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.