3 – Unogumbe

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.