IGenesis
11:1 Ke kaloku ihlabathi lonke lalintetho-nye, lintetho-nye.
11:2 Ke kaloku kwathi, ekundulukeni kwabo bephuma empumalanga, bafumana intaba
entilini ezweni laseShinare; bahlala khona.
11:3 Bathetha omnye komnye besithi, Yizani senze izitena, sizitshise
ngokupheleleyo. Baba nezitena endaweni yamatye, nebhitumene endaweni yodaka.
11:4 Bathi ke, Yizani, sizakhele umzi, sibe yinqaba encochoyini yayo
fikelela ezulwini; sizenzele igama, hleze sibe lusali
phezu kobuso behlabathi lonke.
11:5 Wehla ke uYehova, ukuba awukhangele umzi lowo, nenqaba leyo inde, ababenayo oonyana
zamadoda zakhiwe.
11:6 Wathi uYehova, Yabona, abantu banye, banye bonke;
ulwimi; baqala ke ukuyenza le nto; ngoku ke akuyi kunqandwa nto
ukusuka kubo, into abacinga ukuyenza.
11:7 Yiyani, masihle, sidube khona apho intetho yabo, ukuze badane
bangayivani intetho yomnye.
11:8 Wabachithachitha kwalapho uYehova phezu kwezizwe zonke
bayeka ukuwakha umzi.
11:9 Ngenxa yoko kwathiwa igama lawo yiBhabheli; ngokuba uYehova wenza khona
wayidubaduba intetho yehlabathi lonke;
ziwachithachithe emhlabeni wonke.
11:10 Yiyo le ke inzala kaShem: uShem ubeminyaka ilikhulu ezelwe;
wazala uArpakishadi, iminyaka emibini emveni konogumbe.
11:11 UShem wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uArpakishadi iminyaka emakhulu mahlanu, wazala
oonyana neentombi.
11:12 UArpakishadi wahlala iminyaka emashumi mathathu anamihlanu, wazala uShela.
11:13 UArpakishadi wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uSla iminyaka emakhulu mane anamithathu.
wazala oonyana neentombi.
11:14 UShala wahlala iminyaka emashumi mathathu, wazala uEbhere.
11:15 UShela wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uEbhere iminyaka emakhulu mane anamithathu
wazala oonyana neentombi.
11:16 UEbhere wahlala iminyaka emashumi mathathu anamine, wazala uPelege.
11:17 UEbhere wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uPelege iminyaka emakhulu mane anamanci mathathu
wazala oonyana neentombi.
11:18 UPelege wahlala iminyaka emashumi mathathu, wazala uRehu.
11:19 UPelege wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uRehu iminyaka emakhulu mabini anesithoba, wazalawazala.
oonyana neentombi.
11:20 URehu wahlala iminyaka emashumi mathathu anamibini, wazala uSerugi.
11:21 URehu wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uSerugi iminyaka emakhulu mabini anesixhenxe;
wazala oonyana neentombi.
11:22 USerugi wahlala iminyaka emashumi mathathu, wazala uNahore.
11:23 USerugi wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uNahore iminyaka emakhulu mabini, wazala oonyana
neentombi.
11:24 UNahore wahlala iminyaka emashumi mabini anesithoba, wazala uTera.
11:25 UNahore wahlala emveni kokuzala kwakhe uTera iminyaka elikhulu elinashumi-nye elinesithoba
wazala oonyana neentombi.
11:26 UTera wahlala iminyaka emashumi asixhenxe, wazala uAbram, noNahore, noHaran.
11:27 Yiyo le ke inzala kaTera: uTera wazala uAbram, noNahore, noNahore.
kwaHaran; uHaran wazala uLote.
11:28 Wafa uHaran phambi koTera uyise, ezweni lokuzalwa kwakhe
iUre yamaKaledi.
11:29 UAbram noNahore bazeka abafazi; igama lomka-Abram belinguSarayi;
igama lomkaNahore lalinguMilka, intombi kaHaran, uyise
kaMilka, uyise kaIska.
11:30 Ke uSarayi ebengazali; wayengenamntwana.
11:31 UTera wathabatha uAbram unyana wakhe, noLote, unyana kaHaran, unyana wonyana wakhe;
noSarayi umolokazana wakhe, umka-Abram unyana wakhe; baphuma ke
nabo besuka eUre yamaKaledi, besiya ezweni lakwaKanan; kwaye
beza kwaHaran, bahlala khona.
11:32 Imihla kaTera yaba yiminyaka emakhulu mabini anamihlanu; wafa ke uTera
kwaHaran.