leswakuhi enerisandlalayahinahiswona,ninchumulowuhingata timatorhahawona”

19“Hikuva,waswivo,masikuyotala,WeXikwembu,ahi nantswanganchumunaswonaahinwanchumu,ninyama yahinayiomile,matimbayahinamaonhakile,ni vurhongobyiherileematihlweniyahinahikwalahokaku karhalanikurila.”

20"Kutani,WeXikwembu,ahinaxivindzixohlengeleta mihandzuyamirhi,hikuchavaHikuvalokohitlulanawu ekusunguleniUhitsetsele,naswonaawuhidlayanga"

21"Kambesweswi,hianakanyeetimbilwinitahina,loko hidyamihandzuyamirhi,handlekaxilerisoxaXikwembu, xitahilovisaenkarhinilowu,xitahisulaemisaveni"

22“Lokohinwamatilawa,handlekaxilerisoxa Xikwembu,xitahiherisa,xihitsuvulahitimitsuhinkarhi wun’we”

23“Hikokwalaho,WeXikwembu,leswindzifikeke endhawinileyinaEvha,hakombelaleswakuuhinyika mihandzuyantanga,leswakuhienerisekahiyona”

24"Hikuvahinavelamihandzuleyingaemisaveni,ni hinkwaswoleswihipfumalakaekayona."

NDZIMAYA35

1KutaniXikwembuxitlhelaxilangutaAdamunikurila nikukonyakayena,kutaniRitoraXikwemburitaeka yena,rikuekayena:--

2"OhoAdamu,lokourientangeniwaMina,awungaswi tivikudyakumbekunwa;hambikurikukarhalakumbe kuxaniseka;hambikurikutsanakanyama,kumbeku cinca;hambikurivurhongoabyisukangaematihlweniya wena.Kambetanihileswiutluleleke,kutaniunghena etikwenileririmbe,miringoleyihinkwayoyikufikerile"

NDZIMAYA36

1KutaniXikwembuxilerisakerubu,loyiaarindza nyangwayantangaakhomebangarandzilo,leswakua tekamihandzuyin’wanayankuwaayinyikaAdamu

2KerubuayingisaxilerisoxaYehovhaXikwembu,a nghenaentangeni,atisamakuwamambirhieka swirhabyaniswimbirhi,nkuwawun’wananiwun’wanawu lenga-lengaematlukaniyawona;avahumaekamirhi yimbirhileyiAdamunaEvhavatumbelekeexikarhika yonalokoXikwembuxiyafambaentangeni,kutaniRitora XikwemburitaekaAdamunaEvharikuekavona: “Adamu,Adamu,ukwihi?”

3Adamuahlamulaaku:“OhoXikwembu,himinaloyi LokondzitwampfumawulowaWenaniritoraWena,ndzi tumbele,hikuvaandzingaambalanganchumu.”

4Kutanikerubuatekamakuwamambirhiamatisaeka AdamunaEvhaKambeavalahlelaariekule;hikuvaava ngatshineliekakerubuhikwalahokanyamayavona,leyi ayingaswikotikutshinelaendzilweni

5Ekusunguleni,tintsumiatirhurhumelalokoAdamuari konanaswonaatin’wichava.KambesweswiAdamua rhurhumelaemahlwenikatintsuminaswonaaatichava 6KutaniAdamuatshinelaatekankuwawun’wana,na Evhanayenaatahikulandzelelanaatekarin’wana.

7Lokovarikarhivaswikhomahimavoko,vaswilanguta, vaswitivaleswakuswihumaemirhinileyiavatumbele exikarhikayona.

NDZIMAYA37

1KutaniAdamuakuekaEvha:"Xanaawuswivoni makuwalawanimatlukayawona,lawahitifunengeteke hawonalokohihluvuriwilentumbulukowahinawo vangama?Kambesweswi,ahiswitivileswakuimaxangu nikuxanisekakwihilokungahiwelakahikumadya" 2"Hikokwalaho,WenaEvha,ahitikhomenihingadyieka swona,minanawena;hikombelaXikwembuleswakuxihi nyikamihandzuyaMurhiwaVutomi."

3XisweswoAdamunaEvhavatikhomile,vangadyi makuwalawa

4KambeAdamuusungulekukhongelaekaXikwembuni kuxikombelaleswakuxin’winyikamihandzuyaMurhi waVutomi,aku:“OhoXikwembu,lokohitlulaxilerisoxa

WenahiawarayavutsevuyaRavuntlhanu,hihluvuriwile ntumbulukowovangamalowuahirinawona,naswonaa hihambetangaentangeniendzhakukakutlulanawuka hina,kutlulatiawaratinharhu.”

5"Kambenimadyambuuhihumesileekawona.We Xikwembu,hikutlulanawuawarayin'we,kutanimiringo leyihinkwayonigomeswihifikerilekufikelanamuntlha"

6"Masikuwolawoswin'wenisikuravu43,mingakutsuli awarayin'weleyihitlulakanawuhayona!

7"OhoXikwembu,hilangutehitihlorantwela-vusiwana, ungahitlheriselihikuyahikutlulakahinaxilerisoxa Wena,emahlwenikaWena"

8"OhoXikwembu,hinyikemihandzuyaMurhiwa Vutomi,leswakuhidyaekawona,hihanya,hinga hundzukikuvonakuxanisekanimaxanguman'wana, emisavenileyi;hikuvahiWenaXikwembu."

9"Lokohitlulexilerisoxawena,uhihumeentangeni,uhi rhumelekerubukuyahlayisaMurhiwaVutomi,leswaku hingadyiekawonahihanya;naswonahingativinchumu hikukarhalaendzhakukalokohitlurile"

10"Kambesweswi,WeHosi,waswivo,hitiyiserile masikulawahinkwawo,hirhwalakuxaniseka.Endla masikulawayamakumemune-nharhumaringanana awarayin'weleyihitlulakanawuhayona"

NDZIMAYA38

1EndzhakukaswiloleswiRitoraXikwemburitaeka Adamu,rikuekayena:--

2"OhoAdamu,lokokurimihandzuyaMurhiwaVutomi, lowuuwukombelaka,andzingekunyikiwonasweswi, kambelokomalembeya5500mahetisekileKutanindzita kunyikamihandzuyaMurhiwaVutomi,utadya,uhanya hilahakungaheriki,wena,naEvha,nimbewuyawenayo lulama"

3"Kambemasikulawayamakumemune-nharhuamange swikotikululamisankarhilowuutlulekexilerisoxamina hawona"

4"OhoAdamu,ndzikunyikileleswakuudyankuwalowu awutumbelaekawona.Fambauyadyaekawona,wena naEvha"

5"Andzingealixikombeloxawena,naswonaandzinge khomisintshembowawena;hikwalaho,tiyiselaku hetisekakantwananolowundziwuendlekenawena"

6KutaniXikwembuxisusaRitoraxonaekaAdamu

NDZIMAYA39

1KutaniAdamuatlhelelaekaEvha,akuekayena:“Pfuka utitekelankuwa,ndzitatekarin’wana,hiyaebakwenira hina”

2KutaniAdamunaEvhavatekaun’wananiun’wana nkuwavakongomaebakweni;nkarhiawuriekusuhiniku pelakadyambu;kutanimiehleketoyavonayivaendlava navelakudyamihandzu

3KambeAdamuakuekaEvha:“Ndzachavakudya nkuwalowu.Andzitivileswingandzihumelelakaha wona”

4HilokoAdamuarila,ayimaakhongelaemahlwenika Xikwembu,aku:“Ndzienerisandlalayamina,ndzinga bohekikudyankuwalowu,hikuvaendzhakukalokondzi wudyile,wutandzipfunayini?Naswonandzitawu

navelanikukombelayiniekawena,WeXikwembu,loko wuherile?”

5Atlhelaaku:“Ndzachavakuyidya,hikuvaandzitivi leswingatandzihumelelahikwalahokayona.”

NDZIMAYA40

1KutaniRitoraXikwemburitaekaAdamu,rikueka yena:"Oho,Adamu,hikokwalahokayiniawungachavi kuchavaloku,hambikutitsonaswakudyaloku,kumbeku khathalalokuemahlwenikaleswi?Naswonahayiniunga chavangakuchavalokuungasitlulanawu?

2"Kambelokoutakutatshamaetikwenileririmbe,miri wawenawaswiharhiawungatavaemisavenihandleka swakudyaswalahamisaveni,kuwutiyisanikuvuyisela matimbayawona."

3KutaniXikwembuxisuseRitoraxonaekaAdamu

NDZIMAYA41

1KutaniAdamuatekankuwa,arivekaehenhlaka tinhongatansuku.Evhanayenaatekankuwawayena,ari vekaehenhlakamirhiyarisuna

2Ndzilowankuwawun’wananiwun’wanaawuriwa ximanga;hikuvamihandzuyantangaayiriyikulu swinenekutlulamihandzuyatikoleri

3KambeAdamunaEvhavatshamevayimilevatitsona swakudyavusikubyebyohinkwabyo,kukondzarixa.

4Lokodyamburihumaavariekukhongelenikavona, AdamuakuekaEvha,endzhakukalokovahetileku khongela:--

5"OEvha,tana,ahiyeniendzilakaneniwantangalowu langutekeedzongeni;endhawinileyinambuwukhulukaka ekayona,wuavanawuvatinhlokotamune.Kwalahohita khongelaekaXikwembu,hixikombelaleswakuxihinwa MatiyaVutomi"

6"HikuvaXikwembuaxihidyisangahiMurhiwaVutomi, leswakuhingahanyiHikwalaho,hitaxikombelaleswaku xihinyikaMatiyaVutomi,nikutimatorharahinaha wona,ematshan'winiyonwamatiyatikoleri."

7LokoEvhaatwamaritolawaekaAdamu,upfumerile; kutanihavambirhivapfukavafikaendzilakaneniwale dzongeniwantanga,etlhelokanambuwamatiekulenyana nintanga

8KutanivayimavakhongelaemahlwenikaHosi,van’wi kombelaleswakuavalangutakan’we,avarivalela,niku vapfumelelaxikombeloxavona

9Endzhakukaxikhongelolexixavonahavambirhi, Adamuasungulakukhongelahiritorayenaemahlwenika Xikwembu,aku:--

10"OhoHosi,lokondzirientangeni,ndzivonamatilama khulukakamahumaehansikaMurhiwaVutomi,mbiluya minaayiswinavelanga,nimiriwaminaawulavakunwa ekawona;andzingativitorha,hikuvaandzihanya,niku tlulaleswindzingaswonasweswi"

11"Leswakuleswakundzihanya,andzingalavi SwakudyaswaVutomi,naswonaandzinganwiMatiya Vutomi"

12"Kambesweswi,WeXikwembu,ndzifile;nyamaya minayiomilehitorha.NdzinyikeMatiyaVutomi leswakundzitanwaekawonandzihanya"

13"Hitintswalotawena,WenaXikwembu,ndziponise ekamakhombonimiringoleyi,undzitisaetikweni rin'wanalerihambanekenileri,lokoungandzipfumeleli kutshamaentangeniwaWena."

NDZIMAYA42

1KutaniRitoraXikwemburitaekaAdamu,rikueka yena:--

2"WenaAdamu,malunghananileswiuswivulakauku, 'Ndzingheniseetikwenilerikunganikuwisa,'ahitiko rin'wanahandlekaleri,kambeiMfumowamatilolahaku nganikuwisalokungawoxe."

3"Kambeawungeswikotikunghenaekayonasweswi, kambeendzhakukalokokuavanyisakawenakuhundzile nikuhetiseka."

4"KutanindzitakutlhandlukelaeMfun'weniwamatilo, wenanimbewuyawenayolulama;ndzitakunyikawena nivonaleswiselekeleswiuswikombelakasweswi."

5"Lokoute,'NdzinyikeMatiyaVutomileswakundzita nwandzihanya'--aswingevinamuntlha,kambehisiku lerindzingatarhelelaetiheleni,ndzitshovatinyangwata koporo,ndzipfotlosamimfumoyansimbi"

6"Kutanindzitaponisamoya-xiviriwawenanimimoyaxiviriyalavolulamahitintswalo,leswakundzivawisa entangeniwaMinaKutanisweswoswitavakonaloko makumuyamisavamafika"

7"Naswona,nakambe,malunghananiMatiyaVutomi lawaumalavaka,awungekunyikiwinamuntlha,kambe hisikulerindzingatahalatangatiyaminaenhlokweniya wenaetikweniraGolgota."

8"HikuvangatiyaminayitavaMatiyaVutomiekawena, hinkarhiwolowo,kungariekawenantsena,kambeeka hinkwavovambewuyawenalavangatapfumelaeka Mina,leswakuyivaekavonakuwisahilahakunga heriki"

9HOSIXikwembuxitlhelaxikuekaAdamu:“Wena Adamu,lokowaharientangeni,miringoleyiayiku tikelanga”

10"Kambekusukelalokoutlulexilerisoxamina,ku xanisekalokuhinkwakokukuhlasele"

11"Sweswi,nyamayawenayilavaswakudyani swakunwa;nwamatiwolawolamakhulukakahiwena ehenhlakamisava"

12KutaniXikwembuxisuseRitoraxonaekaAdamu

13KutaniAdamunaEvhavagandzelaYehovha,va tlhelelaebakwenihilenambyeniwamatiAkurisikura ninhlikanhi;kutanilokovatshinelaebakweni,vavona ndzilolowukuluekusuhinarona

NDZIMAYA43

1KutaniAdamunaEvhavachava,vayimaKutani AdamuakukaEvha:"Iyinindzilowolowolowunga ekusuhinibakorahina?Ahiendlinchumuekawonaku tisandzilolowu"

2"Ahinaxinkwaxobakaekaxona,hambikurimusiwo swekakonaLokokurindzilolowu,ahitivinchumulowu fanakanawona,naswonaahitivileswakuhitawuvitana yini."

3"KambekusukelalokoXikwembuxirhumelekerubua khomebangarandzilolerihatimakaritlhelarivoninga

evokwenirayena,lerihikwalahokakuchavakaronahi wekeehansihifananimintsumbu,xanaahisivonaswo fananaswona"

4"KambesweswiWenaEvha,waswivo,lowuindzilo lowuawurievokwenirakerubu,lowuXikwembuxiwu rhumelekekuhlayisabakolerihitshamakaekarona"

5"OEvha,swivangiwahileswiXikwembuxihi hlundzukeleke,xitahihlongolaekaswona."

6"OEvha,hitlhelehitlulaxilerisoxaYenaebakwenirero, lerovaarhumelendzilolowuleswakuwupfurhawu rhendzela,nikuhisivelakunghenaekawona"

7"Lokoleswiswiritanohakunene,WenaEvha,hita tshamakwihi?Naswonahitabalekelakwihiemahlwenika xikandzaxaHosi?Tanihileswi,malunghananintanga,a ngatahipfumelelakutshamaekawona,naswonaxihi tsonileswiloleswineneswawona;kambexihivekile ebakwenileri,lerihirhwalelekemunyama,miringoni maxangu,kukondzaekuhetelelenihikumanchaveleloeka wona."

8"Kambesweswileswixihihumesekeetikwenirin'wana, imanilativakaleswingahumelelakaekarona?Naswonai manilativakahandlekaleswakumunyamawatikorero wungavawukuluswinenekutlulamunyamawatiko leri?"

9"Imanilativakaleswingahumelelakaetikwenirero ninhlikanhikumbenivusiku?Naswonaimanilativaka lokoritavaekulekumbeekusuhi,WenaEvha?Lahaswi ngatatsakisaXikwembukuhivekakona,kungahava ekulenintanga,WenaEvha!kumbelahaXikwembuxinga tahisivelakun'wivona,hikuvahitlulexilerisoxaxona,ni hikuvahin'wikomberileminkarhihinkwayo?"

10“OEvha,lokoXikwembuxihitisaetikwenirimbe handlekaleri,lerihikumakanchaveleloekarona,ku fanelekurikudlayamimoya-xiviriyahina,nikusulavito rahinaemisaveni”

11"WeEvha,lokohihambanileswinenenintangani Xikwembu,xanahitatlhelahixikumakwihi,hixi kombelaleswakuxihinyikansuku,mirhiyarisuna,mira nimihandzuyin'wanayankuwa?"

12"Hitan'wikumakwihi,kuhichavelelaravumbirhi?Hi tan'wikumakwihi,leswakuahianakanya,mayelanani ntwananolowuawuendlekehikwalahokahina?"

13KutaniAdamuangahavulanga.Nakonavahambetava languta,yenanaEvha,vakongomaebakweni,nandzilo lowupfurhakawurirhendzela

14KambendzilowolowoawuhumaekaSathana.Hikuva aahlengeletemirhinibyanyilebyiomeke,aswirhwalea switisaebakweni,aswihisandzilo,leswakuatahisabako ni--leswiaswiriekarona

15XisweswoAdamunaEvhavasalavarinigome,kutani atsemakutshembakavonaekaXikwembu,avaendlava xilandzula.

16KambehitintswalotaXikwembuangaswikotangaku hisabako,hikuvaXikwembuxirhumelentsumiyaxonaku rhendzelabakoleswakuyiririndzaekandzilowotano, kukondzawutima

17Ndzilolowuawutshamakusukelaninhlikanhiku fikelanimadyambuWolowoakurisikuravumakume munentlhanu

NDZIMAYA44

1HambiswiritanoAdamunaEvhaavayimilevalanguta ndzilo,naswonaavangaswikotikutshinelaebakwenihi kuchavandzilo.

