Genesisi 10:1-32
10 Lona ngumlandvo wemadvodzana aNowa, boShemi,+ Hhamu naJafethi.
Ngemuva kwaZamcolo, batala emadvodzana.+
2 Emadvodzana aJafethi bekunguGomeri,+ Magogi,+ Madayi, Javani, Thubali,+ Mesheki+ naThirasi.+
3 Emadvodzana aGomeri bekungu-Ashkenazi,+ Rifathi naThogama.+
4 Emadvodzana aJavani bekungu-Elishahi,+ Thashishi,+ Khithimu+ naDodanimi.
5 Laba bekubokhokho bebantfu lebebahlala etichingini futsi labasakatekela etindzaweni tabo ngetilwimi, imindeni kanye nangetive tabo.
6 Emadvodzana aHhamu bekunguKushe, Misrayimi,+ Phuthi+ naKhenani.+
7 Emadvodzana aKushe bekunguSeba,+ Havila, Sabta, Rama,+ naSabtekha.
Emadvodzana aRama bekunguSheba naDedani.
8 Kushe watala Nimrodi. Nimrodi abengumuntfu wekucala lowaba nemandla lamakhulu emhlabeni.
9 Waba ngumtingeli lomkhulu futsi wamelana naJehova. Kungako bantfu bavame kutsi: “UnjengaNimrodi, umtingeli lomkhulu lowamelana naJehova.”
10 Emadolobha ekucala embusweni wakhe bekuyiBhabheli,+ i-Ereki,+ i-Akhadi, neKhaline, lebekaseShinari.+
11 Nakesuka lapho waya e-Asiriya,+ wakha iNineve,+ iRehobothi-iri, iKhala,
12 neReseni lesemkhatsini weNineve neKhala: Onkhe lamadolobha alidolobha lelikhulu.*
13 Misrayimi watala Ludi,+ Anami, Lehabi, Nafethuhi,+
14 Phathrusi,+ Khasuluhi (lokwavela kuye emaFilisti),+ naKhaftori.+
15 Khenani watala Sidoni+ litibulo lakhe, kwalandzela Hethi,+
16 kanye nemaJebhusi,+ ema-Amori,+ emaGirigashi,
17 emaHivi,+ ema-Akhi, emaSini,
18 ema-Avadi,+ emaSemari, nemaHamathi.+ Ngemuva kwaloko imindeni yemaKhenani yasakateka.
19 Umncele wemaKhenani bewusuka eSidoni uyewufika eGerari,+ edvute neGaza,+ uze uyewufika eSodoma, eGomora,+ e-Adma, naseZeboyimu,+ edvute neLasha.
20 Lawa bekungemadvodzana aHhamu ngemindeni yawo, tilwimi, tindzawo kanye netive tawo.
21 Shemi naye watala bantfwana. Abengukhokho wawo onkhe emadvodzana a-Ebheri+ futsi angumnakabo lomncane waJafethi.*
22 Emadvodzana aShemi bekungu-Elamu,+ Ashuri,+ Aphakisadi,+ Ludi na-Aramu.+
23 Emadvodzana a-Aramu bekungu-Uzi, Huli, Getheri naMashe.
24 Aphakisadi watala Shela,+ futsi Shela watala Ebheri.
25 Ebheri watala emadvodzana lamabili. Yekucala beyibitwa ngekutsi nguPhelegi,*+ ngobe ngesikhatsi sayo umhlaba* bewehlukene. Libito lemnakabo bekunguJokthane.+
26 Jokthane watala Almodadi, Shelefi, Hasamavete, Jera,+
27 Hadoramu, Uzali, Dikila,
28 Obali, Abimayeli, Sheba,
29 Ofiri,+ Havila naJobabi; onkhe lawa bekungemadvodzana aJokthane.
30 Indzawo lebebahlala kuyo beyisuka eMesha ize iyofika eSefari, sifundza lesiseMphumalanga lesinetintsaba.
31 Lawa bekungemadvodzana aShemi ngemindeni yawo, tilwimi, tindzawo kanye netive tawo.+
32 Lena bekuyimindeni yemadvodzana aNowa ngetitukulwane tayo kanye nangetive tayo. Ngemuva kwaZamcolo, tive tavela kulemindeni, tasakatekela kuwo wonkhe umhlaba.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “Akha lidolobha lelikhulu.”
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “abengumnakabo Jafethi lomdzala.”
^ Lokusho kutsi “Kwehlukana.”
^ Nobe “bantfu.”
