Genesisi
9 Ngemuva kwaloko Nkulunkulu wabusisa Nowa nemadvodzana akhe, watsi kubo: “Talanani nandze nigcwale umhlaba.+ 2 Nitawuchubeka nesatjwa ngito tonkhe tilwane letiphilako letisemhlabeni, nato tonkhe tilwane letindiza esibhakabhakeni, nato tonkhe tilwane letihumako, kanye nato tonkhe tinhlanti letiselwandle. Konkhe loku ngikubeka ngephansi kwenu.*+ 3 Tonkhe tilwane letiphilako letihamba emhlabeni ningatidla.+ Njengobe nganinika titjalo kutsi tibe kudla kwenu, naletilwane ngininika tona tonkhe kutsi nitidle.+ 4 Kodvwa inyama lenengati+ kufanele ningayidli,+ ngobe ingati isho kuphila.* 5 Ngetulu kwaloko, konkhe lokuphilako lokutawucitsa ingati yenu kutawulandzisa ngaleyo ngati lecitsekile. Nangabe umuntfu abulewe silwane, naso kufanele sibulawe. Nangabe umuntfu abulala umnakabo, loyo muntfu utawulandzisa.+ 6 Nobe ngubani lobulala umuntfu, naye utawubulawa+ ngulomunye umuntfu, ngobe Nkulunkulu wenta umuntfu ngemfanekiso wakhe.+ 7 Kodvwa nine, talanani nandze nigcwale umhlaba.”+
8 Ngako Nkulunkulu watsi kuNowa nasemadvodzaneni akhe: 9 “Nyalo ngenta sivumelwane nani+ nebantfwana benu labatawuvela ngemuva kwenu, 10 kanye nato tonkhe tilwane letiphilako* lenaphuma nato emkhunjini, lokutinyoni, tilwane letifuywako kanye netilwane tesiganga, lokungito tonkhe tilwane letisemhlabeni.+ 11 Nasi lesivumelwane lengisenta nani: Angeke ngiphindze ngitibhubhise tilwane nebantfu* ngazamcolo futsi angeke ngiphindze ngimletse zamcolo kuze ngibhubhise umhlaba.”+
12 Nkulunkulu wachubeka watsi: “Lolu luphawu lwalesivumelwane lengisenta nani kanye nato tonkhe tilwane letiphilako* letikanye nani, lesitawusebenta nakuto tonkhe titukulwane letiseta. 13 Ngibeka umushi wenkosazana emafini. Utawuba luphawu lwalesivumelwane lengisente nemhlaba. 14 Kutawutsi njalo nangibeka lifu ngetulu kwemhlaba, kuvele nalomushi wenkosazana kulelifu. 15 Nakanjani ngitasikhumbula lesivumelwane lengasenta nani kanye nato tonkhe tinhlobo tetilwane letiphilako;* nemanti angeke aphindze abe nguzamcolo lotawubhubhisa konkhe lokuphilako.+ 16 Lomushi wenkosazana utawuvela kulelifu; mine ngitawubona futsi ngikhumbule lesivumelwane lesihlala njalo lengasenta nato tonkhe tinhlobo tetilwane letiphilako* letisemhlabeni.”
17 Nkulunkulu waphindze watsi kuNowa: “Lolu luphawu lwalesivumelwane lengisenta nani kanye nako konkhe lokuphilako lokusemhlabeni.”+
18 Emadvodzana aNowa laphuma emkhunjini bekunguShemi, naHhamu kanye naJafethi.+ Hhamu wase utala Khenani.+ 19 Lawa bekungemadvodzana aNowa, futsi bonkhe bantfu labasemhlabeni bavela kuwo, base bagcwala wonkhe umhlaba.+
20 Nowa waba ngumlimi, ngako walima insimu yemagilebisi. 21 Ngalelinye lilanga wanatsa liwayini, wadzakwa wase uyakhumula uba ngcunu ethendeni lakhe. 22 Hhamu, babe waKhenani, wabona bungcunu bababe wakhe, wase utjela bomnakabo lababili lebebangephandle. 23 Ngako boShemi naJafethi batsatsa ingubo bayibeka emahlombe abo base bahamba nyova. Befika bafihla bungcunu bababe wabo, babuke eceleni, futsi abazange babubone.
24 Ngesikhatsi Nowa avuka futsi eva ngaloko lokwentiwe yindvodzana yakhe lencane, 25 watsi:
“Akacalekiswe Khenani,+
Futsi akabe sigcili sabomnakabo.”+
26 Wachubeka watsi:
“Akadvunyiswe Jehova, Nkulunkulu waShemi,
Futsi Khenani akabe sigcili sakhe.+
27 Shengatsi Nkulunkulu anganika Jafethi indzawo lenkhulu,
Amvumele nekutsi ahlale emathendeni aShemi.
Khenani akaphindze abe sigcili sakhe.”
28 Ngemuva kwaZamcolo, Nowa waphila iminyaka lengu-350.+ 29 Seyiyonkhe iminyaka Nowa layiphila, yaba ngu-950, wase uyafa.