¹ U-Adamu wamazi umkakhe u -Eva; wakhulelwa, wazala uKayini ; wathi: Ngitholile indoda kuJehova. ² Waphinda wazala u -Abela umfowabo . U-Abela waba ngumalusi , uKayini waba ngumlimi. ³ Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezithile uKayini waletha kuJehova umnikelo wezithelo zomhlabathi. ⁴ Naye u-Abela waletha umnikelo kuwo amazibulo ezimvu zakhe ezinonileyo. UJehova wanaka u-Abela nomnikelo wakhe. ⁵ Kepha uKayini nomnikelo wakhe akawunakanga. Wayesethukuthela kakhulu uKayini, ubuso bakhe banyukumala. ⁶ UJehova wathi kuKayini: Uthukuthelelani na ? Ubuso bakho bunyukumeleleni na? ⁷ Angithi uma wenza kahle , uyamukeleka na ? Uma ungenzi kahle , isono sihlezi ngasemnyango ; ukunxanela kwaso kukuwe , kepha wena umelwe ukusibusa. ⁸ UKayini wakhuluma ku -Abela umf owabo, wathi: Masiye endle . Kwathi besendle, uKayini wasukela umfowabo u-Abela, wambulala. ⁹ Wayesethi uJehova kuKayini : Uphi umfowenu u -Abela na ? Wathi: Angazi; ngingumlindi womfowethu na? ¹⁰ Khona wathi : Wenzeni na ? Izwi legazi lomfowenu liyakhala kimi lisemhlabathini. ¹¹ Usuqalekisiwe emhlabathini ovulile umlomo wawo ukwamukela igazi lomfowenu esandleni sakho. ¹² Uma ulima umhlabathi , awusayikukunika isithelo sawo ; wena uyakuba ngumhambuma nozulane emhlabeni. ¹³ Khona wathi uKayini kuJehova: Isono sami sikhulu kunokuba ngisithwale. ¹⁴ Bheka, uyangixosha namuhla ebusweni bomhlaba , ngicashe ebusweni bakho; ngiyakuba ngumhambuma nozulane emhlabeni , ongifumanayo angibulale. ¹⁵ Kepha uJehova wathi kuye : Ngalokho obulala uKayini uyakuphindiselwa kasikhombisa. UJehova wabeka uphawu kuKayini , funa omfumanayo ambulale. ¹⁶ Wayesesuka uKayini ebusweni bukaJehova , wahlala ezweni laseNodi ngasempumalanga kwase-Edene. Inzalo kaKayini ¹⁷ UKayini wamazi umkakhe ; wakhulelwa, wazala u -Enoke. Wakha umuzi , wawuqamba igama lokuthi u-Enoke ngegama lendodana yakhe. ¹⁸ U-Enoke wazala u-Irade; u-Irade wazala uMehujayele; uMehujayele wazala uMetushayele; uMetushayele wazala uLameka. ¹⁹ ULameka wazithathela abafazi ababili ; igama lomunye lalingu -Ada, igama lomunye lalinguSila. ²⁰ U-Ada wazala u Jabale; yena waba nguyise wabahlala ematendeni , befuya izinkomo. ²¹ Igama lomfowabo lalinguJubale; yena waba nguyise wabo bonke ababetha ihabhu nomtshingo. ²² USila wazala uThubali Kayini ; wayengumkhandi wazo zonke izinto zethusi nezensimbi ezisikayo. Udadewabo kaThubali Kayini wayenguNahama. ²³ ULameka wathi kubo abafazi bakhe : Ada noSila , yizwani izwi lami ; nina bafazi bakaLameka , lalelani ukusho kwami : Bhekani, ngibulala umunt u ngenxeba engilitholayo, nensizwa ngomvimbo engiwuzwiswayo. ²⁴ Yebo, uKayini uyakuphindiselwa kasikhombisa, kepha uLameka kamashumi ayisikhombisa, aphindwe kasikhombisa. ²⁵ U-Adamu wabuye wamazi umkakhe ; wazala indodana, wamqamba igama lokuthi uSeti , ethi: UNkulunkulu ungibekele enye inzalo esikhundleni sika - Abela, njengokuba uKayini umbulele. ²⁶ Naye uSeti wazala indodana , wayiqamba igama layo ngokuthi u -Enoshe. Ngaleso sikhathi abantu baqala ukukhuleka egameni likaJehova.