Genesisi
6 Ngesikhatsi bantfu bacala kwandza emhlabeni futsi batala nemadvodzakati, 2 emadvodzana aNkulunkulu*+ weliciniso acala kunaka kutsi lamadvodzakati abemahle. Ngako atikhetsela lawatsandzako, awenta bafati bawo. 3 Jehova wabese utsi: “Angeke ngimbeketelele sikhatsi lesidze umuntfu,+ ngobe uyinyama.* Utawuphila iminyaka lengu-120.”+
4 BekunemaNefili* emhlabeni ngaleso sikhatsi, kanye nangemuva kwaso. Ngaleso sikhatsi emadvodzana aNkulunkulu weliciniso achubeka aya ecansini nemadvodzakati ebantfu, futsi atala bantfwana. Labantfwana bebangemachawe lanemandla asendvulo lebekatiwa kakhulu.
5 Ngako Jehova wabona kutsi umuntfu bekenta tintfo letimbi kakhulu emhlabeni, nekutsi tifiso tenhlitiyo yakhe betitimbi ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.+ 6 Jehova watisola* ngekutsi udale umuntfu emhlabeni, futsi weva buhlungu enhlitiyweni yakhe.+ 7 Jehova wabese utsi: “Ngitabacotfula emhlabeni bantfu lengibadalile, bona kanye netilwane letifuywako, netilwane letihumako, kanye netilwane letindiza esibhakabhakeni, ngobe ngiyatisola ngekutsi ngabadala.” 8 Kodvwa Nowa wemukelwa nguJehova.
9 Lona ngumlandvo waNowa.
Nowa abeyindvodza lelungile+ futsi amsulwa* kunebantfu bangesikhatsi sakhe.* Nowa wahamba naNkulunkulu weliciniso.+ 10 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi, Nowa watala emadvodzana lamatsatfu, boShemi, Hhamu, naJafethi.+ 11 Kodvwa umhlaba wase wonakele kakhulu emehlweni aNkulunkulu weliciniso, futsi bewugcwele budlova. 12 Nkulunkulu wabuka emhlabeni, wabona kutsi umhlaba wonakele;+ bonkhe bantfu bebenta tintfo letimbi.+
13 Ngemuva kwaloko Nkulunkulu watsi kuNowa: “Sengincume kubabhubhisa bonkhe bantfu, ngobe umhlaba ugcwele budlova ngenca yabo, ngako ngitababhubhisa bonkhe kanye nemhlaba.+ 14 Takhele umkhumbi* ngetingodvo letinhle.*+ Kufanele wakhe emakamelo ekhatsi kulomkhumbi, bese uwuhuca ngelitiyela+ ngekhatsi nangephandle. 15 Kufanele uwakhe ngalendlela: Lomkhumbi kufanele ube ngemamitha langaba ngu-134* budze, ube ngemamitha langaba ngu-22* bubanti, nemamitha langaba ngu-13* kuphakama. 16 Kufanele wakhe lifasitelo lelitawungenisa kukhanya kulomkhumbi, libe ngemasentimitha langaba ngu-45 kusuka etulu. Lomkhumbi kufanele ube nemnyango emhlubulweni wawo,+ futsi kufanele ube netitezi letintsatfu.
17 “Mine ngitawuletsa zamcolo+ emhlabeni, lotawubhubhisa konkhe lokuphilako* ngephansi kwemazulu. Tonkhe tintfo letisemhlabeni titawucotfulwa.+ 18 Mine ngenta sivumelwane nawe. Ngako kufanele ungene kulomkhumbi, wena nemadvodzana akho, kanye nemfati wakho nabomalukatane bakho.+ 19 Kulomkhumbi kufanele ungenise tonkhe tinhlobo tetilwane,+ tihambe ngatimbili kute titewusindza kanye nawe, kube ngulesidvuna nalesisikati;+ 20 kube tilwane letindizako ngetinhlobo tato, tilwane letifuywako ngetinhlobo tato, kanye nato tonkhe tilwane letihumako ngetinhlobo tato. Eluhlotjeni ngalunye, kufanele utingenise ngatimbili kute titewuchubeka tikhona.+ 21 Wena kufanele utsatse lonkhe luhlobo lwekudla,+ lokutawudliwa nguwe nalokutawudliwa nguletilwane.”
22 Nowa wakwenta konkhe Nkulunkulu lamyala kutsi akwente. Wenta njengobe bekatjeliwe.+