1 – Ukudalwa kwezulu nehlabathi

₁Ekuqaleni uThixo wadala izulu nomhlaba. ₂Kwakuselubala nje emhlabeni, kungekho nto ikhoyo. Inzonzobila yamanzi eyayigubungele konke yayithiwe gqume sisithokothoko sobumnyama. UMoya kaThixo wafukama phezu kwaloo manzi. ₃Wathi uThixo makubekho ukukhanya. Kwabakho ukukhanya. ₄Wakholwa ke uThixo koko kukhanya, waza wakwahlula ukukhanya nobumnyama. ₅Wathi ukukhanya yimini; wathi ubumnyama bona bubusuku. Kwahlwa, kwasa; yangumhla wokuqala ke lowo.

₆Wabuya uThixo wathi makubekho amajukujuku, awahlule kubini amanzi. ₇Abakho ke amajukujuku. Wawenza ke uThixo amajukujuku, wawahlula amanzi angaphantsi kwawo kumanzi angaphezu kwawo. ₈Wathi uThixo amajukujuku lawo sisibhakabhaka. Kwahlwa, kwabuya kwasa; yaba ngumhla wesibini ke lowo.

₉Wandula uThixo ukuthi amanzi angaphantsi kwesibhakabhaka makaqokeleleke ndawonye, kuze kuvele indawo engenamanzi. Kwaba njalo ke. ₁₀Wathi uThixo loo ndawo ingenamanzi ngumhlaba, waza wathi loo manzi andawonye wona lulwandle. Wakholwa ke yiloo nto uThixo. ₁₁Ubuye wathi umhlaba mawuvelise zonke iintlobo zezityalo, ezo zithwala iinkozo kwanezithwala iziqhamo, zonke ngokweendidi zazo. Kwaba njalo ke. ₁₂Umhlaba ke wavelisa zonke iindidi zezityalo, ezo zithwala iinkozo kwanezo zithwala iziqhamo ngokweendidi zazo. UThixo ke wakholwa yiloo nto. ₁₃Kwahlwa ke, kwaza kwasa. Lowo ke yaba ngumhla wesithathu.

₁₄Kwakhona uThixo wathi: “Makuvele izikhanyiso esibhakabhakeni, zahlukanise imini nobusuku, zibe yimiqondiso yamathuba, imihla, neminyaka.” ₁₅Wathi: “Mazivele esibhakabhakeni, zikhanyise elizweni.” Kwaba njalo ke. ₁₆UThixo wênza izikhanyiso ezibini ezikhulu: esikhulu sibe sesasemini, esincinane sibe sesasebusuku. Wênza neenkwenkwezi. ₁₇UThixo wazibeka esibhakabhakeni ezo zikhanyiso, ukuze zikhanyise elizweni, ₁₈zongamele imini kunye nobusuku, nokuze zahlule ukukhanya nobumnyama. Wakholwa uThixo nazizo. ₁₉Kwahlwa, kwasa, yaba ngumhla wesine.

₂₀UThixo wathi: “Makubekho inyambalala yeendidi zezinto ezinobomi emanzini, kubekho neentaka eziphaphazelayo esibhakabhakeni.” ₂₁Wabadala ke uThixo oominenga nezinye iintlobo-ntlobo zezilo zamanzi, neentlobo zonke zeentaka. Wakholwa ke uThixo zizo. ₂₂Wazithamsanqelisa zonke, wathi: “Mazande izilo zamanzi, zinyakazele elwandle. Neentaka nazo mazande emhlabeni.” ₂₃Kwahlwa, kwasa, yaba ngumhla wesihlanu lowo.

₂₄Kwakhona uThixo uthe umhlaba mawuvelise iintlobo zonke zezinto ezinobomi: oozinkomo, izinto ezirhubuluzayo nezinambuzane, nazo zonke iindidi zamarhamncwa. Kwaba njalo ke. ₂₅Wazenza zonke ke uThixo izilo ngokweendidi zazo, noozinkomo ngokweendidi zazo, nezilwanyane ezirhubuluzayo nezinambuzane ngokweendidi zazo. Waza ke uThixo wakholwa zezo zinto.

