Genesi 11 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

11 ¹Pa n'dzidzi unoyu dziko yonsene ikhali na cilongero cibodzi na mafala mabodzi. ²Mukuenda kwawo kuelekera kumabulukiro kwa dzuwa, agumana nthando n'dziko ya Sinari, mbakhala penepo. ³Apangana unango na ndzace, mbalonga kuti: “Bwerani, ticite matijolo, mbatiwaotca mwamphambvu.” Iwo aphatisira matijolo m'mbuto mwa miyala, na phula m'mbuto mwa dhaka. ⁴Penepo alonga kuti: “Bwerani, timange nzinda wathu na nsanza wakuti nsolo wawo unakwana kudzulu, mbaticite dzina yathu, toera tikhonde kumwazika pa nkhope ya dziko yonsene.”

⁵Mbwenye Baba wathu aburuka toera kuona nzinda na nsanza ukhamanga anthu. ^a a v5 Baba wathu, ule ali mbuto zonsene, asalongwa kuti ‘akuburuka’ — ndi cilongero ca anthu cakupangiza kufendedzera kwace toera kucita basa.

⁶Na tenepo Baba wathu alonga kuti: “Onani, iwo ndi mbumba ibodzi na cilongero cibodzi, pontho uyu ndi mataliro basi a pinafuna iwo kucita. Cincino nkhabe cinthu cakuti iwo asafuna kucita cinakhala cakukhonda kwanisika kwa iwo. ⁷Bwerani, tiburuke kweneko mbatinyanganya cilongero cawo, toera nkhabe munthu anabvesesa cilongero ca ndzace.”

⁸Na tenepo Baba wathu aamwaza kubuluka penepo kuenda pa nkhope ya dziko yonsene, mbasiya kumanga nzinda. ⁹Na tenepo mbuto ineyi yacemerwa Bhabheli, thangwi penepo Baba wathu adanyanganya cilongero ca dziko yonsene, mbaamwaza kubuluka penepo kuenda pa nkhope ya dziko yonsene. ^b b v9 Dzina Bhabheli isabveka ninga fala ‘kunyanganyika’ — kupangiza mbuto idanyanganya Baba wathu cilongero ca anthu.

Dzindza ya Semu

¹⁰Iyi ndi mbiri ya Semu: pa pyaka dzana, abala Aripakisadi, pyaka piwiri pakumala cigumula. ¹¹Pakumala kubala Aripakisadi, Semu akhala pyaka madzana maxanu, mbabala ana amuna na akazi anango.

¹²Aripakisadi mukakhala iye na pyaka makumatatu na maxanu, abala Sela. ¹³Pakumala kubala Sela, Aripakisadi akhala pyaka madzana manai na matatu, mbabala ana amuna na akazi anango.

¹⁴Sela mukakhala iye na pyaka makumatatu, abala Ebheri. ¹⁵Pakumala kubala Ebheri, Sela akhala pyaka madzana manai na matatu, mbabala ana amuna na akazi anango.

¹⁶Ebheri mukakhala iye na pyaka makumatatu na manai, abala Pelegi. ¹⁷Pakumala kubala Pelegi, Ebheri akhala pyaka madzana manai na makumatatu, mbabala ana amuna na akazi anango.

¹⁸Pelegi mukakhala iye na pyaka makumatatu, abala Rewu. ¹⁹Pakumala kubala Rewu, Pelegi akhala pyaka madzana mawiri na pfemba, mbabala ana amuna na akazi anango.

²⁰Rewu mukakhala iye na pyaka makumatatu na mawiri, abala Serugi. ²¹Pakumala kubala Serugi, Rewu akhala pyaka madzana mawiri na manomwe, mbabala ana amuna na akazi anango.

²²Serugi mukakhala iye na pyaka makumatatu, abala Nahori. ²³Pakumala kubala Nahori, Serugi akhala pyaka madzana mawiri, mbabala ana amuna na akazi anango.

²⁴Nahori mukakhala iye na pyaka makumawiri na pfemba, abala Tera. ²⁵Pakumala kubala Tera, Nahori akhala pyaka dzana na khumi na pfemba, mbabala ana amuna na akazi anango.

²⁶Tera mukakhala iye na pyaka makumanomwe, abala Abhramu, Nahori na Harani.

Banja ya Tera

²⁷Iyi ndi mbiri ya dzindza ya Tera. Tera abala Abhramu, Nahori na Harani; Harani abala Loti. ²⁸Harani afa m'mbuto yakubalwa kwace, Uri wa Akaludeya, mbadzati kufa baba wace Tera. ²⁹Abhramu na Nahori amanga banja; nkazi wa Abhramu akhacemerwa Sarai, nkazi wa Nahori akhacemerwa Milika, mwana wa Harani, ule akhali pontho baba wa Isika. ³⁰Sarai akhali nyumba; iye nkhabe ana. ³¹Tera akwata mwanace Abhramu, na dzukulu wace Loti mwana wa Harani, na Sarai nkazi wa mwanace Abhramu, mbabuluka ku Uri wa Akaludeya toera kuenda ku Kanani; afika ku Harani, mbakhala penepo. ³²Tera akhala na umaso pyaka madzana mawiri na maxanu, mbafa ku Harani.