Umphotshongo weBabeli

11Umhlaba wonke-ke wawulolimi lunye, lamazwi manye. 2 Kwasekusithi ekuhambeni kwabo bevela empumalanga1 bafica igceke elizweni leShinaria, basebehlala khona. 3 Basebesithi ngulowo lalowo kumakhelwane wakhe: Wozani, asenzeni izitina sizitshise lokuzitshisa; lesitina saba lilitshe kubo, lengcinob yaba ludaka kubo. 4 Basebesithi: Wozani, asizakheleni umuzi lomphotshongo osihloko sawo sisemazulwinic, besesizenzela ibizo, hlezi sihlakazeke ebusweni bomhlaba wonke. 5 INkosi yasisehlad ukubona umuzi lomphotshongo abantwana babantu abawakhayo. 6 INkosi yasisithi: Khangela, yisizwe sinye, njalo balolimi lunye bonke, njalo yikho abaqala ukukwenza; khathesi-ke akulalutho olungabehlula abamisa ukulwenza. 7 Wozani, asehlee, siphambanise lapho ulimi lwabo, ukuze bangezwa, ngulowo lalowo ulimi lomakhelwane wakhe. 8 Ngakho iNkosi yabahlakazela ebusweni bomhlaba wonkef besuka lapho; basebesima ukwakha umuzi. 9 Ngalokho kwabizwa ibizo lawo ngokuthi iBabeli2, ngoba lapho iNkosi yaphambanisa ulimi lomhlaba wonke; kusukela lapho iNkosi yabahlakaza ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.

Inzalo kaShemu

10 Lezi yizizukulwana zikaShemug. UShemu wayeleminyaka elikhulu, wasezala uArpakishadi, iminyaka emibili emva kukazamcolo. 11 UShemu wasephila, esezele uArpakishadi, iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi. 12 UArpakishadi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu, wazala uShelah. 13 UArpakishadi wasephila, esezele uShela, iminyaka engamakhulu amane lantathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi. 14 UShela wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu, wazala uEberi. 15 UShela wasephila, esezele uEberi, iminyaka engamakhulu amane lantathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi. 16 UEberi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lane, wazala uPelegi. 17 UEberi wasephila, esezele uPelegi, iminyaka engamakhulu amane lamatshumi amathathu; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi. 18 UPelegi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu, wazala uRewu. 19 UPelegi wasephila, esezele uRewu, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili layisificamunwemunye; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi. 20 URewu wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu lambili, wazala uSerugi. 21 URewu wasephila, esezele uSerugi, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili lesikhombisa; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi. 22 USerugi wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amathathu, wazala uNahori. 23 USerugi wasephila, esezele uNahori, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi. 24 UNahori wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi amabili lesificamunwemunye, wazala uTera. 25 UNahori wasephila, esezele uTera, iminyaka elikhulu lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye; wazala amadodana lamadodakazi. 26 UTera wasephila iminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa, wazala uAbrama, uNahori loHarani.

Inzalo kaTera

27 Lalezi yizizukulwana zikaTera. UTera wazala uAbrama, uNahori loHarani; uHarani wasezala uLothi. 28 UHarani wasesifa phambi kukayise uTera, elizweni lokuzalwa kwakhe, eUri yamaKhaladiya. 29 OAbrama loNahori basebezithathela abafazi; ibizo lomkaAbrama nguSarayii, lebizo lomkaNahori nguMilkaj, indodakazi kaHarani, uyise kaMilka loyise kaIska. 30 Kodwa uSarayi wayeyinyumba; wayengelamntwana. 31 UTera wasethathak uAbrama indodana yakhe, loLothi indodana kaHarani, indodana yendodana yakhe, loSarayi umalokazana wakhe, umkaAbrama indodana yakhe; basebesuka labo eUril yamaKhaladiya, ukuya elizweni leKhananim; basebefika eHarani, bahlala khona. 32 Lensuku zikaTera zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu amabili lanhlanu; uTera wasefela eHarani.