Kutanga Kutsva kwaNowa
Kutanga patsva nemirairo inobva kuna Baba vedu: wandai, musadya ropa rinova upenyu, uye upenyu hwomunhu hunodavirirwa nokuti vanhu vakatakura mufananidzo wavo. Vanoisa muraraungu sechiratidzo chesungano. Ipapo Noa anodhakwa, Hamu anobudisa pachena kushama kwake, uye Kenani anotukwa.
9 1Ipapo Baba vedu vakaropafadza Nowa navanakomana vake, vachiti, “Berekai muwande muzadze nyika. 2Mhuka dzose dzenyika, shiri dzose dzedenga, zvose zvinokambaira pavhu, nehove dzose dzegungwa zvichakutyai nokudedera pamberi penyu; zvakaiswa mumaoko enyu. 3Zvipenyu zvose zvinofamba zvichava zvokudya zvenyu. Sezvandakakupai miriwo minyoro, zvino ndinokupai zvose. 4Asi musadya nyama ichine ropa rayo roupenyu mukati mayo. 5Zvirokwazvo ndichabvunza pamusoro peropa renyu roupenyu: kumhuka imwe neimwe ndicharibvunza, nokumunhu mumwe nomumwe—mumwe nomumwe nokuda kwoupenyu hwehama yake—ndichabvunza upenyu hwomunhu. 6Ani naani anoteura ropa romunhu, ropa rake richateurwawo navanhu; nokuti mumufananidzo waMwari, vanhu vakasikwa. a a v6 Mwari pano ndiElohimu. Testamente Itsva inozarurira Mwari mumwe chete saBaba, Mwanakomana, noMweya Mutsvene (Mateu 28:19; Johani 1:1-3; VaKorose 1:15-16). 7Asi imi, berekai muwande; pararirai pamusoro penyika muwande pairi.”
8Ipapo Baba vedu vakati kuna Nowa nokuvanakomana vake vaaiva navo:
9“Kana ndirini, zvino ndinosimbisa sungano yangu nemi nezvizvarwa zvenyu zvichakuteverai, 10nezvisikwa zvose zvipenyu zvinemi—shiri, zvipfuwo, nemhuka dzose dzesango dzenyika—zvose zvakabuda muareka nemi, chisikwa chimwe nechimwe chipenyu chenyika. 11Ndinosimbisa sungano yangu nemi: nyama yose haichazombobviswi nemvura yamafashamo; hakuchazombovi namafashamo okuparadza nyika.” 12Ipapo Baba vedu vakati, “Ichi ndicho chiratidzo chesungano yandinoita pakati pangu nemi nezvisikwa zvose zvipenyu zvinemi, kusvikira kuzvizvarwa zvose zvichauya: 13Ndaisa muraravungu wangu mumakore sechiratidzo chesungano iri pakati pangu nenyika. 14Pose pandinouyisa makore pamusoro penyika uye muraravungu uchionekwa mumakore, 15ndicharangarira sungano yangu iri pakati pangu nemi nezvisikwa zvose zvipenyu zvamarudzi ose: mvura yamafashamo haichazomboparadzi upenyu hwose. 16Kana muraravungu uri mumakore, ndichauona ndigorangarira sungano isingaperi iri pakati pangu nezvisikwa zvose zvipenyu zvamarudzi ose panyika.” 17Saka Baba vedu vakaudza Nowa vachiti, “Ichi ndicho chiratidzo chesungano yandakasimbisa pakati pangu noupenyu hwose huri panyika.”
Shemu naJafeti Vanofukidza Baba Vavo
18Vanakomana vaNowa vakabuda muareka vaiva: Shemu, Hamu, naJafeti. (Hamu aiva baba vaKenani.). 19Ava vatatu ndivo vaiva vanakomana vaNowa, uye kubva kwavari nyika yose yakazadzwa navanhu.
20Nowa, murimi wevhu, ndiye akatanga kusima munda wemizambiringa. 21Paakanwa imwe yewaini yawo, akadhakwa akavata asina kufukidzwa mukati metende rake. 22Hamu, baba vaKenani, akaona baba vake vasina kupfeka akaudza hama dzake mbiri dzaiva panze. 23Shemu naJafeti vakatora nguo, vakaiisa pamafudzi avo ose ari maviri, vakafamba vachidzokera shure, vakafukidza kushama kwababa vavo; zviso zvavo zvakanga zvakatarisa shure, saka havana kuona kushama kwababa vavo. 24Nowa paakamuka kubva muwaini yake akaziva zvaakanga aitirwa nomwanakomana wake muduku, 25akati, “Kenani ngaatukwe! Achava muranda akaderera kupfuura vose kuhama dzake.”
26Akatizve, “Baba vaShemu ngavarumbidzwe; Kenani ngaave muranda waShemu. 27Baba vedu ngavawedzere nyika yaJafeti; Jafeti ngaagare mumatende aShemu, uye Kenani ngaave muranda waShemu.”
28Shure kwamafashamo Nowa akararama makore mazana matatu namakumi mashanu. 29Nowa akararama makore ose zvawo mazana mapfumbamwe namakumi mashanu, ipapo akafa.