IGenesis
9:1 UThixo wamsikelela uNowa noonyana bakhe, wathi kubo, Qhamani, nibe
nande, nizalise ihlabathi.
9:2 Ukoyikeka kwenu, nokuqhiphula kwenu umbilini, makube phezu kwezinto zonke eziphilileyo;
umhlaba, nakwiintaka zonke zezulu, nakwiinto zonke ezinambuzelayo emhlabeni
umhlaba, naphezu kweentlanzi zonke zolwandle; zisesandleni sakho
zisiwe.
9:3 Yonke inyakanyaka ephilileyo yoba kukudla kuni; njengokuba luhlaza
ndininikile umfuno.
9:4 Yinyama yodwa enomphefumlo wayo, enegazi layo, noyigcina
ungatyi.
9:5 Ligazi lenu lodwa, imiphefumlo yenu ke, endiya kulibiza; esandleni sabo bonke
nasesandleni somntu; esandleni sabo bonke
umzalwana womntu ndiya kufuna umphefumlo womntu.
9:6 Ophalaza igazi lomntu, igazi lakhe lophalazwa ngumntu;
umfanekiso kaThixo wamenza umntu.
9:7 Nina ke, qhamani nande; zalisani kakhulu phakathi
umhlaba, nande kulo.
9:8 Wathetha uThixo kuNowa, nakoonyana bakhe ndawonye naye, esithi,
9:9 Mna ke, yabona, ndiyawumisa umnqophiso wam nawe, nembewu yakho;
Emveni koba;
9:10 nayo yonke imiphefumlo ephilileyo ekuni, kwiintaka, nasezintakeni
izinto ezizitho zine, nawo onke amarhamncwa ehlabathi ekuwe; kuzo zonke eziphumayo
emkhombeni, kuzo zonke izinto eziphilileyo zehlabathi.
9:11 ndiwumise umnqophiso wam nani; ayisayi kubakho inyama yonke
ubuye unqunyulwe ngamanzi onogumbe; kanjalo akusayi kuba sabakho;
ube ngunogumbe wokulonakalisa ihlabathi.
9:12 Wathi uThixo, Nguwo lo umqondiso womnqophiso endiwubekayo phakathi kwam
nawe, nayo yonke imiphefumlo ephilileyo ekuni, kuse ephakadeni
izizukulwana:
9:13 umnyama wam ndiwubeke efini, ukuba ube ngumqondiso womnqophiso
phakathi kwam nomhlaba.
9:14 Kothi, ndakuwusibekelisa ngelifu umhlaba, asuke amafu
umnyama uya kubonwa efini;
9:15 ndiwukhumbule umnqophiso wam ophakathi kwam nani, nabo bonke
isidalwa esiphilayo kwinyama yonke; angabi sabakho amanzi
unogumbe wokutshabalalisa inyama yonke.
9:16 umnyama woba semafini ke; kwaye ndiya kukhangela kuyo, ukuze ndibone
Khumbulani umnqophiso ongunaphakade phakathi koThixo nayo yonke imiphefumlo ephilileyo
kuyo yonke inyama esehlabathini.
9:17 Wathi uThixo kuNowa, Nguwo lo umqondiso womnqophiso endinawo;
emiswe phakathi kwam nayo yonke inyama esehlabathini.
9:18 Oonyana bakaNowa, abaphuma emkhombeni, babengooShem noHam;
noYafete: uHam nguyise kaKanan.
9:19 Ngabo abo oonyana bakaNowa bathathu, liphuma kubo ihlabathi lonke
ukusasazeka.
9:20 UNowa waqala waba ngumlimi, watyala isidiliya.
9:21 Wasela iwayini, wanxila; wazihluba phakathi
intente yakhe.
9:22 UHam, uyise kaKanan, wabubona ubuze bukayise, wamxelela
abazalwana bakhe ababini ngaphandle.
9:23 UShem noYafete bathabatha ingubo, bayibeka phezu kwabo bobabini
baya ngomva, babugubungela ubuze bukayise;
ubuso babo bubheke ngasemva, abababona ooyise
ubuze.
9:24 Wavuka uNowa ewayinini yakhe, wakwazi akwenzileyo unyana wakhe omnci
kuye.
9:25 Wathi, Makaqalekiswe uKanan; uya kuba sisicaka sezicaka
abazalwana bakhe.
9:26 Wathi, Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo kaShem; uKanan abe ngowakhe
umkhonzi.
9:27 UThixo makamvulele uYafete, Ahlale ezintenteni zikaShem; kwaye
UKanan woba sisicaka kubo.
9:28 UNowa wahlala emveni konogumbe iminyaka emakhulu mathathu anamanci mahlanu.
9:29 Iyonke imihla kaNowa yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asithoba anamanci mahlanu;