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;