Xhosa - 1st Book of Adam and Eve

Incwadiyokuqala ka-AdamnoEva

ISAHLUKO1

1Kwathingomhlawesithathu,uThixowatyalaumyezo empumalangayehlabathi,emdeniwehlabathi ngasempumalanga,ongafumanintokuyo, engasempumalanga,ungawowamanzi,ajikeleze elimiweyoliphela,wesaemideniyezulu.

2Kwayeemntlawomyezobekukhoulwandlelwesonka esisicaba,lucwengileyo,lunyulu,lunjengentoengenye; ukuze,ngobumhlophebalo,aboneleezinzulwinizomhlaba.

3Umntuxaathewahlambakuyo,wohlambuluka ekuhlambulukenikwayo,abemhlopheebumhlophenibayo, nokubaithemnyama.

4WadalakeuThixoololwandlengokukholekaKwakhe, kubaWayekwaziokuyakuvelaendodeniabeyakuyenza; ukuzeemvakokubaewushiyileumyezo,ngenxayesikreqo sakhe,abantubayakuzalwaemhlabeni,ekuyakufa phakathikwaboamalungisa,abamiphefumloyabouThixo ayakuyivusangomhlawokugqibela;xababuyelaenyameni yabo;bafanelebahlambeemanziniololwandle,bazebonke baguqukeezonwenizabo.

5KodwaxauThixowamkhuphayouAdamemyezweni, Akazangeambekeemdeniwawongasemantla,hleze asondelekulwandlelwamanzi,kwayeyenanoEva bahlambekuwo,bahlanjululweezonwenizabo,basilibale isikreqoababesenza,kwayeakabasaphindawasikhumbuza ngasokwingcingayesohlwayosabo.

6Ngoko,kwakhona,kwicalaelingasezantsilomyezo, uThixoakazangeathandeukumvumelauAdamukuba ahlalekhona;ngokuba,xaumoyawawuvuthuzauvela ngasemntla,wawuzisakuye,kwelocalalasezantsi,ivumba elimnandilemithiyomyezo

7NgokokeuThixoakambekangaaphouAdam,hleze alijojeivumbaelimnandilaloomithi,asilibaleukreqo lwakhe,athuthuzelekengenxayokoakwenzileyo,avuye livumbalemithi,angahlambulukiesonwenisakhe.

8Kwakhona,kananjalo,ngenxayokubauThixounenceba novelwanoolukhulu,yayeulawulazonkeizintongendlela ayaziYenayedwawamhlalisaubawowethuuAdam emdeniongasentshonawomyezo,kubakwelicalaumhlaba ubanzikakhulu

9UThixowamyalelaukubaahlalekhonaemqolombeni wengxondorha,engumqolombawobuncwanephantsi komyezo

ISAHLUKO2

1KodwaxaubawowethuuAdam,noEva,baphumayo emyezweni,bawunyathelaumhlabangeenyawozabo, bengaziukubabayawunyathela

2Bathibakufikaekungenenikwesangolomyezo, bawubonaumhlabaobanziubanziphambikwabo, ugutyungelwengamatyeamakhulunamancinane, nentlabathi,boyika,bagubha,bawangobusongenxa yokoyikaokufikeleyo;basukebabangathibafile

3Kubababekadebekuloomhlabawomyezo,utyelwe kakuhleneentlobongeentlobozemithi,ngokubabezibona bekwilizwelasemzini,ababengalazi,nabangazange balibone

4Kwayengenxayokubangeloxeshababezaliswelubabalo lwendaloeqaqambileyo,kwayeiintliziyozabo babengazijikelangakwizintozasemhlabeni

5NgokouThixowabanemfesanekubo;kwayeakubabona bewilephambikwesangolomyezo,WathumelaiLizwi laKhekubawou-Adamno-Eva,kwayewabavusakwimo yaboyokuwa

ISAHLUKO3

1WathiuThixokuAdam,Ndiwumiselelomhlabaimihla neminyaka,ukubanihlalenihambekuwo,wenanembewu yakho,ideizalisekeimihlaneminyaka;xandithe ndalithumelailizwielikudalileyo,owakreqakulo,ilizwi elakukhuphayoemyezweni,elakuphakamisayoekuweni kwakho

2Ewe,iLizwieliyakuphindalikusindisexaiintsuku ezintlanuezinesiqingathaselezizalisekile”

3UthekeuAdam,akuwevalamazwikuThixo, akayiqondangaintsingiseloyeentsukuezintlanu ezinesiqingathaezinkulu

4KubauAdamebebaziintsukuezintlanuezinesiqingatha kuphela,kudekubesekupheliswenikwehlabathi.

5WalilauAdam,wathandazakuThixoukubaamcacisele 6WandulakeuThixongencebayakhekuAdam, owayenziwengokomfanekiselonomfanekisowakhe, wamcacisela,ukubaleyiminyakaengamawakaamahlanu anamakhuluamahlanu;nokubauthininakengokoukuza amsindiseyenanembewuyakhe

7KodwauThixowayewawenzangaphambililo mnqophisonobawowethu,uAdam,ngemibandelaefanayo, ngaphambikokubaaphumeemyezweni,xawayekufuphi nomthiawathiuEvawathabathakuwoisiqhamowaza wamnikaukubaatye.

8KangangokubaakubaubawowethuuAdamwaphuma emyezweni,wadlulangakuloomthi,wazawabonaindlela uThixoawathingokowakuguqulelangayoinkangeleko yawoubeyenyeimo,nendlelaowabunangayo

9KwayenjengokouAdamwayakuyowoyika,wagubha wazawawaphantsi;kodwauThixongencebayakhe wamphakamisa,wazawenzalomnqophisonaye

10Kwaye,kwakhona,xauAdamwayesesangweni lomyezo,wazawabonaikherubhiinekrelelomlilo odangazelayoesandlenisakhe,yazaikherubhiyaba nomsindoyazayabujamelangakuye,bobabiniuAdam noEvabamoyika,bazabacingaukubawayenenjongo yokubabulalaBawangobuso,begubhakukoyika

11Wasukawavelananabo,wabenzelainceba;Wemka kubo,wenyukawayaezulwini,wathandazakuYehova, wathi:

12“Nkosi,undithumeukubandilindeesangwenilomyezo ndinekrelelomlilo.

13Bandibonaabakhonzibakho,uAdamnoEva,bawa ngobuso,babanjengabafileyoOwuNkosiyam,siya kuthininakubakhonzibakho?

14WavelakeuThixokubo,wabenzelainceba,wathuma isithunywasakhe,ukubasiwugcineumyezolowo 15KwayeiLizwileNkosilezakuAdamnoEva,kwaye labaphakamisa

16WathiuYehovakuAdam,Bendithekuwe,Ekupheleni kweentsukuezintlanuezinesiqingatha,ndithumeleilizwi lam,ndikusindise

17Yomelezaintliziyoyakhokengoko,uhlale emqolombeniwobuncwane,endathethangakokuwe ngenxaengaphambili

18WathikeuAdamakulivaeliLizwilivelakuThixo, wathuthuzelekangokouThixowayemxelelekona.Kuba wayemxeleleindlelaayakumsindisangayo

ISAHLUKO4

1KodwauAdamnoEvabalilelaukuphumaemyezweni, indawoyaboyokuqalayokuhlala

2Kwaye,eneneni,xauAdamwayijongayoinyamayakhe, eyayiguqukile,walilangokukrakra,yenanoEva,ngoko babekwenzileKwayebahambakwayebehlangokucothayo ukuyaemqolombeniwobuncwane

3BakufikakuwouAdamwalilaphezukwakhe,wathi kuEva,Khangelalomqolombaozakubayintolongoyethu kwelihlabathi,nendawoyokohlwaywa

4Unjaninaxauthelekiswanomyezo?

5Liyintoninaelilityelisecalenikwaloomatye?Buyintoni naubumnyamabalomqolomba,xabuthelekiswa nokukhanyakomyezo?

6“Yininalengxondorhaijingaphezukwethu,xa ithelekiswanencebayeNkosieyasibekelayo?

7Lomhlabawalomqolombaunjanina,xauthelekiswa nowomyezo?

8WathiuAdamkuEva,Khawuwaboneamehloakho, nawam,endibonengenxaengaphambiliizithunywazezulu ezulwini,zidumisa;nazoke,zingaphezi

9Kungokunjeasisaboninjengokosibonileyo;amehloethu ebeyinyama;akanakubonanjengokoabebonengako ngenxaengaphambili

10WabuyawathiuAdamkuEva,Uyintoninaumzimba wethunamhlanje,xaubusenjalongemihlayamandulo,oko besihleliemyezweni?

11EmvakokuuAdamakakuthandangaukungena emqolombeni,phantsikwelityeelijingayo;engazange kananjaloangenekuyo

12KeyenawayithobelaimithethokaThixo;wathi ngaphakathikwakhe,Ngaphandlekokubandingene emqolombeni,ndobuyandibengumkreqi

ISAHLUKO5

1EmvakokouAdamnoEvabangenaemqolombeni,bema bethandaza,ngolwimilwabo,esingalwaziyo,kodwa ababelwazikakuhle

2Yayenjengokobabethandaza,uAdamwawaphakamisa amehloakhe,wazawabonailityenophahlalomqolomba owawumgqumephezukwakhe,kangangokubaakazange aliboneizulunezidalwazikaThixoWalilake,wazibetha esifubenisakhe,wadawawa,wafa

3WahlalauEvaelila;kubaebekholelwaukubaufile

4Wesuka,wazolulelaizandlazakhekuThixo,etarhuzisa kuye,wathi,Camagu,Thixo,ndixoleleisonosam,nesono samesonengaso,musaukusikhumbulakum

5Ngokubamnandedwandamwisaumkhonziwakho emyezweni,ndayakulendawoilahlekileyo;ukusuka

ekukhanyeniukuyakobubumnyama,nokuphumakwindlu yovuyo,ndayakulentolongo.

6OwuThixo,mkhangelelomkhonziwakhoewilengolu hlobo,umphakamiseekufenikwakhe,ukuzealileaguquke esikreqwenisakheawasenzayongam.

7Musaukuwususaumphefumlowakheokwesisihlandlo, kodwamakadleubomi,ukuzeamengokomlinganiso wenguqukoyakhe,enzeukuthandakwakho,phambi kokufakwakhe

8Keukubaakuthangaumvuse,Thixo,wuthabathe umphefumlowam,ndibenjengaye,ungandishiyindedwa kulomhadi;ngokubabendingenakoukumandedwakweli hlabathi,bendingenakoukumanayeyedwa.

9“Ngokubawena,Thixo,wamenzawanobuthongo, walithabathaithamboecalenilakhe,wayibuyiselainyama esikhundlenisalo,ngamandlaakhoangcwele.

10Wandithabathandilithambo,wandenzainkazana eqaqambileyonjengaye,enentliziyo,nengqondo, nokuthetha,ngenyamaenjengeyakhe,wandenza ngokomfanekisowobusobakhe,ngencebayakho nangamandlaakho

11“OwuNkosi,mnanayesibanyekwayewena,Thixo, unguMdaliwethu,WenaunguMdaliwethungamini-nye 12Ngakooko,Thixo,mphilise,abenamkwelilizwe lasemzini,sihlelikulongenxayobugwenxabethu.

13Ukubautheakwamphilisa,ndithabathenam,ndibe njengaye,sifesobabinikwangaloomini

14KwayeuEvawalilangokukrakra,wazawawelakubawo wethuuAdam;kwintlunguyakheenkulu

ISAHLUKO6

1UThixowababona;ngokubabebezibulelengesijwili esikhulu.

2Wabaphakamisa,wabathuthuzela;

3Walithumelangokoilizwilakhekubo;ukuzebame bavukekwaoko.

4YathiiNkosikuAdamnoEva,Nenzeubugwenxa ngokuthandakwenu,nadanaphumaemyezweni ebendinibekekuwo.

5“Ngokuqhutywayintliziyoubumenemenengokuthanda kwakhoubuThixo,ubukhulu,nobungangamsha obunjengam;ndazakendakuhluthaubukhazikhazi obukubongoko,ndakukhuphaemyezweni,wezakweli lizwe,unzima,uzeleyimbandezelo

6Ukubabeningawugqithangaumyalelowam,nawugcina umyalelowam,akwasidlanesiqhamosomthi,endanixelela wona,ndathi,Nizeningafikikuwo!

7Keyenaongendawo,nguSathana,lowoungazangeahlale kwasekuqaleni,angagciniyoukhololwakhe, engabinanjongoilungileyokuye,endimdalayomna, wasukawandenzaintoengento,wafunaubuthixo,ndaza ndamphosaezulwini;nguyeowenzeumthiwathandeka emehlwenienu,wadawadlakuwongokuphulaphula 8Niwugqithilekeumyalelowam;ngenxayokondinizisile zonkeezizinto

9NgokubamnandinguThixo,oyenauMdaliwethu, ekudalenikwamizidalwazam,akaqondangaukuba ndizitshabalaliseKodwaemvakokubazindixhokonxile, ndazibethangezibethoezibuhlungu,zadazaguquka.

10Kodwaukubabaqhubekabaqaqadekaekonenikwabo, bobasisiqalekisoesingunaphakade

ISAHLUKO7

1BathibakuvalamazwiuAdamnoEvakuThixo,balila kwayebalilangakumbi;BaziqinisaiintliziyozabokuThixo, ngokubangokubabevakalelwakukubauYehova unjengoyisenonina;zazazalilaphambikwakhe,zacela incebakuye

2WavelakeuThixokubo,wathi,Adam,ndiwumisile umnqophisowamnawe,andiyikubuyaumvaemyezweni, udeuzalisekeumnqophisowamweentsukuezintlanu ezinesiqingatha

3WathiuAdamkuThixo,Yehova,Nguweowasidalayo, wasenzelaukubasibesemyezweni;ndingekagqibi, wawuzisakumzonkeizintoeziphilileyo,ukuzendiwabize ngamagama

4Ubabalolwakholwabaphezukwamngoko,ndabathiya bonkengokwentliziyoyakho,wabathobelaphantsikwam bonke

5“Ngokuke,NkosiyamYehova,ukubandigqithile emthethweniwakho,onkeamarhamncwaayakundisukela, andidle,kwanoEvaumkhonzazanawakho,abunqamle ubomibethuphezukomhlaba.

6Ndiyakukhungake,Thixo,ngenxaenokubausikhuphe emyezweni,wasenzaezwenilolunyeuhlanga,musa ukusivumelaukubasiphathwekakubi,amarhamncwa.

7XaiNkosiyawavayolamazwikuAdam,yabanosizi kuye,yazayavakalelwakukubayayitshilongokwenene ukubaamarhamncwaasendleayakuvukaazeamqwenge yenanoEva,ngenxayokubaYena,uYehova,waba nomsindokubobobabiningenxayobumenemenebabo

8WaziwiselaumthethouThixoizintoezizithozine, neentaka,neentozonkeezinambuzelayoemhlabeni,ukuba zifikekuAdam,zimazele,zingamkhathaziyenanoEva; kananjaloabalungileyonabalungileyophakathikwabo.

9AqubudakeamarhamncwakuAdamngokomthetho kaThixo;ingeyiyoinyoka,awayiqumbelayouThixo AyizangakuAdam,kunyenezilwanyana.

ISAHLUKO8

1WalilauAdam,wathi,Thixo,xeshikwenisihleli emyezweni,zasukazaphakamaiintliziyozethu,sabona izithunywaezivumayoezulwini,kodwangokuasisaboni njengokosasiqheleukwenza;hayi,sathisakungena emqolombeni,yasithelayonkeindalokuthi

2WathikeuThixouYehovakuAdam,Xawawuphantsi kwam,ubunemveloeqaqambileyongaphakathikwakho, yayengenxayesosizathuwawubonaizintozikude.Kodwa emvakwesikreqosakhoindaloyakhoeqaqambileyo yarhoxakuwe;yayeakushiyelwangakuweukubaubone izintoezikude,kodwaokukufuphikuphela,ngokokwazi kwenyama;ngokubabubutyhakala.

3BakubauAdamnoEvabewavilelamazwievelakuThixo, bahambaindlelayabo;bemdumisabemnqulangentliziyo ebuhlungu

4WayekakeuThixoukuthethanabo

ISAHLUKOSE-9

1BaphumakeuAdamnoEvakumqolombawobuNdyebo, basondelangasesangwenilomyezo,bemakhonaapho ukubabalikhangele,balilelaukuphumakwabokulo

2BemkakeuAdamnoEvaphambikwesangolomyezo, bayakwicalaelingasezantsilawo,bafumanakhonaamanzi awunkcenkceshelaumyezo,ephumaengcanjiniyoMthi woBomi,ahlukaapho,abeyimilamboeminephezu komhlaba.

3Beza,basondelakulaamanzi,bawakhangela;wabona ukubayayingamanziaphumaphantsikweengcambu zoMthiwoBomiemyezweni.

4KwayeuAdamwalilakwayewenzaisijwili,kwaye wazibethaisifubasakhe,ngenxayokubawayehluliwe emyezweni;wathikuEva:--

5Yininaukubaundiziselewena,nembewuyethu, ezingakaezizibethonezibetho?

6WathiuEvakuye,Ubonentonina,ukulilanjeuthethe namngoluhlobo?

7WathikuEva,Akuwaboninalamanziabenathi emyezweni,abenkcenkceshaimithiyomyezo,aphume khona?

8Thinake,okobesisemyezweni,asikukhathalelanga; kusukesathisakufikakulomhlabawasemzini,sawuthanda, sawujijaukubasisebenziseimizimbayethu

9UthekeuEva,akuwevalamazwikuye,walila;kwaye ngenxayentlunguyokulilakwabo,bawelakuloomanzi; babeyakuzigqibelakuyo,ukuzebangabisabuyabayibone indalo;kubabathebakuwujongaumsebenziwendalo, bazivakufunekabaziphelise

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1KekalokuuThixo,onemfesanenobabalo,wababona beleleemanzini,bephantseukufa,wathumaisithunywa sabakhuphaemanzini,sababekaelunxwemenilolwandle, bengabafileyo

2Senyukaisithunywa,sayakuThixo,samkelekile,sathi, Thixo,izidalwazakhoziphumeumphefumlo

3EmvakokouThixowathumelaiLizwilakhekuAdam noEva,ababavusayoekufenikwabo.

4WathiuAdamemvenikokuvuswakwakhe,OwuThixo, okosibesisemyezweniasiwafunanga,asiwakhathalelanga lamanzi;

5WathiuThixokuAdam,Okoubuphantsikomyalelowam, ubusisithunywaesikhazimlayo,ubungawazilamanzi

6Keemvenikokubauwugqithileumthethowam,akusayi kubanamanziokuhlambelaumzimbawakho,uwuhlume;

7XauAdamnoEvabevalamazwievelakuThixo,balila isililoesikrakra;wazauAdamwambongozauThixoukuba abuyeleemyezweni,awukhangelekwakhona

8KodwauThixowathikuAdam:“Ndikuthembisile; sakuzalisekaesosithembiso,ndiyakukubuyisela emyezweni,wenanembewuyakhoyobulungisa

9KwayeuThixowayekaukuthethanoAdam

ISAHLUKOSE-11

1KeuAdamnoEvabazivabevuthalinxano,nobushushu, nosizi

2WathiuAdamkuEva,Asisayikuselakulamanzi,nokuba siyakufaOwuEva,athilamanziatheangenaezibilinini zethu,onyusaubugwenxabethu,nabantwanabethuabaya kulandelaemvakwethu.

3BobabiniuAdamnoEvakebarhoxaemanzini,kwaye abaselananyekuwo;yezake,yangenaemqolombeni wobuncwane

4KodwaxauAdamwayengenakoukumbonauEvakuyo; wayivanjeingxoloayenzayo.Nayewayengenakumbona uAdam,kodwawevaingxoloawayenzayo

5WalilauAdamekubandezelekeniokukhulu,wabetha esifubenisakhe;wavukawathikuEva,Uphina?

6Wathiyenakuye,Yabona,ndimikobubumnyama

7Wathikuye,Khumbulaukukhazimlakwethu,kokube besihleliemyezweni;

8Ewe,Eva,khumbulaubuqaqawuliobuphezukwethu emyezweni;

9Khumbula,Eva,ukubabesisemyezweni,besingazi ubusukunemini,khawucingengoMthiwoBomi,oqukuqela amanziezantsiezantsi,nobengezelaphezukwethu! Khumbula,Eva,umhlabawomyezo,nokubengezela kwawo!

10Cinga,khawucingengomyezoongenabumnyama, ngoxasasihlelikuwo

11Utheke,sithesakungenakulomqolombawobutyebi, kwasukakwasirhaqaubumnyama,ukubasingabisabonana;

ISAHLUKOSE-12

1WazibethaisifubauAdam,yenanoEva,bambambazelela ubusukubonkekwadakwasa;bancwinangobudebobusuku eMiyaziya.

2WazibethauAdam,waziphosaemhlabeniemqolombeni, ngenxayentlunguekrakranangenxayobumnyama,walala aphoefileyo.

3KodwauEvawayivaisandisokuwakwakheemhlabeni Wamphuthaphuthakengezandla,wamfumana enjengesidumbu;

4Wesukawoyika,wathicwaka,wahlalangakuye

5KodwaiNkosienencebayakubonaukufakuka-Adam, nasekuthulenikukaEvangenxayokoyikaubumnyama.

6KwayeILizwilikaThixolezakuAdamkwayelamvusa ekufenikwakhe,kwayelavulaumlomokaEvaukuzeabe nokuthetha.

7WesukawesukauAdamemqolombeni,wathi,Thixo,yini naukubasimkekuthiukukhanya,sizenobumnyamaphezu kwethu?Yininaukubausishiyekobubumnyamabude? Yininaukubausibethengoluhlobo?

8Kwayeobubumnyama,Yehova,bebuphina,bungekafiki?

9Kubaokosikuyeemyezweni,asibonanga,singabazi nokubabuyintoninaubumnyama;andifihlekangakuEva, nayeubengafihlakelekum,unangoku,ukuzeangandiboni, akubangakhobumnyamaphezukwethu,bokusahlula 10Kodwamnanayesasikukukhanyaokukodwa okuqaqambileyoNdambona,wazawandibonaKususela okosingenilekulomqolomba,sifikelwebubumnyama, basisahlula,ukubandingamboni,angandiboni; 11Yehova,wosibethisanakengobubumnyama?

ISAHLUKOSE-13

1Kekaloku,uThixo,onemfesanenofefe,walivailizwi lika-Adam,wathikuye:

2“OwuAdam,logamanjeisithunywaesilungileyo sasithobelayo,kwabakhoukukhanyaokuqaqambileyo phezukwakhenemikhosiyaso

3Kodwautheakubaewugqithileumyalelowam,ndasuka kendamosulelaebumnyameni,wabamnyama.

