Ulwimi Olunye, Abantu Abanye
Ulwimi olunye, icebo elinye: inqaba negama, ukuze abantu bangasasazeki. UBawo wethu uyehla, aphithanise intetho yabo, abasasaze noko. Isahluko sandule sigxile kusapho lukaTera olushiya i-Uri, uSarayi engazali.
11 1Ke kaloku umhlaba wonke wawunolwimi olunye nentetho enye. 2Bathi ekufudukeni kwabo besiya empumalanga, bafumana ithafa ezweni laseShinare, bahlala khona. 3Bathi omnye komnye: “Yizani, masenze izitena sizitshise ziqine.” Basebenzisa izitena endaweni yamatye, itela endaweni yodongwe. 4Baza bathi: “Yizani, masizakhele isixeko nenqaba enencam efikelela esibhakabhakeni, sizenzele igama, ukuze singasasazeki ebusweni bomhlaba wonke.”
5Kodwa uBawo wethu wehla ukuze abone isixeko nenqaba leyo abantu babeyakha. a a v5 UBawo wethu, okhoyo kuzo zonke iindawo, uchazwa ngokuthi “uyehla” — yintetho yabantu echaza ukusondela kwakhe ukuze enze.
6Waza uBawo wethu wathi: “Khangela, bangabantu abanye, benolwimi olunye, yaye oku kusisiqalo nje soko baya kukwenza. Ngoku akukho nto bacebe ukuyenza eya kubehlula. 7Yizani, masihle siye kuphithanisa ulwimi lwabo, ukuze kungabikho namnye ova ulwimi lommelwane wakhe.”
8Ngenxa yoko uBawo wethu wabasasaza besuka apho, waya kubo bonke ubuso bomhlaba, baza bayeka ukwakha isixeko. 9Ngenxa yoko sabizwa ngokuba yiBabeli, kuba apho uBawo wethu waluphithanisa ulwimi lomhlaba wonke, waza esuka apho wabasasaza ebusweni bomhlaba wonke. b b v9 Igama elithi Babeli livakala ngathi lithetha “ukuphithaniswa” — libonisa indawo apho uBawo wethu waluphithanisa khona ulwimi lwabantu.
Umnombo kaShem
10Nguwo lo umbhalo wokuzalwa kukaShem: xa wayeneminyaka elikhulu, wazala uArpakishade, kwiminyaka emibini emva kukanogumbe. 11UShem waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amahlanu emva kokuzala uArpakishade, wazala abanye oonyana neentombi.
12UArpakishade esephile iminyaka engamashumi amathathu anesihlanu, wazala uShela. 13UArpakishade waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amane anesithathu emva kokuzala uShela, wazala abanye oonyana neentombi.
14UShela esephile iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala u-Ebhere. 15UShela waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amane anesithathu emva kokuzala u-Ebhere, wazala abanye oonyana neentombi.
16U-Ebhere esephile iminyaka engamashumi amathathu anesine, wazala uPelege. 17U-Ebhere waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amane anamashumi amathathu emva kokuzala uPelege, wazala abanye oonyana neentombi.
18UPelege esephile iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala uRehu. 19UPelege waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amabini anesithoba emva kokuzala uRehu, wazala abanye oonyana neentombi.
20URehu esephile iminyaka engamashumi amathathu anesibini, wazala uSerugi. 21URehu waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amabini anesixhenxe emva kokuzala uSerugi, wazala abanye oonyana neentombi.
22USerugi esephile iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, wazala uNahore. 23USerugi waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amabini emva kokuzala uNahore, wazala abanye oonyana neentombi.
24UNahore esephile iminyaka engamashumi amabini anesithoba, wazala uThera. 25UNahore waphila iminyaka elikhulu elineshumi elinesithoba emva kokuzala uThera, wazala abanye oonyana neentombi.
26UThera esephile iminyaka engamashumi asixhenxe, wazala uAbram, uNahore, noHaran.
Usapho lukaThera
27Ke ngoku nguwo lo umnombo kaThera. UThera wazala uAbram, uNahore, noHaran; uHaran wazala uLoti. 28UHaran wafela kwilizwe awazalelwa kulo, e-Ure yamaKaledi, engekafi uyise uThera. 29UAbram noNahore bazeka abafazi; igama lomfazi kaAbram nguSarayi, negama lomfazi kaNahore nguMilka, intombi kaHaran, uyise kaMilka noka-Iska. 30Ke uSarayi wayeyinyumba, engenabantwana. 31UThera wathabatha uAbram unyana wakhe, noLoti umzukulwana wakhe unyana kaHaran, noSarayi umolokazana wakhe umfazi kaAbram, bemka e-Ure yamaKaledi besiya kwelaseKanan; bafika eHaran, bahlala khona. 32UThera waphila iminyaka engamakhulu amabini anesihlanu, waza wafela eHaran.
