UGENESISE 10

₁Lezi ziyizizukulwane zamadodana kaNowa: ngoShemi, noHamu, noJafete; bazalelwa amadodana emva kukazamcolo.

₂Amadodana kaJafete: ngoGomere, noMagoge, noMadayi, noJavani, noThubali, noMesheke, noTirase.

₃Amadodana kaGomere: ngoAshikenaze, noRifate, noThogarma.

₄Amadodana kaJavani: ngoElisha, noTharishishi, noKitimi, noDodanimi.

₅Kuvela kulabo iziqhingi zabezizwe zahlukaniselwa amazwe abo, kwaba-yilelo nalelo ngolimi lwalo, nangemindeni yalo, nangezizwe zalo.

₆Amadodana kaHamu: ngoKushe, noMisirayimi, noPhuthi, noKhanani.

₇Amadodana kaKushe: ngoSeba, noHavila, noSabita, noRama, noSabitheka. Amadodana kaRama: ngoSheba noDedani.

₈UKushe wazala uNimrode; yena waqala ukuba-ngonamandla emhlabeni.

₉Wayeyiphisi elinamandla ebusweni bukaJehova; ngalokho kuthiwa: Iphisi elinamandla njengoNimrode ebusweni bukaJehova.

₁₀Ukubusa kwakhe kwaqala eBabele, nase-Ereke, naseAkade, naseKaline, ezweni laseShineyari.

₁₁Waphuma kulelozwe, waya eAsiriya, wakha iNineve, neRehoboti-Ire, neKhala,

₁₂neResene phakathi kweNineve neKhala; lo ungumuzi omkhulu.

₁₃UMisirayimi wazala amaLudi, nama-Anami, namaLehabi, namaNafetuhi,

₁₄namaPatrusi, namaKasuluhi, lapho kwavela khona amaFilisti namaKafitori.

₁₅UKhanani wazala uSidoni, izibulo lakhe, noHeti,

₁₆namaJebusi, nama-Amori, namaGirigashi,

₁₇namaHivi, nama-Arki, namaSini,

₁₈nama-Arvadi, namaSemari, namaHamati; ngasemuva imindeni yamaKhanani yahlakazeka.

₁₉Umkhawulo wamaKhanani wawususukela eSidoni, waya ngaseGerari waze wafika eGaza; waya ngaseSodoma naseGomora naseAdima naseSeboyimi waze wafika eLasha.

₂₀Labo babengamadodana kaHamu ngemindeni yawo nangezilimi zawo emazweni awo nasezizweni zawo.

₂₁NoShemi uyise wabantwana bonke bakaEbere, umnewabo omkhulu kaJafete, wazala abantwana.

₂₂Amadodana kaShemi: ngoElamu, noAshuri, noArpakishade, noLude, noAramu.

₂₃Amadodana ka-Aramu: ngoUse, noHule, noGeteri, noMashe.

₂₄UArpakishade wazala uShela; uShela wazala uEbere.

₂₅UEbere wazala amadodana amabili; igama lomunye lalinguPhelege*, ngokuba emihleni yakhe izwe ladatshulwa. Igama lomfowabo lalinguJokothane.

₂₆UJokothane wazala oAlimodade, noShelefe, noHasaramavete, noJera,

₂₇noHadoramu, noUzali, noDikila,

₂₈no-Obale, noAbimayele, noSheba,

₂₉no-Ofiri, noHavila, noJobabi; bonke laba babengamadodana kaJokothane.

₃₀Ukwakha kwabo kwasukela eMesha kwaze kwafika ngaseSefare, intaba yasempumalanga.

₃₁Laba babengamadodana kaShemi ngemindeni yawo nangezilimi zawo, emazweni awo nasezizweni zawo.

₃₂Lezi ziyimindeni yamadodana kaNowa ngezizukulwane zawo ezizweni zawo; ngalawo izizwe zahlakazeka emhlabeni emva kukazamcolo.