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₁Umhlaba wonke wawunolimi lunye nokukhuluma kunye. ₂Kwathi ekusukeni kwabo empumalanga bafumana ithafa ezweni laseShineyari; bakha khona.

₃Base bethi omunye komunye: “Wozani, ake senze izitini, sizishisise.” Izitini zaba ngamatshe abo, nebitume* laba ludaka lwabo. ₄Bathi: “Wozani, asakhe umuzi nombhoshongo osiqongo sawo sisezulwini, sizenzele igama, funa sihlakazeke ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.”

₅UJehova wehla ukuba abone umuzi nombhoshongo okwakhiwa ngabantwana babantu. ₆UJehova wathi: “Bheka, bonke basizwe sinye nolimi lunye; yikho abaqala ngakho; manje abayikunqanyulelwa lutho abahlosa ukulwenza. ₇Wozani sehle, siye ukusanganisa ulimi lwabo ukuba bangezwani, kube yilowo nalowo ulimi lomunye.”

₈Kanjalo uJehova wabahlakazela emhlabeni wonke, bephuma lapho; bayeka ukwakha umuzi. ₉Ngalokho igama lawo lathiwa iBabele,* ngokuba uJehova wasanganisa khona ulimi lomhlaba wonke; wabahlakazela emhlabeni wonke.

₁₀Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaShemi; uShemi wayeneminyaka eyikhulu, wazala u-Arpakishade iminyaka emibili emva kukazamcolo. ₁₁Emva kokuzalwa kuka-Arpakishade uShemi wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisihlanu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₁₂U-Arpakishade wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu, wazala uShela. ₁₃Emva kokuzalwa kukaShela u-Arpakishade wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amane nantathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₁₄UShela wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala u-Ebere. ₁₅Emva kokuzalwa kuka-Ebere uShela wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amane nantathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₁₆U-Ebere wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nane, wazala uPhelege. ₁₇Emva kokuzalwa kukaPhelege u-Ebere wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₁₈UPhelege wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala uRehu. ₁₉Emva kokuzalwa kukaRehu uPhelege wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amabili nesishiyagalolunye, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₂₀URehu wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili, wazala uSerugi. ₂₁Emva kokuzalwa kukaSerugi uRehu wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amabili nesikhombisa, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₂₂USerugi wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala uNahori. ₂₃Emva kokuzalwa kukaNahori uSerugi wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amabili, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₂₄UNahori wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye, wazala uThera. ₂₅Emva kokuzalwa kukaThera uNahori wahamba iminyaka eyikhulu neshumi nesishiyagalolunye, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₂₆UThera wahamba iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, wazala o-Abrama, noNahori, noHarana.

₂₇Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaThera.

UThera wazala o-Abrama, noNahori, noHarana; uHarana wazala uLoti. ₂₈UHarana wafa phambi kukayise uThera ezweni lokuzalwa kwakhe, i-Uri lamaKaledi. ₂₉O-Abrama noNahori bazithathela abafazi; igama lomka-Abrama lalinguSarayi; igama lomkaNahori lalinguMilka, indodakazi kaHarana, uyise kaMilka noyise kaJiska. ₃₀USarayi wayeyinyumba, engenamntwana.

₃₁UThera wathatha u-Abrama indodana yakhe, noLoti indodana kaHarana, indodana yendodana yakhe, noSarayi umalokazana wakhe, umka-Abrama indodana yakhe, waphuma nabo e-Uri lamaKaledi ukuya ezweni laseKhanani; bafika eHarana, bakha khona.

₃₂Izinsuku zikaThera zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amabili nanhlanu; uThera wafela eHarana.