Sivumelwane saNkulunkulu naNowa
1Nkulunkulu wambusisa Nowa kanye nemadvodzana akhe, watsi kubo: “Talanani nandze, nigcwalise umhlaba. 2Luvalo nekwesatjwa kwenu akubesetilwaneni tonkhe temhlaba, nakuto tonkhe tinyoni letindiza emoyeni, nakuko konkhe lokuhamba ngesisu emhlabatsini, nakuto tonkhe tinhlanti telwandle. Konkhe loko kuniketelwe etandleni tenu.
3“Tonkhe tilwane letiphilako tiyawuba kudla kwenu; ngininika kona njengobe nganinika tibhidvo. 4Intfo nje, ningayidli inyama lesenengati; loko ngikusho ngobe kuphila kusengatini. 5Umuntfu lobulala lomunye umuntfu uyawujeziswa, nesilwane lesibulala umuntfu ngiyawusijezisa. Ngulowo nalowo uyawutilandza ngengati yalomunye.
6“Locitsa ingati yalomunye umuntfu,
neyakhe iyawucitfwa ngulabanye bantfu,
ngobe Nkulunkulu wamenta umuntfu
waba ngumfanekiso wakhe.
7“Talanani, nandze, nigcwalise umhlaba.”
8Nkulunkulu wakhuluma kuNowa nemadvodzana akhe, watsi: 9“Ase nibuke la, mine ngimisa sivumelwane sami nani netitukulwane tenu letiyawunilandzela, 10kanye nato tonkhe tilwane letiphilako letinani: tinyoni, netifuyo, nato tonkhe tilwane tesiganga leniphume nato emkhunjini, ngisho nato tonkhe tilwane temhlaba. 11Ngimisa sivumelwane sami nani, kutsi ngeke kuphindze kubhujiswe lutfo ngemanti azamcolo, angeke aseta zamcolo kutewubhubhisa umhlaba.”
12Nkulunkulu wachubeka watsi: “Nalu luphawu lwesivumelwane lengisenta emkhatsini wami nani, nato tonkhe tidalwa letiphilako letinani, nato tonkhe titukulwane letitako: 13Ngibeka umushi wenkosazana emafini, uyawuba luphawu lwesivumelwane emkhatsini wami nemhlaba. 14Nangiletsa emafu etikwemhlaba bese kubonakala lomushi emafini, 15ngiyawukhumbula sivumelwane sami emkhatsini wami nani, nato tonkhe tilwane letiphilako, ngisho tonkhe tinhlobo tato. Emanti angeke aphindze abe nguzamcolo wekubhubhisa konkhe lokuphilako. 16Nakunalomushi emafini, ngiyakuwubuka bese ngikhumbula sivumelwane saphakadze emkhatsini waNkulunkulu nato tonkhe tinhlobo tetilwane letiphila emhlabeni.”
17Nkulunkulu wachubeka watsi kuNowa: “Lolu luphawu lwesivumelwane lesengisimise emkhatsini wami nako konkhe lokuphilako emhlabeni.”
Nowa nemadvodzana akhe
18Emadvodzana aNowa laphuma emkhunjini bekuboShemi, naHhamu, naJafethi. Hhamu bekunguyise waKhenani. 19Bobatsatfu bekungemadvodzana aNowa; umhlaba wonkhe wagcwaliswa yintalo yabo.
20Nowa abengumlimi, waba wekucala kuhlanyela sivini. 21Wanatsa liwayini, wadzakwa, wadzimate walala ngcunu, ethendeni lakhe. 22Hhamu, uyise waKhenani, wabubona bungcunu beyise, wahamba wayawutjela bomnakabo lababili lababengephandle. 23BoShemi naJafethi batsatsa ingubo, batigubhetela emahlombe abo bobabili, bahamba nyova, bafike babumbonya bungcunu beyise. Buso babo babubheke eceleni, ngako abazange babubone bungcunu beyise. 24Nowa wavuka asacabukile ekudzakweni kwakhe, weva loko lokwakwentiwe yindvodzana yakhe lencane. 25Watsi:
“Akacalekiswe Khenani,
abe sigcili setigcili kubomnakabo.”
26Waphindze futsi watsi:
“Akadvunyiswe Simakadze,
iNkhosi, Nkulunkulu waShemi;
Khenani akabe sigcili saShemi.
27Shangatsi Nkulunkulu
angamandzisa Jafethi,
ahlale emathendeni aShemi;
Khenani abe sigcili saJafethi.”
Kufa kwaNowa
28Emvakwazamcolo Nowa waphila iminyaka lengema-350. 29Wafa asaneminyaka lengema-950.
