Genesa 8:1-22
8 Kutani Xikwembu xi tsundzuka Nowa ni swiharhi ni swifuwo hinkwaswo leswi a a ri na swona engalaveni,+ hiloko xi endla leswaku moya wu hunga emisaveni, kutani mati ma sungula ku hunguteka.
2 Hiloko swidziva swa mati leswi nga empfhukeni ni tinyangwa ta tilo swi pfariwa kutani mpfula yi xa.+
3 Mati ma sungula ku phya hakatsongotsongo emisaveni. Endzhaku ka masiku ya 150 mati se a ma hungutekile.
4 Hi siku ra vu-17 ra n’hweti ya vunkombo, ngalava yi yima ehenhla ka tintshava ta Ararati.
5 Mati ma ya ma phya hakatsongotsongo ku fikela hi n’hweti ya vukhume. Hi siku ro sungula ra n’hweti ya vukhume, tinhlohlorhi ta tintshava ti sungula ku vonaka.+
6 Endzhaku ka masiku ya 40, hiloko Nowa a pfula fasitere+ leri a a ri endlile engalaveni
7 kutani a rhumela wukuwuku* ehandle; a ri tshamela ku haha ri tlhela ri vuya kukondza mati ma phya emisaveni.
8 Endzhakunyana a rhumela tuva ku vona loko mati ma hungutekile emisaveni.
9 Tuva a ri yi kumanga ndhawu yo phatsama ehenhla ka misava, hiloko ri tlhelela ka yena engalaveni hikuva misava a ya ha funengetiwe hi mati.+ Kutani a humesa voko a ri teka a ri nghenisa engalaveni.
10 Hiloko a yima masiku man’wana ya nkombo kutani a tlhela a rhumela tuva ehandle.
11 Loko tuva ri vuya nimadyambu, a ri ri ni tluka ra mutlhwari enon’wini wa rona leri a ra ha ku khiwa kutani Nowa a swi vona leswaku mati ma hungutekile ehenhla ka misava.+
12 U tlhele a rindza masiku man’wana ya nkombo. Kutani a rhumela tuva, kambe a ra ha vuyanga.
13 Hi lembe ra vu-601,+ hi siku ro sungula ra n’hweti yo sungula, mati ma phya ehenhla ka misava; Nowa a susa lwangu ra ngalava a languta ehandle kutani a kuma leswaku misava a yi ri eku omeni.
14 Hi siku ra vu-27 ra n’hweti ya vumbirhi, misava se a yi omile.
15 Kutani Xikwembu xi byela Nowa xi ku:
16 “Huma engalaveni, wena ni nsati wa wena ni vana va wena ni vasati va vana va wena.+
17 Humesa ni swivumbiwa hinkwaswo leswi u nga na swona,+ swivumbiwa leswi hahaka, swiharhi ni swikokovi hinkwaswo leswaku swi ta tswalana swi andza emisaveni.”+
18 Hiloko Nowa ni vana vakwe+ ni nsati wakwe ni vasati va vana vakwe va huma.
19 Swivumbiwa hinkwaswo leswi hanyaka, swikokovi, swivumbiwa leswi hahaka ni swivumbiwa hinkwaswo leswi fambafambaka ehenhla ka misava, swi huma engalaveni hi mindyangu ya swona.+
20 Kutani Nowa a akela Yehovha altari,+ a teka swin’wana swa swiharhi leswi baseke ni swin’wana swa swivumbiwa leswi hahaka leswi baseke,+ a endla magandzelo yo hisiwa ealtarini.+
21 Hiloko Yehovha a twa nun’hwelo lowunene,* kutani Yehovha a vula embilwini yakwe a ku: “A ndzi nge he tlheli ndzi rhukana misava+ hikwalaho ka munhu, hikuva munhu u tshamela ku ehleketa swilo swo biha ku sukela evuntshweni byakwe;+ naswona a ndzi nge he tlheli ndzi lovisa swilo leswi hanyaka hilaha ndzi endleke hakona.+
22 Ku sukela sweswi, ku ta tshama ku ri ni nkarhi wo byala ni nkarhi wo tshovela, ku titimela ni ku hisa, ximumu ni xixika ni vusiku ni nhlikanhi.”+
