Genesis
7:1 Wayesethi uJehova kuNowa: "Ngena emkhunjini wena nendlu yakho yonke;
ngokuba ngikubonile wena ulungile phambi kwami kulesi sizukulwane.
7:2 Kuzo zonke izilwane ezihlambulukileyo uyakuzithathela ngasikhombisa, iduna nelalo
insikazi: nakuzo izilwane ezingahlambulukile ngambili, iduna nelayo
owesifazane.
7:3 Ezinyonini zezulu ngasikhombisa, iduna nensikazi; Ihlobo elidlule
inzalo iphila ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.
7:4 Ngoba kusasele izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, futhi ngiyokwenza ukuba line phezu komhlaba ezingamashumi amane
izinsuku nobusuku obungamashumi amane; nakho konke okuphilayo engikwenzileyo kuyokwenza
ngiyabhubhisa ebusweni bomhlaba.
7:5 UNowa wenza njengakho konke uJehova amyale ngakho.
7:6 UNowa wayeneminyaka engamakhulu ayisithupha lapho uzamcolo wamanzi ephezu kwezwe
umhlaba.
7:7 UNowa wangena kanye namadodana akhe, nomkakhe, nabafazi bamadodana akhe
wamfaka emkhunjini, ngenxa yamanzi kazamcolo.
7:8 Kuzo izilwane ezihlambulukileyo, nakuzo izilwane ezingahlambulukile, nakuzo izinyoni, nakuzo izilwane ezingcolile.
konke okunwabuzelayo emhlabeni,
7:9 Kwangena ngambili kuNowa emkhunjini, owesilisa nesilwane
owesifazane, njengalokho uNkulunkulu emyalile uNowa.
7:10 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa amanzi kazamcolo aba
emhlabeni.
7:11 Ngomnyaka wamakhulu ayisithupha wokuphila kukaNowa, ngenyanga yesibili
ngosuku lweshumi nesikhombisa lwenyanga, ngalolo suku yonke imithombo yeNkosi
ukujula okukhulu kwephulwe, namafasitele ezulu avuleka.
7:12 Futhi imvula yaba phezu komhlaba izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nobusuku obungamashumi amane.
7:13 Ngalolo suku wangena uNowa, noShemi, noHamu, noJafete, the
amadodana kaNowa, nomkaNowa, nabafazi abathathu bamadodana akhe kanye
bawafaka emkhunjini;
7:14 Bona, futhi zonke izilwane ezifuywayo ngezinhlobo zazo, futhi zonke izinkomo ngezinhlobo zazo
nomusa, nazo zonke izilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni emva kwakhe
izinhlobo, nezinyoni zonke ngezinhlobo zazo, nezinyoni zonke ngezinhlobo zazo.
7:15 Zangena kuNowa emkhunjini, ngambili enyameni yonke.
lapho kukhona umoya wokuphila.
7:16 Futhi labo abangena, bangena iduna nensikazi kuyo yonke inyama, njengoba nje uNkulunkulu ayenzile
wamyala: uJehova wamvalela phakathi.
7:17 Uzamcolo waba phezu komhlaba izinsuku ezingamashumi amane; futhi amanzi anda.
wawuphakamisa umkhumbi, waphakanyiswa phezu komhlaba.
7:18 Amanzi aba namandla, anda kakhulu emhlabeni; futhi
umkhumbi wahamba phezu kobuso bamanzi.
7:19 Amanzi aba namandla kakhulu emhlabeni; kanye nakho konke okuphezulu
amagquma aphansi kwezulu lonke asibekela.
7:20 Amanzi aba yizingalo eziyishumi nanhlanu phezulu; nezintaba zazikhona
ehlanganisiwe.
7:21 Futhi yonke inyama ehamba phezu komhlaba, kokubili izinyoni kanye of
izinkomo, nezilwane, nakuzo zonke izilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo phezu kwakho
umhlaba, nabantu bonke;
7:22 Konke okwakukhona emakhaleni akhe umoya wokuphila, kukho konke okwakukhona okomileyo
umhlaba, wafa.
7:23 Futhi yonke into ephilayo yachithwa phezu kobuso bethempeli
umhlabathi, abantu, nezinkomo, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni zakhona
izulu; babhujiswa emhlabeni: uNowa yedwa
basala bephila, nalabo ababenaye emkhunjini.
7:24 Futhi amanzi aba namandla phezu komhlaba izinsuku eziyikhulu namashumi amahlanu.