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₁Wathi ke *uNdikhoyo kuNowa: “Ngena enqanaweni nomkakho kunye nosapho lwakho. Ndiphawule ukuba nguwe wedwa kwesi sizukulwana olilungisa. ₂Uze ungenise enqanaweni iinyamakazi ezityiwayo zibe ngasixhenxe, ibe yinkunzi nemazi, kodwa kwezingatyiwayo ibe yinkunzi nemazi zibe ngambini, ₃kwaneendidi zeentaka zibe ngasixhenxe, inkunzi nemazi. Loo nto yenzelwa ukuze zonke ezi ndidi zeenyamakazi neentaka zibuye ziqhame kwakhona elizweni. ₄Emva kweentsuku ezisixhenxe ndiza kunisa imvula eya kutsho iintsuku nobusuku ezingamashumi mane, ukuze itshabalalise yonke into ephilayo endayidalayo.” ₅UNowa wayenza yonke into ayiyalelwa nguNdikhoyo.

₆Wayemakhulu mathandathu ubudala uNowa ukufika kwezantyala-ntyala zemvula kanogumbe elizweni. ₇Yena nomkakhe noonyana bakhe kunye nabafazi babo babalekela enqanaweni ukufika kwaloo mvula. _8-9Kwangena kuloo nqanawa inkunzi nemazi yazo zonke iindidi zeenyamakazi neentaka ezityiwayo nezingatyiwayo ngokomyalelo kaThixo. ₁₀Zagaleleka izandyondyo zemvula emva kweentsuku ezisixhenxe.

₁₁Wayemakhulu mathandathu ubudala uNowa, ingumhla weshumi elinesixhenxe kwinyanga yesibini xa kwakugqabhuka imithombo yamanzi angaphantsi komhlaba, kuvuleka nemivalo yemisinga esesibhakabhakeni. ₁₂Yatsho izandyondyo imvula iintsuku ezimashumi mane nobusuku bazo. ₁₃Ngaloo mini kanye uNowa nomkakhe bangena enqanaweni kunye noonyana babo bobathathu, uShem, noHam, noYafete, kwakunye nabafazi babo. ₁₄Bangenisa kunye nabo nezilwanyana zonke, ezasekhaya nezasendle, ezinkulu nezimfutshane, nazo zonke iindidi zeentaka. _15-16Kweza inkunzi nemazi yazo zonke izinto eziphilayo, zangena apho enqanaweni ngokomyalelo kaThixo. *UNdikhoyo waluvala ucango akungena uNowa.

₁₇Yatsho izandyondyo imvula iintsuku zamashumi mane, athi ngokuya esanda amanzi ayifunqula inqanawa. ₁₈Aye enyuka amanzi, yadada phezu kwawo yona inqanawa. ₁₉Aphakama amanzi, ada agubungela nezona ziphakamileyo iintaba kulo lonke elimiweyo; ₂₀anyuka ada aziimitha ezisixhenxe ukusuka encochoyini yeentaba. ₂₁Kwafa yonke into ephilayo elizweni. Kwafa iintaka, kwafa imfuyo, kwafa iinyamakazi, kwafa nabantu. ₂₂Kwafa yonke into ephefumlayo elizweni. ₂₃Kwatshatyalaliswa yonke into ephilayo elizweni: abantu, neenyamakazi, neentaka. Kwasala uNowa kunye nabo babesenqanaweni kunye naye. ₂₄Kwada kwaba likhulu linamashumi mahlanu eentsuku engathothi loo manzi.