UGenesisi 4
1 U-Adamu wembatha lomkakhe u-Eva, wasezithwala, wabeletha uKhayini. Wathi, “Ngosizo lukaThixo sengibelethe indoda.”
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
2 Muva wabeletha umfowabo u-Abheli. U-Abheli waba ngumfuyi wemihlambi yezimvu, uKhayini yena wasebenza umhlabathi.
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
3 Ngokuya kwesikhathi uKhayini waletha ezinye izithelo zomhlabathi ukuba ngumnikelo kuThixo.
and to be from end day and to come (in): bring Cain from fruit [the] land: soil offering to/for LORD
4 Kodwa u-Abheli waletha izitho ezinonileyo zisuka kwamanye amazibulo omhlambi wakhe. UThixo wathokoza ngo-Abheli kanye lomnikelo wakhe,
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
5 kodwa kathokozanga ngoKhayini lomnikelo wakhe. Ngakho uKhayini wazonda kakhulu, lobuso bakhe bahloba.
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
6 UThixo wasesithi kuKhayini, “Uzondeleni na? Kungani ubuso bakho buhlobile?
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
7 Nxa usenza okulungileyo, kawuyikwamukelwa yini? Kodwa nxa ungenzi okulungileyo, isono sikucathamele emnyango wakho; sinxwanele ukukuthumba, kodwa kumele usehlule.”
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
8 UKhayini wasesithi kumfowabo u-Abheli, “Ake sihambe siye egangeni.” Kwathi bekhonale egangeni uKhayini wamhlasela umfowabo u-Abheli wambulala.
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
9 UThixo wasesithi kuKhayini, “Ungaphi umfowenu u-Abheli na?” Waphendula wathi, “Angazi. Ngingumgcini womfowethu na?”
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
10 UThixo wathi, “Usuyenzeni? Lalela! Igazi lomfowenu liyakhala kimi lisuka emhlabathini.
and to say what? to make: do voice blood brother: male-sibling your to cry to(wards) me from [the] land: soil
11 Manje usuqalekisiwe njalo usuxotshiwe kuwo umhlabathi ovule umlomo wawo ukwamukela igazi lomfowenu lisuka esandleni sakho.
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
12 Lapho uwusebenza umhlabathi kawusayi kuthela amabele kuwe. Uzakuba luzulane emhlabeni.”
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
13 UKhayini wathi kuThixo, “Isijeziso sami singaphezu kwamandla ami.
and to say Cain to(wards) LORD great: large iniquity: punishment my from to lift: bear
14 Lamuhla usungixotsha elizweni, ngakho sengizasithela ngingabi khona kuwe; ngizakuba luzulane olungela kuphumula emhlabeni, kuthi loba ngubani ongifumanayo angibulale.”
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
15 Kodwa uThixo wathi kuye, “Akunjalo; lowo ozabulala uKhayini uzaphindiselwa ngokuphindwe kasikhombisa.” Ngakho uThixo wasebeka uphawu kuKhayini ukuze kuthi lowo omfumanayo angambulali.
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
16 Ngakho uKhayini wasesuka emehlweni kaThixo wayahlala elizweni laseNodi, empumalanga kwase-Edeni.
and to come out: come Cain from to/for face LORD and to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet Nod east Eden
17 UKhayini wembatha lomkakhe, wathatha isisu wazala u-Enoki. Ngalesosikhathi uKhayini wayesakha idolobho alibiza ngendodana yakhe u-Enoki.
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
18 Ku-Enoki kwazalwa u-Iradi, yena u-Iradi waba nguyise kaMehujayeli, uMehujayeli waba nguyise kaMethushayeli, uMethushayeli waba nguyise kaLameki.
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
19 ULameki wathatha abafazi ababili, omunye ethiwa ngu-Ada, omunye ethiwa nguZila.
and to take: marry to/for him Lamech two woman: wife name [the] one Adah and name [the] second Zillah
20 U-Ada wazala uJabhali; owayenguyise walabo abahlala emathenteni befuye izifuyo.
and to beget Adah [obj] Jabal he/she/it to be father to dwell tent and livestock
21 Ibizo lomfowabo lalinguJubhali; wayenguyise wabo bonke abatshaya umhubhe lechacho.
and name brother: male-sibling his Jubal he/she/it to be father all to capture lyre and pipe
22 UZila laye waba lendodana, uThubhali-Khayini, owayekhanda zonke inhlobo zezinto ngethusi langensimbi. Udadewabo kaThubhali-Khayini wayenguNahama.
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
23 ULameki wathi kubomkakhe, “Ada loZila, ngilalelani; bafazi bakaLameki, zwanini amazwi ami. Sengibulele umuntu ngenxa yokungilimaza, ijaha ngoba lingihlasele.
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
24 Nxa uKhayini ephindiselwa kasikhombisa ngakho uLameki amatshumi ayisikhombisa lesikhombisa.”
for sevenfold to avenge Cain and Lamech seventy and seven
25 U-Adamu waphinda wembatha lomkakhe njalo, wazala indodana wayithi nguSethi, esithi, “UNkulunkulu usengiphile omunye umntwana endaweni ka-Abheli, njengoba uKhayini wambulala.”
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
26 USethi laye waba lendodana, wayibiza ngokuthi ngu-Enoshi. Ngalesosikhathi abantu baqala ukukhuleka bebiza ibizo likaThixo.
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
