Genesis
10:1 Manje lezi ziyizizukulwane zamadodana kaNowa, uShemi, uHamu, kanye
uJafete: bazalelwa amadodana emva kukazamcolo.
10:2 Amadodana kaJafete; uGomere, noMagogi, noMadayi, noJavan, noThubhali,
noMesheki, noTirasi.
10:3 Amadodana kaGomere; I-Ashikenazi, neRifati, neTogarima.
10:4 Amadodana kaJavani; no-Elisha, noTharishishi, namaKitimi, namaDodani.
10:5 Ngalezi iziqhingi zabezizwe zahlukaniswa emazweni azo; zonke
omunye ngolimi lwakhe, ngemindeni yabo, ezizweni zabo.
10:6 Amadodana kaHamu; iKushe, neMizraim, noPhuti, neKhanani.
10:7 Amadodana kaKushe; noSeba, noHavila, noSabheta, noRama, no
Amadodana kaRama; uSheba, noDedani.
10:8 UKushe wazala uNimrodi, yena waqala waba ligorha emhlabeni.
10:9 Wayengumzingeli onamandla phambi kukaJehova;
UNimrodi umzingeli onamandla phambi kukaJehova.
10:10 Ukuqala kombuso wakhe kwaba eBabele, nase-Ereki, nase-Akade, futhi
eKaline, ezweni laseShineyari.
10:11 Kulelo zwe waphuma Ashuri, futhi wakha iNineve nomuzi
iRehoboti, neKhala,
10:12 Futhi iResen phakathi kweNineve neKhala: lowo idolobha elikhulu.
10:13 UMisirayimi wazala amaLudi, nama-Anami, namaLehabhi, namaNafetuhi;
10:14 namaPhatrusi, namaKasluhi, lapho kwaphuma khona amaFilisti,
I-Caphtorim.
10:15 UKhanani wazala uSidoni izibulo lakhe, noHeti,
10:16 namaJebusi, nama-Amori, namaGirgasite,
10:17 namaHivi, nama-Arki, namaSini,
10:18 nama-Arvadi, namaTsemari, namaHamati;
imindeni yamaKhanani yahlakazeka.
10:19 Futhi umngcele wamaKhanani kusukela eSidoni, njengoba ufika
iGerari, kwaze kwaba seGaza; lapho uya eSodoma, naseGomora, nase-Adima,
neZebhoyimi, kwaze kwaba seLasha.
10:20 Lawa angamadodana kaHamu, ngemindeni yawo, ngezilimi zawo, ngo
emazweni abo, nasezizweni zabo.
10:21 Futhi kuShemi, uyise wabo bonke abantwana bakwa-Ebere, umfowabo
UJafete omdala wazalelwa kuye abantwana.
10:22 Amadodana kaShemi; no-Elamu, no-Ashuri, no-Arpakishade, noLudi, no-Aramu.
10:23 Abantwana bakwa-Aramu; no-Use, noHule, noGeteri, noMashe.
10:24 UArpakishadi wazala uSala; uSala wazala u-Ebere.
10:25 U-Ebere wazalelwa amadodana amabili: igama lenye lalinguPhelege; ngoba kweyakhe
izinsuku zahlukaniswa umhlaba; igama lomfowabo lalinguYoketan.
10:26 UJoketan wazala u-Almodadi, noShelefe, noHazarmaveti, noJera;
10:27 noHadoramu, no-Uzali, noDikila,
10:28 no-Obali, no-Abimayeli, noSheba,
10:29 Futhi Ofiri, futhi Havila, noJobabi: bonke laba babengamadodana kaJoketan.
10:30 Futhi ukuhlala kwabo kusukela eMesha, njengoba uya eSefari entabeni
empumalanga.
10:31 Lawa angamadodana kaShemi ngemindeni yawo nangezilimi zawo.
emazweni abo, ngokwezizwe zabo.
10:32 Lezi ziyimindeni yamadodana kaNowa ngezizukulwane zawo, ngo
izizwe zabo: lazo izizwe zahlukaniswa emhlabeni emva kwalokho
isikhukhula.