Genesis 4
1 and [the] the man (Adam) to know [obj] Eve woman: wife his and to conceive and to beget [obj] Cain and to say to buy man with LORD
U-Adamu wembatha lomkakhe u-Eva, wasezithwala, wabeletha uKhayini. Wathi, “Ngosizo lukaThixo sengibelethe indoda.”
2 and to add: again to/for to beget [obj] brother: male-sibling his [obj] Abel and to be Abel to pasture flock and Cain to be to serve: labour land: soil
Muva wabeletha umfowabo u-Abheli. U-Abheli waba ngumfuyi wemihlambi yezimvu, uKhayini yena wasebenza umhlabathi.
3 and to be from end day and to come (in): bring Cain from fruit [the] land: soil offering to/for LORD
Ngokuya kwesikhathi uKhayini waletha ezinye izithelo zomhlabathi ukuba ngumnikelo kuThixo.
4 and Abel to come (in): bring also he/she/it from firstborn flock his and from fat their and to gaze LORD to(wards) Abel and to(wards) offering his
Kodwa u-Abheli waletha izitho ezinonileyo zisuka kwamanye amazibulo omhlambi wakhe. UThixo wathokoza ngo-Abheli kanye lomnikelo wakhe,
5 and to(wards) Cain and to(wards) offering his not to gaze and to be incensed to/for Cain much and to fall: angry face: angry his
kodwa kathokozanga ngoKhayini lomnikelo wakhe. Ngakho uKhayini wazonda kakhulu, lobuso bakhe bahloba.
6 and to say LORD to(wards) Cain to/for what? to be incensed to/for you and to/for what? to fall: fall face your
UThixo wasesithi kuKhayini, “Uzondeleni na? Kungani ubuso bakho buhlobile?
7 not if be good elevation and if not be good to/for entrance sin to stretch and to(wards) you desire his and you(m. s.) to rule in/on/with him
Nxa usenza okulungileyo, kawuyikwamukelwa yini? Kodwa nxa ungenzi okulungileyo, isono sikucathamele emnyango wakho; sinxwanele ukukuthumba, kodwa kumele usehlule.”
8 and to say Cain to(wards) Abel brother: male-sibling his (to go: went [the] land: country *X*) and to be in/on/with to be they in/on/with land: country and to arise: rise Cain to(wards) Abel brother: male-sibling his and to kill him
UKhayini wasesithi kumfowabo u-Abheli, “Ake sihambe siye egangeni.” Kwathi bekhonale egangeni uKhayini wamhlasela umfowabo u-Abheli wambulala.
9 and to say LORD to(wards) Cain where? Abel brother: male-sibling your and to say not to know to keep: guard brother: male-sibling my I
UThixo wasesithi kuKhayini, “Ungaphi umfowenu u-Abheli na?” Waphendula wathi, “Angazi. Ngingumgcini womfowethu na?”
10 and to say what? to make: do voice blood brother: male-sibling your to cry to(wards) me from [the] land: soil
UThixo wathi, “Usuyenzeni? Lalela! Igazi lomfowenu liyakhala kimi lisuka emhlabathini.
11 and now to curse you(m. s.) from [the] land: soil which to open [obj] lip her to/for to take: recieve [obj] blood brother: male-sibling your from hand your
Manje usuqalekisiwe njalo usuxotshiwe kuwo umhlabathi ovule umlomo wawo ukwamukela igazi lomfowenu lisuka esandleni sakho.
12 for to serve: labour [obj] [the] land: soil not to add: again to give: give strength her to/for you to shake and to wander to be in/on/with land: country/planet
Lapho uwusebenza umhlabathi kawusayi kuthela amabele kuwe. Uzakuba luzulane emhlabeni.”
13 and to say Cain to(wards) LORD great: large iniquity: punishment my from to lift: bear
UKhayini wathi kuThixo, “Isijeziso sami singaphezu kwamandla ami.