4Kwayexawayesemazulwini,kwiindawozokukhanya, wayengazintoebumnyameni.

5“Kodwawenzaubumenemene,ndazandamwisaezulwini emhlabeni,yayeobobumnyamabufikephezukwakhe

6“Kwayekuwe,OwuAdam,ngoxawayesemyezweni wamwazawandithobela,kwaphumlaokokukhanya kuqaqambileyo

7Ndathindakuvangesikreqosakho,ndakunqandaoko kukhanyakuqaqambileyo;ke,ngencebayam, andikwenzangabubumnyama,ndakwenzaumzimba wenyamayakho,endalubekaphezukwayoolulusu,ukuze uthwaleingqelenobushushu

8Ukubabendibukhuphelephezukwakhoubushushubam, ngendikutshabalalise;ukubandikwenzéebumnyameni, ngekungendikubulele

9Kengencebayam,ndikwenzewanjengokounjalo;ekuba uwugqithileumthethowam,Adam,ndakukhupha emyezweni,ndakukhuphandayakwelilizwe,ndakuwisela umthethowokubauhlalekulomqolomba;wabaphezu kwakhoubumnyama,njengokobenjenjalophezu kowaphuleyoumthethowam

10Wenjenjaloke,Adam,ngobubusuku,ukuba abunakuhlalanaphakade,kodwaziiyureezilishumi elinambinikuphela;

11Musaukuncwinake,ungashukumi;uzeungathi entliziyweniyakho,Obubumnyamabude,kwaye buxhakamfule,ungathientliziyweniyakho,Ndiya kukubethangesibethongabo

12Yomelezaintliziyoyakho,ungoyiki;obobumnyama abusosisohlwayo;ke,mntundini,ndiwumisileumhla, ndawubekakuyoilanga,ukubalikhanyise,ukuzewena nabantwanabakhoniwenzeumsebenziwenu.

13Kubabendisaziukubawona,wenzaubumenemene, waphumawayakwelilizweNokokeandiyikukunyanzela, ndingavakali,ndingakuvaleli;ndingakugwebeliekuweni kwakho,nasekuphumenikwakhoekukhanyeniuye ebumnyameni,nangokuphumakwakhoemyezweni, ungenekwelilizwe.

14“Ngokubandikwenzewokukhanya,yayendingathanda ukuvelisaabantwanabokukhanyakuwenabanjengawe 15Akubangakhominiuwugcinaumthethowam,ndada ndayigqibaindalo,ndasikelelakonkeokukuyo

16Ndakuwiselaumthethongawoumthi,ukubaungadli kuwo.

17Ndakwazisakendisesemthinilowo,ukubaungasondeli kuye;ndathikuwe,Uzeungasidliisiqhamosawo,uze ungangcambi,ungahlaliphantsikwawo,unganikeli umvandedwawawo

18Ukubabendingekho,ndathethakuwe,Adam,ngawo umthi,ndakushiyaungenamthetho,wonake,ngekuba likreqokum,ngokubandinganibekelangamthetho;ubuye ujikeundisolengako

19Kendakuwiselaumthetho,ndakuqononondisa,wawa, ukuzebangabinakundigxekaizidalwazam,zonazodwa 20Kwaye,Adam,ndikwenzeleiminiyakho,neyoonyana bakhoemvakwakho,ukubabasebenze,babulalekengabo; ndibenzeleubusukuukuzebaphumleemsebenziniwabo, namarhamncwaasendleaphumeebusukuayekufuna ukudlakwawo

21Kodwangokukuseleubumnyamaobuncinane,Adam, kwayeukukhanyakweminikuyakubonakalakamsinya.

ISAHLUKOSE-14

1WathiuAdamkuThixo,Nkosiyam,wuthabathe umphefumlowam,ndingabuyindibuboneobubumnyama; 2WathiuThixouYehovakuAdam,Inene,ndithikuwe, Obubumnyamabuyakudlulakuwe,yonkeimihla endikumiseleyona,kudekuzalisekeumnqophisowam;xa ndiyakukuhlangula,ndikubuyiseleemyezweni,endaweni yokukhanyaoyilangazelelayo,ekungekhobumnyamakuyo, ndikusekhona,ebukumkaninibamazulu.

3KwakhonauThixowathikuAdam:“Bonkeobububi wenziwephezukwakhongenxayesikreqosakho,abuyi kukukhululaesandlenisikaSathana,abuyikukuhlangula.

4Kemnandiyakuhlaemazulwini,ndibeyinyama embewiniyakho,ndibuthwaleubulwelweothewabuthwala, bundifikeleubumnyamaoboobuphezukwakhokulo mqolomba,xandisenyameniyembewuyakho

5“Mnake,ndimsulwa,ndibalelweiminyaka,namaxesha, neenyanga,neentsuku,ndibalelweekubeni ndingowoonyanababantu,ukuzendikusindise

6KwayeuThixowayekaukuthethanoAdam

ISAHLUKOSE-15

BalilakeuAdamnoEva,babenzabuhlungungenxayelizwi likaThixokubo,lokubabangabuyeliemyezweni,ide izalisekeimihlaebebamisengayo;kodwaubukhulubecala kubauThixowayebaxeleleukubaumelwekukuva ubunzimangenxayosindisolwabo

ISAHLUKOSE-16

1EmvakokuuAdamnoEvaabazangebaphezeukuma emqolombeni,bethandazakwayebelila,kwadakwasa phezukwabo

2Kwayebakubonaukukhanyakubuyelakubo,bazibamba kuloyiko,bazabazomelezaiintliziyozabo.

3WaphumakeuAdamemqolombeniWathiakufika emlonyeniwawo,wemawabubhekisaubusobakhe ngasempumalanga,walibonailangaliphumangemisebe ekhazimlayo,wevaubushushubaloemzimbeniwakhe, woyika,wacingaentliziyweniyakheukubaliphume elilangatye,lizakumbetha.

4Walilake,wazibethaisifubasakhe,wawangobuso emhlabeni,wacela,esithi, 5Musaukundibetha,Yehova,ungandigqibeli,ungawususi emhlabeniumphefumlowam

6KubawayecingaukubailangalinguThixo

7Kwathi,xawayesemyezweni,walivaizwilikaThixo, nesandiawasenzayoemyezweni,emoyikayena,uAdam akazangeakubonekukhanyakwelanga,nobushushubalo obudangazelayobungawuchukumisiumzimbawakhe

8Loyikakeilanga,yakufikakuyeimisebeyalo WayecingaukubauThixouzakumbethangesibethongayo yonkeimihlaawayemmiselengayo

9KubauAdamnayewathiezingcingenizakhe,njengokuba uThixoengakhangeasibethengobumnyama,yabona, walenzaukubaelilangaliphumekwayelisibethe ngobushushuobutshisayo

10Uthekeesacinganjaloentliziyweniyakhe,kwafika ilizwilikaThixokuye,lisithi:

11“OwuAdam,vukauzeumeElilangaalingoThixo; kodwalidalelweukubalikhanyiseemini,endathethangalo kuweemqolombeni,ndisithi,‘Kuyakuphumaukusa,kube nokukhanyaemini

12KemnandinguThixoowakuthuthuzelayoebusuku 13KwayeuThixowayekaukuthethanoAdam.

ISAHLUKOSE-17

1BaphumakeuAdamnoEvaemlonyeniwomqolomba, basingaemyezweni.

2Kodwanjengokobabesondelakulo,phambikwesango lasentshona,aphouSathanawaphumayoxawayelukuhla uAdamnoEva,balifumana.inyokaeyabanguSathana, esizaesangweni,yayengokulusiziikhothauthuli,kwaye inyakazelaesifubenisayoemhlabeni,ngenxayesiqalekiso esiwelephezukwayosivelakuThixo.

3Yayeekubeningenxaengaphambiliinyokayayiyeyona iphakamileyongaphezukwawoonkeamarhamncwa, ngokuyaguqukayabamtyibilizi,yayeineyonaincinane kuwoonke,yazayachwechwelaesifubenisayo,yahamba ngesisusayo

4Yaye,ekubenilayelalilihlekunawoonkeamarhamncwa, laguqulwalabalelonalibikakhulukuwoonkeKunokuba ityeokonakutyakulungileyo,ngokuyajikayatyauthuli Endaweniyokuhlala,njengangaphambili,kwezonandawo zintle,ngokuyayihlalaeluthulini

5Yaye,nangonaibeintlengaphezukwezilwanyanazonke, zonkezizizidengengenxayobuhlebalo,ngokuyabalisikizi kubo

6Kwaye,kwakhona,nangonayayihlalakwindawoentle yokuhlala,aphozonkeezinyeizilwanyanazazivelakwenye indawo;nalapholalisela,baselakwakwaso;ngoku,emva kokubaiyeyabanetyhefu,ngenxayesiqalekisosikaThixo, zonkeizilwanyanazasabakwindawoyayo,kwaye azivumangaukuwaselaamanziawaselayo;kodwawasaba kuyo

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1Inyokaeqalekisiweyo,yababonaooAdamnoEva, yadumbaintloko,yemangasemsilaniwayo,amehlo ebomvukrwe,yenzangokungathiiyakubabulala

2YathingqokuEva,yabalekaemvakwakhe;wathiuAdam emikufuphi,walilangokubaebengenantongaesandleni sakhe,yokubaayibetheinyoka,engaziukubaayibulale njanina

3KodwangokuvuthakwentliziyongoEva,uAdam wasondelakwinyoka,wayibambangomsila;lajikalabheka ngakuye,lathikuye:--

4OwuAdam,ngenxayakhonoEva,ndiyatyibilika,kwaye hambaphezukwesisusamYandulakengenxayamandla ayoamakhulu,yamphosaphantsiuAdamnoEvayaza yabacinezelangokungathiyayizakubabulala

5KodwauThixowathumaisithunywasezulu,sayilahla kuboinyoka,yabaphakamisa;

6LafikakeilizwilikaThixokwinyoka,lathikuyo, Ekuqaleni,ndakwenzawabulunga,ndakuhambisangesisu sakho;keandikubambangaukuthetha

7Nokoke,yibasisidengengoku,ungabisathetha,wena nohlangalwakho;

8Yabethwainyoka,ayabasathetha

9Kwazakwavuthuzaumoyaophumaezulwiningomyalelo kaThixoowathiwayithabathainyokakuAdamnoEva, wayiphosaelunxwemenilolwandle,yehlelaeIndiya

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1BalilauAdamnoEvaphambikoThixoWathiuAdam kuye:

2Ndathi,Nkosiyam,ndisemqolombeni,ndathikuwe, Nkosiyam,Ayakuvukaamarhamncwa,andidle, abunqumleubomibamemhlabeni

3WazauAdam,ngenxayokokumehleleyo,wabetha isifubasakhe,wazawawaemhlabeninjengesidumbu; kwazakwafikakuyeilizwilikaThixo,owamvusayo,lathi kuye

4“Awuyikukwenzakalisanalinyekulamarhamncwa; ngenxaenokubandazisakuweamarhamncwa nezinambuzaneemqolombeni,andavumaukubainyoka ifikenazo,hlezeisukephezukwenu,iningcangcazelise, nokunkwantyangakokufikeentliziyweniyenu

5Kubabendisaziukubaoqalekisiweyoungendawo; ngenxayokobendingayikusondezakuwe,kunye namarhamncwa

6Kengoko,qinisaintliziyoyakho,ungoyiki;

ISAHLUKO20

1WalilauAdam,wathi,Thixo,sisusesindululendaweni ithile,ingabuyiisondelekuthiinyoka,izeisukelephezu kwethu,hlezeimfumaneeyedwaumkhonzazanawakho uEva,imbulale,kubaamehloayoembi,emabi.

2WathiuThixokuAdamnoEva,Musaniukoyikangoku, andiyikuluvumelaukubalusondelekuni;Ndilugxothile kuni,kulentaba;

3EmvakokouAdamnoEvabanqulauThixo‘bambulela, bamdumisangokubahlangulaekufeni

ISAHLUKO21

1EmvakokouAdamnoEvabayakufunaumyezo.

2Kwabakhoubushushuebuswenibabonjengelangatye; Babilabubushushu,balilaphambikoYehova

3Keindawoababelilelakuyoyayikufuphinentaba ephakamileyo,ikhangelenenesangolasentshonalanga lomyezo.

4WaziphosaphantsiuAdamencotsheniyaloontaba;ubuso bakhebebukhazimle,nenyamayakheibibomvu;Laphuma igazielininzikuye,waphantseukufa

5NgeloxeshauEvawayemiphezukwentabaelilelaphezu kwakhe,ngaloondlelaexoka

6Wathike,Andiyikuphilaemvenikwakhe,ngokuba konkeakwenzileyokuyekwenzekengam

7Yaziphosaemvakwakhe;Waqwengwa,wakrwalwa ngamatye;wahlalaelele,efile.

8KodwauThixoonenceba,okhangelakwizidalwaZakhe, wabajongauAdamnoEvanjengokobabelelebefile,waza wathumelaiLizwiLakhekubo,wazawabavusa.

9WathikuAdam,Mntundini,bonkeobububiobenzileyo phezukwakho,abuyikubanamandlaebukumkaninibam,

abuyikuwujikanomnqophisoweminyakaemakhulu mahlanuanamakhulumahlanu.

ISAHLUKO22

1WathiuAdamkuThixo,Ndiyaphelabubushushu, ndityhafilekukuhamba,ndilindwelihlabathi;andaziukuba uyakundikhuphanininakulo,ukubandiphumle.

2WathiuYehovauThixokuye,Adam,akunakubakhoude uzigqibeiintsukuzakho,ndikukhuphekwelilizwelibi

3WathiuAdamkuThixo,Okobendisemyezweni bendingaziubushushu,nantlombe,nokushukuma, nokungcangcazela,andazanga;

4WathiuThixokuAdam,Okokobekuwugcinileumthetho wam,ukhanyiselolwamnencebayambehleliphezu kwakho;kodwaxauthewawugqithaumthethowam, wehlelwayinkxwalekonenkxwalekokwelilizwe

5WalilauAdam,wathi:“Owu,Nkosi,musaukundinqumla ngenxayoko,okanyeungandibethingezibethoezinzima, okanyeungandiphindezelingokwesonosam;kubathina, ngokuthandakwethu,siwugqithileumthethowakho, sawushiyaumyalelowakho,safunaukubangoothixo njengawe,ekusikhohlisweninguSathana,utshabalwakho 6WabuyawathiuThixokuAdam,Ngenxaenokuba uthweleunkwantyonokungcangcazelakwelilizwe, utyhafile,ohambahamba,ucandakulentaba,usifayiyo: ndiyakuthabathelakumkonkeoku,ukuzendikusindise

ISAHLUKO23

1WabuyawalilauAdam,wathi,Thixo,ndíbabale, ndithabathelekuweintoendiyakuyenza

2KodwauThixowalisusaiLizwilakhekuAdamnoEva 3KeuAdamnoEvabemangeenyawozabo;WathiuAdam kuEva,Bhinqa,ndibhinqenamWazibhinqa,njengoko wathethayouAdam

4UAdamnoEvabathabathaamatye,bawabekangokwemo yesibingelelo;bazabathabathaamagqabiemithini engaphandlekomyezo,abawasulangawo,ebusweni bengxondorha,igaziababeliphalazile.

5Kelonaelivuthelweentlabathini,bawuthabathakunye nothuliolwaluxutywenalo,bawunyusaesibingelelweni, ukubalibengumnikelokuThixo.

6NgokouAdamnoEvabemaphantsikwesibingelelobaza balila,ngaloondlelabebongozauThixobesithi:“Sixolele ubugwenxabethunesonosethu,usijongengelisolakho lenceba

7“Sithesakufikakwelilizwelasemzini,ayabasaba yeyethuindumisoenyulu,namthandazowobulungisa, nantliziyoinokuqonda,nazicamango,namacebiso alungileyo,nokuqondaokude,nokubakuthetye,nendalo yethueqaqambileyoayishiywangakuthi.

8Khangelakengokuigazilethuelibizwephezukwala matye,ulamkeleezandlenizethu,njengendumiso esasikuculelangayoekuqaleni,emyezweni

9KwayeuAdamwaqalisaukwenzaiziceloezingakumbi kuThixo.

ISAHLUKO24

1WazakeuThixoonenceba,olungileyo‘nothandaabantu, wakhangelakuAdamnoEva,nakwigazilabo,

ababeliphakamiselekuyenjengedini;ngaphandle komyaleloovelakuYewokwenzaoko.Wamangaliswa ngabo;wawamkelaumnikelowabo

2UThixowasusaphambikwakheumliloodangazelayo, wawudlaumnikelowabo.

3Walivaivumbaelithozamisayolomnikelowabo, Wabenzelainceba

4LafikakeilizwilikaThixokuAdam,lathikuye,Njengoko waliphalazayoigazilakho,ndiyakwenjenjaloukuliphalaza igazilam,ngokubandibeyinyamayembewuyakho; njengokubaufileyo,Adam,ndiyakufanam

5Njengokubakewenawabizauxolelongegazilam,ndiya kwenjenjalonamukulenzauxolelolwezonozam, ndilucimeukreqokulo

6Kekaloku,yabona,ndiwamkeleumnikelowakho,Adam, kodwaayizalisekangaimihlayomnqophiso,endakubopha ngayo;xaitheyazaliseka,ndokubuyiselaemyezweni 7Kengoko,yenzelukhuniintliziyoyakho;xauthe wafikelwayimbandezelo,ndenzeleamadini,ndibabale.

ISAHLUKO25

1KodwauThixowayesaziukubauAdamwayecingaukuba kufunekaazibulalerhoqoazeenzeidinikuyengegazilakhe 2Wathingokokuye,Adam,musaukuphindauzibulale, njengokubauzile,ngokuziphosaezantsientabeni

3KodwauAdamwathikuThixo,“Bekusengqondweniyam ukugqibakwamngokonangoko,ngenxayokuba ndigqithilekwimithethoyakho,nasekuphumenikwam emyezweniomhle,nangenxayokukhanyaokuqaqambileyo ondibambileyo,nangenxayeendumisoeziphuma emlonyeniwamngokungapheziyo,nangenxayokukhanya okundigubungeleyo

4Nokoke,ngenxayokulungakwakho,Thixo,musa ukundilahla,nokubakuphele;

5Kuyakwaziswengaloonto,ukubaunguThixo onemfesane,ongathandiukubakutshabalalenamnye;

6WahlalawathicwakauAdam

7LafikakuyeiLizwilikaThixo,lamsikelela,lamthuthuzela, lanqophisananaye,lokubauyakumsindisaekupheleni kwemihlaemisiweyophezukwakhe

8Oku,ke,yayilidinilokuqalauAdamawalenzakuThixo; yabalisikolakhekeukwenza.

ISAHLUKO26

1UAdamwamthabathakeuEva,babuyelaemqolombeni wobuncwane,aphobabehlalakhona.Kodwabathi bakusondelakuyobazabayibonaisekude,uAdamnoEva babebuhlungukakhuluxabayijonga

2WathiuAdamkuEva,Sithesakubon’ukubasisentabeni, sathuthuzelekalilizwilikaThixoelibelithethanathi,kwaza kwakhanyaphezukwethuukukhanyaokuvela empumalanga

3“KodwangokuilizwilikaThixolifihliwekuthi,yaye ukukhanyaokuthekratyaphezukwethukuguqukile ngokokudekuphele,yayemakubephezukwethu ubumnyamanosizi

4Kwayesinyanzelwaukubasingenekulomqolombaufana nentolongo,aphoubumnyamabusibekelekhona, ngokokudesahlukane;ungandibonikemna;

5AkubauAdamewathethilelamazwi,balilabazabazolula izandlazabophambikoThixo;ngokubababebuhlungu. 6BambongozauThixo,ukubaabakhanyiseleilanga,ukuze ubumnyamabungababuyeliphezukwabo,bangabuyi babuyephantsikwelilityeligqunyiweyo.Kwaye babenqwenelaukufakunokubababoneubumnyama

7WazakeuThixowabajongauAdamnoEvanakwintlungu yaboenkulu,nakukokonkeababekwenzilengentliziyo enyanisekileyo,ngenxayayoyonkeinkathazoababekuyo, endaweniyentlalo-ntleyaboyangaphambili,nangenxa yayoyonkeinkxwalekoeyabafikelayokwilizwelasemzini

8NgokokeuThixoakabanganomsindokubo;okanye ungabinamondekubo;Wazekakadeumsindokubo, ekwazekakadeumsindokubo,njengakubantwana abebadala

9LazakelafikaiLizwilikaThixokuAdam,lazalathikuye, “Adam,ngelanga,ukubabendinokulithabathandilizise kuwe,iintsuku,iiyure,iminyakaneenyangazonkebeziya kubayintoengento,nomnqophisoendiwenzenawe, ubungayikuzalisekiswa

10Kodwawenauyakuthiujikeubesisibethoeside,kwaye akuyikubalusindisokuwengonaphakade.

11Ewe,yibanomonde,uwuthobeumphefumlowakho, uhleliubusukunemini,ideizalisekeloomihla,lifikeixesha lomnqophisowam.

12“Ngokokendiyakuzandikusindise,OwuAdam,kuba andikunqweneliukubauxhwaleke

13“Ndathikendakukubonakonkeukulungaohlelikuzo, nesizathusokubauphumekuzo,ndingathanda ukukwenzelainceba

14Kodwaandinakuwujikaumnqophisoophume emlonyeniwam;okanyengendikubuyiseleemyezweni

15“Xauzalisekileumnqophiso,ndiyakukwenzelainceba, wenanembewuyakho,ndikusekwilizwelolonwabo, elingenazintlungunasizi,kodwaluhlalaluhlala luchulumachanemivuyonokukhanyaokungapheliyo, indumisoengapheliyo,nomyezoomhleongayikudlula.”

16KwayeuThixowathikwakhonakuAdam,“Yiba nomondeuzeungeneemqolombeni,kubaubumnyama, owawuboyika,buyakubaziiyureezilishumielinesibini kuphelaubude;kwayekwakuphela,ukukhanyakuya kuphuma

17Kwathi,akuwevauAdamlamazwikaThixo,yena noEvabaqubudakuye,yathuthuzelekaintliziyoyabo Babuyelaemqolombeningokwesikolabo,ngelixa iinyembeziziphumaemehlweniabo,usizikunyenesijwili ziphumaezintliziywenizabo,kwayebabenqwenelaukuba umphefumlowabouphumeemzimbeniwabo.

18KwayeuAdamnoEvabemabethandaza,kwadakwafika ubumnyamabobusukuphezukwabo,kwayeuAdam wafihlwakuEva,kwayenayekuye

19Kwayebahlalabemiemthandazweni.

