Genesisi
7:1 Zvino Jehovha wakati kuna Nowa: Pindai iwe nemhuri yako yose muareka;
nekuti iwe ndakuona wakarurama pamberi pangu pazera iri.
7:2 Pamhuka yose yakanaka uzvitorere nomwe nomwe, mukono newake
pamhuka dzisina kuchena mbiri mbiri, mukono newake
mukadzi.
7:3 Pashiri dzedenga utore nomwe nomwe, mukono nehadzi; kuchengeta
mbeu iri mhenyu pachiso chenyika yose.
7:4 Nokuti kwasara mazuva manomwe, uye ndichanayisa mvura panyika makumi mana
mazuva neusiku makumi mana; uye zvipenyu zvose zvandakaita zvichada
ndinoparadza ndibve panyika.
7:5 Nowa akaita maererano nezvose Jehovha zvaakamurayira.
7:6 Zvino Nowa wakange ava nemakore mazana matanhatu panguva yekuuya kwemvura zhinji pamusoro pemvura
pasi.
7:7 Zvino Nowa wakapinda, nevanakomana vake, nemukadzi wake, nevakadzi vevanakomana vake pamwe naye
akamupinza muareka, nokuda kwemvura zhinji.
7:8 Pamhuka dzakachena, nepamhuka dzisina kuchena, nepashiri, nepashiri.
zvose zvinokambaira panyika;
7:9 zvakapinda zviviri zviviri kuna Nowa muareka, mukono nemhuka
semukadzi, Mwari sezvaakaraira Nowa.
7:10 Zvino zvakaitika shure kwemazuva manomwe, kuti mvura yemafashame yakavapo
panyika.
7:11 Mugore remazana matanhatu reupenyu hwaNowa, mumwedzi wechipiri, Jehovha
pazuva regumi namanomwe romwedzi, pazuva iroro matsime ose aJehovha
pakadzika pakadzika kwazvo, namahwindo edenga akazarurwa.
7:12 Zvino mvura zhinji ikava pamusoro penyika mazuva makumi mana neusiku makumi mana.
7:13 Nomusi iwoyo Nowa wakapinda, naShemu, naHamu, naJafeti
vanakomana vaNowa, nemukadzi waNowa, nevakadzi vatatu vevanakomana vake pamwe naye
ivo, kupinda muareka;
ivo, nezvipfuwo zvose namarudzi azvo, nezvipfuwo zvose namarudzi azvo
manyoro, nechose chinokambaira, chinokambaira panyika shure kwacho
namarudzi ose, neshiri dzose namarudzi adzo, neshiri dzose dzamarudzi ose.
7:15 Zvino zvakapinda kuna Nowa muareka, zviviri zviviri zvenyama yose.
mauri mune mweya weupenyu.
Nezvakapinda, zvakapinda, mukono nehadzi, zvenyama yose, sezvakanga zvarairwa naMwari
akamuraira, Jehovha akamupfigira mukati.
7:17 Zvino mafashame akavapo pamusoro penyika mazuva makumi mana; mvura ikawanda,
ikasimudza areka, ikakwiridzirwa pamusoro penyika.
7:18 Mvura ikakwirira, ikawanda kwazvo pamusoro penyika; uye
areka yakafamba pamusoro pemvura.
7:19 Mvura ndokukwirira nesimba pamusoro penyika; uye vose vakakwirira
zvikomo zvose pasi pedenga rose zvakafukidzwa.
7:20 Mvura ikakwirira kusvikira pamakubhiti ane gumi namashanu; uye makomo akanga ari
yakafukidzwa.
7:21 Uye zvipenyu zvose zvaifamba pamusoro penyika zvikafa, zvose shiri nezvese
mombe, nemhuka, nezvose zvinokambaira, zvinokambaira pamusoro pazvo
nenyika, navanhu vose.
7:22 chose chine kufema kwemweya weupenyu mumhino dzacho, zvose zvakanga zviri pakaoma
nyika, akafa.
7:23 Uye zvipenyu zvose zvakanga zviri pamusoro pechiso chaJehovha zvakaparadzwa
Ivhu, vanhu, nemombe, nezvinokambaira, neshiri dzedenga
denga; vakaparadzwa panyika, naNowa oga
vakasara vari vapenyu, navaiva naye muareka.
7:24 Mvura ndokukwirira nesimba pamusoro penyika mazuva zana nemakumi mashanu.