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₁Lezi ziyizizukulwane zamadodana kaNowa: ngoShemi, noHamu, noJafete; bazalelwa amadodana emva kukazamcolo. ₂Amadodana kaJafete: ngoGomere, noMagoge, noMadayi, noJavani, noThubali, noMesheke, noTirase. ₃Amadodana kaGomere: ngo-Ashikenaze, noRifate, noThogarma. ₄Amadodana kaJavani: ngo-Elisha, noTharishishi, noKitimi, noDodanimi. ₅Kuvela kulabo iziqhingi zabezizwe zahlukaniselwa amazwe abo, kwaba yilelo nalelo ngolimi lwalo, nangemindeni yalo, nangezizwe zalo. ₆Amadodana kaHamu: ngoKushe, noMisirayimi, noPhuthi, noKhanani. ₇Amadodana kaKushe: ngoSeba, noHavila, noSabita, noRama, noSabitheka. Amadodana kaRama: ngoSheba noDedani.

₈UKushe wazala uNimrode; yena waqala ukuba ngonamandla emhlabeni. ₉Wayeyiphisi elinamandla ebusweni bukaJehova; ngalokho kuthiwa: “Iphisi elinamandla njengoNimrode ebusweni bukaJehova.” ₁₀Ukubusa kwakhe kwaqala eBabele, nase-Ereke, nase-Akade, naseKaline, ezweni laseShineyari. ₁₁Waphuma kulelo zwe, waya e-Asiriya, wakha iNineve, neRehoboti-Ire, neKhala, ₁₂neResene phakathi kweNineve neKhala; lo ungumuzi omkhulu.

₁₃UMisirayimi wazala amaLudi, nama-Anami, namaLehabi, namaNafetuhi, ₁₄namaPatrusi, namaKasuluhi, lapho kwavela khona amaFilisti namaKafitori.

₁₅UKhanani wazala uSidoni, izibulo lakhe, noHeti, ₁₆namaJebusi, nama-Amori, namaGirigashi, ₁₇namaHivi, nama-Arki, namaSini, ₁₈nama-Arvadi, namaSemari, namaHamati; ngasemuva imindeni yamaKhanani yahlakazeka.

₁₉Umkhawulo wamaKhanani wawususukela eSidoni, waya ngaseGerari waze wafika eGaza; waya ngaseSodoma naseGomora nase-Adima naseSeboyimi waze wafika eLasha.

₂₀Labo babe ngamadodana kaHamu ngemindeni yawo nangezilimi zawo emazweni awo nasezizweni zawo.

₂₁NoShemi uyise wabantwana bonke baka-Ebere, umnewabo omkhulu kaJafete, wazala abantwana. ₂₂Amadodana kaShemi: ngo-Elamu, no-Ashuri, no-Arapakishade, noLude, no-Aramu. ₂₃Amadodana ka-Aramu: ngo-Use, noHule, noGeteri, noMashe. ₂₄U-Arpakishade wazala uShela; uShela wazala u-Ebere. ₂₅U-Ebere wazala amadodana amabili; igama lomunye lalinguPhelege,* ngokuba emihleni yakhe izwe ladatshulwa. Igama lomfowabo lalinguJokothane. ₂₆UJokothane wazala o-Alimodade, noShelefe, noHasaramavete, noJere, ₂₇noHadoramu, no-Uzali, noDikila, ₂₈no-Obale, no-Abimayele, noSheba, ₂₉no-Ofiri, noHavila, noJababi; bonke laba babengamadodana kaJokothane. ₃₀Ukwakha kwabo kwasukela eMesha kwaze kwafika ngaseSefare, intaba yasempumalanga.

₃₁Laba babe ngamadodana kaShemi ngemindeni yawo nangezilimi zawo, emazweni awo nasezizweni zawo.

₃₂Lezi ziyimindeni yamadodana kaNowa ngezizukulwane zawo ezizweni zawo; ngalawo izizwe zahlakazeka emhlabeni emva kukazamcolo.