ISAHLUKO27

1WakubonakeuSathana,ukuthiyakonkeokulungileyo, baqhubekabethandaza,bethethanabo,bebathuthuzela, ukubaawamkeleumnikelowabo;

2Waqalangokuyiguqulaimikhosiyakhe;ezandlenizakhe inomliloodangazelayo,kwayekukukhanyaokukhulu.

3Wayibekaitroneyakhengasesangwenilomqolomba, kubaebengenakungenakuwongenxayemithandazoyabo

Kwayewakhanyiselaemqolombeni,wadaumqolomba wabengezelaphezukoAdamnoEva;ngoxaimikhosiyakhe yaqalisaukuvumaiindumiso

4WazauSathanawakwenzaoku,ukuzeakubauAdam ekubonaukukhanya,acingengaphakathikwakheokokuba yayilukhanyisolwasezulwini,nokokubaimikhosi kaSathanayayizingelosi;nokubauThixowabathumaukuba balindeemqolombeni,bamkhanyiseleebumnyameni.

5UkuzeakubauAdamwaphumaemqolombeniwaza wababona,wazauAdamnoEvabaqubudakuSathana, ngokowayeyakumoyisauAdamngako,azeokwesibini amthobephambikoThixo

6Kengoko,xauAdamnoEvabakubonayoukukhanya, benqwenelaukubakukokwenene,bazomelezaiintliziyo zabo;kodwa,njengokobabengcangcazela,uAdamwathi kuEva:--

7Yabonani,okokukhanyakukhulu,naloondumisoininzi, naloomkhosiumingaphandle,ungangenikuthi, ungasixeleliintoayithethayo,ivelaphina,iyintonina intsingiseloyolukhanyiso;ziyintoninaezozindumiso; 8UkubabebephumakuThixo,ngebesizakuthi emqolombeni,basixeleleintoabayithethileyo.

9WesukawemauAdam,wathandazakuThixongentliziyo eshushu,wathi:

10“OwuNkosi,ngabaukhonaomnyeuthixoehlabathini ngaphandlekwakho,owadalaizithunywazezuluwaza wazalisangokukhanya,wazawazithumelaukubazisigcine, ngubaninaoyakuzanazo?

11Yabona,siyibonalemikhosiimingasesangweni lomqolomba,isekukhanyeniokukhulu,ivumangelizwi elikhulu.Ukubaingakuthixoongenguwe,ndixelele; 12Kwathi,akukuthethaokouAdam,kwabonakalakuye isithunywasikaThixoemqolombeni,sathikuye,Adamu, musaukoyika;longuSathananemikhosiyakhe;ebethanda ukunilukuhla,njengokowayenilukuhlileyoekuqaleni; kakhuluubukhobukaThixo”

13SazaisithunywasemkakuAdam,sambambauSathana ekungenenikomqolomba,samhlubaloomandlaabenawo, samzisaekwimoyakheeyoyikekayokuAdamnoEva; ababemoyikabakumbona.

14SathiisithunywakuAdam,Elimbonakaloloyikekayo libelilo,kuselokouThixoawamwisayoezulwini

15SazaisithunywasamkhuphauSathananemikhosiyakhe kuAdamnoEva,sathikubo,Musaniukoyika;

16Sazaisithunywasemkakubo

17KodwauAdamnoEvabahlalabemiemqolombeni; akwabakhokuthuthuzelwakubo;babetha-bethanakuluvo lwabo.

18Kwakusabathandaza;baphumakebayakuwufuna umyezolowoKubaiintliziyozabozazijongekuyo,kwaye abazangebafumanentuthuzelongokuyishiya

ISAHLUKO28

1KekalokuuSathana,okhohlakeleyo,wababonaukuba bayeemyezweni,wawuhlanganisaumkhosiwakhe,weza ngembonakaloephezukwelifu,ukubaabalahlekise.

2KodwaxauAdamnoEvabambonangolohlobo embonweni,bacingaukubababeziingelosizikaThixoeze kubathuthuzelangokuwushiyakwaboumyezo,okanye ukubabuyiselakwakhonakuwo

3WazolulelauAdamizandlazakhekuyeuThixo, wambongozaukubaamqondiseukubababeyintonina.

4WazauSathana,okuthiyilekonkeokulungileyo,wathi kuAdam,Adamu,ndisithunywasikaThixoomkhulu; 5UThixoundithumilenaboukubandikuthabathe,ndikuse emdeniwomyezoosentla,elunxwemenilolwandle oluselunxwemeni,ndikuhlambekuwowenanoEva, ndikuvuseeluvuywenilwenulwangaphambili,ukuze nibuyeleemyezweni

6Lamazwiatshonaentliziywenika-AdamnoEva

7NokokeuThixowambambelakuAdamilizwilakhe, akamenzaukubaaqondekwaoko,kodwawalindaukuba awaboneamandlaakhe;enobawayeyakoyiswana njengokowenzayouEvaemyezweni,okanyeenoba wayeyakoyisakusinina

8USathanawabizauAdamnoEva,wathi,Yabonani,siya elwandlelwamanzi;bahambake

9KwayeuAdamnoEvababalandelakumgamaomncinane 10Kodwabakubabefikileentabeniengasentlakomyezo, intabaephakamekakhulu,engenazinyukozokuya encotsheniyayo,uMtyholiwasondelakuAdamnoEva, wabanyuselaencotsheningenene,kungekhonangombono; ethanda,ukubaangabaphosaphantsi,ababulale,alicime igamalaboehlabathini;ukuzelomhlabauhlalekuye nemikhosiyakheyedwa.

ISAHLUKO29

1KodwaxauThixoonencebawabonaukubauSathana wayenqwenelaukumbulalauAdamngamaqhingaakhe amaninzi,wazawabonaukubauAdamwayelulamile kwayeengenankohliso,uThixowathethakuSathana ngelizwielikhulu,wazawamqalekisa

2Wazayenanemikhosiyakhebasaba,bazauAdamnoEva basalabemiencotsheniyentaba,aphobalibonaezantsi kwaboihlabathielibanzi,eliphakamileyophezukwelo babekuyo.ababonanganamnyekumkhosiowawungakuwo. 3Balila,bobabiniuAdamnoEva,phambikoThixo,baza bacelaukuxolelwaKwakhe

4KwazakwafikaiLizwilikaThixokuAdam,lazalathi kuye,“YazikeuqondengaloSathana,ukubaufuna ukukulukuhlawenanembewuyakhoemvakwakho

5WalilauAdamphambikoYehovauThixo,wambongoza, wambongozaukubaamnikeintoyomyezo,ibe ngumqondisokuye,wokubaathuthuzeleke

6KwayeuThixowayijongaingcingaka-Adam,waza wathumelaingelosiuMikayeliukuyakutshoelwandle olufikelelaeIndiya,ukubaithabatheaphoiintongazegolide izizisekuAdam

7WenzakeuThixongobulumkobakhe,ukuzeezontonga zegolide,zibekunyenoAdamemqolombeni,zibengezele ngokukhanyaebusukungeenxazonkekuye,ziphelise ukoyikakwakheubumnyama

8WehlakeisithunywauMikayelingokwelizwilikaThixo, wathabathaiintongazegolide,njengokoabemwisele umthethouThixo,wazizisakuThixo

ISAHLUKO30

1Emvenikwezizinto,wasiyalelauThixoisithunywa uGabriyeli,ukubasihlesiyeemyezweni,sithikwikerubhi ewugcinayo,Yabona,uThixoundiwiseleumthetho,ukuba

Incwadiyokuqalaka-AdamnoEva

ndingeneemyezweni,ndithabathekhonaisiqhumiso esivumbalimnandi,ndimnikeuAdam.

2SehlakeisithunywauGabriyelingokomthethokaThixo, sayaemyezweni,sayixelelaikerubhi,njengokoebeyalele ngakouThixo.

3Yathiikerubhi,kulungileWangenauGabriyeli, wasithabathaisiqhumiso

4UThixowayalelauRafayeliisithunywasakhe,ukuba sihlesiyeemyezweni,sizesithethenekerubhimalunga nemore,inikweuAdam

5SehlakeisithunywaesinguRafayeli,sayixelelaikerubhi njengokouThixoebemwiseleumthethongako;yathi ikerubhi,kulungile.WangenakeuRafayeli,wayithabatha imore

6IintongazegolidezaziphumakulwandlelwaseIndiya, aphokukhoamatyeanqabileyo.Isiqhumiso sasingasomdeniosempumalangawomyezo;nemoreevela kumdawasentshonalanga,aphoubukrakraphezukoAdam

7ZazaiingelosizazisaezizintozintathukuThixo,ngoMthi woBomi,emyezweni

8WathiuThixokuzoizithunywa,Bakhatshweemthonjeni wamanzi,nibathabathe,nibafefengamanziabophezu koAdamnoEva,ukuzebathuthuzelekekancinaneebubini babo,babanikeuAdamnoEva

9KwayeiingelosizenzanjengokouThixowayeziyalele, zazazanikauAdamnoEvazonkeezozintophezukwentaba uSathanaawayebabekephezukwayo,xawayezama ukubaphelisa.

10KwayexauAdamwazibonaiintongazegolide, isiqhumisonemore,wavuyawazawalilangenxayokuba wayecingaukubaigolideyayingumqondisowobukumkani awayevelakubo,nokokubaisiqhumisosasingumqondiso wokukhanyaokuqaqambileyookwakuthatyathwekuye, nokokubaimoreyayiluphawulwentlunguawayekuyo.

ISAHLUKO31

1Emvenikwezizinto,wathiuThixokuAdam,Wacelakum intoyomyezo,ukubandiwuthuthuzelengayo,ndakunikale miqondisomithathuukubaibeyintuthuzeloyakho,ukuze ukholosengam,nangomnqophisowamnawe

2“Kubandiyakuzandikusindise;ookumkanibaya kundizisangokwenyama,igolide,isiqhumiso,nemore; igolidengumqondisowobukumkanibam,isiqhumiso esingumqondisowobuThixobam,nemoreibe ngumqondisowokubandezelwakwam,nokufakwam.

3Kodwa,mntundini,zibekengakuweemqolombeni, igolideikukhanyiseleebusuku,nesiqhumiso,ukuzeulijoje ivumbalasoelithozamisayo,nemore,ukubaikuthuthuzele ekubandezelekenikwakho

4WathiuAdam,akuwevalamazwikuThixo,waqubuda kuye.YenanoEvabamnqulabazabambulela,kuba wayebenzeleinceba

5EmvakokouThixowaziyalelaizithunywazezulu ezithathu,uMikayeli,uGabriyelinoRafayeli,ukubaiyileyo iziseintoeyayizisile,kwayeiyinikeuAdamBenjenjaloke ngabanye.

6KwayeuThixowabayalelauSuriyelinoSalatiyeliukuba babathwaleuAdamnoEva,bazebabahliseencotsheni yentabaephakamileyo,bazebabathabathebaye kuMqolombawobuNdyebo

7Bayibekakhonaigolidengecalalasezantsilomqolomba, nesiqhumiso ngasempumalanga, nemore ngasentshonalangaKubaumlomowomqolomba wawungasentla.

8EmvakokoiingelosizamthuthuzelauAdamnoEva,zaza zemka

9Igolideibiziintongaezimashumiasixhenxe;isiqhumiso salishumielinambinileemina;nemore,iipontiezintathu.

10AbabasalangoAdameNdlwiniyobuncwane;ngenxa yokokwathiwa"kukufihla"Kodwaezinyeiitolikizithi yayibizwangokuba“ngumqolombawobuncwane,”ngenxa yemizimbayamalungisaeyayikuwo

11EzizintozintathuuThixowazinikauAdam,ngomhla wesithathuemvenikokuphumakwakheemyezweni,ukuba zibengumqondisowemihlaemithathu,yokubauYehova abesembilininiwomhlaba.

12Kwayeezizintozintathu,njengokobabehlelinoAdam emqolombeni,zamkhanyiselaebusuku;kwayeemini bamnikaisiqabukwintlunguyakhe.

ISAHLUKO32

1BahlalakeuAdamnoEvaemqolombeniwobuNdyebo kwadakwayiminiyesixhenxe;babengadlikwiziqhamo zomhlaba,bengaselimanzi.

2Kwathingomhlawesibhozo,wathiuAdamkuEva, SathandazakuThixo,Efa,ukubaasinikekulomyezo, wathumaizithunywazakheukubazisiphatheleoko besikufuna

3“Sukaningoku,singenekulwandlelwamanzi ebesilubonileekuqaleni,simekulo,sithandazeleukuba uThixoabuyeasibabale,asibuyiseleemyezweni; mhlawumbiasiphe,nokubaasithuthuzelelizwelimbi, lingeliloelisikulo.

4BaphumakeuAdamnoEvaemqolombeni,bayabema emdeniwolwandleababeziphosekulongaphambili,wathi uAdamkuEva:

5Yizani,nihleniyekulendawo,ningaphumikuyo,kude kubesekuphelenikweentsukuezimashumimathathu,ndiya kuzakuwe;uthandazekuThixongomxheloowonwabileyo, nangelizwielimnandi,ukubaasixolele

6Ndiyakuyakwenyeindawo,ndihlendiyekuyo,ndenze njengawe;

7WehlakeuEva,wangenaemanzini,njengokouAdam wayemyaleleWehlanoAdamemanzini;bemabethandaza; kwayebabongozaiNkosiukubaibaxoleleisiphososabo, kwayeibabuyiselekwisimosabosangaphambili

8Bemakebethandaza,kwadakwasekuphelenikweentsuku ezimashumimathathuanantlanu

ISAHLUKO33

1WazauSathana,okuthiyilekonkeokulungileyo, wabafunaemqolombeni,akabafumana,wabafunakunene 2Wabafumanabemiemanzini,bethandaza,wathi ngaphakathikwakhe,UAdamnoEvabemikuloomanzi bembongozauThixo,ukubaabaxoleleukreqolwabo, ababuyiselekwimekoyaboyangaphambili,abathabathe phantsikwesandlasam

3kendiyakubalukuhla,ukubabaphumeemanzini, bangasizalisekisiisibhambathisosabo

4Kelowo,uthiyekonkeokulungileyo,akayangakuAdam, kodwawayakuEva,wathabathaubumebesithunywa sikaThixo,edumisa,evuya,wathikuye, 5Uxolomalubekuwe;gcobaugcobe!Unencebakuwe uThixo,wandithumakuAdam.Ndimphatheleiindaba ezilungileyozosindiso,nokuzaliswakwakhengokukhanya okuqaqambileyo,njengokubawayenjaloekuqaleni 6KwayeuAdam,ekuvuyisenikwakheukubuyiselwa kwakhe,wandithumakuweukubauzekum,ukuze ndikuthwesengokukhanyaokufananaye ’Yizakuyengoku

8WathiuEva,akuwevalamazwikuye,wavuyakunene KwayeecingaukubaimbonakalokaSathanayayiyinyani, waphumaelwandle

9Wahambangaphambili,yenawamlandela,badabaya kuAdam.WazimelakeuSathanakuye,akabasambona.

10WandulakewezawemaphambikoAdam,owayemi ngasemanziniyayeevuyelaukuxolelwanguThixo 11Wathiakumnqula,wathiguququ,wamfumanaekhona; kwayengenxayobukrakrabentlunguyakhe,watshona emanzini

12KodwauThixowakhangelakuyenakwinkxwaleko yakhe,nasekuphefumlenikwakheokokugqibelaLaza iLizwilikaThixolaphumaezulwini,lamphakamisa emanzini,lathikuye,“NyukauyekuEvaelunxwemeni. WenyukakewayakuEva,wathikuye,Ngubaninaothe kuwe,Yizaapha?

13Wazawamxelelaintethoyesithunywasezulu esasibonakelekuye,samnikaumqondiso 14KodwauAdamwababuhlungu,wamnikaukwaziukuba nguSathana.Wamthathakebabuyelaemqolombeni bobabini

15Zabahlelakeezizinto,xabehlayookwesibini,behla bayaemanzini,iintsukuezisixhenxeemvakokuphuma kwaboemyezweni

16Bazilaukudlaemanziniiintsukuezimashumimathathu anantlanu;zizonkeiintsukuezimashumimaneanambini bephumileegadini

ISAHLUKO34

1Baphumaemqolombeningentsasayomhlawamashumi maneanesithathu,bebuhlungu,belila.Imizimbayabo yayibhityile,yayebomilekukulambanokunxanwa, kukuzilaukutyanokuthandaza,yayebebuhlungungenxa yesikreqosabo.

2Bakubabephumileemqolombeni,benyukaintaba besingaentshonayomyezo.

3Bemakhonaapho,bathandaza,bambongozauThixo ukubaabaxoleleizonozabo

4KwayeemvakwemithandazoyabouAdamwaqalisa ukubongoza‘uThixo,esithi,“OwuNkosiyam,Thixowam, noMdaliwam,wayalelaukubaiziqaleloezinezidityaniswe kunye,kwayezahlanganiswakunyengocwangcolwaKho

5Wasolulaisandlasakho,wandidalangentoenye, eluthulinilomhlaba,wandisaemyezweningeyure lesithathu,ngolwesihlanu,wandazisaemqolombeni.

6“Ngoko,ekuqaleni,ndandingabaziubusukunemini,kuba ndandinemveloeqaqambileyo;nokukhanyaendandiphila kukoakuzangekundishiyeukuzendaziubusukunemini.

7“Ngoko,kwakhona,OwuNkosi,ngelilixalesithathu owandidalangalo,wazisakumzonkeizintoeziphilileyo,

neengonyama,neenciniba,neentakazezulu,nazozonke izinambuzanezomhlaba,owazidalayongeyureyokuqala phambikwamngoLwesihlanu

8Kekalokuukuthandakwakhoukubandibabizengegama elimkholisayobonke,ngabanye;wandinikaukuqonda, nokwazi,nentliziyoesulungekileyo,nengqondoethetye, ukuzendibabizengokwentliziyoyakho,ukubandibabize kuzo.

9Thixo,wabathobela,wabawiselaumthetho,ukuba kungabikhonamnyeukreqayoekuhambenikwam, ngokomthethowakho,nangokomthethoondinikebona phezukwaboKungokunjebonkebangabasemzini

10Kwathi,ngelixalesithathulangoLwesihlanu,apho wawundidale,wandiwiselaumthethongawoumthilowo, endingawusondelikuwo,ndingawudli;ngokubawawusithi kumemyezweni,Xauthewadlakuwo,uyakufakukufa. 11Ukubaubundibetheleleekufeni,njengokoubuthethayo, ngendafakanyengeloxesha

12Kwathi,ekundiwiselenikwakhoumthethongawoumthi, ukubandingasondeli,ndingasondelindiwudle, wayengenamuEva;ubungekamdali,ungekamhluthinecala lam,engekawuvalomthethouvelakuwe.

13“Kwathi,ekuphelenikweyurelesithathulaloo Lwesihlanu,OwuNkosi,wandenzelaukozelanobuthongo, ndalalaubuthongo,ndabiwabubuthongo.

14Walurholaubamboecalenilam,walwakha ngokomfanekiselowamnomfanekisowamNdavukake, ndakumbona,ndamaziukubaungubanina,ndathi, Lithambolasemathanjeniam,yinyamayasenyameniyam lo;

15“Kukholekilekuwe,Thixo,ukubaundenzeleukozela nobuthongo,umkhuphekwaokouEvaecalenilam,wada waphuma,ukuzendingayibonangaindlelaabenziwengayo; andikwazinokungqina,Nkosiyam,ukubaubukhulu nokulunganobuqaqawulibakho,Nkosiyam

16“Ngokuthandekakwakho,Nkosi,wasenzasobabini, sanemizimbaeqaqambileyo,wasenzasababini,sababanye, wasibabala,wasizalisangeendumisozoMoyaoyiNgcwele, ukuzesingalamba,singanxanwa,singayaziintookuyiyo, nesithukuthezi,nesithukuthezi,nokuzilaukudla.

17Kaloku,Thixo,ekubenisiwugqithileumyalelowakho, sawugqithaumyalelowakho,usikhupheleezwenilolunye uhlanga,wasithwalelainimba,nokutyhafa,nokulamba, nokunxanwa;

18Kengoko,Thixo,siyakukhunga,ukubausinikeukudla emyezweni,ukubasihluthisengawoukulambakwethu, nentoyokuphelisaunxanolwethu

19“Kubauyabona,Thixowethu,imihlaemininzi singangcanganto,singaselinto;

20Ke,Thixo,asinabugangabakubuthaeziqhamenizemithi, ngenxayokoyikawena;

21Ngokukebesisithiezintliziywenizethu,Ukubasithe sadlaiziqhamozemithi,singenamthetho,wositshabalalisa ngoku,asisusephezukomhlaba

22Ukubasithesaselakulamanzi,kungengamthetho kaThixo,uyakusiphelisa,asincothulekwaoko

23Kekaloku,Thixo,ndifikilenoEvakulendawo, sibongozaukubausinikeesiqhamenisomyezo,saneliswe sisiso

24Kubasinqwenelaisiqhamoesisemhlabeni,nakokonke ukuswelakuwo

ISAHLUKO35

1KengokouThixowajongakwakhonakuAdamkunye nokulilanokuncwinakwakhe,lazaiLizwilikaThixoleza kuye,lazalathikuye:

2“OwuAdam,okoubusemyezweniwam,ubungakwazi nokutyaungaseli,okanyeutyhafe,okanyeubandezeleke, okanyeukubhityakwenyama,akuguquguquki,ubuthongo abuphumangaemehlweniakhoKususelanjekokuba wenzeubumenemene,wangenakwelilizwelisemzini, zafikelazonkeezizilingo

ISAHLUKO36

1UThixowayiwiselaumthethoikerubhi,engumlindi wesangolomyezo,inekrelelomliloesandlenisayo,ukuba ithabatheesiqhamenisomkhiwane,imnikeuAdam

2IkherubhiyaliphulaphulailizwilikaYehovauThixo, yangenaemyezweni,yezaemyezweniamakhiwane amabini,emahlumeniamabini,ngalinyelijingaemagqabini alobabephumakwimithiemibiniawathiuAdamnoEva bazimelakuyoxauThixowayakuhambaemyezweni,laza iLizwilikaThixolafikakuAdamnoEvalathikubo,Adam, Adam,uphina?

3WaphendulauAdamwathi,Thixo,ndikho;ndathi ndakuvaisandisakhonezwilakho,ndazimela,ngokuba ndihambaze;

4Ikherubhiyathabathaamakhiwaneamabini,yawazisa kuAdamnoEvaKodwayenawawajulelakude;kuba ubengasondeliekerubhiningenxayenyamayazo, engasondeliemlilweni.

5Ekuqaleni,iingelosizazingcangcazelaphambikukaAdamyayezazimoyikaKodwangokuuAdam wangcangcazelaphambikweengelosiwazawazoyika.

