Genesis 9:1 UNkulunkulu wambusisa uNowa namadodana akhe, wathi kubo: "Zalani, futhi nande, nigcwalise umhlaba. 9:2 Futhi ukwesabeka ngawe kanye nengebhe ngawe kuyoba phezu zonke izilwane umhlaba, naphezu kwazo zonke izinyoni zezulu, naphezu kwakho konke okunwabuzelayo phezu kwawo emhlabeni, naphezu kwazo zonke izinhlanzi zolwandle; zisesandleni sakho ilethiwe. 9:3 Konke okunyakazayo okuphilayo kuyakuba ngukudla kwenu; ngisho njengoluhlaza imifino ngikunike konke. 9:4 Kodwa inyama kanye umphefumulo wayo, okuyigazi layo, nizakwenza ungadli. 9:5 Yebo, igazi lemiphefumulo yenu ngiyakulibiza; esandleni sabo bonke isilwane ngiyakuyibiza, nasesandleni somuntu; esandleni sabo bonke umfowabo womuntu ngiyakufuna ukuphila komuntu. 9:6 Ochitha igazi lomuntu, igazi lakhe liyochithwa ngabantu umfanekiso kaNkulunkulu wenza umuntu. 9:7 Nina-ke, zalani, nande; veza kakhulu e umhlaba, nande kuwo. 9:8 UNkulunkulu wakhuluma kuNowa nakumadodana akhe kanye naye, wathi: 9:9 Futhi mina, bheka, Mina ngimisa isivumelwano sami nawe kanye nenzalo yakho Ndlula kuqala; 9:10 Futhi nazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo enani, izinyoni, of the izinkomo, nakuzo zonke izilwane zomhlaba kanye nawe; kukho konke okuphumayo emkhunjini, kuzo zonke izilwane zomhlaba. 9:11 Futhi ngizomisa isivumelwano sami nawe; futhi akuyikuba khona yonke inyama angabe esaqunywa ngamanzi kazamcolo; futhi akusayikuba khona kube uzamcolo wokubhubhisa umhlaba. 9:12 UNkulunkulu wathi: "Lokhu kuwuphawu lwesivumelwano engisenza phakathi kwami nawe kanye nazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo ezikanye nawe kuze kube phakade izizukulwane: 9:13 Ngibeka uthingo lwami efwini, futhi kuyoba uphawu lwesivumelwano phakathi kwami nomhlaba. 9:14 Kuyothi lapho ngiletha ifu phezu komhlaba, umnsalo uyakubonakala emafwini; 9:15 Futhi ngiyosikhumbula isivumelwano sami, okuyinto phakathi kwami nawe nabo bonke isidalwa esiphilayo sayo yonke inyama; futhi amanzi awasayikuba a uzamcolo wokubhubhisa yonke inyama. 9:16 Uthingo luyakuba sefwini; futhi ngizoyibheka, ukuze ngiyibone khumbulani isivumelwano esiphakade phakathi kukaNkulunkulu nazo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo kuyo yonke inyama esemhlabeni. 9:17 UNkulunkulu wathi kuNowa: "Lokhu kuwuphawu lwesivumelwano enginaso imisiwe phakathi kwami nayo yonke inyama esemhlabeni. 9:18 Amadodana kaNowa aphuma emkhunjini ayengoShemi noHamu. noJafete: uHamu unguyise kaKhanani. 9:19 Lawa angamadodana amathathu kaNowa, futhi kwakuvela kuwo wonke umhlaba ukusabalala. 9:20 UNowa waqala ukuba ngumlimi, watshala isivini. 9:21 Waphuza iwayini, wadakwa; wayesenqunulwe ngaphakathi ithente lakhe. 9:22 UHamu, uyise kaKhanani, wabona ubunqunu bukayise, wabika abafowabo ababili ngaphandle. 9:23 OShemi noJafete bathatha ingubo, futhi babeka phezu kwabo bobabili emahlombe, bahlehla, bagubuzela ubunqunu bukayise; ubuso babo bubheke emuva, ababonanga obukayise ubunqunu. 9:24 UNowa waphaphama ewayinini lakhe, wazi ukuthi indodana yakhe encane yayenzeni kuye. 9:25 Wathi: "Makaqalekiswe uKhanani; uyakuba yinceku yezinceku abafowabo. 9:26 Wathi: "Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu kaShembe; uKhanani abe ngeyakhe inceku. 9:27 UNkulunkulu uyakwandisa uJafete, futhi uyohlala ematendeni kaShemi; futhi uKhanani abe yinceku yakhe. 9:28 UNowa waphila emva kukazamcolo iminyaka engamakhulu amathathu namashumi amahlanu. 29 Iyonke imihla kaNowa yaba yiminyaka emakhulu asithoba anamanci mahlanu; wafa.