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.