UGenesise 4:1-16

U-Adamu wamazi umkakhe u-Eva; wakhulelwa, wazala uKayini, wathi: “Ngifumene indoda evela kuJehova.” Waphinda wazala umfowabo u-Abela. U-Abela wayengumalusi wezinkomo, kepha uKayini wayengumlimi. Kwathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uKayini waletha umnikelo eNkosini evela ezithelweni zomhlabathi. U-Abela naye waletha amanye amazibulo ezimvu zakhe namanoni awo. UJehova wamnaka u-Abela nomhlatshelo wakhe. Kodwa akazange amnake uKhayini nomhlatshelo wakhe. UKayini wathukuthela kakhulu, ubuso bakhe bawa. INkosi yasisithi kuKayini: Uthukuthelelani? kungani ubuso bakho bunyukubele? Uma wenza kahle, awuyikwamukeleka na? uma ungenzi okuhle, isono sihlezi ngasemnyango. Futhi emva kwakho kuyoba isifiso sakhe, futhi uyobusa phezu kwakhe. UKayini wakhuluma no-Abela umfowabo; kwathi besendle, uKayini wavukela umfowabo u-Abela, wambulala. INkosi yasisithi kuKayini: Ungaphi umfowenu uAbela? Wathi: “Angazi: Ngingumlindi womfowethu na?” Wathi: “Wenzeni na? izwi legazi lomfowenu limemeza kimi lisemhlabathini. Manje usuqalekisiwe emhlabeni owavula umlomo wawo ukuba wamukele igazi lomfowenu esandleni sakho; Lapho ulima umhlabathi, ngeke usakunika amandla awo; uyakuba ngumbaleki nesihambi emhlabeni. UKayini wasesithi eNkosini: Isijeziso sami sikhulu kulalokho engingasithwala. Bheka, uyangixosha namuhla emhlabeni; ngiyakusitheka ebusweni baKho; futhi ngiyoba umbaleki nozulane emhlabeni; futhi noma ubani ongitholayo uzongibulala. INkosi yasisithi kuye: Ngakho loba ngubani obulala uKhayini uzaphindiselwa kasikhombisa. UJehova wabeka uphawu kuKayini, ukuze kungabikho muntu omfumanayo angambulala. Futhi uKayini wasuka ebusweni bukaJehova futhi wahamba wayohlala ezweni laseNodi, ngasempumalanga kwase-Edene.