UGENESISE 11

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 abayikunqanyulelwalutho abahlosa ukulwenza.

₇Wozani sehle, siye ukusanganisa ulimi lwabo ukuba bangezwani, kubeyilowo nalowo ulimi lomunye.

₈Kanjalo uJehova wabahlakazela emhlabeni wonke, bephuma lapho; bayeka ukwakha umuzi.

₉Ngalokho igama lalo lathiwa iBabele*, ngokuba uJehova wasanganisa khona ulimi lomhlaba wonke; wabahlakazela emhlabeni wonke.

₁₀Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaShemi; uShemi wayeneminyaka eyikhulu, wazala uArpakishade iminyaka emibili emva kukazamcolo.

₁₁Emva kokuzalwa kuka-Arpakishade uShemi wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu ayisihlanu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₁₂UArpakishade wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu, wazala uShela.

₁₃Emva kokuzalwa kukaShela uArpakishade wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amane nantathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₁₄UShela wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala uEbere.

₁₅Emva kokuzalwa kukaEbere uShela wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amane nantathu, wazala amadodana namadodakazi.

₁₆UEbere wahamba iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nane, wazala uPhelege.

₁₇Emva kokuzalwa kukaPhelege uEbere 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 oAbrama, noNahori, noHarana.

₂₇Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaThera. UThera wazala oAbrama, noNahori, noHarana; uHarana wazala uLoti.

₂₈UHarana wafa phambi kukayise uThera ezweni lokuzalwa kwakhe, iUri lamaKaledi.

₂₉OAbrama noNahori bazithathela abafazi; igama lomka-Abrama lalinguSarayi; igama lomkaNahori lalinguMilka, indodakazi kaHarana, uyise kaMilka noyise kaJiska.

₃₀USarayi wayeyinyumba, engenamntwana.

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

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