6WasondelauAdam,wathabathaelinyeikhiwane,weza noEva,walithabathaelinye

7Bathekebesakubabebaphakamiselaizandla,bawajonga, baqondaukubabangabemithiababezifihlekuyo

ISAHLUKO37

1WathiuAdamkuEva,Uyawabonanalamakhiwane namagqabiawo,esasigqunywengawoekuhlutyweni kwethuubumebethu?

2Ngokoke,Eva,masizinqande,singadlikuyo,mnanawe; masicelekuThixoukubaasinikekwisiqhamosomthi wobomi

3BenjenjalokeuAdamnoEvaukuzibamba,abadlakula makhiwane

4KodwauAdamwaqalisaukuthandazakuThixo nokumbongozaukubaamnikeisiqhamosoMthiwoBomi, esithi:“OwuThixo,sakubasiwugqithileumyalelowakho ngeyureyesithandathuyangoLwesihlanu,sahluthwaindalo eqaqambileyoesasinayo,kwayeasizangesiqhubeke emyezweniemvakokonakwethu,ngaphezukweeyure ezintathu

5Uthekengokuhlwa,wasikhuphakuwo,Thixo,sakreqa kuweilixaelinye,zazazonkeezizilingoneentlungu zasifikela,kwadakwayilemini

6Kwayeloomihla,kunyenolusukulwamashumiamane anesithathu,musaniukukhululangentlawuleloilixalinye esakreqangalo!

7“OwuThixo,sikhangelengelisolenceba, ungasiphindezelingokwesikreqosethuemyalelweniwakho, phambikwakho

8“Owu,Thixo,siphekwisiqhamosoMthiwoBomi,ukuze sidlekuwo,siphile,kwayesingajikiekuboneni iimbandezelonezinyeiingxakikulomhlaba,ngokubawena unguThixo

9Ekubasiwugqithileumthethowakho,wasikhupha emyezweni,wathumelaikerubhi,ukubaiwugcineuMthi woBomi,hlezesiwudle,siphile;

10Ngokuke,Nkosi,uyabona,thinasiyesanyamezela yonkelemihla,siyesathwalaiimbandezelo;

ISAHLUKO38

1Emvenikwezizinto,lafikailizwilikaThixokuAdam, lathikuye:

2“OwuAdam,isiqhamosoMthiwoBomiowucelayo andiyikukunikangoku,kodwaxaizalisekaiminyakaeyi5500NdiyakukunikaesiqhamenisoMthiwoBomi,udle, uphilengonaphakade,wenanoEva,nembewuyakho yobulungisa.

3Kodwalemihlaimashumimaneanesithathuayinako ukulungisailixaowagqithangaloumyalelowam

4Adamu,ndakunikaukubaudlekumkhiwane owawuzifihlekuwo;yiyaudlekuwo,wenanoEva

5Andiyikusikhanyelaisicelosakho,ndingayikulidanisa ithembalakho;kengoko,nyamezelaukuzalisekiswa komnqophisoendawenzanawe

6UThixowalisusailizwilakhekuAdam

ISAHLUKO39

1WabuyelauAdamkuEva,wathikuye,Vuka, uzithabatheleumkhiwane,ndithabatheelinye,singene emqolombeniwethu

2UAdamnoEvabathabathaelowoikhiwane,bangena emqolombeni;ixeshalalimalunganokutshonakwelanga; zazaiingcingazabozabanqwenelaukudlaisiqhamo

3WathiuAdamkuEva,Ndiyoyikaukudlakulomkhiwane, kubaandaziukubandiyakuhlelwayintoninakuwo

4WalilakeuAdam,wemaethandazaphambikoThixo, esithi,Ndihluthiseukulambakwam,ndingadlielikhiwane; ngokubabendilidlanje,kobakundincedantonina?

5Waphindawathi,Ndiyoyikaukuyidla;ngokubaandiyazi intoeyakundihlelayona.

ISAHLUKO40

1LazakeiLizwilikaThixolafikakuAdam,lazalathikuye: “Owu,Adam,ibiyininaukubaungabinaluloyiko, nakuzilaukutya,nokuxhalabelaoku?

2Kodwaekufikenikwakhoukubauhlalekwelilizwe lasemzini,umzimbawakhowezilwanyanaubungenako ukubakhoemhlabeningaphandlekokutyakwasemhlabeni, ukubauwomelezwe,ubuyiseleamandlaawo

3UThixowalisusailizwilakhekuAdam.

ISAHLUKO41

1WalithabathauAdamumkhiwane,wawubekaphezu kweentongazegolide;UEvawathabathaumkhiwanewakhe, wawubekaphezukwesiqhumiso.

2ubunzimabekhiwanengalinyebebubunzimabevatala; ngokubaisiqhamosomyezobesisikhulukunesiqhamosalo mhlaba.

3KodwauAdamnoEvabaqhubekabemikwayebezila ukutyabonkeobobusukukwadakwasa

4Lakuphumailangabesezimthandazwenizabo,waza uAdamwathikuEva,emvakokubabegqibile ukuthandaza:

5“Yiza,Eva,siyeemdeniwomyezo,sijongeezantsi,kuloo ndawoucandakuyoumlambo,ubeziimbaxaezine

6“KubauThixoakasondlingakuwoumthiwobomi,ukuze singaphili;siyakumcelakengoko,ukubaasinikeamanzi obomi,aqedeukunxanwakwethungawo,kunokubasisele amanzialomhlaba.

7XauEvawevalamazwikuAdam,wavuma;besuka bobabini,bafikaemdeniosemazantsiwomyezo, elunxwemenilomlambowamanzikumgamaongephi ukusukaemyezweni

8Bemake,bathandazakuYehova,bemcelaukuba abakhangelekwabakanye,abaxolele,abaphengokwesicelo sabo

9Emvakwalomthandazowabobobabini,uAdamwaqalisa ukuthandazangelizwilakhephambikoThixo,waza wathi:

10“Owu,Nkosiyam,okobendisemyezweni,ndabona amanziempompozaphantsikomthiwobomi,intliziyoyam ayinqwenelanga,umzimbawamawufunangaukubandisele kuwo,andazinokunxanwa,ngokubabendisendisidla ubomi,ngaphezukokondikukongoku.

11NgokoukuzendiphileandidingangakutyakoBomi, ndingaselanganakumanziobomi

12Kodwangoku,Thixo,ndifile,inyamayamyomile linxano;

13Ngencebayakho,Thixo,ndisindisekwezizibetho nezilingo,undingenisekwelinyeilizweelingafaniyoneli, ukubaakundivumelandihlaleemyezweniwakho

ISAHLUKO42

1EmvakokokwafikaiLizwilikaThixokuAdam,lazalathi kuye:

2“OwuAdam,xauthi,‘Ndiziseezwenilokuphumla,’ asililoelinyeilizwengaphandlekweli,kodwa bubukumkanibamazuluaphobodwabuphumla

3Kodwaakungekheungenekuyookwangoku;kuphela emvakokubaumgwebowakhoudlulekwayeuzalisekile

4“Ndandulekekukunyuselaebukumkaninibamazulu, wenanembewuyakhoyobulungisa,ndikunikewenanabo okuseleyookucelayongoku

5Kwayeukubauthe,‘Ndinikeamanziobomiukuze ndiselendizendiphile’ayinakubayiminile,kodwa yiminiendiyakuhlandiyekwelabafileyo,ndiwaqhekeze amasangoobhedu,ndiqhekezeizikumkanizentsimbi

6Kemnandiyakuwusindisaumphefumlowakho nemiphefumloyamalungisangenceba,ukuba ndiwaphumzeemyezweniwam;kuyakuthike,ekufikeni kokupheliswakwephakadeeli

7Kwaye,kwakhona,mayelanaManzioBomiowufunayo, akasayikunikwanamhla;kodwangomhlaendiya kuphalazaigazilamphezukwentlokoyakhoemhlabeni waseGolgotha.

8Kubaigazilamliyakubangamanziobomikuwengelo xesha,ingabikuwewedwa,ibekubobonkeabasembewini yakhoabayakukholwakum,ukuzeokokubekophumlo olungunaphakadekubo.

9YathiiNkosikwakhonakuAdam,OwuAdam,xa wawusemyezweni,ezizilingoazizangezibekuwe

10Kodwaekubeniwawugqithileumyalelowam,zonkeezi ntlunguziphezukwakho

11Nangokukeinyamayakhoiyakuyidla,iyakusela,sela kuloomanziaqukuqelayokuweebuswenibomhlaba

12UThixowalisusailizwilakhekuAdam

13BamnqulakeuAdamnoEvauYehova,babuya emlanjeniwamanzi,bayaemqolombeniKwakusemini emaqanda;basondelaemqolombeni,babonaumlilo omkhuluphezukwawo.

ISAHLUKO43

1BoyikauAdamnoEva,bemangxiWathiuAdamkuEva, Uyintoninalaamlilousecalenikomqolombawethu?

2Asinasonkasokubhakakuwo,asinasonomhluzi wokuphekakhonaLomliloasiwazithina,asazinokuba kuthiwewanina

3“KususelaokouThixowayithumelayoikerubhiinekrele lomliloelidanyazayo,labengezelaesandlenisakhe,esawa ngenxayokoyikakwethu,sabanjengezidumbu, asiyibonanganaintoenjalo.

4Kekaloku,Eva,yabona,ikwanguloomliloubusesandleni sekerubhi,awawuthumelayouThixo,ukubaugcine umqolombaesihlelikuwo.

5“OwuEva,kungenxayokubauThixoenomsindokuthi, yayeuyakusigxothakuyo

6“Siphindesawugqithileumthethowakhe,Eva,sikuloo mqolomba,ngokokudeawuthumelelomliloukubauvuthe ngeenxazonkekuwo,ukubasingangenikuwo

7Ukubakunjalo,Efa,siyakuhlalaphina?Siyakusabela ngaphina,simkeebuswenibukaYehova?Ekubeniwona umyezolowoakayikusivumelaukubasihlalekuwo, asihluthenjeizintoezilungileyozawo;Keyenausibeke kulomqolomba,sithwelekuwoubumnyama,nezilingo, neenzima,sadaekugqibelenisathuthuzeleka

8Ngokubaesikhuphelekwelinyeilizwe,ngubanina owaziyookuyakuhlakulo?Ngubaninaowaziyoukuba bungababukhuluubumnyamabelozwengaphezu kobumnyamabelilizwe?

9Ngubaninaowaziyookuyakubakhokwelozweemini, nokubakusebusuku?Ngubaninaowaziyoukubakukude, nokubakukufuphi,kusinina,Eva?Aphoathewathandeka khona,ukubaasibekekhona,makubekudenomyezo,Efa; nalaphoatheuThixowasithintelaekumboneni,ngenxa yokubasiwugqithileumthethowakhe,nangenxayokuba sibongozangamaxeshaonke?

10“OwuEva,ukubauThixouthewasisakwilizwe lasemzinielingeliloeli,esifumanaintuthuzelokulo, woyibulalaimiphefumloyethu,alicimeigamalethuphezu komhlaba.

11“Ewe,uEva,ukubasakudekangakananinaemyezweni, yayesiyakumfumanaphinauThixo,sizesimceleukuba

asinikeigolide,isiqhumiso,imore,kunyenesiqhamo somkhiwane?

12Somfumanaphinake,ukubaasithuthuzeleokwesibini? Somfumanaphina,ukuzeasicingelengokomnqophiso awawenzayongenxayethu?

13AkabasaphindauAdamKwayebaqhubekabekhangele, yenanoEva,emqolombeni,nakumliloowawusitsha ngeenxazonkekuwo.

14KodwaloomlilowawuphumakuSathanaKuba wahlanganisaimithinengcaeyomileyo,wathwala,wazisa emqolombeni,wafakaumlilokuyo,ukuzeudleumqolomba, nokobekukuwo

15UkuzeuAdamnoEvabashiywebesentlungwini,kwaye wayemeleakunqumleukukholosakwabokuThixo,abenze bamkhanyele

16KodwangencebakaThixoakabanganakuwutshisa umqolomba,kubauThixowathumelaisithunywasakhe sawujikelezaumqolomba,ukubasiwulindeemlilweniude ucime.

17Kwayelomlilowaqhubekaukususelaeminiemaqanda kwadakwasaYayilusukulwamashumiamaneanesihlanu olo.

ISAHLUKO44

1KeuAdamnoEvababemibekhangeleemlilweni,ababa nakusondelaemqolombeningenxayokunkwantyakomlilo 2USathanawayizisaimithi,wayiphosaemlilweni,lada idangatyelawolanyuka,lawugubungelawonke umqolomba,ecinga,njengokoebesentliziyweniyakhe, ukubaawutshiseumqolombangomliloomkhulu.Ke isithunywasikaYehovasasiwugcinile

3Nokoke,wayengenakoukumqalekisauSathana,okanye ukumenzakalisangamazwi,ngenxayokuba wayengenagunyaphezukwakhe,yayeakazangeathabathe ukwenjenjalongamazwiaphumaemlonyeniwakhe

4Samnyamezelakeisithunywaeso,kungekhonalinye ilizwielibi,ladalafikailizwilikaThixo,elathikuSathana, Hambaumkeapha,wabalukuhlangaphambiliabakhonzi bam,ngokukeubufunaukubatshabalalisa.

5Koko,ukubabekungekhongenxayencebayam, ngendikutshabalalise,wenanemikhosiyakho,angabikho ehlabathini;

6WasabakeuSathanaphambikoYehovaKeumlilo watshisangeenxazonkeemqolombeni,njengomlilo wamalahleiminiyonke;eyayilusukulwamashumiamane anesithandathuuAdamnoEvaababeluchitheukususela ekuphumenikwaboemyezweni.

7KwayexauAdamnoEvababonaukubaubushushu bomlilobebupholenoko,baqalisaukuhambabesiya ngasemqolombeniukubabangenekuwonjengoko babeqhelekile;kodwaababanganakongenxayobushushu bomlilo

8Balilabobabiningenxayomliloowabahlukanisa nomqolomba,owasondelakubousitsha,usitshaBasuka boyika

9WathiuAdamkuEva,Uwubonelomlilo,sinesabelo sethukuthi,obufudulausenza,ukantingokusigqithile umdawendalo,sayiguqulaimekoyethu,yasukayona imveloyethuyajika;

ISAHLUKO45

1WesukauAdam,wathandazakuThixo,esithi,Uyabona, lomlilousahlulephakathikwethunomqolomba,osiyalele ukubasihlalekuwo;uyabonake,asinakungenakuwo.

2WamvakeuThixouAdam,wamthumelelailizwilakhe, elathi:

3“OwuAdam,wubonelomlilo!

4“Xaubuphantsikolawulolwam,zonkeizidalwa zazikuthobela;kodwaemvakokubauwugqithileumyalelo wam,zonkezisukazibephezukwakho

5WabuyawathiuThixokuye,Yabona,Adamu, ukukuphakamisileuSathana;ukuhluthileubuThixo, waphakamanjengam,akaligcinailizwilakhekuwe;ke wabalutshabalwakho;nguyeowawenzalomlilo,abefuna ukutshisangawowenanoEva.

6Yinina,Adamu,ukubaangawugcinangaumnqophiso wakhenawe,nangeminienye,wesukawalususauzuko obeluphezukwakho,ekuwuthobeleniumthethowakhe?

7Ucingana,mntundini,ukubaebekuthandangokuwenza umnqophisonanawe?

8“Kodwahayi,uAdam,okoakakwenzangakonkengenxa yokukuthanda;kodwauthandeukukukhuphaekukhanyeni, ungeneebumnyameni,ukusukakwindawoephakamileyo, useeluthotyweni,ukusukaebuqaqawuliniukuya ethotyweni,uvuyoukusaeluvuthwini,nasekuphumleni, nasekuzilaukudla,nasekutyhafeni

9WathikeuThixokuAdam,Wubonelomlilouvuthiswe nguSathanaemqolombeniwakho;wubonelommangaliso ukungqongileyo;waziukubauyakukurhawula,wena nembewuyakho,ekuwuphulaphuleniamazwiakhe, anibethengomlilo,nihleniyekwelabafileyo,emveni kokubanifile

10Niyakukubonaukutshakomlilowakhe,usitshangeenxa zonkekuninakwimbewuyenuAniyikuhlangulwakuni, ingekukoekufikenikwam;kwangokunjalo,ungàbinako ukungenaemqolombeniwakho,ngenxayomliloomkhulu ngeenxazonkekuwo,lidelifikeilizwilam,libekeliya kunivulelaindlela,miniukuzalisekangayoumnqophiso wam.

11Akukhondlelayakuphumangokuuyekuphumla,lide lifikeilizwilam,olilizwilam;uyakwandulakeakwenzele indlela,uphumle.NgokouThixowabizangeLizwilaKhe kumliloowatshisayoujikelezeumqolomba,ukuba wahlukane,wadeu-AdamwaphumelakuwoWazaumlilo wahlukanangokomthethokaThixo,wazauAdamwenziwa indlela

12UThixowalisusailizwilakhekuAdam.

ISAHLUKO46

1BaqalakeuAdamnoEvaukungenaemqolombeni kwakhonaBathibakufikaendleleniephakathikomlilo, uSathanawavuthelaemlilweninjengesaqhwithi,wanyusa umlilowamalahleomlilokuAdamnoEva;kangangokuba imizimbayaboyahlatywa;umlilowamalahlewabatshisa 2EkuvuswenikomlilouAdamnoEvabadanduluka ngamandla,bathi,Yehova,sisindise!

3UThixowayibonaimizimbayazo,leyouSathana wayeyivuseumlilo,wazauThixowathumaisithunywa sakhe,sawunqandaumliloodangazelayoKodwa amanxebaahlalaemizimbeniyabo

4WathiuThixokuAdam,Ziboneukukuthanda kukaSathanakuwe,lowoubengathiukunikeubuThixo nobukhulu;uyabona,ukutshisangomlilo,efuna ukukutshabalalisaungabikhoehlabathini.

5Khangelakekum,Adam,ndikudalileizihlandlo ezingaphinandikuhlanguleesandlenisakhe?Ukuba bekungenjalo,akayikukutshabalalisana?

6KwakhonauThixowathikuEva:“Yintoninale ayithembisileyoemyezweni,esithi,Ngexeshaenithenadla ngalokuwoumthi,ayakuvulekaamehloenu,nibe njengothixo,naziokulungileyonokubi?Yabonani,yena uyitshisileimizimbayenungomlilo,wanenzanencasa yomlilo,ngenxayencasayomyezolowo; 7Amehloenuakubonileokulungileyookuthabathileyo kuni,wawavulaamehloenu,okunenenawubonaumyezo lowoubunamkuwo;nabubonaububiobunifikeleyo, buphumakuSathanaKeyenauThixoakanakoukuninika bona,akaliphumeziilizwilakhekuni 8UThixowalisusakuboilizwilakhe.

ISAHLUKO47

1BangenakeuAdamnoEvaemqolombeni,begubha ngumliloowayitshisaimizimbayaboNgokouAdamwathi kuEva:

2Yabona,umlilouyitshisileinyamayethukwelihlabathi; siyakuthinake,sakubasifile,uSathanaabeeyohlwaya imiphefumloyethu?Akukudenausindisolwethu,ukuba alukudena,ukubaakathangaafikeuThixo,asizalise ngencebaidingalakhe?

3KeuAdamnoEvabadlulelaemqolombeni,bezisikelele ngokungenakuwokwakhonaKubakwakusezingqondweni zabo,ukubabangazebangenekuwo,xababonaumlilo ngeenxazonkekuwo.

4Kodwanjengokoilangalalitshonaumlilowawusavutha yayeusondelakuAdamnoEvaemqolombeni,ukuze bangalalikuwo.Emvakokutshonakwelanga,baphuma kuyoOluyayilusukulwamashumiamaneanesixhenxe bephumileemyezweni

5UAdamnoEvakebezaphantsikwencophoyenduli ngasemyezweniukuzebalale,njengokobabeqhelekile 6Bemake,bethandazakuThixo,ukubaabaxoleleizono zabo,bazabalalaphantsiencotsheniyentaba.

7KodwauSathana,okuthiyilekonkeokulungileyo, wacingangaphakathikwakhe:EkubeniuThixoethembise usindisokuAdamngomnqophiso,nokokubauya kumkhululakubobonkeubunzimaobuthebamehlela kodwaakandithembisangangomnqophiso,kwayeakayi kundihlangulaebunzimenibam;hayi,ekubeni emthembisileukubauyakummisayenanembewuyakhe ebukumkaniniendakhandabakubo,ndiyakumbulala uAdam.

8Liyagxothwaihlabathiphezukwakhe;ndisalendedwa; ukuzeakubaefileangabinambewuisalayoukuzeabudle ilifaubukumkaniobuyakuhlalabubobamubukumkani; UThixouyakundiswela,andibuyiselekulongomkhosi wam.

ISAHLUKO48

1EmvenikokouSathanawayibizaimikhosiyakhe,eyathi yonkeloontoyasizakuye,yathikuye

2Owu,Nkosiyethu,uyakuthinina?

3Wathikekubo,Niyazinina,ukubalomntuuThixo wamdalayongothuli,nguyeowabuthabathayoubukumkani bethu;yizani,masihlanganisene,simbulale;

4YathiimikhosikaSathanayakuvalamazwi,yafika kwindawoababelelekuyouAdamnoEva

5USathananemikhosiyakhebathabathailiwaelikhulu, elibanzineliphangaleleyo,elingenasiphako,ecinga ngaphakathikwakheukuthi,Ukubabathebabakho umngxumaeweni,yawaphezukwabo,umngxuma wengxondorhaubeyakubafikela,basinde,bangafi

6Wathikwimikhosiyakhe,Lithabathenielilitye,nilijulele phantsiphezukwawo,ukuzelingaqengqelekilisukekubo, liyendaweniyimbi;

7BenzakenjengokowabawiselaumthethongakoKodwa njengokoilityelawaphezukoAdamnoEvaentabeni, uThixowaliyalelaukubalibeluhlobooluthilelokuphalaza phezukwabo,okoakuzangekubenzakaliseKwabanjalo ngokomyalelokaThixo.

8Lakuwailitye,wanyikimaumhlabauphela; lashukunyiswakubukhulubelitye

9Kwayenjengokubayayingcangcazelakwaye ingcangcazela,uAdamnoEvabavukaebuthongweni, kwayebazifumanisabephantsikwelityenjengeshediKe bonababengaziukubakwakunjani;kubaxabalalayo babephantsikwezulu,bengekhophantsikweshedi; Bakubonakeboyika

10WathiuAdamkuEva,Yininaukubaigxameintaba, lanyikimaihlabathi,lishukumengenxayethu?Yinina ukubaelilityelisasazenjengententephezukwethu?

11UThixousibekeendaweniyesibethona,azeasivalele kulentolongo?Awuvaleumhlabaphezukwethuna?

