Isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu loNowa

9UNkulunkulu wasebusisa uNowa lamadodana akhe, wathi kibo: Zalani lande ligcwalise umhlabaa. 2 Lokwesatshwa kwenu lokuqhuqhwa kwenu kuzakuba phezu kwayo yonke inyamazana yomhlaba laphezu kwayo yonke inyoni yamazulu; kukho konke okuhamba emhlabeni lakuzo zonke inhlanzi zolwandle; zinikelwe ezandleni zenu. 3 Konke okuhambayo okuphilayo kuzakuba yikudla kinib; njengombhida oluhlazac ngilinikile konke. 4 Kodwa inyama lempilo yayo, igazi layo, kalisoze likudled. 5 Njalo sibili, igazi lenu, elempilo yenu, ngizalibiza; esandleni sayo yonke inyamazanae ngizalibiza; lesandleni somuntu, lesandleni somfowabo womunye lomunyef ngizabiza umphefumulo womuntu. 6 Ochitha igazi lomuntu, ngomuntu lizachithwa igazi lakheg; ngoba ngomfanekiso kaNkulunkulu wamenza umuntuh. 7 Ngakho lina, zalani, lande, lizale ngokwengezelelweyo emhlabeni, lande kuwo.

8 UNkulunkulu wasekhuluma kuNowa lakumadodana akhe kanye laye, esithi: 9 Mina-ke, khangelani, ngiyamisa isivumelwano sami lani lenzalo yenui emva kwenu, 10 laso sonke isidalwa esiphilayo esilani, esenyoni lesesifuyo, lesayo yonke inyamazana yomhlaba lani; kusukela kubo bonke abaphume emkhunjini, kusiya kuyo yonke inyamazana yomhlaba. 11 Njalo ngizamisa isivumelwano sami lanij; njalo kakusayikubhujiswa yonke inyama ngamanzi kazamcolo; ukuze kungasabi khona uzamcolo ukubhubhisa umhlaba. 12 UNkulunkulu wasesithi: Lokhu kuyisibonakaliso sesivumelwanok engisinika phakathi kwami lani laso sonke isidalwa esiphilayo esilani, kuze kube yizizukulwana laphakade. 13 Ngizamisa umchilowamakhosikazi1 wami emayezinil; uzakuba yisibonakaliso sesivumelwano phakathi kwami lomhlaba. 14 Kuzakuthi nxa ngibuyisa amayezi phezu komhlaba, umchilowamakhosikazi uzabonwa eyezini; 15 khona ngizakhumbula isivumelwano samim, esiphakathi kwami lani laso sonke isidalwa esiphilayo sayo yonke inyama; lamanzi kawasayikuba nguzamcolo ukubhubhisa yonke inyama. 16 Lomchilowamakhosikazi uzakuba semayezini, njalo ngizawubona ukukhumbula isivumelwano esilaphakaden phakathi kukaNkulunkulu laso sonke isidalwa esiphilayo, sayo yonke inyama esemhlabeni. 17 UNkulunkulu wasesithi kuNowa: Lokhu kuyisibonakaliso sesivumelwano engisimise phakathi kwami layo yonke inyama esemhlabeni.

Amazwi kaNowa kumadodana akhe

18 Amadodana kaNowa aphumayo-ke emkhunjini ayengoShemu loHamu loJafethi; njalo uHamu nguyise kaKhananio2. 19 Laba bobathathu ngamadodana kaNowa; lomhlaba wonke wasatshalaliswa ngokuvela kubo.

20 UNowa waseqala ukuba ngumlimi, wahlanyela isivini. 21 Wasenatha okwewayini, wadakwa; njalo waba nqunu phakathi kwethente lakhe. 22 UHamu, uyise kaKhanani, wasebona ubunqunu bukayise, wasetshela abafowabo ababili phandle. 23 OShemu loJafethi basebethatha isembatho, basibeka emahlombe abo bobabili, bahamba nyovane, bagubuzela ubunqunu bukayise; lobuso babo babusemuva ukuze bangaboni ubunqunu bukayise. 24 UNowa wasevuka ewayinini lakhe, wakwazi lokho indodana yakhe encinyane ekwenze kuye. 25 Wasesithi: Kaqalekiswe uKhananip, uzakuba yisigqili sezigqili kubafowaboq. 26 Wasesithi: Ibusisiwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu kaShemur, loKhanani abe yisigqili sakhe3. 27 UNkulunkulu amqhelise uJafethi, njalo ahlale emathenteni kaShemu, loKhanani abe yisigqili sakhe.

28 Emva kukazamcolo uNowa wasephila iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amahlanu. 29 Zonke-ke insuku zikaNowa zaba yiminyaka engamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amahlanu; wasesifa.