2KutaniSathanaahambetaatisamirhiayihoxa endzilweni,kukondzalangavirayonaritlakukaehenhla,ri funengetabakohinkwaro,aehleketa,hilahaaendleke hakonaemianakanyweniyayena,kuhisabakohindzilo wotalaKambentsumiyaYehovhaayirindza

3Hambiswiritano,angaswikotangakurhukanaSathana, kumbekun’wivavisahimarito,hikuvaaangarina vulawuriehenhlakayena,naswonaangasungulangaku endlatanohimaritolamahumakaenon’winiwakwe

4Hikokwalahontsumiyin’witiyiserile,yingavulavuli ritorin’werobihakukondzakufikaRitoraXikwembu leringabyelaSathanariku:“Fambalaha;kan’weutshame ukanganyisamalandzayaMina,naswonaenkarhinilowu ulavakumaherisa.”

5"LokoakungarihitintswalotaMinaandzitavandzi kulovisilenimavuthuyawenaemisaveniKambendziku lehisembilukufikelaemakumukamisava."

6KutaniSathanaabalekaemahlwenikaYehovhaKambe ndzilowuyeemahlweniwupfurhawurhendzelabako kukotandzilowamalahlasikuhinkwaro;leriakurisikura vu-46leriAdamunaEvhavarihetekekusukelalokova humileentangeni

7LokoAdamunaEvhavavonaleswakukuhisakandzilo kuhorilehindlelayokarhi,vasungulakufambava kongomaebakwenileswakuvayanghenaekaronahilahaa vatolovelekilehakona;kambeavaswikotanga,hikwalaho kakuhisakandzilo

8Kutanihavumbirhibyavonavasungulakurila hikwalahokandzilolowuawuvahambanisanibako,ni lowuawukokelaekavona,wurikarhiwupfurha Naswonaavachava

9KutaniAdamuakuekaEvha:"Vonandzilolowuhinga nixiphemuxawonaekahina:lowukhaleawutinyiketela ekahina,kambeawahatinyiketeli,sweswihitlulempimo wantumbuluko,nikucincaxiyimoxahina,kutani ntumbulukowahinawucinciwileKambendziloawu cincangahintumbulukowawona,hambikurikucincaeka ntumbulukowawona.Hikokwalahosweswiwuni matimbaehenhlakahina;naswonalokohitshinelaeka wona,wahisa"nyamayahina"

NDZIMAYA45

1KutaniAdamuapfukaakhongelaekaXikwembu,aku: "Vona,ndzilolowuwuendlekuhambanaexikarhikahina nibakoleriUhilerisekekutshamaekarona;kambe sweswi,waswivo,ahingengheniekarona."

2KutaniXikwembuxiyingisaAdamu,xin'wirhumela Ritoraxona,leringe:--

3"OhoAdamu,vonandzilolowu!malangavinikuhisaka wonaswihambanileswinenenintangalowutsakisakani swiloleswineneleswingaekawona!"

4"LokouriehansikavulawuribyaMina,swivumbiwa hinkwaswoswitinyiketeleekawena;kambeendzhakuka lokoutlulexilerisoxamina,hinkwaswoswipfukaehenhla kawena"

5NakambeXikwembuxikuekayena:"Vona,Wena Adamu,ndlelaleyiSathanaakutlakusekehayona!Uku tsonileVukwembu,nixiyimolexitlakukekekufanana Mina,naswonaangahlayisangaritoraxonaekawena; kambe,phela,uhundzukenalawawena.Hiyenaloyia endlekendzilolowuaalavakuhisawenanaEvhaha wona"

6"OhoAdamu,hayiniangahlayisangantwananowa yenanawenahambikurisikurin'we,kambeakutsonaku vangamalokuakuriehenhlakawena--lokoutinyiketele ekaxilerisoxayena?"

7"WenaAdamu,xanauehleketaleswakuukurhandze lokoaendlantwananolowunawena?Kumbe,uku rhandzanaswonaunavelakukutlakuselaehenhla?"

8"Kambee-e,Adamu,angaendlangasweswohinkwaswo hikwalahokakukurhandza;kambeaanavelakukuendla uhumaekuvonakaleniuyaemunyameni,usuka exiyin'wenilexitlakukekeuyaehansi;

9XikwembuxitlhelaxikuekaAdamu:“Vonandzilo lowuwupfurhakahiSathanalowurhendzelekebakora wena;vonaxihlamarisolexixikurhendzeleke;utiva leswakuxitarhendzelawenanimbewuyawena,lokomi yingisaswilerisoswaxona;xitakukarhatahindzilo,ni leswakumitarhelelaetiheleniendzhakukalokomifile”

10"Kutanimitavonakupfurhakandzilowayena,lowu ngatavawupfurhahindlelaleyikurhendzelan'winani mbewuyan'winaAkungevinakukutsuriwaekawona, handlekalokondzita;hindlelaleyifanakahilahaunga kotikikunghenaebakwenirawena,hikwalahokandzilo lowukululowurirhendzeleke;kungarikukondzakufika RitoraMinaleringatakupfulelandlelahisikuleri ntwananowaminawuhetisekekeharona"

11"Akunandlelayawenasweswiyohumalahakuta wisa,kungarikukondzakufikaRitoraMina,leringa RitoraMinaKutanixitakupfulelandlela,kutaniuta wisa"KutaniXikwembuxivitanehiRitoraxonaeka ndzilowolowolowuawupfurhakurhendzelabako, leswakuwutihambanisa,kukondzaAdamuahundzaeka wonaKutanindzilowutihambanisahixilerisoxa Xikwembu,kutanindlelayiendleriwaAdamu. 12KutaniXikwembuxisusaRitoraxonaekaAdamu

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1KutaniAdamunaEvhavatlhelavasungulakunghena ebakweni.Kutelokovafikaendleleniexikarhikandzilo, Sathanaapfurhaendzilwenikufananixidzedze,aendla ndzilowamalahlalowupfurhakaehenhlakaAdamuna Evha;lerovamimiriyavonayiyimbeleriwa;kutanindzilo wamalahlawuvahisa

2NaswonaekupfurhenikandziloAdamunaEvhava huwelelahiritoleritlakukeke,vaku,"OhoHosi,hiponise! Hingahitshikihidlayiwanikukarhatiwahindzilolowu lowupfurhaka;naswonaungalavileswakuhitlulexileriso xaWena"

3KutaniXikwembuxilangutamimiriyavona,leyi Sathanaangapfurhandziloekayona,kutaniXikwembuxi rhumelantsumiyaxonaleyiyimisakandzilolowu pfurhakaKambetimbangatisaleemiriniwavona

4KutaniXikwembuxikuekaAdamu:“Vonarirhandzura Sathanaekawena,loyiatiendlekeongeukunyika

Vukwembunivukulu,kutaniwaswivo,wakuhisahi ndzilo,alavakukulovisaemisaveni.”

5"Kutanindzilangute,WenaAdamu;himinandziku tumbuluxeke,naswonandzikukutsulakanganievokweni rayena?Lokoaswingaritano,xanaaangatakulovisa?"

6XikwembuxitlhelaxikuekaEvha:“Iyinilexixiku tshembisekeentangeni,xiku:‘Enkarhinilowumingata dyamihandzuyamurhi,mahloyan’winamatapfuleka, mifananiswikwembu,mitivaleswinenenileswobiha’” Kambewaswivo,uhisilemimiriyan'winahindzilo,ami endlanantswowandzilo,hikunandzihakantanga; 7"Mahloyan'winamavonileleswineneleswiami tekelekeswona,naswonaentiyisweniupfulemahloya n'wina;mivonilentangalowuamirinaminaekawona, mivonilenavubihilebyimiwelekeekaSathanaKambe lokoswitaekaVukwembuaxingeswikotikuminyika swona,hambikurikuhetisisamaritoyaxonaekan'wina E-e,uhlundzukelen'winanimbewuyan'wina,leyingata taendzhakukan'wina."

8KutaniXikwembuxisusaRitoraxonaekavona

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1KutaniAdamunaEvhavanghenaebakweni,kambevari karhivarhurhumelahikwalahokandzilolowuhiseke mimiriyavonaHilokoAdamuakuekaEvha:-2"Vonani,ndzilowuhisilenyamayahinaemisavenileyi; kambeswitavanjhanilokohifile,kutaniSathanaata xupulamimoyayahina?Xanakukutsuriwakahinaahiku lehanaswonaakulekule,handlekalokoXikwembuxita, naswonahitintswaloekahinaxihetisisaxitshembisoxa xona?"

3KutaniAdamunaEvhavahundzeleebakweni,va tikatekisahileswivatlhelekevanghenaekarona.Hikuvaa swiriemiehleketweniyavona,leswakuvangatshukiva nghenaekayona,lokovavonandzilolowuwu rhendzeleke.

4Kambelokodyamburirikarhiripelandziloawaha pfurhanaswonaawuriekusuhiniAdamunaEvha ebakweni,lerovaavangakotikuetlelaekarona. Endzhakukalokodyamburipela,vahumileekaronaLeri akurisikuravu47endzhakukalokovahumileentangeni 5KutaniAdamunaEvhavafikaehansikanhlohlorhiya xitsungaekusuhinintangaleswakuvataetlela,hilahaava tolovelekilehakona

6KutanivayimavakhongelaXikwembuleswakuxiva rivalelaswidyohoswavona,kutanivaetlelaehansika nhlohlorhiyantshava.

7KambeSathana,muvengiwaleswinenehinkwaswo,a ehleketaendzenikayena:KasiXikwembuxitshembiseku ponisiwaekaAdamuhintwanano,nileswakuxitan’wi kutsulaekamaxanguhinkwawolaman’wiweleke-kambea ngandzitshembisangahintwanano,naswonaaxingendzi kutsulaekamaxanguyamina;e-e,tanihileswiAn’wi tshembisekeleswakuUtan’wiendlanimbewuyakweva tshamaemfun’wenilowundzitshamekendzivaekawona-ndzitadlayaAdamu.

8Misavayitan’wisusiwa;naswonautatshikiwaeka minandzirindzexe;leswakulokoafile,angaharina mbewuleyisalekeleswakuyitadyandzhakayamfumo lowungatatshamawurivuhosibyamina;Xikwembuxi

tavaxindzipfumala,naswonaxitandzivuyiselaekaxona nimavuthuyamina.

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1EndzhakukasweswoSathanaavitanamavuthuyayena, hinkwavovataekayena,vakuekayena:-2"Oho,Hosiyahina,xanautaendlayini?"

3Kutaniakuekavona:"MaswitivaleswakuAdamuloyi Xikwembuxin'witumbuluxekehintshuri,hiyenala tekekemfumowahinaTanani,ahihlengeletanihin'wi dlaya;kumbemin'wihoxelaribyeekayenanaEvha,miva pfotlosaehansikawona."

4LokomavuthuyaSathanamatwamaritolawa,mafike exiphen’winixantshavalahaAdamunaEvhaavaetlele kona.

5KutaniSathananimavuthuyakwevatekaribyelerikulu, lerianamekenileriringanakanileringarikinaxivati,a ehleketaendzenikayena,“Lokokungavanikhumbi eribyeni,lokoriwelaehenhlakavona,khumbiraribyeri ngavawela,kutanivatabalekavangafi”

6Hilokoakuekamavuthuyakwe:“Tlakusaribyeleri,mi rihoxelaehenhlakavona,leswakuringarhendzelekiri sukaekavonariyakun’wanaKutanilokomirihoxe, balekanimingatshukimitshama.”

7VaendlahilahaavalerisekehakonaKambelokoribye ririkarhiriwelaehansirihumaentshaveniehenhlaka AdamunaEvha,Xikwembuxileriseleswakurivamuxaka waxivalaehenhlakavona,lexingavavavisikiNaswona swivetanohixilerisoxaXikwembu

8Kambelokoribyeriwa,misavahinkwayoyitsekatseka narona,kutaniyitsekatsekisiwilehikwalahokavukulu byaribye

9Lokowurikarhiwutsekatsekanikutsekatseka,Adamu naEvhavapfukaevurhongweni,vatikumavariehansika ribyelerifanakanixivalaKambeavangaswitivi leswakuswinjhani;hikuvalokovaetleleavariehansika tilo,kungariehansikaxivala;lokovaswivona,vachava 10KutaniAdamuakuekaEvha:“Hayinintshavayi govekile,misavayitsekatsekayitsekatsekahikwalahoka hina?Naswonahayiniribyeleririhangalakileehenhlaka hinakufananintsonga?”

11"XanaXikwembuxikunguhatakuhikarhatanikuhi pfalelaekhotswenileri?Kumbexitahipfalamisava?"

12"Uhihlundzukerilehikwalahokaleswihihumeke ebakwenihandlekaxilerisoxaYena;nileswihiendleke tanohikutirhandzelakahina,handlekon'wivutisa,loko hihumaebakwenihifikaendhawinileyi."

13KutaniEvhaaku:“Hakunene,lokomisavayi tsekatsekahikwalahokahina,kutaniribyeleririhivumba ntsongahikwalahokakutlulanawukahina,hikhombo ekahina,WenaAdamu,hikuvanxupulowahinawuta leha”

14"KambepfukaukhongelaekaXikwembuleswakuxihi tivisahimhakaleyi,nileswiribyeleririhangalakeke ehenhlakahinakufananitende"

15KutaniAdamuayimaakhongelaemahlwenika Yehovha,leswakuan’witivisahitakukarhatekaloku XisweswoAdamuayimaakhongelakufikelanimixo

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1KutaniRitoraXikwemburitariku:--

2"WenaAdamu,imaniloyiakutsundzuxeke,lokou tiyimiselakuhumaebakweni,leswakuutaendhawini leyi?"

3KutaniAdamuakuekaXikwembu:“OhoHosi,hifike endhawinileyihikwalahokakuhisakandzilo,lowungahi welaendzenikabako”

4KutaniHOSIXikwembuxikuekaAdamu:“Wena Adamu,uchavakuhisakandzilovusikubyin’we,kambe switavanjhanilokoutshamaetiheleni?”

5“Hambiswiritano,WenaAdamu,ungachavi,naswonau ngavuliembilwiniyawenaleswakundziandlaleribyeleri rivaxisirheleloehenhlakawena,leswakundzikukarhata hirona.”

6"SwihumaekaSathana,loyiakutshembiseke VukwembunivukulukumbaHiyenaloyialahlelekeribye leriehansileswakuakudlayaehansikarona,naEvhaari nawena,xisweswoakusivelakuhanyaemisaveni"

7"Kambe,hitintswalohikwalahokawena,lokoribyerero ririkarhiriwelaehenhlakawena,ndzilerisileleswakuri vumbaxifunengetoehenhlakan'wina,ribyeleringaehansi kan'winarititshamelaehansi"

8"Kutanixikombisolexi,WenaAdamu,xitandzi humelelalokondzitaemisaveni:Sathanautapfuxavanhu vaVayudaleswakuvandzidlaya;vatandzivekaeribyeni, vafungharibyelerikuluehenhlakamina,kutanindzita tshamaendzenikaribyereromasikumanharhunivusiku byinharhu"

9"Kambehisikuravunharhundzitapfuka,kutanikuta vakuponisiwaekawena,WenaAdamu,nimbewuya wena,kupfumelaekaMinaKambe,WenaAdamu,andzi ngekuhumesiehansikaribyelerikukondzakuhundza masikumanharhunivusikubyinharhu"

10KutaniXikwembuxisusaRitoraxonaekaAdamu

11KambeAdamunaEvhavatshameehansikaribye masikumanharhunivusikubyinharhu,hilahaXikwembu xivabyelekehakona

12Xikwembuxivaendletanohikuvaavasukileebakweni ravonavafikaendhawinileyi,handlekaxilerisoxa Xikwembu

13Kambe,endzhakukamasikumanharhunivusiku byinharhu,Xikwembuxipfularibye,xivahumesaehansi karonaNyamayavonaayiomile,mahloyavonani timbilutavonaaswikarhatekilehikwalahokakurilani gome

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1KutaniAdamunaEvhavahumavanghenaeBakwenira Xuma,vayimavakhongelaekaronasikurerohinkwaro, kufikelanimadyambu

2Leswiswiendlekileekuhelenikamasikuya50 endzhakukalokovahumileentangeni

3KambeAdamunaEvhavapfuka,vakhongelaeka Xikwembuebakwenivusikubyebyohinkwabyo,va kombelatintswaloekaxona

4Kutelokosikurixa,AdamuakukaEvha:“Tana,ahi yenihiyatirhelamimiriyahinantirhowokarhi.”

5Hilokovahumaebakweni,vafikaendzilakaneniwale n’walungwiniwantanga,valavanchumuwofunengeta

mimiriyavonaKambeavakumanganchumu,naswonaa vangativikuendlantirho.Hambiswiritanomimiriya vonaayithyakile,naswonaavangahakotikuvulavula hikwalahokaxirhaminikuhisa.

