Bible Reading Plan – Day 2

₁₇UKayen nomkakhe bafumana umntwana oyinkwenkwe, uInoki. Wakha isixeko uKayen, wasithiya ngegama lonyana wakhe.

₁Nanga amagqabantshintshi ngoAdam. (Kaloku uThixo ukudala kwakhe abantu, wabenza bafana naye. ₂Wadala indoda nomntu obhinqileyo, wabathamsanqelisa, wathi bangabantu.) ₃Akuba nekhulu elinamashumi mathathu uAdam, wazala unyana owayefuze yena ncakasana, wathi igama lakhe nguSeti. ₄UAdam wahlala amakhulu asibhozo eminyaka emva koko. Waba nabanye oonyana neentombi. ₅Ubhubhe enamakhulu asithoba namashumi mathathu ubudala.

₆Uthe akuba nekhulu elinesihlanu uSeti, wazala unyana uEnoshe. ₇Yena uhleli amakhulu asibhozo anesixhenxe, wazala abanye abantwana. ₈Wabhubha enamakhulu asithoba aneshumi elinambini leminyaka.

₉UEnoshe yena wayenamashumi asithoba eminyaka ukuzala kwakhe unyana, uKenan. ₁₀Uhleli amakhulu asibhozo aneshumi elinesihlanu, wazala nabanye abantwana. ₁₁Ubhubhe enamakhulu asithoba anesihlanu.

₁₂UKenan yena uzele uMahalaleli xa enamashumi asixhenxe ubudala. ₁₃Wahlala amakhulu asibhozo namashumi mane; wazala abanye abantwana. ₁₄Yena ubhubhe enamakhulu asithoba aneshumi leminyaka ubudala.

₁₅UMahalaleli uzele unyana wakhe uJerede xa wayenamashumi amathandathu anesihlanu ubudala. ₁₆Uhleli amakhulu asibhozo anamashumi mathathu emva koko, wazala nabanye abantwana. ₁₇Yena ubhubhe emakhulu asibhozo namashumi asithoba anesihlanu.

₁₈UJerede wayeneminyaka elikhulu elinamashumi amathandathu anambini ukuzala kwakhe unyana wakhe uInoki. ₁₉Emva koko uhleli amakhulu asibhozo eminyaka, wazala abanye abantwana. ₂₀Ubhubhe xa emakhulu asithoba anamashumi amathandathu anesibini ubudala.

₂₁UInoki uzele unyana, uMethusela, xa wayenamashumi mathandathu anantlanu eminyaka. ₂₂Emva koko uInoki wahlala amakhulu amathathu eminyaka edlelana noThixo. Uphinde wanabanye abantwana. ₂₃Ubomi ubudle amakhulu mathathu namashumi mathandathu anesihlanu eminyaka. ₂₄Wayesoloko enobudlelane noThixo ngalo lonke elo xesha. Kamva ke wathi shwaka akaziwa apho akhoyo, kuba wayethathwe nguThixo.

₂₅UMethusela wazala unyana, uLameki, enekhulu linamashumi asibhozo anesixhenxe. ₂₆Wahlala amakhulu asixhenxe anamashumi asibhozo anambini. Wazala nabanye abantwana. ₂₇Wabhubha emakhulu asithoba namashumi mathandathu anesithoba ubudala.

₂₈ULameki wayenekhulu linamashumi asibhozo anambini ukuzala kwakhe unyana. ₂₉Wathi yakuvela loo nkwenkwe: “Lo mntwana uza kusithuthuzela ekubulalekeni kulo mhlaba uqalekisiweyo *nguNdikhoyo.” Wathi ke igama lakhe nguNowa. ₃₀ULameki wahlala amakhulu amahlanu anamashumi asithoba anesihlanu emva koko. Wazala nabanye abantwana. ₃₁Ubhubhe emakhulu asixhenxe mashumi asixhenxe anesixhenxe ubudala.

₃₂Akuba makhulu mahlanu eminyaka uNowa wazala oonyana babathathu; yayinguShem, noHam, noYafete.

₁Lwakuba lwandile uluntu, luthe saa elizweni, kuzelwe namantombazana, ₂oonyana bakaThixo baphandlwa bubuhle beentombi zabantu, bazikhethela abafazi kuzo ngokuzithandela. ₃Ngoko ke *uNdikhoyo wathi: “Andisayi kubayeka babe zizimakade abantu. Kaloku bangabantu abafayo. Ukususela ngoku abayi kuhlala ngaphezu kwekhulu elinamashumi amabini eminyaka.” ₄Ngezo mini, ukanti nangasemva koko, kwakukho iingxilimbela zabafo elizweni ababezalwa ziintombi zabantu noonyana bakaThixo. Yayingamakroti neendwalutho zamandulo ezo.

