NOWA ni dijuku diend ading ashich pamwing panaka ruval wa mabeb makash. Tongin bil mutapu washakamau mwi ndond ya mididim ni kwakish mwend wa many, kutalijol oku ni oku pateshinau masok ma mem maturikina pa nsiny ni kubul ku mutambu ni mutambu wa waat. Masok mafanyina kwikal makash kamu.

Paditalay Nowa dijiku diend dikatish​—mukajend ni anend asatu ashinshamena pamwing ni akajau—​muchim wend wizula kamu ni yovil ya kujikitish. Pa chisu chinech chikash, watana chakin kamu dikasikesh payimanay antu akatishinay pamwing nend. Awonsu ading mu diking ni akash. Watakela chakin kamu dijuku diend mu malembil ma kujikitish, nich dizu dia piur chakwel amutesha nawamp.

Nowa wading ikundj wa ritiy rikash. Chikala mwamu mulong ritiy ra Nowa mudiay Nzamb wend Yehova, ramubachika kwilam amwinend ni dijuku diend. (Hebereu 11:7) Ov, afanyina kushadish ritiy rau pasambisha ruval? Chinyim ni chinech, awiy afanyina kwikal ni ritiy mu machuku minam makash malondulaku. Chitwishikin kulond kand mwamu piur petwetu tudia pa chirung chinech cha mar. Chawiy lel, talany amboku yitukutwisha kwilejin ku ritiy ra Nowa.

Pol pa waat, ruval mukash wadandamena kunak “machuku makum manying ma muten ni makum manying ma uchuku.” (Disambishil 7:4, 11, 12) Mem madandamena kuvulijan. Pasalay mwamu, Nowa watwisha kuman anch Nzamb wend, Yehova wading pa chisu chawiy chimwing ni kuyiking antu atentamina ni kuyipup antu ayimp.

Mabeb mapwisha wintombuj wasambisha pakach pa angel. Payibachikau kudi mwikadil wa choy wa Satan, angel avud alika “ndond ya ulabu wau” mwiur ni kwez kumanijan ni amband, avala an adinga ni mash ma angel ni ma antu atazukau anch Anefilim. (Jud 6; Disambishil 6:4) Chimeken anch Satan wasangara nakash mulong wa wimbwambol wapalangana, kapamp kakwau pakach pa antu, chitang chimwing cha usey nakash cha Yehova pa divu.

Pakwez, pizula mem ma mabeb, angel antombuj adjola mijimbu yau ya mbij ni kuchirik kand mwindond ya muspiritu, pakad kand kutwish kuchirik mu mujimbu wa mbij. Asha akajau ni anau chakwel afa ku mabeb, pamwing ni chisak cha antu.

Kudiosh chirung cha Enok, kwinyim kwa yitot piswimp ni sambwad ya mivu, Yehova wayibabesha antu anch ukez kajiyish antu ayimp, akad kutentam. (Disambishil 5:24; Jud 14, 15) Kushik ni chisu chinicha, antu adandamena kwikal ayimp nakash, kuyipish divu ni kudizwish nich chisum. Katat ayijiyisha awonsu. Ov, Nowa ni dijuku diend asangara mulong wa kuyijiyish kwinoku?

Bwat! Ap Nzamb wau wa riy kasangarap kwend. (Ezekiel 33:11) Yehova wasala usu wend wawonsu chakwel ayikola antu avud. Wamutuma Enok chakwel ayibabesha, ni wamuleja Nowa chakwel asonga waat. Nowa ni dijuku diend asala mudimu winou ujim nakash mu makum ma mivu, kumes kwa antu awonsu. Chikwau kand, Yehova wamuleja Nowa anch asala mudi “mwin kurumburil yom yitentamina.” (2 Pita 2:5) Mudi Enok, ndiy wayibabesha antu piur pa dirumburish diafanyidina kushik pa mangand. Ov, chom ik chasalau? Yesu wamana yom yiney padingay mwiur, kupwa wavurika piur  pa yom yasalau antu a pa chirung cha Nowa anch: “Awiy kijikap chom chikushika djat ni pezina mabeb mayijiyish awonsu shutit.”​—Mateu 24:39.

