February 11, Ukufunda

Genesis. 1: 1-19

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.