UGENESISE 9

₁UNkulunkulu wabusisa uNowa namadodana akhe, wathi kubo: Zalani nande, nigcwalise umhlaba.

₂Uvalo nokwesabeka kwenu akubephezu kwezilwane zonke zomhlaba, naphezu kwazo zonke izinyoni zezulu, naphezu kwakho konke okunwabuzelayo emhlabeni, naphezu kwazo zonke izinhlanzi, kunikezelwe ezandleni zenu.

₃Zonke izilwane eziphilayo ziyakuba-ngukudla kwenu; ngiyaninika konke kube-njengemifino eluhlaza.

₄Kepha inyama okukuyo umphefumulo wayo, okungukuthi igazi layo, aniyikuyidla.

₅Kodwa elenu igazi okukulo umphefumulo wenu ngiyakulibiza; kuzo zonke izilwane ngiyakulibiza; nakubo bonke abantu ngiyakubiza umphefumulo wabo, owomunye esandleni somunye.

₆Ochitha igazi lomuntu, igazi lakhe liyakuchithwa ngabantu, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wamenza umuntu ngomfanekiso wakhe.

₇Kepha zalani nina, nande, nichume emhlabeni, nivame kuwo.

₈UNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuNowa nakumadodana akhe enaye, wathi:

₉Bhekani, mina ngiyamisa isivumelwano sami nani nenzalo yenu emva kwenu,

₁₀nezilwane zonke eziphilayo ezinani, izinyoni, nezinkomo, nezilo zomhlaba ezinani, zonke eziphumé emkhunjini, yebo, zonke izilwane zasemhlabeni.

₁₁Ngizakumisa isivumelwano sami nawe; akusayikubhujiswa-nyama ngamanzi kazamcolo; akasayikuza uzamcolo ukuba achithe umhlaba.

₁₂UNkulunkulu wathi: Lokhu kuluphawu lwesivumelwano engisenza phakathi kwami nani nazo zonke izilwane eziphilayo ezinani kuze kube-sezizukulwaneni zaphakade:

₁₃ngizakumisa uthingo lwami emafwini, lube-luphawu lwesivumelwano phakathi kwami nomhlaba.

₁₄Kuyakuthi lapho ngiqoqa amafu phezu komhlaba, uthingo lubonakale emafwini.

₁₅Khona ngiyakukhumbula isivumelwano esiphakathi kwami nani nazo zonke izilwane eziphilayo zenyama yonke; amanzi awasayikuba-nguzamcolo wokuchitha inyama yonke.

₁₆Uthingo luyakuba-semafwini; ngizakulubheka, ngikhumbule isivumelwano esiphakade phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nazo zonke izilwane eziphilayo zenyama yonke emhlabeni.

₁₇UNkulunkulu wathi kuNowa: Lokhu kuluphawu lwesivumelwano engisenzile phakathi kwami nayo yonke inyama esemhlabeni.

₁₈Amadodana kaNowa aphuma emkhunjini ayengoShemi, noHamu, noJafete; uHamu wayenguyise kaKhanani.

₁₉Yilawo amadodana amathathu kaNowa; umhlaba wonke wagcwaliswa ngabavela kuwo.

₂₀UNowa waqala waba-ngumlimi, watshala isivini.

₂₁Waphuza iwayini, wadakwa, walalanqunu etendeni lakhe.

₂₂UHamu uyise kaKhanani wabona ubunqunu bukayise, watshela abafowabo bobabili bengaphandle.

₂₃OSemi noJafete bathatha ingubo, bayifaka emahlombe abo bobabili, bahamba nyovane, basibekela ubunqunu bukayise; ubuso babo babubheka emuva, abaze babona ubunqunu bukayise.

₂₄UNowa waphaphama ekudakweni, wezwa lokho ebikwenzile kuye indodana yakhe encane.

₂₅Wathi:

₂₆Wathi futhi:

₂₈Emva kukazamcolo uNowa wahamba iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisihlanu.

₂₉Izinsuku zonke zikaNowa zaziyiminyaka engamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisihlanu.