IGenesis
8:1 UThixo wamkhumbula uNowa, neento zonke eziphilileyo, nezinto zonke ezizitho zine
wayenaye emkhombeni; uThixo wahambisa umoya ehlabathini, wathi
awuthile amanzi;
8:2 Yavingcwa imithombo yamanzi enzonzobila neengcango zezulu;
yathintelwa imvula evela ezulwini;
8:3 Ayebuya amanzi emhlabeni, awamana ephuma;
ekupheleni kwekhulu elinamashumi amahlanu eentsuku athotha amanzi.
8:4 Umkhombe wazimisa ngenyanga yesixhenxe, ngomhla weshumi elinesixhenxe weNkosi
ngenyanga, phezu kweentaba zeArarati.
8:5 Amanzi amana ewutha, kwada kwayinyanga yeshumi;
ngenyanga yokuqala, ngolokuqala enyangeni leyo, zaba ziincopho zeentaba
iboniwe.
8:6 Kwathi, ekupheleni kwemihla emashumi mane, wayivula uNowa
ifestile yomkhombe awayeyenzile.
8:7 Wathuma ihlungulu, laphuma lazulazula, lada laquqa phezu kwamanzi
batsha emhlabeni.
8:8 Wasusa ihobe kuye, ukuze abone ukuba awuthile na amanzi
ebusweni bomhlaba;
8:9 Ihobe alifumananga ndawo yakuphumza nentende yethupha lalo, labuya ke;
kuye emkhombeni, ngokuba amanzi abephezu kwelizwe lonke
Wasolula isandla sakhe, wamthabatha, wamtsalela kuye
wangena emkhombeni.
8:10 Walinda eminye imihla ekwasixhenxe; Waphinda walisusa ihobe
yomkhombe;
8:11 Leza kuye ihobe ngexesha langokuhlwa; nantso emlonyeni wayo
igqabi lomnquma elisandula ukukhiwa. Wazi uNowa, ukuba awuthile amanzi
Umhlaba.
8:12 Walinda eminye imihla ekwasixhenxe; walisusa ihobe; leyo
akaba sabuyela kuye.
8:13 Kwaye kwenzeka, kunyaka wamakhulu amathandathu anamnye, kunyaka wokuqala
ngenyanga yokuqala, ngolokuqala enyangeni leyo, atsha amanzi phambi koYehova
emhlabeni; uNowa walususa uphahla lomkhombe, wakhangela, wabona,
nango ubuso belizwe lomile.
8:14 Ngenyanga yesibini, ngosuku lwamashumi omabini anesixhenxe enyangeni leyo.
womile umhlaba.
8:15 Wathetha uThixo kuNowa, esithi,
8:16 Phuma emkhombeni, wena nomkakho, noonyana bakho, noonyana bakho.
abafazi kunye nawe.
8:17 Zonke izinto eziphilileyo ezikuwe, phuma nazo zonke izinto eziphilileyo;
inyama, kwiintaka, nakwizinto ezizitho zine, nakwizinambuzane zonke, nakwizinambuzane zonke
nanyakazela emhlabeni; ukuze bazale kakhulu emhlabeni;
Qhamani, nande emhlabeni.
8:18 Waphuma ke uNowa, noonyana bakhe, nomkakhe, nabafazi boonyana bakhe
naye:
8:19 Zonke izinto eziphilileyo, zonke izinambuzane, neentaka zonke, neento zonke
ezinambuzelayo emhlabeni, ngeentlobo zazo, zaphuma emkhombeni.
8:20 UNowa wamakhela uYehova isibingelelo; wathabatha kuzo zonke izilo ezihlambulukileyo;
nakwiintaka zonke ezihlambulukileyo, wanyusa amadini anyukayo esibingelelweni eso.
8:21 UYehova weva ivumba elithozamisayo; wathi uYehova entliziyweni yakhe, Mna
angabi sawuqalekisa umhlaba ngenxa yomntu; ukwenzela i
ukuyila kwentliziyo yomntu kubi kwasebutsheni bakhe; nam andisayi kuphinda
ubuya ubulale yonke into ephilileyo, njengoko ndenze ngako mna.
8:22 Kuthabathela apha, ngayo yonke imihla yehlabathi, ukuhlwayela nokuvuna, ukubanda nobushushu, nobushushu;
Akuyi kuphela ihlobo nobusika, imini nobusuku.