Ukutendeka 11:1-32
11 Nomba abantu mwi sonde lyonse balelanda fye ululimi lumo lwine kabili balebomfya amashiwi yamo yene.
2 Ilyo abantu baleya ukulungama lwa ku kabanga, basukile basanga impanga iyabatama mu calo ca Shinari,+ kabili e mo batendeke ukwikala.
3 Lyena bapandene amano abati: “Natutame amatafwali no kuyoca.” E ico babomfeshe amatafwali ayo baocele pa kukuula, tababomfeshe amabwe, kabili amanenekela e yali indaka.
4 E lyo batile: “Aleni! Natuikuulile umusumba no lupungu ulutali ulwa kuti lufike na ku muulu, kabili natuipangile ishina, pa kuti twisalanganina pano isonde ponse.”+
5 Lyena Yehova atentemwike ku kuyamona umusumba no lupungu ulo abana ba bantu balekuula.
6 E lyo Yehova atile: “Moneni! Aba bantu balikatana pantu balanda ululimi lumo,+ kabili moneni ifyo batampa ukucita. Kanshi conse ico balepanga ukucita tabakafilwe.
7 Aleni!+ Natutentemuke no kuyafulunganya ululimi lwabo pa kuti kwiba umuntu wa kumfwa ululimi umunankwe alelanda.”
8 E ico Yehova abasalanganishishe pe sonde ponse,+ kabili basukile baleka ukukuula umusumba.
9 E co bawinikiile ukuti Babele,*+ pantu e mo Yehova afulunganishishe ululimi lwa pano isonde ponse, kabili Yehova abasalanganishishe pe sonde ponse.
10 Aba e bafyelwe muli Shemu.+
Ilyo papitile imyaka ibili ukutula apo kwabelele Ilyeshi, Shemu ali ne myaka 100, kabili afyele Arpakishadi.+
11 Pa numa ya kufyala Arpakishadi, Shemu aikele imyaka 500. Kabili afyele abana baume na bana banakashi.+
12 Arpakishadi ali ne myaka 35, lyena afyele Shela.+
13 Pa numa ya kufyala Shela, Arpakishadi aikele imyaka 403. Kabili afyele abana baume na bana banakashi.
14 Ilyo Shela ali ne myaka 30, e lyo afyele Ebere.+
15 Pa numa ya kufyala Ebere, Shela aikele imyaka 403. Kabili afyele abana baume na bana banakashi.
16 Ilyo Ebere ali ne myaka 34, e lyo afyele Pelege.+
17 Pa numa ya kufyala Pelege, Ebere aikele imyaka 430. Kabili afyele abana baume na bana banakashi.
18 Ilyo Pelege ali ne myaka 30, e lyo afyele Reu.+
19 Pa numa ya kufyala Reu, Pelege aikele imyaka 209. Kabili afyele abana baume na bana banakashi.
20 Ilyo Reu ali ne myaka 32, e lyo afyele Serugi.
21 Pa numa ya kufyala Serugi, Reu aikele imyaka 207. Kabili afyele abana baume na bana banakashi.
22 Ilyo Serugi ali ne myaka 30, e lyo afyele Nahore.
23 Pa numa ya kufyala Nahore, Serugi aikele imyaka 200. Kabili afyele abana baume na bana banakashi.
24 Ilyo Nahore ali ne myaka 29, e lyo afyele Tera.+
25 Pa numa ya kufyala Tera, Nahore aikele imyaka 119. Kabili afyele abana baume na bana banakashi.
26 Ilyo Tera ali ne myaka 70, e lyo afyele Abramu,+ Nahore,+ na Harani.
27 Aba e batuntwike muli Tera.
Tera afyele Abramu, Nahore na Harani; kabili Harani afyele Lote.+
28 Harani afwilile mu calo afyalilwe, mu Uri+ umusumba wa bena Kaldi,+ ninshi wishi Tera acili umumi.
29 Abramu na Nahore balyupile. Ishina lya mukashi wa kwa Abramu ni Sarai,+ e lyo ishina lya mukashi wa kwa Nahore ni Milika. Harani e wali wishi wa kwa Milika+ na Iska.
30 Nomba Sarai talekwata abana;+ tafyelepo nangu umo.
31 Lyena Tera asendele Abramu umwana wakwe umwaume na Lote umwishikulu wakwe,+ mwana Harani, na Sarai nafyala, umukashi wa kwa Abramu, kabili aile nabo ku calo ca Kanaani+ ukufuma mu Uri, umusumba wa bena Kaldi. Lelo ilyo bafikile ku Harani,+ e ko batendeke ukwikala.
32 Tera aikele imyaka 205. Lyena alifwile mu Harani.
Amafutunoti
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