I‐Genesise 10

₁NAZI izizukulwana zabo onyana baka‐Nowa, u‐Sheme, u‐Hame, no‐Jafete: baye bona bezalelwe onyana emveni kwomsingakazi.

₂Onyana baka‐Jafete: ngu‐Gomere, no‐Magoge, no‐Madai, no‐Javane, no‐Tubali, no‐Mesheki, no‐Tirase. ₃Nonyana baka‐Gomere: ngu‐Shekenaze, no‐Rifate, no‐Togama. ₄Nonyana baka‐Javane: ngu‐Elishai, no‐Tareshishe; ngama‐Kiti, nama‐Dodani. ₅Bekungabo aba zahlulwayo iziqiti zentlanga emazweni azo; ezinye ngezinye ngokuteta kwazo, ngezizalwane zazo, ezizweni zazo.

₆Nabo onyana baka‐Hame: ngu‐Kushe, no‐Mitsarime no‐Pute, no‐Kanane. ₇Nonyana baka‐Kushe: ngu‐Seba, no‐Havila, no‐Sabeta, no‐Rahama no‐Sabeteka. Nonyana baka‐Rahama: ngu‐Sheba, no‐Dedane.

₈Kekaloku u‐Kushe wazala u‐Nimrode; owaqala ukuba liṙoti emhlabeni. ₉Yena wabeliṙoti ekuzingeleni pambi kwoyehova; kwakutshiwo ngoko ukuti: Njengaye u‐Nimrode oliṙoti ekuzingeleni pambi kwoyehova. ₁₀Ukuqala kwobukumkani bake bekuyi‐Babele, ne‐Ereki, ne‐Akade, ne‐Kalene, elizweni le‐Shinare. ₁₁Wapuma kwelozwe waya e‐Asiriya, waka i‐Nineve, ne‐Rehobote‐hire, ne‐Kalai, ₁₂ne‐Resene, pakati kwe‐Nineve ne‐Kalai: esisixeko esikulu yona.

₁₃Wati u‐Mitsarime wazala ama‐Ludi, nama‐Hanami, nama‐Lehabi, nama‐Nafetuhi, ₁₄nama‐Faterusi, nama‐Kaseluhi, (ekwavela kona ama‐Filistiya,) nama‐Kafetori.

₁₅No‐Kanane wazala u‐Tsidone unyana wake wamazibulo, no‐Hete; ₁₆kwa nom‐Yebusi, nom‐Amori, nom‐Giregashe, ₁₇nom‐Hivi, nom‐Araki, nom‐Sini, ₁₈nom‐Aravadi, nom‐Tsemari, nom‐Hamati: kwabekute kamva, zatiwa sa izizalwane zaba‐Kanane. ₁₉Kekaloku umda waba‐Kanane ubuvela e‐Tsidone, njengokuba kuyiwa e‐Gerari, kude kube se‐Gaza; njengokuba kuyiwa e‐Sodome, nase‐Gomora, nase‐Adema, nase‐Tseboyime, kude kube se‐Lasha. ₂₀Aba bangabo onyana baka‐Hame, ngezizalwane zabo nangenteto zabo, emazweni abo nasezizweni zabo.

₂₁Waye u‐Sheme wazalelwa onyana naye, okwa nguyise walo lonke usapo luka‐Hebere, engumninawe ka‐Jafete omkulu. ₂₂Onyana baka‐Sheme: ngu‐Helami, no‐Ashure, no‐Rafatsade, no‐Lude, no‐Arame. ₂₃Nonyana baka‐Arame: ngu‐Hutse, no‐Hule, no‐Getere, no‐Mashe. ₂₄Wati u‐Rafatsade wazala u‐Sala, no‐Sala wazala u‐Hebere. ₂₅No‐Hebere kwamzalelwa onyana bababini: igama lomnye lalingu‐Pelege, ngokuba bekusemihleni yake umhlaba wahlulwa; negama lomkuluwe wake lalingu‐Yoketane. ₂₆Waye u‐Yoketane wazala u‐Lamodade, no‐Shelefe, no‐Hatsamavete, no‐Jera, ₂₇no‐Hadorame, no‐Yuzale, no‐Dikala, ₂₈no‐Hobali, no‐Abimale, no‐Sheba, ₂₉no‐Ofire, no‐Havila, no‐Jobabe: bonke aba bangonyana baka‐Yoketane. ₃₀Ukuhlala kwabo bekuvela e‐Mesha, njengokuba kuyiwa e‐Sefara, intaba yangasempumalanga. ₃₁Aba bangonyana baka‐Sheme, ngezizalwane zabo nangenteto zabo, emazweni abo, nangezizwe zabo. ₃₂Ezi ke zizizizalwane zabo onyana baka‐Nowa, ngezizukulwana zabo, ezizweni zabo: kwa ngabo aba zazisahlulwa izizwe pezu kwomhlaba emveni kwawo umsingakazi.