Jenesisi 4

Kaini na Aberi

1Adamu adafambizana na mkazi wace Eva, ndipo iye adakhala na pathupi acibereka Kaini. Iye adati: “Mwakuthandizidwa na Mbuya ndabereka mwana wacimuna”. 2Patsogolo pace adabereka Aberi mbale wace. Aberi akhali makabusa wa mabira ndipo Kaini akhali mulimi. 3Yatapita nthawe pan'gono, Kaini adabweresa cakupereka ca bzisapo bza m'munda kuna Mbuya. 4Tsono, Aberi adabweresa ncere zakuyamba za mabira yace za zakunenepa. Ndipo Mbuya adatambira mwakukomedwa, cakupereka ca Aberi. 5Tsono Mbuya alibe kumtambira Kaini na cakupereka cace. Ndipopo Kaini adakalipa nkhope yace idadodoma. 6Pamwepo, Mbuya adati kuna iye, “Thangwe ranyi wakalipa? Thangwe lanyi nkhope yako yadodoma? 7Iwe ungacita bzabwino, ungaleke kutambiridwa? Tsono ungaleka kucita, dziwa kuti cakuipa ciri pamsuwo. Cakuipaco cin'funa kukunda, tsono iwe ucikunde”.

8Kaini adauza mbale wace Aberi kuti: “Mbatiyende kuthengo”. Pomwe akhali kumweko, Kaini adasandulikira mbale wace acimupha. 9Pamwepo Mbuya adabvunza Kaini kuti: “Mbale wako Aberi ali kuponi?” Iye adatawira kuti: “Nin'dziwa lini, kodi ndine wakunyan'gani mbale wanguyo?” 10Ndipo Mbuya adamuuza kuti: “Kodi n'ciani comwe wacita? Tetekera! Mulopa wa mbale wako ulikulira pamataka. 11Tsapano watembereredwa pamataka, yomwe yafungula mulomo kuti yatambire m'manja mwako mulopa wa mbale wako. 12Pomwe un'dzalima, matakayo yan'dzakupasa lini phindu, ndipo un'dzakhala wakuthawa-thawa na kufamba-famba padziko”. 13Pamwepo Kaini adauza Mbuya kuti: “Nyathwa yangu ni ikulu kuposa yomwe ningakwanise. 14Lero muli kundithotha padziko lino ndipo nidzabzibisa pamaso panu. Nin'dzakhala wakuthawa-thawa na kufamba-famba padziko, ndipo ali-yentse omwe an'dzadigumana an'dzandipha”. 15Tsono Mbuya adamutawira kuti: “Bzin'dzakhala lini tenepo. Penu wina an'dzapha Kaini, nin'dzamupasa nyathwa yakufunya kanomwe”. Ndipo Mbuya adaikha cizindikiro kuna Kaini cakudziwisa kuti ali-yentse omwe angamugumanize aleke kumupha. 16Tsono Kaini adacoka patsogolo pa Mbuya ndipo adakakhala kudziko la Nodi, kumabvadzuwa kwa Edeni.

Bzizukulu bza Kaini

17Kaini adafambizana na mkazi wace, mkaziyo adakhala na pathupi, adabala mwana dzina lace Inoki. Tsono Kaini adamanga mzinda omwe adaupa dzina la mwana wace Inoki. 18Kwa Enoki kudabadwa mwana acimucemera Iradi. Iradi adabereka Mehuyaele, Mehuyaele adabereka Metusael ndipo Metusael adabereka Lameki. 19Lameki adalowola akazi awiri. Mkazi wace wakuyamba akhacemeredwa Ada, waciwiri Zila. 20Ada adabala Jubale, omwe akhali baba wa wale omwe ambakhala mubzikumbi ndipo wakufuwa bzifuwo. 21Dzina la m'bale wace likhali Jubale, omwe adakhala Baba wa wentse wakuimba n'goma na citoliro. 22Zila adabalambo mwana wacimuna dzina lace Tubalcaim, omwe akhasula m'tundu uliwentse wa bzitsulo bza utale bwa Bronze na wa ferro. Tubalcaim akhana mpfumakazi ikhacemeredwa Naama.

23Lameki adauza akazi wace Ada na Zila kuti:

“Nditetekereni akazi wa Lameki,

tetekerani fala yangu.

Ine ndapha mwamuna m'bodzi thangwe wandipweteka,

na mulumbwana m'bodzi thangwe wandiponda.

24Penu Kaini andzaboneresedwa kufunya kanomwe,

kuna Lameki kun'dzakhala makumi manomwe na kanomwe”.

Kubadwa kwa Seti

25Adamu adafambizana pomwe na mkazi wace, ndipo iye adabala mwana winango wacimuna, omwe adapasa dzina lakuti Seti, thangwe iye adati: “Mulungu wandipasa mwana pankhankha ya Aberi omwe adaphedwa na Kaini”. 26Seti adaberekambo mwana wacimuna, omwe adapasa dzina lakuti Enosi. Nthawe imweyo wanthu adayamba kukuza dzina la Mbuya acimbapemba.

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