Noa Anopinda muAreka
Kumirira kwapera. Mhuri yaNoa nemhuka zvinopinda, Baba vedu vanovhara musuo, uye mvura inouya ichibva pasi nokudenga kwamazuva makumi mana. Chitsauko chinoverenga vakafa pachena — zvose zvaifema panyika yakaoma — uye chinoyangarara ngarava imwe chete.
7 1Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Noa, “Pinda muareka iwe nemhuri yako yose, nokuti ndakuona wakarurama pamberi pangu muchizvarwa chino. 2Zvitorere mhuka dzose dzakachena nomwe nomwe, hono nehadzi, nemhuka dzisina kuchena mbiri, hono nehadzi, 3uyewo shiri dzedenga nomwe nomwe, hono nehadzi, kuti mbeu irambe iri mhenyu pamusoro penyika yose. 4Nokuti mushure mamazuva manomwe ndichanayisa mvura panyika kwamazuva makumi mana nousiku makumi mana, uye ndichaparadza zvipenyu zvose zvandakaita pamusoro penyika.”
5Noa akaita zvose Baba vedu zvavakamurayira.
6Noa akanga ava namakore mazana matanhatu pakauya mvura yamafashamo panyika. 7Iye, navanakomana vake, nomukadzi wake, navakadzi vavanakomana vake vakapinda muareka kuti vatize mvura yamafashamo. 8Mhuka dzakachena nemhuka dzisina kuchena, neshiri nezvose zvinokambaira pavhu. 9Zviviri zviviri, hono nehadzi, zvakauya kuna Noa muareka, sezvakarayirwa Noa naBaba vedu. 10Mushure mamazuva manomwe, mvura yamafashamo yakauya panyika. 11Mugore ramazana matanhatu rokuzvarwa kwaNoa, mumwedzi wechipiri, pazuva regumi namanomwe romwedzi—pazuva iroro chairo—zvitubu zvose zvokwakadzika kukuru zvakapwititika, uye mawindo emvura okudenga akazaruka. 12Mvura yakanaya panyika kwamazuva makumi mana nousiku makumi mana.
13Nezuva iroro chairo Noa akapinda muareka—iye, navanakomana vake Shemu, naHamu, naJafeti, nomukadzi wake, navakadzi vatatu vavanakomana vake. 14Ivo nemhuka dzose dzesango nemhando dzadzo, nezvipfuwo zvose nemhando dzazvo, nezvinokambaira zvose panyika nemhando dzazvo, neshiri dzose nemhando dzadzo, nezvose zvina mapapiro. 15Zvakauya kuna Noa, mukati meareka, zviviri zviviri, zvenyama zvose zvino mweya woupenyu. 16Hono nehadzi zvenyama yose zvakapinda, sezvavakamurayira Baba vedu; ipapo Baba vedu vakamupfigira mukati. 17Mafashamo akagara kwamazuva makumi mana panyika; mvura yakawanda, ikasimudza areka, ikayangarara pamusoro penyika. 18Mvura yakasimuka ikawanda kwazvo pamusoro penyika, areka ikayangarara pamusoro pemvura. 19Mvura yakaramba ichikwira zvikuru panyika, ikafukidza makomo ose marefu ari pasi pedenga rose. 20Mvura yakakwira inenge mafiti makumi maviri namaviri pamusoro pamakomo, ikaafukidza. 21Zvipenyu zvose zvaifamba panyika zvakafa: shiri, nezvipfuwo, nemhuka dzesango, nezvisikwa zvose zvaizara panyika, navanhu vose. 22Zvose zvaiva panyika yakaoma zvaiva nomweya woupenyu mumhino dzazvo zvakafa. 23Baba vedu vakaparadza zvipenyu zvose zvaiva pamusoro penyika—vanhu, nemhuka, nezvinokambaira, neshiri dzedenga—vakazvibvisa panyika. Kwakangosara Noa naavo vaaiva navo muareka. 24Mvura yakakunda panyika kwamazuva zana namakumi mashanu.