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.