Tongin bil pa mutapu wafanyinay kwiyov Nowa ni dijuku diend mu machuku minam 40 ma kusambish kupwa kwa Yehova kufung chis cha waat. Padandamena ruval winou mukash kunakin pa waat dichuku ni dichuku, antu chinan inay asala mudimu umwing ukash​—kukwashijan umwing ni mukwau, kuwanyish maswir ma dijuku diau, ni ma anam adinga mu mayind mau. Pa chisu chimwing, waat winou ujim wasambisha kunyikek, ni kwanzwanzu. Wasambisha kand kuya oku ni oku! Waat wading piur pa men mavulijana, kupwa mauzambwisha piur nakash, “mauzambwisha waat piur kuudiosh pansh.” (Disambishil 7:17) Chinech chamekesha mudi ik usu wa Yehova Nzamb wa dikand diawonsu!

Nowa wafanyina kujikitish​—kangal kusu mulong wa kupand kwend ni kwa dijuku diend, pakwez mulong riy ra Yehova ra kuyisadil chakwel ayibabesha antu asheshika pol pa waat. Mudimu ukash wasalau mu mivu yiniya wamekana pa chisu chinicha anch udi wakad difut. Antu kateshap kwau! Tongin bil pa chinech​—Nowa wadinga ni anamakwend, anambaz, ipwend, ni ampanyend adinga aom kurutu kwa Mabeb; pakwez, kwikil muntu wamutesha ching kusu dijuku diend. (Disambishil 5:30) Katat, payipandishau antu inay chinan mu waat, atambula chakin kamu dikasikesh padingau ni kutongin piur pa chisu chawonsu chasutishau mu kuyinkish antu ruchingej ra kupand.

Kudiosh pa chirung cha Nowa ni lel Yehova kaswimpinap. (Malaki 3:6) Yesu Kristu walejana anch chirung chetu chidi mudi “chirung cha Nowa.” (Mateu 24:37) Chirung chetu chidi chikash, chirung cha mar makash chikeza kushikij ku kusheshik kwa mangand mayimp ma ditenchik dined dia yom. Nlel unou, antu a Nzamb akat kupan uruw wa kubabesh kudi antu awonsu akuutesha. Ov, ukutesh uruu winou? Anch witiyijin kal uyakin wa uruu winou upandishena, ov, ukez kwinung kudi antu akwau asadina mudimu winou? Nowa ni dijuku diend atushila etwawonsu chilakej chiwamp.

Pa chisu chanzwanzwa waat pa men, antu adingamu atesha kamu masok mamwing makash ni kutoy kwa antu padingau mu waat. Ov, Nowa wova wom  mulong wa uvud wa mambek ap ukash wa waat? Bwat. Wom winou ukutwish kwikalaku pakach pa antu akad ritiy nlel unou, pakwez Nowa kadingap wakad ritiy. Bibil ulejen anch: “Ku ritiy Nowa . . . wasala waat.” (Hebereu 11:7) Ritiy mu chom ik? Yehova wachipa machip, washilamu anch ukez kumupandish Nowa ni antu awonsu adinga nend ku mem ma Mabeb. (Disambishil 6:18, 19) Ov, Nzamb watanga mangand mawonsu, divu, ni yitangil yawonsu yikweta mwom walama waat winou chakwel kangal usheshika? Mwaning! Nowa wamuchingejina chakin kamu Yehova anch ukez kuwanyish kushilamu Kwend. Chikwau kand, ndiy ni dijuku diend “apanda pasutau pa mabeb ma mem.”​—1 Pita 3:20.