6KutaniAdamuayimaakombelaXikwembuleswakuxi n’wikombanchumuwofunengetamimiriyavonaha wona

7KutaniRitoraXikwemburifikarikuekayena:"Oho Adamu,tekaEvhautaeribuweniralwandle,lahami titsonekeswakudyakonakhaleKwalahomitakuma madzovoyatinyimpfu,letinyamayatonayidyiwekehi tinghala,nimadzovoyatonamasalekeMatekemi tiendlelaswiambalo,mitiambexa."

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1LokoAdamuatwamaritolawalamahumakaeka Xikwembu,utekeEvhaasukaemakumuyale n’walungwiniwantangalowungaedzongeniwawona, ekusuhininambuwamati,lahaavatitsonaswakudya konakhale

2Kambelokovarikarhivafambaendleleni,nilokova ngasifikaendhawiniyoleyo,Sathana,lowohomboloka,a atwileRitoraXikwemburivulavulanaAdamuhiku xiximaxifunengetoxayena.

3Swin’wihlundzukise,kutaniahatlisaayalahamadzovo yatinyimpfuamarikona,hixikongomeloxomatekaa mahoxaelwandle,kumbekumahisahindzilo,leswaku AdamunaEvhavangamakumi

4Kambelokoarikusuhinikumateka,RitoraXikwembu rihumaetilweni,rin’wibohaetlhelokamadzovowolawo kukondzaAdamunaEvhavatshinelaekusuhinayena Kambelokovarikarhivan’witshinelelaavan’wichava, nikulangutekakayenalokunyenyetsaka.

5KutaniRitoraXikwemburitaekaAdamunaEvha,riku ekavona:“Loyihiyenaloyiaatumbeleekanyoka,ami kanganyisa,amihluvulanguvuyakuvonakalaniku vangamaleyiamiriekayona”

6"Hiyenaloyiamitshembisekevukulukumbani vukwembu.Kutanikusasekalokuakuriekayenaku kwihi?Vukwembubyayenabyikwihi?Kuvonakalaka yenakukwihi?Kuvangamalokuakutshamaehenhlaka yenakukwihi?"

7"Sweswixivumbekoxayenaxanyenyetsa;xihundzuke manyalaexikarhikatintsumi;xivitaniwaSathana"

8"OhoAdamuMinaaanavelakutekelawenanguvuleyi yalahamisaveniyamadzovoyatinyimpfu,ayilovisa,a ngakupfumelelikufunengetiwahiyona."

9"Kutani,iyinikusasekakayenalokuawufaneleku n'wilandzela?Naswonaukumeyinihikun'wiyingisa? VonamintirhoyayenayobihakutaniulangutaekaMina; ekaMina,Muvumbiwawena,nilekaswiendloleswinene leswindzikuendlakaswona"

10"Vona,ndzin'wibohilekukondzautaun'wivona,u vonakutsanakayena,leswakuakunamatimbalama salekeekayena"

11KutaniXikwembuxin’wintshunxaevuhlongeni byakwe

1EndzhakukasweswoAdamunaEvhaavahavulanga, kambevarileemahlwenikaXikwembuhikwalahoka ntumbulukowavona,nimimiriyavonaleyiayilavaku funengetiwakalahamisaveni

2KutaniAdamuakuekaEvha:"WenaEvha,leriidzovo raswiharhilerihingatafunengetiwaharona.Kambeloko hiriambala,waswivo,xikombisoxarifuxitavaxihi fikerile,hikuvavinivamadzovolawavafile,vaonhakile Nahinahitafa,hihundza"

3KutaniAdamunaEvhavatekamadzovo,vatlhelela eBakweniraXuma;lokovariekayona,avayimava khongelahilahaavatolovelekilehakona

4Kutanivaehleketaleswakuvangaendlanjhani swiambalohimadzovowolawo;hikuvaavangarina vutshilabyoendlatano

5KutaniXikwembuxivarhumantsumiyaxonaleswaku yivakombandlelaleyivangaswilulamisakahayona. KutanintsumiyikuekaAdamu:“Huma,uyatisamitwa yancindzu”KutaniAdamuahuma,atisavan'wana,hilaha ntsumiyin'wilerisekehakona.

6Kutanintsumiyisungulaemahlwenikavonaku hlantswamadzovo,himukhuvawaloyialunghisaka xikipa.Kutaniatekamitwaayinamarhetaemadzovo, emahlwenikamahloyavona

7KutanintsumiyitlhelayiyimayikhongelaXikwembu leswakumitwaleyingaekamadzovowolawoyi tumbetiwa,leswakuhindlelayofanekiselayirhungiwahi ntambhuyin’we

8Kutaniswivetano,hixilerisoxaXikwembu;va hundzukeswiambaloswaAdamunaEvha,naswonaUva ambexewithal

9Kusukelaenkarhiniwolowovuhavabyamimiriyavona abyifunengetiwehimahloyaun’wananiun’wana 10Leswiswihumelerileekuhelenikasikuravu-51

11KutanilokomimiriyaAdamunaEvhayifunengetiwe, vayimavakhongela,valavatintswaloekaHosi,niku rivaleriwa,vayinkhensahikwalahokaleswiyiva tweleleketintswalo,nikufunengetavuhavabyavona. Kutaniavatshikangakukhongelavusikubyebyo hinkwabyo

12Kutanilokomananaapfukalokodyamburihuma,va vulaswikhongeloswavonahikulandzamukhuvawavona; kutaniahumaebakweni

13AdamuakuekaEvha:“Leswihingativikileswinga evupela-dyambubyabakoleri,ahihumenihiyarivona namuntlha.”Kutanivahumavakongomaendzilakaneni walevupela-dyambu

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1Avangarikulengopfunibako,lokoSathanaataeka vona,kutaniatumbelaexikarhikavonanibako,ehansika xivumbekoxatinghalatimbirhiletidyakamasiku manharhutingadyi,letitekeekaAdamunaEvha,onge hilokoatavatshovahiswiphemu-phemuavadya.

2KutaniAdamunaEvhavarila,vakhongelaXikwembu leswakuxivakutsulaeswikondzweniswavona

3KutaniRitoraXikwemburitaekavona,rihlongola tinghalaekavona

4KutaniXikwembuxikuekaAdamu:“WenaAdamu,u lavayiniendzilakaneniwalevupela-dyambu?Naswona hikwalahokayiniusiyendzilakanawalevuxeni,lowua wutshamaekawona?”

5"Sweswi,tlhelelaebakwenirawena,utshamaekarona, leswakuSathanaangakukanganyisa,angakuendli xikongomeloxayena"

6"Hikuvaendzilakanenilowuwalevupela-dyambu,Wena Adamu,kutahumambewuleyingatayitata;

7"Hikokwalahondzitavatiselamatiyandhambi,ndziva hlulahinkwavoKambendzitakutsulaleswisalekeeka lavolulamaexikarhikavona;ndzivatisaetikwenirale kule,tikoleriutshamakaekaronasweswiritatshamariri rhumbinaswonaringahavinamuakiun'weekarona"

8EndzhakukalokoXikwembuxivulavulenavonahi ndlelayoleyo,vatlheleleeBakweniraXuma.Kambe nyamayavonaayiomile,matimbayavonamahela hikwalahokakutitsonaswakudyanikukhongela,ni hikwalahokagomeleriavarinaronahikudyoha Xikwembu

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1KutaniAdamunaEvhavayimaebakwenivakhongela vusikubyebyohinkwabyokukondzarixa.Kuteloko dyamburihumilehavumbirhibyavonavahumaebakweni; tinhlokotavonatirikarhititsekatsekahikwalahokagome lerikulu,naswonaavangaswitivileswakuvayakwihi.

2Vafambahindlelayoleyovayafikaendzilakaneniwale dzongeniwantangaKutanivasungulakutlhandlukela endzilakaneniwolowokukondzavafikaendzilakaneniwa levuxenilowukungarikinandhawuyoleha

3Kerubuleyiayirindzantangaayiyimeenyangweniya levupela-dyambu,yirindzaAdamunaEvha,leswakuva nganghenientangenihixitshuketaKerubuahundzuluka, ongehilokoalavakuvadlaya;hikuyahixilerisolexi Xikwembuxin'winyikekexona.

4LokoAdamunaEvhavafikaendzilakaneniwalevuxeni byantangavaanakanyaetimbilwinitavonaleswaku kerubuayingalangutilokovayimeekusuhininyangwa ongehilokovalavakunghena,hixitshuketakerubuutilea khomebangarandzilolerihatimakaevokwenirakwe;loko avavona,ahumaayavadlaya.Hikuvaaachavaleswaku Xikwembuxingan’wilovisalokovonghenaentangeni handlekaxilerisoxaxona

5Kutanibangarakerubuarivonakaripfurhamalangavi ekuleKambelokoaripfuxaehenhlakaAdamunaEvha, langaviraronaaripfurhanga.

6HikokwalahokerubuaaehleketaleswakuXikwembuxa vatsakeriwa,kutanixivatlheriselaentangeniKerubua yimaahlamarile

7AngaswikotangakutlhandlukelaeTilwenikuya tiyisekisakuhlelekakaXikwembumalunghananiku nghenakavonaentangeni;hikwalahoatshamaayimile ekusuhinavona,angaswikotikuhambananavona; hikuvaaachavaleswakuvanganghenaentangenivanga rinampfumeleloekaXikwembu,lexihinkarhiwolowoa xitan'wilovisa

8LokoAdamunaEvhavavonakerubuyitaekavonayi khomebangarandziloleripfurhaka,vawahiswikandza swavonahikuchava,vafananilokovafile

9Enkarhiniwolowomatilonimisavaswitsekatseka; kutanimakerubuman'wanamarhelelahiletilweni,maya ekakerubuloyiaarindzantanga,kutanian'wivonaa hlamarile,amiyerile.

10Kutanitintsumitin’wanatirhelelaekusuhinilaha AdamunaEvhaavarikonaAvaavanileexikarhika ntsakonigome

11Vatsakile,hikuvaavaanakanyaleswakuXikwembuxa musaekaAdamu,naswonaavanavelaleswakuatlhelela entangeni;naswonaaanavelakun’wivuyiselaekantsako lowuatshamekeatiphinahawona

12KambevavilelahikwalahokaAdamu,hikuvayenana Evhauwilekufananimunhulafeke;kutanivaku emiehleketweniyavona,"Adamuangafangaendhawini leyi;kambeXikwembuxin'widlayile,hikuvaufikile endhawinileyi,anavelakunghenaentangenihandleka mpfumelelowaxona"

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1KutaniRitoraXikwemburitaekaAdamunaEvha,riva pfuxaekaxiyimoxavonaxakufa,rikuekavona:"Ha yinimitlhandlukelelaha?Dokodela,mikunguhataku nghenaentangenilowundzimihumesekeekawona?aswi ngeendlekinamuntlha;kambentsenalokontwananolowu ndziwuendlekenan'winawuhetisekile"

2KutaniAdamu,lokoatwaRitoraXikwembu,niku rhurhumelakatintsumiletiangativoniki,kambeatwa ntsenampfumawulowatonahitindlevetayena,yenana Evhavarila,vakuekatintsumi:--

3"N'winamimoya,mirindzeleXikwembu,ndzilanguteni, nikutsandzekakaminakumivona!Hikuvalokondziri ekantumbulukowaminawakhalewovangama)hikona ndzingamivona.Ndziyimbelelekudzunisakufanana n'wina;mbiluyaminaayiriehenhlaswinenekan'wina"

4"Kambesweswi,leswindzingatlulanawu,ntumbuluko wolowowovangamawusukileekamina,kutanindzifikile ekaxiyimolexixobihaNaswonasweswindzifikileeka leswi,leswakuandzingemivoni,naswonaamindzi tirheliHilahaamitolovelekilehakona.Hikuvandzi hundzukenyamayaxiharhi"

5"Hambiswiritanosweswin'winatintsumitaXikwembu, kombelaniXikwembunamina,xindzivuyiselaekaleswia ndzirixiswonakhale;xindziponisaekamaxangulawa,ni kususaekaminaxigwevoxarifulexixindzinyikekexona, hikuvandzixidyoherile."

6Hilokotintsumititwamaritolawa,hinkwatotin’wi vilela;kutaniarhukanaSathanaloyiakanganyiseke Adamu,kukondzaahumaentangeniayaemaxangwini; kusukelaevuton’winikuyaekufeni;kusukaekakurhula kuyaekamaxangu;nikusukaekutsakenikuyaetikweni rimbe.

7KutanitintsumitikuekaAdamu:“UyingiseSathana,u tshikeRitoraXikwembulexikutumbuluxeke,upfumela leswakuSathanautahetisisahinkwaswoleswiaku tshembisekeswona”

8“Kambesweswi,WenaAdamu,hitakutivisaleswihi humelelekehayena,angasiwahiletilweni”

9"Ahlengeletamavuthuyayena,amakanganyisa,ama tshembisakumanyikamfumolowukulu,wavukwembu; niswitshembisoswin'wanaumaendle"

10"Mavuthuyayenamapfumerileswesworitorayenaa ririntiyiso,kutanivatinyiketelaekayena,valandzulaku vangamakaXikwembu"

11"Kutaniahivitanahikuyahiswilerisoleswiahi fanelekuvaehansikaxilerisoxayena,nikuyingisa xitshembisoxayenaxahavaKambeahiswi pfumelelanga,naswonaahiamukelangaxitsundzuxoxa yena."

12"KutaniendzhakukalokoalwilenaXikwembu,a tlhelaatirhisananaxona,ahlengeletamavuthuyayena,a lwanahinaNaswonalokoakungarihimatimbaya Xikwembulawaamarinahina,ahingataswihlulaku n'wicukumetahiletilweni."

13"Kambelokoawaexikarhikahina,akurinintsako lowukuluetilweni,hikwalahokakurhelelakayenaasuka ekahina.Hikuvalokoaahambeteetilweni,akungarina nchumu,hambikurintsumiyin'weayingatasalaeka rona"

14"KambeXikwembuhitintswalotaxona,xin'wi hlongoleexikarhikahina,xin'wihlongolaemisavenileyi yamunyama,hikuvaaahundzukemunyamahiwoxeni mutirhiwakuhomboloka."

15"Uyeemahlweni,WenaAdamu,alwanawena, kukondzaakukanganyisa,akuhumesaentangeni, etikwenileririmbe,lahamiringoleyihinkwayoyiku fikekekonaNaswonarifuleriXikwembuxin'witiseleke rona,ritlhelarikutiselawenaAdamu,hikuvaun'wi yingise,utlulaXikwembu."

16KutanitintsumititsakatidzunisaXikwembu,tixi kombelaleswakuangalovisiAdamuenkarhinilowu, hikuvaaalavakunghenaentangeni;kambekun'wi tiyiselakukondzakuhetisekakaxitshembiso;nikun’wi pfunaemisavenileyikukondzaantshunxekaevokwenira Sathana.

NDZIMAYA56

1KutaniRitoraXikwemburitaekaAdamu,rikueka yena:--

2"OhoAdamu,langutantangawolowowantsakoni misavaleyiyakutikarhata,uvonatintsumiletinga entangeni-leyitalekehitona,utivonauriwexeemisaveni leyi,urinaSathanaloyiun'wiyingiseleke."

3"Hambiswiritano,lokoawutitsongahatile,undziyingisa, uhlayisaRitoraMina,awutavanatintsumitaMina entangeniwaMina."

4"KambelokoutlulanawuuyingisaSathana,uve muendziwayenaexikarhikatintsumitayena,letitalekehi vubihi;kutaniutileemisavenileyi,leyikuhumeselaka mitwanimitwa"

5"WenaAdamu,kombelaloyiakukanganyiseke,leswaku akunyikantumbulukowavukwembulowuaku tshembisekewona,kumbeakuendlantangahilahandziku endlelekehakona;kumbeakutatahintumbulukowolowo wovangamalowundzikutatisekehawona"

6"N'wikombeleleswakuakuendlamiriwofananilowu ndzikuendlekewona,kumbeakunyikasikurowisa hilahandzikunyikekehakona;kumbeavumbamoyaxivirilowuanakanyisisakaendzenikawena,hilahandziku tumbuluxelekehakona;kumbeakususalahamisaveni yin'wanahandlekaleyindzikunyikekeyonaKambe,

WenaAdamu,angeswihetisisihambikurixin'wexa swiloleswiakubyelekeswona."

7"Kutani,pfumelatintswalotaminaekawena,ni tintswalotaMinaekawena,xivumbiwaxamina;leswaku andzikutlheriselangahikwalahokakutlulanawukawena ekamina,kambehikukutwelavusiwanandziku tshembisileleswakuekuhelenikamasikuyantlhanu lamakulunihafundzitatandzitakuponisa."

8KutaniXikwembuxitlhelaxikuekaAdamunaEvha: “Pfukani,mirhelelalahawani,leswakukerubuleyi khomekebangarandziloevokwenirayonaringamidlayi” 9KambembiluyaAdamuyichavelelekilehimaritoya Xikwembuekayena,kutaniagandzelaemahlwenikaYena. 10KutaniXikwembuxilerisatintsumitaxonaleswakuti heleketaAdamunaEvhaebakwenihintsako, ematshan’winiyakuchavalokuakuvawela.