₅Uthe ke uNdikhoyo akukuphawula ukuba ngamatshijolo kwabantu elizweni, nokuthi rhoqo kwabo ukuyila ububi, ₆weva into embi ngenxa yokuba wabadala wababeka elizweni. ₇Wathi: “Ndiza kubacima kuphele, bangabikho konke emhlabeni abantu endibadalileyo. Nditsho nkqu neenyamakazi, neentaka, kuba ndiyazisola ngento endabadalela yona.” ₈Kodwa uNowa wamkeleka kuNdikhoyo.

₉Nanga amagqabantshintshi ngoNowa. Lo Nowa wayelilunga lomfo. Kwakungekho siphene kuye phakathi kwabantu bemihla yakhe. Wayehlala enobudlelane noThixo. ₁₀UNowa wayenoonyana abathathu: uShem, noHam, noYafete.

₁₁Lonke uluntu lwalonakele phambi koThixo. Abantu babeziindlobongela zezijama-nkungwini ezigqibe lonke ilizwe. ₁₂Walibona lonakele ilizwe uThixo, kuba abantu babeziphethe kakubi.

₁₃Wathi ke uThixo kuNowa: “Ndifikelele ekubeni ndilubhangise lonke uluntu. Ndiza kulutshabalalisa luphele tu, kuba ilizwe lizele zizenzo zobundlobongela. ₁₄Wena zenzele inqanawa ngamaplanga, ibe namagumbi, uyiqabe itha ngaphandle nangaphakathi. ₁₅Uzuyenze ibe likhulu leemitha namashumi mathathu anantathu ubude, ibe ngamashumi mabini anambini eemitha ububanzi, zibe lishumi elinesithathu iimitha ukuphakama. ₁₆Uzuyifake uphahla inqanawa, ushiye isithuba esingamashumi amane anane eesentimitha sibe phakathi kophahla namacala eendonga zenqanawa. Yenze ibe nemigangatho emithathu, ibe nomnyango ecaleni. ₁₇Ndiza kuthumela izantyala-ntyala zemvula elizweni, zibhubhise yonke into ephilayo. Kuza kufa yonke into, ₁₈kodwa wena ndiza kukwenzela umnqophiso. Ngena enqanaweni nomkakho kunye noonyana bakho nabafazi babo, _19-20ungenise enqanaweni inkunzi nemazi kwiindidi zonke zezilwanyana neentaka, zona eziya kuza kuwe ukuze zisinde. ₂₁Uze uphathe iindidi zonke zokutya kwabantu nezilo.” ₂₂Wayenza yonke loo nto wayixelelwa nguThixo uNowa.

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.

₁UThixo wayengabalibalanga ooNowa nezilwanyana nezilo ezazisenqanaweni kunye nabo. Wavelisa umoya, aza andula ukuthotha amanzi. ₂Yavalwa imithombo yamanzi engaphantsi komhlaba nesesibhakabhakeni, yapheza imvula. ₃Aya ethotha amanzi kwada kwaziintsuku ezilikhulu linamashumi mahlanu. ₄Ngomhla weshumi elinesixhenxe wenyanga yesixhenxe inqanawa yaya kuma phezu kweentaba zeArarati. ₅Aya ephela amanzi, kwathi ngomhla wokuqala wenyanga yeshumi zathi thu iincopho zeentaba.

₆Emva kwamashumi amane eentsuku uNowa wavula ifestile yenqanawa, ₇wakhupha ihlungulu. Lona lamana ukuphaphazela libheka ngapha nangapha, ada atshona amanzi emhlabeni. ₈UNowa wandulula ihobe ukuya kuhlola ukuba atshile na amanzi. ₉Kodwa alizanga lifumane ndawo yakuhlala ihobe, laza labuyela kuye enqanaweni, kuba umhlaba wawusagqunywe ngamanzi. Wolula isandla uNowa, walibamba, walingenisa enqanaweni. ₁₀Walinda iintsuku zasixhenxe, waphinda walikhupha ihobe. ₁₁Labuya ngokuhlwa seliphethe igqabi lomnquma ngomlomo, elalisandul' ukulikha. Waqonda ke uNowa ukuba amanzi athothile. ₁₂Walinda ezinye iintsuku ezisixhenxe, waza walikhupha kwakhona ihobe. Alizanga liphinde libuye ngesi sihlandlo.

