Kuchuluka kwa Anthu
Zoipa za anthu zafika ponseponse, ndipo Atate wathu akumva chisoni kuti analenga anthu. M'malo mopereka chigamulo chakutali, akuyankhula ndi munthu mmodzi: miyeso yeniyeni ya chombo, pangano lolonjezedwa, ndi awiriawiri a cholengedwa chilichonse. Nowa akuchita zonse monga anauzidwa.
6 1Pamene anthu anayamba kuchuluka pa dziko lapansi, nabadwa ana aakazi kwa iwo, 2ana aamuna a chibadwa cha umulungu anaona kuti ana aakazi a chibadwa cha umunthu anali okongola, natenga kukhala akazi awo aliyense amene anamusankha. a a v2 Vesili likuyika pamodzi mitundu iwiri ya zolengedwa — zija za chibadwa cha umulungu ndi zija za chibadwa cha umunthu — ndipo likutchula malire amene akuwolokedwa pakati pawo. Owerenga achikhristu amvetsa zolengedwa za chibadwa cha umulungu kukhala kapena zolengedwa zakumwamba kapena mbadwa yolungama ya Seti; matanthauzidwe onsewa akhazikika pa mfundo imodzi imene vesili likunena yokhudza chibadwa.
3Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Mzimu wanga sudzalimbana ndi anthu kwamuyaya, pakuti iwo ndi thupi; masiku awo adzakhala zaka 120.”
4Panali Anefili pa dziko lapansi masiku amenewo, ndiponso pambuyo pake, pamene ana aamuna a chibadwa cha umulungu analowa kwa ana aakazi a chibadwa cha umunthu, amene anawaberekera ana. Awa anali amuna amphamvu akale, amuna otchuka. b b v4 Kuyikidwa pamodzi kwa vesi 2 kukupitiriza apa — zolengedwa za chibadwa cha umulungu zogwirizana ndi zolengedwa za chibadwa cha umunthu — chigwirizano chimene kuchokera kwa icho kunabwera Anefili. Vesili likusunga chidwi chake pa malire amenewo pakati pa mitundu iwiriyo.
5Atate wathu anaona kukula kwa kuipa kwa anthu pa dziko lapansi—maganizo ndi zokhumba zonse za mitima yawo zinali zoipa zokha nthawi zonse. 6Iye anamva chisoni kuti analenga anthu pa dziko lapansi, ndipo mtima wake unadzala ndi kuwawa. c c v6 Mtima wa Atate wathu umaswekera pamene ana ake amamtsutsa. Awa ndi nthawi yoyamba imene malemba akuonetsa Atate wathu akumva chisoni — osati chiweruzo chopanda chidwi, koma Atate amene mtima wake umawawa chifukwa cha ana ake otayika.
7Ndipo Atate wathu anati, “Ndidzafafaniza anthu, amene ndinawalenga, pa dziko lapansi—anthu, nyama, zokwawa, ndi mbalame zam'mlengalenga—pakuti ndanong'oneza bondo chifukwa chowalenga.”
8Koma Nowa anapeza chisomo pamaso pa Atate wathu.
9Iyi ndiyo mbiri ya Nowa. Nowa anali munthu wolungama, wopanda cholakwa pakati pa anthu a nthawi yake, ndipo Nowa anayenda mokhulupirika ndi Atate wathu.
Semu, Hamu, ndi Yafeti
10Ndipo Nowa anali ndi ana aamuna atatu: Semu, Hamu, ndi Yafeti. 11Dziko lapansi linali lowonongeka pamaso pa Atate wathu, ndipo linadzala ndi chiwawa. 12Atate wathu anaona kuti dziko lapansi linali lowonongeka, pakuti zamoyo zonse zinawononga njira zawo pa dziko lapansi.
13Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Nowa, “Mapeto a zamoyo zonse afika pamaso panga, pakuti dziko lapansi ladzala ndi chiwawa chifukwa cha anthu. Ndithu ndidzawawononga pamodzi ndi dziko lapansi. 14Udzimangire wekha chombo cha matabwa a mkungudza; upange zipinda m'kati mwake, ndipo uchipake phula mkati ndi kunja. d d v14 Phula linali chinthu chonga utomoni chomwe anapaka pamatabwa kuti atsindike chombo ndi kuletsa madzi kulowamo. 15Uchipange motere: chombo chikhale chotalika pafupifupi mapazi 450, m'lifupi mapazi 75, ndi msinkhu wa mapazi 45. 16Upangire chombo denga, uchimalize mainchesi 18 kuchokera pamwamba. Uyike khomo m'mbali mwake, ndipo uchimange ndi zipinda zapansi, zapakati, ndi zapamwamba. 17Ine ndekha ndikubweretsa madzi a chigumula pa dziko lapansi kuti ndiwononge zamoyo zonse zokhala ndi mpweya wa moyo pansi pa thambo; chilichonse cha pa dziko lapansi chidzafa. 18Koma ndidzakhazikitsa pangano langa ndi iwe, ndipo udzalowa m'chombo—iwe, ana ako aamuna, mkazi wako, ndi akazi a ana ako pamodzi ndi iwe. 19Ulowetse m'chombo awiriawiri a chamoyo chilichonse kuti zisunge moyo pamodzi ndi iwe—chachimuna ndi chachikazi. 20Mwa mbalame monga mwa mitundu yawo, nyama monga mwa mitundu yawo, chokwawa chilichonse cha pa nthaka monga mwa mitundu yawo, awiriawiri a mtundu uliwonse adzabwera kwa iwe kuti asungidwe amoyo. 21Utenge mtundu uliwonse wa chakudya chimene chingadyedwe, nuchisunge; chidzakhala chakudya chako ndi chawo.”
22Nowa anachita zonse monga momwe Atate wathu anamulamulira.