12Usiqumbelengenxayokuphumakwethuemqolombeni, kungengamthethowakhe;nangenxayokubasenze ngokwethu,singabuzanga,ekuphumenikwethu emqolombeni,safikakulendawo

13WathikeuEva,Ukubaumhlabawanyikimangenxa yethu,lazaelilityelayintentephezukwethungenxa yesikreqosethu,yehakethina,Adam,ngokubasiya kuhlalaixeshaelide.

14sukaninime,nithandazekuThixo,ukubaasixelelengale ndawo,ukubaliyintoninaelilityelithiwesaaphezu kwethunjengentente.

15WesukawemauAdam,wathandazakuYehova,ukuba amazisengalombandelaKwayeuAdamwemanjalo ethandazakwadakwasa.

ISAHLUKO49

1KwafikailizwilikaThixo,lisithi:

2Adam,ngubaninaowakucebisayo,waphuma emqolombeni,ukubauzekulendawo?

3WathiuAdamkuThixo,Camagu,Nkosi,safikakule ndawongenxayobushushubomlilo,obusifikelayo emqolombeni

4WathiuYehovauThixokuAdam,Adam,uloyika ubushushubomlilongobunyeubusuku;kuyakubanjanina, ukubauhlaleesihogweni?

5Kodwamusaukoyika,Adam,ungatshoentliziyweni yakhoukuthi,Ndikwabekileelilityenjengesikhukophezu kwakho,ukubandikubethengalo

6LiphumakuSathana,owakuthembisayoubuThixo nobungangamsha;nguyeowaliphosaphantsielilitye, ukubaakubulalephantsikwalo,noEvaenawe,ukuba akuthinteleukubaungabikhoemhlabeni.

7Kodwa,ngencebangani,njengokubalawelaphezu kwenuiliwa,ndaliwiselaumthethowokubalenze isikhuselophezukwakho,neliwaphantsikwakholithobe

8Kelomqondisouyakundifikela,Adam,ekufikenikwam emhlabeni:uSathanauyakubavusaabantubamaYuda, ukubabandibulale,bandibekeelulwalweni,batywineilitye elikhuluphezukwam,ndihlalephakathikolwalwaiimini ezintathunobusukuobuthathu

9Kodwangomhlawesithathundiyakuvuka,kwayekuya kubalusindisokuwe,Adam,nakwimbewuyakho,ukuba ukholwekumKodwa,OwuAdam,andiyikukukhupha phantsikwelilitye,kudekudluleiintsukuezintathu nobusukuobuthathu

10UThixowalisusailizwilakhekuAdam

11BahlalakeuAdamnoEvaphantsikweliwaiimini ezintathunobusukuobuthathu,njengokowayetshilokubo uThixo

12WenjenjalokeuThixokubo,ngenxayokubabawushiya umqolombawabo,bezakulendawongaphandlekomyalelo kaThixo

13Kodwa,emvakweentsukuezintathunobusuku obuthathu,uThixowalivulailiwawazawabakhupha phantsikwaloYomakeinyamayawo,abindekileamehlo, neentliziyozawo,kukukhalanazintlungu.

ISAHLUKO50

1BaphumakeuAdamnoEva,bayaemqolombeni Wobuncwane,bemabethandazakuwoyonkeloomini, kwadakwahlwa.

2Okukwenzekaekuphelenikweentsukuezingamashumi amahlanuemvakokubabephumileemyezweni

3KodwauAdamnoEvabavukakwakhonabaza bathandazakuThixoemqolombenibonkeobobusuku,baza bacelaincebaKuye

4Kwathingesifingo,wathiuAdamkuEva,Yiza,siye kwenzaumsebenziemizimbeniyethu

5Baphumakeemqolombeni,bayaemdeniongasentla womyezo,bafunaintoyokugubungelangayoimizimba yaboKodwaabafumananganto,bengazinokubabenze njaninaKantikeimizimbayaboyayinebala,yaye babengenakuthethangenxayengqelenobushushu.

6EmvakokouAdamwemawazawacelauThixoukuba amboniseintoyokugqumaimizimbayabo.

7KwafikailizwilikaThixokuye,lathi,OwuAdam, mthabatheuEva,umseelunxwemenilolwandle,apho ubuzilaukudlangenxaengaphambili;nofumanakhona iintsubazeegusha,ezinyamayazoidliweziingonyama, nezikhumbazazozishiyekileyo

ISAHLUKO51

1WathiuAdamakuwevalamazwikuThixo,wamthabatha uEva,wamsusaekuphelenikomyezo,emazantsiawo, ngasemlanjeniwamanzi,aphobakhebazilaukudla

2Kodwanjengokobabehambangendlela,bengekafiki kuloondawo,uSathana,ongendawo,walivailizwi

likaThixolithethanoAdamngokuphatheleleisigqubuthelo sakhe.

3Kwababuhlungukuye,wangxamaukuyakuloondawo bezikhonaizikhumbazeegusha,ukuzeazithabathe, aziphoseelwandle,azitshisengomlilo,ukubauAdam noEvabangazifumani

4Kodwaxawayezakuwathabatha,kwafikaiLizwi likaThixoliphumaezulwini,lambophaecalenikwezo sikhumbadeuAdamnoEvabasondelakuyeKodwa ekusondelenikwabobamoyika,nokubonaubusobakhe bobubi

5LafikakeilizwilikaThixokuAdamnoEva,lathikubo, Nguyelowayefihlakeleyoenyoka,owanilukuhlayo, wanihlubainguboyokukhanyanobuqaqawuli,enanikuyo 6Buphinakeubungangamshaobuphezukwakhe,buphina ubungangamshabakhe?Buphinakeubungangamsha bakhe?

7“Kukalokunjeumzobowakhewoyikekile;usukewaba lisikiziphakathikwezithunywazezulu;ubizwangokuba nguSathana

8Akwabake,mntundini,ndithandeukuthabathakuwele nguboyasemhlabeniyezikhumbazeegusha,ukuba ndiyonakalise,ukubaungagqubuthelwayiyo

9Buyintoninakeubuhlebakhe,lentoudeumlandele?

10Yabona,ndimkhonkxile,wadawezawambona, wabubonaubulwelwebakhe,ukubaakasekhomandlakuye 11UThixowamkhululakwiintambozakhe

ISAHLUKO52

1EmvakokuuAdamnoEvaabazangebaphindebathethe, kodwabalilaphambikoThixongenxayendaloyabo, nemizimbayaboeyayifunaisigqubuthelosasemhlabeni

2WathikeuAdamkuEva,Lulooluulusulwezilo,Efa, esisigqumangalo;sakubasembathiwe,yabona,kubakho umqondisowokufa,njengokubabafileabaninizozikhumba ziphela;siyakufake,sidlule.

3UAdamnoEvabazithabathakeizintsu,babuyela emqolombeniwobuncwane;bathibakuwo,bema bathandazangokwesiqhelo.

4Babecingaukubabangazenzanjaninaiingubozezo zikhumba;ngokubababengenabuchulekuyo

5EmvakokouThixowathumelakuboisithunywasakhe ukubasibaboniseindlelayokuyilungisaSathiisithunywa kuAdam,HambauyeuthabatheimithienamevaWaphuma keuAdam,wayizisa,njengokoisithunywasasiyelelayo.

6Saqalakeisithunywaphambikwabo,umsebenzi wokwalukaiintsuba,ngokohlobolomlikiwehempe. Wathabathaamevalawo,wawakhuphelaezintsubeni, bekhangele

7Ngokokwakhonaingelosiyaphakamayazayathandaza kuThixoukubaamevaakwezosikhumbaafihlwe,abe ngathiathungwengomsontoomnye

8Kwayekwabanjalo,ngomyalelokaThixo;baba zizambathozika-Adamno-Eva,wazawabambathisangazo 9Kususelakwangeloxesha,ubuzebemizimbayawo babugqunyweemehlweniomnye;

10Kwayeokukwenzekaekuphelenikomhlawamashumi amahlanuananye

11Kekaloku,yakugqunywaimizimbaka-AdamnoEva, bema,bathandaza,becelaincebakuYehova,nokuxolelwa ke,bebulelakuye,ngokubaabenemfesanekubo,

Incwadiyokuqalaka-AdamnoEva

ebugubungelaubuzebaboAbayekangaukuthandaza ubusukubonke.

12Kwathikexauninaekuphumenikwelanga,bathandaza ngokwesikolabo;emvakokowaphumaemqolombeni.

13WathiuAdamkuEva,Ekubenisingayaziintoesecaleni lalomqolomba,masiphumesiyekuyibonanamhla Aphumakeayakumdawasentshona

ISAHLUKO53

1Babengekhokudekakhuluemqolombeni,xauSathana wayakubo,wazimelaphakathikwawonomqolomba, phantsikwemoyeengonyamaezimbinieziqwengayo iintsukuezintathu,zingadliwanga,ezazakuAdamnoEva, zabadla,zabaqwenga

2EmvakokouAdamnoEvabalila,bazabathandaza kuThixoukubaabakhululeemathupheniabo

3LafikakuboilizwilikaThixo,lazalazigxothaiingonyama kubo.

4WathiuThixokuAdam,Ufunantoninake,Adam, ngomdawangasentshonalanga?

5Kekaloku,buyelaemqolombeniwakho,uhlalekuwo, ukuzeanganilukuhliuSathana,anganisebenziingcinga yakhephezukwakho

6“Kubakulomdawasentshonalanga,Adam,kuya kuphumakuweinzalaeyakuzalisayona,eyakuzenza iinqambingezonozayo,nangokuzinikelakwabo emithandazwenikaSathana,nangokulandelaimisebenzi yakhe

7“Ngokokendiyakubaziselaamanziokhukula, ndibakhukulisebonke.Kemnandiyakuhlangula amalungisaphakathikwawo,ndiwaseezwenielikude,+ nelizweohlelikulongokuliyakubayinkangala ephanzileyo,lingabinammi.

8AkubaethethileuThixokubo,babuyelaemqolombeni wobuncwaneKodwainyamayaboyomile,baphelelwa ngamandlangenxayokuzilaukutyanokuthandaza, bebuhlungungenxayokumenezakwabokuThixo

ISAHLUKO54

1BesukabemauAdamnoEvaemqolombeni,bathandaza bonkeobobusukukwadakwasa.Lakuphumailanga, baphumabobabiniemqolombeni;iintlokozabozibe buthuntusisithukuthezi,bengaziaphobayakhona 2Bahambabenjenjeyaukuyaemdeniosemazantsi womyezoBawunyukakeloomda,badabayakufika kumdawasempumalanga,aphokungekhomgamamkhulu.

3Keikerubhiewulindayoumyezoibimingasesangweni lasentshonalanga,iwulindileuAdamnoEva,hlezebafike ngequbulisoemyezweniYajikaikerubhi,ngathiiza kubulawa;ngokomthethouThixoawayemnikewona. 4XauAdamnoEvabafikayokumdaongasempuma womyezobecingaezintliziywenizaboukubaikherubhi ayijongibabemingasesangweningokungathibabefuna ukungena,ngequbulisoyezaikerubhiinekrele elidangazelayolomliloesandlenisayo;wababona, waphumawayakubabulalaKubawayesoyikaukubahleze uThixoamtshabalalisexabengeneemyezweningaphandle komyalelowakhe.

5IkrelelekerubhilabonakalalidangatyemgamaKodwaxa wayivusayophezukuka-AdamnoEva,idangatyelalo alizangelikhanye

6IthekeikerubhiyabonaukubauThixoubekholekilekuzo, yazakeyababuyiselaemyezweni.Yemaikerubhi imangalisiwe

7Wayengenakunyukaayeezulwiniukuyakuqinisekisa ngomyalelokaThixongokungenakwaboemyezweni; Wahlalakengokongakubo,engakwaziukwahlukakubo; kubawayesoyika,hlezebangeneemyezweningaphandle kwemvumeevelakuThixo,owathingokoamtshabalalise 8XauAdamnoEvababonaikerubhiisizangakuboinekrele elidangazelayolomliloesandlenisayo,bawangobusobabo kukoyika,bazababangathibafile

9Ngeloxeshalanyikimaizulunehlabathi;zisihlanezinye iikerubhi,ziphumaezulwini,zezakwikerubhiewugcina umyezo,imbonaethemanga,ethecwaka

10Ngoko,kwakhona,ezinyeiingelosizehlakufuphi nendawoawayekuyouAdamnoEva.Bazahlulaphakathi kovuyonosizi

11Bavuyake,kubababesithiuThixoubenobabalo kuAdam,wanqwenelaukubaabuyeleemyezweni.kwaye wayenqwenelaukumbuyiselakulonwaboawayenalo ngaphambili

12KodwabababuhlungungoAdam,ngokubawawa njengomntuofileyo,yenanoEva;bathiezicamangweni zabo,UAdamakafangakulendawo;uThixoumbulalisile ngenxaenokubaefikilekulendawo,wathandaukungena emyezweningaphandlekwemvumeyakhe

ISAHLUKO55

1LafikakeilizwilikaThixokuAdamnoEva,wabavusa ekufeni,lisithikubo,Yininaukubaninyukeleapha?Dr, nizimiseleukungenaemyezweniendanikhuphakuwo?

2WathikeuAdam,akulivailizwilikaThixo, nokuphaphazelakwezithunywazezulu,abengazibonanga; kodwawasivaisandisazongeendlebezakhe,walilanoEva, wathikuzoizithunywazezulu:

3Ndikhangeleni,moyaulindileyokuThixo,ndingabi nakunibona;kubaokobendifudulandisebukhazimleni, ndiniboneNdakubethelauhadi,Intliziyoyamibikudelee kuwe.

4Ngokukendikreqilenje,okokukhazimlakumkum, ndemkakekobubugxwayibaNgokukendifikilekoku, ukuzendingabinakukubona,ungandibunzike ngokwesiqhelosakho,kubandisukendabayinyama yenkomo.

5Kalokuke,zithunywazikaThixo,thandazaninam kuThixo,ukubaandibuyiselekwintoebendikuyo ngaphambili,andihlangulekobububi,andigwebele isigwebosokufa,awandigwebayo,ngokubandonile.

6Zathizakukuvaokoizithunywazezulu,zababuhlungu ngenxayakhe;wazawamqalekisauSathana owamlukuhlayouAdam,wadawaphumaemyezweniweza ebugxwayibeni;ukusukaebominiukuyaekufeni;ukusuka eluxolweniukuyaenkathazweni;nokusukakuvuyokuye ezwenilolunyeuhlanga

7ZathiizithunywakuAdam,WamphulaphulauSathana, walishiyailizwilikaThixoowakudalayo,wakholwake ukubauSathanawokwenzakonkeabekuthembisekona

8“Ngokuke,mntundini,siyakukwazisa,okokusifikeleyo ngaye,engekawaezulwini.

9Wayihlanganisandawonyeimikhosiyakhe, wayilahlekisa,ethembisaukubawobanikaubukumkani obukhulu,ubuThixo; 10Yakholwaimikhosiyakhe,ukubaliyinyanisoilizwi lakhe,yasukayamthobela,yalulahlauzukolukaThixo 11Wasithumelakengokwesikoebesifaneleukubasibe phantsikwalo,ukubasiphulaphuleidingalakhe elilambathayo;asivumanga,nokoasiphulaphula

12“Ngokoke,emvakokulwanoThixo,waqhubananaye, wayihlanganisaimikhosiyakhe,walwanathiKwaye ukubaebengengamandlakaThixoabenathi,ngesingenako ukumeyisa,ukumjulaezulwini; 13Kekaloku,yakuwaphakathikwethu,kwabakhouvuyo olukhuluemazulwini,ngenxayokubawehlaephumakuthi; 14UthekeuThixongencebayakhewamkhuphaphakathi kwethu,wamsakulomhlabaumnyama; 15Kwayeuqhubekile,OwuAdam,ukubaalwenawe, wadawakulukuhlawazawakukhuphaemyezweni,uye kulomhlabawasemzini,aphozonkeezizilingozifike kuwe.Kwayeukufa,okouThixoakuzisileyophezu kwakhe,kananjaloukuzisekuwe,OwuAdam,ngenxa yokubaumthobele,wazawakreqakuThixo

16Zazaizithunywazagcoba,zamdumisauThixo,zamcela ukubaangambulaliuAdamngesisihlandlo,kuba ebengxameleukungenaemyezwenikodwaukunyamezela kudekubekukuzalisekakwedinga;nokumncedakweli hlabathiadeakhululweesandlenisikaSathana

ISAHLUKO56

1EmvakokokwafikaiLizwilikaThixokuAdam,lazalathi kuye:

2“OwuAdam,khangelalaamyezowovuyonakulo mhlabawokubulaleka,kwayeqaphelaiingelosi ezisemyezweniozelezizo,kwayeuzibonewedwakulo mhlaba,kunyenoSathanaowamthobelayo

3Ukubaubuthewazithoba,wandithobela,waligcinailizwi lam,ubuyakubanezithunywazamemyezweniwam.

4“Kodwaxauthewenzaubumenemene,wamphulaphula uSathana,wabalundwendwelwakhephakathi kwezithunywazakhe,ezizelebubungendawo,wezakulo mhlaba,ovelisaimithanaenamevaneenkunzane

5“OwuAdam,celalowounilukuhlileyo,ukubaakunike ubumebobuthixoawakuthembisayo,okanyeakwenzele umyezo,kanyenjengokondakwenzelawona,okanye akuzalisengaloomveloikhazimlayoendakuzalisangayo.

6“Mceleukubaakwenzeleumzimbaofananalowo ndikwenzileyo,okanyeakunikeumhlawokuphumla, njengokondakunikayo;okanyeakwenzelengaphakathi kwakhoumphefumloonengqondo,kanyenjengoko ndadalayokuwe;okanyeukubaakususeaphaakusemhlaba wumbingaphandlekwalondakunikawona

7Yazike,ukubabalwakwamkuwe,nencebayamkuwe, sidalwasam;ukubaandikuphindezeliubugwenxabakho kum;kodwangenxayemfesaneyam,ndathikuwe, ekuphelenikwemihlaemihlanulemihlanuinesiqingatha, ndiyakuzandikusindise

8WaphindawathiuThixokuAdamnoEva,Sukaninihle, hlezeikerubhiinekrelelomliloesandlenisayo, initshabalalise

9Yathuthuzelekaintliziyoka-AdamngamazwikaThixo kuye,waqubudakuye.

10YayeuThixowayalelaiingelosiZakheukuba zibakhupheleuAdamnoEvaemqolombeningovuyo, endaweniyoloyikoolwalubafikele.

11IzithunywazezuluzabathabathauAdamnoEva, zabahlisaentabeningasemyezweni,ngeengoma neendumiso,zadazabazisaemqolombeni.Apho izithunywazezuluzaqalisaukubathuthuzelanokubaqinisa, zazazemkakubozasingaezulwini,kuMdaliwazo owayezithumile

12Kodwa,emvakokubaiingelosizimkilekuAdamnoEva, kwezauSathana,enobusoobuneentloni,wazawema emnyangowomqolombaawayekuwouAdamnoEva WabizauAdam,wathi,Adam,yizandithethenawe

13EmvakokouAdamwaphumaemqolombeni,ecinga ukubaungomnyeweengelosizikaThixoezekumnika icebisoelilungileyo

ISAHLUKO57

1EphumileuAdam,wayibonaimbonakaloyakhe eyoyikekayo,wamoyika,wathikuye,Ungubanina?

2WaphendulakeuSathana,wathikuye,Mnakendazimela enyoka,ndathethanoEva,ndamlukuhla,wadawawuva umyalelowam

3WathikeuAdam,akuwevalamazwikuye,wathikuye, Ungandenzaumyezona,njengokouThixowandenzela wona?

4BuphinaubuThixoowafungayokum,ukubauya kundinika?

5WathiuSathanakuAdam,Ucinganaukubandithetheinto emntwini,ndoyizisakuye,ndilizaliseilizwilam?Akunjalo, kubamnaandizangandikufumaneokondikucelileyo; 6Ndawakengoko,ndaniwisakokondawangakomna; kwananiothewamkelaicebolam,wowangako

7“Ngokuke,mntundini,ngenxayokuwakwakhouphantsi kolawulolwam,ndibengukumkaniphezukwakhongenxa enokubaundiphulaphule,wesukawegqithakuThixowakho; 8Wabuyawathi,Ekubenisingawaziumhlaowavumelana nawengawouThixowakho,kwanaloilixaoyakukhululwa ngalo,ngenxayokosiyakukwandisaiimfazwe nokubulalanaphezukwakho,nakwimbewuyakhoemva kwakho

9“Kukookuukuthandakwethunokukholekakwethu, ukubasingashiyinamnyekoonyanababantu,ayidleilifa indawoyethuemazulwini

10“Kubaindawoyethuyokuhlala,OwuAdam, isemlilweniotshayo;kwayeasiyikuyekaukwenzaububi bethu,namhlanalinyenaliphinailixaKwayemna,Adam, ndiyakuhlwayelaumlilokuwe,xaungenaemqolombeni ukubauhlalekhona.

11AkuwevauAdamlamazwi,walila,wamenzelaisijwili, wathikuEva,Kuveniakuthethileyo,ukuzeangayiphumezi yonkeintoabeyithethekuweemyezweni

12KethinasomcelauThixo,owasidalayo,ukuba asihlanguleesandlenisakhe;

ISAHLUKO58

1BazauAdamnoEvabazolulelaizandlazabokuThixo, bathandaza,bambongozaukubaamkhupheuSathanakubo;

Incwadiyokuqalaka-AdamnoEva

hlezeabenzelugonyamelo,angabanyanzeliukuba bamkhanyeleuThixo.

2UThixowathumelakubokwaokoisithunywasakhe, samkhuphayouSathanakubo.Okukwenzekaukutshona kwelanga,ngomhlawamashumiamahlanuanesithathu bephumileemyezweni

3BangenakeuAdamnoEvaemqolombeni,bema, babhekisaubusobaboemhlabeni,bathandazakuThixo.

4KodwangaphambikokubabathandazeuAdamwathi kuEva,“Yabona,uzibonileizihendoezisifikeleyokweli lizweYizani,sisuke,siceleuThixoukubaasixoleleizono zethuesizonileyo;kwayeasiyikuphumakudekube sekuphelenikweminielandelayoyeshumielinesibini. Kwayeukubasiyafakulo,uyakusisindisa

5BesukakeuAdamnoEva,bamanyanaekumbongozeni uThixo.

6Bahlalakebethandazaemqolombeni;kananjaloabazange baphumekuyo,ebusukuokanyeemini,deimithandazo yaboyaphumaemlonyeniwabo,njengelangatyelomlilo.

