Zamcolo1 Simakadze watsi kuNowa: “Ngena emkhunjini wena nendlu yakho, ngobe sengibonile kutsi nguwe wedvwa lolungile kulesitukulwane. 2 Kuto tonkhe tinhlobo tetilwane letihlambulukile tsatsa tibe sikhombisa letindvuna naletinsikati tibe sikhombisa, nakuto tinhlobo tetilwane letingakahlambuluki utsatse tibe timbili lesidvuna nalesisikati. 3 Nakuto tonkhe tinhlobo tetinyoni tsatsa tibe sikhombisa letindvuna naletinsikati; khona lungetiwuphela lolo nalolo luhlobo emhlabeni. 4 Emvakwemalanga lasikhombisa kusukela lamuhla ngitawutfumela imvula emhlabeni, emalanga langema-40 nebusuku bawo; konkhe lokuphilako lengikwentile emhlabeni ngitakubhubhisa.” 5 Nowa wakwenta konkhe labekutjelwe nguSimakadze. 6 Nowa abesaneminyaka lengema-600 budzala, mhlazana kufika zamcolo emhlabeni. 7 Nowa wangena emkhunjini yena nemadvodzana akhe, nemkakhe, nebafati bemadvodzana akhe, babalekela emanti azamcolo. 8 Kuto tonkhe tilwane letihlambulukile naletingakahlambuluki, nasetinyonini, nakuto tonkhe tilwane letihamba ngesisu, 9 tangena ngatimbili, lesidvuna nalesisikati, tangena naNowa emkhunjini, njengobe Nkulunkulu abemtjelile. 10 Emvakwemalanga lasikhombisa layitsela imvula yazamcolo emhlabeni. 11 Ngemnyaka wema-600 ekuphila kwaNowa, enyangeni yesibili, mhlazana tili-17, tonkhe tiyalu temhlaba tabhoboka, emafasitelo asezulwini avuleka. 12 Lana emhlabeni emalanga langema-40 nebusuku bawo. 13 Ngalelo langa Nowa nemkakhe wangena emkhunjini, naboShemi, naHhamu, naJafethi, emadvodzana akhe, nebafati bawo. 14 Bangena nato tonkhe tilwane: tonkhe tifuyo ngetinhlobo tato, nato tonkhe tilwane letihamba ngesisu ngetinhlobo tato, nato tonkhe tinyoni ngetinhlobo tato. 15 Tangena kuNowa emkhunjini ngatimbili tako konkhe lokunemoya wekuphila. 16 Letangena tangena kwaba ngulesidvuna nalesisikati senyama yonkhe, tangena, njengobe Nkulunkulu abetjele Nowa. Simakadze wavala umnyango. 17 Layitsela imvula emhlabeni emalanga langema-40 nebusuku bawo; emanti akhula adzimate awuphakamisa umkhumbi, wasukuma emhlabatsini. 18 Emanti akhula andza kakhulu emhlabeni, nemkhumbi wantanta etikwemanti. 19 Emanti achubeka akhukhumuka, adzimate ambonya tonkhe tintsaba temhlaba naletindze kakhulu. 20 Emanti akhukhumuka, adzimate aba ngemamitha lasikhombisa ngetulu kwetintsaba. 21 Konkhe lokuphilako lokwakusemhlabeni kwafa: tinyoni netifuyo, netilwane tesiganga, nako konkhe lokwakugcwalise umhlaba, nebantfu bonkhe. 22 Konkhe lokwakusemhlabeni lokwakuphefumula umoya wekuphila emakhaleni, kwafa. 23 Simakadze wakucitsa kanjalo-ke konkhe lokwakuphila emhlabeni; wacitsa bantfu, netifuyo netilwane letihamba ngesisu, netinyoni letindiza emoyeni. Kwasala Nowa kanye nalabo abenabo emkhunjini. 24 Emanti ahlala emhlabeni emalanga lali-150. |
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