Pikwasuta machuku 40 ma muten ni 40 ma uchuku, ruval wakatuka. Kukwatijan nich kalandriye wetu, chading pamwing ap pa Kachirikin mu muvu wa 2370 K.C.C. Pakwez weny wa dijuku dined mu waat wadandamena. Waat winou wading wizwil nich yitangil yikweta mwom pa men mikala mudi karung mujim, ni piur pa misong ya mikandu. (Disambishil 7:19, 20) Tukutwish kutongin piur pa Nowa utenchikina mudimu ukash chakwel ndiy ni anend​—Sem, Sham, nenday Yafet—​atwisha kuyidish anam awonsu ni kuyilam ishitwila, ni akash. Chakin kamu, Nzamb wasala anch anam awonsu inay a mwisuku ikala akad kuswej chakwel andama mu waat ni wading nich usu wa kuyilam chakwel adandamena kwikal akad kuswej pa chirung cha Mabeb. *

Nowa walama chakin kamu nawamp rusangu ra yom yashikena. Rusangu riner rilejen chisu chasambisha ni kukatuk kwa ruval. Rilejen kand anch mem mizula pa divu mu machuku 150. Kupwa, mem masambisha kuum. Dichuku dimwing, waat weza wasengamen nawamp pa “mukandu wa Aratat,” udia mwingand yitazukinau nlel anch Turquie. Chinech chasadika pa Ndol wa 2369 K.C.C. Kupwa pasuta machuku 73, pa Kalol, misong ya mikandu yasambisha kumekan. Pasuta angond asatu, pa Mwinses, Nowa wakwata mupak wa kudiosh chikunku chimwing cha chibur cha waat, ap nsiny. Atambula difut kupwa kwa mudimu winou ukash pasambisha kwandam chitokish ni rikind muwamp mu waat. Kupwa, Nowa wasambisha kand kupak mwikadil wa divu chakwel amana anch diading ditwishikina kushakam. Ndiy wamubudisha nkwaj, wamutum, ndiy chayay wanyingumok ni wendangan lel pamwing ap mu kwituul pa waat payilay oku ni oku; kupwa Nowa wamulikishaku kand iyemb, waya ni wachirik kudi ndiy djat ni patanany ndond ya kwituul pa divu.​—Disambishil 7:24–8:13.

Mudimu wa Nowa wading wimedin chakin kamu nakash pa yom ya muspiritu. Tukutwish kutongin nawamp pa dijuku dikata kukumangan pakad kujing mulong wa kulembil pamwing ni kwisamb piur pa Tatukwau wa mwiur uyilamina. Mu mipak yawonsu ya usey yadingay ni kukwat, Nowa wamuchingejina Yehova. Ap anch Nowa wamana anch pa divu ‘paum’ kal​—kupwa kwa kusal muvu umwing ni kusut mu waat—​kazurilap amwinend chis ni kubudik mu waat. (Disambishil 8:14) Wachingela amuleja kudi Yehova!

Nlel unou, mitu ya majuku yikutwish kwilejin nakash kudi ikundj winou ushinshamena. Wading utenchikin yom nawamp, ukweta mushiku, ushimpishina muchim ni uyilamina antu awonsu adinga nend. Chawiy lel, wateka rusot ra Yehova Nzamb pa ndond ya kusambish kurutu kwa yom yawonsu. Anch twimburij ritiy ra Nowa mu mikadil yiney, tukez kulet yiyukish kudi antu awonsu tukatina.

Kupwa, Yehova waleta mbil. Wamuleja Nowa anch: “Budik mu waat, ey ni mukajey, ni aney amakundj, ni amband au aney udia nau.” Nich kuziyil, dijuku diabudika ni anam awonsu alondula. Ov, mutapu ik? Ov, abudika mu kanvundangesh? Bwat kwau! Rusangu rilejen anch “yom yawonsu ya mutapu ni mutapu [kukwatijan nich majiku mau] yabudioka mu waat.” (Disambishil 8:15-19) Pashikau pol pa waat, pasambishau kupim rinkind muwamp wa pa mukandu ni kutalijol oku ni oku pa mukandu wa Ararat, Nowa ni dijuku diend amana divu didia zwang kurutu kwau. Kwadingap kand Anefilim, yisal ya chisum, angel ambwambol, ap chisak chawonsu cha antu ayimp! * Antu atana kand chisu cha kusambish kand mwom usu.

Nowa wading wij chafanyinay kusal. Wasambisha  ni difukwil. Watunga chintamb ni wasenda pakach pa anam amwing ishitwila kurutu kwa Nzamb​—atekay mu waat “sambwab ni sambwad”—​ni wayipana kwikal yakupesh ya kwosh kudi Yehova. (Disambishil 7:2; 8:20) Ov, kwifukwil kwinoku kwamusangaresha Yehova?

Bibil wakwil mu mazu minam makasikeshina anch: “[Yehova] wanunka res ruwamp.” Kusansan kwovay Nzamb papandakana chisum mu mangand akuswinkana kudi yovil yiwamp ni yisangareshina pa kuman mutapu dijuku dia in kumwifukwil ashinshamena pa divu adinga ni chiyul cha kusal rusot rend. Yehova kayichingejina kwikal awanyidina. Verse winou udandamedin anch: “Yitongijok ya muchim wa muntu yayipa kal kwau kudiok ku kukul kwend.” (Disambishil 8:21) Shishikinany mutapu wamekeshay kand Yehova ranaken rend ra kushimpish muchim mulong wa antu.

Nzamb wadiosha riyind radinga pa divu. Kupwa kwa kubwambwil kwa Adam nenday Ev, Nzamb washinga divu, ni wasala anch kudim kukasikana. Lamek, tatukwend a Nowa, wamupila mwanend dijin dia Nowa,​—dirumburikina pamwing ap anch “Kwiswedish,” ap “Rongoj”—​ni ndiy watakela kulejan anch mwanend ukez kuyitwal antu pa chisu cha kwiswedish ku riyind riner. Nowa wasangara nakash pamanay anch uprofet winou wawanyin kal ni anch divu dikez kubudish katat mabuj mau pakezau kudidim. Chishimokishinap pa kuman anch Nowa wikala ndim!​—Disambishil 3:17, 18; 5:28, 29; 9:20.

Pa chisu chinicha, Yehova wayinkisha anend a Nowa yijil yimwing yadinga zwang, ni yiswapela chakwel yiyitakela mu mwom​—walikisha kand kujipan ni kusadil nayimp mash. Nzamb waswika kand manswik ni antu, ni kuyikan anch ndiy kakezap kand kulet mabeb mulong wa kushesh mwom wawonsu udia pa divu. Mulong wakumekesh anch ukez kuwanyish kushilamu kwend, Yehova wayinkisha antu chijingidij chimwing cha uyaj wend cha mwiur​—nkongal. Ndjat ni nlel unou, nkongal mwawonsu tukata kumanang udi chivurish chikasikeshina cha kushilamu kwa rukat kwa Yehova.​—Disambishil 9:1-17.

Anch rusangu ra Nowa rading ra kutongin kusu, ing rela kwau kupwil pa nkongal. Pakwez Nowa wadingaku chakin kamu, ni mwom wend wadingap uswapela. Mu machuku minima antu asalanga mivu yivud pa divu, chawiy lel, ikundj winou ushinshamena washakama kand mivu yikwau 350, ni mu yitot yiney ya mivu wamana mar mavud. Wasala uyimp ujim nakash pakwachikay maar chisu chimwing, pakwez, uyimp winou wapandikana pasalay mwijukurend Kanan chitil chimwing chikash​—chitil chinech chaleta yibudikin yiyimp mu dijuku dia Kanan. Nowa washakama kand mivu yivud nakash ni wamana mutapu wasalau anend yitil, mudi kwifukwil akish ni yisal ya chisum pa chirung cha Nimrod. Pakwez, ku mutambu ukwau, Nowa wamana mutapu washay mwanend Sem chilakej chiwamp cha ritiy ku dijuku diend.​—Disambishil 9:21-28; 10:8-11; 11:1-11.

Mudi Nowa, tuswiridin kujijaman mu ritiy. Palikinau antu akwau kumwijik Nzamb wakin ap kumusadin, etu tufanyidin kujijaman mu ritiy mudi mwasalay Nowa. Yehova ukat kusanger nakash kujijaman kwinoku kushinshamena. Mudi mwalonday Yesu Kristu anch, “mwawonsu ukeza kajijaman djat ni kwinsudiel ndiy winau ukez kapandishau.”​—Mateu 24:13.