Vanhu Vanowanda
Kuipa kwavanhu kwave kwakazara, uye Baba vedu vanorwadziwa kuti vakatombosika vanhu. Pachinzvimbo chokutonga vari kure, vanotaura nomunhu mumwe chete: zviyereso chaizvo zvareka, sungano yakavimbiswa, uye zvisikwa zviviri zvemhando imwe neimwe. Noa anoita zvose zvaanoudzwa.
6 1Zvino vanhu pavakatanga kuwanda panyika, uye pavakaberekerwa vanasikana, 2vanakomana vorudzi rwoumwari vakaona kuti vanasikana vorudzi rwavanhu vakanga vakanaka, vakazvitorera vakadzi pane vose vavakasarudza. a a v2 Ndima iyi inobatanidza marudzi maviri ezvisikwa — izvo zvorudzi rwoumwari neizvo zvorudzi rwavanhu — uye inodoma muganhu uri kuyambukwa pakati pazvo. Vaverengi vechiKristu vakanzwisisa zvisikwa zvorudzi rwoumwari sezvisikwa zvokudenga kana sorudzi rwakarurama rwaSeti; kunzwisisa uku kose kunobva pachinhu chimwe chete chinotaurwa nendima pamusoro porudzi.
3Ipapo Baba vedu vakati, “Mweya wangu haungarwisani nevanhu nokusingaperi, nokuti vanhu inyama; mazuva avo achava makore zana namakumi maviri.”
4VaNefirimu vakanga vari panyika mumazuva iwayo, uyewo pashure paizvozvo, vanakomana vorudzi rwoumwari pavakapinda kuvanasikana vorudzi rwavanhu, ivo vakavaberekera vana. Ava ndivo vakanga vari varume vane simba vekare, varume vakakurumbira. b b v4 Kubatanidzwa kwendima 2 kunoenderera mberi pano — zvisikwa zvorudzi rwoumwari zvakabatana nezvisikwa zvorudzi rwavanhu — iko kubatana kwakabva vaNefirimu. Ndima inoramba yakatarisa pamuganhu uyo uri pakati pamarudzi maviri.
5Baba vedu vakaona kukura kwakanga kwaita uipi hwevanhu panyika—pfungwa dzose nokuda kwemwoyo yavo zvakanga zviri zvakaipa chete nguva dzose. 6Vakashungurudzwa nokuti vakanga vasika vanhu panyika, uye mwoyo wavo wakazadzwa nokurwadziwa. c c v6 Mwoyo waBaba vedu unoputsika kana vana vavo vachivamukira. Aka ndiko kekutanga Rugwaro ruchiratidza Baba vedu vachishungurudzika—kwete kutonga kusina hanya, asi Baba vane mwoyo unorwadziwa nokuda kwevana vavo vakarasika.
7Saka Baba vedu vakati, “Ndichaparadza vanhu, vandakasika, pachiso chenyika—vanhu, mhuka, zvinokambaira, neshiri dzedenga—nokuti ndinozvidemba kuti ndakavasika.”
8Asi Noa akawana nyasha pamberi paBaba vedu.
9Iyi ndiyo nhoroondo yaNoa. Noa akanga ari murume akarurama, asina chaangapomerwa pakati pavanhu venguva yake, uye Noa akafamba naBaba vedu nokutendeka.
Shemu, Hamu, naJafeti
10Noa akanga ana vanakomana vatatu: Shemu, Hamu, naJafeti. 11Nyika yakanga yakaora pamberi paBaba vedu, uye izere nechisimba. 12Baba vedu vakaona kuti nyika yakanga yakaora, nokuti nyama yose yakanga yaodza nzira dzayo panyika.
13Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Noa, “Kuguma kwenyama yose kwasvika pamberi pangu, nokuti nyika izere nechisimba nokuda kwavanhu. Ndichavaparadza pamwe chete nenyika. 14Zvivakire areka yematanda emusipuresi; uite makamuri mairi uye uimone mukati nokunze nenamo. d d v14 Namo chaiva chinhu chakaita setaa chaizorwa pamatanda kuti areka inamatire uye kudzivirira mvura kuti isapinde. 15Uiite seizvi: areka inenge mafiti mazana mana namakumi mashanu paurefu, mafiti makumi manomwe namashanu paupamhi, mafiti makumi mana namashanu pakukwirira. 16Uiitire denga areka, uripedzise pamainji gumi namasere kubva kumusoro. Uise mukova padivi rayo, uye uivake nematanho ezasi, epakati, nepamusoro. 17Ini ndimene ndichauyisa mvura yamafashamo panyika kuti ndiparadze nyama yose ine mweya woupenyu mairi pasi pokudenga; zvinhu zvose zviri panyika zvichafa. 18Asi ndichasimbisa sungano yangu newe, uye uchapinda muareka—iwe, vanakomana vako, mukadzi wako, navakadzi vavanakomana vako pamwe chete newe. 19Pinza zviviri zvechisikwa choupenyu choga choga muareka kuti uchengetedze upenyu pamwe chete newe—chikono nechikadzi. 20Kushiri dzorudzi rwadzo, mhuka dzorudzi rwadzo, nezvinokambaira zvose zvapanyika zvorudzi rwazvo, zviviri zvechimwe nechimwe zvichauya kwauri kuti zvichengetedzwe zvipenyu. 21Utore mhando dzose dzezvokudya zvinogona kudyiwa uzvichengete; zvichava zvokudya zvako nezvavo.”
22Noa akaita zvinhu zvose sezvaakarayirwa naBaba vedu.