11KutanitintsumititekaAdamunaEvha,tivaxisa entshaveniekusuhinintanga,tirinitinsimunitipisalema, kukondzativayisaebakweni.Kwalahotintsumitisungule kuvachavelelanikuvatiyisa,kutanitisukaekatonati kongomaetilweni,tiyaekaMuvumbiwatona,loyiati rhumeke.

12Kambe,endzhakukalokotintsumitisukileekaAdamu naEvha,kutaSathana,akhomiwehitingana,ayima enyangweniyabakoleriAdamunaEvhaavariekarona. KutaniavitanaAdamu,aku,"OhoAdamu,tana,ndzi pfumelelendzivulavulanawena"

13KutaniAdamuahumaebakweni,aehleketaleswakui yin’wanayatintsumitaXikwembuletitekekutan’wi nyikandzayoleyinene

NDZIMAYA57

1KambelokoAdamuahuma,avonaxivumbekoxayena xonyenyetsa,an'wichava,akuekayena:“Hiwenamani?”

2KutaniSathanaan'wihlamulaaku:"Himinaloyia tumbelelekeendzenikanyoka,ndzivulavulenaEvha,ndzi n'wikanganyisakukondzaayingisaxilerisoxaminaHi minaloyian'wirhumeke,hivukanganyisibyakuvulavula kamina,kukukanganyisa,kukondzawenanayenamidya mihandzuyamurhi,kutanimisukaehansikaxilerisoxa Xikwembu"

3KambelokoAdamuatwamaritolawaekayena,akueka yena:"XanaungandziendlelantangahilahaXikwembuxi ndziendlelekehakona?

4"Xanantumbulukowavukwembulowuundzi tshembisekekundzinyikawonawukwihi?Xanarikwihi ritorerorosasekarawena,leriurikhomekenahinaeku sunguleni,lokohirientangeni?"

5KutaniSathanaakuekaAdamu:"Xanawaanakanya leswakulokondzivulavulenimunhuhinchumuwun'wana niwun'wana,ndzitatshukandziwutiselaekayenakumbe ndzihetisisaritoramina?AswitanoHikuvaminahi ndzexeandzisitshamandziehleketanikukumaleswi ndziswikombeleke"

6"Hikokwalahondziwile,ndzimiwisilehileswindzi welekeekaswona;nan'wina,un'wananaun'wanaloyia amukelakaxitsundzuxoxamina,wawahiswona"

7"Kambesweswi,WenaAdamu,hikwalahokakuwaka wenaulehansikavulawuribyamina,naswonandzihosi ekawena;hikuvaundziyingiserile,utlulaXikwembuxa wenaNaswonaakungevinakukutsuriwaemavokweni

yaminakufikelasikuleriutshembisekeharonahi Xikwembuxawena."

8Nakambeaku:“LokohingaritivisikuleriXikwembu xawenaxipfumelelanekeharona,kumbenkarhilowuu ngatakutsuriwahawona,hikwalahokasweswohita andzisanyimpinikudlayaekawenanimbewuyawena leyingatalandzela”

9"Kurhandzakahinanikutsakisakahinahileswi, leswakuhingasiyiun'wewavanavavanhuleswakuadya ndzhakayaswilerisoswahinaetilweni"

10"Hikuvalokohitavutshamobyahina,WenaAdamu, byilendzilwenilowupfurhaka;naswonaahingetshiki vubihibyahinakungaendlisikurin'wekumbeawara yin'weMina,WenaAdamu,ndzitabyalandziloehenhla kawenalokounghenaebakwenikuyatshamakona"

11LokoAdamuatwamaritolawa,arilaarila,akueka Evha:“Yingisaleswiaswivuleke,leswakuangehetisisi nchumuekaleswiakubyelekeswonaentangeniXana hakuneneuvehosiyahina?”

12"KambehitakombelaXikwembu,lexihitumbuluxeke, xihikutsulaemavokweniyaxona"

NDZIMAYA58

1KutaniAdamunaEvhavaandlalamavokoyavonaeka Xikwembu,vaxikhongelanikuxikombelaleswakuxi hlongolaSathanaekavona;leswakuangavaendli madzolonga,naswonaangavasindzisikulandzula Xikwembu

2KutaniXikwembuxirhumelaekavonaxikan’we-kan’we ntsumiyaxona,leyihlongolekeSathana--ekavona.Leswi swihumelerilekwalomukakupelakadyambu,hisikura makumentlhanunharhuendzhakukalokovahumile entangeni.

3KutaniAdamunaEvhavanghenaebakweni,vayimava hundzuluxaswikandzaswavonaemisaveni,vakhongela ekaXikwembu.

4KambelokovangasikhongelaAdamuakuekaEvha: "Vonani,uvonemiringoleyihiwelekeetikwenileriTana, ahipfukeni,hikombelaXikwembuleswakuxihirivalela swidyoholeswihiswiendleke;naswonaahingehumiku fikelaemakumukasikulerilandzelakaravumakume mune.Naswonalokohifalaha,utahiponisa."

5KutaniAdamunaEvhavapfuka,vahlanganyelaeku khongelenikaXikwembu

6Vatshamehindlelayoleyovakhongelaebakweni; naswonaavangahumiekawona,nivusikukumbe ninhlikanhi,kukondzaswikhongeloswavonaswi tlhandlukaemilon’winiyavona,kufananilangavira ndzilo

NDZIMAYA59

1KambeSathana,loyiavengakaswilohinkwaswo leswinene,angavapfumelelangaleswakuvaheta swikhongeloswavonaHikuvauvitanilemavuthuyayena, kutanimata,hinkwavokavona.Kutaniakuekavona: “LeswiAdamunaEvha,lavahivakanganyiseke,va pfumelelanekeswin’wekukhongelaekaXikwembu vusikuninhlikanhi,nikuxikombelaleswakuxivakutsula, nileswivangatakavangahumiebakwenikukondzasiku ravumakumemunerihela”

2"Naswonatanihileswivangatayaemahlwenina swikhongeloswavonatanihileswihavumbirhibyavona vapfumelelanekekuswiendla,leswakuxitavakutsula emavokweniyahina,avavuyiselaekaxiyimoxavonaxa khale,vonaleswihingatavaendlaswona."Kutani mavuthuyayenamakuekayena:“WeHosiyahina,i matimbayawenayoendlaleswiuswilavaka”

3KutaniSathana,loyiaarilonkuluhivuhomboloki,a tekamavuthuyakweanghenaebakweni,hivusikubyavu 30byamasikuya40nirin’we;kutaniabaAdamunaEvha, kukondzaavasiyavafile

4KutaniRitoraXikwemburifikaekaAdamunaEvha, loyiavapfuxekeekuxanisekenikavona,kutani XikwembuxikuekaAdamu:“Tiya,ungachaviloyiaha kutaekawena”

5KambeAdamuarilaaku:“Awurikwihi,Wena Xikwembuxanga,leswakuvandzibahiswibakeleswo tano,nileswakukuxanisekalokukutahiwela,ekamina naEvha,nandzawawenawaxisati?”

6KutaniXikwembuxikuekayena:"WenaAdamu,vona,i hosinin'winiwahinkwaswoleswiunganaswona,loyia vulekeleswakuutakunyikavukwembu.Rikwihi rirhandzuleriekawena?Naswonanyikoleyixiyi tshembisekeyikwihi?

7"Hikuvaswin'witsakisilekan'we,WenaAdamu,kuta ekawena,kutakuchavelela,kukutiyisa,kutsakana wena,nikurhumelamavuthuyayenakukurindza;hikuva un'wiyingisile,utinyiketeleekaxitsundzuxoxayena; naswonautlulexilerisoxaMinakambeulandzele swilerisoswayena?"

8KutaniAdamuarilaemahlwenikaHosi,aku:“Oho Hosihikuvandzidyohenyana,Undzixaniseswinenehi kutlherisela,ndzakukombelaleswakuundzikutsula emavokweniyayena;kutaniundzitwelavusiwana,u humesamoya-xiviriwaminaemiriniwaminasweswi etikwenileriringaritiviki”

9KutaniXikwembuxikuekaAdamu:"Lokoakuriniku hefemulanikukhongelaloku,ungasitlulanawu!Kutani awutawisaemaxangwinilawaungaekawonasweswi"

10KambeXikwembuxilehiselembiluekaAdamu,xi tshikeyenanaEvhavatshamaebakwenikukondzavaheta masikuya40

11KambelokokuriAdamunaEvha,matimbaninyama yavonaswiomilehikwalahokakutitsonaswakudyaniku khongela,hikwalahokandlalanitorha;hikuvaavangasi nantswaswakudyakumbeswakunwakusukelalokova humileentangeni;naswonamintirhoyamimiriyavonaa yingasitshamiseka;naswonaavangaharinamatimba yoyaemahlwenivakhongelakusukaekandlala,kufikela ekuhelenikasikulerilandzelakakuyafikahisikuravu makumemuneVawileehansiebakweni;kambeku vulavulakwihilokubalekekeemilon’winiyavona,akuri ekudzunisenintsena

NDZIMAYA60

1Kutanihisikuravu-89,Sathanaataebakweni,aambale nguvuyovoninga,abohilebandhilerihatimaka

2Emavokweniyayenaakurininhongayakuvonakala,a langutekaachavisangopfu,kambexikandzaxayenaaxi tsakisanikuvulavulakayenaakunandziha

3XisweswoutihundzuleleswakuatakanganyisaAdamu naEvha,nikuvahumesaebakweni,vangasihetisisa masikuyamakumemune

4Hikuvaaku:"Sweswilokovahetisisilemasikuya makumemuneyakutitsonaswakudyanikukhongela, Xikwembuaxitavatlheriselaekaxiyimoxavonaxa khale;kambelokoxingaendlitano,axitavaatsakeriwa; 5KutaniSathanaatshinelaebakwenihixivumbekolexixo saseka,aku:--

6"WenaAdamu,pfuka,uyima,wenanaEvha,utana mina,etikwenilerinene;ungachaviNdzinyamani marhambukufananawena;ekusunguleniandziri xivumbiwalexiXikwembuxixitumbuluxeke."

7“Kutanilokoandzitumbuluxe,andzivekaentangeni lowungaen’walungwini,endzilakaneniwamisava”

8"KutaniAkuekamina:'Tshamalaha!'Nakonandzi tshamekwalahohikuyahiRitoraYena,naswonaandzi tlulangaxilerisoxaYena

9"KutaniUendlevurhongobyitaehenhlakamina,kutani ukuhumese,WenaAdamu,etlhelokamina,kambeanga kuendlangaleswakuutshamanamina"

10"KambeXikwembuxikukhomileevokweniraxonara Xikwembu,xikuvekaentangenilowungaevuxeni"

11"Kutanindzivilelahikwalahokawena,hikuvaloko Xikwembuxikuhumeseetlhelokamina,axiku pfumelelangakutshamanamina"

12"KambeXikwembuxikuekamina:'Ungavileli hikwalahokaAdamu,loyindzin'wihumesekeetlheloka wena,akungen'wivavisi'

13"'Hikuvasweswindzin'wihumesilenhlengeletanoya mpfunetoetlhelokayena;naswonandzin'witsakisilehiku endlatano'"

14KutaniSathanaatlhelaaku:“Andzingaswitivi leswakuminjhaniebakwenileri,hambikurinchumu malunghananindzingolowuwumiwelekekukondza Xikwembuxikuekamina:‘Waswivo,Adamuudyohe, loyindzin’wihumesekeetlhelokawena,naEvha,loyi ndzin’witekekeetlhelokawena,kutanindzivahlongole entangeni;ndzivaendlevatshamaetikweniragomeni maxangu,hikuvavona.”vandzitlulanawu,vayingise Sathana

15"KutaniXikwembuxindzibyelaxiku:'Pfuka,uyaeka vona,uvaendlaleswakuvataendhawiniyawena,unga pfumelelileswakuSathanaavatshinelela,avaxanisa Hikuvasweswivalekhombyenilerikulu;vaetlelavanga pfuninchumuhikwalahokandlala.'

16"Utlheleakuekamina,'Lokouvatekeekawena,uva nyikekudyamihandzuyaMurhiwaVutomi,uvanwa matiyakurhula;uvaambexanguvuyakuvonakala,uva tlheriselaekaxiyimoxavonaxakhalexatintswalo,unga vatshikivariekuxanisekeni,hikuvavahumaekawena Kambeungavatshiki,ungahundzukihikwalahokaleswi vahumeleleke'

17"Kambelokondzitwaleswi,ndzitisorile;mbiluya minaayingaswikotikutiyiselahikwalahokawena, Wenan'wananga"

18“Kambe,WenaAdamu,lokondzitwavitoraSathana, ndzichava,kutanindziku:“Andzingehumi,leswakua ngandziphasi,hilahaaendlekehakonaekavanavamina, AdamunaEvha.”

19"Kutanindziku,'OhoXikwembu,lokondziyaeka vanavamina,Sathanautahlangananaminaendleleni,a lwanamina,hilahaaendlekehakonanavona'

20"KutaniXikwembuxikuekamina:'Ungachavi,lokou n'wikuma,n'wibahinhongaleyingaevokwenirawena,u ngan'wichavihikuvauyimilekhale,angekuhluli'

21"Kutanindziku,'OhoHosiyamina,ndzidyuharile, naswonaandzingeswikotikufamba.Rhumelatintsumi taWenakutitisa'

22"KambeXikwembuxikuekamina:'Tintsumi, hakunene,atifaninatona;naswonaatingepfumelikuta natonaKambendzikuhlawurile,hikuvaivanavawena, vafananawena,naswonavatayingisaleswiuswivulaka.'

+23“Xikwembuxiyaemahlwenixindzibyelaxiku: ‘Lokoungarinamatimbayofamba,ndzitarhumelapapa leswakurikurhwalarikuxikisaenyangweniyabakora vona;kutanipaparitavuyarikusiyakwalaho”

24"'Lokovatanawena,ndzitarhumelapapaleswakuri kurhwalanavona.'

25"Kutanialerisapapa,kutanirindzirhwalarindzitisa ekan'wina;kutaniritlhelelaendzhaku"

26"Sweswin'winavanavamina,AdamunaEvha, langutanimisisiyaminayokhwaxanixiyimoxaminalexi tsaneke,nikuvuyakaminakusukaendhawiniyoleyoya lekule.Tanani,tananamina,endhawiniyowisa."

27KutaniasungulakurilanikurilaemahlwenikaAdamu naEvha,mihlotiyakweyikhulukaemisavenikufanani mati.

28LokoAdamunaEvhavatlakusamahlovavona malebvuyakwe,vatwamaritoyakweyonandziha,timbilu tavonatiolovileekayena;van'wiyingiserile,hikuvaava pfumelaleswakuintiyiso

29Kutanivavonaongehakuneneivanavayena,lokova vonaleswakuxikandzaxayenaxifananixavona;kutani van’witshemba

NDZIMAYA61

1KutaniakhomaAdamunaEvhahivoko,asungulakuva humesaebakweni.

2Kambelokovahumilenyana,Xikwembuxiswitivile leswakuSathanauvahlurile,kutaniavahumesilemasiku yamakumemuneyangasihela,kuvayisaendhawini yin’wanayalekule,nikuvalovisa

3KutaniRitoraHosiXikwemburitlhelarita,rirhukana Sathana,rin’wihlongolaekulenavona.

4KutaniXikwembuxisungulakuvulavulanaAdamuna Evha,xikuekavona:“Iyinileximiendlekemihuma ebakweni,miyaendhawinileyi?”

5KutaniAdamuakuekaXikwembu:"Xanautumbuluxe munhuemahlwenikahina?Hikuvalokohiriebakwenihi xitshuketakutaekahinamukhalabyelonene,akuekahina: ‘NdzimurhumiwalahumakaekaXikwembuekan'wina, kutamitlheriselaendhawiniyin'wanayowisa'

6"OhoXikwembu,hipfumerileleswakuaarimurhumiwa loyiahumakaekaWena;hihumanayena;ahiswitivi leswakuhifanelekuyakwihinayena."

7KutaniXikwembuxikuekaAdamu:"Vona,hiyenatata wavutshilabyobiha,loyiahumesekewenanaEvha eNtangeniwaSwitsakelo.Naswonasweswi,hakunene, lokoxivonaleswakuwenanaEvhamihlanganilehiku titsonaswakudyanikukhongela,nileswakuawuhumi

ebakwenikungasihelamasikuyamakumemune,aa navelakuendlaxikongomeloxan'winaxahava,kuherisa vuxakabyan'winabyan'wina;kutsemantshembo hinkwawo."wena,nikukuhlongolaayaendhawini yin’wanalahaangakulovisakakona.

8“Hikuvaangaswikotangakumiendlelanchumu, handlekalokoatikombisahikufananan’wina”

9"Hikokwalahoutileekawenaarinixikandzaxofanani xawena,asungulakukunyikaswikombisoongehiloko hinkwaswoswirintiyiso"

10"Kambeminahitintswalonitintswaloletindzimiveke natona,andzin'wipfumelelangaleswakuamilovisa, kambendzin'wihlongoleekan'wina."

11"Sweswi,WenaAdamu,tekaEvha,utlhelelaebakweni rawena,utshamaekaronakufikelamundzukuwasikura vumakumemune.Kutanilokouhuma,yananienyangweni yalevuxeniyantanga"

12KutaniAdamunaEvhavagandzelaXikwembu,vaxi dzunisanikuxikatekisahikwalahokakukutsuriwaloku vakumekeekaxonaKutanivatlhelelaebakweniLeswi swihumelerilehimadyambuyasikuravumakumenharhu nhungu.

