Genesesi 9:1-29
9 Mulungu adasimba Nowa pabodzi na wana wace ndipo adawauza kuti: “Balanani, muwande ndipo mudzaze dziko la pantsi.
2 Bzakulengedwa bzentse bzamoyo bza pa dziko la pantsi, bzakulengedwa bzakumbuluka m’dzaulu, bzakulengedwa bzentse bzakukwawa pa dziko la pantsi na ntsomba zentse za m’nyanza bzin’dzapitiriza kukugopani. Tsapano ndapereka bzentsenebzi m’manja mwanu.*
3 Cirombo ciri-centse camoyo comwe cimbafamba pa dziko la pantsi cikhale cakudya canu. Ninga momwe ndidakupasirani masamba kuti yakhale cakudya canu, ndikukupasanimbo bzirombo bzentse.
4 Tsono lekani kudya nyama pabodzi na mulopa wace, thangwe mulopayo ni moyo wace.
5 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, ali-wentse omwe an’dzakuphani nin’dzamupasa nyathwa. Cakulengedwa ciri-centse camoyo cikapha munthu cin’dzaphedwambo, ndipo munthu ali-wentse omwe an’pha mwanzace nin’dzamupasambo nyathwa.
6 Ali-wentse omwe anipha munthu, an’dzaphedwambo na munthu,* thangwe Mulungu adalenga munthu m’cifanikiso cace.
7 Tsono imwepo mubalane, muwande ndipo mudzaze dziko lentse la pantsi.”
8 Patsogolo pace Mulungu adauza Nowa na wana wace kuti:
9 “Tsapano ndikucita mpangano na imwepo, pabodzi na wana wanu omwe an’dzabadwa kutsogolo
10 na bzakulengedwa bzentse bzamoyo bzomwe bziri pabodzi na imwepo, mbalame, bzirombo, bzakulengedwa bzentse bzamoyo bza pa dziko la pantsi bzomwe bziri pabodzi na imwepo na bzentse bzomwe bzidacoka m’cingalawa.
11 Mpangano omwe ndikucita na imwepo nguyu: Inepano cipo ndicidzapfudza pomwe bzamoyo bzentse na cigumula ca madzi, ndipo nin’dzapfudzambo lini dziko la pantsi na cigumula ca madzi.”
12 Ndipo Mulungu adathumizira kuti: “Ici n’cizindikiro ca mpangano omwe ndikucita na imwepo pabodzi na bzakulengedwa bzentse bzamoyo bzomwe bziri pabodzi na imwepo mpaka mibadwo yentse yakutsogolo.
13 Ndaikha citaleza* cangu mu mtambo kuti cikhale ninga cizindikiro ca mpangano omwe inepano ndacita na dziko la pantsi.
14 Ndikabweresa mitambo pa dziko la pantsi, citaleza cin’dzawonekerambo m’mitambomo.
15 Ndipo kulewa cadidi, nin’dzakumbukira bza mpangano wangu omwe ndacita na imwepo na bzakulengedwa bzentse bzamoyo bza mtundu uli-wentse, ndipo madzi cipo yacidzadzala pomwe yacidzapfudza bzamoyo bzentse.
16 Citaleza cin’dzawonekera m’mitambo ndipo ndikadzaciwona, nin’dzakumbukira bza mpangano wakusaya kumala omwe inepano ndidaucita na bzakulengedwa bzentse bzamoyo bza mtundu uli-wentse bzomwe bziri pa dziko la pantsi.”
17 Mulungu adamuuza pomwe Nowa kuti: “Ici ni cizindikiro ca mpangano omwe ndakhazikisa pakati pa inepano na bzakulengedwa bzentse bzamoyo bzomwe bziri pa dziko la pantsi.”
18 Wana wa Nowa omwe adacoka m’cingalawa akhali Semu, Hamu na Djafeti. Na kupita kwa nthawe, Hamu adadzabereka Kanani.
19 Atatuwa akhali wana wa Nowa, ndipo wanthu wentse pa dziko la pantsi adacokera kwa amwewa.
20 Nowa adayamba kulima ndipo adalima munda wa uva.
21 Ntsiku inango, Nowa adamwa vinyu aciledzera, ndipo adakhundula bzakubvala pomwe akhali m’tendi mwace.
22 Tsono Hamu pai wa Kanani adawonera pai wace ndipo adayenda kukafotokozera bzimwebzi azibale wace awiri omwe akhali panja.
23 Tenepo Semu na Djafeti adatenga nguwo aciciikha m’mapewa ndipo adafamba cam’mbuyo. Ndipo iwo adafunikiza pai wawoyo pomwe nkhope zawo zikhadanyang’anisa kumbali ndipo iwo alibe kuwawonera.
24 Pomwe Nowa adabanganuka, iye adamuka ndipo adabva bzomwe mwana wace mng’ono akhadacita.
25 Tenepo, iye adati:
“Atembereredwe Kanani.
Iye akhale kapolo wakunyozeka kwene-kwene kwa abale wace.”
26 Ndipo iye adalewa pomwe kuti:
“Atumbizidwe Yahova Mulungu wa SemuNdipo Kanani akhale kapolo wa Semuyo.
27 Mulungu apase mbuto ikulu Djafeti,Ndipo Djafetiyo akhale m’matendi mwa Semu.
Ndipo Kanani akhalembo kapolo wace.”
28 Pambuyo pa cigumula, Nowa adakhala pomwe na moyo magole 350.
29 Tenepo, magole yentse yomwe Nowa adakhala na moyo yakhali 950, ndipo patsogolo pace adafa.
Mafala ya m'nyantsi
^ Ayai, “ndakupasani kuti mumbabzitonge.”
^ Mafala yace caiyo: “Ali-wentse omwe an’cosa mulopa munthu, iyembo an’dzacosedwa mulopa na munthu.”
^ Winango ambati nyandjimu ayai citawaleza.
