Nowe Apita M'ngalawa
Kudikhira kwamala. Banja ya Nowa na pinyama asapita, Baba wathu asafunga nsuwo, pontho madzi asabuluka pantsi na kudzulu ntsiku makumi manai. Cipande ici cisalonga mwakubveka akufa — pyonsene pikhapuma pa mtunda — pontho ngalawa ibodzi isayanguluka.
7 1Na tenepo Baba wathu apanga Nowe kuti: “Pita m'ngalawa pabodzi na banja yako yonsene, thangwi ndakuona wakulungama pamaso panga mu ubalwi uno. 2Kwata pinyama pyonsene pyakucena, awiriawiri manomwe, cimuna na cikazi, na pinyama pyakukhonda cena, awiriawiri m'bodzi basi, cimuna na cikazi, 3pontho mbalame za m'mwamba, awiriawiri manomwe, zacimuna na zacikazi, toera kusunga mbeu yawo m'dziko yonsene. 4Thangwi papita ntsiku zinomwe Ine ndinabvumbisa madzi pa dziko mu ntsiku makumanai na masiku makumanai, mbandifudza pinthu pyonsene pyamaso pidacita Ine kubulukira pa nkhope ya nthaka.”
5Nowe acita pyonsene pidampanga Baba wathu.
6Nowe akhali na pyaka madazana matanthatu pa ndzidzi udafika madzi a cigumula pa dziko. 7Iye, anace amuna, nkazi wace, na akazi a anace apita m'ngalawa toera kuthawa madzi a cigumula. 8Pinyama pyakucena na pinyama pyakukhonda cena, mbalame na pyonsene pinakwakwaya pa nthaka. 9Pyabwera kuna Nowe m'ngalawa awiriawiri, cimuna na cikazi, ninga mudapangira Baba wathu Nowe. 10Pakupita ntsiku zinomwe, madzi a cigumula afika pa dziko. 11Mu caka ca madazana matanthatu ca umaso wa Nowe, mu nthanda yaciwiri, pa ntsiku yakhumi na manomwe—pa ntsiku ineyi ene—matici onsene a thunga ikulu agwanyika, na misuwo ya madzi ya kudzulu yafunguka. 12Madzi abvumba pa dziko mu ntsiku makumanai na masiku makumanai.
13Pa ntsiku ineyi Nowe apita m'ngalawa—iye, anace Semu, Hamu, Yafeti, nkazi wace, na akazi atatu a anace. 14Iwo na pinyama pyonsene pya nthondo monga mintundu yawo, pifuwo pyonsene monga mintundu yawo, pyonsene pinakwakwaya pa nthaka monga mintundu yawo, mbalame zonsene monga mintundu yawo, cirombo consene cakhala na maphapido. 15Pyabwera kuna Nowe, m'ngalawa, awiriawiri, pinyama pyonsene pyakhala na nzimu wa umaso. 16Pyacimuna na pyacikazi pya pinyama pyonsene pyapita, ninga mudampangira Baba wathu; buluka penepo Baba wathu ampfundikira nkati. 17Cigumula capitiriza ntsiku makumanai pa dziko; madzi athimuka, mbakwinusa ngalawa, mbaiyendesa padzulu pa dziko. 18Madzi awanda mbathimuka kakamwe pa dziko, na ngalawa yayendayenda padzulu pa madzi. 19Madzi apitiriza kuthimuka kakamwe pa dziko, mbaphimbira mapiri monsene matali ali pantsi pa kudzulu konsene. 20Madzi athimuka padzulu pa mapiri ninga mapazi makumawiri na mawiri, mbagaphimbira. 21Pyonsene pyakhafamba pa dziko pyafa: mbalame, pifuwo, pinyama pya nthondo, pyonsene pyakhabalalika pa dziko, na anthu onsene. 22Pyonsene pikhali pa nthaka yakuuma pikhali na nzimu wa umaso m'mphuno mwapyo pyafa. 23Baba wathu afudza pinthu pyonsene pya umaso pikhali pa nkhope ya nthaka—anthu, pinyama, pyakukwakwaya, mbalame za m'mwamba—mbaafudza pa dziko. Nowe basi na ale akhali na iye m'ngalawa ndiwo asala. 24Na madzi akhala na mphambvu padzulu pa dziko mu ntsiku dazana na makumi maxanu.