13KutaniAdamunaEvhavayima,vakhongelaeka Xikwembuhikuhisekalokukulu,leswakuvahumesiwa evuhlongenibyavonabyamatimba;hikuvamatimbaya vonaamasukileekavona,hindlalanitorhanixikhongelo Kambevahlalelevusikubyebyohinkwabyovarikarhiva khongela,kufikelanimixo.

14KutaniAdamuakuekaEvha:“Pfuka,hikongoma enyangweniyalevuxeniyantangahilahaXikwembuxihi byelekehakona.”

15Vavulaswikhongeloswavonahilahaavatoloveleku endlahakonasikurin’wananirin’wana;kutanivahuma ebakweni,vayatshinelaenyangweniyalevuxeniya ntanga

16KutaniAdamunaEvhavayimavakhongela,va kombelaXikwembuleswakuxivatiyisanikuvarhumela nchumuwoenerisandlalayavona

17Kambelokovahetaswikhongeloswavona,vatshama lahaavarikonahikwalahokamatimbayavonalama helekeke

18KutaniRitoraXikwemburitlhelarita,rikuekavona: “WeAdamu,pfuka,uyatisamakuwamambirhilaha.”

19KutaniAdamunaEvhavapfuka,vafambavakondza vatshinelaebakweni

NDZIMAYA62

1KambeSathanalowohombolokaaarinimavondzo, hikwalahokanchavelelolowuXikwembuxivanyikeke wona

2Hilokoavasivela,anghenaebakweniatekamakuwa mambirhiamalahlaehandlekabako,leswakuAdamuna EvhavangamakumiNakambeaariniemianakanyweni yakweleswakuavalovisa

3KambehitintswalotaXikwembu,hikuhatlisaloko makuwawolawomambirhimariemisaveni,Xikwembuxi hlulexitsundzuxoxaSathanamalunghananawona;ava endlamirhiyimbirhiyamihandzu,leyifunengetakabako HikuvaSathanaaavalahlileevuxenibyarona.

4Kutanilokomirhileyimbirhiyikurile,yifunengetiwehi mihandzu,Sathanaarilanikurila,aku:“Aswiantswa

lokoalosiyamakuwawolawotanihileswiamari xiswona,hikuvasweswi,waswivo,mahundzukemirhi yimbirhiyamihandzu,leyiAdamuangatayidyamasiku hinkwawoyavutomibyayena.

5"KambeXikwembuxihundzulemakunguyamina; naswonaaxiswilavileswakumihandzuleyiyokwetsima yilova;naswonaxivekeerivalenixikongomeloxamina, xihlulamakungulawandzimavumbekeekamalandzaya xona"

6KutaniSathanaafambaakhomiwehitingana,hikuvaa ngaendlangakungurakwe

NDZIMAYA63

1KambeAdamunaEvha,lokovatshinelaebakweni,va vonamirhiyimbirhiyamakuwa,leyifunengetiwekehi mihandzu,yifunengetebako

2KutaniAdamuakuekaEvha:“Switikombaongehi hambukile.Xanamirhileyiyimbirhiyimirilerinilaha? Switikombaongenalaunavelakuhihambukisa,“Xanau vulaleswakuemisavenikunibakorin’wanakutlulaleri?

3"Hambiswiritano,WenaEvha,ahingheneniebakweni, hiyakumamakuwamambirhiekarona;hikuvaleriibako rahina,leriahiriekaronaKambelokohingakumi makuwamambirhiekarona,aringevibakorahina."

4Kutanivanghenaebakweni,valangutaematlheloya muneyarona,kambeavakumangamakuwamambirhi

5KutaniAdamuarilaakuekaEvha:“Xanahifikile ebakwenilerihoxeke,WenaEvha?KutaniEvhaaku: “Mina,hitlheloramina,andziswitivi”

6KutaniAdamuayimaakhongelaaku:“OhoXikwembu, uhilerisileleswakuhitlhelelaebakweni,hitekamakuwa mambirhi,kutanihitlhelelaekaWena”

7"Kambesweswi,ahivakumanga.WeXikwembu,xana uvatekile,ubyalamirhileyiyimbirhi,kumbehi hambukileemisaveni;kumbenalauhikanganyisile?Loko swiriswaxiviri,kutani,WeXikwembu,hipaluxele xihundlaxamirhileyiyimbirhiniyamakuwamambirhi"

8KutaniRitoraXikwemburitaekaAdamu,rikueka yena:“WenaAdamu,lokondzikurhumakuyateka makuwa,Sathanaukurhangeleebakweni,atekamakuwa, amalahlaehandle,evuxenibyabako,aehleketakuma lovisa;angamabyalangahixikongomelolexinene.”

9"Kutani,ahihikwalahokayenantsena,mirhileyiyi kurilehinkarhiwun'we;kambendzikutwelevusiwana kutanindziyilerisileleswakuyikula.Yikulayivamirhi yimbirhileyikulu,leswakuufunengetiwahimarhaviya yona,ukumakuwisa;nileswakundzikuendlauvona matimbayaMinanimintirhoyaMinayohlamarisa"

10"Naswona,kumikombavubihibyaSathana,ni mintirhoyayenayobiha,hikuvakusukelalokomihumile entangeni,angatshikanga,hambikurisikurin'we,kumi endlaswobihaKambeandzin'winyikangamatimba ehenhlakan'wina"

11Xikwembuxiku:"Kusukelasweswi,WenaAdamu, tsakahikwalahokamirhi,wenanaEvha;uwisaehansika yonalokoutitwaukarhele.Kambeungadyimihandzuya yona,kumbekutshinelaekayona"

12KutaniAdamuarila,aku:“OhoXikwembu,xanauta tlhelauhidlaya,kumbeutahihlongolaemahlwenika wena,utsemavutomibyahinaemisaveni?

13"OhoXikwembu,ndzaKukombela,lokouswitiva leswakuemirhinileyikunirifukumbevubihibyin'wana, kufananilekusunguleni,yitsuvulaekusuhinibakora hina,uyiomisa;uhisiyahifahikuhisa,hindlalani torha."

14"HikuvahaswitivamintirhoyaWenayohlamarisa, WeXikwembu,leswakuiyikulu,nileswakuhimatimba yaWenaUngahumesanchumuwun'wanaekawun'wana, handlekakunavelakamunhuHikuvamatimbayawena mangaendlamaribyemahundzukamirhi,nimirhiyi hundzukamaribye"

NDZIMAYA64

1KutaniXikwembuxilangutaAdamunimatimbayayena yamianakanyo,kutiyiselakayenandlalanitorha,niku hisaKutaniacincamirhileyimbirhiyamakuwayiva makuwamambirhi,hilahaayirihakonaekusunguleni, kutaniakuekaAdamunaEvha:“Un'wananaun'wanawa n'winaangatekankuwarin'we”Vavateka,hilahaHOSI Xikwembuxivalerisekehakona

2Akuekavona:“Yananiebakweni,miyadyamakuwa, mixurhandlalayan’wina,leswakumingafi”

3Kutani,hilahaXikwembuxivalerisekehakona,va nghenaebakweni,kwalomukankarhilowudyambuari pelahawonaKutaniAdamunaEvhavayimavakhongela hinkarhiwakupelakadyambu

4Kutanivatshamaehansivadyamakuwa;kambeavanga tivikuswidya;hikuvaavangatolovelangakudya swakudyaswalahamisaveniNakambeavachava leswaku,lokovodya,khwiriravonaringatikeriwa,ni nyamayavonayinganyawuli,nitimbilutavonatingaha tsakeliswakudyaswalahamisaveni

5Kambelokovahatshamilehindlelayoleyo,Xikwembu, hikuvatwelavusiwana,xivarhumelentsumiyaxona, leswakuvangaloviwihindlalanitorha

6KutanintsumiyikuekaAdamunaEvha:“Xikwembuxi mibyelaleswakuaminamatimbayotitsonaswakudyaku kondzamifa;dyani,mitiyisamimiriyan’wina,hikuva sweswiminyamayaswiharhi,leyingakotikikuhanya handlekaswakudyaniswakunwa”

7KutaniAdamunaEvhavatekamakuwavasungulaku dyamakuwa.KambeXikwembuaxinghenise nkatsakanyowofananixinkwaxonandzihaningatieka tona

8KutanintsumiyisukaekaAdamunaEvha,lavadyeke makuwakukondzavaenerisandlalayavonaKutaniva vekahileswiseleke;kambehimatimbayaXikwembu, makuwamatalakufananilekusunguleni,hikuva Xikwembuximakatekisile

9EndzhakukasweswoAdamunaEvhavapfuka,va khongelahimbiluleyitsakekenihimatimbalama pfuxetiweke,vadzunisanikutsakangopfuvusikubyebyo hinkwabyoNaswonalawaakurimakumuyasikura makume-nhungu-nharhu

NDZIMAYA65

1Lokorixa,vapfukavakhongela,hikulandzamukhuva wavona,kutanivahumaebakweni.

2Kambelokovatwakukarhatekalokukuluhikwalahoka swakudyaleswivaswidyeke,nileswivangaswi

tolovelangiki,vafamba-fambaebakwenivabyelanava ku:--

3"Hihumelerileyinihikudya,lerovakuvavalokuakuta vakuhifikerile?Khomboekahina,hitafa!Swaantswa leswakuhifilekurinikudya;nikuhlayisamimiriyahina yibasile,kurinikuyithyakisahiswakudya"

4KutaniAdamuakuekaEvha:"Kuvavalokuakuhi tiselangaentangeni,naswonaahidyangaswakudyaswo bihaswonghasikwalahoXanawenaEvha,uehleketa leswakuXikwembuxitahikarhatahiswakudyaleswinga ekahina,kumbeleswakuswirhoswahinaswalendzeni switahuma;kumbeleswakuXikwembuxilavakuhi dlayahikuvavalokuxingasihetisisaxitshembisoxa xonaekahina?"

5KutaniAdamuakombelaHosi,aku:"OhoHosi,hinga lovihiswakudyaleswihiswidyeke.WeHosi,ungahi tlhavi;kambehitirhisahitintswalotawenaletikulu,unga hitshikikufikelasikuraxitshembisolexiuhiendleke xona."

6KutaniXikwembuxivalanguta,xikan’we-kan’wexiva fanelakudyaswakudya;kufikelanamuntlha;leswakuva ngalovisiwi.

7KutaniAdamunaEvhavatlheleleebakwenivarini gomenikurilahikwalahokakucincakantumbulukowa vona.Nakonahavambirhivaswitivilekusukelahinkarhi wolowoleswakuavariswivumbiwaleswihundzukeke, leswakuntshembowavonawotlhelelaentangenisweswi wutsemiwile;nileswakuavangaswikotikunghenaeka yona

8Hikuvasweswimimiriyavonaayirinimintirholeyi ngatolovelekangiki;naswonanyamahinkwayoleyilavaka swakudyaniswakunwaleswakuyivakona,ayingevi entangeni

9KutaniAdamuakuekaEvha:“Vonani,ntshembowa hinasweswiwuherile;kutshembakahinakunghena entangenikuherileAhaharivavaakivantanga,kambe kusukelasweswihivamisavanintshuri,nivaakiva misava,ahingetlhelelientangeni,kufikelasikuleri Xikwembuxitshembisekeleswakuxitahiponisa,nikuhi tlheriselaentangenikufananaxona.”uhitshembisile."

10KutanivakhongelaekaXikwembuleswakuxivatwela vusiwana;endzhakukasweswo,miehleketoyavonayi rhulile,timbilutavonatitshovekile,naswonakunavelaka vonakuhorile;naswonaavafananivaluveriemisaveni VusikubyebyoAdamunaEvhavaheteebakweni,lahava etlelekengopfuhikwalahokaswakudyaleswivaswidyeke.

NDZIMAYA66

1Lokorixa,sikulerilandzelakalokovadyileswakudya, AdamunaEvhavakhongerileebakweni,kutaniAdamua kuekaEvha:"Vonani,hikombeleswakudyaeka Xikwembu,kutanixiswinyikileKambesweswiahi kombeleninaxonaleswakuxihinwamati"

2Kutanivapfukavayaeribuweniranambuwamati,lowu ngaendzilakaneniwaledzongeniwantangalowuava tiphofulaekawonakhale.Kutanivayimaeribuweni,va khongelaekaXikwembuleswakuxivalerisakunwamati

3KutaniRitoraXikwemburitaekaAdamu,rikueka yena:"OhoAdamu,miriwawenawuhundzuketihanyi, wulavamatileswakuwunwaTekaunwa,wenanaEvha; nkhensaudzunisa"

4KutaniAdamunaEvhavatshinela,vanwaekayona, kukondzamimiriyavonayititwayiphyuphyile.Endzhaku kalokovanwile,vadzuniseXikwembu,kutanivatlhelela ebakweniravona,hikulandzamukhuvawavonawakhale. Leswiswihumelerileekuhelenikamasikuyamakumenhungu-nharhu

5Hisikuravu-84,vatekamakuwamambirhivama hayekaebakweniswin’wenimatlukayawona,leswaku swivaxikombisoninkatekolowuhumakaekaXikwembu ekavonaKutanivavavekakwalahokukondzakuvani vatukululavangatavonaswiloswohlamarisaleswi Xikwembuxivaendlekeswona

6KutaniAdamunaEvhavatlhelavayimaehandleka bako,vakombelaXikwembuleswakuxivakomba swakudyaswowundlamimiriyavonahaswona

7KutaniRitoraXikwemburitaekayena,riku:“Oho Adamu,rhelelaevupela-dyambubyabako,kuyafika etikweniramisavayamunyama,kutaniutakuma swakudyakwalaho.”

8KutaniAdamuayingiselaRitoraXikwembu,ateka Evha,arhelelaetikweniramisavayamunyama,kutania kumakonakoroniyimila,endleveniyivupfile,nimakuwa yodya;kutaniAdamuatsakahikwalahokaswona

9KutaniRitoraXikwemburitlhelaritaekaAdamu,riku ekayena:“Tekakoronileyi,ukuendlelaxinkwahayona, leswakuuwundlamiriwawenahinkwawo”Naswona XikwembuxinyikilembiluyaAdamuvutlhari,leswakuyi tirhamavelekukondzamahundzukaxinkwa.

10Adamuuhetisisesweswohinkwaswo,kukondzaa karhalaswineneKutaniutlheleleebakweni;atsakahi leswiaswidyondzekehileswiendliwakahikoroni, kukondzayiendliwaxinkwalexitirhisiwakahimunhu

NDZIMAYA67

1KambelokoAdamunaEvhavarhelelaetikwenira ndzhopewantima,vatshinelaekusuhinikoronileyi Xikwembuxivakombekeyona,vayivonayivupfile naswonayilunghekelekutshovela,tanihileswiavangari naxikepexoyitshovelahayonavatiboha,vasungula kukokakoroni,kukondzahinkwaswoswihela

2Kutanivayiendlanhulu;naswona,vatitivarile hikwalahokakuhisanitorha,vangheneehansikamurhi lowunganindzhuti,lahamoyaawuvarhurhumerisa leswakuvaetlela

3KambeSathanauswivonileleswiAdamunaEvhava swiendlekeKutaniavitanamavuthuyayena,akueka vona:“TanihileswiXikwembuxikombisekeAdamuna Evhahinkwaswomayelananakoronileyi,leyivanga tiyisamimiriyavonahayona--naswona,vona,vafikileva endlanhuluyayona,vatitivalahikwalahokakutikarhata sweswivaetlele--tanani,ahihisenindziloekanhululeyi yamavele,hiyihisa,kutaniahitekebodlhelareroramati leringaekusuhinavona,hirichulula,leswaku”swinga haendlekavangakuminchumuwonwa,naswonahiva dlayahindlalanitorha

4"Kutani,lokovapfukaevurhongwenibyavona,valava kutlhelelaebakweni,hitataekavonaendleleni,hiva hambukisa;lerovavafahindlalanitorha;lokovanga, kumbexana,valandzulaXikwembu,kutanixivalovisa.Hi ndlelayoleyohitavasusa"

5KutaniSathananimavuthuyakwevahoxandzilo ehenhlakakoronivayihisa.

6KambehikuhisakalangaviAdamunaEvhavapfuka evurhongwenibyavona,vavonakoroniyirikarhiyi pfurha,nibakitiramatiekusuhinavona,richuluriwa.

7Kutanivarilavatlhelelaebakweni

8Kambelokovarikarhivatlhandlukavasukaehansika ntshavaleyiavariekayona,Sathananimavuthuyakweva hlanganenavonahixivumbekoxatintsumi,vadzunisa Xikwembu

9KutaniSathanaakuekaAdamu:“OhoAdamu,hayiniu vavisekilehindlalanitorha?SwitikombaongeSathanau hisekoroni.”Adamuakuekayena:“Ay.”