₁₃Kuthe ke xa uNowa wayemakhulu mathandathu ananye ubudala, ngomhla wokuqala kwinyanga yokuqala, aba seletshonile amanzi emhlabeni. Wawuvula umnyango wenqanawa uNowa, wakhangela ngaphandle macal' onke, wawubona umhlaba womile. ₁₄Ngomhla wamashumi mabini anesixhenxe, ngenyanga yesibini, laliselome khonkqo ilizwe. ₁₅UThixo wathi kuNowa: ₁₆“Phuma enqanaweni kunye nomkakho, noonyana bakho, kunye nabafazi babo. ₁₇Zikhuphe zonke izidalwa ezisenqanaweni, iintaka neenyamakazi, nezinto ezirhubuluzayo, ukuze ziqhame, zande, zizalise ihlabathi.”

₁₈Waphuma ke uNowa enqanaweni kunye nomkakhe, noonyana bakhe, kunye nabafazi babo. ₁₉Zonke izidalwa ezishukumayo, iintaka nezilwanyana nezinto ezirhubuluzayo, zaphuma enqanaweni ngokweendidi zazo.

₂₀Wenza iqonga lamadini *kaNdikhoyo uNowa. Wathatha isilwanyana ngasinye nentaka nganye, kwezo zodidi olutyiwayo, wazinikela zangumbingelelo phezu kwelo qonga. ₂₁Lamkeleka ivumba lazo kuNdikhoyo, waza wathi: “Andisobe ndiliqalekise ilizwe ngenxa yezenzo zabantu. Kaloku ndiyazi ukuba umntu uneengcinga ezigwenxa kwaeselula. Andisobe ndizitshabalalise izinto eziphilayo njengoko sendenjenjalo. ₂₂Kuya kusoloko kukho amaxesha okulima namaxesha okuvuna wonke lo gama lisemiyo ilizwe; kuya kubakho ingqele nobushushu, ihlobo nobusika, ubusuku nemini.”

₁UThixo wamthamsanqelisa uNowa kunye noonyana bakhe, esithi: “Qhamani nande, nizalise ihlabathi ngenzala yenu. ₂Izilo zonke, kwaneentaka neentlanzi, mazinoyike. Zonke ziphantsi kwegunya lenu. ₃Yonke into ephilayo yoba kukutya kwenu. Njengoko ndaninikayo uhlaza, ndininika into yonke ngoku. ₄Into eningayi kuyitya yinyama yento engophanga. Andiyivumeli loo nto, kuba igazi libubomi. ₅Umntu obulala omnye umntu unetyala. Nasiphi na isilwanyana esibulala umntu ndiya kusibulala. ₆Umntu wenziwa wangumfuziselo kaThixo, nabani na ke obulala omnye umntu naye uya kubulawa kwangomnye umntu.

₇“Ze nichume nande, ukuze inzala yenu ilizalise ilizwe.”

₈Uqokele wathi uThixo kuNowa nakoonyana bakhe: ₉“Ngoku ndiza kwenza umnqophiso nani kwakunye nenzala yenu, ₁₀nazo zonke izinto eziphilayo: izilo zonke, kunye nempahla efuyiweyo, neentaka zonke; nditsho yonke into ebisenqanaweni kunye nani. ₁₁Ndithi andisobe ndizitshabalalise ngemvula kwakhona izinto eziphilayo. Ilizwe alisobe liphinde lipheliswe ngemvula. Ngumnqophiso wam lowo. _12-13Umqondiso walo mnqophiso endikwenzela wona kunye nazo zonke izinto eziphilayo, ngumnyama oya kubakho esibhakabhakeni. Nguwo lowo umqondiso womnqophiso ongasoze ujike endiwenzela abantu nalo lonke elimiweyo. _14-15Nanini na xa lisibekele, amafu eziingqimba, ndowukhumbula lo mnqophiso wam kwakuvela umnyama. Nditsho lo mnqophiso ndiwenzele wena nazo zonke izinto eziphilayo, ndisithi andisobe ndilitshabalalise ilizwe kwakhona ngemvula. ₁₆Wakuvela umnyama emafini, ndiwubone, ndokhumbula umnqophiso ongasoze ujike endiwuthembise zonke izinto eziphilayo elizweni. ₁₇Nguwo ke lowo umqondiso womnqophiso endiwenzela yonke into ephilayo.”