14 look! to drive out: drive out [obj] me [the] day from upon face: surface [the] land: soil and from face your to hide and to be to shake and to wander in/on/with land: country/planet and to be all to find me to kill me
Lamuhla usungixotsha elizweni, ngakho sengizasithela ngingabi khona kuwe; ngizakuba luzulane olungela kuphumula emhlabeni, kuthi loba ngubani ongifumanayo angibulale.”
15 and to say to/for him LORD to/for so all to kill Cain sevenfold to avenge and to set: put LORD to/for Cain sign: indicator to/for lest to smite [obj] him all to find him
Kodwa uThixo wathi kuye, “Akunjalo; lowo ozabulala uKhayini uzaphindiselwa ngokuphindwe kasikhombisa.” Ngakho uThixo wasebeka uphawu kuKhayini ukuze kuthi lowo omfumanayo angambulali.
16 and to come out: come Cain from to/for face LORD and to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet Nod east Eden
Ngakho uKhayini wasesuka emehlweni kaThixo wayahlala elizweni laseNodi, empumalanga kwase-Edeni.
17 and to know Cain [obj] woman: wife his and to conceive and to beget [obj] Enoch and to be to build city and to call: call by name [the] city like/as name son: child his Enoch
UKhayini wembatha lomkakhe, wathatha isisu wazala u-Enoki. Ngalesosikhathi uKhayini wayesakha idolobho alibiza ngendodana yakhe u-Enoki.
18 and to beget to/for Enoch [obj] Irad and Irad to beget [obj] Mehujael and Mehujael to beget [obj] Methushael and Methushael to beget [obj] Lamech
Ku-Enoki kwazalwa u-Iradi, yena u-Iradi waba nguyise kaMehujayeli, uMehujayeli waba nguyise kaMethushayeli, uMethushayeli waba nguyise kaLameki.
19 and to take: marry to/for him Lamech two woman: wife name [the] one Adah and name [the] second Zillah
ULameki wathatha abafazi ababili, omunye ethiwa ngu-Ada, omunye ethiwa nguZila.
20 and to beget Adah [obj] Jabal he/she/it to be father to dwell tent and livestock
U-Ada wazala uJabhali; owayenguyise walabo abahlala emathenteni befuye izifuyo.
21 and name brother: male-sibling his Jubal he/she/it to be father all to capture lyre and pipe
Ibizo lomfowabo lalinguJubhali; wayenguyise wabo bonke abatshaya umhubhe lechacho.
22 and Zillah also he/she/it to beget [obj] Tubal-cain Tubal-cain to sharpen all to plow/plot bronze and iron and sister Tubal-cain Tubal-cain Naamah
UZila laye waba lendodana, uThubhali-Khayini, owayekhanda zonke inhlobo zezinto ngethusi langensimbi. Udadewabo kaThubhali-Khayini wayenguNahama.
23 and to say Lamech to/for woman: wife his Adah and Zillah to hear: hear voice my woman: wife Lamech to listen word my for man to kill to/for wound my and youth to/for wound my
ULameki wathi kubomkakhe, “Ada loZila, ngilalelani; bafazi bakaLameki, zwanini amazwi ami. Sengibulele umuntu ngenxa yokungilimaza, ijaha ngoba lingihlasele.
24 for sevenfold to avenge Cain and Lamech seventy and seven
Nxa uKhayini ephindiselwa kasikhombisa ngakho uLameki amatshumi ayisikhombisa lesikhombisa.”
25 and to know Adam still [obj] woman: wife his and to beget son: child and to call: call by [obj] name his Seth for to set: appoint to/for me God seed: children another underneath: instead Abel for to kill him Cain
U-Adamu waphinda wembatha lomkakhe njalo, wazala indodana wayithi nguSethi, esithi, “UNkulunkulu usengiphile omunye umntwana endaweni ka-Abheli, njengoba uKhayini wambulala.”
26 and to/for Seth also he/she/it to beget son: child and to call: call by [obj] name his Enosh then to profane/begin: begin to/for to call: call to in/on/with name LORD
USethi laye waba lendodana, wayibiza ngokuthi ngu-Enoshi. Ngalesosikhathi abantu baqala ukukhuleka bebiza ibizo likaThixo.
