IGENESIS 1:1-31
IGENESIS 1:1-31 IZIBHALO EZINGCWELE (XHO75)
Ekuqalekeni uThixo wadala amazulu nehlabathi. Ke ehlabathini kwakusenyanyeni, kuselubala; kwakumnyama phezu kwamanzi enzonzobila. UMoya kaThixo wafukama phezu kwamanzi lawo. Wathi uThixo, Makubekho ukukhanya. Kwabakho ke ukukhanya. Wakubona ke uThixo ukukhanya ukuba kulungile, wahlula uThixo phakathi kokukhanya nobumnyama. Wathi uThixo ukukhanya yimini, wathi ubumnyama bubusuku. Kwahlwa, kwasa: yangumhla wokuqala. Wathi uThixo, Makubekho isibhakabhaka phakathi kwawo amanzi, sibe ngumahlulo wokwahlula amanzi kumanzi. Wasenza uThixo isibhakabhaka, wawahlula amanzi angaphantsi kwesibhakabhaka kuwo amanzi angaphezu kwesibhakabhaka. Kwaba njalo. Wathi uThixo isibhakabhaka ngamazulu. Kwahlwa, kwasa: yangumhla wesibini. Wathi uThixo, Amanzi angaphantsi kwamazulu makahlanganiselwe ndaweni-nye, kubonakale okomileyo. Kwaba njalo. Wathi uThixo okomileyo ngumhlaba, wathi intlanganisela yamanzi ziilwandle. Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile. Wathi uThixo, Umhlaba mawuphume uhlaza, imifuno evelisa imbewu, imithi yeziqhamo, eyenza iziqhamo ngohlobo lwayo, embewu ikuyo, emhlabeni. Kwaba njalo. Umhlaba waphuma uhlaza, nemifuno evelisa imbewu ngohlobo lwayo, nemithi eyenza iziqhamo, embewu ikuyo, ngohlobo lwayo. Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile. Kwahlwa kwasa: yangumhla wesithathu. Wathi uThixo, Makubekho izikhanyiso esibhakabhakeni samazulu, zibe ngumahlulo wokwahlula imini kubusuku; zibe zezemiqondiso, zibe zezamaxesha amisiweyo, zibe zezemihla neminyaka; mazibe zizikhanyiso esibhakabhakeni samazulu, zikhanyise ehlabathini. Kwaba njalo. Wenza uThixo izikhanyiso ezikhulu zazibini, esona sikhulu isikhanyiso ukuba silawule imini, esona sincinane isikhanyiso ukuba silawule ubusuku; wenza neenkwenkwezi. Wazibeka uThixo esibhakabhakeni samazulu, ukuba zikhanyise ehlabathini, zilawule imini nobusuku, zahlule ukukhanya kubumnyama. Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile. Kwahlwa, kwasa: yangumhla wesiné. Wathi uThixo, Amanzi la makanyakazele inyakanyaka, imiphefumlo ephilileyo; zithi neentaka ziphaphazele ehlabathini, esibhakabhakeni sezulu. Wadala uThixo oominenga mikhulu, nayo yonke imiphefumlo ephilileyo enambuzelayo, awanyakazela ngayo amanzi ngohlobo lwayo, neentaka zonke ezinamaphiko ngohlobo lwazo. Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile. Wazisikelela uThixo, esithi, Qhamani, nande, niwazalise amanzi aselwandle; zithi iintaka zande ehlabathini. Kwahlwa, kwasa: yangumhla wesihlanu. Wathi uThixo, Umhlaba mawuphume imiphefumlo ephilileyo ngohlobo lwayo: izinto ezizitho ziné, nezinambuzane, nezinto eziphilileyo zomhlaba ngohlobo lwazo. Kwaba njalo. Wenza uThixo izinto eziphilileyo zomhlaba ngohlobo lwazo, nezinto ezizitho ziné ngohlobo lwazo, nazo zonke izinambuzane zomhlaba ngohlobo lwazo. Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile. Wathi uThixo, Masenze umntu ngokomfanekiselo wethu ngokufana nathi. Mababe nobukhosi ezintlanzini zolwandle, nasezintakeni zezulu, nasezintweni ezizitho ziné, nasemhlabeni wonke, nasezinambuzaneni zonke ezinambuzela emhlabeni. Wamdala ke uThixo umntu ngokomfanekiselo wakhe; wamdala ngokomfanekiselo kaThixo; wadala indoda nenkazana. Wabasikelela uThixo, wathi kubo uThixo, Qhamani, nande, niwuzalise umhlaba niweyise; nibe nobukhosi ezintlanzini zolwandle, nasezintakeni zezulu, nasezintweni zonke eziphilileyo ezinambuzelayo emhlabeni. Wathi uThixo, Yabonani, ndininikile yonke imifuno evelisa imbewu, esemhlabeni wonke, nayo yonke imithi eneziqhamo zemithi evelisa imbewu: yoba kukudla kuni. Nezinto zonke eziphilileyo zomhlaba, neentaka zonke zezulu, nezinambuzane zonke ezisemhlabeni, ezinomphefumlo ophilileyo, ndiziniké yonke imifuno eluhlaza ukuba ibe kukudla. Kwaba njalo. Wakubona uThixo konke akwenzileyo, nanko, kulungile kunene. Kwahlwa, kwasa: yangumhla wesithandathu.
