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| 1. | UAdamu wasemazi uEva umkakhe; wasethatha isisu, wabeletha uKhayini, wasesithi: Ngizuze indoda e Nkosi ni. |
| 2. | Wasebuya ebeletha umfowabo uAbela. UAbela wasesiba ngumelusi wezimvu, loKhayini waba ngumlimi womhlabathi. |
| 3. | Kwasekusithi ekupheleni kwezinsuku uKhayini waletha e Nkosi ni umnikelo owesithelo somhlabathi. |
| 4. | Laye uAbela waseletha okwamazibulo ezimvu zakhe lokwamahwahwa azo; i Nkosi yasinaka uAbela lomnikelo wakhe. |
| 5. | Kodwa uKhayini lomnikelo wakhe kayiwunakanga. UKhayini wasethukuthela kakhulu, lobuso bakhe banyukubala. |
| 6. | I Nkosi yasisithi kuKhayini: Uthukutheleleni, njalo kungani ubuso bakho bunyukubele? |
| 7. | Angithi uba usenza kuhle, kuyemukeleka yini? Kodwa uba ungenzi kuhle, isono siyakucathamela emnyango, lokunxwanela kwakhe kukuwe, kodwa wena uzambusa. |
| 8. | UKhayini wasekhuluma loAbela umfowabo; kwasekusithi besegangeni, uKhayini wasukela umfowabo uAbela wambulala. |
| 9. | I Nkosi yasisithi kuKhayini: Ungaphi uAbela umfowenu? Wasesithi: Angazi; ngingumlondolozi womfowethu yini? |
| 10. | Yasisithi: Wenzeni? Ilizwi legazi lomfowenu liyakhala kimi livela emhlabathini. |
| 11. | Khathesi-ke uqalekisiwe emhlabeni okhamise umlomo wawo ukwemukela igazi lomfowenu esandleni sakho. |
| 12. | Nxa ulima umhlabathi, kawusayikukunika amandla awo; uzakuba luzulane lomhambuma emhlabeni. |
| 13. | UKhayini wasesithi e Nkosi ni: Isijeziso sami sikhulu kule ngi ngakuthwala. |
| 14. | Khangela, ungixotshile lamuhla ebusweni bomhlaba, njalo ngizacatshiswa ebusweni bakho; sengizakuba luzulane lomhambuma emhlabeni; njalo kuzakuthi wonke ongificayo uzangibulala. |
| 15. | I Nkosi yasisithi kuye: Ngakho, loba ngubani obulala uKhayini uzaphindiselwa kasikhombisa. I Nkosi yasibeka uphawu kuKhayini, hlezi loba ngubani omficayo ambulale. |
| 16. | UKhayini wasesuka ebusweni be Nkosi, wasehlala elizweni leNodi, empumalanga kweEdeni. |
| 17. | UKhayini wasemazi umkakhe; wasethatha isisu, wabeletha uEnoki; njalo wayesakha umuzi, wabiza ibizo lomuzi ngebizo lendodana yakhe uEnoki. |
| 18. | Kwasekuzalelwa uEnoki uIradi; uIradi wasezala uMehujayeli; uMehujayeli wasezala uMethushayeli; uMethushayeli wasezala uLameki. |
| 19. | ULameki wasezithathela abafazi ababili, ibizo lowokuqala lalinguAda, lebizo lowesibili lalinguZila. |
| 20. | UAda wasezala uJabali; yena wayenguyise walabo abahlala emathenteni, be lezifuyo. |
| 21. | Lebizo lomfowabo lalinguJubali, yena wayenguyise wakhe wonke olokwenza lechacho lomhlanga. |
| 22. | UZila laye wasezala uTubali-Khayini, umkhandi wakho konke okusikayo kwethusi lensimbi. Lodadewabo kaTubali-Khayini wayenguNahama. |
| 23. | ULameki wasesithi kubafazi bakhe: Ada loZila, zwanini ilizwi lami, bafazi bakaLameki, bekani indlebe ekukhulumeni kwami; ngoba ngabulala indoda ngenxa yokungilimaza, lomfana ngenxa yokungihluzula. |
| 24. | Nxa uKhayini ephindiselwa kasikhombisa, isibili uLameki kamatshumi ayisikhombisa ephindwe kasikhombisa. |
| 25. | UAdamu wasephinda wamazi umkakhe; wasezala indodana, wasebiza ibizo layo wathi nguSeti; ngoba wathi: UNkulunkulu ungibekele enye inzalo esikhundleni sikaAbela, ngoba uKhayini wambulala. |
| 26. | Laye uSeti wasezalelwa indodana, wabiza ibizo layo wathi nguEnosi. Ngalesosikhathi baqala ukubiza ibizo le Nkosi. |
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