Genesisi 9:1-29
9 UZimu wabusisa uNowa namadodanakhe wathi kibo: “Belethani nande, nizalise iphasi.+
2 Zoke iinlwana eziphila ephasini, iinlwana eziphaphako, iinlwana ezikhambakhambako neenlwana ezihlala ngemanzini, zizonisaba. Ngininikela zona+ bona nizibuse.
3 Zoke iinlwana eziphilako ezikhambakhamba ephasini ngininikela zona bona zibe kukudla kwenu.+ Njengombana ngininikele iintjalo, ngininikela zona zoke.+
4 Kodwana inyama engakophiswa kufuze ningayidli ngombana iingazi+ zitjho ukuphila.*
5 Nangabe kukhona okuphalaza iingazi, ngizokujezisa. Nangabe silwana kufuze sife, nangabe mumuntu kufuze abhadele ngokuphila kwakhe ngombana mfowenu.+
6 Nangabe umuntu uphalaza iingazi zomunye umuntu nezakhe zizokuphalazwa+ ngombana umuntu wenziwe ngomfanekiso kaZimu.+
7 Nina belethani nande,+ nizalise iphasi.”
8 UZimu wathi kuNowa nemadodanenakhe:
9 “Ngenza isivumelwano nani+ neenzukulwana zenu,
10 nazo zoke iinlwana eziphume nani ngemkhunjini, iinyoni, iinlwana ezifuywako, zommango nazo zoke iinlwana ezisephasini.+
11 Ngenza nani isivumelwano: Angekhe ngisatjhabalalisa okuphilako ngomthwalela begodu angekhe ngisalitjhabalalisa+ iphasi ngomthwalela.”
12 UZimu wangezelela wathi: “Leli litshwayo lesivumelwano engisenza phakathi kwami nani naphakathi kwazo zoke izinto eziphilako nakizo zoke iinzukulwana ezizokulandela.
13 Ngibeka izungu lekosi emafini bona libe litshwayo lesivumelwano esiphakathi kwami nephasi.
14 Nanyana kunini nangiveza amafu emkayini nezungu lekosi lizokuvela emafini.
15 Ngokuqinisekileko ngizosikhumbula isivumelwano engasenza nani nazo zoke iinlwana eziphilako, sokuthi angekhe ngisathoma ngitjhabalalise iphasi nakho koke okukilo+ ngomthwalela.
16 Izungu lekosi lizakuvela emafini begodu kwamambala ngizosikhumbula isivumelwano esingapheliko engasenza nakho koke okuphila ephasini.”
17 UZimu wabuyelela wathi kuNowa: “Leli litshwayo lesivumelwano engisenza nakho koke okuphila ephasini.”+
18 Amadodana kaNowa aphuma nawo ngemkhunjini bekunguTjhemu, uRhamu noJafethi.+ Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi uRhamu waba nguyise kaKanana.+
19 Lawo madodana kaNowa amathathu begodu boke abantu abahlala ephasini baziinzukulwana zawo.+
20 UNowa wathoma ukulima, watjala isimu yamadiribe.
21 Kwathi nakaqeda ukusela iwayini, wadakwa bewalala ahlubule ngetendeni lakhe.
22 URhamu ubaba kaKanana wabona uyise ahlubule, watjela abafowabo ngaphandle.
23 UTjhemu noJafethi bathatha isambatho basibeka emahlombabo, bangena ngetendeni bakhamba isinyava. Bavala ubuhlubule bakayise, ubuso babo bufulathele, akhenge babone ubuhlubule bakayise.
24 Kwathi uNowa nakaqaquluka ewayinini lakhe, wezwa ngokwenziwe yindodanakhe encani,
25 wathi:
“Akaqalekiswe uKanana.+
Akabe sigqila seengqila zabafowabo.”+
26 Wangezelela wathi:
“Akadunyiswe uJehova, uZimu kaTjhemu,Begodu uKanana akabe sigqila sakhe.+
27 Kwangathi uZimu anganikela uJafethi inarha ekulu,Amvumele bona ahlale ematendeni kaTjhemu.
UKanana akabe sigqila sakhe.”
28 UNowa waphila iminyaka ema-350 ngemva komThwalela.+
29 Seyiyoke iminyaka uNowa ayiphilako yaba ma-950, ngemva kwalokho wahlongakala.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “umphefumulo.”