IGENESIS 1:1-31 IBHAYIBHILE (XHO96)
Ekuqaleni uThixo wadala izulu nomhlaba. Kwakuselubala nje emhlabeni, kungekho nto ikhoyo. Inzonzobila yamanzi eyayigubungele konke yayithiwe gqume sisithokothoko sobumnyama. UMoya kaThixo wafukama phezu kwaloo manzi. Wathi uThixo makubekho ukukhanya. Kwabakho ukukhanya. Wakholwa ke uThixo koko kukhanya, waza wakwahlula ukukhanya nobumnyama. Wathi ukukhanya yimini; wathi ubumnyama bona bubusuku. Kwahlwa, kwasa; yangumhla wokuqala ke lowo. Wabuya uThixo wathi makubekho amajukujuku, awahlule kubini amanzi. Abakho ke amajukujuku. Wawenza ke uThixo amajukujuku, wawahlula amanzi angaphantsi kwawo kumanzi angaphezu kwawo. Wathi uThixo amajukujuku lawo sisibhakabhaka. Kwahlwa, kwabuya kwasa; yaba ngumhla wesibini ke lowo. Wandula uThixo ukuthi amanzi angaphantsi kwesibhakabhaka makaqokeleleke ndawonye, kuze kuvele indawo engenamanzi. Kwaba njalo ke. Wathi uThixo loo ndawo ingenamanzi ngumhlaba, waza wathi loo manzi andawonye wona lulwandle. Wakholwa ke yiloo nto uThixo. Ubuye wathi umhlaba mawuvelise zonke iintlobo zezityalo, ezo zithwala iinkozo kwanezithwala iziqhamo, zonke ngokweendidi zazo. Kwaba njalo ke. Umhlaba ke wavelisa zonke iindidi zezityalo, ezo zithwala iinkozo kwanezo zithwala iziqhamo ngokweendidi zazo. UThixo ke wakholwa yiloo nto. Kwahlwa ke, kwaza kwasa. Lowo ke yaba ngumhla wesithathu. Kwakhona uThixo wathi: “Makuvele izikhanyiso esibhakabhakeni, zahlukanise imini nobusuku, zibe yimiqondiso yamathuba, imihla, neminyaka.” Wathi: “Mazivele esibhakabhakeni, zikhanyise elizweni.” Kwaba njalo ke. UThixo wênza izikhanyiso ezibini ezikhulu: esikhulu sibe sesasemini, esincinane sibe sesasebusuku. Wênza neenkwenkwezi. UThixo wazibeka esibhakabhakeni ezo zikhanyiso, ukuze zikhanyise elizweni, zongamele imini kunye nobusuku, nokuze zahlule ukukhanya nobumnyama. Wakholwa uThixo nazizo. Kwahlwa, kwasa, yaba ngumhla wesine. UThixo wathi: “Makubekho inyambalala yeendidi zezinto ezinobomi emanzini, kubekho neentaka eziphaphazelayo esibhakabhakeni.” Wabadala ke uThixo oominenga nezinye iintlobo-ntlobo zezilo zamanzi, neentlobo zonke zeentaka. Wakholwa ke uThixo zizo. Wazithamsanqelisa zonke, wathi: “Mazande izilo zamanzi, zinyakazele elwandle. Neentaka nazo mazande emhlabeni.” Kwahlwa, kwasa, yaba ngumhla wesihlanu lowo. Kwakhona uThixo uthe umhlaba mawuvelise iintlobo zonke zezinto ezinobomi: oozinkomo, izinto ezirhubuluzayo nezinambuzane, nazo zonke iindidi zamarhamncwa. Kwaba njalo ke. Wazenza zonke ke uThixo izilo ngokweendidi zazo, noozinkomo ngokweendidi zazo, nezilwanyane ezirhubuluzayo nezinambuzane ngokweendidi zazo. Waza ke uThixo wakholwa zezo zinto. Waza ke uThixo wathi: “Masenze umntu abe ngumfuziselo wethu, afane nathi. Makabe negunya, alawule iintlanzi elwandle, iintaka