Chinenero Chimodzi, Anthu Amodzi
Chilankhulo chimodzi, cholinga chimodzi: nsanja ndi dzina, kuti anthu asabalalike. Atate wathu atsika, asokoneza chilankhulo chawo, ndipo awabalalitsa komabe. Kenako mutuwu ukuchepera pa banja la Tera lochoka ku Uri, Sarai ali wosabereka.
11 1Ndipo dziko lonse lapansi linali ndi chinenero chimodzi ndi mau amodzi. 2Ndipo pamene ankasamuka kulowera kummawa, anapeza chigwa m'dziko la Sinara, nakhala kumeneko. 3Anawuzana wina ndi mnzake, nati, “Tiyeni, tiwumbe njerwa, ndi kuziwotcha bwinobwino.” Njerwa zinawakhalira m'malo mwa miyala, ndipo phula linawakhalira m'malo mwa matope. 4Ndipo anati, “Tiyeni, timange mzinda wathu ndi nsanja imene msonga yake idzafika kumwamba, ndipo tidzipangire dzina, kuti tisabalalike pa dziko lonse lapansi.”
5Koma Atate wathu anatsika kudzaona mzinda ndi nsanja imene anthu ankamanga. a a v5 Atate wathu, amene ali ponseponse, akulongosoledwa kuti “anatsika” — ichi ndi chinenero cha anthu chosonyeza kuyandikira kwake kuti achitepo kanthu.
6Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Taonani, iwo ndi anthu amodzi okhala ndi chinenero chimodzi, ndipo ichi ndi chiyambi chabe cha zimene adzachita. Tsopano palibe chimene akonza kuchita chidzawakanika. 7Tiyeni, titsike kumeneko, ndi kusokoneza chinenero chawo, kuti wina asamve chinenero cha mnzake.”
8Kotero Atate wathu anawabalalitsa kuchokera kumeneko pa dziko lonse lapansi, ndipo analeka kumanga mzindawo. 9Choncho unatchedwa Babele, chifukwa kumeneko Atate wathu anasokoneza chinenero cha dziko lonse lapansi, ndipo kuchokera kumeneko anawabalalitsa pa dziko lonse lapansi. b b v9 Dzina lakuti Babele limamveka ngati mau akuti “kusokonezeka” — kusonyeza malo amene Atate wathu anasokoneza chinenero cha anthu.
Mbadwa za Semu
10Iyi ndi mbiri ya Semu: ali ndi zaka 100, anabereka Aripakisadi, patatha zaka ziwiri chitatha chigumula. 11Semu anakhala zaka 500 atabereka Aripakisadi, ndipo anabereka ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
12Aripakisadi atakhala zaka makumi atatu ndi zisanu, anabereka Sela. 13Aripakisadi anakhala zaka 403 atabereka Sela, ndipo anabereka ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
14Sela atakhala zaka makumi atatu, anabereka Eberi. 15Sela anakhala zaka 403 atabereka Eberi, ndipo anabereka ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
16Eberi atakhala zaka makumi atatu ndi zinayi, anabereka Pelegi. 17Eberi anakhala zaka 430 atabereka Pelegi, ndipo anabereka ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
18Pelegi atakhala zaka makumi atatu, anabereka Reu. 19Pelegi anakhala zaka 209 atabereka Reu, ndipo anabereka ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
20Reu atakhala zaka makumi atatu ndi ziwiri, anabereka Serugi. 21Reu anakhala zaka 207 atabereka Serugi, ndipo anabereka ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
22Serugi atakhala zaka makumi atatu, anabereka Nahori. 23Serugi anakhala zaka 200 atabereka Nahori, ndipo anabereka ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
24Nahori atakhala zaka makumi awiri ndi zisanu ndi zinayi, anabereka Tera. 25Nahori anakhala zaka 119 atabereka Tera, ndipo anabereka ana ena aamuna ndi aakazi.
26Tera atakhala zaka makumi asanu ndi awiri, anabereka Abramu, Nahori, ndi Harani.
Banja la Tera
27Ndipo iyi ndi mbiri ya mbadwa za Tera. Tera anabereka Abramu, Nahori, ndi Harani; ndipo Harani anabereka Loti. 28Harani anamwalira m'dziko lobadwira mwake, ku Uri wa Akaldeya, pamaso pa atate wake Tera. 29Abramu ndi Nahori anakwatira; mkazi wa Abramu anali Sarai, ndipo mkazi wa Nahori anali Milika, mwana wa Harani, amene analinso atate wa Isika. 30Ndipo Sarai anali wosabereka; analibe ana. 31Tera anatenga Abramu mwana wake, ndi Loti mdzukulu wake mwana wa Harani, ndi Sarai mpongozi wake, mkazi wa Abramu, nachoka ku Uri wa Akaldeya kupita ku Kanani; anafika ku Harani, nakhala kumeneko. 32Tera anakhala zaka 205, ndipo anamwalira ku Harani.
