Genesis
11:1 Futhi wonke umhlaba wawunolimi olulodwa nenkulumo eyodwa.
11:2 Kwathi, njengoba behamba besuka empumalanga, bathola a
ithafa ezweni laseShineyari; bahlala khona.
11:3 Base bethi omunye komunye: "Wozani, ake senze izitini, sizishise."
ngokuphelele. Izitini zaba ngamatshe, nebiti* laba ngodaka.
11:4 Bathi: "Wozani, asakhe umuzi nombhoshongo osiqongo sawo singase."
finyelela ezulwini; masizenzele igama, funa sihlakazeke
ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.
11:5 Futhi uJehova wehla ukuze abone umuzi nombhoshongo, okuyinto abantwana
zamadoda ezakhiwe.
11:6 Futhi uJehova wathi: "Bheka, abantu munye, futhi bonke banomunye
ulimi; futhi lokhu baqala ukukwenza: futhi manje akukho lutho oluyovinjelwa
kubo, abacabange ukukwenza.
11:7 Hambani, ake sehle, futhi lapho sisanganisa ulimi lwabo, ukuze bakwazi
singaqondi inkulumo yomunye.
11:8 Ngakho uJehova wabahlakazela ngaphandle phezu kobuso babo bonke
umhlaba: base beyeka ukwakha umuzi.
11:9 Ngakho-ke igama lawo lathiwa iBabele; ngoba uJehova wenza khona
wasanganisa ulimi lomhlaba wonke; uJehova wasuka lapho
abahlakaze ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.
11:10 Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaShemi: UShemi wayeneminyaka eyikhulu ubudala, futhi
wazala u-Arpakishadi iminyaka emibili emva kukazamcolo;
11:11 UShem waphila, esezele u-Arpakishadi, iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu, futhi wazala
amadodana namadodakazi.
11:12 U-Arpakishadi wahlala iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu, wazala uShela.
11:13 U-Arpakishadi waphila, esezele uShela, iminyaka engamakhulu amane nantathu.
wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
11:14 UShela wahlala iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala u-Ebere.
11:15 USala waphila, esezele u-Ebere, iminyaka engamakhulu amane nantathu
wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
11:16 U-Ebere wahlala iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nane, wazala uPelege.
11:17 U-Ebere waphila, esezele uPhelege, iminyaka engamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu, futhi
wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
11:18 UPelege wahlala iminyaka emashumi mathathu, wazala uRehu.
11:19 UPhelege wahamba esezele uRehu iminyaka engamakhulu amabili nesishiyagalolunye, wazala.
amadodana namadodakazi.
11:20 URehu wahlala iminyaka engamashumi amathathu nambili, wazala uSerugi.
11:21 URehu waphila, esezele uSerugi, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili nesikhombisa
wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
11:22 USerugi wahlala iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala uNahori.
11:23 USerugi wahlala, esezele uNahori, iminyaka engamakhulu amabili, futhi wazala amadodana
namadodakazi.
11:24 UNahori wahlala iminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye, wazala uTera.
11:25 Ngemva kokuzala uThera, uNahori waphila iminyaka eyikhulu neshumi nesishiyagalolunye
wazala amadodana namadodakazi.
11:26 UTera wahlala iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa, wazala u-Abrama, noNahori, noHarana.
11:27 Lezi ziyizizukulwane zikaTera: uTera wazala u-Abrama, noNahori,
iHarana; uHarana wazala uLoti.
11:28 UHarana wafa ngaphambi kukayise uTera, ezweni lokuzalwa kwakhe, e
i-Uri lamaKaledi.
11:29 U-Abrama noNahori bazithathela abafazi; igama lomka-Abrama lalinguSarayi;
igama lomkaNahori lalinguMilka, indodakazi kaHarana uyise
kaMilka, uyise kaIska.
11:30 Kodwa uSarayi wayeyinyumba; wayengenangane.
11:31 UThera wathatha u-Abrama indodana yakhe, noLoti, indodana kaHarana, indodana yendodana yakhe,
noSarayi umalokazana wakhe, umka-Abrama indodana yakhe; basebephuma
nabo besuka e-Uri lamaKaledi ukuya ezweni laseKhanani; futhi
bafika eHarana, bahlala khona.
11:32 Imihla kaTera yaba yiminyaka emakhulu mabini anamihlanu; wafa uTera
eHarana.