Kutoma Kupsa kwa Noa
Kutoma pontho na mitemo ya Baba wathu: thimizikani, lekani kudya ciropa ca umaso, na umaso wa munthu unadzaphembwa thangwi anthu asanyamula cithundzithundzi cace. Iye aikha uta wa mvula ninga cidzindikiro ca cibverano. Buluka penepo Nowe aledzera, Hamu aonesa cipeza cace, na Kanani atembwa.
9 1Na tenepo Baba wathu apasa nkhombo Noa na anace, mbalonga kuti: “Baleni, muthimizike, mudzadze dziko yapantsi. 2Pinyama pyonsene pya pantsi, mbalame zonsene za mlengalenga, pinthu pyonsene pinakwukwuka pantsi, na nsomba zonsene za m'bara pinadzakugopani mbapikutetemerani; pyaperekwa m'manja mwanu. 3Pinthu pyonsene pyamaso pinafamba pinadzakhala cakudya canu. Ninga ndidakupasani misapo yakubiriwira, cincino ndinakupasani pinthu pyonsene. 4Mbwenye imwe lekani kudya nyama inali na ciropa cayo ca umaso. 5Ndimo mwene, Ine ndinadzaphemba mbwadzo wa ciropa canu: kuna cinyama consene ndinadzaciphemba, na kuna munthu onsene—munthu m'bodzi na m'bodzi thangwi ya umaso wa m'bale wace—ndinadzaphemba umaso wa munthu. 6Ule anakhupula ciropa ca munthu, ciropa cace cinadzakhupulwambo na anthu; thangwi munthu acitwa mu cithundzithundzi ca Mulungu. a a v6 Mulungu pano ndi Elohimu. Cibverano Cipsa cisapangiza kuti Mulungu m'bodzi ndi Baba, Mwana, na Nzimu Wakucena (Mateu 28:19; Juwau 1:1-3; Akolose 1:15-16). 7Imwe, baleni muthimizike; mwazikani pa dziko yapantsi, mbamuthimizika pa iyo.”
8Na tenepo Baba wathu alonga kuna Noa na kuna anace akhali na iye:
9“Ine, cincino ndiri kukhazikisa cibverano canga na imwe, na dzinza yanu inadzakhala nduli mwanu, 10na cakulengwa consene camaso ciri na imwe—mbalame, pifuyo, na pinyama pyonsene pyakuthengo pya pantsi—pyonsene pidabuluka n'bote pabodzi na imwe, cakulengwa consene camaso ca pantsi. 11Ndinakhazikisa cibverano canga na imwe: nkhabe cinthu camaso cinadzamalwa pontho na madzi a cigumula; nkhabe kudzaoneka pontho cigumula toera kufudza dziko yapantsi.” 12Na tenepo Baba wathu alonga kuti: “Cino ndi cidzindikiro ca cibverano cinacita Ine pakati pa Ine na imwe na cakulengwa consene camaso ciri na imwe, kwa mibadwo yonsene inadzabwera: 13Ndaikha uta wanga wa mvula m'magole ninga cidzindikiro ca cibverano pakati pa Ine na dziko yapantsi. 14N'dzidzi onsene ndingabweresa magole pa dziko yapantsi, mbuoneka uta wa mvula m'magole, 15ndinadzakumbuka cibverano canga pakati pa Ine na imwe na cakulengwa consene camaso ca ntundu onsene: madzi a cigumula nkhabe kudzafudza pontho pyonsene pyamaso. 16Uta wa mvula ungakhala m'magole, Ine ndinadzauona mbandikumbuka cibverano cakukhonda kumala pakati pa Ine na cakulengwa consene camaso ca ntundu onsene pa dziko yapantsi.” 17Na tenepo Baba wathu apanga Noa: “Cino ndi cidzindikiro ca cibverano cidakhazikisa Ine pakati pa Ine na pyonsene pyamaso pa dziko yapantsi.”
Semu na Djafeti Aphimbira baba wawo
18Anace a Noa adabuluka n'bote akhali: Semu, Hamu, na Djafeti. (Hamu akhali baba wa Kanani.). 19Ana anatatu anewa akhali anace a Noa, na kubulukira kwa iwo dziko yonsene yapantsi yadzala na anthu.
20Noa, mamuna wakulima, akhali wakutoma kubzwala munda wa mauva. 21Pidamwa iye vinyu yace, aledzera mbagona wakukhonda kuphimbika n'kati mwa tenda yace. 22Hamu, baba wa Kanani, aona baba wace ali cipeza, mbapanga abale ace awiri akhali kunja. 23Semu na Djafeti akwata nguwo, mbaiikha pa mapewa awo onsene awiri, mbaenda nduli, mbaphimbira cipeza ca baba wawo; nkhope zawo zikhali cakunduli, natenepa nee aona cipeza ca baba wawo. 24Noa pidalamuka iye ku vinyu yace, mbadziwa pidancitira mwana wace wang'ono, 25iye alonga kuti: “Kanani akhale wakutembwa! Iye anadzakhala n'bandazi wakucepa kakamwe kuna abale ace.”
26Iye alonga pontho kuti: “Mbasimbwe Baba wa Semu; Kanani akhale n'bandazi wa Semu. 27Baba wathu athimizire dziko ya Djafeti; Djafeti akhale m'matenda a Semu, pontho Kanani akhale n'bandazi wa Semu.”
28Pakumala cigumula, Noa akhala pyaka 350. 29Pyaka pyonsene pya umaso wa Noa pikhali 950, buluka penepo iye afa.
