April 7, 2012, Umlindelo wePhasika, Ukufunda Okokuqala

The Book of Genesis 1: 1-2: 2

1:1 Ekuqaleni, UNkulunkulu wadala izulu nomhlaba.
1:2 Kodwa umhlaba wawungenalutho futhi ungenalutho, nobumnyama babuphezu kobuso bakwalasha; kanjalo uMoya kaNkulunkulu wenziwa phezu kwamanzi.
1:3 Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi, “Makube khona ukukhanya.” Futhi ukukhanya kwaba.
1:4 Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukukhanya, ukuthi kwakukuhle; kanjalo wahlukanisa ukukhanya nobumnyama.
1:5 Wabiza ukukhanya, ‘Usuku,' kanye nobumnyama, ‘Ubusuku.’ Kwaba ukuhlwa nokusa, usuku olulodwa.
1:6 UNkulunkulu naye wathi, “Makube khona umkhathi phakathi kwamanzi, futhi mawuhlukanise amanzi namanzi.
1:7 Futhi uNkulunkulu wenza umkhathi, futhi wahlukanisa amanzi angaphansi komkhathi, kulabo ababephezu komkhathi. Kwaba njalo.
1:8 UNkulunkulu wabiza umkhathi ngokuthi ‘iZulu.’ Kwaba ngukuhlwa nokusa, ngosuku lwesibili.
1:9 Ngempela uNkulunkulu wathi: “Amanzi aphansi kwezulu mawaqoqekele ndawonye; futhi makubonakale umhlabathi owomile.” Kwaba njalo.
1:10 UNkulunkulu wabiza umhlabathi owomileyo, ‘Umhlaba,’ futhi wabiza ukuqoqwa kwamanzi, ‘Zilwandle.’ UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
1:11 Wathi, “Izwe maliqhamuke izitshalo eziluhlaza, bobabili abaveza imbewu, nezihlahla ezithela izithelo, bethela izithelo ngezinhlobo zabo, ombewu yakhe ikuyo, emhlabeni wonke.” Kwaba njalo.
1:12 Umhlaba wathela izitshalo eziluhlaza, bobabili abaveza imbewu, ngokwezinhlobo zazo, nezihlahla ezithela izithelo, yilowo nalowo unendlela yakhe yokuhlwanyela, ngokwezinhlobo zayo. Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
1:13 Kwaba ngukuhlwa nokusa, ngosuku lwesithathu.
1:14 Wayesethi uNkulunkulu: “Makube khona izinkanyiso emkhathini wezulu. Futhi mabahlukanise imini nobusuku, futhi makube yizibonakaliso, zombili izinkathi zonyaka, kanye nezinsuku neminyaka.
1:15 Mabakhanye emkhathini wezulu, bakhanyisele umhlaba.” Kwaba njalo.
1:16 UNkulunkulu wenza izinkanyiso ezimbili ezinkulu: ukukhanya okukhulu, ukubusa phezu kosuku, kanye nokukhanya okuncane, ukubusa ebusuku, kanye nezinkanyezi.
1:17 Futhi wazibeka emkhathini wezulu, ukukhanyisa emhlabeni wonke,
1:18 nokubusa imini nobusuku, lokwehlukanisa ukukhanya lobumnyama. Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
1:19 Kwaba ngukuhlwa nokusa, ngosuku lwesine.
1:20 Wayesethi uNkulunkulu, “Amanzi mawaveze izilwane ezinomphefumulo ophilayo;, nezidalwa ezindizayo phezu komhlaba, phansi komkhathi wezulu.”
1:21 Futhi uNkulunkulu wadala izidalwa zasolwandle ezinkulu, kanye nayo yonke into enomphefumulo ophilayo nekhono lokunyakaza elavezwa amanzi, ngokwezinhlobo zazo, nazo zonke izidalwa ezindizayo, ngokwezinhlobo zazo. Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
1:22 Wababusisa, ethi: “Yandisani nande, futhi nigcwalise amanzi olwandle. Futhi makwande izinyoni phezu komhlaba.
1:23 Kwaba ngukuhlwa nokusa, ngosuku lwesihlanu.
1:24 UNkulunkulu naye wathi, “Izwe maliveze imiphefumulo ephilayo ngezinhlobo zayo: izinkomo, kanye nezilwane, nezilo zomhlaba, ngokwezinhlobo zazo.” Kwaba njalo.
1:25 Futhi uNkulunkulu wenza izilo zasendle zomhlaba ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinkomo, nazo zonke izilwane ezisemhlabeni, ngokohlobo lwayo. Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi kuhle.
1:26 Wathi: “Masenze umuntu ngomfanekiso wethu futhi afane nathi. Futhi makabuse phezu kwezinhlanzi zolwandle, nezidalwa ezindizayo zasemoyeni, nezilwane zasendle, kanye nomhlaba wonke, nazo zonke izilwane ezihamba emhlabeni.”
1:27 Futhi uNkulunkulu wadala umuntu ngomfanekiso wakhe; wamdala emfanekisweni kaNkulunkulu; owesilisa nowesifazane, wabadala.
1:28 Futhi uNkulunkulu wababusisa, wathi, “Yandisani nande, futhi nigcwalise umhlaba, futhi ulehlise, futhi nibuse phezu kwezinhlanzi zolwandle, nezidalwa ezindizayo zasemoyeni, naphezu kwakho konke okuphilayo okuhamba emhlabeni.”
1:29 Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi: “Bheka, Ngikunike zonke izimila ezithela imbewu emhlabeni, nazo zonke izihlahla ezinekhono lokuhlwanyela uhlobo lwazo, ukuze sibe ngukudla kwakho,
1:30 nezilwane zonke zezwe, lazo zonke izinto ezindizayo zasemoyeni, nakukho konke okuhamba emhlabeni nokunomphefumulo ophilayo, ukuze babe nalezi okuzondla kuzo.” Kwaba njalo.
1:31 Futhi uNkulunkulu wabona konke ayekwenzile. Futhi zazizinhle kakhulu. Kwaba ngukuhlwa nokusa, ngosuku lwesithupha.

Genesis 2

2:1 Kwase kupheleliswa izulu nomhlaba, nakho konke ukuhloba kwabo.
2:2 Futhi ngosuku lwesikhombisa, UNkulunkulu wawufeza umsebenzi wakhe, ayekwenzile. Kwathi ngosuku lwesikhombisa waphumula emisebenzini yakhe yonke, ayekufezile.

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