Nowa yinjira mu bwato
Gutegereza birangiye. Umuryango wa Nowa n'inyamaswa barinjira, Data wa twese akinga urugi, maze amazi ava hasi no hejuru iminsi mirongo ine. Iki gice kibara abapfuye neruye—ibyari bifite umwuka byose byo ku butaka bwumutse—maze kikareremba ubwato bumwe.
7 1Nuko Data wa twese arabwira Nowa ati: “Winjire mu bwato hamwe n'umuryango wawe wose, kuko nakubonye uri intungane imbere yanjye muri iki gihe. 2Fata muri buri nyamaswa idahumanye bibiri bibiri, ingabo n'ingore, no muri nyamaswa zihumanye bibiri, ingabo n'ingore, 3ndetse na buri nyoni yo mu kirere bibiri bibiri, ingabo n'ingore, kugira ngo urubyaro ruzarokoke ku isi yose. 4Kuko nyuma y'iminsi irindwi nzagusha imvura ku isi iminsi mirongo ine n'amajoro mirongo ine, kandi nzarimbura ku butaka ibinyabuzima byose naremye.”
5Nowa akora byose nk'uko Data wa twese yari yabimutegetse.
6Nowa yari amaze imyaka magana atandatu avutse, igihe umwuzure wazaga ku isi. 7We n'abahungu be n'umugore we n'abakazana be binjira mu bwato kugira ngo bacike umwuzure. 8Muri nyamaswa zidahumanye no muri nyamaswa zihumanye, no mu nyoni n'ibisiga no muri byose bikurura inda hasi, 9bibiri bibiri, ingabo n'ingore, bisanga Nowa mu bwato, nk'uko Data wa twese yari yabitegetse Nowa. 10Iyo minsi irindwi ishize, umwuzure uza ku isi. 11Nowa amaze imyaka magana atandatu avutse, mu kwezi kwa kabiri, ku munsi wa cumi na karindwi, uwo munsi nyine, amasōko yose y'ikuzimu runini araturika, n'ibigomera amazi byo ku ijuru birakinguka. 12Imvura igwa ku isi iminsi mirongo ine n'amajoro mirongo ine.
13Uwo munsi nyine Nowa yinjira mu bwato, we n'abahungu be ari bo Semu na Hamu na Yafeti, n'umugore we n'abakazana be batatu. 14Bo na buri nyamaswa uko amoko yayo ari, na buri tungo uko amoko yayo ari, na buri gikurura inda hasi ku isi uko amoko yabyo ari, na buri nyoni uko amoko yayo ari, na buri kinyabuzima gifite amababa. 15Bisanga Nowa mu bwato, bibiri bibiri, ibinyabuzima byose bifite umwuka w'ubugingo. 16Byinjira ari ingabo n'ingore muri byose bifite ubugingo, nk'uko Data wa twese yari yabimutegetse; nuko Data wa twese aramukingirana. 17Umwuzure wari ku isi iminsi mirongo ine, amazi arazamuka, aterura ubwato, bugendera hejuru y'isi. 18Amazi arushaho kwiyongera azamuka cyane ku isi, maze ubwato buragendera hejuru y'amazi. 19Amazi agenda azamuka cyane ku isi, maze arenga imisozi miremire yose iri munsi y'ijuru ryose. 20Amazi ahaguma hejuru y'imisozi agera nko ku birenge cumi n'ebyiri, ayitwikira. 21Ibinyabuzima byose byagendaga ku isi birapfa: inyoni n'ibisiga n'amatungo n'inyamaswa n'ibinyabuzima byose byajagataga ku isi, n'abantu bose. 22Ibyari ku butaka bwumutse byose bifite umwuka w'ubugingo mu mazuru birapfa. 23Data wa twese atsemba ibinyabuzima byose byari ku butaka, abantu n'amatungo n'ibikurura inda hasi n'inyoni zo mu kirere, abimara ku isi. Hasigara Nowa gusa n'abari kumwe na we mu bwato. 24Amazi aguma ku isi iminsi ijana na mirongo itanu.