ISAHLUKO59

1KodwauSathana,okuthiyekonkeokulungileyo, akazangeabavumeleukubabapheliseimithandazoyabo Ngokubawayibizaimikhosiyakhe,yezayonke.Wathike kubo,EkubeniuAdamnoEva,esabalahlekisayongabo, bavumeleneukubabathandazekuThixoubusukunemini, bambongozeukubaabahlangule;kubaabayikuphuma emqolombeni,kudekubesekuphelenikomhlawamashumi amane

2Kwayeekubenibayakuqhubekanemithandazoyabo njengokobobabinibevumeleneukwenza,ukuba abahlanguleesandlenisethu,ababuyiselekwimekoyabo yangaphambili,bonaukubasiyakwenzantoninakubo. Yathikuyeimikhosiyakhe,Ngamandlaakho,Nkosiyethu, ukwenzaokoukuthandayo

3USathana,ekhohlakelekakhulu,wayithabathaimikhosi yakhe,wangenaemqolombeni,ngobusukubamashumi omaneananye;kwayewababethauAdamnoEva,wada wabashiyabefile.

4KwazakwafikaiLizwilikaThixokuAdamnoEva, owabavusayoekubandezelekenikwabo,yayeuThixowathi kuAdam,“Yomelelani,musaniukumoyikalowousandul’ ukuzakuwe

5WalilauAdam,wathi,Ubuphina,Thixowam,ukuba undibethengezibethoezinje,ukubasibenobububi,phezu kwam,naphezukwamnoEva,umkhonzazanawakho?

6WathikeuThixokuye,UAdam,yabona,uyinkosi neenkosizonkeonazo;lowowathi,wokunikaubuThixo Luphinaoluthandoanalongawe?

7Kubakwakholekakuye,Adam,ukubaezekuwe,ukuba akuthuthuzele,akomeleze,avuyenawe,athumeleumkhosi wakhe,ukubaakugcine;ngenxaenokubaumphulaphule, walithobelaicebolakhe,wawugqithaumyalelowam, wesukawawulandelaumyalelowakhe?

8WalilauAdamphambikoYehova,wathi,Yehova, ngenxaenokubandonilekancinane,undibethengenxayoko, ndiyakucelaukubaundihlanguleesandlenisakhe;okanye ndibabale,uwukhupheumphefumlowamenyameniyam ngokukwelilizwelasemzini.

9WathiuThixokuAdam,Akwababekukhekwakho ukuncwinanokuthandazangenxaengaphambili, ungekagqibi!

10KodwauThixowabanomondekuAdam,waza wamvumelayenanoEvaukubabahlaleemqolombenibade bazaliseiintsukuezingamashumiamane

11KodwangokubhekiselekuAdamnoEva,amandlaabo nenyamayabomaekuzileninasekuthandazeni,endlaleni nakunxano;kubababengangcangakutyanakuselaoko baphumayoemyezweni;kwanemisebenziyemizimbayabo ibingekazinziswa;kwayebabengenawoamandlaaseleyo okuqhubekaemthandazweningenxayendlala,kudekube sekuphelenikosukuolulandelayoukuyakweyeshumi elinesineBabewileemqolombeni;kantikelonailizwi elibeliphumaemlonyeniwabo,libeleleendumisozodwa

ISAHLUKO60

1Kwathingomhlawamashumiasibhozoanesithoba, wafikauSathanaemqolombeni,ambetheingubo yokukhanya,ebhinqeumbhinqooqaqambileyo

2Ezandlenizakhekwakukhoumsimelelowokukhanya, yayewayekhangelekaewothukilekakhulu;

3Waziguqulakengoko,ukuzeakhohliseuAdamnoEva, abakhupheemqolombeni,bengekazalisekiiintsuku ezimashumimane

4Kubawayesithingaphakathikwakhe,Xakebezizalise iintsukuezimashumimanebezilaukudlanokuthandaza, uThixowobabuyiselakwimekoyaboyakuqala;ke,ukuba akathanga,ubeusayakubabala;nokoke,ukuba ebengaconganga,ubeyakubanikanoko,ukuba ubathuthuzele,kwanjengokobekutshisiwekabini

5WasondelauSathanaemqolombeningaloombonakalo intle,wathi:

6WenaAdam,suka,suk’ume,wenanoEva,nihambenam, niyeezwenielihle;musaniukoyikaNdiyinyama namathambonjengani;

7Kwathi,xawandidalayo,wandibekaemyezweni ongasentla,emdeniwehlabathi

8Wathikum,Hlalaapha;Ndahlalakhonangokwelizwi lakhe,andagqithaumthethowakhe

9Wandibekelaubuthongo,wakukhupha,mntundini, wesukaecalenilam;akakuhlalisangakum.

10KodwauThixowakuthabathangesandlasakhe sobuthixo,wakubekaemyezweniongasempumalanga

11Ndababuhlungungenxayakho,kubaekubeniuThixo ebekukhupheecalenikwam,akakuvumelangaukubauhlale nam.

12WathikeuThixokum,Musaukubabuhlungungenxa yoAdam,endimkhuphileyoesandlenisakho;akayi kuhlelwabubi

13Ngokubangokundimziseleumncediophumaecaleni lakhe,ndamvuyisangokwenjenjalo

’USathana,nabobasentlungwinidekubenamhlanje

15WathikeuThixokum,Suk’ume,uyekuwo,ubabeke endaweniyakho,ungamvumeliuSathanaukubaabafikele, ababandezele;ngokubangokubasebubiniobukhulu;

16Wathikum,Xauthewawathabatha,wanikeukubaadle esiqhamenisoMthiwoBomi,usezeamanzioxolo,ubanxibe inguboyokukhanya,ubabuyiselekwimoyabo yangaphambilielubabalweni,ungabashiyibesebubini, ngokubabaphumakuwe

17Ndithekendakukuvaoko,ndababuhlungu,ayabanako ukukunyamezelaokointliziyoyam,ngenxayakho, mntwanawam

18Kodwa,Adam,ndakuvaigamalikaSathana,ndoyika, ndathingaphakathikwam,Andiyikuphuma,hlezeabe ngumgibekum,njengokowenjenjalokoonyanabam, uAdamnoEva

19Ndathike,Thixo,ndakubandisiyakoonyanabam, uSathanawondikhawulelaendleleni,andilwele,njengoko enzengakokubo

20WathikeuThixokum,Musaukoyika;wakumfumana, uzeumbethengentongaesesandlenisakho,ungamoyiki; ngokubaubumikwakudala;

21Ndathike,Camagu,Nkosiyam,andinakoukuya

22WathikumuThixo,Izithunywazezulu,okwenyaniso, azifaninazo,azivumiukuhambanazo;ndikunyulewena, ngokubaziyimbewuyakho,njengawe;

23WathiuThixokum,Ukubaakuthangaubenamandla okuhamba,ndothumelailifuukubalikuthwale,likusese emnyangowomqolombawabo,libuyeilifu,likushiye khona

24Ukubakebathebemkanawe,ndothumelailifu,lithwale wenanabo

25Wayalelailifu,landithwala,landizisakuwe,labuya

26Kalokuke,nyanabam,AdamnoEva,boneniizimvi zam,nokuswelakwam,nasekufikenikwamndivelakude; yizaninamsiyeendaweniyokuphumla

27EmvakokowaqalisaukulilanokulilaphambikoAdam noEva,zazaiinyembezizakhezaphalalaemhlabeni njengamanzi

28KwayexauAdamnoEvabaphakamisaamehloabo kwayebabonaiindevuzakhe,kwayebevaintethoyakhe emnandi,iintliziyozabozathambangakuye; bamphulaphula,kubababekholelwaukubauyinyaniso.

29Kwabonakalakuboukubabayinzalayakhengokwenene, bakubonaukubaubusobakhebunjengobabo;bakholosa ngaye.

ISAHLUKO61

1WabambauAdamnoEvangesandla,wabakhupha emqolombeni

2Bathekebakubabemkekancinanekuwo,waziuThixo ukubauSathanaubeboyisile,wabakhuphazingekafiki iintsukuezimashumimane,ukubaabathabatheleendaweni ekude,abatshabalalise.

3LaphindalafikailizwileNkosiuYehova,lamqalekisa uSathana,lamgxothakubo.

4WathethauThixokuAdamnoEva,wathikubo,Niphume emqolombeni,nizakulendawo,yinina?

5WathiuAdamkuThixo,Wadalaumntunaphambi kwethu?Kuba,sakubasisemqolombeni,kwezakuthi ngesiqupheixhegoelilungileyo,lathikuthi, NdingumthunywakaThixoovelakuni,ukubandinibuyisele endaweniyokuphumla

6Kwayesakholwa,Thixo,ukubaubengumthunywaovela kuwe;saphumakenaye,asaziaphosingayakhonanaye.

7WathikeuThixokuAdam,Yabona,nguyise wobungendawolowo,owakukhuphayowenanoEva emyezweniweziyolo.Kekaloku,akubonaukubawena noEvanimanyeneekuzileninasekuthandazeni,ukuba aniphumiemqolombeni,zingekapheliiintsukuezimashumi

mane,wafunaukubaalitshitshiseicebolenu,aqhawule iqhinalenu,ukuzeaqhawuleiqhinalenu,ukuzeaqhawule amaqhinaenu,aqhawuleamaqhinaenu,aqhawule amaqhinaenu,ukubaaniqhawule.wena.

8ngokubaebengenakoukwenzantokuwe,ukuba akathangawazibonakalalisangokufananawe

9“Kungenxayokolentouthewezakunienobusoobufana nobakho,wazawaninikaimiqondisoengathiyinyaniso yonke

10Kemna,ngencebanangobabaloendanibabalayo, andimvumelangaukubaanitshabalalise;kodwa ndamgxothakuni

11Kengoko,Adam,mthabatheuEva,ubuyele emqolombeniwakho,uhlalekuwo,kudekubengumhla wamashumiomane;

12BandulakeuAdamnoEvabamnqulauThixo,baza bamdumisakwayebamsikelelangenxayokukhululwa kwabokuyeBabuyelaemqolombeniOkukwenzeka ngengokuhlwayomhlawamashumiamathathuanesithoba. 13NgokouAdamnoEvabemangeenyawobaza ngenzondeleloenkulu,bathandazakuThixo,ukuba akhutshweekuswelenikwaboamandla;kubaamandlaabo ayengasekhokubo,ngendlala,nonxano,nomthandazo Kodwababukelaubusukubonkebethandaza,kwadakwasa 14WathiuAdamkuEva,Sukasiyengasesangweni lasempumalangalomyezo,njengokowathethayokuthi uThixo

15Kwayebayenzaimithandazoyabonjengokobabeqhele ukwenzayonkeimihla;baphumaemqolombeni,baya kungenaesangwenilomyezoelingasempumalanga 16EmvakokouAdamnoEvabemangeenyawobaza bathandaza,bazabambongozauThixoukubaabomeleze, nokubaabathumeleleintoethileyokwanelisaindlalayabo 17Kodwabakubabeyigqibileimithandazoyabo,bahlala aphongenxayobuthathakababo

18LabuyakelafikailizwilikaThixokubo,wathi,Adam, vuka,uthabatheamakhiwaneamabiniapha.

19BesukakeuAdamnoEva,bahambabadabasondela emqolombeni

ISAHLUKO62

1Keyenaongendawo,uSathana,wabamonela,ngenxa yentuthuzeloabanikeyonauThixo

2Wabanqandake,wangenaemqolombeni,wawathabatha amakhiwaneomabini,wawangcwabelangaphandle komqolomba,ukuzeuAdamnoEvabangawafumani Kwakhonawayecingaukubaatshabalalise.

3KodwangencebakaThixo,kwathi,akubaloomakhiwane mabiniemhlabeniabekhoemhlabeni,uThixowasoyisa icebolikaSathanakuwo;wayenzaimithiyeziqhamo emibini,eyawugubungelaumqolomba.KubauSathana wayebangcwabelengasempumalangakuwo

4Yakukhulaloomithiyomibini,yazalaziziqhamo,waba buhlunguuSathana,wenzaisijwili,wathi,Kulungileukuba amakhiwaneashiyweenjengokoebenjalo;ngokuba, yabonani,abayimithiyeziqhamoemibini,awoyidla uAdamyonkeimihlayobomibakhe

5KodwauThixoulitshitshisileicebolam;akavumaukuba esisiqhamosingcwelesitshabalale;yayeuyicacisile injongoyam,yayeulitshitshisileiceboendaliceba ngabakhonzibakhe

6WazauSathanawemkaeneentloni,engalenzangaiqhinga lakhe.

ISAHLUKO63

1Kekaloku,bakusondelaemqolombeniuAdamnoEva, babonaimikhiwaneemibini,izeleziziqhamo,iwusibekele umqolomba.

2WathiuAdamkuEva,Kubonakalakumngathisilahlekile Ikhulenininalemithiyomibiniapha?Kubonakalakum ngathiutshabalufunaukusilukuhla;

3Kodwa,Eva,masingeneemqolombeni,sifumanekuwo amakhiwaneomabini,kubangumqolombawethulo, ebesikuwo;

4Bangenaemqolombeni,bakhangelaezimbombenizawo zone,abawafumanaamakhiwaneomabini.

5WalilauAdam,wathikuEva,Singeneemqolombenina, Eva?Ndicingaukubalemikhiwaneyomibini ingamakhiwaneomabiniemqolombeni.WathiuEva,Mna andazi

6WesukawemauAdam,wathandaza,wathi,Thixo, Wasiwiselaumthethowokubasibuyeleemqolombeni, siwathabatheamakhiwaneomabini,sibuyelekuwe

7KungokunjeasikayifumaniNguwena,Thixo, owayihlwayelayolemithiyomibini,silahlekilena emhlabeni?Utshabalusikhohlisilena?Ukubayinyani, Thixo,sityhileleimfihleloyalemithiyomibini, neyamakhiwaneomabini.

8LafikakeilizwilikaThixokuAdam,lathikuye,Owu Adam,ekuthumenikwamukubauthabatheamakhiwane, uSathanawahambaphambikwakho,wayaemqolombeni, wawathabathaamakhiwane,wawambelangaphandle, ngasempumalangakomqolomba,ecingaukubauya kuwatshabalalisa,engawahlwayeliuneenjongo ezilungileyo

9Nokokelemithiyahlumakwaokongenxayakhe;ke ndabanencebakuwe,ndathimayikhule.Yahluma,yaba yimithiemibiniemikhulu,ukuzeubenzeumthunzi wamasebeawo,ufumaneukuphumla;ukuzendikubonise amandlaamnemisebenziyamebalulekileyo.

10KananjaloukuzendiniboniseubugwenxabukaSathana, nemisebenziyakheengendawo,kuselokonaphuma emyezweni,akayekangaukunenzakakubi,nakanye.Ke andimnikangagunyaphezukwenu

11WathiuThixo,Kuthabathelakwelixesha,OwuAdam, yivuyelelemithi,wenanoEva,uphumlephantsikwayo,xa utyhafileyo;

12WalilauAdam,wathi,Thixo,uyakubuyausibulalena, usigxothephambikobusobakho,ubunqumleubomibethu phezukomhlaba?

13Ndiyakukhunga,Thixo,ukubauyazi,ukubakukho ukufakulemithi,nokubabububiobunye, njengokwasekuqaleni,yincothuleemqolombeniwethu, uyibune,usishiyesifebubushushu,yindlalanakukunxanwa 14“Ngokubasiyazi,Thixo,imisebenziyakho ebalulekileyo,ukubamikhulu,Ukubangamandlaakho uvelisaintoephumakwenye,unganqwenelwamntu;

ISAHLUKO64

1UThixowamjongauAdamnamandlaengqondoyakhe, phezukokunyamezelakwakheukulambanokunxanwa,

nobushushuWayiguqulaimikhiwaneemibinileyo,yaba ngamakhiwaneamabini,njengokubaibinjaloekuqaleni; Bawathabatha,njengokouYehovawabawiselaumthetho ngako.

2Wathikubo,Ngenaniemqolombeni,niwadle amakhiwane,nihluthiseukulambakwenu,hlezenife

3Ngokoke,njengokouThixowabayalelayo,bangena emqolombeni,ngexeshalokutshonakwelanga.Kwaye uAdamnoEvabemakwayebathandazangexesha lokutshonakwelanga

4Bahlalaphantsi,bawadlaamakhiwane;bayebengakwazi ukuzidla;kubababengakuqhelangaukutyakwasemhlabeni Basoyikelaukubahlezekuthikantibathebadla,isisusabo siyakubanzima,nenyamayaboijiye,neentliziyozabo zingakuthandiukudlakwasemhlabeni

5Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubabahleliezozinto,uThixo, wabanofefengabo,wabathumaisithunywasakhe,ukuze bangatshabalaliyindlalanakunxanwa

6SathiisithunywakuAdamnoEva,UtshouThixokuni ukuthi,Aninawoamandlaokuzilaukudlakudekube sekufeni;yidlanike,niyomelezeimizimbayenu; 7EmvakokouAdamnoEvabawathabathaamakhiwane bazabadlakuwoKodwauThixowayefakekuzoumxube onjengesonkaesinencasanegazi

8EmvakokoisithunywasemkakuAdamnoEva, abawadlayoamakhiwanebadabanelaukulambakwabo Bandulakebabekaokuseleyo;kodwangamandlakaThixo amakhiwaneazalisanjengangaphambili,kubauThixo wayewathamsanqele

9EmvakokuuAdamnoEvabavuka,bazabathandaza ngentliziyoevuyayonamandlaahlaziyiweyo,baza badumisakwayebavuyangokugqithisileyobonkeobo busukuKwayeokukwabakuphelakosukulwamashumi asibhozoanesithathu.

ISAHLUKO65

1Kwakusa,bavuka,bathandazangokwesikolabo, baphumakeemqolombeni

2Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubabayabandezelekangenxa yesonkaesibesisidla,àbesakuxhamla,bajikeleza emqolombeni,bathiomnyekomnye:

3Sihlelweyintoninangokudla,ukubasibenomvandedwa nje?Yehakethina,sife!

4WathikeuAdamkuEva,Lentlunguayifikangakuthi emyezweni,asisidlangasonkambinaphinaapho.Ucinga nawena,Eva,ukubauThixowosibethisangokutya okukuthi,nokubaaphumeizibilinizethu,okanyeaphume amathumbuethu;

5KeuAdamwambongozauYehova,wathi,OwuNkosi, masingabhubhingokudlaesikudlayoOwuNkosi, ungasibethi;kodwayenzakuthingokwencebayakho enkulu,ungasishiyi,ideibeyiminiyedingaosenzelelona 6UThixowabakhangela,wabanikakwaokoukubabadle; kudekubenamhla;ukuzebangatshabalali

7EmvakokouAdamnoEvababuyelaemqolombeni belusizikwayebelilangenxayenguqukokwindaloyabo. Kwayebobabinibaziukususelangelolixaukuba babengabantuabaguqukileyo,ukubaithembalabo lokubuyelaemyezweningokulalinqanyuliwe;ababa nakungenakuwo

8Kubakalokuimizimbayaboibisebenza ngokungaqhelekanga;kwayeyonkeinyamaefunaukutya nesiseloukuzeibekho,ayinakubasegadini

9WathiuAdamkuEva,Yabona,ithembalethungoku linqanyuliwe,sikwanjaloithembalethulokungena emyezweniAsisengabemibomyezo;kethina singabasemhlabeni,singabemibomhlaba,singabemi bomhlaba,ukubaasiyikubuyelaemyezweni,ideibeyimini atheuThixowathembisangayoukusisindisa,asibuyisele emyezweninjengokowathembisayo

10BathandazakekuThixo,ukubaabenencebakubo;emva koko,ingqondoyaboyathicwaka,iintliziyozabo zaphukile,kwayeulangazelelolwabolwaphola;baba ngabasemziniehlabathiniNgobobusukuuAdamnoEva balalaemqolombeni,aphobabelelengokunzulungenxa yokutyaababekudlile.

ISAHLUKO66

1Kwathikusasa,ngosukuolusemvakokubabetyile, bathandazauAdamnoEvaemqolombeni,wathiuAdam kuEva,Yabona,sacelaukutyakuThixo,wasinika.

2Besukakebayaeludininilomfulawamanzi,ongakumda ongezantsiwomyezo,ababeziphosekuwongaphambili Bemaelunxwemeni,bathandazakuThixoukubaabawisele umthethowokubabawaselelamanzi

3LafikakeilizwilikaThixokuAdam,lathikuye,Adamu, umzimbawakhousukewabasisityhakala,ufunaamanzi okuselaThabathani,nisele,wenanoEva,bulela,udumise

4UAdamnoEvakebasondela,bazabaselakuyo,de imizimbayaboyazivaihlaziyekile.Emvakokusela, badumisauThixo,bazababuyelaemqolombeniwabo ngokwesikolabolangaphambiliOkukwenzekaekupheleni kweentsukuezingamashumiasibhozoanesithathu.

5Kwathingomhlawamashumiasibhozoanesine, bathabathaamakhiwaneamabini,bawaxhoma emqolombeni,namagqabiawo,ukubaabengumqondiso nentsikelelokuThixokuboBahlalakeapho,kwada kwavelaenyeinto,eyakuyibonaimisebenziebalulekileyo awayenzayouThixokubo.

6NgokouAdamnoEvakwakhonabemangaphandle komqolomba,bazababongozauThixoukubaababonise ukutyaaphoanokondlakhonaimizimbayabo.

7KwafikailizwilikaThixokuye,lathi,Adam,hleuye entshonalangaemqolombeni,ezwenielimnyama, wofumanakhonaukudla.

8KwayeuAdamwaliphulaphulaiLizwilikaThixo, wathabathauEva,wazawehlawayakwilizweelimnyama, wazawafumanaingqolowaikhulelaekhwekhweni nevuthiweyo,namakhiwaneukubaadliwe;wazauAdam wakuvuyelaoko

9LaphindalafikailizwilikaThixokuAdam,lathikuye, Thabathakulengqolowa,uzenzeleisonkangayo,ukuze uwudleumzimbawakhoKwayeuThixowayinikaintliziyo ka-Adamubulumko,ukubaisebenzeingqolowaideibe sisonka

10UAdamwakwenzakonkeoko,wadawatyhafa, wadinwaWabuyelaemqolombeni;evuyakunene, ekuyivisenikwakheingqolowa,ideibesisonkasokuba umntuadle.

ISAHLUKO67

1KodwaxauAdamnoEvabehlayobayakumhlaba wodakaolumnyama,bazabasondelakwingqolowauThixo awayebaboniseyona,kwayebayibonaivuthiwekwaye ilungeleukuvunwa,njengokobabengenarhengqa lokuyivunangayobazibhinqisa,bazabaqalisa ukuyincothulaingqolowa,yadayagqitywayonke.

2Bayenzaimfumbayeemfumba;betyhafilebubushushu nalunxano,bangenaphantsikomthionomthunzi,apho umoyawawubaphethuzelaukubabalale

3KodwauSathanawakubonaokokwenziwanguAdam noEva.Wayibizaimikhosiyakhe,wathikuyo,Ekubeni uThixoebabonisileuAdamnoEvayonkelengqolowa, ukubabomelezengayoimizimbayabo;yabona,bezile, bayimfumba,batyhafilengumsebenzionzima,balele; yizani,siyitshisengomlilolemfumbayengqolowa, siyitshise,sithabathenentsubayamanzi,basele,basele, basele.indlalanokunxanwa.