ezibhabha esibhakabhakeni, iinkomo, nazo zonke izilo nezinambuzane elizweni.” Wamdala ke uThixo umntu. Wamenza wangumfuziselo wakhe. Wadala umntu oyindoda kwakunye nomntu obhinqileyo. Wabathamsanqelisa uThixo wathi: “Yandani, inzala yenu ilizalise ilizwe, nilongamele. Ndininika igunya phezu kweentlanzi, iintaka, nazo zonke izilo elizweni. Ndininika zonke izityalo ezithwala iinkozo elizweni, kunye nemithi ethwala iziqhamo. Zoba kukutya kwenu ezo zinto. Ke zona iintaka nezilo zonke ziya kutya uhlaza.” Kwaba njalo ke. UThixo wakholwa kakhulu yiyo yonke indalo yakhe. Kwahlwa, kwasa; yaba ngumhla wesithandathu ke lowo.
IGENESIS 1:1-31 Contemporary Xhosa Bible 2024 (CXB24)
Ekuqaleni uThixo wayephezu kwezulu nehlabathi. Umhlaba wawusenyanyeni, ungento; Kwabakho ubumnyama phezu konogumbe womhlaba kwaye uMoya kaThixo wawuhamba phezu kwamanzi. Wathi uThixo, Makubekho ukukhanya, kwabakho ukukhanya. Wakubona ke uThixo ukukhanya ukuba kulungile, wahlula uThixo phakathi kokukhanya nobumnyama. Wathi uThixo ukukhanya yiMini, wathi ubumnyama bubusuku. Kwabakho ke ubusuku, kwasa. Yayilusuku lokuqala. Wathi uThixo, Makubekho ithuba phakathi kwamanzi, ube ngukwahlula amanzi esibhakabhakeni. uThixo wenza isithuba, wawahlula amanzi angaphantsi kwaloo ndawo kumanzi angaphezu kwawo. Wawabiza uThixo amazulu, kwahlwa, kwasa ke ngowesibini umhla. Wathi uThixo, Amanzi angaphantsi kwamazulu makahlanganiselwe ndaweni-nye, kubonakale okomileyo. Kwaye kwenzeka. Umhlaba owomileyo uthi ngumhlaba; yaye indibano yamanzi walubiza ulwandle, yaye uThixo wabona ukuba kulungile. Wathi uThixo, Umhlaba mawuphume uhlaza, nemifuno evelisa imbewu, nemithi eyenza iziqhamo ngohlobo lwayo, embewu ikuyo, emhlabeni. Kwaye kwenzeka. Umhlaba waphuma uhlaza, nemifuno evelisa imbewu ngohlobo lwayo, nemithi eyenza iziqhamo, embewu yayo ngohlobo lwayo. Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile. Kwahlwa, kwasa ke ngomhla wesithathu. Wathi uThixo, Makubekho izikhanyiso esibhakabhakeni, ukuba zahlule imini kubusuku; kwaye makubekho imiqondiso namaxesha nemihla neminyaka. Mababe njengezikhanyiso esibhakabhakeni, zokukhanyisela ihlabathi; kwaye kwenzeka ngolu hlobo. Wenza uThixo izikhanyiso ezikhulu zazibini; Isikhanyiso esikhulu ukuba silawule imini, nesikhanyiso esincinane ukuba silawule imini; Wenza neenkwenkwezi. Wazibeka uThixo esibhakabhakeni ukuba zikhanyise emhlabeni; nokuba zilawule imini nobusuku, zikwahlule ukukhanya nobumnyama. Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile. Kwahlwa, kwasa ke ngomhla wesine. Utsho uThixo ukuthi, Amanzi mawanyakazise imiphefumlo ephilileyo, neentaka eziphaphazelayo emazulwini; Wenza uThixo oominenga mikhulu, nayo yonke imiphefumlo ephilileyo enambuzelayo, awanyakazela ngayo amanzi ngohlobo lwayo, neentaka zonke ezinamaphiko ngohlobo lwazo. Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile. Wazisikelela uThixo, wathi, Qhamani, nande, niwazalise amanzi olwandle; Kwahlwa, kwaza kwaba ngumhla wesihlanu ngengomso. Wathi uThixo, Umhlaba mawuphume imiphefumlo ephilileyo ngohlobo lwayo: izinto ezizitho zine, nezinambuzane, nezinto eziphilileyo zomhlaba ngohlobo lwazo. Kwaye kwenzeka ngolu hlobo. Wenza uThixo izinto eziphilileyo zomhlaba ngohlobo lwazo, nezinto ezizitho zine ngohlobo lwazo, nezinto zonke ezinyakazelayo emhlabeni ngohlobo lwazo. Wabona uThixo ukuba kulungile. Wathi uThixo, Masenze abantu ngokomfanekiselo wethu ngokufana nathi, babe nobukhosi ezintlanzini zolwandle, nasezintakeni zezulu, nasezintweni ezizitho zine, nasezinambuzaneni zonke ezinambuzelayo ehlabathini. Wamdala ke uThixo umntu ngokomfanekiselo wakhe; wadala indoda nenkazana. Wabasikelela uThixo, wathi kubo, Qhamani, nande, nihlale emhlabeni, niwulime; nobukhosi ezintlanzini zolwandle, nasezintakeni zezulu, nasezintweni zonke eziphilileyo ezinambuzelayo emhlabeni. Wathi uThixo, Yabonani, ndininika yonke imithi evelisa imbewu, esemhlabeni wonke, nemithi yonke evelisa iziqhamo, ethwala imbewu; mayibe kukutya kwakho. Kodwa zonke izinto eziphilileyo zehlabathi, neentaka zonke zezulu, nezinambuzane zonke ezisemhlabeni, ezihleli phezu kwazo, ndizinikele kuzo zonke imifuno ephuma kuyo ukuba zibe kukudla. Kwenzeke ngolu hlobo. Wakukhangela uThixo konke akwenzileyo, nanko, ukuba kulungile kunene. Kwahlwa, kwasa ke ngomhla wesithandathu.
IGENESIS 1:1-31 Incwadi Yeziba̔lo Ezingcwele 1864, 1902 (Xhosa Appleyard) (XHO1902A)
EKUQALEKENI wadala UTIXO izulu nomhlaba. KEKALOKU umhlaba wabugxwayiba, wauzé kanjalo: kwabako nobumnyama ebusweni benzulu. Waye u‐Moya KATIXO wazamazama pezu kwobuso bamanzi. Wayesiti UTIXO: Makubeko ukukanya; kwaza kwabako ukukanya. Waye UTIXO wabona ukukanya ukuba kulungile; waza UTIXO wenza isahlulo pakati kwokukanya nobumnyama. Wati UTIXO ukutiya ukukanya, yimini; wati nokutiya ubumnyama, bubusuku. Kwaza ukuhlwa nokusa kwaba ngumhla wokuqala. Wayesiti UTIXO: Makubeko isibakabaka pakati kwamanzi, size sibe sisahlulo pakati kwamanzi namanzi. Waza UTIXO wasenza isibakabaka, wawahlula amanzi abengapantsi kwesibakabaka, kuwo amanzi abengapezu kwesibakabaka. Kwaye kunjalo ke. Wati UTIXO ukutiya isibakabaka, lizulu. Kwaza ukuhlwa nokusa kwaba ngumhla wesibini. Wayesiti UTIXO: Amanzi angapantsi kwezulu makahlanganiselwe endaweni inye, kuze kubonakale okwomileyo. Kwaye kunjalo ke. Wati UTIXO ukutiya okwomileyo, ngumhlaba; wati nokutiya ukuhlanganisana kwamanzi, zilwandle. Waye UTIXO wabona ukuba kulungile. Wayesiti UTIXO: Umhlaba mauvelise inca, nomfuno unika imbewu, nomti wokuqa̔ma, uhlanza isiqa̔mo ngemmilo yawo, ombewu ipakati