Sivumelwane saNkulunkulu naNowa1 Nkulunkulu wambusisa Nowa kanye nemadvodzana akhe, watsi kubo: “Talanani nandze, nigcwalise umhlaba. 2 Luvalo nekwesatjwa kwenu akubesetilwaneni tonkhe temhlaba, nakuto tonkhe tinyoni letindiza emoyeni, nakuko konkhe lokuhamba ngesisu emhlabatsini, nakuto tonkhe tinhlanti telwandle. Konkhe loko kuniketelwe etandleni tenu. 3 “Tonkhe tilwane letiphilako tiyawuba kudla kwenu; ngininika kona njengobe nganinika tibhidvo. 4 Intfo nje, ningayidli inyama lesenengati; loko ngikusho ngobe kuphila kusengatini. 5 Umuntfu lobulala lomunye umuntfu uyawujeziswa, nesilwane lesibulala umuntfu ngiyawusijezisa. Ngulowo nalowo uyawutilandza ngengati yalomunye. 6 “Locitsa ingati yalomunye umuntfu, neyakhe iyawucitfwa ngulabanye bantfu, ngobe Nkulunkulu wamenta umuntfu waba ngumfanekiso wakhe. 7 “Talanani, nandze, nigcwalise umhlaba.” 8 Nkulunkulu wakhuluma kuNowa nemadvodzana akhe, watsi: 9 “Ase nibuke la, mine ngimisa sivumelwane sami nani netitukulwane tenu letiyawunilandzela, 10 kanye nato tonkhe tilwane letiphilako letinani: tinyoni, netifuyo, nato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga leniphume nato emkhunjini, ngisho nato tonkhe tilwane temhlaba. 11 Ngimisa sivumelwane sami nani, kutsi ngeke kuphindze kubhujiswe lutfo ngemanti azamcolo, angeke aseta zamcolo kutewubhubhisa umhlaba.” 12 Nkulunkulu wachubeka watsi: “Nalu luphawu lwesivumelwane lengisenta emkhatsini wami nani, nato tonkhe tidalwa letiphilako letinani, nato tonkhe titukulwane letitako: 13 Ngibeka umushi wenkosazana emafini, uyawuba luphawu lwesivumelwane emkhatsini wami nemhlaba. 14 Nangiletsa emafu etikwemhlaba bese kubonakala lomushi emafini, 15 ngiyawukhumbula sivumelwane sami emkhatsini wami nani, nato tonkhe tilwane letiphilako, ngisho tonkhe tinhlobo tato. Emanti angeke aphindze abe nguzamcolo wekubhubhisa konkhe lokuphilako. 16 Nakunalomushi emafini, ngiyakuwubuka bese ngikhumbula sivumelwane saphakadze emkhatsini waNkulunkulu nato tonkhe tinhlobo tetilwane letiphila emhlabeni.” 17 Nkulunkulu wachubeka watsi kuNowa: “Lolu luphawu lwesivumelwane lesengisimise emkhatsini wami nako konkhe lokuphilako emhlabeni.” Nowa nemadvodzana akhe18 Emadvodzana aNowa laphuma emkhunjini bekuboShemi, naHhamu, naJafethi. Hhamu bekunguyise waKhenani. 19 Bobatsatfu bekungemadvodzana aNowa; umhlaba wonkhe wagcwaliswa yintalo yabo. 20 Nowa abengumlimi, waba wekucala kuhlanyela sivini. 21 Wanatsa liwayini, wadzakwa, wadzimate walala ngcunu, ethendeni lakhe. 22 Hhamu, uyise waKhenani, wabubona bungcunu beyise, wahamba wayawutjela bomnakabo lababili lababengephandle. 23 BoShemi naJafethi batsatsa ingubo, batigubhetela emahlombe abo bobabili, bahamba nyova, bafike babumbonya bungcunu beyise. Buso babo babubheke eceleni, ngako abazange babubone bungcunu beyise. 24 Nowa wavuka asacabukile ekudzakweni kwakhe, weva loko lokwakwentiwe yindvodzana yakhe lencane. 25 Watsi: “Akacalekiswe Khenani, abe sigcili setigcili kubomnakabo.” 26 Waphindze futsi watsi: “Akadvunyiswe Simakadze, iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu waShemi; Khenani akabe sigcili saShemi. 27 Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angamandzisa Jafethi, ahlale emathendeni aShemi; Khenani abe sigcili saJafethi.” Kufa kwaNowa28 Emvakwazamcolo Nowa waphila iminyaka lengema-350. 29 Wafa asaneminyaka lengema-950. |
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