10NakambeSathanaakuekaAdamu:"Tlhelelanahina; hitintsumitaXikwembuXikwembuxihirhumeleeka wena,kutakukombansimuyin'wanayamavele,yo antswakutlulayoleyo;kutlulakwalahokunixihlovoxa matilamanene,nimirhiyotala,lahaungatatshama ekusuhinayona,utirhansimuyamavelehixikongomelo xoantswakutlulaleyiSathanaayidyeke"

11Adamuaaehleketaleswakuintiyiso,nileswakui tintsumiletivulavulakanayena;kutaniatlhelelanavona.

12KutaniSathanaasungulakuhambukisaAdamuna Evhamasikuyatsevu,kukondzahavumbirhibyavonava welaehansiongevafile,hikwalahokandlala,torhaniku titivalaKutaniabalekanimavuthuyayena,amasiya 13

NDZIMAYA68

1KutaniXikwembuxilangutaAdamunaEvha,nileswi swivawelekehiSathana,nindlelaleyixivalovisekeha yona

2Hikwalaho,XikwembuxirhumeleRitoraxona,xipfuxa AdamunaEvhaekaxiyimoxavonaxarifu.

3Kutani,Adamu,lokoapfukile,aku:"OhoXikwembu,U hisileuhitekelamavelelawaUhinyikekewona,kutaniu chululebakitiramati.NaswonaUrhumeletintsumita Wena,letihihlongolekeensin'winiyamaveleXanautahi lovisa?LokoleswiswihumaekaWena,WenaXikwembu, kutaniuhisusamimoya-xiviriyahina,kambeungahi xupuli"

4KutaniXikwembuxikuekaAdamu:“Andzihisakoroni, nimatiandzimachelaebakweni,naswonaandzi rhumangatintsumitaMinaleswakutikuhambukisa”

5"KambeiSathana,n'winiwawenaloyiaswiendleke; loyiutitsongahatakaehansikayena;Xilerisoxaminaxi vekiwileetlheloHiyenaloyiahisekemavele,ahalata mati,akuhambukisile;naswonaswitshembisohinkwaswo leswiakuendlekeswona,hakuneneivukanganyisi,vuxisi, nimavunwantsena"

6"Kambesweswi,WenaAdamu,utaamukelaswiendlo swaMinaleswineneleswikuendleriwekeswona."

7KutaniXikwembuxibyelatintsumitaxonaleswakuti tekaAdamunaEvha,tivarhwalavayaensin’winiya koroni,leyivayikumekekufananilekusunguleni,ni bakitileritelekemati

8Kwalahovavonamurhi,vakumamannalowutiyeke ehenhlakawona;naswonaahlamarisiwahimatimbaya XikwembuKutanitintsumitivalerisaleswakuvadya mannalokovarinindlala.

9KutaniXikwembuxihlambanyileSathanahindzhukano, leswakuangahavuyi,atalovisansimuyamavele

10KutaniAdamunaEvhavatekamavele,vaendla gandzelohawona,vamatekavamanyikelaentshaveni, kungandhawuleyivahumesekegandzeloravonaro sungularangatiekayona.

11Vatlhelavahumesagandzeloleriealitarinileyivayi akekeekusunguleniKutanivayimavakhongela,va kombelaHosivaku,"Hindlelaleyi,WeXikwembu,loko hirientangeni,kudzunisakahinakutlhandlukeleeka Wena,kufananagandzeloleri;naswonakupfumala nandzukahinakutlhandlukeleekawenakufananamurhi warisunaKambesweswi,WeXikwembu,amukela gandzeloleriekahina,naswonaungahitlheriseli endzhaku,reftyatintswalotaWena."

12KutaniXikwembuxibyelaAdamunaEvhaxiku: “Leswimihumesekegandzelolerinikundzinyikelarona, ndzitariendlanyamayamina,lokondzirhelelaemisaveni kutamiponisa;kutanindzitarinyikelankarhihinkwawo ealitarini,leswakundzirivaleriwanikuvanitintswalo, ekalavavadyakahindlelaleyifaneleke.”

13KutaniXikwembuxirhumelandzilowovangama ehenhlakagandzeloraAdamunaEvha,xiritatahiku vangama,tintswalonikuvonakala;kutaniMoyalowo Kwetsimawurhelelaehenhlakagandzelorero

14KutaniXikwembuxilerisantsumileswakuyiteka tintangutandzilo,kufananixipunu,yitekagandzeloyiyi tiselaAdamunaEvhaKutanintsumiyiendlatano,hilaha Xikwembuxin'wilerisekehakona,yivanyikelaswona 15Mimoya-xiviriyaAdamunaEvhayivangama,timbilu tavonatitelehintsakonintsakonikudzunisiwaka Xikwembu

16KutaniXikwembuxikuekaAdamu:"Leswiswitava mukhuvaekawena,kuendlatano,lokonhlomuloniku vilelaswikuwelaKambekukutsuriwakawenaniku nghenakawenaentangeni,aswingevikukondzaku hetisekamasiku,hilahakutwananiwekehakonaexikarhi kawenanaMina;lokoaswingaritano,andzita,hi tintswalotaMinanikukutwelavusiwana,ndziku tlheriselaentangeniwaMinanilekatintswalotaMina hikwalahokagandzeloleriuhakurinyikelekeekaMina" vito."

17Adamuatsakisiwahimaritolawaamatwekeeka Xikwembu;kutaniyenanaEvhavagandzelaemahlweni kaalitari,leyivankhinsamekeekayona,kutanivatlhelela eBakweniraXuma

18Leswiswiendlekileekuhelenikasikuravukhumembirhiendzhakukasikuravu-80,kusukelaenkarhini lowuAdamunaEvhavahumekeentangeni

19Kutanivayimavusikuhinkwabyovakhongelaku fikelanimixo;kutaniahumaebakweni

20KutaniAdamuakuekaEvha,hikutsakakambilu, hikwalahokagandzelolerivarinyikelekeekaXikwembu, nileriamukeriwekeekaxona,aku:“Ahiendlenileswi kanharhuvhikirin’wananirin’wana,hiRavunharhuhi sikuravumune,hisikurakulunghiselelahiRavuntlhanu nihiSontoyaSavata,masikuhinkwawoyavutomibya hina”

21Lokovapfumelelananimaritolawaexikarhikavona, Xikwembuxitsakisiwehimiehleketoyavona,nihixiboho lexiun’wananiun’wanaaxitekekeniun’wana 22Endzhakukaleswi,RitoraXikwemburitaekaAdamu, riku:“OhoAdamu,ukunguhatekahariemahlweni masikulawakuxanisekakungatandziwelahawona,

lokondzihundzuriwanyama;hikuvaiRavunharhura vumune,nisikurakulunghiselelahiRavuntlhanu.”

23"Kambelokokurisikurosungula,ndzitumbuluxe swilohinkwaswoekarona,ndzipfuxamatilo.Naswona, nakambe,hikupfukakaminahisikuleri,ndzita tumbuluxantsako,ndzivatlakusaehenhla,lavapfumelaka ekaMina;WenaAdamu,nyikelagandzeloleri,masiku hinkwawoyavutomibyawena."

24KutaniXikwembuxisusaRitoraxonaekaAdamu

25KambeAdamuahambetaanyikelagandzelolerihi ndlelayoleyo,vhikirin’wananirin’wanakanharhu,ku fikelaekuhelenikamavhikiyankomboKutanihisikuro sungula,leringaravumakumentlhanu,Adamuuendle gandzelohilahaatolovelekehakona,kutaniyenanaEvha varitekavataealitariniemahlwenikaXikwembu,hilaha xivadyondzisekehakona.

NDZIMAYA69

1KutaniSathana,loyiavengakaswilohinkwaswo leswinene,langanimavondzohiAdamunigandzelo rakweleriangakumatintswaloekaXikwembu,ahatlisaa tekaribyerokarihaexikarhikamaribyeyokarihaya nsimbi;uhumelerilehixivumbekoxamunhu,kutaniaya yimanaAdamunaEvha.

2HinkarhiwolowoAdamuaarikarhiahumesagandzelo ealitarini,asungurilekukhongela,apfulemavokoyakwe ekaXikwembu.

3KutaniSathanaahatlisahiribyerokariharansimbileria rinarona,kutaniatlhavaAdamuhironaetlhelwenira xinene,lokongatinimatiswikhuluka,kutaniAdamua welaealitarinikufananintsumbuKutaniSathanaabaleka 4KutaniEvhaata,atekaAdamuan’wivekaehansika alitari.Kutaniatshamakwalaho,arilahikwalahokayena; kasinambuwangatiwukhulukawuhumaetlheloka Adamuehenhlakagandzelorayena

5KambeXikwembuxilanguterifuraAdamu.Kutania rhumelaRitoraYena,an'wipfuxaakuekayena,"Hetisisa gandzelorawena,hikuvahakunene,Adamu,rinankoka swinene,naswonaakunaxihoxoekarona."

6XikwembuxiyaemahlwenixibyelaAdamuxiku:“Na mina,emisaveni,switaendlekahindlelaleyi,lokondzi tlhaviwa,ngatiyitakhulukangatinimatietlhelwenira Mina,yitsutsumaehenhlakamiriwaMina,kunga gandzelorantiyiso;leyingatanyikeriwaealitarinitanihi gandzelolerihetisekeke.”

7KutaniXikwembuxilerisaAdamuleswakuaheta gandzelorakwe,kutanilokoahetileagandzelaemahlweni kaXikwembu,axidzunisahikwalahokaswikombiso leswixin’wikombekeswona

8KutaniXikwembuxihanyisaAdamuhisikurin’we,ku ngamakumuyamavhikiyankombo;naswonareroisiku ravumakumentlhanu

9KutaniAdamunaEvhavavuyaentshaveni,vanghena eBakweniraXuma,hilahaavatolovelekuendlahakona LeswiswihetisekileekaAdamunaEvha,masikuyadzana namakumemunekusukelalokovahumileentangeni.

10Kutanihavumbirhibyavonavayimavusikubyebyova khongelaekaXikwembuKutelokorixa,vahuma,va rhelelaevupeladyambubyabako,lahamaveleyavonaa marikona,kutanivawisaehansikandzhutiwamurhi, hilahaavatolovelekilehakona

11Kambelokokufikantshunguwaswiharhileswiva rhendzeleke.AkurikuendlakaSathana,ekavubihibya yena;leswakuatalwanaAdamuhivukati

NDZIMAYA70

1EndzhakukasweswoSathana,muvengiwahinkwaswo leswinene,utekexivumbekoxanntsumi,nayenana van'wanavambirhi,lerovavafananatintsumitinharhuleti titiselekeAdamunsuku,mirhiyarisunanamira 2VahundzeemahlwenikaAdamunaEvhalokovahari ehansikamurhi,vaxewetaAdamunaEvhahimaritoyo sasekalamatelekevuxisi.

3KambelokoAdamunaEvhavavonamahloyavonayo saseka,nikutwamavulavuleloyavonayonandziha, Adamuapfuka,avaamukela,avatisaekaEvha,kutani hinkwavovatshamaswin’we;MbiluyaAdamuhinkarhi wolowo,yitsakilehikuvaaanakanyahivona,leswakui tintsumiletifanaka,letin'witiselekensuku,mirhiya risunanimira

4Hikuva,lokovataekaAdamurosungula,kuveniku rhulanintsakolowuhumakaekayena,hikun’witisela swikombisoleswinene;hikwalahoAdamuaaehleketa leswakuvatileravumbirhikutan’winyikaswikombiso swin’wanaleswakuatsakahaswona.Hikuvaaangaswi tivileswakuiSathana;hikokwalahouvaamukerilehi ntsakokutaniatihlanganisanavona

5KutaniSathana,lonkuluekavona,aku:“Tsaka,Wena Adamu,utsakaVona,Xikwembuxihirhumeekawena leswakuhitakubyelaswokarhi”

6Adamuaku:“Iyini?”KutaniSathanaahlamulaaku:"I nchumuwovevuka,kambeiritoraXikwembu,xanautari twaekahinauriendla?Kambelokoungayingisi,hita tlhelelaekaXikwembu,hixibyelaleswakuawunge amukeliritoraxona"

7KutaniSathanaatlhelaakuekaAdamu:“Ungachavi, naswonaungatshukiukutshukatshuka,xanaawuhitivi?”

8KambeAdamuaku:“Andzikutivi”

9KutaniSathanaakuekayena:“Himinantsumileyinga kutiselansuku,yiyiyisaebakweni,leyiyin’wanahiyona leyikutiselekemirhiyarisuna;

10"Kambelokokuritintsumitin'wanatahina,letimi rhwalekeebakweni,Xikwembuaxitirhumanganahina enkarhinilowu,hikuvaxiteekahina:'Mienerile'"

11HilokoAdamuatwamaritolawa,amakholwa,aku ekatintsumileti:“VulavulaniritoraXikwembuleswaku ndziriamukela”

12KutaniSathanaakuekayena:“Hmbambanya,undzi tshembisaleswakuutaswiamukela”

13KutaniAdamuaku:“Andzitivikuhlambanyaniku tshembisa”

14KutaniSathanaakuekayena:“Hlomulavokorawena uringhenisaevokweniramina”

15KutaniAdamuatshambulutavokorakwe,aringhenisa evokweniraSathana;lokoSathanaakuekayena:"Vula, sweswi--hintiyisotanihileswiXikwembuxihanyaka,xi nganamianakanyo,xivulavulaka,lexipfuxekematilo exibakabakeni,xisimekemisavaehenhlakamati,xindzi tumbuluxehiswiakiswamune,nihintshuriwamisava--a ndzingetshovixitshembisoxamina,kumbekulandzula ritoramina"

16KutaniAdamuahlambanyahindlelaleyi

17KutaniSathanaakuekayena:"Vona,sweswiseku hundzenkarhiuhumileentangeni,naswonaawutivi vubihikumbevubihiKambesweswiXikwembusxirieka wena,utekaEvhaloyiahumekeetlhelokawena,un'wi teka,leswakuakuvelekavana,kukuchavelela,nikuku hlongolamaxangunigome;sweswimhakaleyiayi nonon'hwi,naswonaakunamanyalaswonaekawena"

NDZIMAYA71

1KambelokoAdamuatwamaritolawamahumaeka Sathana,uvilelangopfu,hikwalahokaxihlambanyoxa yenanixitshembisoxayena,kutaniaku:“Xanandzita endlavuoswihinyamayaminanimarhambuyamina, kutanindzitidyohela,hikuvaXikwembuxindzilovisa,xi ndzisulaehenhlakamisava?”

2"Kusukela,lokoekusunguleni,ndzidyamurhi,Undzi hlongoleentangenindziyaetikwenileriringaritiviki,a ndzitsonantumbulukowaminawovangama,andzitisela rifuLoko,kutani,ndziendlaleswi,Utatsemavutomibya minaemisaveni,kutaniUtandzihoxaetiheleni,andzi karhatakwalahonkarhiwoleha."

3"KambeXikwembuaxisitshamaxivulamaritolawau ndzibyelekewona;naswonaamitintsumitaXikwembu, naswonaamirhumiekaxona.Kambemimademona, tananiekaminaehansikaxivumbekoxamavunwaxa tintsumiSukanamina;n'winamirhukaniwilehi Xikwembu!"

4Kutanimademonawolawomabalekaemahlwenika AdamuKutaniyenanaEvhavapfuka,vatlhelela eBakweniraXuma,vanghenaekarona.

5KutaniAdamuakuekaEvha:"Lokouswivonileleswi ndziswiendleke,ungaswibyeli;hikuvandzidyohele Xikwembunndzihlambanyahivitoraxonalerikulu, naswonandzivekevokoraminankarhiwun'wanaekara Sathana"KutaniEvhaun’wimiyerile,hilahaAdamua n’wibyelekehakona.

6KutaniAdamuapfuka,atshambulutamavokoyakwe ekaXikwembu,axikombelanikuxikhongotelahi mihloti,leswakuxixirivalelaleswiaswiendleke.Kutani Adamuatshamahindlelayoleyoayimileakhongela masikuyamakumemunenivusikubyamakumemuneA ngadyikumbekunwakukondzaawelaemisaveni hikwalahokandlalanitorha

7KutaniXikwembuxirhumelaRitoraxonaekaAdamu, loyian’wipfuxekelahaaetlelekona,xikuekayena: “OhoAdamu,hayiniuhlambanyilehivitoraMina, naswonahikwalahokayiniuendlentwananonaSathana nkarhiwun’wana?”

8KambeAdamuarila,aku:“OhoXikwembu,ndzi rivalele,hikuvandziendleleswindzingaswixiyanga, ndzipfumelaleswakuitintsumitaXikwembu.”

9XikwembuxirivalelaAdamu,xikuekayena:“Tivonele ekaSathana”

10KutaniUsuseRitoraYenaekaAdamu

11KutanimbiluyaAdamuyichaveleriwa;kutaniateka Evha,vahumaebakweni,kuyaendlelamimiriyavona swakudya

12KambekusukelasikureroAdamuatikarhatela emiehleketweniyakwehiEvhayayenayamucato;achava hambileswiaataswiendla,leswakuXikwembuxinga n'wihlundzukeli

13KutaniAdamunaEvhavayaenambyeniwamati,va tshamaeribuweni,hilahavanhuvaendlakahakonalokova tiphina

14KambeSathanaavanimavondzo;naswonaaatava lovisa.