4Xabathebavukaebuthongweni,bafunaukubuyela emqolombeni,sofikakubongendlela,sibalahlekise,bafe yindlalanalunxano,mhlawumbibamkhanyeleuThixo, abatshabalalise

5USathananemikhosiyakhebayiphosaumlilophezu kwengqolowa,wayidla.

6KodwaebushushwinibelangatyeuAdamnoEvabavuka ebuthongwenibabo,bazabayibonaingqolowaisitsha,neemeleyamanziecalenikwabo,iphalala.

7Balilake,babuyelaemqolombeni

8Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubabayenyukabephumaezantsi kwentaba,aphobabekuyo,waqubisananabouSathana nomkhosiwakhe,benjengezithunywazezulu,bedumisa uThixo;

9WathikeuSathanakuAdam,Adam,yininaukuba ulambekangaka,unxanwe?WathiuAdamkuye,Hayi 10WabuyawathiuSathanakuAdam,Buyanathi; sizizithunywazikaThixo;uThixousithumekuwe,ukuba sikuboniseenyeintsimiyengqolowa,elungengakumbi kunaleyo,nangaphayakwayongumthombowamanzi alungileyo,nemithiemininzi,aphouyakuhlalakhonakuyo, uyisebenzeleintsimiyengqolowa,ngeyonanjongo ilungileyongaphezukwaleyoayidlileyouSathana 11UAdamwacingaukubauyinyaniso,kwaye zazizizithunywazezuluezithethanaye;wabuyanabo 12EmvakokouSathanawaqalisaukulahlekisauAdam noEvaiintsukuezisibhozo,debobabinibawangokungathi bafile,ngenxayendlala,unxanonokuphelelwangamandla Wasabayenanemikhosiyakhe,wayishiya.

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ISAHLUKO68

1UThixowabakhangelauAdamnoEva,nokobabefikelwe buSathana,nokowabatshabalalisayo 2Ngokoke,uThixowathumelaiLizwiLakhe,waza wamvusauAdamnoEvakwimekoyaboyokufa 3WazauAdam,ekuvuswenikwakhe,wathi,OwuThixo, Usitshisile,wathabathakuthiingqolowaobusinikeyona, WawuthululaumphandawamanziWazithumaizithunywa zakho,ezisikhweleyoemasiminiUyakusitshabalalisana? Ukubalentoiphumakuwe,OwuThixo,musa ukusohlwaya;

4WathiuThixokuAdam,Ingqolowaandiyitshisanga, namanzie-emeleniandiwathululanga,nezithunywazam andizithumelangaukubazikulahlekise

5KenguSathanainkosiyakhoekwenzileyooko;lo uzithobileyokuye;ukantiumthethowamuthe watshitshiswa;yenalowowayitshisayoingqolowa, wathululaamanzi;lowowanilukuhlayo;kantikewona amadingaonkeakwenzéngawo,abubuxoki,yinkohliso, bubuxoki

6Ngokuke,mntundini,uyakuzaziizenzozam ezilungileyoendizenzileyokuwe

7YayeuThixowazixelelaiingelosizakheukubazithabathe uAdamnoEva,zibanyusezibanyusebayeentsimini yengqolowa,ababeyifumenenjengangaphambili,ne-emele izelengamanzi

8Babonakhonaumthi,bafumanakuwoimanaeqinileyo; bamangaliswangamandlakaThixoYayeizithunywa zezuluzabayalelaukubabadleimanaxabelambile

9UThixowamfungauSathanangesiqalekiso,ukuba angabuyiatshabalaliseintsimiyengqolowa

10BathabathakeuAdamnoEvaengqolowa,benzangayo umnikelo,bawuthabatha,bawunyusaentabeni,apho babenyusakhonaumnikelowabowokuqalawegazi 11Babuyabawusondezalomnikelophezukwesibingelelo ababesakhaekuqaleni.Baphakama,bathandaza, bambongozauYehova,besithi,OwuThixo,oko besisemyezweni,zenyukazayakuweindumisoyethu njengalomnikelo;ubumsulwabethubenyukabezakuwe njengesiqhumiso

12WathiuThixokuAdamnoEva,Ekubeniniwusondezile lomnikelo,nawusondezakum,ndiyakuwenzaube yinyamayam,ekuhlenikwamemhlabeni,ukuba ndinisindise,ndihlalendisinyusaesibingelelweni,ukuze kubekhouxolelonenceba,kwabobathabathayokuwo ngokufanelekileyo

13KwayeuThixowathumelaumlilooqaqambileyophezu kwedinilika-AdamnoEva,wazawawuzalisa ngokuqaqamba,ubabalo,nokukhanya;kwayeuMoya oyiNgcwelewehlaphezukwaloomnikelo

14EmvakokouThixowayalelaingelosiukubaithabathe iziphathozomlilonjengecephe,izekunyenayoithabathe umnikeloizisekuAdamnoEvaSenjenjaloisithunywa, njengokouThixoabemwiseleumthethongako,sabanikela.

15Kwayeimiphefumloka-AdamnoEvayakhazimla,zaza iintliziyozabozazaliswaluvuyonemivuyoneendumiso zikaThixo.

16WathiuThixokuAdam,Makubenjaloisikokuni,xa nifikelwayimbandezelonesingqala.Keukuhlangulwa kwakhonokungenakwakhoemyezweniakuyikubakho, ideizalisekeimihlaesivumelenengayophakathikwam nawe;ukubabekungenjalo,ngencebayamnemfesaneyam kuwe,ndikubuyiseleemyezweniwam,nasekubabaleni kwam,ngenxayokubingelelakwakhongenxayegamalam 17WawavuyelauAdamlamazwiawawevayokuThixo; yayeyenanoEvabaqubudaphambikwesibingelelo, ababequbudakuso,bazababuyelakuMqolomba Wobuncwane.

18Kwayeokukwenzekaekuphelenikomhlaweshumi elinesibiniemvakomhlawamashumiasibhozo,ukususela kwilixauAdamnoEvabaphumayoemyezweni.

19Bavukaubusukubonkebethandazakwadakwasa;emva kokowaphumaemqolombeni

20WathikeuAdamkuEva,ngovuyolwentliziyo,ngenxa yomnikeloababewunikelekuThixo,nowamkelekileyo kuye,Masenzeokukathathungeveki,ngomhlawesine ngoLwesithathu,ngomhlawokulungiselelauLwesihlanu, nangeCawayesabatha,yonkeimihlayobomibethu.

21Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubabayavumelananalamazwi phakathikwabo,uThixowakholiswaziingcingazabo, nesigqibosabobafikelelakuso.

22Emvenikoku,kwezaiLizwilikaThixokuAdam,lathi, “OwuAdam,wawumiselangenxaengaphambiliimihla eziyakundifikelangayoiintlungu,xandithendenziwa inyama;

23“Kususelakumhlawokuqala,ndadalakuyozonkeizinto, ndaliphakamisaizulu;kananjalo,ngokuvukakwamngalo mini,ndiyakudalauvuyo,ndibaphakamiseleenyangweni abobakholwayokum;Adam,nikelalomnikelo,yonke imihlayobomibakho

24UThixowalisusailizwilakhekuAdam

25KodwauAdamwaqhubekaewusondezalomnikelo njalo,iivekiezintathuzonke,kwadakwabasekupheleni kweevekiezisixhenxeKwathingomhlawokuqala, ongowomashumiamahlanu,uAdamwenzaidininjengoko wayeqhelengako,wathabathayenanoEva,beza esibingelelweniphambikoThixo,njengokowabafundisayo

ISAHLUKO69

1WazauSathana,okuthiyilekonkeokulungileyo, wammonelauAdamnomnikelowakheawabababalangawo uThixo,wangxama,wathabathailityeelibukhaliphakathi kwamatyeabukhaliesinyithi;wabonakalaekwimoyomntu, wayawemangakuAdamnoEva

2U-Adamngokowayesenzaumnikeloesibingelelweni, wazawaqalisaukuthandaza,izandlazakhezolulelwe kuThixo

3USathanawangxamangelityelentsimbielibukhali abenaye,wamgqobhozangalouAdamngasekunene, ekumpompozenikwegazinamanzi,wawauAdamphezu kwesibingelelonjengofileyoWasabakeuSathana

4WezakeuEva,wamthabathauAdam,wambeka ngezantsikwesibingeleloWahlalakhonake,elilaphezu kwakhe;ngoxaumsingawegaziwawumpompozaecaleni lika-Adamphezukomnikelowakhe.

5KodwauThixowakubonaukufakuka-AdamWathumela keiLizwilaKhe,wamphakamisa,wathikuye,Wuzalise umnikelowakho,kubaeneneni,uAdam,unexabiso elikhulu,akukhokusilelakuwo

6WabuyawathiuThixokuAdam,Makubenjalonakum emhlabeni,ekuhlatywenikwam,kumpompozeigazi namanzi,ephumaecalenilam,aphalazeemzimbeniwam, olidinilenyanisoelo,eliyalidinielinyukayophezu kwesibingelelo,libengumnikeloogqibeleleyo.

7UThixowamwiselaumthethouAdamukubaawugqibe umnikelowakhe;akubaegqibile,waqubudaphambi koThixo,wamdumisangenxayemiqondisoabembonise yona

8UThixowamphilisauAdamngamini-nye,okokukuthi, ukuphelakweevekiezisixhenxe;ngumhlawamashumi amahlanukelowo

9EmvakokouAdamnoEvababuyaentabeni,baza bangenakuMqolombaWobuncwane,njengokobabeqhele ukwenzaOkukwaphelelakuAdamnoEva,iintsuku

Incwadiyokuqalaka-AdamnoEva

ezilikhuluelinamashumiamaneukususelaekuphumeni kwaboemyezweni.

10Bavukabobabiningobobusuku,bathandazakuThixo Kwakusa,baphuma,behlaemqolombeni,besinga entshonalanga,kuloondawoyayikhonaingqolowa,balala phantsikomthunziwomthi,ngokwesikolabo

11Kwathigqiinyakanyakayamarhamncwa,ebajikelezile; YayikukwenzakukaSathana,kubungendawobakhe;ukuze enzeimfazwenoAdamngomtshato

ISAHLUKOsama-70

1Emvenikoko,uSathana,okuthiyileyokonke okulungileyo,wathabathainkangelekoyesithunywasezulu, enabanyeababini,ukuzebafanenezithunywazezulu ezithathu,ezazisakuAdamigolide,nesiqhumiso,nemore.

2Badlulaphambikuka-AdamnoEvangelilixa babephantsikomthi,bazababulisauAdamnoEva ngamazwiamnandiawayezeleubuqhophololo.

3KodwaxauAdamnoEvabakubonayoubumnandibabo obuhle,kwayebevaintethoyaboemnandi,uAdam wasukuma,wabamkela,wazawabazisakuEva,kwaye bahlalabonkekunye;Kwathiokwethutyana,intliziyokaAdamyavuya,kubaebecingaukubaibezezozithunywa zezulu,ezazimziseleigolide,nesiqhumiso,nemore.

4NgokubaekufikenikwabookokuqalakuAdam,kweza kubouxolonovuyo,ngokumziselakwaboimiqondiso elungileyo;keuAdamwacingaukubabezeokwesibini ukuzakumnikaeminyeimiqondisoukuzeavuyengayo KubaebengaziukubanguSathana;kengokowabamkela ngovuyowazawahambakunyenabo.

5WathiuSathanaoyenamkhulukubo,Vuya,Adamu,ube nemihlali;

6WathiuAdam,Yintonina?WaphendulakeuSathana, wathi,Kuyintoelula,kodwalilizwilikaThixo,uyakuliva kuthi,ulenze?

7WabuyawathiuSathanakuAdam,Musaukoyika, ungafikelwakukungcangcazela;akusazina?

8WathiuAdam,Andinazi

9WathiuSathanakuye,Ndimisithunywaesikuzisele igolide,sayisaemqolombeni;lekeyonaibikuphathele isiqhumiso;esesithathukesakuzisaimoreencotsheni yentaba,yakuthwalelaemqolombeni.

10Kodwangezithunywazezulu,amadlelaneethu, awakuthwalayoemqolombeni,uThixoakakawathumanga nathiokwesisihlandlo;ngokubauthekuthi,Kwanele.

11UthekeuAdam,akuwevalamazwi,wakholwakuzo, wathikwezozithunywa,ThethaniilizwilikaThixo, ndilamkele

12WathiuSathanakuye,Ndifungele,undithembiseukuba wokwamkela

13WathiuAdam,Andikwaziukufunganokuthembisa; 14WathiuSathanakuye,Soluleisandlasakho,usifake esandlenisam

15WasolulauAdamisandlasakhe,wasibekaesandleni sikaSathana;xawathiuSathanakuye,Khawuthi,ehlelinje uThixo,ophilileyo,onengqondo,othethayo, owaliphakamisayoizuluesibhakabhakeni,owalisekayo ihlabathiphezukwamanzi,wandidalakwizidalwaezine, nangothulilomhlaba,andiyikulaphulaisithembisosam, andiyikulilahlailizwilam

16WafungakeuAdam

17WathikeuSathanakuye,Yabona,ngokusewuphumile emyezweni,ukubaungabikhobubinabubi;ngokukeuthi uThixokuwe,mthabatheuEva,lowaphumayophakathi kwakho,umzekele,ukuzeazale,akuthuthuzele,agxothe kuweimbandezelonesijwili;

ISAHLUKO71

1KodwaakubauAdamewevalamazwikuSathana,waba buhlungukakhulu,ngenxayesifungosakhenesithembiso sakhe,wazawathi,“Ndiyakukrexezananenyamayam namathamboamna,kwayendonekum,ukuzeuThixo anditshabalalise,andicimendingabikhophezukomhlaba?

2Kususelakoko,xaekuqalenindadlayokumthi, Wandikhuphaemyezweni,wandisakulomhlaba wasemzini,wandihluthaubumebamobuqaqambileyo, wandiziselaukufaUkubandithendenzaoku,wobususa ubomibamemhlabeni,andiphoseesihogweni, andibethelelekhonaimihlaemininzi.

3"KodwauThixoakazangeawathetheamazwi owathethileyokum;kwayeanizizithunywazikaThixo, anizizoizithunywazikaThixo,anizizoizithunywazakhe, anizizoizithunywazakheNiziidemon,nizekum, nisentluphekweniyezithunywazezuluMkanikum,nina niqalekisiweyonguThixo!"

4ZasabakeezodemonphambikoAdamWesukayena noEva,babuyelaemqolombeniwobuncwane,bangena kuwo.

5WathiuAdamkuEva,Ukubauthewayibonalento ndiyenzileyo,musaukuyixela;UEva,ngoko,wathicwaka, njengokouAdamwamxelelayo.

6WesukakeuAdam,wazolulaizandlazakhekuThixo, wambongozaeneenyembezi,ukubaamxoleleinto ayenzileyo.WahlalakeuAdamemingolohloboethandaza iiminiezimashumimanenobusukuobumashumimane Akadlanga,engaseli,wadawathincaemhlabeningenxa yendlalanalunxano.

7UThixowalithumelailizwilakhekuAdam,owamvusa aphowayelelekhona,wathikuye,OwuAdam,ulifungele ntoninaigamalam?

8WalilauAdam,wathi,Camagu,Thixo,ndixolele, ngokubandiyenzendingazi,ndikholwaukubasiziingelosi zikaThixo.

9UThixowamxolelauAdam,wathikuye,Mlumkele uSathana

10KwayewalisusailizwilakhekuAdam.

11Yathuthuzelekaintliziyoka-Adam;wamthabathauEva, baphumaemqolombeni,ukubabenzeleimizimbayabo ukudla

12KodwaukususelangaloominiuAdamwazamazama engqondweniyakhengomtshatowakheuEva;esoyika, njengokoebezakukwenza,hlezeuThixoamqumbele.

13EmvakokouAdamnoEvabayaemlanjeniwamanzi, bazabahlalaelunxwemeni,njengokoabantubesenzaxa bezonwabisa

14KekalokuuSathanawabakhweletela;wabatshabalalisa ISAHLUKO72

1KekalokuuSathana,nemikhosiyakheelishumi, bazimiliseokweentombi,ngokungafaniyonabobonke abasehlabathinilonke,ukuzebababale

2BenyukabephumaemlanjeniphambikoAdamnoEva, bathiphakathikwabo,Yizani,sikhangeleubusobukaAdamnoEva,abangababantubasemhlabeni;Emvakoko bezakuAdamnoEva,bababulisa;wemaemangalisiwe kuzo.

3UAdamnoEvabakhangelakubo,bamangaliswabubuhle babo,bathi,Likhonaelinyeihlabathiphantsikwethu, elinezidalwaezintlenjengaleziezikulo?

4ZathiezontombikuAdamnoEva,Ewe,inene,siyindalo eninzi

5WathiuAdamkubo,Ningathininanande?

6Bathikebonakuye,Sinamadodaasitshatileyo, esiwazalelaabantwanaabakhulileyo,abathibonabazeka, baganana,bazalakananjalo,sandeke;

7Bandulakebakhwazaphezukomlambongokungathi babizaabayenibabonabantwanababo,abanyukabephuma emlanjeni,amadodanabantwana;bezaelowokumkakhe, enabantwanabakhe

8KodwaxauAdamnoEvabazibonayo,bemabezimumu, bazabamangaliswakuzo

9AthikuAdamnoEva,Uyawabonaamadodaethu nabantwanabethu,njengokosamzekayouEva,njengoko sabazekayoabafazibethu;niyakubanabantwananjengathi EliyayilicebolikaSathanalokukhohlisauAdam

10KwakhonauSathanawacingaokungaphakathikwakhe:

“EkuqaleniuThixowayalelauAdamngokuphathelele isiqhamosomthi,esithikuye,‘Ungadlikuwo,okanyeuya kufakukufa.KodwauAdamwadlakuyo,kantikeuThixo akazangeambulalekodwawamiselaphezukwakheukufa, nezibethonezilingo,kwadakwayiminiyokuphumakwakhe emzimbeniwakhe.

11Ngokuke,ukubandithendamlukuhlaukubaenzelento, azeamzekeuEvangaphandlekomthethokaThixo,uThixo wombulalangoko.

12KengokouSathanawenzalombonophambikoAdam noEva;ngokubaebefunaukumbulala,nokumenza angabikhophezukomhlaba.

13NgeloxeshaumlilowesonowafikelauAdam,wacinga ukwenzaisonoKodwawazibamba,esoyikaukubaukuba uthewalandelaelicebisolikaSathanauThixo unokumbulala

14BaphakamakeuAdamnoEva,bathandazakuThixo, ngelixauSathananemikhosiyakhebehlabezaemlanjeni, phambikoAdamnoEva;ukubababoneukubababuyela emideniyabo

15KeuAdamnoEvababuyelakumqolombawobuNdyebo, njengokobabeqhelekile;malunganexeshalangokuhlwa 16Bavukabobabini,bathandazakuThixongobobusuku.

UAdamwahlalaemiemthandazweni,kodwaengayazi indlelayokuthandaza,ngenxayeengcingazentliziyoyakhe malunganomtshatowakheuEva;Wenjenjalokwadakwasa 17Kwakubakukhanya,wathiuAdamkuEva,Suk’ume, sihleezantsikwentaba,aphobabesiphatheleigolide,sibuze kuYehovangalombandela

18WathiuEva,Yintonina,Adam?

19Waphendulakewathikuye,MakhendicelekuYehova ukubaandixelelengomtshatowakho; 20WathiuEvakuAdam,Yininaukubasingeneeentabeni?

21WazauAdamwaphakamaemthandazweniwazawathi, “OwuThixo,uyaziwenaukubasinxaxhilekuWe,kwaye ukususelaokosikreqile,sahluthwaimveloyethu

eqaqambileyo;kwayeimizimbayethuyabasisityhakala, ifunaukutyanesiselo;kunyeneminqwenoyezilwanyana. 22Sithethele,Thixo,ukubaungabayekeleliekungekho myalelowakho,Hlezeusichithe.Kuba,ukubauthe akwasiwisamthetho,sobasoyiseka,silandeleicebo likaSathana,wobuyausibhubhise

23Ukubaakunjalo,yithabathekuthiimiphefumloyethu; 24Kananjalo,Thixo,xauthewasahlula,ziyakusilukuhla iidemonngembonakaloyazo,ziyidlaliseintliziyoyethu, ziyihlambeleiingcingazethu;AphauAdam wawuqukumbelaumthandazowakhe

ISAHLUKOsama-73

1UThixowawabonaamazwika-Adamukubaayinyaniso, nokubawayenokuwulindaummiselowakhekwakudala, esingiseicebolikaSathana

2KwayeuThixowamkholisauAdamkwintoawayeyicinga ngokunxulumenenoku,nasemthandazweniawawenza phambikwakhe;lazaIlizwilikaThixolafikakuAdamlathi kuye,OwuAdam,ukubanjeubunolulumkoekuqaleni, ungekawuphumeleliumyezouyekwelilizwe.

3Emvakoko,uThixowathumelaisithunywasakheesizise igolide,nesithunywaesiziseisiqhumiso,nesithunywa esiziseimorekuAdam,ukubasimxelelengoEva womtshatowakhe

4ZathiezozithunywakuAdam,Yithabatheigolideleyo, unikeuEvaumtshakazi,umganeuEva,umnikeisiqhumiso nemore,ubengumnikelowokudla,ubenyama-nyekewena nawe

5UAdamwaziphulaphulaiingelosi,wazawathabatha igolidewazawayifakaesifubenisikaEvaengutyeniyakhe; wamwolangesandla

6KeiingelosizayalelauAdamnoEva,ukubabavuke kwayebathandazeiiminiezimashumimanenobusuku obumashumimane;kwayeemvakoko,ukubauAdam angeneemfaziniwakhe;kubaokobekuyakubasisenzo esisulungekileyonesingenabala;kwayeuyakuba nabantwanaabayakwanda,bazaliseubusobomhlaba

7NgokobobabiniuAdamnoEvabawafumanaamazwi eengelosi;zemkakuboizithunywazezulu

8KengokouAdamnoEvabaqalisaukuzilaukudla nokuthandaza,kwadakwabasekuphelenikweentsuku ezingamashumiamane;bahlanganisanake,njengoko zazibaxeleleizithunywazezuluKwayeukususela kwixeshaawaphumangalouAdamemyezweniwada watshatanoEva,yabaziintsukuezingamakhuluamabini anamancimabinianesithathu,okokukuthi,iinyanga ezisixhenxeneshumielinesithathu

9NgaloondlelaimfazwekaSathananoAdamyoyiswa ISAHLUKO74

1Kwayebahlalaemhlabenibesebenza,ukuzebaqhubeke nempiloyemizimbayabo;kwabanjalodezaphelaiinyanga ezisithobazokuzalakukaEva,lasondelaixeshalokuba azale.

