UGENESISE 6

₁Kwathi abantu beqala ukwanda ebusweni bomhlaba, bezala amadodakazi,

₂amadodana kaNkulunkulu abona amadodakazi abantu ukuthi mahle, azithathela abafazi kuwo awathandayo.

₃Wayesethi uJehova: UMoya wami awuyikubusa njalo kumuntu, njengokuba eyinyama nje; izinsuku zakhe ziyakubayiminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amabili.

₄Ngalezozinsuku kwakukhona iziqhwaga emhlabeni, nangasemuva futhi, lapho amadodana kaNkulunkulu engena kuwo amadodakazi abantu, awazalela abantwana. Lana ayengamadodana asendulo anamandla, anegama lodumo.

₅Kepha uJehova wabona ukuthi ububi bomuntu bukhulu emhlabeni nokuthi zonke izizindlo zemicabango yenhliziyo yakhe zimbi njalo.

₆Wayesezisola uJehova ukuthi wayebenzile abantu emhlabeni, wadabuka enhliziyweni yakhe.

₇UJehova wathi: Abantu engibadalileyo ngizakubachitha ebusweni bomhlaba, yebo, abantu, nezinkomo, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni zezulu, ngokuba ngiyazisola ukuthi ngibenzile.

₈Kepha uNowa wayetholile umusa emehlweni kaJehova.

₉Lokhu kuyizizukulwane zikaNowa. UNowa wayeyindoda eqotho, engenacala esizukulwaneni sakhe; uNowa wayehamba noNkulunkulu.

₁₀UNowa wazala amadodana amathathu: ngoShemi, noHamu, noJafete.

₁₁Umhlaba wawonakele ebusweni bukaJehova; umhlaba wagcwala ubudlwangudlwangu.

₁₂UNkulunkulu wabona ukuthi umhlaba wonakele, ngokuba inyama yonke yayonakalisile indlela yayo emhlabeni.

₁₃UNkulunkulu wathi kuNowa: Ukuphela kwenyama yonke kufikile phambi kwami, ngokuba umhlaba ugcwele ubudlwangudlwangu ngenxa yabantu; bheka, ngiyakubachitha kanye nomhlaba.

₁₄Yakha umkhumbi ngemithi yegofere*, wenze amakamelo emkhunjini, uwuhuqe ngaphakathi nangaphandle ngekolitayi*.

₁₅Yikho lokhu ozakukwenza: ubude bomkhumbi buyakuba-yizingalo ezingamakhulu amathathu, ububanzi bawo bube-yizingalo ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, nokuphakama kwawo kube-yizingalo ezingamashumi amathathu.

₁₆Yenza ifasitele emkhunjini, uligcine ngaphezulu libe-yingalo inye, ufake umnyango womkhumbi ohlangothini lwawo, uwenze ube-nendlu engaphansi nengaphakathi nengaphezulu.

₁₇Mina, bheka, mina ngizakuzisa uzamcolo wamanzi emhlabeni ukuba achithe yonke inyama okukuyo umoya wokuphila phansi kwezulu; konke okusemhlabeni kuzakufa.

₁₈Kepha ngiyakumisa isivumelwano sami nawe, uze ungene emkhunjini, wena namadodana akho, nomkakho, nabafazi bamadodana akho bekanye nawe.

₁₉Nakuzo zonke izilwane uzakungenisa ezimbili kuzo zonke izinhlobo zenyama ukuba ziphile nawe, kube-ngeyeduna neyensikazi.

₂₀Kuzo izinyoni ngezinhlobo zazo, nakuzo izinkomo ngezinhlobo zazo, nakuzo izilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni ngezinhlobo zazo kuzakufika kuwe ezimbili zezinhlobo zonke, ziphile.

₂₁Zithathele kukho konke ukudla okudliwayo, ukubuthele kuwe; kuyakubangukudla kwakho nokwabo.

₂₂UNowa wenze njalo; njengalokho uNkulunkulu emyalile wakwenza.