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.