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1 Lendvodza yalala na Eve futsi wakhulelwa wabeleka Cain. Eva watsi, ''Ngitele indvodza ngelusito lwaSimakadze.'' 2 Wase utala umnakabo longuAbela. Abela wase uba ngumelusi, kodvwa Khayini walima umhlabatsi. 3 Kwenteka kutsi ekuhambeni kwesikhatsi Khayini waletsa letinye tetitselo labetilimile njenge mnikelo kuSimakadze. 4 Abela yena, waletsa ematibulo etimfuyo takhe kanye nemafutsa. Simakadze wamemukela Abela kanye nemhlatjelo wakhe, 5 kodvwa Khayini kanye nemhlatjelo wakhe akakwemukelanga. Ngako Khayini wakwata wagana lunwabu, wakhombisa nemona. 6 Simakadze watsi kuKhayini, ''Ukwate leni futsi unemona leni? 7 Umawenta lokulungile, angeke yini wemukeleke? Kepha uma ungakwenti lokulungile, sono sinyonyobela emnyango sifuna kukulawula, kodvwa kufanele ubuse ngetulu kwaso. 8 Cain wakhuluma na Abela umnakabo. Kwenteka 9 ngesikhatsi basemasimini, Cain wajikela umnakabo wambulala. Simakadze wabese utsi KuCain, '' Uphi Abel umnakenu?'' Watsi, ''angimati. Ngabe ngingumgcini wemnaketfu na'' 10 Simakadze watsi, '' Wenteni? Ingati yemnakenu iyamemeta emhlabatsini. 11 Nyalo ucalekisiwe wena emhlabatsini, lovule umlomo wawo kumukela ingati yemnakenu etandleni takho. 12 Nawulima umhlabatsini, kusukela nyalo ngeke asakhicita ngalokuphelele. Uyohlala ubuka emuva emhlabeni.'' 13 Cain watsi kuSimakadze, ''Sijeziso sami singetulu kwemandla ami. 14 Ngempela, ungicoshile namuhla kulendzawo namuhla, futsi ngitofulatseliswa ebusweni bakho. Ngitoba sikhoseli emhlabeni, nobe ngubani lotongitfola utongibulala,'' 15 Simakadze watsi kuye, ''Nangabe kukhona lobulala Cain, ngitophindzisela emahlandla lasikhombisa,'' Wabese Simakadze ubeka luphawu kuCain, kute nakutobakhona lotfola Cain, loyo muntfu ngeke amubulale Cain. 16 Ngakoke Cain wasuka ebukhoneni baSimakadze wahlala eveni lase Nod, emphumalanga ye Eden. 17 Cain walala nemkakhe wase uyakhulelwa. Watala Enoch. Wakha lidolobha waletsa libito lelifana nelendvodzana yakhe Enoch. 18 Enoch watala Irad, Irad wabanguyise waMehujael. Mehujael wabanguyise waMethushael. Methushael wabanguyise waLamech. 19 Lamech watitsatsela bafati lababili. Libito lalomunye bekungu Ada, lomunye kungu Zillah. 20 Adah watala Jabal. Bekanguyise walabo lebebahlala emathendeni banemfuyo. 21 Libito lemnakabo bekungu Jabal. bekanguyise walabo lebebadlala umtjingo. 22 Kepha Zillah, wabeleka Tubal-Cain, lowakha kwekusebenta kwelutfusi nensimbi. Dzadze watubal-Cain bekunguNaamah. 23 Lamech watsi kubafati bakhe, ''Adah naZillah, lalelani livi lami; lalelani lengikukhulumako. Ngoba ngibulele indvodza lengilimete, lijaha lelingihhudlile. 24 Nangabe Cain aphindziselelwa emahlandla lasikhombisa, utobese naLamech uphindziselelwa emahlandla lalishumi lasikhombisa nesikhombisa.'' 25 Adam walala nemkakhe phindze, futsi wabeleka lenye indvodzana. Wametsa libito watsi nguSeth futsi watsi, '' Nkulunkulu unginikete lenye indvodzana esikhundleni saAbel, ngoba Cain wambulala.'' 26 Seth bamtalela indvodzana wayetsa libito watsi ngu Enosh. Ngaleso sikhatsi bantfu bacala kubita libito laSimakadze.