₂₆Waza ke uThixo wathi: “Masenze umntu abe ngumfuziselo wethu, afane nathi. Makabe negunya, alawule iintlanzi elwandle, iintaka ezibhabha esibhakabhakeni, iinkomo, nazo zonke izilo nezinambuzane elizweni.” ₂₇Wamdala ke uThixo umntu. Wamenza wangumfuziselo wakhe. Wadala umntu oyindoda kwakunye nomntu obhinqileyo. ₂₈Wabathamsanqelisa uThixo wathi: “Yandani, inzala yenu ilizalise ilizwe, nilongamele. Ndininika igunya phezu kweentlanzi, iintaka, nazo zonke izilo elizweni. ₂₉Ndininika zonke izityalo ezithwala iinkozo elizweni, kunye nemithi ethwala iziqhamo. Zoba kukutya kwenu ezo zinto. ₃₀Ke zona iintaka nezilo zonke ziya kutya uhlaza.” Kwaba njalo ke. ₃₁UThixo wakholwa kakhulu yiyo yonke indalo yakhe. Kwahlwa, kwasa; yaba ngumhla wesithandathu ke lowo.

₁Aba ke ngoko agqityiwe ukudalwa amazulu nehlabathi liphela. ₂Ngomhla wesixhenxe uThixo wayeselekugqibile konke awayekwenza, waza ke waphumla. ₃Wawuthamsanqelisa umhla wesixhenxe, wawumisa wangumhla okhethekileyo, kuba ngaloo mhla wayeselegqibile ukudala.

₄Nanga amagqabantshintshi ngokudalwa kwezulu nehlabathi: Ekudalweni kwezulu nehlabathi nguThixo *uNdikhoyo ₅kwakungekho zityalo emhlabeni. Kwakungekho nambewu intshulayo, kuba kaloku wayengekayinisi emhlabeni imvula uNdikhoyo; kwakungekho namntu wakuwulima umhlaba lowo. ₆Kwagqabhuka amanzi emhlabeni, awunyakamisa umhlaba.

₇UNdikhoyo uThixo wacaphula umhlaba emhlabeni, wabumba umntu ngawo. Waphefumlela umoya obubomi emathatheni akhe, yaba ngumntu ophilayo lowo.

₈Emva koko uNdikhoyo uThixo wenza umyezo eIdeni empumalanga, wambeka apho loo mntu wayemenzile. ₉Wahlumisa iindidi zemithi emihle eneziqhamo ezinomtsalane apho eIdeni. Phakathi esidikidikini somyezo kwakukho umthi onika ubomi, nomthi wokucalula okubi nokuhle.

₁₀Kwakukho umlambo owawuphuma apho eIdeni, unyakamisa umyezo lowo. Wawusahlukana ube yimilambo emine wakuyishiya i-Ideni. ₁₁Owokuqala umlambo, okuthiwa yiPishoni, ngulo ujikeleze ilizwe lakwaHavila. ₁₂Kulapho kufunyanwa khona igolide, kunye namakha avumba limnandi, kwakunye namatye exabiso. ₁₃Owesibini umlambo yiGihoni; wona ujikeleze ilizwe lakwaKushe. ₁₄Owesithathu umlambo yiTigre; wona ucanda ngasempumalanga yeAsiriya. Owesine yiEfrati.

₁₅Umntu wabekwa nguNdikhoyo uThixo emyezweni waseIdeni ukuze awulime, awulondoloze. ₁₆UThixo wathi kuye: “Ungatya nakuwuphi na umthi osemyezweni; ₁₇kodwa uze ungatyi kumthi wokucalula okubi nokuhle. Mhla watya kuwo ngenene uya kufa.”

₁₈Uthe ke uNdikhoyo uThixo emva koko: “Akukuhle ukuba le ndoda ihlale ililolo. Kuhle ndiyenzele umlingane onokuncedisana nayo.”

₁₉UNdikhoyo uThixo wayethathe umhlaba wabumba zonke iinyamakazi neentaka, wazisa kuloo ndoda ukuba izithiye amagama. Zawafumana njalo ke amagama azo ezo zinto. ₂₀Yazithiya amagama zonke iintaka neenyamakazi loo ndoda, kodwa akubangakho nanye kuzo eyafanela ukuba ngumlingane wayo.

₂₁Usuke uNdikhoyo uThixo wayihlisela obunzulu bona ubuthongo obu indoda leyo. Ithe isalele njalo wakhupha ubambo kuyo, wabuya wayivala loo ndawo. ₂₂UNdikhoyo uThixo udale umfazi ngolo bambo waluthathayo endodeni, wamsa kuyo. ₂₃Ithe ke indoda:

₂₄Yiyo ke loo nto indoda imshiya uyise nonina, inamathele kumkayo, baze babe mntu mnye.

₂₅Loo ndoda nomkayo babehamba ze, bengenazintloni.