Genesesi 11:1-32
11 Wanthu wentse pa dziko la pantsi akhalewalewa cirewedwe cibodzi ndipo akhaphatisambo basa mafala mabodzi-bodzi.
2 Pomwe akhayenda kumabvadzuwa, iwo adagumana cigwa* m’dziko la Sinari ndipo adayamba kukhala kumweko.
3 Tenepo iwo adauzana kuti: “Mbatikonzeni matijolo ticiyatentha.” Tenepo iwo adaphatisa basa matijolo m’mbuto mwa minyala na phula kuti amangire.
4 Iwo adalewa kuti: “Bwerani timange mzinda wathu na prediyo itali. Iyo ifike mpaka kudzulu kuti tikhale wakubvekera nakuti tileke kubalalika pa dziko lentse la pantsi.”
5 Yahova adawona* mzinda na prediyo yomwe wanthu akhamangayo.
6 Ndipo Yahova adati: “Ibzi ndibzo bzomwe ayamba kucita, pakuti wanthuwa mbabodzi ndipo ana cirewedwe cibodzi. Momwe bziririmu, iwo angakwanise kucita ciri-centse comwe angakumbuke.
7 Mbatisiyaniseni cirewedwe cawo kuti aleke kumbabverana pakulewalewa.”
8 Tenepo Yahova adabalalisa wanthuwo pa dziko lentse la pantsi, ndipo iwo adaleka kumanga mzinda ule.
9 Ndipopa mzindayo udacemeredwa kuti Babeli,* thangwe Yahova adasiyanisa bzirewedwe bza wanthu wentse ndipo Yahova adabalalisira wanthuwo pa dziko lentse la pantsi.
10 Iyi ni nkhani yakulewa bza Semu.
Semu akhana magole 100 pomwe adabereka Aripaxadi, magole mawiri pambuyo pa Cigumula ca madzi.
11 Pambuyo pakubereka Aripaxadi, Semu adakhala pomwe na moyo magole 500. Ndipo iye adabereka wana wacimuna na wacikazi.
12 Pomwe Aripaxadi akhana magole 35 yakubadwa, adabereka Xela.
13 Pambuyo pakubereka Xela, Aripaxadi adakhala pomwe na moyo magole 403. Ndipo iye adabereka wana wacimuna na wacikazi.
14 Pomwe Xela akhana magole 30 yakubadwa, adabereka Eberi.
15 Pambuyo pakubereka Eberi, Xela adakhala pomwe na moyo magole 403. Ndipo iye adabereka wana wacimuna na wacikazi.
16 Pomwe Eberi akhana magole 34 yakubadwa, adabereka Pelege.
17 Pambuyo pakubereka Pelege, Eberi adakhala pomwe na moyo magole 430. Ndipo iye adabereka wana wacimuna na wacikazi.
18 Pomwe Pelege akhana magole 30 yakubadwa, adabereka Reu.
19 Pambuyo pakubereka Reu, Pelege adakhala pomwe na moyo magole 209. Ndipo iye adabereka wana wacimuna na wacikazi.
20 Pomwe Reu akhana magole 32 yakubadwa, adabereka Serugi.
21 Pambuyo pakubereka Serugi, Reu adakhala pomwe na moyo magole 207. Ndipo iye adabereka wana wacimuna na wacikazi.
22 Pomwe Serugi akhana magole 30 yakubadwa, adabereka Nawori.
23 Pambuyo pakubereka Nawori, Serugi adakhala pomwe na moyo magole 200. Ndipo iye adabereka wana wacimuna na wacikazi.
24 Pomwe Nawori akhana magole 29 yakubadwa, adabereka Tera.
25 Pambuyo pakubereka Tera, Nawori adakhala pomwe na moyo magole 119. Ndipo iye adabereka wana wacimuna na wacikazi.
26 Pomwe Tera akhana magole 70 yakubadwa, iye adadzabereka Abulamu, Nawori na Harani.
27 Iyi ni nkhani yakulewa bza Tera.
Tera adabereka Abulamu, Nawori na Harani; ndipo Harani adabereka Loti.
28 Harani adafera ku Uri wa Akalideya, dziko lomwe adabadwira. Pomwe iye adafa, pai wace Tera, akhana moyo.
29 Abulamu na Nawori adadzalowola. Mkazi wa Abulamu akhali Sarai ndipo mkazi wa Nawori akhali Milka, mwana wa Harani. Harani akhalimbo pai wa Isaka.
30 Tsono Sarai akhabereka lini ndipo akhalibe mwana.
31 Tera adatenga mwana wace, Abulamu, mzukulu wace Loti, mwana wa Harani, mulowola wace Sarai, mkazi wa Abulamu acicoka ku dziko la Uri wa Akalideya ndipo adayenda ku dziko la Kanani. Na kupita kwa nthawe adafika ku Harani ndipo adayamba kukhala kumweko.
32 Tenepo, Tera adakhala na moyo magole 205. Patsogolo pace iye adafera ku Harani.
Mafala ya m'nyantsi
^ Ayai, “gowa.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “Yahova adabuluka kuti akawone mzindayo.”
^ Kuthandauza “Phiringu.”
