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9 Mpawo Leza wakalongezya Nowa abana bakwe alubo wakati kulimbabo: “Amuzyalane muvule, muzuzye nyika. 2 Zilenge zyoonse zipona aanyika, zilenge zyoonse zyuuluka mujulu, zilenge zyoonse zyeenda aanyika abaswi boonse bamulwizi, zinoomuyoowa. Lino zyaba mumaboko aanu.* 3 Banyama boonse bapona ndamupa kuti babe chakulya chanu. Mbuli mbundakamupa zimena, ambabo banyama boonse ndamupa. 4 Pesi nyama abuumi bwayo, nkukwaamba ganzi lyayo, tamweelede kwiilya pe. 5 Mukuyungizya, muntu woonse uutila ganzi lyanu ndizoomupa mulandu. Ndizoochipa mulandu chilenge choonse chipona chitila ganzi lyanu. Alubo ndizoomupa mulandu muntu woonse uujaya muntunyina. 6 Muntu woonse uutila ganzi lyamuntunyina, ganzi lyakwe lizootilwa aamuntu nkaambo muntu wakalengwa muchikozyano chaLeza. 7 Pesi inywe, amuzyalane muvule, mube biingi, muzuzye nyika.”
8 Mpawo Leza wakati kuli Nowa akubana bakwe mbaakalaabo: 9 “Ndilikupanga chizuminano changu andinywe abana mbimutazoobaabo, 10 azilenge zyoonse zipona nzimulaazyo, bayuni, banyama azilenge zyoonse zipona zyaanyika nzimulaazyo, zyoonse zyakazwa mubwaato, nkukwaamba zilenge zyoonse zipona zyaanyika. 11 Kwaamba choonzyo, ndapanga chizuminano changu andinywe: Zintu zyoonse zipona tazizoonyonyoonwi* lubo pe amaanzi aazambangulwe. Alubo zambangulwe talizooyinyonyooni lubo pe nyika.”
12 Alubo Leza wakayungizya kuti: “Nchechi chitondeezyo chachizuminano nchindilikupanga aakati kangu andinywe, aakati kazilenge zyoonse zipona nzimulaazyo, chinooliwo kumazyalani woonse aachiza. 13 Ndabikka fulichoongo wangu mujoba, unooli chitondeezyo chachizuminano chili aakati kangu anyika. 14 Chiindi choonse nindibikka mayoba kuti avumbe nyika, fulichoongo unoolibonia mumayoba. 15 Mpawo ndinooyeeya chizuminano changu nchindakapanga aakati kangu andinywe, aakati kazilenge zyamisyobo yoonse zipona alubo maanzi taazoobi zambangulwe lubo pe kuti anyonyoone zilenge zyoonse zipona.* 16 Fulichoongo uzoolibonia mumayoba mpawo ndizoomubona. Mpawo ndizooyeeya chizuminano chitamani chili aakati kaLeza azilenge zyoonse zipona zyamisyobo yoonse zili aanyika.”
17 Leza wakayindulula lubo kubuzya Nowa kuti: “Eechi nchiichitondeezyo chachizuminano nchindilikupanga aakati kangu azilenge zyoonse zipona* aanyika.
18 Bana baNowa bakazwa mubwaato nguShemu, Hamu aJafeti. Mukuya kwachiindi, Hamu wakazoozyala Kkenani. 19 Aaba mbibakali bana baNowa batatu, bantu boonse bali munyika bakazwa kulimbabo mpawo bakamwayikizyania munyika.
20 Nowa wakasaanguna kuba mulimi mpawo wakalima muunda wamasaansa. 21 Naakanywa wayini, wakakolwa mpawo wakazwaatununa zigogo kali mutente lyakwe. 22 Hamu, wisi waKkenani, wakabona chinkuna chawisi mpawo wakabuzya bakulana bakwe bakali aanze. 23 Nkinkaako, Shemu aJafeti bakabweza mulembo bawubikka aamagwezyo aabo mpawo bakanjila chibundasule. Bakavumba chinkuna chawisi kabalangide kumbi, nkinkaako, teebakachibona pe chinkuna chawisi.
24 Nowa naakatachikoledwe kuwayini njaakanywide anaakaziba zyakali zyachitwa aamwanaakwe muniini, 25 wakati:
“Ulitukidwe Kkenani.
Abe muzike uulangililwaansi loko kubakulana bakwe.”
26 Mpawo wakayungizya kuti:
“Atembawulwe Jehova Leza waShemu,
Alubo Kkenani abe muzike wakwe.
27 Leza amupe ndawu mpati Jafeti,
Alubo akkale mumatente aaShemu.
Kkenani abe muzike wakwe anguwe.”
28 Nowa wakayinkilila kunembo kupona minyaka iili 350 Zambangulwe kalili lyayinda. 29 Nkinkaako, mazuba woonse aabuumi bwaNowa akasika kuminyaka iili 950 mpawo wakafwa.