Nowa Alowa M'chingalawa
Kudikira kwatha. Banja la Nowa ndi nyama zikulowa, Atate wathu akutseka khomo, ndipo madzi akubwera kuchokera pansi ndi kumwamba masiku makumi anayi. Mutuwu ukuwerenga akufa momveka bwino — chilichonse chopuma pa mtunda — ndipo ukuyandamitsa chombo chimodzi.
7 1Ndipo Atate wathu anati kwa Nowa, “Lowa m'chingalawa pamodzi ndi banja lako lonse, pakuti ndakuona iwe wolungama pamaso panga m'badwo uno. 2Utenge pa iwe wokha nyama iliyonse yoyera awiriawiri asanu ndi awiri, yaimuna ndi yaikazi; ndi nyama zosayera awiriawiri amodzi, yaimuna ndi yaikazi, 3komanso mbalame za mlengalenga awiriawiri asanu ndi awiri, zaimuna ndi zaikazi, kuti mbewu zikhale ndi moyo pa dziko lonse lapansi. 4Pakuti patatha masiku asanu ndi awiri, ndidzagwetsa mvula pa dziko lapansi masana makumi anayi ndi mausiku makumi anayi, ndipo ndidzafafaniza chamoyo chilichonse chimene ndinachipanga pamwamba pa nthaka.”
5Nowa anachita zonse zimene Atate wathu anamlamula.
6Nowa anali ndi zaka 600 pamene madzi a chigumula anadza pa dziko lapansi. 7Iye, ana ake aamuna, mkazi wake, ndi akazi a ana ake analowa m'chingalawa kuthawa madzi a chigumula. 8Za nyama zoyera ndi nyama zosayera, za mbalame ndi zonse zokwawa pa nthaka. 9Ziwiriziwiri, yaimuna ndi yaikazi, zinadza kwa Nowa m'chingalawa, monga Atate wathu anamlamula Nowa. 10Patatha masiku asanu ndi awiri, madzi a chigumula anadza pa dziko lapansi. 11M'chaka cha 600 cha moyo wa Nowa, mwezi wachiwiri, tsiku la 17 — tsiku lomwelo — akasupe onse a phompho lalikulu anaphulika, ndipo mazenera a kumwamba anatsegulidwa. 12Mvula inagwa pa dziko lapansi masana makumi anayi ndi mausiku makumi anayi.
13Tsiku lomwelo Nowa analowa m'chingalawa — iye, ana ake aamuna Semu, Hamu, Yafeti, mkazi wake, ndi akazi atatu a ana ake. 14Iwo ndi nyama zakutchire zonse monga mwa mitundu yao, ziweto zonse monga mwa mitundu yao, zokwawa zonse pa dziko monga mwa mitundu yao, mbalame zonse monga mwa mitundu yao, cholengedwa chilichonse cha mapiko. 15Zinadza kwa Nowa, m'chingalawa, ziwiriziwiri, zamoyo zonse zokhala ndi mpweya wa moyo. 16Zaimuna ndi zaikazi za zamoyo zonse zinalowa, monga Atate wathu anamlamula; ndipo Atate wathu anamtsekera. 17Chigumula chinakhalabe masiku makumi anayi pa dziko lapansi; madzi anakwera, nanyamula chingalawa, ndipo chinayandama pamwamba pa dziko lapansi. 18Madzi anadzaza nakwera kwambiri pa dziko lapansi, ndipo chingalawa chinayandama pamwamba pa madzi. 19Madzi anakwerabe apo ndi apo pa dziko lapansi, naphimba mapiri onse ataliatali amene ali pansi pa thambo lonse. 20Madzi anakwera pamwamba pa mapiri pafupifupi mafiti makumi awiri ndi awiri kuzama kwake, nawaphimba. 21Chamoyo chilichonse chimene chinkayenda pa dziko lapansi chinafa: mbalame, ziweto, nyama zakutchire, zolengedwa zonse zomwe zinkafalikira pa dziko, ndi anthu onse. 22Chilichonse cha pa mtunda wowuma chimene chinali ndi mpweya wa moyo m'mphuno mwake chinafa. 23Atate wathu anafafaniza chamoyo chilichonse chimene chinali pamwamba pa nthaka — anthu, nyama, zolengedwa zokwawa, mbalame za mlengalenga — ndipo anazifafaniza pa dziko lapansi. Anatsalira Nowa yekha ndi iwo amene anali naye m'chingalawa. 24Ndipo madzi analamulira pa dziko lapansi masiku 150.
