Genesise
10 Lona ngumlando wamadodana kaNowa,+ uShemi, uHamu noJafete.
Aqala ukuzalelwa amadodana ngemva kukazamcolo.+ 2 Amadodana kaJafete kwakunguGomere+ noMagoge+ noMadayi+ noJavani+ noThubhali+ noMesheke+ noTirase.+
3 Amadodana kaGomere kwakungu-Ashikenaze+ noRifate+ noThogarma.+
4 Amadodana kaJavani kwakungu-Elishahi+ noTharishishi,+ uKitimi+ noDodanimi.+
5 Umphakathi oseziqhinganeni zezizwe wasakazeka emazweni awo uvela kulaba, yilowo nalowo ngokolimi lwawo, ngokwemindeni yawo, ngokwezizwe zawo.
6 Amadodana kaHamu kwakunguKushe+ noMizrayimi+ noPhuthi+ noKhanani.+
7 Amadodana kaKushe kwakunguSeba+ noHavila noSabhitha noRahama+ noSabhitheka.
Amadodana kaRahama kwakunguSheba noDedani.+
8 UKushe wazala uNimrode.+ Yena waqala ukuba ngonamandla emhlabeni. 9 Waba yiphisi elinamandla ngokumelene noJehova. Yingakho kukhona isisho esithi: “NjengoNimrode iphisi elinamandla ngokumelene noJehova.”+ 10 Ukuqala kombuso wakhe kwaba seBhabhele+ nase-Erekhi+ nase-Akade naseKhaline, ezweni laseShinari.+ 11 Ukusuka kulelo zwe waya e-Asiriya,+ wazimisela ukwakha iNineve+ neRehobhoti-Iri neKhala 12 neResene phakathi kweNineve neKhala: lo ngumuzi omkhulu.
13 UMizrayimi+ wazala uLudimi+ no-Anamimi noLehabhimi noNafithuhimi+ 14 noPhathirusimi+ noKhasiluhimi+ (okwavela kuye amaFilisti)+ noKhafitorimi.+
15 UKhanani wazala uSidoni+ izibulo lakhe noHeti+ 16 nomJebusi+ nomAmori+ nomGirigashi 17 nomHivi+ nomArike nomSini 18 nomArivadi+ nomZemari nomHamati;+ kamuva imindeni yamaKhanani yahlakazeka. 19 Kanjalo umngcele wamaKhanani wawuqala eSidoni uze uyofika eGerari,+ eduze kwaseGaza,+ ufika naseSodoma naseGomora+ nase-Adima+ naseZebhoyimi,+ eduze kwaseLasha. 20 Lawa kwakungamadodana kaHamu ngokwemindeni yawo, ngokwezilimi zawo, emazweni awo, ngokwezizwe zawo.
21 UShemi, ukhokho wawo wonke amadodana ka-Ebhere,+ umfowabo kaJafete omdala, naye wazalelwa inzalo. 22 Amadodana kaShemi kwakungu-Elamu+ no-Ashuri+ no-Arpakishade+ noLude no-Aramu.
23 Amadodana ka-Aramu kwakungu-Uze noHule noGeteri noMashe.+
24 U-Arpakishade wazala uShela,+ uShela wazala u-Ebhere.
25 U-Ebhere wazala amadodana amabili. Igama lenye kwakunguPhelege,+ ngoba ezinsukwini zayo kwahlukaniswa umhlaba;+ igama lomfowabo kunguJokithani.+
26 UJokithani wazala u-Alimodade noShelefi noHazarimaveti noJera+ 27 noHadoramu no-Uzali noDikila+ 28 no-Obhali no-Abhimayeli noSheba+ 29 no-Ofiri+ noHavila+ noJobabi;+ bonke laba babengamadodana kaJokithani.
30 Indawo yabo yokuhlala yayiqala eMesha ize ifike eSefari, isifunda sezintaba saseMpumalanga.
31 Lawa ngamadodana kaShemi ngokwemindeni yawo, ngokwezilimi zawo, emazweni awo, ngokwezizwe zawo.+
32 Le kwakuyimindeni yamadodana kaNowa ngokozalo lwemindeni yawo, ngokwezizwe zawo, futhi izizwe zasakazeka emhlabeni zisukela kule mikhaya ngemva kukazamcolo.+