Iivesi zeBhayibhile ezithandwayo ezisuka UGENESISI 1

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UZimu wathi: “Asenze umuntu ngomfanekiswethu asifuze, abuse phezu kweenhlambi zelwandle, iinyoni zomkayi, zoke iinlwana zephasi, kanye nakho koke okukhakhaba phezu kwalo.” Yeke uZimu wadala umuntu ngomfanekiswakhe; umuntu waba mfuziselo kaZimu; wadala wembaji nowengubo.

UZimu wababusisa wathi kibo: “Belethani nande, nizalise iphasi nilibuse; nibuse phezu kweenhlambi zelwandle, iinyoni zomkayi naphezu kwenyabanyaba yoke ekhamba phezu kwephasi.”

Koke kwathoma lokha uZimu nakadala izulu nephasi.

Nje-ke iphasi belinganabubono begodu linganabuphilo. Bekumnyama koke, iphasi libhibezwe mamanzi amanengi. Kodwana ummoya kaZimu wavunguza phezu kwamanzi.

Nje-ke uZimu wathi: “Akubekhona ukukhanya.” Ukukhanya kwavela.

UZimu wabona koke akwenzileko bona kuyakarisa. Kwahlwa, kwasa; kwaba lilanga lesithandathu.

UZimu wabona bonyana ukukhanya kuhle; yeke wahlukanisa ukukhanya nobumnyama.

UZimu wathi: “Qala, ngininikela zoke iintjalo ezithela imbewu ephasini, nemithi yoke ehloma iinthelo ezinembewu; lokho kuzakuba kukudla kwenu.

UZimu wabiza ukukhanya bona yimini, ubumnyama wathi busuku. Kwahlwa, kwasa; kwaba lilanga lokuthoma.

UZimu wathi: “Akubekhona isibanga hlangana kwamanzi, kuhlukaniseke amanzi namanzi.”

Koke okulihlaza okumilako ngikunikela bona kube kukudla kweenlwana zephasi, iinyoni zomkayi kanye neenkhakhabi zoke zephasi, okutjho zoke iimphili.” Mbala kwaba njalo.

UZimu wathi: “Akube khona iinkhanyisi emkayini ukuze zihlukanise ubusuku nemini; azibe matshwayo weenkhathi zeminyanya, zikhombe amalanga neminyaka.

UZimu wathi: “Iphasi aliveze iimila: iintjalo ezinembewu, imithi ethela iinthelo ezinembewu ukuya ngemihlobayo.” Mbala kwaba njalo.

Kungendlela leyo uZimu enza ngayo isibanga, wahlukanisa amanzi angaphasi kwesibanga namanzi angehla kwaso. Mbala kwaba njalo.

Yeke iphasi laveza iimila: iintjalo ezinembewu ukuya ngemihlobazo nemithi ethela iinthelo ezinembewu ukuya ngemihlobayo. UZimu wabona lokho kukuhle.

UZimu wenza iinkhanyisi ezimbili ezikulu; esikhudlwana kunesinye wasenza bona sibuse imini, esincani wasenza bona sibuse ubusuku. Godu wenza neenkwekwezi.

UZimu wathi: “Amanzi angaphasi komkayi akabuthane ndawonye, kubekhona indawo eyomileko.” Mbala kwaba njalo. UZimu wabiza indawo eyomileko bona liphasi, kwathi amanzi abuthene ndawonye wawabiza bona malwandle. UZimu wabona lokho kukuhle.

Wazibusisa wathi: “Zalanani nande, nigcwale amalwandle neenyoni zande ephasini.”

UZimu wathi: “Iphasi nalo aliveze iimphili ngemihlobazo: ezifuywako, ezikhakhabako nezommango, zoke zibe ngokuhlukahlukana kwazo.” Mbala kwaba njalo.

UZimu wathi: “Amanzi akaphithizele yoke imihlobo yeemphili, iinyoni ziphaphe phezulu emkayini.”

UZimu wenza iinlwana zommango, ezifuywako kanye nakho koke okukhakhabako ukuya ngemihlobazo. Wabona lokho kukuhle.