UGenesisi
9 UNkulunkulu wasebusisa uNowa lamadodana akhe wathi kubo: “Zalani lande ligcwalise umhlaba.+ 2 Lizaqhubeka lisesatshwa njalo liqhuqhwa yizo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezisemhlabeni, lazo zonke izidalwa zamazulu eziphaphayo, lakho konke okuhambayo emhlabathini kanye lazo zonke inhlanzi zolwandle. Konke lokhu sekubekwe ezandleni zenu.*+ 3 Lingadla+ zonke inyamazana eziphilayo ezisemhlabeni futhi ezihamba kuwo. Ngilinika zonke njengoba nje ngalipha izimila eziluhlaza.+ 4 Kodwa inyama elokuphila kwayo,* okutsho igazi+ layo, lingayidli.+ 5 Kanti njalo, loba yisiphi isidalwa esiphilayo esizachitha igazi, lona eliyikuphila kwenu* ngizakuthi sibhadale. Nxa kuyinyamazana kuzamele ife. Nxa kungumuntu kuzamele abhadale ngokuphila kwakhe ngoba uyabe echithe ukuphila komfowabo.+ 6 Loba ngubani ochitha igazi lomunye umuntu, laye igazi lakhe lizachithwa+ ngumuntu ngoba uNkulunkulu wenza umuntu ngomfanekiso wakhe.+ 7 Ngakho zalani lande liwugcwalise umhlaba, libe banengi kuwo.”+
8 Ngemva kwalokho uNkulunkulu watshela uNowa kanye lamadodana akhe wathi: 9 “Sengisenza isivumelwano lani+ kanye labantwabenu abazalandela ngemva kwenu, 10 lazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo elilazo, inyoni, lezinyamazana, lazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo zomhlaba elilazo, zonke eziphume emkhunjini—sonke nje isidalwa esiphilayo emhlabeni.+ 11 Nansi-ke isivumelwano esengisenza lani: Angisoze ngiphinde ngitshabalalise zonke izinto eziphilayo* ngamanzi kaZamcolo njalo akusoze kube loZamcolo ozaphinda atshabalalise umhlaba.”+
12 UNkulunkulu waphinda wathi: “Nansi isibonakaliso sesivumelwano engisenza phakathi kwami lani kanye lazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezilani njalo sizasebenza kuzo zonke izizukulwane ezizalandela. 13 Sengifaka umchilo wami wamakhosikazi emayezini futhi uzakuba yisibonakaliso sesivumelwano esiphakathi kwami lomhlaba. 14 Loba nini lapho engizaletha khona amayezi phezu komhlaba, umchilowamakhosikazi uzabonakala emayezini. 15 Ngizasikhumbula sibili isivumelwano engisenzileyo phakathi kwami lani kanye lezidalwa eziphilayo zayo yonke imihlobo. Amanzi awasoze aphinde abe nguZamcolo ozatshabalalisa konke okuphilayo.+ 16 Umchilowamakhosikazi uzabonakala emayezini njalo ngizawubona besengikhumbula isivumelwano sanini lanini esiphakathi kukaNkulunkulu lazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo zayo yonke imihlobo emhlabeni.”
17 UNkulunkulu waphinda wathi kuNowa: “Lesi yiso isibonakaliso sesivumelwano engisenza phakathi kwami lazo zonke izidalwa ezisemhlabeni.”+
18 Amadodana kaNowa aphuma emkhunjini kwakunguShemu loHamu loJafethi.+ Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uHamu wazala uKhenani.+ 19 Abathathu laba babengamadodana kaNowa njalo bonke abantu abasemhlabeni bavela kubo, basebesabalala bagcwala indawo yonke emhlabeni.+
20 UNowa waqalisa ukulima wasehlanyela insimu yamagilebisi. 21 Ngelinye ilanga wanatha iwayini wadakwa, wanqunula wasecambalala etendeni lakhe. 22 UHamu, uyise kaKhenani wabona ubunqunu bukayise wasesiyatshela abafowabo ababili phandle. 23 Ngakho uShemu loJafethi bathatha isembatho basifaka emahlombe abo basebehamba nyovane bafika bavala ubunqunu bukayise bekhangele eceleni. Abazange babubone ubunqunu bukayise.
24 UNowa wathi evuka engasadakwanga liwayini, wasesizwa lokho indodana yakhe encane eyayikwenzile kuye, 25 wathi:
“Kaqalekiswe uKhenani.+
Kabe yisigqili sabafowabo esiphansi kakhulu.”+
26 Waqhubeka wathi:
27 UNkulunkulu kamnike indawo enkulu uJafethi,
Kahlale ematendeni kaShemu.
UKhenani kabe yisigqili lakuye.”
28 Ngemva kukaZamcolo uNowa waphila eminye iminyaka engu-350.+ 29 Ngakho uNowa waphila iminyaka engu-950, wasesifa.