Genesi

8 Mbwenye Mulungu akumbuka Nowa, pinyama pyonsene pya ntsanga na pifuyo pyonsene pikhali mu arka+ pabodzi na iye, pontho Mulungu apepesa mphepo pa dziko yapantsi, madzi mbatoma kupwa. 2 Penepo zafungika mphuno za madzi pa dziko yapantsi na misuwo ya madzi kudzulu, natenepa madzi aca.*+ 3 Buluka penepo, madzi atoma kupwa mwapangʼono-pangʼono pa dziko yapantsi. Pidapita ntsiku 150, madzi akhadapunguka. 4 Pa mwezi wacinomwe, pa ntsiku 17 ya mwezi unoyu, arka yatsama pa mapiri a Ararati. 5 Madzi apwa mwapangʼono-pangʼono mpaka pa mwezi wacikhumi. Pa ntsiku yakutoma ya mwezi wacikhumi, ntsonga za mapiri zatoma kuoneka.+

6 Pidapita ntsiku 40, Nowa afungula janela+ ikhadasasanya iye pa arka, 7 abulusa kunja khungubwe. Iyo ikhamburuka kunja mbibwerera mu arka, mpaka pidapwa madzi pa dziko yapantsi.

8 Mukupita kwa ndzidzi, iye abulusa nkhangaiwa toera kuona khala madzi apunguka pa dziko yapantsi. 9 Nkhangaiwa nee yagumana mbuto toera kuphama,* natenepa yabwerera kuna Nowa mu arka, thangwi madzi akhadzati kupwa pa dziko yapantsi.+ Penepo iye abulusa djanja yace, mbaipitisa mu arka. 10 Iye adikhira pontho ntsiku zinomwe, buluka penepo abulusa pontho nkhangaiwa mu arka. 11 Pidabwerera nkhangaiwa cakumaulo, iye aona kuti ikhali na tsamba iwisi ya muti wa mulivera pamulomo pace! Natenepa Nowa adzindikira kuti madzi akhadapunguka pa dziko yapantsi.+ 12 Iye adikhira pontho ntsiku zinomwe. Buluka penepo iye abulusa nkhangaiwa, mbwenye nee yabwererabve kuna iye.

13 Pikhali Nowa na pyaka 601,+ pa ntsiku yakutoma ya mwezi wakutoma, madzi akhadapwa pa dziko yapantsi. Penepo Nowa abulusa khundu ibodzi ya ntsoi ya arka, mbaona kuti mataka akhauma. 14 Pa ntsiku 27 ya mwezi waciwiri, mataka akhadauma pa dziko yapantsi.

15 Penepo Mulungu apanga Nowa: 16 “Buluka mu arka pabodzi na nkazako, anako na akazi+ a anako. 17 Bulusa kunja mitundu yonsene ya pinyama,+ pinyama pyakumburuka, pifuyo, pinyama pya ntsanga na pinyama pinafamba na mimba, toera pibalalike pa dziko yapantsi, pibalane mbapinjipa pa dziko yapantsi.”+

18 Natenepa, Nowa abuluka kunja pabodzi na anace,+ nkazace na akazi a anace.* 19 Pinyama pyonsene, pinyama pinafamba na mimba, pinyama pyakumburuka, na pinyama pyonsene pinafamba pa dziko yapantsi, pyabuluka mu arka mwakubverana na mitundu+ yapyo. 20 Penepo Nowa amangira Yahova guwa ya ntsembe,+ akwata pinyama pingasi mwa pinyama pyonsene pinaoniwa ninga pyakucena na mbalame+ zinaoniwa ninga zakucena, mbapisa pinyama pyenepi pa guwa+ ninga ntsembe. 21 Penepo Yahova atoma kubva kununkhira kwa khwema yadidi.* Natenepa, Yahova alonga muntima mwace: “Cipo ndinapasa pontho dzedze mataka+ thangwi ya macitiro a anthu, thangwi manyerezero a muntima mwa anthu ndi akuipa kutomera mu uwana+ wawo. Ine cipo ndinafudza pontho pinthu pyonsene piri na umaso, ninga pidacita+ ine. 22 Kutomera lero, dziko yapantsi cipo inadzasiya kukhala na midzidzi yakubzwala na yakubvuna, kutonthola na kupisa, khoni na malimwe, masiku na masikati.”+