IGenesis
10:1 Yiyo le ke inzala yoonyana bakaNowa, uShem, noHam, no
bazalelwa oonyana emva konogumbe.
10:2 Oonyana bakaYafete nguAsheri; uGomere, noMagogi, noMadayi, noYavan, noTubhali;
noMesheki noTiras.
10:3 Oonyana bakaGomere nguAsh. IAshkenazi, neRifati, neTogarma.
10:4 Oonyana bakaYavan nguAsheri; uElisha, noTarshishe, namaKiti, namaDodan.
10:5 Zahlulwa ngabo iziqithi zeentlanga emazweni azo; yonke
omnye ngokolwimi lwakhe, ngokwemizalwane yabo, ezintlangeni zabo.
10:6 Oonyana bakaHam nguAsheri; IKushi, neMizraim, nePuti, noKanan.
10:7 Oonyana bakaKushe nguAsheri; uSebha, noHavila, noSabheta, noRama, no
Oonyana bakaRama nguSabheteka: uShebha noDedan.
10:8 UKushi wazala uNimrodi, yena waqala waba ligorha ehlabathini.
10:9 Waba ligorha lezingela phambi koYehova; ngenxa yoko kwathiwa, Njengoko kunjalo
UNimrodi, igorha lezingela phambi koYehova.
10:10 Ukuqala kobukumkani bakhe yiBhabheli, ne-Ereki, neAkadi, ne
iKalene, ezweni laseShinare.
10:11 Kwaphuma kwelo zwe eAsiriya, wakha iNineve, kwanesi sixeko
eRehobhoti, naseKala,
10:12 neResen phakathi kweNineve neKala: ngumzi omkhulu ke lowo.
10:13 uMitserayim wazala amaLudi, nama-Anami, namaLehabhi, namaNafetuhi;
10:14 namaPatrusi, namaKasluhi, apho kwaphuma khona amaFilisti;
IiCaphtorim.
10:15 UKanan wazala uTsidon, amazibulo akhe, noHeti;
10:16 namaYebhusi, nama-Amori, namaGirgasi;
10:17 namaHivi, nama-Arki, namaSini;
10:18 namaArvadi, namaTsemari, namaHamati;
Yaphangalala imizalwane yamaKanan.
10:19 Umda wamaKanan wathabathela eTsidon, wenjenjeya ukuya
iGerare yesa eGaza; Njengoko usiya eSodom, naseGomora, naseAdama,
neZebhoyim, zesa eLasha.
10:20 Ngabo abo oonyana bakaHam ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokweelwimi zabo, ngolwimi lwabo
emazweni abo, nasezintlangeni zabo.
10:21 nakuShem, uyise wabo bonke oonyana bakaEbhere, umzalwana kaEbhere
UYafete omkhulu, naye wazalelwa abantwana.
10:22 Oonyana bakaShem nguShem. UElam, noAsiriya, noArpakishadi, noLudi, noAram.
10:23 Oonyana baka-Aram; U-Utse, noHule, noGetere, noMashe.
10:24 UArpakishadi wazala uShela; uShela wazala uEbhere.
10:25 UEbhere wazalelwa oonyana ababini, igama lomnye belinguPelege; kuba kuye
Imihla yahlukanisiwe umhlaba; + yaye igama lomninawa wakhe lalinguYoketan.
10:26 uYoketan wazala uAlemodade, noShelefe, noHatsarmavete, noYera;
10:27 noHadoram, noUzali, noDikela;
10:28 no-Obhali, noAbhimayeli, noShebha;
10:29 noOfire, noHavila, noYobhabhi; bonke abo babengoonyana bakaYoketan.
10:30 Ukuhlala kwabo kwathabathela eMesha, wenyuka waya eSefare, entabeni yeMidiya
empuma.
10:31 Ngabo abo oonyana bakaShem ngokwemizalwane yabo, ngokweelwimi zabo;
emazweni abo, ngokweentlanga zabo.
10:32 Yiyo leyo imizalwane yoonyana bakaNowa ngokweenzala zabo
zaza zahlukana ngenxa yabo abo iintlanga ehlabathini emva
umkhukula.