Genesisi
11 Umhlaba wonkhe bewusolo ukhuluma lulwimi lunye futsi usebentisa emagama lafanako. 2 Njengobe bantfu bebahamba baya ngasemphumalanga, batfola litsafa lebeliseShinari+ babese bahlala khona. 3 Bakhuluma bodvwa batsi: “Asibhakeni titini, sitishise ngemlilo.” Ngako basebentisa titini esikhundleni sematje, basebentisa nelitiyela esikhundleni seludzaka. 4 Babese batsi: “Asitakheleni lidolobha nembhoshongo lofika emazulwini, futsi asitenteleni ligama kuze singasakateki kuwo wonkhe umhlaba.”+
5 Jehova walibona lelidolobha nalombhoshongo bantfu lebebawakha. 6 Jehova wabese utsi: “Labantfu bamunye futsi bakhuluma lulwimi lunye,+ ngiko sebenta loku. Kute intfo labayicabangako labangehluleka kuyenta. 7 Ngako asehle+ siyosanganisa lulwimi lwabo kuze bangevani.” 8 Ngako-ke Jehova wabahlakata basakatekela emhlabeni wonkhe,+ futsi kancane kancane bayekela kwakha lelidolobha. 9 Kungako labitwa ngekutsi yiBhabheli,*+ ngobe Jehova wasanganisa lulwimi lebelukhulunywa emhlabeni, futsi Jehova wabahlakata, basakatekela emhlabeni wonkhe.
10 Lona ngumlandvo waShemi.+
Shemi abeneminyaka lengu-100 budzala ngesikhatsi atala Aphakisadi+ eminyakeni lemibili ngemuva kwaZamcolo. 11 Ngemuva kwekutala Aphakisadi, Shemi waphila iminyaka lengu-500 futsi waba nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati.+
12 Ngesikhatsi Aphakisadi asaneminyaka lengu-35, watala Shela.+ 13 Ngemuva kwekutala Shela, Aphakisadi waphila iminyaka lengu-403 futsi waba nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
14 Ngesikhatsi Shela asaneminyaka lengu-30, watala Ebheri.+ 15 Ngemuva kwekutala Ebheri, Shela waphila iminyaka lengu-403 futsi waba nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
16 Ngesikhatsi Ebheri asaneminyaka lengu-34, watala Phelegi.+ 17 Ngemuva kwekutala Phelegi, Ebheri waphila iminyaka lengu-430 futsi waba nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
18 Ngesikhatsi Phelegi asaneminyaka lengu-30, watala Rehu.+ 19 Ngemuva kwekutala Rehu, Phelegi waphila iminyaka lengu-209 futsi waba nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
20 Ngesikhatsi Rehu asaneminyaka lengu-32, watala Serugi. 21 Ngemuva kwekutala Serugi, Rehu waphila iminyaka lengu-207 futsi waba nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
22 Ngesikhatsi Serugi asaneminyaka lengu-30, watala Nahori. 23 Ngemuva kwekutala Nahori, Serugi waphila iminyaka lengu-200 futsi waba nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
24 Ngesikhatsi Nahori asaneminyaka lengu-29, watala Thera.+ 25 Ngemuva kwekutala Thera, Nahori waphila iminyaka lengu-119 futsi waba nemadvodzana nemadvodzakati.
26 Ngemuva kwekuba neminyaka lengu-70, Thera watala Abrama,+ Nahori+ naHarani.
27 Lona ngumlandvo waThera.
Thera watala Abrama, Nahori, naHarani; Harani yena watala Loti.+ 28 Harani wafela eveni latalelwa kulo, lokuyi-Uri,+ indzawo yemaKhaledi.+ Wafa ngesikhatsi babe wakhe Thera asaphila. 29 Bo-Abrama naNahori batsatsa bafati. Libito lemfati wa-Abrama bekunguSarayi,+ libito lemfati waNahori bekunguMilkha.+ Harani bekangubabe waMilkha naJiskha. 30 Sarayi bekete imbeleko,+ angabatfoli bantfwana.
31 Thera wabese utsatsa Abrama indvodzana yakhe, naLoti umtukulu wakhe,+ lobekayindvodzana yaHarani, watsatsa naSarayi malukatane wakhe, lobekangumfati wa-Abrama indvodzana yakhe, waphuma nabo e-Uri, indzawo yemaKhaledi baya eKhenani.+ Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi befika eHarani+ futsi bahlala khona. 32 Thera waphila iminyaka lengu-205, ngemuva kwaloko wafela eHarani.