2WathikuAdam,Lomqolombauyindawoenyulu,ngenxa yemiqondisoeyabeisenziwakuwo,kususelaekuphumeni kwethuemyezweni;siyakuphindasithandazekuwo. Akufanelekangakeukubandizalelekuwo;makhesilungise lendawoyengxondorha,awayiphosaphezukwethu

uSathana,efunaukusibulalangayo;yasukaloonto yawuxhomaphezukwethu,yazakengokomyalelokaThixo yawelwaphezukwethu

3EmvakokouAdamwamfuduselakumqolombauEva; Uthekelakufikaixeshalokuzalakwakhe,wabanentlungu enkuluWababuhlungukeuAdam,yababuhlungu intliziyoyakhengenxayakhe;kubawayeseleezakufa; ukuzeilizwilikaThixolizalisekekuye:“Uyakuzala umntwanaubandezeleka,umzaleleumntwanawakho unembulaleko

4UthekeuAdam,akukubonauxinezelekoawayekuko uEva,wesukawathandazakuThixo,wathi,OwuNkosi, ndijongengelisolencebayakho,umkhuphe ekubandezelekenikwakhe

5UThixowamkhangelauEvaumkhonzazanawakhe, wamhlangula;wazalaunyanawakhewamazibulo,kunye nayeintombi

6WavuyakeuAdamkukuhlangulwakukaEva,kananjalo ngabantwanaabamzeleyo.UAdamwamlungiselelauEva emqolombeni,zadazaphelaiintsukuezisibhozo;bathi igamalonyananguKayin,nentombiuLuluwa

7IgamalikaKayinlithethaukuthiya,ngokubawamthiya udadewabokwasesizalwenisonina;ngaphambikokuba baphumekuyoNgenxayokouAdamwamthiyaigama elinguKayin.

8KodwauLuluwauthetha“mhle”kubawayemhle kunonina

9BalindauAdamnoEva,wadawazalauKayinnodade waboiintsukuezimashumimane,wathiuAdamkuEva, Sowenzaumnikelo,siwunyusengenxayabantwana

10WathiuEva,Masenzeumnikeloubemnyeunyana wamazibulo,emvenikokosimenzeleowamazibulo umnikeloomnye

ISAHLUKO75

1UAdamwalungisaumnikelo,yenanoEvabawunyusa ngenxayabantwanababo,bawuzisaesibingelelweni ababesakheekuqaleni

2KwayeuAdamwanikelaumnikelo,wazawacenga uThixoukubaawamkeleumnikelowakhe

3WazauThixowawamkelaumnikeloka-Adam, wathumelaisikhanyisoesivelaezulwiniphezukwalo mnikeloWasondelauAdamnonyanaemnikelweni, abasondelauEvanentombikuwo

4WehlakeuAdamesibingelelweni,bevuya;kwaye uAdamnoEvabalindayadaintombiyabantsuku ezimashumiasibhozoubudala;emvakokouAdam walungiselelaumnikelo,wawusakuEvanakubantwana; bazabayaesibingelelweni,aphouAdamwalinikelakhona, njengokowayeqheleukwenza,ecelauYehovaukuba awamkeleumnikelowakhe.

5KwayeiNkosiyawamkelaumnikeloka-AdamnoEva EmvakokouAdam,uEva,kunyenabantwana,basondela kunye,kwayebehlaentabeni,bevuya

6Keababuyelangaemqolombeniababezalelwekuwo; kodwawezakuMqolombawobuNdyebo,ukuzeabantwana bawujikeleze,kwayebasikelelwengemiqondisoevela emyezweni

7Kodwaemvakokubabesikelelwengalemiqondiso, babuyelaemqolombeniababezalelwekuwo

8Nokoke,ngaphambikokubauEvaanikeleumnikelo, uAdamwamthabatha,wazawahambanayeukuya emlanjeniwamanzi,aphobaziphosakuwoekuqaleni; bahlambakekhona.UAdamwawuhlambaumzimbawakhe noEvanowakhewacoceka,emvakokubandezeleka nenkxwalekoeyayiphezukwabo

9KodwauAdamnoEva,emvakokuzihlambakumlambo wamanzi,babuyelaubusukungabunyekuMqolomba weNdyebo,aphobathandazakhonabazabasikelelwa; emvakokobabuyelaemqolombeniwaboaphobabezalelwa khonaabantwana

10BenjenjalokeuAdamnoEvadeabantwanabagqiba ukwanya.Bakubaelunyulwe,uAdamwenzaidiningenxa yemiphefumloyabantwanabakhe;ngaphandle kwezihlandloezithathuawababingelelangazo,iiveki ngeeveki.

11Yaphelakeimihlayokubancancisaabantwana,wabuya wamithauEva,yakuzalisekaimihlayakhe,wazalaunyana nentombi;Bamthiyaigamaelingunyana,uAbheli, nentombiyakheuAkeliya

12Kwathi,ekuphelenikwemihlaemashumimane,uAdam wamnyusaamadiningendodana,ekuphelenikwemihla emashumiasibhozo,wayisondezaidinilentombi,wenza ngayo,njengokoebesenjenjalongenxaengaphambili kuKayinnoLuluwaudadewabo.

13Wabazisaemqolombeniwobuncwane,aphobafumana intsikelelo,wazawabuyelaemqolombeniababezalelwe kuwo.Emvakokuzalwakwaba,uEvawayekaukuzala.

ISAHLUKO76

1Baqalakeabantwanaukomelela,nokukhulangokukhula; KeuKayinwabalukhuniintliziyoyakhe,walawula umninawawakhe.

2Kwayekwathi,xauyiseebingelelaidini,wayesalisa, angahambinawoukuyakubingelela

3KeyenauAbheliwayenentliziyoethobekileyo, ethobekileyokuyisenonina;wayeethandaza,ezilaukudla kakhulu

4KwafikalomqondisokuAbheli.Uthekeakungena emqolombeniwobuncwane,wazibonaiintongazegolide, nesiqhumiso,nemore,wababuzaabazalibakheuAdam noEvangazo,wathikubo,Nifikenganinakwezizinto?

5WandulakeuAdamwamxelelazonkeizintoezibahleleyo YayeuAbheliwachukumisekanzulungoko wayekuxelelwanguyise.

6NgaphezukokouyiseuAdam,wamxelelangemisebenzi kaThixo,nangomyezo;wazaemvakoko,wahlalaemva koyiseubusukubonkekuMqolombawobuNdyebo

7Kekaloku,ngobobusuku,xaathandazayo,wabonakala uSathanakuyengomfanekisowendoda,wathikuye, Uzuzisefuthiuyihloukubaanyuseamadini,ukubaazile ukudla,athandaze;ndiyakukubulala,ndikutshabalalise, ndikutshabalalisekwelihlabathi

8KeyenauAbheli,wathandazakuThixo,wamkhupha uSathanakuye;bengakholwangamazwikaMtyholiKuthe kekwakubasemini,sabonakalakuyeisithunywasikaThixo, esathikuye,Musaukuzilaukudla,nokuthandaza, ungasondezamnikelokuThixowakho;ngokuba,uyabona, uYehovauwamkeleumthandazowakho.Sazaisithunywa semkakuye

9Kwathikwakusa,uAbheliwezakuAdamnoEva, wabaxelelangombonoawubonileyo.Bakuvakebona,baba buhlungukakhulu;abathethantokuyebasuka bamthuthuzela.

10Kekaloku,kuKayinontliziyoilukhuni,kwezauSathana kuyeebusuku,wazibonakalalisa,wathikuye,Ekubeni uAdamnoEvabamthandangakumbiumntakwenuuAbheli kunokubabakuthandawena,bazabanqwenelaukumandisa udadewakhoomhle,ngenxayokubabemthanda;kodwa banqwenelaukungendiselakuweudadewabo owaxhwalekangenxayokubabekuthiyile; 11Ngokukendikucebisa,xaatheakwenzaoko,ukuba ambulaleumninawawakho,azeudadewenuasalekuwe, udadewaboagxothwe

12WemkakeuSathanakuyeKodwaongendawowasala entliziywenikaKayin,owayefunaamaxeshaamaninzi ukubulalaumntakwabo

ISAHLUKO77

1KodwaakubauAdamwabonaukubaumkhuluwa wayemthiyileomncinane,wazamaukuzithambisaiintliziyo zabo,wazawathikuKayin,“Thabatha,Owunyanawam, kwiziqhamozembewuyakho,kwayewenzeumnikelo kuThixo,ukuzeYenaakuxoleleubugwenxabakhonesono sakho

2WathikuAbheli,Thabathawenakwimbewuyakho oyihlwayeleyo,unyuse,uyisondezekuThixo,ukuze abuxoleleubugwenxabakhonesonosakho

3WaliphulaphulauAbheliilizwilikayise,wathabatha ehlwayelweniyakhe,wabingelelaumbingeleloolungileyo, wathikuyise,UAdam,Hambanam,undiboniseukuyinyusa

4Bahambake,uAdamnoEvakunyenaye,bambonisa indlelayokunikelaumnikelowakheesibingelelweni.Emva koko,baphakamabazabathandazelaukubauThixo awamkeleumnikeloka-Abheli

5UThixowamjongauAbheliwazawawamkelaumnikelo wakheUThixowamkholisauAbhelingaphezukomnikelo wakhe,ngenxayentliziyoehlambulukileyo,nasemzimbeni Kwakungekhonekhondolenkohlisokuye.

6Behlakeesibingelelweni,bayaemqolombeniababehleli kuwoKodwauAbheli,ngenxayovuyoawayenalo ngokwenzaumnikelowakhe,wawuphindakathathu ngeveki,ngokomzekelokayiseuAdam

7KeyenauKayinakakholiswangangumnikelo;Utheemva komsindoomkhulukayise,wasisondezaisiphosakhe kwabakanye;Ekunyusenikwakheilisolakhelabeliphezu kwedinielinyukayo,wathabathaeyonaincinaneempahleni yakheemfutshane,yabangumnikelowokudla,ilisolakhe likhangelekulo'

8NgokouThixoakawamkelangaumnikelowakhe,kuba intliziyoyakheyayizeleziingcingazokubulala;

9Bahlalabonkengokunjaloemqolombeniawazalelakuwo uEva,wadauKayinwabaneminyakaelishumielinesihlanu, noAbhelieneminyakaelishumielinambini

ISAHLUKO78

1WathiuAdamkuEva,Yabona,abantwanabakhulile, simelesibafumaneleabafazi.

2WathiuEva,Singayenzanjaninaloonto?

3WathiuAdamkuye,MasingenenjengodadeboAbheli kuKayin,sizekeleudadeboKayinkuAbheli.

4WathiuEvakuAdam,UKayinandimthandi,ngokuba eqaqadekileintliziyo;

5AkabasaphindauAdam.

6WezakeuSathanakuKayinngomfanekisowendoda yasendle,wathikuye,Yabona,uAdamnoEvabacebisane ngomtshatowenunobabini;

7Ukubaubungakuthandanga,ngendingayithethangalento kuwe;ukubauthewaliphulaphulaicebolam, wandiphulaphula,ndokuzisangomhlawomsithowakho, izambathoezimbejembeje,igolidenesilivere;

8WathiuKayinevuya,Uphinangokuzalakwakho?

9WaphendulauSathanawathi,Uzalanalwam lusemyezweniosentla,aphobendisithindamzisauyihlo uAdam,akavumaukuvuma.

10Kewena,ukubauthewawamkelaamazwiam,ukuba uthewezakumemvenikomtshatowakho,wophumla ebubiniobukubo;uyakuphumla,ubengconokunoyihlo uAdam

11NgenxayaloomazwikaSathanauKayinwazivula iindlebezakhe,wasabelakwintethoyakhe.

12Akahlalaentsimini;wayakuEvaunina,wambetha, wamtshabhisa,wathikuye,Yininaukubaumseudade wethu,umndisekumnakwethu?

13Uthekeuninawamthulisa,wamthumelaendle,apho ubebekhona

14WezauAdam,wamxelelaintoayenzileyouKayin.

15WababuhlunguuAdam,wathicwaka,akathetha nelimdaka

16KwathingengomsouAdamwathikuKayinunyana wakhe,Thabathaimpahlayakhoemfutshane,igusha, nelungileyo,uyisondezekuThixowakho;

17BamphulaphulabobabiniuAdamuyise,bayithabatha imisondezoyabo,bayibekaentabeniecalenilesibingelelo 18WasukauKayinwakhukhumalakumninawawakhe, wamphosaesibingelelweni,akavumaukuwusondeza umnikelowakheesibingelelwenikodwawanikelaeyakhe phezukwayo,enentliziyoenekratshi,ezeleyinkohliso, nobuqhophololo.

19KeyenauAbheli,wamisaamatyekufuphinawo,waza phezukokowanikelaisiphosakhengentliziyoethobekileyo nengenankohliso.

20WayekeuKayinemingasesibingelelweni, abewusondezekusoumnikelowakhe;wazawakhala kuThixoukubaawamkeleumnikelowakhe;kodwauThixo akayamkelanga;akwehlangamlilouvelakuThixo, wawudlaumsondezowakhe.

21Wemangasesibingelelweni,ephoxekile,enomsindo, ekhangelekuAbheliumninawawakhe,ukubauThixouya kuwamkelaumnikelowakhe,kusinina

22WathandazauAbhelikuThixo,ukubaawamkele umnikelowakhe;Emvakokokwehlaumliloongcwele, wawudlaumnikelowakheWalivauThixoivumba elithozamisayolomnikelowakhe;ngokubauAbheli wayemthanda,wavuyangaye

23Kwathi,ekubeniuThixoekholisiwenguye, wamthumelelaisithunywasokukhanya,esifananomntu othabatheumsondezowakhe,walivaivumba elithozamisayolomnikelowakhe;bamthuthuzelauAbheli, bayiqinisaintliziyoyakhe

24WawubonauKayinyonkeintoeyenzekileyoedinini lomninawawakhe,wavuthangumsindongenxayalo.

25Yawuvulaumlomowayo,yamngcikivauThixo, ngokubaengawamkelangaumnikelowakhe.

26WathikeuThixokuKayin,Kunganinaukubaubuso bakhobubenje,ukubabubi?Yibalilungisa,ukuze ndiwamkeleumnikelowakho Mnaundikrokrele,kodwangakuwesiqu.

27WathethakeuThixokuKayinngokumkhalimela, nangenxayokubawamthiyakwakhenomnikelowakhe

28KwayeuKayinwehlaesibingelelweni,ibalalakhe litshintshilekwayeenobusoobulusizi,wazawayakuyise noninawazawabaxelelakonkeokumhleleyo.YayeuAdam wababuhlungukakhulungenxayokubauThixo engawamkelangaumbingelelokaKayin

29WehlakeuAbheli,evuya,echwayithile,wabaxelela uyisenonina,ukuthi,uThixoukuwamkelakomnikelo wakheBavuyake,bamangaubusobakhe

30WathiuAbhelikuyise,NgenxaenokubauKayin endityhaleesibingelelweni,akavumaukubandisondeze umnikelowamphezukwaso,ndazenzelaisibingelelo, ndasondezaumnikelowamphezukwaso.

31UthekeuAdam,akukuvaoko,wababuhlungukakhulu; 32KeyenauKayinwayequmbileyayeenomsindo kangangokubawayaemasimini,aphouSathanawezakuye wazawathikuye:“EkubeniuAbheli,umninawawakho uAbheliwasabelakuyihlou-Adam,ekubeniwena wamgxothayoesibingelelweni,bamangaubusobakhe, yayebavuyangayengaphezukwakho

33WathiuKayinakuwevalamazwikaSathana,wazaliswa ngumsindo;kwayeakazangeaxelelebani.Keyena wayelaleleukumbulalaumninawawakhe,wada wamngenisaemqolombeni,wathikuye:

34Ewe,mzalwana,ilizwelihle,lihle,nemithiemihle, enqwenelekayo,nenomtsalanengembonakaloKewena, mzalwana,akuzangaubesendlenanyeimini,ukuba uzithabathelekhona.

35Namhla,mzalwanawam,ndingaungahambanamsiye endle,ukubauziyolise,usikeleleamasimiethunempahla emfutshaneyethu,ngokubaulilungisa,ndikuthanda kakhulu,mzalwanawam,ukantiuzahlulekum

36WavumauAbheliukuhambanoKayinumninawawakhe, bayeendle.

37Ngaphambikokubaaphume,wathiuKayinkuAbheli, “Khawundilinde,ndidendithabatheintongangenxa yamarhamncwa.

38WemauAbhelielindile,emsulwaKodwauKayin, iqhawe,wathabathaintongawazawaphuma.

39BaqalakeukuhambangendlelauKayinnoAbheli umninawawakhe;UKayinethethanaye,emthuthuzela, ukuzealibaleyonkeinto

ISAHLUKO79

1Bahambake,badabafikaendawenieyintlango,apho kungekhozimvu;WathiuAbhelikuKayin,Yabona, mzalwanawam,sikruqukilekukuhamba;kubaasiboninto yemithi,neziqhamo,nemvukelo,nempahlaemfutshane, neempahlazonkeothewathethangazokumZiphinaezi zimvuzakho,othemandizisikelele?

2WathiuKayinkuye,Yizakwangoku,uboneizinto ezininziezintle;

3WaphumauAbheliphambili,wasalaemvakwakhe uKayin.

4KeuAbheliubehambaemsulwa,emsulwa;engakholelwa ukubaumntakwabouyakumbulala.

5WenyukauKayinwayakuye,wamthuthuzela ngokuthethakwakhe,wahambaumganyanaemvakwakhe Wakhawulezake,wambethangentonga,wadawothuka;

6UthekeuAbheli,eweemhlabeni,ebonaukubaumninawa wakheufunaukumbulala,wathikuKayin,Tarhu, mzalwanawam,musaukundibethangamabeleethu, endawanyayo

7WazauKayin,umbulalioqaqadekileyo,nokhohlakeleyo, wathabathailityeelikhulu,wazawambethangaloentloko umntakwabo,zadazaphumaubuchophobakhe,waza wagxanyaegazinilakhe,phambikwakhe

8AkaguqukauKayinkwintoawayenzayo.

9Kewonaumhlaba,ekuwelenikwawoigazilika-Abheli olilungisa,wanyikimanjengokouselaigazilakhe,wafuna ukubauKayinangabintongenxayawo.

10Layeigazilika-AbhelilalikhalakuThixo ngokufihlakeleyo,ukubaamphindezeleumbulaliwakhe

11WaqalauKayinkwaokowembaumhlaba,abeza kumbekakuwoumninawawakhe;kubawayegubha luloyikoolwamfikela,akuwubonaumhlabaunyikima ngenxayakhe.

12Wamjulelakeumninawawakheemhadiniawenzileyo, wamgubungelangothuliAlavumangaihlabathi;yamjula kwaoko.

13WabuyauKayinwembaumhlaba,wamfihlakuwo umninawawakhe;wabuyaumhlabawamkhuphelaphezu kwawo;wadaumhlabawanyibilikaphezukwawo umzimbaka-Abheli

14Umhlabaonodakawamkhuphelaphantsiokokuqala; Waphindawamphosaokwesibini,akavumaukumamkela, ngenxayokubaelilungisa,elungile,wabulawakungekho sizathuWazaumhlabawamphosaokwesithathu,akavuma ukumamkela,ukuzekuhlaleubungqinangayeumzalwana wakhe

15KwayengokunjaloumhlabawamgculelauKayin,lada iLizwilikaThixo,lezakuyengokunxulumene nomntakwabo

16WavuthaumsindokaThixo,kwababuhlungukakhulu ngenxayokufakuka-Abheli;Wadudumaezulwini, kwahambaimibanephambikwakheIlizwileNkosi uYehovalehlaezulwini,layakuKayin,lathikuye,Uphina uAbheli,umninawawakho?

17WaphendulauKayinngentliziyoekhukhumeleyo, ngelizwielirhangqileyo,wathi,Thixo,Thixo, ndingumalusiwomninawawamyinina?

18WathiuThixokuKayin,Uqalekisiweumhlabaosele igazilika-Abheli,umninawawakho,ungcangcazele, ungcangcazele;

19WalilauKayinngokubaethethileuThixokuye;Wathi uKayinkuye,OwuThixo,nabaninaondifumanayo wondibulala,ndicinyweebuswenibomhlaba 20WathiuThixokuKayin,Osukubaekufumana akakubulali;ngenxaenokubawayesithiuThixokuKayin ngaphambikoku,Ndiyakumyekaubesixhenxengenxa yalowowambulalayouKayinNgokubailizwilikaThixo kuKayinlisithi,Uphinaumninawawakho?UThixo wakuthethangencebakuye,ukumlinganokumenza aguquke

21KubaukubauKayinwayewaguqukangeloxesha,waza wathi,“OwuThixo,ndixoleleisonosam,nokubulala komntakwethu,”ngokouThixongewayemxoleleisono sakhe.

22KwayengokubhekiselekuThixoesithikuKayin, Uqalekisiweumhlabaoseleigazilomntakwenu,owathi kananjalo,yabayincebakaThixokuKayinNgokuba uThixoakamqalekisi,kodwauwuqalekisileumhlaba; ingenguwoumhlabaowambulalayouAbheli,wenza ngobugqwetha

23Kubakwakufanelekileokokubaisiqalekisosibephezu kombulali;kantikeuThixowenzangokwencebayakhe iingcingazakhe,ukubakungabikhobaniwaziyo,wasuka wamfulathelauKayin

24Wathikeyenakuye,Uphinaumninawawakho? Waphendulakeyenawathi,Andazi.WathikeuMdalikuye, Gxumeka,ungcangcazele

25WagubhauKayin,woyika;wazangalomqondiso uThixowamenzaumzekelophambikwendaloyonke, njengombulaliwomzalwanawakheKananjalouThixo wamziselaukungcangcazelanokothuka,ukuzeaboneuxolo abenaloekuqaleni,kananjaloaboneukungcangcazela nonkwantyoakunyamezeleyoekupheleni;ukuzeazithobe phambikoThixo,aguqukeesonwenisakhe,afuneuxolo abenaloekuqaleni.

26ElizwinilikaThixo,elithi,Nabaninaothewambulala uKayin,ndiyakuluyekaubesixhenxengenxayabo, akafunangaukumbulalauKayinngekrele;

27Kwayeizohlwayoezisixhenxezizizukulwana ezisixhenxeawathingazouThixowamlindauKayin ngokubulalaumntakwabo.

28KeuKayinakabanganakuphumlanakanye,ekubeni wambulalaumninawawakhe;kodwawabuyelakuAdam noEva,bengcangcazela,besoyika,bedyobhekileligazi....