Genesisi
9:1 Zvino Mwari wakaropafadza Nowa nevanakomana vake, akati kwavari: Berekai, mubereke
muwande muzadze nyika.
9:2 Uye kutyiwa kwenyu nekuvhundukwa kwenyu kuchava pamusoro pemhuka imwe neimwe
pamusoro penyika, nepamusoro peshiri dzose dzedenga, pamusoro pezvose zvinokambaira pamusoro pazvo
nenyika, nepamusoro pehove dzose dzegungwa; zviri muruoko rwenyu
delivered.
Chose chinofamba chipenyu chichava chikafu chenyu; kunyange segirini
ndakakupa zvinhu zvose muriwo.
Asi nyama, kana ine upenyu hwayo, ropa rayo, muchafanira kuidya
kusadya.
9:5 Zvino zvirokwazvo ropa renyu, reupenyu hwenyu, ndicharitsvaka; paruoko rwevose
ndicharitsvaka, neparuoko rwomunhu; paruoko rwevose
hama yomunhu ndichatsvaka upenyu hwomunhu.
9:6 Ani naani anoteura ropa remunhu, nemunhu richateurwa ropa rake;
mufananidzo waMwari wakaita munhu.
9:7 Nemwi berekanai, muwande; berekai zvakawanda mu
nyika, muwande mairi.
9:8 Zvino Mwari wakataura kuna Nowa nekuvanakomana vake vaiva naye, achiti:
9:9 Uye ini, tarira, ndinosimbisa sungano yangu newe, uye nembeu yako
shure kwako;
9:10 nechipenyu chipi nechipi chinemwi, cheshiri, kana cheshiri
mombe, nemhuka ipi neipi yenyika inemwi; kubva kune zvose zvinobuda
cheareka, kumhuka dzose dzenyika.
9:11 Uye ndichasimbisa sungano yangu newe; nenyama yose haingavipo
gumaizve nemvura yamafashamo; uye hazvingazovipozve
rive mafashamo kuti aparadze nyika.
9:12 Zvino Mwari akati: Ichi ndicho chiratidzo chesungano yandinoita pakati pangu
nemwi nechipenyu chose chinemwi, nekusingaperi
zvizvarwa:
9:13 Ndinoisa murarabungu wangu mugore, uye uchava chiratidzo chesungano
pakati pangu nenyika.
9:14 Zvino zvichaitika, kana ndikaunza gore pamusoro penyika,
murarabungu uchaonekwa mugore;
9:15 Uye ndicharangarira sungano yangu, iri pakati pangu nemi nevose
chisikwa chipenyu chenyama yose; uye mvura haichazovizve a
mafashamo kuti aparadze nyama yose.
9:16 Zvino murarabungu uchava mugore; uye ndichazviona, kuti ndione
rangarirai sungano isingaperi pakati paMwari nechisikwa chose chipenyu
chenyama yose iri panyika.
9:17 Zvino Mwari wakati kuna Nowa: Ichi ndicho chiratidzo chesungano, yandinayo
wakasimbiswa pakati pangu nenyama yose iri panyika.
9:18 Vanakomana vaNoa vakabuda muareka vaiva Shemu naHamu.
naJafeti; uye Hamu ndiye baba vaKanani.
9:19 Ava vanakomana vatatu vaNowa, uye nyika yose yakabva kwavari
overspread.
9:20 Zvino Nowa akatanga kuva murimi, uye akarima munda wemizambiringa.
9:21 Zvino wakamwa waini, akadhakwa; zvino akanga akafukurwa mukati
uthende hwake.
22 Hamu, baba vaKanani, akaona kusapfeka kwababa vake, akavaudza
vakoma vake vaviri vakanga vari kunze.
23 Shemu naJafeti vakatora nguvo, vakaiisa pamusoro pavo vose
vakadzokera shure, vakafukidza kushama kwababa vavo;
zviso zvavo zvakatarira shure, vakasaona zvababa vavo
kushama.
9:24 Zvino Nowa wakamuka pawaini yake, akaziva zvakaitwa nemwanakomana wake muduku
kwaari.
9:25 Zvino wakati: Kanani ngaatukwe; achava muranda wavaranda
hama dzake.
9:26 Zvino wakati: Jehovha Mwari waShemu ngaakudzwe; uye Kanani ichava yake
muranda.
9:27 Mwari ngaakurise Jafeti, uye ngaagare mumatende aShemu; uye
Kanani ngaave muranda wake.
9:28 Zvino Nowa wakararama shure kwemafashame makore mazana matatu nemakumi mashanu.
29 Zvino mazuva ose aNowa aiva makore mazana mapfumbamwe nemakumi mashanu, ndokufa.