Baba Vedu Vakarangarira Noa
Baba vedu vanorangarira Noa, uye mvura inotanga kudzikira. Noa anoongorora nyika achishandisa gunguwo nenjiva kusvikira shizha remuorivhi radzoka. Anovaka aritari, uye Baba vedu vanotsunga kuti havazombofa vakaparadza zvipenyu zvose zvakare.
8 1Asi Baba vedu vakarangarira Noa, nezvisikwa zvose zvipenyu, nezvipfuyo zvose zvaaiva nazvo muareka, vakaita kuti mhepo ivhuvhute pamusoro penyika, mvura ikatanga kuserera. a a v1 Rugwaro parunoti Baba vedu “vakarangarira,” harurevi kuti vakanga vakanganwa — runoreva kuti vakaita zvinoenderana norudo rwavo rwesungano panguva yakatarwa. 2Zvitubu zvemvura yakadzika namasuo edenga zvakavharwa, uye mvura yaibva kudenga ikamira. 3Mvura yakaramba ichiserera panyika, uye mushure mamazuva zana namakumi mashanu yakanga yadzikira. 4Areka yakamira pamakomo eArarati pazuva regumi namanomwe romwedzi wechinomwe. b b v4 Ararati inoreva dunhu ramakomo, kwete chete gomo rimwe chete. 5Mvura yakaramba ichidzikira kusvikira mumwedzi wegumi; pazuva rawo rokutanga, misoro yamakomo yakaonekwa.
6Mushure mamazuva makumi mana, Noa akazarura hwindo raakanga aita muareka, 7akatuma gunguo, rikabhururuka richienda richidzoka kusvikira mvura yapwa panyika. 8Ipapo akaregedza njiva ichibva kwaari kuti aone kana mvura yakanga yaserera pamusoro pevhu. 9Asi njiva haina kuwana paigadzika rutsoka rwayo, ikadzokera kwaari muareka, nokuti mvura yakanga ichakafukidza pamusoro penyika yose. Saka akatambanudza ruoko rwake, akaitora, akaidzosera muareka. 10Akamirira mamwe mazuva manomwe, akatumazve njiva ichibva muareka. 11Njiva yakadzokera kwaari manheru iwayo ine shizha romuorivhi richangotanhwa mumuromo mayo, saka Noa akaziva kuti mvura yakanga yaserera panyika. 12Akamirira mamwe mazuva manomwe, akabva atumazve njiva; haina kuzodzokerazve kwaari.
13Mugore ramazana matanhatu nerimwe raNoa, pazuva rokutanga romwedzi wokutanga, mvura yakanga yapwa panyika. Noa akabvisa chifukidziro cheareka, akatarisa, akaona kuti pamusoro pevhu pakanga pakaoma. 14Pazuva ramakumi maviri namanomwe romwedzi wechipiri nyika yakanga yaoma zvachose.
15Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Noa,
16“Buda muareka: iwe nomukadzi wako navanakomana vako navakadzi vavanakomana vako pamwe chete newe. 17Budisa pamwe chete newe zvisikwa zvose zvipenyu—nyama yose: shiri, mhuka, nezvose zvinokambaira panyika—kuti zvizare panyika, zvibereke, uye zviwande panyika.”
18Saka Noa akabuda, pamwe chete navanakomana vake nomukadzi wake navakadzi vavanakomana vake. 19Mhuka dzose, zvose zvinokambaira, shiri dzose—zvose zvinofamba panyika—zvakabuda muareka nemhando dzazvo.
20Noa akavakira Baba vedu aritari, akatora dzimwe mhuka dzose dzakachena neshiri dzose dzakachena, akapisira zvipiriso zvinopiswa pamusoro payo.
21Baba vedu vakanzwa kunhuhwirira kwakanaka, vakati mumwoyo mavo, “Handichazombotuka vhu nokuda kwavanhu, kunyange kufunga kwomwoyo womunhu kwakaipa kubvira pauduku hwake, uye handichazomboparadzazve zvipenyu zvose sezvandaita. c c v21 Baba vedu havana kufadzwa nokunhuhwirira pachako, asi nokunamata kwakatendeka nokuteerera zvakaratidzwa nechipiriso. 22Kana nyika ichingovapo, nguva yokudyara neyokukohwa, kutonhora nokupisa, zhizha nechando, masikati nousiku hazvingazomboperi.”