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.