Isivumelwano sakaZimu noNowa
1Nje-ke uZimu wabusisa uNowa namadodanakhe, wathi kibo: “Belethani nande nizalise iphasi. 2Zoke iinlwana zephasi, iinyoni zomkayi neembandana zoke ezikhakhaba ehlabathini, iinhlambi zoke zelwandle zizakwethukwa zesabe ngani; zona-ke ngizinikele ezandleni zenu. 3Yoke into ephilako nekhambako izakuba kukudla kwenu. Njengombana nganinikela iintjalo ezilihlaza, njenganje ngininikela koke.
4“Kodwana akukameli nidle inyama eneengazi ngombana eengazini kunepilo. 5Ngiqinisile, lokha iingazi nazithululwako, ngizazibiza kozithululako. Kungaba silwana namkha umuntu nakasusa ipilo yenu, kuzakuba mlandu. Iye, umuntu osusa ipilo yomfowabo ngizakubiza neengazi zomfowabo kuye.
6“ ‘Othulula iingazi zomuntu uzakugwetjwa
nezakhe iingazi zithululwe phambi kwabantu.’
“Lokhu kunjalo ngombana umuntu wenziwa ngomfanekiso kaZimu. 7Nina-ke belethani nande; yandani ephasini nilizalise.”
8Nje-ke uZimu wathi kuNowa namadodanakhe: 9“Mina-ke ngenza nani isivumelwano sami nesizukulwana senu esizakunilandela. 10Godu kuzakuba sivumelwano kanye neendalwa zoke ezikanye nani, okutjho iinyoni, ifuyo, neenlwana zoke ezaphuma nawe ngemkhunjini, okungesinye nesinye isidalwa esiphila ephasini. 11Ngijamisa isivumelwano sami nani: Angeze bekusenzeka bona kubhujiswe ipilo ngamanzi womthwalela. Iye, godu nomthwalela awusoze usabhubhisa iphasi.”
12UZimu wathi: “Nanti itshwayo lesivumelwano engisenza phakathi kwami nani naphakathi kweendalwa zoke ezinani, okusivumelwano seenzukulwana ngeenzukulwana: 13Ngibeka izungu leKosi emafini, lizakuba litshwayo lesivumelwano phakathi kwami nephasi. 14Ngaso soke isikhathi lokha nangiveza amafu wezulu phezu kwephasi bese kubonakala izungu leKosi 15ngizakukhumbula isivumelwano sami nani neendalwa eziphilako zemihlobo yoke. Amanzi awasoze abe mthwalela wokubhubhisa zoke iimphili. 16Lokha izungu leKosi nalibonakala emafini, ngizalibona bese ngikhumbula isivumelwano sanini nanini phakathi kwakaZimu neendalwa zomhlobo woke ophila ephasini.”
17UZimu wathi kuNowa: “Leli litshwayo lesivumelwano engisijamise phakathi kwami nepilo yoke ephasini.”
Amadodana kaNowa
18Amadodana kaNowa aphuma emkhunjini nguTjhemu, uRhamu noJafethi. URhamu gade anguyise kaKanana. 19Lawo bekumadodana amathathu kaNowa, okwathi kiwo kwavela boke abasabalala nephasi.
20UNowa wathoma ukuba mlimi. Watjala isidiribe 21bewasela iwayini laso. Wadakwa kangangobana walala ngetendeni lakhe abhunubhunu. 22URhamu, uyise kaKanana, wabona ububhunubhunu bakayise, watjela abafowabo ababili ebebangaphandle. 23UTjhemu noJafethi bathatha ingubo bayiphakamisela emahlombabo; bakhamba sinyava bangena babhibha ububhunubhunu bakayisabo. Ubuso babo bebufulathele ukuze bangaboni ububhunubhunu bakayisabo.
24Kuthe lokha uNowa nakaqaquluka ewayinini lakhe nokufunyana bona yenzeni kuye indodanakhe encani, 25wathi:
“Akanikelelwe uKanana!
Uzakuba likhoboka lakokhoboka kibomnakwabo.”
26Godu wathi:
“Akudunyiswe uSomnini uZimu kaTjhemu!
UKanana uzakuba likhoboka lakaTjhemu.
27UZimu uzakwelula imikhawulo kaJafethi;
abe sithekeli ematendeni kaTjhemu.
UKanana uzakuba likhoboka lakaJafethi.”
28Emva komthwalela uNowa waphila iminyaka emakhulu amathathu namatjhumi amahlanu. 29Yoke iminyaka uNowa ayiphilako imakhulu alithoba namatjhumi amahlanu, emva kwalokho wahlongakala.