NDZIMAYA72

1KutaniSathana,nikhumeekamavuthuyayena,va tihundzulavanhwanyana,kungafaninivan’wana emisavenihinkwayohikwalahokatintswalo

2VatlhandlukaenambyeniemahlwenikaAdamunaEvha, kutanivaku:“Tanani,hitalangutaswikandzaswaAdamu naEvha,lavangaexikarhikavanhulavangaemisaveni Vasasekileswonghasi,naswonakulangutekakavonaku hambanileniswikandzaswahina.”Kutanivataeka AdamunaEvha,vavaxeweta;kutaniayimaava hlamarile

3AdamunaEvhanavonavavalangutile,vahlamalaku sasekakavona,vaku:"Xanakunamisavayin'wanaehansi kahina,leyinganaswivumbiwaswosasekaswofanana leswiekayona"'.

4VanhwanyanavolavovakuekaAdamunaEvha:“Ina, hakunenehintumbulukowotala”

5KutaniAdamuakuekavona:“Kambemiandzanjhani?”

6Van’wihlamulavaku:“Hinivavanunalavahitekeke, naswonahivavelekelavana,lavakulaka,lavahiku landzelelanakavonavatekakavatekana,vatlhelava velekavana,kutanihiandzahindlelayoleyoLokoswiri tano,WenaAdamu,awungehikholwi,hitakukomba vavanunavahinanivanavahina.”

7Kutanivahuwelelaehenhlakanambuongehilokova vitanavavanunanivanavavonalavatlhandlukakahi nambu;un'wananiun'wanaataekansatiwayena,vanava yenavarinayena

8KambelokoAdamunaEvhavavavona,vayimavanga rinatimbheveve,vavahlamala.

9KutanivakuekaAdamunaEvha:“Mavonavavanuna vahinanivanavahina,vatekananaEvhahilahahi tekanekenavasativahina,kutanimitavanivanalava fanakanahina”LexiakurirhenguraSathanaro kanganyisaAdamu

10Sathananayenaaanakanyaendzenikayenaaku:“Eku sunguleniXikwembuxilerisileAdamumalunghanani mihandzuyamurhi,xikuekayena:‘Ungadyiekawona, lokoswingaritanoutafahirifu.”KambeAdamuayidya, kambeXikwembuaxin’widlayanga;

11"Sweswi,lokondzin'wikanganyisaleswakuaendla leswi,nikutekaEvhahandlekaxilerisoxaXikwembu, Xikwembuxitan'widlayahinkarhiwolowo"

12HikwalahoSathanauendlexivonolexiemahlwenika AdamunaEvha;hikuvaaalavakun'widlaya,nikun'wi nyamalalaemisaveni

13Hinkarhiwolowondzilowaxidyohowufikeeka Adamu,kutaniaehleketakuendlaxidyohoKambeu tikhomile,achavaleswakulokoolandzelaxitsundzuxo lexixaSathanaXikwembuxingan’widlaya.

14KutaniAdamunaEvhavapfuka,vakhongelaeka Xikwembu,lokoSathananimavuthuyakwevarhelela enambyeni,emahlwenikaAdamunaEvha;kuvaendlava vonaleswakuvatlhelelaeswifundzheniswavona

15KutaniAdamunaEvhavatlhelelaeBakweniraXuma, hilahaavatolovelekilehakona;mayelananankarhiwa madyambu

16Havumbirhibyavonavapfukavakhongelaeka Xikwembuvusikubyebyo.Adamuutshameayimilea khongela,kambeangativikukhongela,hikwalahoka miehleketoyambiluyayenamayelananaEvhayayenaya mucato;kutaniayaemahlweniaritanokufikelanimixo.

17Lokokuvonakalakupfuka,AdamuakuekaEvha: “Pfuka,ahiyeniehansikantshava,lahavahitiseleleke nsukukona,ahivutiseniHosimalunghananimhakaleyi”

18KutaniEvhaaku:“Xanamhakayoleyoiyini,Wena Adamu?”

19Kutanian'wihlamulaaku:"Leswakundzitakombela Hosileswakuyindzitivisahitakutekananawena;hikuva andzingeswiendlihandlekaxilerisoxaxona,leswakuxi ngahilovisi,minanawenaHikuvamademonawolawo mahisembiluyaminahindzilo,himiehleketoyaleswima hikombekeswona,hikuvonakalakawonakavudyoho."

20KutaniEvhaakuekaAdamu:“Hayinihifanelehiya ehansikantshava?Kutlulakwalahoahiyimenihi khongelaebakwenirahinaekaXikwembu,leswakuxihi tivisalokoxitsundzuxolexixirixinenekumbee-e”

21KutaniAdamuapfukahixikhongeloaku:“Oho Xikwembu,waswitivaleswakuhikutlulanawu,ku sukelalokohitlulanawu,hilahlekeriwehintumbulukowa hinawovangama;kutanimiriwahinawuhundzuke tihanyi,wulavaswakudyaniswakunwa,nikunavelaka swiharhi”

22"WeXikwembu,hileriseleswakuhingavanyikindlela handlekaxilerisoxaWena,leswakuungahilovisi. Hikuvalokoungahinyikixileriso,hitahluriwa,hi landzelaxitsundzuxoxexoxaSathana;kutaniutatlhelau hilovisa."

23"Lokoswingaritano,hitekemimoya-xiviriyahina;a hisuseniekakunavelalokukaswiharhiNaswonalokou ngahinyikixilerisomalunghananimhakaleyi,kutanindzi hambanisaEvhaekamina,naminaekayena;un'wanani un'wanauhivekaekuleniun'wana"

24"Naswona,WeXikwembu,lokouhihambanisena un'wananaun'wana,mademonamatahikanganyisahi swivonoswawona,malovisatimbilutahina,niku thyakisamiehleketoyahinaekaun'wananaun'wana. Hambiswiritanolokokungariun'wananaun'wanawa hinaekaun'wana,switava,ekaswiendlakalohinkwaswo, hikulangutekakavonalokovatikombisaekahina."Laha Adamuuhetexikhongeloxayena

NDZIMAYA73

1KutaniXikwembuxilangutamaritoyaAdamuya leswakuintiyiso,nileswakuxingarindzankarhiwoleha xilerisoxaxona,xixiximandzayoyaSathana

2KutaniXikwembuxiamukeleAdamuekaleswiaswi anakanyekehimhakaleyi,nilekaxikhongelolexiaxi endlekeemahlwenikaxona;kutaniRitoraXikwemburita ekaAdamurikuekayena,"OhoAdamu,lokontsenaawu rinavuxiyaxiyalebyiekusunguleni,ungasitinyiketela kusukaentangeniunghenaetikwenileri!"

3Endzhakukasweswo,Xikwembuxirhumelentsumiya xonaleyitisekensuku,nintsumileyitisekemirhiyarisuna,

nintsumileyitisekemiraekaAdamu,leswakuvan’wi tivisamalunghananiEvhayayenayamucato.

4KutanitintsumitetotikuekaAdamu:“Tekansukuuwu nyikaEvhakuvanyikoyamucato,un’witshembisa, kutaniun’winyikamirhiyarisunanimirakuvanyiko, wenanayenamivanyamayin’we”

5Adamuayingisatintsumi,atekansukuawunghenisa exifuvenixaEvhahinguvuyakwe;an'wibelelahivokora yena

6KutanitintsumitilerisaAdamunaEvhaleswakuva pfukavakhongelamasikuya40nivusikubya40;kutani endzhakukasweswo,leswakuAdamuanghenaekansati wayena;hikuvahinkarhiwolowoleswiaswitava xiendlolexitengekenilexingathyakisiwangiki;atavani vanalavangataandza,vatlhelavatatavuandlalobya misava.

7KutaniAdamunaEvhavaamukelamaritoyatintsumi; kutanitintsumitisukaekavona

8KutaniAdamunaEvhavasungulakutitsonaswakudya nikukhongela,kufikelaemakumukamasikuya40; kutanivahlangana,hilahatintsumitivabyelekehakona KusukelaenkarhinilowuAdamuahumekeentangeniku fikelalokoatekananaEvha,akurimasikuyamadzana mambirhinamakumembirhimanharhu,kungatinhwetita nkombonamasikuyakhume-nharhu.

9XisweswonyimpiyaSathananaAdamuyihluriwile

NDZIMAYA74

1Vatshamaemisavenivarikarhivatirha,leswakuva hambetavahanyakahleemiriniwavona;naswonaaswiri tanokukondzatin’hwetitanhungutakuvelekakaEvhati hela,kutaninkarhiwutshinelalowuafanelekeku velekiwahawona.

2KutaniakuekaAdamu:"Bakoleriindhawuyotenga hikwalahokaswikombisoleswiendliwekeekaronaku sukelalokohisukileentangeni;kutanihitatlhelahi khongelaekaronaKutani,aswifanelangaleswakundzi humesaekarona;ematshan'winiyasweswoahilunghiseni kuyaekaribyeleritumbeleke,leriSathanaahihoxekeeka rona,lokoalavakuhidlayaharona;kambeleriari khomiwileritlhelarihangalasiwatanihixisirhelelo ehenhlakahinahixilerisoxa."Xikwembu;kutanixi vumbabako"

3KutaniAdamuasusaEvhaebakwenirero;lokokufika nkarhiwaleswakuaveleka,avelekangopfu.Hilahaku fanakaAdamuutisorile,naswonambiluyayenayi xanisekilehikwalahokayena;hikuvaaarikusuhinikufa; leswakuritoraXikwembuekayenarihetiseka:"Uta velekan'wanahikuxaniseka,utavelekan'wanawawena higome"

4KambelokoAdamuavonakunonon’hweriwalokuEvha angaekakona,apfukaakhongelaekaXikwembu,aku: “OhoHosi,ndzilangutehitihloratintswalotaWena,u n’wihumesaemaxangwiniyakwe”

5KutaniXikwembuxilangutaEvhanandzawaxonawa xisati,xin’wikutsula,kutaniatswalan’wanawayenawa mativula,nin’wanawanhwanyana

6KutaniAdamuatsakahikukutsuriwakaEvha,ni hikwalahokavanalavaan’wivelekelekevona.Kutani AdamuatirhelaEvhaebakweni,kufikelaemakumuka

masikuyanhungu;lokovathyan’wanavitoraKayini,na n’wanawanhwanyanaLuluwa.

7NhlamuseloyaKayinii"muvengi,"hikuvaaavengasesi wayenaekhwiriniramanawavona;erevahumaekayona. HikwalahoAdamuan’withyevitoraKayini.

8KambeLuluwaswivula"kusaseka,"hikuvaaasasekile kutlulamanawayena

9KutaniAdamunaEvhavarindzakukondzaKayinini makwavowaxisativavanimasikuya40,lokoAdamua kuekaEvha:“Hitaendlagandzelohirinyikelahikwalaho kavana”

10Evhaaku:“Hitaendlelan’wanawamativulagandzelo rin’we,endzhakukasweswohitaendlelan’wanawa nhwanyanarin’we”

NDZIMAYA75

1KutaniAdamualunghiselelagandzelo,yenanaEvhava humeselavanavavona,varitisaealitarinileyivayiakeke ekusunguleni

2Adamuahumesagandzelo,akombelaXikwembu leswakuxiamukelagandzeloraxona.

3KutaniXikwembuxiamukelagandzeloraAdamu,xi rhumelakuvonakalalokuhumakaetilweniloku vangamakaehenhlakagandzelo.KutaniAdamunin'wana wamufanavatshinelelagandzelo,kambeEvhanin'wana wayenaavangatshineliekarona

4KutaniAdamuaxikaariealtarini,vatsaka;kutani AdamunaEvhavarindzakukondzan’wanawa nhwanyanaavanimasikuyamakume-nhungu;kutani AdamualunghiselelagandzeloariyisaekaEvhanileka vana;kutanivayaealitarini,lahaAdamuayinyikeleke kona,hilahaaatolovelekilehakona,vakombelaHOSI Xikwembuleswakuxiamukelagandzeloraxona.

5YehovhaaamukelagandzeloraAdamunaEvhaKutani Adamu,Evhanivana,vatshinela,varhelelaentshaveni,va tsakile.

6Kambeavatlhelelangaebakwenilerivavelekiwekeeka rona;kambevataeBakweniraXuma,leswakuvanavata rirhendzela,vakatekisiwahiswikombisoleswitisiweke entangeni

7Kambeendzhakukalokovakatekisiwilehiswikombiso leswi,vatlheleleebakwenilerivavelekiwekeekarona.

8Hambiswiritano,Evhaangasihumesagandzelo,Adamu aan’witekile,afambanayenaenambyeniwamati,laha vatihoxekeekawonaekusunguleni;kutanivahlamba kwalahoAdamuuhlambilemiriwayenanaEvhawayena nayenawubasile,endzhakukakuxanisekaniku karhatekalokuvangavawela

9KambeAdamunaEvha,endzhakukohlambaenambyeni wamati,avatlhelelavusikubyin’wananibyin’wana eBakweniraXuma,lahaavakhongelakonakutaniva katekisiwa;ivivatlhelelaebakweniravonalahavanava velekiwekekona

10AdamunaEvhavaendletanokukondzavanava mamisaKutani,lokovalumuriwile,Adamuuendle gandzeloramimoya-xiviriyavanavayena;handleka minkarhiyinharhuleyiavaendlelakagandzelohayona, vhikirin’wananirin’wana

11Lokomasikuyakuan’wisavanamaherile,Evhaa tlhelaatika,kutanilokomasikuyakwemaherileaveleka n’wanaun’wanawajahaniwanhwanyana;vathyan'wana

wamufanavitoraAvele,nin'wanawanhwanyanavitora Akiliya.

12Kutaniekuhelenikamasikuyamakumemune,Adamu aendlagandzeloran’wanawamufana,naswonaeku helenikamasikuyamakume-nhunguuendlegandzelo rin’wanaran’wanawanhwanyana,aendlahivona,hilaha aendlekehakonaekusungulenihiKayininasesiwayena Luluwa.

13UvayiseeBakweniraXuma,lahavangakuma nkateko,kutanivatlhelelaebakwenilerivavelekiwekeeka ronaEndzhakukakuvelekiwakalava,Evhautshikeku veleka

NDZIMAYA76

1Kutanivanavasungulakutiyavatlhelavakula;kambe Kayiniaarinitimbilutononon'hwa,afumamakwavo lontsongo

2Minkarhiyotalalokotatawakweaendlagandzelo,aa salaasalaangafambinavona,kuyanyikela

3Kambe,lokokuriAvele,aarinimbiluyorhula, naswonaaayingisatatawakwenimanawakwe,lavaaa tshamelakuvasusumetelakuendlagandzelo,hikuvaaari rhandza;kutaniakhongelanikutitsonaswakudyangopfu

4KutanixikombisolexixifikaekaAvele.Lokoarikarhi anghenaeBakweniraXuma,kutaniavonatinhongata nsuku,nimirhiyarisunanimira,avutisavatswarivayena AdamunaEvhamalunghananavona,akuekavona:“Mi fikenjhanihileswi?”

5KutaniAdamuan’wibyelahinkwaswoleswiva humeleleke.NaswonaAveleutitweswinenehileswitata wakwean’wibyelekeswona

6Kutlulakwalaho,tatawakweAdamu,an’wibyelahi mintirhoyaXikwembuniyantanga;naswonaendzhakuka sweswo,utshameendzhakukatatawakwevusikubyebyo hinkwabyoeBakweniraXuma

7Hivusikubyebyo,lokoarikarhiakhongela,Sathanaa humelelaekayenaehansikaxifanisoxawanuna,loyiaku ekayena:“Ususumeteletatawawenaminkarhiyotalaku endlagandzelo,kutitsonaswakudyanikukhongela, hikwalahondzitakudlaya,ndzikulovisaemisavenileyi” 8KambelokoariAvele,akhongelaekaXikwembu,a hlongolaSathanaekayena;naswonaavapfumelanga maritoyadiyavulosiKutanilokorixa,ntsumiya Xikwembuyihumelelaekayena,yikuekayena:"Unga pfuxetikutitsonaswakudya,nixikhongelo,kumbeku nyikelagandzeloekaXikwembuxawenaHikuva, waswivo,HOSIXikwembuxiamukerilexikhongeloxa wenaUngachavixifanisolexingahumelelaekawena nivusiku,lexikurhukanekekufikelaekufeni"Kutani ntsumiyisukaekayena

9Lokorixa,AveleataekaAdamunaEvha,avabyelahi xivonolexiaxivonekeKambelokovaswitwa,vavilela ngopfuhikwalahokaswona,kambeavan'wibyelanga nchumuhimhakaleyi;van’wichavelerilentsena 10KambemalunghananiKayiniwatimbilutononon’hwa, Sathanaataekayenanivusiku,atikombisaakuekayena: “LeswiAdamunaEvhavarhandzakamakwenuAveleku tlulaleswivakurhandzaka,naswonavanavelakaku tekananayenanasesiwawenawosaseka,hikuvavan’wi rhandza;

11"Hikokwalaho,sweswi,ndzakutsundzuxa,lokova endlasweswo,udlayamakwenu;kutanimakwenuwa xisatiutasiyeriwawena,kutanimakwavowayenawa xisatiutacukumetiwa."