kwawo, pezu kwomhlaba. Kwaye kunjalo ke. Umhlaba wavelisa inca, nomfuno unika imbewu ngemmilo yawo, nomti uhlanza isiqa̔mo, ombewu ipakati kwawo, ngemmilo yawo. Waye UTIXO wabona ukuba kulungile. Kwaza ukuhlwa nokusa kwaba ngumlhla wesitatu. Wayesiti UTIXO: Makubeko izikanyiso esibakabakeni sezulu, zize zisenze isahlulo pakati kwemini nobusuku; mazibe zizo ezemiqondiso, nezamaxesha amiselweyo, nezemihla, nezeminyaka: maziti kanjalo zibe zizikanyiso esibakabakeni sezulu zokukanyisa pezu kwomhlaba. Kwaye kunjalo ke. Wazenza UTIXO zazibini izikanyiso ezikulu; eso sikulu isikanyiso ukuba sipate imini, neso sincinane isikanyiso ukuba sipate ubusuku; wazenza nenkwenkwezi. Wayezimisa UTIXO esibakabakeni sezulu, ukuba zikanyise pezu kwomhlaba, nokuba zipate pezu kwemini napezu kwobusuku, nokuba zisenze isahlulo pakati kwokukanya nobumnyama. Waye UTIXO wabona ukuba kulungile. Kwaza ukuhlwa nokusa kwaba ngumhla wesine. Wayesiti UTIXO: Amanzi makakolise ukuvelisa izilwana ezinokudliwa kwobomi; nentaka mazipapazele pezu kwomhlaba esibakabakeni sezulu. Wadala UTIXO iminenga emikulu, nazo zonke izinto ezinokudliwa kwobomi ezishukumayo, awati amanzi akolisa ukuzivelisa ngemmilo yazo; kwa nazo zonke intaka ezinamapiko ngemmilo yazo. Waye UTIXO wabona ukuba kulungile. Waza UTIXO wazitamsanqela, esiti: Cumani, nande, nizalise amanzi akuzo ilwandle; nentaka mazande emhlabeni. Kwaza ukuhlwa nokusa kwaba ngumhla wesihlanu. Wayesiti UTIXO: Umhlaba mawuvelise izinto ezinokudliwa kwobomi ngemmilo yazo, inkomo, nento ezinambuzelayo, nezilo zomhlaba, ngemmilo yazo. Kwaye kunjalo ke. Wenza UTIXO izilo zomhlaba ngemmilo yazo, nenkomo ngemmilo yazo, nazo zonke izinambuzane zomhlaba ngemmilo yazo. Waye UTIXO wabona ukuba kulungile. Wayesiti UTIXO: Masenze umntu ngomfanekiso wetu, njengemfuzo yetu; mababe nobukosi pezu kwentlanzi zolwandle, napezu kwentaka zezulu, napezu kwenkomo, napezu kwawo wonke umhlaba, napezu kwazo zonke izinambuzane ezinambuzelayo pezu kwomhlaba. Waza UTIXO wadala umntu ngowake umfanekiso; wamdala ngomfanekiso KATIXO: wabadala indoda nomfazi. Waye UTIXO wabatamsanqela, wati UTIXO kubo: Cumani, nande, nizalise umhlaba, niwoyise; yibani nobukosi pezu kwentlanzi zolwandle, napezu kwentaka zezulu, napezu kwazo zonke izilo ezishukumayo pezu kwomhlaba. Wayesiti UTIXO: Bona ke, ndinipile yonke imifuno inika imbewu, epezu kwobuso bomhlaba wonke, nayo yonke imiti ekukuyo isiqa̔mo somti sinika imbewu: yoba yinto yokutya kuni. Nakuzo zonke izilo zomhlaba, nakuzo zonke intaka zezulu, nakuzo zonke izinto ezinambuzelayo emhlabeni, ekukuzo ubomi, ndipile yonke imifuno eluhlaza ibe kukutya. Kwaye kunjalo ke. Waye UTIXO wabona konke abekwenzile, kekaloku bona ke, kwakulungile kunene. Kwaza ukuhlwa nokusa kwaba ngumhla wesitandatu.