12KutaniSathanaasukaekayena.KambeLowo hombolokausaleendzhakuembilwiniyaKayini,loyia lavekenkarhiwotala,leswakuadlayamakwavo

NDZIMAYA77

1KambelokoAdamuavonaleswakumakwerhulonkuluu vengalavatsongo,uringetekuolovisatimbilutavona, kutaniakuekaKayini:“Teka,n’wananga,mihandzuyaku byalakawena,uendlagandzeloekaXikwembu,leswaku xikurivalelavubihibyawenanixidyohoxawena”

2UtlheleakuekaAvele:“Tekaekaleswiuswibyaleke,u endlagandzelouritisaekaXikwembu,leswakuxita rivalelavubihibyawenanixidyohoxawena”

3KutaniAveleayingisaritoratatawakwe,ateka swin’wanaleswiaswibyaleke,aendlagandzelolerinene, akuekatatawakwe:“Adamu:“Tananamina,utandzi kombandlelaleyindzingayinyikelakahayona.”

4Kutanivafamba,AdamunaEvhanayena,van’wi kombandlelayonyikelanyikoyakweealtariniKutani endzhakukasweswo,vayimavakhongelaleswaku XikwembuxiamukelagandzeloraAvele

5KutaniXikwembuxilangutaAvelexiamukelagandzelo rakwe.KutaniXikwembuxitsakisiwangopfuhiAveleku tlulagandzelorayena,hikwalahokambiluyayena leyinenenimiriwayenawotengaAkungarinanchumu wavukanganyisiekayena.

6Kutanivarhelelaealitarini,vayaebakwenileriava tshamaekaronaKambeAvele,hikwalahokantsako wakwehikuvaaendlegandzelorakwe,aariphindha kanharhuhivhiki,endzhakukaxikombisoxatatawakwe Adamu

7KambelokokuriKayini,angaswitsakelangaku humesamagandzelo;kambeendzhakukakuhlundzuka lokukuluekatatawakwe,unyikelenyikoyakwekan’we; lokoahumesagandzelo,tihlorayenaarilangutagandzelo leriarihumeseke,kutaniatekanyimpfuleyitsongoya yenayivagandzelo,tihlorayenaritlhelarilangutaeka rona.'.

8HikokwalahoXikwembuaxiamukelangagandzelora xona,hikuvambiluyaxonaayitelehimiehleketoyo dlaya.

9Hinkwavovahanyaswin’weebakwenileriEvhaa humesekeekarona,kufikelalokoKayiniavanimalembe yakhume-ntlhanu,naAveleavanimalembeyakhumembirhihivukhale

NDZIMAYA78

1KutaniAdamuakuekaEvha:“Vonavanavakurile,hi fanelehiehleketakuvalavelavasati”

2KutaniEvhaahlamulaaku:“Hingaswiendlisakuyini?”

3KutaniAdamuakuekayena:“Hitatihlanganisana makwavowaxisatiwaAvelehivukatinaKayini,na makwavowaxisatiwaKayiniekaAvele”

4KutaniEvhaakuekaAdamu:“Andzin’witsakeli Kayinihikuvaunitimbilutononon’hwa; 5Adamuangahavulanga

6HinkarhiwolowoSathanaataekaKayinihixifanisoxa wanunawanhova,akuekayena:“Waswivo,Adamuna Evhavabohilekutekanakan’winavambirhi;

7"Kambelokoakungarileswakundzakurhandza,andzi ngatakubyelamhakaleyi.Kambelokowoamukela xitsundzuxoxamina,undziyingisa,ndzitatisa:wenahi sikurawenaramucatotinguvutosaseka,nsukuni silivherehixitalo,kutanimaxakayaminamatakupfuna."

8KutaniKayiniakuhintsako:“Xanamaxakayawenama kwihixana?”

9KutaniSathanaahlamulaaku:“Vaxakavaminavale ntangenilowungaen’walungwini,lahakhaleandzilava kutisatatawawenaAdamuekawona,kambeanga amukelanganyikoyamina”

10"Kambewena,lokouamukelamaritoyaminanaswona lokoutaekaminaendzhakukamucatowawena,utawisa ekamaxangulawaungaekawona;utawisauantswaku tlulatatawawenaAdamu"

11HimaritolawayaSathanaKayiniapfulatindleve,a titshegahikuvulavulakayena

12Angatshamangaenhoveni,kambeayaekaEvhamana wayena,an'wiba,an'wirhukana,akuekayena:"Hayini milavakutekasesiwaminamiyan'witekaeka makwerhuwamina?Xanandzifile""

13Hambiswiritano,manawakwean’wirhulisa,an’wi rhumelaensin’winileyibeaariekayona

14KutanilokoAdamuafika,an’wibyelaleswiKayinia swiendleke.

15KambeAdamuarinigome,amiyela,angavulavulini rito

16HisikuleritlhandlamakaAdamuakuekaKayini n’wanawakwe:“Tekatinyimpfutawena,letitsongoni letinene,utinyikelaekaXikwembuxawena,kutanindzi tavulavulanimakwenu,ndziendlelaXikwembuxakwe gandzeloramavele”

17HavumbirhibyavonavayingiseAdamutatawavona, kutanivatekamagandzeloyavonavamanyikela entshaveniekusuhinialitari

18KambeKayiniatikukumuxaekamakwavo,an’wi hlongolaealitarini,angan’wipfumelelangakunyikela nyikoyakweealitarini;kambeunyikerileyayenaehenhla kayona,himbiluyotikukumuxa,leyitelekevuxisi,ni vukanganyisi.

19KambelokokuriAvele,ayimisamaribyelamaamari ekusuhi,kutaniehenhlakawona,anyikelanyikoyakwehi mbiluyotitsongahatanaswonaayingarinavukanganyisi. 20HinkarhiwolowoKayiniaayimeekusuhinialitarileyi anyikelekenyikoyakweekayona;kutaniahuwelelaeka Xikwembuleswakuxiamukelagandzeloraxona;kambe Xikwembuaxiswiamukelangaekayena;nindzilowa Xikwembuawurhelelangaleswakuwutahisagandzelo rakwe.

21Kambeatshamaayimeetlhelokaalitari,hikwalahoka kuhlekisanikuhlundzuka,alangutaetlhelokamakwavo Avele,kuvonalokoXikwembuxitaamukelagandzelo rakwekumbee-e

22AveleakhongelaekaXikwembuleswakuxiamukela gandzelorayenaKutanindzilowaXikwembuwurhelela wuhisagandzelorayenaKutaniXikwembuxi nun'hwetelanun'hwelowonandzihawagandzeloraxona; hikuvaAveleaaN’wirhandzaatlhelaatsakahayena

23HikwalahokaleswiXikwembuaxin’witsakerile swinenexin’wirhumelentsumiyakuvonakalayaxifaniso xamunhuloyiadyekeekagandzelorakwe,hikuvaaa nun’hwetelanun’hwelowonandzihawagandzelorakwe, kutanivachavelelaAvelenikutiyisambiluyakwe.

24KambeKayiniaalangutahinkwaswoleswiendlekeke higandzeloramakwavo,ahlundzukahikwalahokaswona 25KutaniapfulanomuasandzaXikwembu,hikuvaaxi ngaamukelangagandzeloraxona

26KambeXikwembuxikuekaKayini:“Hayinixikandza xawenaxivaviseka?Lulama,leswakundziamukela gandzelorawenaKungarikukanetana” Ugungulamina,kambeutigungula."

27KutaniXikwembuxibyelaKayinileswihikutshinya, nihikuvaaxin’winyenyanigandzelorakwe

28Kayiniaxikaealitarini,muvalawakwewuhundzukile naswonaarinixikandzaxovaviseka,ataekatatawakwe nimanawakweavabyelahinkwaswoleswin’wi humeleleke.NaswonaAdamuuvilerisiwengopfuhikuva XikwembuaxingayiamukelangagandzeloraKayini

29KambeAvelearhelelaatsakilenimbiluyotsakisa,a byelatatawakwenimanawakwendlelaleyiXikwembuxi amukelekegandzelorakwehayonaVatsakilehikwalaho kaswona,van’witswontswaxikandza

30Aveleakuekatatawakwe:“HikuvaKayiniandzi hlongolaealitarini,angandzipfumelelangakunyikela nyikoyaminaehenhlakayona,ndzitiendlelealitarikutani ndzinyikelanyikoyaminaehenhlakayona.”

31KambelokoAdamuatwasweswoatisolaswinene, hikuvaakurialitarileyiayiakekeekusunguleninileyia nyikeleketinyikotayenaekayona.

32LokokuriKayini,aahlundzukileswineneatlhelaa hlundzukaswinenelerovaayaenhoveni,lahaSathanaa ngataekayenaakuekayena:“LeswimakwenuAvelea tumbelelekeekatatawawenaAdamu,hikuvaun’wi hlongoleealitarini,van’witswontswexikandza,van’wi tswontswa,kutlulawena.”

33LokoKayiniatwamaritolawayaSathana,ahlundzuka ngopfu;naswonaangativisamunhuKambeaarindzele kudlayamakwavo,kukondzaan'winghenisaebakweni, iviakuekayena:--

34"Ohomakwerhu,tikorisasekileswinene,naswonaku nimirhiyosasekanileyitsakisakaekayona,naswonaya tsakisakuyilanguta!Kambemakwerhu,awusitshamau vanisikurin'weenhovenileswakuutitsakisaekarona"

35"Namuntlha,Makwerhu,ndzinavelaswineneleswakuu tanaminaenhoveni,utatiphinanikukatekisamasimuya hinanitinyimpfutahina,hikuvaululamile,naswonandza kurhandzaswinene,makwerhu!kambeutihambanisena mina"

36KutaniAveleapfumelakufambanaKayinimakwavo enhoveni.

37KambeKayiniangasihuma,akuekaAvele:“Ndzi rindzele,kukondzandzitekanhonga,hikwalahoka swiharhiswanhova”

38KutaniAveleayimaarindzeleangarinanandzu KambeKayini,mudzaberiwalemahlweni,utekenhonga kutaniahuma

39KayininimakwavoAvele,vasungulakufamba endleleni;Kayiniavulavulanayena,nikun’wichavelela, kun’wiendlaarivalahinkwaswo

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1Kutanivayaemahlweni,kukondzavafikaendhawini leyingayoxe,lahaakungarinatinyimpfu;kutaniAvelea kuekaKayini:"Waswivo,makwerhu,hikarhelekufamba, hikuvaahivoninayin'weyamirhi,kumbemihandzu, kumberihlaza,kumbetinyimpfu,kumbexin'wexaswilo leswiundzibyelekeswona.Tikwihitinyimpfutoletota wenaletiundzibyelekeleswakundzitikatekisa?"

2Kayiniakuekayena:“Tana,utavonaswiloswotala swosasekakambefambaemahlwenikamina,kukondza ndzitlhandlukelaekawena”

3KutaniAveleayaemahlweni,kambeKayiniasala endzhakukayena

4Aveleaafambaangarinanandzu,angarina vukanganyisi;kungatshembileswakumakwavowayena utan’widlaya

5KutaniKayini,lokoataekayena,an’wichavelelahi nkulumoyakwe,afambanyanaendzhakukayena;kutania hatlisela,an'wibahinhonga,abiwahikubiwa,kukondza ahlamala,

6KambelokoAveleawelaehansi,avonaleswaku makwavoaalavakun’widlaya,akuekaKayini:“Oho, makwerhu,ndzitwelevusiwanaHimavelelawahima anweke,ungandzitlhavi!Hikhwirilerihitswalekenileri hitisekeemisaveni,ungandzibahinhongayoleyoku fikelaekufeni!Lokoulavakundzidlaya,tekarin’wanara maribyelawalamakulu,undzidlaya.”hikukongoma."

7KutaniKayini,mudlayiwatimbilutononon’hwaniwa tihanyi,atekaribyelerikulu,abamakwavohirona enhlokweni,kukondzabyongobyayenabyikhuluka,a rhurhumelaengatiniyakwe,emahlwenikayena 8Kayiniangahundzukangaekaleswiaswiendleke 9Kambemisava,lokongatiyaAvelewolulamayiwela ehenhlakayona,yirhurhumela,lokoyirikarhiyinwa ngatiyayena,naswonaayitavayiherisaKayini hikwalahokayona.

10NgatiyaAveleyihuwelelaXikwembuhindlelaleyi ngatwisisekiki,leswakuyirihiselaekamudlayiwakwe

11KutaniKayiniasungulakucelamisavaleyiangata vekamakwavoekayona;hikuvaaarhurhumelahikwalaho kakuchavalokuakun'wiwela,lokoavonamisavayi rhurhumelahikwalahokayena.

12Hilokoalahlelamakwavoemugodinilowuawu endleke,an’wifunengetahintshuriKambemisavaayi ngan'wiamukelanga;kambeswin’wilahleleehenhla xikan’we-kan’we

13Kayiniatlhelaacelamisavaatumbetamakwavoeka yona;kambemisavayin'wicukumetaehenhlakayona;ku fikelakanharhumisavahindlelayoleyoyitiphofulamiri waAvele

14Misavaleyinganindzhopeyin’wicukumetero sungula,hikuvaahiyenaxivumbiwaxosungula;kutaniri n'wicukumetaravumbirhi,ringan'wiamukeli,hikuvaaa lulamile,arilonene,adlayiwilehandlekaxivangelo; kutanimisavayin'wicukumetaravunharhu,yingan'wi amukeli,leswakukutasalambhoniyon'wihehla emahlwenikamakwavo

15KutanimisavayihlekulaKayini,kukondzaRitora Xikwembu,ritaekayenamayelananamakwavo.

16KutaniXikwembuxihlundzuka,xihlundzukangopfu hirifuraAvele;kutaniArhurhumelaahumaetilweni,

kutanirihatirin’wirhangela,kutaniRitoraHosi XikwemburitahiletilweniritaekaKayini,rikuekayena: “UkwihiAvelemakwenu?”

17HilokoKayiniahlamulahimbiluyotikukumuxanirito rokhwaxaaku:“Xana,OhoXikwembu,xanandzi mulanguteriwamakwerhu?”

18KutaniXikwembuxikuekaKayini:“Akurhukaniwile misavaleyinwekengatiyaAvelemakwenu;wena,u rhurhumela,urhurhumela;

19KambeKayiniarilahikwalahokaleswiXikwembuxi n’wibyelekemaritowolawo;kutaniKayiniakuekaYena "OhoXikwembu,un'wananaun'wanaloyiandzikumaka utandzidlaya,ndzitasulaemisaveni."

20KutaniXikwembuxikuekaKayini:“Maninamanila ngatakukumaangekudlayi”hikuvaemahlwenikaleswi, XikwembuaxirikarhixibyelaKayinixiku:“Ndzita tshikakuxupuriwakankomboekaloyiadlayakaKayini” HikuvalokokuriritoraXikwembuekaKayiniriku: “Makwenuukwihixana?”Xikwembuxiswivulehi tintswaloekayena,kuringetakun’wiendlaahundzuka

21HikuvalokoKayiniaahundzukileenkarhiniwolowo, kutaniaku:“OhoXikwembu,ndzirivalelexidyohoxa mina,nikudlayamakwerhu,”Xikwembuaxitavaxin’wi rivalerilexidyohoxakwe

22NaswonalokoXikwembuxibyelaKayinixiku:“Aku rhukaniwilemisavaleyinwekengatiyamakwenu”leyina yona,yivetintswalotaXikwembuekaKayiniHikuva Xikwembuaxin'wirhukana,kambexirhukanemisava; hambileswiakungarimisavaleyidlayekeAvele,niku endlavudyoho

23Hikuvaaswifanerileleswakundzhukanowuwela ehenhlakamudlayi;kambehitintswaloXikwembuxi lawulekemiehleketoyaxonalerovakungavinamunhu loyiangayitivaka,xifularhelaKayini.

24KutaniAkuekayena:“Ukwihimakwenu?”Lokoa hlamulaaku:“Andziswitivi”KutaniMuvumbiakueka yena:“Tshukaurhurhumela.”

25KutaniKayiniarhurhumela,asungulakuchava; naswonahixikombisolexiXikwembuxin’wiendle xikombisoemahlwenikantumbulukohinkwawo,tanihi mudlayiwamakwavoNakambeXikwembuxin'witiseku rhurhumelanikuchava,leswakuatavonakurhulalokua arinakonaekusunguleni,nikuvonakurhurhumelaniku chavalokuakutiyiselekeekuheteleleni;leswakuata titsongahataemahlwenikaXikwembu,ahundzukaeka xidyohoxayena,alavakurhulalokuakutiphinahikona ekusunguleni

26NaswonaeritweniraXikwembulerite,“Ndzitatshika kuxupuriwakankomboekamaninamaniloyiadlayaka Kayini,”XikwembuaxingalavikudlayaKayinihibanga, kambeaxilavakun’wiendlaafahikutitsonaswakudya, nikukhongelanikurilahinawuwotika,kufikela enkarhinilowuakutsuriwekeekaxidyohoxakwe

27Swigwevoswankomboiswitukulwanaswankombo leswiXikwembuxirindzelekeKayinihikwalahokaku dlayamakwavo

28KambelokokuriKayini,kusukelalokoadlaye makwavo,angakumangakuwisaendhawiniyihinayihi; kambeatlhelelaekaAdamunaEvha,arikarhia rhurhumela,achava,anyamisiwahingati....